Chapter 0019: Defrauding Hongnong
In the central army tent, all the facilities have been rearranged and look exactly the same as before, but from the charred and bloody spots on the ground, it can be seen that a battle had taken place in this place.
Yuwen Shu stood behind the commander's desk. From time to time, guards from the big tent ran in and reported the battle situation on the front line to Yuwen Shu, saying that Lai Huer had broken through the left wing, or Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi had broken through the right wing, or Yuwen Huaji personally led the army to attack the center. All the battle situations showed that Yang Xuangan was already a grasshopper in autumn and it was impossible for him to win.
But even so, Yuwen Shu did not look happy at all. He looked at the table in front of him. On the table was a box with many command arrows in it. But one of them was missing. He discovered this when he was sorting them out just now.
"Chengdu, what do you think about this command arrow? What's the use of this kid Li Yu holding it?" Yuwen Shu suddenly asked.
"Grandfather, what else can I do? I just want to borrow your command arrow to escape from the Eight Passes." Yuwen Tianbao couldn't help laughing and said, "But from here to the Eight Passes, there is no telling how many troops there are along the way. It's not an easy thing to escape."
"It's not that simple. Li Yu is an extraordinary boy. He actually dared to break out of the encirclement from the central army. Not everyone can do it. He is insidious and cunning, and has extraordinary wisdom. He is not simple." Yuwen Shu's face was solemn, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.
"No matter how powerful he is, he only has three or four hundred people." Yuwen Tianbao said nonchalantly: "Wait until grandfather kills Yang Xuangan, and then I will lead an army to capture Li Yu alive." His own talented horse fell into Li Yu's hands, and he himself was defeated by him.
Yuwen Shu nodded, and walked around in the big tent, frowning, thinking about Li Yu's next move. Did he take his command arrow just for fun, or was it premeditated? No matter what, he always felt that he had let a disaster go.
"Send someone to inform the prefect of Hongnong, Yang, to send someone to capture Li Yu." Yuwen Shu was a little worried, so he called over his personal guards and asked them to meet Yang Zhiji.
In Hongnong City, a faint red light could be seen appearing in the sky. On the city wall, a team of soldiers were standing obediently on the wall, but they were listless. After all, they had been on guard for a whole night, and this was the most tiring time for them.
"I wonder if General Yuwen has destroyed the rebels by now?" a soldier on the city wall suddenly asked.
"Of course. General Yuwen has hundreds of thousands of troops, while the rebels only have a few people. How can they be a match for the imperial court?" A soldier beside him immediately cheered up and said, "You said that Yang Xuangan is also from the Hongnong Yang family. The Hongnong Yang family is so glorious, but why did he still want to rebel? It's a pity that he can't enjoy a good life of wealth and honor."
"Those people are high and mighty, how can we know what they are thinking. Be honest! The captain will soon wake up, so let's have a good rest after we go back." An older soldier couldn't help but glance at the two of them and taught them a lesson.
The two soldiers were about to talk when suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance. Everyone looked up and saw hundreds of cavalrymen galloping towards them. Their faces changed and they all held their weapons tightly, staring into the distance. They were relieved when they saw that the other party was wearing Sui army armor.
"Everyone who comes must tell us your name, otherwise I will shoot you with arrows." The sergeant looked at the cavalry under the city and took a deep breath.
"I am a soldier under the general's command. I have been ordered to see the governor. Why don't you open the city gate?" The leading man shouted with a spear in his hand, "I have been running all night. I am exhausted. Why don't you open the city gate for me?"
"Open the city gate." The cavalrymen behind him shouted one after another. The voices were chaotic and some of the words were very unpleasant.
"General, you see, it's almost dawn. Why don't you wait for an hour? We will definitely open the city gate." The sergeant said humbly.
"How dare you. Who are you? You have delayed the urgent military information. Can you bear the consequences? Open the city gate for me. Here is the general's token. Are you looking for death?" The general under the city took out a token from his arms and shouted loudly.
"Open the city gate!"
"Brother, why don't we charge in? These guys are enjoying themselves in the back while we are fighting on the front line. They are still trying to embarrass us at this time. Let's go back and tell the general to punish these guys by military law."
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There was a sudden burst of curses from the crowd. Those on the city wall were horrified when they heard it. Some soldiers had cold sweat on their foreheads. They were pale and didn't know what to do.
"Open the city gate for me." The general under the city shouted again, "If you delay the general's business, your entire family will be killed. It doesn't matter if you want to die, but don't stop others."
The sergeant on the city wall was pale and trembling all over. He glanced around and saw that those who usually treated him as brothers were retreating one after another , and it was obvious that they did not want to have any contact with each other.
"You're looking for death. Why don't you open the city gate?" A loud roar came from behind, and then he saw the captain on duty guarding the city standing behind him with a gloomy face.
"Captain, what if they are rebels?" The sergeant was still a little unwilling.
"Stupid, General Yuwen has hundreds of thousands of troops besieging the rebels, can the rebels still break out at this time? Open the city gate, quickly." The captain slapped him.
"Yes, yes, open the city gate, open the city gate." The sergeant suppressed the anger in his heart and could only order his men to open the city gate.
The sturdy Hongnong city gate slowly opened, and the captain on duty led everyone to greet them personally on both sides of the city gate. Although they were all soldiers, this soldier was not easy to mess with, as he had just rushed out from the battlefield.
In front of the city gate, only a hundred steps away, hundreds of cavalrymen came slowly. When they were about ten steps away, a fierce general in the lead came with a sword in his hand.
"May I know your name, General?" At the gate, the captain said with a smile on his face.
"Begging for life, Li Yu!"
Suddenly, an angry roar was heard, followed by a flash of a knife in front of him. The poor captain guarding the city was about to step forward to greet the other party, but he did not expect to be greeted with swords and guns instead of smiling faces. Before he could even shout the word "enemy attack", his head flew up and fell to the ground.
"Kill!" Li Gu and Pang Jue guarded Li Yu on both sides. Hundreds of cavalry rushed into the city in an instant. The city gate was in a mess. All the soldiers guarding the city were killed. Hongnong City, which was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, fell into Li Yu's hands so easily.
"Charge in and capture Yang Zhiji alive." Li Yu's voice came, and hundreds of cavalry followed Li Yu, galloping on the street and heading straight towards the prefectural government.
At this time, the sun had just risen and the sunlight fell on the city wall of Hongnong City, and Hongnong City fell into the hands of Li Yu.
