"At this time, Niu Fu was extremely vigilant when the rebel army pointed out. Each of the four sects sent one thousand defenders to take turns to defend. If we want to attack the north gate, we must find the right opportunity to attack Hedong with lightning speed. Otherwise, we will come to support the thief. Not only will we not be buried, but we will also implicate the elders in the city and ruin the plan of the rebel army."

A group said to everyone.

"This trip is dangerous. We will kill ourselves and rescue Hedong. If there is any ties, we can withdraw."

Cao Xiao said seriously.

"Life and death follow Sima!"

The various parts responded without hesitation.

"Well! When the rebel army attacked the city, we have the greatest chance. We will kill the thief army guarding the gate on the grounds of support and open the city gate. You will give us instructions and take down the helmet when the city gate opens to prevent accidental injury."

Cao Xiao said solemnly to everyone.

Liu Fan's armor is unique and easy to distinguish.

The Hedong soldiers and Xiliang soldiers have been mixed together for a while, and some of them have the same armor.

In Niu Fu's mansion.

Niu Fu couldn't sleep at night and paced back and forth on the main hall.

Niu Fu is a burly man in his forties. He has a rough appearance and an explosive beard.

He was thinking about why Liu Fan's troops attacked Hedong at this critical moment.

Niu Fu knew that Liu Fan was entangled in Shandong princes and was in Luoyang. But he didn't expect that Liu Fan's troops were divided into two groups.

"General, Liu Fan is from Anyi, Hedong. We occupy Hedong and the troops stationed in Anyi. Liu Fan will not give up, and it is inevitable. According to the spy, he will be Zhao Hegao. The generals are probably the tiger general Zhao Yun and Gao Shun, and these two are not easy to deal with. We are stationed in the city and rely on the defense of the city of strong cities. The city of Anyi is high and has enough food. We don't need to worry, we just need to wait for the prime minister's reinforcements."

Niu Fu's confidant Hu Chier said to him.

"Hedong is also a place for grain production. My father-in-law puts such a heavy burden on me. This is just secondly. I am worried that the enemy will bypass Hedong, cross the Yellow River, and attack Luoyang from the west. I sit still and see, so it is difficult to explain to my father-in-law."

Niu Fu said sadly.

"This is the ability! Tens of thousands of cavalry are not something we can deal with! But if Liu Fan's army crosses the Yellow River and attacks the west of Luoyang, we gather troops from Hedong to go out to Anyi, attack Liu Fan's army on the back, and cooperate with the Prime Minister to attack forward and back, and will defeat Liu Fan's army."

Hu Chier said to Niu Fu again.

“Only…”

Niu Fu was about to speak when suddenly, the sound of war drums came into the mansion.

Niu Fu quickly ran out of the lobby and looked towards the west.

"Is it because Liu Fan's troops attacked the city? He was reporting that he was still Wenxi and marched so quickly?"

Niu Fu said in shock.

It was almost midnight, and Liu Fanjun was still so full of fanfare. Could it be that they were confident that they could take down the city of Anyi once they arrived in Anyi?

Is Niu Fu a mud-knitted?

"Report... to the generals, the enemy soldiers arrived at the west gate, raised their flags and beat drums, and wanted to attack the city."

After a while, a soldier rushed into Niu Fu's mansion and said to Niu Fu.

"How many people!"

Niu Fu asked quickly.

"It's too far away, the enemy didn't light up the torches, and only saw the flags shaking, and the others couldn't see them clearly. However, I heard a sound of horse hooves reaching the west gate, and there were more than two thousand cavalry."

The soldier replied to Niu Fu.

"Two thousand cavalry? It should be the enemy's vanguard. It seems that the enemy is going to attack Ximen. Hu Chier dispatched troops to Ximen to support him. I will go to Ximen and be with the soldiers."

Niu Fu ordered his subordinates.

"promise!"

Hu Chier received the order.

In the city of Anyi.

"Niu Fu ordered Sima to lead troops to support Ximen!"

A soldier from Hedong said to Cao Xiao.

"Ximen? Aren't you attacking the North Gate?"

Cao Xiao frowned, then he took out a bamboo tube from his arms, poured out a letter, and watched it again under the candlelight.

"General Jia is right to instruct us to attack the North Gate! This should be a plan for the rebels to attack the west, luring the defenders in the city to the west gate, and then launching an attack on the North Gate."

After Cao Xiao thought about it, he said to everyone.

"Then are we going to Ximen?"

Everyone solicited opinions.

"Can't go!"

Cao Xiao said decisively.

“How to do it?”

Everyone asked again.

"I guess the rebel army is well aware of our situation. It won't take long to attack the North Gate. Let's gather our troops and head to the North Gate."

Cao Xiao stood up and replied to everyone.

At the west gate of Anyi City, dozens of elite riders were planting on the ground, and behind each flag was a hero beating a drum.

A thousand soldiers from the camp assembled the siege ladder, wrapped themselves in heavy armor, carried a big yellow crossbow, no longer rode horses, no flags, no ignition, and leaned against the moonlight toward the north gate of Anyi City.

At this time, the Xiliang army gathered at Ximen and prepared to take turns to defend the city.

There are only one thousand soldiers guarding the city in the other three gates.

As long as a thousand soldiers guarding the city are vigilant, it is more than enough to defend a city wall in a short period of time.

Niu Fu Zhan was on the wall of the West Gate of Anyi. He looked into the distance, only the sound of drums and horses were neighing, but there was no movement.

He looked around, frowned, and asked, "Where is Cao Xiao? There are still a thousand soldiers under his command!"

Cao Xiao originally commanded five thousand soldiers and horses in Anyi. Niu Fu saw that it was difficult to control it, and was afraid that he would join forces with the Hedong prefect Wang Yi to make trouble, so he dispersed Cao Xiao's troops to all parts of Anyi, leaving only a thousand soldiers in Anyi City.

Niu Fu thought he could easily control these thousand soldiers, and Cao Xiao did not have the courage to infringe on the superiors.

"Sima Cao led his troops to the North Gate!"

Someone who knew where Cao Xiao was going replied to Niu Fu.

"The matter in Ximen is urgent, why go to Beimen?"

Niu Fu asked.

"Cao Sima said that you ordered him to go to the North Gate."

The man replied timidly.

“When did it happen?”

Niu Fu said in a word, and looked at the situation outside the city gate, and instantly thought of something. He was shocked and said, "Hu Chier, order two thousand soldiers and horses to go to the north gate with me. Hurry!"

On the battlefield, military orders are like a mountain. When a general does not comply with military orders, it means that the general's heart is not in the army.

Outside the northern gate of Anyi, two hundred steps.

A thousand soldiers in the formation ran here slowly.

Gao Shun walked in the front. When he was two hundred steps away from the North City Gate, Gao Shun stretched out his hand and signaled to stop.

He stood at the right moment and turned around, looking at the soldiers with a firm face.

Without saying a word, he pulled down his armor and raised his spear high.

All soldiers stood at the right moment and their movements were the same as Gao Shun.

Gao Shun didn't need to speak, and the soldiers who were trapped in the formation carrying the cross siege ladder ran forward.

The other soldiers untied the yellow crossbow, put the crossbow arrow on it, put their hands on the crossbow machine, and followed the soldiers who were holding the ladder.

The clanging sound of iron armor sounded, awakening the soldiers of Xiliang who were guarding the city.

"Enemy attack!"

Someone shouted, and hundreds of soldiers on the city wall were all ready.

When they were preparing to roll the wood with bows and arrows and thunderstones, they found that the soldiers who were carrying the ladder had arrived at the city.

The ladder has also been firmly hooked on the top of the city.

At this time, the soldiers of the camp did not need to cover up. Chi shouted: "The momentum of charge has advancement but no retreat, the ambition of trapping the camp has death but no life!"

Five hundred soldiers stood under the city with crossbows, and the rest of the soldiers who were trapped in the formation began to climb the ladder.
Chapter completed!