Chapter 706: Taiyuan Falls
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Just when the Han army concentrated its forces to fill the moat outside the East City, one mile away from the Xicheng Gate, Zhao Yun had led 10,000 troops to ambush quietly in a forest, waiting patiently for the opening of the Xicheng Gate. He was very confident in Wu Ban and more confident in the Eagle Strike Army. He knew very well that the Eagle Strike Army's powerful combat power would not be inferior to that of the Thousand Armies.
Time passed little by little, and there was still half an hour before the second update. Zhao Yun turned around and whispered: "Do not slack off when you pass the order, be prepared to attack at any time."
In the Nan'an Hotel in the southwest corner of the original city, the soldiers of the Eagle Strike Army have been fully dressed in armor. Each of them has a spear, a battle knife, a crossbow arrow and a round shield. More than a dozen soldiers are carrying their heads. The soldiers are in high spirits and lined up in six rows. Wu Ban said to everyone: "General Zhao Yun is waiting outside the city. Our mission is to seize the Xicheng Gate. It must be fast, cruel, clean and neat. No mercy, no slouching military orders, and those who violate the orders shall be killed."
"Zhou Ling" the soldier shouted in a low voice, his voice neat and powerful.
At this time, Zhang Qu hurried over and said, "General Wu, the patrol soldiers on the street have passed."
Wu Ban nodded, waved his hand and "set"
The elite soldiers of the Mingying Strike Army rushed out quickly. Their clothes were exactly the same as those of Cao's army, with neat teams and moving quickly and vigorously. They trotted towards the west gate, and the sound of clattering footsteps sounded rhythmically on the streets.
Just as they were approaching the West City, more than twenty Cao soldiers who had changed their guards came down from the city. They were all exhausted, stretched and yawning, and walked towards them.
"Whose subordinate are you?" asked the Junhou.
Wu Ban sneered, and a word burst out from his teeth, "Kill"
The Eagle Strike Army raised crossbows together and shot them fast. The arrows were dense and powerful. More than 20 Cao soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. All were shot to death. No one of them was left behind. However, the screams of Cao soldiers alarmed the defenders on the city wall. More than a dozen people lay on the female wall and looked down. Because the night was dark, they could not see the situation below, but they felt a little confused. An officer asked loudly: "What's wrong with it?"
Wu Ban agreed, "It's nothing, a brother fell down."
He gave the army a wink and whispered: "I'll go open the city gate, you will take the two brothers to get into the urn."
Wu Ban led his men to walk quickly towards the city. While walking, he whispered: "Come and take over the city gates by the order of the governor of the king. You can evacuate."
The dozens of soldiers on the city were stunned. The army was all under General Qian and the time was inquired by Governor Wang. However, this army was all Cao's armor. They did not react for a moment. Wu Ban strode to the top of the city and shouted, "Take it."
He raised his sword and cut the officer to death at the top of the city. He rushed up behind him and surrounded more than 20 Cao's soldiers. Before they could react, more than 20 people were stabbed to death by spears.
Several soldiers ran to pull the city gate hub, and the city gate below slowly opened. The two Eagle Strike soldiers who had been waiting under the city rushed into the city and rushed towards the outer city gate under the leadership of the military Hou Zhang Jin.
At this moment, the alarm bell in the inner city suddenly rang. The sound was harsh and loud, echoing in the night sky. When Wu Ban turned around, he found that a Cao army soldier escaped and sounded the alarm bell. Wu Ban was furious and threw the spear in his hand away. The spear pierced the chest of the Cao army soldier and nailed him to the ground.
But the alarm alarmed the defenders of Dongcheng. A soldier hurriedly reported to Qian Zhao. Qian Zhao was stunned. He suddenly realized that the Han army was fighting east and west, filling the moat in the east, attracting the defenders' defense, but their real target was Xicheng.
Qian Zhao suddenly remembered the uncatched spy of the Han army. He stomped his feet in a hurry and ordered: "Come with me, he turned over and led nearly two thousand soldiers to the west gate."
There were more than four defenders in the West City, most of which were concentrated in the outer city. There was no need for a wake-up call at this time. The soldiers in the outer city had been violently attacked by the Eagle Strike Army.
On the corridor of the upper city, one or fifty Eagle Strike Army soldiers were fighting fiercely with the Cao army with shields and spears. The corridor was very narrow and less than one meter wide. The Cao army soldiers were at a high position and had the advantage of their troops, but were killed by the Eagle Strike Army and retreated step by step, and the corridor was filled with corpses.
Twenty Eagle Strike soldiers dismounted and shot arrows. The arrows were accurate. If an arrow was shot, one soldier would be shot and fell to the ground. In just a moment, sixty or seventy people were shot. The rest of the Cao soldiers retreated one after another. Seeing that the enemy was about to kill the city, more than half of the Cao soldiers were killed and injured. The remaining soldiers were frightened and the morale of the army quickly collapsed. I don’t know who shouted, “Escape quickly.”
The Cao army soldiers on the top of the city fled in scattered areas. The Han Eagle Strike Army occupied the city, opened the city gate, lowered the suspension bridge, and raised the torch to indicate.
Zhao Yun saw the torch on the top of the city from afar and was immediately overjoyed. He turned over and shouted in a loud voice: "Brothers, go into the city."
"Kill"
Ten thousand Han soldiers launched an attack, shouting, and rushed into the city. After a moment, they rushed to the city. Zhao Yun took the lead and rushed into the city gate. The surging Han soldiers behind rushed into the west city gate like a tide.
At this time, Qian Zhao led his army to come in a hurry, and was still more than two steps away from Xicheng. He stopped the war horses and stared at the surging Han army into Xicheng in a daze. After a while, he turned his head and ran towards Beicheng. He knew that it had been lost, so he could see if he could escape from Beicheng.
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From the time the Han army arrived at the Yuan at dusk, to the time when the two weeks later, the original time was less than four hours before and after, Yedu had just confirmed that the beacon was coming from the original direction.
Cao Pi was walking back and forth anxiously in the room with his hands behind his back. He was anxious. It turned out that there was a warning from beacon that the Han army must have attacked Bingzhou. What should he do at this time his father mobilized 250,000 troops in Yunjiyuan. There were 60,000 troops in Guanzhong. In addition, 10,000 troops were deployed in Youzhou and Liaodong, while only 50,000 troops in Yedu and Hebei were guarding.
Should he lead the 50,000 troops to rescue Yuan? Not to mention that he has no right to mobilize the army. Even if he can mobilize him, he will transfer the army to Yuan, what should Ye do?
Cao Pi was upset and stopped and looked at the roof and sighed. At this time, a soldier reported, "Shi Shi Xin was looking for a meeting outside the mansion."
Xin Changshi was a counselor Xin Pi, and was appointed as the prime minister. Cao Cao ordered him to assist Cao Pi. He was one of Cao Pi's most trusted confidants and Cao Pi's right-hand man. When Cao Pi heard that Xin Pi was coming, he hurriedly said, "Come in quickly."
Soon, Xinpi quickly walked into the inner hall. Xinpi came for the original matter. The reason why he was so concerned was because his brother Xinping was the original official, and he was really worried about his brother's safety.
"Meet the eldest son" Xin Bi bowed and bowed to perform a bow.
Cao Pi waved his hand quickly and said, "Sir, please sit down."
Xinpi sat down and said, "Chang Gong can know about Yuan Fenghuo"
"How come I don't know"
Cao Pi sighed and said, "I am upset now and don't know what to do. Please teach me."
"It's very simple. The eldest son should send troops immediately and order General Xu Huang to lead 20,000 people to rescue Yuan."
"But" Cao Pi hesitated and said, "I don't have the right to move troops, have the Chief Secretary forgotten?"
"I know, but the public has a gold medal from the prime minister, and you can use the gold medal to transfer troops to the original place."
Cao Pi was a little embarrassed. When his father left, he gave him a gold medal. This was to prevent the emergence of an emergency military order similar to that during the Fuwan Rebellion. It was limited to Yedu. Now something happened, which was related to the overall situation of the world. He sent troops without reporting his father. Is this okay?
Xinpi knew what Cao Pi was in a dilemma and advised in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Bingzhou is already in the heart of the Central Plains, and for Yedu, it is even more important than Guanzhong. If Bingzhou is not protected, Yedu and the original are only separated by a hiking mountain, and the Han army can come to fight at any time. If we are forced to move the capital, Hebei will not be protected. Therefore, the original strategic position is important. If the Duke insists on waiting for the Prime Minister's order, if the opportunity to fight is delayed and serious consequences are caused, it will have a huge impact on the Duke's status, no less than the last rebellion of Yuan's family."
Cao Pi's heart was in a mess, and his mind was blank. After a while, he bit his lips and said, "Let me think about it again."
"Don't think about it anymore"
Xin Bi suddenly stood up and stared at Cao Pi and said sternly: "Now is the time to test the decision. Half an hour has passed since the warning of the beacon fire. The Duke is still undecided. Isn't this seemingly indecisive? Sooner or later, it is better to dispatch troops now. Even if I can't save Yuan, at least it seems that Duke's decision will not blame Duke for his slow rescue."
"Okay" Cao Pi was finally persuaded by Xinpi. He took out the gold medal and put on a robe and said, "Let's go to the military camp now."
Cao Pi and Xinpi walked out of the mansion and turned over their horses. The two rushed to the barracks outside the city under the escort of several soldiers. Soon, they rushed to the gate of the barracks. At this time, Xu Huang had already received the news and led the officers out of the camp to greet them.
"Accompanies the eldest son"
Cao Pi and Xu Huang went north to Liaodong together, forged a deep friendship and won Xu Huang's support for him. He turned over and dismounted and quickly stepped forward to show the gold medal. "General Xu, I order you to lead 20,000 elite troops to the original place immediately, and leave now, and there must be no delay."
Xu Huang was stunned. He had to have a tiger talisman to mobilize his army to Bingzhou. It would be impossible to have a gold medal alone. The gold medal was limited to the mobilization of troops in Yedu City.
However, Xu Huang also knew that something was wrong and the situation was critical. He looked at the prime minister's gold medal in Cao Pi's hand, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and resolutely said: "Abide by the orders of humble duties."
Xu Huang turned around and said to the deputy general Zang Badao: "I personally lead 20,000 troops to the Yuan Dynasty. You can lead the army to stay in Yedu and obey the orders of the elders."
"The last one will follow the order"
Xu Huang quickly walked back to the camp and quickly handed over military power with Zang Ba. Half an hour later, Xu Huang led 20,000 elite Cao troops to leave Yedu overnight, marched northward, and quickly marched towards the direction of Xingshan Jingxing.
Chapter completed!