?『ps: I didn’t have white vinegar at home, so I soaked rock sugar in aged vinegar. As a result, after drinking it, my cough became even worse...』

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"kill!"

When the army led by Meng Zhong and Le Yi broke through the blockade of Zhao Jun's army and attacked the Xicheng Gate of Handan City, Meng Hu, Hua Hu and Mu Wu led more than 400 Xinwei troops to attack the inside of the Xicheng Gate.

The first attack was the Xinwei Army dressed by 200 civilians led by Hua Hu. After entering the city, they immediately threw the logs on their shoulders and the firewood on their backs forward, and then quickly pulled out sharp swords from the logs and firewood from the firewood and rushed towards the king's army Zhao Zu, who was guarding the inside of the city gate.

As for the purpose, it is naturally to control the opening and closing of the city gate.

Poor that the dozens of royal soldiers Zhao Zu, who were on the inside of the city gate, were killed by soldiers led by Hua Hu before they could wake up.

"What are you doing?!"

Not far from the city, a king's army Zhao Zhu heard a frightened and angry questioning. According to the armor on the other party, he should be a soldier, that is, an officer of the level of a hundred generals.

When the officer saw the "people in the city" who returned to the city with them, he took out some weapons from somewhere and killed Zhu Zhao who was stationed on the inside of the city gate. He was stunned.

But soon, many royal soldiers Zhao from the royal army reminded the officer: "Captain, that's a rebel! He is a Chinese in the rebels who pretended to be a city!"

"Kill them!" the officer ordered urgently.

However, just as these people tried to kill the Huahu team, the Muwu team also took action. They shouted "Kill the rebels" and in turn surrounded and killed the officer.

"You, you've made a mistake, over there! More than 200 civilians holding sharp swords over there are pretending to be the rebels!" The officer tried his best to awaken the Muwu team, but he never thought that in addition to the more than 200 civilians being the rebels, the Muwu team, the soldiers wearing Zhao armor, were also rebels.

"Kill the rebels!"

"Kill the rebels!"

With loud shouts of slogans, the Xinwei soldiers, who were fully clothed and armored by Meng Hu and Mu Wu, in turn killed the soldiers of the royal army who tried to resist them.

It is a bit ironic. Because the form is really chaotic at this moment, many soldiers of the Wang Army cannot figure out which ones are their own people and which ones are rebels. This makes hundreds of soldiers of the Wang Army mistakenly think that Meng Hu and Mu Wu are his own people, and help them kill their friendly forces.

At the same time, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao were watching the battle outside the city gate tower at the west gate.

Today's Royal Army's actions were agreed upon by Zhao Cheng and Li Dui, with the purpose of breaking through the rebels' blockade and going outside the city to replenish firewood.

Considering that once the royal army leaves the city to log wood, the rebels will inevitably lead their troops to block the attack, Zhao Cheng and Li Dui mobilized a total of 30,000 troops today to complete the task of replenishing firewood, that is, 10,000 Zhao soldiers to block Niu Jian's army, and 10,000 Zhao soldiers who may lead their troops to aid Niu Jian, and the remaining 10,000 soldiers, plus thousands of people spontaneously organized in the city, were responsible for cutting down trees, moving wood, etc.

As for Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao, he came here to take a look.

After all, just as Zhao Bao said to Meng Zhong before, the Handan army under Zhao Bao, which was previously stationed in Handan City, had gone from the initial 12,500 troops to only more than 3,000 people left, and could no longer cause any deterrence to Zhao Cheng and Li Dui. In addition, due to physical reasons, Zhao Bao also handed over the remaining more than 3,000 troops to his assistant Sima Zhao Ben.

Therefore, it can be said that Yangwenjun Zhao Bao no longer has any power in his hands. He just came to see the process of the king's army going out of the city to replenish firewood. After all, in the face of major issues, he still hoped that Zhao Cheng and Li Dui could defeat the rebels, because only in this way could King Zhao maintain his throne, and Zhao would not have to withstand the turmoil of abolishing the monarch.

As for the action of dispatching tens of thousands of troops out of the city to cut off firewood today, it was the decision that Zhao Cheng and Li Dui had repeatedly thought about it many times before they made. They even specifically reminded generals such as Zhao Jun, Li Ji, and Zhao Ping, who led soldiers and ordered them to find traces of Niu Jianjun, Pang Nuanjun and Meng Zhongjun, and immediately lead their troops to blockade according to the original plan, and the rebels must not disturb their purpose of replenishing firewood.

Logically speaking, this action should be safe, but I don’t know what happened, but at this moment, there was a sound of fighting coming from the city gate under their feet.

"What's going on?"

After looking at each other, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and Zhao Bao quickly walked to the inside of the city wall and looked down at the city from a high place. Then they saw that there were two groups of Zhao troops in the city at this moment, and even several groups of Zhao troops fighting each other.

"What's going on?!"

Anping Jun Zhao Cheng asked in anger.

Soon, two soldiers hurriedly ran up the city wall and reported to Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and Zhao Bao: "Anping Jun, Fengyang Jun, and Yang Wenjun, it is suspected that some rebels were involved in the city..."

"What?" Anpingjun Zhao Cheng was so unbelievable when he heard this.

You should know that whether it is Niu Jian's cavalry, Meng Zhong and Pang Nuan's army, they are blocked by the royal army at this moment, and they cannot get close to the west city gate at all. However, some people say that the rebels have smuggled into the city?

How is this possible?

This is simply impossible!

"Can't it..."

After listening to the words of the two soldiers, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao's expression changed slightly.

Zhao Cheng and Li Dui turned their heads to look at Zhao Bao, but saw Zhao Bao saying with a serious face: "If there really is a rebel in the city, then there is only one possibility, that is, these rebels returned to the city with our soldiers who were carrying firewood..."

Speaking of this, even Zhao Bao felt incredible.

Hundreds of rebels, under the noses of tens of thousands of King Zhao's soldiers, carried logs and firewood into the city. The courage and scheming of the person who came up with this trick was simply incredible!

"Follow our soldiers who transported firewood to the city?" Fengyang Jun Li Dui's expression also changed, and he said with a little ugly: "Yang Wenjun, do you know what you are saying? Isn't it meant that you said..."

"It means that our actions have been under the prediction of a guy. He had long expected that we would make such a bad move!" Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao said with a complicated expression.

And at this moment, the guards on the city wall not far away suddenly exclaimed: "The army led by Anping Jun, Fengyang Jun, Yang Wenjun, and Li Ji Sima were broken through by the rebels..."

Hearing this, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and Zhao Bao returned to the outside of the city wall again, poking out slightly to see the distance below the city.

As expected, they saw that Li Ji's army, who was responsible for blocking the Meng Zhong rebels, were retreating step by step. Moreover, there was a cavalry of two thousand people in the Meng Zhong rebels who were fighting straight towards the Xicheng Gate, as if they had expected the incident at the Xicheng Gate.

"Meng Zhong!"

With a slam, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng's right hand slammed heavily on the wall. Then, he rushed to the inside of the city wall again and shouted to the city: "Listen to the army below the city! I am Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, I will order you to close the city gate immediately! Repeat it and close the city gate immediately!... Anyone who blocks the city gate is a rebel, and kills it without any worries!"

The order of Anping Jun Zhao Cheng made the two groups of Zhao troops inside the Xicheng Gate clearly distinguished: the king's army Zhao Zhu would naturally obey Zhao Cheng's orders to close the city gate, and how could Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu and others from the rebels watch the city gate that he had finally seized be closed?

As a result, Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu and more than 400 soldiers of Xinwei under their command were immediately exposed.

Seeing this, Meng Hu didn't care about anything else, kicked over an enemy soldier who was rushing towards him, and shouted sternly: "Zhuxin Guards obey orders and guard this city gate! In a moment, I will have reinforcements coming! Guard the city gate! No step is allowed to retreat!"

Although the Xinwei Army had 400 people, compared with the dark Zhao soldiers in the city gate, the number of 400 people was nothing, let alone the Zhao soldiers on the city wall also used crossbows to attack the Xinwei Army. This led to heavy casualties and injuries in the Xinwei Army, which was attacked by the enemy from both sides. In just a moment, more than a hundred soldiers were surrounded and killed by Zhao soldiers in the royal army, who were several times more numerous than their number, and they were killed to death.

"Stay!"

"Stay!"

Hua Hu, covered in blood, and Mu Wu and the others waved their swords to force the rebel soldiers who were surging forward, dragging the bodies of the soldiers on both sides of the enemy and us on the ground, and quickly piled up bunkers with these corpses.

It has to be said that they are now leaning against the city gate cave. Whether it is the king's army Zhao's soldiers who want to rush in outside the city, or the king's soldiers who try to expel them or even kill them all, it is not so easy to surround them. If it were on flat terrain, these more than 400 soldiers of the Xinwei Army would have been wiped out several times or even ten times the strength of their king's army Zhao's soldiers.

However, even now, the Xinwei Army suffered heavy casualties.

And just then, Meng Hu suddenly heard a rapid sound of horse hooves.

He shouted in surprise: "Hold on for a moment, the reinforcements have arrived! Our cavalry has arrived!"

Of course, the cavalry he mentioned was not the cavalry led by Niu Jian. After all, Niu Jian had no idea what was going on at the Xicheng Gate at this moment. Meng Hu was referring to the two thousand cavalry led by Sima Zhang Ji, who had previously sent Niu Jian to assist him in Meng Zhong's army.

"Roar in!"

I vaguely heard Zhang Ji's shout, and then more than 20 cavalrymen clashed with the blockade of the royal division outside the city and rushed into the city in one fell swoop.

Immediately, more and more cavalrymen flocked into the city.

"Zhang Sima! Zhang Ji Sima!"

Meng Hu shouted loudly at the top of his throat.

Soon, Zhang Ji drove his mount and rushed into the city gate. After hearing Meng Hu's shouting, he responded: "Captain Meng?"

"There are countless royal troops in the city blocking our army..."

"Leave it to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ji led the cavalry to his side along the city gate hole. He pointed the weapon in his hand at the Zhao Zu, the king's army who was like a tide, and shouted loudly: "Bei Dierlang, the target is right in front of him, charge!"

With a command, a steady stream of cavalry poured into the city and killed Zhao's army in the city, and the latter was defeated step by step.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Hu shouted at Hua Hu, Mu Wu and the others: "Mu Wu, guard the city gate, Hua Hu, follow me to the city wall!"

"Okay!" Hua Hu replied immediately.

Due to the arrival of two thousand cavalry under Zhang Ji, it was no longer a problem for the rebels to defend the West City Gate. Meng Hu and Hua Hu led more than 200 soldiers of Xinwei to kill the city wall along the steps.

"Rebel!"

"The rebels are coming!"

“…”

Hearing the chaotic shouts in the city, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao looked at each other speechlessly.

To be precise, from the reactions of the rebels under Meng Zhong's command, it is not difficult to see that Meng Zhong had indeed come to the royal family's actions today and came up with a strategy to use the tricks.

When he thought that Meng Zhong would choose to take action at the south city gate, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

He found that he might be really too old to be able to figure out what the young people think, so he was fooled by the young people again and again.

Compared with Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng and Fengyangjun Li Dui, the reactions of them were even more intense. They shouted to Zhao Zu, the king's army outside the city: "Stop the rebel general Meng Zhong! Block the rebel general Meng Zhong!"

I have to say that Zhao Cheng and Li Dui are not confused. In their opinion, the hundreds of Xinwei and 2,000 cavalry in the city are actually not a big problem. What's so bad is that nearly 5,000 rebels led by Meng Zhong are now fighting straight towards the west gate.

Once Meng Zhong is killed at the west city gate, the royal army will not even think of recapturing the city gate in a short period of time. During this period, the rebels under Pang Qian and Niu Jian will have the opportunity to enter the city. This is a disaster!

Meng Zhong obviously knew this, so he did not entangle with Li Ji, who came to block him from the beginning. Not only did he ask Zhang Ji to lead two thousand cavalry to the city first to help Meng Hu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu and others, but he himself also adopted a forced breakthrough method, that is, regardless of the number of casualties, he would first seize the terrain of the Xichengmen area. As long as this land is in his hands, the rebels can attack Handan City today!

So, Meng Zhong, as discussed with Le Yi, assigned two thousand infantry to Le Yi and delayed Li Ji's army, while he himself led three thousand soldiers to directly kill to the west gate.

Although the king's soldiers were everywhere on the walls of the west, and the Zhao soldiers were shooting at Meng Zhong's army with bows and crossbows without reservation, hoping to delay Meng Zhong's army's approach to the west gate, Meng Zhong was also unshakable.

I saw him standing on the chariot, holding up his sword and exhorting his soldiers loudly, "Everyone, the West City Gate has been captured by our surprise troops. Take the opportunity to enter the city quickly. This battle is our victory!"

"Whoa whoa"

More than 3,000 soldiers from the county dynasty behind him shouted, his morale was so overwhelming that he forced himself to the west gate with the arrows coming towards him.
To be continued...