Chapter 735 Breaking the City in One Fell Swoop

After hearing the report from his subordinates, the prince immediately sat up, how could he dare to neglect.

The gatekeeper didn't have time to put on his armor, so he threw a piece of clothing on his body, rushed to the gate tower, raised the torch, and looked down with the dim light of the torch.

"Lieutenant Zhu Du is seriously injured. Please open the city gate quickly and let us in. Otherwise, Lieutenant Zhu Du's life will be at risk, and you all will be involved!"

The "Jiangdong soldiers" below the city shouted loudly.

The gatekeeper took a closer look and saw that the man surrounded by a group of Jiangdong troops had his eyes closed tightly. He was covered in blood and was seriously injured, but his face was very clear. Who could he be if he wasn't Zhu Zhi?

"Brothers outside the city, don't worry, I will open the door for you right now."

The gatekeeper shouted loudly to the people in the city, turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Hurry up and open the Qianjin Gate to welcome Captain Zhu Du and others in."

"promise!"

Seeing the city gate slowly opening, the Jiangdong soldiers below the city looked at each other, showing excitement, secretly holding the handle of the knife at their waist, straightening their backs, and getting ready for battle.

As the thousand-jin gate was pulled up, the city gate slowly opened, revealing a hole that could accommodate one person. The distance between the two doors became wider and wider, and "Jiang Dongbing" could no longer hold back. .

"Hahaha, I fell into the trap!"

"Brothers, kill! Capture Lou County!"

Hundreds of Cao soldiers tore off their disguises, raised their swords and charged in, shouting kills repeatedly. Jiang Dongbing, who was on top of the city, was stunned and did not react for a moment.

Aren’t the people below the city brothers from the Jiangjiang Patrol Camp? Why are you suddenly trying to capture Lou County?

The person below is obviously Captain Zhu Zhi. Is it possible?

Jiang Dongbing's expression changed, but Cao Jun had already charged in first, so they had no choice but to wave their swords to resist.

"kill!"

Sa!

The flashes of swords and swords continued one after another. Jiang Dong's soldiers and Cao's soldiers fought in a melee. You came and I went, the brave took the lead, and the city gate tower was filled with blood. Most of Jiangdong's soldiers were asleep, but Cao's army came well prepared. Their numbers far exceeded Jiangdong's soldiers. With their numerical advantage, three or four Cao's soldiers often besieged one Jiangdong's soldiers.

Even though Jiang Dongbing was brave and could block the first sword, he could not stop the second and third swords. After all, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. Jiang Dongbing, who was not many in the first place, fell into a pool of blood one by one. The city gate The building was under the control of Cao Jun.

"Hurry and report to the county magistrate and county captain!"

There were also some Jiangdong soldiers who were smart and did not fight with Cao Jun. Instead, they turned around and ran away to report the news.

"Sima, do you want to send troops to pursue?" Cao Bing asked on the side.

"No need."

Cao Jun Sima waved his hand and sneered: "The general has already ordered people to set up ambushes outside the city gates on all sides. These people can escape but the monks cannot escape from the temple. Don't worry."

"County magistrate, magistrate!"

Wu Can, the magistrate of Lou County, was still sleeping when he was woken up inexplicably and asked dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing? If you don't sleep at night, do you still have the energy to do things during the day?"

"County magistrate! Cao Jun is coming. Don't sleep. Let's go!" the county captain said anxiously.

"What, Cao Bing?" Wu Can was shocked, but the county lieutenant quickly explained to him.

The county captain said anxiously: "County magistrate, there is no room for further explanation. Cao's soldiers are so numerous that it is difficult to resist them with only our garrison in the city. Perhaps Captain Zhu Du's river patrol camp has also been defeated by Cao's army. Now it is finally The key thing is to report this matter to Wu County immediately. If Cao’s army captures Wu County, it will be an unforgivable crime!"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Wu Can nodded and said: "We will be lightly dressed and simple, go out from the east gate, and then take a detour. The enemy will probably set up heavy troops at the west gate. Maybe we can bypass the enemy."

Lou County is to the east of Wu County, so if you want to convey military information from Lou County to Wu County, it is naturally the fastest way to go from the west gate. However, Wu Can estimated that Cao Jun might set up heavy troops to intercept them at the west gate, so he simply walked through the east gate to catch them by surprise.

"Okay, I'll leave soon!"

Although Wu Can was a scholar, he was also very resolute in his actions. He casually put on a cloth robe and walked out. As soon as a group of dozens of people walked out of the mansion, they saw flames in the city and faint shouts of killing.

"Cao Jun has probably controlled most of the city, we have to hurry up."

Wucan frowned, and walked toward the east gate with dozens of people. On the way, he also encountered several scattered Cao soldiers, but they were all eliminated by the captain's troops.

Relying on their familiarity with the paths in the city, Wu Can and his party finally arrived outside the east gate, and saw that there were not many Cao Jun outside the east gate.

"Walk!"

Dozens of people in Wucan shouted loudly and held torches high, as if they were overwhelming in numbers. When Cao Jun saw them, they hurriedly surrounded them.

Swords clashed, Jiangdong's soldiers and Cao's troops fought in a melee, and Wu Can shouted loudly: "There is no need to fight with the enemy to the end, fight and retreat, hurry up!"

Dozens of Jiangdong soldiers heard Wu Can's shouts, so they fought and retreated. Relying on their understanding of the surrounding geographical situation, they finally fought their way out from the encirclement of Cao's army.

Dozens of people, covered in blood, stumbled out of the east gate. They stepped deeply into the grass and ran for a few miles before stopping.

Wu Can had never felt so tired. His chest felt like it was about to explode. He was breathing heavily. He looked around and sighed.

After the melee of just now, more than thirty Jiangdong soldiers, half of them were gone, and only seventeen were left. The county lieutenant even had several wounds on his body and was silent.

After resting for a while, Wu Can said: "Time waits for no one. If we wait any longer, the enemy will catch up. Let's leave quickly."

"Okay, it's better to leave."

More than ten people set off again, but less than a mile away, there was suddenly the sound of horse hooves behind them, and Wu Can's expression changed.

When he looked back, he saw dozens of horsemen galloping from behind, each with superb riding skills, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, and holding machetes or sabers in their hands. Their faces showed a ferocious look under the moonlight.

"Come on, hurry up!"

Wu Can was shocked and hurriedly scolded his soldiers to walk quickly, but how could two legs keep up with four legs? Cao Jun's cavalry behind them urged their horses, and the distance between them and Jiang Dong's soldiers kept shrinking, and they were about to catch up.

The county lieutenant gritted his teeth and shouted to Wu Can: "County magistrate, go quickly and report the message to the lord. We will defend the magistrate from the pursuers."

Without waiting for Wu Can to agree, the county captain turned around and shouted to the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers: "Brothers, let this group of Cao Jun cavalry know how powerful our Jiangdong athletes are!"

"kill!"

The county lieutenant raised his sword high, and more than a dozen Jiangdong soldiers turned around with firm faces.

"Hmph, the trapped beast still fights!"

Xia Houyuan on horseback sneered and clenched the long knife with his five fingers.