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    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 54: Battle with Xiangyang (4)

    The attack that lasted most of the night finally retreated temporarily, and the city was still busy.

    Packing up equipment, inspecting battle damage, dealing with wounded soldiers, repairing city defenses

    As soon as the intense fighting stopped, news from the four city defense offices were reported one by one to the capital commander Luo Tian. While listening to the battle reports from all directions, he was nervously analyzing the current situation in his mind.  The information gathered in a short period of time showed that the East Gate and South Gate were attacked most violently last night. Some rebels were also participating in the attack at the North Gate and West Gate. However, the actual casualties caused were very small, and it was basically a feint attack.  After last night's fierce battle, more than 800 soldiers were killed. This is despite the fact that our own side is defending, has natural geographical advantages, and has a large number of city defense equipment If not for this, if it were not Xiangyang City but someone else who was stationed at the moment.  A city where the battle may have ended before dawn

    By now, Luo Tian had already realized his previous omissions and carelessness. The reason for the current result was not the ineffectiveness of the soldiers in fighting, the inattention of the city defense, or any other problem. The only problem was that he was too arrogant and too arrogant.  Wishful thinking, but also too crude

    Looking at the densely packed rebels under the city, if Luo Tian couldn't tell where this army came from at this time, then his job as the commander of the city would have been in vain.  In the fierce battle last night, Luo Tian had already faced this from the first moment he saw the armor and weapons they were wearing.

    King Huai¡¯s Army

    What suddenly appeared under Xiangyang City in the dark midnight was not Li Xian's Dongyang Guard, not even any of the Wu King's troops from Jiangyang Guard and Leishan Guard, but the Huai King's army

    Crossing Shuanghu Ridge, crossing Yuerwa, and almost attacking the head of Xiangyang City with lightning speed, King Huai¡¯s army

    In Luo Tian's mind, he had already deduced the marching route of King Huai's army more than once in the vast mountains and plains and the swamps of Ping Lake. He had also asked himself more than once in regret, regret and anger: How could the army directly under Huai King Zhang Man be Hui?  Appearing here suddenly?

    As the military commander of a province, Luo Tian was definitely not what ordinary people thought. He simply forgot about the existence of King Huai's army, or did not think of preventing the emergence of King Huai's army.  The reason why he confidently and boldly transferred the Xiangzhou Guards to Huang Xin in Liulin Town ahead was because of him. As long as Huang Xin withstood the Dongjiang rebels on the Liulin-Juma River front line, Xiangyang would be defeated.  There will be no other soldiers and horses in the city area.

    Five thousand Huaiwang troops?

    Yes, there is a rebel army of King Huai that cannot be ignored to the east of Shuanghu Ridge.  However, just to the southeast of this rebel army, there is an entire naval camp of the imperial court. The navy of Jiangnan Camp, even if it is not on the water, has a superior strength of 20,000, which is enough to suppress it.  King Huai's five thousand troops did not dare to move

    This is the fundamental reason why Luo Tian dares to easily transfer the defenders in Xiangyang City to Liulin Town

    However, the facts were so unexpected. These soldiers and horses who should have been suppressed and could only huddle in Huaixi suddenly appeared under Xiangyang City that night. Luo Tian didn't understand. What happened to the generals of the Jiangnan Navy Camp?  What are you doing?  Hasn¡¯t the imperial court¡¯s order already been issued?  Could it be that even one of King Huai's troops couldn't be suppressed?

    This question was quickly answered.

    Xiangyang City is surrounded by water on three sides. Outside the south gate, north gate, and west gate, there are all wide moats.  Except for the slightly narrower moat outside the south gate, the moats of the other two gates are dozens of feet wide, especially the north gate. The running water drawn from the tributaries of the Yangtze River meanders around the city. The moat of the north gate is basically equal to  A small tributary.  But it is precisely because of this that outside the north gate of Xiangyang City, on the wide water surface, you can see a field of rafts, oars and sails.

    The river wind was strong, and most of the half-hanging sails were stained and broken, and the numbers on them could be seen vaguely.  Standing on the archery tower in the northwest corner, Luo Tian's body couldn't help but tremble. He didn't even need to carefully identify the number. He just looked at the large and small ships on the water in the distance and the tall ships and oars standing like a dense forest. He said,  The Jiangnan Navy Camp had no use for the little hope in its heart. It was shattered in the face of the iron-clad facts before its eyes.

    But Luo Tian was still very confused. What happened in Jiangnan in just more than ten days?  As a naval camp, they actually all sided with King Wu's rebels?  Luo Angel pinched his thigh vigorously, and slowly recovered from the initial excitement and panic. He stood on the observation deck and looked carefully for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the head of Ximen City again.

    Soon, Luo Tian walked through all three city gates. Luo Tian stroked his beard and felt calmer - although the situation was a bit grim, it was still not out of control because he had just visited the three city gates.  After carefully observing the situation from the lookout, we looked at the battle outside.We have fully estimated the number of boats and people. Judging from the current situation, although it seems to be huge, after careful calculation, the total number of rebels on the three rivers is only about 5,000.

    But the strength of the entire Jiangnan Naval Camp is more than 20,000. Does this mean?  Luo Tian's eyes slowly turned away from the broken sails, blood-stained planks, and hulls still bearing black marks on the water below the city, and his will became firm again.

    Do whatever it takes to defend Xiangyang

    As long as Xiangyang City can survive these two days without losing, no, maybe it only needs to survive one day, reinforcements will definitely come

    Unfortunately, Luo Tian's ambition and style could not really impress the generals and guards around him. Most of them saw the densely packed Huai King's army on the land, and the nearly a hundred large and small warriors on the water.  ships, as well as the various deterrent siege equipment in the rebel camp

    The fierce battle lasted for midnight. Most of the victims who had gathered under Xiangyang City to survive the flood had nowhere to go. By now, most of them had disappeared, and the rest died among the rebels without any suspense.  On the top of the city, the guards continued to clean up the corpses quickly, whether they were rebels or defenders. One by one, bloody gourd-like corpses were pushed down from the top of the city, and some were smashed straight to the ground.  While a shallow pit was made on the ground, the corpses also softened into minced meat; some fell into the moat surrounding the water, making loud noises, and the huge impact splashed huge splashes on the water, and then  What appears on the water is dark red river water and corpses rising one after another

    Dark red blood slowly flowed down from the cracks in the bricks at the top of the city, seeping into the blue-gray wall bricks above and turning them scarlet.  The faces of the guards at the top of the city, who were either calm, or frightened, or blue or white at the beginning of the battle, have finally become a little numb. In the past, when they were on duty, they always made jokes and jokes, but now they have long since disappeared.  sound.  Every crenel, after the fierce battle in the middle of the night, was guarded by knife marks and every section of the city wall, and some familiar faces from the past were missing around them.

    Except for the brief sound of orders, there was no one else. All the ears were filled with the sound of the winch on the city defense vehicle, the clash of swords and guns, the noise of the rebels below the city, and the roar of corpses hitting the water

    Everything in front of him fell into the eyes of the commander Luo Tian, ??and the little confidence he had just recovered instantly disappeared.  My heart sank to the bottom. With such morale and so few guards, could they still do it even if they could hold on for a day?  It is obviously not possible to continue like this. Even if the morale is high, with only more than 2,000 people, facing nearly 10,000 rebels outside the city, no one can say that they will be able to hold on.

    Luo Tian didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He grabbed a man and gave a few instructions in a low voice. Then the man hurriedly got off the city wall and rushed directly to the Chief Envoy Si Yamen.

    In Xiangyang City, a battle was fought in the middle of the night, and the shouts of killing that resounded throughout the city had already awakened the sleeping people and the refugees sleeping in the streets.  The sky was just getting brighter, and the people who used to go out to have morning tea, carry cages, walk birds, and train dogs But no one went out at this time. The original people of Xiangyang City huddled in their homes, and the only people who could see through the windows and courtyard walls were  He was in a place where he could see outside news and carefully observed the situation.

    And those victims who were first released into Xiangyang City because of the flood became a little embarrassed at this time.  They have nowhere to hide and nowhere to go. In the past, they might have visited the doors of wealthy households to ask for some food, but now they can no longer knock on anyone's door.  Out of town?  Now there are rebels outside the city. The four gates of Xiangyang City are tightly closed, and they are hooped inside and outside like an iron barrel. Even if you are lucky enough to get out of the city, you may not be able to escape. Most of them are rebels.  Stepping stones and ghosts under the sword, but there is no way to hide here. Food and drink have been cut off, and there is nowhere to escape. Is the only way left to wait here to die?

    Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, the sky brightened, and gongs sounded, which began to spread to all the streets and alleys.

    After arresting Ding, the court began to arrest Ding.

    Whether they are huddled in their doorways and peering out, lying on the walls of their homes looking into the distance, lying indifferently on the street with their eyes closed, waiting for death, or nervous and jumping up and down looking for any way to surviveall of them  Everyone was the first to hear a piece of news: the chief envoy Si Yamen issued an order, and all the people in the city were going to the city. The court was about to start arresting the young men.

    Huge panic suddenly grabbed everyone¡¯s throats

    Could it be that Xiangyang City cannot be defended?  Is Xiangyang City, known as the most fortified city in Jiangnan, about to be breached?

    This simple idea made both the common people and the refugees extremely frightened. Some people finally couldn't sit still at home, and some people began to walk out of the house and quickly inquired about the news outside.  Soon, officials from all levels of government offices began to post notices in the streets and alleys of the city, and some officials began to stick to the flags and start going from house to house.There was a loud knock on the door

    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 54: Battle with Xiangyang (4)

    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 54: Battle with Xiangyang (4)
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