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Chapter 539 Night Raid And Capture Of The City
A few days later, the moon and stars were thin.
A large army of tens of thousands of people chewed with horses and men with pieces, advancing silently and quickly.
Hundreds of scouts in front opened their eyes for the army, and all villages they encountered were detoured.
If you can't get around, all the merchants and porters you meet will be detained and accompanied by the army.
At the front of the army, a short armored general was sitting on a tall horse, majestic and majestic.
This is Dou Lao Liu, one of the early disciples of Qingniu, and a rising general outside the Great Wall.
Because his troops dared to attack Di Lu actively, they won the support of many elite frontier troops who had a bloody feud with Di Lu. There were not many 10,000 people, but they were extremely capable.
More importantly, Dou Laoliu practiced the belief of the Great Immortal of Qingniu in the army, and wherever the army led the flag, there must be a "temple" of the Immortal of Qingniu accompanying him.
Therefore, this army has also been taken care of by the Great Immortal Qingniu, and many people have been taught the Dharma.
This is also the reason why Dou Lao Liu dared to take the initiative to attack Di Lu and won more victories than he lost.
This is a strange army, and it is also the result of Qin He's intentional planting of flowers, but unintentional planting of willows and willows to make them shade.
Suddenly hearing that the Qingniu Immortal Temple in the capital city was burned, the whole army of Dou Jun was filled with righteous indignation. Dou Lao Liu raised his arms and entered the pass at night.
They came out at night and spent several days advancing all the way to the western suburbs.
At this time, a scout stepped forward and made a few gestures.
Dou Laoliu quickly raised his hand, and the army passed gestures one by one upon seeing this, and slowly stopped.
After a pause, Dou Lao Liuyi stepped forward, accompanied by dozens of personal guards.
Their horseshoes were all covered with thick grass bags, and they only made a slight muffled sound when they trampled on the ground.
Go forward a few hundred steps and pass through a forest.
Ahead, it suddenly became clear.
A huge city crouched on the horizon in the distance, and the dots of flames on the top of the city depicted its magnificent outline.
Like a giant beast, but also like an abyss.
In front of it, even if Dou Lao Liu had 10,000 soldiers in his hands, he couldn't help feeling guilty.
This is the capital of the Rong and Li dynasties for nearly 500 years.
It is the heart of the dynasty and even the east.
Dou Lao Liu is a descendant of the Qi family army, and he has heard countless times from the elders that the sacredness and prosperity of the capital is mentioned.
He also made meritorious service in Ludi and went to Beijing to be granted a title, so he also saw it with his own eyes.
But Dou Lao Liu never expected that it would be less than two years since he left the capital.
Tonight, he will decide the fate of the city.
There are 50,000 Shun troops in the city, but he has only 10,000.
This is an astounding gamble.
It's done, and its name will go down in history.
If you lose, you will implicate the nine clans.
The only firm belief in his heart is the Great Immortal Qingniu.
In this battle, he will fight for the loyalty of the Qi family army, as well as for his own beliefs.
Taking a deep breath, Dou Lao Liu silently waved his hands forward, and dozens of scouts were ordered to quickly hide into the darkness ahead.
Dou Lao Liu turned around and sneaked into the woods behind, waiting for the opportunity.
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"It's the third watch, the sky is dry and the things are dry, be careful with fire and candles, keep away from moisture and freeze~"
In Xicheng, the old clapper who had been out of work for more than a month rang his bamboo clapper again, and started patrolling the streets again.
A few days ago, Emperor Shun's imperial conquest left Beijing, and Prime Minister Li Yan issued a prime minister's decree to rebuild the government office in the capital to appease the common people.
restore order in the city
Order is something that is easy to destroy but difficult to rebuild, but it must make the common people feel different.
Therefore, the government offices at the bottom that face the common people are the first to be restored.
For example, the drum room of the Wucheng Bingma Division.
There are only a dozen people in the entire capital to serve the morning bell, evening drum, and night watch. The number of people is small and the recovery is quick, and the people in the city can hear it, and the effect is immediate.
As a result, the old clapper, who had been unemployed for more than a month, once again held Dashun's iron job, and asked his nephew to play the lantern, as usual. The only change is the pity of the old bamboo clapper.
"Boom~~"
At this moment, a muffled sound suddenly floated into the old clapper's ears.
The old clapper paused when he knocked on the bang, the sound was not unfamiliar to him, on the contrary, it was very familiar.
That was the sound of two 10,000-jin iron gates rising at the same time, one outside and one inside.
In the past, it would only rise after dawn.
And now, it's midnight.
No matter who is the master of the capital, the two iron laws have been passed down from generation to generation.
After the city gate is closed, anyone who opens the city gate without authorization, regardless of master or servant, will be dealt with carefully and will be decisively executed.
If the inner and outer city gates are opened at the same time, it will be treated as a rebellion, and the barbarians will be punished.
In a word, for any gate in the capital, even if there is a token, only one gate will be opened at night. The city is in danger.
Instinctively, the old clapper walked a few steps and came to the intersection.
A hundred paces away, the inner and outer gates had been raised, and there were shadows on the lower and upper walls of the city, all of them were men in black clothes, and there were even faintly visible corpses lying down.
"Boom~~"
Immediately afterwards, the slight roar became louder and clearer.
This time, it wasn't the sound of the door gate, but the sound of horseshoes, and the torches that gradually lit up like fireflies.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!!"
"kill!"
The next moment, the sharp warning sound and the shout of killing sounded almost simultaneously.
Columns of cavalry rushed into the city gate like a tidal wave, and charged towards the city.
The first person held an ax and hammer, like a demon god.
"Help!!"
The old clapper's eyes were rounded in shock, he uttered a strange cry, turned his head and ran away.
Something big happened!
The frontier soldiers seized the city, and Da Li came back again!
They were wearing the armor of Dali Jiubian.
The capital, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, once again ushered in a major turmoil.
At this time, looking down from a high altitude, the Dou Army was like a rainbow, holding countless torches and pouring into the city like a tide. After entering the city, they quickly divided into three arrows, and went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the four barracks of the Shun Army.
Everything was premeditated.
The nearest two Shun Army barracks in the southwest were the first to be unlucky. The soldiers were still asleep, and suddenly they heard the sound of killing, and there was a sudden chaos. Enter the camp gate.
"One hundred thousand frontier troops enter the city to put down the rebellion, surrender without killing, surrender without killing!"
At the front of the army, dozens of flying fish fighters in shining flying fish uniforms roared in unison.
"One hundred thousand frontier troops enter the city to put down the rebellion!"
"Surrender to avoid killing, surrender to avoid killing!"
When Dou Jun heard this, he followed suit and shouted.
Shun
The army suddenly became more chaotic. Some took up weapons to resist, some fell to the ground and surrendered, and some tried to rush out with their heads covered.
Soon the two camps of the Shun army were killed, and the blood flowed like a river.
The rest were terrified and dropped their weapons and knelt down and surrendered.
The Dou army collected their weapons, leaving some people to guard the prisoners, and rushed to the two Shunjun camps in the east and north.
At this time, the Shun army in the east and north had already responded by taking advantage of this time, and they were coming to the southwest for support.
The two sides met halfway, and fierce street fighting broke out.
The bean army is powerful, but there are only more than 8,000 people.
The combat power of the Shun army is slightly weaker, but there are still nearly 30,000 people left.
"kill!"
Dou Lao Liu took the lead and led his personal guards to rush forward and fight.
Sneak attacking and seizing the city is all about being quick, the longer the delay, the easier it is for the opponent to stabilize their position.
How could the Shun Army stop Dou Lao Liu, there was no one who joined him, and he was immediately killed and retreated steadily.
But no matter how brave Dou Lao Liu is, he can only kill one way.
At this moment, on all the streets in the capital, the two armies spread out and pushed each other, fighting.
"Flying Fish Guard, kill the enemy!!"
In a certain street, dozens of flying fish guards suddenly appeared from the roof, holding a strong crossbow, facing the side of the Shun army, it was covered with a rainstorm of arrows like pears.
Shun Jun immediately fell like cutting wheat.
The bean army took advantage of the situation and advanced.
And such scenes are still happening all over the city.
"Whoosh!"
A embroidered spring knife slashed across, beheading a general of the Shun army.
This was Wei Yuanji's move. With his peak internal strength, he could almost kill with a single shot on the battlefield.
But then the Shun army's revenge also came, and the blunderbuss, hand cannons, bows and arrows covered Wei Yuanji's place in a burst, and the bricks and stones flew horizontally.
Wei Yuanji turned over to avoid, and rushed to the next place.
"Li Jun enters the city!"
"Li Jun is back!"
"Kill the thieves, drive them out!"
At the same time, as the battle raged, many people who had reacted also joined the battle against the Shun army.
Some of them are Qingniu disciples, some are retired generals, and more are ordinary people who have been harmed by the Shun army.
With hatred in their hearts, they called their friends and friends to gather together, growing from a few to a dozen, and then quickly growing to a hundred, led by the disciple of Qingniu among them.
Those who are capable will kill the enemy and assist in the battle, while those who are not capable will lead the way for the Dou army entering the city and outflank the resisting Shun army.
It takes a little longer, and as more and more people join in, it will become larger and larger.
An hour later, the Shun Army gradually lost its hold and began to shrink.
The Shun army broke their promises, and what they did after the surrender of the capital was deeply hated by officials, wealthy households, and poor people.
Killed by the bean army, there are more or less bones left behind.
If you are killed by the people in the city who are jealous of revenge, even the bones will be smashed to pieces for you.
Soon, the shrinking of the Shun army turned into a rout. When the first Shun army opened the gate of Dongcheng and escaped from the city, the rest of the Shun army completely collapsed and rushed for their lives.
Seeing this, the Dou Army was greatly invigorated. Amidst the cheers of countless people, they completely drove Shun Army out of the city.
The capital was restored overnight.