At three o'clock in the morning, it is the darkest dawn of the day, and it is also the time when it is most likely to fall asleep. However, the soldiers guarding the city of Xi'an did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. All the sentries opened their eyes wide and were alert. Watching outside the city with great concern, there is nothing else. The Youzhou army has been surrounding Xi'an for three days. Although it has never launched a siege, the pressure on the soldiers and civilians in the city is undoubtedly extremely high - you must know what is happening outside the city. The Youzhou Army has more than 60,000 elite soldiers, but the garrison in the city only has 2,000. Counting the 3,000 people who were forcibly recruited to help defend the people, the total number is only 5,000. The soldiers and armor are not complete, and even more Not to mention defensive equipment, with such a huge disparity in military strength, how could the soldiers and civilians in the city not be frightened by it.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
"An army of thieves has robbed the camp!"
"Kill..."
Time passed by minute by second, and there was still no movement outside the city. Just when the sentries at the head of the city thought that tonight would be Christmas Eve again, a sudden change occurred - in the east camp of the Youzhou Army. Suddenly there was a burst of shouts, and soon, the sound of urgent horns also rang out, interspersed with the shouts and fighting sounds of the army rushing into the camp, and soon, the people in the Youzhou Jundong Camp were heard. The flames soared into the sky.
"Report, general, something unexpected happened in the enemy camp to the east. It is suspected that friendly forces are attacking the enemy camp at night!"
Ever since he was besieged in the city of Xi'an, Zhang Tai's nerves had always been tense. He had food and accommodation at the top of the city. Since the main camp of the Youzhou Army was in the north, Zhang Tai placed his temporary headquarters in the north city. In the city gate tower, when there was a big commotion in the east, he was woken up. He was planning to go to the east city to find out what was going on. Unexpectedly, a rotating garrison commander arrived in a hurry and rushed towards Zhang. Tai bowed and reported excitedly.
"Let's go and take a look!"
Although Zhang Tai was mentally prepared to defend, if he could take the opportunity to break out, he would not be willing to commit suicide. At this moment, when he heard what the rotating commander said, his spirits immediately lifted, and he felt relieved. Without further questioning, he shouted, led his personal guards and ran towards the east city along the city wall.
"Open the city gate quickly. A certain Xue Lan is from Beihai. Open the city gate quickly!"
Zhang Tai had just arrived at Dongcheng, and before he could even stand firm, he saw a group of soldiers outside the city rushing towards the city gate. The leader, a black-faced general, raised his head and roared at the city.
"General Xue, please be patient and don't be impatient. I am Zhang Tai, General of the Tiger Guard. Where is the Qin Ambassador?"
When he heard someone calling the door outside the city, Zhang Tai didn't dare to be careless. He rushed to the city plate and looked out. With the light of the torches at the top of the city, he could clearly see the flags and even the armor of the soldiers and horses below the city. There was no doubt that it was the emblem of the Northern County, but to be on the safe side, Zhang Tai did not rush to order the door to open, but instead raised his voice and asked.
"The Qin envoy arrived at Juxian County and was shocked to hear that Xi'an was besieged. He ordered Xue to lead his troops to help the battle. Unexpectedly, there was an enemy ambush. Our army's night attack failed and most of them were trapped. Only Xue fought his way out of the siege and returned. General, please open the city gate quickly!"
Hearing Zhang Tai's question, the black-faced general under the city was very anxious, but he still patiently explained a few words.
"oh?"
Zhang Tai was just a low-level general in Cao's army. He didn't know much about Xiahou Dun's overall strategic plan. However, he had also heard that Qin Qi led Beihai County troops to guard Jixian County. Now he heard about the black-faced man under the city. It didn't seem like what the general said was false. He had the intention of opening the door to welcome him, but he was still a little unsure in his heart. He was afraid of falling into the Youzhou Army's deception, so he couldn't help but hesitate again.
"General Zhang, open the city gate quickly, the bandits are catching up!"
"Hurry up and open the city gate. I've been waiting for thousands of miles to come to rescue you. How can you die without saving me?"
"Open the door, open the door quickly!"
Just when Zhang Tai was hesitating, a large number of soldiers and horses suddenly came out of the Youzhou Army camp, which was in flames. They were rushing towards Xi'an City like a rainbow. Upon seeing this, the defeated soldiers below the city Immediately, everyone lost their sense of control and started shouting wildly regardless of the situation.
"Get ready for war, open the city gates!"
Being urged by the rebels below the city, Zhang Taike did not dare to hesitate any longer. After all, Xue Lan had a higher official rank than him, and reinforcements came from afar. He did not dare to ignore the situation and hesitated for a moment. Next, he gritted his teeth and issued the order to open the city.
“Creak…bang!”
Following Zhang Tai's order, the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to slack off at all. They unbolted the door bolt and quickly pushed the city door open from the inside. Not only that, but also hung high above the door. The suspension bridge on top of the city was also lowered.
"Quick, enter the city, enter the city!"
Just as the city gate was opening, the black-faced general who called himself Xue Lan shouted, and led his troops to rush onto the suspension bridge and rush into the city gate hole.
"Archers come up to cover!"
Although the city gate was open, it was impossible for all the defeated troops near Xibai to rush into the city at once. In order to ensure that the pursuers would not rush into the city one after another, Zhang Tai did not bother to go to the city gate to greet Xue Lan. , and then he shouted loudly, and soon he saw more than two hundred archers rushing to the city plate, bending their bows and aiming arrows at the Youzhou Army who was charging at high speed in the distance.
"Robbing the city, kill me!"
Zhang Tai's deployment is not incorrect, but it is a pity that the danger does not come from the chasing troops, but from the reinforcements entering the city - the black-faced general just rushed out of the city gate, and he roared, holding a big iron gun in his hand He quickly shook out dozens of spear flowers, and in an instant he killed several Cao Jun soldiers who were guarding the door.
On the top of the city, Zhang Taizheng was busy directing the archers to set up defenses. Suddenly he heard something strange at the city gate, and his heart sank. He quickly led his personal guards to rush to the entrance of the stairway, where he saw the black man who called himself Xue Lan. General Lian was rushing up the stairs on foot with a gun. Everywhere he passed, dozens of defenders who tried to intercept were all picked on the trapeze.
"You thief, if you dare to deceive me, you will die!"
Seeing how brave the black-faced general was, Zhang Tai's pupils couldn't help but shrink. But at this moment, he couldn't allow him to flinch, so he could only quickly draw the knife in his hand, roar and lead the guards down. He rushed forward, trying to block the charging momentum of the black-faced general by taking advantage of the geographical advantage.
"Gao Lan is here, you thief, die!"
The black-faced general was none other than Gao Lan, the brave general of the Youzhou Army. Seeing that unknown generals like Zhang Tai dared to fight, Gao Lan became angry and roared, shaking his arms. Dozens of bowl-sized guns sprayed out, unceremoniously involving Zhang Tai and his bodyguards...
