As soon as the sky dawned, a fleet of boats set off from the pier of Changsheng Island and headed for the coast.

The road between Changsheng Island and Fuzhou City is not smooth. For the local Dongjiang Army and the Later Jin Army to station troops for defense across the sea, there is a stronghold called Yangguan Fort.

Once the Dongjiang Army wants to sneak attack Fuzhou from Changsheng Island, they must capture Yangguan Fort, so that they can prepare early for Fuzhou.

If it were the soldiers of Chen Jisheng and Xu Fuzuo, they might not be able to capture Yangguan Fort even if they spend a day. Therefore, Li Yi sent troops this time, just using their soldiers as auxiliary troops. The ones who can really come in handy are Liu Zhi and Wang Wu.

He had Liao soldiers and reinforcements from Anxin.

After this group of reinforcements followed Zhang San to Dongyang Town, they were dispatched by Li Yi to pass on information and encircle security.

Although Liu Zhi and Wang Wu had a harmonious relationship with themselves, their soldiers were all Liao soldiers and Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers, so they were still not as assured as the warriors they had trained.

The fleet approached the coast, but Li Yi did not order a landing. You must know that the military discipline of the Jin soldiers was strict, so they must have sentries to monitor the coast. If they were discovered after landing, it would not be easy to conquer the Yangguan Fort, which was waiting for them.

The fleet anchored five miles away from the coast. Chen Jisheng and Xu Fuzuo both stood behind Li Yi, looking at the distant coast.

"Sir, there are only one hundred garrison troops in Yangguan Fort. Zhushen and Baoyi probably have five hundred men. If we want to capture Fuzhou, we must capture this place," Chen Jisheng said.

Li Yi nodded, of course he knew the importance of Yangguan Fort.

If they fail to capture Fuzhou and want to retreat to Changsheng Island, they must pass through Yangguan Fort, so this place must be captured.

"Sir, why don't we land suddenly and lay siege to Yangguan Fort? We will surely capture it by noon," Xu Fuzuo said.

Li Yi frowned and said nothing.

Liu Zhi, who was standing next to him, said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, if the riot reaches noon, not only the defenders of Fuzhou City will know that we are planning a sneak attack, but even Jierhalang will also know our intention. Wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted?"

Xu Fuzou's face turned red, he smiled and stopped talking.

"You don't need to fight in this battle." Li Yi said calmly.

Xu Fuzou and Chen Jisheng looked at each other, wondering what method Li Yi would use to conquer Yangguan Fort.

Li Yi looked at a thin young man with disheveled hair and slightly squinted eyes, as if he was not awake, but there was a flash of light in his slender eyes.

Seeing his little benefactor looking at him, the young man bowed and clasped his fists, turned around and left.

Zhu Qilong looked at this young man who was half a head shorter than himself, with a solemn expression, as if he was a little afraid of him.

"Snakehead, long time no see." Zhu Qilong said in a deep voice.

The young man looked at Zhu Qilong slightly, a smile appeared on his gray face, but it was as if he was smiling but not smiling, which was very strange.

Zhu Qilong felt a heavy feeling in his chest and quietly took a step back.

The young man ignored him and left directly.

"Sir, are you afraid that it is too risky for you to let these lawless boys come to Liaodong?" Zhu Qilong walked to Li Yi and whispered.

Liu Zhi and others did not know this young man, but he had followed Li Yi for so long, so of course he knew who he was.

Li Yi looked normal and said calmly: "The Viper Guards have been silent in Anxin for so long. They should practice and let me see their abilities."

The Viper Guards are the most mysterious assassination team under Li Yi. They are highly skilled in martial arts, ruthless and proficient in assassination and detection. Another thing is that they are all dead soldiers selected by Li Yi from the cannibal village and have undergone rigorous training.

The Cannibal Village is a taboo place in Anxin Baiyangdian. The hungry people housed here are all those who could not bear the hunger and ate human flesh.

Twenty Viper Guards acted as the vanguard, followed by eighty brave men, and finally Liu Zhi and other elite Liao soldiers.

The sky was just getting dark, and the coast was looming. A small boat carrying the Viper Guard landed first.

Teams of three to three vipers advanced alternately, using binoculars to detect hidden sentinels hidden on rocks and trees.

Each team gathered messages one after another into the head of the snake head. He did not speak, but made An Xin's unique gestures with his hands. The Viper Guards dispersed one after another. After a while, their daggers were stained with blood, and they gathered back again.

Hou Jin's hidden sentries were constantly removed, and the Viper Guards advanced all the way to the base of the city wall.

The height of Yangguan Fort is only over ten feet, and it is built of rammed earth. Due to the erosion of the years, it has now cracked, and there are still weathered bumps on the wall.

The Viper Guards alternately leaned their backs against the wall, letting their companions step on their hands and bounce to the top of the wall. These Viper Guards are all young people in their ten years old. Their bodies are light and they leap high like night owls. They grab the top of the wall with one hand and turn over.

Attach to the wall and observe the Houjin Army guards on the wall.

The number of Houjin soldiers was small, so they stood sparsely on the wall. Now they were exhausted, and several guards kept yawning.

The Viper Guard used his other hand to explain the situation to his companions below, then climbed over the wall and quietly hid in the corner.

After a while, all twenty Viper Guards boarded the wall. They dispersed in teams, took out the poison-extracting hand crossbows from their waists, and aimed at the necks of the defenders.

There was a slight vibration of the bowstring, and the poisonous arrow hit the guard's neck.

The Viper Guard, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed forward like lightning, hugged the guard who was spitting out blood, then covered his mouth with one hand and slit his throat with the dagger.

The Viper Guards were like envoys seducing spirits, constantly uprooting these Houjin defenders in the quiet morning, and soon all the defenders on the city wall were killed.

Seeing that there was no accident, the snakehead's expressionless face finally showed a smile.

He made a gesture to his men, and the Viper Guards climbed down the city wall one after another, killed all the defenders at the city gate, and opened the city gate.

During the entire process, the defenders in Yangguan Fort did not notice any enemy invasion.

The brave men had been waiting for a long time. They quickly entered the city, then guarded the city gate and occupied the high point.

Liu Zhi and other Liao soldiers behind him had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the flag at the top of the city falling, they immediately led the Liao soldiers into Yangguan Fort.

Groups of Liao soldiers marched separately, searching for men in the houses in the city.

There is no military camp in Yangguan Fort, and all the later Jin troops lived in the fort with their families.

Groups of Liao soldiers rushed into civilian houses and dragged the men out. These men were dragged by a group of vicious Ming soldiers while they were sleeping. They were so frightened that some knelt down to beg for mercy, while others wanted to snatch weapons.

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The Liao soldiers were not good men and women, and if anyone resisted, regardless of gender, they would be killed on the spot.

Some of the Hou Jin soldiers who had not yet been found finally realized something was wrong. They put on their cotton armor, took their weapons and left their houses, and began to assemble.

However, in the face of elite Liao soldiers who were several times their number, their resistance was meaningless and they were quickly wiped out.

The brave men were stationed at the city gates and other key points. Once there were people escaping from the city, they immediately raised Anxin's latest thunderbolts. The flints collided, the sparks ignited the gunpowder, and the lead bullets that came out of the chamber immediately destroyed these people.

The man's chest was beaten to a bloody pulp, and he fell to the ground with a mouth full of blood.

An hour later, the men in Yangguan Fort were either killed or gathered in the open space and were guarded by Liao soldiers.

Chen Jisheng and Xu Fuzou stared at the Yangguan Fort that was completely destroyed. They never imagined that in just a blink of an eye, this fort that gave them a headache would be completely controlled.

"Sir...Sir, there are five or six checkpoints along the way. You actually opened the city gate without being discovered. How did you do this?" Xu Fuzhuo said in disbelief.

Li Yi did not answer this question. The Viper Guards are now his personal guards. It is not a good thing to reveal too much information about them.

"Now that Yangguan Fort is under our control, the next step is the most important Fuzhou City." Li Yi said.

Chen Jisheng pondered and said: "It's already dawn, sir, this method of attacking the city is probably useless, right?"

Li Yi nodded and said: "So we need all the adults to work together so that we can conquer Fuzhou City."

Xu Fu said: "Yangguan Fort was taken down so easily, and Fuzhou City is not impossible. If you have arrangements, please just give me the instructions."

Li Yi nodded and shouted behind him: "Bring it up."

I saw Zhu Qilong leading Yong Ding to escort three Donglu. All three were tied up with ropes, struggling hard and unwilling to submit.

Zhu Qilong showed no mercy. He stepped forward and kicked him to the ground. He shouted coldly: "You dare to move around, be careful with your heads."

The leader was a stout Bashiku. He stared fiercely at the three Ming army generals in front of him and cursed loudly.

Li Yi ignored him and said to Chen Jisheng: "We don't have many troops. If we want to attack Fuzhou City, it's impossible to conquer it with ants alone. And my elite men can't climb such a high wall, so we need to

Let the gatekeeper Jin army open the city gate."

"Let them open the city gate by themselves?" Chen Jisheng was puzzled.

Li Yi nodded, pointed to the three generals of Houjin, and said: "These three are the city's defenders. As long as we use them to deceive the eastern captives who are guarding the city, and march forward, we can capture Fuzhou City."

Hearing that this young Ming Dynasty official was trying to trick him into opening the city gate, the leader Bashiku suddenly became excited and struggled to stand up, but was suppressed by Zhu Qilong.

"Take good care of them. It's up to them to be able to break through this time." Li Yi sneered.

The weather was cold, and Hou Jin troops with swords in hand were patrolling the top of Fuzhou City, and their vigilant eyes were patrolling outside the city from time to time.

Recently Jierhalang led troops to attack Jinzhou, so Fuzhou's defenders were mobilized. Now there are only 300 soldiers and 700 unarmored soldiers guarding the city. The defender of Fuzhou City sent troops to guard the city just in case.

Strengthen the defense to prevent the Ming army from making any more conspiracies.

In the early morning, General Houjin, who had been guarding the city gate in the middle of the night, could not help but feel extremely tired. He braved the cold morning wind and stood at the head of the city to let himself be awake.

Suddenly, a shout came from the road to the south. The city gate guard was startled. He looked up and saw a group of troops wearing golden armors running towards Fuzhou City. They abandoned their helmets and looked panicked.

There was no formation left at all, and it looked like a defeat.

The guard was taken aback and said sternly: "Close the city gate! Close the city gate quickly! Drawbridge, lift the drawbridge!"

Amidst a harsh creaking sound, the heavy city gate slowly closed, and the suspension bridge on the piers also slowly rose under the pull of the pier.

In less than a moment, the wolf-running Hou Jin army was already approaching. The leading infantry soldier shouted loudly: "Don't close the city gate. We are the guards of Yangguan Fort. Let us in quickly."

The guard looked down and saw that the person speaking was indeed a Jianzhou Jurchen man. He was surprised and asked: "You idiot, don't you know the rules? What happened? You dare to break through the city gate."

"It's the Ming army. The Ming army suddenly besieged Yangguan Fort. The city wall was smashed by cannons. The Ming army was killing people everywhere. We all escaped from the fort."

The defender was shocked when he heard that the Ming army had made a sneak attack and captured Yangguan Fort so quickly.
Chapter completed!