Chapter 1521 The Fall of Shouchun
Controlling the city gate was an order given to Wang Chang by Sima Lun. As long as Wang Chang took the city gate first, Zhuge Dan would have no chance to turn the tables. Therefore, Wang Chang led his army into Shouchun and did not rush into the city. Instead, he turned to take over the city defense and firmly grasped the control of the city gate in his own hands.
This is also the most effective way to prevent the Huainan army from cheating. If Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi were a tough trick, Sima's army would probably fall into Zhuge Dan's trap after entering the city. If Zhuge Dan controls the city gate, it would be useless even if Zhuge Dan makes many tricks.
The city gate of Shouchun is a wall city structure, which means there are two city gates inside and outside, and there is a city wall connection between the two city gates. After Sima's army climbs onto the city wall, it can not only control the outer city gate, but also complete the control of the inner city gate. In this way, the defense of the entire Shouchun City is useless, and the Sima's army can then launch a comprehensive general attack and take down Shouchun City.
Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi cooperated with Wang Chang with all their might. Looking at the Sima Jun pouring into Shouchun, Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi's previous uneasy mood was also wiped out. What they were most worried about before was that before Sima Jun entered the city, they would be found by Zhuge Dan, so they would be dead and never redeem them.
Now that Wang Chang entered the city, all their worries were wiped out. After handing over the control of the city gate to Wang Chang, the two of them were relaxed and had no burden in their hearts.
After Wang Chang met with Jiang Banjiao Yi, he ordered him to be the guide and took advantage of their familiarity with Shouchun City to quickly seize the key positions in the city and capture Zhuge Dan alive.
The Huainan Army's defense in Shouchun City was strong on all sides and weak in the middle. Most of the troops were arranged on the front line of the city wall, and the city was relatively empty. At this time, after the Sima Army entered the city from the north gate, it basically had no soldiers to defend the city. It was like entering a no-man. Even if the Huainan Army reacted and adjusted the defense again, it would be too late.
Not to mention the degree of chaos in the temporary defense adjustment and losing the protection of the city wall, the Huainan Army could not be the opponent of Sima Army, which was several times its own strength. The loss of the North Gate means that Shouchun City has fallen. The Shouchun City, which Zhuge Dan worked hard to manage, collapsed in an instant and completely collapsed under the rebellion of Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi.
The sound of killing sounds in Shouchun City naturally woke up Zhuge Dan who was sleeping. These days, Zhuge Dan has been busy with Shouchun's city defense affairs, exhausted and exhausted. He had nothing to do that night, and he could finally sleep peacefully. He had just slept until midnight, and was awakened by the shouts of killing outside. Before he could ask, Zhuge Liang, dressed in military uniform, hurried in and shouted repeatedly: "Father, the big thing is wrong. Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi have turned against the enemy and surrendered to the city. Now Simalun's army has entered the city through the north gate."
Zhuge Dan was shocked and said regretfully: "The two rebellious rebels of Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi thought they should be beheaded a few days ago. Keeping them will only cause disaster. You will mislead me!"
Zhuge Liang said: "Father, now is not the time to regret it. Now Sima's army has entered the city and the situation is over. Let's talk about it first."
Zhuge Dan smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Shouchun City is our last support. After leaving Shouchun, even if it is vast, where is our place to stay? Jing'er, you go north and go to Bingzhou. This is also your only way out, but the journey is long and difficult. Whether you can escape or not is left to fate."
Since he had just had an affair with the Eastern Wu, the road to the south to the Wu Kingdom was basically blocked. Now that he fled to the new city and fell into the hands of the Wu people, he probably only had the heads to the ground. Even if he did not die in the hands of the Wu people, he might be handed over to Sima Jun as a spoil by the Wu people. With the Wu people's urinary nature, he would probably do such a thing, so he didn't have to think about the matter of joining the Wu Kingdom.
The only place in the world that can escape the wanted traffic of Sima's family is probably the only Bingzhou Jizhou under Cao Liang's control. Zhuge Dan had never contacted Cao Liang before. The main reason was that the journey was long and the messengers of both sides were inconvenient. However, given that they were loyal to the Cao Wei court, Zhuge Dan believed that if Zhuge Liang and the others were lucky enough to escape to Bingzhou, they might still be protected by Cao Liang.
At this point, Zhuge Dan didn't ask for anything to become successful. It was already a matter of burning incense to allow his descendants to save his lives and keep the Zhuge family's incense.
But Zhuge Dan cannot guarantee whether things can be accomplished. After all, it is not easy to escape in this chaotic army.
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he was anxious and said, "Father, how can this make it happen that if you don't leave, the child will never leave."
Zhuge Dan smiled sadly and said, "The Sima family's primary wanted target is for your father. If Sima Lun did not catch me, he would never give up. If I walked with you, it would become a burden and no one could escape. If you can leave me alone and exchange your peace, it would be worth it to be a father."
Zhuge Liang burst into tears and burst into tears. Although he knew that what Zhuge Dan said was the truth, it was impossible to let him abandon his father and escape alone at this moment.
Zhuge Dan called Wu Gang in and said, "Now the situation is over, Shouchun City is about to fall. You are the only person I can trust. I will immediately escort the Major General out of the city and escort him safely to Bingzhou at all costs."
Wu Gang agreed and said, "Please rest assured that even if the general goes through fire and water, he will definitely complete the entrustedness of the governor."
Zhuge Liang wanted to persuade Zhuge Dan again, but heard Zhuge Dan's shout and interrupted him: "Go away quickly, don't hesitate, it will be too late any longer!"
Wu Gang hugged Zhuge Dan heavily, pulled Zhuge Liang's arm and walked. Shouchun City was already in chaos now. They still had a chance to escape in the chaos, but if Sima Jun completely controlled the whole city after dawn and wanted to leave, it would be too late.
Zhuge Dan watched Wu Gang and Zhuge Liang leave, but his mood calmed down. In the current situation, Zhuge Dan was powerless to make things happen, so he simply ignored it and let the city go to chaos.
"Get my sword!" Zhuge Dan said to the personal soldiers beside him.
Chapter completed!