When it was time to get the Chou card, the Wei army's camp moved as planned. It was late at night, everyone was sleeping, everything was quiet, and the twelfth lunar month had not come out, and the stars had disappeared. It was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

Three thousand Wei soldiers, led by Cao Zhen himself, quietly left the back gate of the camp, slowly made a large circle and sneaked to hide outside the east city of Anling.

"General, what a clever plan. The Shu thieves really didn't notice that we were waiting for a detour to reach the east city gate late at night." In the woods, General Wu Kun looked at the city wall in the distance and softly complimented Cao Zhen in front of him.

Cao Zhen smiled slightly and said: "When Yang Qing and others saw that they had withstood our army's first attack during the day, they would definitely relax their vigilance. They only thought that we would rest at night and fight again in the day. Who would have thought that we would launch a second attack overnight?

, not to mention that our army would change the direction of the siege.

In fact, the key to this plan is not to attack the east city, but to arrive outside the east city quietly. Although the Shu army did not expect that our army would change tactics so quickly, it was expected that Yang Qing must have sent many sentries outside the city.

Detective, keep a close eye on our movements.

These three thousand sergeants are the elite among the elite. They can do what is ordered and prohibited, and remain motionless. In addition, there is no moon tonight, and the starlight is extremely sparse and dim. The dark night covers our army's actions. It can be said that God wants us to succeed.

Such a great achievement!"

"The general is absolutely right." Wu Kun praised, and then asked: "I wonder when we will take action?"

"Wait a little longer. We will take action when the Shu army is at its most difficult. At that time, the chance of breaking the city is greatest."

Wu Kun didn't ask again when people are most sleepy. If he didn't even know this, there would be no need to lead troops.

In Anling City, Yang Qing and other generals had fallen asleep, completely unaware of the imminent danger.

The city defense battle during the day was very successful. Not being defeated by the Wei army means that the most difficult moment has passed. As long as we deal with it calmly, the Han army, which is mainly composed of new soldiers, will become stronger and stronger.

Yang Qing has this confidence, because he has always believed that going through war is the most effective way to quickly temper the military's combat power. Although this process will be cruel, it has to be done in these troubled times. Only by unifying China as soon as possible can we truly

Only when the war ends and the people can truly gain stability.

Seeing that the situation was in his favor, Yang Qing was able to relax and sleep peacefully. However, with his temperament of being cautious in dealing with the enemy, he did not return to the county temple in the city even if he fell asleep, but slept in the tower in the south city.

As for the sentry posts, inspections and other necessary precautions, he personally checked them before going to bed. The entire defensive arrangement was not foolproof, but it could be considered complete and thorough. Therefore, he was not worried about the Wei army's overnight sneak attack, because as long as the Wei army

If there is any movement, the Han army will be able to detect and respond in time.

But Cao Zhen lived up to his reputation as a great general of the Wei State. It only took half a day to find the flaw in Anling's city defense, and he immediately came up with a solution to crack it.

Just do it, it's quite a bit like Xia Houyuan's style of Hubu Guanyou.

An hour later, the sergeants who were on duty on the East City wall in the middle of the night were already yawning non-stop and feeling increasingly sleepy. Unlike the old soldiers who could remain steadfast in the cold wind and strictly abide by military orders, they actually dozed off in twos and threes.

.

"When the time comes, order the troops to rush to the bottom of the city wall as quickly as possible, set up ladders, and climb up the city." Cao Zhen pulled out his sword and shouted loudly.

"kill!"

All the Wei soldiers filed out of the woods, carrying ladders and rushed towards the east city quickly. Wu Kun even wore double armor and took the lead in the charge. Cao Zhen stayed behind to watch the battle, leaving only a hundred soldiers beside him.

Guard.

The deafening shouts of killing had already awakened the sleepy Han troops on top of the city. Before they could react, a group of Wei soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city, set up ladders, and climbed up in an endless stream.

These more than a thousand Han troops were all new soldiers. Seeing the sudden attack of the Wei army, they were caught off guard. Most of them were panicked and scrambled. Only two or three hundred people reacted and fired arrows and stones to stop the Wei army from entering the city.

"Shoot the arrow quickly, shoot the arrow quickly, block it, block it for me."

The leader, Sima, was an old soldier and was specially transferred by Yang Qing to lead the new soldiers. Although he tried his best to organize the sergeants to resist, the Wei army took the lead in the surprise attack, and its strength was three times that of the defenders.

In the time it took to burn an incense stick, hundreds of Wei soldiers scaled the city wall, and the east city was almost in danger of falling.

Just when Cao Zhen was storming the East City, the Wei army in the South City and West City also launched an attack almost at the same time. Their mission was to contain the main force of the Han army and buy time to break through the East City.

Of course, in order to make up for the lack of siege infantry in the south and west, the four thousand cavalry in Dunn's hands also dismounted and participated in the battle as planned. In this way, when Yang Qing learned that the east city was in danger, he did not dare to dispatch a large number of reinforcements.

Supported in the past.

"Envoy, please report from the east city. Wei soldiers have marched on the city in large numbers. They can no longer resist." Wu Que ran into the tower in three steps and said to Yang Qing anxiously.

Although Yang Qing frowned slightly, his tone remained calm: "Don't panic, send an order to Liu Yin, order him to leave two thousand troops to defend the west city, and lead the remaining two thousand troops to the east city to support. Shu Qi, you also lead two troops from the south city.

Thousands of troops rushed to Dongcheng for reinforcements."

"promise."

Wu Que quickly accepted the order because he asked: "It's just an envoy. In this way, the troops in Nancheng and Xicheng will be reduced by half. What if..."

"Cao Zhen's main attack is in the east. The Wei soldiers here are just pretending to attack and contain them. Half of the troops and horses are enough to deal with it. Without further ado, you can quickly lead troops to reinforce."

"promise."

Wu Que no longer delayed, left quickly, and went down to the city to order troops. Yang Qing listened to the sounds of fighting outside, sighed, and secretly cursed himself for underestimating the enemy during the consecutive battles, and was beaten by Cao Zhen after he caught the flaw.

caught off guard.

Now we can only hope that the sergeants in Dongcheng can hold on for a while. As long as Liu Yin and Wu Que arrive with reinforcements, the situation may be reversed.

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Just as Yang Qing was thinking about ways to turn defeat into victory, bursts of cheers suddenly came from the east. He shouted something bad, rushed out of the tower and looked east, only to see the east city with flames shooting into the sky, showing that it had been lost.

"Come here, call back Governor Wu quickly." Yang Qing smiled bitterly, turned to one of the guards and ordered.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Wu Que climbing up the city wall and running over. It turned out that he had not ordered all his troops and horses, but he saw that the east city had been lost. Knowing that it was futile to lead the troops there, he simply returned to the tower to see Yang Qing.

"Your Majesty, the East City has been lost, what should we do next?" Wu Que asked anxiously.

At this time, Zhou Xing, who was commanding the sergeants guarding the city in front, also ran back. He only called the envoy and did not ask any questions. However, his expression was panicked, and he was anxiously hoping that Yang Qing would have a clever plan to counter the Wei army.

"Since Dongcheng has been lost, Anling cannot be saved. It seems that we have no choice but to evacuate." Although the situation was extremely critical, Yang Qing still said calmly without panic.

Seeing his calm expression, Wu Que was deeply affected. He stopped being anxious when he spoke and asked calmly: "How to retreat?"

"Send an order to Liu Yin and order him to open the city gate and take the initiative to attack."

Wu Que was shocked and said: "Take the initiative to attack? Your Majesty, Beicheng is still in my hands, why not retreat from Beicheng?"

"If the army retreats to the North City, West City, and South City in a swarm, the enemies in the North City, West City, and South City will definitely pursue them. Once they are stuck, no one can escape. Therefore, it is better to launch a counterattack. Kill the enemies in the west and south first, and then

Retreat calmly."

Zhou Xing was surprised and said: "The commander is saying that we should also take the initiative?"

"Exactly." Yang Qing smiled.

Zhou Xingdao: "But your Majesty, although we and Xiuran have more troops than the Wei army outside the city, their combat power is not as good as the enemy. If we are entangled by them, when the Wei army from the east comes to kill us, won't our army also be unable to leave?"

Take off?"

"Don't worry, we will escape smoothly. Although Cao Zhen defeated me tonight, he is wishful thinking in wanting to keep Yang."

Yang Qing smiled proudly and said again: "Just follow the orders. This time you have to go out of the city to fight back with all your strength."
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