When Zhou Yu saw the fire snake rising into the sky, he recognized it as the direction of the city gate. His eyes suddenly tightened. What was this?
The fire snake soared high into the sky, made a loud noise without any warning, and suddenly exploded, forming a huge spark in the air that lasted for a long time.
Then another fire snake rose up and exploded again. The two flowers shone brightly in the air. After a while, they slowly dimmed.
Zhou Yu didn't know what this thing was, but it was definitely not a rocket. A rocket couldn't fly so high, nor would it explode in the air so that it could be seen from far away.
His heart tightened, something happened!
He rode into the barracks and shouted, "Everyone follow me!"
Including the drunken sergeant, everyone began to frantically look for armor and weapons. Zhou Yu was glad that he was here and there was still room for recovery!
Seeing that the soldiers were moving at different speeds, he made a prompt decision and said, "Those who are ready, follow me first, toward the south gate!"
After hearing this, the soldiers picked up their weapons, followed Zhou Yu, ran up the long street, and rushed towards the city gate.
At this time, Yuan Xi saw two fireworks in the city on the deck and was overjoyed. He immediately ordered people to light a firework, and a fire snake rushed into the sky.
Several merchant ships that were slowly approaching suddenly accelerated and crashed into the dock, quickly opening the hatches. Soldiers in full uniform jumped onto the dock, rushed towards Sun Ce's soldiers who were still confused, and chopped them to the ground one by one, instantly taking control of the dock.
Yuan Xi shouted, "Charge the city gate!"
The soldiers shouted and rushed towards the city gate several miles away.
At this time, at the south gate, Tian Yu raised his knife and shouted, "Stop them, it will only take half a minute for the reinforcements to arrive!"
But Tian Yu was unsure. They risked the lives of several spies and killed a dozen gatekeepers as quickly as possible, opened the city gate, and then immediately set off fireworks, thinking that they were fast enough.
But as luck would have it, a general was patrolling nearby with a hundred cavalrymen, and the two sides ran into each other!
The opponents were fully armed cavalrymen, while Tian Yu's men were all civilians. They were at a disadvantage as soon as they started fighting. Seeing that the opponents were surrounding them, the twenty or so people on their side couldn't even last a cup of tea, let alone half a quarter of an hour!
Tian Yu looked back at the dock. The soldiers were running towards them, but it was obviously too late. Once these people died, the city gate would be closed immediately.
He made up his mind and shouted, "Fight to the death. Even if we die at the gate, we will not let the city gate close!"
His men suddenly roared in unison: "Yes!"
The general on the opposite side was Qiao Rui, who was leading his troops on patrol. He shouted angrily, "You are looking for death!"
"Everyone, follow me to kill the bandits and close the city gates immediately!"
His cavalry responded loudly and then rode around.
Tian Yu was holding a dagger and was feeling desperate when he heard the ground behind him begin to shake slightly.
He turned around and was overjoyed to see that Taishi Ci had arrived with his cavalry!
He originally thought that Taishi Ci was hiding far away, but it turned out that he was very close to the city gate. He had no idea how he was hiding his tracks.
Qiao Ruigang led his troops to the city gate, but saw a group of cavalrymen appearing out of nowhere and quickly rushing to a mile outside the city gate. It seemed that it was too late to close the city gate!
After a slight hesitation, he took off the longbow from his back and shouted, "Shoot arrows to stop them!" At the same time, he raised his hand and shot an arrow at the leader Taishi Ci.
Taishi Ci slightly turned sideways to avoid the arrow, and grabbed the longbow with his backhand. There was a bang as the bowstring sounded, and almost at the same time, Taishi Ci shot the arrow and hit Qiao Rui's horse's head!
The horse let out a miserable cry and fell backwards. Qiao Rui lost his balance and fell down in a miserable state.
While he was still in the air, there was another sound of bowstring sound, and Taishi Ci's second arrow had arrived and hit Qiao Rui hard in the chest!
With a loud bang, although the arrow was blocked by the armor, Qiao Rui was almost suffocated by the huge impact force. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.
He struggled to get up, and saw another arrow flying towards his face. He was scared to death and twisted his body hard, barely dodging it, but saw Taishi Ci rushing towards him with a spear!
Qiao Rui roared, grabbed the iron spear and blocked a few times, but he was exhausted and was knocked to the ground by Taishi Ci's spear.
His soldiers wanted to rescue him, but they were scattered by the cavalry behind Taishi Ci, and screams were heard everywhere.
Seeing that Qiao Rui was still trying to struggle, Tian Yu went up and hit him on the helmet with his knife, knocking him unconscious to the ground.
He took his men to tie up Qiao Rui, and only then did Yuan Xi and everyone else rush to the door.
When Yuan Xi saw that Taishi Ci had already rushed into the city on horseback, he breathed a sigh of relief. He asked Tian Yu to put on the armor he brought and ordered his men to guard the city gate before they joined forces to enter the city.
As soon as Zhou Yu led his troops to the South Gate, he saw Qiao Rui being knocked off his horse by the enemy and his life or death was unknown. He felt a chill in his heart.
The other party came too fast!
And judging from the looks of it, the enemies were all battle-hardened generals with extremely good coordination. Qiao Rui was only one step away from closing the city gate, but the other side didn't even give him that little bit of time!
Zhou Yu saw that Taishi Ci's cavalry split into three groups as soon as they entered the gate, two of which galloped along the city wall, and one group came straight towards him. He immediately realized that the other party wanted to control the other three city gates to prevent the soldiers in the city from escaping!
Isn't this too confident?
Zhou Yu acted decisively and shouted to the soldiers, "Stop them. A few of you follow me to the north gate!"
After saying this, he turned his horse around and ran away.
Zhou Yu thought very clearly. Qiao Rui was a general under Yuan Shu with extraordinary martial arts skills. Even he could not withstand more than a few moves. He himself had no martial arts skills and would be a waste if he stayed here. Guangling was finished!
The only plan now is to take Mrs. Wu and escape from the north gate!
Without thinking, he whipped his horse as hard as he could and galloped towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Taishi Ci led the cavalry and saw the direction Zhou Yu fled, and ordered everyone to chase after him.
When the soldiers left by Zhou Yu saw this, they tried their best to stop them. Sun Ce was usually very good to them, and now it was time for them to serve him!
By the time Tian Yu arrived, Taishi Ci had already killed most of the soldiers who were trying to stop him and was chasing them on horseback.
Tian Yu saw dozens of soldiers' bodies lying on the ground. Suddenly, his eyes focused and he found that one of them was the sergeant who had been drinking with him in the restaurant during the day. He couldn't help but sigh.
When they entered the city, they did hand over their weapons, but while Tian Yu was drinking with the captain, other spies took the opportunity to go to the blacksmith shop and buy some short knives and iron spikes.
Although it is not as effective as a long sword, it is enough to kill people when hidden on the body.
Tian Yu and others took advantage of the nightfall, hid short knives and daggers on their bodies, rushed to the city gate at the agreed time, killed the guards, then lit fireworks, opened the city gate, and welcomed Yuan Xi and Taishi Ci into the city.
Although there was the variable of Qiao Rui, Taishi Ci arrived much faster than expected and broke through the city gate in one fell swoop.
Zhou Yu was riding his horse desperately. He felt that the enemy behind him would soon catch up with him. He had to take Madam Wu away as soon as possible!
Soon he rushed to the City Lord's Mansion. At this time, the sound of fighting could be heard from inside the city. The servants had already opened the door and fled, and the entire mansion was empty.
Zhou Yu did not stop and rushed into the courtyard. He shouted and saw Madam Wu coming out with the baby in her arms. He quickly dismounted and said anxiously, "Madam, I am guilty. Mr. Qiao has been arrested. Madam, ride my horse and escape!"
Mrs. Wu hesitated for a moment and said decisively, "Don't worry about me, Gongjin, ride your horse and go!"
Zhou Yu was stunned: "Madam, what does this mean?"
Madam Wu looked resolute, "Gongjin, I am just a useless woman, but you cannot die. Bofu needs you to accomplish his great cause!"
Zhou Yu said in a hoarse voice: "Madam, if you are caught and recognized, you will be used to threaten Bo Fu!"
Mrs. Wu's expression turned cold: "If that day really comes, I will commit suicide!"
"Besides, I rarely see people. All the servants have already run away. I will find a way to hide my identity."
"You are different. The whole city knows you!"
Zhou Yu wanted to say something, but Madam Wu said decisively, "Don't try to persuade me. Even if we ride on the same horse, we will be overtaken by the enemy!"
And given her status, it was impossible for her to ride on the same horse with another man.
"Please assist Bo Fu well. The Sun family will rely on Mr. Gong Jin!"
Zhou Yu heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance and knew he could no longer hesitate. He made up his mind and said, "Madam, please take care of yourself. When I return, Bo Fu and I will do everything we can to rescue you!"
Mrs. Wu saw Zhou Yu climb onto his horse and said, "Don't save me, or the enemy will guess that I'm trapped here!"
"When you go back, you must let Bofu spread the word that he saw me die in the chaos!"
"Only by doing this can the enemy relax their guard and we have a chance to escape!"
"Go!"
After hearing this, Zhou Yu had tears in his eyes. He gritted his teeth, rode his horse out of the mansion and fled towards the north gate.
Along the way, he saw chaos in the city and corpses of soldiers everywhere. He couldn't help but feel hot in his chest and almost vomited blood.
His heart was filled with resentment and resentment. He thought Guangling was the safest place, but it was lost just like that!
I lost it in my own hands!
On that day, I let Zhang Fei fall into the trap and lose Xia Pi and Tancheng. At that time, I was laughing at Zhang Fei, but I didn't expect that the retribution would come upon me in the blink of an eye!
Where did the enemy come from and why did they appear in Guangling without any warning?
If it came from Haixi in the north, how could it not be seen with so many spies among them?
If they came from the south, were the soldiers patrolling the river neglecting their duties?
The more Zhou Yu thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He was conceited that he was born with talent and had never been defeated since he came out of seclusion. However, his accuracy was completely wasted. Not only were all his soldiers wiped out, but Madam Wu was also trapped in the city!
How can I face Sun Ce when I go back?
He couldn't help but let out an angry roar. He heard that there seemed to be cavalry chasing him from behind, so he hurriedly whipped his horse and fled towards Tancheng.
When Yuan Xi rushed to the city, he found that he had still underestimated the will of Sun Ce's soldiers to resist.
The sneak attack was perfect with almost no mistakes, and Taishi Ci was much faster than expected. But even so, the one thousand soldiers on their side could not completely suppress the thousands of soldiers in the city, and Sun Ce's army put up fierce resistance, so Taishi Ci and Tian Yu had to work hard to defeat them.
However, a considerable number of soldiers and civilians escaped through the north gate before Yuan Xi arrived.
Taishi Ci went out of the city to chase after them, but outside the city were dense forests and rivers, and the people were fleeing in separate groups. After chasing for a while, Taishi Ci had to return and pacify the city first.
By daybreak, Yuan Xi's army had already controlled the four gates and successfully captured Guangling City.