There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"The time has come!" Cai Mao turned to Zhao Yun and said, "This is the signal sent to us by the people I arranged!"

Zhao Yun didn't say much, but nodded and said, "Let's go to the city!"

The two commanded troops and horses to the city.

When I was young, I saw the city gate being opened "creakingly", and the suspension bridge was slowly falling down.

Cai Mao was excited for a while, and said with a smile: "It's really not the time for me! General Zhao, if we don't enter the city now, when will we wait?"

After all, as soon as he turned his head, he was going to command the soldiers of the three armies to rush into the city.

But Zhao Yun raised his hand and stopped him.

"General Cai, don't worry, leave this matter to Zhao."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yun said to Sun Guan, the deputy general behind him: "Send someone to cut off the ropes of the suspension bridge and fill the moat with sandbags."

"promise!"

Zhao Yun looked at Gao Shun again, and said, "After a while, the square inch of the city gate will be guarded by General Gao."

Gao Shun laughed and said, "General Zhao, don't worry, if the city gate falls into the hands of my camp, no one will be able to take it back."

Following Zhao Yun's order, Sun Guanxian commanded some Jinling troops to rush up the suspension bridge, cut off the ropes pulling the suspension bridge, and firmly occupied the suspension bridge.

The soldiers under Zhao Yun's command all had sandbags attached to them. Under Zhao Yun's command, they filled the moat one after another. As time went by, the two sections of the moat in front of the gate of Xicheng were quickly filled.

At the same time, not far behind Zhao Yun, the soldiers and horses of the reserve army began to transport the siege equipment to the west gate. Under the command of Sun Guan, a huge rushing vehicle began to move towards the west gate, and the guards were there to rush the chariot. Next to them, impressively, is the fully armed barracks.

Zhao Yungao shouted: "Build a ladder! Siege the city!"

"kill!"

"Woooooo!"

The horn sounded quickly in the night.

Cai Mao didn't understand why, he looked at Zhao Yun in surprise, and said: "Zhao, General Zhao, the city gate has already been opened, why don't we take the opportunity to rush in and occupy Xiangyang City, why should we delay here?"

Zhao Yunchang sighed, and said: "Although we thought it was a good plan to combine the inside and the outside, Mr. Feng Xiao and others wrote to persuade the lord, saying that Pang Tong is not an idler. I am afraid that such a plan cannot be hidden from him. He will see through the tricks, follow the tricks, and lead us into the city to destroy them."

Cai Mao was stunned when he heard this.

"what do you mean?"

"The opening of the west gate is just a trick of the other party, but we can use our plan to occupy the west gate and then attack the city again." Zhao Yun smiled lightly, then raised his spear, and shouted: "Now the enemy puts down the bridge and opens the city gate. , want us to enter the city, but we refuse to go in, as long as we occupy the suspension bridge and the city gate, prevent the other party from going back, and then rush down to attack the top of the city and take the initiative, this Xiangyang city is still ours!"

Needless to say, the soldiers of Tao Jun have already killed on the tower at this moment.

The ambushing Jingzhou army on the city finally couldn't pretend anymore, they appeared in front of the city wall piles one after another, and began to throw stones and shoot bows and arrows downward.

Originally, these were intended to be used to entertain Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses after they entered the Wengcheng, but looking at it now, it was no longer possible.

Chapter 843 Taking Xiangyang

Inside the Wengcheng, Guan Yu and Wei Yan had already packed up their soldiers and horses, waiting quietly for the Jinling Army to come to the door automatically from the west gate.

Pang Tong's resourcefulness is indeed great. Ever since he heard that Cai Mao had returned to Yicheng, he had already begun to doubt in his heart. Others did not know the depth of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, but as the nephew of Pang Degong, a wealthy family in Jingzhou, Pang Tong had no doubts about the two. The ability of the family is naturally very clear.

It was Pang Tong's idea that Cai Mao was relegated to Zhangling County as the county guard. Pang Tong is also a member of the Jingzhou gentry group, so he is very clear about the impact of this operation on the Cai family. .

Just because he knew that Cai Mao's heart was not balanced, Cai Mao lost Zhangling County and retreated to Yicheng this time, and Pang Tong became wary of him.

He kept silent on the surface, but secretly sent someone to monitor Cai Mao's every move.

As for the collusion between Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, Pang Tong secretly investigated it little by little.

Pang Tong attacked later, fumbled secretly, and wiped out all the Xiangyang generals who were colluded with Kuai Yue.

Immediately afterwards, he interrogated these generals overnight. After all, he got out the context of the matter from their mouths, and asked Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to arrange an ambush in the city, preparing to start an ambush against the soldiers and horses who came to attack.

After Pang Tong's series of measures were implemented, Guan Yu was shocked.

In Guan Yu's heart, he has always regarded Pang Tong as a useless person, but at a young age, he gained a high position by relying on trickery and speculation, without any real talent or learning.

But seeing through Cai Hao and Kuai Yue's scheme this time, Pang Tong really surprised Guan Yu once, and for the first time he faced up to the true ability of this ugly young man.

Although Guan Yu is arrogant, he is also a hero. Pang Tong is capable, so he will naturally not have the same attitude as before. Although he did not admit it, he is already willing to obey in the ambush arranged this time. Pang Tong's military orders.

Originally, the ambush set by Pang Tong in the city this time could have defeated the Jinling army, but the potter still kept his eyes open.

When he sent Zhuge Jin to Zhangling County to meet Cai Mao, he wrote a letter and sent it to Xuchang City, Zhuo Guojia and others helped to analyze it.

And Guo Jia had met Pang Tong in Qufu City back then, and knew that this kid was good at tricks. After discussing with Chen Deng and Xun Yu, the three jointly wrote a letter to the pottery merchant, expounding their views.

Three of the world's top wise men have always believed that the potters' alliance with Cai Mao this time to sweep Xiangyang's battle may not succeed.

The pottery merchant adopted the suggestions of the three men, so he made a strategic adjustment, changing the inside and outside to attack Xiangyang City, and storming Xiangyang City in order to take advantage of the opportunity when Pang Tong wanted to ambush his own soldiers and horses.

At the west gate of Xiangyang City, the soldiers in the city lowered the suspension bridge and opened the city gate in order to lead them into the Wengcheng.

And Zhao Yun took this opportunity to tightly occupy the city gate and the suspension bridge!

Now that you have given it up, don't take it away.

Guan Yu was in the city, and Zhang Fei and others were still thinking about how to ambush the Jinling army. Suddenly they heard the sound of killing, thinking that the enemy army had already rushed into the urn city.

But soon, they realized that something was wrong.

Not long after, the scouts came back to report that the Jinling army had occupied the city gate and climbed the city wall, but they did not rush into the city.

Guan Yu frowned slightly, thought about it carefully, and was suddenly startled, and said, "No! The potter actually used a trick to catch him!"

Although Zhang Fei's temperament is irritable, he has a good background, is quite knowledgeable, and is extremely sensible.

Hearing the strings, he expressed his elegance, and hurriedly said: "Second Brother, Bandit Tao is really scheming, he has already figured out that we have seen through Cai Mao and his plot, so we changed our tactics, attacking my city first, occupying the city gate, waiting to be swept away After clearing the ambush on the city tower, lead the troops to attack the city again!"

Guan Yu said nervously: "That's exactly the case. If he is really allowed to succeed, Xiangyang City may not be able to hold it!"

"Second brother, what shall we do then?"

"We can't continue to ambush right now, or Xiangyang City is in danger, third brother, you immediately lead the infantry and crossbowmen, and go to the city with General Wei Yan and others to retake the city gate for your brother!"

The generals in Jingzhou acted separately, but unfortunately, their response was slow this time.

Because the outer city was not defended in time, when the soldiers and horses in the inner city rushed from the city wall to the outer city for reinforcements, many Jinling soldiers, including some Jinling generals who rushed to the front from the rear, had already boarded the top of the city, and Started to spread and fight on the head of Xiangyang City.

Among them, the most eye-catching performance is the infantry general of the Jinling Army, Xu Chu!