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After evacuating Jiangxia, Cheng Pu's fleet did not return to Jiangdong, but instead anchored in Pengze Water Village. Pengze has always been the westernmost naval base of the Jiangxia army, only miles away from Chaisang. In the Battle of Chaisang several years ago, Gan Ning led the navy to attack Pengze Water Village and succeeded, almost burning Pengze Water Village to white land.

Two years later, Jiangdong rebuilt Pengze Water Village, with more stringent defenses, especially for defenses such as sneak attacks, and there will be no more loopholes. At present, the head general of Pengze Water Village is Xu Sheng, who has been promoted to General of the Central Army and served as the governor of Pengze.

Since Cheng Pu had been appointed as the chief general of the army, he handed over the fleet to Xu Sheng and Ding Feng and went to Qichun County to prepare to accept the army. This greatly increased the number of warships in Pengze Water Village, increasing to more than five warships and more than 10,000 naval troops.

Early in the morning, Ding Feng rushed to the camp. Although Ding Feng was a deputy general of Cheng Pu, he was not as old as Xu Sheng and his qualifications and official positions were inferior to Xu Sheng. Despite Cheng Pu's support, he could not replace Xu Sheng as the head general of Peng Ze, and he still became the deputy general.

However, Xu Sheng was generous to others. For Cheng Pu, he still asked Ding Feng to take charge of the warships and naval forces left by Cheng Pu. Ding Feng walked into the tent and bowed and said, "See Governor Xu."

Xu Sheng was standing in front of the map and pondering. When he saw Ding Feng coming in, he smiled and said, "General Ding is here just right. I have received an important information. You might as well refer to it together."

Ding Feng walked forward quickly, "I am willing to listen carefully to the humble duty"

Xu Sheng pointed to Chaisang and said, "There are some inquiries about Chaisang. Chaisang has been working on strengthening the walls and clearing the fields recently. No one is allowed to spend the night outside the city. The deputy battalion outside the west city has also been demolished. I found that there is a chance here, and I can seize Chaisang in one fell swoop and make contributions to the Wuhou's Western Expedition."

Ding Feng immediately clasped his fists and said, "The governor just ordered and is willing to be the pioneer."

Xu Sheng also likes Ding Feng's point, is low-key, bold in doing things, and brave in wars. He is a rare general. Xu Sheng patted him on the shoulder and smiled and said, "You don't need to fight this battle, I will use a plan to win it."

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The information discovered by the Jiangdong Army was not wrong. Chaisang strengthened his defense and implemented a strong wall and cleared the fields, and did not allow anyone to spend the night outside the city. At the same time, he withdrew the troops outside the city.

This order was ordered by Wei Yan, the chief general of Chaisang. Although it seems cautious, everything cannot be perfect. While the defense is strengthened, it also lays another hidden danger.

During this period, Wei Yan, the chief general of Chaisang, was in a bad mood. Although he was promoted to the lieutenant in terms of his merits after the Battle of Chibi, Wei Yan was not convinced.

He was mainly dissatisfied with the recruitment. He was just a general of Jingzhou. Although he had a deep experience, his contribution to Jiang Xia was far inferior to his own. He was promoted to General of the Central Army, while Wei Yan was half a level lower than that of the lieutenant.

On the other hand, Wei Yan was appointed as the chief general of Chaisang, which also made him displeased. Although Chaisang was once the ruling center of the Jiangxia army, as the military and political center was transferred, Chaisang had gradually become marginalized over the years. Moreover, Wei Yan received the exact news that the prefecture of Jingzhou was about to be transferred back to Xiangyang. In this way, his role as the chief general of Chaisang was actually a kind of deposed.

Wei Yan's career was not going well, which made him feel very bad. He drank all day long and did not care about military and political affairs, and threw them all to deputy general Wang Jian.

In the evening, Wei Yan was drinking alone in the room, his mind was drowsy. At this time, a soldier came to report, "Report to General Wei, Dong Da led several people to surrender, General Wang asked for instructions on how to deal with it."

If Wei Yan had been following his former temper, he would have gone to interrogate in detail, but now he has no intention. He waved his hand and said, "Since he surrenders sincerely, he can choose his strong men to join the army according to the rules, and the old and weak will be dismissed."

This is also a normal practice. In the past two years, the Jiangxia army cracked down on water thieves. The water thieves could not make a living, so they had to surrender to the officers and soldiers. Even the largest water thief on the Yangtze River, the Black Dragon Thief, was forced to give up the old nest of Dongting Lake and flee far away to Jiangdong. It is not surprising that a water thief came to surrender today.

The dock is particularly lively, with dozens of dragon boats moored. This kind of dragon boat is four feet long and only one meter wide. It paddled quickly on the river surface and is a unique ship, so it is also called a pirate ship.

The surrendered thief was originally a group of black dragon thieves. Last year, the black dragon thief was forced to escape from Jiangdong and split into five branches. This group was active in Qichun County and Jiujiang County. It was the leader named Dong Da, who made a living by looting merchants in the Jiangdong.

They originally had five or six people, but recently they were wiped out by the Jiangdong Army, most of which were killed or injured, and their nests were taken away, leaving only about two people. They were desperate and had to come to Chaisang to surrender to the Jiangxia Army.

The thief Dong Da is only over 20 years old, very young, but he is magnificent and has a strong martial arts skills. He knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists to Wang Jian and said, "Dong is determined to change his past and is willing to make achievements for the Jiangxia army's small soldiers. I hope the general will include it."

Seeing that these two people were strong and many of them looked fat, they looked like desperate people. He didn't want to accept them, but he had no right to decide and could only wait for Wei Yan's news. At this time, the soldiers reported to him rushed over and said to Wang Jian with their ears: "General Wei said that the strong will be done according to the rules, and the strong will be left behind, and the old and weak will be dismissed."

Wang Jian had no choice but to say to Dong Da: "Since I surrender sincerely, I can accept it. However, according to the rules of the Jiangxia army, new soldiers must be trained for half a year before being organized into the army. It is already late now. I will send someone to Wuchang for training tomorrow morning and then join the army after half a year."

Dong Da clasped his fists and said, "Assuming the general's arrangements"

Wang Jian waved to a village chief and told him: "First place them in the deputy camp for a night's rest, let Chief Liu make up the roster and send them away tomorrow morning."

The Tunchang chief gave a gift and said to Dong Da: "Come with your men and come with me."

Dong Da's eyes showed a hint of undetectable pride, and he led his two subordinates and Tunchang into the city.

There are a total of thousands of troops stationed in Chaisang, and they are currently stationed in the city. The two original military camps in the west and north outside the city have been removed. So as long as you pretend to be a thief to surrender, you will definitely be able to sneak into the city.

Although there are many ways to get involved in the city, such as disguising as a caravan, Chaisang's investigation was very strict, and the caravan composed of two strong men was eye-catching and easily suspected by the defenders, so it is the most suitable for surrender.

The so-called Dong Da was pretended to be Ding Feng. Xu Sheng had already figured out the various rules of the Jiangxia army in Pengze for two years. There was no loophole. The deputy battalion was placed outside the West City, but recently the Jiangxia army implemented a strong wall and cleared the field, and no one was allowed to spend the night outside the city. This loophole appeared invisibly.

Although they are going to Wuchang for training, they will not be sent away immediately, and they will also have to compile a list, etc., especially when they surrender at dusk, so that they will have the opportunity to spend a night in Chaisang City, and the city will be broken tonight.

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The night gradually became deeper, and the lights in the military camp located in the east of Chaisang City were gone, and the deputy camp was quiet and seemed to have fallen asleep.

The deputy battalion is also called the New Guardian, which is mainly used for newly recruited soldiers and militia training. It is close to the main battalion, covering an acre of land, consisting of several large tents. To the west of the deputy battalion is Caohe. From the deputy battalion, you can go directly to Caohe and take a boat to Wuchang.

At this time, the five stone cargo ships silently approached the deputy battalion wharf, and black shadows quickly ran out of the waist of the deputy battalion and boarded the cargo ship. Ding Feng entered the cabin and immediately asked: "Where are the weapons?"

The boatman disguised by the Jiangdong Army opened the bottom cabin, took out various weapons such as swords, spears, bows, and crossbows, as well as two pairs of Jiangxia Army armor. The two most elite Jiangdong Army soldiers quickly armed them, and Ding Feng wrapped a circle of white cloth around his left arm, which was a sign of distinction between him and the Jiangxia Army.

The cargo ship left the deputy camp and staggered towards the water gate. At this time, Ding Feng asked again: "When is it now?"

"Report to the general, it's still a quarter of an hour before two updates."

The cargo ship approached the water gate shortly after a long time. The water gate was full of cargo ships, but there were no ships in the urn. The two iron gates in front and behind the urn were tightly closed, and more than one guard on duty were patrolling the city and the urn.

Ding Feng silently calculated the time. They agreed to make an appointment to start the next time. Everyone was hiding among the five cargo ships. Ding Feng looked through the curtains and his eyes sharply through the gap between the two iron gates. He could see the situation far outside the city. At this time, the outside of the city was pitch black, without any abnormality or movement.

"Bangbangbang"

A sound of knocking came from a distance, and it was already up. Ding Feng's eyes widened and he stared at the outside of the city. At this moment, a ball of light suddenly appeared in the distance. This was the signal Xu Sheng gave them.

Ding Feng waved his hand and "attack"

Two elite Jiangdong army soldiers quickly got on the shore and lined up toward the city. As soon as they entered the corridor, they were discovered by soldiers guarding the city and shouted loudly: "Command"

Ding Feng said nothing, and suddenly accelerated, like a cheetah pounced on him. His spear shook and pierced the defender's chest. He withdrew his gun and stabbed another defender to death with one backhand. Before his death, the defender let out a long scream. When several defenders on the other side heard it, they immediately shouted, "There is a situation."

Ding Feng shouted loudly: "Kill up and open the water gate."

Two elite Jiangdong soldiers were selected from more than 10,000 people. They were brave and good at fighting. They cooperated tacitly and divided the troops into two groups. One went to grab the Water Gate mechanism in the outer city, and the other occupied the Water Gate mechanism in the inner city.

At this time, a melody bell was written on the top of the city, echoing over Chaisang.

But after all, it was time to go, and there were only a few soldiers on duty on the front line of the city. Even if they all killed, they could not defeat the two most elite Jiangdong troops. The only hope was that reinforcements from the military camp arrived.

But it took at least one cup of tea for reinforcements to arrive. Ding Feng wanted to fight for this cup of tea. He led one man to retreat dozens of Jiangxia soldiers who were defending the front gate of the urn city, and pushed the organs. The iron gate of the water city began to creak and squeak, and a Jiangdong soldier raised a torch to issue a roar.

At this time, Xu Sheng, who was ambushing outside the city, saw the fire. He was overjoyed and shouted, "Sons, go into the city."

Eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers shouted and killed the sky. They drove several small boats and rowed into the city one after another. Xu Sheng took the lead and rushed into the city. He did not stop. He learned the lesson of not breaking the city back then and directly led his army into the city.

Several Jiangxia soldiers who came from the military camp rushed to the formation. They found Jiangdong soldiers entering the water gate and fired arrows one after another. For a moment, Jiangdong soldiers were shot and fell into the water. Xu Sheng held a shield and spear. Seeing that the situation was critical, he shouted loudly and jumped onto the shore to kill Jiangxia soldiers. He rushed into the enemy group like a tiger. A large group of Jiangdong soldiers rushed in behind him and went ashore to support him, fighting with Jiangxia soldiers.

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At this time, Wei Yan was drunk and was sleeping. A soldier ran over and shouted, "Wake up General Wei, Jiangdong Army has entered the city."

The personal soldiers hurriedly pushed Wei Yan to wake up and reported urgently: "General, Jiangdong Army has entered the city."

Wei Yan was immediately scared and sweated. He woke up after a while. He carried a knife from the head of the bed and ran out, shouting: "Come with me to kill the enemy."

He led several personal soldiers to kill to the north gate. At this moment, a military marquis ran over with an arrow wound and reported in a crying voice: "The Jiangdong Army has entered the city, with about 10,000 people. The brothers could not stand it and were retreating towards the west gate. General Wang asked General Wei to retreat from the west gate quickly."

Wei Yan was stunned. He could not figure out why he lost his life, but he understood that he had thrown away Chaisang in a daze and had already caused a big disaster. He was immediately regretful. He really shouldn't have drunk such a bad thing. He had no choice but to turn his head and run towards Ximen.

Just at this moment, a general of Tooth retreated, and he said anxiously: "General, General Wang was defeated and captured by Xu Sheng. Chaisang can no longer defend himself. Let's go."

Wei Yan's heart was in chaos, and Wang Jian was actually captured, but he still had a bright future in his heart, that is, he had to protect Xiazhi County. If Xiazhi County loses money, the consequences will be even more serious.

If the Jiangdong Army occupied the heavy harsh oil production area again, he would only die. Wei Yan bit his lip tightly and whipped his horse hard and ran out of the city.

In the darkness, Jiangxia soldiers who retreated from the North City followed him from the West Gate, and the shouts of killing in the city were shocked. As eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers entered the city from the North Gate, Chaisang City fell.

On the southern city, the pillar beacon was burning in the night sky, and the flames were flying into the sky, which was particularly dazzling, sending the news of Chaisang's attack to the distance.
Chapter completed!