At this moment, outside Dejing City.
"Open the city gate quickly! The Third Commander is back to capture the assassin!"
More than a hundred riders, holding torches, stood at the foot of the city and shouted loudly.
Zhang Hong was held captive by two soldiers arranged by Tong Gu, and his mouth was blocked.
The soldiers on the top of the city heard the shouting below, stuck their heads out and looked. In the flickering light of the fire, they could clearly see Zhang Hong's figure.
The attire of the other 100 cavalrymen was also clearly visible, and they were indeed the 100 cavalrymen that Zhang Hong had led out before.
Among the crowd, there were four or five people tied up.
The soldiers on the city wall hurried to report to the second brother:
"Second and Third Boss have captured the assassin!"
"This kid is quite capable. Hurry up and open the city gate and let them in." The second brother nodded with satisfaction.
The second-in-command has now met all the conditions to replace the eldest brother Hou Zongmin and become the leader of Xiazhou and 20,000 rebels.
Zhang Hong, Hou Zongmin's loyal follower, cleared up the misunderstanding with the second brother and gradually stood together since Zhou Shou and Feng Zhaizhu arrived and explained that the assassin was from Zhao Muyun's side.
Zhang Hong volunteered to chase after the assassin who killed Hou Zongmin, which already showed his support for the second brother.
Now, as long as these assassins are beheaded in public and goodwill is shown to Hou Zongmin's old subordinates in Xiazhou, the second-in-command will be able to sit firmly on the throne.
"Brothers, follow me to the city wall!"
The second brother then hurried to the top of the city with a group of his trusted men.
Upon learning that the most beautiful pipa player tonight was the female assassin, the second brother was not afraid but became curious, with a lustful smile on his face.
The soldiers received orders to open the city gates immediately.
As the city gates opened, a hundred cavalrymen outside the city, surrounded by Zhang Hong, slowly walked in.
"Haha, we'll be welcoming the Third Master down below!"
At this time, the second brother also led his men to the square behind the city gate, and the burning torches illuminated the place.
As the hundred riders passed through the city gate, Zhang Hong also appeared in the second brother's sight.
"Third brother, thank you for your hard work! Where is the assassin?" The second brother saw Zhang Hong from afar and asked loudly with a big laugh.
"Woo, woo, woo..." Zhang Hong twisted his body desperately on the horse's back, whimpering.
"Third brother, you..."
The second brother's laughter suddenly froze. He had already seen Zhang Hong being held hostage by two people, with his mouth stuffed with a cloth ball.
"They are cheating! Meet the enemy! Close the city gate quickly and kill them!" The second brother roared immediately.
When the rebels in the city heard this, they immediately became panic-stricken.
Before the second brother could finish speaking, Tong Gu had already drawn his sword and shouted:
"Guard the city gate, give the signal, kill!"
One hundred knights jumped off their horses and formed a human wall at the city gate, then shot arrows indiscriminately towards the second one.
Bang!
A rocket shot into the night sky, drawing a dazzling arc like a meteor.
Hulala!
Countless dark shadows emerged outside the city, the knives in their hands gleaming coldly in the moonlight.
The black shadows gathered more and more, gradually converging into two torrents, rushing towards the gate of Dejing City.
The soldiers on the city wall were stunned. There were only about a hundred people on duty at night. When they saw the black mass of heads below, they immediately screamed in panic.
From the moment the enemy discovered that something was wrong with Zhang Hong, to the moment they formed up to launch the attack, to the moment they sent out the signal and heard the soldiers on the city wall scream, Lao Er's head was buzzing.
Someone is attacking!
Moreover, they captured Zhang Hong outside the city and then used Zhang Hong to trick the city gate open.
Although there are 5,000 direct troops of the Second Brother in the city, except for a few people, all the others are sleeping at this time.
Arrows shot towards them, and several of the people brought by the second brother fell down immediately.
The second brother was able to become the second-in-command of the Xiazhou rebels, and he had been a bandit in Xiazhou for many years and had some skills.
While waving his sword to block the arrows, he shouted loudly: "Go wake everyone up!"
Tong Gu, who was at the city gate, kept commanding his soldiers to shoot arrows at Lao Er and his men, to defend the city gate that had been captured.
The armies of Tian Qing and Shi Yong, who were lying in ambush outside the city, had been waiting in the dark for a long time. As soon as they saw the signal, they immediately charged towards the city gate.
Late at night, Dejing City immediately became noisy and bustling.
The second brother resisted Tong Gu's dense arrows for a while and then retreated in a hurry.
Tong Gu led a hundred soldiers to chase behind the city gate and shot arrows at the top of the city wall behind him.
The sharp arrows from the compound bows crushed the soldiers guarding the city walls.
Let alone retaking the city gate, they must first save their lives.
Soon, the two armies of Tian Qing and Shi Yong, totaling 2,000 men, plus Tong Gu's 1,000 men, poured into the city gate like a tide.
They quickly occupied the city walls, controlled the county government office and barracks, and seized the arsenal and granary.
The second brother had more than 5,000 subordinates, but when Tong Gu completely controlled the city, only more than 1,000 of them came out to resist.
How could these thousand men, who were hastily fighting, be able to withstand the high-spirited soldiers of Dayin?
Most of them were killed in a short while, and the rest could only protect the second brother and leave in panic through another city gate.
In Xiazhou City, there are still 10,000 soldiers and horses, as well as the 1,000-strong bandit army founded by Hou Zongmin.
As long as he goes to Xiazhou and takes over the troops there, the second brother still has a chance.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the second brother fled in panic with 500 remaining troops. There were more than 4,000 people left in the city. They ran around in the city like headless flies amid waves of shouts and screams, and were eventually captured. Not many of them died in the battle.
Tong Gu used Zhang Hong to trick the city gate open, and after paying a very small price, he captured Dejing, the northern gate of Xiazhou City.
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