Chapter 229 The Empty City Stratagem?



Everyone was shocked when they saw it.

"Li Cunxiao, hold on tight!" Jiang Tian shouted at Li Cunxiao.

Li Cunxiao quickly grabbed the side panel of the carriage.

The vehicle slowly sped out of the city.

"My lord, this thing called a train is too slow."

"This isn't even at full speed yet. At full speed, it won't be slower than your Jade Kirin."

"Pass down the order: our vehicles will drive to the left and right sides."

With Jiang Tian's command, the train sped up.

The train emitted plumes of white smoke.

The two trains headed in opposite directions, one to the left and one to the right.

The people on the city wall were very worried.

Song Yingxing remained calm and composed: "Gentlemen, please rest assured, our vehicles have been modified."

"This train is sturdy and durable."

"Moreover, each train was equipped with twenty or thirty Franconian cannons."

"These artillery pieces are sufficient for self-defense."

Han Xin looked at the Frankish cannon, wondering what the purpose of these large, dark tubes was.

It cannot be used as a weapon during war.

…………

far away.

Chen Youliang observed the bustling activity of the people near Ye City.

The city gates were wide open.

It was as if nobody cared that they came.

Gao Shansong: "General, this humble general requests to lead the charge. This humble general will certainly be the first to enter the city and plant the flag on the city wall."

Gao Dengxian: "It seems that Jiang Tian is not as good as he claims. This kind of guy doesn't know how to fight at all. We have 100,000 troops at the city gates, and he doesn't even close the city gates."

Zhu Meng: "Commander, I don't think we need to distinguish between the vanguard and the follow-up troops now. We should just charge in together."

Chen Youliang nodded. Before he could ask to take action, he heard a series of loud steam whistles coming from afar.

Two trains spewed black smoke as they drove off to opposite sides.

"General, what is that?" Gao Dengxian was taken aback.

"General, who cares what it is? Time waits for no one, let's rush into the city now!" Zhu Meng was already impatient.

Chen Youliang nodded, drew his sword from his waist, and swung it forward sharply: "Soldiers, charge into the city and take Ye City!"

In an instant, Gao Shansong jerked the reins, this guy was thinking about revenge.

"Charge into the city and kill Jiang Tian."

Gao Shansong took the lead, and the army surged forward like a tide.

Gao Dengxian saw this and knew he couldn't let Gao Shansong benefit alone.

"Men, follow me! Charge into the city! A reward of a thousand taels of gold awaits!"

The two teams chased each other closely, neither giving way, and for a time, thousands of people advanced side by side.

The people who were farming outside the city scattered and fled as soon as they saw the rebels coming.

These people ran wildly while cursing loudly.

"That bastard Chen Youliang is here again."

"The hope we just saw is about to be dashed again."

“That guy surnamed Chen is inhuman; he’s trying to kill us.”

"Fellow villagers, this man surnamed Chen is trying to kill us."

Many people saw the cavalry charging towards them and quickly lay down on the ground.

The cavalrymen quickly passed by the people.

The ground shook violently as the cavalrymen galloped by.

In an instant, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

Chen Youliang's cavalry charged towards the city gate like a flood bursting its banks.

Chen Youliang, however, kept having doubts in his heart.

"Why doesn't Jiang Tian close the city gates?"

"What exactly is Jiang Tian trying to do?"

"Could it be that they are deliberately letting us into the city?"

"Damn, they don't want us to rush into the city, then close the gates and wipe out our entire force, do they?"

Chen Youliang felt increasingly guilty.

Seeing that Chen Youliang had slowed down, Zhu Meng quickly asked, "General, what's wrong?"

"There must be an ambush inside the city! There must be an ambush inside the city!" Chen Youliang roared. "That bastard Jiang Tian is truly despicable. Otherwise, how could he have allowed the city gates to be opened?"

Zhu Meng: "General, Jiang Tian doesn't have many troops at all. They're just making a show of force."

"General, they're playing the empty city stratagem."

Chen Youliang nodded. Whether it was the Empty City Stratagem or not, he could just have Gao Deng and Gao Shansong rush in first.

If it were an empty city stratagem, Gao Dengxian and Gao Shansong's two elite cavalry units, numbering over ten thousand, would be enough to wipe out the city's defenders.

If Jiang Tian hadn't used the Empty City Stratagem.

Their force of over ten thousand men was enough to severely damage the city's garrison.

No matter how you look at it, letting Gao Shansong and Gao Deng lead the troops into the city first is not a loss at all.

"Give the order..." Chen Youliang swung his sword forward, "The follow-up troops should speed up."

In Chen Youliang's view, regardless of whether it was an empty city ploy or not, the army had to rush in.

Gao Shansong and his men were overjoyed, and the cavalry behind them shouted and whistled loudly.

"Charge into the city and massacre the inhabitants for three days."

"All the gold and silver treasures in the city are ours."

“The girls in the city are all extremely beautiful.”

"Today, I'm going to go on a killing spree."

The thought of killing, burning, and looting after entering the city excited the cavalry even more, and they ran even faster.

On the city wall, Song Yingxing watched as the enemy entered his firing range.

Han Xin's confidence was in his throat.

"Lord Song," Han Xin said in a panic as he watched the charging cavalry, and he suddenly waved his command flag.

Just then, Song Yingxing roared, "Disciples, get ready..."

The apprentices brought by Song Yingxing were divided into groups of five.

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