Sanhuang sent an advance army into the Central Plains and encountered no obstacles along the way. Since Yuan Huangzhong's army was defeated by Sanhuang's army, basically no one could stop Sanhuang's momentum to enter the Central Plains.
The various sects and forces along the way had no intention of obstructing them at all, and all watched the Sanhuang army enter the Central Plains.
Along the way, all the city gates were captured one by one by the Sanhuang army and turned into the Sanhuang territory.
But despite the unstoppable momentum along the way, they finally encountered a solid obstacle.
Shunqing City is a famous city in the Central Plains. The general defending the city, Bao Tianhua, is known as the "Stubborn Stone" of the Tang Dynasty. He is a general with rich experience in defending cities.
When he learned that a rebel army was approaching from the south, he immediately mobilized all the soldiers in the city and prepared for a counterattack.
Unlike the cities that the Sanhuang vanguard army had encountered before and surrendered without much resistance, Bao Tianhua made it clear that he would defend the city strictly, as if the city is as long as the people are there.
About one-third of the entire southern Central Plains has now fallen into the hands of the Three Yellow forces. They can be said to be the rebel army with the greatest chance of competing for hegemony in the world.
Facing Shunqing City, the Sanhuang vanguard army was in an awkward situation for a while.
Because they were traveling light this time and were only good at fighting in plains, forests and other environments, facing the city walls was like facing a mountain peak, which was difficult to climb. In addition, they did not bring heavy siege equipment, so it was undoubtedly a very difficult task to capture Shunqing City.
But they still had to save face. They surrounded Shunqing City on all sides. The vanguard general sent by Sanhuang rode out of his own army and shouted to the walls of Shunqing City: "People on the city, if you open the city gates and surrender to our army, this general will guarantee that he will not kill a single person today."
Bao Tianhua was standing on the city wall at this time. He was dressed in armor, holding the hilt of his sword, looking down with disdain and said: "You are just a rebel, and you dare to be so arrogant? When the Tang army arrives, you will be reduced to ashes."
"How shameless! The army sent by the imperial court was already annihilated by our army. You won't cry until you see the coffin."
The two sides challenged each other with words, and finally Bao Tianhua took the bow and arrow from his soldiers, drew the bow and shot at the vanguard general, ending this waste of breath.
After nightfall.
The vanguard general Huo Ping and his lieutenants sat in the tent to discuss. According to common sense, they would not be able to take down the city because of the army's deployment. Shunqing City was a heavy city and without siege equipment, there was no possibility of them taking it by force.
Taking down this city is equivalent to taking over the center of the southern Central Plains, which can be said to be a huge achievement. The best way at the moment is undoubtedly for Huo Ping to send people to rush back to Yangzhou Prefecture in Jiangnan and request the Sanhuang army to come to the rescue.
But at that time, the credit would certainly have nothing to do with Huo Ping. Now Sanhuang has just become the King of Jiangnan not long ago, and the positions under his command have not yet been fully planned. He should take advantage of this period to accumulate more credits, and then be promoted to generals. When the day comes that Sanhuang really becomes the master of the world, they, the ministers who assisted Sanhuang in building his empire, will have a bright future. By then, if they want to accumulate credits to get promoted, it will be much more difficult than it is now.
So Huo Ping had a urge to try and see if he could find another way to capture Shunqing City.
So this is how we had this evening meeting.
"Brothers, the matter of Shunqing City is too serious. If we can take it, it will be a great achievement. But if there is really no other way, we can only send people back to Yangzhou Prefecture for help. But by then, the credit of Shunqing City will have nothing to do with us. What do you think about this matter?" Huo Ping asked.
His deputy generals looked at each other, their eyes full of thought, as they were constantly thinking of ideas.
No one would not want credit, especially these generals who go to the battlefield.
"General Huo, I think we can use a stealth tactic. Let's have our skilled soldiers in night clothes sneak up the city walls using grappling hooks and ropes. This will act as a surprise attack. When people are most sleepy during the day, our men will charge up the walls, kill all the defenders, and then throw open the city gates. We can then lead our army into the city like a hot knife through butter. By then, the defenders of Shunqing City will be no match for us, just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered."
"Hmm..." When Huo Ping heard this, he felt that this was a good idea and very feasible. If it could really succeed, it would be a surprise attack and a great achievement.
Even if it fails, the loss won't be too great. Huo Ping was instantly moved and nodded in response, "Let's do it this way. Speed is of the essence in war. Quickly gather those who meet the requirements and start tonight."
Hearing Huo Ping nod, the other lieutenants all responded with serious expressions: "As you command."
The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the chill in the early morning made the night a little chilly. The soldiers standing on the city wall to defend the city couldn't help but yawn from time to time. Although there were shifts every hour, it was always a time to sleep at night. No one noticed that in a corner outside the city wall, a group of black figures were quietly approaching.
They were wearing black night clothes and their faces were covered with black cloth. They were the elite soldiers sent by Huo Ping for the night attack.
When they arrived at the corner of the wall, they did not attract anyone's attention. The leader took out a pair of gloves with claws and put them on his hands, then slowly climbed up along the surface of the wall.
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