Following Song Yiyong's order, hundreds of ladders rushed towards Xuzhou City like a tidal wave.
Now, Zhang Shicheng's strength has been greatly reduced, all because Song Yiyong had previously lost Longping Prefecture, lost a large piece of territory, and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
So this time, Song Yiyong must get back at least some of his pretext.
Under his command, his troops quickly climbed the city walls of Xuzhou.
When Song Yiyong stood on the city wall, he still felt it was a little unbelievable.
"There is not a single Mingjiao soldier guarding the city. This is not an empty city plan, it is an empty city."
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A quarter of an hour later, the city gate of Xuzhou was slowly opened, and Zhang Shicheng's 120,000 troops poured into Xuzhou like a tide.
Even Zhang Shicheng, a veteran of many battles, could hardly believe what he saw. "I led an army of 120,000 to attack Xuzhou. I thought there would be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect that I would get this battleground without bloodshed."
Just when Zhang Shicheng was puzzled, Song Yiyong, the main general of the siege, suddenly ran towards him.
"General, a banquet has been prepared in the residence of the Xuzhou garrison commander, and the food is still steaming. It seems that the person has just left not long ago, and he also left a letter for you."
Zhang Shicheng quickly opened the letter, which read: "Yin Yewang, the defender of Xuzhou, respectfully sends this letter to Marshal Zhang Shicheng. I have prepared food for you."
"Our leader plans and strategizes from within the tent, and wins the battle from thousands of miles away."
"He predicted that you would raise an army to invade, so he asked me to give Xuzhou to you. I hope Marshal Zhang can treat the people of Xuzhou well."
After reading the letter, Zhang Shicheng felt dizzy and fell off his horse.
The many generals around him hurriedly lifted him to the side and said, "Marshal, what's wrong with you? Wake up."
After a long time, Zhang Shicheng slowly opened his eyes.
The first words he said were: "Quick, lead the troops back to defend Suzhou. In order to capture Xuzhou this time, almost all the troops in the base camp have come out. Now, I am afraid that something has happened in Suzhou."
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After a brief discussion, Nie Qu and Song Yiyong led 80,000 troops back to defend Suzhou overnight.
People are sometimes like this. At the beginning, Zhang Shicheng had already thought about giving up Suzhou, but now it is different. He took Xuzhou without bloodshed, so naturally he didn't want to give up Suzhou, which he had painstakingly managed for many years.
But Chen Youliang naturally would not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
When Zhang Shicheng's troops were about to reach the city of Xuzhou, Chen Youliang's 400,000-strong army had already gone down the water.
At that time, there were only about 30,000 defenders in Suzhou. Chen Youliang's 400,000-strong army, with overwhelming momentum, took Suzhou in less than two days.
At this time in Suzhou City, Chen Youliang had already held a grand banquet, and many of his generals were also drinking happily.
This victory came too easily.
Ever since Chen Youliang's rebel army suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhao Min two years ago, they have been at a loss. On that occasion, Chen Youliang lost tens of thousands of soldiers and was hunted by Zhao Min for two days and two nights. Even now, Chen Youliang is often awakened by nightmares.
In his dreams, there was always a woman wearing red armor and a golden mask on her face, chasing and hacking him.
However, after this victory, Chen Youliang should be able to sleep soundly.
At the banquet, Zhang Dingbian, a general under Chen Youliang, asked him: "King of Han, I didn't expect that Suzhou could be captured so easily. Zhang Shicheng only left 30,000 soldiers to guard this place."
"We suffered almost no losses in this battle. Speed is of the essence in war. I wonder what the King of Han is planning to do next?"
To be honest, Chen Youliang was somewhat surprised that he could capture Suzhou so easily.
According to Chen Youliang's previous guess, the battle for Suzhou would take at least ten days. Chen Youliang was even prepared to lose 50,000 to 60,000 people.
But now, Suzhou was taken in two days, and there was almost no loss of manpower.
Throughout his life, Chen Youliang had always been cautious and careful, never taking any risky moves. But today, he had some thoughts of overturning his previous strategic plan."
"Chen Youliang said to Zhang Dingbian: "General Zhang, you are my number one general. What do you think about our plan to capture Dadu now?"
After Chen Youliang said this, everyone present was excited.
Zhang Dingbian quickly said: "It is the perfect time to capture Yuan Dadu."
"Now, our morale is at its highest and we will be invincible."
Chen Youliang originally wanted to unify all the territories south of the Yangtze River first, and then go north to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.
But now, Suzhou has been conquered, and the troops have suffered almost no losses, so there is no need to rest.
Chen Youliang remembered a saying of his ancestors: whoever enters Xianyang first will be king.
According to the unwritten rule of our ancestors, whoever can first destroy the Yuan Dynasty will be the orthodox ruler of the world and the one supported by the people.
Chen Youliang filled his glass with wine and said to the people present: "My fellow generals, I originally wanted to unify the south of the Yangtze River first and then march north.
But now, it seems we can use a faster method.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the Chu and Han were fighting for supremacy, there was a saying that whoever entered Xianyang first would be king.
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