Chapter 1684 Admitting Defeat

Zhang Wei's pursuit made the deputy general guarding the city tower deeply worried, fearing that he would fall into a trap and never return if he went too far.
Not until half an hour later, when the soldiers brought by Zhang Wei came back, did he finally relax.
Upon closer inspection, he was pleased to see that over 200 of the fleeing soldiers from Yu were captured, although only a few dozen horses were taken.
The Zhang soldiers on the city tower were all overjoyed to see their general return triumphant.
The Zhang soldiers drove out the Yu soldiers who were wearing torn clothes and covered in mud, and the deputy general on the horseback looked up and shouted to the people on the tower to open the city gate.
The deputy general on the city tower recognized the person shouting as a fellow soldier and looked down. He saw someone below who looked like General Zhang Wei, but his face was splattered with red and his features were unclear. He was wiping his face with his sleeve.
At this moment, a distant warning bell suddenly sounded from the east gate. There was an enemy attack! Without confirming with Zhang Wei, the deputy general immediately shouted, "There is an enemy attack at the east gate, quickly open the city gate and let the general in! Hurry up! Fast! In case the enemy wants to attack from the north gate!"
The city gate slowly opened and the deputy general saw a cavalry galloping towards them from the forest three miles away, dressed in the attire of the Yu army.
"Enemy Attack!"
The deputy general shouted and quickly commanded the defense.
However, down at the city gate, there was chaos. He hurried to the wall and looked down.
At first glance, it was terrifying.
It turned out that the troops entering the city were actually soldiers from the neighboring province of Henan pretending to be from the province of Zhang. The prisoners he had driven out had already armed themselves and were killing indiscriminately.
Just now the deputy general saw from the city wall that the young Yu general who was easily defeated by General Zhang Wei was now unstoppable with his long sword! The youth who was weak as a chicken just a moment ago is now fierce like a tiger.
The vice general is still unaware of being tricked?
What about General Zhang Wei?
"Not good!"
The vice general turned to look at the person who was previously covered in blood and wiping his face. However, he realized that this person, although resembling General Zhang Wei in physique, was not General Zhang Wei at all.
What doesn't he understand now?
Just now, the Yu army feigned defeat and lured Zhang Wei to chase after them. In less than half an hour, Zhang Wei was killed and the Yu army changed their clothes to deceive the city gate.
The comrade who shouted to open the city gate must have been threatened to betray us! Jun Mo Xiao is leading an organized attack on the eastern city gate with eight thousand soldiers, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. With a fierce assault, they have thrown the Zhang army into disarray.
When Kun Mo Xiao was discussing with his deputy how to capture the city, he saw a signal flare fly up into the sky, exploding into colorful colors towards the direction of the North City.
Li Xing was stunned, "Isn't this the signal we agreed on?"
Is it possible that Prince Yu has already taken the North Gate?
It's impossible. Even if they're moving fast, they wouldn't be more than half an hour ahead of us.
The road the Yu army needs to cover is long. Based on their calculation, Prince Yu might have fought half an hour earlier at best.
It may seem that the other side gained an advantage by launching an early attack that lasted for half an hour, but that is not the case.
Firstly, Prince Yu's army only has 2,000 soldiers while they have 8,000. Secondly, if a specific gate is attacked first, the entire force of the city will shift towards that gate, leaving the defenders of the other three gates weakened.
It was half an hour too early, attracting all firepower, and under the shortage of troops, the North Gate should be the most difficult city to break.
And even though they were half an hour late, they should be the ones who truly took advantage of the situation.
可，这会儿他才发起进攻，那边就城破了？
"Impossible?"
李兴说道：“必是豫王为了赢局，故意提前发的信号！”
君莫笑坐在马上，紧抿着嘴，望着东城门上的城楼，脸色难看到了极点。
"They have indeed taken the North Gate and have completely gained control of the situation."
"How does the General know this?"
"Just look at the Zhang army on the city tower."
On the East Gate, the Zhang soldiers on the city tower who had been fiercely defending were now in chaos, with many soldiers abandoning their posts and running away.
Only when the city is breached will soldiers lose heart and flee for their lives.
This battle was the easiest one for Jun Moyao to fight, and also the most frustrating.
The Zhang army at the east gate fled, and the defenders ran away clean. The Yu soldiers only needed to set up ladders to climb onto the city walls, then went around to the gate, opened it, and welcomed the Yu soldiers into the city.
Except for a dozen soldiers who were shot by arrows, only one Yu soldier was unharmed.
But Junmo Laugh could not be happy at all.
After entering the city, Junmo Laugh quickly inquired about how the north gate was breached.
Upon learning the reason, Jun Mo Xiao's mood became even worse.
Xiao Jin gathered the soldiers in the prefectural yamen to discuss, and when Jun Mo Xiao went over, he saw a bright young man riding a horse on the way.
Don't laugh, this young man is the younger brother of the Queen of Yu.
When the Prince of Yu established his court and appointed this nephew as a captain, he disregarded it and thought that the Prince of Yu was just giving a fake title to this little brat in order to please the Queen of Yu.
Unexpectedly, this young man dared to risk his life in this attack, deceived the defending general, took the deputy general hostage, and shouted to open the city gate, helping Xiao Jin to capture the north city.
“Interesting.”
After taking a few glances at Mi Zheng, Jun Mo Xiao walked towards the government office with big strides.
When he saw Xiao Jin, Jun Mo Xiao did not play tricks and said directly: "I lost this round."
Xiao Jin had already had someone count the wealth that had been seized from the yamen and the general's mansion and made a small fortune.
He smiled and said, "I'll defer to you."
"I didn't defer to Your Majesty, it's just that Your Majesty has a talented general under your command who used a special tactic to conquer the city."
"Zheng is indeed a rare and talented general. Despite his young age, he is brave and careful, with both strategy and tactics, and is capable of taking on important responsibilities."
Love your neighbor as yourself. Xiao Jin always complains about his two brothers-in-law for constantly bothering his wife, but he never hesitates to praise and defend them in front of others.
"He really is a young talent."
It was Zhuang Junqi who initially disagreed with Mi Zheng's participation in the battle, fearing that it would jeopardize the bigger plan. However, after witnessing Mi Zheng's endurance and fighting skills with his own eyes, he finally conceded.
"General Jun, perhaps you are unaware that Colonel Mi had gone on a military expedition even when he was younger, during his time in the state of Chu."
His father was once the top general of the State of Chu, Mi Zhongyu.
Jun Mo Xia looked surprised, "So he is his son."
Mi Zhongyu's reputation was immense at that time. Even though it was a few states away, Jun Mo Xia had heard of his exploits.
When Mi Zhongyu died prematurely, Zhongyi also lamented that he did not expect Mi Zhongyu's son to possess the same talent as his father at a young age, proving that a tiger father begets a tiger son.
“Exactly.”
Zhuang Junqi also laughed and said, "Mi Xiaowei was buried as a mere Xiaowei in the state of Yu, but in the state of Chu, he is the youngest Yi'en Marquis."
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo Xiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "So it seems that the king was being stingy by only appointing one colonel."