Chapter 137

And at this moment, the 150,000-strong army had not yet been moved over!

Zhang Han roared, "Of course we act! Opportunity does not come twice, time does not return! I will immediately go to mobilize troops, have them disguise themselves as commoners, and infiltrate Xianyang City!"

Meng Yi frowned and said, "Now that night has fallen, commoners in Xianyang City have long since returned home at this hour. If so many people enter Xianyang City now, will they not arouse suspicion?"

"This..."

Zhang Han frowned tightly, pondered for a long time, then spoke: "Ying Su's garrison army numbers only five thousand, and all of them are stationed inside Outside Xianyanggong!"

"Han Xin's 100,000 troops are all in the suburbs; inside Xianyang City, there are almost no significant forces of Ying Su!"

"And I know a secret passage leading to Xianyang City. Following the secret passage, one can enter Xianyang City!"

Meng Yi said, "Even so, it remains risky. 150,000 men! That is not a small number!"

"Once discovered, the operation will fail immediately. Moreover, it will make Ying Su alert. If he guesses correctly, attempting a surprise attack again in the future will be extremely difficult!"

"We cannot do anything that startles the snake by beating the grass!"

Zhang Han roared, "The Art of War says: In war, deception is never excessive; in war, one must take bold risks! The more critical the moment, the bolder and more careful one must be!"

Meng Yi roared, "After startling the snake by beating the grass, acting becomes even harder! Tomorrow, taking advantage of the large number of people entering and leaving Xianyang City, we can completely achieve the effect of passing off fake pearls as real ones! There is absolutely no need to rush!"

Zhang Han roared, "Delay breeds change! Li Yuanba possesses peerless combat power. What if, after defeating Xiang Yu's army, he comes directly? What if Li Yuanba returns tomorrow or the day after?"

The two argued without resolution. Finally, they both turned to look at Wang Jian:

"Old General, you must make a decision!"

Wang Jian's brows were tightly furrowed. At this very moment, he was also pondering the words of the two!

To speak honestly, both of them made sense!

Although Zhang Han seemed a bit too anxious, his concerns were correct!

Li Yuanba is, after all, not an ordinary person; Xiang Yu's army probably cannot hold out against him for long...

And if the Yin-Yang School people cannot stop Li Yuanba, once he returns, the First Emperor's mission can no longer be completed.

He pondered for a long time, and finally agreed with Zhang Han's decision!

Immediately move the 150,000-strong army into Xianyang City!

In war, deception is never excessive; in war, one must take bold risks!

Besides this, compared to Li Yuanba's return, he worried about one thing even more!

That is... what if Ying Su comes again tomorrow?

If he pulls another stunt like this, I will surely be exhausted to death!

Therefore, time waits for no one, time waits for no one!

But on the basis of Zhang Han mobilizing the army, he added one more condition!

That is... the army must be dispersed, entering Xianyang City separately through secret passages at the four city gates!

This ensures the army can enter without anyone knowing or noticing!

Besides this, to enable the army to enter in a dispersed manner, he also made a secondary preparation.

That is, to send dozens of people separately to disguise themselves as commoners who failed to enter Xianyang City before the city gates closed, coming to shout at the city gates!

This will attract the attention of Xianyang City's garrison soldiers!

"Yes!"

Zhang Han was very excited!

Afterwards, he and Meng Yi went together to mobilize the troops.

Mobilizing an army of 150,000 is truly not an easy task.

Especially entering Xianyang City without anyone knowing or noticing; this is even less easy!

Although the distance was not far, yet... moving the entire 150,000-strong army into Xianyang City took a full four double-hours!

Four double-hours! With just two more double-hours, dawn would break!

But fortunately, this 150,000-strong army was not discovered!

At this very moment, they have long since gathered outside Outside Xianyanggong, surrounding Outside Xianyanggong in a pincer formation as tightly as an iron bucket!

But... all of this, the soldiers on the inner city walls of Outside Xianyanggong, were completely unaware!

Because... it was too dark!

Moreover, those surrounding were still several li away; even if there were some noises, it would be very difficult for anyone to notice!

Now, four people surrounded Wang Jian: they were Meng Yi, Zhang Han, and the commanders of the Zhongwei Army and the Commandant Army!

"Zhang Han, you lead 50,000 men to attack first from the main gate of Outside Xianyanggong to attract attention!"

"Meng Yi, after the fighting starts over there, because the army numbers are limited, they will inevitably shift troops to the main gate. At that moment, you lead 200 agile soldiers to start climbing from the western city wall. After entering Outside Xianyanggong, then directly open the Outside Xianyanggong city gates!"

"The rest of the people, wait until the city gates open, and we will all charge in together!"

"I must also remind you: once inside the palace, do not kill indiscriminately. As long as someone surrenders, they must not be killed!"

"Afterwards, upon seeing Ying Su, he must be captured alive. If he dies, everyone will be buried with him. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

The four bowed down together.

Afterwards, they transmitted Wang Jian's general orders to the ears of every general!

Finally, through the generals, they informed every single soldier!

Once everything was prepared.

Wang Jian gave the order: "Attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, Zhang Han at the main gate had already begun loosing arrows.

Instantly, the city-garrison soldiers at the main gate of Outside Xianyanggong began shouting loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Quick! Prepare for battle, meet the enemy!"

He shouted loudly.

In the blink of an eye, the entire 2.8 Xianyang City blazed with fire, illuminating everything around it with unparalleled brightness!

Moreover, muskets were firing, and smoothbore cannons were bombarding.

Seeing all this, Wang Jian felt his scalp go numb!

He had seen muskets!

But... he never expected their power to be so great!

One shot could tear skin and flesh!

The cannons shocked him to the extreme!

One cannon shot could actually cause an explosion!

The explosive power could actually kill a large group of soldiers around it!

And just as both sides began to engage, the soldiers at the very front were already nearly a thousand dead!

Nearly a thousand people!

Wang Jian's scalp went numb; Zhang Han and Meng Yi were equally shocked!

They never expected this scene to happen!

But fortunately, Zhang Han's mission was completed.

The troops at the main gate were gathering!

There were clearly many more people there!

Next, it was time to climb the city wall!

At his command, Meng Yi immediately led two hundred men to throw eagle claws onto the city wall!

Two hundred men began to climb the city wall.

Although there was resistance, this was after all not the main gate, but the city wall.

The soldiers here were pitifully few on ordinary days, let alone now that warfare had broken out?

Plus, this was a surprise attack!

So, they climbed up with almost no great effort.

Afterwards, Meng Yi led a group directly over to open the city gate!

Seeing this situation, Wang Jian was overjoyed.

At this moment, he hesitated no longer and directly led one hundred thousand soldiers to charge and attack the city gate!

But... just as he began to move!

Suddenly, a scene that left him bewildered appeared!

Meng Yi's men, after opening the city gate, actually... all rushed out?