(Two chapters in one!)
In the south of Guancheng County, there is a large tent of the Chinese army.
After lunch, Li Jing summoned all the main generals together to discuss the "big plan to break the city."
"Everyone, the Holy Father sent a message this morning. Firstly, he asked us to arrest all the descendants of the Boling Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family. Secondly, he asked us to solve the problem of the Qinghe Cui family in Guancheng County.
Although Cui Junchuo is now gone, he obviously wants to hide in the city and drag everyone in Guancheng County to be buried with him. Many of the defenders on the south city gate are old, weak, women and children they captured. , if we want to attack the city, on the one hand, we must consider our own casualties, on the other hand, we will inevitably have to use the butcher knife on those innocent people! Your Majesty asked us to reduce the casualties of the people in the city as much as possible while wiping out the rebels~! "
As the general manager of the march, Li Jing naturally sat at the head of the army. Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, Duan Zhixuan, Suizhou governor Wang Yu, Bianzhou governor Zhao Kai, and Henan Dao pacifier Ren Can were kneeling on the left and right respectively. Li Jing looked at them. Everyone in the hall said in a deep voice.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he said angrily: "Huh! This Cui Junchuo is really nothing! When I, old Cheng, break down the city gate, I will beat this old guy up and drag him to the dogs~!"
The demon king Cheng Yaojin has indeed killed countless people in his life, but he only kills enemies. The behavior of old gangsters like Cui Junchuo who trap and kill civilians is something Lao Cheng despises!
Qin Qiong's face was as dark as water. He thought for a while and said: "If Cui Junchuo really intends to let the people defend the city, then it's really hard for us to attack the city. The Holy Father always loves the people like his sons, so we can't use weapons against those people, right~?" "
Li Jing nodded and said: "What Shu Bao said makes sense, that's why I called you all here today to discuss the plan to break the city! First of all, Ren Yaozhi, you need to mobilize 20,000 troops from other state capitals as soon as possible. The troops will be divided into two groups. Go to Boling, all the way to Xingyang, and be sure to arrest all the members of the Cui family in Boling and the Zheng family in Xingyang before the news of the great victory in Guancheng County spreads!"
Although Ren Can was a pacifying ambassador, Li Jing was the general manager of the march and had Li Er's Emperor's Sword. Logically speaking, all officials in Henan Province must be controlled by him. So after hearing what Li Jing said, Ren Can quickly stood up and cupped his hands. :
"Follow the Commander-in-Chief's order! Ren will send someone to Qizhou immediately to mobilize troops!"
"Um!"
Li Jing nodded and said: "Then, everyone will think carefully about how to capture Guancheng. We don't have much food and grass with us for this expedition. Even if we can mobilize food and grass from nearby counties, it will take a long time." , the imperial court cannot afford to delay! So we must come up with a perfect plan as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, everyone in the big tent frowned.
"Report~!"
"General manager, Mr. Meng Xiao said he has something important to ask for~!"
At this moment, a sergeant came in from outside the tent and said cautiously.
Generally, outsiders are not allowed to disturb this kind of "high-level meeting", but Li Jing has long said that Meng Wenhao and Tiedan are special figures in the army, so the guard knew that an important meeting was being held in the big tent, but still insisted on it. Come in and report.
Li Jing's heart moved and he quickly said: "Let him in quickly!"
"Here!"
The guard followed the order and left. After a while, Meng Wenhao walked in from outside the tent. Seeing so many people in the tent, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then his expression became a little hesitant.
"I've seen the chief steward and the generals!"
Meng Wenhao bowed his hands and said.
Li Jing nodded and said: "Yes! Wen Hao, I heard that you have something to ask me for? Tell me quickly!"
Meng Wenhao looked at the people around him. He knew Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and Duan Zhixuan, but he had never seen Wang Yu and others. He didn't know whether he should share the information he just received. Speaking out, after all, this matter is related to the life and death of many people.
Li Jing's eyes were so sophisticated, how could he not see the hesitation in Meng Wenhao's heart? He smiled and said: "Haha, Wen Hao, you don't have to worry. Everyone in this big tent is trustworthy. In yesterday's battle, if any one of them was missing, everyone in the city would be The rebels will definitely break out of the siege!"
Hearing this, Meng Wenhao looked embarrassed and cupped his hands in all directions, and said apologetically: "Young brat Wu Shao, I bumped into all the generals. Please forgive me for your disrespect!"
Ren Can laughed loudly and said: "This young gentleman is so cautious. He must have very important information to tell the chief manager, right? It is always right to be cautious about this kind of thing. I and others are not unreasonable people. I won’t mind!”
Wang Yu and Zhao Kai nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Meng Wenhao turned around, cupped his hands towards Li Jing, and said solemnly: "Report to the Chief Manager, I just received a telegram from Xiao Yu'er, saying that Liu Rengui, who joined the army in Bianzhou, united ten people in the city. A new recruit who wants to rebel against Cui can control an army of two thousand. He plans to take these recruits at midnight tonight to kill the soldiers at the city gate, open the city gate, lower the drawbridge, and lead the army from outside the city into the city. I don’t know what the chief manager is doing. Generals, what do you think? I'm waiting for my reply over there!"
"Oh! Is this happening?"
Li Jing was horrified. They were now worrying about how to break through Guancheng with the minimum cost of casualties. As a result, someone sent pillows to them while they were dozing off. If there were people inside to cooperate with the opening of the city gate, then all the problems would be solved. We will lose too many of our own soldiers, and we won’t hurt innocent people too much!
"Do you generals think Liu Rengui's plan is feasible~?"
Li Jing looked at everyone and asked in a deep voice.
Everyone looked at each other, Qin Qiong stood up and said: "Guancheng County is the seat of Zhengzhou. It has a strong city. If we attack from the front, there will be heavy casualties. If we can really break it from the inside, and then cooperate from the inside out, it is undoubtedly the best plan to break the city!" I think this plan is feasible~!"
Zhao Kai, the governor of Bianzhou, laughed and said: "The chief manager and the subordinates also think this plan is feasible~!"
Liu Rengui joined the army in Bianzhou and was his subordinate. Now at this critical moment, Liu Rengui directly played a key role in determining the fate of the world by himself, which made him, the governor of Bianzhou, very proud!
Wang Yu curled his lips angrily secretly, thinking that Liu Rengui could be considered a talent. Looking back on whether he could be transferred to Suizhou, he would be willing to directly give him the position of captain!
Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and others had no objections. When Li Jing saw this, he said to Meng Wenhao: "Go and reply to Liu Rengui immediately and tell him to open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge at midnight tonight. The army outside the city will be ready to enter the city in advance~ !”
"Yes! Chief Steward!"
Meng Wenhao clasped his fists and left.
In the big tent, Li Jing immediately started his tactical deployment: "Generals, listen to the order. At midnight tonight, clean up the troops and horses, and follow the general into the city! However, each ministry needs to leave 10,000 troops outside the city to guard each city gate to prevent the inside of the city from entering. The rebels are fleeing~!”
"Follow the order~!"
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In Guancheng County, Wuningfang.
"Didi~didididi~!"
"It's coming! It's coming! It's finally here~!"
Xiao Yuer waited for a long time, and finally the telegraph machine rang again. She quickly took a pen to record the telegraph code!
It is said that the distance between the two telegraph machines is now only a city wall. There is no need to go to high places to send telegrams to each other. This undoubtedly creates great convenience for communication inside and outside the city. After a while, , Li Yu received and translated the telegram, and then "dengdeng" went downstairs, while Liu Rengui downstairs had already eaten his fill of steamed buns.
"How is it? Mr. Wei, has he agreed?"
Liu Rengui said in a hurry.
Xiao Yu'er smiled sweetly and nodded: "Well, Wen Hao just sent a telegram, saying that after discussion, Manager Li and others think this plan is feasible! Before midnight tonight, the army outside the city will gather at the East Gate. Once you put it Once the city gate is opened, the army from outside the city will pour in and wipe out the Cui family in one fell swoop!"
"Okay, okay!"
Liu Rengui waved his fist excitedly and said: "Okay, I'll go back to the east of the city first. I'm late, so I'll probably get into trouble! You, Wei Zuocheng and the others must not go out tonight. After all, in war, swords have no eyes, you know ?"
"Yeah! I understand! Brother Liu, please leave quickly!"
Xiao Yuer responded with a smile, Liu Rengui hugged his fists and left in a hurry.
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"Tiedan, are you going to enter the city with the army tonight?"
In the south of Guancheng County, outside the Chinese army's tent.
Meng Wenhao and Tie Dan, two special figures in the army, were sitting on the fairy lamp observing the enemy's situation. Meng Wenhao looked at the situation in the city with a telescope and asked Tie Dan.
"Well! It's hard to get a chance to go to the battlefield. It's so boring to stay in the camp every day! Entering the city with the army tonight, maybe we can kill a few lackeys of the Cui family!"
Tiedan stroked a heavy Mo Dao and responded softly.
Meng Wenhao put down the telescope, looked at Tiedan, and said: "But in the battle, the sword has no eyes. General Duan's martial arts is so powerful. He was seriously injured yesterday. There must be chaos in the city tonight. If you are also injured, then the mountain chief How worried you and your wife should be!"
Tiedan shook his head and said: "Master said that it is difficult to improve your martial arts by practicing martial arts on weekdays. Only in actual combat and in the face of a big crisis can you make a big breakthrough! My master was in a desperate situation because of the snake king's assassination. After a breakthrough in enlightenment, he became the youngest martial arts master in the Tang Dynasty.
And my father, in his early years, accompanied General Qin to fight in all directions. Although he failed to obtain an official position in the end, he is still a great hero in my heart! I want to be a master like my master and a great hero like my father. How can I become a master if I am locked in a cage every day? How to become a great hero? So I have to go into the city tonight and see what I have to offer! "
After hearing this, Meng Wenhao was slightly moved. Everyone's dream is different. He wanted to learn engineering well, be a useful person to the Tang Dynasty, and in the future, he would honor his ancestors and let his father, mother and sister live a good life. Tiedan's dream , that is, to become a master, a great hero on the battlefield, and a dream chaser. What reason does he have to stop Tiedan?
"In that case, then go ahead, Tiedan. I'm here, waiting for your good news!"
Meng Wenhao said with a complicated expression.
"Yeah, don't worry, Wen Hao. After entering the city, I will find Xiao Yu'er and the others first, and then let the army take them to a safe place!"
Tiedan laughed.
"Thank you!!"
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"Cui Quan, have the defenses of each city gate been arranged? There can be no omissions!"
Cui Junchuo sat at the head of the Governor's Mansion and asked Cui Quan below.
"Back to Taigong, rolling stones and hot oil have been prepared on each city gate. Once the army outside the city attacks the city, there will be heavy casualties! At present, people from two civilian villages have been recruited to the south gate to defend the city. In addition to some Three families of unruly people started a riot, but nothing happened."
Cui Quan bowed and replied.
"Oh? There are unruly people rioting? Can they be severely punished?"
Cui Junchuo's eyes darkened and he asked.
Cui Quan hurriedly said: "Go back to Grandpa, they have all been killed! After the rest of the people saw their fate, no one dared to cause trouble anymore!"
"Well! They should all be killed, and these unruly people should be given some color to show them, otherwise it will be really difficult to manage them!"
Cui Junchuo nodded, then his eyes darkened and he said: "There must be many people in the new army who are dissatisfied with our Cui family, so you should also send some veterans to watch over the city gate to prevent them from defending the city. Slack off, or secretly open the city gate!"
Cui Quan nodded and said: "Don't worry, Grandpa, there are veterans watching around the recruits all the time. Nothing will go wrong! In fact, there are many people who still care about the Cui family!"
"Well! That's good! That's good! Let's see how long Li Jing can delay it. If it takes a long time, don't we have to withdraw our troops?"
Cui Junchuo was completely relieved after hearing this.
Little did he know that today's Cui family is no longer the five-surname, seven-sect family that the world looked up to in the past. Especially what the Cui family has done recently has made many people hate it. Those who have attained the truth will be helped more than those who have lost the path. With few helpers, the Cui family will soon pay the price for their recent unjust behavior!
As night falls, thousands of lights are lit up in Guancheng County, but among these thousands of lights, the warm atmosphere of the past is gone, because now Guancheng County is nothing more than a big cage, and everyone Everyone is a prisoner inside, and everyone doesn’t know how long they can live. Even if they are fine today, they might be arrested and guard the city wall tomorrow~?
"Brother Wang Lang, are you ready?"
Liu Rengui looked for an opportunity, found Wang Lang, the captain of the sixth team, and asked in a low voice.
"Brother Daniu, don't worry, we are all ready! And the person who will be on duty in front of the city gate tonight is our Huang Canjun, and he is here with his personal guards!"
Wang Lang responded softly.
Liu Rengui frowned and said: "The Guards? It is said that everyone in the Guards is a good player. We have to be more careful at night! Don't make any mistakes~"
"understand!"
Quietness returned to the city gate again, but as the saying goes, the trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Sometimes behind the quietness, there is a bigger storm brewing!
At six o'clock in the morning, a dark figure quietly entered the tower where Huang Canjun temporarily lived on the city tower...
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