Under the dark night sky, the city walls of Weihu County were lit with torches.
There were a large number of soldiers standing on it, as many as a thousand at a glance, and there were also 500 soldiers on each of the other three walls.
Tonight it was the turn of the third battalion to be on duty. The commander's surname was Niu, and his soldiers secretly called him Big Buffalo.
A big buffalo can hold thieves in its belly, but it can only get in and out, so it eats whatever it sees.
Anyone who gives him money, he will take it. If he doesn't give it, he will blackmail him in various ways.
If you don't pay the extortion, there's nothing you can do. Whether it's charging or defending the city wall, you will be put at the front and used as cannon fodder.
The soldiers had to honor him with most of their pay, and some recruits had to take money from their families to honor him.
At this time, Commander Niu was inspecting the city wall and inspecting war preparation supplies.
Although he is greedy for money and lustful, he still dare not be careless in defending the city. After all, his life is at stake.
"Commander, do you think the enemy will attack the city tonight?"
Everyone saw Commander Niu patrolling over and asked in a low voice. At the same time, he handed the military cowhide water bag on his waist to Commander Niu.
After Commander Niu took it, he took a sip and said with a smile,
"Hey, Xinghuachun? You kid will enjoy it, drinking such good wine."
"Look at what you said, how can I bear to drink it? I didn't buy this to honor you and lead you."
Dutou smiled quickly.
Commander Niu nodded and said,
"Just put your heart in your stomach. We will take turns tonight. That's great luck. The enemy can't attack the city at night. Who would attack the city with a torch in one hand and a sword in the other? You can't even climb out. Climbed the ladder?
If we want to attack the city, we have to have dinner tomorrow morning before we can attack the city. By then, we should change our values, because after guarding all night, even if we go up the city wall, we have to be at the end of the queue.
Think about it, is this a great thing? "
"Yes, your commander is a wise man. No wonder you have to fight for tonight's city defense duty with the county guard. You, my commander, love your soldiers like your own sons."
"Hahaha, I am your commander. If I am not responsible for you, who will I be responsible for?"
Commander Niu waved his hand and said,
"Brothers, please relax. It's time to rest. I've given you a chance to survive this time. Don't forget my great kindness."
"Absolutely, definitely. When the military pay comes, we will definitely honor you as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'm going to take a look at the city gate. You guys should keep an eye on it and count the number of weapons. Other battalions will use them to defend the city tomorrow."
"As commanded."
Commander Niu swaggered down the city wall and came to the city gate. He saw more than thirty people in the city gate, sitting around and dozing off.
"Damn it, let you guard the city gate and let me take a nap one by one, right?"
Commander Niu shouted loudly, and the more than thirty people inside immediately stood up and looked at him in fear.
A boy of sixteen or seventeen trotted over and said with a flattering face,
"Commander, it's late at night. It rained two days ago. It's really cold. Brothers are dozing off while standing. Why don't you go buy some wine to warm up the brothers? If you fight later, you'll be strong. ah."
When Commander Niu saw Li Mo, he remembered that this boy had given him fifty taels of silver two days ago, and he had a good impression of him in his heart.
This guy is so rich, should he extort more?
So Commander Niu said with a straight face,
"What nonsense? You want to drink while defending the city? In principle, that's not allowed."
In principle, if it’s not possible, then it’s possible.
Li Mo understood, nodded, and said,
"Oh, Lord Commander, please be accommodating. Everyone is so cold that they can't even hold a knife."
He took Commander Niu's hand and looked like he was begging for mercy, but in fact he had already put a piece of silver into his hand.
After squeezing the silver in his hand, Commander Niu smiled and said,
"Forget it, the enemy won't attack the city tonight anyway, and it's really cold, brothers. Just drink something. Go to the tavern in the city. It shouldn't be closed yet."
"Okay, thank you."
Li Mo cheered happily.
Commander Niu patted him on the shoulder and said,
"Okay, I think you are a smart boy. After this fight, you can become my personal soldier."
"Thank you, Lord Commander."
"gone."
Commander Niu went around and picked up ten taels of silver for free. He felt very happy and went up to the city wall again to see if there was any more wool to be harvested.
Li Mo called two people and ran quickly towards the city.
After passing through an open space of more than ten meters and arriving at a residential area, the three of them opened a door and walked into the dark courtyard.
"Li Mo, is it done?"
A female voice came from the dark courtyard.
Twenty or thirty figures stood up one after another.
"It's done, the big buffalo allows me to bring wine to drink."
Li Mo said to Qiu Ying with a smile.
"Okay, the wine is ready."
Qiuying made people light up the torches, illuminating the jars of wine below.
"The two jars of wine here have drugged wine in them. These three jars are not. Go and let those dozen people drink the drugged wine..."
"Okay, okay, you don't need to explain, I know what to do myself."
Li Mo waved his hand impatiently.
"You kid, you are not reliable at all!"
Qiu Ying immediately frowned and glared at Li Mo.
Li Mo smiled, looked directly at Qiu Ying, and said,
"Sister, you are sixteen and I am sixteen too. You are only a few months older than me. As for pretending to be older in front of me?
Humph, wait until one day you become my mother-in-law, and I will serve you in my own way. Let’s see if you still dare to pretend to be big. "
As soon as he said this, everyone around him laughed out loud.
Qiu Ying kicked Li Mo. Li Mo didn't even look at it, and nimbly dodged sideways, as if he had practiced this action hundreds of times.
Qiuying said,
"You charm those people, and then we will go over, put on their clothes, and open the city gates with you."
"That won't work."
Li Mo immediately shook his head and said,
"Open the city gate, a few of us are enough, you all go to the Sheriff's Mansion.
After the army attacks the city, Liu Hu will definitely not sleep. He will be on full alert. Now all our troops are in the north, and there are no people on the other three sides.
Once the city is broken, Liu Hu will definitely abscond and flee to other counties or Guiling Pass. When the time comes, he will continue to flee. It will be impossible to kill him again in this life.
Qiu Ying, don’t forget the boss’s hatred, and don’t forget your father’s hatred. Liu Hu must not escape.
My lord promised you that you will kill Liu Hu with your own hands. Listen to me and you would rather die than let him escape! "
Looking at Li Mo's firm eyes, Qiu Ying hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said,
"Okay, I will keep an eye on Liu Hu. You must pay attention to your safety. I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Don't worry, I can't die."
