Except for two of Huang An's personal soldiers, the hundreds of households and flag officials on the top of the city all moved out of the way without taking any precautions, allowing the visitor to face Huang An directly.
Huang An once again felt the untrustworthiness of these Xinpingbao soldiers.
He also understood that in Xinping Fort, he was called a defender, but he was just a solitary man. None of the soldiers in the city could be used by him.
"There is no need to be polite. I have known your proprietor since I was in Lingqiu." Huang An said in a warm tone. Even if one of the merchant's guards saw that he, an official of the imperial court, could not kneel down and bow to him, he didn't seem to mind.
Outside the city was the Tiger-Character Banner army, and the city was filled with Xinpingbao soldiers who had been bribed by the Tiger-Character Banner. He had a clear idea in his mind. As long as the Tiger-Character Banner wanted to, Xinpingbao could change hands at any time, but he, the guard general, was useless. They might even be sacrificed to the flag.
Zhao Wu retracted his fisted hands, then grabbed the handle of the knife with his right hand and put his left hand on his waist. He faced Huang An and said, "Since General Huang and my proprietor are old acquaintances, the common people will stop talking nonsense and hope that the general can open the city." Please open the door and let my boss leave the city."
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"Impossible." Huang An said in a deep voice.
Then he realized that his tone might be a bit harsh, so he forced a smile on his face and said: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting you. In fact, a large army of unknown origin suddenly appeared outside the city, for the sake of Xinping Fort and the people in the city. Due to our safety, I cannot open the city gate, so please forgive me, Guard Zhao."
While talking, he secretly looked at Guard Zhao's face.
He was afraid that those words were too harsh and would anger the Zhao guard in front of him, causing him to say bad things about himself to Liu Heng, thereby attracting the army outside the city to cooperate inside and outside to capture Xinping Fort.
"Don't worry, General Huang. As long as my boss leaves the city, the army outside the city will not attack Xinping Fort." Zhao Wu explained with a smile.
Huang An's head sank.
Before, I only suspected that the sudden appearance of the army outside the city was related to the Tiger Flag. Now after hearing what the other party said, I was able to confirm that the army outside the city was indeed the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag.
"General, it's better to open the city gate!" The hundreds of households nearby persuaded.
Compared with Huang An, the newly appointed guard of Xinpingbao, an old man like him in Xinpingbao is more willing to be close to the Tiger Character Banner and believes in what the people of the Tiger Character Banner say.
Because since Liu Heng became the guard of Xinping Fort, it not only made Xinping Fort prosperous, but the soldiers and generals of Xinping Fort were finally able to get full pay. However, generals like Huang An only drank the blood of soldiers.
When they compare the two, they will naturally know who is better.
"For the safety of the people in the city, I cannot open the city gate." Huang An shook his head towards Zhao Wu.
He was worried that if he let Liu Heng go, the army outside the city would immediately attack Xinping Fort. But now that Liu Heng was in the city, he could barely be regarded as a hostage, which could make the army outside the city surrender to him.
Seeing that Huang An was unwilling to open the city gate, Zhao Wu frowned.
Huang An noticed it and said, "Guard Zhao, don't worry. I have a way. As long as it works, Dongzhu Liu can leave the city whenever he wants."
"Say!" Zhao Wu asked concisely and clearly.
Huang An suppressed the discomfort in his heart and said: "If Dongzhu Liu has contact with the army outside the city, you might as well ask them to retreat first. After they retreat, I will arrange for someone to open the city gate and escort Dongzhu Liu personally. Out of town."
He did not dare to open the city gate until he could figure out whether the Tiger Character Banner was going to attack Xinping Fort or whether Liu Heng was really going to leave the city.
Although there are many people with the Tiger Flag in the city, as long as the city gate is still there, it is more or less a comfort in my heart.
"So General Huang is determined not to open the city gate?" Zhao Wu narrowed his eyes slightly.
This startled Huang An.
However, he still shook his head and refused: "Liu Dong wants to leave the city. Naturally, I dare not stop him, but the current situation is really not suitable to open the city gate."
"General!" The hundreds of households nearby looked at Huang An.
Huang An glared at him and said: "Shut up, it's not your turn to talk too much when I'm doing my job."
He made no secret of his disgust towards the man next to him.
Baihu had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
"Since General Huang is unwilling to open the city gate, the common people will go back and inform my proprietor." Zhao Wu turned around and left without any delay.
Huang An, who was standing on the top of the city, hesitated for a moment, but finally did not ask Zhao Wu to stay.
I was still worried that Liu Heng's so-called leaving the city was to let the army from outside the city enter the city and capture Xinping Fort when the city gate was opened.
After all, Liu Heng can leave the city anytime he wants, and no one will stop him. There is no need to have such a large army outside the city.
"Everyone is watching carefully. If you find anything wrong, report it immediately without making any mistakes." Huang An shouted to the soldiers on the top of the city.
Although he knew that the soldiers and generals on the city might not be of the same mind as him, these were the only people he could count on at this time.
It is simply impossible for the few people he brought from Zhenlu Guard to hold the long wall of Xinping Fort.
Zhao Wu got off the city wall, came to the horses left at the bottom of the city, got on the horse, and led the people back to the house where Liu Heng lived.
The news that Xinpingbao was surrounded by the army outside the city quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, and there were no more pedestrians on the streets.
Zhao Wu let his horse gallop and soon arrived outside the courtyard gate.
The horse was handed over to the guard outside the door to be taken to the stable, and he stepped into the yard and went straight to the study where Liu Heng worked.
In the study, Liu Heng sat behind the table, accompanied by Zhao Yutu and Yang Yuanzuo.
"My subordinates were incompetent and failed to let Huang An open the city gate." Zhao Wu admitted his mistake to Liu Heng as soon as he returned.
Yang Yuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Since Huang An is so ignorant, it is better to let his subordinates kill him and open the city gate with an obedient person."
"A newly appointed guard died on the city wall like this. If word spread, wouldn't it force the court to deal with our Tiger Flag?" Zhao Yutu said.
Yang Yuan said coldly: "The imperial court has long been determined to deal with our Tiger Character Banner. Even if we do nothing, they will still deal with us. Otherwise, how could the imperial court continue to deal with us if the proprietor had submitted a resignation letter?" Not even a word of comfort, just straight up."
"The imperial master is unknown. Even if he wants to deal with us, he will not do anything openly. If you kill Huang An, it will only give the imperial court an excuse to take action." Zhao Yutu explained.
Yang Yuan sneered and said: "Of course I have a way to kill Huang An, and he won't die in the hands of our Tiger Flag. At least it has nothing to do with our Tiger Flag."
Hearing this, Zhao Yutu smiled and shook his head.
"What do you mean, you don't believe it?" Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows.
Zhao Yutu said with a smile: "I believe that if your Foreign Intelligence Agency wants to kill someone, there are many ways to make it invisible, but have you ever thought about it? The court only needs an excuse and doesn't care who kills the person!"
