It's a pity that no matter how much Qin guerrillas insulted him outside the city gate, the guards on the city wall stopped talking.
"General, let him in. This guy escaped from the bandit camp so quickly, so he may not have joined the bandits." The deputy general couldn't bear it and persuaded Mr. Jie Shigong to let Qin Guang in.
Mr. Jie Shigong said with a gloomy face: "I am not worried that he will be a thief. What I am worried about is that there are robbers ambushing around the city gate. It is so dark, even if there are some soldiers and horses ambushed, we are still very safe on the city wall. It is difficult to detect, but once the city gate is opened and the thieves enter Tianmen Pass, it will be difficult to defend Tianmen Pass."
"You can put down a hanging basket and let Qin Guang ride into the city alone. The people who escaped with him will stay outside the city for the time being. After daybreak, make sure there are no ambushes outside the city, and then arrange for them to enter the city." The deputy general said .
Mr. Jie Shigong said coldly: "Even if there was no ambush outside the city, he fought such a huge defeat and only escaped with a few people. I would have taken advantage of him by not beheading him."
Although it was unclear whether there were ambushes a little further away from the city gate, standing on the city wall could still see the seven or eight cavalrymen in front of the city gate.
"After all, Qin Guang was ordered to sneak attack on the bandit camp. It didn't work out, so forget it if he didn't escape. Now that he has escaped, he is not allowed to enter the city. If other generals in the city know about it, they will inevitably feel chilled. Even if it is a relief, It's better to let him enter the city." The deputy general continued to persuade Mr. Xie to change his mind.
After hearing this, Mr. Jie Shigong hesitated for a moment.
I think what the other party said makes sense. If Qin Guang is left outside Tianmen Pass, if something happens, it will really chill the heart of the city guard.
Thinking of this, he said: "Forget it, since you want to let him into the city, then send him into the city in a hanging basket, but others must stay outside the city, and the city gate is not allowed to be opened."
Give in a step.
"The general will make arrangements now." The deputy general saw that the scholar agreed and did not dare to delay. He hurriedly arranged for someone to use a hanging basket to drop Qin Guang from outside the city.
Not long after Qin Guang was sent up the city wall in a hanging basket, a group of cavalry with the Tiger Flag appeared outside Tianmen Pass.
Although Qin Guang entered Tianmen Pass, several of the cavalry who escaped with him stayed outside the city gate. They were all killed by the cavalry of the Tiger Banner outside Tianmen Pass.
Seeing this scene, Qin Guang's legs became weak and he broke into a cold sweat.
He was just a hair away from becoming the victim of thieves.
"Go back and rest first! There will be a big battle after dawn." The deputy general didn't want to say anything more to Qin Guang and asked him to go back and rest.
"General, please retire." Qin Guang saluted Duke Jie and the deputy general respectively, and then stumbled down the city wall.
As soon as the others left, the deputy general turned back to look at Mr. Jie Shigong and said: "This sneak attack failed. The bandit barracks will definitely take more precautions. I'm afraid it will be impossible to attack again."
"The imperial court has sent reinforcements. As long as we hold on for half a month, I believe that when the reinforcements arrive, it will be time to reverse the situation." Mr. Jie Shigong said.
With only the soldiers and horses at Tianmen Gate, he knew that he would not be a match for the bandits outside the city in a field battle. For him, the only option was to stick to Tianmen Gate.
The deputy general sighed and said: "I just hope that the reinforcements can arrive soon. We have also seen the cannons brought out by the thieves during the day. The general is afraid that Tianmen Pass will not be able to hold on for long."
Mr. Jie Shigong remained silent.
The sharp artillery among the thief army has always been a haze in his mind. If the thief artillery is not removed, it will be difficult for Tianmen Pass to hold on for too long.
He knew very well that if the rebels repeatedly bombarded Tianmen Pass with artillery, the walls of Tianmen Pass would definitely collapse within four or five days at most, and at that time they would have to rely on human lives to fill them.
The fish belly in the East turned white, and there was a touch of light on the earth.
Outside the gate of Tianmenguan City, several corpses were scattered on the ground, and the blood flowing from their bodies had long been frozen with the soil.
Several hanging baskets were lowered from the city wall.
The guards who came down with the hanging basket collected the corpses outside the city gate and sent them up the city wall through the hanging basket.
If a war breaks out, no one will care about these corpses. However, the thieves have not yet attacked Tianmen Pass, and the corpses of the defenders in the city are just left outside without care, which will damage the morale of the Tianmen Pass defenders.
"The thieves are coming, the thieves are coming." A guard on the city wall noticed the army of tiger-shaped flags coming from a distance and hurriedly sounded the gong on the top of the city.
A garrison mounted the city wall.
Mr. Jie Shigong, who had just rested, woke up from his sleep and went into battle again.
boom! boom! boom!
Soon, gunfire sounded outside the city.
Cannonballs were sent up the city wall from outside the city. One of the city walls was the target of the cannonball attack, and most of the cannonballs fell in the surrounding area.
Facing the shelling outside the city, the guards on the city wall could only hide again.
The sound of artillery continued until noon.
"Damn it, how much medicine do the thieves have, enough for them to consume like this." Mr. Jie Shigong spat hard on the ground.
Although he was scolding in his mouth, he was filled with envy in his heart.
"I wonder how many troops the general allows the last general to take out of the city?" Qin Youyi knew that he had no choice, and the position of the general on the left was enough for him to take the risk.
The judge said fairly: "Of course you can't have too many soldiers and horses in a sneak attack, otherwise it will be easy for the thieves to discover it in advance. How about you be allowed to bring a hundred cavalry and no more than five hundred infantry?"
"The last general takes orders." Qin Youyi took over the errand.
One hundred cavalry and five hundred infantry are not too few. No matter how many there are, it will be easy to expose the traces.
Seeing that the other party agreed to come down, Mr. Jie Shigong showed a smile on his face and said: "Go back and prepare now. Set off at the right time. Someone will arrange for you to leave the city at the city gate."
"Yes." Qin Youyi agreed, turned and left.
The deputy general on the side looked at Qin Guerrilla's leaving figure and said, "Should other soldiers and horses in the city also prepare themselves? Once Qin Guerrilla successfully attacks the camp, we can send a large army to expand the results."
"You make the arrangements." Mr. Jie Shigong said to the deputy general beside him.
The cold wind was biting on top of the city.
The beginning of spring has passed, and the weather should have turned warmer, but there have been two consecutive heavy snowfalls, so that Shanxi is still in the cold winter, and this winter is longer than in previous years.
On the city wall, piles of bonfires had already been set up, and many guards gathered around the bonfires to keep warm.
"Report, General, Yangqu has sent someone here." A guard came to Mr. Jie Shigong to report.
After hearing this, Mr. Jie Shigong said hurriedly: "Quick, get people over here."
Not long after, a man dressed as a soldier and servant was brought over.
"Young man, I've met Mr. Xie." When the visitor approached, he saluted Mr. Xie.
Jie Shizheng said: "Who sent you here?"
"I have been ordered by Fu Jun to inform General Xie that a thousand soldiers and horses from Fu Biao Battalion are already on their way to Tianmen Pass to assist General Xie in guarding Tianmen Pass," the person said.
