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Chen Yongfu, who was standing on the city wall, looked at the battle in the distance with a cloudy expression on his face.
Although he had not been to the battlefield in person, he could clearly tell the difference between a successful sneak attack and a failed sneak attack. He only saw that there was no unexpected fire or panic among the rebel camp, and he already knew that the sneak attack failed.
"General, someone is running towards the city gate."
Chen Yongfu was not the only one on the city wall. Someone saw a stumbling figure in the distance approaching the city gate.
"Keep an eye on it. As long as you get close, the archers on the city wall will shoot arrows immediately. No one is allowed to approach the city gate." Chen Yongfu ordered the defenders on the city wall.
Regardless of whether the people outside the city were rebels or officers and soldiers who had left the city before, he would not let these people into the city.
No one can guarantee whether there are any rebels among them.
He would not take this risk. Since the sneak attack failed, he would treat all these people as dead in the hands of the rebels.
"The Superintendent is still waiting for news of the attack on the camp. Do you want to send someone to inform the Superintendent first?" The guard on the side whispered to Chen Yongfu.
Chen Yongfu hesitated for a moment and said: "The supervisor should not be resting at the moment. Please go and tell the supervisor the news of the failed attack on the camp!"
"General Mo will arrange for someone to see the Supervisor right now."
Everyone knew that Yang He attached great importance to this sneak attack on the rebel camp. The guard did not want to bear Yang He's anger, so he decided to let his men deliver the news.
In this regard, Chen Yongfu did not say much.
He knows better than anyone else that Yang He has pinned all his hopes on this attack on the camp. Now that the attack on the camp has failed and there is no way out, no one can guarantee whether Yang He will become crazy.
In order to achieve maximum results in this attack on the camp, many defenders gathered on the city wall, and many soldiers could only sleep on the city wall.
But as the shouts of killing, the sound of gunshots, and the sound of cannons continued outside the city, no one in the city was asleep, and all eyes were focused on the rebel camp outside the city.
"Back, back!"
Someone on the city wall shouted.
Many soldiers lying at the crenellation saw officers and soldiers fleeing back below.
"What are the archers doing in a daze? Why don't we drive all the people away from the city quickly?" The guard noticed Chen Yongfu's darkened expression and hurriedly ordered the archers to drive away the officers and soldiers who had fled back from the city.
The archers on the city wall have been paying attention to the situation of the rebels. Seeing these people fleeing to the city, they can guess that they are officers and soldiers who escaped from the rebel camp.
The archers on the city couldn't bear the people who had finally escaped from the rebels. When shooting arrows at the city, they tried not to shoot at them and just drove the people away from the city wall.
"Lie to Kangxi"
Although the archer had good intentions, the officers and soldiers who escaped from the city didn't think so.
They finally escaped to the city, but not only could they not enter the city, but they were also driven away by the defenders on the city with bows and arrows. The officers and soldiers below the city yelled at the defenders on the city.
The scolding was extremely unpleasant. Not only the Shangguan was scolded, but Chen Yongfu and the guard at the top of the city were also scolded by the female relatives and friends of the whole family.
"What a bitch, I will let these bastards die for me." The guard was so angry that he was scolded by the people in the city, and he directly ordered the archers to shoot to death without mercy.
The archers who originally sympathized with these people naturally did not dare to disobey the general's orders.
The archer only slightly turned the bow and arrow in his hand, and the arrow he shot missed and quickly hit the officers and soldiers below the city.
Well-intentioned archers shoot straight at the limbs, trying not to hit vital points on the body.
Even so, the number of casualties among the officers and soldiers hiding under the city increased visibly.
When the officers and soldiers below the city saw that there was serious action on the city, they did not dare to stay on the city wall. They fled away from the city wall while avoiding the arrows on the city.
Four or five lives were lost under the city wall, and there were even more injured.
"A bunch of low-lifes, I'm really giving you a shame, bah!" Looking at the officers and soldiers fleeing from the city, the guard spat at the city with a look of disdain.
"Okay, why are you angry with them? Be careful and don't let the rebels outside the city take the opportunity to get close to the city wall." Chen Yongfu reminded.
The guard general retracted his gaze and said: "General, don't worry, I will keep watching. Even if the rebels come, they can't even get close to the city wall."
"As long as you know what's going on." Chen Yongfu glanced at the officers and soldiers fleeing far away from the city, and then said, "I'll leave this to you."
After the attack on the camp was over, he no longer needed to stay on the city wall, so he took his own soldiers and servants down to the city.
In order to ensure the success of the sneak attack on the rebel camp out of the city, the houses under the city wall have long been evacuated, and all the people who used to live here have rushed to other places.
The area next to the city wall was deserted except for the defenders in the city, and even the streets were silent.
The sound of horse hooves on the road was unusually clear.
Chen Yongfu did not gallop back, letting the horse under him walk forward step by step on the street, but he was thinking about the next road in his mind.
"Is that General Chen in front of you?"
At the other end of the street, a policeman with a lantern in his hand shouted from a distance.
"Go and see what's going on ahead." Chen Yongfu said to one of his subordinates.
The rider on the side left Chen Yongfu and rushed to the place where the lantern was lit.
When the other party came back, there was one more person beside him.
"Kowtow to the general, young man." The officer knelt down and placed the lantern on the ground beside him.
Chen Yongfu, who was riding on horseback, looked at him and asked, "Who sent you here?"
It was getting so late, and apart from the watchman, the other government officials would not come to the city wall without any trouble.
"The superintendent is anxious to see you, general, and has sent a young man to ask the general to go back to the Yamen." The officer told him the purpose of his visit.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu knew that it was impossible for him to hide from Yang He, so he said: "Everyone listens to the order and goes to the Yamen with me."
After saying that, he urged his horse and started running.
Others got up and followed.
The messenger who delivered the message knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. After everyone had gone away, he got up from the ground, patted the soil on his knees, picked up the lantern in his hand and walked back.
When Chen Yongfu came to the Yamen.
The lights in the Yamen were brightly lit, and there were two officers waiting here.
Upon his return, Chen Yongfu was immediately taken to the back office.
"The general will see you at last, the Supervisor." Chen Yongfu cupped his fists and bowed in salute.
Yang He, who was facing the door, turned around, came to Chen Yongfu in a few steps, supported Chen Yongfu's arms with his own hands, and said in a warm tone: "General Chen, there is no need to be polite."
Chen Yongfu took advantage of the situation and stood up straight.
Yang He let go of Chen Yongfu's hand and asked straight to the point: "I still don't want to believe that the attack on the camp failed like this. You were watching from the city wall at that time. Tell me, how did it fail?"
