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Commander Huang was unwilling to wait for a moment, so Cheng Tongzhi had no choice but to take the two soldiers assigned to him out of the city.
Xuanwuwei guards the North City Gate and a section of the North City wall. Cheng Tongzhi wants to leave the city much easier than Magistrate Chen. There is no need to notify anyone, and he can get out of the city directly with a hanging basket.
"General, except Chen Qianhu who is not in the camp, everyone else has been notified."
After Cheng Tongzhi left, Commander Huang sent his soldiers to notify officials from a thousand households and above in Xuanwuwei to come to him to discuss matters.
"Can I ask what he did?" Commander Huang asked.
The soldier replied: "I asked, but no one knows."
"Why aren't you here at this time? Could it be that you didn't come back after visiting the Xianglou last night?" Commander Huang frowned.
What he is going to do requires the support of most of the generals of Xuanwuwei.
There are five thousand families under Xuanwu Guard, and although the thousand families are only in the fifth rank, they have at least a dozen personal servants around them, plus the ordinary guardsmen, they are a force of unknown strength.
At this time, the soldier said: "I heard from people under Chen Qianhu that Chen Qianhu left the camp not long after County Magistrate Chen left us, with only two soldiers with him."
"Okay, I understand. Send someone to find Chen Qianhu again. If he is found, bring him directly to me." Commander Huang said.
"Yes." The soldier responded, turned and left the room.
Not long after, the three commanders who stayed in the Xuanwuwei camp, one Zhenfu and four Qianhu officers came to Commander Huang's room one after another.
"What happened to the commander, why are you so anxious to find us all?" The person who spoke was a command officer named Wu, who was also the oldest among the several command officers of Xuanwuwei.
"Everyone, sit down, everyone, sit down." Commander Huang warmly greeted everyone to take their seats.
Everyone sat down according to their official positions.
Wu Youkui, the commanding officer, glanced around and asked, "Why didn't you see Cheng Tongzhi and Qianhu Chen Ming? Could it be that this Chen Ming went to Xianglou again?"
As soon as he finished speaking, many people present laughed.
Everyone present knew that Chen Ming had been staying in Xianglou almost every night since he arrived in Kaifeng City, and sometimes he couldn't even see anyone during the day.
"Cheng Tongzhi was entrusted by the general to do some things. He will not be able to come back for a while. He will not participate in our discussions this time." Commander Huang explained to everyone.
Although everyone didn't know what Cheng Tongzhi was going to do, the commander had already explained that no one would bother themselves to get to the bottom of the problem.
Wu Youkui, the commander, asked again: "I don't know, the commander called us all here, but what important thing happened?"
At this time, everyone present looked at Commander Huang who was sitting in the main seat.
"There is indeed something I want to tell you." Commander Huang swept his eyes over everyone's faces and said immediately, "The army only has enough food for two days, and they will run out of food in two days."
After saying this, everyone present looked calm.
Xuanwuwei's food shortage is not something that happens in a day or two, especially for several thousand households. They have to go to the Cang Ambassador to ask for food almost every day. Almost everyone present knows how much food is left in the army.
"Didn't the commander go to the prefect's Yamen today? Didn't he ask for food?" Wu Youkui asked.
Commander Huang shook his head with an ugly expression.
"Damn it, this is about using people to go forward and not people to go behind. When we first came to the city, our words were better than our songs. Now that we see that the rebels will not attack Fengfu City for the time being, there will be no one to fall out with. These Turtle grandson." Wu Youkui cursed loudly.
Hearing this, Commander Huang twitched the corners of his mouth.
It felt like the other person's curse words sounded familiar. It seemed that he had scolded me in the same way not long ago.
"The people below have been drinking gruel these days, and they have long complained. If even the gruel stops, something will happen." A Qianhu household said worriedly.
His words resonated with several other families.
Unlike the several commanding officers present, these Qianhu who directly led the troops were under greater pressure.
"Quiet." Commander Huang raised his hand and knocked on the table, "We are all here just for the sake of food and grass for the army."
The whispering among the crowd slowly disappeared, and everyone looked at Commander Huang.
"Commander, if you have any ideas, just tell me. We will listen to you." Wu Youkui was the first to speak out in support.
"Yes, we all follow orders."
"Follow the orders."
Others also expressed their opinions.
Commander Huang glanced at everyone and said, "The turtles in the city won't give us a way to survive, so I have to find a way for everyone to survive. Do you know where Cheng Tongzhi went?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Those who were dissatisfied secretly scolded the other party for still showing off at this time.
"Commander, please tell me quickly!" Wu Youkui, the most senior commander asked.
Commander Huang did not speak immediately, but glanced at everyone one by one again, until he saw that many people were frightened, and then he said: "Cheng Tongzhi has left the city."
"Leave the city? What are you doing out of the city? There are rebels outside the city."
Among the people present, someone subconsciously said something.
But more people took a breath and looked at Commander Huang with mixed eyes.
"Commander, don't you want it?" Wu Youkui asked nervously, but he didn't say the next few words.
However, everyone understood what he meant.
Commander Huang nodded at him and said, "Yes, Cheng Tongzhi followed the general's order and went out of the city to meet the rebels. Counting the time, he should have arrived at the rebel camp by now."
hiss!
It was one thing to think about it, but when everyone heard him confirm it personally, they still couldn't help but take a breath again.
"You will be beheaded if you do this." The only guard at the scene, Zhenfu Si Zhenfu, couldn't help but say.
Commander Huang looked at the governor and said, "Without food, Xuanwu Guard will be in chaos in two days."
"Then you can't be a thief!" Zhen Fu said with a bad expression.
A Qianhu present stood up and said: "If you want to be a thief, the commander, just do it yourself. Don't drag everyone into the water. Fang Zheng, I will not be a thief."
"If you don't want to be a good official of the imperial court, but you want to become a rebel, you should think clearly." The governor said to everyone present.
Commander Huang looked at the others and asked, "What about you? Are you like the two of them, or are you joining the rebels outside the city with me?"
No one spoke for a while.
"Me," Wu Youkui opened his mouth to speak, but when he saw everyone's looks, he suddenly couldn't speak and lowered his head again.
