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"Why are there only so few people? There are only about a hundred or so people!" Wu Youkui, standing in front of the crenel, frowned.
As the black shadows outside the city get closer and closer to the city wall, although the people on the wall cannot see what the people below look like, they can already estimate the approximate number of people from the number of black shadows.
"There are a few people." Commander Huang also frowned and turned to look at Cheng Tongzhi aside.
Although it was his suggestion to become a thief, it was Cheng Tongzhi who actually went out of the city to negotiate with the rebels.
Cheng Tongzhi noticed Commander Huang's gaze and said with an innocent face: "I don't know what's going on. The other party only said that we should open the city gate at Yin Shi, and they didn't explain anything else."
"Why don't you ask more clearly?" Commander Huang said with dissatisfaction in his words.
With only more than a hundred people, no matter how powerful the rebels were, he didn't think they could capture Kaifeng City.
"Don't they want us to help the rebels and deal with other defenders in the city?" Wu Youkui said suddenly.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Tongzhi immediately said: "This is impossible. The strength of our Xuanwu Guards does not have an advantage among the defenders in the city. I have already told the generals of the rebels outside the city on this point."
"There are only about a hundred or so people, which is too few." As he said that, Wu Youkui looked at Commander Huang and said, "Commander, otherwise we wait for the rebels to enter Wengcheng, close the city gate directly, and kill these people. Hundreds of people were wiped out in Wengcheng."
"You're crazy!" Cheng Tongzhi's face suddenly changed, and he shouted to him in an excited tone, "Doing this will only completely offend the other party, and then there will be no way for us to survive inside or outside the city."
At this time, Commander Huang said: "No matter what the rebels outside the city do, we have no choice. Be patient. Since the rebels sent people into the city, they must have their own plans. We just need to wait."
Seeing what he said, the others had no choice but to wait patiently.
After a short time, all the people outside the city entered the city through the city gate.
Soon, the Xuanwu guards guarding the city gate came to the city wall with a small group of tiger-character flag soldiers.
"General, the rebels want to see you." A soldier came over first to report.
The tiger-character flag soldiers who climbed up the city wall quickly walked towards Commander Huang.
The person coming was a squad leader of the Tiger Flag. When he got closer, he noticed the person surrounded by people. He guessed that the person was probably the biggest official on the city wall, so he asked, "I want to see your commander?"
"That's me." Commander Huang said as he looked at the soldiers wearing cotton-padded armor and brimmed hats wearing the Tiger Flag.
Cao Guang, the captain of the combat team, looked directly at him and said: "My camp ordered me to take the message, thanking the commander for his cooperation, and asking the commander to continue to cooperate with us."
"How does your battalion want me to cooperate?" Commander Huang asked.
The names of the various ranks in the Tiger-Character Banner Army were no secret in Ming Dynasty, so he knew that the battalion the other party was talking about was the senior general of the Tiger-Character Banner. They were similar to him, the commander of the guards, and nominally had thousands of soldiers in their hands. Soldiers and horses.
Captain Cao Guang said: "Our battalion is hoping that all the officers and soldiers on the city wall will leave the city wall and city gate. Next, this place will be taken over by our people."
"Is it just you, a hundred and eighty people?" Wu Youkui on the side curled his lips in disdain.
After hearing this, team leader Cao Guang glanced at the other party, then looked at Commander Huang again and said: "Since Commander has decided to bring Xuanwuwei to join us, please cooperate."
"Okay, I will cooperate with you." Commander Huang said to Cheng Tongzhi who was standing aside, "Send the order and order our people to evacuate immediately from the city wall and city gate."
Cheng Tongzhi went to deliver the order in person.
Wu Youkui said angrily: "Commander, haven't you noticed yet? They don't trust us and don't regard us as their own."
"Okay, shut up." Although Commander Huang was also dissatisfied, since he had chosen to be a thief, he did not want to offend the other party for this trivial matter.
Soon, all the Xuanwu guards on the city wall withdrew, and even the city gate was only guarded by soldiers with the tiger-shaped flag.
"You guys can go back," team leader Cao Guang said to Commander Huang and others who were still on the city wall.
Wu Youkui on the side wanted to say something again, but Commander Huang gave him a sideways look and had to shut his mouth.
Commander Huang led the people towards the horse path and prepared to descend the city wall.
Just when he walked onto the horse path and didn't have time to get off the city wall, he heard a bang, followed by a firework lighting up in the air.
You can guess without asking that this fireworks should be a signal to notify the outside of the city.
Sure enough, not long after the fireworks started, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the city.
At this time, Commander Huang had already led his people down the city wall, but he did not go far, but was guarding the city gate beside the city.
More than 200 cavalrymen entered the city through the city gate, followed closely by an endless stream of soldiers and horses entering the city through the city gate.
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Just after the cavalry entered the city, among the infantry entering the city, a general on horseback came towards Commander Huang and others.
"But Commander Xuanwuwei?" The visitor was riding on horseback, looking down at Commander Huang who was protected by a group of soldiers.
Cheng Tongzhi, who had returned to Commander Huang, saw the man on horseback and introduced in a low voice: "This is Xiao Yingzheng, the leader of the rebel army outside the city."
"This general is Commander Xuanwuwei. I have met General Xiao." Commander Huang cupped his fists and cupped his hands towards Xiao Wu.
Only then did other people around realize that the man on horseback in front of them was the rebel general who had been besieging Kaifeng City.
Xiao Wu said with a smile: "Xiao Mou has recorded the merits of the commander. Next, I will ask the commander to lead the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Guard to seize several other city gates together with the soldiers and horses of my Tiger Flag."
"It should, it should."
Faced with the cooperation proposed by the Tiger Character Banner, he was relieved, which at least proved that the people of the Tiger Character Banner had no intention of killing the donkey.
"I'm going to gather the soldiers and horses." Cheng Tongzhi said, and then returned to the camp to gather the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Guard.
Commander Huang said to several Xuanwu Guards Qianhu around him: "You guys should also go back and gather troops."
At this time, the Tiger Character Banner army had entered the city, and he was not afraid of his men going back on their word.
Several thousand households were ordered to go back immediately to gather the soldiers and horses of their own thousand households.
Xiao Wu divided the tiger-character banner army entering the city into three groups, one going to the west gate, one to the east gate, and the remaining group to capture important places such as government offices and official warehouses.
As for the south city gate, it was all left to the soldiers and horses of Xuanwuwei to deal with it.
Originally, Xiao Wu wanted to take the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Guard to act together, but the soldiers and horses in the Xuanwu Guard camp were assembled too slowly. Xiao Wu had to divide the hundreds of soldiers and horses guarding the North City Gate into three parts and give them to Hu. Each of the three teams with the word flag takes a part and goes first.
