Jining City is on the west side of Ziyang City.
The first place where the Tiger-Character Banner army appeared was to the west of Ziyang City, and the camp of the Tiger-Character Banner army was also located in an open space to the west of Ziyang City.
Standing on the city wall of Ziyang City, you can clearly see the Tiger Flag's camp.
However, due to the distance, even those with the best eyesight can only see the wooden fence outside the Tiger Flag camp, and cannot see the situation inside at all.
"What's going on outside the city?" Commander Ren of the city guards led his soldiers onto the city wall.
Qianhu, who was guarding the top of the city, saw the commander arriving and hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Okay, no need to salute. First tell me about the situation of the tiger bandits outside the city." Ren Chengwei interrupted Qianhu who wanted to salute.
The Qianhu bowed and clasped their fists and said: "Reporting to the general, the army of tiger thieves has begun to set up camp since they arrived outside the city. It seems that they want to stay there for a long time. Other than that, there is no intention to attack at the moment." intention."
Commander Ren of the city guards walked to the crenel and looked outside the city.
Sure enough, there were only soldiers and horses around the camp outside the city, and there were no soldiers and horses with the Tiger Flag on the side near Ziyang City.
"If the tiger thieves don't come to attack the city at this time, General, do you think the tiger thieves will choose to attack at night?" Qianhu who was following him whispered.
After hearing this, the commander of the city guard glanced at him and said: "Are we outside the city, what are the tiger thieves using to attack us, or are the soldiers guarding the city all deaf and blind, and some people climbed the city wall and invaded the city. Can not you see?"
"If there are spies in the city, tiger thieves may not have a chance to break through the city if they attack at night. We have to guard against it." Qianhu said his guess at the side.
After hearing this, Commander Ren Chengwei frowned slightly and said, "What you said is not unreasonable."
If there are spies in the city, it will bring greater trouble to the city defenders.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "I will go back and discuss with my two colleagues. You should be prepared to change the garrison on the city wall."
In order to prevent the guards in the city from actually collaborating with the thieves, he decided to change the positions of the guards at several city gates. In this way, even if there were indeed conspirators, the thieves outside the city would not be able to figure out which part of the city wall. He is the guard who was bribed.
"You can go anywhere," Qianhu said.
Commander Ren of the city guards stayed on the city wall for a while to observe the situation outside the city, and then led his soldiers to leave the west gate of Ziyang City, which was closest to the Tiger Flag camp.
He came down from the city wall and returned directly to his guard commander's office.
As soon as they arrived at the yamen gate, they saw the soldiers guarding the yamen gate hurriedly stepped forward to take the reins and lead the horse for the commander of the city guard.
"General, two fellow magistrates and three ministers are all here, and they have arranged to have tea in the back office." The commander asked people in the office to tell him about the situation in the office.
Commander Ren Chengwei strode towards the Yamen.
When he appeared in the back office, several people inside stood up from their seats.
One of the people wearing the red robe of a general spoke first and asked: "What was the reply from the government station? Did they agree to our conditions?"
Although the others did not speak, their eyes were all fixed on Commander Ren Chengwei.
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Ren Chengwei, the commander of the city guard, nodded to everyone, then walked to the top seat and sat down. At the same time, he said: "The government has promised to give out 10,000 taels of silver to reward the soldiers who defend the city."
As soon as the words fell, the tense expressions of several people present suddenly relaxed.
However, Commander Ren of the City Guard continued: "The silver was promised, but it will only be given to us after we defeat the tiger bandit army."
He concealed the fact that he had received four thousand taels of silver.
Anyway, he has already obtained his share of the silver. As for the remaining six thousand taels of silver, if the magistrate's Yamen does not make up for it, the people in front of him can only blame the magistrate's Yamen for not keeping their word. Nothing to do.
"What Fu Tai said may not be credible." The person who spoke was the commander in red robe.
"Those civil servants are the most dishonest."
"General, why did you agree to him?"
Everyone knows the principle of keeping things safe, and several people started to complain one after another.
After several people finished speaking, Ren Chengwei Commander said in a leisurely manner: "I met Kong's man at Futai, and he was willing to vouch for the prefect's Yamen."
The few people who complained about the commander of Ren City Guards suddenly stopped talking.
In their hearts, the Kong family has much more credibility than those civil servants, and the Kong family has a great reputation and will not tarnish their own reputation for a mere ten thousand taels of silver.
"Since someone from the Kong family has come forward, we don't have to worry about anything anymore. We won't suffer any loss after all." Yu Lu, the commander's colleague, said in a relaxed tone.
"Yes, yes, yes, no need to worry."
At this time, Commander Ren Chengwei said: "The matter of the silver is a matter for the future. The current issue is how to keep the tiger thieves out of Ziyang City. Don't forget, if you want to get this silver, the first prerequisite is to ensure that Ziyang City is safe."
"It's not right for tiger thieves to be evil!" a commanding officer below said.
Commander Ren Chengwei glanced at him and said, "If it's difficult to deal with, we have to find a way to deal with it. Is it possible that we have to sit back and surrender to the city to beg for mercy?"
The commander, who was scolded, lowered his head.
"The tiger thieves are indeed difficult to deal with. Fortunately, we are defending the city. As long as we support the reinforcements from the imperial court, we can break the siege." Yu Lu, the commander, said.
Others nodded in agreement.
Because they can't think of a better solution, the other party's proposal seems to them to be the best solution at present.
As for going out of the city to confront the Tiger Flag, no one had thought of doing so.
The Tiger Character Banner captured Henan and fought all the way to Ziyang City, which has proven its strength.
These Rencheng Guard officials, who also knew the situation of Rencheng Guards clearly, were not optimistic about the soldiers of Rencheng Guards going out of the city to fight with the Tiger Flag in the field.
Only you know what your family is like.
Rencheng Guards is no different from other guards. Except for the personal servants who fight, the ordinary soldiers have almost no combat effectiveness. Their skills are mainly reflected in farming and working for the guards officials.
It was expected that this group of guard soldiers, who were not much stronger than ordinary people, would go out of the city to fight against the elite soldiers of the Tiger-Character Banner. Unless they were stupid, they would do such a thing as hitting an egg against a stone.
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Ren Chengwei Commander said: "I don't expect you to go out of the city to fight the tiger thieves, but since you have decided to defend Ziyang City, let's think about how to defend it."
"Is there any better way to defend the city? It's nothing more than preparing more rolling logs, stones, gold juice and other things. Also, prepare more for any arrows that are lost. The last thing is to ensure the number of defenders on the city." There is a command. Qian Shi talked about some preparations for defending the city.
Although they haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, they still know a lot of things. After all, there was a religious rebellion in Shandong a few years ago, and all the health offices were prepared.
