A trace of embarrassment flashed across Commander Ren Chengwei's face.
He only wanted to guard against someone being a thief, but he forgot that at this time, changing troops and changing defenses could easily cause panic among the lower-level soldiers.
It may even happen that you lose your position without the enemy attacking.
Yu Lu, the commander, said: "If the general is not prepared and sure that there are spies of tiger thieves among the soldiers guarding the city, it is best not to change defenses easily."
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"I am also worried that someone will collude with the tiger thieves. It would be best not to do so." Commander Ren Chengwei explained for himself to cover up the stupid decision he just made.
Commander Yu Lu said: "If the general is worried about someone colluding with the tiger thief, he can ask the guards in the city to be more vigilant. Even if someone colludes with the tiger thief, it will be difficult as long as the spies are not given a chance."
"I didn't think carefully about the defense change, so I just let it go!" Commander Ren Chengwei didn't want to get entangled in this matter and frankly admitted his mistake.
The more entangled he is, the more stupid he feels.
After discussing how to defend against the enemy and assigning tasks to each person, the city guard commander let these people go back to prepare.
As military generals, it is natural that they cannot stay at home and command. All that is left for them is to climb the city wall to defend against the enemy.
Unlike the civil servants who work in the government office, they can sit quietly in the government office and wait for news about killing the enemy ahead.
The civilian officials have a share of the credit for victory, even the biggest share. It doesn't matter if the army is defeated. If you can return to the court alive, the responsibility for the defeat lies entirely with the generals. If you die, the court will also reward you, and your nephews at home will also be rewarded. It is possible to get the title of a casual official in vain, and then change from a white body to an official body.
"Report!"
Before the people in the room dispersed, they heard someone running in shouting outside.
As soon as the visitor entered the room, he knelt on one knee and faced the commander of the city guards and said, "General, the tiger thieves outside the city have noticed something strange."
After hearing this, Commander Ren Chengwei stood up directly from his seat.
He was most worried about the situation of the bandits outside the city.
Not only were they afraid that the rebel army would attack the city, but they were also afraid that the rebel army would not attack the city.
"Follow me and go to the city immediately." Commander Ren Chengwei strode out.
The commanders and commanders in the room stood up one after another and followed him out of the room.
These people, headed by Ren Chengwei Commander, were all military attachés.
It may be worse when fighting in battle, but riding a horse is still no problem. Even if you are protected by soldiers and servants, you can survive on a horse if you know how to ride a horse.
The soldiers and servants of each family had already led their horses to wait outside the guard commander's office.
Commander Ren Chengwei was the first to get on the horse, and the others also stepped on the stirrups and rode on the horse.
A group of people rode horses towards the west city.
The strange movement reported by the soldier also occurred in the direction of the west city gate.
Since the tiger-character banner army appeared outside Ziyang City, there were not many pedestrians on the streets in the city.
For ordinary people, hiding at home is the safest, because they have no other place to hide, and unlike rich people, they can escape to other places and still live the lives of wealthy people.
The poor will not leave home easily, because if they leave home, they are likely to die on the way to escape. Once people leave their homes together, it means they will die if they stay, and only if they leave can they have a chance of survival.
The group soon arrived at the city wall of the West City.
"Meet the general."
Qianhu, who was guarding the city, saw the commander arriving and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and greet them.
Commander Ren Chengwei walked toward the crenellations of the city wall, waved his hands, and asked, "Tell me, general, the situation of the tiger thieves outside the city?"
Qianhu straightened up and followed, saying at the same time: "Just a quarter of an hour ago, the tiger thieves began to transport the cannon to the city. The general thought that the tiger thieves were preparing to attack the city."
Ren City Guard Commander walked to the nearest crenel and looked outside the city.
Not far outside the city, cannons were being transported to the city wall one after another. In just a short while, five or six cannons had been transported, and cannons were still being transported to the city wall.
"How many cannons did the tiger thief bring? As far as I can see, there are already more than a dozen!" Yu Lu, the commander on the side, said.
Standing aside, he could also clearly see the situation below the city.
Commander Ren Chengwei frowned and said with dissatisfaction to the Qianhu who were guarding the city: "Are you just here watching them steadily transport the cannon to the city?"
"The general wanted to stop him, but he couldn't!" Qianhu cried out for himself.
He didn't want to watch the bandits outside the city transport the cannon to the city so safely. After all, the cannon was not brought here for display, but to bombard the section of the city wall he was guarding.
Commander Ren Chengwei glanced sideways and said, "Isn't there a cannon on the city? It's not just a display. I'm going to bombard them with cannons. If I don't take advantage of their unsteady footing to fire, how long will it take before firing!"
"The general also wants to fire, but our cannons can't hit that far." Qianhu said with a grimace.
He also asked the soldiers who were operating the artillery, and got a definite answer. Knowing that it could not hit that far, he gave up the idea of firing the artillery.
After hearing this, Commander Ren Chengwei's face sank and he said: "That's nonsense. Could it be that these cannons of the Tiger Thieves are just decorations, just for you to watch from the top of the city."
"The general really didn't lie. If the general doesn't believe it, you can ask the soldiers who were operating the artillery." In order to prove his innocence, Qianhu simply sent someone to find the soldiers who were operating the artillery.
Commander Ren Chengwei said to him: "Don't worry, I will personally take care of it."
There are several cannons placed on the walls of the West City.
Soon, the artillery soldiers were brought over.
"Kowtow to the general, young man." When the artillery soldiers saw the commander of the city guard, they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
He faced the ground and didn't dare to raise his head for a long time.
Ren Chengwei Commander said to him: "Stand up, I have something to ask you."
"I don't dare, little one." The soldier who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to move.
He is just a low-level soldier. He has never seen so many high-ranking officials in front of him. In the past, he could only look at them from a distance. How could he be qualified to talk to such high-ranking officials.
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to stand up, Ren Chengwei, the commander of the city guard, was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked directly: "I would like to ask you why you don't fire on the tiger thieves outside the city."
"Tiger thief? What tiger thief?" The soldier kneeling on the ground was still confused and did not realize what the other party was saying.
Seeing that the other party did not understand, Commander Ren of the City Guard asked again: "The tiger thieves have transported all the cannons to the city, why don't you use the cannons to bombard the tiger thieves' cannons outside the city."
The soldier kneeling on the ground understood now and explained: "It's too far and can't be hit by artillery."
"I will ask you again, can the tiger bandit's cannon hit the top of the city?" Ren Chengwei Commander asked.
The soldier kneeling on the ground raised his head and stretched his neck to see the cannon outside the city.
However, he couldn't see the situation outside at all while kneeling on the ground.
"Stand over and take a look." Commander Ren Chengwei leaned to one side, making way for a position where he could walk to the crenel.
