"Excuse me, please tell me. I am the commander stationed at Guang'en Gate tonight. I have something to see you."
The guard of Guang'en Gate, who came from Guang'en Gate to report the news, looked at the Eight Banners soldiers in front of the gate with a flattering expression.
"The assistant leader is resting. If you have anything to do, come back after dawn!" the Eight Banners soldiers said to drive away the guard of Guang'en Gate in front of them.
A commander-in-chief who was born in the Han army may be an official in the eyes of the Han people, but in the eyes of Eight Banners soldiers like him, such a Han official is worse than a coated slave.
How could he possibly wake up the co-leader who was already resting for such a useless little official?
Mr. Chen Xing hesitated for a moment.
Thinking about the status of those people outside the city, I'm afraid they are not ordinary. He, a small boss, simply can't afford to delay anything.
After much hesitation, he took out a piece of broken silver and handed it forward, saying with a sorry smile: "I can't help it. Actually, the group from outside the city claimed to be from Xiong Yueyi, and I was worried that there was something wrong with Xiong Yueyi. If the general is delayed all night, even if he has ten heads, he won't be able to chop him off!"
As he spoke, he put the silver into the hands of the Eight Banners soldiers in front of him.
The Eight Banners soldier pinched the silver with his hand, looked at the other people behind him, and then said: "Since it is the person sent by Xiong Yueyi, you wait here and I will report it."
After saying that, he put away the money and turned around and entered the general's mansion.
After a while, many lights lit up in the general's mansion, followed by another chaotic movement.
Not long after, several figures appeared in front of the general's mansion.
General Chen Xing, who was guarding outside the General's Mansion, saw a person coming out of the General's Mansion, who turned out to be the Eight Banners General from Gaizhou City. He hurriedly knelt down to salute and shouted respectfully: "Young man, I have seen the General."
"You asked people to spread the news that Xiong Yueyi's people are outside the city. Is it true?" Ye Bilong asked Chen Xing expressionlessly.
General Chen Xing raised his head and replied respectfully: "I don't dare to deceive the general. I was guarding the city gate tonight. Suddenly, they came for a while, claiming to be from Xiong Yueyi. But I was worried that they might be thieves in disguise, so I didn't dare to let them go." We entered the city, but we were afraid that it was really someone coming from Xiong Yueyi, so we took the risk to disturb the general’s rest.”
"You did a good job, get up!" said Yi Bilong, "Take me there, I want to see them in person."
"Yes, I will show you the way, General." General Chen Xing got up from the ground.
At this time, someone had already taken out the horse from the General's Mansion and appeared outside the General's Mansion.
Ye Bilong got on his horse and rushed to Guang'en Gate with several Eight Banners guards.
Mr. Chen Xing relied on his own legs when he came here. Now he is accompanying Er Bilong back to Guangenmen. He is also relying on his own legs. But before coming, he controlled the speed. But when he returned to Guangenmen, he could only control the speed. He ran closely all the way and was not left behind.
When I returned to Guang'en Gate, I was leaning against a wall, breathing heavily, and my face was stained by the intense exercise along the way.
Even though his legs seemed to be filled with lead, he did not dare to rest. Instead, he hurriedly followed the Eight Banners soldiers and climbed onto the city wall.
There are soldiers patrolling the city walls.
Chen Xing called a patrolling soldier to explain a few words, and then led Ye Bilong to a crenellation on the female wall.
"General, look, the fires outside the city are those who claim to be from Xiongyueyi." He pointed to several bonfires under the city.
Ye Bilong stood at the crenel and looked out.
After a long time, he said: "Arrange for someone to go out of the city and ask the person in charge among these people to come and see me."
"I'll make the arrangements, little one." Chen Xing bowed and agreed.
There was no shortage of people on the city wall, so he found a Han soldier and arranged for him to leave the city.
Naturally, the city gate will not be opened for someone to leave the city suddenly, but it is still easy to send a person down the city wall with a rope.
Although the sky is getting dark, the several bonfires outside the city are guiding lights, and the people in the city don't have to worry about the people sent there not being able to find anyone.
Ebilong stood motionless on the city wall, always looking in the direction of the bonfire outside the city.
Time did not pass long, and figures swayed in the direction of the bonfire outside the city.
Soon, the city guard who was sent to call for people returned, and there were a few more people around him.
"My general Aduoyan, with a red flag as his leader, will guard Xiong Yueyi." The people who came to the city wall raised their heads and shouted towards the top of the city.
After hearing this, Yi Bilong did not speak immediately, but waited for a while before speaking: "Aduoyan, since you are the guard general of Xiong Yueyi, why did you come to Gaizhou City? Do you know that you will be beheaded if you leave the garrison for no reason? .”
"May I ask you, Master Xiong Yueyi?" shouted Aduoyan, the guard general of Xiongyue Post.
Ye Bilong said: "This is my general."
"May I ask, sir, have you received the letter sent by the general to Gaizhou City for help?" Aduoyan asked again.
Ye Bilong hesitated for a moment and said: "I have already seen the people you sent, but this is not a reason to retreat to Xiong Yueyi. If you can't come up with a reasonable explanation, I will definitely kill you."
"Sir, the general is helpless. However, the tiger thieves have already made sufficient preparations to attack Xiong Yueyi. There are dozens of cannons alone. With just the few bows and arrows in the hands of the general, he cannot stop them at all. Even if That's right, the general persisted until the end, and had to evacuate until the inner wall was broken." Aduoyan explained for himself.
When Ye Bilong heard that the Tiger Banner army attacking Xiong Yueyi actually brought dozens of cannons, his eyes were half-squinted.
Artillery is a powerful weapon for siege, and he knew very well that he had transferred all Xiong Yueyi's artillery to Gaizhou City. If Xiong Yueyi was really responsible for the fall, he, the Gaizhou City Coordinator, would also bear a share.
"Where are the tiger thief's soldiers and horses?"
After all, Ye Bilong was young. He felt that he owed the general Xiong Yueyi under the city and could not hold him responsible any longer. He asked instead: "Where are the soldiers and horses of the tiger thief?"
"When the general was evacuating Xiong Yueyi, the tiger thieves had already occupied Xiong Yueyi, but they did not send troops to chase them. Only then could the general rush to Gaizhou City smoothly," Aduoyan recalled.
Ye Bilong thought for a moment and said, "You stay outside the city for the night and wait until dawn before entering the city."
Although Aduoyan at the foot of the city was from the Eight Banners, he lost Xiong Yueyi after all. Moreover, he could not guarantee whether this person had betrayed the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the number of people brought by the other party was not large, so he decided to wait for dawn before releasing the people into the city. .
"If everything is alright, sir, I will leave first." A Duoyan felt very uncomfortable.
I explained everything clearly, but to my surprise, I was still not allowed to enter the city.
Ye Bilong on the top of the city nodded and said, "I have wronged you tonight. Let's rest outside the city for the night."
Aduoyan, who was outside the city, didn't care whether Yi Bilong on top of the city could see it or not. He cupped his fists and cupped his hands, turned around and left.
(End of chapter)
