Everyone present looked at Ye Bilong.
Everyone knew that Gaizhou City was helpless in the face of the shelling of the Tiger Flag.
Ye Bilong hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have asked the craftsmen in the city about the catapult. It can be built, but it is time-consuming and laborious. Even with the reinforcements arriving, I can't build a few. But I have already arranged the artillery mount. Well, the built gun mounts will be sent over and mounted on the cannons that can still be used. The cannons will still be left at Guangenmen."
"I hope Shengjing's reinforcements can arrive sooner." The guard of Guang'en Gate said with expectation.
As for the remaining cannons at Guangenmen, in his opinion, even if the gun mounts were reinstalled, they would not have much effect.
Ye Bilong also knew that a few cannons could not change the situation here at Guang'en Gate, so he could only say comfortingly: "Don't worry, Long Live Lord will not give up on Gaizhou City or everyone."
Faced with the bombardment of more than a hundred artillery pieces deployed by Tiger Character Banner, he could not find a better solution. All he could do was to say some encouraging words to the officers and soldiers guarding Guang'en Gate.
Ye Bilong walked around the city wall and then got off the city wall.
When leaving, the Eight Banners soldiers who had guarded Guangenmen for a day took them back.
"Mr. Qian, do you understand?" A general manager from Guang'en Gate approached the guard of Guang'en Gate.
The guard of Guang'en Gate glanced at him and said, "What do you understand?"
"When the cannon fire outside the city stopped, Ye Bilong dared to come to Guang'en Gate for a walk. He left us with a few tasteless nonsense words and left us at Guang'en Gate, leaving us to fend for ourselves. , only take their own people back." The boss said.
The guard of Guang'en Gate said: "It's not a good idea to leave them all. It will make it easier for you to do what you want to do without worrying about being discovered."
"Hey, we people are not our own people in the eyes of others, we are just one level away." The boss said this and walked away calmly.
Watching his retreating figure, Guang'en Gatekeeper shook his head and smiled bitterly, then went about his business.
After a meal, a team of more than 20 Eight Banners soldiers arrived at the top of Guang'enmen.
"President Qian, a group of Eight Banners soldiers has arrived, led by a military guard." A Han soldier ran to the guard of Guang'en Gate to report the news.
A dazzling group of Eight Banners soldiers appeared on the top of Guangenmen City. It was difficult not to be seen.
The guard of Guang'en Gate also noticed it and took the initiative to greet him.
"I wonder what I call this brother?"
"Are you Mr. Qian from Guangenmen?"
"Yes, I am."
"We are sent by the co-leader to help you defend the city. I will cooperate with you next."
The gatekeeper Guangen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
I thought the other party was here to cause trouble, so they sent reinforcements to Guang'en Gate.
"Welcome, welcome. With the reinforcements from all brothers, the strength of the defense force has been greatly increased." The guard of Guang'en Gate greeted the other party with a smile on his face.
The visitor looked around at the situation on the city wall and said, "Just tell me what tasks Mr. Qian has, and we will try our best to assist. But I want to make one thing clear in advance. You can't interfere with my people and tell them what to do." It has to go through me.”
"That's right. It was the same when Leader Dosanzo was here before." The Guang'en gatekeeper didn't think there was anything wrong with the request made by the new group of Eight Banners soldiers.
The Eight Banners Army had always commanded the Han Army Flag, and the Han Army Flag was the one who took orders. He had long been used to it.
The visitor seemed very satisfied with the goodwill shown by the guard of Guang'en Gate, and took the initiative to say: "If Mr. Qian has any tasks, just arrange them. Since we are here to defend the city, we must obey the orders."
"No, no, the tiger thief has been firing all day during the day, and he will definitely not continue firing at night. Just be careful to guard against night attacks. It's enough to have my people patrolling. Brother, you have just arrived, so take a good rest first. One night, it's not too late to participate in the defense of the city during the day tomorrow." The guard at Guang'en Gate arranged for these Eight Banners soldiers to rest and not participate in night patrols.
When the Eight Banners Military Academy heard the arrangements made by the guard at Guang'en Gate, he didn't think there was anything wrong, so he said, "Just listen to President Qian's arrangements. We will not participate in the defense of the city tonight."
"That's the right thing to do." The guard of Guang'en Gate said with a smile. He immediately called for a subordinate and explained, "We must make arrangements to take these Eight Banners brothers to rest. Do you understand?"
The more than twenty Eight Banners soldiers who had just arrived at the top of the city were taken off the city wall again.
As soon as these people left, a general who was originally in the city came to the guard of Guang'en Gate and said, "These people don't seem to be here to reinforce Guang'en Gate, but more like they are here to monitor us."
"Don't talk nonsense." The guard of Guang'en gate said the same thing.
The general said: "Don't believe it, even if there are more than 20 reinforcements, at least one assistant should be sent over. It's useless to have so many people now. I think they are just here to monitor, lest we surrender to the tiger thieves." there."
"Whether they are here to monitor or really come for reinforcements, they are all Eight Banners masters. Don't tease them if it's okay." Guang'en Gate Guard felt that his subordinates were too incompetent with the boss's talk, so he had to warn them in advance.
He cut his mouth and said, "Don't worry, the general knows what to say and what not to say."
"Just understand." The guard of Guang'en Gate said, "Just do what you have to do, don't be an eyesore to me."
The night is getting darker and darker, and the stars in the sky are clearly visible, but the lack of moonlight makes the earth a little darker.
A rope was erected at an inconspicuous place on the city wall, and a figure climbed down the city wall along the rope and climbed over the moat outside.
It was quiet on the city wall. There were many resting guards lying on the city wall. On the contrary, no one noticed anyone sneaking away from the city wall.
The Tiger Character Banner's camp is located more than two miles away from Gaizhou City.
The figure who secretly escaped from Gaizhou City stumbled all the way to the outside of the Tiger Flag's camp.
When we were more than a hundred steps away from the camp, I held up a small flag made of white cloth in my hand, and walked towards the camp without caring whether the people in the camp could see it.
"Is anyone there? I escaped from Gaizhou City and I want to see your general."
Afraid that no one inside could hear him, he shouted several times.
Xing Chaoxi, who had already rested, was woken up from the bed by his guard.
"Shizheng, a Qing soldier who escaped from Gaizhou City came outside and asked to see you. He said he had something important to talk to you about."
After waking up Xing Chaoxi, the guard said to him.
Xing Chaoxi rubbed his face with his hands and said, "Have you found out who it is?"
"Let me ask you clearly. He is a Han flag-clearing soldier at the head of Guangenmen City. He has no other identity." The guard explained.
(End of chapter)
