At 11:11, Ying'en Gate on the east side of Lanzhou City.
If anyone observes closely, they will notice that a strange scene occurred on the grass outside the city.
Under the dim moonlight, there was a piece of turf more than half a foot long, moving slowly towards the Yingen Gate.
About two quarters of an hour passed.
A corner of the turf suddenly opened, revealing a human face from inside.
Fortunately, no one saw this scene, otherwise, they would have thought that they had encountered a monster from the grass and trees and screamed.
Maybe it would also disturb the hidden enemy troops waiting outside Lanzhou City.
Xiao Gui raised his head and glanced at the arrow tower of Ying'en Gate. After silently calculating the distance in his mind, he took out the bow and arrows he had prepared in his arms.
Xiao Gui narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the soldiers on guard by the archery tower.
Then he took a deep breath, opened his eyes suddenly, straightened his back, leaned back, and at the same time bent his bow and nocked an arrow.
With a whooshing sound, the sharp arrow left the string and shot into the wooden window of the archery tower in just a moment.
.......
Although it was already Haishi, the Lanzhou City Government Office was still brightly lit at this time.
Cheng Yaojin, the marching manager of Longyou Road, who had just woken up a few days ago, was wearing a yellow armor with iron leaves and an iron helmet on his head. His back was straight, and he was kneeling on the main seat.
Deputy General Manager Niu Jinda, wearing armor, stood in the audience.
Standing next to him were generals at all levels from Zuo Lingjun Wei and Lanzhou Fubing.
The reason why everyone stayed up so late was to prepare themselves for Tuyuhun's attack on the city overnight as they had done a few days ago.
Secondly, it is to summarize the current situation of the army in order to cope with the enemy's attack tomorrow.
just now,
The captains of each Zhechong mansion have finished reporting on the number of casualties in their respective mansions today, as well as the troops that can be mobilized tomorrow.
After hearing this, everyone present felt extremely sad. At the same time, they also became a little worried about the outcome of tomorrow's battle.
After hearing the report, Cheng Yaojin's eyes were splitting and he gritted his teeth with hatred.
Although Cheng Yaojin made preparations in advance after receiving Linghu Kaitai's secret message, the Lanzhou defenders still suffered heavy casualties under the crazy attack of Tuyuhun's army.
In just four days, more than half of the Zuo Lingjun guards and Lanzhou soldiers had been killed or wounded, and now the total number of capable warriors was less than 20,000.
Suddenly, Lawyer Pei, a Zuolang general from the Pei family in Hedong, took a step forward, bowed towards Cheng Yaojin and said:
"Chief Advocate, the soldiers just came to report that the rolling logs and bricks used for throwing can no longer be found in Lanzhou City."
Cheng Yaojin's heart tightened when he heard this, and he asked in a deep voice:
"How do you want to solve it?"
Lawyer Pei hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said:
"The general at the end wants the soldiers at each city gate to arrange two groups of men and horses to go out of the city after midnight and bring back the stones and logs outside the city."
After speaking, Lawyer Pei took a step forward, knelt on one knee, cupped his hands and said:
"Please also ask the steward to give the last general a command talisman to ask the soldiers guarding the city to open the city gate."
Before Cheng Yaojin could speak, Niu Jinda, an old and serious man standing by the side, stood up and shouted:
"It's just nonsense. If you can think of something, would the enemy coach not think of it?"
"Why didn't they clean up the bricks and stones when they were cleaning the battlefield today? Isn't it just to lure us out of the city?"
"Do you believe that as soon as the city gate is opened, a large number of light cavalry will attack the city gate within a few moments?"
Lawyer Pei's eyes immediately turned red when Niu Jinda said this, but he still frowned and said:
"The deputy general manager taught you a lesson, but you should also know that the arrows in the army have been exhausted a long time ago. If there are no more rolling logs and bricks, how can we block the enemy's attack tomorrow with our strength?"
"If there were no rolling logs and masonry, the casualties of the soldiers would only be greater tomorrow."
"If this continues, no matter how brave the soldiers are, they won't be able to hold on for more than a few days!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the captains and captains present nodded their heads. A captain wearing Mingguang armor took a step forward, raised his hands towards Niu Jinda and said:
"Deputy General Manager, I think what General Pei said makes sense."
"If you are worried that the enemy will raid the city gate, we might as well open a small gap. In this way, even if the enemy does come to raid, the soldiers guarding the city will be able to close the city gate immediately."
The rest of the people's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they couldn't help but echoed, saying:
"Yeah yeah."
When Niu Jinda heard this, he clenched his fists tightly, looked around at everyone present with his bloodshot eyes, and said word by word:
"If the barbarians really attack, can you really stand by and watch the brothers you have been with day and night being slaughtered by the barbarians?"
"Even if you can take care of the overall situation, can the brothers guarding the gate?"
"Which of you can guarantee that? Huh?"
When all the generals heard this, their faces turned red.
A hot-tempered captain named Liu stood up and said:
"The last general is willing to personally lead the troops out of the city. If the barbarians attack, the last general is willing to serve the country with his own life and never give the enemy a chance to enter the city."
As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately exploded.
After all, how many people who can be generals are weak!
As a result, they all rushed out of the queue one by one, bowed their hands towards Niu Jinda and said:
"General, I am willing to serve the country with my own life, and I ask the deputy general manager to do so."
Seeing such a scene, Niu Jinda stamped his feet, turned his back and rubbed his eyes with his hands.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly slapped him hard, stood up and shouted:
"Shut up, everyone."
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin stood up and walked up to the captain. He stretched out two fingers and tapped the captain's forehead hard.
"You are a coward, aren't you? You dare to challenge the deputy general manager in person?"
"What? Do you want me to give you the seat of the chief manager of Longyou Road?"
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Liu trembled, fell to his knees, and said pitifully:
"Two dogs don't dare."
Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly, glanced at the others, and said:
"What? I only mentioned him? I didn't mention you, right?"
The others shrank their heads and knelt down.
"The general will not dare."
Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly and said:
"Since you are the first offenders and you are here to protect Lanzhou City, I will not care about you. If you dare to do it again, you will be dealt with according to the military law."
Everyone said in unison:
"The manager is kind."
Cheng Yaojin nodded with satisfaction, walked to Lawyer Pei and said:
"I trust the deputy general manager's judgment, so don't even think about opening the city gate."
Lawyer Pei became anxious when he heard this.
"But the manager..."
Cheng Yaojin raised his hand to stop what Lawyer Pei said next.
"Listen to what I have to say."
"Here."
Cheng Yaojin put his hands behind his back and returned to his seat. When he turned around again, his expression was obviously much more serious.
"General Zuo Lang, Lawyer Pei, come forward and listen to the order."
Lawyer Pei didn't dare to be negligent after hearing this, and quickly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.
"The end will be here."
Cheng Yaojin took a deep breath and said slowly:
"I order you to lead the troops tonight and demolish the mansion near the city gate overnight. No mistakes should be made."
After speaking, Cheng Yaojin handed a command arrow to Lawyer Pei.
Lawyer Pei was completely stunned.
"But Chief Manager, if the royal censor of the imperial court finds out about this matter, he will definitely impeach him in the court..."
Cheng Yaojin patted the arrow into Lawyer Pei's hand and said angrily:
"Don't worry about me."
"I can't just sit back and watch my brothers die for a few broken bricks."
Everyone present was moved when they heard this, and a few of the more temperamental soldiers had already started wiping tears.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin continued to say:
"Besides, even if this didn't happen, those bullies wouldn't impeach me?"
"Also, send someone to tell the people that this house will not be demolished in vain. When the war is over, I will pay to repair it for them."
Lawyer Pei held the command arrow tightly in his hand and said tremblingly:
"The last general takes orders."
Cheng Yaojin hummed, waved his hand, and said:
"Follow the order."
"Well, I'm going to leave now."
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