That afternoon, at the gate of Wutong City.
Guards stood on both sides.
There is still an old notice posted on one side.
There were not many people going in and out of the city gate, only a few people.
Xu Hu and Peng Shuang, dressed in coarse clothes and linen, were among them.
"What are you doing!" Coincidentally, a soldier stopped Xu Hu without looking for anyone.
"What are you doing? Of course I'm going home." Xu Hu replied angrily.
"Hey, boy, you look very cool. You're not a local, are you?" The soldier raised his eyebrows.
"So what if it is, so what if it's not [fine product www.jpxs.xyz], let's start!"
As soon as Xu Hu finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pushed the soldier away.
Staggering, the soldier fell to the ground. After getting up, he immediately became furious:
"You are so bold!"
After shouting angrily, he immediately held a halberd in his hand, pretending to step forward and capture Xu Hu.
But the latter had already taken advantage of this to approach the city gate. When he saw the soldiers running towards him, he immediately punched them down hard.
Xu Hu was so powerful. This punch was so fast and hard that the soldier had no time to react. He was knocked directly to the ground, throwing up a slight dust, and there was no movement on the spot.
ah! ? When the other three soldiers saw this, they all turned pale with fright. They immediately raised their halberds and tried to attack them. At the same time, they shouted loudly:
"Someone! Come quickly -"
But before they could take action, Peng Shuang quickly took action, firing his bow left and right, killing them all with three strikes, five strikes, and two strikes.
Some people who were still nearby screamed and fled in all directions when they saw this.
The four guards fell on both sides. This is a long story, but in fact it only happened in a moment.
After dealing with the four people, Xu Hu and Peng Shuang each picked up a halberd, rushed directly into the city, and began to guard the city gate.
I thought that there would be a fierce battle next, but I didn't expect that Wutong City had no defense at all.
There were only a dozen soldiers standing guard on the city tower. After hearing the commotion, they were no match for the two generals.
Several corpses soon fell on the ground. Seeing the bravery of the two, the others threw away their weapons and turned around and ran away.
"Stop chasing, the city gate is important." Peng Shuang called to Xu Hu.
The reason why Wutong is like this is because Liang State's focus is all on Yanzhou, thinking that Wutong in the rear is very safe.
The baggage troops in the city are preparing to escort the next batch of grain and grass to the front line.
This is a classic back-and-forth attack.
Although Xiao Yuan couldn't see the situation here, he could estimate the time, so it didn't take long before he led his army to arrive.
Until this time, the city had not received a comprehensive warning, which shows that the city's defenses were lax.
After the army poured into the city, countless people screamed. The crowd fled in panic. Some ran back home with their doors and windows closed, and some ran into the inner city. The scene was a chaos.
Xiao Yuan ignored these and directly ordered:
"Zhao Mu, immediately deploy Wutong on full defense."
"Wei Qing, lead your troops and quickly find the Liang army's supply troops."
"Other soldiers, follow me to the county capital!"
Under his military order, the Qin army immediately took action.
Large numbers of soldiers were divided into two rows, starting from the streets of the city and running forward.
The sound of infantry running and armor rubbing against each other filled the whole place.
The panic and screams in the city have not stopped. Many people are still wandering in the streets, and some people come out to buy items. Seeing this sudden army, the consequences can be imagined.
After someone screamed, he threw the things in his hands and ran away without caring about them.
The ground was in a mess, and the market that had been lively just now was completely empty in an instant.
The officers and soldiers of the Qin army ignored this and acted according to Xiao Yuan's military orders.
Moving up and down together, the entire Wutong was soon fully occupied.
Half an hour later, Wutong County Government.
Xiao Yuan, followed by a large number of generals, stepped into the hall.
After looking around for a week, his eyes were fixed on the cases directly above.
That's where the county magistrate usually resides. At this time, the table is shaking slightly for some unknown reason.
"Come out." Xiao Yuan said lightly.
There was no response, but the few cases were shaking even more fiercely.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan almost laughed out of anger: "If I don't come out again, I really won't be able to survive."
"Ah? Spare my life, spare my life——"
At this time, the county magistrate did not dare to hide anymore. After getting out from under the case, he knelt on the ground with a bang and said with tears in his nose: "There are old people and young people..."
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan interrupted him and said impatiently: "Ask you about the situation of Wutong. If you tell the truth, you can survive. Otherwise, I will be merciless under the knife!"
"Yes, yes... Your Highness just asks. I will tell you everything I know." The county magistrate did not dare to hesitate. He knelt there and responded repeatedly.
Xiao Yuan got straight to the point: "Are there any other troops stationed near Wutong?"
"No, no more. The main force is all in Yanzhou." The county magistrate returned in a hurry.
"What about the baggage troops? What is their combat strength?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
"Most...most of them are civilian husbands, responsible only for transporting grain and grass."
"Where now!"
"Preparations are being completed and will be shipped to Yanzhou..."
At this point in the conversation, Xiao Yuan had grasped the general situation. At this moment, Wei Qing also walked in quickly, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, we have found the Liang army's baggage. Those responsible for escorting it are all civilians. When you see Our troops all dispersed in one fell swoop, and all supplies were confiscated."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded: "Where is their grain transport officer?"
"Your Majesty, it will be later." Wei Qing said, then turned sideways and raised his hand: "Bring him in!"
Following his words, two Qin soldiers immediately escorted a middle-aged civil servant in.
"Don't kneel down when you see my king!" someone shouted.
The civil servant trembled with fright, knelt down quickly, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, please spare your life..."
"Don't worry, if you are willing to cooperate, I will never kill you."
"Yes, yes..." the civil servant responded repeatedly, and at the same time couldn't help but lift up the sleeves of his official uniform and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Xiao Yuan stared at him: "How is the food and grass situation in Yanzhou?"
"Based on time, the last batch of food and fodder transported can... still be enough for two months."
"Is there that much?" Xiao Yuan frowned. He originally thought that Wutong was already preparing the next batch of food, and Yanzhou should be short of food.
The grain officer explained: "It's all because of General Xue Wu, who said he wanted to station grain in Yanzhou."
"In this way, he is preparing to stay in Yanzhou for a long time."
Hearing this, the grain officer glanced at Xiao Yuan cautiously: "Yes...yes..."
Knowing this, Xiao Yuan no longer asked any more questions, but waved his hand and asked the soldiers to take the county magistrate and grain officer away.
Then he frowned.
Seeing this, Xu Hu tentatively shouted: "Your Majesty."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "The situation is a bit complicated, but the batch of grain, grass and ordnance that Liang Jun is preparing to escort has helped us a lot."
