Faced with Wang Yihou's intimidation, Su Chi acted very calmly, saying frankly that he could not do it, and asked Wang Yihou to come back another day. However, Wang Yihou was naturally unwilling to leave easily, so he said that if Su Chi could not hand over the goods on time, he would If you have more food and grass, then take some valuable things in exchange for grace time. After all, they come from afar and cannot return empty-handed.
Faced with Wang Yihou's lowering of demands, Su Chi could not make the situation too tense and agreed to Wang Yihou's request on the spot.
However, after a period of time, what the Star Army waited for was a surprise attack from Qin City. The two sides fought directly at the north gate. According to the plan, the Star Army with a small number of people could only pretend to be defeated while retreating, leaving many wounded soldiers behind. Dead personnel until they completely retreat.
After the Star Army retreated from Qin City, they moved away the fake corpses and disposed of them. At this point, the first step of the plan ended, and the Star Army retreated to set up camp ten miles away from Qin City.
From the moment Wang Yihou left Qucheng with five hundred star troops, and then started fighting with the people of Qincheng, all the actions of both sides were reported to Xiaoyin Mountain by the bandits stationed in the two cities.
Not long after learning that there was a fierce battle between the Star Army and Qincheng, the leaders also received another message from Qucheng. It seemed that due to pressure from the food and grass authorities, the Star Army finally revealed their true side. They started collecting goods from house to house in the city early this morning. Scraping grain caused chaos in Qucheng.
After that, the news that Xing Hu led the 300 Star Army to hunt outside the city followed closely. After receiving several important messages in succession, the bandit leaders laughed at the hypocrisy of the Star Army while discussing how to make ends meet from the chaotic situation. Benefit.
Their target is Qincheng, because no matter what the situation in Qucheng is, it is already a place they have looted, and it is not worth their while to go there again. Today's conflict between the Star Army and Qincheng is exactly what they want.
Therefore, not long after receiving the news that Wang Yihou led his troops to retreat, news came back from the eyes in Qincheng. After Su Chi and the family heads repelled the Star Army, they returned to the city lord's mansion together. Apparently they had important matters to discuss.
Judging from the current situation in Qincheng and Su Chi's attitude towards them, the bandit leaders can guess that Su Chi will not cooperate with the hypocritical Xingjun. Now they are even at odds with the Xingjun. There is no room for maneuver between the two sides. room.
After a period of discussion, several bandit leaders finally came to the conclusion that not only did Su Chi not want to hand over the food, but he might also fight to the end with the Star Army. Although they didn't know what would happen in the end, things were indeed going in the direction they expected. develop.
At the same time, Lu Yunyou, who stayed in the city lord's palace, was also paying close attention to the situation outside. So far, everything was going according to plan and there was nothing abnormal.
At noon, Lu Yunyou was listening to Li Shuangxi talking about what happened in the city today, while drinking wine. Thinking of the poor civilians in Qucheng, he really felt sorry. Under the influence of alcohol, he talked about the food requisition. The various problems he encountered eventually made Li Shuang like to comfort him.
All in all, according to the current situation, it is impossible to achieve the plan without making some sacrifices. Therefore, both the people of Qucheng and the people of Qincheng can only be helplessly mixed into this muddy water. In the end, the two just hope that the next plan will go smoothly.
One afternoon passed in a hurry, and a thousand star troops arrived at the star army camp in time. Late at night, when the bandit leaders were discussing the cooperation plan proposed by Qincheng, Wang Yihou quietly marched with 1,500 star troops until they reached Beicheng Pass. , after arriving there, a group of star troops lit the torches they carried, and at the same time used the torches as a basis for identifying the enemy and ourselves.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yi roared and gave an order, and 1,500 star troops directly attacked the city gate and fought with the Qin City guards.
"Dang, Dang, Dang," there was a clash of weapons, and the guards of Qin City fell one after another. Soon after, the Star Army rushed into the city, causing chaos in the city. All kinds of screams could be heard everywhere. , Su Chi was unable to mobilize enough guards from around Qincheng. By the time a large number of guards arrived, the Star Army had already plundered the city, and finally returned to the camp with various trophies under the pursuit of Qincheng personnel.
The battle lasted extremely short. When the Star Army deliberately evacuated, the two sides fought tepidly, leaving only people pretending to be dead. After returning with a large amount of looted things, the Star Army camp While cheering, everyone was busy celebrating.
As for Qincheng, they dealt with the fake corpses and comforted people's hearts. It was not until midnight that the city became quiet. The lights at the city gate were always bright. After an attack, Su Chi directly increased the deployment of personnel at the city gate.
Early the next morning, Wang Yihou took hundreds of Xing troops to Beichengguan to see Su Chi. He made it clear that last night's attack was just the beginning. If Su Chi did not pay the food or had any plans to resist, then next time Xing would When the army comes, Qincheng will lose more than just some guards.
In front of many people, Wang Yihou's words were full of threats. After conveying the ultimatum to Su Chi, Wang Yihou returned to the military camp with hundreds of star troops in a natural manner, enjoying last night with his men. The loot comes.
In the military camp, the soldiers were drinking and chatting happily, as if they were not worried that the people from Qincheng would dare to attack them. When Wang Yihou led his troops to Beicheng, the injured city guards and star troops from last night had been carried into the city. , many people died due to serious injuries, and their bodies have been claimed by their families. Today, white couplets are hung in front of the doors of many residents in Beiguan, and mourning sounds are heard together. In the blink of an eye, there is an atmosphere of sadness everywhere in the city.
But in fact, only a very small number of people unfortunately died in the battle. Many of them were pretended by Su Chi's order, naturally in order to make their acting more realistic. This matter was not within Lu Yunyou's plan, but it was a good one. Method.
At the North City Gate, only the blood stains on the ground that were deliberately exposed to the eyes of the bandits were left. Regardless of these, after Wang Yihou left, Su Chi and the family representatives followed the plan and ordered people to go around to collect food. Send a letter to the bandits again, expressing to them Qincheng's desire to avenge the dead at all costs. In the letter, Su Chi once again mentioned that once the plan is successful, they will give the bandits generous rewards afterwards.
In terms of food collection, based on Su Chi's prestige in the city and the intimidation of the Star Army last night, everything went very smoothly. It was only a matter of time before they collected enough food and grass. What they were collecting was a delaying measure in the entire plan. The purpose was to show it to the gangsters.
In terms of cooperation with Qincheng, the bandit leaders were very excited after receiving Su Chi's second letter asking for help. It can be said that the intensification of the conflict between Qincheng and the Star Army is exactly what they want to see. The time they were waiting for seems to have arrived. , but their original plan needs to be slightly changed.
Originally, they wanted to sit on the sidelines and wait for the critical moment to take action to deal with the forces of Star Army and Qincheng in one fell swoop, but now it seems that cooperation with Qincheng seems to be more profitable.
"Brothers, do you think Su Chi's words are credible?" Several bandit leaders in the bandit village were discussing matters.
"It should be true."
"The Star Army is so powerful that Su Chi must be desperate to cooperate with us."
"Although Qin City has always been united, their overall strength is indeed not as good as those brave and capable Star Army. Now the Star Army has only half of its strength, and Qin City can no longer bear it. If all the Star Army comes, Qin City will definitely not be able to withstand it. In my opinion, this matter cannot be false."
Several leaders expressed their opinions one after another, each one more affirmative than the last.
"Brothers, do you think we can cooperate with Qincheng first?" The person who asked was the leader of the bandits, a fierce-looking man.
"Brother, I think this is feasible. If Su Chi can give us generous rewards as agreed, then we can help them deal with the Star Army!"
"But what if we offend the Star Army and the Star Army comes to surround us?"
"The Star Army only has a total of three thousand troops here. If we can cooperate with Qincheng to kill half of them, the remaining Star Army will not pose any threat to us."
"Aren't there still some star troops over there in Shiyan City?"
"That's okay. With our familiarity with the terrain of Xiaoyin Mountain, we can handle it even if there are another 10,000 Star Army. Besides, the Star Army still has to consider whether it's worth the risk to deal with us. After all, we have the advantage."
"That's it, it's true." Nodding, a bandit leader answered: "Besides, Qincheng is already arranging food everywhere. If we don't help them, then Su Chi will most likely follow the instructions to ensure the safety of Qincheng. We will do it at the request of the Star Army and give all the food, grass and property collected to the Star Army. After the Star Army gathers together, we will have no chance and can only watch the Star Army take away all the food, grass and property they have collected. .”
"So, we have to help that old man Su Chi."
"Hahaha, fifth brother is exactly what he said."
"How is the situation over there in Qucheng?" After a burst of laughter, the bandit leader got down to business again.
"The Star Army is still there to forcibly steal people's wealth and wealth."
"I thought the white-haired boy was a kind person, but I didn't expect him to be a hypocrite."
"Yes, I'm afraid that his status as commander was all obtained by flattering him. Otherwise, how could he, a sixth-level martial artist, be the commander of the Star Army?!"
"Haha..." Speaking of Lu Yunyou, the gang leaders who had just calmed down couldn't help laughing again.
