"The enemy is coming soon. My brothers are waiting outside the city. What should I drink? Open the door quickly!"
Hou Jie keenly noticed that Yang Kang's reaction was wrong. He didn't know what kind of conspiracy was behind the arrogant attitude of the former, and he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.
Before Yang Kang could speak, Lu Zhiwen behind him snorted: "You are so brave. The commander asked you to drink tea. How dare you be rude? Drag me down!"
Four or five guards started to work together. Some pulled the arms, some hugged the neck, and some hugged the legs. They quickly subdued Hou Jie who was caught off guard and dragged him towards the inner city wall.
Hou Jie was shocked and angry. He didn't know what the commander wanted to do. He hurriedly shouted a warning, but his mouth was covered by the guards and he couldn't shout out. He had to be carried off the city wall in frustration.
Guiyang City is four and a half feet high. Standing below it is difficult to see what is happening above. Zhu Renxia and others can only wait anxiously for the city gate to open.
In the distance, the deafening sound of killing is getting closer and closer, and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing becomes more and more clearly audible. It was obvious that a large group of rebels were chasing them, and the visual distance was only about three or four miles away.
"The rebels are coming. Please ask the commander to open the city gate and let the soldiers into the city."
The anxious Zhu Renxia clasped his fists on his horse and begged, "The enemy's force is huge. It looks like there are at least tens of thousands of people. We hope we can open the door quickly."
Jin Zhu asked equally anxiously: "Hou Jie, what are you doing up there? Hurry and urge the people on the wall to open the door. Do you want us to die outside the city?"
Yang Kang answered with a smile on his face: "The brother you came up claimed to be thirsty and went down to the city wall to drink water. I have ordered the soldiers to open the city gate. Please be patient. It's just that the city gate is in disrepair. The shaft is rusty, so it may take some time, please be patient!"
After hearing Yang Kang's words, the nine hundred Chang'an troops under the city cursed one after another.
"The people of Guiyang Guard are really useless. Why are the city gates rusty? What do you guards do for food on weekdays?"
"What's the idea of the dog officer in the city? The rebels are catching up, but you want us to wait patiently? Could it be that he wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife and let us die in the hands of the rebels?"
"Dog officer, open the door, open the door!"
Zhu Renxia had an ominous premonition in his heart. He stared at Jiang Guanjun next to him and said, "Third uncle, do you think the reason for this commander's procrastination is so long?"
Jiang Guanjun raised his eyebrows and said, "I guess Hou Jie just offended them with his disrespectful words. These people are deliberately trying to dampen our spirit."
"The rebels will arrive in a blink of an eye. It will take at least a stick of incense. What should we do?"
Zhu Renxia was a little undecided. What if the commander had a sudden change of heart and refused to open the city gate?
Jiang Guanjun said calmly: "In full view of the public, this commander doesn't dare to go too far. I guess he can delay it for a while at most and scare us a little. I guess no matter what, he doesn't dare to let our army fall into a tight siege." among.”
"Then I'll beg him again!"
Zhu Renxia reluctantly rode out and sighed: "I hope this commander will not dare to do whatever he wants. Otherwise, judging from the menacing appearance of the enemy army, there are estimated to be tens of thousands of people..."
Jiang Guanjun nodded: "The incoming enemy has at least ten thousand people, ten times the size of our army. If we fight head-on, we will definitely not be opponents. You go to the city wall to urge me, and I will lead the Fourth Company to form an array behind to block the rebels." The vanguard of the army."
After Jiang Guanjun finished speaking, he waved his hand and gave an order: "Fourth Company will follow me out of the line, and go to the rear to form an array and defend the team."
"yes!"
With a wave of Xu Le's arms, nearly a hundred elite civilians came out with weapons in hand, and followed Jiang Guanjun to the rear to form a formation to resist the enemy.
Zhu Renxia anxiously urged his horse forward, raised his hands and begged: "Master Commander, the enemy is getting closer and closer, please open the city gate quickly. The battlefield is dangerous and should not be trifled with. If my brother has offended me in any way, I hope you will be more careful." Haihan!”
Yang Kang pretended to be on the city wall and said: "The city gate cannot be opened, and I am worried! Magistrate Zhu, please rest assured, we will definitely let you enter the city within half an hour."
After he finished speaking, he turned to his righteous opponent and shouted: "Listen carefully and open the door quickly. If you delay the reinforcements entering the city, you will be dealt with according to military law and severely punished!"
However, Lu Zhiwen had just quietly ordered him to open the door slowly, pretending that the hinge could not be opened due to rust, and waiting for the rebels to reach the city and engage the strong people in close combat before opening the door again.
Even if the entire army of the people from Liping is not wiped out, they will still have to pay a heavy price. A little boss dares to jump up and down, he is really asking for his own death!
Don't you know there is a saying that "a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake"? I have been hereditary in Guiyang for more than two hundred years. When you mud-legged people come here, if it is a dragon, you have to be coiled for me, and if it is a tiger, you have to give it to me. Lying down!
Jin Zhu was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and cursed behind him: "Fuck your ancestors. In half an hour, the rebels have already killed us. You bunch of dog officials want us to die? Could it be that you are Yang Yinglong's spies?"
It was just that there was a lot of noise on and off the city wall, but no one noticed what she was cursing.
Zhu Renxia raised his hands on his horse and said: "Master Commander, half an hour is too long. We are afraid that we will be surrounded by the rebels and cause heavy casualties. If this city gate does malfunction, we can enter through another gate. how?"
Yang Kang put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Of course, you can go to the North City Gate. The South City Gate is also in disrepair and is inconvenient to open and close."
"Well!"
Zhu Renxia turned his horse back and gave the order, "Brothers, let's go to the north gate and enter the city."
Chen Daoming, the commander of the sixth company, immediately stood up and objected: "Mayor, you must not do it. From the east gate to the north gate of Guiyang, you need to make a big circle, which will take at least one stick of incense. Besides, the north gate is closer to the rebels' position and more dangerous. Easily overtaken by rebels.”
The people around me cursed: "In this dignified provincial capital, how come the city gates are in such disrepair that they are inconvenient to open and close? These dog officials on the city wall are clearly trying to frame us!"
"These dog officials in Guiyang are so bad. We came all the way and won the battle. Instead of rewarding us, they put us in danger. They are so bad!"
"Yeah, yeah, if I had known this, we shouldn't have come to support Guiyang and let these stupid guards die under the sword of the rebels!"
Zhu Renxia said helplessly: "Let's calm down our anger first and try to get into the city to see Mr. Futai before we talk. I believe that Jiang Futai, as an important minister of the imperial court, will definitely not allow this to happen. He will give us Chang'an Army The one who administers justice.”
"Zhu Renxia, have you forgotten me?"
Zhu Changan, who had been standing silently outside the box watching, couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to send a burst of crazy output to the city wall and send these despicable people to the west.
No wonder the Ming Dynasty is in decline. Based on the intrigues of these officials, if the Ming Dynasty is not destroyed, who will be destroyed?
Zhu Renxia couldn't help but slapped his forehead and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Look at my brain, I have forgotten Tianzun? Please help Tianzun open the city gate for us and let our army enter the city!"
Zhu Changan snorted coldly and said: "I plan to kill all these Ming troops on the city wall and eliminate these scum that are causing harm to the country and the people."
"It's absolutely impossible!"
Zhu Renxia closed his eyes attentively on the horse and communicated with Zhu Changan from his heart, "The unprovoked casualties on the city wall will probably arouse countless suspicions. Furthermore, even if the commander of Guiyang Guard wants to frame us, he is an official. It’s nothing to do with ordinary soldiers. They don’t deserve death, so we just ask Heavenly Lord to help us open the city gate.”
"It makes sense!"
Zhu Changan agreed to Zhu Renxia's request, immediately put his finger into the box and poked at the city gate.
The officers and soldiers on the city wall only saw that the sky was cloudy for no reason, and the sun that was shining brightly just now disappeared, but they didn't know what happened?
Under the huge force of Zhu Changan's fingers, the city wall, which was more than two feet high, opened with a "bang".
Hiding behind the city gate and whispering to each other, the laughing guards were caught off guard. They were either knocked away by the huge force, or were crushed to pieces and died on the spot.
In an instant, no one of the dozen guards survived, and the tightly closed door opened wide, as if to welcome the Chang'an army into the city.
"Brothers, come to town!"
Zhu Renxia urged his horse to raise his sword, took the lead, and was the first to rush into Guiyang City.
"Enter the city!"
Jin Zhu followed closely behind, carrying a scimitar and sweeping the formation aside. He raised his neck high and looked up at the Ming army on the city wall to guard against any more tricks they might do.
