Gao Mingheng, the censor of Henan Province, heard the report and rushed to the city as soon as possible.
"What happened?" Seeing Chen Yongfu approaching, he immediately asked, "Have the thieves withdrawn under the cover of night?"
"Sir, please look!" Chen Yongfu quickly walked a few steps closer to the battlements, then pointed at the bandit camp outside the city, turned to Gao Mingheng and said, "The bandit camp is empty!"
Gao Mingheng took a few steps in a hurry, maybe because he was too excited, he tripped and almost fell down. Fortunately, Chen Yongfu had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he was able to catch him.
If it were normal times, this would be embarrassing. But at this time, Gao Mingheng didn't care at all and immediately looked towards the bandit camp outside the city.
Sure enough, although it was a bit far away, it could still be clearly seen that there was no one in the bandit camp.
"This" Gao Mingheng couldn't help but get extremely excited, dragging out his voice, turning to look at Chen Yongfu, and immediately asked, "Is the bandit gone?"
When he said this, he suddenly remembered something and quickly added: "Could it be that the bandits went out in large numbers two days ago and ended up losing the battle, so they ran away?"
Looking at Master Gao's expectant eyes, Chen Yongfu was very calm and said calmly: "Sir, it is possible. But the general thinks that this possibility is unlikely!"
When Gao Mingheng heard him speak, his face immediately showed a look of ecstasy, but then he heard the second half of his sentence, and immediately became unhappy. He lowered his face and asked, "Why is it so unlikely?"
Even so, he understood that when it came to war experience, Chen Yongfu's words were definitely more reasonable. Therefore, deep down in his heart, he was very disappointed.
Chen Yongfu heard this and was waiting for an explanation when he heard another noise coming from behind. He turned around and saw King Zhou leading his sons up to the city.
Seeing them turning around, King Zhou quickly asked happily: "I heard that the bandits have retreated? Is that true? Have the bandits retreated?"
His overjoyed feeling was overwhelming and he didn't hide it at all.
After hearing this, Gao Mingheng said calmly: "Your Highness, the bandits have retreated. But I think the matter is not as simple as it seems!"
When Chen Yongfu heard this, he was a little surprised and couldn't help but glance at him, but he wisely said nothing.
"What, what's going on?" King Zhou stood at the battlement with a little breath, looking at the camp of bandits outside the city, and asked with obvious disappointment.
When Gao Mingheng heard this, he replied: "The bandits were out in force two days ago, and I noticed it. They"
When he was about to continue editing, Chen Yongfu suddenly interrupted him and said: "Sir, there is something moving!"
When Gao Mingheng heard this, he was startled and immediately turned his head to look.
Sure enough, in the direction of Chen Yongfu's finger, which was the direction of the Yellow River, there were groups of cavalry troops galloping towards Kaifeng City.
It's like pieces of red clouds are drifting this way.
When Gao Mingheng saw it, he couldn't help but said with great joy: "Is this the night of the imperial army?"
As soon as he said it, he suddenly came back to his senses, immediately stopped smiling, and said to King Zhou: "Of course, it may be a bandit pretending to be a traitor, we must not be careless!"
"What Mr. Gao said makes sense. The thieves have many tricks. You must be on guard. You must be on guard!" After hearing this, King Zhou nodded in agreement.
He said this because there had been incidents before where thieves pretended to be officers and soldiers and tried to deceive the gates of Kaifeng City.
While they were talking, those people were coming quickly. Groups of people, some went to the bandit camp, some to Kaifeng City, and some to other directions.
The people at the top of Kaifeng City, from the King of Zhou to the common soldiers, all remained silent and stared at these events all night long. It’s as if they can tell whether these night-breaks are real or fake!
I saw that those who had no scruples at all entered the shooting range of the garrison at the top of the city and reached the bottom of the moat. Then they shouted to the top of the city: "The Duke led the army to rescue Kaifeng. The bandits killed, wounded and captured 50,000 people. Great victory!"
Upon hearing this, the ordinary soldiers on the city couldn't help but cheer loudly. The imperial reinforcements arrived and defeated the bandits. Kaifeng was relieved of its siege!
However, there was no cheering from King Zhou's side.
Then King Zhou looked at Gao Mingheng and asked with expectation: "Master Gao, is this true?"
Gao Mingheng turned his head and glanced at Chen Yongfu, then frowned and said: "The Duke is leading the army? Which Duke is it? Are there any nobles of our Ming Dynasty who can fight?"
If we could really fight, we wouldn't have seen nobles leading troops to fight until now.
The implication behind his words was that he already understood that most of the victory he shouted outside the city was false.
Because the King of Zhou had just received the imperial edict and heard his repeated questions, he guessed: "Could it be Duke Xingguo who is now in the spotlight?"
"Xingguo Gong?" Upon hearing this, Gao Mingheng repeated in a low voice, and he became even more convinced that the night outside the city was fake.
Without thinking about it, they just said that the princes leading the army in the court were more reliable than the army led by Xingguo Gong! Because Duke Xingguo seems to be very young. I have never heard of him having the experience of leading troops in battle. He can defeat bandits and achieve a great victory?
However, even though he was thinking this, he was not completely sure, so he turned to Chen Yongfu and said, "Come and ask, I will see if there are any flaws!"
Speak with a loud voice and have a share.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu immediately shouted outside the city: "I haven't heard of the arrival of imperial reinforcements. Who is the Duke you are talking about? How many soldiers and horses are there? Where is the Duke now?"
After hearing this, the Ye Bu Shu leader outside the city replied loudly: "Of course it is Duke Xing Guo! He leads the capital camp of more than 20,000 people, incorporates the Xiao Yuan camp, plus five groups of guerrillas, a total of more than 50,000 people. Now the Duke of Guo leads the troops, We are coming to Kaifeng. Please prepare to welcome us as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Mingheng, who was standing next to him, asserted: "This is to get us out of the city and make a good plan!"
He had every reason to be sure that this was definitely a thief pretending to be a thief.
Not to mention Duke Xingguo, just to recruit Xiao Yuanying, this is impossible! After all, with the example of Zhang Xianzhong, who would dare to recruit Anliu thieves now!
King Zhou heard what he meant and couldn't help but feel depressed. It turned out that Kaifeng still hadn't rescued the siege!
Today's Kaifeng City is almost out of food! If the siege continues like this, Kaifeng will fall sooner or later!
Thinking like this, he was a little unwilling, so he confirmed to Gao Mingheng: "What do you mean, Lord Gao, that the night outside the city is actually disguised as a bandit army?"
Gao Mingheng heard this and was about to answer affirmatively when he suddenly heard something strange coming from the other side of the Yellow River.
So, he did not answer immediately, but listened carefully.
On the top of Kaifeng City, other people also heard the noise and fell silent one by one. This way, they can hear clearly.
"The wind is roaring and the horses are howling"
The lyrics are short and easy to understand, and when tens of thousands of people sang in unison, they were so majestic.
Gao Mingheng immediately heard the meaning of protecting the family and the country in the song, and suddenly he began to be confused again.
If he were a bandit, he definitely wouldn't go to such trouble and come up with a song like this and sing together.
However, among the imperial officers and soldiers, they had never heard of such a song before!
Thinking like this, he turned around and asked Chen Yongfu doubtfully: "Have you heard of it?"
Gao Mingheng suspected that this was a military song and he had never heard of it. However, if it really is a military song, Chen Yongfu must know it.
However, Chen Yongfu shook his head and said: "There is no such song in the army, it is unheard of!"
However, as a man in the military, he was certain of one thing. The bandits would definitely not be able to sing such a song with such confidence. Therefore, he added: "The imperial reinforcements must have arrived!"
When the people on the side heard this, they couldn't help but look forward to it again. It would be great if the imperial reinforcements arrived!
As a result, no one spoke on the top of the city. Everyone stretched their necks and looked far into the distance, looking in the direction of the Yellow River.
The song "Defend the Yellow River" is simple, easy to understand and catchy. When the army is marching, it can also sing loudly. And over and over again, and nothing gets in the way.
It may be because it is composed by the Duke of the State, or it may be that all armies have the intention of competing, or it may be because it is rare to find songs suitable for the army. Therefore, the songs of defending the Yellow River are like waves, one after another. Crowd towards Kaifeng City.
By the time they saw the incoming troops at the top of Kaifeng City, all wearing uniforms of imperial officers and soldiers, and could see the flags, many of the defenders on the top of the city were already singing along in a low voice.
"Sir, it's true, it's really the imperial reinforcements!" At this moment, Chen Yongfu suddenly said to Gao Mingheng very excitedly.
When he saw Gao Mingheng turning to look at him, he pointed with his hand and said: "Sir, please look, the one under the Wu banner is the guerrilla who came here a few days ago, Wu Sangui, yes, that's him!"
Before Gao Mingheng could speak, he pointed to a flag with the word "white" and hurriedly added: "That's Bai Guangen, yes, that's him, he's been here before."
When Gao Mingheng rushed to the city head last time, Wu Sangui and others had already left and were not seen. But it doesn't matter, because his eyes are already focused on the location of the Chinese army.
There, under a flag with the character "Zhang", a man wearing a python suit is very dazzling. As long as anyone looks past, the first thing they will look at is the man in the python suit.
Gao Mingheng heard this and when he really wanted to speak, he heard a surprised voice from behind: "Where is the Duke? Where is the Duke?"
He turned around and saw that it was the angel who had come to deliver the message before. He was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Look, is it really the Duke of the Kingdom who is here?"
After the angel delivered the message, he was unable to break out, so he stayed in the city. To be honest, I am not in a good mood. Without reinforcements from the imperial court, I will be dead.
Therefore, at this time, he, even if he was told by others, immediately took a closer look and jumped up with joy: "It's the Duke, it's the Duke, the Duke is here!"
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