Fenghou

Chapter 64 Sneak Attack
Chen Qing said with a faint smile: "The reason is very simple, what will the opponent use to attack the city?"

One sentence reminded He Jian, and he suddenly realized, "The commander is right. When the opponent retreated, he didn't take away more than a dozen siege ladders. It's only been a few days since the opponent couldn't make them. Build a batch of siege ladders." , It will take a month at the fastest, it seems that I am worrying too much."

Chen Qing shook his head, "He Zhizhou didn't worry too much, I think they will definitely come in these two days."

He Jian was stunned for a while and said, "Commander, I'm a little confused now."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "There are many ways to attack a city. You don't have to carry a ladder to charge to call it a siege. Sneak attack is also a kind of siege."

"The commander said that the other party will attack us at night?"

Chen Qing nodded, and he asked Zheng Ping with a smile: "If you were asked to sneak attack Chun'an County, what would you do?"

Zheng Ping was still a little bitter about He Jian's underestimation of himself just now, he said bitterly: "If it were me, I would first send people into the city to ambush, and then cooperate with outsiders at night to seize the city in one fell swoop, kill his mother, rob his mother, Chop those officials into minced meat and make buns!"

Zhao Xiaoyi' poof! 'Laughed out loud, and quickly turned away.

Chen Qing saw that He Jian's face was a bit ugly, so he explained with a smile: "My brother's speech is a bit vulgar. He Zhizhou should not be as knowledgeable as him."

He Jian had no choice but to smile wryly, "I was the one who said something wrong just now, but what General Zheng said makes sense, and it is very likely that he will cooperate with the outside. Should I close the city gates to prevent outsiders from entering or leaving?"

Chen Qing thought for a while and smiled, "It's better to set up a pot and boil the water, let's have a stew of bastard in clear water!"

The north city gate of Chun’an County was closed, and the south city gate was opened. In the afternoon, a group of hunters drove a cart to deliver a batch of wild game, including deer, roe deer, wild boar, bamboo chicken, wild duck and other birds. Wang Yangji The butcher shop suddenly became lively.

Not long after, another group of hermits came to deliver medicinal materials. These two groups totaled more than [-] people. When they entered the city gate, they were watched by Zhao Xiaoyi and his subordinates.

Zhao Xiaoyi hurried to the barracks to report to Chen Qing. At this time, the barracks was very quiet. The soldiers had rested for the first time and did not continue training. There might be a fierce battle today and tomorrow. Chen Qing wanted to save some energy for the soldiers.

In the room, after listening to Zhao Xiaoyi's report, Chen Qing asked, "Is there only Wangyangji Butcher Shop and Xinghetang Pharmacy?"

"That's right, they went to these two houses, and these two houses are very close to each other, diagonally across a street. After they went in, they never came out again!"

"Are there soldiers watching?"

"The humble subordinates are watching the two shops."

Zheng Ping next to him said: "I also know a little about this kind of shop that collects prey and medicine. Usually, I have to go back the same day after paying the bill. If I stay overnight, I will go to a brothel or a restaurant, or find a cheap foot shop to sleep well. Once I feel it, I will definitely not come out after entering the butcher shop, and the same goes for the medicine shop, there must be something wrong here."

Chen Qing thought for a while and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "Go and inform He Zhizhou, and ask him to arrange elite government officials to arrest people with us, and we will discuss the specific time to decide!"

"Follow the order!" Zhao Xiaoyi left in a hurry.

Chen Qing said to Hu Yantong again: "Wake up all the soldiers, have a good meal, and act after dark!"

As night fell, the drum to close the city gate sounded, and the south city gate was slowly closed.

Pedestrians on the street are gradually thinning out, butcher shops and drugstores close early and close their doors.

Zheng Ping and Hu Yantong each led [-] people and surrounded the two shops. At this moment, a carriage drove up, followed by several yamen servants, and the carriage stopped at the entrance of the medicine shop.

A yamen servant knocked on the door of the pharmacy, "Open the door! Open the door!"

"what's up?"

"The county lord is a little uncomfortable, please ask Jiang Dongzhu to go there quickly!"

"The pharmacy is closed today!" The person inside refused straight away.

"Asshole! It's the county monarch who is sick, and you still want to put on airs?"

The people inside had no choice but to report it. Not long after, the proprietor, Dr. Jiang, came out, followed by a boy carrying a medicine box.

"Since the county lord is not feeling well, then hurry up!"

Jiang Dongzhu got into the carriage with a face of reluctance, and the carriage immediately headed towards the county government.

In just a moment, Chen Qing got Jiang Dongzhu's confession. There were a total of sixteen warriors hiding in the East Wing, and they began to respond at the second watch of the night.

Chen Qing rolled his eyes, smiled and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "Tell Jiang Dongzhu, give each of those warriors a bowl of soft tonic, and I can spare his whole family."

The butcher's shop did the same thing. Mr. Zhizhou was going to have a treat tomorrow and bought some high-quality game. The proprietor Wang Long sent two assistants to deliver some fresh venison.

The information about the butcher shop was also obtained. There were twenty-four people in total, plus four assistants.

Half an hour later, the sixteen people in the pharmacy were the first to deal with it. They drank the refreshing soup made by Jiang Dongzhu, and they all fell down, and they were grabbed without any effort.

Next is to arrest the twenty-four people in the butcher shop. In order to prevent them from escaping, the government specially prepared more than a dozen large nets around the butcher shop, so that there is no chance of any fish slipping through the net.

Zheng Ping entered through the main entrance with a shield and a sword in his hand, followed by more than a hundred soldiers with shields, spears and crossbows.

After a while, they came to the backyard, the house on the left side of the yard was locked, Zheng Ping waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers with shields surrounded the city in a circle, with hundreds of crossbowmen standing behind them.

The crossbow was aimed at the window and the gate. At this time, dozens of soldiers shot crossbows into the room from the rear window. The dense crossbow arrows shot into the room, and there was a scream of screams.

The gangsters in the room rushed out from the front door and the window like a nest, but they were shot head-on by the arrows. More than a dozen gangsters were shot down by the arrows one after another. Then, the second round of arrows shot into the room. , There were a few more screams.

Zheng Ping kicked open the door and rushed in. The last three gangsters tried to resist, but were knocked down by Zheng Ping. The room was full of corpses and wounded soldiers. Zheng Ping only left two alive, and the other wounded soldiers They all ordered the soldiers to kill.

At the same time, the shopkeeper Wang Long and four fellows were also caught by soldiers and tied up.

Chen Qing and Zhizhou He Jian arrived together, and Zheng Ping stepped forward to report: "To the Commander, all the insiders have been seized, and none of them slipped through the net!"

"Have you been interrogated?"

"Separate interrogation. At the second watch, open the south city gate and hold two torches as signs!"

He Jian asked with great interest: "What does the commander plan to do next?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Of course it's boiled bastard in clear water. Is the mud bag I asked Zhizhou to make ready?"

"It's already done, do you need it now?"

"Please send them to the city gate!"

A thousand township soldiers quickly sent five thousand bags of earth, and Chen Qing used them to surround the city gate with three earth walls. There was no urn city in Chun'an County, so we had to use earth bags to build an urn city artificially. The city was also surrounded by dirt bags.

The pot has been set up, and the water is boiling, and the next thing is to wait for the bastards from outside the city to get in by themselves.

When the time came to the second watch, Zhang Kui led four thousand men and appeared one mile outside the south city gate. The sky was covered with a thin layer of clouds, and the moon passed through the clouds, making the earth half-dark.

Zhang Kui stared excitedly at Nanchengtou. He saw the weakness and uselessness of the two thousand officers and soldiers with his own eyes, and thought of being fooled by the other party that day.

Their subordinates were even a little impatient, they thought of women and money, and it was the middle of the night when they were doing good things, and their hearts suddenly felt like a cat scratching their hearts, each of them itched unbearably.

"Look, general!"

A soldier pointed at the top of the city and shouted: "The torches are lit!"

Zhang Kui could see clearly that two torches were waving, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the city gate was opened.

"Rush in!"

With Zhang Kui's order, thousands of thugs rushed towards the city gate, howling with excitement. Although the ground was uneven, these small obstacles could not stop their restless hearts.

On the top of the city, a thousand township soldiers and a thousand officers and soldiers crouched beside the battlements holding bows and arrows.

Around the sandbag wall under the city, Chen Qing personally led a thousand men to stand ready with crossbows and arrows.

After several days of hard training, the soldiers have undergone some changes. The strengthening of their physique has also boosted their confidence and morale.

They were also full of excitement in their hearts, and they set up an ambush to deal with the gangsters. Their hearts were full of expectations. For a while, the morale of the soldiers was high.

(End of this chapter)