imperial psychologist

Chapter 708
At night, the dense forest in the northeast corner of both ends is full of flames, and the heavy snow and fire in the second half of the night are like a scene of hell.

Amidst the shouts of killing people all over the mountains and plains in front, Wang Meng led the team and successfully entered the city at both ends from the rear.

Everything was as expected by Bo Ling, the golden soldiers did not pursue them at night, and when the next morning, all they were left with was a piece of scorched earth and the corpses of their companions.

At dawn, Wang Meng and Shao County Magistrate were riding on horseback to patrol the streets on both sides.

Shao Kuan looked at the people queuing up to get porridge not far away, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I really don't know what will happen last night..."

"I was also going to ask you." Wang Meng looked at his old friend, "Didn't there be more than 3000 defenders in the city yesterday afternoon? Why are there only more than [-] left?"

"They and you are going back and forth. You go to Yanzhou, they go to Zhuozhou," Shao Kuan raised his sleeves and rubbed his eyes, "there are more than 3000 permanent troops standing on both sides, and it is not easy to supply any more."

Wang Meng's heart tightened, and he didn't know what was going on with the team going to Zhuozhou.

"Forget it," Wang Meng shook his head, "It's better if there are fewer people. So much food has been burned, if there are more than 1 more mouths now, you will be even more worried."

"I've never been afraid of food." Shao Kuan whispered, "I won't hide it from you. The granaries on the ground were newly built in the past two years. The places where the real grain is stored at both ends are all underground. Your lord left it."

Wang Meng was taken aback for a moment, "How many?"

"Don't worry about how much, anyway, it won't be a problem to survive this winter." Shao Kuan said softly.

"Then what happened to the riots in the city yesterday?" Wang Meng frowned, "Since there is no shortage of anything, why are the people making trouble?"

"No one believes what I said yesterday." Shao Kuan looked at Wang Meng, "I have already arrested several suspicious assassins who incited the people to break through the city gate, and they are still being tried in prison. Maybe follow them I can touch some clues of poisoners and arsonists..."

Before Shao Kuan finished speaking, there was a slight commotion in the porridge line next to the two of them. They followed the prestige and saw a soldier rushing to the place where the crowd gathered, yelling at the jumpers to get off to the back of the line.

The food-receiving team has regained order.

"The first time you sent people here, it was really not that I didn't want to open the door for your people. I really couldn't handle it." Shao Kuan sighed, "The gunfire in the west rang out all night, and some people spread rumors during the night , It made people panic, the people packed up their belongings, and all gathered at the east gate and south gate to run away, if I opened the city gate at that time, it would be a mess."

Wang Meng suddenly realized, "No wonder when I led the troops into the city last night, so many people lined up to welcome me. I was puzzled. You still want to arrange this at this time?"

Shao Kuan laughed.

Everything that happened yesterday was understated while the two were talking and laughing.

Although the crisis is far from resolved, everything seems to be in line with the phrase "there is no end to the sky".

The heavy snow started to fall last night and has not stopped until now. With the order of the government, every household took out their own utensils to hold water to collect the fresh snow on the eaves, branches, and stones.

All the water intakes in the city were sealed off, and a small group of people spontaneously formed under the guard of officers and soldiers carefully left the city to find an old canal that had been abandoned for several years in the east of the city at both ends—the old canal came from the mountains and forests. It was only after each neighborhood built its own water well that it gradually dried up.

Overnight, after learning that the reinforcements had arrived, Dumbang regained some vitality.

After seeing several food relief points, Wang Meng and Shao Kuan headed towards the military camp in the north of the city again, and Bai Ling and his party had already returned.

The young people didn't even have time to wash up, and their faces were still covered with the dust from the fireworks. When they saw Wang Meng and Shao Kuan, they stepped forward to salute at the same time.

"Why are you still waiting here?" Wang Meng frowned, "It's time to go to rest now."

"No," Xue Zian shook his head, "Xiao Mister said he wanted to wait for my brother to come back, and the rest of us also wanted to wait."

Shao Kuan twirled his beard, wanted to say something, but forced himself to speak again.

——Shortly after Wang Meng led his troops into the city last night, the team that ambushed the Jin soldiers in the northeast corner quickly returned triumphantly. However, shortly after entering the city, the young Wei brother suggested that an envoy should be sent to the Jinren camp In the middle, let's see who the main general on the opposite side is.

These words reminded Shao Kuan. After all, in the past when the two armies confronted each other, the vanguard officers of the Jin people rushed to the front. Now this time they have been besieged for a day and a night, and the leader on the opposite side has not yet shown up.

At that time, Shao Kuan strongly opposed it, because the golden bandits had never had a tradition of "the two armies do not kill envoys when they are at war". All the generals are safe, so why send out one person to die.

But what surprised Shao Kuan the most was that Wang Meng actually followed this suggestion in the end. You must know that Wang Meng suffered from this kind of loss in his early years.

——"Tonight's dense forest ambush and the previous rescue of Stone Monkey Town were all Mr. Wei's idea. I am willing to take another risk."

That's what Wang Meng said at the time.

However, as it was already bright today, the envoys who left the city last night and the young soldier Xue Ziping who escorted the envoys did not come back.

"Is something wrong?" A guard behind Wang Meng whispered, "It's about this time..."

"No." Bo Ling said softly, "Actually, it's not too late at this time, because I told them before sending them out of the city last night that they should not come back in a hurry when they leave the Jinbing camp, and they will be in a place where there is no one around. Wait and see for an hour before leaving."

"Watch what?"

"Wait and see if the Jin soldiers will retreat." Bo Ling said softly.

Shao Kuan choked, and immediately coughed.

There was no sound in the entire camp, and several other people also looked at Bai Ling with some incredulous eyes.

"Mr. Wei may...not be familiar with the situation in the Northland." Shao Kuan said, but he did not look at Bai Ling, but instead cast his gaze at Wang Meng. The meaning of the gaze is very clear-you are really sure that this young man is not Are you crazy?
"This..." Wang Meng was also slightly choked by Bai Ling's words, "Why do you say that?"

Bo Ling thought for a while, "Let's put it this way, let me ask the two adults a question..."

"what?"

"If our army is now confronting the gold thief—"

"Aren't we confronting the gold thief right now?" Xue Zian interrupted.

"Don't interrupt." Wang Meng said with a frown.

Xue Zian lowered the corners of his mouth and covered his mouth with his hands.

Bo Ling smiled, and then quickly restrained his smile.

"If our army is confronting the gold thief, our army has the upper hand in the current situation, and the opposite side seems to be constantly mobilizing troops and equipment, and it seems that it will take several days before it is ready to stop... At this time, Sir Shao, what will you do?"

(End of this chapter)