Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 625 Let's Pretend to Fight
"At that time, according to what Master Zongbing said, install electric lights all over Xuan Town, and at that time, Xuan Town will also be lit at night.

Electric lights are also installed in the factory, so that work can be started at night, and there are also trains. "Song Yingxing looked at the busy construction site in front of him, his face was full of anticipation.

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After Zhao Wen led the army out of Xingyang, he led the army eastward and entered the territory of Heyin County within a day.

Heyin is not far from Xingyang, and Zhao Wen entered Heyin that afternoon.

The situation in Heyin was similar to that in Xingyang. Except for the common people, the remaining officials and gentry were basically sent to Kaifeng by Sun Chuanting.

The food in Heyin City was either taken away by Sun Chuanting or burned by Sun Chuanting, and almost nothing remained.

After Zhao Wen entered Heyin, the first thing he did was to take some of the grain seized from King Fu and distribute it to the people of Heyin.

Now that Zhao Wen's situation is getting bigger and bigger, fortunately King Fu has a lot of food, otherwise Zhao Wen's logistical pressure will really increase.

At this time, Song Hu led the troops to the vicinity of Zhengzhou City.

Zhengzhou in this era is not the provincial capital of later generations, but an ordinary county seat, which is almost indistinguishable from other counties in Henan.

The number of people in Zhengzhou City is not very large, which is similar to the number of people in Xingyang City before.

The situation in Zhengzhou was similar to that in Xingyang. Sun Chuanting took away the defenders and gentry, leaving only ordinary people without food.

Song Hu did not lead troops into Zhengzhou City, but divided his troops into two parts, crossed Zhengzhou, and headed for Kaifeng Mansion.

Song Hu's cavalry galloped across the land of the Central Plains, as if they were entering and leaving no one's land.

Sun Chuanting stayed near Zhengzhou, and the soldiers and horses who searched for the news quickly discovered Song Hu's movement.

After they discovered Song Hu's soldiers and horses, they hurriedly stepped on their horses, took the remote and uninhabited path, and sent the news to Kaifeng Fucheng.

After almost two days and one night, the news finally reached Kaifeng Mansion.

Because they are taking a remote and uninhabited path, it will take a lot longer.

When Sun Chuanting received the news sent back, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and stayed directly on the city wall.

Now Sun Chuanting is staying on the city wall, arranging manpower to thicken and heighten the city wall.

"We've already arrived in Zhengzhou, how could it be so fast?" Sun Chuanting stared blankly at the military report that Wu Sheng had just sent, with a look of disbelief on his face.

He really did not expect that Zhao Wen's speed would be so fast.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Standing opposite Sun Chuanting, Wu Chen asked anxiously.

Although he didn't read the military newspaper, based on the expression on Sun Chuanting's face, Wu Zhen could guess that the content of the military newspaper was not good news.

Sun Chuanting's face turned pale, and he gathered the military newspaper in his hand into a ball, "What else can I do? Then strengthen the city wall and tell the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture to mobilize the people in the city to reinforce and thicken the city wall for me.

Zhao thief's weapons are powerful, and he must use sacks filled with mud to thicken the city wall. Only when the city wall is thick enough can it be possible to block Zhao thief's weapon. "

Because of the short time, Sun Chuanting could only ask people to use sacks filled with soil to reinforce the city wall.

"At the same time, tell the gentry I brought back that they also have to pay for people, otherwise, if the city of Kaifeng is captured by the Zhao bandits, they will not survive." Sun Chuanting finally yelled at Wu Zhen.

Wu Xuan hurriedly rushed down the city wall with Sun Chuanting's order and a few followers.

Sun Chuanting set his eyes on the west, his face was gloomy.

After a while, he looked away, looked at the laborers who were working on the city wall, and shouted loudly, "Hurry up, Bandit Zhao has arrived in Zhengzhou, and it won't be long before Bandit Zhao's soldiers and horses will arrive in Kaifeng Prefecture."

At the lowering of the city wall, Sun Hao and his subordinates were also carrying sacks filled with soil.

The reason why Sun Hao did this was not that he wanted to help Sun Chuanting, but that he wanted to find an opportunity to sneak out of the city and inform Zhao Wen of the current situation in Kaifeng Mansion.

However, today's Kaifeng mansion is almost impenetrable under the control of Sun Chuanting, and Sun Hao has no way to leave the city at all.

"Sun, what should we do now?" A young man looked at Sun Hao who was walking in front of him, carrying a sack, and asked in a low voice.

Sun Hao looked around, saw that no one was paying attention, and replied in a low voice: "What should I do? What else can I do? Of course, I have to endure it first. Sun Chuanting has locked the gates of the city tightly, and we can't get out. Let's see when Let’s talk when we can leave the city.”

After Sun Hao finished speaking, he pretended to carry the sack and walked forward.

Not long after, Wu Tong returned to Sun Chuanting's side.

"My lord, the arrangements have been made. The magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture has already led the people in the yamen to act. As for the gentry brought back, a considerable part of them are unwilling to pay money and people." Wu Zhen replied.

"No money? There are ways to deal with them. Let's strengthen the city wall first. As for these things, we will talk about them at night." Sun Chuanting walked along the city wall as he spoke.

Wu Xuan hurriedly followed, "My lord, do we need to widen and deepen the moat outside the city? Do we need to reinforce the outside of the city wall with sacks filled with soil?"

Wu Zhen walked behind Sun Chuanting and asked.

Sun Chuanting didn't look back, and walked straight forward, "Do you think it's useful to widen the moat or not? Zhao's artillery can hit several miles away, so what's the use of a small moat?
Is it possible to widen the moat to a distance of more than ten miles?As for whether the outside of the city wall needs to be widened, I think this is still necessary.

If the city wall were to face the artillery directly, the bricks outside the city wall would be blasted to pieces in a short time.Regardless of whether it can stop the artillery after reinforcement, at least it will have some effect. "

Sun Chuanting stopped here, turned around, and looked at Wu Zhen, "Take two hundred soldiers and horses, and take one thousand laborers out of the city to reinforce the outer walls of the city."

Wu Zhen took the order to leave, and a quarter of an hour later, Wu Zhen walked out of the city gate with [-] soldiers and [-] laborers.

Among these workers, there are people like Sun Hao.

Sun Hao stood among the crowd of laborers, his eyes were like thieves, and he kept looking around.

Wu Xuan led the soldiers and horses to the forefront. When everyone walked out of the city gate, the city gate behind them closed.

The reason why the city gate is closed is also for safety reasons.

Wu Zhen gathered the laborers in front of the city gate. Looking at the laborers in front of him, he shouted: "Now you strengthen the western city wall. During the few days when you strengthen the city wall, you can't go back. As for food and other things , Someone will put it down directly from the city wall with a hanging basket.

This is also for safety reasons, as long as the city wall is reinforced, you can enter the city. "

"When strengthening the city walls, whoever does a good job will be rewarded. The king of Zhou provided a lot of supplies to the adults, so you don't have to worry about rewards.

Now, listen to my arrangement.Remember, when strengthening the city walls, don't even think about running away. If anyone runs away, he will be punished as collaborating with the enemy. Don't blame me for being rude. "

After a few threats, Wu Tong began to make arrangements.

Two quarters of an hour later, under the guard of the soldiers, these laborers began to put the soil outside the moat into sacks, and then put it on the base of the city wall.

Although Sun Chuanting did not allow the moat to be widened, he also widened the moat along the way when digging soil to strengthen the city wall.

Sun Hao carried a sack full of soil and walked across the suspension bridge over the moat. On the suspension bridge over the moat stood several soldiers holding spears. These soldiers kept scanning the laborers.

Sun Hao looked at these soldiers, his eyes were shining brightly.

Behind him are his men, who are also carrying sacks of dirt.

Sun Hao came to the base of the city wall, threw the sack on his shoulders on the base of the city wall, then patted the dust off his body, took an empty sack, and walked out of the moat.

His subordinates hurriedly followed, and when they came to the digging place, Sun Hao opened the empty sack and put it on the ground.

One of his men picked up the shovel stuck in the ground and began to fill it with soil.

"What should we do?" When loading the soil, his subordinate asked cautiously.

His other subordinates also took the opportunity to come to his side.

Sun Hao looked at the defenders all around, and when he saw that they were not looking this way, he whispered: "These defenders look too deadly, let's find a way to divert their attention.

How about this, monkey, second dog, third grandson, Huang Pizi, you guys pretended to bump into each other accidentally, and then took the opportunity to fight to attract the attention of these defenders. I took the opportunity to escape together. There are many people who escape, and there are always a few who can spread the news. "

"Is this okay?" Those people whose names were called by Sun Hao looked at Sun Hao with doubts on their faces.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Sun Hao said.

"What are you guys doing?" At this moment, a loud voice rang out, and a soldier noticed them and walked over, waving a whip in his hand.

Sun Hao hurriedly turned around and said with a sneer: "It's nothing, nothing!"

"Be careful, if Zhao's army of thieves comes this time, if you delay the reinforcement of the city wall, then don't blame me for beheading your heads to sacrifice the flag." The soldier who came over flicked the whip in his hand, A crackling sound threatened fiercely.

Sun Hao smirked and hurriedly apologized, "It's nothing. It's really nothing."

"Hmph!" Seeing Sun Hao subdued, the soldier snorted coldly, and then looked elsewhere.

Sun Hao saw that the soldiers turned away, looked at the people he had just read, and winked at them.

These people nodded understandingly.

Huang Pizi was a burly man, he carried a sack full of soil on his shoulders and was about to move forward.

When passing by the monkey, the monkey deliberately stretched out its foot and tripped Huang Pizi.

Huang Pizi squatted on his buttocks, and at the same time wailed loudly on purpose.

"What are you doing?" The surrounding soldiers were instantly attracted by the wailing.

Huang Pizi stood up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, and looked at the monkey viciously, "I'll fuck you, what do you want to do? Why are you tripping me?"

"Which eye of yours saw that I tripped you?" Monkey scolded back directly not to be outdone.

"How courageous, grandpa will let you know today what it means to be afraid." Huang Pizi waved his fist and hit the monkey as he said.

"Oh!"

Huang Pizi's punch firmly hit the monkey's eye socket, directly turning the monkey's eye socket blue.

The monkey was directly beaten by Huang Pizi and fell to the ground, "How dare you hit me? Are you hitting me? Are you coming for real? I will fight you!"

The monkey was furious, and rushed towards Huang Pizi, and the two of them fought together.

At this time, the second dog and the third grandson also joined in, and the four of them started fighting.

When the surrounding laborers saw that there was excitement to watch, they also stopped and watched the excitement.

During the fight, the four of them kept pulling in the laborers who were watching the scene, and beat them up involuntarily.

Seeing this posture, the beaten laborers also fought with them.

Monkey and the others involved more and more people. It didn't take long for the melee of four people to become a melee of dozens of people.

These soldiers outside the city hurriedly ran to this side, and at the same time kept shouting, "Stop it, stop it, if anyone dares to do anything again, I will carefully arrest you and put you in prison."

However, now that these people have made a real fire, how can they stop easily?
These soldiers hurriedly surrounded these people, trying to separate them and prevent more people from being involved.

But these people were already in a group, and the soldiers couldn't squeeze in for a while.

The soldiers guarding the digging outside the moat all gathered here.

Wu Zhen soon noticed this scene, and he hurriedly led the soldiers at the base of the city wall to this side.

Sun Hao and his men saw that the monkey had successfully attracted the attention of these people, so they kept moving back while people were not paying attention.

"What are you doing? Stop!" Wu Tong came to these people, and he looked at the crowd who were fighting, and shouted in a hurry.

However, these people didn't listen to Wu Tong's voice at all, and they continued to fight non-stop.

The surrounding laborers also looked lively, and together with the surrounding soldiers, surrounded the fighting crowd.

Sun Hao and others also came to the back of the crowd.

When everyone turned their attention to the people who were fighting, Sun Hao led his men and fled in all directions.

Not long after Sun Hao escaped, he was seen by a soldier, "My lord, someone has escaped!"

The soldier hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, came to Wu Zhen, and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhen hurriedly squeezed out again.

As soon as he squeezed out, he saw more than a dozen people fleeing towards the distance.

"Hurry up and separate the group of people who are fighting, and then chase after these escaped people." Wu Sheng shouted anxiously at the soldiers behind him.

(End of this chapter)