Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After the entire county had spent the night in a busy and anxious state.On the morning of the second day, those strong men trained for another morning like sharpening their guns.Around noon, traces of rioters began to be found outside the county seat.

Wu Shigong immediately drew more than [-] people from the guards and soldiers, holding firecrackers.In addition, more than seventy archers were drawn from the guards, Li Lu's personal soldiers, and people who knew how to shoot arrows in the county. took them.Let these people follow him as the main force for defending the city.

Wu Shigong divided his remaining soldiers and strong men into two groups.A group of people immediately went to the city wall to prepare for defense, and another group of people rested under the city wall.If rioters attack the city, the resting group will immediately go up to the city wall to join in the defense.In the process of guarding the county seat in the future, these two groups of people will also take turns to rest.

In addition, the county magistrate of Qi also expropriated more than 3000 young and strong people in the county.Except for more than 2000 young men who built the second wall under the guidance of Foreman Jiang, the rest of the young men also began to receive the most basic training, ready to join the team of defending the city at any time.

Foreman Jiang had already promised Wu Shigong that within three days, he would complete the construction of the second wall.Because, the route of the fence surveyed by Foreman Jiang, many of the fences of the houses of the big families along the way can be used.This saves a lot of work.

The main workload of building the second wall is instead to demolish the houses outside the second wall.This is to clear an open space outside the second wall.This is good for defense.

The county magistrate of Naqi did his part, and with a tough style, ordered Qing Zhuang to demolish the dwellings outside the second wall, and asked the government officials to arrest all residents of the dwellings who dared to express their objections.In this way, the construction work of the second wall was guaranteed.

In addition, the county magistrate of Qi also used some young and strong people to requisition more than 2000 shi of grain from the homes of big households in the county seat, and moved them to the official warehouse behind the county government.Moreover, all the doctors, medicinal materials, shochu (which can also be used to disinfect wounds) and a large amount of white cloth in the entire county were confiscated, and these people and materials were gathered in the county government.

Before that, Wu Shigong had asked Qi County Magistrate to convey his views to everyone in the county.Everyone in the county knows that as long as the county is defended for a month, the rioters will collapse because of lack of food without fighting.And the county seat will also be saved.

After hearing this, all the people in the county suddenly had a goal to fight for.Their enthusiasm seemed to rise all of a sudden.

It was near dusk that the rioters' brigade arrived at the county seat.However, they didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack the county seat, and set up camp three or four miles away from the county seat.

In the camp of the rebellious people, a group of elders and helmsmen of the Holy Spirit Society, as well as the thieves and bandit leaders who were attached to the Holy Spirit Society and rebelled together, gathered around Master Mou to discuss matters.

A bandit leader asked Master Mou in puzzlement: "Master Mou, we have already arrived at the county seat, why don't we attack in one go?"

Grandmaster Mou didn't answer, he lowered his eyelids and "muttered" as if he was chanting scriptures.Made an unfathomable appearance.

On the side, the confidant of Master Mou proudly explained to the bandit leader: "Our Grand Master has arranged for the disciples of the Holy Spirit Society to sneak into this county. The disciples of the Holy Spirit Society in the county will open the city gate. In this way, it will be easy for us to attack the county."

"Master Mou has a great plan!", "Master Mou is really clever!"... There was a lot of flattery around Grand Master Mou.And Master Mou, who seemed to be reciting scriptures, also showed a proud smile on his face.

At this time, Wu Shigong was also standing on the city wall, looking at the camp of the rioters.Zhou Xun, who was beside him, also looked at the camp of the rioters, and said to Wu Shigong, "My lord, there are still quite a lot of rioters."

"What? Are you scared?" Wu Shigong smiled at Zhou Xun, "You followed me from the capital to this ghostly place, and you earned a lot less money. Now that you are in danger again, don't you regret it?"

"It's really not." Zhou Xun said with a serious face, and quickly denied: "Actually, I came here with the adults, and the younger ones discovered that they had really done something. The younger ones also like to do these things. When we were in the capital, we did something. How should I put it? It’s similar to what local hooligans do. And what I’m doing now, I think it should be something a man should do.”

"My lord, what I just said is what I said in my heart. If you want to make money, you will definitely earn more in the capital. But, in this life, you have to do something. As for the rioters outside the city, my little one It looks like a group of mobs. I believe that adults will have a way to guard this county."

After hearing this, Wu Shigong laughed "hehe" a few times, patted Zhou Xun's shoulder with his hand, and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Xun for his trust.

Then, Wu Shigong and Zhou Xun chatted about family affairs: "I have always wanted to ask you a question. Your kid is also older than me by a few months, why haven't you got married yet?"

Hearing Wu Shigong's question, Zhou Xun blushed suddenly, unable to say anything.

Zhang Biao, who was on the side, interjected with a smile, "Brother Zhou found a marriage for this kid. This kid disliked that girl's family for being too ugly, so he escaped from the capital."

"Oh?" Wu Shigong suddenly ignited the fire of gossip, he straightened up, poked Zhou Xun with his elbow with a smile and asked, "Tell me quickly."

However, Zhou Xun refused to say anything that day.Li Sanhe, who was still on the side, explained to Wu Shigong: The in-law Zhou Shikun found for Zhou Xun was the daughter of the commander of the army and horses in Zhongcheng.The two parties are rightly matched, but after Zhou Xun went to see the woman quietly, he disliked the other party for being too ugly, so he didn't want this marriage.

Wu Shigong couldn't say much about the Zhou family's housework.He smiled and said to Zhou Xun: "A man should focus on doing great things. There is no need to wrong yourself. As long as you have the ability, won't the beautiful woman fly over by herself?"

After saying this, Wu Shigong nodded to Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe, and thanked him: "You two accompanied us to this place, and I was thankful for your help several times before. I haven't thanked you yet. "

"You're welcome! No problem! My lord." Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe replied in unison.

The soldiers around saw Wu Shigong and they were all talking and laughing, and their emotions became more stable.

That Zhang Biao came close to Wu Shigong's ear, and asked Wu Shigong in a low voice: "Master, do we people want to control the south gate? In case something happens to the county, we can retreat together to the fortress of Qianhusuo."

Wu Shigong thought for a while, and replied: "No, the gate of this city is blocked, and it will definitely not be opened for a while, and it is impossible to leave the county through the gate. Besides, if we have any unusual behavior, the people in the county will Those people are not blind, so they must be able to see it. At that time, when people's hearts are in turmoil, this county really can't hold on."

"However, your reminder is also reasonable. Wait a while, you quietly inform all your brothers, so that they must not be separated. In case something happens, we can still rush out in a group."

After hearing Wu Shigong's words, Zhou Xun, Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe all nodded.

Wu Shigong also ordered: "You have to pay more attention to let some confidantes take care of the grain in the official warehouse and the medicinal materials in the county government. I look at these years, it is going to be chaotic. When it really gets chaotic, what is money? Yes, it may be useless. Only food and medicinal materials are real money. After the county is secured, we will find a way to move these things back home."

After saying this, Wu Shigong looked at the camp of the rioters again.On the camp of the rioters, the setting sun shone on the clouds, showing a beautiful sunset glow.It's mesmerizing to watch.With the arrival of rioters and hostile troops, the atmosphere in the county became tense.

Until it was completely dark, torches were lit on the city walls, illuminating everything nearby clearly.Wu Shigong, who was on night watch on the city wall, suddenly saw three fires burning about a mile away from the city wall.Then, a large group of rioters appeared indistinctly in the distance.

"There is a sneak attack!"

Wu Shigong immediately issued a police report, telling all the soldiers and strong men to go to the city wall to prepare to defend the city.However, when the large group of these rioters approached the gate of the city, they all stopped.

These rioters looked at the closed city gate, and then at the soldiers and strong men standing on the city wall.After hesitating for a while, he turned around and withdrew.This move made everyone on the city wall a little confused.It also made everyone who guarded the city nervous all night.

After the raiders returned to the camp, they dispersed in all directions and went back to the camp to rest.Master Namu's face was gloomy.He said to his cronies at the side: "It seems that the city has been prepared for a long time, and a sneak attack is impossible. Tomorrow, let the guard team lead, and we will attack this county."