Chapter 612
How could He Lu not be angry when he returned from a disastrous defeat in the first battle, and it was still in the situation of a huge disparity in strength?
Leading a group of wounded soldiers back from the battlefield, He Lu rushed into his camp angrily after saying 'order someone to heal well'.

Holding the crescent moon knife in his hand, he chopped up all the objects that could be seen in the tent, including the high-quality black lacquered mother-of-pearl table, the white silk screen with landscape painting, Rare utensils such as top-quality white porcelain pots with flower mouth and animal handles.

Looking at the debris on the ground, He Lu's anger calmed down a lot. Regardless of the mess on the ground, he sat down on the wooden pier. This "wooden pier" seemed to be the screen base of the red sandalwood photo frame.

With his qi calmed down and his rationality returned, He Lu began to think about a few questions that bothered him:

Question [-]: What exactly are those things?
He Lu ordered people to call a few wounded who were less seriously injured, and questioned them one by one.

The soldiers had just escaped from the 'purgatory', and they all felt terrified. They were even more impressed when they were asked what they had experienced at that time.

This one said he saw a dazzling light falling from the sky.

The one said he heard a loud bang like thunder.

This one also said that he saw some flying broken bamboo pieces.

The man added that he also smelled a strange smell.

Holding back his temper, He Lu asked the wounded soldiers one by one. Although everyone's speech was very fragmentary and uncoordinated, because of the large number of people, they also gave out a lot of information.Therefore, after summarizing the information, a conclusion can be drawn.

He Lu dismissed everyone with a wave of his hand, and sat alone in the mess to conclude:

The thing that exploded was a bamboo tube, filled with gunpowder, which was extremely powerful, and it was by no means comparable to ordinary firecrackers;

In addition, similar things were laid on both sides of the river, but they were more powerful than those bamboo tubes shot down by arrows.

But he was still puzzled: How did the people of Tang detonate those gunpowder bamboo tubes?
Those who shot down with arrows still understood, because he saw the Tang people igniting the fire with his own eyes.

But what about those on both sides of the river?

If it is said that it can be detonated with fire, He Luzi also saw soldiers on fire rolling over the iron thorn fence.

But here comes the question again, why didn't those bows and arrows explode immediately when the Tang people lit the fire on the city gate?And his soldiers were killed on the spot?
Scratching his head vigorously, but still had no solution, He Lu had to put it down for the time being, and turned his head to think about other problems.

Question [-]: How did the people of Tang get out of the city last night?

Not to mention that those bamboo tubes were buried by Cui Youbo in advance, that would be an insult to He Lu's IQ.

Because Cui Youbo couldn't predict that he would come to attack the city in advance, if he really had the ability, he could definitely inform the Duhufu, and he wouldn't have to spend a few days trying to get Yaozi to break out of the encirclement to deliver a letter.

Even those iron thorn fences were laid by the guards on the gate tower who saw the brigade of soldiers and horses, put away the suspension bridge, and rushed out of the city.

At that time, He Lu could see clearly that the people of Tang were in a hurry, and they never seemed to know anything in advance.

Moreover, the gunpowder bamboo tube is so dangerous, if Cui Youbo had prepared it in advance, wouldn't he be afraid of accidentally hurting his own people?
The only explanation is that the people of Tang sneaked out of the city last night and buried things on both sides of the river.

But how did they get out?
He Lu was very confident in his guards, and they also blocked the breakout of Cui Youbo's two teams, didn't they?

In fact, He Lu didn't know that last night Cui Youbo sent a total of three teams: the first team was naturally Snow Lady, He Lu thought it was a smoke bomb, and it was.

But what He Lu didn't expect was that the first two teams were smoke bombs, and the third team was a surprise soldier.

This "strange" is also realistic, because this person is not a soldier of the government or a member of the Cui family, but a "talent" that Cui Youbo discovered from the prison.

This person is called Zhao Liu, and he is a captain who touches gold. He has an ancestral craft and has practiced a set of unique skills in drilling holes since he was a child. He is also very clever.

If it wasn't for the fact that he hadn't shared the loot with his companions unevenly, accidentally injured someone during the attack, and attracted Wuhou, he wouldn't have been arrested at all.

Even if this kid was caught in the prison, he was still restless, so he just used a broken pottery bowl to dig a small hole in the wall of the prison.

It's a pity that he was exposed by his cellmates and failed to escape from prison. Since then, he has lived a life with shackles on his hands and feet on his feet.

When Cui Youbo went to pick people from the prison, he asked casually, "Apart from those who fight fiercely, are there any strange people in the prison?"

He just said that he came to pick people to form a temporary army for use in emergencies, and most of the targets he picked were once-strong, ruthless desperadoes or rangers, like some idlers who were deceived and deceived. Scoundrel, he didn't want to use it.

But the prison chief didn't know his real intention, and he told Zhao Liu's story when he heard about "strange man and strange man".

When Cui Youbo heard this, he also found it interesting, so he hurriedly ordered someone to escort Zhao Liu here.He is a person who lives at the top of the society, and he has only heard about Captain Mojin, but has never seen it.

But when he saw the real person, Cui Youbo was very disappointed: this person was too obscene, and he was small, slightly bigger than a cat.

He recruits people to go to war, and he wants strong and healthy people. Although the people in the prison are all pale and malnourished, their foundation is there, and they will eat a few full meals after going out. can be brought back.

But this Zhao Liu was born with a deficiency, even if he tried his best to feed him, even a kitten would not be able to turn into a tiger in the mountains.

How clever Zhao Liu was, he knew from Cui Youbo's expression that he was dissatisfied with himself. Although he didn't know what the new governor was doing in the prison, he had an animal intuition and felt that this was an opportunity for him.

He didn't want to be trapped in a big prison for the rest of his life, and finally died, only to be swept to the mass grave to feed the dogs with a piece of broken grass.

Just when Cui Youbo was about to order someone to take him down, Zhao Liu shouted loudly: "Mr. Mengchang has three thousand diners, and there are also thieves and thieves among them. Although a certain is not talented, it may not be that he has no place to serve you!"

Cui Youbo raised his hands up, and put them down again after hearing the words, he fixed a glance at Zhao Liu, and said slowly: "Well, what you said is not bad."

That's right, just now he asked if there were any "strange people and strange men" in the prison, so that he could find one or two strange people, and then play a miraculous effect at a critical moment.

This Zhao Liu is really clever, and with this cleverness alone, he should be able to do something for him.

So, Cui Youbo ordered someone to take off his shackles and shackles, and he will go back with the other prisoners he picked out later.

But the prison chief said with a troubled face: "Mr. Lang, this man is very dishonest. If he doesn't pay attention, he will escape."

The point is, this level of 'inattentiveness' is really hard to control, because as long as it is a place with walls and underground waterways, Zhao Liu can escape smoothly.

In order to show that what he said was true, the prison chief also told the story of Zhao Liu drilling a hole out of the prison.

No, Uncle Cui became even more interested when he heard this, and said, "It's kind of interesting, hehe, I want this guy!"

Raising his hand to stop the prisoner, Uncle Cui looked straight at Zhao Liu, and said, "I know you are a little tricky, but are you willing to hide in the ground as a rat for the rest of your life, working with the bones of the dead all day long?"

Being scolded face to face as a rat, Zhao Liu's eyes flashed with embarrassment, he licked his chapped lips, "I don't want to, but this is a family handed down skill, the villain has practiced it since he was a child, and he has lived for nearly 30 years. A villain can only do this."

He also thought about changing careers, then marrying a wife and having children, and living a prosperous life.But apart from tomb robbery, he doesn't know any other skills.

"Yes, I also know the word shame,"

Cui Youbo suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Since you are determined to change your past, I will give you this chance. As long as you help me do things well, I will definitely not treat you badly. If you do well, I will not only save you from punishment, I can also do it for you as an official, so that you can be a real 'captain'."

When Zhao Liu heard the words, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, kowtowing repeatedly.

In ancient times, there was nothing more attractive than 'Guangzong Yaozu'. I think that Brother Gongming was recruited by the court just to be able to 'Guangzong Yaozu'.

You know, everyone has become the leader of Liangshan, and they will be attracted by the promises of the court, let alone touch the gold school captain Zhao Liu's children's shoes who have nothing to say.

Zhao Liu happily followed Cui Youbo out of the prison, even if Cui Youbo didn't give him an errand right away, he stayed in the barracks peacefully and never thought of escaping.

Three days ago, when He Lu's army came to the city, Cui Youbo tried to send a letter but he couldn't.

When Zhao Liu heard about it, he knew that his chance to make meritorious deeds had come, so he happily ran to Uncle Cui to ask for his order.

"What, cut a hole in the wall?"

Hearing Zhao Liu's words, Cui Youbo thought it was unbelievable at first, but soon he realized that this plan was feasible.When He Lu besieged the city, he would only pay attention to the movement at the city gate or above the city gate. As long as they randomly found an inconspicuous corner, they might be able to get out of the city.

Thinking of this, he asked seriously: "Can you really dig a hole out of the city wall? How many days will it take?"

When Zhao Liuyi heard that there was a way, he hurriedly patted his chest and promised, "The young ones can eat this bowl of rice. As long as they have tools, they can dig through in three or four days."

Cui Youbo immediately ordered someone to prepare a shovel made of fine iron for Zhao Liu, and asked him to find a place and dig a hole!
Sure enough, on the evening of the third day, Zhao Liu dug a very small dog hole at the base of the south wall, which no normal person could get through, but Captain Mojin, who had practiced bone shrinking skills, couldn't help it.

Cui Youbo was overjoyed when he saw that the matter had come to fruition, he rewarded Zhao Liu heavily on the spot, and promised that when the war was over, he would definitely give Zhao Liu credit, and also explained that depending on his credit, it would be worthwhile to say nothing. Can be a military officer of the sixth rank.

Zhao Liu became even more excited, patted his chest and said that he would definitely send the news out of the city.

No, Cui Youbo changed his mind. This time, he not only wanted to send news out of the city, but also set up an ambush outside the city.

Why He Lu was not in a hurry to attack the city? He had expected it a long time ago. He just wanted to wait for the moat to freeze. Well, he would do something on the moat, so today's scene happened.

PS: One update.Thank you ruisu for the little pink, thank you for the reward from Qiandameiren, thank you for your subscription, thank you~~
(End of this chapter)

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