Zhou Jixun asked again: "Don't you wait for the changes in the city?"

Ashina sighed: "Actually, when our army is approaching, if anyone is willing to invest, they will come to contact us long ago. If there is no one tonight, there will be no one. But it doesn't matter. Unless a real-powerful person like Mingliang and Zhang Chengxun, who have many people, will be of little significance to us if a leader guarding the city gate comes to work."

"Then Sun Shiyi?"

"He has only a few Biao battalions and thousands of people. The base camp is located in Fahua Temple in the east of the city. It is far from the city gate. Even if he is willing to make an effort, he cannot do it. Moreover, he has not many direct troops."

"The first-class marquis Zhang Chengxun is responsible for the defense of the East City Wall. Does he have 20,000 troops under his command? Do you expect him to be able to serve us? It is impossible. Although we are disdainful of the Qing Dynasty, the life of the nobles is still very prosperous. The Han people have made contributions to the hereditary first-class marquis and are quite amazing"

"They are not unaware of the situation in our country, and it is impossible for us to obtain such a title"

....

At three o'clock in the morning, Fahua Temple.

Sun Shiyi, his master, Hudson, the commander of Biaoying, still did not fall asleep, but whispered in the monk's house that was temporarily set up as a study.

Sun Shiyi's masters are naturally numerous, but this person is Ma Shilin, but he is a juren. He has worked in the county magistrate, prefect, river yamen, and canal transportation yamen. Later, he was dismissed from his post and his fame was cut off due to a major corruption case. In the end, he had to join Sun Shiyi's disciple and became a master.

Sun Shiyi naturally looked at such a person with a different eye, and soon Ma Shilin became the leader of his aide.

Ma Shilin said, "Sir, do you really want to implement Lord Ming's strategy?"

Sun Shiyi sighed, "I didn't expect the situation to collapse so much. The Ming Dynasty is both civil and military, and is a famous general in my Qing Dynasty. He is also known for his wisdom. He did this because of his intention, and obviously because of his intention."

Lord A, of course it is A Gui.

Ma Shilin nodded, "I'm afraid the thief army will not be deceived. If they only send small groups of people into the city to test, they won't care even if they lose all their losses. And if they anger them, they will give their all their strength to attack the city. According to the tactics of the day, the entire city wall will probably be taken away by them for up to three days."

"When he was angry, he was afraid that he would put the cannon on the top of the city and pour the cannon into the city and turn the city into ruins. That would be bad."

Sun Shiyi raised his left eyebrow up. When Ma Shilin saw it, he knew that what he said was very likely to be realized. He couldn't help but think to himself: "Is this also what A Gui and the others had planned early in the morning? They even destroyed the entire city?"

Sun Shiyi did not answer him, but said: "What is the intention of the thief army nowadays? We are just guessing and have not settled. It's just a counterattack."

"But once the bandit army dispatches a large army into the city, its firearms are fierce. What if half of the outer city is taken down at once?"

Sun Shiyi looked at Hudson and smiled and said, "This section is exactly what Lord A and Lord Ming want to see. General Ha, you will solve the doubts for Master Ma"

Hudson nodded and said, "There are 20,000 regular troops in the east of the city, and 30,000 young and strong men. There are many temples in the outer city, and they occupy a higher terrain."

"From east to west, there are more than ten temples and Taoist temples, including Long'an Temple, Xizhao Temple, Lying Buddha Temple, Anhua Temple, Yuqing Temple, Fahua Temple"

"Further west is Zhengyangmen Street and Temple of Heaven. Temples and Taoist temples of all sizes are scattered, surrounded by dense alleys. Temples and Taoist temples are located in it, and they happen to be the place of the tents of each camp. Most of the main halls of temples are three stories high, and you can set up a lookout on them."

"Used to command hidden troops in all hutongs"

"If the thief army enters from Guangqumen Street, they will face the layers of blocking of these green camp soldiers centered on the temple. Lord A said it well, since the thief army issued such a manifesto and sacrificial text in Yangzhou, they will treat the people well, and it is impossible for the artillery fire to pour over the alley."

"At that time, all the green camp soldiers took off their cloaks, which was no different from ordinary people. Once the thief army goes deeper, they will be subjected to cold guns and cold arrows from time to time. If the thief army is annoyed, they will push the people up and make it impossible to distinguish. If they start a big killing, then Lord A's intention will be fulfilled"

Ma Shilin couldn't help but gasp.

"The 50,000 people under Zhang Chengxun are estimated to be only a few thousand on the top of the city. In addition, at most ten thousand young and strong, the remaining 40,000 people are hidden in the city, mixed with the people, which is really hard to guard against."

"What's more, even if the thief's arms are sharp, they will be attacked one by one temple and alley, when will it take? If it is delayed for a long time, will it be possible to turn defeat into victory when the troops around him arrive?"

"After all, the thief army made a mistake, so they shouldn't have issued such manifestos and tributes from the beginning!"

Sun Shiyi also said: "The arrangement of military forces in the city is our biggest secret. The barbarians are good at arranging spies. At present, only the generals above the garrison of each battalion learned about this defense map. The generals of each battalion were stationed in various temples with flags and drums, and the deputy generals of the camp were stationed in the temple, which was in an orderly manner."

"I only have Dongcheng here, so I must not lose it. Master Ma, General Ha, you two are my right-hand man. I have asked someone to copy two copies. I will leave one here, and you two each can keep one for the purpose of contacting and communicating. You must not lose it."

It turned out that Sun Shiyi was in danger when he was the governor of Guangxi and was almost killed by local natives. Fortunately, Hudson, who was the local garrison, arrived in time to save him. Since then, Sun Shiyi has been very fond of him.

Hudson was later transferred to the capital to serve as deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Command. After Truqin's army besieged the city, Sun Shiyi served as Mingliang's deputy in the outer city, and had three thousand green camp soldiers under his command. Sun Shiyi asked Hudson, the general of Agui, to be his own commander of the battalion.

As for Ma Shilin, he has been with him for more than ten years. Most of Sun Shiyi's official documents and social matters in the officialdom were actually handled by him. He has long been in love and friendship and complement each other.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were very few officials and officials. If you want to hold a firm position, it would not work just to rely on the few officials under your command. You must hire a large number of staff, and the escort team will be in a sea of ​​expenses. If you rely solely on your own salary and money, you will have to be corrupt.

The so-called "Ten Years of Qing Dynasty, with 100,000 snowflakes and silver" is both a true portrayal and an ecological cycle that is a last resort.

There were definitely no real honest officials in the Qing Dynasty, and the degree of corruption was nothing more than that, which was fully exposed in the notes of officials in the Qing Dynasty.

Like Sun Shiyi's chief aide, his annual salary has long been as good as that of an ordinary prefect. With the blessing of the military minister, he actually earns more.

Therefore, Ma Shilin is nominally Sun Shiyi's aide, with the status of a master and servant, and the relationship between brothers.

If you can achieve a high position as the Minister of Military Affairs, your staff will generally not be replaced, and if you have been responsible for everything for him for a long time, you will not be replaced.

Over time, both of them were actually deeply bound. Although the master was nominally taking the initiative, in fact, no one could be sure of being bound.

Therefore, when Sun Shiyi handed two defense maps from the eastern part of the outer city to Hudson and Ma Shilin, he was completely heart-to-heart.

The three of them chatted for a while, and finally Hudson said: "Sir, as agreed, the counterattack near the East and West Binmen is about to begin. The ministry is responsible for patrolling various places and cannot wait for news here."

Sun Shiyi nodded, "Okay, be careful, the artillery of the barbarian thief is powerful, no one knows whether the shells will fall into the depths of the city"

Looking at Ma Shilin again, "Master Ma, there are also some high-ranking officials in the capital city and famous officials' houses. The soldiers have not yet entered. However, once the barbarian thieves actually enter the city, they obviously will not let them go. These people have some contact with me on weekdays."

"You go back and have some rest first, and then go to see these people on my behalf and prepare them so that they will not have any disputes when things come to an end"

Hudson nodded, but seemed to have knocked over the five flavor bottles.
Chapter completed!