The speed of the fat squire's fall made the squires sitting next to him dumbfounded. Everyone looked at him, and they couldn't help but suspect that this person was still the Sudoku sage they knew before, a scholar who wanted to pray for the people?

I can't even keep up with the speed of flipping through books. I really gained some experience today. It turns out that this person can be so thick-skinned.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you go quickly." The fat country squire scolded him sternly. Those who didn't know it thought he was some famous scholar with a majestic air.

The other squires reacted belatedly at this time, and couldn't help but curse in their hearts, but they were beaten to the punch by this guy, so they ordered the little official to quickly open the city gate and let the heavenly soldiers outside the city in.

So in the small town of Yi, the Pei family's army surrendered without any bloodshed.

Just after Pei Jiajun entered the Yi family, the five years of Chongzhen had come to an end. New Year's Eve finally arrived, bringing an end to the past year.

The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.

The Chinese New Year has a history of four thousand years. At this time, no matter where you are, no matter your status, you must stop what you are doing, summarize the gains and losses of the past year, and look forward to the vision for the new year.

The Pei family army also suspended almost all military operations. Some of the remaining soldiers staying in Anyi, Xia County, and Wenxi County, as well as the recruits temporarily dispatched by Pei Xiaoer, who had families and houses in the local area, were taken over by Pei Xiaoer.

I took three days off and went home to reunite with my family.

The remaining "homeless" soldiers were all gathered in the military camp. Pei Xiaoer specially ordered a large amount of fruits, vegetables, wine and meat to be delivered to the military camp, and then he went to the military camp in person

, gathered together happily with the soldiers, sang and danced, which somewhat alleviated the pain of homesickness.

Liu Zhizu made a feast of wine and meat at noon in advance, and drank with all the soldiers in the camp. In the past, the Pei family army strictly prohibited alcohol in the army, but on this special day, some rules are not so strict, and you can relax a little

.

While he was drinking heavily, Liu Zhizu suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand and asked everyone pointedly: "Now, our army is drinking and having fun here. Guess what the officers and soldiers are doing at this time?"

Qin Yuming was obviously drunk. He put the wine jar in his hand on the table, held the mouth of the jar, belched the wine, and said with a smile: "General, you are drunk. What else can the officers and soldiers do? They are still

Aren’t you just like us, drinking at home?”

"Oh? You said officers and soldiers also drink at home? Aren't they afraid of someone attacking them?" Liu Zhizu asked with a smile.

"What's so scary about this? What time is it now? It's New Year's Eve. How could anyone attack them on New Year's Eve? Do you think so?"

"Yes! Who would go to war on New Year's Eve? Everyone is at home and reunited with their families. Why would they go to attack at this time?"

The other generals also expressed that this was impossible.

Liu Zhizu's smile became even thicker and he said, "What if this person is me?"

Everyone was startled and asked Liu Zhizu with some confusion, "General, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, since you all think that no one will attack the officers and soldiers on New Year's Eve, then the officers and soldiers must also think so. And if we do the opposite and attack them at this time, you say, we will

Won’t it come down in one fell swoop?”

"This..." The generals present obviously didn't think about this, and they couldn't judge whether it was good or bad for a while.

Liu Zhizu continued: "The general asked us to attack Jiezhou, Puzhou and other places. Jiezhou is not a small place. Its deep ditches and fortifications are impregnable, and it has a large population.

If we lead an army to attack Jiezhou, even though there are not many troops in Jiezhou City now, if we fortify the city and give them enough time, they can raise a large army of civilians anytime and anywhere. By then,

Even if our army is able to break through the city at its strongest, we still don’t know how many people will die at that time? On the contrary, if our army goes to the Industrial University to liberate the state now, our losses will be minimized when the state is unprepared."

The other generals were silent in response, silently thinking about the feasibility of Liu Zhizu's plan.

"What the general said makes sense. At this time, Jiezhou's defenses are relaxed and people are scattered. It is the best time for us to attack Jiezhou. I support the general's plan and attack Jiezhou now." Qin Yuming thought silently for a moment.

, nodded to Liu Zhizuo.

"I also feel that now is the right time. If we attack at this time, we will definitely win the battle." All the generals agreed.

"Okay." Liu Zhizu slapped the table and said seriously, "Since everyone has said that we can attack now, it's settled. You go back and rectify the soldiers, and we will set off in half an hour."

"yes."

Jiezhou City has also turned into a sea of ​​joy at this moment. Countless firecrackers soared into the sky, blooming into brilliant fireworks. Children held lanterns and ran and played in the streets of the city. Vendors took advantage of the opportunity.

They were also selling snacks, rattles and other gadgets.

On this special day, people seem to have forgotten the pain of the past year and are ready to welcome the arrival of the new year.

At the city gate, two government officials were drinking wine and guarding the city gate with complaints. From time to time, they would secretly open the city gate to let nearby vendors enter and exit the city gate and sell snacks, toys, etc. in the city. It was just that everyone came in and out.

Everyone at the city gate needs to pay some money for tea.

"Liu Tou, how much money have you collected so far?" One of them asked the other secretly.

Liu Tou counted the money, made an estimate in his mind, and said, "It's not much. The total so far is only fifteen taels of silver."

"Fifteen taels of silver?" When the person who asked asked heard this amount, his eyes immediately lit up, but then he said regretfully, "This is a lot of silver, but if I give it to the squad leader and the other guys, I don't know how much it will cost."

How much is left?"

"How should we divide it among everyone? It's Chinese New Year. They have all gone home to be with their wives and children. It's just the two of us staying here to guard the city gate. Why? Use this little money to honor the class leader, and the rest will

Next, we two brothers will make five and one half, what do you think?"

"But if we don't share it with everyone, what if they report us to the magistrate? The magistrate has an explicit order asking us to close the city gate and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

"Look at you, you coward. You are so cowardly. Let's give half of it to the class leader. By then, the money will be enough to silence the class leader. Even if the remaining people want to report, he will not dare to offend the class leader. Even if

I can’t even meet the county magistrate.”

While the two government officials were still discussing the matter of dividing the money, Liu Zhizu had already led an army and quietly arrived not far outside the city of Jiezhou.

Jiezhou City is very far away from Anyi, less than fifty miles apart. They set out at noon and traveled lightly along the way. When the sky completely darkened, they arrived at the foot of Jiezhou City.

Liu Zhizu was lying not far away from the city gate, observing the city gate under the reflection of the fireworks. He saw several people coming in and out of the city gate not far away from time to time. Liu Zhizu immediately realized that this Jiezhou

The city gate was not closed at all, and he was overjoyed. He called Qin Yuming over, whispered in his ear for a while, and then Qin Yuming nodded and left.

Not long after, Qin Yuming led four or five soldiers and captured a hawker who had just come out of the city alive. He interrogated him carefully, then picked up the hawker's trading tools, pretended to be a hawker, and came to the city again.

door.

Dong Dong Dong, Qin Yuming knocked hard on the city gate.

When the two government officials behind the door heard the knock on the door, smiles appeared on their faces immediately. They came to the door and remained silent at first. After hearing three more knocks, the government officials said, "Who? What do you do?"

"We are hawkers selling things nearby. We would like to go to the city to sell some things on New Year's Eve. Please be accommodating to Mr. Cha. Please accept our little thought." With that, Qin Yuming passed a crack in the door and put a piece of

Scattered silver was brought in.

When the yamen servant saw the silver, he was even more happy. He quickly put it to his mouth and bit it. After confirming that the silver was genuine, he opened the city gate to a gap that could allow one person to pass through. He said to Qin Yuming outside the city: "Hurry up.
Chapter completed!