When Jiang Wan was woken up by Mei Xiaofei, he glanced out the window. He didn't know when it was getting dark. He remembered that he stayed for a while after seeing Song Gun off to make sure that the battle situation had not changed before falling asleep.
Who knows, this sleep will come at dawn.
"Where are the others?" He stood up in a hurry and walked out impatiently.
Bu Zhanni, who was waiting for him in the hall, hurriedly came forward and said: "Sir, the bandits have retreated..."
"What?" Jiang Wan was stunned. He looked at the other people around him and saw that the others nodded slowly. He suddenly lost all sleep.
"The rebel army has been in chaos for half a night. We followed your Lord's instructions and took strict precautions. When it got light, we discovered that the place where the rebel army's camp was originally was was in a mess. Although there were still some scattered rebel troops,
Most of the bandit army has disappeared..."
Xu Xianchun said: "At this time, Bu Fu Baihu came back with his people. His subordinates were worried that Bu Fu Baihu would be held hostage, so they only let Bu Fu Baihu enter the city. The others are still waiting at the bottom of the city!"
"Yes!" Jiang Wan glanced at Xu Xianchun approvingly. Xu Xianchun now strives to be cautious in everything he does, which is completely different from the former Jin Yiwei Xu Qianshi.
"What's going on with the bandit army? Keep talking!" He looked at Bu Zhan Mu and asked.
"The bandits outside the city are Wang Jiayin and his men from Qingyang Mansion. We thought they fought with us in the daytime yesterday. These bandits were unstable because they lost a lot of men and horses. In fact, it was just one aspect. In fact, it was also...
There is an important reason..."
Bu Zhanni showed a somewhat proud expression: "I, Li Zicheng and Li Qianhu, from the 4,000th household of Qianhu, led the army to annihilate the vanguard of the thief army a few days ago, and then directly bypassed the thief army and went straight to Qingyang Mansion. Our Li Qianhu
After Hu burned all the rations stored by the bandits in Qingyang Prefecture, he then led his troops to harass the bandits behind them. This was the reason for the commotion among the bandits last night!"
"really!"
The eyes of everyone in the hall immediately lit up. They captured the place where the rebels were entrenched and burned the enemy's food and grass. This was a big surprise that no one could have imagined. Thinking about the commotion last night, they suddenly felt that it was completely understandable.
There are so many rebel troops outside, their food and grass are cut off, and they suffer new defeats. Who can withstand such a double blow?
It was even said that there was a large group of officers and soldiers harassing him in the dark of night. With this sour feeling, the leader of the thieves named Wang Jiayin must be in a state of ecstasy!
"Everything my subordinate said is true!" Bu Zhanni said sternly.
"Where's Li Zicheng? He has made such great contributions, why don't you come back to the city to see me!" Jiang Wan's mood suddenly became much happier.
"My subordinate didn't see Li Qianhu last night, but he met some brothers who came from Qingyang Mansion with Lord Qianhu, so I know these things clearly. When I want to talk to Li Qianhu,
When we met, the bandit camp was completely in chaos. Even if we tried to look for anyone, we couldn't find anyone. My subordinates were worried that there might be accidental injuries in the night, so after getting the news, they immediately lurked and waited until daybreak before returning to the city to report to the Lord!"
Bu Zhanni said: "If my subordinates are not mistaken, our Lord Qianhu has already taken advantage of the chaos to chase down the rebels. From the corpses of the rebels along the road outside the city, we should be able to tell that the rebels are at the Chaoqing Festival.
Flee in the direction of Yang Mansion..."
"Sir, this opportunity is not to be missed!" Xu Caining said without hesitation: "We should send a group of troops to meet Li Qianhu and act according to the opportunity. If possible, we can take advantage of the situation to recover Qingyang Mansion!"
"It's okay to send someone to pick up Li Zicheng!" Jiang Wan nodded, "However, I'm not in a hurry to regain the Qingyang Mansion. The current thieves have a den at least, and they know how to escape there. If they don't even have their den,
Once they get it, they will run around everywhere, which will make it even more troublesome!"
"Sir, I'm going!"
Xu Jian and Feng Wanli almost all called out for help. Jiang Wan looked at the two of them and were thinking deeply when they heard the earth-shattering sound of gongs on the top of the city. This was a warning from the officers and soldiers guarding the city.
The sound means that there are bandits outside the city attacking in large numbers!
"Let's go!" Without saying a word, Jiang Wan led a group of people towards the city. A group of guards behind him immediately followed without hesitation.
As soon as they arrived at the top of the city, Gao Jin hurried over: "Sir, the bandits suddenly appeared. There are thousands of them. Many of them have crossed the long ditch and are heading towards the city wall. We are in the city.
Everyone outside has withdrawn, and no one can stop them!"
Jiang Wan stood on the top of the city and looked into the distance. He saw a long ditch like a gray line in the distance. It was almost two miles away. At this moment, there were many people inside and outside the long ditch heading towards this ditch.
They come from all over the world, and these people almost don’t have any banners.
"Prepare for war!"
He ordered in a deep voice, no matter where these thieves came from, and he didn't care why they were not found on the city beforehand, but as long as the enemy crossed the long ditch, he would not give the enemy any chance to climb up the city.
head.
The top of the city suddenly became busy. All kinds of city defense equipment were moved to the city wall. The soldiers were at their fighting positions, listening to their commanders shouting loudly what they should pay attention to after the battle. Even the soldiers who were originally there were
The firearms battalion resting under the city also began to assemble under the city, ready to go to any section of the city wall where the fighting was fierce.
"grown ups!"
Mei Xiaofei took out the telescope he carried with him and handed it to Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan took it and looked into the distance again.
In the field of vision of the telescope, the rebels who crossed the long ditch and headed towards the city wall did not have any flags and were wearing various clothes, but they seemed to be a bit out of place.
These people were in groups. After crossing the long ditch, they did not rush towards the city wall. They just walked slowly and leisurely. Many people were even pointing towards the city wall. Jiang Wan even
I saw the expressions on the faces of those at the front. Their faces did not have the slightest trace of madness or ferocity on the faces of the bandits who fought with the Nanhai Guards yesterday.
They even had happy expressions on their faces, as if they had come to this battlefield, which was full of traces of fighting, just to take a walk and enjoy the scenery.
Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, and the telescope was raised slightly toward the back. Then, a smile finally appeared on his face.
In the telescope, he saw some figures in uniforms of officers and soldiers, although there were not too many of them in the crowd. Among the crowd of people in uniforms, he also saw a tall figure he was familiar with.
figure.
That figure was saying something to the people around him, and everyone around him seemed to be obeying his orders. Then, he turned his head, pointed towards the city, and smiled, and everyone around him suddenly responded.