The general on duty tonight is Zheng Ping. He happens to be in Beicheng as well, but at the easternmost end of Beicheng, looking at the enemy camp.
"General, look!" a soldier behind shouted.
When Zheng Ping turned around, he saw a gunpowder arrow rising into the sky. Zheng Ping was shocked. What was going on?
At this time, there was a commotion ahead, and the patrol discovered the injured Xiao Qun.
Zheng Ping got on his horse, hit the horse and galloped up.
"What happened?"
"General, a brother is injured. It is said that a man in black climbed up the city."
Men in black actually entered the city?
Zheng Ping's eyes widened. He saw the injured Xiao Qun and asked anxiously: "Did you shoot the gunpowder arrow?"
"It's the villain!"
"How many men in black are there and where are they going?"
"Reporting to the general, there are about twenty or thirty people heading towards the city..."
Xiao Qun pointed at the middle of the city, and Zheng Ping looked at the dark city. He suddenly realized, "No! Sound the alarm immediately!"
Zheng Ping had already realized that the other party must have gone to the warehouse, which was a grain and grass warehouse! Once the grain and grass warehouse was burned down, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He was so anxious that he led hundreds of soldiers to the grain and grass depot.
At this time, the alarm bells in the city were ringing, 'Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The entire castle was awakened by the alarm bell. Chen Qing had not yet fallen asleep. He heard the alarm of gunpowder arrows. He immediately got on his horse and led a large number of soldiers towards the middle of the city.
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The central part of the city was originally the City God's Temple, which was transformed into a grain and grass warehouse by the Song army. Tall board walls were built around it. The wood used was seized from Zhang Zhongxiong's army. The wood was used as a frame, rammed mud was used to build the wall, and a perimeter was built.
It is a city within a city with four miles.
Grain, money, kerosene, gunpowder and other important supplies are stored here. Two thousand soldiers are on duty day and night. No one is allowed to approach easily. Inside the warehouse are dozens of huge tents, filled with grain, grass and various materials.
materials.
The general on duty at the warehouse tonight is Commander Li Jing, who is also a veteran who has been following Chen Qing. He is from Linyou County. He participated in the battle of Jianxiao Pass and was promoted from Dutou. He saw the gunpowder arrows shot by Xiao Qun.
This is a warning signal.
Li Jing immediately ordered hundreds of subordinates to pay attention to the situation in the north with crossbows in hand.
At this time, he saw dozens of men in black rushing from the north, and he immediately shouted: "Warning!"
More than a dozen arrows were shot, and the soldier shouted: "Stop!"
But instead of stopping, dozens of men in black accelerated their pace.
Li Jing made a quick decision and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
A random volley of arrows was fired, and hundreds of arrows were shot at the men in black. Although the men in black were highly skilled in martial arts, they could not avoid the powerful and dense crossbow arrows, and more than a dozen of them were shot down.
At the same time, three gunpowder arrows were shot into the sky to warn for help...
Liang Gui, the deputy commander of Heijintang, also saw the gunpowder arrows over the north wall. He knew it must have been shot by the escaped sentry post. He was also anxious. The Song army must be dispatching troops and they had no time.
Liang Gui and his men didn't care about being exposed and rushed straight to the warehouse. Even if the other party warned them, they would not stop.
After the opponent finished shooting a round of arrows, he seized the opportunity to wind up and shouted, "Throwing guy!"
Each of them carried three short torches, made of hardwood, about half a foot long and weighing one kilogram. They were not easy to extinguish after being lit and were very convenient for throwing. These were also arson tools developed by Heijintang.
A dozen martial artists in black lit the torch, but before they could throw it, a second round of hundreds of crossbow arrows came from the top of the city. Except for the five or six men in black hiding under the eaves, all the men in black on the street
They were all shot and killed. They held lit torches in their hands and were the targets of the Song soldiers.
At this time, Zheng Ping came from behind with hundreds of soldiers. Liang Gui, who was hiding under the eaves, was about to despair. He suddenly stepped out and threw the burning torch in his hand into the warehouse. This throw was very powerful.
, enough to throw it a dozen feet away.
Seeing the torch thrown over the high wall into the warehouse, at this critical moment, an arrow shot out and hit the torch in mid-air. The torch lost power and clattered onto the wall, where it was snatched by the soldiers.
Go up and crush it.
When Liang Gui turned around, he saw a group of cavalry rushing out from the side. The leader was a general wearing a red tassel and mountain pattern armor. He was holding a riding bow and was aiming the bow at him.
Liang Gui was taken aback and rolled over. Before he could get up, "Poof!" an arrow hit him between the eyebrows. Liang Gui screamed and was killed instantly.
The cavalry commander was none other than Chen Qing. He led his men to take a small road and intercepted the most critical torch.
Zheng Ping's troops also surged forward, pinned down the last few men in black who were kneeling in surrender, and tied them up.
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Not long after, Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and said: "I just interrogated several of the arrested persons separately, and determined that there were thirty-one persons in total, all of whom were warriors of the Xixia Black Brocade Hall. Their leader has been shot and killed by the commander, and they are currently being captured one after another.
There are twenty-eight people in total, as well as the corpses on the ground, three people are missing."
Chen Qing said with a gloomy face: "The whole city is under martial law. Three thousand people will be deployed to surround the warehouse. Anyone who comes close will be killed. Those who report meritorious service will be rewarded with a hundred coins. The military camp must also be strictly guarded."
"Follow the order!" Yang Yuanqing hurried away.
Zheng Ping came over, pointed at the soldiers beside him and said: "This is the brother who escaped the assassination of the black warrior and shot the gunpowder arrow in time!"
This soldier has indeed made a great contribution. If he hadn't called the police, something big would have happened tonight. Chen Qing nodded in approval, "What's your name and where are you from?"
"My name is Xiao Qun, from Zhongnan County!"
"Have you ever practiced martial arts while avoiding an assassination attempt by an enemy warrior?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I have never practiced martial arts specifically. I just followed my father hunting in Zhongnan Mountain since I was a child, and I am relatively agile."
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded. I will reward you with a hundred dollars and be promoted to the escort team!"
Xiao Qun was just an ordinary pawn, and when he was promoted to a guard, he was overjoyed and quickly knelt down on one knee, "Thank you for the reward!"
"Let's go! Lead the way, I want to see the enemy's way to the city."
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At this time, the entire Ganquan Fort was under martial law. Yang Yuanqing mobilized 10,000 troops, 3,000 to surround the warehouse, 3,000 to protect the camp, and 4,000 soldiers to search the city for the three escaped warriors.
When Chen Qing came to the head of the north city, Xiao Qun pointed to the battlements and said, "This is where they suddenly appeared, right in front of the villain."
"They didn't use ropes or steel claws?"
Xiao Qun shook his head, "No! No tools were used. If tools were used, a humble official would definitely see them."
Zheng Ping scratched his head and said in confusion: "The city wall is so smooth, how can they get up to the city without tools?"
Chen Qing smiled faintly and said, "There are many ways, such as building a ladder, or using a ladder that is shorter than the city wall, and you will not be discovered."
Speaking of this, Chen Qing said again: "The key is not how the opponent gets to the city, but that this is a defensive loophole. We did not consider that the enemy would find some warriors with high martial arts skills. We will plug this defensive loophole next."
, I suggest building three horse walls outside the city, so that there are people standing guard outside the walls, and the patrol force should be strengthened. Soldiers must look outside when patrolling."
Zheng Ping nodded, "I understand, I will start building the horse wall tomorrow and increase the number of patrol soldiers in Beicheng to 1,000 to ensure that the same mistake will not happen again."
This incident also made Chen Qing understand the difference between the Xixia people. Perhaps because of their weaker national strength, the Xixia people prefer to use some low-cost means, such as assassinations, sneak attacks, etc. They must tighten their defenses and cannot
Give Xixia people any chance.
As soon as Chen Qing came down from the north city head, soldiers came to report, "Report to the commander, three escaped Black Jintang warriors have been captured!"
Chen Qing was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Where did you catch it?"
"South of the warehouse!"
Chen Qing urged his horse to run towards the south of the warehouse. A large number of soldiers gathered on the street south of the warehouse. The bodies of three black warriors were dragged out, covered with arrows.
When Yang Zaixing saw Chen Qing coming, he quickly clasped his fists and reported, "Report to the authorities, they hid in this house and kidnapped several women with children. As a result, a child got out of the dog hole and reported to the patrolling soldiers.
"
"Are the people injured?"
"Two women were slightly injured, but no one was killed. They rushed out and tried to escape, but were shot to death by random arrows!"
After catching the last three black warriors, Chen Qingcai let out a long sigh of relief.