That night, three hundred of Yang Zaixing's men had entered Jingzhao City through various channels and were scattered in seven places.
In the early morning, Yang Zaixing led two of his men to the South City Gate. The walls of the South City Gate were lined with vegetable stalls, all of which were farmers who had poured into the city to sell vegetables in the morning. People in the city also came from all directions and bargained loudly.
Both sides were extremely noisy and lively.
Yang Zaixing walked by the Wengcheng and saw a group of about 100 soldiers training inside the Wengcheng. He roughly knew that there were 100 soldiers stationed at the city gate. This was a non-war situation. Normally, there were 500 soldiers stationed in the city gate.
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There were soldiers patrolling the city wall. He looked around and estimated that there were about 500 patrolling soldiers on the south wall and 2,000 on the four walls. The number would not be higher than this at night.
When night came, the men Yang Zaixing sent out to inquire for information came back one after another, bringing him the information he wanted. There were 10,000 troops stationed in the city, and the general was Guo Zhen. The military camp was located in the northeast corner, next to the Palace of the Prince of Qin.
At this time, it was almost time for the transaction, and Yang Zaixing led thirty of his men to the Chenghuang Temple.
The Chenghuang Temple is located in the southwest corner, very close to their inn, less than two miles away. It is the headquarters of various ghosts and snake spirits in Jingzhao City. It is home to thousands of people of unknown origins, including beggars and homeless wanderers.
There are gangsters wanted by the government, thieves, and all kinds of shady black market transactions.
Of course the government also knew that there were problems with the City God's Temple, but they turned a blind eye and didn't care.
As soon as Yang Zaixing walked into the gate of the City God's Temple, he saw Pang Hong. Pang Hong hurriedly came up to him and said, "I've also got another two hundred sets of armor. Do you still want them?"
"If there is, of course I want it!"
"A set of ten taels of gold. You can't buy it outside at this price. They are all Qi Jun's armors. I brought them all. Plus the remaining money, the total is 150 taels of gold."
Yang Zaixing took out one hundred and fifty taels of gold. At this moment, a tall middle-aged man walked out of the darkness. He glanced at Yang Zaixing warily and said, "Give me the gold directly!"
Yang Zaixing handed him the leather bag. The man counted the gold ingots, took out another gold ingot, took a bite with his teeth, and a smile appeared on his face, "Let's trade next time!"
He got on his horse and left with a dozen of his men. Yang Zaixing looked at his back and intuitively told him that this man was a general of the Qi army. He was selling the weapons and armor of the Qi army.
Pang Hong led them to three fully loaded donkey carts, which were covered with oilcloth.
"These three donkey carts are given to you, as well as this sign!"
Pang Hong handed them a bronze medal and said, "If there are patrol soldiers questioning you on the road, just show them the bronze medal."
Yang Zaixing took the bronze medal and looked at it carefully. He vaguely saw the words "passage sign" on it. Yang Zaixing smiled and asked, "Can I leave the city with the sign?"
"Okay! General Qiu will take good care of you this time."
"General Qiu?"
Yang Zaixing blinked and smiled: "Is that the one just now?"
Pang Hong knew he had broken his promise and stopped talking. Just as he was about to leave, Yang Zaixing put his arm around his shoulders and came to the back of the carriage. He took out twenty taels of silver and a dagger, put them in front of him and said lightly: "I want to inquire about some news.
Dagger and silver of your choice!"
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On the morning of the third day, Yang Zaixing met the contact person sent by Chen Qing. It was none other than the Jinzhou Sihu Yang Fangxu who led them. He could no longer go back to Jinzhou, so he simply became the Qinzhou Army's Sihu Counselor.
military.
"The army is currently in Mingdu Town, thirty miles away. The commander wants to know if it can take action tonight?"
Yang Zaixing nodded, "No problem, we are ready, it just depends on the control schedule!"
"Then at the third watch tonight, hold three torches on the south city gate as a sign."
Yang Zaixing nodded, "Tell the commander to try to wrap the hooves of the war horses so that they won't alert the defenders when entering the city. We can catch them by surprise in the barracks!"
"I understand, then this is my decision."
Yang Fangxu got up and left. Yang Zaixing thought for a moment and sent someone to fetch the shopkeeper.
"What!"
The shopkeeper's eyes widened, "You want to book our inn?"
Yang Zaixing nodded and pushed the twenty taels of silver to him, "Your inn can only earn two taels of money a day. This is twenty taels of silver. I will cover it for the whole day!"
Twenty taels of silver made the shopkeeper's eyes soften. He scratched his head and said, "But there are still five guests living in the inn!"
"You find an excuse to scare them away. This is your business and has nothing to do with me!"
"Okay! I'll think of a way."
For the sake of twenty taels of silver, those few guests are no longer important.
"I didn't know you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Zaixing said calmly: "The money also includes your silence money. If you don't want to be in trouble, don't ask anything."
"I understand! I understand!"
The shopkeeper took twenty taels of silver and hurried away.
Yang Zaixing winked at Xiao Qun, "Keep an eye on them!"
"I understand the humble position!"
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I don't know what method the shopkeeper used to drive away several customers. He immediately put up a sign saying he was out of business and closed the door. He was afraid that the three clerks would get into trouble, so he simply gave them a holiday.
In the afternoon, the shopkeeper accidentally discovered that the number of people in the inn had increased by two to three hundred. They were all strong and fierce, which really frightened him, but at this time he could not help himself, and he was locked in the room by Xiao Qun.
Three hundred Song soldiers gathered in the inn. After a good meal, they each found a place to sleep, waiting for nightfall.
Time passed little by little, and night finally fell. Drums sounded on the top of the city, and the gates of Jingzhao City slowly closed.
Chen Qing led more than 4,000 cavalrymen to slowly advance northward along the official road. They put away all the flags, and their armor was similar to that of the Qi army. The people on the official road thought they were Qi's cavalry.
No one would suspect that they were the Song Army. The Song Army was at Dashan Pass! How could they fly over with wings?
The cavalry walked silently on the official road, and the city in the distance gradually became clear. At two o'clock, the Song army arrived three miles outside Jingzhao South City and rested and waited in a forest.
At the same time, it was dark inside Lao Guanren's inn. Three hundred Song soldiers wearing Puppet Qi Army armor were sitting in the inn waiting. They had all slept well, had eaten and drank enough, and were patiently waiting for the third watch.
arrival.
Yang Zaixing sat in the room and looked at the sketch on the table. The target they wanted to seize was the South City Gate. From the current point of view, there was no trouble. The Qi army was in a non-war state and there were only a hundred defenders. It can be said that as long as there is no
In case of accident, the South City Gate is within easy reach.
The more Yang Zaixing didn't want an accident, but the accident happened.
Suddenly there was the sound of hurried running outside, and Xiao Qun rushed towards him like a gust of wind. He stood at the door and nervously reported: "The shopkeeper is missing!"
Yang stood up excitedly and glared at Xiao Qun, "What's going on?"
"The humble position locked him in a room and left him alone. He has been very quiet. But just now, the brother who was guarding him opened the door to check and found that he was missing."
"You didn't tie him up?"
"I was afraid that if no one cared about me, he would die, so I didn't tie him up."
Yang Zaixing stomped his feet in anger, "Don't you understand why the commander killed the prisoners of war in Ziwu Valley?"
He walked quickly to the detention room. Dozens of soldiers were searching the inn. Yang Zaixing walked into the room and saw the back window open at a glance.
"Did he escape through the back window?"
Xiao Qun nodded, "Probably, the back window leads directly to the backyard, and the backyard door is ajar. We suspect that he has escaped from the inn."
Yang Zaixing thought for a moment and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's just past the second watch!"
Yang Zaixing said decisively: "Command the brothers to assemble and set off!"
Xiao Qun was really worried and asked: "General, what if the commander has not arrived yet?"
"There is nothing we can do now. This shopkeeper is likely to sue the government. We must act in advance!"
Yang Zaixing sighed, "Under normal circumstances, the commander will take special circumstances into consideration. He should have arrived by now!"
The army quickly gathered and left the inn and ran towards the south gate fifty steps away.
At this moment, a thousand soldiers of the Puppet Qi Army lined up and rushed towards the old official's inn. General Guo Zhen received news from the government that there were about two to three hundred bandits hiding near the south city gate.
Inside the old official's inn, they prepared to rob property at night.
It was remarkable that these bandits were so audacious that Guo Zhen immediately sent his general Qiu Feng to lead a thousand soldiers to arrest these thieves.