Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "The reason is very simple. What does the opponent use to attack the city?"
This sentence reminded He Jian, and he suddenly realized, "The commander is right. When the opponent retreated, they did not take away more than a dozen siege ladders. It has only been a few days, and the opponent has not been able to build a batch of siege ladders at all."
, it will take a month at the earliest, it seems I am worrying too much."
Chen Qing shook his head, "He Zhizhou didn't worry too much. I think they will definitely come in the next two days."
He Jian was stunned for a long time and said, "Commander, I'm a little confused now."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "There are many ways to attack a city. It doesn't have to be a charge with a ladder to be called an siege. A sneak attack is also a type of siege."
"The commander said that the other side will attack us at night?"
Chen Qing nodded, smiled at Zheng Ping and asked, "What would you do if you were asked to attack Chun'an County?"
Zheng Ping was still a little bit resentful that He Jian underestimated him just now. He said bitterly: "If it were me, I would first send people to sneak into the city to ambush, and then cooperate with others at night to seize the city in one fell swoop, kill his mother, and rob his mother.
Chop all those officials into minced meat and make steamed buns!"
Zhao Xiaoyi burst out laughing and quickly turned his head.
Chen Qing saw that He Jian's face was a bit ugly, so he smiled and explained: "My brother is a bit vulgar in speech. He Zhizhou doesn't want to be on the same level as him."
He Jian could only smile bitterly, "It was wrong of me to speak first, but what General Zheng said makes sense. It is likely that the inside will cooperate with the outside. Should I close the city gate and prevent outsiders from entering or exiting?"
Chen Qing thought for a while and said with a smile: "Why don't we set up a pot, boil water, and let's stew the tortoise in clear water!"
...........
The North City Gate of Chun'an County was closed and the South City Gate was opened. In the afternoon, a group of hunters drove a cart to deliver a batch of game, including deer, deer, wild boar, bamboo chicken, wild duck and other birds. Wang Yang Ji
The butcher shop suddenly became lively.
Not long after, another group of mountain men came to deliver medicinal materials. The two groups totaled more than thirty people. When they entered the city gate, they were stared at by Zhao Xiaoyi and his men.
Zhao Xiaoyi hurried to the military camp to report to Chen Qing. At this time, the military camp was very quiet. The soldiers had taken an unprecedented rest and did not continue training. There might be a fierce battle today and tomorrow, and Chen Qing wanted to save some physical strength for the soldiers.
In the room, Chen Qing listened to Zhao Xiaoyi's report and asked: "Are there only Wangyangji Butcher Shop and Xinghetang Pharmacy?"
"Yes, they went to these two houses, and these two houses were very close to each other, diagonally across the street. After they went in, they never came out again!"
"Are there any soldiers watching?"
"The humble subordinates are keeping an eye on the two shops."
Zheng Ping next to him said: "I also know a little about this kind of shop that collects prey and drugs. I usually rush back the same day after I pay the bill. If I stay overnight, I go to a brothel or a restaurant, or I find a cheap foot shop to have a good sleep.
Once you fall asleep, you will never go into a butcher's shop and not come out, and the same is true for a drug store. There must be something wrong here."
Chen Qing thought for a while and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "Go and notify He Zhizhou and ask him to arrange for capable government officials to arrest people with us. The specific time for the attack will be decided after discussion!"
"Follow the order!" Zhao Xiaoyi hurried away.
Chen Qing said to Hu Yantong again: "Call all the soldiers, have a good meal, and take action after dark!"
.........
As night fell, the drum to close the city gate sounded, and the south gate slowly closed.
The number of pedestrians on the street gradually became sparse, and butcher shops and drug stores closed early and closed their doors tightly.
Zheng Ping and Hu Yantong each led 300 people and surrounded the two shops. At this time, a carriage drove up, followed by several government servants, and stopped at the door of the drug store.
A government servant banged on the drug store door, "Open the door! Open the door!"
"What's up?"
"The county gentleman is a little uncomfortable. Please ask Boss Jiang to go there quickly!"
"The pharmacy is closed today!" The person inside refused.
"Asshole! The county king is sick, and you still have to put on airs?"
The people inside had no choice but to report it. Not long after, the proprietor, Dr. Jiang, came out, followed by a child carrying a medicine box.
"Since it's the county king who feels uncomfortable, then go quickly!"
Boss Jiang got on the carriage reluctantly, and the carriage immediately headed towards the county government office.
In just a moment, Chen Qing got the confession from Boss Jiang. A total of sixteen warriors were hiding in the east wing, and they started to respond at two o'clock in the night.
Chen Qing rolled his eyes and said to Zhao Xiaoyi with a smile: "Tell Boss Jiang to give each of those warriors a bowl of soft and weak tonic, and I can let his whole family go."
.........
The butcher shop is following the same pattern. Master Zhizhou is going to treat tomorrow and buy some fine game. The proprietor, Wang Long, sent two waiters to deliver some fresh venison.
We also got information about the butcher shop, there are twenty-four people in total, plus four waiters.
Half an hour later, the sixteen people in the medicine shop were eliminated first. They drank the Qingshen Xingnao soup brewed by Boss Jiang, and they all fell down and were caught up without any effort.
The next step was to arrest the twenty-four people in the butcher shop. In order to prevent them from escaping, the government specially prepared more than a dozen large nets around the butcher shop, so that no fish could escape the net.
Zheng Ping entered through the main entrance holding a shield and sword, followed by more than a hundred soldiers holding shields, spears and crossbows.
After a while, they arrived at the backyard. The room on the left side of the yard was locked. Zheng Ping waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers holding shields surrounded the city in a circle. Behind them stood hundreds of crossbowmen.
He raised his crossbow and aimed it at the window and door. At this time, dozens of soldiers fired crossbows into the room from the back window. The dense crossbow bolts shot into the room, and screams suddenly sounded.
The gangsters in the room rushed out from the front door and window like a nest exploded, only to be met with a barrage of crossbow bolts. More than a dozen gangsters were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, a second round of crossbow bolts was fired into the room.
, there were several more screams.
Zheng Ping kicked open the door and rushed in. The last three gangsters tried to resist, but were knocked to the ground by Zheng Ping's swords. The room was filled with corpses and wounded soldiers. Zheng Ping only left two alive and the other wounded soldiers.
They all ordered the soldiers to kill him.
At the same time, the shop owner Wang Long and four shopkeepers were also captured by the soldiers and tied up.
Chen Qing and Zhizhou He Jian arrived together, and Zheng Ping stepped forward to report: "Report to the commander, all the insiders have been caught, and no one has slipped through the net!"
"Has it been interrogated?"
"We will interrogate separately. At the second watch, open the south gate and hold up two torches as a signal!"
He Jian asked with great interest: "What does the commander plan to do next?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Of course it's boiled tortoise in plain water. I'd like to ask Zhizhou to make the mud bags ready?"
"It's done, do you need it now?"
"Please send them to the city gate!"
A thousand rural soldiers quickly delivered 5,000 bags of soil. Chen Qing used them to build three mud walls inside the city gate. Chun'an County did not have an urn city, so he could only use soil bags to artificially build an urn city. Even if the enemy troops rushed in
The city is also surrounded by bags of dirt.
The pot has been set up and the water has boiled. Now we are waiting for the bastards from outside the city to get in by themselves.
...........
The time gradually reached two o'clock, Zhang Kui led four thousand men and appeared one mile away from the south city gate. The sky was covered with a thin layer of clouds, and the moon passed through the clouds, making the earth half-light and half-dark.
Zhang Kui stared excitedly at the head of the south city. He saw with his own eyes the weakness and uselessness of the two thousand officers and soldiers, and thought about the fool he had been fooled by the other side that day. He had already held back his breath, and he must kill these officers and soldiers ruthlessly, and let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
Their men were even more impatient. They thought of women and money. It was the time to do good things in the middle of the night, and their hearts suddenly felt as if a cat had scratched them. They were all itching unbearably.
"General, look!"
A soldier pointed at the city head and shouted: "The torches are lit!"
Zhang Kui saw clearly that two torches were waving, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the city gate was opened.
"Come in!"
Zhang Kui gave an order, and thousands of fierce bandits rushed toward the city gate, shouting and screaming with excitement. Although the ground was uneven, these small obstacles could no longer stop their restless hearts.
On the top of the city, a thousand rural soldiers and a thousand officers and soldiers squatted beside the battlements with bows and arrows in hand.
Around the sandbag wall under the city, Chen Qing personally led a thousand people to stand ready with crossbows in hand.
After several days of hard training, the soldiers have undergone some changes. The strengthening of their physical fitness has also improved their confidence and morale. They are no longer as cowardly as before, thinking of escaping as soon as they fight.
Their hearts were also full of excitement, and they set up an ambush to deal with the bandits. Their hearts were full of expectations, and for a while, the morale of the soldiers was high.