The bright moon was in the sky, and Qin Xiao was sitting on the top of the city, looking at the bright moon in the sky, thoughtfully.
The defenders at the top of the city are always on high alert.
Just after receiving the news, a large number of rebels suddenly gathered from all over the south of the city, and the troops were still gathering outside Shuning City in a steady stream.
Qin Xiao knew that the war was about to break out.
Moreover, once the rebels attack the city, they will definitely attack from two directions at the same time.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city knew this very well.
Qin Xiao guarded the north gate, while Gong Kui went to the south gate to take charge.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qin Xiao looked up, only to see She Yue already coming to his side, and was about to get up. She Yue shook her head, hesitated, and then said softly: "Dong Guangxiao has already cremated his murdered family members in the temple.
, many people in the city came to worship."
Qin Xiao hummed and asked, "How is Mr. Dong doing now?"
She Yue sighed softly and said nothing. After hesitating, she actually sat down next to Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao was a little surprised. He knew that this princess was a bit of a germaphobe. After all, she was also a golden girl. He didn't expect that she would sit directly on the dusty ground.
sit down.
"Aren't you afraid of getting dirty?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile.
She Yue rolled her eyes at Qin Xiao, raised her head to look at the bright moon in the sky, and said quietly: "Thanks to your timely action today, many people were saved."
"For Mr. Dong, even if only one of his family members is killed, the pain in his heart will never be eliminated in this life." Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: "I can understand his mood. It was the rebels who did the evil, but Mr. Dong will do it himself
He will feel that it is because of him that so many of his family members were killed."
She Yue sighed: "It's because of me, Qin... Qin Xiao, if I hadn't come to Shuning City, wouldn't there have been such a result?"
"If the rebels are determined to capture Shuning City, they will use such despicable methods sooner or later." Qin Xiao advised softly.
He knew very well that if She Yue was still in the splendid palace and not close to the fireworks of the world, then no matter how many people died, they would probably be just a number to the princess.
But this time she saw innocent people being slaughtered by the rebels with her own eyes, and she was naturally deeply touched.
She Yue looked quite sad, Qin Xiao said softly: "Princess, the eyes of the officers, soldiers and people in the city are now looking at you. At this time, you cannot be a woman, but must become a commander. No matter what kind of setbacks occur,
You have to be more resolute and colder than anyone else." Seeing She Yue looking at herself, she said seriously: "Do you understand why Mr. Dong would rather sacrifice his own family to protect the princess?"
She Yue frowned and said, "Why?"
"It's not just because of your status." Qin Xiao said: "You are a princess, a princess of the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of Mr. Dong and us, you are high and powerful, but the more powerful a person is, the higher his status.
, the responsibility will also be greater. Mr. Dong protected you because he believed that you could make more people in the world live a good life. He sacrificed his relatives, not just for you, but for more common people.
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She Yue's body trembled and she stared at Qin Xiao.
At this moment, someone heard someone shout loudly: "Look, what is over there?"
Qin Xiao looked stern and stood up abruptly. Thinking that the rebels were attacking, he rushed to the battlements and looked to the north, only to see a red light filling the sky.
"What's going on?" She Yue immediately followed.
"It seems...a fire!" Qin Xiao was a little surprised and raised his finger to the north: "Princess, look, the sky over there is reflected red, it can only be that there is a fire over there."
"Fire?" She Yue was also surprised: "Yes, the red light is all over the sky, it is indeed caused by the fire. There should be a rebel camp over there, why is there such a fire?"
The soldiers at the top of the city were all looking over there, surprised.
Qin Xiao frowned and said: "If it was a camp fire, it would not be burned like this." He said loudly: "Everyone is on guard." He put his hand on the handle of the knife, wondering in his heart.
The rebel camp was indeed on fire at this moment.
When You Shen, wearing an iron mask, rushed out of his general camp, he saw the flames soaring into the sky from the northwest. The pupils under the mask shrank. He rode a flying horse and got off the horse while rolling and crawling.
Panic: "Retribution...Report to God General, the food and grass are on fire!"
The rebel troops are gathering more and more, and they need to eat every day, and the grain depot is located in the northwest of the camp.
Before Kuimulang was captured, a special grain depot had been built, surrounded by wooden fences. All the grain collected from all over Suzhou was piled in the grain depot. This place was extremely important. Kuimulang
A team of red belts was specially arranged to guard the granary.
There are one hundred and fifty soldiers in one team, and they are all red belts who are very loyal to the Queen Mother Society. These more than one hundred people are divided into two squads, and they take turns guarding the granary day and night. The guard is extremely tight.
After General Right arrived, fifty more people were assigned to guard it.
Therefore, the number of guards at the granary has reached 200. These two hundred people have no other tasks and are only responsible for guarding the granary.
This food will not only supply the rebels in the north of the city, but the rebels in the south city will also come here to get food every day. Now the combined strength of the two groups outside the city has exceeded 4,000, and there are also people from various groups coming here.
Assemble, everyone depends on this place for food and grass.
In the granary, there are not only grains collected by the Queen Mother's followers, but also a lot of grain and grass prepared by the Queen Mother Society in advance, which are piled up like mountains. Therefore, the Queen Mother Society has enough food and grass and is not in a hurry to attack the city.
Now that the granary is on fire, it is almost a fatal blow to the rebels outside the city.
The right god general has a cruel temper and the courage of tigers and wolves. At this moment, when he saw the fire burning in the fields over the grain and grass, he was also shocked and said angrily: "Put out the fire, send someone to put out the fire quickly!"
"People have been sent to put out the fire." The cavalryman said in panic: "But the grain and grass are piled together, and the granary is some distance from the lake. The fire is getting bigger and bigger due to the wind, and for a while...!" Before he could finish speaking, he became angry.
The right god kicked the man to the ground, rushed over and climbed on the cavalry's horse, urged the horse and rushed towards the granary.
The rebels' food supplies were in flames at this time.
The red belts guarding the granary were all stunned. Everyone knew that two hundred people were assigned to guard the important granary. It could be said that they were extremely cautious. However, under the eyes of so many people, the granary was burned down. If
The food is gone, and with the bloodthirsty character of the right god general, none of the people guarding the granary will survive.
There was chaos in the granary. Some people were shouting to put out the fire, and some were looking for utensils to get water from the lake to put out the fire. Moreover, the granary was not only stacked with a large amount of grain, but also a lot of livestock and poultry. When the fire started, the cattle and sheep ran around, chickens and dogs jumped, and many
Livestock, chickens and ducks were splashed with sparks and caught fire. They were running around, causing more fire sources.
When General You Shen came to the granary, he watched the fire getting bigger and bigger, and the sky-high flames shone on his cold iron mask, glowing with a strange light.
In the important area of the granary, except for the guards and those who come to collect food on time every day, no one else is allowed to take a step closer, otherwise they will be killed without mercy. Because of this, the fire is raging here. Although the rebel teams found that the granary was on fire, they did not
Got the order, but didn't dare to come near.
Although no one brought water to put out the fire, the fire was so sudden and so intense that the amount of water used to put out the fire was only a drop in the bucket, and it was impossible to put it out at all.
There was the sound of horse hooves, and someone shouted: "Report!"
The right god general turned his head and looked over. The cavalryman turned over and dismounted, and said loudly: "Report to the god general, someone has snatched the horse and is running away towards the city."
"It's the people who set the fire!" Right God General clenched his fist: "Catch them and kill them!"
"They were very fast and took advantage of the chaos to escape. We have sent people to chase them." The cavalryman said, "But they have already run far away."
"how many people?"
"Four or five people." The cavalryman said: "We pretended to be us. At first they fled away. Everyone who saw them thought they were one of our own. But they fled directly towards the city. Someone came to report them immediately, and the subordinates felt suspicious.
, report immediately."
Right God General gritted his teeth and said, "The city sent people out to burn food. We will pursue them immediately."
Right Divine General was very sure that Shuning City sent people to pretend to be followers of the Queen Mother to burn food, but Qin Xiao knew that this had nothing to do with the officers and soldiers in Shuning City.
Burning grain depots and cutting off the rebels' supply of food and grass is certainly a very clever move, but it is not easy to implement.
Not only do you have to figure out the specific location of the granary, but you also have to sneak into the granary without being discovered under heavy guard. When lighting a fire, if you just throw a few torches casually, you can quickly put out the fire if it is discovered before it starts.
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Therefore, if you want to burn the granary, you must be carefully prepared.
The officers and soldiers in the city guarded the city, and the two city gates were stared at by the rebels. It was not easy to send people out of the city without being discovered.
The people on the top of the city saw the flames soaring into the sky, turning the sky in the north red, like the rising sun.
"The sound of horse hooves!" Qin Xiao's expression tightened. Under the moonlight, he saw several horses galloping from the north. The archers at the top of the city immediately prepared, bent their bows and arrows. Qin Xiao was in the fourth level, and his eyesight was naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people.
, through the moonlight, it was clear that there were five horses galloping towards them, but there were no rebels following behind.
The five of them were all good at equestrian skills. Qin Xiao told the archers: "Don't act rashly."
Suddenly, a slightly shrill voice was heard shouting from below the city: "Is Qin Shaoqing at the top of the city? I am Chen Xi, purple-robed supervisor Chen Xi!"
Qin Xiao heard the voice, and it was exactly the voice. He was surprised and overjoyed: "Princess, it's Shaojian Chen!" He ordered: "Hurry up and open the city gate!"
When She Yue heard that Qin Xiao said it was Chen Xi, she was surprised and happy.
The rebels failed to catch up in time, and there were no pursuers for several miles behind Chen Xi. The city gate was opened at this time, and there was enough time to close the city gate again.
Qin Xiao gave the order, and naturally no one disobeyed. The city gate opened and five riders rushed into the city like the wind. The soldiers guarding the city gate waited for Chen Xi and others to enter the city and immediately closed the door.
Qin Xiao was in an excited mood, but at this time he already understood that the fire at the rebel camp must be related to Chen Xi and the others.