To create a situation of encirclement from ten sides, it is actually very simple and does not require a real army.
The bandits were unaware of the imperial court's arrangements, so they only needed to stir up noise around Nanpi County.
If hundreds of people are sent from all directions, pretending to be the vanguard of various armies, the Nanpi bandits will be frightened.
The rebels at this time would never dare to face the imperial army directly.
If they rely on the county seat and deal with the more than a thousand people under Liu Yuanqing's command, the bandits have a good chance of winning.
But if the imperial army swarms in, the county cannot be defended.
They will definitely run.
As long as the bandits leave the city, they will be chased away by the army in the wild.
Zuo Mengeng told him the plan, and the rest depends on Liu Yuanqing's courage.
It was very dull in the handsome tent, everyone was waiting for his decision.
Liu Yuanqing gritted his teeth and his muscles were shaking.
After so many years in the army, this was the first time he had seen such a bold battle plan. There was no benefit at all in the whole article, and it was just a "fraud".
Can it be successful?
But he soon figured it out.
Whether he succeeds or not is secondary, the most important thing is that his life will be lost.
Even if you want to save your life, you have to fight once.
He finally made up his mind and slapped his hand on the table.
"Done."
The men who were sent as suspected soldiers set off, each with a hundred men. They showed their faces in the south, west and north of Nanpi County, and then returned quickly.
The next step is to wait until dawn, and then all the troops will enter the east of Nanpi and set up an ambush.
When Zuo Mengeng returned to his tent, he saw Miss Xu leaning to the side, her head moving little by little. She was obviously very sleepy, but she didn't dare to sleep.
Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua were very sensible and stayed outside the tent.
When she heard the footsteps, Miss Xu jumped up. When she saw it was him, she felt at ease for some reason.
"There will be a war tomorrow, and the situation is unpredictable. If you stay here, you will be safe."
The battle plan was decided by Zuo Mengeng, and he must go to the battlefield to command on the ground. It would definitely be inconvenient to take Miss Xu with him.
But Miss Xu's head was shaking like a rattle.
"No, I want to follow you."
After experiencing many changes and reincarnations of life and death, Ms. Xu has been in panic.
The only person I can trust is Zuo Mengeng.
Although this guy was very rude and actually hit her, she thought clearly afterwards and knew that Zuo Menggeng was acting and not greedy for her beauty.
Otherwise, Zuo Mengeng would have taken action in these days.
She is a weak woman and cannot keep her innocence.
He... is a good man.
Zuo Mengeng didn't know that he had been given the good guy card, so he was very unhappy when she didn't listen.
"Why are you following me? It will only get in the way. Swords and guns don't have eyesight on the battlefield, but it doesn't matter whether you are a beauty or not."
"In your eyes, am I beautiful?"
Miss Xu's big eyes were piercing, and her focus was very strange.
Zuo Mengeng's head is covered with black lines.
"Is now the time to discuss this?"
Miss Xu pursed her lips and smiled, feeling sweet in her heart.
"I don't care, you saved me anyway, so you must be responsible to the end. Otherwise, when I see Yaya in the future, I will call you a pervert."
Zuo Mengeng shivered with anger.
Isn’t it amazing that your grandfather is the Minister of Etiquette?
Uh, it's really amazing.
At the very least, crush him to death, just like crushing an ant to death.
"As you saw a few days ago, the battlefield is very dangerous, and I may not be able to take care of you."
This time Miss Xu was much more serious.
"Is this military camp safe? Didn't you see that the eyes of those Qiu Ba looked at me like a wolf? As long as you are here, they dare not do anything. Do you feel at ease if you leave me here alone?"
After three years in the army, a sow competed with Diao Chan.
These officers and soldiers are already poor and have no food to eat, and most of them are bachelors. Compared with the rebellious people, they have actually reached a critical point.
If Miss Xu is placed alone in the military camp, Zuo Menggeng and Liu Yuanqing will not be around by then, I'm afraid something will really happen.
What?
Do you think these soldiers are not afraid of military law?
It’s hard to survive as a soldier these days. Are there too many military households fleeing?
Why did the peasant army in northern Shaanxi become stronger and stronger as they fought?
It was not a mutiny by the border troops. After joining, they brought the combat methods of the regular army.
Zuo Mengeng thought carefully and realized that he really couldn't keep Miss Xu.
"Then you follow me."
Miss Xu is always pushing the limits.
"I want to ride with you."
"you……"
"I can't ride a horse."
Zuo Mengeng was helpless.
"Whatever, you don't care about honors, you will cry then."
Miss Xu spoke plausibly.
"I am following the authority in a hurry and do not violate etiquette."
Seeing that Zuo Mengeng was helpless, the girl showed a proud smile. She played with the ends of her hair with one hand, and her voice was like a lark chirping.
"I am only in my prime years. I still have a lot of years left to enjoy, so I cannot die easily."
What a unique girl.
"Shouldn't it be that starving to death is a small matter, but being dishonest is a big deal?"
"Pooh."
Miss Xu was particularly disdainful.
"It's all the rubbish created by you stinky men to oppress us women. Why do you men spend so much time and alcohol in such an unscrupulous way that we women have to abide by the so-called honors and live like human beings, ghosts or ghosts?"
At this moment, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but become curious about Miss Xu.
Although he had not met many women, the impression he had of his mother and sister was that they were really gentle and virtuous, adhering to women's ways and never going too far beyond the norm, but they also lacked vitality.
Miss Xu's performance completely transcends the definition of women in this era.
"You are so shocking to the world, don't your family care?"
Miss Xu is extremely proud.
"Humph, I, Yaya, am not like those old stubborns. He told me that people should live freely. Although women are weak, they should not become anyone's slave. The most important thing is to pursue their own happiness."
Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi would be so enlightened.
But Zuo Mengeng reacted quickly.
Xu Guangqi had many contacts with Western missionaries and was the first person in the late Ming Dynasty to open his eyes to the world. It was inevitable to be influenced by Western ideas.
Although the West is still in the darkness before dawn, it is more ideologically imprisoned and there really are not that many dogmas on ethics.
Looking at the arrogant and proud Miss Xu, I felt more and more radiant, with a radiance all over her body that women of this era had never seen before.
The originally peaceful and peaceful Nanpi County has now become a gangster den.
Thousands of bandits poured into the county seat, captured the county government office, and killed all the officials. They soon attacked wealthy families, gentry, and wealthy businessmen, and even many common people could not escape their murderous hands.
At night, the county town was still blazing with flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky.
The cries of innocent lives echoed across the sky, but there was no hope of rescue.
The city gate was wide open, and groups of bandits escorted vehicles out one after another. Some were parked on the roadside, and some were sent further away.
Only one rider rode in the opposite direction and rushed into the city like flying.
Soon, the leaders of the various gangs were summoned together.
"The younger one discovered the army in Liubali Township and they are coming towards us."
The major leaders were amazed.
"Where did the officers and soldiers come from?"
"Didn't the army go to Qing County?"
"How many troops are there in the army?"
The spy said: "There are not many people, about a hundred, but they are under the banner of Deng, the commander-in-chief of Baoding. I asked about it and said they were the pioneers."
The leaders were making a fuss, obviously panicking.
"Why did the troops from Baoding come here?"
"It's still a general soldier. I'm afraid there are not tens of thousands of people."
As this was happening, a second spy rushed in.
"Report, official troops have been spotted fifty miles north of the city. The flag is Xuan Da General Soldier Black."
The leaders were in an uproar and could not sit still.
But the bad news comes one after another.
"Report, the officers and soldiers from Dezhou have passed Wu Bridge and are heading here."
This is an army pressing down on the situation!
A leader jumped up with a loud voice.
"What are you waiting for? The wind is blowing hard."
Another person was indifferent.
"Run? Where to run? We can defend the city and resist for a while. When we go to the wild, we must let the officers and soldiers turn them into rabbits."
Before he could finish his words, the ridicule came.
"Nine knives, have you slept with the landlord's concubine and become comfortable and don't want to move? Do you think that living in the landlord's house means you are the landlord? When the army comes, they will chop off your head just the same."
A group of rough guys laughed, and the atmosphere relaxed a bit.
Someone stood up and clapped their hands to suppress the noise.
"Everyone, the Holy Aunt invited everyone here to report the enemy's situation. Now the situation is clear. The army is strong and Nanpi cannot be defended. The Holy Aunt said that we have to evacuate tomorrow. Now Jifu is in chaos, we
Go wherever you want."
The leaders did not agree, and all looked strange.
Finally someone couldn't help it and spoke.
"You can leave if you want, but we agreed before that if we conquer the county town, we will have a share in the seizure. Ask the Holy Aunt when will the money be divided?"
"That's right, I'm fighting with all my strength to fight against the county town. Why? If you don't give us the money, don't blame the knife in your hand for not obeying."
The man waved his hands repeatedly.
"Everyone, please be patient. The holy aunt said that we will divide the money early tomorrow. Everyone has taken the money and set off, so that they can continue to deal with the government and the army."
This promise finally appeased the leaders, and everyone dispersed and prepared separately.
The man returned to the backyard, entered a clean room, and saluted through a curtain.
"Holy Aunt, we have made an agreement with all the leaders. Everyone is clamoring to share the money. If we don't share the money, they are afraid of causing trouble. Only after the money is shared, they will leave tomorrow."
A nice yet cold female voice came from behind the curtain.
"These traitors who are unscrupulous for profit will only attack their own people if they have any advantage, and they will bite their own people if there is no benefit. How can we expect them to achieve great things? Didn't they rob very little during the day? They still want money, haha, it's just a dream."
"I don't care about the money, I'm afraid it won't end well if there's a fuss tomorrow."
"Why wait until tomorrow to greet our people? Don't alert others and leave overnight."
After the leaders returned home, they all geared up and fantasized about getting the gold and silver and enjoying the glory and wealth from then on.
No one noticed that before dawn, a motorcade quietly drove out of the north gate and then disappeared into the vast night.
The thieves should be like the birds in the forest, flying separately when disaster strikes.