Five days have passed. During these five days, Lieutenant General Liu and other defenders who were trapped in Luokoucang barely had a good night's sleep. Lieutenant General Liu looked at the camp not far away with a pair of panda eyes. , since the soldiers and horses of Wagang Village appeared outside Luokou Cang five days ago, they seemed to roar twice outside as a routine every day, but they did not launch any attack at all, and they did not seem to see any further attacks. There are signs of the presence of soldiers and horses in Wagang Village.
However, even so, Lieutenant General Liu did not dare to attack. These were not a counter-insurgency army, they were just a group of ordinary officers and soldiers. They could deal with ordinary bandits, but when they encountered Wagang who were several times larger than his own, Even the elite soldiers of the village, Lieutenant General Liu, only dared to huddle behind the city wall.
Next to Lieutenant General Liu, a soldier also poked his head out secretly and said to Lieutenant General Liu: "General, General, what do you think these thieves are planning?"
Lieutenant General Liu rolled his eyes, glared at the soldier, and cursed: "Ask me, who should I ask? If you want to ask, go out and ask those thieves yourself. Damn it, I'm talking nonsense here." , Go away." Being surrounded by soldiers and horses from Wagangzhai for five days without any reason, Lieutenant General Liu naturally felt no better. The soldier was hit by the muzzle of the gun and was scolded. Neng lowered his head dejectedly.
In fact, Lieutenant General Liu also had such doubts in his heart. What on earth are the thieves outside the city planning? Are they trying to kill people? Are you kidding me? This is the Luokou warehouse, the granary of the world. Inside the warehouse Even if more than a thousand of them eat here for a hundred years, they may not be able to finish the food. Those traitor soldiers are not so stupid that they don't understand this truth.
After pondering over and over again, Deputy General Liu couldn't figure out the reason even though his brain ached. He couldn't help but muttered: "It would be great if General Zhang was here. His brain is much brighter than mine." The General Zhang mentioned by Vice General Liu refers to Zhang Qingyu, who has served as the deputy general of Xingyang City with him for many years. However, since the last time he welcomed Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin into the city, Zhang Qingyu has disappeared, and there is no sign of him until now. Vice General Liu I often worry about the whereabouts of this old friend.
"Hey, General, look, there's something going on." Just as Lieutenant General Liu was muttering to himself, another soldier suddenly shouted and pointed toward the outside of the city wall. Lieutenant General Liu immediately raised his head and followed his finger. Looking outside, my heart suddenly skipped a beat, and I saw a cavalryman running towards this side between the military camps of Luokoucang and Wagangzhai.
Vice General Liu stared at the cavalry with wide eyes. Although he could not see the appearance of the cavalry clearly, the armor he wore was indeed the armor of the Sui Dynasty defenders. However, Lieutenant General Liu did not feel relieved because of this. The Wagangzhai thief The armor worn by the soldiers was also the armor that smashed the defenders. They were all ripped off from the officers and soldiers. Immediately, Vice General Liu waved his hand and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Get everything ready, be careful. If you fall into the trap of the thieves, be ready to fight at any time."
With the sound of clattering footsteps, the more than a thousand defenders immediately set up a defensive formation at the top of the city. Everyone nervously looked at the cavalry figures getting closer and closer outside the city. The cavalry was already a hundred steps away from the city wall. Suddenly, the cavalry pulled the reins hard and stopped the horse. He first glanced at the Wagangzhai camp behind him, then turned back and shouted loudly towards the city head. Said: "General Liu, General Liu, it's me, I'm Zhang Qingyu,"
"General Zhang," Lieutenant General Liu was immediately stunned. This voice was not Zhang Qingyu's. Lieutenant General Liu looked at it again. Although he couldn't see clearly, he did look a bit like Zhang Qingyu. He was still thinking about Zhang Qingyu just now. Whereabouts, now Zhang Qingyu suddenly appeared in front of him, and Vice General Liu couldn't help shouting: "Yes, it's General Zhang, I am Liu Peisheng,"
Liu Peisheng was the name of Vice General Liu. After hearing Liu Peisheng's answer, Zhang Qingyu outside the city immediately shouted: "General Liu, on the order of General Zhang Xutuo, I came to meet you first. General Zhang Xutuo's reinforcements It will arrive soon, general, there is no need to worry,"
"General Zhang Xutuo is about to arrive, and the reinforcements are about to arrive." Hearing Zhang Qingyu's shouting, Liu Peisheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted to his left and right: "Brothers, have you heard, our reinforcements are about to arrive, hahahaha, those Damn the thieves, they are about to flee. Great, here comes someone. Hurry up and lower the suspension bridge to welcome General Zhang into the city."
"Wait a minute," Liu Peisheng's order had just been issued. Several soldiers immediately stopped Liu Peisheng with strange expressions. One of them said to Liu Peisheng: "General Liu, you need to be cautious in this matter. General Zhang has disappeared inexplicably. Months ago, he suddenly appeared, saying that he was under the orders of General Zhang Xutuo. Who knows if it is true or not? What if this is a trick by thieves who want to open the city gate fraudulently?"
Hearing that someone was suspicious of Zhang Qingyu, Liu Peisheng immediately wanted to refute, but before he could say anything, another soldier nodded and said: "Yes, yes, when the villain was in Xingyang, listen It is said that General Zhang Xutuo's subordinates are asking about General Zhang's details everywhere. This shows that General Zhang Xutuo is also suspicious of General Zhang. Why would he be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility now? Didn't we say before that we have Wagang Village in our army? Well, maybe General Zhang is the spy of Wagangzhai,"
After hearing what everyone said, Liu Peisheng subconsciously seemed to refute, but now he couldn't say anything because he had no evidence to refute these people's suspicions. At this time, Zhang Qingyu, who was outside the city, seemed to have guessed that the city was He was panicking, but he shouted loudly: "General Liu, the thieves are outside, don't lower the suspension bridge, I will find a way to enter the city."
As soon as Zhang Qingyu finished speaking, he clamped his legs and galloped towards the suspension bridge. When he came to the moat, he raised his head and glanced at the suspension bridge high above. A flash of light flashed in his eyes, and then he jumped into the sky. Zhang Qingyu jumped up directly from the horse. Suddenly, Zhang Qingyu seemed to have grown wings. He soared into the air and flew five or six feet high. The soldiers on the top of the city were shocked. Huh, you have to know that some city walls are only five or six feet high. If everyone could do this, wouldn't those walls be in vain?
As a deputy general, Liu Peisheng naturally had much more knowledge than other soldiers. He immediately knew that this was the light-body technique practiced by those rumored martial arts people. However, Liu Peisheng's doubts were getting bigger and bigger, and After working with Zhang Qingyu for so many years, when have I ever seen him with such good martial arts skills?
Liu Peisheng was wondering, and Zhang Qingyu seemed to have reached his limit at this moment. The height of five or six feet was indeed very high for ordinary people, but he was still one or two feet away from the suspension bridge. Seeing that Zhang Qingyu had already begun to fall, Suddenly, Zhang Qingyu's right hand touched his waist, and then he swung it upward. A black shadow suddenly flew out of Zhang Qingyu's right hand, but it was a whip. I saw that the whip was flicked and rolled up. It was directly hooked to the top of the suspension bridge. Zhang Qingyu's body was also hung up by the whip and never fell down again.
Taking advantage of the floating momentum, Zhang Qingyu's whole body spun in the air. With a loud shout, Zhang Qingyu immediately turned over and flew into the air. The next moment, he was already standing on the top of the suspension bridge. After getting on the suspension bridge, Zhang Qingyu headed towards the top of the city. Liu Peisheng cupped his fists and saluted, smiled, then slid down the suspension bridge, slowly walked to the city gate, and waited for Liu Peisheng to open the city gate for him.
At the top of the city, Liu Peisheng also hesitated for a moment, and finally waved his hand to the soldiers behind him, asking them to open the city gate. Now the suspension bridge has not been lowered, and the bandit soldiers in Wagang Village have not moved. Even if Zhang Qingyu has any malicious intentions, , That doesn’t matter, not long after, Zhang Qingyu, led by the soldiers, walked up to the top of the city, smiled and clasped his fists at Liu Peisheng and said: "General Liu, long time no see,"
Liu Peisheng looked at Zhang Qingyu with a complicated expression and smiled bitterly: "General Zhang, you deceived me so hard,"
When Zhang Qingyu heard this, he knew that Liu Peisheng was talking about hiding his martial arts. Zhang Qingyu also smiled helplessly. This Liu Peisheng was the only friend Zhang Qingyu recognized when he was lurking in Xingyang City. If it weren't for the strict rules, Zhang Qingyu wouldn't want to To hide it from him, Zhang Qingyu immediately said to Liu Peisheng: "Please forgive me, General Liu. I also have my own difficulties. I didn't mean to hide it. When this matter is over, I will have a drink with General Liu as an apology."
Although Liu Peisheng was not that thoughtful, he was not a fool. Zhang Qingyu had already mentioned this, so he naturally had no choice but to ask more questions. Then, Liu Peisheng asked again: "General Zhang, you said you were serving After receiving the order from General Zhang Xutuo, then..."
Liu Peisheng just hoped that Zhang Qingyu could produce some certificates. Zhang Qingyu nodded. This request was not too much. Who made his current behavior so abnormal? Zhang Qingyu immediately took out something from his arms. Liang showed it to Liu Peisheng, and once he saw it, Liu Peisheng believed Zhang Qingyu.
It turned out that what Zhang Qingyu showed was the military talisman used by Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin last time. Afterwards, this military talisman had been returned to Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin. This military talisman was also very important for countering the rebel army and rarely appeared in peacetime. In the hands of people other than the rebel army, Zhang Qingyu's exposure is enough to prove his identity and that he did come under Zhang Xutuo's order.
After solving the identity problem of Zhang Qingyu, Liu Peisheng waved his hand and asked the soldiers to return to their respective posts. He took a step forward and asked Zhang Qingyu: "General Zhang, when will the reinforcements arrive?"