But he said that the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture had received a letter from Gao Lian asking for help that night, and he did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly recruited the city's regiment training envoys to discuss it.
This Dongchang Prefecture regiment training envoy, whose surname is Zhang and given name is Qing, was originally from Zhangde Prefecture and was born as a tiger rider. He was good at flying rocks and hitting people with hundreds of hits. People called him "Featherless Arrow".
There are two lieutenants under his command: one is called "Hua Xiang Hu" Gong Wang, who is tattooed with tiger spots on his body, has a tiger head swallowed on his neck, and can fly a gun immediately; There are scars on the neck, which will cause flying forks soon.
Zhang Qing heard the magistrate's call and hurried to the government office on flying horse.
The prefect handed Gao Lian's letter to Zhang Qing and said: "The bandits in Liangshan are really powerful. Gaotang Prefecture is now in danger. Fortunately, when they passed by my Dongchang Prefecture the day before yesterday, they did not send troops to intercept them. Otherwise, I, Dongchang Prefecture, would be afraid It was also a loss of troops. The Liangshan bandits and bandits had many generals, and not one state or one government could resist them. However, this Gao Lian was the cousin of Taiwei Gao Qiu. If he was not saved, I am afraid that Gao Qiu would seek an opportunity to retaliate in the future. If so, When I was rescuing him, I was afraid that the Liangshan bandits would be attracted to attack the city and cause trouble. I was in a dilemma. I wonder if General Zhang has any good advice for me?"
Zhang Qing said with a smile: "Since there is an official document coming from Gaotang Prefecture, we naturally want to save it. However, we have to beware of the Liangshan bandits attacking from the east to the west and sending tigers away from the mountains to attack our Dongchang Mansion. At the end of the day, the general is willing to lead a thousand troops to rescue Gaotang. Prefecture, leave a thousand soldiers and horses to guard the city. Your Excellency, if you send the strong men in the city to guard the city, you will not be afraid of a sneak attack by the Liangshan bandits."
The prefect actually had this intention, but he was afraid that Zhang Qing would not dare to lead a small number of troops to rescue Gaotang Prefecture after hearing that Liangshan's troops were strong. As long as Zhang Qing went, it would be easier, but Zhang Qing's entire army would be wiped out. He only wanted to There is nothing wrong with keeping the city, and there is an explanation for Gao Qiu.
"Well, General Zhang is indeed full of courage. General Zhang is brave and good at fighting, and he will be able to defeat the Liangshan bandits in one fell swoop. I am here to wish General Zhang every success. Without further ado, when General Zhang needs how much food he needs, just get it tomorrow. We sent troops to rescue Gaotang Prefecture early in the morning."
"The general will obey his orders"
How could Zhang Qing not know what the prefect was thinking, but he was also a very brave man. When he discovered the Liangshan soldiers and horses entering the country, he wanted to lead troops to fight, but was stopped by the prefect. Now Gaotang Prefecture is asking for help, which just gives him the opportunity to send troops. Naturally, he readily agreed to the opportunity.
One wanted to make great achievements, the other was afraid of offending Gao Qiu, so they hit it off right away.
The prefect quickly allocated all the money and food Zhang Qing needed.
Early the next morning, Zhang Qing ordered a thousand soldiers and horses to leave the city and head towards Gaotang Prefecture.
Besides, after Chao Gai and others withdrew their troops and returned to the camp, all the leaders came to the big tent to discuss ways to break the city.
Li Kui saw that everyone was silent and couldn't help shouting: "In my opinion, Liangshan are all heroes who are not afraid of death. There is no need to think of any strategies. I, Tieniu, will be the first to go."
Liu Tang also said: "Brother Tieniu said that Liu Tang is also willing to be the first to go."
Wu Yong shook his head and said: "Even if we want to attack by force, it will take several days to build the siege equipment before we can attack the city. It's a pity that things happened in a hurry, and we didn't have time to send people to sneak into the city. Otherwise, if we cooperate inside and outside, it will be much easier to break the city." Now that the four gates of Gaotangzhou are closed, it is difficult to sneak into the city."
"Report"
While everyone was talking, they heard someone coming from outside to report.
Chao Gai asked people to come in, but saw two detective horses guarding one person. He couldn't help but ask: "Who is he?"
"To report to the King of Heaven, a few horses came out of Gaotangzhou just now. We caught one of them, but the others ran away. We found a letter on him."
When Chao Gai took the letter and read it, it was a letter asking for help from Qizhou. After reading it, he handed it to Wu Yong.
Wu Yong looked at the feather fan and said, "We have a plan."
When Chao Gai heard that Wu Yong had a plan, he said excitedly: "What's the plan for the military advisor?"
Wu Yong pointed to the letter and said, "I found it here. Didn't Gao Lian ask for help everywhere? We sent out scouts to see which states sent troops to rescue him. As long as we defeated all the troops, we could attack them.
Use the banner to earn money and open the gate of Gaotangzhou."
Hearing this, Hu Yanzhuo added: "In order to prevent Gaotang Prefecture from getting the news, additional troops and horses can be sent to block the four gates and intercept the news from Gaotang Prefecture."
Chao Gai nodded and said: "It's best to avoid a strong attack, so please ask Huang Xin, Ou Peng, Ma Lin, and Shi Yong to each lead 500 people to blockade the four gates."
Lin Chong said again: "You might as well send your deputy to cut down trees outside the city, build ladders, and make it look like you are going to attack Gaotang Prefecture to confuse Gao Lian. If you can't open the city gate, you can use it to attack Gaotang Province."
state."
When Chao Gai heard this, he ordered Mu Chun to lead his deputy army to build siege equipment.
The strategy was decided, and Chao Gai ordered everyone to act according to the plan.
Gao Lian in the city had just bandaged his neck when he heard Liangshan soldiers and horses blocking the four gates. He was afraid that this was the prelude to Liangshan soldiers and horses attacking the city, so he hurriedly ran to the city to deploy defenses.
After waiting anxiously for half a day, there was no further movement from the Liangshan soldiers and horses.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Gao Lian did not dare to be careless and asked the officers in the city to be on strict alert before he returned to the Yamen to rest.
That night, Gao Lian was tossing and turning, fearing that Liangshan soldiers and horses would attack the city at night, so he kept listening to the noise outside.
Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Gao Lian couldn't bear it any longer and fell asleep.
After sleeping for less than an hour, I got up and rushed to the city to check what was going on in Liangshan.
The commander of the city guard also stayed up all night, looking at Gao Lian's top of the city, and hurried over to greet him.
"How is it? Is there any movement among Liangshan soldiers and horses?"
The commander saw that Gao Lian also looked tired, and his mind was a little more balanced, and he said: "Last night was uneventful, but just now the Liangshan troops started cutting down the trees along the official road. It seems that they are going to attack by force."
Gao Lian hurried to the top of the city and looked outside, only to see that the official road, which was originally shaded by trees along the road, had been cut down for more than a mile. Liangshan soldiers and horses could vaguely be seen building ladders.
Gao Lian hurriedly ordered: "It seems that Liangshan soldiers and horses are going to attack the city today. You and your people can collect more rolling logs and stones and bring them to the city, and let all the strong men in the city come to guard the city."
When the commander heard this, he couldn't help but said: "The soldiers on the city have been guarding all night. If we ask them to work again, I'm afraid they won't want to do it."
When Gao Lian heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Military orders are like mountains, and anyone who disobeys them will be killed."
The commander saw that the sergeants next to him were all looking aggrieved, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please calm down. If the Liangshan troops come to attack, we still need to rely on the sergeants to defend the city. It is better to let the strong men in the city do the work, and the sergeants rest."
Half a day, then go to the city to guard."
Gao Lian also knew that the main force was still sergeants, so he nodded and said: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a short time to use it. How many soldiers and horses in this world can receive as much pay as you do? I usually treat you well, and now I am using your
At that time, as long as everyone works hard to defend the city for two days, reinforcements will come to rescue you. You will go to the magistrate's office later to receive five thousand guan of money. Each sergeant will be given five guan of money. If you guard the city for one day, I will reward each of you with five thousand guan of money.
Through."
When the soldiers in the city heard about the high reward, they couldn't help but cheer and their morale increased. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piaotian Literature Register Member to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest support.