Chapter 103: Finality (5)
In the middle of the night, more than a dozen dark shadows flashed in the quiet alley, and a few of them came to the door of an inconspicuous courtyard. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
"Inquire clearly? Is it really here? β
The leader was a man with a rough voice, he deliberately lowered his voice, and looked around left and right while asking, very cautious.
"That's right, this is it,"
The person who replied was a burly young man, if Mr. Ji was there, he would definitely recognize this person as an errand officer of the government office, he hunched his waist and replied in the same low voice: "I have been inquiring in the yamen for several days, and I have been taking turns with Liu Hu and Qi Dayong for a long time, and only then have I found a little clue." β
When the man spoke, there was some smugness in his tone: "What's more coincidental is that yesterday Qi Dayong took people out to grab grain, and when he was grabbing grain, he accidentally found some firearms in the private warehouse of the Zhan family, so he gave them a 'requisition'. Qi Dayong ordered the grain to be sent back to the government, and he personally sent the firearms to this place. β
It took a lot of thought and care for him to find this place, and he couldn't go wrong!
The leader nodded, "Just be sure!" β
He made sure that there was no ambush around, so he quietly raised his hand, summoned his brothers to his side, and whispered: "Action!" β
More than a dozen people responded in a low voice, took out the rope one after another, and threw it at the wall, the iron claws at the other end of the rope were tightly fastened, and they pulled hard to make sure that there was no problem, and then smacked a few times, and climbed the wall with great flexibility.
Then, a few more jumped up, and several people quietly landed on the other side of the wall.
The leader nodded secretly, worthy of the good hands drawn from the cottage, all of them are flexible, and it is not a problem to climb or leap or anything.
A quarter of an hour later, several people quietly jumped out of it.
The leader hurried up and was about to speak, but the people hurriedly waved their hands.
The leader knew that this was not the place to speak, and with a gesture, he led the brothers to quickly hide aside.
"How? How many firearms are in there? β
The leader half-crouched in the corner and asked eagerly.
"There are three large boxes in the room, and each large box contains about twenty porcelain mines, and there are no 'rockets',"
The person who had infiltrated the small courtyard to investigate before gasped slightly, and his thoughts were very clear, "I took a closer look, and two of those porcelain thunderbolts were 'borrowed' from the Zhan family. And,"
The man swallowed his saliva and said with palpitations: "And there are more than twenty people guarding the small courtyard, fortunately, several of us are old hunters in the forest, and we have always been alert, so we have not exposed our tracks." β
The leader was also slightly shocked, "More than 20 people are guarded? Did you read that right? β
Such an inconspicuous courtyard, but heavily guarded, is obviously the place where Qi Jinzhi hides firearms.
The man nodded vigorously, "Absolutely. We all rely on our eyes and ears to eat, and we usually hunt in the mountains, and if we are not careful, we will scare away the prey, so hiding our breath is our basic skill. β
He speaks very confidently, and he has the ability to be confident. Don't look at the people guarding the courtyard are all experienced Qi family army, but when it comes to 'hunting' or something, Qi family army is definitely not the opponent of the old hunter.
When the leader heard this, he nodded in agreement.
That's right, these people look ordinary, but they are all masters of hunting, and it is precisely because of their specialties that the master will send them to investigate.
The leader, on the other hand, could only let off steam, because he did not have the professional skills of a hunter, so as not to attract the attention of the guards in the courtyard.
Now it seems that the master's arrangement could not be more wise.
"Okay, good, let's go back and show the master."
The leader pondered for a moment, stood up, and beckoned the brothers to leave.
"Big brother, since this is a firearms depot for Qi to cut off heads, why don't you just burn them all?"
The subordinates were very puzzled and asked in a low voice.
"Burn? If it burns, won't the master's plan be frustrated? β
The leader turned his head to look in the direction of the small courtyard, sneered, deliberately learned the master's style, and said in a somewhat cold manner: "Don't burn it, let's keep these firearms and wait for tomorrow to watch a good show." β
In fact, he didn't know why his master didn't burn these firearms.
However, since the master said so, there must be a reason for doing so. The task of swaying them has been successfully completed, and it is only right to go back and return to their lives now.
Half an hour later, the small gate at the gate of the city wall was quietly opened again, and several dark shadows went into the water in the dark, and exited the city through the moat.
β¦β¦
It was another morning, and the sun was gradually climbing into the sky, and the bright sunlight was sprinkled on the ground without obstruction.
Originally, at this time, the people in the city had already gotten up, working hard, opening shops, visiting relatives and friends, and the streets and alleys should have been a lively scene.
Today, however, the people of Umeng seem to be asleep, and there is not a single figure in the streets.
There was no sound, no lively atmosphere in the early morning, and the whole city seemed to have become an empty city!
There's a reason for that.
Because the overwhelming shouts of killing and siege sounded outside the city, a group of horses made the sound of stamping, hundreds of war horses started at the same time, and the sound of horses' hooves gathered with great momentum. The ground of Wumeng Mansion, which was not very shocked, trembled slightly.
β¦β¦ The Tartars are finally going to attack the city!
The war has begun, begun, and ended!
In such a grim situation, the people of Wumeng, who had long been accustomed to the war, naturally all obediently hid at home, and the whole family sat together, trembling and listening to the movement outside.
Many families even prayed incessantly, hoping that Qi Beheading would be as powerful as he had been legendary, and that he would be able to force back the Tartars' attacks.
Of course, there are some people who look worried on the surface, but they are already happy in their hearts.
The loud noise coming from outside the city sounded to them more like a joyful joy, and just listening to this sound, they already had in their minds the scene of victory that 'great things have been accomplished'.
"Master, master, someone from the government has come to invite the master to go to the city gate tower to discuss matters."
The subordinate ran in quickly and replied quickly.
"Deliberations? Ha, bullshit, Qi is obviously afraid of cutting off his head, and I want to ask a few of our private soldiers to help him defend against the enemy. β
Lao Ye Jia lay leisurely on the rocking chair, crossed Erlang's legs high, stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and said disdainfully.
"Then, the little one will send the officials back?"
The subordinate stood outside the door and said tentatively: "Just, just say that it is inconvenient for you to go to the city gate tower at this time, sir?" β
"No, I'm going, haha, I still want to see with my own eyes what Qi beheaded and defeated."
Lao Ye Jia stood up directly, patted the folds on his clothes, went out of the house directly, led a dozen or so family members, and followed the servants of the government to the city gate.
On the tower of the city gate, Qi Jin, dressed in bright armor and with a big sword hanging from his waist, stood solemnly in front of the battlement, coldly looking at the Tartar who was constantly advancing as if he was crazy.
"My lord, the master of the Bai family is here!"
Mr. Ji was dressed in an indigo robe, meticulously cleaned up from head to toe, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the person and whispered.
"Well, please come here."
Qi Jinzhi didn't look back, and said lightly: "Everyone is here?" β
He asked the head of the eight families of Wumeng.
Mr. Ji glanced at the few old men standing aside, covered his mouth with his hands, and said softly: "In addition to the Zhan family and the Qu family, the heads of the other six families are here. β
While speaking, a few more people came up from below, Mr. Ji glanced at it, and said busily: "The people from the Qu family are also here, and now only the people from the Zhan family are missing." β
"Well, it's good that everyone is here!"
Qi Jinzhi turned around and walked towards several family heads with a smile.
As he took a step, his armor clicked, obviously with a smile on his eyebrows, but Qi Jinzhi gave people a really murderous feeling.
Whether the seven heads of the family like Qi Jinzhi or hate him, they must admit that this guy is indeed a little imposing, he is not very old but has a calm heart and acts moderately, and he is worthy of being a noble son raised by the Qi family.
"I invited a few people here today to discuss how to repel Liang Yi."
Qi Jinzhi stood in front of the seven people, did not detour, and said straight to the point.
The seven people had different thoughts, but they didn't show it on their faces.
ββ¦β¦ Hehe, we are just ordinary people in Wumeng, unofficial and unemployed, and there is nothing we can do, we have the heart to help, but we only hate that we have more than enough and not enough power. β
After a moment of silence, the old man of the Lu family said apologetically.
His tone was full of sincerity, just like yesterday when he faced Qi Dayong and other ruffians, he was so frank and sincere.
Qi Jinzhi was 'moved', he turned his head to look at the others, and asked again: "A few people think the same way, don't want to help a certain one?" β
What is the ...... Hehe, that's a bit of a deep meaning.
When a few people heard it, they always had a strange feeling that Qi Jinzhi didn't seem to be begging for someone at all, but, but threatening someone.
There was silence again.
For a long time, the three masters of the Duan family, the An family, and the Luo family looked left and right, and the three exchanged glances with each other. In the end, the old man of the An family said: "Lord Qi, thousands of Tartars are besieging the city, and there are still a few reckless men from the village in our family, if Lord Qi needs it, I can lend it to you." Butβ"
Master An tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a wry smile, "But An is worried that even if the people of our family get together, they may not be the opponents of those Tartars outside." β
Qi Jinzhi selectively ignored the second half of Master An's words, and his gaze swept over the three masters, Duan, An, and Luo, "The three are willing to lend me soldiers?" β
Master Duan also smiled bitterly, "Borrow? Wumeng is our home, and we also hope that the wife can be peaceful, if we can help Master Qi, it is not a problem to borrow someone, even if it is to give someone to you. But, but I'm afraidβ"
Qi Jinzhi raised his hand to interrupt Master Duan's words, "Okay, Qi Mou thank you three of you." How many of you? Would you like to help Qi this time? β
His gaze turned to the heads of the four families, including Qu, Lu, and Xu.
"Hehe, this, this...... We are all ordinary people, and there are only a few handymen doing rough work at home, so we really can't spare manpower. β
The four of them laughed and talked about their own difficulties, and they didn't answer the word 'help' at all.
Qi Jinzhi saw all the reactions of several people, contacted the results of the investigation a few days ago, and finally had an answer.
Very well, it's just a few of you.
Since you did the first year of junior high school, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth.
Qi Jinzhi suppressed his smile and said coldly: "Okay, it's almost time, Qi wants to invite you to watch a good show." β
As he spoke, Qi Jin walked to the battlement.
Watching a play?
Shouldn't it be Qi Jinzhi's acting, and they watching the play?
How did Qi Jinzhi change the taste when he said this?
A few people remained silent, but their brains began to spin rapidly.
"What's that, the outer beam is attacking the city, listening to the sound that the enemy is gradually approaching, but the adult let us watch the play, hehe, I don't know what the adult means?"
The old man of the Bai family smiled a little unnaturally, taking steps under his feet, but his mouth had already begun to clichΓ©.
Qi Jinzhi looked at the city and raised his chin, "See for yourself." β
The seven big masters came to the battlement one after another, grabbed the bluestone bricks on both sides, and craned their necks to look down.
Thousands of Tartars, under the command of King Xiao Liang, poured like a tide towards the outermost barricades.
Estimating the distance, the Tartars had already crossed the 'cordon' for a mile and began to walk into the range of Qi family's firearms.
Of course, if you look closely, you will find that there are only a few people who are at the front, and those people are also very careful, holding their shields high, and taking every step with such care, lest they shoot 'rockets' from the city gate tower or something.
One or two hundred Tartars walked thirty or forty paces on thin ice, but there was no sound on the tower of the city gate.
There are no 'rockets' and no 'porcelain rays'...... The Qi family army in the city gate tower seemed to be collectively pointed, and they didn't move, allowing the beams under the city to approach step by step.
King Xiaoliang and several family owners of the city gate tower were all happy in their hearts: Ha, as they judged, there was indeed no 'rocket' in Qi Jinzhi's hands, and the only porcelain thunder was not enough, and the number was not large, so it was impossible to wipe out all the Tartars under the city.
Since there were no beneficial firearms, King Xiaoliang was not afraid, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered his subordinates to speed up and release all his forces to rush directly to Wumeng City.
Say 'accelerate', but the speed of the Tartars is still not fast, they are still trying.
When they managed to cross the barricades and approach the moat, the vanguard stopped again.
Because this is the range of porcelain thunder, if Qi Jinzhi orders people to throw porcelain thunder, they can also be prepared to react.
Sure enough, Qi Jin gave the order to throw.
However, Qi Dayong ran up in a hurry, approached Qi Jinzhi's side, and whispered a few words.
Qi Jinzhi's body shook violently a few times, and he smashed his fist on the thick city wall bricks.
After a while, Qi Jinzhi squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "Release the arrow!" β
Liu Hu agreed, and led the Qi family guards to shoot arrows under the city.
Hey?
Is it an ordinary arrow? And not firearms?
Thinking of the appearance of Qi Dayong and Qi Jinzhi, the seven lords of the city gate tower and the officials of the government couldn't help but guess: Could it be that Qi Jinzhi's firearms were burned?
Wait, the eight wealthy families of Wumeng, but only seven of them came today. The old fox of the Zhan family did not show up.
Could it be that the people of the Zhan family quietly ruined Qi Jinzhi's porcelain thunder?
Otherwise, why did Qi Jinzhi let his men use conventional weapons instead of firearms?
Guessing this possibility, some people on the tower of the city gate couldn't help but be excited, and a few even leaned into the corner and quietly gestured to the city.
After a short time, King Xiao Liang personally rushed to the front, rode his horse to stand in front of the moat, raised the scimitar in his hand, and shouted: "Attack the city with all your might!" β
Before the words fell, King Xiao Liang was the first to jump off his horse and plunge into the moat.
Plop ~ Plop ~~
Like dumplings, hundreds of Tartars jumped into the moat in the face of a rain of arrows from the city.
But before they could swim across the narrow river, they heard a dozen loud bangs, booms, booms.
More than a dozen huge splashes exploded in the moat, along with the Tartars who swam hard in the river.
Qi Jinzhi finally smiled, he really didn't bring a 'rocket', but he brought more powerful and lethal gunpowder, and there were a lot of powerful gunpowder bags buried in the moat......
PS: Huhu, this plot has finally passed, hehe, Xiao Luo and his wife are going to start farming and making a fortune again, and by the way, they will raise a bun, and please support them a lot! (To be continued.) )