Chapter 187: We Can't Afford to Lose
Chen Ziqian never expected that Pan Feiyu, the general of the defending army, would be so cautious.
It's really a plan that can't catch up with the changes, it's been less than two days since he got in touch with the Zhao family, and he was noticed by Pan Feiyu so quickly, does this person's nose belong to a dog?
Luo Taibai said with a solemn face: "Pan Feiyu has followed Zhang Jiangke to fight for many years, and he has rich experience in defending the city, so it is really not so easy to fish in troubled waters from him. ”
"There are no weak soldiers under a strong general, in fact, we should have thought of it a long time ago." Chen Ziqian sighed, he had been busy inquiring about the surrounding forces recently, but he ignored the Bashan defenders.
As for the information about Bashan, it has been investigated before.
Defender Pan Feiyu, in his forties, has always been Zhang Jiangke's right-hand man.
can be sent by Zhang Jiangke to guard such an important strategic place as Bashan, how can this person be a mediocre person?
"Then what should we do now, the identity of the Zhao clan should be exposed, don't we have only one way to storm Bashan?" Lin Xiaodao has also understood the battle plan along the way, and now the only internal should be exposed, and it is impossible to take Bashan without spending a single soldier.
"Report!" Xiong Ji, who had just been sent out to find someone, hurriedly turned back and said, "Lord Qiqi, a corpse was found on the side of the road nearby, and it was confirmed that it was the little guy who came to deliver the letter today. ”
"Sure enough, in this way, we can rule out the possibility of the Zhao clan defecting." Chen Ziqian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The head of the Zhao family knew that we arrived in Bashan before nightfall, and sent someone to deliver the message in advance, but it was intercepted by Pan Feiyu's subordinate scouts, it can be seen that this letter has just fallen into the hands of this scout, and it has not had time to send it back to the city, so it seems that Pan Feiyu is only suspicious of the Zhao clan at most, and there is no substantial evidence to prove that the Zhao clan collaborated with the enemy." ”
Luo Taibai nodded, and immediately understood what Chen Ziqian meant: "The Zhao family still has a great chance to turn the situation around, and success or failure depends on how they act tonight!" ”
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In Bashan City, in Zhao's Wu Fort, Zhao Zhuosheng, who was in his fifties, stood in the courtyard, listening to the shouts of moving and lifting outside the courtyard, and his face always had a heavy expression.
After a while, Zhao Qinglin trotted in, arched his hand and said, "Family master, five hundred sets of strong bows and thirty thousand arrows have all been loaded." ”
"This is all the belongings that my Zhao family has accumulated over the years, do you have to do this?" Zhao Zhuosheng was a little distressed.
Originally, inviting Pan Feiyu to the banquet could easily take people down, but now people refuse to go to the banquet on the grounds that they are busy with official business, so they can only find another way to get close to each other.
But the war between the two armies is imminent, how can they enter the barracks casually if they want to?
As a last resort, he had no choice but to listen to Zhao Qinglin's advice and take the opportunity to infiltrate the barracks on the pretext of donating ordnance.
Facing the question of the head of the family, Zhao Qinglin raised his head and said: "Only by showing full support for General Pan can we have a chance to get close to each other, with so many ordnance supplies, presumably General Pan will find time to meet us even if he is busy, and then it will be the best time to assassinate." ”
Zhao Zhuosheng actually understood it in his heart, but he was reluctant to give up.
With a sigh of relief, Zhao Zhuosheng said: "Now that you are ready, let's set off as soon as possible, so as not to change later." ”
"Nephew, I'll do it." Zhao Qinglin gave up his hand, but as soon as he turned around and was about to leave, he was called back by Zhao Qinglin.
"Remember, it's a matter of the survival of the whole clan, if you don't have full certainty, don't be rash, we can't afford to lose!"
"Nephew understands." Zhao Qinglin nodded with a serious face, he knew the consequences of doing it.
turned around and walked out of the courtyard quickly, and turned over directly with the help of Crepe Bai: "Let's go!" ”
Ten carriages moved slowly, each with five men disguised as doormen helping to push the carts, and Crepe Bai was mixed in with them.
These fifty people are the key to this assassination!
The sky was getting dark, and there was a dead silence in Bashan City.
Recently, there have been twists and turns in Huaihua, first there are stragglers who are brave as the party, and then there is the Yongan army menacing.
In order to avoid the impact of the war, the people have moved their families out, and most of them have taken refuge in Huaihua County.
There are no more Bashan households left, and before the sky is completely dark, there is not a single person on the street, only a few patrols passing by slowly.
Zhao Qinglin went straight to the barracks, and it didn't take long for the ten carriages to stop outside the barracks, and some guards came over to inquire about the intentions.
Zhao Qinglin made a brief report, and he could only enter after the guards entered the camp.
During the waiting period, Zhao Qinglin did not forget to warn Xuan Bai and the others: "Don't act rashly later, wait for my orders." ”
Everyone nodded, and the expressions on their faces were extremely solemn.
Not long after, Pan Feiyu, who received the rumor, came out to meet him in person.
This is an extremely strong-looking burly man, wearing a red military uniform, with a faint smile on his resolute cheeks, and he greeted him and said, "The head of the Zhao family has a heart, and he personally sent someone to send so many ordnance over." ”
"General Pan was ordered to protect the safety of the people of my Bashan city, and my Zhao clan should go through a little effort." Zhao Qinglin responded politely.
Pan Feiyu nodded with a smile, his gaze swept over the people beside the carriage.
Zhao Qinglin was worried that he would be seen, so he hurriedly said: "There are 500 sets of strong bows, 30,000 arrows, and there are generals guarding Bashan, and these ordnance is also dusty and rotten in Zhao's Wu Fort, so it is better to hand them over to the generals to make the best use of them." ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Pan Feiyu responded politely, turned his head and shouted to the guards: "Go, ask the arsenal to bring someone over for inspection." ”
"General Pan doesn't need to bother, you can explain, and you can directly take someone to unload and hand over the goods." Zhao Qinglin interjected.
Pan Feiyu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't insist too much: "Then there is Brother Lao Zhao." ”
"It should be, it should be." Zhao Qinglin behaved very decently, and directly beckoned Mo Bai and others to pull the cart into the camp.
Pan Feiyu said lightly, obviously too lazy to accompany him: "Right now, the Yongan rebels have come to the city, and the general still has military affairs, so it is inconvenient to entertain him. ”
"General, please!" Zhao Qinglin said goodbye, but he was not surprised by Pan Feiyu's attitude.
Shinong businessman, social status is there, and it is already considered a face to be able to get Pan Feiyu to come out to meet him, how dare he have other extravagant demands, and it will be more convenient to do things.
Ten carriages drove into the camp, and Zhao Qinglin urged everyone to speed up their movements while carefully observing the surrounding environment.
The barracks are not far from the city tower, and there are soldiers in the huge school field to drill in formation, and there are many tents around the camp, and from time to time you can see a team entering and leaving the barracks.
Zhao Qinglin came to the arsenal with the convoy, and the arsenal, who was responsible for taking care of the ordnance in the camp, immediately brought people over to inspect the goods.
It was quite time-consuming to unload the 30,000 arrows, and Zhao Qinglin didn't plan to wait here, so he left on the grounds of urgency.
At the same time, Pan Feiyu, who had been patrolling around the camp, suddenly felt that something was abnormal, and when he returned to the tent, he summoned the adjutant general and asked, "What is the movement of the enemy army outside the city?" ”
"I'm camping in the village five miles away, and I shouldn't be going to attack the city today." The adjutant said truthfully.
Pan Feiyu nodded, he didn't mean to go out of the city to attack, and asked casually: "Did the scouts sent out come back?" ”
"Haven't returned to camp yet." The adjutant general responded cautiously, and seeing Pan Feiyu's sad face, he couldn't help but ask, "Why is the general worried?" ”
"I always feel that something is wrong, and I can't tell what is wrong."