Final Chapter. 5. The Fall of Taining (2)
These three ragged spies were tied up by Zhu Gui in a sturdy knot, and they looked like wild men who had stolen jade and stolen incense and were about to be soaked in a pig cage. After Zhu Gui pressed the three of them to climb the city tower, he immediately waved to Feng Si, who was carrying a cross-body waist knife, and said, "It's over!" Then he saluted Wan Zhihai again, and hurriedly ran down the city tower.
Wan Zhihai gave Feng Si a look, and the latter stepped forward and pulled out the rags from the mouths of the three of them. Originally, this kind of work of investigating enemy detectives should be the responsibility of the county; But now that the enemy is besieging the city, all actions have become military operations; Therefore, the rough work of extorting confessions by torture also fell into the hands of Wan Zhihai.
Wan Zhihai casually handed the spear to Da Liuzi, but because he was in armor, he could only kneel on one knee in front of the three of them. He first looked at it carefully for a while, then pinched the chin of a sharp-faced man, twisted it a few times from side to side, and smiled:
"You, do you have anything to say?"
“……”
"Good! Ben likes tough guys......"
Wan Zhihai stood up, grabbed the back of his neck with one hand and dragged him upward, while with the other hand, he took advantage of the situation to drag his waist, waist and thighs competed at the same time, and actually lifted a man who was one hundred and fifty pounds away above his head! He carried the tough guy to the edge of the battlement, stepped on the low edge of the battlement with one foot, and threw his arms forward slightly......
With a senseless exclamation, this sharp-faced tough guy who was tied up with five flowers was like a kite with a broken string, and was thrown away from the Taining city wall by General Wan!
Although the city wall is not high, a large living person slapped flat on the ground, still making a muffled sound of "poof", losing all rescue value.
Wan Zhihai, who killed people without saying a word, turned around, knelt down on one knee again, and gently patted the second square-faced spy:
"What about you? Is there anything you'd like to say? ”
This man has witnessed everything with his own eyes, if he hadn't been tied up like a rice dumpling and couldn't move, he would have been able to jump up three feet tall in surprise by his soft appearance!
"Yes, yes, yes! I have! Everything you want to know is on my head! ”
"Clever! General Ben likes to deal with smart people! What about you, little brother? Is there anything you'd like to say? ”
"I, I, I, I, I, I, I, too!"
"That's right...... That's not going to be easy! Let's put it bluntly, as a Taining guard, I caught three Mobei spies this time, and I can't kill them all! Leave one of you behind, or send it to the military headquarters in the capital to hand over the errand, right? However, fortunately, the tough guy flew down on his own, so the chances of the two of you continuing to live have greatly increased! ”
The two spies who were caught by mistake glanced at each other at this time, and they both saw a strong desire to survive from each other's eyes. is the so-called gentleman loves money, and villains cherish their lives, even the two of them know in their hearts that Wan Zhihai's words may be false; But even if there is even a chance of survival, they want to take this only chance firmly in their own hands!
"The general spares my life, I am not a Mobei barbarian, but a native of Ludong, and I have no enmity with the Youbei brothers! Four days ago, I had been instructed by the monks of my family to go into the city and wait for instructions. As for anything else, the villain really doesn't know anything! ”
"Monk? The purpose of the law? ”
Another sharp-faced man heard Wan Zhihai's question, and immediately opened his mouth to answer:
"General, general, the villain was coerced by these Huashen Sect dog thieves, and he helped them sneak into the city and set fire to it as a last resort! He, that's him, is still a first-class layman of the Huashen Sect! It took countless lives to climb up......"
As soon as he was halfway through his words, the sharp-faced man suddenly fell silent. Wan Zhihai also knew in his heart what he was struggling with. He just said this set of words, if he put it above the court, maybe he could still make his responsibilities clear; But at present, Taining County is the frontline position of the two armies, and although he can confirm the heinous crimes of the other party, it also improves the value of the other party's continued survival and the credibility of the information he can provide. Isn't this a loss of words and a cocoon?
It's a pity that whether it's Wan Zhihai or other city guards and lieutenants, most of them are local "earth dogs" on Zhongshan Road, and they haven't heard of any tricks like Huashenjiao and Tianshenjiao. Therefore, he only regarded this ghost sect as the kind of liar organization that accumulates wealth in the name of gods and ghosts; I didn't expect that this church, which even had its name copied from it, would already bloom everywhere in the Northern Yan Dynasty and spark the prairie fire.
"That's it, General Ben doesn't have the time to listen to your demons and monsters, let's just say it, how many of you have infiltrated my Taining County in total?"
"Twelve!"
"Fifteen!"
The two of them exported at the same time, but their numbers did not match each other's accounts; The sharp-faced man glanced at the first-class monks beside him, and his eyes were full of horror......
Swish!
Wan Zhihai frowned slightly, Feng Si took out the snow knife on his waist, and directly removed the right arm of the sharp-faced man; While Wan Zhihai looked at the formation of the enemy army from afar, he rebuked Feng Si's reckless character in a flat tone:
"Captain Feng, remember to speak before the next knife; Now that the enemy is knocking on the side, the strings in the hearts of the soldiers are a little tight......"
The sharp-faced man trembled from the pain of his broken arm, and fell to the ground like a puddle of mud. His pointed chin pressed against the green bricks on the ground, rubbing out lines of bloody mud; And the square-faced monk who shouted three more people, looking at the parishioner who tried to frame him, has now become like this, in addition to the emotion of the rest of his life after the catastrophe, there is also a sense of revenge in his heart.
"Feng Ye is wise! This kid isn't even a fart in our Huashen Sect! The villain is the leader of the three, if you have anything to say to me, how can you say it better than them! That's right, we...... No, no, no, they, it's their Huashen Sect, and now they're hooking up with those Mobei horse thieves! Before the operation, the Dharma Protector told me that we should enter the city in advance and hide; When the time comes, they will look for an opportunity to burn down the granary, and then open the gates of the city to meet the army...... Oh no, take that gang of bandits into the city! ”
After Wan Zhihai listened to his confession, he finally figured out the other party's general plan. The combination of inside and outside to capture the city is the basic operation of siege tactics. It turned out that although the two armies also fought frequently, it was normal border friction at best, and it was not worth reporting to Qingshan City; But in recent days, Qingshan City and the Zhongshan Governor's Mansion have changed their commanders, which is obviously the prelude to the big war! Only the scale of a decisive battle is worth sending five groups of spies at a time!
With a first-class layman of the Huashen Sect as a breakthrough, the other twelve spies were quickly found out by Zhu Gui and others. These old officials are all laymen when they go into battle to fight, but when they are tortured to extract confessions, they are all living Hades! These dozen or so Huashen Sect spies who fell into the legal net, and before they even finished tasting a few appetizers, they clearly explained all the immoral things they had done since they could remember.
After re-comparing and analyzing all the confessions obtained by the separate interrogation, Zhu Gui found that there were no obvious contradictions, so he re-reported them to Wan Zhihai, who was observing the enemy's situation on the north city wall.
After Wan Zhihai finished reading the confession, he immediately let out a sneer in his heart: Hmph, just a plan to cooperate with the outside and the outside, you want to deceive me, Tainingcheng? It's too much to take me seriously, right?
The conscience of heaven and earth, the commander of the army in Mobei, really didn't mean to underestimate him Wan Zhihai, but people had never heard of his name at all!
The Mobei rangers, who were a hundred steps away from Taining City, had been riding on horseback all the time, but everyone's faces looked relaxed and did not look like a big war was about to be fought at all. The first one is short and stout, with a sheepskin robe half-draped over his upper body, and his exposed left chest is covered with large and small scars; The top of his head was shining, and his scalp was faintly revealing a little green stubble, thinking that he had just shaved a bald head before he set out for the expedition.
As soon as the Mobei man put down the water bladder, a strong knight with a disheveled head came by his side, and said side by side with him:
"Hulegen, we've been standing here for half an hour, when are we going to attack the city? Listen, the horses under the crotches of the brothers are already snorting impatiently! Could it be that you have the guts to be frightened by the towering walls of Taining City? ”
In the ancient language of Mobei, Hulegan represents the meaning of "mouse"; It can be seen that this bald ranger is also a pariahs with the status of slaves. However, looking at his movements and posture sitting on the horse, he did not look like a slave who was not qualified to touch the war horse at all, which made people scratch their heads.
"Don't worry, I have already agreed with Qin Bayi, and when he arrives here, we will order the siege of the city together."
"Phew, I think you're just afraid of the walls and crossbows of the Youbeiren! If you don't dare to go up, then I can't wait......"
The strong man had just touched his hand on the curved handle of the saber, but immediately his wrist was pinched by Hulegan's big hand; The strong man was angry and wanted to open his mouth to scold, but he was instantly blocked by the murderous aura contained in the other party's eyes......
"You're right, Narisu, I'm afraid of their walls and crossbows. Because even the strongest horses and even the most valiant warriors can't leap over the towering and solid walls! How many old brothers have died in Youbei Third Road, don't you know? It turns out that I think the same thing as you, but it wasn't until I met Qin Ba Ri that I realized that bravery and stupidity are not to be confused......"
As soon as Hulegen's words fell, a hearty voice came from the back of the rangers:
"Hulegan said it well! The blood of the Mobei warriors should not be sprinkled in meaningless places! Didn't you want to fight? I'll give you this chance! Now that the fighter plane has arrived, feed your horses, polish your waist knife, and when the enemy's city gate is opened, you must first enter the city of Taining and cut off the heads of all the enemies in the city, so as to prove your fearlessness and bravery! ”
The two of them followed the prestige, only to see a thick smoke billowing in the distance; The leader was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, and a spear was hanging flat on the side of the war horse, and he was moving in the direction where he was with unhurried steps!