The county town of Xiangshan is two zhang high, the top is six feet wide, the bottom is eight feet wide, the inside and outside are two layers of bricks, and the middle is mixed and rammed with loess, lime and glutinous rice juice, which is extremely hard. On the city wall, the female wall, the battlements, the city tower, and the corner tower are all complete. The whole county is square, two miles from east to west, north and south, and a city gate is set up in each direction. There is a moat outside the root of the city wall, the river is two zhang wide, the water depth is eight feet, there is a suspension bridge at the city gate, as long as the suspension bridge is lifted, the gate into the city is blocked.

At this time, it was almost sun, and it was a dark moon, and the cloudy wind blew one after another, blowing several dragon-shaped broken flags on the head of the city to hula and hula non-stop. Several An Yong who were defending the city looked particularly sleepy at this time, and they yawned while carrying spears and swords to patrol listlessly. A big black man said to the leader: "Sir, Steward Liu led the people of the county town to chase after the criminals, and only a few of us are left to guard the city, we have to be careful." Why don't they have any news yet, has something happened to them? The leader scolded him: "You really eat carrots and worry about salt, winning and defeating that is Liu Tou's business, which hinders you from hurting." The big black man said: "If he comes back, we will be relieved, but at present the city is empty, if it is really the bandits of the Triad who come to attack the county seat, we will be in trouble." Then the leader said, "When the sky falls, and the earth comes, what are you afraid of?" With such a wall, such a moat, and a few guns on this wall, even if the triad came with hundreds of people, I don't believe they could get in? It's not that we beat them all like straw chickens. ”

Several people were talking, and from a distance, there seemed to be more than a hundred people with torches.

The leader was shocked: "Not good! Not good! There is a case, and the drum is beaten quickly. There was a drum sound of "dong dong dong ......", and in an instant, dozens of An Yong came up, and more than a dozen fast guns were aimed at the city, and those who did not have fast guns were also full of bows and arrows, aiming at the city.

After a while, the people gradually approached, dozens of torches were bright, all of them were in the clothes of officers and soldiers, and there seemed to be some people tied to the back, and they were bluffing and shouting: "Open the door, open the door, why don't you open the door yet." "We're back, why haven't we opened the door yet."

The leader on the city wall saw it and breathed a sigh of relief: "It turned out to be my own brother!" Tell the big black man: "Hurry up and put the suspension bridge and open the door." The big black man said to the leader: "Why didn't you see Liu Tou, is there a fraud, be careful." The leader scolded again: "You really scared the triad, didn't you see that it was all our people?" He shouted to his subordinates again: "Where is Liu Tou, is he not here, please answer?" ”

There was a small chaos under the city wall, and after a while, Liu squinted his eyes and shouted: "Why don't you open the door yet, is it easy for Lao Tzu!" Arresting the court is going to be so tired that you finally got home, and you still grind and chirp and don't let you in, thinking that you want to exhaust Lao Tzu! Let's go back and rest. ”

When the leader on the city wall heard this, he immediately laughed, and hurriedly said: "Liu Guan, you have returned from victory, congratulations!" We're waiting for you to get you covered. ”

Liu squinted and didn't answer, behind his waist, Xing Tiangui's dagger was against him.

After a while, the heavy gate creaked open, and the big black man walked out, and shook the big wheel next to the suspension bridge, and while shaking, he also flattered Liu and said: "Liu Guan, that criminal has been arrested, you have been promoted to an official and made a fortune, but you have to invite the brothers to drink, and that little beauty, you also want to let the brothers see it." ......When he was about to finish shaking his wheels, he said, "Why are there still some fresh faces, where are these brothers from?" ”

The drawbridge was lowered, Liu squinted his eyes and walked in front, followed by Xing Tiangui and the five flowers tied up Gongren and Xipin, followed by the captive soldiers who had just been received, and then Wang Dayan and the members of the Sanhe who were wearing Qing army clothes.

And these men took no further heed of the big black man, and when they entered the gate, they struck themselves from the road to the wall. The big black man felt a little strange at this time, and at the moment when he hesitated, a dagger was stretched out, and his neck was wiped in the blink of an eye. The members of the Triad quickly went up to the city wall, and the leading officer on the city wall was still flattering Liu with squinted eyes: "Yo, Liu Tou, why did you come up." I'm tired, go back and rest, I'll invite you another day. ”

Before he finished speaking, Wang Dayan took a step forward and scolded: "Please fart," and went up with a knife, stabbing the leading officers and soldiers in the heart. The members of the Sanhe in the back did not speak, and for a while the knives and guns went up, slashing and killing the officers and soldiers on the city wall. Only then did the officers and soldiers know that they had been fooled and hurriedly resisted, but it was too late, only to hear the sound of chirping for a while, the desperate shouts of the Qing soldiers before they died, the sound of swords and guns, and after a while, dozens of Qing soldiers on the city wall had been dealt with.

A few Qing soldiers from a distance ran away, and they also put guns into the sky, and the sound of "pop-" gunshots was particularly harsh in the middle of the night, piercing the night sky of Xiangshan County.

Wang Longtou raised his eyebrows and said to Li Si: "You take your people and fight around the city wall, and control this circle of city walls and city gates." Report me to anything in time. ”

Lees said, "Yes," beckoning his men, "follow me," and chased him all the way down the walls.

Wang Longtou waved his hand and said, "The rest of the people, rush with me-" Wang Longtou took the lead, leading all the members of the triad to rush down the road and go straight to the county office. There were not a few Qing soldiers to stop them along the way, and the entire county was almost an empty city, and when they encountered a few patrols, they quickly raised their hands and surrendered.

Without much effort, Wang Longtou rushed into the county office, and from the county government's mansion, he caught Liu Papi and his family members, who had just crawled out of the bed and fled not far away, as well as some petty officials and some servants. Wang Dayan went to sit on the Taishi chair in the county hall and asked Gongren again: "Everything that should be done has been done, what do you say now?" ”

Gong Ren said: "Quickly send out a patrol team to control the order on the streets, and then send people to count the materials in the county, we will all count on these materials for future wars." ”

Wang Dayan smiled and said to Gong Ren: "How do you understand everything!" Then he hurriedly instructed Zhang San: "Hurry up and lead your people to patrol the streets, and if anyone robs, kill them immediately, and immediately post a notice to reassure the people." Zhang San complained: "I don't know a single big character, where can I write an Anmin notice." Wang Longtou said: "Figure it out yourself, don't bother me with this little thing." Gong Ren said to Zhang San: "Isn't there still Xipin, let Xipin help." Zhang San patted his head and said: "Look at me, my brain is not good, I am used to being a big-headed soldier, I just know how to listen to the command of others, I don't know how to do it." "Hurry up and lead his men on his errand.

Wang Dayan instructed Xing Tiangui again: "You quickly lead your people to sort out the materials in the county, no matter how many, bring them all." ”

Xing Tiangui agreed, and led his people to do his business.

After a while, a triad member came to report that the four gates had been taken, and that Lees had set up a sentry five miles outside the city.

Wang Dayan nodded and said, "Okay, tell Li Si to be more careful, don't let the Qing soldiers raid us." ”

Gong Ren instructed: "There are horses in the stables of the official mansion, take a few more horses, and tell Li Si to put them farther away, and simply put them fifty miles away." If there is any situation, report it quickly. ”

The triad member said yes and hurried away.

After a while, Zhang San sent someone to report: "There are several robbers in several places, and they have all told us to catch and cut down." The notice of Anmin was also posted, but it was just dawn, if someone went out of the city or entered the city, I don't know what to do? ”

Wang Longtou didn't know how to deal with it, so he looked at Gong Ren. Gong Ren said: "People can only enter but not exit, and the news is strictly sealed. ”

The triad member agreed, and went on his errand.

After a while, Xing Tiangui's people came to report: "There is nothing in the warehouse in the official mansion, there is still some grain, there are more than a dozen horses, and there are also some broken knives, spears and bows and arrows, and some gunpowder, mines and other things. Xing Hongstick asked me to ask for instructions, and the property of other rich families in the county is still moving. ”

Wang Dayan laughed: "We have made a fortune, we don't want other rags, money, grain, horses, all for the military." Do the rich families in the county still need to ask, do it when it's time to do it, and finally enter the county seat. ”

Gong Ren hurriedly stopped Wang Dayan and said: "I have a sentence that should not be said or not. ”

Wang Dayan hurriedly said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I have never failed to listen to your words." ”

Gong Ren said: "We all need broken knives, spears, gunpowder and mines, and they will be useful in the future." Except for Liu Papi and a few first evils, my opinion on other rich people should not be moved for the time being. ”

Wang Dayan frowned again and said, "I listen to you about knives, guns, gunpowder, and mines, but other rich people in the county let them go, I don't know why?" ”

Gong Ren said: "This is called uniting all the forces that can be united, otherwise, it will be difficult to grasp and rob other rich households, and if we don't do it well, there will be too many enemies, which will cause a lot of trouble in the future, and it will also create a pretext for the officials and soldiers, saying that we are killing people and setting fires, robbing property, and making us very passive." ”

Wang Dayan thought about it, and said to the triad member: "Just do what Gong Ren said." ”

The triad member said yes and went on his errand.

In the empty hall, only Wang Dayan and Gong Ren were left, and it seemed a little quiet for a while. Wang Dayan was tired all night, and at this time the sleepiness came up, he lay down on the Taishi's chair, closed his eyes, and wanted to sleep, and said: "It's been a night's fun, don't say, I'm really tired, and I should lie on the county master's chair and sleep beautifully." ”

Gong Ren hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't sleep, you can sleep at any time, but you can't sleep at this time, you are sitting on the crater now!" If you don't get enough sleep, you'll get into big trouble. ”

Wang Dayan jumped up from the Taishi's chair and said, "You say that, I really can't sleep, tell me, what urgent things do we have to do now?" ”

Gong Ren said: "Don't talk about it far away, let's talk about the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion in the north, which is 180 miles away from us, ride a fast horse, and it will take three hours to arrive, and the infantry will be killed, and it will be a matter of one day if it is fast." There is also a garrison in Macao in the south, and the farthest is 140 miles, which can be killed in a day, not to mention the urgent dispatch of nearby officers and soldiers. Whether to stay or go, or to make up your mind, time is already quite short. ”

Wang Dayan laughed and said, "I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be this thing!" We finally seized the county seat, so we have to enjoy two days of blessings! Eat some, drink some, go shopping, take a bath, get a haircut, buy something, send a bag home, it's not easy for the brothers. Besides, the city is high and deep, and I dare not say that if you want to keep it for three days or two days, I think it's still okay! ”

Gong Ren hurriedly said: "I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it, thousands of troops and horses surround this lonely city, and the cannon bombards, and the city is broken in the blink of an eye." When the time comes, we will not be able to get out, we will not be able to fight, and we will not be able to win, and then we will really break our army. Therefore, at the latest, tomorrow at noon, we must withdraw. ”

Wang Dayan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Listen to you, the matter is quite serious!" Okay, that's up to you. ”

Gong Ren said: "Before we withdraw from the county seat, we have to do these several things. ”

Wang Dayan asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Gong Ren said: "First, Liu Papi must be tried publicly, his crimes must be announced to the public, and then this cancer will be eradicated, so as to remove a harm for the people of Xiangshan County; Second, if we can expand the army, we can expand the number of troops, so as to prepare for future battles; Third, all military supplies must be taken away, and those that cannot be taken away must be distributed to the common people. ”

Wang Dayan scratched his scalp and said, "Why are there so many things, I think it is more difficult to defend a county than to fight a county seat." It seems that I really can't sleep this time. ”

"Actually, it is more difficult to consolidate a regime than to seize a regime," Gong Ren said. ”

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