"Good man! What is the name of Gao? After the war, Luo will ask for credit for you! Luo Cheng was overjoyed, fortunately, this big man took over from him and blocked the door, so that the crisis could be resolved. After Luo Cheng cut down another enemy pawn, several Han soldiers who rushed out were finally killed, even the first enemy pawn who was cut by Luo Cheng in the thigh was later hacked to death by Luo Cheng's men. , Ming Shijie found a few broken family children in the fight between the two sides actually performed well, in the face of the bloody battle did not fight as deserters, except for one dead, the rest of the people even if they were injured, they did not retreat.

"If you don't die today, the villain will have the honor to visit Lord Luo another day!" This big man has been sticking to the door with angry eyes, and when he heard Luo Cheng's admiration for himself, he didn't look back, he replied in his mouth, but his hands were not relaxed. Luo Cheng could see that although this person's martial arts skills were ordinary, he was powerful and brave in battle, even if he was injured, he didn't care at all, and under this special location, he didn't fall behind at all.

There is a general flag and three signs in another house, in the event of an emergency, everyone is at a loss, in the chaos can not even think of lighting the indoor candles, a group of people in a mess just want to rush out of the door, but after being put down several times in a row at the door, they are so frightened that they no longer dare to rush, dozens of people stay in the dark indoor wandering, greatly reducing the pressure of outdoor perseverance, and several people can be separated from each other to support Luo Cheng and so on.

Sun Xing saw that the drawbridge had been lowered and the city gate had begun to open, and according to the prior agreement, he untied the two torches on the city wall, faced the outside of the city, took them with both hands, raised them high, and swung them flat on the left and right twice, and then up and down twice, and so on three times.

At this time, it was about an hour ahead of the agreed time, Sun Xing hoped that Yu Zhilong could at least have a striker who was already hiding outside the city and waiting, as long as the striker came to pick up, occupied this place, and held on for a while, after the arrival of the team, he would naturally have a chance to take the city.

A subordinate next to him took out a few fireworks from his arms during the New Year, which were checked out when he was beaten down in Liujiazhuang, Yu Zhilong asked Sun Xing to take it with him, and now is the time to use it. The subordinate ignited the fireworks, this kind of fireworks is similar to a flamethrower, about a foot long, the thickness of a palm can be held, the bottom end is sealed with yellow mud, which is stuffed with gunpowder, iron filings and other sundries, there is a long medicine twist at the top, after the fire twist is ignited, the subordinate holds the bottom end and holds it high, stretching out to the night sky. After a while, the gunpowder inside was ignited, and several colored fireballs flew into the sky, because they were fireworks on the city walls, and the fireballs were so bright and high in the dark night that they could be seen even from a distance of five miles.

Yu Zhilong originally considered that the signal of the torch alone may not be easy to find and identify, and if the release of this fireworks is added, there is an extra insurance for probing from a distance. After all, the outside of the city is mostly flat, and there is no concealment within a few miles, and if the moonlight or starlight is bright, a large number of people and horses cannot get close to the city to hide. A few miles south of the city, there were cottages and groves, and the brigade had to wait for shelter here.

When Sun Xing raised the torch and waved it at the city wall, two figures were quietly sitting in the field about a mile away from the city gate, quietly probing, one of them stared at the dark city under the night with wide eyes, and dozens of lit torches could be vaguely seen on the city wall shaking in the faint night breeze with dim flames. After suddenly seeing the two torches swaying regularly, the man exclaimed in surprise: "Look, my lord! Seems to be a signal of contact! ”

"Oh, really a signal? How did the signal come out so early? Look again! "This leader was lying on the grass boringly, with Erlang's legs crossed, and a grass stalk in his mouth, and when he saw the changes on the city wall, he couldn't believe his eyes, according to the appointed hour, there was still about an hour before the appointment.

"My lord, it's really our signal, you see, it shook left and right twice, and it shook up and down twice, and that's right! Same as agreed! ”

"Hey, it's really the way it was agreed! What the hell happened to make it so much earlier? The leader rubbed his eyes, his eyes widened, and he stared straight ahead without blinking, for fear that he had seen something wrong.

After a while, several colorful fireballs suddenly flew into the sky, confirming that it was the agreed signal, absolutely not wrong, the leader made up his mind, and said to the subordinates next to him: "You immediately ride a horse, return to the back, tell the adults, the signal has been sent in advance, there is no mistake, please make a decision, I will ride over, go to the front to investigate and contact, and immediately return to report to the adults after understanding the situation!" ”

"No!" The subordinate quickly turned around, took a war horse behind him, rolled over, and jogged towards the cottage a few miles away.

This leader is Qian Zheng, he has already taken his subordinates to the city in front of the hidden, after dark, only to touch the dark to the city gate about a mile away from the city gate to observe quietly, although tonight the clouds are thick, the moonlight, the starlight is nothing, the light of the torch is difficult to illuminate, in this mile away, Qian Zheng believes that the guards on the city can not find themselves at all, but the enemy is bright and dark, Qian Zheng can generally see the movement on the city, but in order to avoid being discovered by the officers and soldiers patrolling and standing guard on the city wall, the two still tied their horses to the horse.

In order not to alarm the guards of the county as early as possible, Yu Zhilong and Liu Zhengfeng discussed that the whole team would set off after nightfall and go straight to the county seat. Considering the speed of the soldiers, Yu Zhilong personally led, led by Ji Xiancheng, Wu Side and Qian Zheng selected some elite men and horses to accompany them in advance, Qin Zhanshan and Liu Qi brought their own soldiers and more than 100 elite people to join the vanguard, a total of about 400 soldiers and horses to go first. Liu Zhengfeng, Zhao Shi, Wan Jinhai and others accompanied them with a large group of foot soldiers. Now that a large number of prisoners have been incorporated into the army, because the time is too short, it is really hard to say how much sincerity these prisoners can be, Yu Zhilong is very uneasy, so he specially left Zhao Shi in charge.

When the sky was slightly dark, Yu Zhilong and the whole team set off first, under the leadership of the guide, first jogged for a distance, after the day was completely dark, the whole team held torches, changed to ride a horse, it took about three hours on the road, the foot soldiers marched slowly, and today's march is tired, the speed will not be fast, when Yu Zhilong arrived outside Linqu County, the infantry brigade is still behind.

At this time, Yu Zhilong and the others sat on the ground outside the cottage, everyone had already eaten dry food, and the horses had been fed, and now there was nothing to do, so they had to gather together and look at the direction of the county town and chat. In order to recuperate his energy, Yu Zhilong had already ordered the horses to eat and drink, and after the meal, they all camped and rested, leaving only the guards standing guard. But the big leaders such as Qin Zhanshan and Liu Qi naturally couldn't sleep peacefully because they had something in their hearts, so they simply chatted outside together.

Although Yu Zhilong did not show urgency on the surface, he was still nervous in his heart, the plan to seize the city was still too hasty, there was no careful investigation and arrangement in advance, everyone was hot-headed at that time, and they just wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and take the county seat in one go, so that there was a place to live. As for the previous dispatch of a few detailed personnel to enter the city to investigate and contact the response personnel, how much gain and certainty can be really worrying, especially when it was discovered that Mingxiong's men and horses were suddenly replaced, and the defenders of the southern city gate were completely replaced by another Han army, whether the strategy of seizing the city gate could be successfully implemented Yu Zhilong felt that the risk was too great. Although Ming Shijie guarantees that Mingxiong has the heart of talent and dissatisfaction, he cannot absolutely guarantee that Mingxiong can be used as an internal response, if Mingxiong is unwilling to respond, Yan Wei can no longer win over his former companions, then he can only rely on Luo Cheng and Sun Xing District for a dozen people.

Even if Mingxiong is unwilling to respond, even if Mingshijie can persuade Mingxiong to carry the level of garrison, it is acceptable, but today he suddenly found that Mingxiong's men and horses were all replaced, which is really a bad sign. Because of the news inside and outside the city, Yu Zhilong still doesn't know that Mingxiong has been imprisoned, his men and horses have been temporarily detained, and his weapons have been centralized.

Listening to the small talk of the people around him, talking about whether he could respond when he could have the time tonight, Yu Zhilong's mood was not only a little irritable. He is now in charge of thousands of men and horses, and the burden on his shoulders is obviously much heavier, once the military situation changes, the outcome of this attack is unpredictable. After thinking about it, Yu Zhilong always felt that this plan was too reckless, there were too many variables, and some wishful thinking. Qian Zheng has already brought people to the front to investigate, and there is no news yet. They are now at least five miles away from the south city gate, and they can't see the movement of the city at all, Liu Qi and Qin Zhanshan are talking more about how to have a good time after entering the city, they have inquired about several well-known restaurants in the city, and even the location and scale of a few green buildings, and they are talking about how to invite everyone to go to Le He Le He after the victory.

Yu Zhilong sat silently on a piece of bluestone, leaning on a crooked willow tree with his back, chewing on the broken grass leaves beside him, thinking about the various situations that might arise and how he would deal with them. Ji Xiancheng and Wu Side sat cross-legged in front of Yu Zhilong, the two of them didn't speak, the two of them participated in the military discussion of the plan to seize the city together, and naturally knew that the original plan was quite hasty, and there were no contingency measures, basically relying on those who entered the city to do their own play. Now there are hundreds of officers and troops in the city, including hundreds of rebels, but Luo Cheng, Sun Xing, Ming Shijie and others are less than twenty, if there is no more internal response, this time the capture of the city is likely to be aborted!

"Adults don't need to be anxious, Luo, Sun, Ming and others will definitely be auspicious, even if they can't get in touch with the city, they can't do anything, I believe they won't start it easily. If there is still no communication signal in another two hours, it is a big deal that we will prepare more ladders to attack the city overnight, and if the city is well defended, we will besiege the city and send reinforcements, or sweep the surrounding villages and towns, and completely isolate the county seat! Wu Side said in a low voice.

"Not bad! Even if we can't succeed this time, according to the teachings of the adults two days ago, as long as we sweep the surrounding villages and towns, and divide the fields, cattle and sheep to those landless and landless croppers, these people will definitely support us and others, and then we will recruit troops and horses, and then come to take the city when the team is bigger! Ji Xiancheng echoed. It's really not good, we can also go south, go to Yizhou, and then decide whether to go south or east, there is no place to stay here! ”

"Hehe, I'm in a hurry! If you come to it, you will be safe, we already have the current momentum, why worry about big things? Well, it's still early before the appointed time, so let's take a quiet rest and recuperate. ”

"Yes!" The two of them did not get up when they sat down, but bowed down and bowed.