Chapter 21 The thieves are mighty
Shen Chongming nodded slightly, there are more than 27,000 horses, even if the bandits really have 10,000 horses, it is enough to deal with them.
"Alright! I also ask Lord Su to calm the hearts of the people in the city, and we will make plans when the official sends someone to find out the enemy's situation! Shen Chongming got up and said.
"Lord Qincha, don't send people out of the city!" As soon as he heard that Shen Chongming was going to send someone out of the city to investigate the enemy's situation, Su Chenwu couldn't help but hurriedly say: "There are bandit eyeliners all over the city, and the lower officials have sent people out of the city several times but there is no news, so don't send people to hurt their lives in vain!" ”
"Oh, that's amazing!" Shen Chongming couldn't help but be interested, it seems that this bandit still has some skills.
"Yes! At the beginning, the lower officials sent people out of the city several times to take the initiative to look for fighters, but all of them were ambushed by the bandits, which caused heavy losses, and the soldiers were also demoralized. Su Chenwu said helplessly, if it weren't for Lord Qincha's rapid arrival and a backbone, I am afraid that this Guangzhou city will be trapped to death if it is not breached.
"Tsk, it's really powerful, this information is very important, but Lord Su, please rest assured, Ben Qincha must be arranged!" Although Shen Chongming was also worried about the safety of the soldiers, for the sake of the overall situation, such a sacrifice was inevitable, otherwise he would not have been able to fight this battle without knowing the enemy's situation.
Seeing that Shen Chongming insisted on doing it, Su Chenwu also knew that it was impossible to stop him, so he sighed and didn't speak again.
"Erdan, as Su Chenwu said, there is a crisis outside the city now, but no matter what, the enemy's situation must be clarified, and this risk must be taken, other people's abilities and officials really can't believe it, so I can only hand over this task to the two of you, as long as you figure out the situation and come back safely, this time you will remember your first merit in suppressing bandits, and come back and wait for promotion!" Shen Chongming looked at Ma Erdan and another soldier in front of him and said solemnly.
"Don't worry, my lord, the mark will definitely live up to the mission, you just wait for the mark to bring the news back!" Ma Erdan has no fear on his face, when he is a soldier and fights, how can there be no immortals, the more afraid of death, the more he will have an accident, only by putting life and death out of the way can he better save his life.
"Okay, then the official is waiting for your news, don't bring weapons out of the city this time, once you are discovered, no matter how high the martial arts of the two of you are, you can't beat the bandits with a large number of people, and you can only escape by dressing yourself as a common person, understand?" Shen Chongming said seriously, looking at the two of them with a surprised face, and said with a smile: "If you are really discovered, don't resist, go directly to the thief gang, this is also the closest distance investigation, and when the time comes, find a chance to escape back and it will be the fate of Korean Entertainment to read it all!" ”
Ma Erdan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, don't worry, my lord!" In his heart, he admired Shen Chongming more and more, and he could think of this kind of bad idea.
"Well, this time you go out of the city, the best way to go out is Shunde County, where the bandits last time they fell, the surviving people must know some of the situation, and the bandits are very likely to be nearby, as soon as there is news, come back immediately!" Shen Chongming had already figured out where to start.
"Yes, the mark must not fail in the mission!" Ma Erdan hugged his fists in response, and Shen Chongming waved his hand: "Go!" Prepare well and get out of town on time tonight! ”
In the dead of night, two black shadows at the head of Guangzhou City walked down with ropes, hidden under the dark corners of the city wall, and even Shen Chongming standing at the head of the city could not be seen.
Taking a deep breath, Ma Erdan, dressed as a refugee, shouted, "Let's go!" ”
Estuary, Lubu Town.
The once bustling fishermen's town was messy, and everywhere there were groups of pirates gathered to eat and drink.
There was a big ship parked in front of the berth, with a flag hanging on the mast and a big letter on it: Zeng, this is the leader of this group of pirates, Zeng Yi's car, a three-masted galleon about eight feet long.
"Zheng Tianshi, it's not a matter of always waiting like this, see if we can do a few more votes for him, and go back to the sea when we have enough!" With a short figure, a black and red face, and a pair of bullfrog eyes, Zeng Yi scratched his feet and said, the tone is urn-like, this person is an out-and-out bad guy character.
"Lord Zeng, don't worry, according to the calculation of the poor road, it is not suitable to march in the past few days, let's stay here in peace for the time being, anyway, the silver can't run, sooner or later it's all you!" Zheng Tianshi's hair is snow-white, but his face is white and red, this is the legendary crane-haired childish face, wearing a gossip robe, pinching the lotus finger in his hand, and the demeanor of a master.
"That's it! Then we'll wait, but the brothers don't have much food and grass, and if they can't find it, they'll be hungry! "He has been a bandit for more than 20 years, with nearly 100 lives in his hands, he is too murderous, he is suspicious all the year round, and he trusts the ghosts and gods very much, which is also a major factor for Zheng Tianshi to become his chief thinker in just three months.
"Hehe, the owner of the island is the reincarnation of the boy who sits down with the old king, and there is a providence in the dark, and this grain and grass is also a matter of course, so don't worry too much!" Zheng Tianshi stroked his beard and smiled.
"Hey, hey! With the words of the Heavenly Master, the owner of the island is relieved, then let's wait, we must be his big vote! "Zeng Yi said stupidly, two county towns, robbing the rich of the government more than 200,000 taels of silver, can be regarded as a big fortune.
One acre of Jiangnan paddy field is five taels of silver, and these 200,000 taels are 40,000 mu, how many crops can be planted! At that time, 40,000 acres of rice will be planted, and according to two seasons a year, the harvest of one mu of land should be in ...... Born into a farmer, the owner of Zeng Island was born with an inexplicable affection for the fields. Although he has not been a farmer for many years, he still thinks that when he is old, he will take the money he has accumulated over the years to change his identity and go home to become a landlord.
His little abacus Zheng Tianshi didn't know, and he didn't bother to know it, because Tianshi was also playing his own little abacus in his heart.
I heard that the Qincha of the Beijing faction has entered the city of Guangzhou, and the officers and troops who have been silent for many days will definitely make a big move today, this is the time they are waiting for, as long as there is a move, they will definitely not be able to avoid loopholes, and as long as the line report arrives, he will immediately pick up Zeng Yiyi to enter the army, with more than 6,000 men and horses under his command, to avoid the main force of the official army to attack and harass everywhere, and will definitely be able to turn Guangdong upside down, and the people will not be able to make a living, and then the strength of the church will develop by leaps and bounds, and waiting for two years is a good time to raise the banner of rebellion and fight for the world.
"Guangzhou City sent spies to stop the mobilization of the local officials and troops!" Holding the two flying pigeon biography that his subordinates had just sent, Zheng Tianshi frowned, it seems that this Lord Qincha is still a cautious person, and it is a little difficult to deal with!
"Tell the brothers in the sect to closely search for the spies sent by the official army, and they must be captured, and they must not be allowed to find out Zeng Yi's true strength, and spread rumors throughout Guangdong, just say that Zeng Yiyi's strength and breakthrough 13,000!" Zheng Tianshi thought for a while and said.
A few days ago, when Zeng Yi was still less than 5,000 people, he ordered people to release rumors, according to the investigation of Su Chenwu, the capital of Guangdong, had believed it to be true, and really thought that Zeng Yi had 10,000 horses, so he had not dared to fight, and was busy with the deployment of troops, if it continued like this for a period of time, the defense of the city north of Guangzhou City would be greatly weakened, and that was when Zeng Yi sent troops to completely disrupt Guangdong.
However, the sudden appearance of the imperial court as soon as he arrived in Guangzhou disrupted all his plans, which was really infuriating, and if it was not stopped, the original good situation was very likely to be ruined.
The subordinates took the order and hurried away, but Zheng Tianshi frowned even deeper, there is a way that rumors stop at the wise, I am afraid that this Lord Qincha is really a wise man, if he really does not succeed, then the sect leader's major affairs will be delayed.
Zheng Tianshi's power in Guangdong is not small, Zeng Yi's small Haikou can also go down to two county towns, relying on his 'guidance', every time he attacks the city, it doesn't take much effort, the city gate will automatically open, so that Zeng Yi really thinks that he is the reincarnation of the boy who sat down with Taishang Laojun, in fact, all this is from Zheng Tianshi's arrangement, and the subordinate Zeng Yi, who was lurking in the city in advance, began to attack the city, and cooperated with the inside and outside to capture the city gate, which made him easy to get it twice in a row.
Now that Zheng Tianshi has given an order, he is searching for the imperial eagle dog in the south of Guangzhou City, and he is spreading rumors throughout Guangzhou, and the momentum can be described as huge.
"Stop, whoever!" Ma Erdan, who was sneakily walking in an alley in Shunde County, was stunned, turned around and knelt on the ground directly: "A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life!" "The tongue is very big, the pronunciation is very unclear, and if you don't listen carefully, you can't distinguish the accent between the north and the south.
Ma Erdan's image is very dirty, a face is full of dirt, and he fights with evil ghosts in the night, but fortunately, the people who come are two big men, who have never been afraid of ghosts and gods.
"Damn, it turned out to be a begging for food, don't go to the street casually in the future, stay at home for a while and starve you to death, it's a waste of effort!" A big man muttered a curse and followed his companion on.
Ma Erdan breathed a sigh of relief, the adult's trick worked, disguised as a common person can really avoid the past, and took two steps forward, Ma Erdan couldn't help but be surprised, the subordinates who went out of the city with him were not far ahead, in order not to be served by the bandits, he deliberately separated from him for a distance, so that something happened to have a response, or one person could escape back to report to the adult.
But his subordinates know for themselves. Although it also has some skills, but if you have courage and knowledge, you can't, in case you think that your deeds are exposed, but you will be exposed, thinking, Ma Erdan suddenly sped up his pace and rushed forward, and before he took a few steps, he heard a loud shout from in front of him, and the voice was very familiar, it was his subordinate.
is similar to what Ma Erdan thought, although his subordinates are good, but the analysis of the situation is much worse, as soon as he heard someone shouting behind him, he didn't want to run away without thinking about it, but the black light was blind, and the situation on the ground was not clear at all, plus the ground was all paved with uneven ashlars, and he tripped and fell to the ground without running a few steps.
Together, the two people behind them had already chased up, under the bright moonlight, the dagger in his hand was shining cold, and when he saw this situation, the sergeant knew that he could not escape, because he had just fallen, and one leg was numb.
The unarmed sergeant who was drinking loudly and flew up to meet him, and a big man who caught up couldn't dodge, and was immediately thrown to the ground, and the dagger in his hand also flew out, and the two suddenly twisted together.
This situation can be embarrassing for the companions who followed, and the ground was so dark that they didn't know who to stab with the dagger in their hands, so they could only lean down to look.