Chapter 32: Countermeasures in the City

Chen Yongfu saw that Luo Dai's subordinates stayed in the distance for a while, so he turned around and went back. Secretly relieved.

Although Chen Yongfu has made enough preparations, such as ambushing a group of soldiers and horses in a dark place, such as secretly shooting artillery above the city, such as planting a lot of mines on the ground. It's the kind of primitive, timely, timeless landmine, as long as the thief dares to come. He must have taught the thief a lesson.

But if you can not grow branches, it is good not to grow branches.

In fact, Chen Yongfu knows more about repairing the city wall than Luo Dai.

One of the characteristics of rammed earth walls is that the longer they pass, the stronger they become.

Of course, this time is relative, relative to the length of decades, hundreds of years, as for longer periods, there is not enough data.

Therefore, even if the city wall is repaired now, it is definitely not as strong as the city wall left from the Hongwu years. But you can't do nothing because of that.

Chen Yongfu sighed slightly and said, "Chen De, I'll leave it to you here." ”

"Yes." Chen De said: "Your subordinates, you will definitely repair this city wall before dawn tomorrow. ”

Chen Yongfu nodded, Chen Yongfu still believed in his son, and didn't say anything and went back to sleep.

There's a whole day of fierce fighting tomorrow. You have to take good care of your spirits.

While Chen Yongfu was sleeping, Li Xiliang was talking with Huang Shu at night.

Li Xiliang said: "Today, the thieves put gunpowder into the coffin and placed it under the city, although the city wall is unharmed, but if it goes on like this, I am afraid it will not be able to support, and the so-called long-term defense will be lost." Having both offense and defense is the way to defend the city. ”

Huang Shu said: "What does Xiliang think? ”

Li Xiliang said: "The so-called army without help outside, there is no city that must be defended inside, the most important thing for us now is to open up the inside and outside, inside and outside, the grain is transported into the city, the food shortage is quelled, and the reinforcements are introduced, and the city can be supported as long as you want, otherwise after a long time, I am afraid that the disaster will not be inside, but in the Xiao Wall." ”

Huang Shu understood as soon as he heard it.

Food shortages have spread in the city.

With the deterrence of Huang Shu killing Li Blind Tiger, the major grain merchants did not dare to buy or raise prices. However, Huang Shu did not allow people to hoard, and could only sell the day's rice and grain on the same day, so that the major grain shops, from the fifth watch, there were people queuing up, until the night was dark, and then dispersed.

If this situation continues, I am afraid that the grain sellers will stay all night.

Huang Shu said: "But I don't know, what is Li Sheng's good plan? ”

Li Xiliang waited for Huang Shu's words, and then said: "Students read military books, and the proposed map of the car formation, please see it." ”

Immediately, Li Xiliang spread out the drawings on the table, first of all, a wooden car.

It is much larger than the gun carriage made by Zhang Xuan.

"From the north gate to Zhujiazhai, only seven miles, 360 steps per mile, with 2,400 cars, the car has built-in artillery, can resist the enemy, open the north gate at night, a hug to arrive, left and right stand in columns. The left side of the face is nailed to the left plate, and the right side of the face is nailed to the right plate. Even if the thief finds out. The camp is determined. In this way, the Kaifeng grain road is opened, and the soldiers and horses are constantly coming and going, so there is nothing to do. Li Xiliang said.

When Huang Shu heard this, he muttered for a moment, then suddenly got up, paced inside and outside the room, muttered for a while, and said, "Can you keep it?" ”

Li Xiliang said: "Now Master Sang can build artillery. As long as there is enough artillery, it will definitely be able to hold it. And the Kaifeng Society soldiers all have a blood feud with the thieves, as long as the adults can let Governor Gao support this matter, Li is willing to lead the troops out of the city and bear it. If you don't win, you won't go back to the city. ”

"Let me think about it." Huang Shu said.

The stakes are so high that even Huang Shu must think carefully.

"My lord, time is running out." Li Xiliang said: "The thieves are attacking the city day by day, still closing the four gates, wanting to cut off the meaning of inside and outside, it is very obvious, the north gate has recently attacked the city, and today it has broken a corner of the city wall, how to support it for a long time, I am afraid that I want to do it in the future, there is no time." ”

Huang Shu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, you prepare for this matter first, and I'll go and report to the governor." It's just that you have to do it well, and you must not disappoint the governor, otherwise this thing will never be successful. ”

"Master Xie." Li Xiliang said.

After Huang Shu sent Li Xiliang out, he saw that there were many people waiting outside the door, and he looked at it. Among these people, those from the clan, such as Zhu Liao, Zhu Dong, etc., there are famous Xiucai Juren in Kaifeng Prefecture, Zheng Yunhong, Zhang Shiyong, etc., and there are also officers selected from Kaifeng City who serve in the social soldiers. Such as Xie Tingxi and so on. There were dozens of people in a dense crowd, all looking at Huang Shu with eager eyes.

Huang Shu suddenly felt that there seemed to be the weight of Mount Tai on his shoulders, and he bowed heavily and said, "I will definitely live up to the expectations of all the kings." ”

"Master Xie." These dozens of people also fell to the ground.

In the Kaifeng Governor's Yamen, Gao Mingheng's room is still brightly lit.

Since King Chuang hastened his attack on Kaifeng City. The lights in Gao Mingheng's room were almost never extinguished.

"Hou Sui is now in Hebei Inspector, who is the specific person under his command? How many centaurs? Gao Mingheng asked a messenger.

This messenger came from the north side of the Yellow River, went around a big circle, passed through the blockade line of the rebels at night, and let the defenders of the city pull up with baskets, and then came to Dao Gao Mingheng.

"Shandong General Soldier Liu Zeqing has arrived, Shanxi General Soldier Xu Dingguo is in Hanoi, the army collapsed, and now it is led by Shanxi General Soldier Bu Congshan, and now there is Shanxi

In the two towns of Shandong, there are also the headquarters of the supervising army Wang Han. ”

Gao Mingheng frowned when he heard this.

Xu Dingguo Yingxiao, Bu Congshan took over, in this way, this Shanxi town is an empty shelf, and the army just after Yingxiao can't fight any big battles at all. And what kind of quality Wang Han's 59,000 soldiers are, Gao Mingheng already knows. Therefore, there is no hope. The only thing that can be counted on is probably Liu Zeqing.

Gao Mingheng is a native of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing is also a native of Shandong, and has served in Shandong for a long time, Gao Mingheng has also heard of it, although Liu Zeqing is not a brave general, but at least he can still fight, I am afraid that this battle can only rely on Liu Zeqing.

But how many people are there in Liu Zeqing's headquarters? In Gao Mingheng's impression, there are less than 10,000 people, what can it do?

Gao Mingheng suddenly felt that he had no strength in his body, and waved his hand to let this person go down.

"My lord, Huang Tuiguan asks to see you." A servant said.

Gao Mingheng rubbed his temples, only felt tired mentally and physically, and said, "Let him come over." ”

"Xiaguan Huang Shu, meet your lordship." Huang Shu entered the door and saluted.

Gao Mingheng said: "What happened to Huang Tuiguan? ”

Huang Shu was not polite, and said the matter of the social army out of the city, Gao Mingheng immediately frowned and said: "Huang Tuiguan, these people are the Jinshi seeds of Kaifeng City, you actually let him go out of the city to fight, once he loses, how can he bear it." ”

"Henan is in chaos like this, adults think that they still have the heart to think about Jinshi, and now they are eclectic in employing people, they have the merits of thieves, and maybe they are looked down upon." Huang Shu suddenly lowered his voice and said, "And the city is turbulent, your lord must always follow the heart of the gentry in the city." ”

Gao Mingheng suddenly fell silent.

He doesn't really attach much importance to the combat effectiveness of the social soldiers, and he thinks about it, how can some scholars compare to those martial artists when they use knives? But Huang Shu's reminder had to make him feel something.

What is a social soldier?

In fact, it is the family soldiers of the major gentry in Kaifeng City, why are there so many clans in it, because the biggest sitting tiger in Kaifeng City is the King of Zhou.

Since King Zhou supported the social soldiers, he naturally wanted to install some children of his own family. Gao Mingheng had to consider whether this matter was just Li Xiliang's meaning, or the meaning of the people behind Li Xiliang.

"Forget it." Gao Mingheng secretly said in his heart: "Just appease, you can't offend the gentry in the city too much." Guarding Kaifeng City always depends on them. ”

"Okay." Gao Mingheng said: "I'm approved." and give him five hundred taels of silver, and do it quickly. ”

Huang Shu was overjoyed and said, "Lord Xie." ”

"Don't thank me." Gao Mingheng said: "It's just that among the soldiers of this society, there are some things that you have to think about." ”

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