Chapter 683: Civil War at the City Gate
The four of them hid beside the latrine and stared at the people, then knocked them unconscious, dragged them aside, put on their clothes, and then dared to come out one by one.
Xiaobao and You Yuan were wearing armor, Tudie'er and Ximei were wearing people's clothes, and the four of them were caught in the crowd and approached the wheelbarrow that delivered the meal.
Some carts were to be pushed up the city walls, and there were soldiers and civilians reinforcing the fortifications, busy with the appearance of fever.
"Come here!" a soldier with two barrels shouted at Ximei, who was approaching the wheelbarrow. Ximei stopped, quietly glanced at Xiaobao not far behind, and saw that his face was calm, so she calmed down, walked in front of the soldier, and didn't speak.
Tu Die'er also leaned over intentionally or unintentionally, in case something happened, there would be a response. Xiaobao and Earth Kite also moved closer to each other, but their eyes were looking around, and once the fight started, how should they achieve the greatest chaos?
The soldier carrying the two wooden barrels had already placed the barrels in front of him, and said to Ximei, who came over, and Tudie'er, who came behind, "Go and bring these soups! Who, whose child is this? Come here, carry this basin!"
The two wooden barrels were filled with vegetable soup, and there were spiritual vegetable leaves floating on them, which were originally for the city guards above! Don't look at the clear soup and little water, but it is still the treatment of petty officials such as Captain Wu, because there are not many people who can drink soup!
There is also an iron basin next to it, and the basin is also soup, which is estimated to be divided according to the team, and each team is two buckets of soup.
Ximei's face had been deliberately plastered, and the clothes on her body were also very tattered, she looked like a woman in her thirties and forties, plus her previous occupation, she was used to seeing all kinds of people, learning what was like, so she rolled up her sleeves and lifted two wooden barrels full of soup.
Tu Die'er picked up the iron basin, followed behind, and walked to the bottom of the city wall with Ximei one after the other, and went up the city wall along the steps.
Taking advantage of the efforts to avoid pedestrians, Ximei quickly put her hands into the soup, and then said to Tu Die'er, "You also wipe your sweat!" reached out and took the iron basin in her arms.
The soldier in the back scolded impatiently: "The girl's house is a lot of trouble! Don't delay time, hurry up and send it to everyone to drink, and the fight will start later!"
Ximei had no choice but to return the iron basin to Tu Die'er, and then lifted the two buckets and continued to walk up. Peeked at Xiaobao in the crowd. Xiaobao nodded slowly, signaling her to act at the opportunity!
"Dangdang Dang!" someone struck the gong, and a soldier shouted, "It's time to eat!" The people around put down their work and gathered around, Xiaobao glanced at the ground kite, and followed the crowd to the row of wheelbarrows.
A group of soldiers stood next to the car, one of whom was supposed to be the small leader, and said to the crowd: "Come and eat in military uniforms, and the rest continue to work!"
The people were different, and a man said to him dissatisfiedly: "Why? We haven't drunk a sip of water since the morning, and we are not allowed to eat now, are you human beings, and we are not human beings?"
"That's it, how can you get the strength to work without eating!" a group of people echoed, looking at the soldiers angrily.
The little leader snorted coldly and said: "This battle is about to start, Lao Tzu will have to fight with others in order to protect you, do you want Lao Tzu to fight hard with hunger? This city defense is directly related to your life, if you block the thieves outside, then you can eat as much as you want! If the city is breached, even if the delicacies of the mountains and seas are placed in front of you, you will have no life to eat!"
When the people heard this, they were also a little timid, but it is human instinct to work and open their mouths to eat, and this stomach is hungry, even if the demons and monsters are outside, they are about to rush in, and they can't stand being hungry!
Seeing a group of soldiers eating with their mouths full of oil, the people forcibly suppressed the anger in their stomachs and continued to return to their respective posts to work.
Xiaobao and Di Kite also received two dough cakes and a bowl of cabbage stewed tofu, and they ate their fill first! There was no fixed place to eat, so they all found their own places. So they took the bread and the bowl of rice and went to the gate of the city.
The west gate is three zhang high, and the latch of the façade has been sealed, so this is not enough, but also to put one end of the stake on the door, one end in the ground, to seal the top and bottom with big iron nails!
This is not strong enough, and it has to be packed in a sack with sand and soil, stacked layer by layer and one foot high, so that the door is all sealed!
Now it has reached the stage of smashing the stakes, and all that remains is to fill the sacks. Xiaobao and Earth Kite stood aside and watched as one of the people climbed onto the wood and smashed the big nail into the stake.
Xiaobao glanced at the ground kite, which pretended to be unsteady on its feet, and suddenly stumbled and hit the stake. The strength of the Shengong Guard was not a joke, the stake clicked and split a layer, and then fell to the side, but the person on the door couldn't hold back, and fell down with an exclamation!
This is not more than a foot high, so it will not fall to death, but just squat on the people's butts, sit on the ground and glare at the ground kite and shout: "What are you doing!"
A look of apology appeared in Xiaobao's eyes, and he was about to speak, but the earth kite grabbed him, laughed and said, "I didn't do anything, I didn't pay attention! Look at you falling like this, it's like a water dog!"
At this moment, the rain in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and although the raindrops could not be said to be pouring, there was already mud on the ground, and the man fell down and rolled on the ground, and his whole body was covered with mud, and he looked really embarrassed.
Hearing that the kite not only did not apologize, but also laughed at him, the man was angry, got up from the ground, pointed at the kite and scolded: "What did you say?
The ground kite narrowed his eyes, snatched the bowl of cabbage stewed tofu from Xiaobao's hand, walked up to the man with a snort, looked at him coldly and said, "What did you say?"
They were pulled out early in the morning to work, and the fortifications here were erected by the common people, and these soldiers would point fingers on the sidelines, and they would not make a sound! Now they were hungry and did not give them food, and they treated people like dogs, and the people around here were also anxious, and one after another they accused Xiaobao and the earth kite.
Growing so big, it is the first time for Xiaobao to be pointed at his nose and scolded by so many people, not to mention how depressed he is! But he also understands the intention of the ground kite, so he has to harden his heart and scold these people!
The ground kite was even more direct, grabbed the arm of the people whose fingers were about to poke his nose, and then lifted the vegetable bowl in his hand to the top of his head, and slowly poured all the dishes on the people's head, and finally used the empty bowl as a hat and buckled it on the top of the person's head!
"Stinky Qiuba, Lao Tzu is fighting with you!" In the face of such an insult, the man finally became furious and punched the ground kite! The earth kite flashed, dodged the man's fist, and pushed the man down with both hands, knocking the person down on the body of the person next to him, and the two of them collided together!
Now it was finally the anger of the people, and a group of people had already held back their anger, and they had been doing all morning's work, not even allowing them to drink saliva or eat, and they were still not allowed to treat the people as human beings and bully them! The surrounding people all gathered around, and threw their fists at the ground kite and Xiaobao!
"Dangdang Dang!" The sound of the gong came, and a group of soldiers rushed over and shouted for the first captain: "What are you doing? Why are you fighting? Oh, you still beat up your brothers in our army, don't you want to die?"
The ground kite squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, touched a fist-sized piece of dirt, smiled at the corner of his mouth, got up to find a gap, and threw it at the captain, "Smack!" smashed it right on his face!
"Oops!" the captain turned his back to the sky, let out a miserable scream, and when he lowered his head, his face was already covered with mud, and two blood lines flowed from under his nose, and he wiped it with his hand, widened his eyes and gritted his teeth and scolded: "Grandma is a bear, hit Lao Tzu!"
A group of soldiers rushed forward with a shout, unsheathed their swords, and slashed at the people! Of course, they were using scabbards, and they didn't dare to go too far with the people at this time, because the city didn't know how many days to defend it, and it would all depend on the support of the people!
"Grandpa Tang!" Someone shouted, and an old man had blood on his forehead, and his head was bleeding and he fell down! This old man is not simple, he is a famous architect in the city, and many houses in Nanping City are in his arms, this time he was invited by Lu Dayong to design the city defense, but he didn't expect to be broken in the head.
There are many apprentices under this Grandpa Tang, who are all standing outside the crowd at the moment to watch the excitement, and when they see the master being beaten, they are all anxious, and they pounce frantically, tearing and biting at the officers and soldiers!
The officers and soldiers soon ran out, but fortunately, a team came from afar, about 300 people, also joined in, and the open space inside the city wall gate had already become a big battlefield, and the few stone-throwing trucks that had just been erected did not know who had pushed them down, and they also injured many soldiers and civilians!
This Xuan army has not yet attacked, but the inside of the city gate has been a mess, and people and soldiers are constantly joining in, and the situation is becoming more and more chaotic and more and more difficult to control!
And the two culprits crawled out of the crowd in disheveled clothes at this moment, one with a smug smile on his face, and the other shook his head and smiled bitterly. This kite has been staying with Yu Xiaofen for a long time, and it has become more and more unkind...
In front of him was the gate of the western gate, and it was necessary to go up and push open the latches of the gates, which were thicker than a man, so that the gate could be opened.
There were five latches in total, the bottom one was more than a man high, and the top four were pulled by the gate noose, and the noose was wrapped around it!
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was not here, Xiaobao and Earth Kite worked together to lift the bottom latch, and then pushed it to the side!
After opening the latch, no one noticed, and the two couldn't help but rejoice for a while, and then bypassed everyone and secretly walked to the side of Muroku.
This wooden roku is half a person tall, and the two of them hug each other. The main body is like a reel for drilling well water, and the handle next to it is like the rudder of a ship, and several people work together to twist the rope wrapped around it forward or backward, that is, to latch and open the door.
There were still a lot of ropes on the ground, and the two grabbed a rope and wrapped it around the wooden bar, and then turned the wooden handle on it vigorously, and with a roar from above, the door latch on the second floor began to open slowly!