Chapter 159: Serial Scheme (Part II)
"Lord Zhou. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Cao Hui never expected that this third thing was actually Zhou Chongde coming to grab his own land, "You, you, you are a bit of a deception." ”
"Don't worry, don't worry." Zhou Chongde laughed again, "I haven't finished my words yet." I haven't said anything about the fourth. ”
"I don't know what Zhou Qianhu's fourth request is?" Gu Bin, who had not spoken, suddenly asked calmly.
"This fourth, this is not my request, I conveyed it for our Lord Li Shuang of the Yazhou Inspection Division." Zhou Chongde said, "Inspector Li hopes that you Wanzhou will not do too much, this is rich for everyone to earn." ”
"I wonder if Zhou Qianhu has any other requirements?" Gu Bin asked calmly again.
"Anything else? Probably not. Zhou Chongde scratched his head, "At present, these four requirements, when I think of something later, I will tell Master Gu." ”
"That's good." Gu Bin secretly gave Cao Cheng a look and motioned him not to speak, "Zhou Qianhu, you have been working all the way, and you will live in my Wanzhou City tonight." Cao Qianhu, you vacate your military camp for the soldiers of Yazhou to rest. Also, get some wine and meat to entertain the Yazhou soldiers in the evening. Zhou Qianhu, I will consider your request carefully, and how about giving you an answer tomorrow. It's not early, so Zhou Qianhu should lead the soldiers to rest early. ”
After Gu Bin finished speaking, he didn't give Zhou Chongde a chance to speak, got up and left.
Zhou Chongde, Han Wantao, and Xu Lang, accompanied by Cao Hui, came to the military camp in Wanzhou. Cao Hui simply placed these soldiers in Yazhou and left in a hurry, leaving only Han Wantao and the other three in Zhou Chongde's room.
"Two brothers." Zhou Chongde just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Xu Lang.
Xu Lang stood up and walked outside the house, looked back and forth, asked Andreas to set up sentry posts in front of the house and behind the house, and quietly explained a few words, and then returned to the house.
"Brother Xu, what are you going out to see?" Seeing Xu Lang come back, Zhou Chongde continued to ask, "Why did this Gu Bin suddenly change his temperament in the end, he wouldn't really agree." ”
"Hehe, Lord Zhou also has doubts?" Xu Lang said with a smile, "Lord Zhou, don't eat all the wine and food provided by Wanzhou tonight, and it's best not to sleep, there will be something big happening tonight." ”
"Big deal? What's the big deal? Could it be that he, Gu Bin, will come to kill me, Old Zhou? ”
"Lord Zhou is smart." Xu Lang suddenly said seriously, "This Gu Bin has already become murderous, we all have to be very careful tonight." ”
"Xu Lang, what you said is true?" Han Wantao didn't believe Xu Lang's words, "Gu Bin really dares to do this?" ”
"Absolutely." Xu Lang said to the two, "We don't give Gu Bin face today, and he really can't agree to our request." ”
"What then? There are only a hundred of us in the city. Zhou Chongde suddenly ran out of ideas, "Those conditions are what you asked me to say." ”
"Lord Zhou, don't be nervous." Xu Lang said with relief, "I didn't expect Gu Bin to leave us in the city." But don't worry, Lord Zhou, I have already arranged it just now, as long as he dares to do it tonight, he will definitely be called back. ”
"How did you arrange that?" Han Wantao asked.
"Lord Zhou, Wan Tao." Xu Lang replied, "The incident happened suddenly, and I didn't have time to discuss it with you before I made my own decision. I have already sent people out of the city secretly, on the one hand, to inform the Li people to besiege the city tonight, and on the other hand, to inform our people to rush to Wanzhou tonight. I also arranged people at the gate of the city, as long as Wanzhou does it tonight, we will raise the fire as a number, attack inside and outside, and take Wanzhou City. ”
"Is it in time?" Zhou Chongde was still a little worried, "It's going to be dark soon." ”
"Lord Zhou relaxes." Xu Lang said with a smile, "There is still an hour before it gets dark, even if the Li people can't come, our own people will definitely arrive." Besides, I just went out to see this barracks, and it's pretty strong. This barracks is blocked on three sides, and only the front can enter and exit, and they want to trap us here. But this is also good, it is conducive to our defense, because they can only attack from one direction, how can our own more than 100 people hold out for a few hours. I've asked Andreas to lead the men to build fortifications and dig fire ditches, so that even if they set them on fire, it won't work. ”
"Brother Xu is really a person with a heart." Zhou Chongde arched his hand a little uneasily, "I hope Gu Bin won't do it." ”
"Lord Zhou, don't worry." Xu Lang saw that Zhou Chongde was still very worried, patted the wooden box beside him and said, "I can assure Lord Zhou that even if you can't defend this barracks, as long as you are in this room, no one will be able to move half a hair of Lord Zhou." ”
"Brother Xu." Zhou Chongde raised his own question again, "Even if we can defeat Gu Bin, what will we do after we are defeated?" can really kill him, no matter how you say it, he is also a Zhizhou. ”
"No, no, Lord Zhou, we can't kill Gu Bin unless we have to." Xu Lang explained, "If we kill Gu Bin and Cao Hui, even if the above doesn't pursue it, it will be bad for us." Because the above will send another Wanzhou governor over, it will be more difficult to achieve our goal at that time, so we must keep them. ”
It was getting dark. In the Wanzhou Mansion, Gu Bin was talking secretly with Cao Hui.
"Cao Qianhu, are you ready?"
"Go back to your lordship, everything is ready to stop." After answering, Cao Hui asked, "My lord, do you really want to do it?" ”
"Confused." Gu Bin scolded and then said slowly, "Cao Qianhu, it's not that we are ruthless, it's that they deceive people too much. Those conditions they proposed, can you agree to Cao Qianhu? I won't hide it from you, and I also told you in that letter, and if that letter is sent to it, you and I will be doomed. ”
"Sue me too?" Cao Hui was still a little hesitant, "My lord, how can Zhou Chongde say that he is also a thousand households, if he dies in our Wanzhou City like this, I am afraid that the above will find out." ”
"Hmph." Gu Bin said coldly, "If you don't say it, I won't say it, who will know." When the time comes, it will be said that he will die in battle when he quells the rebellion, and there will be no problem. ”
The two men were talking, and a sergeant ran in from outside: "Back to the two adults, the wine and meat have been sent to them." ”
"Did you see them eat?" Gu Bin asked.
"Back to the adult, the villain didn't see it."
With a "lying down", Cao Hui slapped the sergeant in the face: "Bastard, I didn't see what you were doing when you came back, didn't you tell you to see them eat?" ”
"Your Excellency." The sergeant covered his face and replied, "We brought in the wine and food, but they said that it was not time to eat, so they drove us out." But the adults and the little ones saw that they seemed to have built some low walls, and they seemed to have dug fire ditches. ”
"You get out." Gu Bin waved his hand and drove the sergeant out, "Cao Qianhu, it seems that they have already noticed something, we can't wait any longer." You immediately mobilize people, start as soon as it gets dark, and the night is long and dreamy. ”
"Yes, sir." Cao Hui was ruthless, stomped his feet and turned away.
Torches have been lit around the barracks where Zhou Chongde lives, and the surroundings are bright. Due to the time, Andreas dug only a shallow fire ditch, but built a low wall from the excavated earth as a defensive facility. Xu Lang divided the 100 infantry into 2 teams, and although Zhou Chongde's personal soldiers were also equipped with fire control this time, because they had not received shooting training, they were arranged in the middle position to protect the safety of Lord Zhou. The remaining 60 or so soldiers of Yulin Bay were divided into two rows behind the low wall, and the cavalry platoon was left as a reserve.
"How's it going, did you find anything?" Xu Lang asked Han Wantao, who was holding a telescope.
"It's too dark to see in the distance." Han Wantao put down the binoculars and asked, "Is the firewood pile ready?" Don't be able to light a fire when you hold up a fire for a while. ”
"Don't worry, it's already done." Xu Lang replied, "What do you think of the combat effectiveness of the army in this Wanzhou, can they attack it?" ”
"I guess it's enough, how can I say that we are also the Yulin Army of 2 infantry platoons and a cavalry platoon, don't use your rifle until the end, that thing is too lethal, no matter how you say it, it is also in Wanzhou City, there are too many dead people to explain."
"I know." After Xu Lang finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance back at the soldier with the rifle magazine behind him.
"Hehe, don't look at it, you can't drop it." Han Wantao smiled, "This Ge Tao should have delivered the news, right?" ”
"Don't worry." Xu Lang also smiled, "Didn't we still have a few people outside the city?" There are horses, and the Li people don't dare to say it, but I estimate that Deng Zhongguo must be leading people outside the city now, just waiting for the signal. ”
"Hehehehe." Han Wantao also smiled, "You reassure me, I reassure you, who do you say is not at ease?" ”
"Anyway, he is more at ease than Zhou Chongde, I think he is the most uneasy now."
Han Wantao opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he heard a shout from behind a low wall at the entrance of the barracks and asked, "What person, password!" ”
The sentinel's question was answered not by a password, but by a few crossbow arrows. Immediately afterward, a group of dark shadows appeared in front of the barracks.
"It's finally time to come." After Han Wantao said this sentence to himself, he shouted loudly: "First row, fire!" ”
More than 30 flintlock muskets fired, and a puff of white smoke drifted into the sky from behind the low wall.
"Second platoon, fire!"
More than 30 rounds were fired at the black shadow in the distance.
"Ignition!" With Xu Lang's shout, a huge firewood pile in a corner of the barracks was ignited, and after a while, a raging flame rose into the sky.
Han Wantao felt bursts of heat coming: "I said Xu Lang, how much wood did you get?" It's too hot, isn't it? ”
"Hey, hey." Xu Lang wiped the sweat from his face and smiled embarrassedly, "Demolished his two houses, just thinking about setting them on fire, I didn't expect it to be so hot." ”
"Don't fucking Gu Bin set the fire to it, he will roast himself to death." Han Wantao shouted loudly, "Andreas, take the war horse aside, don't burn our horse." ”
Gu Bin was standing in the courtyard of the government at this time, looking at the skyrocketing fire in the barracks with satisfaction, it seems that this Cao will do a good job, so the fire will ignite. Zhou Chongde, Zhou Chongde, even if you can't be killed, can't you still be burned?
Gu Bin was smug, and a servant ran in from the outside: "My lord, my lord, it's not good." ”
"What's the matter?" Gu Bin glared at the official who ran in, "What's wrong, say it quickly." ”
"My lord, the army of Yazhou has entered the city."
"What Yazhou's army has entered the city?" Gu Bin didn't understand, "Aren't they in the barracks, why did they enter the city?" ”
"No, my lord, it's not the army in the barracks, it's the Yazhou army outside the city that has entered the city."
"The Yazhou army outside the city?" Gu Bin's heart was a little confused, where did the Yazhou army come from outside the city, aren't they still several miles away from Yazhou City, "How many people are there and how did they enter the city?" ”
"Back to my lord." The official stumbled and replied, "There are about seven or eight hundred of them, and I don't know who opened the gates from the inside." Also, it seems that those Li people have also returned. ”
"The Li people are also back?" Gu Bin's feet were a little weak, how could this be possible, how could it be.
Gu Bin grabbed the servant: "What about Cao Hui, what about his soldiers, ask Cao Hui to come to see me." ”
"Master Cao doesn't know where it is. Some of our people who went to the barracks came back, and they said that our people told Zhou Chongde to break up. ”
Gu Bin suddenly felt a whirlwind of the world, and he grabbed the official in front of him, trying not to let himself faint.
"Is Lord Gu looking for Lord Cao?" Zhou Chongde's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "Don't look for it, I'll send Master Cao back to Master Gu." ”