Quzhou, Shoujiang's Mansion.

In the front hall, Song Dashou, a Quzhou guard in armor, was pacing back and forth, looking nervous.

At this time, Zhou Bobo walked in.

"General Song, I have already posted the notice of levying taxes, and when the time comes, we can collect a lot of money!"

Listening to Zhou Bobo's words, you can know that they have done this kind of thing more than once, so they are so familiar with the road, which has become their fixed way to get rich!

But this time, after hearing Zhou Bobo's words, Song Dashan didn't seem to be very excited, but asked: "Is there any change outside the city wall?" ”

Zhou Bobo listened and knew what Song Dashan was worried about, so he first said: "Back to Song Shoujiang, there is no change!" ”

Then he smiled flatteringly: "General Song, the Quzhou city wall is so strong, even if there is a small Li flying knife in that twelve, it will never be possible to get in!"

And didn't the scouts sent out by General Song say that Zhang Twelve only brought a thousand cavalry - phew, not even cavalry, what donkeys, mules are used, they just laugh off their big teeth! Just because this rabble also wants to enter Quzhou City?

Hehe, it's a fool's dream! ”

It turned out that because Quzhou City was the first city that Zhang Twelve would arrive in the north, as early as many days ago, Song Dashan sent scouts to squat in Jinling City to find out Zhang Twelve's every move!

Therefore, Zhang Twelve's team had just come out of Jinling City on the front foot, and the scout on the back foot quickly ran back to report the news!

Song Dashan listened and nodded, but he was still a little worried: "That being said, Ben Jiang's right eyelid has been jumping all the time these days, and I always feel that something bad is about to happen!" ”

Song Dashan's worry was not without reason, because he had also heard that Zhang Twelve was able to become famous all over the world, mainly because he killed the Western Liang cavalry alone when he was in Liangzhou City, forcing the Western Liang Kingdom to make concessions!

Compared with the Xiliang cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of Quzhou is not the same at all! That's why Song Da shirt will be worried!

Perhaps guessing Song Dashan's thoughts, Zhou Bobo opened his mouth and asked, "Isn't General Song worried about that twelve-handing little Li flying knife?" ”

Song Da shirt did not hide, nodded and said, "Yes!" When Zhang Twelve was in Liangzhou, it was with this little Li Feidao that he defeated the Western Liang cavalry!

You also know that although there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in our Quzhou city, they have not fought for many years, how can they compare to those Xiliang cavalry who have been fighting for many years?

Zhang Twelve is not even afraid of the Xiliang cavalry, we people, I'm afraid it's not very effective! ”

Zhou Bobo listened, smiled, and said disapprerovitically: "Song Shoujiang, what you said is wrong!" ”

"Oh? What are your thoughts? ”

"General Song, we can't talk about it now as when Zhang Twelve repelled the Xiliang cavalry!

What do you think, the reason why Zhang Twelve was able to defeat the Xiliang cavalry in the first place. Xiao Li's flying knife has played a great role, but everyone has heard that Xiao Li's flying knife is similar to a bow and arrow crossbow, and they are all long-range weapons!

Although this kind of weapon can be used to siege and defend cities, in comparison, the role of defending a city is much better than that of a siege! ”

As a city defender, Song Dashan agreed very much with what Zhou Bobo said.

Defending a city and besieging a city are two very different types of work.

Some soldiers are good at besieging cities, but not at defending them.

In the same way, some soldiers are good at defending cities, but they are also not good at besieging them.

And some weapons, such as bows and arrows, such as crossbows, are much easier to use to defend a city than to siege it!

When defending the city, it is condescending and launches downward, and the besieging side has nowhere to escape but to be shot.

Seeing Song Da shirt showing his approval, Zhou Bobo said more energetically!

"So you think, Song Shoujiang, even if Zhang Twelve has a Xiao Li Flying Knife, no matter how powerful it is, it is more powerful than a strong crossbow, right?

Then let's treat him as if a small Li flying knife can be worth a hundred strong crossbows - so what? ”

Hearing this analysis, Song Dashan stroked his beard and began to analyze.

If Zhang Twelve's Xiao Li Flying Knife can withstand more than a hundred strong crossbows, even if they are launched from under the city wall at the same time, when they reach the city wall, the lethality itself will be greatly reduced, and as long as they take a shield on the city wall and don't show their heads, these 100 strong crossbows will not work?

Moreover, can a small Li flying knife really be worth a hundred strong crossbows?

As for Song Dashan, who has never seen Xiao Li's flying knife, he doesn't believe it very much!

Thinking about it this way, Song Da shirt was overjoyed, because he felt that if he analyzed it like this, this battle didn't seem to be very difficult!

And Zhou Bobo took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Zhang Twelve is also too confident, he only brought out a thousand officers and soldiers, and according to the scout's report, in addition to the ordinary weapons on these officers and soldiers, only about 200 people carry bows and arrows.

And the twelve, I asked the scout about it, and he had nothing on him but a yellow horse, and he didn't have any weapons with him!

Hehe, in the eyes of his subordinates, he is not confident, but arrogant! ”

Saying that, Zhou Bobo seemed to see that Zhang Twelve was taken down by him, and all the property that should have belonged to him and that Zhang Twelve snatched from Zhou Yuanwai was taken back by him!

Thinking of this, Zhou Bobo laughed!

And Song Da shirt was infected by him, and he also laughed!

They had only heard of how powerful Xiao Li's flying knife was before, and they thought that this Xiao Li flying knife would be like a bow and crossbow, but now that they heard that Zhang Twelve didn't even bring a weapon, they were even more afraid!

was said by Zhou Bobo, Song Dashan was greatly encouraged, and he was not afraid at all!

"Zhou Yajun, no, Vice General Zhou! I will now make you the deputy general of the general, and I will be responsible for the defense of the city this time! ”

"Thank you, General Song!"

Zhou Bobo was overjoyed, not only because he was suddenly promoted from a small official to a deputy general, but also because he was able to personally stand on the city wall and command the soldiers to take down Zhang Twelve!

"Vice General Zhou, this general now orders you to go to the city wall and monitor every move outside the city, if that Zhang Twelve comes, report it quickly!"

"Yes, General Song!"

After Zhou Bobo received the order, he ran down in a hurry.

Before Zhou Bobo came, Song Dasan frowned.

After Zhou Bobo left, Song Dasan had already relaxed.

He also figured it out, Zhang Twelve brought a thousand officers and soldiers, and the archers were only 200 people, and 200 archers wanted to take Quzhou City, it was a fool's dream!

And in their Quzhou city, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers may not be very high, but it is better than the number of people!

Moreover, there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and there are more than 2,000 archers, which is still only counting pure archers, if other officers and soldiers are also allowed to pick up bows and arrows and strong crossbows, this number will more than double!

When the time comes, let these people all guard the city wall, as long as Zhang Twelve and they dare to come, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of arrows like a torrential rain will pour down, he can't think of how those people should live!

Xiao Li flying knife?

Hehe, can you compare to thousands of archers?

Song Dashan, who had never seen the power of Xiao Li's flying knife, naturally thought so, and when he really saw Xiao Li's flying knife, he was afraid that he wouldn't think so!

………………

Zhang XII: They rested in the woods for a long time.

In the afternoon, when the sun was gradually setting in the west and the sun was not so vicious, Zhang Twelve asked Liu Qun to inform him and prepare to go on the road.

And these officers and soldiers rested for an afternoon, and they had already regained their strength, and at this time the weather gradually cooled, and everyone quickly packed up, but they were back on the road!

It's not just people who have rested, but those war horses, donkeys, and mules, who have also drunk enough water, eaten enough grass, and rested in the woods for so long, are already full of strength, and their feet are much faster.

This time, the speed of the march was much faster than in the morning, and when night had just fallen, Zhang Twelve saw the lights on the city wall of Quzhou from afar!

At this time, after a day's journey, Zhang Twelve and they were less than five miles away from the Quzhou city wall!

So, Zhang Twelve is not in a hurry, after all, the distance here is just right, starting from here tomorrow, it will not take half an hour to reach Quzhou City, and this distance is not too close, at least there is no need to worry about the sneak attack of the officers and soldiers of Quzhou City - but this is really too much to think about, the officers and soldiers of Quzhou City have the idea of defending the city from the beginning, and have never thought of taking the initiative to attack!

Zhang Twelve once again asked Liu Qun to give the order, and everyone stopped here and set up camp.

The officers and soldiers who had been ordered tied their mounts to the side of the road, and then took out the pot from the carriage, a dozen people together, lit a bonfire, and began to cook!

………………

On the Quzhou city wall, five miles away, today's Quzhou officers and soldiers have been unprecedentedly busy for a day.

Everyone's nerves were tense, and they looked nervously outside the city wall all day, but after waiting for a day, they didn't see anything unusual.

As night fell, and the sky had completely darkened, suddenly a fire suddenly lit up in the woods south of the city wall!

"There is a situation!"

The first officer and soldier to defend the city immediately shouted!

"They're coming!"

The others also followed the direction of his finger and saw that there were already a lot of fires in the south direction about five or six miles away from the Quzhou city wall, and according to their experience, it should have been a bonfire lit by the marching soldiers!

Everyone also knew that Zhang Twelve and the soldiers and horses he brought from Jinling were less than half an hour's journey away from their Quzhou city wall at this time!

And now that the bonfire has been lit, it means that they will rest there at night, and I am afraid that tomorrow morning, they will attack the city!

Each of the officers and soldiers defending the city had different thoughts, but there was one thing in common, that is, the fear of Zhang Twelve in their hearts.

To be honest, they also heard about the reason why Zhang Twelve went north this time, and they will be suspicious of this matter, but they are eating royal meals, and orders have been issued from above, even if they have some thoughts in their hearts, they can only endure it!

And Zhou Bobo, who was only promoted to deputy general today, has been lying bored in the hole in the city wall since he came to the city wall, and when he heard the shouting outside, he hurriedly ran out.

"What's going on, what's going on?"

"Vice General Zhou, look!"

So he pointed to the bonfires on the south side of the wall.

"That's ......"

Zhou Bobo narrowed his eyes, and then sneered: "They are already here!" Hehe......"

Zhou Bobo can't wait to see Zhang Twelve appear immediately, because in the eyes of Zhou Bobo now, Zhang Twelve is undoubtedly an ATM-like existence, as long as Zhang Twelve is taken down, there will be no problem in the future!

"Do not be dismayed! Zhang Twelve came to die this time! Look at their bonfires, there are only a few dozen, you can imagine how many people they have come this time! ”

The officers and soldiers went to see according to what Zhou Bobo said, and sure enough, there were not many bonfires in the distance, and with their experience, there were only 1,800 people brought by Zhang Twelve!

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers came to attack the city, and for them, the officers and soldiers defending the city, it seemed that it was indeed a child's play, which made them feel that the pressure on defending the city was not too great.

Some people have begun to wonder in their hearts, this county uncle is quite a shrewd person, why is he acting so recklessly now?

"You have also seen that Zhang Twelve has nothing to fear at all, and everyone should not worry, just guard it! You guys take a good look here first, let me go back and report to General Song! ”

After Zhou Bobo finished speaking, he got off the city wall and went straight to the Shoujiang's Mansion.

Song Dashan heard that Zhang Twelve had arrived, and he was also very excited!

"It's so soon, yes!"

"Hehe, Zhang Twelve is in a hurry to send him to death!"

"Haha, that's right!"

Song Dashan was successfully amused by Zhou Bobo's words.

After laughing a few times, Song Dashan said again: "Since they have already set up camp outside the city, they must have a good rest tonight, and they will attack the city early tomorrow morning!"

Vice General Zhou, pass the order down, arrange a few people to stand guard on the city wall, and the others will rest on the city wall and face the battle early tomorrow morning! ”

After Song Dashan finished speaking, Zhou Bobo did not answer immediately, but looked a little speechless and stopped.

Seeing this, Song Dashan asked curiously: "What does Vice General Zhou have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Zhou Bobo said this time: "General Song, in the opinion of his subordinates, Zhang Twelve and they must have been exhausted and had no intention of fighting when they traveled a long distance from Jinling to this place today, so they immediately set up camp and rested on the spot!"

If we take advantage of the dead of night now, they are sleepy and weak, and send troops to attack, we will definitely be able to kill them by surprise! ”

The reason why Zhou Bobo said this was not because he was so far-sighted, for the sake of Song Dashan, he was completely for his own interests, so he said this!

Zhou Bobo wanted to defeat Zhang Twelve, just so that he could get back his property - of course, he thought that all the property outside Zhou Yuan must be his!

But he can't let others know about this matter, such as Song Da shirt in front of him, if he knows, what if he shares it equally with himself?

What's more, not only will he not share it equally with himself, but he may also have it by himself, so isn't he a bamboo basket?