Chen Jianghe walked to the head of the city with the sassage wood, stood firmly on the city wall, pretended to be out of breath, reached out to wipe the sweat that did not exist on his forehead, and took the opportunity to look around.

There were only more than 1,000 defenders of Qilin Gate, half of whom were stationed under the city, and the rest were distributed on the city walls, carrying rusty red tassel spears and newly recruited village soldiers. There were more than 2,000 village soldiers like Chen Jianghe, all of whom were privately recruited by the squires and nobles in the city, and most of them were poor people who had no food and clothing, and they came to the city for that little money and food.

In charge of the defense of Qilin Gate was a Jingying guerrilla surnamed Zhang, who was the family of Zhang Gongri, Marquis of Longping. In addition, there was also a civil official wearing a red official uniform, accompanied by Zhang Guerrilla to stay in the city gate tower.

Chen Jianghe quietly inquired, and this civil official turned out to be Yin Ruan Dacheng of Ying Tianfu.

Chen Jianghe glanced around, and finally found the object he was looking for. This is a middle-aged officer, wearing a shabby iron armor and a scar on his face, which should be what Lu Zonghan said about the city guard.

After Liu Neng rescued Lu Zonghan last night, he brought him back to the house under Zhongshan Mountain, and Chen Jianghe immediately tortured him. Lu Zonghan swore that he did not betray, but killed several Shandong soldiers under Liu Zeqing and escaped. And I told my own experience.

"My lord, I promise that everything I said is true, and I really persuaded the chief Liu Jianzhi who guarded the Qilin Gate to return to the emperor. My wife and children are in your hands, don't dare to lie! ”

After knowing that the middle-aged man in front of him turned out to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard appointed by Chongzhen, Lu Zonghan was shocked and did not dare to hide it.

"Hmph, since you have been exposed, I am afraid that Liu Jianzhi has already been arrested by the soldiers, that is, what is the use of demoting him?" Chen Jianghe said impatiently, this guy in front of him is too much, and the dignified Jinyi Wei Qianhu can't even do this little thing, Chen Jianghe has lost confidence in him.

"No, my lord, even my subordinates don't know the identity of Liu Jianzhi, and I didn't tell anyone the purpose of my visit to Qingcui Tower. I had prepared myself in advance, and when I fled, I would put him in a room that had been prepared long ago, so that I would avoid the scrutiny of the soldiers. Your Excellency, you just need to send someone to check and see if Liu Jianzhi has been arrested. ”

Lu Zonghan knew that he would not be able to gain the trust of the new commander in the future, so he could only hope that Liu Jianzhi would not be arrested and would be able to open the city gate when the Pingnan army attacked the city.

Looking at Liu Jianzhi leaning on the city wall not far away, the old god was there, and Chen Jianghe's heart also settled. It seems that what Lu Zonghan said is true, this Liu Jianzhi has not been exposed, and it can still be used!

Chen Jianghe made a look, and Liu Neng walked towards Liu Jianzhi knowingly.

"Is it Mr. Liu?" Liu Neng put the stone under the battlement, sat down on the stone panting, and asked softly.

Liu Jianzhi looked at Liu Neng coldly and did not speak.

"I'm someone sent by Lu Qianhu, I'm here to ask Mr. Liu, are you ready?" Liu Neng said again.

"Tell Lu Zonghan that everything will be carried out according to the pre-agreement."

Looking left and right, seeing that no one was paying attention, Liu Jianzhi said softly.

Then he slapped Liu Neng in the face and said loudly, "Bastard, as the fuck knows, I'm lazy, believe it or not, Lao Tzu slashed you with a knife!" ”

"Don't dare, grass people don't dare to be lazy." Liu Neng covered his face and explained aggrievedly.

"What grass people, you're a soldier now! If you don't hurry up and get to work, you won't survive if the rebels invade the city! ”

Liu Jianzhi scolded Liu Neng viciously, and Liu Neng pretended to be frightened and fled in embarrassment. The soldiers nearby laughed when they saw it.

"How?" Seeing that Liu Neng had retreated, Chen Jianghe asked in a low voice.

"Zi, what a fucking beating!" Liu Neng covered his cheeks and felt that the back molars were a little loose.

Seeing Chen Jianghe glaring at him fiercely, he hurriedly put down his hand covering his face, "That guy said, everything is going on as usual." ”

Chen Jianghe nodded, "Then you have to think of sending a message to Ah Yue, his army should be about to arrive." ”

As he spoke, he heard an exclamation from the city, Chen Jianghe turned his head to look, and saw a large cloud of dust and mist appear in the distance, and then there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, and an army was heading towards Nanjing.

About ten miles from the wall, the army stopped, as if encamped.

The distance was too far to see the appearance of the soldiers, and only flags could be seen fluttering in the air. The Pingnan Army has arrived! Chen Jianghe's expression became excited.

There don't seem to be many troops in the distance, but for some reason there is a rushing aura coming from afar, and on the Qilin Gate, whether it is a soldier or a newly recruited village soldier, everyone's face has changed greatly. Is this the Pingnan Army that rescued Chongzhen from millions of thieves? Everyone held their breath and stared into the distance, and the whole city was silent.

At this moment, it is already afternoon, looking at the movement of the Pingnan Army in the distance, it seems that the city will not be attacked today, and everyone in the city is relieved.

Chen Jianghe turned his head to look at the city tower, and saw that Yin Ruan Dacheng of the Shuntian Mansion, who was wearing a red official mansion, walked out at some point, stood by the city wall, and was holding a clairvoyant mirror to observe the Pingnan army in the distance.

"The rebels are not on a firm foothold at the moment, and if an army goes out of the city to attack, there will be chaos." Through the clairvoyant mirror, seeing that the Pingnan army was camping in the distance, Ruan Dacheng muttered to himself.

Guerrilla Zhang, who was accompanying him, just smiled bitterly and didn't dare to answer at all. The total number of defenders of the entire Qilin Gate is only two or three thousand, and most of them are newly recruited township soldiers, where do they have the strength to go out of the city to meet the attack.

Fortunately, Ruan Dacheng was talking to himself at all and didn't ask him.

"Looking at this Pingnan army, it is neatly trained, and the camp is meticulous, it is worthy of being the elite soldiers who can protect Chongzhen to the south, and the army that sends out the attack will definitely not be able to defeat them, and there are more sent, where are there so many troops in Nanjing City to send, Yuan Fu He arranged the most elite army of Dongping Marquis in the inner city, and he did not plan to go out of the city to fight at all. Thankfully, thankfully......"

Ruan Dacheng's eyes flashed, turned his head to stare at Liu Jianzhi, the general manager, felt his gaze, Liu Jianzhi nodded heavily, so Ruan Dacheng smiled lightly.

"The rebels will not attack the city today, you should deploy immediately and urge these villagers to transport the materials for defending the city to the city as soon as possible. Arrange for people to be on duty at night to prevent the rebels from attacking the city at night. ”

Ruan Dacheng turned his head and instructed Zhang Guerrilla.

"Yes, sir!" Ruan Dacheng is the Yin of Yingtianfu of Zhengsanpin, the highest official of Qilin Gate, Zhang Guerrilla did not dare to slack off, and agreed repeatedly.

Ruan Dacheng nodded with satisfaction and went down the road to the city. After sending him off, Zhang Guerrilla immediately gave orders in succession, and the whole city became busy again.