Chapter 1314: The Battle of Chongzhou (9)
Fan Guilai's idea is very simple, the other party is obviously trying to force them to do it now, so he just doesn't do it. Abandoning Chongzhou may be a bit risky, but as long as the grain and grass are kept...... Chongzhou is dead, but he can't run!
But the only trouble is that the grain and grass have to be transported out of the city now...... It's a big undertaking.
Even if they have 20,000 people, it is still difficult to move all the grain and grass out in such a short time. Or rather, it's simply impossible. The fastest, it will take a whole night to move out.
And since the other party has incited the people in the city, he must have come prepared, and now he can send people to suppress these people...... But it can only be suppressed for a while. And during this time, it is impossible to move the grain and grass out at all.
"Where's Lord Sun?" Of course, Fan Guilai also understood this truth, and after making arrangements, he inquired about the traces of Sun Tingli, the prefect of Chongzhou.
"Master Sun is outside." One of the men replied.
"Call him in."
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Fan Guilai ordered to go down, and after a while, he saw Sun Tingli coming. He had changed his clothes, but his face was still black and gray...... The embarrassment is still the same embarrassment.
"General Fan, why is there a fire in the south of the city? But what happened? Sun Tingli also heard about this outside, and after coming in, Fan Guilai hadn't spoken yet, so he asked first.
"The enemy is coming in from the south of the city, and we must withdraw from the city now."
"Huh? How...... Who? β
"We don't know exactly who they are, but there shouldn't be many."
"This ...... Why should we evacuate from the city when there are not many people? β
"Because the other party has stirred up the people of the city, the people of the city are pouring towards the north of the city...... We have 20,000 people, but I am afraid that we will not be able to withstand it. Therefore, it is necessary to escort the grain and grass out of the city for the time being. β
Sun Tingli didn't know what Fan Guilai was going to do, because in his opinion, no matter how many people in Chongzhou City were, as long as they killed a few, they could be suppressed immediately, and he didn't know why Fan Guilai wanted to leave the city...... But at this time, he didn't want to ask about it either.
"Lord Sun, you take someone to open the water gate, and our soldiers will divide into two routes to transport the grain and grass out." And Fan Guilai didn't explain, so he directly said to Sun Tingli what he meant by calling him.
There is a river in the south of Chongzhou City, and there is also a river in the north, which is called Chongjiang. Before the Great Zhou Dynasty, this Chongzhou originally belonged to the Qi State, and the monarch of the Qi State led the canal into Chongzhou City from the Chongjiang River and built a moat. Therefore, there are two north gates of Chongzhou, one is a waterway leading directly to Chongjiang, and the other is also a normal city gate.
At this time, Fan Guilai planned to transport grain and grass from the two city gates together.
"Good! But General Fan, even if this water gate is opened, I'm afraid it will take a long time to transport the grain and grass out......" Sun Tingli didn't say much after hearing it, but just reminded Fan Guilai.
"I'll try to stall as much as I can. You go quickly. β
Hearing Fan Guilai say this, Sun Tingli turned around and left, but when he walked to the door, he stopped again...... "General Fan, I didn't want to ask more about your order, but the stakes are very high, I still have to talk a little more......
"Say!"
"Although there are many people in Chongzhou City, they are just unarmed mud legs, we just need to kill ......"
"Master Sun is really good at it. is worthy of being the parent official of Chongzhou City. Sun Tingli hadn't finished speaking, Fan Guilai directly interrupted him and said sneeringly.
"No matter what General Fan says, but in this extraordinary period, General Fan, you care about these things, but you can't help but be a little kind of woman." Sun Tingli didn't care about Fan Guilai's cynicism, so he continued. In his opinion, Fan Guilai was obviously a stupid move.
Fan Guilai sneered when he heard this, "What a woman's benevolence, the people this general has killed, how much more than a Chongzhou city in this area?" If it weren't for the special situation, I wouldn't need Master Sun to teach me this! Merely...... That's what they want us to do. If they kill the people, they will take the opportunity to incite them, and it will inevitably lead to conflict, and when the situation is chaotic, anything can happen. In the entire Chongzhou City, the other party can only come with food and grass, and the time is ...... Master Fan, tell me, you died with these people? Or am I dying with it? Or...... All of us are dying together? β
Hearing Fan Guilai say this, Sun Tingli couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, his face changed immediately, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "General Fan Gao Zhan is far away, the next official will do it!" β
After that, he staggered out, and at this time he knew that the name of the top ten generals of Beiqing was not called in vain......
"Brother Shi, there seem to be officers and soldiers in front. What are we going to do? Mixed at the front of the crowd heading towards the north of the city, Qiao Cannon looked at the black pressure in the distance, and it was obvious that the officers and soldiers were blocking the way, so he turned to ask Shi Yuan.
"Let's see." Of course, Shi Yuan also saw it, but he was very calm, and he didn't panic at all.
"Brother Shi, if they do it......"
"If you do it...... And they lost! β
"I don't think so. Can these people still die? "Qiao Cannon has only done everything according to Shi Yuan's orders so far, but he doesn't know what kind of medicine Shi Yuan is selling in this gourd.
"Brother Qiao, let me ask you, why did you say that this Fan Guilai felt that we came?"
"Grain and grass. Don't...... Isn't it? β
"It's for food and grass. But we can't take away this grain and grass, and we can't destroy it. In this way, the grain and grass have always been in Fan Guilai's hands, and it has become a burden to him. Maybe they can suppress these people, but it's dangerous to do so without knowing who we are. Once these people riot and the situation is chaotic, we take advantage of the water...... Aren't they losing? β
"Of course I do. But if the other party doesn't do it, what should we do? β
"Force them to do it! When the time comes, we will go from south to north, next to each other, and these people are in a hurry, and there is always something to do. β
When Qiao Cannon heard Shi Yuan say this, he couldn't help but stop. He now finally knew why Shi Yuan had asked himself such a question beforeβam I a wicked person?
He didn't know it at the time, but now there is an answer to this question - if he Shi Yuan really did it tonight, then he is a wicked person! He didn't know if he would be infamous through the ages, but one thing was for sure - the people of Chongzhou City would hate him for the rest of their lives!
(End of chapter)