Chapter 383: Night Attack on Suzhou
"Cheer me up, whoever dares to be lazy will be killed."
In the middle of the night, at the head of Suzhou City, there were bursts of angry shouts, and the ordinary Heavenly Daoist soldiers who guarded the city were different, these people were extremely sophisticated in both the armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands, and their expressions were also extremely excited, constantly walking around the city, shouting loudly.
The reason why these people are so different is that they are not ordinary soldiers, but Ding Mian's real henchmen, when it comes to loyalty to the Heavenly Dao Sect, these people are second to none, but unfortunately, their real allegiance is not to the Heavenly Dao Sect, but to Ding Mian.
Since the Tiandao army suffered a heavy blow, Suzhou City became an isolated island, the city began to become panicked, of course, these swaying people are not the people, can see the imperial army coming, ordinary people are fortunate that it is too late, how can they be afraid, what is really afraid is those ordinary soldiers, for most of the soldiers, the reason why they follow the Tiandao rebellion, in addition to wanting to be dissatisfied with the reality and the court, more or by the hypocrisy of the Tiandao Sect at the beginning, and then bewitched by them.
But now, when the huge rebellion was about to fail, they finally realized and felt fear, which is why one after another people secretly escaped from the city and surrendered to the Tang army.
It is precisely for this reason that in order not to break the morale of the army, Ding Mian sent the last team around him to guard these ordinary soldiers, so as to barely keep the soldiers in the city from sneaking out of the city.
However, this method can be said to be a palliative rather than a cure, and although it temporarily prevented the soldiers from escaping, it also aroused the hatred of ordinary soldiers against them.
"Big brother, with the existence of these doglegs, it seems that it is impossible for us to escape, what can we do!" After the shouting guards had left, one man asked another man in a low voice.
Hearing his brother's inquiry, the man raised his eyes and glanced around roughly, and saw that no one noticed them, so he whispered, "Don't worry, Xiao Hao, this is just the beginning, these dogs can still persevere, and after a few days, they will be tired, when the time comes, we are looking for an opportunity to escape, as long as the two of us can escape one person, that's fine, and our old Lin family will not be able to cut off the incense." ”
Hearing his brother's answer, the younger brother nodded silently, stopped talking, and raised his eyes to look at the city, it was this glance that made his eyes suddenly light up, and his face was extremely surprised.
"Big ...... Big brother, you ...... Look, you see what it is, if somebody is coming. ”
Hearing his brother's shout, the elder brother also glanced at the city in great surprise, this glance, he was also surprised, although the moon was dark and the wind was high at this time, but the two brothers had a unique ability, they could see clearly in the night What many people could not see, it was for this reason that when the two were in their hometown before, they were famous hunters, after all, the combat effectiveness of many beasts at night was greatly reduced.
Therefore, the whole city head can be seen clearly by the two brothers, a group of people under the city are slowly but firmly approaching the city wall, but these people are wearing black clothes, prostrate on the ground, and at a glance, they definitely do not look like there are people, and it is through this appearance that they have avoided the detection of many soldiers in the city.
"Big ..... Big brother, this ..... What should we do, should we ..... Do you want to tell .......?"
"No, Xiao Hao, don't forget, we are the ones who are going to go out of the city to sneak attack, if we tell those dogs the news now, let's not say whether they will remember our good, with the current appearance of the Holy Sect, I'm afraid it won't last long, even if we report this matter today, they stopped the Tang army from attacking the city, but sooner or later this city will be defeated by the Tang army, what should we do then, even if we want to surrender, I'm afraid the Tang army won't spare us, forget it!" Brother said.
"Yes..... Can.... We can't just watch them come in? Brother Xiaohao asked.
"This ..........."
Hearing his brother's words, the elder brother turned his head and thought about it, patted his head sharply, and said, "Yes, Xiaohao, you listen to my orders in a while, as long as I send a signal, you will have nothing to do and completely disrupt the city, do you understand?" ”
"Ah, big brother, you ..... What are you going to do......."
"You don't have to worry about what I do, anyway, you remember, if this thing is done well, not only will we be able to survive, but maybe we will also be able to get a half-official position, so as to comfort the ancestors and ancestors in heaven." The eldest brother did not explain in detail, but urged.
Hearing the eldest brother's words, Xiao Hao didn't ask more, but honestly agreed.
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"Everyone remembers, after starting to climb the city in a while, everyone must climb up as fast as they can, no matter what method they use, do you understand?"
In the darkness of the city, Ma Cao whispered to the soldiers around him.
After Ma Cao took the initiative to ask for help, Duan Jian also considered the suggestions of Ma Cao and others, and finally handed over the sneak attack on Suzhou City to Ma Cao and others, and after getting Duan Jian's permission, Ma Cao selected more than 200 men who were good at climbing from among the disaster victims who followed him, and finally launched an attack on Suzhou City tonight.
"Obey military orders."
"Touching ......."
"Ahh.......h
Just after everyone answered, they suddenly heard a crash, and then there was a low but melodious scream, the reason why it was low was because the screaming man had just started to scream, and he was gagged with his hand by the hemp grass beside him, and needless to say, the scream was the most favorable evidence.
This sudden scene made Ma Cao and the strong men who were preparing for the night attack completely confused, they didn't know what was going on, whether this attack was discovered by the Heavenly Dao soldiers at the head of the city or an accident.
Just when everyone was stunned, a sharp-eyed person saw the murder weapon on the ground that made them almost leak, a white stone.
The reason why it is a white stone is not that this stone is limestone, but that this stone is wrapped with a layer of white cloth.
Looking at the white cloth wrapped in the stone, such a strange scene, Ma Cao was also a little stunned, fortunately, the long-term silence, so that he was not too out of shape, took the white cloth outside the stone, with the help of the faint fire emitted from the city, Ma Cao saw that the white cloth had a few big characters written on it, "After a riot in the city, you quickly go up to the city from the west corner." ”
The handwriting looks a little childish, I'm afraid that the young children who have read the book for a few years write better than this, and there are two typos, and more importantly, the person who wrote this letter is not using ordinary pen and ink, but blood, and many years of battlefield battles, so that the hemp grass can clearly distinguish that the things on the white cloth are not cinnabar, but blood, or blood that has just flowed.
"What does this mean, who wrote it, and what does he mean by writing this letter, is it a trap or does he really want to help us." Questions filled Ma Cao's mind in an instant, but he didn't have any answers, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
At the same time, just when Ma Cao was worried about whether the content of the letter was true or false, the city began to be lively.
Because those prison soldiers are all fanatics of the Heavenly Dao Sect, they are extremely responsible for the things that Ding Mian confessed.
For the patrol and surveillance of the city, not a single time is missing.
"Cheer me up, whoever dares to be lazy will be killed." While shouting these words, they walked forward, of course, when they encountered a soldier who was extremely unpleasant, they would also teach a lesson, some of them scolded twice, and some of them directly beat them.
When they were about to pass in front of Xiao Hao and the two brothers, Xiao Hao always got the order from the eldest brother to let him do it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to ask you about something." Xiao Hao stopped them in time and asked.
"Oh, if you have something to ask, what's the matter, come quickly, if it's a big thing, forget it, if it's a trivial matter, Hugh blames you for being unkind to you." A leading overseer said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the little one just wants to ask, when we first came up to the city wall to defend the city, our captain once promised us that we would still have the same money every day, and the wine and meat would be full, but now more than ten days have passed, not to mention that this consistent money can't be seen, even this food is vegetable leaves, dregs, and it doesn't matter if it's full, the little one just wants to ask, does the original promise still count now?" Xiao Hao asked.
As soon as Xiao Hao's question was asked, it instantly attracted the attention of many soldiers, you know, although a small number of people were forced to come up to defend the city, and most of the rest were tempted by such generous conditions, but after coming, just like Xiao Hao said, not only did the promised treatment not have the slightest object, but they were also beaten and insulted all day long, and that person's heart was not full of anger. It's just that they didn't dare to ask under the pressure of many prison guards before, but now that someone finally spoke, how could they let go of such a good opportunity.
"That's right, you promised at the beginning, you have enough money every day, enough wine and meat, but now it's been more than ten days, not only haven't you seen a copper plate, but you haven't even seen a little bit of meat, can you do it, if you can't do it, grandpa will go to the city." A strong man roared.
"Yes, we are here to make money, not to be slaves, if you don't fulfill your promises, don't blame us for being polite." Another man who also seemed to be bold shouted.
"That's it, it's ..........."
For a while, the city was full of doubtful voices, and even this voice became louder and louder, and gradually had a trace of irresistible influence.
After Xiao Hao opened his mouth to ask that question, the head of the prison army flashed in his heart, and he almost jumped off the city with regret, if he had known that Xiao Hao was asking this kind of question, he would have interrupted his question a long time ago, and even maybe he would have risked being hated by many soldiers, and he would have to take Xiao Hao down, but now at this time, it is too late to regret it, Xiao Hao's question has completely detonated the dissatisfaction of those soldiers above the city.
"Who are you, are you a spy of the Tang Army, when is it the turn of the Holy Sect to be questioned by a small person like you, I think you are a spy sent by the Tang Army, come here, escort him away for me, and wait for processing."
Looking at the soldiers who were getting more and more excited, the prison army knew that if they delayed any longer, it would be more and more unfavorable to themselves, so after casually characterizing Xiao Hao as a spy, they wanted to escort him down and wait for the situation to calm down before dealing with the follow-up matters.
It's a pity that he underestimates the strength of the group too much, although usually those soldiers don't dare to resist in front of them, but after everyone has always agreed, let alone them, even if Ding Mian appears in front of them, they dare to argue with him.
"Why arrest someone, Xiao Hao just told the truth for us, you actually dare to frame him, you see that you are really not a good thing, say it quickly, no one can leave until it is explained clearly, otherwise, don't blame us for being polite." The strong man who was the first to speak just now stood up and stopped them.
"Yes, you can't arrest anyone, explain it to us clearly, or no one will want to leave." Many soldiers unanimously opened their mouths to block the road.
Just when there was chaos in the city, no one noticed that Xiao Hao's brother, I don't know when, quietly stayed in a remote corner, and then put down a hemp rope rolled into a coarse cloth in his hand.
Although Suzhou City is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, after all, it is located in a water town, and the Tang Dynasty has always been prejudiced against the south, so the city wall of Suzhou City is not high, only three zhang, that is, ten meters high, and it is not as high as the thirteen-meter city wall of Hangzhou City.
As soon as the hemp rope hung down, the eldest brother felt that the hemp rope was tightened, and it was obvious that someone in the city had grabbed it.
Seeing this scene, the eldest brother felt both excited and a little nervous, and soon, in a few breaths, a black shadow came out from the city, and after seeing the eldest brother standing on the city wall, he was obviously stunned, but when he saw that there was no one else around except the eldest brother, he was obviously relieved, quickly jumped on the city, and then threw the hemp rope he was carrying to the city.
"This Lang Jun, I don't know that the letter just now was written by you." The man in black asked the eldest brother.
Hearing the words of the man in black, the eldest brother reacted, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and made the dry throat a little more comfortable, before the eldest brother nodded and replied, "No..... Yes, this general, the little one was originally a good citizen, and he only joined the traitors because he was coerced by the traitors of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and he also asked the general to know it. ”
Looking at the eldest brother who explained to him, the man in black, or Ma Cao, laughed in his heart, and helped him up and said, "Don't worry, with this scene tonight, don't say that you are not to blame in the past, I'm afraid it will be easy to get a half-official position, so don't be so nervous." ”
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