Zhu Qing and the guards came out of the tent. At this time, the sky was already dark, and a small opening had been opened at the west gate to facilitate the entry and exit of the morning market and cultivators. Because Xu Dingguo focused his attention mainly on the southeast of the city, the defense of Xicheng was relatively lax, and Xicheng had always been the only way for caravans and caravans, so Chen Wuyong had to fight for the smooth passage of Xicheng no matter what.

"It's dawn, how are you preparing?" Zhu Qing looked at the figures who walked out of Xicheng from time to time, and asked the guards beside him.

"General, it's all done. The grain and gunpowder had been mixed into the sand, and it was only necessary for the city to recruit people to enter the city at dawn. The guard replied.

Zhu Qing nodded, "The reconnaissance pioneer battalion has already gone to step on it." There is a secret assembly point in the city, and when the time comes, someone will lead you there. Remember, as long as this battle does not start for a day, you must be refugees for a day, and live and cook like other refugees and laborers as usual, not only to hide yourself, but also to recharge your energy and be ready to fight at any time. ”

"Understood!"

"Go get ready." Zhu Qing waved his hand and motioned for the guards to retreat.

At this time, Chen Yuanyuan opened the curtain and walked out, silently walked to Zhu Qing's side, and asked softly, "Isn't the situation too optimistic?" ”

Zhu Qing looked at Chen Yuanyuan's serious eyes and nodded, he didn't want to deceive her, the enemy was outnumbered, this was a fact that everyone must recognize.

"You, Xiaoqi, and Liujin stay outside the city and wait for us." Zhu Qing said to Chen Yuanyuan, this is a protection. Although it is bitter outside the city, his life is still worry-free. Although there are many temptations in the city, there are hidden murderous motives.

"You're afraid I'll drag you down?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

Zhu Qing shook his head, "I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you." This is a contest with huge disparities, and Boss Chen and I have to fight for twelve points, so ...... I hope you understand what I mean. ”

Chen Yuanyuan nodded, "You want me to take care of their mother and daughter, so that Boss Chen can rest assured that he will fight against you?" ”

Zhu Qing nodded and said, "As soon as the people from the reconnaissance camp come back later, I will go into the city to discuss with Chen Jiujin." With you by their side, Boss Chen and I are relieved. ”

"You must promise me that no matter what, you must come back and take us away, and don't leave us behind, okay?" Chen Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Qing with longing eyes, and this time she seemed to be able to see the worry that was rare in the past in Zhu Qing's eyes.

Zhu Qing hesitated and nodded......

At this moment, the four leaders of the reconnaissance battalion in the city had already returned from reconnaissance and went out of the city to report the situation to Zhu Qing.

Seeing Chen Yuanyuan standing beside Zhu Qing, the four hesitated. Zhu Qing ordered, "Say it." ”

"Yes, General!"

"General, the situation in Dongcheng is true......"

"The situation in Xicheng is true......"

"The situation in Nancheng is true......"

"The situation in the North City is true......"

The four groups in the southeast, northwest, and northwest successively reported the situation of the city defense fortifications in several directions of Zigong, and now it seems that the city defense fortification map that Chen Jiujin got from Chen Wuyong is true!

"Good!" Zhu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, which meant that his night was not in vain, and he had bought more time for combat preparations.

"When the city gates open at dawn, your reconnaissance battalion will assign a group of people to be responsible for receiving brothers outside the city, and another group of people will also assist the equipment team in the city to familiarize themselves with the fortification stronghold. The enemy is outnumbered and cannot attack head-on at the beginning, so you bring your equipment team to destroy all the important strongholds of the rebels, and wait for the unified military order to destroy the rebel strongholds in one fell swoop! Zhu Qing gave a new task. He had seen the West Gate slowly opening.

"Order!" The four brocade guards were about to leave, but they were suddenly stopped by Zhu Qing again.

"Wait. Tell me if there are any other discoveries in your stronghold other than what we foresee? Zhu Qing hoped to find Xu Dingguo's urban defense ideas and combat readiness through some clues.

"By the way, there seems to be a lot of troops gathered in the south of Dongcheng, and it is said that Jinyiwei has been found, I think, it should be my water ghost ......," replied the team leader in charge of Dongcheng.

"That's right, the eastern side of the southern city is indeed relatively tightly fortified than the main gate. We even heard at the south gate that someone had found the Qinglong mount outside the city, which should be the general's wind-chasing horse......" The team leader of the south city also gave feedback one after another.

After hearing this, Zhu Qing couldn't help but nodded, "It seems that our trick has already played a role...... Xu Dingguo began to make moves in the southeast of the city......"

"On the way back to the assembly point in the city, we met Xu Dingguo who was still mobilizing the army to the southeast, and the leader seemed to be Xu Dingguo's first tiger general, Xu Dingyuan......"

"Xu Dingyuan? I heard that this person is brave and difficult to deal with. Zhu Qing pondered, he still had some impressions of Xu Dingyuan.

At the beginning of the siege of Jinyiwei in Kaifeng, it was this Xu Dingyuan who shot the legs of the killing wind with one arrow! He is Xu Dingguo's cousin, with a violent personality, greedy for alcohol and lustful, but he has a good martial arts, and it can be said that he is invincible as a husband!

"It's a good thing we didn't go southeast this time, otherwise we would ......," one of them couldn't help but worry......

"Don't be discouraged by others and destroy your own prestige! I don't believe that he Xu Dingyuan can still be invulnerable?! The other was clearly unconvinced.

"Okay......" Zhu Qing stopped the argument, "No matter how powerful Xu Dingyuan is, we have to be careful...... By the way, hasn't Xu Dingyuan been staying in the north of the city? He went to the southeast this time, how is the city defense in the north of the city? ”

Xu Dingyuan was originally arranged by Xu Dingguo to defend the north of the city, and once there was a change in Chengdu, he would immediately wave his troops north. Even if Zigong was attacked from the southeast by the Jinyi guard, as long as Xu Dingyuan was at the north gate, Xu Dingguo would not be too embarrassed. But now that the wind chasing horse has appeared in the southeast, Xu Dingguo may be more and more worried, so Xu Dingyuan will be transferred to the southeast to support. It seems that Xu Dingguo still doesn't want to give up Zigong City easily, and even wants to directly kill Qinglong, the commander of Jinyi Wei, in Zigong!

"After Xu Dingyuan was withdrawn from the north of the city, the city defense in the north of the city was indeed a lot lax. However, the frequency of rotation and change of guard has obviously increased a lot, as if there may be movement in the north of the city at any time......" replied the head of the investigation team in the north of the city.

Zhu Qing nodded, couldn't help but look north, and sighed, "It seems that Xu Dingguo is still very concerned about the situation in Chengdu, and I don't know how they are fighting in Chengdu now?" ”

"General, you entered and exited from the west of the city, you should know the situation in the west of the city, right?" The head of the reconnaissance team in the west of the city asked.

Zhu Qing didn't answer, he glared at him, and his subordinates hurriedly answered, "...... I'm sorry General, I shouldn't have asked such a stupid question, Josai...... The troops in the west of the city were dispatched early to prepare for today's recruitment, and a notice was posted at the gate of the city early, saying that Boss Chen Jiujin Chen had promised to give money and grain to help the laborers and refugees, and let the refugees go to Chen's mansion to receive rations at that time......"

"What?" Zhu Qing was taken aback when he heard this, "Chen Wuyong is going to let the refugees block Boss Chen's door, it seems that Boss Chen's disaster relief funds are going to be filled by Chen Wuyong......"

"Do you want to find a few brothers to knock Chen Wuyong?" One suggested.

Although Zhu Qing had already sent someone to stare at Chen Wuyong, he didn't expect Chen Wuyong to reflexively strike! It is said that Jin Yiwei should be asked to give Chen Wuyong a dismissal, but Zhu Qing suddenly found a situation in his thoughts!

"Wait! Even if Chen Wuyong swallows Boss Chen's money now, it is impossible to melt it all at once, he let the refugees go to the Chen Mansion to make trouble, I have an idea......" Zhu Qing said, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, "Order, let the brothers blend in with the refugees at that time, and wait for the order at any time!" ”

"Yes!"

"Aside from this, are there any other anomalies in the west of the city?" Zhu Qing asked the leader of the investigation team in charge of the west of the city again.

The group leader just wanted to shake his head, but suddenly his mind lit up, "By the way, in addition to the officers and soldiers who recruited laborers gathered at the gate of Xicheng, there were also people who ran to the northwest corner with axes, and we were in a hurry to report the situation, so I didn't follow, I don't know what they are going to do......"

Zhu Qing heard that some officers and soldiers were going to the northwest corner with axes, and sighed lightly, "They are going to cut down that thousand-year-old tree......

Several people listened to Zhu Qing's words, and looked at the worry on Zhu Qing's face, and couldn't help but glance at each other, their faces full of doubts.

"You don't know, the reason why I entered and exited Xicheng so smoothly is thanks to that tree, if the tree is kept, it will definitely be beneficial to us, but now it seems that it is too ......late to stop them from cutting down the tree," Zhu Qing said, and glanced at the city wall in the northwest corner.

"Hey! Come, you guys, there's work to do! As long as you cut down this tree, you will not only enter the city, but also get a share of the rations......" At this moment, a faint shout floated in the distance, and suddenly there was a commotion around the city gate, and a wave of refugees waiting outside the city had rushed to the northwest corner......

"Hey......" Seeing this, Zhu Qing couldn't help but sigh again.

Seeing that Zhu Qing was so interested in this tree, the leader of the Chengxi group actually took the initiative to ask, "General, why don't you let me go and give it a try?" ”

"Yes, General, this kid is very ghostly, maybe there will be a way to help you keep that tree." Another also suggested.

Zhu Qing nodded after hearing this, Zhu Qing, the leader of the Chengxi group, was still a little optimistic, otherwise it would be impossible to take the position of team leader.

"Good! You can give it to me, but don't force it, don't expose yourself! Zhu Qing ordered.

"Order!" The leader of the west group of the city received the order and ran to the west gate of the city with the crowd.

"Guard!" Zhu Qing suddenly screamed.

"The subordinates are here!"

"Later, when you go into the city, you will find the three of them, by the way, and the one who just ran out, divide the people for me, don't drop the chain for me!" Zhu Qing instructed the guards.

"Yes!"

"Bang ......!" As the first rays of the morning sun shone through the top of the city gate of Xicheng, the gate under the city gate was completely opened, and the steward carried a small gong out of the door and banged, and the recruitment of a new day began!

"Action!" Zhu Qing gave an order, and several of his subordinates nodded and left.

"Report ......" Suddenly, an urgent report came.

Zhu Qing hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to slap him, but when he saw the frightened eyes of the guard who came to report it, Zhu Qing did not drop his palm.

"Tell me, what's the situation?" Zhu Qing glanced around, and the refugees were all rushing to Xicheng, but fortunately, no one noticed the guard's actions just now.

"General Xie, yes...... It's Xuanfeng! ”

The guard replied softly.

"Xuanfeng? Where is it? As soon as he heard the news of Xuanfeng, Zhu Qing was excited, which meant that Chengdu finally had news!

"...... over there"

Zhu Qing hurriedly walked over, and Xuan Feng stopped on a tree at this time. Zhu Qing looked at the Xuanfeng on the tree, frowned, and whistled. Xuan Feng fluttered and fell, almost crashing headlong into Zhu Qing's arms.

"Xuanfeng is injured!" Zhu Qing said, and after untying the information on its feet, he handed Xuan Feng to the guards beside him, "Go, go to the tent and use my golden medicine to show it!" ”

"Yes!" The guards took the Xuanfeng carrier pigeon and hurried to the tent at the foot of the mountain.

Zhu Qing opened the information brought by Xuan Feng, and his face was shocked!