As Luo Kaixian's orders were disseminated one by one, the originally orderly courtyard began to boil, all kinds of people and other swarms scattered and gathered, low horns and sharp whistles came and went, horsemen on horseback and horseless courtyard men ran in all directions with torches, in this night, like a river formed by the stars, and this kind of action naturally could not hide from the people with intentions who were snooping around.

The so-called snakes have snake roads, rats have rat roads, and the gang characters who mingle in the streets and alleys of the Song Kingdom also have their own survival skills...... Before the end of the day, all kinds of news about the people of Lingzhou were delivered to the Li family village a little north.

Shi Yuanqing, as the initiator, immediately sent someone to invite all the people from all sides after receiving the news.

After another polite remark, after taking a seat in the main order, this Shi Yuanqing said with grace: "This time I ordered someone to summon you, because someone under the command of the Gu Hall Master came to report...... There is movement in the courtyard of the Lingzhou people! According to the detailed investigation, the courtyard was brightly lit, and it should have been discovered that we were waiting for the transfer of horses, and we were transferring people to change guards...... If you have any suggestions, you may wish to mention them! ”

"The eldest son is too worried!" Marquis Zheng Yu, who was sitting on Shi Yuanqing's left hand, said straightforwardly: "Remove the people of the Honglu Temple in the city, there are only more than 100 people in Lingzhou who can fight, and the people of all parties have now gathered, and the number of people who dare to fight on all sides is more than 3,000, so there are dozens of times the number of people, why should you scruple about more?" Zheng suggested...... When the momentum of Mount Tai is overwhelming, the night is attacked! ”

"This ......" Shi Yuanqing pondered for a while, and asked rhetorically: "What Zheng Yuhou said may be a strategy, but we are not bandits and bandits after all...... Sneak attack at night, I'm afraid of losing the generosity......"

Shi Yuanqing can calm down and do things, but after all, he is just the first brother of the battlefield, he has only heard others comment on the battlefield past, and he yearns for the kind of battle in the mouth of the literati.

Unlike the young Shi Changgongzi, most of the people present are veterans, Zheng Yuhou, General Li, Pai Gang Gu Tang Master, and Sun Changgeng, the deacon of the Salt Gang, looked at each other silently, the latter stroked the scribe's beard on his face, and said: "What the eldest prince said is not bad, if you can kill the enemy general, it is indeed the glory of the man, and then ...... The Lingzhou people to deal with this time are not idle people, the previous time they fought against the imperial city under the command of General Qin, they must win in a moment, and the bravery of their soldiers can be seen! Now we have gathered 3,000 people, and there are many people with great skills, who dares to say that they can reproduce the actions of the people of Lingzhou back then? ”

To be able to sit in this hall is not simple. This Sun Changgeng used to be a tried and failed student, and after he reached the age of forty, he stopped thinking about the imperial examination, and with his knowledge and tongue in the salt gang, among these people, it can be regarded as a rare calm attitude and clever tongue.

At present, these words can be described as meticulous and meticulous, Shi Yuanqing was speechless, and could only nod involuntarily, "Deacon Sun...... Please continue......"

"Sun Mou tasted reading the book of soldiers, and the martial saint (1) has a cloud: soldiers, treacherous!" Sun Changli didn't dare to sell Guanzi, and after mentioning a digression, he continued: "Forgive Sun for bluntly saying that destroying the enemy is the glory of the battle array, and killing the enemy in the battle will be nothing more than a false name!" Now the people of Lingzhou are like bears, and we are like wolves. How could you ever see the wolf king and Xiong Zhen face to face? No, why? If you don't have the strength, you can work together to wait for Lao Er! Zheng Yuhou is a wise man in the army, Sun reconsidered, and admonished the eldest son, gather everyone, and directly besiege the Lingzhou people, so that they will not be idle, even if the Lingzhou people are as fierce as a bear, what can they do? The so-called long-term defense will be lost, and when Lingzhou is brutal and slack, it will definitely succeed in one fell swoop! ”

"Good!" Zheng Yuhou clapped his hands and cheered: "I have heard the name of Xiao Zhuge of the Salt Gang for a long time, and I can see it today, it is really extraordinary!" ”

The Gu hall master of the platoon gang looked rude, but he also said: "Ha! Deacon Sun is really capable! According to Deacon Sun's policy, we will be able to suffer few casualties...... Old Gu I can't read Ding, and I can't tell any big truths, but I also have two heartfelt words, I don't know if Shi Changgongzi is willing to listen to it? ”

"Master Gu, please speak bluntly...... "You need to borrow strength from people, Shi Yuanqing has to pretend to be thorough."

"As you all know, Gu has been working the river all the year round, and he is not a good helmsman, but he is a good angler!" Gu Tang Master made a circle, stood up straight and patted his chest and said frankly: "I only know that fishing on rivers and rivers, if you want to catch big fish, only a good fishing rod and fishing line hook is not enough, and you need skills and patience...... If you see a fish biting the hook, you will definitely be torn off the fishing line by the fish, and even when the fish pounces, it is not impossible to pull away the fishing rod or bring people into the water! ”

"Ahh Whether it was Zheng Yuhou and Sun Changgeng, who had spoken before, or General Li, who had always kept his mouth shut and watched, everyone clapped their hands and applauded.

There are no fools in these people, there is such an in-depth explanation from Sun Changli in the past, and there are Gu Tang Master's vulgar and wise words in the back, and there are those who are slow and ignorant who also understand the truth, and they see that the generals from the army are boasting, and they are also echoing.

Shi Yuanqing felt a little ashamed of being disobedient in his heart, but he also knew that he was not responsible, and if he wanted to succeed, he had no choice but to act recklessly, and he was taking advantage of the situation to do things this time, and the people who came were just looking at the name of his Shi family, not the people of his heart.

Some of these people here want to cling to their own homes, some are greedy for wealth, and some want to take advantage of the situation to make a name for themselves...... All living beings have no more wishes than this, how can he, Shi Yuanqing, not know?

After thinking about it carefully, after everyone calmed down, and discarded the helplessness in his heart, Shi Yuanqing said: "Okay, as you said, without further ado, everyone is ready to go immediately...... Shi is here to make a big deal and distribute the important tasks of all parties...... Annoying Zheng Yuhou and General Li forbidden troops to attack Lingzhou Zhuangbei, it is reported that Lingzhou people have built a few earthen fortresses, if you can break it, you should be the first credit! ”

"The last will be ordered!" Zheng Yuhou and General Li stood solemnly and clasped their fists according to the rituals in the army.

"Good!" Shi Yuanqing cheered, and then continued: "Gu Tang Master leads the platoon to help you attack the riverbank as usual, if you can climb over the silt on the riverbank and enter the Lingzhou Zhuangyuan, it will be the first merit, and this son will not hesitate to report to his father!" ”

"Whoa!" Even though the Pai Gang Gu Hall Master was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he could only hope that this Shi Yuanqing would keep his promise, and he would no longer speak after answering the word.

When it was the turn of the last force, Shi Yuanqing stood up and said, "Salt Gang everyone...... Deacon Sun, the Salt Gang has abundant wealth, and please travel everywhere to ensure that all places are urgent, and there are many capable people in the Salt Gang, if someone can penetrate the southern Zedi or the southwest mountainous area, Shi will definitely recommend good talents to the national dynasty! ”

Sun Chang was overjoyed, and pressed back his impatient emotions, and happily replied: "My salt gang will not disappoint the eldest son, and please wait for the good news!" ”

The short but vaguely entangled secret meeting was over, except for Shi Yuanqing, who didn't have to go around in person, the rest of the people began to run and get busy.

It was almost midnight, and there was a lot of people in this Li family Zhuangzi, more than a dozen rough-looking men rode on horseback and headed eastward, hundreds of forbidden soldiers wearing various armors on their heads shouted their robes up and down, and a group of richly dressed men gathered together to discuss a few words, and then got on the horses and boarded the carriages and ran to all sides.

The matter has come to this point, these Song people have no way to hide it, whether it is the soldiers of the forbidden army, or the various gangs of the Salt Gang, they all think in their hearts that their own people are powerful enough to wipe out everything, as for the people of Lingzhou, the good tiger can't stand the wolves, who are they afraid of?

In the starry night sky, a crescent moon hangs from the east(2), like an unopened eye, more like a fishhook hanging down by some unknown god...... It's just that no one knows where the bait is or who the fish is.

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Note: (1) Wusheng refers to Sun Bin. Sun Changli, who spoke, had the same surname as Sun Bin, so in his speech, for the sake of respect or avoidance, he would not directly call "Sun Tzu", and it was in line with the principle of using honorific titles at that time. Sun Bin, grandson, is also known as the martial saint or soldier saint by later generations.

(2) Quarter Moon, at the end of the lunar month, the moon appears as a narrow one, called the quarter moon, and the time of rise is mostly in the middle of the night. This is used in the text to illustrate the time.

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P.S. In the past few days, the elderly at home are unwell, and they are busy with their own work, and the author is very busy every day, so I really have delayed a lot of time, and I apologize to all of you here.

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