Zhang Gui was furious and looked back at Cheng Yue's face. As long as Cheng Yue gave the order, he would return to the camp and lead the troops to attack the city.

Unexpectedly, although Cheng Yue frowned slightly, he was still relaxed, and he didn't care about Zhao Liangchun's provocation at all.

Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment, turned around and came to Cheng Yue's side, and asked, "Childe, do you want to order the siege of the city?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry. If it can be resolved peacefully, why use swords? These two guys decided that I didn't dare to really attack the city, thinking that I was afraid of charging myself with rebellion. At the very least, it is self-respecting and suspicious. But am I that good at bullying? Should my army of more than 50,000 be stopped like this? If we are stopped now, we will not have to do anything in the future. Let's go back, you send someone into the city and talk to that Wu Guoding. I just saw him silent, but his body shrank back, obviously afraid of our army. It's just that because they are under the command of these two civil officials, they don't dare to oppose it. You send someone to tell him that he will tie up these two men, and I will continue to rule this place. Otherwise, I will give the order for the siege in two days. After the city was broken, the civil and military forces in the city were wiped out. I don't care what charges I am imposed, and let those who still want to challenge our army see that they can't afford it. ”

Zhang Gui received the order in a low voice, and when Zhang Xiaozhong and Tokhoff came back, everyone drove back.

After returning to the camp, the civil officials heard about the incident, and without waiting for Zhang Gui to send someone, Wang Ming immediately stood up. He has an old relationship with Wu Guoding, and of course he will not miss this credit.

Cheng Yue thought that this would be fine, so he ordered Wang Ming to sneak into the city and act at the opportunity.

Wang Ming happily accepted the order to return to the account and changed into an ordinary scribe's shirt. With two henchmen. led a horse and two donkeys. Walk towards Fucheng.

Wang Ming went to the gate of the city to see that the gate was still not closed, and the people in the city rushed out of the city to cut firewood for fear of Cheng Yue's siege.

Wang Ming was originally the governor of Fuzhou, born as a jinshi, wearing an ordinary scribe's shirt, and he had an elegant atmosphere.

The soldiers guarding the city gate interrogated for a long time, but Wang Ming only said that he was going home to visit relatives. He does have relatives here, too. The soldier couldn't ask anything, but when he saw him, he knew that he was a literati, and he was not afraid that he would enter the city to cause trouble, so he waved his hand and let him go.

Wang Ming entered the city and found an inn nearby to stay. The other guests in the inn heard that Cheng Yue's army was outside the city, and they were afraid that they would be trapped here, so they would naturally not stay if they could leave. So Wang Ming and his entourage obviously only have three people, but they can live in a large courtyard, which is very spacious.

As soon as Wang Ming settled down, he ordered two henchmen to inquire about Wu Guoding's whereabouts. The two henchmen knew that this was the time to make a meritorious service, and they were ordered to go out. I worked hard to find out, and I didn't come back until there was curfew in the evening.

It turned out that Wu Guoding had been here since Cheng Yue came. Not in the house at all, now living on the city gate. Not only him, but even Zhao Liangchun and Xu Daolong, father and son, also live on it, ready to fight with Cheng Yue at any time.

Wang Ming was in a dilemma, these people all lived in the same place, even if he could find a way to meet Wu Guoding, he might be bumped into by others. It's unrealistic to let him come out, he is a military general who commands the army, and he can't leave for a while, and time waits for no one. I thought that with my friendship with Wu Guoding, this matter would be caught, but I didn't expect it to be very tricky.

Wang Ming thought about it again and again, but he couldn't figure it out, so he had to wave his hand and let the two henchmen who had been tired for a day go to rest first, while he was alone in the room to think. Thinking of the middle of the night, a flash of inspiration suddenly dawned on him, and he finally came up with an idea, so he fell asleep peacefully.

When he got up in the morning, Wang Ming called two more henchmen and gave him a low command. The two nodded frequently, discussed with each other again, and then set off to find Wu Guoding.

The two walked to the gate of the city, and saw that the defenders were looking at them vigilantly, so they exchanged glances, stopped, and in front of the people who were constantly going out of the city to collect firewood in front of them, one of them deliberately amplified his voice and said: "Cheng Yue's army is not so terrible, I don't know what these people are afraid of?" ”

The other person immediately said: "Don't talk nonsense, we are not afraid after reading it." Where have these people looked? I'm afraid and it's understandable. However, the officials here are really loyal, there are no such officials in other places, they are all soft goods. As soon as he saw Cheng Yue's army coming, he refused to do anything except surrender. ”

When the soldiers at the city gate heard this, they immediately paid attention.

When the two saw each other, they spoke more energetically, mostly cheering for the defenders, which made the defenders listen very well. The meaning of the words faintly revealed that they seemed to have entered Cheng Yue's military camp and knew Cheng Jun very well.

When a few sergeants heard this, they couldn't say anything if they didn't do anything. Several people took the lead in discussing, and immediately stepped forward to detain the two people, and then sent another person to the city tower to report.

Zhao Liangchun and others were discussing how to deploy and move rescue troops to the imperial court in the city tower, and several people were a little anxious, not only were the troops deployed stretched thin, but there was also little hope of really asking the imperial court for help. With the current strength and morale of the imperial court, how could they dare to support them against Cheng Yue? It's too late to please him. Anji Prefecture can probably only ask for more blessings, and there is only one way to fight to the death.

Zhao Liangchun and everyone present encouraged each other with loyalty and righteousness, and agreed to die together. But he suddenly received a report and was immediately shocked. Several people exchanged glances, and they all felt that there was quite an article in it.

Xu Daolong said: "Lord Zhao, these two people will not appear sooner or later, and suddenly they are talking so much under the city at this time, I am afraid that they are spies sent by Cheng Yue to spread the news indiscriminately, and they will be killed with one sword, so as not to disturb the hearts of the army and fall for Cheng Yue's traitorous tricks." ”

Wu Guoding said: "Lord Xu, don't be anxious first, these two people only said that Cheng Yue is not to be afraid, and now I can't see if they are here to disturb the morale of the army." As long as we make up our minds to defend and not attack, no matter what they say, we will not be fooled. Why don't you interrogate them and see what they say. If you really want to lure our army out of the city to attack Cheng Yue, it's not too late to kill them. ”

Zhao Liangchun pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, anyway, we have decided to only defend and not attack, and we are not afraid of their deception." If they really entered Cheng Yue's military camp, they came to offer sincere advice, and they were killed rashly, so there was no need to chill the loyalty of the people in the court. The official thinks it's better to listen to what they have to say before making a decision. ”

When the sergeants heard this, they went down the tower and pushed the two up.

Wu Guoding saw that one of them was a little familiar, and his heart suddenly moved. Search in your head for a long time. Suddenly remembered who this person was. The body shook slightly. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him left and right, he looked elsewhere.

Xu Daolong was furious and scolded the two of them loudly. The two of them were so frightened that they trembled, but they frequently begged for mercy, swearing that they were never spies sent by Cheng Yue.

Zhao Liangchun waited for Xu Daolong to finish scolding, and then said slowly: "This mansion is now giving you a chance, you tell everything you know about Cheng Yue, if you lie and deceive." or deliberately mislead the government, and will not be spared. But if you can make a great contribution, the government will not hesitate to reward you. ”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then you said one by one: "Lord Qiyu, Xiaomin originally came back with my master to visit relatives. When passing through Cheng Yue's camp outside the city, the soldiers of Cheng Jun stopped us for investigation, and we could leave after the investigation, but after hearing that my master was good at divination, I was interested, and I had to ask my master to tell their fortunes. My master was forced to be helpless. was in a hurry to get out, so I had to give them a few trigrams. But because the calculation is accurate. The soldiers refused to let us go. My master was very angry and quarreled with them. At this time, a noble man in Cheng's army came out of the camp, and when he saw someone arguing, he stopped and asked a few words. After hearing about this, I was very interested and asked my master to teach him another lesson. When my master had finished the calculation, he probably calculated it well, which made the noble man very happy, so he did not go out of the camp, but dragged us into the barracks, and said that my master would count his two daughters again. It turned out that the nobleman's name was Guan Shen, and he had two daughters, one was called Guan Gao and the other was Guan Sheng, all of whom were included in the house by Cheng Dadu and made two concubines. Guan Shen wanted my master to calculate the fortune of his two daughters in the future, whether he could give birth to a son and a half daughter for the governor, whether he could enjoy wealth and wealth, and promise a heavy reward. My master didn't dare to refuse, so he had to accompany him into the account to start the hexagram, and the two of us naturally couldn't enter the account, so we just wandered around, and then found a few Cheng Jun to chat around. When Cheng Jun saw that we were guests invited by the father-in-law of the Grand Duke, they were not so defensive against us. After talking for a while, I realized that there were more than 40,000 people in Cheng Yue's camp who were tired soldiers in Sichuan, and they didn't want to fight anymore, especially if they had to go to war with the Great Song Dynasty, isn't this disloyal and unjust? The other 10,000 people were mainly from the old department of the Yuan Dynasty's general Angier, and Cheng Yue sent Angier to Jiangxi, not worrying that Angier would take these people, so he took them with him. These people can't follow the original master, and Cheng Yue has killed so many of their brothers, and they are all dissatisfied. So after my master came out of the camp, he told us that although Cheng Yue claimed to be a strong force of more than 50,000, he was actually just a golden jade, and he was defeated in it. As long as you insist on only defending and not attacking, no matter what means Cheng Yue uses to induce you to attack, whether you show weakness or show goodwill, you must not be fooled. In this way, it won't be long before Cheng Yue's army will be in turmoil. At that time, apart from withdrawing, does Cheng Yue have any other choice? ”

When several people heard this, their faces softened.

Zhao Liangchun nodded and said: "That Guan Shen, this mansion has heard of it, he has two daughters, that Guan Sheng is the youngest daughter, she has been known as a talented woman since she was a child, and she didn't expect to be accepted as a concubine by Cheng Yue." I thought Guan Shen was a high-ranking hermit, but I didn't expect that he was also a layman, clinging to the powerful and not falling behind. Hmph, ridiculous. But what's your master's name? It's quite insightful. Would you like to serve the imperial court? ”

The two replied: "My lord, forgive me, my master sent the two of us here this time to deliberately offer advice, simply because he was not used to Cheng Yue's domineering, and he actually forced the court and the people to such a point that even my master's relatives in the city suffered from the war. My master is a recluse, who has never dealt with the government and does not want to serve the court. My master has confessed that his name is not allowed, and if an adult asks, he can only say that his surname is Wang. ”

Zhao Liangchun laughed and said, "This is really interesting." I thought that the hermit was a hermit who was fundamentally deceived and stolen his name, but now a real hermit has appeared. Since your lord does not want to show up, then give up. Go ahead, thank you for me, if your master wants to serve the court, this government is ready to wait. ”

The two of them bowed and left, without looking at Wu Guoding from beginning to end.

Wu Guoding summoned a sergeant and said, "Follow them over and see where they settle, and if Cheng Yue finally leaves, I will also give him a big gift." ”

Xu Daolong said with a smile: "It's still Lord Wu who thinks thoughtfully, and if it's a spy, you have to make them pay the price." ”

Wu Guoding also smiled: "Master Xu is really sophisticated, and he also said what I didn't say." ”

The three of them burst out laughing.

Zhao Liangchun said: "This person coincides with our opinions, which also proves that our previous thinking is not inappropriate. Although Cheng Yue fought against the Yuan army many times, he had never heard of him winning a hard siege. He confronted Boyan in Changzhou for a long time, and he didn't dare to attack it. I want to see if Cheng Yue can attack my Anji Prefecture. Pass the order down, only defend and not attack, no matter how Cheng Yue uses arrogant tactics, we must not be fooled. ”

Wu Guoding arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the last general will definitely defend the city desperately and will never let Cheng Yue take a step forward." ”

Zhao Liangchun is also from the clan, and he likes to listen to this kind of thing the most, and praised: "Okay, Cheng Yue, this thief and wolf is ambitious, I will let him meet here and break the bloodstream, and let him see, there are not a few ministers of the Great Song Dynasty who are willing to be loyal to the festival." ”

The three of them discussed for a while, and then dispersed.

Although the three of them waited for Cheng Yue to attack, they were safe and sound throughout the day, Cheng Jun was nowhere to be seen, and they didn't even send people to visit the city, only the red gold dragon flag of the big camp in the distance was waving in the wind, which made Zhao Liangchun very dazzling.

Zhao Liangchun and Xu Daolong were a little uneasy about Cheng Yue's immobility, and inspected the city defense several times. Every time I patrol the city, I see Wu Guoding standing in armor facing the wind and doing his duty. The two were relieved when they saw it, and they strengthened their determination to resist.

After nightfall, Wu Guoding took the initiative to ask the guards to go to sleep in the middle of the night, and the two of them told him to go to sleep.

Wu Guoding pretended to be a night patrol, passed by the room where the two slept twice, and made sure that the two were asleep, so he immediately called a team of henchmen and took them to patrol the street.

The inn where Wang Ming lived was not far from the city gate, and it would take a short time to get there. Wu Guo ordered someone to guard the door, and pushed open the door himself and went in to find Wang Ming.

The shopkeeper saw that the general guarding the city came in person at night, and he didn't know what was going on, so he took Wu Guoding to the gate of Wang Ming's courtyard in fear.

Wu Guoding pulled the shopkeeper and explained that he was not allowed to make a noise, he was just here to tell fortunes.

The shopkeeper can control what he does, just remember not to tell anyone, and after swearing to the sky, he tiptoed away.

Wu Guoding was waiting for the shopkeeper to leave, and was just about to knock on the door, when the courtyard door had already "creaked" open. Wang Ming held a lantern, looked at Wu Guoding with a smile inside, and said, "Wang has been waiting for a long time, why did Brother Wu come now?" ”

Wu Guoding saw that it was indeed Wang Ming, hurriedly entered the door, and reflexively latched it, so he complained in a low voice: "My Lord Wang, what are you doing here?" Don't you want to die? If this is discovered, I may not be able to protect you. (To be continued......)