The Jizhou army occupies Qin County, which is almost an empty city, the night is dark, the battalions are encamped, Gao Ran has repeatedly ordered additional soldiers to patrol around, although the morale of the Xiao cavalry is unlikely to counterattack, but it is always right to be cautious, Gao Ran even went to inspect in person, and it was relieved to see that the guards were tight.

"My lord, I don't know the password tonight?"

Gao Ran put down the book in his hand, groaned slightly, saw the candlelight swaying not far away, and said casually to the guard: "Candlestick." ”

"No." The guards were ordered to retreat.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, the gusts of wind are piercing cool, the late night of early autumn is not as cool and comfortable as spring, with the strong wind surging, the torches at the head of Qinxian County are hunting, and a group of soldiers who stand at the head of Qinxian County to think about it can't help but tighten their clothes to drive away the wind and cold.

Some soldiers looked up, only to see the dark clouds floating in the sky, covering the faint light of the moon and stars tightly, secretly scolding this ghost weather, holding torches and continuing to patrol the city.

At this time, dozens of people gathered under the city, and the night was hazy and could not see the real face, and the officer guarding the city stepped forward and said loudly: "Whoever is coming, report the name quickly!" At the same time, he said in a deep voice to the soldiers around him: "Archers prepare!" At one moment, a group of archers at the head of the city put their bows and arrows on them, aiming at dozens of people in the dark, and an awe-inspiring murderous aura rushed to their faces.

"Lord Zhan, do it slowly, I'm Gong Ji, I can't hide it, these are all brothers in the army, I went to the surrounding villages to do some side jobs, and I also asked Lord Zhan to raise my noble hand, so I will wait in, and I will be grateful after that."

"Gong Ji!? It's you kid! The officer surnamed Zhan heard this person's voice, and he was quite familiar with Gong Ji, who joined the army at the same time in the same village, but he was lucky, he was lucky to kill a partial general in the battle to defend the city, and was promoted to the commander of the tun, it was not his responsibility to defend the city, but the chief of the song returned to the tent and spent all day drinking, and the officer surnamed Zhan could only shoulder the responsibility of defending the city.

"Brother Zhan is me, please let me in quickly, if we are found to be going out without permission, this is a big crime of the rod!" There seemed to be a hint of eagerness in Gong Ji's tone.

"When are you waiting to run out of the city, if it is usual, it is fine, but today it is dark, you can't see the real face at all, this official has the responsibility of defending the city, and must not let the cavalry army mix into the city."

"Brother Zhan didn't know, when Qincheng was breached, many sergeants looted around the surrounding villages, and on the way back, we still saw many sergeants rushing into the villages, presumably it won't be long before they will return."

Seeing that the officer surnamed Zhan was silent for a long time, Gong Ji gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhan, I respect you, the younger brother is willing to give half of the things he seized today to Brother Zhan and the brothers who are guarding the city. ”

Gong Ji's voice was not small, and the Jizhou soldiers who were defending the city could hear it clearly, and they were already full of envy for these people who could go to the villages outside to engage in sideline business, and when they heard that they could get the gold and silver wealth they had robbed, they were naturally overjoyed in their hearts, but the officer surnamed Zhan had not yet nodded his head, and no one dared to express his opinion.

To open, or not to open? The officer surnamed Zhan hesitated in his heart, if it was opened, once there was a fine work mixed into the city, the consequences would be unimaginable, take a step back and say that it was just a spy, if there was some trouble in the city, Qu Chang, as the officer guarding the city, would naturally be to blame, but presumably he must be the one who was more unlucky.

It's just that if you don't open it, not to mention that Gong Ji, who came from the same village, will make irresponsible remarks, I'm afraid that I won't be able to raise my head in front of my fellow villagers in the future, not to mention that a group of soldiers under him will inevitably complain, if he goes to the battlefield in the future, who will follow him to serve and fight to the death.

Seeing that there are only dozens of people in this city, they must not be able to set off any storms, so he turned his head to Du Bo beside him and said: "Open the city gate immediately and let them in, move quickly, this official doesn't want to be held accountable by the peak!" ”

"No!" The two Dubers, who were full of anticipation, were overjoyed, and hurriedly ran to personally order the opening of the city, and no one could refuse the vested wealth.

The city gate was opened, and dozens of people entered Qin County under the leadership of Gong Ji, Gong Ji personally climbed the city tower to thank the officer surnamed Zhan, although the soldiers who followed Gong Ji out to loot were unwilling, but under the persuasion of Gong Ji, they were reluctant to take out half of it.

Gong Ji's attitude was very respectful, and according to the previous agreement, half of the looted property was piled up in the city, and the officer surnamed Zhan pretended to be generous, and let the officers pick first, these officers also knew the current affairs, and they were polite, and asked the officer surnamed Zhan to pick first, and the officer surnamed Zhan pretended to resign for a long time, and stepped forward to carry some of the most valuable jewelry in his arms.

The officer surnamed Zhan sent someone to check, these sergeants are indeed the Jizhou soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and they finally relieved themselves for a while, and tasted the sweetness from them, at this time, the officer surnamed Zhan was looking forward to the return of those Jizhou soldiers who had not yet returned and were looting in the surrounding villages, and they would definitely be able to reap a lot of benefits at that time.

Soon in the hazy night, dozens of people came quickly towards the city wall of Qin County, the officer surnamed Zhan was overjoyed, and seeing that there was wealth sent to the door, he immediately leaned his body out of the city slightly, so as to facilitate the shouting, and glanced at the group of soldiers who did not see the real faces, and asked loudly: "Who is coming?!" ”

"Your Excellency, my department is the general of Wang Mowang, and I was ordered to go out to investigate the surrounding situation, and I also asked my lord to open the city gate and let me go in." The sergeant at the head clenched his fists and said loudly, his tone full of flattery.

"You are so bold, you dare to open your mouth to deceive the official, come here, the archers are ready!" The officer surnamed Zhan scolded these soldiers in his heart for really picking the door, and actually planned to act as an iron rooster, obviously going to the surrounding villages to loot, but he said that he was ordered to investigate, and lied that he was on the orders of General Wang.

Seeing that these people were not on the road, the officer surnamed Zhan immediately ordered the archers to prepare, anyway, it is a big crime to leave the army without permission, even if they are shot on the spot at this time, there is nowhere to reason, but the officer surnamed Zhan will not really order the release of arrows, just to deter these people and let them take out half or more of the looted wealth.

The leading sergeant standing under the city suddenly stepped forward, stopped a soldier who was about to shoot arrows with a bow beside him, and said to the head of the city: "My lord, if you have something to say, why bother dancing with knives and guns!" ”

"Since you are waiting around to plunder and don't want to share some of your wealth with my brothers who are working hard in the cold wind, then it's no wonder that this official is here!" Seeing that the officers standing under the city are obviously not on the road, is it really ununderstandable? simply broke the words and forcibly demanded it.

The sergeant at the head of the city suddenly laughed, and then said loudly: "Your lord's eyes are like torches, I thought that I could deceive them into the city by hiding the gold and silver on my body, but I didn't want to be seen by the adults, I accidentally lost a few brothers when we attacked the village before, and we have made up most of the gold and silver to give to their families." ”

"But!" At the moment when the officer surnamed Zhan at the head of the city lost his patience, the sergeant at the head of the city changed his words and said: "Our department is still willing to take out half of the gold and silver, which can be regarded as a tribute to the lord and the hard work of the brothers, I don't know what the lord wants?" ”

The officer surnamed Zhan sneered in his heart, these people are really useless, they can still lose a few people if they attack a village, but since the other party is willing to hand over the gold and silver, the rest of the details don't have to care, since the negotiation has been agreed, his face changed and he said politely: "This official has the responsibility of defending the city, so he has to be cautious, but he has wronged the brothers, come here, and open the city gate quickly." ”

Soon the city gate slowly opened, dozens of mermaids rushed in, and the leading sergeant came to the city with more than ten people, and the officer surnamed Zhan hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

The leading sergeant who had just entered the city first hugged his fist and saluted, and then stepped forward while playing with it from his arms, the officer surnamed Zhan was overjoyed, and kept staring at the arms of the leading sergeant, expecting to take out valuable things, and suddenly the sergeant's face was on the side, and he instantly approached the officer, and the sharp dagger was already on the neck of the officer surnamed Zhan.

"If you want to live, make them lay down their blades!" Holding the sharp blade on the neck of the officer surnamed Zhan, his cold eyes swept over the panicked soldiers at the head of the city.

"Everyone, all of them quickly put down their weapons for Lao Tzu, and no one is allowed to shout loudly!" The life of the officer surnamed Zhan hung by a thread, and in addition to being frightened, he naturally had to act according to his orders.

At this moment, a Jizhou soldier at the head of the city leaned over, while staring at a group of Jizhou soldiers wearing Jizhou army uniforms, who had obviously rebelled, and slowly retreated towards the edge of the city.

Just when the Jizhou soldiers were close to beating the drums, suddenly a sharp arrow roared, instantly penetrating the back of the soldier's neck, constantly whimpering and the soldier fell to the ground in pain, and soon ran out of breath, seeing that the general trend had gone, no one wanted to follow in the footsteps of this person, as the first blade landed, soon the Jizhou soldiers at the head of the city dropped their blades.