At this time, it doesn't matter what his identity is, as long as he doesn't go against the government, then he can't be offended, not to mention that now the rebels are about to overwhelm the city, wouldn't it be a pity not to use his power at this time?

So Zhao Zhizhou pondered for a while, thinking about it, this is also the reason, this Liu is not simple, but it should not be all the way with the rebels, as long as this can be determined, then even if he raises private soldiers, this is not a big deal, now the world is not quiet, rich people who do not raise private soldiers, this is also their means of self-preservation, as long as they do not go against the government, then it is a big deal to turn a blind eye.

There is a great possibility that Liu Wei may have a super trafficker behind him in the south, and sent Liu Wei back to Shandong, buy slaves or women, and transport them to the south to sell them to earn a lot of silver.

Now that the chaos is like this, although such a large-scale human trafficking is not a thing that can see the light, but there are so many refugees, if you don't get them away, sooner or later it will cause a big chaos, rather than forcing these refugees to join the rebels, it is better to let Liu Wei get them to the south, and save themselves from starving to death here or causing trouble for the government.

After thinking about this, Zhao Zhizhou no longer hesitated, and ordered the city gate to be opened, and the more than 200 township warrior regiments in Xishan Village were trained into the city.

But after Zhao Zhizhou gave the order, these villagers outside the city did not enter the city immediately, but several of them walked around outside the north gate, as if they were checking the terrain outside the north gate.

Ancient cities were built relatively early, after the city wall was built, the area of the city was fixed, with more and more population, the general city is not enough.

So some people bought land and built houses outside the city, especially near the city gate, and spontaneously formed a city outside the city gate, and the situation in Muping County was the same, outside several city gates, such a piece of houses were formed, called Guanxiang.

But after Li San arrived here today, he observed the situation here, but found that the officials here were simply stupid.

Now the rebels are about to come to the city, but the houses in the Beiguan Guanxiang outside the north gate have not been demolished at all, and there are also some houses built by wealthy families in the Guanxiang outside the Beiguan, the houses are strong and tall, once the rebels come, they can use these Guanxiang houses to shoot at the defenders on the roof and the city wall to cover the other people attacking the city.

Moreover, the rebels did not need to travel far to find materials at all, and if they needed materials, they could rip off the houses in the closed compartments, take things like beams, and build siege equipment on the spot.

But this point can be ignored by these stupid officials, who only know that when they hear that the rebels are coming, they hurriedly enter the city and close the city gates, and they think it is safe.

After the rebels arrived, they could easily use these houses in Guanxiang to cover their bodies and launch an attack on the city gate, which was extremely unfavorable to defending the city, so Li San was very dissatisfied with this.

Just as he was checking the terrain, Inspector Qian came over to him and said, "Brother Li, the city gate has been opened, please enter the city!" Lord Zhizhou is also waiting for you at the city gate at this time, don't be rude! ”

Li San nodded at this time, greeted him, and let the people he brought stay outside the city for the time being, and followed Qian Patrol into the city gate, and saw Zhao Zhizhou inside the city gate.

"Li San, the family of Liu Yuanwai's family in the small Xishan Village, see Lord Zhao!" After Li San saw Zhao Zhizhou, he immediately recognized his identity from his official uniform, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Zhizhou saw that Li San was very young, but he was quite strong, and he really looked like a man, so he nodded and smiled slightly, and said to him: "No courtesy!" Li San, since you're here, why don't you let those villagers of yours enter the city? At present, the rebels are not far from here, so it is better to enter the city early and set up the locks! ”

Li San hurriedly replied: "My lord, it's not that the little ones don't let those brothers enter the city, but the little ones have something to tell the adults!" ”

"Say it! What is there to tell the officer! Whether it is necessary or not, you just have to say it, but if you can do it, this official will try to meet you! Zhao Zhizhou didn't hold a shelf at this time, pretended to be very approachable, lowered his posture and said to Li San.

Li San shook his head and said, "Don't dare to ask!" Before the little one came, our old man Liu had already instructed that the little one must lead people to guard the north gate! As for the conditions, our lord has already said it! How dare the little one mention other conditions!

The reason why the small ones didn't let those brothers enter the city was because just now the little ones saw that outside the city gate, the houses in the Beiguan Guanxiang were not demolished, although the small ones were not talented, they also knew some of the ways of guarding, and the houses of these Guanxiang would definitely be used by the rebels if they were not demolished, and now the rebels were going to come to the city, but these houses in the Guanxiang outside the city were all there, so if it went on, I am afraid it would be very inappropriate

Therefore, the little one came in, and dared to ask the adults to give an order, and mobilize as many people as possible, and go out of the city to demolish these houses, if the bricks and stones can be transported into the city, if it is too late, at least the beams and other things must be transported into the city, otherwise these things will be used by the rebels! ”

When Zhao Zhizhou heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, he could say that he had been panicking for a long time these days, and he only cared about asking for help everywhere, asking for help, and mobilizing the township brave regiment to practice in the city to assist in defense, but he completely forgot about this matter.

What Li San said is indeed good, the closed compartment outside the city gate is indeed not good for defending the city, but the people here did not expect it, and some people thought of it, and they may not be willing to say it, for fear of offending some big families!

Now that Li Sanyi said it, he remembered that it was indeed a strict omission, so his face tightened, although he was a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to look at it as a mistake and didn't admit it.

So after hearing this, his face changed, and he shouted: "Who is going to do this? Didn't the official already say that he had to be fully prepared, why hadn't the box been demolished until now?

Come on, send someone to do it quickly, even if you work until dawn tonight, you must tear down the doors outside the city! Don't let the rebels take advantage of it! Hurry up and do it! ”

In fact, during the day today, in order to prepare to resist the rebels attacking the county, Zhao Zhizhou was already in the state yamen, and the guards in the city were distributed, and each gate was assigned to be in charge, and he himself was personally responsible for the guards of the west gate.

At this time, hearing Li San's reminder, everyone also panicked, because this matter was indeed a big deal, and it was actually ignored by them so collectively, and it was only now that they felt that it was an extremely stupid thing not to remove the closed compartment.

So the officials and gentry, each of whom had been assigned, dispersed as soon as they heard the bang, and each ran in the direction of the gate of the city which they were responsible for guarding.

And the person in charge of guarding the area of the north gate is the magistrate of Muping County surnamed Lu, and when Lu Zhixian heard this, he also hurriedly went down to gather people and hurried out of the city to dismantle the gate.

There are still a lot of people in the city at this time, although these people can't do the fighting, but in order to save their lives, let them do some rough work, there is no problem, after some busy work, this Lu Zhixian sent people to drive the people to the front of the people, drive them out of the city gate, so that no matter what they think, they must demolish the houses outside the city tonight and raze them to the ground.

As for the people and horses from Xishan Village brought by Li San, they were not dispatched by Lu Zhixian, this was agreed in advance, and Li San disdained to let his brothers spend this kind of effort on doing this kind of rough work.

Therefore, Li San asked his people to spread their guard outside, to prevent the rebels from suddenly sending light cavalry to harass here, once the rebels sent a small number of cavalry at this time, with lightning speed, suddenly appeared outside the city gate, it is estimated that the people who are busy demolishing the houses at this time will definitely be in chaos, and they will definitely run crazy towards the city, and then the rebels can take advantage of the chaos to chase the people and rush into the city to seize the city gate.

Therefore, after hearing this, Lu Zhixian felt that it was very reasonable, so he asked Li San to act on his own, and asked him to lead people to fortify outside the gate, and after the sky gradually darkened, he sent people to light a large number of bonfires outside the city to illuminate a large area outside the city to prevent the rebels from suddenly attacking.

As for the demolition of the house, it will definitely not be possible to do fine work at this time, as long as the house can be knocked down, as for how to knock it down, the people have their own way, find some beams, and a few people carry it and slam into the wall or house, and it will not take long to knock down the house.

However, after some observation, Li San told Lu Zhi County that the Guanxiang outside the North Pass did not have to be demolished, and that some houses about 100 meters away from the city gate could be preserved, and the bricks and stones of the houses demolished on the periphery could be piled up on the passage between some undemolished houses inside, blocking the passages that could seep into the Guanxiang around the periphery, leaving only the main road leading to the city gate, which was not completely sealed.

Although this main road was not completely sealed with bricks and stones, Li San asked his people to help, got a lot of wood for roof beams and rafters, found some big nails or ropes on the spot, and tied them into a series of deer and horses, blocking the main road, forming an obstacle to the rebels, so that they could not advance to the outside of the city gate.

That Lu Zhixian is a civil official, and he is a timid and afraid person, he knows nothing about defending the city, and he can even be said to know nothing, fortunately, this guy is not a guy who doesn't know how to pretend to be forced, and he saw that Li San seemed to be very experienced, so he obeyed Li San's words.

He also saw that these Xishan Village villagers brought by Li San were all some fierce soldiers, and he was responsible for guarding the north gate, of course, in the future, he would have to count on Li San to help him guard the north gate.

Therefore, for the various suggestions and opinions put forward by Li San, they are all good, Li San said that what is is it, what is it, let it be done, what to do, but it is quite cooperative, and he does not dare to hold the official frame at all.

(Today, there was a small surprise, and two chrysanthemums exploded on the monthly pass list!) It feels good, haha, continue to ask for a monthly pass, continue to blow up! In addition, special thanks to the two brothers Ai Zhibai and Nannan Zhiyu for their tips! ）