Section XI
The spies reported to Huang Shi and Fei Liguo, and he saw that the north gate had been opened, and dozens of soldiers and four or five mules and horses rushed out of the city, as if they were still holding an official. Those men were running east along the city, presumably trying to bypass Quang Ninh and head south.
There were more than a dozen soldiers in ambush outside each city gate, and they were all old subordinates of Huangshi and relatively reliable. The brothers of this spy have gone to rob the urn city at the north gate.
Before the spies finished speaking, Huang Shi and Fei Liguo jumped on the horse, and it was only ten miles from the woods where they were ambushed to the north gate.
The north gate was not closed, and there was still a person jumping at the outer gate of Weng City, waving the red flag desperately at them.
Huang Shi was in a good mood and shouted: "There must be Lord Wang, Brother Fei, please leave you at the North Gate, I will intercept Lord Wang." ”
Seeing that Huangshi was about to lead the team away, Fei Liguo hurriedly shouted: "If you don't enter the city immediately." ”
Huang Shi led more than 100 cavalry directly under him to run away without looking back, shouting and answering: "At this time, there can still be dozens of subordinates, who else can it be if it is not Lord Wang?"
Behind him, Fei Liguo's shout also floated from afar: "That's not necessarily!"
Huang Shi glanced back, Fei Liguo had already led the rest of the people to rush to the north gate, and he was very proud in his heart: "In just two days, it is estimated that in the hearts of these hundreds of soldiers, the image of me as a last resort has been established." ”
When Huangshi rushed to the distance of a few hundred meters from the team, the other party also knew that he would definitely not be able to run away, so he simply stopped to prepare for the battle, and dozens of people surrounded an old man in the middle.
There were about thirty Quang Ninh soldiers in this group, as well as a similar number of servants, householders, a few donkeys and two camels. Everyone was disheveled, and the first Guangning general was covered in blood, and the old man in the middle was vaguely Wang Huazhen's figure.
History says that Wang Huazhen took dozens of people and abandoned the army that was still resisting the rebels to flee from Guangning, seeing this scene, Huang Shi did not hesitate, and rolled the saddle and dismounted as soon as he pulled the reins and stopped the horse: "Lord Wang is frightened, and he is here to protect his lordship." ”
The cavalry behind them all stopped behind dozens of meters away from Huangshi, and the people opposite him were all armed with weapons, and they were all on guard, not to mention saying a word. Yellowstone untied his saber and threw it to the ground with his helmet. Striding forward, those people also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and made a way for Huangshi to walk in front of Wang Huazhen.
Huang Shi bowed deeply: "Lord Wang." ”
"Lift your head up. ”
Wang Huazhen in front of him had several bruises on his face, the official uniform on his body was also torn in several places, his beard seemed to have been torn off a little bit, and his head was even more draped indiscriminately, and the only thing that did not change was the melancholy eyes.
Wang Huazhen slowly spoke: "Huangshi, you have received the grace of the country, and you don't think about reciprocating, but you even fornicate with the slaves, aren't you afraid of dishonoring your ancestors?"
Huang Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Wang Huazhen had misunderstood the meaning of the word "protection" he said.
At this time, Wang Huazhen seemed to see it, and said in a calm tone: "Benfu is a minister of the court, and he is not disgraced, so he will judge himself in front of you, and the head of the old man is enough for your father-in-law's glory and wealth." ”
Hearing this, the soldiers around Wang Huazhen all shouted, and their eyes at Huangshi became fierce.
Wang Huazhen waved them to be quiet, and then said to Huang Shi again: "If you still have a little conscience, let me go." ”
After speaking, Wang Huazhen waited for Huang Shi's answer, and Huang Shi bowed again: "My lord, the Sun thief is deeply guilty, people and gods are angry, and his humble position has nothing to do with his kindness." The lowly duty broke through from Xiping and just returned to Guangning, since the adults do not believe in the lowly position, then the lowly position will be killed into the city of Guangning to take the level of the Sun thief. ”
When Huang Shi said this, Wang Huazhen's face changed again and again when he heard it. However, seeing that Huang Shi was still standing still after speaking, Wang Huazhen's face suddenly became suspicious: "Then why don't you go quickly?"
"My lord, it's easy to kill Sun Thief, but it's difficult to hold Guangning, if your Excellency leaves, it will not be possible in any way by virtue of this little man. ”
Huang Shi knew that if Wang Huazhen took the opportunity to run away and Xiong Tingbi did not come, he would not have the slightest chance to control the tens of thousands of soldiers in Guangning. He's determined to come up with a killer idea.
In front of Wang Huazhen, Huang Shi fell to the ground with a thud: "The blue sky is above, the thick soil is below, I, Huang Shi, am loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and I have no two hearts." If there is a lie, you will die with a thousand knives, you will not be able to live in the eighteen layers of hell, and the ancestral mausoleum will not be peaceful!"
In this era, nothing is as useful as a poisonous oath, and Huang Shi immediately saw that Wang Huazhen and the people around him were relaxed.
Seeing that the other party had already believed in himself, Huang Shi said in a sincere tone: "My lord, I dare to ask my lord to stay here temporarily, and if my humble position is unfortunately killed by a thief, it will not be too late for my lord to leave." ”
Seeing that Wang Huazhen seemed to be a little moved, but he only moved but refused to give a guarantee, Huang Shi asked loudly: "The lord can't save Guangning, how to explain to the imperial court, today's Jiannu is rampant, if the adult leaves, this three thousand miles of rivers and mountains in Liaodong, millions of living beings will definitely not be able to preserve, can the imperial court spare the adult?"
"Bold. A man dressed as a servant beside Wang Huazhen immediately shouted: "Who are you, dare to ......?"
"Shut up!" Wang Huazhen snorted and glanced at Huang Shi deeply: "You go on." ”
"My lord, our army in Xiping Fort was defeated, but that has nothing to do with your lordship. Quang Ninh is indeed in danger now, and he has the courage to ask the adults to do their best and obey the destiny of heaven. If there is really any accident, the court and the history books will remember the loyalty and courage of the adults, if the adults abandon Guangning, the adults will be able to escape the punishment of the court, can they still escape the scolding of the world?"
Wang Huazhen suddenly burst into a burst of wild laughter: "I didn't expect that the old man had read the sage book for decades, and he couldn't compare to the insight of a military household." ”
Then he instructed the servant: "Open the box, and I will change my uniform." ”
"You said it well, Ben Fu will return to Quang Ninh. Wang Huazhen looked at Huangshi meaningfully again, and shouted softly: "Governor Huangshi." ”
"Humble in office. ”
"Go and arrest the traitor Sun Degong and sweep away the rebellious party. ”
"Obedience. ”
"Okay!" Wang Huazhen's voice became low and powerful; "Let Benfu see your heroic posture of killing thieves and serving the country." ”
"Yes, yes, my lord. The lowly will go to kill the thief, and the lowly will want to ask for a reward for the brothers in advance, and the thief can get a reward of 1,000 taels of silver, hereditary 100 households. ”
"Yes, Benfu promised you. ”
"Master Xie. Huang Shi said no more, got up and left, picked up his saber and helmet on the way, and led his 140 men back to hurry. Although bringing so many soldiers will affect the strength of the assault, Huangshi must bring enough force, otherwise Wang Huazhen, the pig's head, may think that this is a ploy to trick him into going back. Wouldn't it be unjust to be killed in an unknown way?
Huang Shi believes that only after showing his overwhelming strength can Wang Huazhen listen carefully to his words, and his sincerity can be believed. Huang Shi, who stepped on the war horse, immediately shouted: "Brothers, the governor has an order, kill Sun Degong, reward a thousand taels of silver, and hereditary hundred households!"
Although Huang Shi asked for this reward, in his and Fei Liguo's original plan, no one would get Sun Degong's rank. Although the two of them really wanted to kill Sun Degong and destroy him, when the two of them made a specific plan yesterday, if they didn't want Sun Degong to escape, they had to disperse their forces and take all four city gates.
Their forces were already smaller than Sun's, and they were probably less reliable, so it didn't seem like a good idea to disperse them. If all four gates were defended by soldiers, the forces in their hands would be thin. Once the battle for the city is lost, it will become a tiger and no ordinary dog. In addition, Quang Ninh is a big city, and there are urn cities at all four city gates, although the rebels do not have a few troops, but after all, there is a case.
Huangshi and Fei Liguo's troops could fight a good battle, but if they couldn't attack the fortifications, they were very skeptical that the soldiers could maintain their morale. Moreover, if Sun Degong is determined to break through, he can gather hundreds of people, and they may not be able to block him if they throw dozens or hundreds of soldiers at each city gate, and it may not be a good thing to really force Sun Degong's dog to jump over the wall in a hurry.
Therefore, Huang Shi put forward a bluff strategy, which was to condense the troops into a fist, sweep away small groups of enemy troops, first go to a few yamen to meet with friendly troops everywhere, continue to strengthen himself, and scare Sun Degong away. Huang Shi felt that as long as Sun Degong ran away, the recovery of Guangning would be successful, so he was in a very relaxed mood when he entered the North Gate Urn City.
But he was immediately taken aback. The sound of fighting wafted from the city, and thick smoke and fire could be seen in the urn city, and even the dull sound of cannons. Most of the soldiers left behind on the city stood on the inner wall and looked into the city, looking at their appearance, which did not seem very optimistic.
"Your Excellency. Yang Luhuo on the city wall recognized him, and dozens of soldiers on the city wall saluted him one after another. After cleaning the battlefield this morning, Huangshi's subordinates were all well-equipped, and each soldier wore red tasseled iron helmets instead of hats, and many of them wore scale armor, at least heart guards.
"No courtesy. Huang Shi anxiously raised his head and asked Yang Luhuo on the city tower: "How is the battle?"
Yang Luhuo, who was at the top of the city tower, reported loudly: "Lord Fei is leading the main force near the arsenal, and the offensive seems to be blocked, and the specific situation is not clear. There were battles all over the city, and it was very chaotic. ”
"Take care to guard the gates, and do not leave. Also, immediately raise the governor's banner on the castle tower. Yang Luhuo led sixty people to defend the retreat, and the other half of his team followed Fei Liguo into the city.
With the Governor's banner, it can attract stragglers, but it may also attract the idea of rebels, and Huangshi ordered forty of his old subordinates to stay behind and protect the Governor's banner with Yang Luhuo. Huang Shi asked Yang Luhuo to appoint a fruit chief from his old department to bring reinforcements to the city for every ten stragglers he had put in order. Now that it has become a melee, let's fight for people's heads, and don't care about any plain and discipline.
The arrangement has been decided, and the Yellowstone horsewhip pointed to the city:
"Sons, go into the city. ”
(Section 11)
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