Chapter 498: Reinforcements Converge
In the entanglement of laws and regulations, everyone waited for a while. The others were not idle, and continued to busily sort out a large number of confidential documents and lock them underground.
In this gap, Kubrat and others were not idle. As soon as the previous group of messengers had returned, they sent out a few more capable servants and told them to go to the front first to see if there was any situation around the place where the fire had started.
After a few brief explanations, the officials quickly left, while the others came over to inquire about the situation.
"Can we still contact the men of Basil's Hammer?" An official hurried over and asked.
"I don't think it's better to look for it, those people are drinking outside the city." Another official replied helplessly: "I suppose they were drunk with Baselius." β
"Can the whole battle group get drunk?!"
"The people who stayed behind all went to drink anyway. It's not that there is no one in the camp, but that's all there are guards. The previous official told him, "I have already asked here, and they said that they want to guard the cannons." This is also an important thing, and you can't go. β
"Hey, old Gu, do you think we're here to make a statement, or are we really going out?" Another official turned his head and asked Kubrat who was still pacing back and forth next to him: "We people, if we go less, it's useless, it's tantamount to death; There are so many key documents here, what should I do? β
"Does it make a difference?" Kubrat turned around and stood still, and asked rhetorically: "Think about it, if we can't hold it down with the commander, it means that there are a large number of well-trained people who are making rebellions." Mutinies of this level, guarding in the military headquarters, are the same as waiting for death, it is better to go over there to have a look, you can also adapt to the situation, and it will be safe with them. β
"Then we might as well go together, and don't stay behind." Someone suggested: "If the thieves make trouble, they don't dare to come here, just leave a few people to guard the door." If there is a mutiny, it is useless to stay. It's better to fight for it all. β
"That's right, if you lose the battle outside, you can still run away, and if you can't hold it here, everyone will finish it together, and there will be no one to report the news." Immediately there was a sign of approval.
"And what about so much stuff on our side?"
"Didn't Mrs. Guo say just now, paper is dead, people are alive, and people are more important than documents. I think she has a point. β
"She's talking about the documents that the commander has in hand, it's different here. The documents for the bereavement and rewards we are dealing with now are all made by people on the front line of the people. How many of these are human lives? Anyway, I can't rest assured, I think I still have to watch. β
"Yes, Konstantin can't find anyone, and his sister is gone. Madame, she is in a hurry, it is normal. But we do have a lot of troubles on our side......"
And the crowd began to talk again.
"I don't care so much, I'm going anyway." Kubrat stopped and said with a straight face: "On the way, I called all the people of the 'Basil's Hammer' out. β
"Their little people...... What about the cannon? Someone asked: "I remember that when they were parading a few days ago, they didn't bring heavy artillery with them because it was inconvenient, but they still pulled a lot of small guns for display, and now they are probably all in the camp." They value those cannons, and they are all baby bumps. β
"Doesn't that make sense? Their camp is the same as ours. If it's just a thief, it definitely won't provoke them. If there's a bigger mess, those weapons are just waiting for the enemy to get them. Kubrat said: "It's the same result anyway, so let's use it first." Even if you lose it in the end, you can bombard more enemies and save waste. β
"As for the gunpowder, we should have some on our side, so let's bring them all." He commanded.
"Do we still have gunpowder?" Some officials don't know about this.
"Yes, in order to prepare for the celebration, our craftsmen brought some gunpowder from the military department to prepare for the ceremony." "But the celebration schedule is already full, so I put some on the day of the triumph, and the rest is not very useful," Kubrat said. I remember that there was still half a barrel left, so I went back to the workshop and took it out and brought it with me. β
"Oh, I don't even know!"
"yes, I didn't go to see it either, it's too little......"
The crowd muttered.
"The whole world is estimated to be the Ming Dynasty, and it is extravagant enough to use gunpowder to set off fireworks." Kubrat disagreed: "If it weren't for the request, I wouldn't even want to let it go." Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get it! β
"None of us are stupid, we all know what many people in the city are worried about, but I don't have this concern." He told the crowd: "I don't have any background, no family. My father was a peddler who walked around selling things, and then he lost money selling alcohol, so he asked me to find my own way out, and I saw that the army was recruiting, so I went to join the army. β
"I first followed the local army to fight the Magyars, and once I was lucky enough to go out to fetch water, and I ran into one of their scouts, and one of them was hacked to death, and the other man fell down while running and was captured by me. The commander of the war regiment was very happy and let me officially become a soldier. He recalled:
"Since then, I have continued to fight there, taking part in three battles under the command of Basil III, and each time I have achieved success, so I was promoted to the rank of centurion of the Teaching Regiment. Now that Baselius was on his first expedition, I had the privilege of serving under him in the second siege of Buda. My hundred-man party was the first to climb the city wall, and in the battle that followed, they slew three Magyars nobles and took one prisoner. After the war, I went to Georgia to be the commander of the garrison and expel the Turkmens. Later, because of an injury, he was transferred to the logistics department, and then worked his way to his current position. β
"I started as an auxiliary soldier in the mountains of Bulgaria, served under two Baselius and five pillars, and each promotion was based on my own military exploits, not my benefactor or family power. In the same way, I don't need to go out of my way to maintain and reward anyone. He said bluntly: "It's all about this today, I'll make it clear." β
"If there is a mutiny in the city, where do you think these soldiers came from?" He pointed to the sky: "The people of the various warbands are not in the city, and even the night watchmen only dare not provoke on both sides, and they will not move. Did these people fall from the sky? β
Everyone looked at each other.
"The mutiny on our side of Rome is too straightforward and obvious. However, when I was studying the official documents of the Legion, I read some books by Seris. "In their experience, it is not possible for all of them to hide a large number of regular soldiers in a key place like the capital," Kubrat said slowly. The most famous of the limited cases is a senior official named Sima Yi. Relying on his family's power, he hid thousands of soldiers in the capital and finally succeeded in a coup d'Γ©tat. β
"On our side, who has this strength?" He asked again.
"I can think of it, and the night watchman must have thought of it. That's why they didn't dare to move, even if it was them who should move the most. He said with some dissatisfaction: "Deeper, there is more to say." β
"The Night's Watch is theoretically a field warband, even a hoplite cavalry unit. All soldiers and officers had to take turns to participate in the expedition in order to maintain their combat effectiveness. He expertly recited the rules, and then changed the subject: "However, when I deal with them, I find that the people stationed in the city are always the same. Sometimes I also switch between different urban areas, and I can meet acquaintances when I go to other districts; Sometimes, they don't even move. What is the reason for this? β
Everyone obviously knew the doorway here, and was speechless for a while.
"It's all our own connivance." Kubrat spread his hands: "We don't care on weekdays, anyway, those who can do this kind of thing are rich and backgrounded guys, even myself, because I am afraid of offending people, I have not taken it seriously." Now, it's our turn to take matters into our own hands. β
"I've fought so many battles, it doesn't matter. Originally, I thought that I could be cautious and try to dodge, but looking at the situation that Mrs. said, it is estimated that there is nothing to hide. This time I'm going to fight again, and whoever wants to go, just follow me, no need to say anything specifically. He finally ordered, "So be it." β
No one objected, and continued to wait.
Soon, however, the couple seemed to have finished discussing the situation and left the office. Kubrat wanted to inquire about the situation, but someone suddenly rushed over on horseback outside the door, took a look, and found that it was the person who had just been sent.
"Gu Shangshu, Gu Shangshu! Reinforcements are coming! He reined in his mount and shouted hurriedly.
"What reinforcements?" A subordinate stopped Kubrat and ran to the door, asking.
"I saw Li Gongzi." The man jumped off his horse and said, "He was running south with a group of cavalry of the Night's Watch, and I happened to run into him." β
"Where is he?"
"Here we are."
The little official pointed back, and everyone heard the sound of horses' hooves, and hurriedly prepared and called everyone in the courtyard over. The marshal couple and a few attachΓ©s also sped up when they saw the movement here.
Soon, Li Xuanying ran to the gate, followed by several riders and an old man in a long robe, but he looked a little out of place. But he didn't hesitate and immediately shouted.
"I've killed a couple of Night's Watch officers who are plotting against each other! I'm going to suppress the rebellion now, which of you will come along! β
Everyone didn't know how to answer for a while, but when the commander saw him, his eyes lit up, and he ran over quickly, and greeted: "Virtuous nephew!" Why did you get here! β
The people in the military department and the marshal's mansion are somewhat wary now, after all, now, everyone still doesn't know who the enemy is.
Although Mrs. made a fuss just now, saying that she had received reliable news that it was someone from the Wang family who had poisoned her son, everyone still didn't dare to judge completely according to this information - it's not that they didn't believe her, many people here knew her and knew that she wouldn't talk nonsense, but the question was, in this situation, who can tell if it is only the Wang family.
After all, it is very likely that it can make such a big fuss, and it is likely to be caused by multiple forces. When I see other people, I always want to take precautions.
However, the commander was very big-hearted, and ran directly to the door and asked.
Li Xuanying didn't think too much about it, and told him directly: "I'm going to save Brother Kang." However, I also got news that the king of Xiao Wu of the dynasty was also surrounded by people. I'm going to stop by first, get his family and the guards out there, and then we'll go south to see what's going on. However, I heard that there were people here, so I came over and called for someone. β
"And how many people do you have?" The commander asked.
"Marshal Guo." The old man in the back jumped off the horse, arched his hand at him, and said, "Let the little old man tell me." The people on our side are all righteous soldiers on duty in the night army, because they are dissatisfied with the officers who are corrupt and pervert the law, so they follow Li Gongzi and come over, ready to do chivalrous deeds. There are more than 30 people here, and there are about dozens more on the way. On the side of King Wu's mansion, there are guards recruited by His Royal Highness King Wu before, and there are also dozens of people. We got together, and there were roughly more than 100 numbers, although there were not many, but they were all elites, enough for a raid. β
"Okay, okay." The commander nodded again and again, and said to Li Xuanying: "You are a good staff." There are dozens of people on my side, so let's go together. β
"Wait a minute!" Later, someone suddenly spoke.
Everyone turned around, Li Xuanying looked at it, and hurriedly jumped off the horse, and greeted unexpectedly: "Aunt Huang, why are you also here?" β
"Po Nu and Kang'er are gone, but they can be regarded as anxious for me." Mrs. Huang shook her head and said, "He is a father, he doesn't care, of course I can only come to urge." β
"Don't worry, I've heard some news here, and I probably know their whereabouts." Li Xuanying hurriedly said: "In that case, the previous plan was too slow, so I will take these people on a trip." Please rescue Xiao Zhu and the others, join the people in my rear team, and go to pick them up together. Uncle Guo is the commander, and those people will obey. How's that? β
However, Madame Huang thought for a moment.
"Xuanying, can you command more people?" She asked.
"Huh? Yes, how much? Li Xuanying hurriedly asked.
"Madam, our young master ......" The old man wanted to speak, as if he wanted to persuade a few words, but Madam Huang said bluntly: "The people from the Marshal's Mansion also ask you to bring it over, I hope you can do it as soon as possible." β
"Also, Gu Shangshu." She turned to Kublat, "Can you please take your subordinates and multiple flags to the Wu Palace?" I've heard that the people there are scattered outsiders, not Roman rebels. You raise your voice, and they should retreat. In this way, there will be fewer losses, and the people of Wu Wangfu can be brought out as soon as possible. β
"No problem, ma'am." Kubrat said immediately.
"Huh? Auntie, how do you know what's going on over there......" Li Xuanying noticed something and asked casually.
However, Mrs. Huang only frowned slightly, did not answer immediately, and did not seem to want to talk about the source of information.
In this regard, Li Xuanying seemed a little curious, but the old man next to him immediately spoke: "Please rest assured about our son, madam." Let's go. β
"Uh-huh, yes, let's hurry up and save Brother Kang." Li Xuanying no longer hesitated, flew on the horse, arched his hand, and prepared to leave. Next to him, the commander also pushed open the door, and a group of soldiers and guards got on their horses one after another, ready to set off together.
He was about to say something more, when suddenly there was a loud noise in the southeast.
Everyone was startled, and some of the horses were restless. It took some effort to settle down. I saw a bright fire light under the night sky, and a column of billowing smoke rose with it.
"My heavenly brother, isn't that from Xiao Zhu's side!" Li Xuanying was shocked: "Why did it blow up!?" β
The twelve o'clock of the capital is almost over, and the other authors PY went in waves
Today's mutual push:
"Stars for the Good Warhammer"
Warhammer is the main body,Add the star element of the fanwork,The protagonist is the planetary governor in the dark side of the empire.,Under the common blessing of the five good people "friendly",The story of making things happen.γ
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