Chapter 743: Burning Chaoyang Tower
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"Master Hou, the banquet for the night in the city has been arranged, and the location is set in Chaoyang Tower!"
"Shopkeeper Lu, thank you for your hard work, Wancheng is over, you should be the head of this Dawan Mansion!"
When Lu Dafu heard this, his heart was immediately overjoyed, and his face couldn't help but show a hint, and at this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, but it was Yelu Xiu Ge who was dressed in military uniform who strode in. Master Hou, if there is nothing else, the villain will retire first, there is a small servant outside the door, if necessary, just give an order!"
Leng Zhuo nodded, and when Lu Dafu left, he looked at Brother Yelu Xiu and said; Is there any military information?"
"The scout sentry found Li Tang's main force in Xiaowangzhuang, more than 20 miles north of the city, in the morning, a lot of cavalry scouts were scattered in Xiaowangzhuang, heading towards the surrounding villages and towns, as if they were collecting grain on the spot, and wantonly arresting young and strong, and there were people cutting down trees near the village, as if they were building siege equipment!"
"Well, pay close attention to the movement on the other side, there are still a lot of people pouring into the city, be careful of the Tang army!"
"Young master, don't worry, I have arranged wolf cavalry guards at all four gates, but if you guess sharply in the army, there will inevitably be a smell of blood on your body, and it is impossible for the Tang army to infiltrate the city!"
Leng Zhuo nodded, this is true, the wolf's nose is much more sensitive than a human nose, but in the army, there will inevitably be a smell of killing, even if you take a bath, you can't wash away this smell, there is a wolf riding in the four gates to intercept, it can indeed prevent the Tang army from mixing into the city.
"Where are Shan Xiong's soldiers and horses?" Leng Zhuo thought for a moment and finally asked.
"We have arrived in Wuliu Town, and we are still more than eighty miles away from Wancheng, but most of Shan Xiong's soldiers and horses are foot soldiers, and the speed of travel is not fast, even if it is rushed overnight, it will have to be reached tomorrow morning!"
"I know, before the main force arrives, the city garrison can only work hard for you!"
Seta managed to blend in with the crowd and made his way back to Wancheng City, all the way back to his grocery store in the city.
"Zhuo'an, go to the city immediately, call the shopkeeper of the shop in the north and east of the city, and say that I have something to find them, master!" Seta directly called a young man from Huren, although Setta's shop also hired locals, but the henchmen used were all brought from the grassland, all of them were gypsy tribesmen.
"Hey, I'm going!" Zhuo An put down his work and walked out of the shop like a gust of wind, but Seta shook his head and walked towards the courtyard behind the grocery store.
Don't look at the noisy shop in front, but after entering the middle courtyard and entering the backyard, it suddenly became quiet, quite a bit of a hidden house in the downtown area, and ordered the subordinates to make a pot of tea, but Seta sat on the chair and thought deeply.
Although he took over the matter in Xiaowangzhuang, it was not so easy to burn the granary in the city, and the two defenses of the Yamen were the most fortified, and the granary was even worse.
If the wolf cavalry of the Marquis of Ping'an did not enter the city, it was easy to set fire to it, but at that time it was not intentional to set fire, after all, the Tang army that went south was light all the way, and it also needed grain and grass to go south, not to mention occupying Wancheng and nailing it here like a nail.
"Master, tea is here!"
"Bessie, if it's okay, you go to the nearby granary to see how the defense is there, remember to be careful and don't attract attention!"
"Yes, sir!"
Time was in a hurry, but Seta was like an old monk sitting still, not moving, I don't know how long it took, there was finally a sound of footsteps outside, but it was two middle-aged men wearing leather jackets and dressed quite richly stepped into the hall.
"I've seen the master!"
"Well, Zhuo'an, go down#, guard the entrance of the courtyard, don't let anyone else in!" Seta sent Zhuo'an out, closed the door himself, and then returned to his seat.
And the shopkeeper sitting on the left and right sides looked at this scene, but guessed a few points, among which there was a middle-aged man with a mustache, but it was the way;" Governor Seta, is it time to act?"
Seta sat back in his chair and picked up his teacup, but he took a sip before he raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said; Well, the vanguard of the Marquis of Ping'an has entered the city, and our army has also arrived outside the city, but the time cannot be delayed, three or four days as fast, five or six days as slow, the main force of the Marquis of Ping'an will definitely appear under Wancheng, once the army of the Marquis of Ping'an enters Wancheng, our plan to close the southeast gate of Chu has failed, and it is likely to affect the decisive battle on the side of the Suzaku City, so we have to do it tonight!"
"Please make it clear to the manager!" the two shopkeepers glanced at each other and said to Seta.
"Where is this, how far is it from Wancheng!" Shan Xiong asked the local guide who had been caught at his side.
"That, General Hui, let's pass Banyan Village, about forty or fifty miles away from Wancheng!"
"Uncle, take a rest in the grove in front, the team is scattered for seven or eight miles!" Although he wanted to fly directly to Wancheng, the reality was not very optimistic, Mu Jiuzhou rushed to the front of the team and said to Shan Xiong.
Shan Xiong also frowned, but still nodded, at the moment he can barely keep up with the team, and there are 1,200 or 300 people who maintain a formation, most of these people are Shan Xiong's old background, and there are some particularly outstanding fighters, while most of the rest have long been cut off from the centipede's body, and they are sparsely pulled out of seven or eight miles.
Although he voted for Ping'anhou, in fact, Shan Xiong has never been in contact with Ping'an Hou's people at all, and it all depends on what his nephews and nieces said, as well as his brother-in-law's letters, so it is inevitable that Shan Xiong is not attentive enough.
Of course, the main reason is that although the 3,000 soldiers and horses in Shan Xiong's hands are still neat and there are no recruits, his 3,000 people are also divided into two or three gears, the first gear is his sī army, and the noble sī army has been raised for many years, he is the most loyal, and the training will never fall behind, after all, it is to protect his own safety, so he is the most guessed.
The second gear, but some of the better quality, or from the academy out of the warriors, or adventurers, strength, but loyalty is slightly worse, but it can also be regarded as elite, and finally the empire allows the training of sī soldiers after the recruitment of horses, although it is more than a year of training, and after several battles, but on the whole it is still not as good as the first two.
And a long-distance rapid march, the quality of this soldier can be seen at once, although Shan Xiongde's order is to rush to Wancheng as soon as possible, but if it is really a day and night rush march, the last can reach Wancheng, it is estimated that there are less than 1,000 people.
And this time when he went north to Wancheng, in addition to the closest distance between them, it was also because he had 3,000 soldiers and horses, and if he lost 2,000 people, even if he rushed to Wancheng, it would not have much effect, so Shan Xiong stopped and stopped all the way, and gathered while marching, which was not fast.
"Look at it like this, thank God we can get to Wancheng before midnight!" Mu He'er glanced at the sky, but the sun was already in the west, and it was estimated that after walking for more than ten miles, it would be dark, and then he had to gather the team and take a rest, and if he was on the march, he could almost catch up around midnight.
"Uncle, turn around, you have to train those recruits fiercely, and you have only run dozens of miles, and you are so tired that you can't get up one by one!"
"Go, let your father's soldiers and horses run so desperately, it is estimated that my soldiers will not be able to, you two can rest alive, if you go to Wancheng, there will be no stop!"
The sun sets, the night slowly opens, in the sky, a round of crescent moon hangs in the sky, swaying with silver-white moonlight, like a layer of veil draped over Wancheng.
Chaoyang Tower, early lit lanterns, the night illuminates as if day, on the street, a car and horse in front of the Chaoyang Tower this stop, from the top walk down a noble family of wealthy owners, for a time, Chaoyang Tower up and down the lively extraordinary.
If it weren't for the darkness of one or two hundred meters away from here, and a team of soldiers walking on the street, I am afraid that it would still make people think that this Dawan City is still singing and dancing, prosperous and lively.
"Boss, everything is ready!"
Seta didn't respond at all when he heard this, as if he was in a daze, and then slowly raised his head and said; This operation, if it is not successful, it will be benevolent, pass the order, do it!" Seta finished speaking, a cruel light flashed in his eyes, the arrow had been shot, but there was no turning back, but it was a pity that he had been here for two years, and those clansmen who followed him from birth to death.
Chaoyang Building, is the largest restaurant in Wancheng, there are five floors up and down, and below three floors, the building is empty, there is a stage set up in the middle, guests from one to three floors can watch from the four sides, and the fourth or fifth floors belong to the private room, the suite, the most luxurious.
The banquet was held on the lower three floors, and the stage in the middle was demolished clean, and the entire floor area suddenly became very large, enough to feast on the gathering of people with heads and faces up and down the city, just like every big city, as the government seat of the Great Wan Mansion, a large number of nobles, officials, and local wealthy families gathered in the city, and these people were all local snakes.
Leng Zhuo was able to play chess in Xiangyang City, because there were not many big families left in the city that the king of Xiangyang killed, and in Wancheng, Leng Zhuo wanted to hold this place in his hands, but he had to deal with these people.
"Do it!" Hidden in the courtyard in the dark, more than 20 people climbed to the roof and in the distance, the brightly lit Chaoyang Tower was the best target, these were the guards under the command of Seta, all of them were the best marksmen on the grassland, they could draw a ten-stone bow, and they could easily take people's lives three hundred meters away.
However, this time they are not going to kill people, but some wooden barrels that have been placed around Chaoyang Hibiscus beforehand, and in these wooden barrels, there is pine resin oil that can release a lot of heat if it is ignited, which can ensure that Chaoyang Tower will be burned in the shortest possible time.
Compared with the granary, the big people in Chaoyang Tower, as well as the Marquis of Ping'an, are obviously more attractive, and even if they can't achieve their goal in the end, they can successfully mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city to provide cover for them to achieve another goal. (To be continued.) !。