When He Yi rushed to the armory again, the fire had already subsided, but even so, the fire extinguishing operation continued until the evening.

The sergeants of the various battalions who returned from Tuntian took the risk of snatching batches of weapons and armor from the storehouse, but most of them could no longer be used, especially the bows and crossbows and arrows used to attack and defend the city from afar, which were almost completely burned.

If there is an enemy attacking the city at this time, Pingyuan County is unable to defend at all, and the only thing it can do is to go into hand-to-hand combat with bare hands.

Hand-to-hand combat!

In the absence of weapons and armor, how many people can muster up the courage to go into hand-to-hand combat?

"How's that okay?"

Pei Dong looked at the piles of badly deformed weapons and armor that had been carried out and burned, and knelt weakly in front of the dilapidated armory, his smoked black face full of unwillingness and helplessness.

How so?

How so!

Guarding armaments is Pei Dong's duty, and if he is questioned by the county for this fire, he will definitely be punished.

The most important thing is that when the people of Huyang City come over in the future, what will he take to hand over the errand?

You can't really let a bunch of bare-handed soldiers charge, can you?

"Go and bring me the man who set the fire!" Pei Dong roared angrily and slammed his fist on the ground.

Caught the person who set the fire? He Yi was stunned when he heard this, turned his head to look, and sure enough, there was a short and thin young man who was escorted to Pei Dong by two soldiers.

The man was forced to his knees on the ground, with a knife and axe, but his face was still calm, and he did not show the slightest hint of fear and panic.

"Who are you!" Pei Dong walked over and grabbed the man's shirt and yelled.

"Su Qian. The man calmly said a name.

"You put the fire?" Pei Dong asked again.

"So what?" Su Qian didn't quibble, and nodded affirmatively.

“......”

Seeing him generously admit it, Pei Dong only felt that the anger in his chest was suddenly choked and stuffed in his stomach, so uncomfortable.

But even if it is angry, as the other party said———— I burned it, so what?

The burn has already been burned, what else can I do?

Pei Dong stared at Na Su Qian for a long time before letting him go, sighed heavily, and commanded left and right in a trembling voice, "That's it, pull it out and cut it!"

He wanted to interrogate this person properly, but judging from the other party's performance just now, he could see that this was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

Instead of wasting time interrogating, concentrate on thinking about what to do next.

"General Pei, wait. He Yi walked over and stopped. Then, he walked quickly to Na Su Qian and asked in a deep voice, "You don't have to say it, I can guess your identity." You burned the ordnance and secretly inserted your eyes in the county, but as far as I know, the law and order in this plain county is good, and there are few evil things, and the county is not at fault, although it is useless, but there is no fault for this, why do you want to do this rebellion?"

It is true that He Yi did not have a good impression of the county man he had never met, because the other party was too stupid and leaked the news before the army.

But stupidity does not mean evil.

"There are few evil things, there is no fault, hehe, you just don't know..."Su Qian looked at He Yi with interest, whether it was from words or actions, there was no trace of the taste of being a prisoner.

can have such a bearing, and he is indeed a rare hero.

"You are the new lieutenant general of this recruitment, right?" Su Qian changed his words.

He has been lurking in Pingyuan County for a long time, and the generals, big and small, basically recognize their appearance, but they are very unfamiliar with He Yi, so they remembered the recruitment of troops this time.

"Yes, I am. He Yi nodded and said, for a dying person, there is nothing to hide.

Seeing He Yi admit it, Su Qian suddenly laughed, and then he said something that made everyone baffled: "Hehe, a dying person, I don't know some things, maybe on the Huangquan Road, the general can still be my companion!"

With that, he burst out laughing.

"It seems that you think we are doomed?" He Yi's face sank, and he felt that there was something in this Su Qian's words.

They both think of each other as dying people.

He felt that He Yi would soon be destroyed. But where did the plague come from?

"Lose, win, do you think—I'm talking about this? haha! ha! Take me down, it's not enough to worry about my life!" Su Qian smiled, as if hinting at something.

Isn't that the thing?

He Yi turned his head to look at Pei Dong on the side, and he also looked at He Yi with a puzzled face.

So, what is it?

At this moment, He Yi felt that there was a huge conspiracy looming towards him, or the entire Pingyuan County.

"Whether Vice General He will die or not, I don't know. But you're going to die today!!Pull it out and cut it!" Pei Dong said with the knife and axe men on both sides.

Su Qian was dragged out, and there was no resistance from beginning to end, let alone any fear.

A moment later, the knife was swung down, and the head hit the ground.

The blood that was spilled on the ground spread and climbed like small snakes in all directions.

It shows that this body also lived.

............

Early in the morning of the second day.

The sky was bright, and He Yi came to the courtyard where the thieves were hiding before, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard a terrible scream from inside.

Last night, He Yi told Pei Dong what he had guessed, including premeditated assassination and secretly burying gunpowder, Pei Dong naturally knew the importance of this matter, so this interrogation was also carried out by him personally.

Affected by Su Qian's generosity to die, He Yi did not have much hope for this interrogation, but just wanted Pei Dong to vent his emotions so that he could cheer up and deal with the next situation.

After all, in this small county town with no more than a thousand soldiers and no more than a few generals, the role of a general is too important.

But the result of the torture greatly exceeded He Yi's expectations.

"They did. After walking out of the room, Pei Dong threw a long bloody whip to the ground.

He had not slept all night, his eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was very excited.

"All the tricks?" He Yi was slightly surprised.

Pei Dong nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's not a full move, except for the whereabouts of those gunpowder burials...... They really don't seem to know. But it doesn't matter, there are only a few enemies who have mixed into the county, and now they have all been caught, and Su Qian is also dead, even if they bury gunpowder, they can't detonate it. ”

Hearing this news, He Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then what is the identity of these people......?"

"It's Li Rong Village. Originally, it was just a group of bandits composed of homeless people, but a year ago, Li Rongzhai suddenly changed the leader, and the new leader knew how to make a powerful chain crossbow, with this, they subdued all the green forest bandits within a radius of ten miles within half a year, and now they are in the limelight. As you expected, the plan of this group is to burn our armaments first, and then try to assassinate the generals in the county, and when they succeed, they will immediately lead the army to attack the city. Pei Dong said with palpitations.

They are indeed underestimating the enemy.

Originally, he thought that Na Li Rong Village was just a group of rabble, and as soon as the soldiers arrived, they would collapse immediately, but they didn't expect the other party to have such a careful plan.

If He Yi hadn't discovered it in time, they would have been assassinated at this time.

"He Yi, this time it's really thanks to you. Pei Dong said sincerely.

"Where is General Pei, this is my business. Besides, since you and I belong to the same army, we are friends of the same comrades, so why bother to say thank you. He Yi waved his hand, and suddenly remembered something, so he said: "By the way, the location of Li Rongzhai, can these people confess? If we take the initiative to attack, we may be able to reverse the bad situation." ”

"No, you can't. You also know our current situation, without weapons and armor, if we rush to attack, I am afraid that the casualties will be even more heavy. Pei Dong rejected He Yi's proposal.

Strike first. This plan Pei Dong had not thought about, but the fire in the armory had already burned out all the ways they could think of.

The only thing that can be done is to close the city gates, guard it tightly, and wait for the reinforcements from Huyang City to arrive.

He Yi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that Li Rong Village is now, I wish we could guard it strictly and sit and wait to die." Besides, now that the armor is all lost, the people are panicking, and if we don't take the initiative to make some counterattacks, the morale on our side will only get lower and lower. As soon as the opposing army arrived, I am afraid that before the battle began, the soldiers would collapse first. ”

Pei Dong listened to He Yi's reasoning, and said anxiously: "Then what do you say?"

"Let me think, let me think ......"

He Yi turned his back and turned around in this small courtyard.

"In that case, we might as well ..."

After a while, He Yi approached Pei Dong and whispered a few words in his ear, "In this way, the two sides of us will be equal, and the rest depends on how many soldiers and horses and supplies the upcoming generals of Huyang City can bring us." ”

Pei Dong's eyes flashed with a bright color, but then they dimmed again, and said, "The method you said is feasible, it's just... What if the thieves come to attack the city tonight? How can we withstand the first wave of attack when we lack weapons and armor?"

"Well, the mountain people have their own tricks. It's just that on the side of the city gate defenders, General Pei still needs to go over to say hello and dredge it. He Yi had already made a decision, so he sold it without explaining it to Pei Dong in detail.

"Okay, without further ado, I'll go to the city guards. After Pei Dong finished speaking, he quickly left the small courtyard and went straight to the city gate.