Gongsun Sheng said: "They are sleeping now, you can take them back first, and then you can interrogate them at night." ”

Pang He followed Gongsun Sheng's advice and tied the two up and put them in prison, and at dusk, when the two began to wake up, Pang He began to interrogate.

Above the lobby, Pang He asked, "What are the names of the two of you, what are you here for, and who are you instructed by?"

The two looked at Pang He fiercely, stubbornly did not speak, and Pang He was shocked: "Come on, serve the torture!"

Gongsun Sheng stepped forward and said: "Master Hou, slow down, the punishment should be of no use to them, it is better to let me give them some punishment, and let them take the truth!"

Pang He said loudly: "Okay, it's up to you, I see when these two thieves will rise." ”

Gongsun Sheng waved the dust, and recited the incantation in his mouth, and the two began to roar hoarsely, and their pain could be clearly felt.

After only a short while, the two gave up and shouted for confessions.

It turned out that one of these two people was called Li Shan, and the other was called Han Zhi, and the two of them were called brothers and sisters since they were young. Later, when his master found out that he had misbehaved, he was expelled from the school. After leaving the school, the two did not repent, but used the spells they learned to deceive in the countryside to obtain money. Later, when Sima Xiu saw it, he recruited them for his own use. This time, it was on Sima Xiu's order that he came to Huaiyin City to disturb and strive to make Huaiyin City lose its combat effectiveness before the imperial army arrived. From their mouths, they also knew that Sima Xiu was now a celebrity by Cai Jing's side, and he was not on Liangshan for a long time, so it was no wonder that Pang He had not seen Sima Xiu in two fights. When asked about the specific situation of the imperial army, both of them said they didn't know.

After the interrogation, Pang He had the two men taken back to prison. Now, there is a more important thing to do, that is, while the people and soldiers are recovering, hurry up to consolidate the city defense and prepare the equipment to defend the city.

At this time, an army of about 100,000 horses suddenly appeared near Huaiyin City, Pang He hurriedly sent people to find out, it turned out that Fang La sent 120,000 reinforcements to support Pang He, and the generals who came were Lu Shinang, Zheng Biao, He Conglong, Deng Yuanjue, Shi Bao, Li Tianyan, and Pang Wanchun. And brought Fang La's will to fight against the army of the imperial court with all his strength to ensure that Huaiyin City was not breached.

Pang He opened the door to greet him, and with these 120,000 men and horses joining, he had more confidence to fight against the imperial court and Song Jiang's 400,000 army.

After Lu Shisang and Zheng Biao entered the city, they also cared about the situation of the epidemic in Huaiyin City, and learned from Pang He that it was originally a ghost under Cai Jing's subordinates, and now it has been solved, and they expressed their peace of mind.

Pang He asked: "Thank you for the sect master's concern for me, to be honest, I really don't have much confidence to guard Huaiyin this time, now with you, I believe we will be able to defend it." ”

Lu Shisang said: "The importance of Huaiyin City is known to the sect leader, and the importance of you, Master Hou, is also known to the sect leader. Since Hou Ye took over Huaiyin City, the changes in Huaiyin City are obvious to everyone. Do you know that Huaiyin plus Hou Ye you, you are the strongest combat power of our sect, as long as Huaiyin and Hou Ye you are not defeated, then Mingjiao can exist in Jiangnan safely. Therefore, Huaiyin City is not only the importance of strategy in the heart of the sect leader, but also the confidence of basing itself on the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Pang He smiled: "The privy envoy has won the award, how can I Pang Hede." The development of Huaiyin City is also due to the blessing of the sect leader, not the contribution of my Pang He alone. ”

Lu Shisang said: "Why should Master Hou be too modest? What kind of ability you have, we all know very well, to be able to defeat the imperial army one after another, this is probably not something that ordinary people can do. I have been to Huaiyin a few times, and under the governance of Master Hou, Huaiyin City is also developing day by day, except for this time, I can feel the obvious development. ”

Zheng Biao said: "That's right, the sect leader never looks at the wrong person, you can be made a marquis by the sect leader in a short period of time, and the achievements you have achieved are convincing, this is the whole world, and you are the marquis." This time, we came to obey the dispatch of the Hou Ye and do our best to defend Huaiyin City. ”

Lu Shisang said: "This time the imperial court sent so many troops to fight Huaiyin, it can be described as a desperate gamble, if they fail to defeat Huaiyin, then the imperial court is not only powerless to fight against external troubles, we also have the opportunity to go north." ”

Pang He said: "I really don't understand, the imperial court has sent so many people to attack Huaiyin City, these 300,000 people will inevitably cause the emptiness of Bianjing City, if there is an invasion from other places, then there will be no power to parry." ”

Lu Shisang said: "Actually, there is nothing strange about it. With traitorous ministers such as Cai Jing and Tong Guan, there will be a lot of funny and absurd actions in the imperial court. They are just selfish in front of them, but they don't know that the country, the country, only with a country can there be a home, if the Great Song Dynasty is dead, then where can they live?"

Zheng Biao smiled: "What are you worried about what they do, with their flattery and flattery skills, where can you worry." ”

Pang He also smiled and said: "Yes, don't worry, as long as they are not wise emperors, they can all flatter well, even if they can't hold important positions, they can also ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives." ”

He Conglong said: "You are speaking lightly, people like them are not living with their heads, for fear that their sycophants will be in the wrong place, and if this is wrong, their heads will not be their own." ”

Pang He smiled and nodded: "Yes, they must also be afraid that the horses will be in the wrong place, but they have been in the officialdom for many years, and with their current ability, it is really difficult to shoot the wrong horse." For example, this time, under normal circumstances, the emperor will agree to send troops to them, impossible, but they used their own methods, 300,000 troops, you think about it, what does 300,000 troops mean to Bianjing, doesn't the emperor know? But the good thing is that they only know how to play with power, and they are not proficient in the art of war, so they have been continuously defeated by me. It is precisely because of this that they will attack the people and send people to perform evil magic in Huaiyin City, fortunately, this evil magic has also been solved for us, otherwise I really can't resist the army of so many people. ”

Lu Shisang said: "Now that they have this idea, I am a little worried!"

Pang He also said worriedly: "Yes, this is more unpreventable than strategic strategy." ”