He glanced at He Lingchuan subconsciously. Fortunately, his eldest son reminded him in time.
He pointed at the city gate and said, "Hurry up and reinforce it!"
That is, someone went to carry the sandbags and put them behind the door.
As He Chunhua climbed onto the city gate tower, he asked: "Where is the invasion?"
"It's not clear yet." Zhao Qinghe replied, "After we intercepted the thief, we came up to check. We fired a few rockets and went out. In the light of the fire, we saw enemy troops 200 steps away!"
Then the whole story becomes clear. The enemy attacked at night, sent a small team to infiltrate in advance, and then tried to open the city gate. However, they were pierced by rockets and failed to steal the house. They stopped pretending and launched a massive attack.
It stands to reason that they set fire to the government offices, assassinated the county guards, and created chaos. They executed a perfect combo and should have entered the city at this time.
It's a pity that He Chunhua rushed to Blackwater City at this critical moment.
In terms of luck, the sneak attacker lost to Manager He Da.
He Chunhua climbed up to the city gate and saw a swarm of enemy troops below, with torches like a sea and arrows flying up to the top of the city with a terrifying momentum.
He turned back to his eldest son:
"Chuan'er, what do you think?"
He Lingchuan had already finished his glance: "There are more than a thousand enemy troops, and they are attacking in light armor. There are only two crash cars and no heavy ordnance. It seems that they came via Hongya Road. The outposts in front are all blind, and the troops can be let in without knowing it."
Affection."
In the north of Blackwater City, there is an outpost every twenty or thirty miles. These enemies have attacked the city and the outpost has not given any warning. It is really a dereliction of duty.
"There are also reinforcements." He Chunhua pointed to the torches snaking in the distance, "It seems that they were broken into pieces and came in batches."
"These are Anton people, my old enemies." He added, "These guys have been around for many years. You don't recognize their armor."
"Huh?" He Lingchuan was startled, "Are these Anton people?"
"They want to seize the city and go back to avenge their past humiliation."
Twenty years ago, Blackwater City was still under the rule of the Andong people. It was He Chunhua who fought several battles and incorporated it into the territory of the Yuan Kingdom.
He was also promoted to county governor based on this merit.
Now, the Antonians are back for revenge.
"Why choose this time?"
"This is a good time." He Chunhua's face was as dark as water, "The big kite is swaying in the wind and rain, and strange things happen frequently on Hongya Road."
He Lingchuan noticed the word "repeated", which meant that his father had known about the changes in Panlong Desert for a long time.
"Hongya Road?" He looked surprised, "Andong people are also interested in Hongya Road and Panlong Desert?"
"I'm interested in things in Panlong Desert." He Chunhua said casually, "Have you forgotten why Sun Fuping and Nian Songyu came to Heishui City in the first place?"
Of course it's for the big square pot.
"If nothing else, just release the three zombies from the pot and the enemy will be in chaos. For military strategists, this is the secret to victory and the magic weapon to defeat the enemy." He Chunhua said in a deep voice, "Now the Panlong Desert has emerged.
Something unexpected happened, these guys may have become more active again and want to try their luck."
He Lingchuan exclaimed: "That's it!"
Did He Chunhua come with the same idea as them?
When the Anton people hit the door with a ramming car, the soldiers on the city took out homemade bombs and threw them down. This thing is also called "Guare". It looks a bit like a watermelon. When ignited, the explosion is quite powerful, but it is not very stable.
Sometimes you step on it by mistake...
Four or five were thrown down from the top of the city at the same time. None of the enemy troops dared to kill them. They all ran away with their heads in their hands. There were only a few bangs and vibrations, and the wheels of the car were damaged after the collision.
It was already heavy, and arrows were raining down from the city gate, so the enemy could not drag it back for a while.
When He Chunhua saw this, he walked back to the ground.
At this time, Qiu Hu and the other four men also came back, escorting two prisoners. One had his hands dislocated, and the other had his belly stretched open, and it was bloody.
He Lingchuan recognized that one of them was the big man who had quarreled with the cook at Weicheng Inn a few days ago.
It's just that his face is now covered in blood and he is downcast.
"what about others?"
"killed."
He Lingchuan said that Qiu Hu would keep him alive and leave him an extra person alive. "The one with the broken belly is the leader. This bald man is the leader's younger brother."
Time was precious, so Qiu Hu directly stated the information he had obtained: "The troops outside the city gate came from Niecheng in Andong, part of them were city troops, and part of them were Xifu Zhili troops, totaling more than 3,000 troops, led by Liao Shan, the prefect of Niecheng.
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"Liao Shan sent two groups of people to sneak into Heishui City. One group attacked and killed Governor Hu, and the other group privately opened the gate of Heishui City to welcome the Andong people into the city. So far, only one group has succeeded."
"That group of people are still at large." He Lingchuan nodded, "What else is there?"
"Liao Shan sent out a hundred people last night to go to the center of Panlong Desert."
The center of the Panlong Desert? The He family and his son looked at each other and thought it was probably the ruins of Panlong Desert.
He Chunhua's guess was correct, and the people of Anton were also attracted to Dafang Hu.
Liao Shan sent troops to seize Heishui City while sending people to seize the Dafang Pot. If he gets the pot first, Heishui City can be broken easily; or if Heishui City is taken first, Hongya Road will be under the control of the Anton people.
With the advantage of being a landowner, you can slowly explore the Panlong Desert.
"What a good calculation." He Chunhua sneered, "But people can't be too greedy, as a two-pronged approach can easily turn into a cakewalk."
Qiu Hu also asked for information about the murderer who attacked Governor Hu. The other two men did not know.
The bald man suddenly knelt down to He Chunhua: "Sir, save my brother's life, and we will be at your mercy!"
His brother was bleeding profusely. If he continued like this, he would soon die without being executed by the people of Blackwater City.
He Chunhua said lightly: "What else are you useful for?"
Bald and stunned.
He has finished telling all the information that needs to be said, and nothing else can be said for a while.
Oh, if I had known earlier, I should have saved it!
Qiu Hu pressed the knife on his neck and slowly pulled it while looking at He Lingchuan.
The blood flowed to the root of his neck, and He Lingchuan waved his hand: "Wait a minute, stay first, stay both."
Immediately, a disciple from Rongshan came out to heal the wound of another prisoner.
He was given good elixirs and used good medicine. You could tell at a glance because the bleeding from the brother's wound stopped quickly.
He Chunhua glanced at his eldest son and said nothing. But the bald man said gratefully: "Thank you, young master!"
"what's your name?"
"My surname is Zhou, Zhou Peng!" The bald head pointed at his unconscious brother, "This is my brother, Zhou Ray!"
He Lingchuan immediately said: "Find a clean cell for Zhou Yu. As for the murderer of Governor Hu, Zhou Peng, go and help find and identify him. If you can be punished and meritorious service, both of you brothers can survive."
Zhou Peng immediately agreed, and Qiu Hu stepped forward and straightened his wrists with two clicks.
So Zhao Qinghe allocated thirty more people to go back to the city with Zhou Peng to hunt down the murderer.
He Lingchuan's heart moved.
He Chunhua's goal for this trip to the west was as important as countering the rebellion in the south, but he only asked Zhao Qinghe to accompany him, and not Wu Shaoyi, Zeng Feixiong, Uncle Hao and others.
It can be seen that Zhao Qinghe is He Chunhua's most trustworthy confidant.