After the entire county spent a night in busyness and anxiety, in the morning of the next day, those strong men trained all morning like sharpening their guns for battle. As noon approached, traces of rioters began to be found outside the county.
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Wu Shigong immediately pulled out more than 80 people from the guards and soldiers, holding firecrackers. In addition, from the guards, Li Lu's personal soldiers and people in the county who knew archery, he drew more than 70 archers and put their own
Fifty bows and arrows and more than twenty bows and arrows collected from the county were handed over to them. He asked these people to follow him as the main force to defend the city.
Wu Shigong divided his remaining soldiers and strong men into two groups. One group immediately went up to the city wall to prepare for defense, while the other group rested under the city wall. If the mob attacked the city, the resting group would
Immediately go up to the city wall and join in the defense. In the future process of defending the county seat, these two groups will also take turns to rest.
In addition, Qi County Magistrate also recruited more than 3,000 young people in the county. In addition to more than 2,000 young people building the second fence under the guidance of Foreman Jiang, the remaining young people also began to receive the most basic training and prepare
Feel free to join the team defending the city.
Foreman Jiang has promised Wu Shigong that the second fence will be built within three days. This is because the route of the fence surveyed by Foreman Jiang has many walls that can be used in the houses of wealthy families along the way. This can save a lot of work.
quantity.
The main workload of building the second fence is to demolish the residences outside the second fence. This is to clear an open space outside the second fence. This is beneficial to defense.
The Naqi County Magistrate did his part and used a tough style to direct Qingzhuang to demolish the houses outside the second fence and let the government officials arrest all residents of the houses who dared to express their objections. In this way, the construction work of the second fence
It was guaranteed.
In addition, the Qi County Magistrate also used some of the young men to requisition more than 2,000 stones of grain from the homes of large households in the county, and moved it all to the official warehouse behind the county government office. In addition, he requisitioned all the doctors in the county.
With medicinal materials, soju (which could also be used to disinfect wounds) and a large amount of white cloth, these people and materials were gathered at the county government office.
Before that, Wu Shigong had asked Qi County Magistrate to convey his views to everyone in the county. When everyone in the county knew that as long as they held the county for a month, the rebels would die without fighting due to lack of food.
collapse. And the county seat will be saved.
After hearing this, everyone in the county suddenly had a goal to strive for. Their motivation seemed to suddenly rise.
It was near dusk that the large group of rebels arrived at the county town. However, they seemed to be in no hurry to attack the county town and set up camp three or four miles away from the county town.
In the camp of the rebels, a group of elders and helmsmen of the Holy Spirit Society, as well as thieves and bandit leaders who were attached to the Holy Spirit Society and rebelled together, gathered around Master Mou to discuss matters.
A bandit leader asked Master Mou in confusion: "Master Mou, we have arrived at the county seat, why don't we attack in one go?"
Master Mou did not answer. He lowered his eyelids and murmured as if he was reciting sutras. He looked enigmatic.
A close associate of Master Mou on the side proudly explained to the bandit leader: "Our Master has already arranged for the disciples of the Holy Spirit Society to sneak into this county. As soon as it gets dark and a signal is sent here, those who sneak into the county will
The disciples of the Holy Spirit Society will open the city gate. In this way, it will be easy for us to conquer the county seat."
"The Archmage is so clever!", "The Archmage is so clever!"... There was a sound of flattery all around Master Mou. And Master Mou, who seemed to be reciting sutras, also had a proud smile on his face.
At this time, Wu Shigong was also standing on the city wall, looking at the rebel camp. Zhou Xun, who was beside him, also looked at the rebel camp and said to Wu Shigong: "Sir, the number of rebels is really quite large."
"What? Are you scared?" Wu Shigong smiled at Zhou Xun, "You followed me from the capital to this hellish place, and you made a lot less money. Now you are in danger, don't you regret it?"
"That's not true." Zhou Xun looked serious and quickly denied: "Actually, when I followed the adults here, I realized that I had really done something. I also really liked doing this. When we were in the capital, we did
Those things, how should I put them? They are similar to what ruffians do. But what I am doing now, I feel, is what men should do."
"Sir, what I just said are just my thoughts. When it comes to making money, you will definitely earn more in the capital. However, you have to do something in your life. As for the rioters outside the city,
From what I see, they are just a bunch of rabble. I believe that adults will definitely find a way to defend this county."
After Wu Shigong heard this, he laughed "haha" a few times, patted Zhou Xun's shoulder with his hand, and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Xun for his trust.
Then, Wu Shigong and Zhou Xun chatted about their daily life: "I've always wanted to ask you a question. Your kid is a few months older than me, so why haven't we gotten married yet?"
After hearing Wu Shigong's question, Zhou Xun blushed suddenly and was speechless.
Zhang Biao, who was standing by, smiled and interjected: "Brother Zhou found a marriage for this boy. This boy disliked the girl's ugly family, so he ran away from the capital."
"Oh?" Wu Shigong suddenly ignited the fire of gossip. He straightened up, smiled and poked Zhou Xun with his elbow and asked, "Tell me quickly."
However, Zhou Xun refused to talk about life and death. Li Sanhe, who was still on the side, explained to Wu Shigong: The in-law Zhou Shikun found for Zhou Xun was the daughter of the commander of the Army and Horses Division in Zhongcheng. The two parties were Yemeni rivals, but Zhou Xun went quietly.
After seeing the woman, I disliked him for being too ugly, so I didn’t want the marriage.
Wu Shigong couldn't say much about the Zhou family's housework. He smiled and said to Zhou Xun: "A man should focus on doing big things. There is no need to wrong himself. As long as he has the ability, then a beautiful woman can't do it by herself.
Fly over?"
After saying this, Wu Shigong nodded to Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe and thanked: "You two accompanied us here. I was fortunate to have your help several times in the past. I haven't thanked you yet.
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"You're welcome! It's okay! Sir." Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe replied in unison.
The surrounding soldiers saw Wu Shigong and the others chatting and laughing, and their emotions became more stable.
Zhang Biao came close to Wu Shigong's ear and asked Wu Shigong in a low voice: "Sir, are we going to control the south gate? If something happens to the county town, we can also retreat to the Qianhusuo fortress together."
Wu Shigong thought for a moment and replied: "No, the city gate is blocked. It will definitely not be opened for a while, and it is impossible to leave the county through the city gate. Besides, if we do anything unusual, the county will
The person is not blind, so he can definitely see it. By that time, the people will be in chaos, and the county will really be unable to defend itself."
"However, your reminder makes sense. Later, you can quietly inform all your brothers and tell them not to get separated. If something happens, we can still rush out together as a group."
After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Zhou Xun, Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe all nodded.
Wu Shigong then ordered: "You should be more careful and let some of your confidants keep an eye on the grain in the official warehouse and the medicinal materials in the county government office. I think there will be chaos these days. When the chaos really breaks out, what money will it cost?"
There may be no use for them. Only food and medicinal materials are real money. After the county is secured, we will find a way to move all these things back home."
After saying this, Wu Shigong looked at the rebel camp again. On the rebel camp, the setting sun shone on the clouds, showing a beautiful sunset. It was mesmerizing to see. And with the arrival of the rebels and hostile troops, people in the county town
The atmosphere also became tense.
Until it was completely dark, torches were lit on the city wall, illuminating everything nearby clearly. Wu Shigong, who was on duty on the city wall at night, suddenly saw three fires burning about a mile away from the city wall. Then
, a large group of rioters vaguely appeared in the distance.
"There's a sneak attack!"
Wu Shigong immediately sounded the alarm and asked all the soldiers and strong men to go to the city wall to prepare to defend the city. However, when the large group of rebels marched near the city gate, they all stopped.
These rioters looked at the closed city gate, and then at the soldiers and strong men waiting on the city wall. After hesitating for a while, they turned around and retreated. This move made everyone on the city wall confused. It also made everyone on the city wall confused.
All the people guarding the city were nervous all night.
After the rebels who made the sneak attack returned to the camp, they dispersed and went back to their camps to rest. The Great Master Mou had a gloomy face. He said to his cronies on the side: "It seems that the city has been prepared for a long time, and the sneak attack is impossible."
Yes. Tomorrow, let the protective team take the lead, and we will storm this county."