Chapter 447: Grinding the Spear and Felling the Sword
"Brothers in the city! Do you still want to live the hard life of the past? Open the city gate and follow us. We are guaranteed to have good food and drink here at King Chuang. Otherwise, when the army enters the city, we will not leave any chickens or dogs behind!"
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Listening to his soldiers shouting in the distance, Gao Yingxiang squinted and looked carefully at the Ningling County in front of him for a while. He found that this county really couldn't be compared with the Jiubian City. The city walls were short and there was no moat in front of the city wall.
There is only a small ditch covered with dry grass in the river.
So Gao Yingxiang laughed and couldn't help but said to him: "It's a small place, and you can attack it day and night."
"King Chuang, don't be careless! It looks like the soldiers in the city still want to defend the city!" Although Luo Rucai on the side was reminding him, he also had a relaxed smile on his face.
After entering the hinterland of Henan, the city defenses in the prefectural cities were better, but the city defenses in the county towns were ineffective. Often the whole city would surrender after being called out by the peasant rebels.
Some of the local officials in the county had already heard the news and fled, while others hid in the county offices like fools, as if they could use invisibility. When the city was broken, these officials suddenly realized that their whole family or
Hanging himself or committing suicide. This makes the somewhat lustful Luo Rucai regret that he did not get any officials' wives or daughters to play with.
So Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai were a little surprised when they saw that Ningling County was going to resist today. But after being surprised, they became a little excited, so they just let their children play. It's not so good if they haven't seen any blood!
"How about it? Do you attack or should I attack?" Gao Yingxiang asked.
"You go ahead and attack! I will do the field battle, but you are better at attacking the city." Luo Rucai hesitated for a moment and then shied away.
It was such a small town. Luo Rucai estimated that his troops would have no problem taking it. But everyone knew: Whoever's troops conquered the city first would have enough oil and water. Luo Rucai still wanted to give Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the peasant rebel army, three points.
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"Okay!" Gao Yingxiang was not surprised by Luo Rucai's answer. Then he ordered, "Shout one more stick of incense! If the people in the city still don't surrender, then attack the city immediately. I want to sleep in Ningling at night
county seat!"
"No!" Gao Yingxiang's generals accepted the order in unison.
"Has your Yuzhi County's head been smashed? It's okay to lead the militia and take away all the ten three-eye muskets and ammunition that defended the city? Doesn't he know that the Shaanxi bandits are only two days away from Ningling County?
How long is the journey? Does he really think that he is Zhuge Liang and can carry out empty city plans in Ningling County? The most ridiculous thing is, why did he leave his concubine and children in the city? I really don’t know if he really
Are you stupid or pretending to be stupid?" Qian Qi was full of anger.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" At this time, Lord Ding Bo wanted to follow Qian Qi's wishes no matter what. However, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "If the county magistrate's head is smashed,
, it must be your Runing Army who knocked him down over the years."
Seeing that Lord Ding Bo was always obedient, Qian Qi could no longer get angry. He then asked, "How are things in the city arranged?"
"Strong men have been arranged to plug the gap in the second city wall. All the food and supplies in the city are also being sent to the back of the second city wall. It is estimated that the second city wall will be completely built this evening!" Lord Ding Bo reported quickly.
road.
"It's not enough! First, the houses between the second city wall must be demolished, and the dismantled wooden beams and masonry must be sent to the two walls. Also, the second city wall is already very thin. With flushing
The car may collapse as soon as it hits it. Let the strong men block the hole and immediately reinforce the second city wall. Now you must also evacuate all the people in the city who are not fighting behind the second city wall. Then ask the craftsmen to investigate and follow the instructions.
We will build another wall near the county government office and prepare to build a third city wall."
"Okay! Okay! I will arrange it right away!" Master Ding Bo quickly agreed.
When the Holy Spirit Society rebelled, Wu Shigong asked Qi County Magistrate to make arrangements when he was guarding Ningling County. Foreman Jiang presided over the construction of a second wall in the city.
But as time goes by, Ningling County has been calm under the protection of the Runing Army. In addition, the traffic in the county is indeed inconvenient after the addition of a city wall, so now, the places where the second city wall intercepts the roads in the city have been demolished.
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Fortunately, they only built a simple city wall about two feet high and only wide enough for a few people to stand side by side. The total distance of the blocked roads was not long, so it was able to be completed in one day after mobilizing the entire city's population.
At this time, a soldier came over and reported: "Sir, all the young and strong leaders in the city have gathered. They are just waiting for you to go and give a lecture."
Qian Qi came to more than thirty young and strong leaders. Those leaders had once climbed the city wall and saw the huge force of the peasant rebel army. They all felt that Ningling County was like a small boat in the ocean that would sink at any time. So their faces
Everyone had a look of fear.
As soon as Qian Qi arrived, Humu looked around, and the commotion among the leaders also calmed down.
Qian Qi said: "You have also heard the shouting outside the city. I understand that everyone wants to live longer, and no one wants to fight. But you all know the life of a bandit. Once you become a thief, you will always be a thief.
You also understand the principles of thieves. You all have a family in the city, do you want your whole family to go through the precarious days of being a bandit? "
"Perhaps you were scared when you saw hundreds of thousands of people outside the city. But back then, our Master Wu led two hundred soldiers to defend the city from tens of thousands of Holy Spirit Society rebels. This proves that the bandits are bandits, and they will face the strong
There is nothing we can do in the city. So the Shaanxi bandits outside the city have nothing to fear."
"Divide yourselves into groups, and divide them into twelve groups, three groups for each wall. When the city is not being attacked, one group of people will go up to guard the city wall. If the Shaanxi bandits are attacking the city, two groups will be sent. If it is really fierce, three groups will be sent. Take turns.
In order to rest, those who rest can only rest under the city wall and cannot leave."
"Now there are thousands of soldiers I have brought into the city. Ningling County can be defended, so don't panic. But I, Qian Qi, also put the ugly words first. Your families will be arranged properly behind the second city wall.
It’s protected. You don’t need to worry!”
"But as long as any group of people makes a mistake and allows the Shaanxi bandits to invade the city. Those of that group who surrender to the Shaanxi bandits or return to the city, the whole family will go to meet King Yama."
"Yes! General!" After listening to Qian Qi's words, the minds of the young and strong leaders also calmed down a bit.
Just after noon on the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang commanded his camp to formally attack Ningling County. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support.
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