The most important factor in fighting a war is that the soldiers and horses move forward before food and fodder are used. Xu Zizhen has been dormant for so many days, waiting for this opportunity.
Bu Fen looked at Xu Zizhen with bright eyes: "Move?"
Xu Zizhen clenched his fists and nodded heavily: "Move!" After saying that, he took out the command arrow stolen by He Liangliang from his arms, handed it to Bu Fen, and said solemnly, "Brother Bu, I will trouble you for this mission.
Already."
Bu Fen frowned and said, "Let me go back? What will you do here?"
Xu Zizhen smiled and said, "It's okay. I know it well. It's just a stir. If you can't beat me, why won't you run away?" Before Bu Fen could say anything more, Xu Zizhen suddenly stretched out his hand to hold his shoulder and said seriously, "Brother Bu, I believe I will do this this time."
I won’t guess wrong, if you believe me, just do as I say, Shenji Camp can’t survive without you.”
Bu Fen was silent. Apart from Xu Zizhen, he was the only one who could command the Shenji Battalion. However, the war was imminent. He was really worried about Xu Zizhen staying here. But... he gritted his teeth and finally made a decision with a single word.
Bufa grabbed the command arrow and put it in his arms.
A smile appeared on Xu Zizhen's face, and he whispered something into Bu Fen's ear. Bu Fen nodded, suddenly reached out and hugged Xu Zizhen, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, we are waiting for you!"
Bu Fen left and successfully left Xingzi Castle with the command arrow. The half-month of silence gave Yuan Size no chance to use the command arrow. By the time he realized that the command arrow was missing, Bu Fen would have already returned to Lanzhou City.
The sun was gradually setting in the west. Xu Zizhen stood in the yard and squinted at the sky. With a smile at the corner of his mouth, he shouted: "Two liang, we will start work as soon as it gets dark."
"Yes, big brother!"
In these days, they were obviously rushing to make muskets, but in fact they had been secretly preparing other things. Xu Zizhen never told the people of Tianxiahui about his plan. Even Liu Fengsui and He Liangliang didn't know, but He Liang
The two did not ask, but faithfully carried out the tasks assigned to him by Xu Zizhen.
A pile of dark things was dragged out. Xu Zizhen called everyone in the group. More than twenty people lined up in front of him. Everyone looked solemn. They had all guessed that the day of the decisive battle was finally over.
arrive.
Xu Zizhen smiled: "Brothers, can you not be so serious? With so many experts taking action, it seems that the one who should be serious is that old bastard Yu Size, right?"
When he said this, everyone was amused, and everyone's tense nerves relaxed. Only then did Xu Zizhen reveal his plan in detail.
That pile of black things was made by Tang Lun, or He Liangliang came up with the idea. Make a hollow ball out of yellow clay, fill it with gunpowder, and insert a fuse. This is what a simple bomb does.
Well, He Liangliang came up with the idea to mix a lot of phosphorus into the gunpowder. The explosion was not very powerful, but it could cause a large area of fire.
Everyone in Tianxiahui is a master of Qinggong who can go up and down. Xu Zizhen asked them to divide these homemade bombs, and they would work in groups of two. When the signal came out, they would run around the city throwing bombs and setting fire to them. Outside Xingzi Fort, there were
The fort is naturally the rear camp of the Xixia Army. Food, grass, weapons and other items are everywhere. Just setting a fire can burn a whole piece, not to mention so many people burning together.
Liu Feng followed He Liangliang and Xu Zizhen in a group, and the main target was naturally Yun Size. As for Qian Tongzhi and Tang Lun, they followed Du Jin. There was also a pile of extreme artillery that was almost finished in the yard next door. This must not be left behind.
For the Xixia Army.
The division of labor has been decided, and the next thing to do is to wait patiently. The sky has completely darkened. The inside of Xingzi Castle is like a dead city. It is completely dark. Except for the occasional sporadic firelight, there is no human voice at all.
…
In the commander's camp, Yuan Size was sitting alone. He had always felt something was wrong today. His eyelids had been twitching since the morning, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
He has been a little uneasy in the past few days. Ever since the firecracker appeared in front of him, he knew that his opportunity had come. The Xiao family was extremely powerful and almost covered the sky with one hand in Xixia. Although he was a noble of Xixia,
But he had to lower his noble head and attach himself to the Xiao family.
Yuan Size always thought that he was a genius and had extraordinary abilities since he was a child. However, he developed a deep understanding of his abilities in such a family environment and never showed off his talents to others. In the end, he relied on his strength and endurance to step up.
A footprint climbed to where it is now.
It's just that he is never willing to continue in this state. Although the Xiao family is large, there is no one who can stand up to the public. What qualifications does such a family that may be ruined at any time have the right to control him all the time?
Xu Zizhen's guess was correct. Yuan Size didn't tell anyone about the muskets. He just wanted to form his own private army. Sooner or later, the Xiao family would rebel. With this musketeer team, he would definitely become a strong supporter of the Qinwang.
It will be easy to annihilate the Xiao family. By then, won't you be able to ascend to heaven and become a supreme minister in one step?
But the greater the hope, the more painful the wait. Du Jin and his Tibetan casual workers have been busy for nearly half a month, but there is still no sign of completion. Yuan Size has been feeling weak in the past two days, and the urine he urinates is sallow.
Yes, he gritted his teeth and secretly decided to urge Du Jin again tomorrow. A large truck of gunpowder had already been sent, so he should show himself some results first, right?
The tea was already cold, so Yun Size picked up the teacup in a daze as he thought about it. He just took a sip and spit it out, shouting out the door: "Here comes someone!"
There was silence outside the door, and there was no response. Yuan Size was stunned for a moment, and shouted again, but still no response.
Yuan Size stood up quickly. He suddenly noticed something unusual. He quickly walked to the bed and took off the knife hanging on the wall. He choked and pulled the knife in his hand.
"Oh, the reaction is quite fast." A joking laughter sounded, and then the door was pushed in from the outside. Xu Zizhen, dressed in white robe, walked in with a smile, the Tang sword in his hand was bright, and there was blood on the blade.
Yuan Size's pupils shrank suddenly, and he said in a low voice, "Xu Zizhen!"
Xu Zizhen nodded, walked into the room, pulled out a chair, and sat down. He glanced up at him and said with a smile, "Isn't this our first formal meeting? It's not easy."
The door was half-opened. Looking out from Yuan Size's perspective, he could vaguely see a dozen people lying scattered in the yard. They were the guards on duty outside his camp. There was another person standing at the door. He was not tall and slightly thin, but
Can't think of who it is.
"How did you get in?" Yuan Size was extraordinary after all. He didn't panic when he arrived and asked calmly.
Xu Zizhen shrugged: "I've been seeing you for half a month. Why, you didn't notice that I'm such a big guy?"
Yuan Size frowned, and his mind quickly turned over the people he had met in the past half month, but he couldn't remember where he had seen Xu Zizhen. Suddenly, a group of figures appeared in his mind.