Chapter 936 Skylight Roars Dark Fire Crossflow (Part 2)
"...Those grassland people are throwing corpses into the city."
The sky is hazy, and the clouds are sinking heavily. There is an awning in the old courtyard. There are boxes of various sizes stacked under the awning. Firewood is piled in the corner of the yard. There is a stove boiling water under the eaves. Tang Min is trying her best to dress up.
Jie, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and holding a tea cup in his hand, was sitting under the eaves and communicating quietly with Lu Mingfang.
Lu Mingfang was slightly better dressed than Tang Minjie, but he looked relatively casual at this time: he was a traveling merchant. Due to the sudden siege by the grassland people, Yunzhong Mansion could not get out, and the accumulated goods were also piled in the yard.
inside.
"Throw the body?"
"There were human heads, corpses cut into pieces, and even internal organs. They were wrapped and thrown in. Some of them were thrown in with helmets on. Anyway, after they landed, the stench was overwhelming. They should have brought troops to relieve the siege these days.
The leaders of the golden soldiers were killed by the grassland people, and the prisoners were responsible for dismembering and packing them. They left them under the sun for a few days before throwing them into the city." Tang Minjie took off his hat and looked at the tea in his hand, "That gang
The little Jurchen dandy was so angry when he saw the human head..."
"Throwing corpses into the city, are you trying to create a plague?"
"It can't be built." Tang Minjie shook his head, "The body has been there for a few days. It is not easy to clean up after throwing it in, but it is just a little disgusting. Shi Liai's arrangements were very appropriate. The cleaned body was cremated on the spot. The person responsible for cleaning it up
The coats worn by people were soaked in boiling water. I transported lime and sprinkled it on the roots of the city wall... They followed the teacher's trick. Even if the prairie people really dared to throw the disease-infected corpses in, they would probably be infected first.
They were the ones who got in there."
"...Have you figured out the situation outside the city?"
"I inquired about it, and the Jin people are not very clear about it." Tang Minjie shook his head: "This old guy Shi Liai is as steady as a smelly stone in a latrine. The day after the prairie people came, he even sent someone
I went out to test and heard that I had the upper hand, but I didn’t know what I saw. Soon I called everyone back and ordered everyone to stay behind closed doors. In the past two days, the grassland people set up trebuchets and let the city
The Jin prisoners outside gathered around the trebuchet. They threw corpses and threw stones from the top of the city to fight back, killing their own people one by one..."
Tang Minjie put the tea cup to his mouth and couldn't help but laugh: "Hey... the kids are so angry, but if Shi Liai doesn't say anything, they can't move..."
Lu Mingfang took a sip of tea: "Shi Li loves old age and becomes stronger. His judgment and vision should not be underestimated. He must have discovered something."
"The two sides just started fighting, and they had the upper hand in the first game, but then they became a coward. If he does this, he will have big flaws, and there will be things that can be exploited in the future. Hey..." Tang Minjie turned around and came over.
, "What are your thoughts here?"
"First of all, it's the purpose of the grassland people." Lu Mingfang said, "Yunzhong Mansion has sealed the city. Now news from outside can't come in, and news from inside can't get out. According to the information pieced together so far, these grassland people are not
There's no rules. They had a conflict with the Jin people in the west a few years ago, and they didn't get any advantage for a while. Then they turned their attention to Xixia. This time they went back to the Central Plains. After breaking Yanmen Pass, they killed Yunzhong almost the same day. I don't know what they did.
, and also made Shi Liai wary. These actions all show that they have a plan, and this battle is not without purpose."
Lu Mingfang continued: "Since there is a plot, what is the plot? First of all, it is unlikely that they will capture Yunzhong. Although the Jin Kingdom said that hundreds of thousands of mighty troops went out, it is not that there are no people behind them.
Your Excellency, there are still many talented people among the veterans. With the same geographical management, it is not a big problem to bring tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people here. Let’s not mention that these prairie people do not have siege equipment. Even if they are really talented, they will become
They captured Yunzhong with a trick, and they would definitely not be able to stay here for long. Since the grassland people could complete the deployment of troops from Yanmen Pass to Yunzhong Mansion, they would definitely be able to see this. Then if they couldn't capture the city, why would they...
…”
He clapped his fingers: "Grain, grass, military horses, manpower...or more critical materials. Their purpose can show how much they understand the war. If it were me, I would probably put the purpose first
On the Dazhuoyuan, if you can't get the Dazhuoyuan, you can also look at the other several military supplies transfer and storage locations. The two closest ones, such as Hongshan and Langshu, were originally built by Zong Han to store supplies.
Heavily guarded, but in the cloud of threats, those troops may be mobilized to gather reinforcements... But the question is, do the grassland people really understand firearms and armaments to this extent..."
Tang Minjie looked at him quietly.
Lu Mingfang continued: "Understanding the purpose of the grassland people, we can probably predict the direction of this war. We may be able to contact this group of grassland people, but we must be very cautious and try to be as conservative as possible. The more important thing right now is
, if the war between the grassland people and the Jin people continues, the Han people outside the city may have a chance of survival. We can plan a few routes in advance to see if we can take advantage of the fierce fighting between the two sides to save some people."
Tang Minjie heard this quietly and was silent for a moment: "Why didn't you consider forming an alliance with them? Does Boss Lu know anything about it?"
"The teacher said something."
"Huh?" Tang Minjie frowned.
Lu Mingfang sat down, thinking carefully about what to say, but then he realized what was happening and looked at Tang Minjie with a smile: "...Is this what you wanted to say from the beginning?"
There was also a sinister smile in the corner of Tang Minjie's eyes: "When I saw the enemy's enemy, my first reaction was, of course, that we can be friends. At the beginning of the siege by the prairie people, I thought about whether I could help them open the door, but it was too difficult. For the prairie people
I thought about one thing in private. The teacher pretended to be dead a few years ago and went to Xixia before appearing. Then maybe the actions of the grassland people have something to do with the teacher's arrangements. I still have some
Strange, why haven't you informed me to make arrangements yet..."
He looked sincerely and said: "Opening the city gate is very risky, but letting me do it was originally the best arrangement. I thought you didn't trust me much in this matter."
Tang Minjie said this frankly, with a smile in his eyes. Although he was scheming and sometimes appeared crazy and scary, he was usually honest in front of his own people. Lu Mingfang smiled: "The teacher has no arrangements
Complete missions related to the grasslands.”
"You tell me, I understand." Tang Minjie took a sip of tea, and his eyes behind the teacup became a little dangerous due to thinking, "If there is no teacher's participation, the actions of the prairie people are decided by themselves, then it means that
Among the group of people outside the city, there are some strategists with very long-term vision... This is very dangerous."
When he spoke like this, he was obviously thinking about the prairie knights outside the city. Then he turned around and said, "By the way, you just mentioned what the teacher said."
Lu Mingfang nodded: "When I returned to the southwest before, I also considered the teacher's actions before he showed up. After all, he went to Xixia and seemed to pay some attention to the grassland people. After I reviewed my duties, I chatted with the teacher for a while and talked about this matter.
What I am thinking about is that Xixia is relatively close to us. If the teacher arranged some back-up there, we would have an idea in our minds. But the teacher shook his head. He did not leave anything behind in Xixia.
"
"...This is not like the teacher's behavior." Tang Minjie frowned and murmured.
"What the teacher said later left a deep impression on me. He said that the prairie people are the enemy, and we just need to think about how to defeat them. This is why I say we must be cautious in contact."
Tang Minjie lowered his head and pondered for a long time. When he raised his head, he also considered for a long time before speaking: "If the teacher has said this, then he really doesn't want to play any distant and close-attack tricks with the prairie people... This is very strange. Although martial arts
The dynasty was destroyed by too much scheming, but we can't say that we relied on strategies. When I studied with the teacher before, the teacher repeatedly emphasized that victory is calculated by accumulating every penny. He went to Xixia, but
If you don't make a move, what are you thinking about..."
Lu Mingfang smiled and said: "The teacher did not say that he formed an alliance with the grassland people, but he also did not explicitly say that it cannot be used. If you have an idea and you can convince me, I will do it."
Tang Minjie shook his head: "The teacher's thoughts may have profound meaning. I will ask carefully next time I see you. Since there is no clear order at the moment, let's just follow the normal situation. If the risk is too high, there is no need to make a desperate move. If
The risk is less, so we will do what we should do. Boss Lu, you said that saving people must be done. As for how to make contact, let’s take a look. If there are really great people in this group of people, we will do it.
It’s good to pay attention.”
Lu Mingfang also nodded.
Tang Minjie came with doubts in his mind. It had been ten days since the siege of the city. For such a big event, it was possible to fish in troubled waters. Lu Mingfang's actions were not big. He still had some ideas as to whether he had any big plans.
I was not able to participate. Now that I have dispelled my doubts, I feel a little more relaxed. After taking two sips of tea, I couldn’t help but laugh:
"By the way, Boss Lu."
"Um."
"Tell me, is it possible that when the teacher and the others went to Xixia, a bunch of blind prairie barbarians offended the wife of Ba Dao, and the teacher just wanted to kill them?"
"...You have to say that...you don't care about the overall situation."
"That's true." Tang Minjie smiled, "If this really happened, I'm afraid not many prairie barbarians would survive until now in front of Mrs. Ba Dao."
He paused: "Moreover, if the prairie people really offend the teacher, and the teacher is not able to retaliate for a while, then it will only leave more back-up tools."
Only now did he really think about it. If Ning Yi really hated these grassland people, he would not have chosen to let them go. I am afraid that he would have made friends from far away and attacked close by, opened the door to do business, showed goodwill, and wooed him.
The condom was fully on. Ning Yi did nothing. Although this matter was strange, Tang Minjie only kept his doubts in his heart: there might be an interesting answer in it, and he was a little curious.
After discussing this, the two of them had a rough outline of what would happen next. Lu Mingfang was going to go to Chen Wenjun to inquire about the news. Tang Minjie seemed to have something else on his mind. Before leaving, he hesitated to speak. Lu Mingfang
After asking: "What?" he said: "Do you know Luo Ye in the army?"
"I know, Crazy Luo. He is an old man who followed Wurui Camp to start the uprising. It seems... he has been asking us to find one of his sisters. What's wrong?"
"..."
"Any clues? Alive? Dead?"
"...Forget it, I'll tell you after I confirm it." Tang Minjie hesitated for a moment and finally said this.
Lu Mingfang nodded: "Okay."
Tang Minjie didn't say anything, and he didn't ask any questions. He had seen everything in the Northland for so many years. It had been such a long time since the Jingping Disgrace, and most of the first batch of Han slaves who went north had died.
Now, no matter whether this kind of news is good or bad, its process is enough to destroy a normal person's life. Before the complete victory comes, just swallow it all and don't chew it carefully. This is exhausting.
Possibly the only way to stay normal.
The two of them left the yard and went in different directions.
Under the same sky, in the southwest, the battle at Jianmen Pass continues. A major battle between the Jin army led by Zong Han and the Seventh Chinese Army led by Qin Shaoqian has begun.