The rebels came all the way south and indeed collected a lot of food and supplies. Although it was not enough to last for a year and a half as Liu Liu said, it still amounted to 70,000 to 80,000 dan. According to later generations, that would be 80,000 to 90,000 dan.
One hundred thousand catties of grain, enough to feed the rebels in the city for two months.
Now all these grains are piled on the main campus in the city and heavily guarded. Because this is the lifeblood of the rebel army. Once there is no military grain, everything will fall apart.
Zhang Yanling went through all the trouble to send the three men into the city, with the purpose of destroying their food and grass, draining fuel from the cauldron, and causing the rebels to cause chaos on their own.
The new moon was already very bright, and three military warriors arrived at the entrance of the school grounds. On the surrounding high walls, the wind lanterns were bright. There were soldiers patrolling on top of the walls, and the defense was very tight.
The three of them hid in the shadow under the tree and discussed in low voices for a moment. They originally thought they could sneak in, but looking at this posture, it might be difficult to sneak in secretly.
Since that was the case, they went in without hesitation. The three of them were determined to do something, and they had no other choice at the moment, so the three of them lined up and walked towards the camp gate.
The defenders on the top of the city were attracted by the rumble of cannons from the direction of the north city, and they didn't notice it until the three of them walked to the gate.
"Stop, what are you doing?" someone shouted.
Several patrols nearby were attracted by the scolding, and they also came closer.
"By the order of General Fengtian, I am here to convey the order to dispatch several carts of food to the battlefield in Beicheng. Where is the person in charge? Come out and speak." The big monkey Li Decai shouted in a deep voice.
"Transfer food? Why do you need to transfer food to Beicheng?" The defender on the wall felt strange and asked in surprise.
"Do I have to tell you about the Generalissimo's orders? Are you in charge?" Li Decai shouted.
"...Do you have a warrant from the Generalissimo? The Generalissimo issued a strict order, and his personal order is needed for the allocation of food. Have you brought it?" asked the rebels on the wall.
"..."
Li Decai was confused. It turned out that there were such rules among the rebels. Now he was in trouble. Where did they get Liu Chong's warrant?
"Don't you have a warrant? Then you can't go in. Go get the generalissimo's warrant before you come back. We are acting according to the rules," said the rebel soldier on the wall.
The three monkeys Duan Xiaoqi suddenly shouted: "You don't want to listen to the news. The army in Beicheng is in a hurry to attack the city. How can the general have time to write us an order? He is directing the brothers to defend the city. You don't allow us to go in and deliver the order."
Okay? Well, we'll go back and get back together. If we miss the Grand Marshal's important event, you'll be responsible for it when the time comes. Brothers, let's go."
The Three Monkeys, Duan Xiaoqi, waved to Li Decai and Ma Zhanpeng, and the three of them turned and left. They didn't think that this reason could scare the defenders, but they wanted to take the opportunity to escape and then find other ways to get in.
But what I didn't expect was that such a shout would actually make the rebel soldiers on the wall feel guilty.
Seeing the three people walking away, a few people on the wall discussed in a low voice and shouted: "Stay here."
Zhao Decai and others stopped and turned around.
"You must at least tell us why we need to prepare food and grass to go to Beicheng. How come we need to transfer food and grass to Beicheng at this time?" the rebel guard asked.
Zhao Decai sighed and said: "That's all, it's okay to tell you. The officers and soldiers attacked fiercely. They attacked fiercely in the afternoon and were repulsed. They came again under the cover of night. The generalissimo estimated that they would not be able to stop tonight.
All the brothers who are guarding the North City have to deal with it all night. In order to replenish their physical strength, we specially ordered several trucks of food to be sent to the North City and cook on the spot. Brother
When the brothers come down from the rotation, it’s better to have some hot meals and dishes to replenish your physical strength for fighting. You people are quite comfortable, you don’t have to fight with the army in Beicheng, but you don’t even allow the brothers’ request to feed their bellies? Anyway, you see
Let's do it, we have sent the order. If the generalissimo asks us to come again, I am afraid that the warrant will be to chop off your heads."
The rebel patrol soldiers on the wall were feeling frightened, but they did not dare to make the decision without authorization. Several squad leaders discussed it and put down their words.
"Don't be angry, guys. My brothers and I can't make the decision. General Mao is not in charge here, so we have to report to him for his decision. Wait a moment, everyone, and we'll go and report it."
"Go, go, go. You can't make the decision, so what are you doing here nagging for so long?" the three of them said hurriedly.
The three of them stood waiting at the entrance of the camp. The rebels on the wall looked at the three of them without saying anything. Of course, the three of them would not talk too much. They could hear the roar of artillery in Beicheng, the flames soaring into the sky, and the sound of killing was heard from afar. Apparently the battle in Beicheng is raging.
Li Decai and the other three people looked calm on the outside, but they were very anxious in their hearts. They knew that tonight's siege was to cover for them. If they didn't attack the city, people would come and go here, and it would be easy to see through and make up excuses. That's not true either. Once the city is attacked, everyone's attention will be on the North City, making it much easier to attack.
Whether they can succeed and successfully complete what the Marquis planned depends on the success or failure of the war. The Marquis said that if they succeed, the bandit army will fall apart within a few days. If they fail to succeed, the siege will take at least ten days. And it may take more than ten days. They take the lives of many brothers. They have a heavy responsibility.
I must complete this matter tonight no matter what, and live up to the Marquis's trust.
In fact, only tea time had passed before footsteps and firelight flickered inside the camp gate. But in the hearts of the three of them, this period of time was extremely long.
The camp door rattled, the iron bolt behind the door was removed, and then someone pulled it open from the inside with a creaking sound. The sound of the heavy wooden door rubbing against the door mortar made people's scalp numb.
Bright light hit his face, and a group of people were standing in the door holding lanterns and torches. One person in the middle was short and fat, with a face as big as a pancake and mean eyebrows.
"Who was sent by the Generalissimo Fengtian to adjust the food supply?" the man said. He had a nice voice, low and magnetic. If this guy can sing, he must be good.
"General Mao Rong, right? We are the bodyguards beside the generalissimo. My name is Li Decai, he is Ma Zhanpeng, and this is Duan Xiaoqi." Li Decai bowed his hands and saluted.
Mao Rong looked the three of them up and down and frowned: "Strange, why haven't I seen you three? I know all the personal guards around the generalissimo. Why don't I know you?"
"Reporting to General Mao, the three of us were transferred to the Generalissimo to protect the Generalissimo. The war was chaotic, and the safety of the Generalissimo was extremely important. The three of us had some skills, so we were selected into the Guards. We just followed this afternoon. It belongs to the Generalissimo." Li Decai said solemnly.
Mao could not be doubtful. He looked at the three short men and their unattractive appearance. These three short men were too weak to be servants, so how could they be transferred to personal guards?
"What skills do you have that make the Generalissimo take a fancy to you?" Mao Rong asked.
"It seems that General Mao despises the three of us. Let's ask General Mao to take a look at our methods and see if we are worthy of being the general's bodyguard. Which brother can lend me a bow and arrow?" Li Decai said.
Mao Rong signaled a rebel soldier beside him to hand a bow and arrow to Li Decai. Li Decai stretched out his hand to take it, pulled the bow string and said: "It's a broken bow, but I'll use it for general use."
As soon as he finished speaking, he bent his bow and shot an arrow out with a clean movement, so swift that no one around him noticed. With a pop, dozens of steps away, a hanging wind lantern burst into flames. A ball of fire fell.
"Oh, that's awesome." Mao Rong applauded. He raised his hand and shot the arrow without any movement of aiming or pause. The arrow hit the wind lantern high up. The wind lantern was not a fixed target.
It's hanging and shaking in the air, which shows the skill.
"Brother Xiao Qi, show your skills to General Mao. Brother Ma, why don't you two come together?" Li Decai said.
Ma Zhanpeng and Duan Xiaoqi nodded. Ma Zhanpeng squatted down, holding each other's hands on his knees. Duan Xiaoqi shouted loudly, raised his feet and stepped on the palms of Ma Zhanpeng's hands. Ma Zhanpeng pushed up with force, and Duan Xiaoqi's
The body rose up in the air and began to turn around. At the same time, the long sword was unsheathed and a sword flower was held up, which was very beautiful.
But what was even more shocking was what happened later. Duan Xiaoqi's body fell, and Ma Zhanpeng shouted loudly, and once again used both hands to lift Duan Xiaoqi up into the air. At the same time, Duan Xiaoqi raised his body, Duan Xiaoqi stretched out his arms, and the two
Holding it with both hands, they turned 360 degrees in the air and landed firmly on the ground.
Everyone was stunned. They had never seen such a method before.
This is actually just a matter of skill. When training to overcome obstacles, two people cooperate. One person sends the other person up the high wall, and the other person pulls the former up with the force of the throw. What is required is extremely delicate coordination.
And extremely explosive force. In fact, it is using the power of one person to drive the two people in mid-air. As for the joint rotation, it is the force used when jumping up. It looks like the person in the air is swinging the person below.
Just people.
"It's awesome, it's really awesome. No wonder the Generalissimo wants you to guard him. The three of you are really good at this. It seems that you are the masters of the family." Mao Rong praised.
"General Mao, without further delay, we have to rush back to defend the city. Hurry up and transport some food back so that we can do business. The war in the north of the city is fierce, and our brothers don't want to chat here." Li Decai said.
"Okay, okay, how many trucks do you want? Rice or noodles? Horse feed? Come and prepare the vehicles." Mao Rong kept talking and ordered people to do things.
The three of them followed Mao Feng into the school fence, passed through several rows of buildings, and reached the infield. They saw huge grain stacks standing next to each other in the open space of the infield, which were several people high and several feet in diameter.
Due to time constraints, these grains were piled in the open air and covered with linoleum. There were as many as twenty or thirty such large grain stacks in the entire school grounds.
"Wait a moment, you three. I'll arrange for someone to load the car." Mao said indifferently.
Ma Zhanpeng said: "I need to pee."
Mao Rong pointed to the distance and said, "The latrine is over there."
Ma Zhanpeng said with a smile: "It's just a matter of peeing. I'll just go to the corner over there. Don't worry, it won't be spilled on the grain pile."
Mao Rong laughed loudly and said: "That doesn't matter, the cooked rice will be more fragrant if it is stained with urine. Just go ahead and cook it."
Li Decai said: "I also feel something, so I have to pee too."
Duan Xiaoqi said: "The three of us will go together. I'll also squeeze a few drops. I'm afraid I won't have time to pee when I go back to fight."
Ma Zhanpeng said with a smile: "Then let's go together. Does General Mao also urinate? How about we come together?"
Mao Rongrong laughed in his heart that although these three people were highly skilled in martial arts, they had no manners. He respected his status, so how could he urinate with these people? So he waved his hands and said: "You three will go, but this is a big granary, so don't wander around."
.After urinating, just go to the warehouse door and wait for the truck to be loaded."
Li Decai and the other three nodded in agreement, turned around and walked towards the shadow upwind of the southeast corner.
Mao Rong shook his head, took his people to the door of the warehouse, ordered someone to pull a cart over, and started loading rice and flour into sacks.
Mao Rong was supervising the rebel soldiers to work. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly remembered that the three peeing guys hadn't appeared yet, so he walked a few steps to the southeast, bypassed the two unsightly grain stacks and looked at the three
Where people go.
For a moment, Mao Rong's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.
He saw the light of the fire. The fire coming out of the grain stacks. He also saw several figures holding torches and lighting fires along the grain stacks. His mind was confused for a moment, and then he suddenly realized something.
"Someone is setting a fire. Damn it, put out the fire quickly. Hurry!" Mao Rong shouted loudly. His voice, which was pleasant and deep at first, was now as harsh as a broken gong.
The warning gong sounded louder and more harsh. All the soldiers guarding the granary heard the gong and saw the light of the fire. They immediately knew what happened.
The three monkey masters didn't bring much with them. Apart from the fact that one of them carried a few pumpkins in his arms to create chaos and save his life, the highlight was the three large bags of kerosene. They came in to set fire, so if they wanted to quickly
To ignite a fire, you need these kerosene.
The southeast corner is the upwind outlet, and luckily, the haystacks are also there.
After the three people escaped, they immediately began to carry hay and spread it beside seven or eight grain piles in the southeast corner. After pouring kerosene on them, they started to light fires one by one.
When the gong sounded, the three people had already set fire to eight grain stacks. They used hay and kerosene, and the southeast wind at night helped. Before the fire-fighting soldiers arrived, the fire had already ignited and burned extremely fiercely.
In order to ensure that the fire would not be extinguished by the soldiers who arrived at the first time, the three of them threw a few golden guarres at the running rebel soldiers.
The loud explosion knocked down the rebel defenders who came over, and the rest were so frightened that they hurriedly found a place to hide.
"Brothers, it's almost done, let's withdraw," Li Decai said.
Duan Xiaoqi and Ma Zhanpeng nodded, and the three of them rushed out, shouting: "Put out the fire, put out the fire, it's on fire."