In Kaifeng City, neither the squires nor the common people understood Sun Chuanting's actions because they missed their relatives north of the Yellow River.
Dissatisfaction abounds in the streets and alleys, as well as privately.
"It's not like the bandits have never attacked Kaifeng. They naturally withdrew because they couldn't defeat them. What's the point of killing them?"
"That's right, it's happened twice before. If you can't beat it, you can only harm other places. How can you keep staring at us in Kaifeng!"
"The bandits made such a big fuss. If they were so stupid, they would have been destroyed by the imperial army long ago!"
"I really don't know what's wrong with Governor Sun. He's so timid now!"
"Hey, I wonder what happened to them in Weihui? I heard that when the bandits crossed the river to catch them, some people didn't have time to escape."
"Now that you say it, I'm worried too!"
"..."
They miss their relatives, but although they can move freely in the city, they are still unable to go out, leaving them unable to find their relatives, and they are very worried.
Subsequently, there were more and more complaints against Sun Chuanting. I felt that Sun Chuanting was a bit unhuman!
Shortly after dawn the next day, there was no movement in the entire Kaifeng City. Mainly because of the people in Kaifeng City. When there were bandits outside the city before, they were afraid to sleep and worried. But now, the bandits have gone, and they are relaxed.
In my mood, I slept a little too hard, as if I was trying to make up for all the sleep I had lost before.
On top of the city, the soldiers on duty were also a lot more relaxed. After all, there were no more thieves outside the city, so there was no need to work hard.
Suddenly, a soldier discovered that several riders were galloping toward Kaifeng outside the city.
Far behind them, there were still many horses faintly visible. They were too far away, but they were just at the end of the line of sight, so they couldn't be seen clearly.
But no matter what, this is a situation.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers on the city became vigilant.
"The thief is here, the thief is here, open the door quickly..."
They recognized that the few cavalrymen who had already run in were their companions, and they quickly opened the door. At the same time, they also saw clearly that countless cavalrymen were galloping towards Kaifeng.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
The alarm gong sounded, the sound was rapid and loud.
One police gong, two police gongs, and many police gongs began to sound one after another, and the sound of "dang-dang-dang-dang" immediately spread throughout the city.
In fact, there was no need for gongs to call the police. The rumble of horse hooves shook the earth and made most of the people still in bed feel the vibration.
For a moment, everyone was a little stunned: Is the bandit really back again?
Over at the Yamen, Ye Bushou, sent by Chen Yongfu, was already reporting the situation to Sun Chuanting in the lobby.
"Sir, there was an ambush of rogue cavalry in Niutoushan. The comrades who entered first were intercepted by them. I was the last one to escape and report the message."
Sun Chuanting didn't need to ask any more questions, and he continued to report without taking any orders that night: "I haven't seen the number of rogue cavalry clearly, but judging from their hiding place, it is estimated that there are more than 20,000."
At this time, Sun Chuanting had already felt the rumble of horse hooves outside the city, so he immediately strode out without asking any more questions, heading towards the top of the city to check on the enemy.
When they got to the top of the city, Sun Chuanting saw that there were at least 30,000 cavalry troops coming from Liuzhou, which should be all the cavalry troops of Li and Luo.
The people in the refugee camp outside the city were all talking to the bandit cavalry. Obviously, what were the bandits asking about?
Looking through the binoculars, it is certain that those refugees are the thieves.
Gao Mingheng, who hurried over and saw the situation clearly, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
If Sun Chuanting hadn't been cautious, the people in Kaifeng would have gone to welcome the old and the weak back, and there would have been chaos with people coming and going.
The sudden arrival of the rogue cavalry will definitely cause chaos. In addition, if those refugee spies sneak into Kaifeng City and start setting fires everywhere, causing chaos in the city, Kaifeng may really fall.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little wet on his back. He almost failed. The thief was too cunning!
But things are better now. Because of Sun Chuanting's caution, the bandits' plot failed to succeed. Now that the city is heavily guarded, and the bandits are all cavalry, it is impossible to attack the city.
Kaifeng is still stable!
Thinking like this, he said to Sun Chuanting with great admiration: "Your Excellency, you are so wise!"
Others listened and agreed one after another!
Compared with the defenders at the top of the city, Liu Zongmin, the general who led the cavalry, had an angry look on his face. He even waved his whip and hit those in front of the horse: it was of no use at all!
The general’s tried-and-tested strategy failed again!
It turned out that when Li Zicheng first summoned the leaders, he did announce his withdrawal.
However, it was not until he left Kaifeng that he revealed his true plan.
He mobilized most of the cavalry in the army and laid an ambush at Niutoushan near Zhuxian Town. He had calculated that there were so many old and weak people on Wei Hui's side in Kaifeng. Once they left, they would definitely go to Kaifeng City.
Pick someone up.
Moreover, Kaifeng has been besieged for so long. There is a white-pole army just north of the Yellow River, and they definitely want to be transferred to Kaifeng to increase Kaifeng's defense capabilities.
The cavalry suddenly attacked, and not only could they kill a large number of white troops crossing the river, but they might also be able to grab a lot of loot, and they might even be able to take advantage of the situation to attack the city and capture Kaifeng.
It's a pity that Li Zicheng's opponent was Sun Chuanting, and this plan didn't work. The detective horses sent by Chen Yongfu discovered the place where the troops were hidden, so they had to come over in advance. Otherwise, the controlled Kaifeng people would have to go and report the news.
Will be dispatched.
Now, Liu Zongmin stared at the awaiting Kaifeng city with a gloomy face, seemingly filled with hatred.
On the top of the city, Gao Mingheng saw that the bandit cavalry had no chance. Instead of leaving, they dismounted to rest. This made him worried again, so he asked Sun Chuanting: "Sir, if the bandit cavalry doesn't leave, should we?"
Maybe the bandit army will come back and continue to attack us in Kaifeng, right?"
Otherwise, with the cavalry outside the city, it would be impossible to attack the city. You can't watch a show here, right?
In response to these words, Sun Chuanting did not speak, but just looked through the binoculars.
On the contrary, it was Chen Yongfu who explained to Gao Mingheng: "They came from Zhuxian Town. They need to give their horses enough rest and food. Otherwise, the horses will suffer great losses."
"Oh!" Gao Mingheng said oh after hearing this and stopped talking.
As long as the main force of the bandits doesn't come back, nothing will happen to Kaifeng!
However, as time passed, Gao Mingheng felt something was wrong.
From morning to noon, and then from noon to afternoon, those wandering thieves had no intention of leaving, and they had no intention of setting up camp. They were just sitting there, outing?
"Sir, what kind of mystery are these bandits outside the city making?" Gao Mingheng couldn't understand and asked Sun Chuanting, who was still staying in the arrow tower.
He found that Sun Chuanting's brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
Gao Mingheng waited for a while but didn't hear Sun Chuanting speak. When he wanted to ask again, he heard Sun Chuanting suddenly say: "No, the thieves are going to dig up the Yellow River dam at night and flood Kaifeng!"
"What, they dare?" When Gao Mingheng heard this, he couldn't help being shocked and said quickly, "If Kaifeng is really flooded, the entire Kaifeng Prefecture, including several neighboring prefectures, will be flooded by the water of the Yellow River. Even if they capture Kaifeng,
What’s the use?”
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be!
However, Sun Chuanting heard Emperor Chongzhen say that the Battle of Kaifeng ended with flooding. Therefore, this matter has always been hidden in his heart.
Nowadays, the rogue cavalry outside the city is very abnormal. They either leave after enough rest, or they camp and wait for the main force to return. However, the rogue cavalry did nothing and just sat there.
Others were confused about the situation, but Sun Chuanting suddenly thought that the bandits were waiting for dark, then dug up the river embankment and flooded Kaifeng!
For the bandits, since Kaifeng cannot be conquered, they will not make it easy for Kaifeng. It doesn't matter how many places are flooded. They are bandits, and they can just fight elsewhere.
However, the floods flooded Kaifeng and its surrounding areas, but the imperial court could not ignore it. Otherwise, the floods would be followed by plague, famine, etc. If the imperial court ignored them, rebels would be everywhere again.
This move is so sinister and cruel that it is definitely something a bandit can do.
Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting saw that Gao Mingheng was still stupid, so he sternly ordered: "Act on the plan prepared before and take action immediately!"
After Sun Chuanting learned about the possibility of flooding in Kaifeng from Emperor Chongzhen, he started making preparations as soon as he arrived in Kaifeng. Now, this plan finally came in handy.
In Kaifeng Mansion, there are two rivers passing through the city.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng was the capital, and this river was also used to transport grain. It was the lifeblood of Kaifeng.
Although the world has changed over the past few hundred years, and the Bianhe River has lost its original function, the river is still there, and there is still water. If the water from the Yellow River floods in, it will inevitably overflow the city and flood it.
Drop the Kaifeng.
Gao Mingheng was shocked when he heard Sun Chuanting's words and thought about the possible consequences. He quickly got off the arrow tower and acted according to his previous plan.
If the water gate is blocked, it cannot stop the continuous impact of the Yellow River water, nor can it be sealed. The only thing that can be done is to strengthen both sides of the river embankment, so that most of the Yellow River water can pass through the city, and minimize the impact on the city.
The influence of Kaifeng City.
As a result, Kaifeng City immediately mobilized. No matter who heard the news, they did not dare to neglect.
Sun Chuanting's caution had saved them once. Although there was no movement from the bandits outside the city now, they did not dare to be careless. They would rather believe in Sun Chuanting's judgment. At most, the bandits would not dig the embankment and waste their efforts.
Based on this idea, the two banks of the two rivers in Kaifeng City were full of busy Kaifeng people, and the banks were reinforced with high walls.
Fortunately, they had prepared before, so they wouldn't be in a hurry now.
Most people prayed in their letters, hoping that Governor Sun would make a wrong judgment this time and the thieves would not dig the embankment!