Chapter 350 People who will be suspicious! [1 more]
On the top of the city tower, a loud shout came, and then a barrage of arrows was shot towards Wang Wu. Wang Wu, who was standing under the city, was frightened and almost instinctively waved the big knife in his hand to block it and at the same time pinched it.
The horse beneath him instantly rushed out of the reach of the arrow.
Wang Wu escaped from the range of the arrow and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he looked towards the city wall behind him with a scared look on his face.
If he had reacted a little slower, the arrow just now might have killed him under the city wall.
In the dim night, Wang Wu's fast horse went straight towards Wang Yangming and his army who were coming from a distance.
Wang Shouren returned victorious. The most important thing was to defeat Zhou Boling's rebels. Although some of the rebels escaped, in Wang Shouren's view, even if King Ning had any reaction and sent rebels to deal with them again, it would be a waste.
It will be at least a few days later.
There are a lot of things they can do in a few days, at least to enhance their own strength a little bit. If they delay for a few more days, the court's reinforcements will be one step closer.
Before his thoughts began to wander, he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Wang Shouren looked up and saw Wang Wu, who had been sent to inform Chen Tai and others that they had returned from victory, approaching quickly.
Seeing Wang Wu, Wang Shouren's expression became serious, and he saw that Wang Wu did not dismount when he approached, but saluted Wang Shouren, and then walked side by side with Wang Shouren and said: "Sir, my subordinates failed to call the city gate open!"
Wang Yangming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, with a look of confusion on his face. He frowned and said, "What's going on? Could it be that the city has been breached?"
However, this possibility seems unlikely. At least according to the information they have, the only rebels near Ji'an County are Zhou Boling's troops, and it is impossible for Zhou Boling to divide his troops and send people to attack the city.
Moreover, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, even if most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, but as long as Chen Tai can stabilize the situation, even if he faces tens of thousands of troops attacking the city, he can at least hold on for a day or two.
, it’s not like I can’t hold on even for an afternoon.
Wang Wu said with a wry smile: "My subordinates rushed to the city gate, but as soon as they said a few words, they were shot back by the order of the guard above the city tower."
After hearing Wang Wu's detailed account of the incident, Wang Shouren quickly understood what was going on. In the final analysis, he was negligent and did not think about it. There were only two thousand people when they went out, and the rebels they had to face
But there are tens of thousands of people.
Under such circumstances, I am afraid that few people, including Chen Tai, would think highly of him, and most of them would think that he was killed by the rebels.
But now they were in a dark place, and their number reached thousands, which was more than twice as many as the two thousand people who left the city. What would Chen Tai and others who were guarding the city think? If it were him,
I'm afraid the first thing that comes to mind is that the imperial army was defeated.
As for Wang Wu, there were quite a few people on the city wall who knew Wang Wu, but precisely because of this, everyone couldn't believe Wang Wu's words even more.
What if Wang Wu was captured by the rebels and defected to the rebels, and now he is helping the rebels to open the city gate, so from the position of the general defending the city, it is not surprising that after a little consideration, he ordered Wang Wu to be shot.
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Not to mention the soldiers guarding the city, even if he were to guard the city, he would probably take the same measures in this situation.
Wang Wu said with an aggrieved face: "Sir, you don't know. If I hadn't reacted so quickly, I might have been shot to death under the city gate by now. I didn't die in the hands of the rebels.
But he died in the hands of his own family..."
Wang Shouren smiled slightly, patted Wang Wu on the shoulder and said, "I was negligent and didn't take this into consideration!"
While speaking, Wang Shouren looked at the dark city wall in front of him, like a ferocious beast entrenched on the earth, and chuckled: "It's great that Governor Chen and the others can be so vigilant. If you want to
Think about it, if we are rebels and you pretend to surrender, if they open the city gate easily, the city may have been occupied by now."
After appeasing Wang Wu, Wang Wu was no longer aggrieved. He looked at the city wall in the distance and said, "But sir, if they don't open the city gate, how will we enter the city?"
At this time, the sky had completely darkened. Wang Shouren glanced at Wang Wu and said, "It doesn't matter. When we get to the city gate, I will go to see Governor Chen and others in person."
The army slowly approached Ji'an County. At this moment, Chen Tai and other city officials were all alerted. Everyone gathered on the city wall and looked at the densely packed torches below.
At this moment, Chen Tai frowned and said, "Have you checked carefully? How many rebels are there?"
Captain Wang Yuanlong heard this and said: "Reporting to your lord, I have just made a simple count. Based on the number of torches on the opponent's side, the number of the opponent's people should be around five or six thousand."
Chen Tai wondered: "Five or six thousand people? Are these not the main force of the rebels?"
The county magistrate Mao Yuandao on the side said: "It doesn't seem right. I remember that the rebels had at least tens of thousands of troops. Why are there only a few thousand troops now?"
An official whispered softly: "Could it be that Mr. Wang fought with the rebels and severely damaged the rebels, so there are only so many rebels left."
While he was talking, Wang Shouren rode straight towards the city gate. Naturally, there was a lot of movement, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the city tower.
However, in the night, it was difficult to see Wang Shouren's figure clearly. Everyone could only see someone running towards the city gate with his blurry figure.
When Wang Yuanlong saw this, he couldn't help but said to the dozens of archers holding bows and arrows around him: "Get ready. I have ordered someone to shoot someone on the spot immediately."
"Master Chen, Wang has returned victoriously, please open the city gate!"
On the city wall, Chen Tai and others couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard Wang Shouren's voice, and everyone had a look of astonishment on their faces.
Because the person coming from below heard the voice and it was Wang Shouren, but wasn't Wang Shouren supposed to fight the rebels, die heroically, and serve the imperial court with his death?
Could it be that Wang Shouren was defeated and defected to the rebels?
Such thoughts flashed through the minds of some officials, and Chen Tai's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and lay on the city wall and looked down hard, trying to see Wang Shouren's figure clearly.
It's a pity that it's so vague that it's impossible to be sure.
Chen Tai took a deep breath and said loudly: "Wang Yangming, did you really defeat the rebels and return victorious?"
Wang Shouren couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, but he had already expected such a situation, so he didn't waste any time. He patted the horse under him, then jumped forward and stepped on the city wall.
Then his figure soared into the sky, and he landed on the city wall with just one leap.
The city wall is only a few feet high. Perhaps for ordinary people, if there is nothing to rely on, the distance of several feet is already an insurmountable height. But for Wang Shouren, this height is really nothing.
Suddenly, a figure jumped up from below and appeared in front of them. Almost instinctively, everyone subconsciously took a few steps back.
Even the captain Wang Yuanlong pulled out the long sword from his waist and looked on guard.
Then there was the light of the fire, and everyone saw clearly that the person who came up from below was Wang Yangming.
When he saw Wang Shouren, Chen Tai's eyes lit up and his face showed joy. He took a few steps forward and looked at Wang Shouren. When he saw that Wang Shouren was safe and sound, he couldn't help laughing excitedly.
It's no wonder that Chen Tai is so happy. On the one hand, Wang Shouren's return in victory means that the crisis in Ji'an County has been temporarily resolved. On the other hand, Wang Yangming has not had any accidents, and he can also have an explanation to his old friend Wang Hua.
"Wang Yangming, Wang Yangming, you really worry me to death!"
Wang Shouren cupped his hands at Chen Tai and smiled slightly: "But the governor is worried!"
Mao Yuan and other officials also showed joy on their faces like Chen Tai.
After a while, everyone calmed down their inner surprise, only to hear Mao Yuan look at Wang Shouren and say: "Master Wang, did you really defeat Zhou Boling's rebels?"
Wang Shouren knew that it was understandable that Mao Yuan and others were skeptical. Who gave Zhou Boling's rebels so many troops? Ninety-nine percent of people would not think that two thousand soldiers and horses could defeat tens of thousands of rebels.
Smiling slightly, Wang Shouren nodded and said: "It's just that Zhou Boling was too careless this time. I took the opportunity and attacked halfway, but he defeated the rebels."
As he spoke, Wang Shouren pointed to the dark soldiers and horses under the city and said: "This time we not only captured the rebel general Zhou Boling alive, but also surrendered thousands of rebels. So please open the city gates and let the soldiers enter the city to rest."
Mao Yuan looked at Chen Tai. Although they believed Wang Shouren's words to a certain extent, the order to open the city gate had to be given by Chen Tai.
If Wang Shouren defected to the rebels and came here to falsely open the city gate, Ji'an County would really fall easily.
Chen Tai stroked his beard, pondered for a while, glanced at Wang Shouren, and saw Wang Shouren looking at him seriously.
Nodding slightly, Chen Tai chose to believe in Wang Shouren. He believed in Wang Shouren's usual character, and at the same time, he also believed that Wang Shouren could not defect to the rebels, so he raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate and invite the victorious army.
Enter the city!"
Soon Chen Tai's order was passed down, and only the creaking sound was heard in the night sky, and the closed city gate finally opened.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yangming shouted in a deep voice to the soldiers and horses below: "Everyone should keep an eye on the prisoners and enter the city one by one. If there is anyone who is restless, shoot them without mercy!"
It was dark night, and if any of the rebels suddenly made a fuss at this time, the consequences would be serious, and they might trigger an instinctive counterattack from the defenders.
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