Chapter 311: Disobedience and forming a clique for personal gain

Huang Peng, the promoter of Kaifeng Prefecture, wretched his mouth in the army camp of Shandong. Zhao Neng always kept silent and did not give him accurate information. Although he was so angry in his heart, he could not leave. After all, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers under Kaifeng City.

After two days and one night of persuasion, Huang Peng thought that this persuasion would not have any effect, and was about to use a scene of crying Qin's court or trying to force each other to death, but Zhao Neng suddenly changed his attitude and said that he would send troops immediately.

The change before and after was too big. Huang Peng was shocked. Who would have thought that Shandong soldiers and horses would do it as soon as they say it was, it was still noon when Zhao could make such a statement.

In the afternoon, Huang Peng was still skeptical. Who would have thought that when he came to the gate of the military camp, he would see a large number of horses running towards Kaifeng City. The military camp was in a state of recession. The soldiers were lined up, while Ding Zhuang, a civilian, packed up tents and supplies there.

This was really surprising to Huang Peng, the Promoter of Kaifeng Prefecture. The civil servant did not lose his composure when he broke into the camp again. Instead, he stood at the door of the military camp and burst into tears, murmured:

"Kaifeng City is saved, Kaifeng City is saved!"

Starting from March 24th, the worried Henan General Chen Yongfu's spirit has improved a lot, and his appetite has also increased.

Originally, his son Chen De shot Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, and others on the top of the city, needless to say, even the King of Zhou sent people to commend and condolences. However, Chen Yongfu said a few humble words outside, but at home he always scolded, "Why don't you shoot farther away and shoot the thief to death with one arrow."

Of course, this requirement is indeed unreasonable, but the psychological pressure on the Henan general by tens of thousands of rebels was too great, and the guard Chen De could only listen in aggrievedly.

These days have been different. When General Chen Yongfu was having dinner at home, he praised Chen De for a few words, which made these Chen Shoujie happy for a long time.

Since he got Hao Yaoqi and was beaten back dozens of miles by Shandong reinforcements at the Zhaopizhai Ferry, Chen Yongfu began to order his subordinates to prepare for the battle, feed the horses, and rectify the weapons and armor. He was in a state of combat readiness every day. Gao Mingheng, the Henan patrol, also arranged for the people to prepare for restoration of defense at all times.

On March 26th, it was just open in the morning. Surrounded by his personal soldiers, Henan General Chen Yongfu went up to the city to check the enemy situation again. Five personal soldiers holding large shields walked outside. General Chen Yongfu was protected by a shield. As soon as he walked up to the city, Chen Yongfu was suddenly stunned, pushed away the personal soldiers in front, and hurriedly walked towards the city wall.

Chen Yongfu's personal soldiers and generals were all shocked. The rebels under the city were not mobs holding wooden sticks and farm tools. They were all large armies from artillery to catapults, and there were no shortage of strong bows and crossbows. If their generals suffered any harm, it would be a big deal.

A group of people hurriedly followed and saw General Chen Yongfu lying on the chassis, staring desperately below. The Qiang General who was guarding the city was startled and hurriedly came over and shouted:

"Master, come back and return, there is danger outside..."

Chen Yongfu turned around and grabbed Mr. Qian and asked loudly:

"What's going on in the thief camp last night!!"

"No...nothing happens. The brothers were always careful in the city last night, but the thief army was also quiet."

Mr. Qian didn't know what was going on, so Chen Yongfu raised his hand and wanted to beat him, but in the end he didn't do it. He just pushed hard and shouted at the personal general of the military:

"The whole team, leaving the city, the thieves ran away at night!!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard Chen Yongfu shouting, but they quickly reported it and ran down the city. However, it was not easy to leave the city at this time. The city gates and urns everywhere were blocked by wood and stone, just because they were afraid that the other party would knock the city gate. Now Chen Yongfu was going to lead his troops out of the city, and the soldiers and the strong people rushed to move, which would not be cleared for a while.

The troops led by Chen Yongfu were waiting anxiously at the Ximen, but the news gradually spread throughout the city. Kaifeng City was originally very quiet in the morning, and everyone was frightened and was recruited to help defend the city. They wanted to sleep for a while at night, so it was extremely quiet.

Now that the sun has not even risen, people should be asleep, but the entire Kaifeng City starts from the west gate, and the commotion slowly spreads.

"The thief has withdrawn!!" "The thief has escaped!!" "There is nothing happening in Kaifeng" At the beginning, you can still hear these cheers clearly, but later it turns into a buzzing sound, chasing into a group. The soldiers and civilians on the city walls are shouting, and the civilians under the city are also shouting. Gradually, the whole city is cheering and shouting.

Chen Yongfu ordered a guerrilla behind him, but the guerrilla was dumbfounded and could not hear anything. Chen Yongfu looked at his soldiers, and they all looked excited on his face. They all followed Chen Yongfu to ask for help from Luoyang City.

Seeing that the fortresses and big cities like Luoyang City were also broken, everyone was frightened. When they were guarding Kaifeng City, they were extremely nervous. Now that the enemy has left, they finally felt relieved.

With such a mental state among the soldiers, don’t say anything about going out of the city to pursue the battle. Chen Yongfu sighed, grabbed a personal soldier beside him and shouted:

"Let Chen De lead two thousand people to the Kaifeng Prefect's Office. The city is so manic that someone may guard it and maintain public order!"

The people were too excited and the whole city cheered. In this case, the government had to be on high alert, for fear that someone would take the opportunity to cause chaos.

The Henan soldiers in Kaifeng City went out to check. The army that broke into the camp was probably taking advantage of the night to head towards the south of Henan. Since the camp besieged Kaifeng City, the momentum has been very loud, and it has been endless day and night. No matter what the movement is under the city, the officers and soldiers on the city will not find it strange.

Moreover, the weapons of the rebel army have a slight advantage over the official army. The official army dare not show up easily, for fear of being injured. In fact, such a large army will not be silent no matter how hidden it is. However, as long as the officers and soldiers guarding the city do not attack the city, they will be grateful, and they can't care about so many.

Judging from the ashes in the camp, there were other signs that Li Zicheng's army had been around for at least four hours, and Chen Yongfu estimated that he had not been able to pursue him. Moreover, even if these soldiers went up, they would be eaten by the other party.

Now Zuo Liangyu is flowing downstream from Luoyang City. The defense of Nanyang Prefecture in southern Henan is empty. Most of the imperial army is still stationed in Huguang. I am afraid that the thieves will take advantage of this loophole again. However, Chen Yongfu still breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was not Kaifeng City, but Nanyang Prefecture was someone else's defense area.

Seeing that his troops had almost searched the camp under the city, Chen Yongfu was about to order to return to the city, but saw several cavalrymen coming here from the direction inside the city. As soon as they arrived, they hurriedly turned over and dismounted. They reported in anger:

"Master, Dashan, there is a large trunk of smoke and dust in the east of the city, and another army is coming!!"

Chen Yongfu was also shocked, and after thinking about it, he reacted, muttered a few words in a low voice, and said in a hatred:

"It should be reinforcements from Shandong. Damn, they won't come if the thieves outside the city don't leave. They will hurry back to the city and guard several gates for me. If they don't let them enter the city, they will have to wait for the governor and others to make their decisions."

The horse team that the Promoter Huang Peng saw was just a cavalry from Shandong soldiers and horses outside to check and cover them. The movements of the large group of people should be completely in line. This time, he walked calmly on the road and arrived at the city of Kaifeng in almost a day and a half.

More than a dozen cavalrymen were waiting here, all of them were soldiers in Kaifeng Prefecture. According to the rules, they checked the guards and documents of Jiaozhou Camp, and then rode their horses and left.

The troops of Jiaozhou Camp were at the east gate, but the dozen cavalrymen in the city did not enter through the closed east gate, but circled around and entered through another city gate.

The soldiers and civilians from Jiaozhou Camp were camping. Several officers found a nearby high slope to watch there. Huang Peng, the procurator, was now considered a landlord, so he did not rush to enter the city and stayed by Li Meng's side to receive him.

This is the third time for Li Meng and Wang Hai to come. This is the first time for Ma Gang and Zhao Neng to come. They rarely leave Shandong. Kaifeng City is known as the fourth most powerful city in the world. The scale of the city is naturally extraordinary, and the two of them also have a lot of things they want to see.

Wang Hai saw the Henan cavalry running away around the city wall, and couldn't help but curse with hatred:

"If we don't let us enter the city, it's obvious that yes. Why do we have to do such a dirty thing? Our Shandong soldiers are not bandits. We have such strict precautions. If we had known how good we could be carried by the Yellow River, we would have fish to eat!"

Li Meng frowned and scolded coldly:

"Don't talk too much here, let me see the preparations for Yingpan!"

Wang Hai didn't dare to say much, and he bowed his fists and rode to the camp below. Huang Peng, the promoter of Kaifeng Prefecture, was really embarrassed. When he was urging Shandong troops to send troops that day, Zhao Neng pointed out the embarrassing thing that he would not allow him to enter the city last year, but who would have thought that he would meet again today.

Huang Pengzheng didn't know how to speak, but he heard Li Meng say lightly:

"Looking at the close of Kaifeng City, the city defense fortifications are intact, which means there is nothing major. I don't need to break up this camp. It's better to turn around the ferry and return directly to Shandong. What do you think, Huang Tui?"

Although Li Meng's words were faint, anyone could hear the anger in his words. Kaifeng City was in a very inappropriate situation. Promoter Huang Peng really didn't know how to deal with himself. Even his neck was red. He had to get off the horse and came to Li Meng, clasped his fists and apologized:

"General Li, the thieves outside the city have just retreated, and the city has to be on guard for a while. It is normal for the gate to be closed. Moreover, the general's reinforcements have just arrived. How can they reward and condolence? The adults in the city have to discuss a charter. General, don't worry. The subordinates will urge him to give the army an explanation!"

Huang Peng didn't dare to delay here anymore and hurriedly ran down Kaifeng City.

Seeing the urging officer walking away, Zhao Neng asked his personal soldiers to correct somewhere in the camp, turned around and asked Li Meng in a low voice:

"Master, if we want to enter Kaifeng City, there is no need for this battalion to do too much. Anyway, there must be a place to settle in the city?"

Originally, in a big city like Kaifeng, there were a large number of houses and houses around the city walls. This prosperous market was not inferior to that in the city. However, the "Song Jiang" bandits looted once last year, and it was already much more declining. When the camp came to attack this year, the people outside the city either fled into the city or were either driven by the rebels.

Outside the city, except for the long trenches and earthen trenches excavated by the trenches, it has become a piece of white land. Jiaozhou Camp is going to camp here, which is almost the same as the workload of the camp at the Yellow River Ferry. In this way, it is still necessary to save labor, so Zhao Neng asked this question.

Li Meng shook his head and was still staring at the city gate. Now he was putting down a hanging basket on the top of the city and hanging up the Kaifeng Prefecture Promoter Huang Peng. Li Meng said slowly:

"What's the best way to get into this city? In a few days, the troops of the governor of Baoding, Yang Wenyue, and the peaceful general Zuo Liangyu, will arrive. No matter what changes happen, we can always adapt to the situation outside the city!!"

Zhao Neng stopped talking after hearing this sentence. Li Meng said this very clearly. Zhao Neng and Li Meng clasped their fists and asked for instructions:

"Since that's the case, I will first go to the bottom to make some arrangements and arrangements, which will be convenient at that time."

It turns out that he was a confidant general. No matter what happened, everyone understood it at all. Li Meng nodded with a smile, and Zhao Neng also sent his horse to the camp.

Li Meng and Ma Gang were both riding horses on the slope. When Zhao Neng left, he heard Ma Gang whisper:

"If my Shandong troops attack, this Kaifeng City can be taken down in three days."

"Oh? Let's hear, how many soldiers do you want, how can you capture this heroic city?"

Ma Gang's words were really shocking. No matter what, they should not be said in the mouth of a military clerk of a generation. However, Li Meng asked with a smile on his face, how can he do it? It is really a big deal to let others listen to it.

Of course, such things cannot be spoken to third parties, and Ma Gang is extremely sensible. When Zhao Neng and Wang Hai both left this high ground and the personal soldiers around him were at a certain distance, they would whisper.

"When the general came to Kaifeng City just now, he walked around Kaifeng City. The moat over there had been filled with bandits. When he went to the base of the city wall, he found that although the Kaifeng city looked majestic, the bricks and stones of the city wall were already extremely dilapidated, and there was a light transmission in the gap."

After saying this, seeing Li Meng listening with all his attention, Ma Gang continued to speak:

"Not only are the bricks and stones worn out, but there are six places where bricks and stones collapse on the east side, and about three meters away from the ground, it looks like it is either a damage to the siege equipment or a disrepair for a long time."

Among the so-called four generals, Zhao Neng, Chen Liu and Wang Hai have a closer relationship with Li Meng. After all, they are fellow villagers and help each other. Ma Gang is relatively a little short of the relationship between the poor and humble. In recent years, he always feels a little uneasy and feels that he is a layer separated from Li Meng.

Of course, Ma Gang actually has a vague position among the four generals. Every time the Jiaozhou camp rises, Ma Gang always has the highest increase, and the size of the troops under his command is also the largest.

But heart disease is hard to cure, and there are almost many methods in this set of things. People like Li Meng who are in high positions have a heart of iron and stone, and idle means cannot impress him.

In front of Li Meng, he said such almost rebellious words to show that he was loyal to the head coach without any hesitation. This is a good method. Ma Gang's intention at this time was exactly this.

However, the effect was obviously much better than he expected. At least Li Meng was listening with all his attention. Ma Gang was in high spirits and lowered his voice and said:

"Master, there will be two ways to finally be, one is stupid and the other is ruthless. Which one do you want to listen to first?"

Li Meng laughed. He really didn't expect that Ma Gang would be so silly, but his interest was also raised and he said:

"Talk about this stupid one first!"

"Master, if the newly built cannons from the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau are used to use waterways and aim at the brick and stone ruins of the city wall, they will definitely be able to open a hole. At that time, the musketeers of our Jiaozhou Camp will seal the gap and prevent them from filling it in, and the hard attack will be shot."

This method is indeed benzene. Li Meng Xiaoxiao waited for the other party to continue. This method will be used by the generals of Jiaozhou Camp. I believe this ruthless method is what Ma Gang wants to say. Sure enough, when he saw Ma Gang paused, he spoke again:

"I will hear the guide saying that many dams in the Yellow River above and below Kaifeng City are already much higher than flat ground. As long as the dam is dug and the water flows over, how long can the dilapidated city wall last..."

Having said this, Li Meng immediately understood. He pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"I remember what you said today, but I can't talk too much about this matter to others in the future. Do you understand?"

Seeing Li Meng's cautious words, Ma Gang was worried and dared not say anything again. He just bowed and apologized immediately and said:

"The general knows the command of the general and will never tell others again."

Li Meng didn't say anything, but stopped staring at the city, turned over and dismounted, but his eyes turned to the distance, and Ma Gang also dismounted. After a while, Li Meng patted Ma Gang's shoulder with his hand and said lightly:

"Not bad, not bad..."

After saying that, he walked towards the camping place below with big strides. Ma Gang was originally nervous, but after being patted by Li Meng a few times on his shoulder, he understood something. He was immediately happy and quickly followed Li Meng's footsteps.
To be continued...