But it is not in the wilderness but in the city, and it would be a great sin to set fire to half the city in the streets of this and many places.

At the same time, Jiang Quanyi still had to worry that he really hurt Chen Hongfan and forced him to make up his mind to escape with the boat, so he would lose his original intention of entering the city this time, and it would also affect the people in the city.

Seeing Jiang Quanyi's hesitation, Old Man Xu said: "General rest assured, the old man on the dock has already sent someone to say hello, although he can't all be stranded, but as long as the shipment is delayed, most of the goods will not be able to leave the dock." As for the general's concern about civilian casualties, in fact, the general should understand in his heart that once the fighting starts on this street and the general closes the yamen and does not come out, the people will still be implicated, and it is better to fight with them than to be held hostage by the Tartars. ”

Jiang Quanyi was convinced, but he still couldn't bear it in his heart after all, "Since Li Zheng has a plan in his heart, then do what Li Zheng wants...... However, Li Zheng is old, so it is better to follow the official into the yamen to watch the battle, and it is better to give one or two instructions to the official. ”

Old man Xu laughed and said, "The old man doesn't dare to point to the general...... It is better for the old man to stay at home, the brave wins when they meet on the narrow road, and if there is a trace of fear, it will be a catastrophe. The general can rest assured that the old man is self-aware and will not go out of the house to fight with the Tartars. ”

Jiang Quanyi saw that he couldn't change the old man's meaning, so he no longer insisted.

After straightening up, he solemnly saluted Old Man Xu.

And Old Man Xu didn't dodge, and accepted it with a smile.

……。

As soon as the time passes, it is the time of the sun.

On the city wall of the eastern city, more than 300 courtyards have been guarded and deployed.

Chen Hongfan also made a bloody investment, and on the wall of the small Xiushui City, six twelve-pounder guns (the cannon weighed about 1,000 catties) and twelve six-pounder guns were placed.

If it weren't for Sun Zhengqiang's strong dissuasion, for fear of cumbersome disassembly, Chen Hongfan even wanted to carry the eighteen-pound and twenty-four-pound guns to the wall.

One hundred muskets and two hundred crossbowmen, plus these eighteen cannons, as well as countless rolling stones, wood, and oil, formed a complete garrison.

I have to say that Chen Hongfan still has some skills.

That's right, if you don't have any real skills, even if you want to be a traitor, I'm afraid that if you send it to the door with a shy face, no one will want it.

Chen Hongfan is a martial artist in the 46th year of Wanli, and during the Wanli period, he successively served as a high-level guerrilla, a general of the Hongshui River, the head of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, and the general soldier of Juyongguan.

In the first year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the governor of Nanjing's right capital, and he was the governor of the Great Teaching Field.

Later, he was crowned the prince and young master, and Chen Hongfan hung the seal of General Pingyu for ten years in Chongzhen, and he was the commander of the first army.

But having said that, Chen Hongfan's life is basically because of his bad character, his character is timid and afraid of things, and he likes to drill camps.

When he was appointed to the seal of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, he was demoted to the general of Kaiyuan because he was timid and afraid of things.

Because he can drill the camp, he has climbed to the position of the chief soldier of Juyongguan again after just over a year.

When Chen Hongfan hung the seal of the general of Pingyu in the tenth year of Chongzhen, he led 8,000 troops to rescue North Korea, but he was stunned and did not send a target, dozens of miles away from the Japanese army, so he abandoned his army and fled, and was dismissed by the imperial court.

From his experience, it can be seen that this man is timid but cautious, and has no shame, but he is really about drilling camps.

If in the peaceful period, this kind of person belongs to the tumbler, and he can say it anywhere.

At this time, Chen Hongfan was extremely determined.

People, there will always be some obsessions, Chen Hongfan responded to the fat beating in Tianfu and hated Wu Zheng to the bones.

Otherwise, with his temperament, he should have boarded the ship and fled by this time.

The so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, this is his motto.

Looking at the orderly deployment, Chen Hongfan couldn't be happy.

More than half an hour has passed, and the heralds sent to the county government have not yet returned.

Seeing that the sky was about to light up, Chen Hongfan was anxious.

He looked in the direction of the county government in the city, and sighed from time to time.

"Lord Chen, maybe Zheng Zhixian is fine...... Leave them with you, right? Sun Zhengqiang explained.

Zheng Youde is greedy for the cup, everyone knows.

But at this time, how could it be possible to leave the herald to drink with him?

Chen Hongfan didn't look back, just shook his head slightly and said, "This official is worried about whether there will be an accident, such as ...... Wu Zheng sent troops into the city. ”

Sun Zhengqiang said: "This is impossible, just now the herald from Xicheng came, everything is normal in Xicheng, except for a feint attack launched by the government soldiers at midnight, there is no change...... Moreover, if there is a real fighting, you can see the anomaly from this view, after all, the loud noise of firearms cannot be hidden. ”

Chen Hongfan nodded in agreement, and he took a breath and said, "It's a pity, if you can kill Wu Zheng in the city today, it will avenge my deep hatred." ”

Sun Zhengqiang obviously disagreed, he said: "In fact, in the opinion of this official, Lord Chen has made a mistake in dealing with it today, if he doesn't pay attention to Wu Zheng at that time, even if Wu Zheng really finds any clues, he won't be able to get a peek at the whole picture in a day or two...... It won't be as tight as it is now. ”

Chen Hongfan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Lord Sun's accusation is right, and it is the official's lack of consideration. ”

Hearing Chen Hongfan say this, Sun Zhengqiang was embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "But Lord Chen's response is also clever, that is, he was unlucky and let Wu Zheng escape ......." ”

Suddenly, Chen Hongfan asked on another topic: "Have you ever heard of Lord Sun, in addition to the city gates on all sides, Xiushui has other places to enter the city?" ”

Sun Zhengqiang was stunned, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of this...... Hey, I remember once Zheng Zhixian said after drinking, it seems that there are several city walls that have collapsed, and the state government has never allocated funds to repair them, and wants us to pay for it, do you remember? ”

Chen Hongfan's face turned unusually pale, and he shouted, "Not good!" Something must have happened. ”

Sun Zhengqiang was taken aback and asked angrily, "What's wrong?" Could it be that the government soldiers have really entered the city? ”

Chen Hongfan stomped his foot in annoyance, "Maybe it's really the government soldiers who have entered the city." ”

"Impossible, right?"

"Quite possibly...... However, there will not be many government soldiers who enter the city, and if there are more, they will be discovered, but Zheng Youde's rice bucket may have been caught off guard and was attacked by a sneak attack...... No, the officer has to take someone to investigate. In this way, Lord Sun led 200 men to guard here, and the officer took 100 musketeers to investigate. ”

I didn't want Sun Zhengqiang's face to froze, and said leisurely: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Lord Chen to arrange it like this, right?" Otherwise, the official will take someone to investigate, and Lord Chen will be on guard to prevent Jin Shanwei from coming. ”

Chen Hongfan was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Sun Zhengqiang meant, daring to love, this is for fear that his old trick will be repeated, and the soles of his feet will be smeared with oil - slipping away?

Chen Hongfan hurriedly said: "Master Sun, when is this coming, what are you and me fighting for here?" The official went back quickly, and took advantage of the fact that Jin Shanwei had not yet arrived to solve the county government ....... ”