Chapter 21: The Siege
Liu Guoxuan knew the official language, and immediately replied: "It's down." This shopkeeper Su, have we seen it? ”
The Zhu family brother translated for Su Chengyu.
Su Chengyu's brain was flying, remembering that Liu Guoxuan was fifty-seven years old during the Battle of Penghu, and it seemed that it had been forty years since Chongzhen committed suicide to the Battle of Penghu, so he was about seventeen years old now. So he asked tentatively, "Brother Liu is seventeen years old now?" ”
"Oh? Shopkeeper Su actually knew my age. Do we really know each other? ”
Su Chengyu was overjoyed in his heart, his hometown and age were correct, he remembered that Liu Guoxuan organized Xiangyong to fight everywhere when he was fifteen years old, which was also consistent with the situation in front of him. It seems that the person in front of him is Liu Guoxuan, who helped Zheng Chenggong besiege Nanjing and recover Taiwan, and later the governor of Taiwan's Zheng Jiajun, who defeated the Qing army several times!
"We hit it off at first sight." Su Chengyu was noncommittal.
Liu Guoxuan glanced at the prisoner who was squatting on the ground behind him, and said with some hesitation: "Shopkeeper Su, there is a reluctant invitation ...... below."
"Please." At this moment, Su Chengyu had an idea in his heart, he couldn't miss it when he passed by, and quickly abducted Liu Guoxuan before he could make a fortune, this is a talent! If he starts late, he will go to Zheng Chenggong.
"These family members of the shopkeeper Su are brave and good at fighting," Liu Guoxuan raised his hand and gestured to the guards, "You can recapture Qingliu County with me!" I will report to Sun Tuiguan and ask him to ask the court for your reward. ”
In fact, although he said this, he didn't have much hope that Su Chengyu would be able to attack Qingliu County with him, and the businessmen were pursuing profits, and if there was no benefit, I was afraid that these people would not be moved.
Su Chengyu was originally worried that Ye Li might send someone to trouble him on the road, but when he heard that Liu Guoxuan was going to attack Qingliu County, a new plan appeared in his heart. can not only send Liu Guoxuan a favor, but also solve the White Lotus Sect that stands in the way once and for all.
He shook his head and said, "You can't attack the city." ”
Liu Guoxuan sighed in his heart, and was about to leave, but he heard the "Shopkeeper Su" continue: "There are more than 300 White Lotus Sect disciples in Qingliu City, and there are 4500 chaotic people under their control, a total of 900 people. And you and I have less than 300 people combined, and there is little hope of forcing the city to attack. ”
Liu Guoxuan heard his words as if he had room to turn around, and hurriedly said: "I have fought with the Tingzhou mob several times, and they are a rabble. In Daxiang Pavilion, I led 80 tribes to defeat 300 chaotic people. Isn't Shopkeeper Su also defeated several times the demon thief right now? Together, you and I will definitely be able to capture Qingliu County! ”
Su Chengyu still shook his head, "Even if you desperately capture Qingliu County, you will suffer heavy casualties." ”
"Since Shopkeeper Su is afraid, then Liu will leave." Although this Liu Guoxuan is brave and good at fighting, he is a minor in the end, and he can't hold his breath at all.
Su Chengyu smiled: "How can I be afraid? But if you can outwit you, why attack? ”
"Oh?" Liu Guoxuan hurriedly asked, "What is the clever plan of Shopkeeper Su?" ”
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Wang Gu sat in a carriage with the roof blown up, smiling at the Zhu family next to him.
It's not that he was polite, but there was a sharp knife against the back of his heart, Su Chengyu asked him to keep smiling, so he could only do this, and the muscles on his face were a little stiff.
There were thousands of taels of silver piled up on the car, and since there was no roof, it could be seen clearly from a distance.
There were also two well-roofed carriages next to them, and the coachman's position sat two of Wang Gu's subordinates, and next to them were Shi Lin and Chen Xiongfei, both dressed in rags and wearing white scarves on their heads.
One hundred and ten "White Lotus Sect disciples" rode horses and followed closely behind the car, but their momentum was very different from those who had gone out from Qingliu County before.
The group of carriages and horses stopped when they were still far from Qingliu County, leaving less than forty people to ride, and the others dismounted and walked.
Outside the east gate of Qingliu County, the Zhu family brother glanced at Wang Gu, who had to helplessly say to the city: "I am Wang Gu!" Open the door. ”
A member of Liu Guoxuan's clansmen sitting opposite him immediately said in a deep voice: "Don't play tricks, say your mantra, be louder!" ”
The Zhu family brother also moved the knife behind Wang Gu's back in a timely manner.
Wang Gu's heart trembled, and he had to chant the truth, "The sages who are not born are all in the world......
In the early morning, the people at the head of the city yawned and glanced down, as if the Grand Master Wang had brought people back. He asked in a loud voice, "Master Wang, why didn't Master Yu come back with you?" ”
"Ran a carriage, and he took someone to chase it." Wang Gu shouted according to what he had commanded him in advance, "I'll come back first to deliver the silver." Open the door, don't you see so much silver? ”
The people in the city had already seen the piles of silver on the roofless carriage, and one of them whispered to the people next to him: "When the carriage enters the city, you will not be found if you copy one or two ingots." ”
The others immediately smiled and nodded.
The leader was still not at ease, and asked, "Why is this the only one coming back?" ”
"Nonsense, do you think the rich man is a good deal? It took nearly 200 deaths to grab the silver! Wang Gu said this from the bottom of his heart, most of it was his real experience, and said, "There are tens of thousands of taels of silver, Master and his old man are still waiting for me to report the good news, you don't rub it on me!" ”
The people in the city immediately shouted, "Wait a minute, Master Wang, and I'll open the door for you." ”
The eyes of the men at the head of the city were always nailed to the pile of silver, and they never left it.
When the city gate creaked open, Su Chengyu finally took a long breath, and they left their infantry and galloped all the way, just to reach the county seat before the White Lotus Sect bandits who fled back to Qingliu County.
Now it seems that they must have been faster than the messengers.
After the city gate was fully opened, Shi Lin drove into the city first, and there was no abnormality, so he signaled behind him, and then all the cavalry rushed in, and at the back of the line was a covered carriage.
Shi Lin recalled the map of Qingliu County that Liu Guoxuan gave him just now, and drove towards the county office, behind him was a silver car and nearly forty horseback guards dressed as White Lotus bandits.
There was still more than a mile away from the county office, and they were divided into two teams, a carriage took a few people to the back door of the county office, and the others went to the front door. Suddenly, a cannon rang out in the direction of the east gate of the county seat, and the pedestrians immediately whipped hard and sprinted towards the county office.
When I arrived at the gate of the county office, I saw a group of people running out of it with weapons in hand. The Zhu family brother hurriedly shouted: "Come and share the silver!" He picked up a silver ingot and threw it at the group.
The silver ingots were in hand, and the disciples who came out of the county government saw Wang Gu sitting at the front of the car, and immediately ran forward to grab the silver, and the roar just now had been forgotten outside the clouds.
Su Chengyu didn't pay attention to these people at all, and was the first to jump off the horse, draw his pistol and command the guards to rush straight into the county office.
Shi Lin kicked down the two White Lotus Sect bandits at the door, turned around and closed the door, and fell the bolt. It was only at this time that Wang Gu's subordinates shouted: "The officers and soldiers have entered the city!" ”
More than a dozen guards climbed onto the head of the county government wall to guard the gate, and the others all rushed to the county government house.
The Zhu family brother pinched Wang Gu's neck to lead the way, and although Su Chengyu walked in front, there were always a few guards who sandwiched him in the middle to prevent accidents.