Chapter 37: Preparing for the Siege
The second brother Gao and Liu Heizi came to Li's big tent, a big flag fluttered outside, and many generals had gathered under it, but the second brother looked at their cold equipment and knew that it was an outsider like him.
These people glanced at the second brother and Liu Heizi, their eyes stopped on the second brother, and they still talked to each other, and did not come over to talk.
The second brother wanted to meet a few more friends, but Liu Heizi didn't introduce him to him, so he could only stand outside the tent.
Not long after, the three-way drum sounded, Li Guo's personal soldiers came out, greeted him, and the second brother followed everyone into the big tent.
Li Guo's tent was very spacious, a screen divided the tent in half, and they had three chairs on the south side of the screen, and the sides were empty, and there were no seats for them.
Almost all of these people are lieutenants, and the second brother is currently in charge of the brigade, so he naturally stands last.
At this time, after the three-way drum beat of the generals, Li Guo strode out from behind the screen, followed by Ma Chongxi, the general of Youguoyi, and Yuan Shizhong, the commander of the small Yuan camp.
As soon as Li Guo came out from behind the screen, everyone standing on both sides stood up straight, and after the three of them sat down in the right position, the second brother of the senior high followed everyone and bowed down and hugged his fists together, "General." "The people of the little Yuan camp will call more," General Yuan. ”
Li Guo glanced at everyone, smiled and waved, signaling everyone to be exempt.
At this time, a chess and card officer named according to the personnel, and the second brother heard it again, more than ten people, and none of them had a name, and he had the impression in his mind, maybe these people were all nameless people who died in the catastrophe at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
When the personnel arrived, Li Guo immediately sat up straight, glanced at everyone majestically, and said directly: "King Chuang has besieged Kaifeng for most of the year, and the people and horses are short of money and food, and the task of this general is to collect food for King Chuang. Now that Shangqiu has been besieged for many days, it is time to attack. ”
Li Guo paused, and his voice raised a little, "Ben will call you here today to arrange a siege mission for you. Tomorrow you prepare for one day, and in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, General Yuan's deployment will attack the east and south gates, and the general's men will attack the west and north gates. There are no officers or soldiers in the city, so you must use your lives to break the city one day. ”
"I'll take my orders!" Everyone immediately clasped their fists and replied loudly.
The level of the people present was obviously not enough for Li Guo to discuss with them, so Li Guo directly ordered to arrange the siege of the city, and they only needed to receive the order.
Li Guo nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Okay, if you capture the city, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, and whoever attacks Shangqiu first will be promoted to one level and rewarded with five hundred taels of silver." ”
Saying that, he looked at Gao Yihuan at the end and said: "Gao Zhanglu, you have performed well by the Suishui River, and you will attack the north gate with Liu Duwei and Chen Duwei." ”
Gao Yihuan and Liu Heizi were shocked when they heard this, and immediately came out with the same man, and they were a little excited to hold their fists again and take their lives.
Many eyes in the tent looked at him at once, and Yuan Shizhong, who was sitting on Li Guo's left, also narrowed his eyes and stared at the second brother Gao, which made the second brother feel a little weak.
"Huang Duwei, He Duwei, and Sun Duwei attacked Xicheng." Li Guo continued to instruct, then turned his head to Yuan Shizhong and said, "General Yuan's people will arrange it by themselves, and the general will not interfere." ”
Li Guo said to Gao Yihuan, after defeating Shangqiu, he will give him a captain, and now let him attack the north gate, then he must show something, otherwise the siege is not good, and I am afraid that the duck that reaches the beak may also fly away.
Now that Li Guo has promised a reward, it depends on whether he can vigorously seize the opportunity, but obviously this opportunity is not only he wants to take, but also the people who participated in the siege of the city.
After coming out of the big tent, the second brother returned to the camp immediately, and Liu Heizi on the side was also full of energy, obviously wanting to perform well in the siege of the city the day after tomorrow and strive for meritorious service.
The second brother saw that this guy was full of energy, and he couldn't help but cheer up, if this guy won the first merit, went to the city first, or opened the city gate first, and the official was promoted to a level, then the joke would be fucking big.
If Liu Heizi becomes a general and is still the boss of the second brother, the second brother's situation will be very embarrassing.
However, Gao Yihuan is still more confident in his old brother, this time he must take the first credit and leave Liu Heizi behind.
After returning to the camp, Gao Yihuan called all the junior officers under him to discuss the siege of the city the day after tomorrow, and made preparations for the siege.
In Gao Yihuan's military tent, he was discussing the details of the siege with more than 20 subordinates.
"Although we have more than 700 people, most of them have not undergone any training, so when we attack the city the day after tomorrow, we will mainly use the current establishment of 337 people, and the miscellaneous soldiers will be responsible for carrying ladders and rushing to make equipment."
This attack is to grab merit, the second brother does not intend to save his strength, he wants to attack the city as quickly as possible.
Gao Yihuan said to many officers: "Shangqiu City is a government city, and it is three zhang high, so the ladder should be longer, and the front end should have a hook, which can be hung on the city, so that the defenders can't push it over." Zhao Zhongxia, I remember that you used to do carpentry for the old man, and this matter will be handed over to you. ”
"Second brother, don't worry, before tomorrow night, I will definitely make a ladder for you."
Gao Yihuan nodded, "The moat of Shangqiu has dried up, but the mud is still a little thin, in addition to the ladder, we also need to prepare some wooden planks to spread on the riverbed, so that we can get close to the city wall." You can also find some door panels and square tables for the brothers to charge overhead. ”
Zhao Zhongxia nodded, and Gao Yihuan said again: "The day after tomorrow, Zhao Daxian and I are responsible for attacking the city, Wu Shizhao, you take Huang San and them to cover with bows and arrows, let's strive for the shortest time to go to the city." ”
"Second brother, don't worry, the brothers will definitely help you earn this captain." Zhao Daxian patted his chest and said.
Gao Yihuan smiled when he saw this, and then sighed again, "Meritorious work must be established, but when attacking the city, you must also pay attention to safety." In addition, before the day after tomorrow, the names of all soldiers must be registered. Wu Shizhao, you can write, let's do this two. If a brother dies, I, Gao Yihuan, will not be able to do it now, but once I have money and food in the future, I will definitely make up a bereavement pension for the brothers' families. ”
Wu Shizhao nodded, and Gao Yihuan immediately said: "Next, let me talk about it again, what happened after the attack on Shangqiu." As soon as the city gate is opened, the elite soldiers in the rear camp will inevitably flock into the city to seize these important places. After we entered the city, the brothers paid attention to me, and the blacksmith shop and private school in the city were of great use to protect the people inside. ”
"Second brother, even if you don't go to the treasury and granary, everyone else will go to the Buzhuang goods store, what kind of oil and water can we have when we go to these places?" Zhao Zhuzi couldn't help asking.
Gao Yihuan glanced at him, "There is a lot of oil and water in those places, and there are many people who go, and the elite soldiers of the old camp will definitely go too, and we can't grab it, and we won't be able to please it." Now we have so many brothers, but we don't have a lot of armor, and if we catch a few blacksmiths, we will be able to make our own armor and weapons in the future, which is also for our future consideration. ”
Wu Shizhao and a few other officials and soldiers who came over, after listening to Gao Yihuan's words, they couldn't help but glance at each other, the second brother Gao, the leader of the rogues, is indeed a little different from other rogues.
After discussing the details for a while, Gao Yihuan stood up, "There will inevitably be casualties in the siege, if there is anything that needs to be explained, brothers, you can tell me, and what I can do will definitely be done." In addition, if I die, Zhao Daxian and Wu Shizhao will lead the team, and you will take care of the old man for me. ”