Loud war drums and shouts of killing are constantly coming into Qingzhou City from outside. But what is surprising is that even so, the order in the city is still in order. The people in the city are not in a panic, except for some who spontaneously help the defenders. Except for the people who brought food, water and defense equipment to the wall, there were not many people in the streets and alleys. Everyone stayed quietly at home, which was not much different from usual.
If faced with such a situation in other cities, the people in the city would have been in panic all day long. Maybe a lot of people would want to escape from this dangerous place through other city gates that were not attacked by the thieves, or the streets would have been chaotic. Working together as a group, the government and army also assigned a large number of troops to control the situation in the city and suppress possible unrest.
But all these problems did not exist in Qingzhou City. Huang Wenbing only sent people to preach a few words in the city after the Liangshan Army arrived, telling the people not to leave the city easily, and recruited some people to transport water, water and weapons, and then just With good logistics, he, the prefect, does not need to worry about the security of the city.
Therefore, such a scene occurs naturally because the people of Qingzhou have great confidence in their defenders and believe that they will be able to defend their homeland. There is no safer place in the world than Qingzhou. Moreover, after experiencing many changes in the past few years, the common people are not surprised by such things. As long as there is food at home, they can stay at ease and not easily go out to cause trouble for the officers and soldiers.
Just doing this has given some people a big headache. They originally planned to take advantage of the chaos in the city to completely muddy the waters, and then disintegrate the Qingzhou Army's combat power from within. But now it's good, the streets are clean, and they immediately become the targets of the officers and soldiers as soon as they go out. Naturally, it is difficult to do anything.
Therefore, after two days of attack and defense, the hundreds of people who had already sneaked into the city were unable to do anything at all. This made Zhu Wu, the divine machine strategist who was ordered to direct all operations in the city, very anxious and headache. For this reason, he sent several people to the city that night. All the major leaders were called to the house they had bought early in the morning to discuss countermeasures. It was only through the cover of darkness that these scattered Liangshan leaders were able to gather together.
There were seven Liangshan leaders entering the city this time. In addition to Zhu Wu, there were also brothers Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Zhu Fu, Jiang Jing and Mu Hong Muchun. In addition to being quite smart, these seven people were all very ordinary and would not stand out in a crowd. That's why Song Jiang entrusted them with such an important task. But in this situation where there are only a few people walking on the street, no matter how ordinary he is, he becomes very eye-catching.
After everyone arrived, Zhu Wu did not go around any more and said directly: "I have inquired today. Although we have many brothers attacking the city, Qingzhou is indeed a tall and thick city. It does not take thousands of people to defeat it. We came down, so we have to do something. But as you all have seen, the city is now extremely well-defended. As long as our brothers show up, we will definitely be captured by the army. Do you have any countermeasures? "
"If you want me to see it, just go for it. Attack the magistrate's office, capture the officials, and then take them to the city gate and force them to open the city." Mu Chun was the most radical among these people and immediately spoke road. But as soon as he spoke, everyone else shook their heads and objected: "No, it's too hasty and risky."
"Then why don't we also mix in with the people who deliver water and food to the city? We can be sure this time
I have prepared a lot of sweat medicine, which I can use just in time. Zhu Fu, known as the Smiling Tiger, put forward his idea with a smile: "As long as the officers and soldiers defending the city are deprived of combat power, Qingzhou will naturally be captured." "
"I'm afraid this is very difficult to do..." Zhu Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have thought about this method before, but after asking about it, I found that the only people who can go to the city are those who have close connections with the government, or themselves. Whether it’s the families of officers, soldiers, or wealthy businessmen in the city, they are all Qingzhou people who know their roots well.”
At this time, everyone was speechless. They had never expected that things would be so difficult. The Qingzhou government's defenses were much stricter than elsewhere. After being silent for a long time, Shi Xiucai suddenly said: "I heard a piece of news in the inn before. Now the grain and grass of the army are stored in the warehouse in the southwest of the city. If we can burn this grain, there will be chaos. The morale of officers and soldiers..."
This cheered up Zhu Wu's spirit: "This is a solution, but I don't know how the guards are there. The granary is the key to the defense. The Qingzhou Army should not be rash with it, right?"
"It would be difficult to do it during the day, but it would be completely different if we attacked at night. They must not have thought that we would launch a raid a few days later." After thinking about it for a while, Yang Xiong also supported Shi Xiu's idea. Then, the Mu brothers and Jiang Jing also agreed: "This is the best way at the moment, and after burning the granary, it will definitely attract people in the city to put out the fire. By then, we may be able to send out surprise troops to take down the government office. Capture that Huang Wenbing and open the city gate!"
As everyone expressed their opinions, Zhu Wu gradually recognized this strategy. Although it still seemed a bit risky, it was the best way to disrupt Qingzhou at the moment. After all, they were also worried that if the time dragged on too long, the battle would become more variable. Sun Tu might lead his army back at some point.
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow night, our troops will be divided into two groups. Brother Jiang and Brother Zhu will take 20 people to ambush at the government office, while the others will set fire to the granary. This battle must be won but not defeated. !" Zhu Wu made the final decision with a solemn expression.
Everyone else looked eager to try: "Okay, let us turn Qingzhou City upside down this time!"
After the discussion was settled, everyone quickly dispersed at night. But after these people left, looking at the dark sky, Zhu Wu still felt a little worried in his heart. Somehow, he always felt that things were not so easy to solve, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.
No matter whether this strategy is mature or not, there is no possibility of retreating at this time, so after a day and night of rest and preparation, after dark the next day, Zhu Wu has gathered all the hands in this newly purchased mansion He stood up, and after telling today's plan, he took out the short knife he carried and shouted: "Brothers, Qingzhou will be captured today. Once it is accomplished, we will all make great contributions to the Shanzhai, Chao Tian Wang Song Zhai The Lord will not treat you badly, let’s go all out!”
"Yes... Capture Qingzhou today!" Under the leadership of the Mu brothers, the forty or fifty people in front of them all roared in agreement, and then quietly opened the door and filed out, arriving at Changchun, which was even quieter and more empty than during the day. above the street.
Soon after they appeared on the long street, a team came quickly from the alley on the other side.
The confluence was another group of people led by Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. Together, there were more than eighty people. These people are all elites carefully selected from the Liangshan Army. With their fighting power, if they can get into a small county, they can easily capture the city. But today, their target is It was just a small granary, which gave Qingzhou City enough face.
Walking along the empty streets, they did not dare to slack off at all. They all stepped lightly, paying attention to the situation around them at all times. As long as there was the slightest movement, they would quickly hide. In this way, the team quietly arrived at the warehouse far away from the residential streets around the second watch.
At this time, there were several defenders guarding the front door of the warehouse, and they all had torches in their hands, illuminating the large open space in front of them like daylight. Seeing this scene, Zhu Wu knew that he could no longer break through the defense line silently. He immediately glanced at the Mu brothers beside him. They nodded immediately, drew their swords quickly, shouted low, and walked towards The guards covered him up.
Naturally, the soldiers guarding the warehouse could not be the elite of the Qingzhou Army. They were all newly recruited during this period. Therefore, when they saw someone suddenly coming out, their first reaction was to panic. The leader hurriedly raised his hand. He yelled with the spear in his hand: "Who are you, how dare you trespass into the important land of the granary..." Before he could finish his words, the Mu brothers had already rushed forward, and the sword flashed into the necks of two of them. Then the knife in his hand showed no signs of slowing down, and struck the other people who were already stunned with fear again.
Suddenly, the screams started loudly, shattering the peaceful night.
At the same time that the Mu brothers took action, Zhu Wu also led others to kill them quickly. As a result, the five or six officers and soldiers guarding the gate all lost their lives, and they could not even give a warning.
At this point, Zhu Wu no longer had too many worries, and immediately said loudly: "Come on, two brothers, climb over the wall, go in and open the door of the warehouse, let's set the fire and leave!"
The two skilled minions immediately agreed and rushed over. They only kicked a foot on the wall and jumped up. They then climbed up with their hands and climbed up two feet. The wall was so high, without any hesitation, the two of them jumped off it one after another.
Only a moment later, there were two muffled groans inside, and then the closed warehouse door was forcefully opened from inside. Apparently, after the two people entered, they happened to bump into the guards who heard the noise outside and came to check, and took advantage of them first.
Seeing the warehouse door open, Zhu Wu and others were overjoyed and rushed in without hesitation...
At the same time, in a small alley only half a stone's throw away from the magistrate's office, Zhu Fu and Jiang Jing were ambushing them, watching the movements in the southwest corner from time to time, waiting for the moment the fire started.
Suddenly, a little red light flashed out from there, and then turned into a blaze of fire. After a while, exclamations could be heard from time to time in the city. The people had been alarmed, and then the prefect's Yamen also responded. After a while, , a team of cadres rushed toward the fire in a hurry.
The government office, which was originally closed, is now open, allowing people to see the empty environment inside at a glance. Jiang Jing and Zhu Fu looked at each other and knew that the opportunity had appeared and it was time to take action!