It was a dark night, and the fact that the Governor's Mansion in the city caught fire and then stopped doing anything else did not cause much panic, because the noise soon died down.
The people in the city were nervous about the movements at the city gate. If the rebels really attacked, they, the ordinary people, would not know how they would be treated.
The streets were now empty, and the teahouses were also deserted. Some people climbed onto the roofs of their houses and watched the patrolling troops passing by from time to time. They exchanged worried glances with each other: "Is the situation outside going to collapse?"
Some experienced elders would scold: "Shut your stinky mouth, if the outside world couldn't hold on, would it be so calm? Nothing will happen, don't worry, everything is fine!"
At the city gate, Liao Jingxu personally went up to the tower to boost morale, and he did so for several days in a row.
At the same time, Lieutenant General Wang of Xundian Prefecture and Commander Yang of Anhua Prefecture were arguing at their camp outside the city.
Admiral Wang was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. "You are talking without any pain in your waist. You keep saying wait, wait, wait, how many days have we been waiting?! I am waiting until my son is almost born, but there is no chaos in the city. Did you see it? Liao Jingxu is standing on the city wall! He is standing there. Your people are really capable. How come there is no movement until now!?"
Before, Wang Can came and wanted to fight, but was stopped by Commander Yang. Commander Yang said that they had arranged assassins in the city, and they would attack the Governor's Mansion at night, kill Liao Jingxu and Changning County Lady first, and cause trouble in the city. By then, the people in the city would be in chaos, and it would be easy to attack the city.
Lieutenant General Wang thought that since the arrangements had been so thoughtful, he waited patiently for a while.
Who would have thought that after waiting for a while, instead of the city being in chaos, the group of soldiers defending the city became even more united.
He asked to send troops, but Commander Yang insisted on waiting.
So Admiral Wang could no longer bear it and had an argument with Commander Yang.
Commander Yang frowned and said, "Be patient, maybe they are looking for an opportunity."
Admiral Wang almost spitted directly on Commander Yang's face: "Timing?! You are also a leader, you should know the principle of "one push, two weakens, three exhausts". We have been here for a long time, but we haven't taken any action yet. The men thought we were doing something. On the contrary, your people haven't made any movement for such a long time. Don't you think the timing has passed?"
Commander Yang stared at him with dissatisfaction: "My people will not make mistakes, everything has been arranged long ago." He thought about it, and in order to shut up Adjutant General Wang, he revealed a secret: "Tang Yuan died in the hands of these people."
Speaking of Tang Yuan, Admiral Wang finally calmed down a little, but he still couldn't help sneering: "Even so, people make mistakes and horses stumble. They delayed too long. We originally planned to launch a surprise attack, and we didn't bring much food and supplies. If we continue to waste time like this, we won't be able to hold on here. Attack the city tonight!"
Commander Yang wanted to object.
But Admiral Wang just stared at him coldly: "If it doesn't work, we will withdraw our troops from Xundian Prefecture."
Originally they just wanted to share some benefits. It is impossible that they would not get any benefits and instead waste food and supplies here.
Commander Yang was still a little unwilling, but he also knew that if Lieutenant General Wang really withdrew his troops, he would only have 15,000 men left, and he would not have much advantage in attacking Kunming City. So he nodded reluctantly: "Okay, then we will attack the city tonight."
They immediately summoned all the generals to discuss and prepare for the siege.
Everything was ready. Commander Yang came out of Lieutenant General Wang's tent, took out his clairvoyance and looked at the Kunming city in the distance. His eyes were as gloomy as water. After a while, he turned around and returned to his tent.
Water had been boiled in the tent. The soldier nervously went up to the general and asked him if he wanted to rest for a while. After all, they would be attacking the city in the evening, so they had to take some time to rest.
Commander Yang waved his hand. He was so worried that he couldn't sleep. Instead, he was full of anger. After thinking for a while, he waved to the soldier: "Go, send someone to take a message and ask..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a loud noise. The noise was so loud that even the ground beneath his feet was shaking, as if a dragon had turned over.
Commander Yang's face turned pale and he rushed out of the tent with a sullen face. He thought that Commander Wang had gone back on his word and attacked the city prematurely.
Who knew that he had only taken a few steps when he saw Adjutant General Wang walking towards him with a sullen face. The two met in the middle of the road. They were both furious at first, but when they looked at each other, their anger turned into surprise: "It's not you?"
The two asked in unison, then stopped at the same time, their expressions suddenly becoming worse.
The noise just now...
Brigadier General Wang suddenly became irritated and urged people to find out what the noise was. However, before they had taken a few steps, another loud noise was heard. This time, the noise was even more violent, and the dust that was raised covered Brigadier General Wang and Commander Yang in dust.
Commander Yang wiped his face and spat out the sand in his mouth. How could he not know that there was a problem with the gunpowder? He hurriedly took people to check the situation.
But when they arrived, it was too late. The tents they used to store gunpowder and some weapons had long been razed to the ground and turned into ruins. At this moment, only the bursts of smoke rising up proved what this place used to be.
Commander Yang could no longer conceal the anger on his face. With red eyes, he cursed and uttered a name viciously: "Liao Jingxu!"
Admiral Wang also arrived quickly. Seeing this, he almost lost his balance. Before they could calm down, someone else ran over quickly: "General Yang, General Wang, something happened. Our food and fodder was burned on the way!"
Burnt?!
At this moment, Admiral Wang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He looked at Commander Yang angrily, "Didn't you say that this route was absolutely safe?! What's going on now?!"
Commander Yang was in charge of transporting the food and fodder. He said they had an absolutely safe route that even the scouts in Kunming would not discover.
But now there is a problem with the food and fodder.
The most taboo thing in war is to shake the morale of the army. But now, the gunpowder depot has been blown up and the food and grass have been burned. How can the morale of the army not be shaken
The best time is gone.
Both of them are warriors, how could they not know this
After exchanging a glance, Commander Yang had no choice but to suppress his anger and fear: "The only solution now is to fight a quick battle and end it quickly."