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Chapter 486

In Luoyang, the city walls are still high and thick, and the towers are towering. They look as strong as they were before they were broken by the invading army. There are also people patrolling the city walls, and you can see the lights of torches flickering every few hundred steps.

Even in the city, there are groups of recruits patrolling to and fro, guarding the order in the city and guarding against someone making trouble while King Li Chuang's army is away.

Two days ago, after Shao Shichang confirmed that he would be fully responsible for all matters left behind in Luoyang, he recruited more than a thousand recruits on top of the five hundred recruits that King Chuang had left for him. Just finished formation.

On the surface, Luoyang City is still calm as usual, without any disturbance, but in fact, most of the people in the city are not asleep. They are worried every night, worrying that the government army will come to take back Luoyang City.

There are still dots of fires in Fuwang Palace, and red flames are still emerging from the ground in many places, and some wood is also crackling in the ashes.

Seeing that it was almost four o'clock, the street was silent, only the footsteps of patrolling recruits could be heard occasionally. A group of about twenty recruits was walking towards the east gate of Luoyang.

Every four of them held a torch. Under the light of the fire, the cotton-padded jackets on their bodies were half-new, and they held new-made spears in their hands. Their combat boots stepped lightly on the hard street, making a "stepping" sound. step" crisp sound.

"Boom—duk! Duk! Duk!"

The sound of gongs and clappers pierced the silent night sky, echoing in the cold night, and the sound of watch horns "Four Watches in Ugly Times, Cold and Frozen" came faintly.

"It's the fourth watch, everyone, cheer up, let's go to the east gate!"

The leader of the night patrol team of recruits spoke softly, his accent was not a Henan dialect, but a thick northern accent.

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Under the light of the last quarter moon, the tall figure on the city wall of Luoyang looks taller and more solid, but also paler. It's just that I don't know whether this tall and solid city wall can protect the common people in the city.

The trees outside the east gate of Luoyang were all cut down when the bandits attacked the city, but there are still many houses and shops outside the east gate. , looked very dilapidated.

Under the moonlight, it was faintly visible, and there were faint figures flickering behind the ruined walls of the houses outside Luoyang Dongguan, but the guards on the city walls could not see them.

Teams of officers and soldiers waited quietly behind the broken house walls in the howling cold wind. There were more than a dozen simple ladders and some hooks and locks beside them.

They were ordered to set off at noon yesterday, march quietly to the outside of Luoyang City to meet up with the four teams of horses hidden outside the city at the right post of the Ranger Department, and temporarily build a ladder. The military counselor Wang Yuanjing also came to the city of Luoyang with them.

And on the edge of the house near the moat, there were some firemen and archers lying still, waiting for an order, and the arrows and firecrackers were aimed at the gate tower.

The rangers under Chen Zhong lined up against the wall on the main street of Dongguan, standing still, while he himself, Cui Shijie, Wang Yuanjing and others focused on the top of the city, observing the movements of the thieves guarding the city.

Although Wan Guangjin, the ranger right sentry hidden in Luoyang City, had been arranged to attack the east gate at the fourth watch, they were still prepared to forcibly climb the city as a last resort.

"Chen Tou, it's freezing cold and you can't light a fire, what a fucking disaster." Cui Shijie looked at the east gate of Luoyang City and said softly.

Chen Zhong, who was beside him, was also looking at the east gate building, and said, "Well, it's almost four o'clock, and I'm waiting to take down Luoyang City, and tell my brothers to eat meat and drink, and have a good rest."

Yang Shijie's face was also flushed red from the cold. He was originally the son of the Yang family. Although he liked to play with knives, guns and sticks since he was a child, he had never suffered such a crime. He was obviously about to be unable to support himself.

He only heard him ask with doubts: "Master Chen, can the east gate really open on time at the fourth watch?"

Chen Zhong said without turning his head: "Master Yang is doubting the ability of my soldiers? You just look at it. If you don't see the fire in the east gate building at four o'clock, I, Chen Zhong, will go to your Yang's building to fill the fire." Be a guard."

He then said to the left and right: "Zuo Qinghe, after you enter the city, go straight to the west gate; Ma Sanzhuang, after you enter the city from the east gate, go straight to the north gate; Tielin, you lead the Chinese army sentry and go straight to the west gate. The south gate must not be delayed, and Shao Shichang must not be allowed to escape.

Liu Shouzhu, you lead the brothers from the fourth team of the right sentry to follow me. Let's go straight to the magistrate's yamen and join the head of Wan sentry. "

At this time, he looked at Cui Shijie again and said: "Mr. Cui Qian, all the streets, storehouses, mansions, and other large and small yamen in the city will be captured by your infantry, especially the Drum Tower in the city. You must capture it as soon as possible.

Strict patrols must be carried out, but those who refuse to surrender with weapons will be killed on the spot, and they must not be allowed to loot and cause trouble in the city and disrupt order. "

"That's right, don't worry, Mr. Chen, we've made clear arrangements and assignments, and we won't delay the matter."

Chen Zhong nodded, and then said to Wang Yuanjing: "Counselor Wang, why don't you retreat to the back and rest first, and wait until we take down Luoyang City and stabilize the order in the city. You are also rushing when you enter the city."

"No need, you are all good men, and I am not made of mud. Ever since the commander rescued me from the Tartars that year, I am no longer that weak and sour scholar brother."

When Wang Yuanjing said these words, his face was full of pride.

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"It's almost four o'clock."

Wan Guangjin looked at the moonlight in the sky, and then said: "Be more energetic, we have been holding back in the city for almost half a month, and today is the time to show your face, don't let me lose the chain of whoever is what!"

"Here!" Everyone replied softly.

He also said: "Little Six and his two teams are going to attack the east gate. Let's go to the magistrate's yamen to capture Shao Shichang who has surrendered. If we take him, there will be no leader in this city of Luoyang, and it will be easier for Chen Tou to attack and control the whole city as soon as possible.

After the door is broken, the first team will guard the entrance hall and no one is allowed to enter or leave; the second team will go directly to the prison to rescue the detained officials, and the third and fourth teams will follow me into the mansion to search for Shao Shichang. "

"Here!"

He also said: "Although there are nearly a hundred thieves in the government office, they are all newly recruited hungry people. They have not fought before, and they don't have any blood debts in their hands. You don't need to kill them all, just disperse them. It won't ruin our business." Can."

"Here!"

"Go, let's go!"

After he finished speaking, he stood up, stepped out from the small door just opened, walked along the shadow of the courtyard wall at the corner of the street to the magistrate's yamen not far to the west, and more than forty soldiers followed behind him one by one. Apart from the sound of light footsteps, there was no noise.

(End of this chapter)