A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 57 Magistrate Ding’s gift
Li Gui rolled on the ground, jumped up and was about to continue fighting on foot. Unexpectedly, Qin Ming did not take the opportunity to pounce. Instead, he sighed and said:

"You are also a good man. I won't take advantage of you. I'll wait until you change horses tomorrow before fighting again."

After saying this, Qin Ming turned around and led his troops back to the military camp. He only heard Li Gui laughing loudly from behind, and his voice came from afar.

"Ha ha……"

"Never mind!"

"You are also a good man!"

"Just because you didn't take advantage of others' danger, I won't kill you when I capture you in the future!"

Qin Ming snorted coldly and ignored Li Gui's arrogance.

With the outcome still undecided, the two sides gathered up their teams and returned to the camp. It seemed that they were evenly matched, but in fact the morale of the Yushan side had dropped significantly.

Yushan's morale was basically based on past victories against the government and the army, as well as the invincible personal confidence of Dazhai leader Li Gui.

In particular, Li Gui, the leader of the large cottage, is the reincarnation of the overlord, with unparalleled military power. No enemy has ever been able to withstand Li Gui's attack. Even the Xianjia who knew how to use palm thunder back then only managed to defeat him by one move. Then he was hacked to death by Li Gui with an axe.

The image of Li Gui's Killer Star was thus established, and in the hearts of all the brothers in the village, he was like a god descending to earth.

But now, this invincible image has been shattered.

Although Li Gui was not defeated, he was not victorious either, and even the leg of his horse was broken. Strictly speaking, he was slightly inferior to the generals of the army.

They didn't know that Li Gui was a bad guy who got stronger as he fought. They only knew that the enemy general returned to the military camp alive.

But there is only one Li Gui in Yushan, but the Song army has dozens of generals. If you really count, the situation is not good!

I don't know when, some rumors spread in the village, and spread more and more widely. Soon everyone knew about it, only the leaders hid it.

But he said that Qin Ming had withdrawn his troops and returned to the camp, and ordered them to bury pots and make rice, so that the soldiers could have a good rest and prepare to attack the stronghold tomorrow.

He was arranging night patrols and other matters by himself, when he suddenly heard that the guard came to report that Ding Enlu, the magistrate of Yishui County, had arrived in front of the camp transporting grain and grass supplies.

Qin Ming was startled and hurriedly stopped the military meeting and led his generals out to greet him.

Although the two are not subordinate to each other, when facing any civil servants, military generals must serve them carefully, otherwise they may be beaten at any time.

When he was in Qingzhou, Qin Ming had wiped out mountain bandits many times. He knew that most of these bandits were forced to rebel by local officials, and they did not encounter strange civil servants once or twice.

The reason why he led his troops directly to the foot of Yushan Mountain without passing through Yishui County was because he was afraid that these civil servants would do something wrong again.

Originally, he had made up his mind to finish the battle quickly, quickly wipe out the bandits and then retreat immediately.

If it were an ordinary bandit, he would have been defeated by him in no time, and it would have been over before the local magistrate even showed up.

Who would have expected that when he met such a freak as Li Gui, he would fight him to death regardless of the outcome, ruining his great plan.

Before arriving at the gate of the camp, I saw a middle-aged scribe standing on a carriage. He had a slim appearance, a white face and no beard. He wore a black gauze on his head, an official robe and official boots, and a group of followers behind him. He knew that this was the magistrate of Ding County.

Qin Ming hurriedly took a few steps to meet the general coming up. From a distance, he clasped his fists and cupped his hands, bending down.

"At the end of Qin Ming Dynasty, I didn't know that the county magistrate arrived. I didn't go far to welcome him. Please forgive me for my sin!"

"Haha... Qin Tongzhi is too polite. The county came in a hurry and didn't notify us in advance. As long as it doesn't disturb Qin Tongzhi's plan to suppress bandits, it's fine."

Ding Zhixian was all smiles, without the arrogance of a civil servant at all.

On ordinary days, he would not be so easy to talk to, but he also expected that in the future Qin Ming would pacify Yushan and get back the birthday card, so he could make some achievements in it, so his attitude was very polite.

As long as it comes to the issue of official titles, Ding Zhixian has always been easy to talk to, and he can still do it even if he says nothing, let alone Corporal Lixian.

Qin Ming hurriedly laughed and said, "What did the county magistrate say?"

"The general and his troops came at the end of this time and did not dare to harass the local area. Therefore, they did not notify them. How can they be treated by the county magistrate?"

"The county magistrate has personally worked hard and brought countless grain, grass and equipment, which will provide great convenience for the attack on the stronghold tomorrow. We are all grateful. How can there be any disturbance?"

Ding Zhixian was waiting for this sentence. As long as Qin Ming was willing to acknowledge this contribution, he could take the opportunity to intervene in the future and share the credit, maybe even a large piece.

"Haha..." He waved his hands with a smile and narrowed his eyes. "Qin Zongzhi is too polite. Guest troops come here to fight and provide logistics and supplies for the army. It is the responsibility of this county and it is within your scope. It's not worth mentioning." Although Qin Ming has been in the officialdom for several years, he is still a big boss. How can he be compared with civil officials like Ding Zhixian in playing power and politics? He still doesn't understand Ding Zhixian's purpose and just acts stupidly. Laughing with you.

After exchanging greetings with each other, Qin Ming ordered the main gate of the military camp to be opened and the people from Magistrate Ding were welcomed in.

Qin Ming led the way first and carefully accompanied Ding Zhixian to the direction of the Houying tent, while his deputy went to count the grain and supplies.

After arriving at the main account, Qin Ming asked Magistrate Ding to sit down and expressed his gratitude. After saying some official clichés, Magistrate Ding added:
"I wonder how Commander Qin plans to attack the stronghold tomorrow?"

Qin Ming didn't know Ding Zhixian's intentions, but he never doubted him. Since he had to ask, he answered honestly:

"So that the county magistrate will know that this mountain stronghold has been carefully inspected. Although it is solidly built, it is not very tall. It can be climbed up with an ordinary ladder without the need for a cloud ladder."

"The general has ordered people to build a long ladder. You can get hundreds of them overnight."

"At the end of tomorrow, the general will personally supervise the battle and besiege the stronghold from all sides. We only need to seize any wall of the stronghold to open the door from the inside. When the time comes, the horse army will line up in the open space and rush into the stronghold. It will become a stampede and no one can stop it. "

"It takes up to three days to break the stronghold."

After hearing this, County Magistrate Ding burst into laughter and said, "Qin Tongzhi doesn't need to go to such trouble. Let's wait for this county to give Qin Tongzhi a big gift."

Qin Ming was shocked when he heard this, and asked nervously: "I wonder what kind of gift this is?"

Ding Zhixian proudly said:
"This county knows that the Yushan thieves are well-supplied and difficult to attack, so they secretly hid their secrets there."

"There will be a fire on Yushan tonight. Someone will secretly open the front door of the stronghold for the imperial army. The Qin ruler only needs to rush in with his troops."

After Qin Ming heard this, he secretly complained in his heart and said hesitantly:
"The county magistrate, but I don't know what kind of person this detailed work is. How can I trust him?"

"What if this is a trap?"

Ding Zhixian raised his brows and said, "Don't worry, Qin Zongzong. Those meticulous family members are all in the hands of this county. How dare you betray the imperial court again?"

Qin Ming shook his head and urged:
"But what if they keep the secret secret, the information is leaked, and the thieves torture them for information?"

"Now that our army has the upper hand, there is no need to take such risks!"

Ding Zhixian only wanted to make more contributions, so how could he give up so easily? He immediately changed his face and scolded:
"Qin Tongzhi's words are wrong!"

"We have always suffered losses when attacking a city, and the losses are always considerable."

"Let me ask you, if we attack the stronghold according to Qin's method, how many soldiers will be injured?"

Qin Ming carefully recalled Li Gui's tyrannical force and the neat formation of soldiers behind Li Gui he had seen before. He roughly estimated for a while before replying:
"As little as three to five hundred, as much as thousands."

Magistrate Ding immediately grasped the key point and said with dignity and dignity:

"The soldiers deserve their lives. Just to seize a city gate, they use their flesh and blood to collide with the sword."

"It would be fine if there is nothing we can do, but now there is a great opportunity in front of us. With just a few careful steps, we can easily open the gate of the village and save the lives of thousands of soldiers."

"What are Qin Tongzhi still hesitating about?"

When Ding Zhixian changed his amiable tone and became arrogant, Qin Ming was immediately filled with anger. He almost wanted to jump up and punch this guy who was talking on paper to death.

But as soon as he saw the black gauze on Ding Zhixian's head, the anger in Qin Ming's heart was immediately extinguished by ice water, and he immediately woke up.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his impulse, and explained with all his strength:
"The county magistrate didn't know something. He captured the city head-on. Although the losses were considerable, there was no need to worry about future troubles and there was no need to worry about encountering an ambush."

"If this is the case of stealing a city, the soldiers must march quickly because of their speed. Once they are ambushed, the soldiers will immediately panic and their morale will be low. If they are not handled properly, they will most likely trample on each other, and the whole army will be annihilated."

Magistrate Ding suddenly became furious, glared, and scolded:
"If you encounter an ambush, just let the generals command and respond to the enemy. If the soldiers are panicking, it is obviously because they are short of training on weekdays!"

"If morale is low, then throw away a lot of gold and silver. Are you still afraid that the soldiers will not be willing to use their lives?"

"Or are you withholding all the rewards given to the soldiers?"

"There are generals in each department, generals in each team, and there are also captains and corps commanders below. If we can't command the troops under our command even if we work together, then what's the use of you generals?"

Magistrate Ding's scolding became more and more severe, and he gradually became more and more heart-wrenching. Qin Ming was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He did not dare to talk back, and he obeyed the order and agreed honestly.

(End of this chapter)