nanming man

Chapter 37 Prepare for Siege
Second brother Gao and Liu Heizi came to Li Guo's big tent, a big banner was flying outside, many generals had already gathered under the flag, but second brother looked at their shabby equipment and knew that they were outsiders like him.

These people took a look at the second brother and Liu Heizi, and stopped their eyes on the second brother for a while, they still talked to each other, and did not come to strike up a conversation.

Brother Gao really wanted to meet a few more friends, but Liu Heizi didn't introduce him, so he could only stand outside the tent.

Not long after, the three-way drum sounded, and Li Guo's personal soldiers came out to greet him, and the second brother followed the crowd into the big tent.

Li Guo's tent was very spacious, and a screen divided the tent into two halves. They were on the south side of the screen, with three chairs on top, and the two sides were empty, no seats were prepared for them.

These people are almost all captains, and the second brother is currently in charge, so he stands at the end of course.

At this time, the three-way drum of Jujiang finished beating, and Li Guo strode out from behind the screen, followed by General You Guoyi Ma Chongxi and Xiao Yuan's camp leader Yuan Shizhong.

As soon as Li Guo came out from behind the screen, the people standing on both sides stood up straight, and after the three of them settled down in their seats, Second Brother Gao followed the crowd and bowed and clasped fists together, "General." Xiao Yuan The people in the battalion called out more, "General Yuan."

Li Guo glanced at everyone, smiled and waved his hands, signaling that everyone should be excused.

At this time, a chess and card official called the names of the personnel. Second Brother Gao listened to it. There were more than a dozen people without a single name. He had an impression in his mind. Perhaps these people were all unknown people who died in the catastrophe of the late Ming Dynasty. .

When all the people arrived, Li Guo sat up straight, glanced at the crowd majestically, and said directly: "King Chuang has besieged Kaifeng for half a year, and the men and horses are short of money and food, and this general's task is to collect food for King Chuang. Shangqiu has been besieged for many days, and it is time to attack."

Li Guo paused, and raised his voice, "I called you here today to arrange the task of attacking the city. Tomorrow you prepare for one day, and in the morning of the next day, General Yuan will deploy to attack the east and south gates. The generals attack the west and north gates. There is no official army in the city, so you must use your life to break through the city in one day."

"I'll take orders!" Everyone immediately clasped their fists and replied loudly.

The level of the people present was obviously not high enough for Li Guo to discuss with them, so Li Guo directly ordered to arrange the siege, and they only needed to accept the order.

Li Guo nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "Okay, I will reward you for your merits if you capture the city, and whoever invades Shangqiu first will be promoted to a higher level and rewarded with 500 taels of silver."

As he spoke, he looked at Gao Yihuan at the end and said, "Gao Zhanglu, you did well by the Suishui River, so you will attack the North Gate together 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, clasping their fists again excitedly to accept the order.

Many eyes in the tent looked at him at once, and Yuan Shizhong, who was sitting on the left of Li Guo, also squinted his eyes, staring at the second brother Gao, which made the second brother feel a little guilty.

"Captain Huang, Captain He, and Captain Sun attack Xicheng." Li Guo continued to give orders, then turned to Yuan Shizhong and said, "General Yuan's people can be arranged by themselves, and the general will not intervene."

Li Guo said something to Gao Yihuan, after defeating Shangqiu, give him a captain, and now let him attack the North Gate, then he must perform well, otherwise the attack will not be successful, and even a duck with its mouth full may fly Lose.

Now that Li Guo has promised a reward, it depends on whether he can seize the opportunity vigorously, but obviously this opportunity is not only for him, but for all the people involved in the siege.

After coming out of the big tent, Brother Gao returned to the camp immediately, and Liu Heizi beside him was also full of energy, obviously wanting to perform well in the siege in the future and strive for meritorious service.

The second elder brother saw that this guy was working hard, so he couldn't help cheering up, if this guy won the first prize, went to the city first, or opened the city gate first, and was promoted to a higher level, then it would be a big fucking joke.

If Liu Heizi became a general and still the second brother's boss, the second brother's situation would be very embarrassing.

However, Gao Yihuan still has more confidence in his old brother. This time he must win the first prize and leave Liu Heizi behind.

After returning to the camp, Gao Yihuan called all the small officers under his command over to discuss the matter of attacking the city in the future and make preparations for the attack.

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 received any training, so when we attack the city in the future, we will mainly use the current 337 people, and the miscellaneous soldiers will be responsible for carrying ladders and making equipment."

The purpose of this attack is to grab merit, Second Brother Gao doesn't intend to save his strength, he wants to attack the top of the city with the fastest speed.

Gao Yihuan said to many officers: "Shangqiu City is a prefectural city with a height of three feet, so the ladder should be made longer, and the front end should have a hook, which can be hung on the city so that the defenders cannot overthrow it. Zhao Zhongxia, I remember you gave the old man I have worked as a carpenter, so I will leave this matter to you."

"Second brother, don't worry, I will finish the ladder for you before tomorrow night."

Gao Yihuan nodded, "The moat in Shangqiu has dried up, but the mud is still a bit thin. In addition to ladders, we need to prepare more wooden boards to lay on the river bed, so that we can get closer to the city wall. In addition, we can also find some door panels and square tables for us to use. Brothers charge overhead."

Zhao Zhongxia nodded, and Gao Yihuan said again: "The day after tomorrow, Zhao Daxian and I will be in charge of attacking the city. Wu Shizhao, you take Huang San and the others to cover with bows and arrows. Let's fight for the shortest time to go to the city."

"Second brother, don't worry, the brothers will help you earn this captain." Zhao Daxian patted his chest and said.

Gao Yihuan smiled when he saw this, and then sighed again, "You have to make achievements, but you must also pay attention to safety when attacking the city. In addition, before the day after tomorrow, you must register the nicknames of all soldiers. Wu Shizhao, you can write , The two of us will do this. If a brother dies, I, Gao Yihuan, can't do it now, but once I have money and food in the future, I will definitely provide a pension to the brothers' families."

Wu Shizhao nodded, and Gao Yihuan immediately said: "Next, let me talk about what happened after the invasion of Shangqiu. We probably have no chance for the treasury, government office, and big families in the city. Once the city gate is opened, the elite soldiers in the back camp will be killed." , will inevitably swarm into the city to seize these important places. After we enter the city, the brothers will give me attention, the blacksmith shop and private school in the city, I will be of great use to protect the people inside."

"Second brother, even if we don't go to the treasury or the granary, and everyone else goes to the cloth store, what profit can we get if we go to these places?" Zhao Zhuzi couldn't help asking.

Gao Yihuan glanced at him, "Those places are full of oil and water, and there are many people who go there. The elite soldiers from the old battalion must also go, and we can't snatch them. We can't get good ones. Now we have so many brothers, but we don't have much armor. Grab a few blacksmiths, and you will be able to make armor and weapons yourself in the future, which is also for our consideration in the future."

Wu Shizhao and several other officers and soldiers who came over could not help but glance at each other after hearing Gao Yihuan's words. Brother Gao, the leader of the gangsters, was indeed somewhat different from other gangsters.

After discussing the details for a while, Gao Yihuan stood up, "There will inevitably be casualties in the siege. Brothers, if you have anything to explain, you can tell me. I will do what I can. In addition, if I die, Zhao Daxian and Wu Shizhao will lead Team, take care of the old man for me."

(End of this chapter)