Chapter 191 Night Changes in Qucheng
After a whole night of deliberations, they finally made up their mind to take action three days later.
Because Guan Yu's army is likely to arrive in Qu County within five to seven days.
Guan Yu's reputation at this time was far less than that of later generations, but as Liu Bei's right-hand man, his status was still quite high. He also commanded Xuzhou's elite soldiers, and no one dared to underestimate him.
To prevent long nights and many dreams, it is better not to wait for him to arrive in Qu County.
At the same time, the three of them assigned tasks. Wang Yu was responsible for attacking the Mi Mansion. It would be best if he could use his connections to make a sneak attack. If not, then he would directly surround the Mi Mansion. He must not let Mi Zeng escape or let the Mi family escape. Opportunity to launch armed boy servants outside.
Gan Zhen is responsible for capturing the county government, arsenal, warehouse and other locations. This task is actually relatively easy. There is no garrison in Qu County, and the conventional force is only dozens of county officials and government officials. .
Although I don’t know how they will react, even if they want to resist, it is just a mantis blocking the car.
So Gan Zhen also has another task: after taking the key areas in the county, he must deploy four hundred elite troops to support Wang Yu and Zheng Wang at any time.
The final task Zheng Wang was responsible for was to capture the three gates of Qu County.
Yes, there are only three city gates in Qu County, namely the North Gate, the West Gate and the South Gate. The east side is close to the sea and is full of tidal flats, so there are no city gates. Anyway, the port is in the southeast of Qu County. Take the South Gate. On the contrary, it is more convenient.
Within two days, the three families will gather their troops in the city.
Don't contact other small families for the time being. After an incident occurs, send someone to notify them and ask them to help to avoid leaking the news.
After all, the Mi family is deeply rooted in Qu County, and it is a rebellion. It is hard to say whether those small families will betray them.
After the discussion was decided, the three of them split up.
To be fair, the three families were indeed very careful in their actions, sneaking salt into the house among the caravans and servants.
But the Mi family is not a vegetarian in Qu County. With so many people, how can they really not show any flaws?
Whether it was the fact that there were too many strong men with fresh faces entering the city, or the amount of fresh vegetables and meat purchased by the three families soared, it was all spread to Mi Mansion and delivered to Liu Feng and Mi Zeng.
"I just want them to stabilize the price of salt and pay taxes properly according to Han law."
After reading the information, Liu Feng forwarded it to Mi Zeng and sighed: "But they But you are determined to defeat the fish to the death?”
"It's just greed."
After Mi Zeng read the information, he passed the information to the next brother Zhuge, his old face was still full of kindness: "But if this net is strong enough, I'm afraid it won't be broken. Yes, even if they want to die, they have to ask the fishing net if they want to."
Liu Feng burst out laughing.
"Young Master, based on this information, there are at least 3,000 people in the three families, and the strength in the city is insufficient."
No one else said anything after reading it, except Chen Jiao. He opened his mouth and asked: "Should we bring in some people from outside the city?"
The city currently has Tai Shici's fifty cavalry, Pan Zhang's five hundred armored warriors, and the Mi family's six hundred Buqu. In an emergency, the Mi family can still gather one to two hundred strong servants, all of whom have certain basic martial arts skills. training experience.
Therefore, judging from the child servants in Mi Mansion, the tribes and child servants of Gan, Wang, and Zheng families should not be underestimated. Their training is definitely much better than ordinary county soldiers.
Liu Feng did not answer directly, but asked others: "What do you think of Ji Bi's suggestion?"
"This is a big mistake!"
Xu Xuan stood up directly and retorted: "Yan Hao's actions are all under our control. But how do we know that our actions are not supervised by others? At such a critical moment, suddenly sending troops into the city is tantamount to telling the other party We are already prepared. The walls of Kuang Mi Mansion are tall and strong, and there are five hundred soldiers. Why should we be afraid?”
Everyone had discussed before that the best result was to let the wealthy Yan family rebel in Quxian City, so that they could be wiped out in one fell swoop.
If these salt tycoons are allowed to escape from the city, things will undoubtedly become troublesome.
These salt tycoons are all local snakes, and they are secretly connected with the Yellow Turban pirates and pirates. There are also various forts in the countryside. If they were allowed to successfully escape from Qu County and go to these places, it would take Liu Feng at least one or two years to suppress the rebellion, which would be a waste of time.
In fact, Chen Jiao wanted to persuade Liu Feng to leave Qu County, but it was impossible for Liu Feng to leave.
In order to encourage the salt tycoons to act as soon as possible, Mi Zeng will return to Qu County.
It would be too embarrassing for Liu Feng to leave Mi Zeng and Mi Yue and run away at this time.
More importantly, Chen Jiao was just a scribe after all, and did not understand the concept of fifty cavalry led by Tai Shici and five hundred soldiers led by Pan Zhang.
If Pan Zhang was allowed to let go, the opponent's 3,000 men might not be enough for Pan Zhang to defeat.
Otherwise, Pan Zhang’s five hundred tiger warriors and these five hundred sets of priceless armor would be too cheap.
In Liu Feng's view, his safety is actually as stable as Mount Tai. If this is the case, why not show courage, courage and responsibility?
"What Bao Jian said is true."
Chen Jiao nodded in agreement first, and then changed the topic: "It's just that, Yan Hao will cut off the inside and outside, and the generals such as Gan, Dong, Zhou, and Jiang will When we can’t enter the city, how long can we hold on?”
What Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao said are actually reasonable. At this time, it depends on the Lord’s decision.
Liu Feng looked relaxed and not nervous at all. Instead, he took the time to ask Zhuge brothers and Taishi Ci who were silent.
“Teacher, brother Ziyu, A Liang, do you have any good ideas to teach me?”
The Zhuge brothers looked at each other and noticed the smile in each other's eyes, obviously realizing that Liu Feng had a good idea in mind.
Tai Shi Ci did not expect so much. He thought about it and said, "If you can give Ci two hundred soldiers, Ci is 70% sure that he can attack the south gate and succeed."
Zhuge Jin stood up and saluted Taishi Ci first, and then said: "This strategy is too dangerous. Even if the surprise attack is successful, it must be defended. Even if the two generals Gan and Dong outside the city arrive in time, at least half of them will be taken." If the time is not enough, it will not be known until two or three hours, and this is where the crisis lies."
Tai Shici frowned slightly, but said nothing. As a military general, 70% certainty is already enough. Big, besides, this is his humble way of saying it.
However, Tai Shici did not object. Firstly, Zhuge Jin's worries were not entirely unreasonable. Secondly, others were also very polite and just discussed the matter, not against himself.
Because of Tai Shi Ci's understanding, it is naturally not easy to get entangled with him.
Liu Feng looked at Zhuge Liang and asked: "A Liang, do you have any good advice to teach me?"
Zhuge Liang really has some advice to say: "Young Master, look at it with Liang. It will be launched soon, within three days at the earliest, and no longer than seven days at the latest. Even so, the young master and Mr. Mi no longer need to stay in the city."
Xu Xuan's eyes lit up. , first supported: "What Zhuge Xiandi said is true."
Zhuge Liang continued: "Master, tomorrow you can let Mr. Mi go out of the house to inspect the industries in Qu County. Tomorrow, I can drive with you in a simple way." Quietly leave the city. At the same time, let Dong Xisima support him outside the city. In this way, General Taishi and General Pan in the city will have no worries. Once launched, they can rush directly to the south city, seize the city gate, and let our reinforcements enter the city. , we can also tell the two generals Zhou and Jiang to move the troops to Qugang first to avoid accidents."
Chen Jiao also repeatedly praised: "Sir, what the wise brother Zhuge said is reasonable, you can follow it."
After all, Mi Zeng is old, so naturally he does not need to show up every day.
This appearance is enough to drag on for five or six days.
In this case, why do they still stay in the city? Besides, when they leave the city, they don't have to distract themselves from protecting them, which invisibly increases the number of troops in the city.
“Yes.”
Liu Feng agreed immediately and turned to Taishi Ci and Pan Zhang: "In that case, the city will be handed over to you two. With Teacher Taishi as the chief general and Wen Gui as the deputy general, the first task is to seize the south gate. Don’t worry about the rest.”
“Yes, Master!”
Tai Shici and Pan Zhang stood up to accept the order.
The reason why Liu Feng agreed so happily was because he really wanted to get together with Zhuge Liang.
I just don’t know how long Zhuge Liang thought about it and came up with this method. At least Liu Feng thought about it for several days.
The next day, Mi Zeng went out to inspect the Mi family's property. Gan Zhen came to see him in person and wanted to invite Mi Zeng to the Gan Mansion for a banquet, but Mi Zhen declined politely.
Going to Gan Mansion for a banquet at this time is like a meat bun beating a dog, and you will never come back?
No matter how old Mi Zeng is, he can see clearly what Gan Zhen has in mind, so naturally it is impossible for him to agree to it.
At dawn the next day, a small group of carriages and horses quietly left Mi Mansion.
Including Liu Feng and others, they all dressed up as servants and left Qu County at dawn.
This incident did not arouse the curiosity of Gan Zhen and others. They rested all day long because the date of the rebellion set by the salt tycoons was that night.
At midnight that day, the lights in the houses of Gan, Wang and Zheng were brightly lit. More than three thousand strong men were well fed and had long knives and shields at hand. Hundreds of them were wearing armor, and dozens of them were still alive. Holding a powerful crossbow, he is filled with murderous intent.
After Gan, Wang, and Zheng encouraged each other in their respective mansions and promised to capture the city, the wealth in the county treasury and Mi Mansion was left to their own hands. Those who fought bravely were rewarded with extra rewards, which immediately aroused the excitement. The beastly desires of these tribesmen made everyone scream and scream.
Lights were constantly being lit around, obviously shocked by the changes here.
However, the salt tycoons didn't care. Now that it has been launched, it will only be discovered sooner or later.
The next moment, three fire dragons surged out from the three houses and pounced towards their respective targets.
At the same time, there were more than a dozen envoys heading towards the mansions of powerful nobles in Qu County. One by one of these people, they were all local salt tycoons in Qu County.
Gan, Wang, and Zheng contacted them at this time, naturally asking them to quickly gather their clan soldiers and launch a joint attack. The actions of thousands of people cannot be hidden from anyone.
Lights in Qu County were constantly lit, and some brave people even climbed up the walls of their homes to peek outside. As soon as he saw many strong men holding torches and long knives with fierce looks, he quickly retreated.
These salt tycoon rebels had no time to pay attention to these civilians. They just rushed towards the city gate, county government, Mi Mansion, arsenal and other places.
Wang Yu personally led the team and came towards Mi Mansion.
Arrived outside Mi Mansion, Wang Yu turned around and winked.
The rebels were divided into two teams and hid under the wall of Mi Mansion respectively, leaving more than twenty people around Wang Yu.
Mi Mansion can be said to have high walls and deep pools, and the gate is actually a century-old heavy wood clad with copper, which is extremely strong.
The mansion is patrolled day and night by soldiers, and the defense is tight.
For Wang Yu and the others, the best way is to trick them into opening the door.
Originally it would be best if Mi Zeng could be captured by fraud, but how could Wang Yu agree to it?
Mi Zeng is an old man, but he is in his prime, so he is naturally not sensitive to such dangerous things.
“Take the things out.”
Wang Yu shouted softly, and several of his confidants took out a few chickens and ducks from a cloth bag, and their mouths were tied to prevent them from screaming.
Then, one person cut his throat with a knife, caught the chicken and duck blood, and then patted it on his face and body.
After that, Wang Yu took a deep breath, walked up the steps, and slammed the door of Mi Mansion hard.
"Mi Gong, Mi Gong!"
Hearing someone shouting outside, someone walked out of the side room and asked through the door: "Who is it?"
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"I am Wang Zuyao of the Wang family. Please open the door quickly."
"Wang Zu...Dalang of the Wang family?"
The concierge inside the door recognized Wang Yu's voice.
"It's me."
Wang Yu also heard the other party's voice: "Second dog, open the door quickly, I have something important to report to Mr. Mi."
The two dogs inside were puzzled: "Wang Langjun, a villain cannot be the master. What is going on? Please tell the villain, and the villain will report it to the Lord immediately."
Wang Yu Knowing that what the other party said was reasonable, he came up with the excuse he had prepared long ago: "The Gan family and the Zheng family have rebelled! My father sent me to bring people to Mi Mansion and escort Mi Gong to my house for a while. Hurry up. Open the door."
"What!"
Mi Erquan inside was obviously frightened by these words: "Wang Langjun, wait a moment, I will open the door now."
"Okay, I'll wait."
A ferocious smile appeared on Wang Yu's face, and he gestured towards the people around him.
The door of Mi Mansion slowly opened.
As soon as a gap was opened, Buqu behind Wang Yu shouted, and at the same time, he exerted force to push open the door, raised his long knife and shouted "kill" loudly, and then rushed into the door.
But these people never expected that as soon as they entered, they ran into a cold iron wall.
“You guys, let Nai Gong kill you!”
Pan Zhang roared loudly, and was greeted by a chorus of shouts from the tigers and benefactors. Wang Jibuqu, who rushed in, could not stand at all, and was actually pushed out from inside.
The people who quit were lucky. Many of them were cut down to the ground directly, and then they stepped on the rebels with iron boots one after another. At the beginning, they still had the strength to cry out for mercy, but they didn’t. After a few breaths, the shouting gradually became lower and eventually disappeared.
Looking at the armored soldiers pouring out of Mi Mansion, Wang Yu felt that his arms were trembling and his legs and feet were weak.
The Wang family rebels who rushed over from both sides of the courtyard wall were also startled.
The rebels at the back didn't know what was going on, and were still pushing forward, forcing the people at the front under the swords of the armored soldiers.
Not long after, the front door of Mi Mansion was in a mess, and blood could not flow out for a while, almost up to his ankles.
Pan Zhang looked at Wang Yu in front of him and said proudly: "Why don't you react quickly?"
When Wang Yu heard this, he was stunned on the spot, not understanding what Pan Zhang meant.
Pan Zhang slapped him in the face and angrily said: "The fault is that Mr. Nai has not been able to sleep well for two days and cannot drink alcohol. This is all your fault!"
Wang Yu I burst into tears immediately. This was too strong a statement.
"Wen Gui, please quickly take people to the north gate. I will go to the south gate. When the reinforcements arrive, we can attack the west gate together."
Tai Shici rode a white horse and walked out of the mansion. Behind him were fifty horsemen and two hundred soldiers.
"Don't worry, Ziyi!"
Pan Zhang responded carelessly, and then shouted to the crowd: "Bao Hu, take your soldier Qu and follow Ziyi. "
A strong man walked out of the crowd and respectfully responded to Pan Zhang's orders. Then he said to Tai Shici: "General Ziyi, I obey your orders."
Taishi Ci also knew Pan Zhang's temper and did not argue with him. He nodded to Bao Hu: "Marquis Bao, aim at the south gate and set off."
"Yes! General!"
< br>Bao Hu gave an order, and the two hundred soldiers moved and followed Bao Hu towards the south gate.
Mi Mansion was originally located in the south of Qu County, only more than 200 meters away from the south gate. The Fulou in Fuzhong can overlook Qushan Mountain in the southeast.
Pan Zhang directly had Wang Yu tied up, and then shouted: "My sons, follow Nai Gong to get the north gate!"
Taishi Ci took away 50 cavalry, 200 soldiers, and 200 soldiers from Mi Mansion, while Pan Zhang took the remaining 300 soldiers and the remaining 400 soldiers from Mi Mansion.
At this time, the South City Gate had already changed hands.
Because the south gate was close to Mi Mansion, Zheng Wang personally led the attack, but the north gate and west gate were handed over to his men.
After the operation started, it went very smoothly.
Zheng Wang took the south gate with almost no resistance.
How dare a dozen county soldiers resist Zheng Wang's hundreds of wolf-like rebels? When they saw him from a distance, they knelt down and begged for mercy.
After taking the south gate easily, Zheng Wang left only two hundred troops to defend the city gate, and then rushed towards Mi Mansion with the remaining four hundred men.
He didn't have good intentions to help Wang Yu, but he was greedy for the gold and silver in Mi's house and wanted to get a share of it.
In fact, Gan Zhen asked Wang Yu to take down Mi Mansion, and Zheng Wang to seize the city gate, which made the latter quite dissatisfied.
You two are taking the Mi Mansion and the county government, but you ask me to go to the tower to blow the wind?
But at that time, he couldn't object to the situation where Gan Zhen and Wang Yu were joining forces.
But because of this, he had already made up his mind. The county government could not catch up, but the Mi government must get a share of the pie. Therefore, he only divided 400 tribesmen to go to the west gate and north gate, and brought all the remaining 600 tribes to the south gate.
Zheng Wang also specially sent a few clever subordinates to inquire about the situation first, and confirmed that Wang Yu had deceived the door of Mi's house before he showed up.
Otherwise, he would have gone too early, and he would have been helping Wang Yu.
Unexpectedly, several screams were heard in the distance, and then a rumbling thunder got closer and closer.
Zheng Wang was a little confused and looked up at the sky. The stars were bright and it didn't look like it was going to rain.
Suddenly, his subordinate in charge of northern trade shouted sternly: "Cavalry! It's cavalry!"
Zheng Wang's face changed drastically, and before he could make any other reaction, he He saw a white light and shadow stepping out of the darkness. The moonlight shone on the knight, reflecting the knight's bow and arrow. A stream of light flowed through the tip of the arrow and reflected in Zheng Wang's eyes.
"Back off, back off...ah!!"
Zheng Wang just shouted when the stream of light he saw earlier came to him and accurately hit his throat.
Zheng Wang's eyes widened as he grasped the arrow shaft with both hands and slowly collapsed to the ground.
(End of this chapter)