Bandits burned down the granary?

Cui Bo almost yelled.

He was Song Shixin's confidant, and of course he knew that the banditry in Changwu County was just a drama directed and performed by the Liaodong Army.

There are no bandits on Tianji Mountain at all.

There are no accomplices hiding in Changwu County.

According to Song Shixin's plan, except for a small number of soldiers left to guard Changwu County, most of the troops would be deployed in Tianji Mountain. Therefore, after arriving in Changwu County, he quickly recruited nearby civilians and began to build a camp at the foot of the mountain.

According to common sense, those thousands of stones of food should have been transported directly to Tianji Mountain.

It's just that the weather has been cloudy and sunny these days, and the weather is sultry and hot. It always makes people think that a heavy rain will suddenly fall. The camp in Tianji Mountain has not been built yet. Song Shixin is worried that when the grain and grass are piled in the open air, if it suddenly rains, all the grain and grass will be destroyed.

They were all wet, so until the granary was repaired, I only brought a small amount of rations. Thousands of dan of grain were temporarily stored in the granary in Changwu County until the granary was repaired and then transported from the county. After all, the two places were not far apart.

It is far away and food can be transported at any time.

These several thousand stones of grain are enough to feed four thousand soldiers and horses for two months.

In order to ensure the safety of food, Song Shixin not only mobilized county government officials to protect the granary, but also left a dozen elite Liaodong soldiers to guard it.

Leaving a dozen elite soldiers to guard the warehouse can be said to be almost foolproof.

Now Jiang Jing kept saying that the granary was burned down, that thousands of stones of grain were burned, and that the perpetrators who set the fire were bandits that did not exist at all. This made Cui Bo so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

No matter how stupid he is, he now understands what the other party is up to.

There is no doubt that Long Rui's army now controls Changwu County, and they are deliberately trying to cut off Song Shixin's food and grass.

The food and grass brought to Tianji Mountain can only last for three or four days at most. The food stored in the city cannot be taken away. Unless Shunjincheng can get the news in time and quickly send people to send food relief, otherwise once the food and grass is exhausted,

If they are exhausted, thousands of soldiers and horses will simply not be able to hold on in Tianji Mountain.

But the terrible thing is that even if someone is sent to Shunjincheng immediately to adjust the grain, Shunjincheng will also quickly allocate grain and grass to deliver it. For three to four hundred miles, it is impossible for the grain and grass to be transported in a short time, and over there at Yushugang

Jiang Xiaochun has thousands of soldiers stationed there. Once they know that there is a shortage of food in Tianji Mountain, they will definitely use various means to delay the passage of the food team and will never allow the food to be delivered smoothly.

"Open the city gate and let us go in and take a look at the fire scene." Cui Bo tried his best to suppress his anger and said: "The army rations have been destroyed. We must see clearly, otherwise we will not be able to report to the general."

Jiang Jing shook his head and said: "Captain Cui, a fire is more proof that there are traitors in the city. Yun Shaoqing has an order. Even if the sky falls, no one will be allowed to enter or leave the county at this time. Captain Cui, you should go first."

Go report it to General Zhonglang, and we will find out the traitor as soon as possible."

"More than a dozen of our brothers died in the city, and thousands of stones of grain were burned. We can't even enter the city to take a look?" Someone next to Cui Bo shouted angrily: "Who knows whether the grain was really burned? If it was occupied by others, it's an excuse.

It is not impossible that it will be destroyed. We have to go to the city to see it."

Jiang Jing put his hands behind his back and looked down at the hundreds of cavalrymen below the city. He just shook his head and didn't even bother to say anything.

This is simply a hooliganism!

The officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Cavalry were filled with indignation. Jiang Jing and Long Ruijun behind him were obviously playing hooligans. Few people believed that the grain and grass were really burned. They all concluded in their hearts that the grain and grass were only occupied by Long Ruijun, but they found

Such a reason.

In fact, it is easy to expose this excuse. When you arrive at the fire scene, it is easy to find out whether the grain and grass have been burned. After all, no matter how big the fire is, if the grain and grass are burned clean, you will definitely find traces.

But the other party now refuses to let me enter the city.

Their rations were burned inexplicably, and they could not even take a look at them. This made the Liaodong cavalry furious.

"General Zhonglang led his troops to suppress the bandits and stored food in the city, but it was burned down. As the magistrate of Changwu County, you cannot escape the blame." Cui Bo said: "Jiang Jing, you hurry up and raise food and grass. You must make up for it. You can't open now.

The city gate is not tight until General Zhonglang comes in person to question you. I will not be impressed if you can still do this."

"Captain Cui, Xiaguan has just taken up his post and is not familiar with the situation in the city. If something like this happens, Xiaguan cannot be entirely blamed." Jiang Jing sighed: "It is absolutely impossible for you to ask Xiaguan to raise food and grass to make up for it.

Changwu County is located on the border. Both the people and the cultivated land are extremely scarce, and the people's lives are also very poor. When the Black Mountain bandits robbed homes and houses, they all thought Changwu County was too poor and would rather go further than come here to rob.

.Thousands of dan of grain is not a small amount. Even if you give me half a year, I'm afraid I won't be able to raise it."

Cui Bo said angrily: "Then you don't want to take responsibility?"

"The lower official will naturally apologize to the superiors." Jiang Jing smiled bitterly and said: "After Captain Cui returns, please explain more to General Zhonglang. The lower official cannot afford to pay for the food and grass." He handed over his hand and said: "The granary was destroyed, and there are also

There are many things to deal with, so I’ll go and get busy first.” Without further words, he turned around and left.

Cui Bo and his officers and soldiers watched Jiang Jing leave and looked at each other.

"Captain!" More than a dozen people came forward.

Cui Bo stared at the city head with an extremely ugly face. He suddenly turned around, strode to his mount, got on his horse, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone get on the horse immediately and follow me back to recover."

Everyone was stunned, thinking that the Liaodong Army had never suffered such slight humiliation since they started guarding the Northeast. They thought Cui Bo would definitely take action, but who would have thought that he would withdraw his troops so simply.

Everyone was dissatisfied, but they did not dare to disobey the military orders.

Cui Bo hit his horse and left, and all the cavalrymen also mounted their horses and followed behind. In just a moment, hundreds of cavalrymen walked away cleanly.

After running for more than ten miles in one breath, everyone was unwilling to give up, but saw Cui Bo at the front suddenly reining in his horse, and all the cavalry behind him also reined in their horses and stopped.

Cui Bo got off his horse, and a dozen people immediately dismounted and gathered around him.

"Captain Lieutenant, let's go back like this. We won't be able to report to General Zhonglang!"

"Long Rui's army occupied the county seat and robbed us of our food. Our situation is already very dangerous."

Cui Bo waved to everyone to come closer and form a group.

"I understand what you are saying." Cui Bo sneered: "We were ordered to station in the county to guard, but Long Rui's army arrived first, and the food was robbed by them. If we just withdraw like this, our group will not have to guard in the county in the future.

The Northeast is messed up. The whole army will regard us as a laughing stock, and the future of all brothers will be ruined."

Everyone was actually aware of this problem and nodded.

"It's just a matter of honor, but Long Ruijun clearly wants to put us in a desperate situation this time." Cui Bo said: "Changwu County is very barren, and there are not many villages around Tianji Mountain. Even if we temporarily levy food and grass from those villages,

It is impossible to maintain the supply of thousands of people and hundreds of war horses." Looking towards the direction of Changwu County, he said: "Without food, Zhonglang cannot just sit back and watch his brothers starve to death, so he has no choice but to withdraw his troops."

"We can't withdraw our troops!" everyone said immediately.

Cui Bo nodded and said: "Of course we can't withdraw. General Huangfu spent a lot of effort to deploy the plan. Tianji Mountain is the key to the success or failure of this battle. If we withdraw to Shunjin City, all the previous preparations will be in vain."

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"Colonel, if we withdraw our troops this time, the morale of our brothers will be severely damaged." Someone whispered: "Actually, many gentry in the Northeast are watching this battle. If we withdraw our troops, they will think that we are afraid of Long Rui."

Army, if this happens, many people will secretly collude with Long Rui’s army, and the situation will be greatly unfavorable to us."

Cui Bo pointed at Changwu County and said: "The top priority now is Changwu County. If we cannot capture the county, this deployment will be completely disrupted and everything will not be implemented smoothly." He glanced at the crowd and said.

: "Capture the county seat, recapture the grain and grass, and General Huangfu's plan can continue... What do you think?"

"We only obey the captain's orders!"

"Xiao Lieutenant, if we go back like this, we will not only be laughed at in the future, but also be punished by General Zhonglang." Someone said bitterly: "A small county magistrate dares to disturb Tai Sui. Who can tolerate it?"

Tolerate."

Cui Bo said: "It's good that brothers are full of blood." He squatted down and said: "We just evacuated, they will think that we are returning to Tianji Mountain. It's still early before dawn, and we can just kill a carbine." Picked up the weapon.

He picked up a dead branch on the ground and said, "They are already on guard at the north gate, but they would never have thought that we would attack from the south gate." He drew a half circle with the dead branch and said, "Let's go around it now at night.

Go outside the south gate of the county. Liu Kan, I know your ability, can you lead someone to open the gate?"

A thin subordinate came forward and said with a smile: "As long as the captain has the order, the subordinate will be successful immediately. The subordinate has observed that the city wall of Changwu County is not high, and a simple climbing hook can be made.

With the rope, you can climb the city wall."

"At the county gate, there will be no more than four guards at night." Cui Bo said: "I will give you twenty brothers. You lead them to climb the wall and enter the city. After seeing the south gate, you can deal with the guards and immediately

Opening the city gate, holding up the torch as a signal, and shaking it three times, I immediately led the brothers into the city. After entering the city, regardless of anything else, I rushed directly to the county government office and controlled Yun Lu, Jiang Jing and the others. In this way,

We can regain control of the county before dawn."

Everyone became excited.

Liu Kan was eager to give it a try: "Captain, don't worry, my subordinates will do a great job and will never make any mistakes."

"Colonel Lieutenant, do you want... Do you want to report to General Zhonglang first?" A mature man couldn't help but whisper in a low voice: "The camp at Tianji Mountain has not been built yet, and the deployment has not been completed. We are attacking the county at this time.

, will it...will it disrupt General Zhonglang’s plan?”

Someone on the side immediately sneered and said: "If you don't dare to go, you can go back to Tianji Mountain first. Now go back to Tianji Mountain to report, and then wait for General Zhonglang to give the order and then come back. How much time will it take to go back and forth? Who can guarantee it?

The Long Rui Army has no reinforcements and is going to the county town to reinforce it? If we miss the opportunity and a large group of their troops enter the city, it will be even more difficult to seize the county town."

"The fighter opportunity is fleeting, so we really can't hesitate." Someone said: "You can send two brothers to report to General Zhonglang overnight, but we can't wait, we can act immediately. Taking the county seat may give General Zhonglang a big victory.

surprise."

Cui Bo stood up slowly and said: "In that case, send two people to report the situation to General Zhonglang. The others will prepare for a while, and we will take action immediately!"

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