Chapter 10 Entering the City
Wang Pu stared at Zhen Youcai and began to fall into a fierce ideological struggle. What should I do? Do you believe it or not? Do you believe it, that is to take all his life and lives, as well as more than a thousand servants under his command, to the guy Zhen Youcai, but can this guy believe it? If he doesn't believe it, there is a better way? If he can't defeat Shengjing, he will be dead.
"Zhen Youcai!" Wang Pu suddenly asked sinisterly, "Who are you?"
Zhen Youcai whispered: "Little man, a villain is just a clerk."
"Nonsense!" Wang Pu slapped the table and shouted, "You were captured in Liaodong three years ago, but it was decades ago that the old slave chief Nuerhaci had captured Liaodong. How did you know that he relied on the tactic of opening the city gate to seize the entire Liaodong? A small clerk can know the core secrets of Jiannu? Even if you know the defenses of Jiannu's entry and exit at night? Can a small history of books lead a grain transport fleet into and out of the imperial city? How can Jiannu and Sudala believe you like this?"
"This...this..."
Zhen Youcai's eyes were rolling around, but for a moment he couldn't answer.
"Speak quickly!" Wang Pu slapped the table with another palm and shouted sternly, "Who are you?"
Zhen Youcai was so scared that he knelt down on the ground, knocking his head and tremblingly: "I said, I all say that the villain's surname is Zhen Youcai, but the villain was not born to Liaodong by Jiannu three years ago. In fact... In fact, the villain's ancestors lived in Liaodong for generations to sell ginseng for a living. However, later Jiannu was rampant and the entire Liaodong area fell. The villain had no choice but to be registered as a banner."
"Okay, I've actually been a banner citizen." Xiaoqi stepped forward and grabbed the little braid on Zhen Youcai's forehead and said to Wang Pu, "General, this guy doesn't even want his ancestors anymore. Why do you still keep him in this world? The villain dragged him out and let the Han people outside beat him to death."
"No... no." Zhen Youcai said anxiously, "Although the villain has been a member of the banner, Ke Xin is still looking towards the Ming Dynasty. Besides, the banner slaves who are Jiannu are not as good as the people who are returning to the Central Plains to become the Ming Dynasty? Otherwise, the villain would not risk his life to dissuade you today. General, you must believe in the villain, and the villain's heart can be so bright that the sun and the moon."
"General." Xiaoqi also said anxiously, "You must not believe it."
Wang Pu stared at Zhen Youcai with his eyes as deep as a thousand-year-old black ice. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I believe you, I will do what you said!"
"call."
Zhen Youcai let out a long breath and fell to the ground, while wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
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Early the next morning, Wang Pu, Scarface, dressed up with fifty elite servants as Aha, and took forty trucks of grain and ten trucks of vegetables prepared before dawn, and drove towards Shengjing City under the guidance of Zhen Youcai. This trip to Shengjing was related to the success or failure of the surprise attack. Wang Pu did not dare to take it lightly, and he was worried that anyone would go, so he could only do it himself.
Xiaoqi, big bearded man and brigade servants were left in Changyong Fort by Wang Pu.
It was not until dark that the bearded man took advantage of the night to lead the main force of the servants to approach Shengjing City quietly. Changyong Fort was very close to Shengjing City. There were Jiannu manors everywhere, and there were endless pedestrians on the official road. Marines in broad daylight could not hide their eyes and ears. Only at night could they approach Shengjing City without knowing it.
It was only thirty miles from Changyong Fort to Shengjing. In less than two hours, the grain transport team arrived outside Shengjing.
The gate of Shengjing was wide open, and two teams of Jiannu were guarding the door listlessly. Pedestrians, cars and horses inside the gate were in and out, but they didn't see them going up to interrogate. It seemed that Zhen Youcai was not lying, and the daytime guards of Shengjing City were indeed lax. In fact, we cannot blame Jiannu who guarded the city for slackness, because since Nurhaci occupied Liaodong, the Ming army had never launched a decent counterattack, and it was impossible to attack the city of Shengjing. Who would have thought that the Ming army would come to attack Shengjing?
Jiannu and Zhen Youcai, who were guarding the gate, were indeed very familiar with each other, and they began to say hello from a distance.
Zhen Youcai turned around and glanced at Wang Pu. Wang Pu nodded imperceptibly. Zhen Youcai ran up happily. Wang Pu stopped the grain truck and pretended to be leaning on the grain truck to rest. His hands had already touched the middle of the grain bag and grabbed the long handle of the three-eyed gun. The servants behind Wang Pu also stopped the grain and started to "relax on the grain truck to rest."
At this distance, if Zhen Youcai dared to report the news, Wang Pu would have enough confidence to knock him into a hornet's nest before he escaped into the city! Of course, then again, if things really came to this point, Wang Pu's life would be here today. Just relying on the fifty servants whom Wang Pu brought by his side, Jiannu in Shengjing City was old, weak, sick and disabled, and even bit them to death.
Zhen Youcai stepped forward and greeted Jiannu who was guarding the gate in Manchu language. He secretly turned around and saw Wang Pu and his fifty servants' posture. In fact, Zhen Youcai really had no intention of informing him. He honestly said to Jiannu: "Several military officials, the servants, have been ordered by Lord Sudala to send these dozens of trucks of food, vegetables and wild game to the palace."
As he said that, Zhen Youcai also stuffed two ingots of silver into the leader of the Jiannu, the leader. Jiannu smiled so much that his face was blooming. He turned around and waved his hand and said, "Get in quickly, don't miss the time."
"I can't make mistakes, hehe, I can't make mistakes." Zhen Youcai smiled flatteringly and quickly turned around and waved to Wang Pu and others, "I heard that, why don't you hurry up and drive the convoy into the city."
Wang Pu agreed and called the convoy into the city.
When he entered the city, Wang Pu was careful. According to his observation, Shengjing City was not big, with a maximum circumference of no more than ten miles. There were two city gates in the south, and the other directions were not clear. The height of the city wall was about twelve meters and the thickness was about six meters. A small urn city was built inside the city gate. There were tunnel holes on both sides of the urn city, and there were ramps to ride horses to climb the city.
There is no enemy in the face now, and the hidden soldiers on the walls are all empty.
Wang Pu estimated that it was relatively easy to seize the city gate. The problem was the garrison in the city. Although the elites of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were all in Songshan, and those who stayed in Shengjing were all old, weak, sick and disabled, be careful to sail the ten thousand years of ships. If they could kill the garrison in the city without knowing it, why not do it?
Zhen Youcai quietly approached Wang Pu, lowered his voice and asked, "General, are you looking for the military camp of the troops in the city?"
Wang Pu looked at Zhen Youcai coldly, which was considered a default.
Zhen Youcai said, "General, don't look for it. There are two military camps in the city, just on both sides of the Daqing Gate. The Daqing Gate is the main gate of the palace. We will pass by the front of the Daqing Gate in a while. Then you can take a closer look at the terrain there. Don't look around now. If you arouse the suspicion of Jiannu, it will be a big trouble."
Wang Pu's groaned as a response.
Zhen Youcai continued: "General, you should believe in the villain now. If the villain wants to inform the city, it would be a good opportunity when he was at the city gate just now. The general should understand that the villain's wealth and life are now tied with you. The villain is still counting on returning to the Ming Dynasty with the general and getting promoted and wealth, hehe."
"It's easy to say." Wang Pu whispered, "As long as you serve the court well, I will definitely recommend you to Long Live."
Zhen Youcai smiled flatteringly and said, "That villain will thank the general first."
Shengjing City was not big. The two of them were talking all the way and soon arrived in front of the Qing Dynasty. Wang Pu also saw the two military camps. The size of the military camps was not large, and they could station about 2,000 people together. The sound of killing on the school ground was shocking. A group of young Jiannu was practicing, and they were also full of murderous intent.
In fact, Wang Pu did not know that the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were not allowed to be stationed in Shengjing City. Only the two thousand Zhenghuang Banner soldiers who belonged directly to Huang Taiji could be stationed in the military camp in front of the Qing Dynasty. This time, Huang Taiji personally led the army to fight, and the two thousand Zhenghuang Banner soldiers would naturally go on the battle. The important task of protecting Shengjing City fell on the young children of Zhenghuang and the two yellow banners.
Although these young children were only half-aged children, Wang Pu did not despise them at all. He would rather treat these more than 2,000 Jiannu children as the most dangerous enemies. Now he is in the lonely army, with only enemies and no friendly troops around. The only thing Wang Pu and his more than a thousand servants can rely on is themselves.
In such a harsh environment, we must be cautious and cautious, and we must never be careless.
The convoy did not leave when he reached the side door of the palace. Further forward was the inner palace. Of course, Aha, a Han man without a clean body, could not enter casually. Although Zhen Youcai was admitted to the banner, he could not enter. Soon a eunuch came out to take over the car. Even if Wang Pu and his friends completed their mission, they would go out of the city to find a place to settle down, and then wait until tomorrow to enter the city and get back to the empty car.
Zhen Youcai led Wang Pu and his party to a secluded corner and whispered: "General, the villain knows a bannerman. His house is in the south city. There are two yards. It is relatively secluded and no one will disturb you. It is safer for us to hide there."
Chapter completed!