Xie Ming

Chapter 193 The Enemy Is Coming
After Qi Gang brought the latest intelligence, Xiao Lang hurriedly ordered Master Liu to call Chang Ting back to the front hall of the government office.

A quarter of an hour passed and it was 20:45 on the evening of the fifth day.

Master Liu and Chang Ting rode quickly on horseback and hurried to the front gate of the Governor's Office!
He jumped off his horse, walked hurriedly into the mansion, and ran to Xiao Lang in the front hall.

"General!"

"General! Changting, I'm back!"

"General, what do you want me to do?!" Chang Ting was panting. Knowing that there was an emergency, he did not delay on the way.

In the front hall, Xiao Lang and Zhi Zhong saw him rushing back.

She was very considerate and turned around to pick up a cup of tea. When Changting came closer and entered the front hall, she handed it to him.

"Oh? Haha, Mr. Qiu, thank you very much!"

After saying this, Changting opened the lid of the bowl and drank the tea in one gulp.

"Haha, Changting!" Xiao Lang also raised his head from the geographical map and called out.

"Yes, I'm here!" Chang Ting quickly swallowed the tea and agreed.

"Chang Ting, what is the current defense situation of the four gates of Baoding City?!" Xiao Lang asked.

"Yes, General!"

"Pei Zhong has been supervising the troops everywhere to strengthen the city's defenses!"

"As of tonight, the work of reinforcing the city wall has been basically completed!"

"Outside the four city gates, the chevaux de frise and trenches have been almost ready!"

"General! Is the enemy coming?!" Chang Ting asked some questions while replying.

"Haha, yes!"

"I just got the latest information from Qi Gang!"

"At this moment, the bandit Li Zicheng has already led his defeated troops into Yi County!"

"Yi County is more than a hundred miles away from Baoding Prefecture."

"He is a bandit with a lot of people fleeing with him. I'm afraid there must be quite a few cavalrymen!"

"Based on the speed of war horses, if the enemy rushes south at night, it is estimated that they will reach the north gate of Baoding by tomorrow morning!"

"Even if we don't leave tonight, we can get up early tomorrow morning and head south. We'll arrive by tomorrow afternoon at the latest!" Xiao Langyan said.

"Well, that's fast!" Chang Ting thought.

"Yes, time is running out!"

"Gu Changting!" Xiao Lang suddenly ordered.

"Here!" Chang Ting bowed and waited for orders.

"Hurry and pass on my military order. From now on, the entire city of Baoding will be under martial law!"

"All military units, enter wartime status!"

"Sun Peizhong, lead our 2,600 men to guard the north gate of Baoding Prefecture and the northern section of the city wall!"

"Wang Chuanwu, lead more than 900 people from our unit, swap positions with Peizhong, rush to the east gate, and guard the east section!"

"Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu have a group of more than 900 people guarding the South Gate and the southern section of the city wall!"

"Xu Jizu, lead more than 600 people from our unit to guard the western section!"

"Li Hongsheng's troops, temporarily go to the southwest street corner of the city and wait for orders. Be ready to pick up Xu Jizu's troops at any time!"

"Ma Minglu, recruit more than 800 soldiers for the logistics department, mobilize them in the city, and dispatch personnel in all directions to supply and allocate military equipment and materials during wartime!" Xiao Lang gave the order in a loud voice.

"Yes!" Chang Ting also answered excitedly.

"In addition, Changting, after your troops have passed on the general's order, you should also quickly send many scouts out of the city!"

"Inquire more along the line between Yi County and Baoding Prefecture, and beware of sneak attacks by bandits!"

"Yes! Obey!"

After all this was said, Chang Ting did not stay for long, but hurried out to do his job as ordered!

"Master Liu! Master Liu?!"

After Chang Ting left quickly, Xiao Lang hurriedly called out to Master Liu in the front yard.

"General! I'm here!" Master Liu bowed in reply.

"Go to the whole city and spread the news!"

"Inform Hu Chen that the enemy is approaching!"

"Tell him to make preparations according to the original plan!" "Don't act on impulse. This battle in the city is related to the overall situation. Tell him to be careful and cautious!" Xiao Lang ordered again.

"Yes! Understood!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran out of the mansion. When he reached the gate, he jumped on his horse and galloped straight towards the north gate!

On the evening of the fifth day of May, the stars disappeared, and there was only a hazy moon hanging in the sky!

The moon was hazy, and in the cold and desolate air, the wind gradually began to blow!
As the folk saying goes, when the moon is furry, fierce ghosts will appear!

There was a hairy moon at night, which is a sign that the weather will change and there will be strong winds!
This kind of midnight with dim moonlight is an unlucky time when ghosts appear!
Tonight, I don’t know if this so-called fierce ghost will come! And what will it look like with its mouth and fangs open?
"Drive! Drive!"

After Master Liu rode out of the north gate alone, he galloped towards the northwest without any fear, and rushed into the dense darkness!
There!

At the east gate of Mancheng, inside the battlements of the city wall, Li Huchen was leaning against the wall, sitting on the ground with legs apart, eating a piece of bread and drinking wine!

Beside him, on both sides, the soldiers who were on night duty were changing shifts!
Not far away, there was also a team of soldiers, lined up in a single row, slowly walking towards this side. They were the night patrol team on the city wall!

The team of soldiers was getting closer and closer to Hu Chen's position!

Suddenly!

At the end of the team, a head suddenly popped out from the room, looking left and right!

The man dodged and moved swiftly, covering his chest with both hands, and rushed up along the stairs below the city. He looked left and right, and after seeing Li Huchen's position, he hurriedly passed through the ranks of night patrol soldiers and trotted up to Huchen!

"Huh? Zhou Changsheng?!"

"What are you doing running around in the middle of the night?!" Hu Chen raised his eyes and saw the boy, frowning and asking.

"hey-hey!"

"Please speak to me more slowly!"

"Hey, I'm here to bring you some food!"

As he was speaking, the army captain named Zhou Changsheng suddenly took out a lotus leaf bag from his bosom!

Then he stretched out his hand and waved the thing in front of Yu Huchen's nose!
Li Huchen sniffed his nose tightly, and when he smelled it, he immediately raised his eyebrows and stared, and was delighted!
"oh?!"

“Roast chicken, hahaha!”

"Quick! Put it down for me!" Hu Chen smiled innocently, his eyes almost falling on the bag of food. He quickly grabbed it and hurriedly untied the rope of the noose.

When I unfolded it, I saw that it was indeed correct!

"Hey, General, this city is so poor. I have spent a lot of effort to find this bite of food!"

"Look, I just got it, and I hurriedly gave it to you while it's still hot!"

When Zhou Changsheng saw Hu Chen happy, he became happy too!

These past few days, the captain has been worrying and working hard on the defense of the entire city, and he hasn't even had time to drink a few more sips of wine!

In order to relieve his worries, Zhou Changsheng prepared some wine and food.

"Hahaha"

“Good! Delicious!”

"Okay, you're thoughtful!"

"Come on, have a chicken drumstick too!"

"Yes, I have some wine here. Come on, let's have a drink together to relieve our fatigue!"

Hu Chen chewed the roast chicken in big mouthfuls, his mouth full of oil, and he felt very satisfied.

He thought it was better to share the joy with others than to enjoy it alone, so he pulled Zhou Changsheng to his side, handed him the wine jug, and they started eating and drinking.

Tons!

Zhou Changsheng was not vague either. He took the wine jug and took two sips!

After drinking, he rolled up his sleeves, took the chicken leg and started chewing it.

"Eh?"

"How did you lead the people in doing the work today?!"

"The people in the city should have been evacuated to the mountains in the past few days, right?!"

While eating and drinking, Hu Chen asked about the main business.

Hearing this, Zhou Changsheng replied while chewing the meat.

"Hey! Most of them went into the mountains!"

“It’s just that there is.”

(End of this chapter)