Chapter 1967 Guizi Scroll adapts to the situation, the battle to seize the city

Luo Dingbiao's heart trembled slightly, but his expression didn't change much, he curled his lips casually: "Master Zhu has forgotten the goods from Zhou's timber company, the last time Master Sun came to warn us that we should be with these big families in Linqing We have to deal with the relationship well, don't offend them easily, this is the goods from the timber company, it was shipped from Dongchang Mansion a few days ago, and it has been on display for two days, it is said that it was supposed to be shipped today, but now it has been delayed."

The timber piled up behind the city wall can’t be seen on the surface, but this is only the outer layer. The timber below is all tied with iron hooks or tied with bamboo ropes, and pushed down the river. It can become a part of the pontoon bridge. At that time, these wooden rafts will be connected one by one with big iron hooks, and a pontoon bridge will be formed in a short time.

As for the water gate, such a pontoon bridge can also become a passage connecting the inside and outside of the city. It can directly rush into the city along the pontoon bridge without climbing the wall. Its movement efficiency can be greatly improved, and it can also avoid counterattack after being discovered by the mighty gate guard Come over to deal with the risk of insufficient troops.

   Seeing the dissatisfaction on the other party's face, Zhu Yunqi also knew that this fellow had always been dissatisfied with him being the general of Linqing City.

  Although he is not afraid, he is also unwilling to offend the opponent too deeply. After all, in a war, the opponent has to work hard.

However, he also knew that the timber business of the Zhou family was very big. Zhou Chaorui worked at the Dali Temple in Beijing. Now, these gentry are still adopting a lukewarm and uncooperative attitude, which also makes their own side quite sad.

   It is estimated that the imperial court will not be able to survive in the second half of the year and will start to be stretched. These Shandong gentry will slowly change their attitudes when they see that without the support of Jiangnan, the northerners will not be able to survive. Now everyone can only endure.

"Brother Luo, this is an extraordinary period. The battle situation is so tense, and my little brother is under a lot of pressure, so I have to be careful. It's not safe to store these logs here. If the enemy's rockets fall into it, it will cause a fire. For our side It will cause chaos, so I'm afraid the people from the Zhou family must move these things away as soon as possible." Zhu Yunqi said seriously.

"How about Master Zhu, how about you give an order to the Zhou family?" Luo Dingbiao snorted softly and said, "Don't let the people below do all the work that offends people. If you sue Master Sun in the future, you will have to suffer again." insulted."

  Zhu Yunqi smiled, "Hehe, brother Luo, these things are within your defense zone, I'm afraid you have to deal with them yourself, but these things really can't be piled up here."

  Luo Dingbiao's face darkened, and he didn't speak for a while.

Zhu Yunqi estimated that the other party probably took the other party's money to let the other party put so many wooden boards here, and he also pretended not to know. here.

Zhu Yunqi just waited with a smile on his face. After a while, Luo Dingbiao said aggrievedly: "Then I will have to wait until tomorrow morning, and I will send someone to notify the Zhou family. Now that the brothers are all exhausted, it's not that bad." Use more energy to accompany Zhu's family to move things overnight."

  Zhu Yunqi didn't think too much of himself, he gained the upper hand, and it was enough for the other party to understand the stakes.

   This swept Luo Dingbiao's face in front of everyone, and the other party must be upset, but he must understand that Linqing City still has the final say.

  Looking at the leaving figures of Zhu Yunqi and his party, Luo Dingbiao suppressed the killing intent welling up in his heart, and tightly clenched the narrow blade around his waist.

   There was a layer of cold sweat on his back.

This guy is extremely suspicious. If you want to go down the city wall and take a closer look at these piled wooden rafts, you can see the clues. How could the timber store use iron hooks and bamboo cables to connect the timber? It is too obvious what it is used for. Then maybe I have to take a risk.

In fact, he kept silent just now, seemingly resisting the opponent's pressure, but actually nervously assessing whether the result would be better if he suddenly broke out and killed the opponent's group on the top of the city wall ?

   But he made an assessment and gave up the adventure.

  Zhu Yunqi was suspicious. There were more than twenty soldiers accompanying him, and his martial arts skills were not bad.

  If I can't kill the opponent with one blow, I'm afraid the opponent will immediately understand that the situation has changed and call the surrounding troops to respond.

Moreover, it is not too far from Weiwu Gate. The opponent's elite is stationed on Weiwu Gate. Once they are alarmed, reinforcements will come in a moment. However, the imperial army outside the city is not ready at this time. If they act rashly, the risk is uncontrollable. , once you miss, the consequences will be disastrous.

  Thus after repeated calculations, Luo Dingbiao gave up this tempting idea. This battle cannot withstand mistakes. This is what the court has repeatedly urged. Stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness are all indispensable.

  Zhu Yunqi walked along the city wall to Jingdai Gate in the south, and he was still pondering Luo Dingbiao's attitude along the way.

   This guy has always been a little rebellious. After the battle became tense, Zhu Yunqi was also a little worried about the opponent's position, but now it seems that there is not much change.

   "How do you think Luo Dingbiao is fighting this afternoon?" Zhu Yunqi suddenly turned his head and asked the captain beside him.

"The fight here is quite satisfactory, and the south side is still working hard, but this guy has tightened his troops, so he pretended to be unable to hold back, and forced the adults to use the reserve team to rescue him. His heart is damning." The personal captain knew what his boss was worried about.

"Well, it's good to be able to fight hard, and you can still expect him to fight selflessly? This guy is unpredictable, so we have to be careful." Zhu Yunqi shook his head, put aside some inexplicable intuition, and his eyes fell on On Jingdai's door, "I'm afraid the battle will be more intense tomorrow. It is impossible for the Northern Army to keep fighting with us like this. They can't afford it."

   "Don't worry, my lord. The reinforcements from Ridongchang Mansion and Dezhou will arrive at the latest. I heard that there is still fierce fighting in the old city. The competition is fierce and the casualties are heavy." The captain of the guard said.

   "Well, the loss of the old city has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it's not easy to attack You Shilu from the north and the south, but the most important thing for us is not the gain or loss of a city or place, but time." Zhu Yunqi cheered up.

He also knew that including the soldiers around him, he was still a little nervous. At first he said that the imperial court had cut off the water transportation, but it would collapse at the beginning of the year, but he did not expect the imperial court to survive. Refugees from a severe drought can bring down the court, but now that the summer harvest is about to begin, the court has not shown any chaos, which makes Zhu Yunqi suffer a lot.

  No one could have imagined how the imperial court managed to survive. Didn’t it mean that the people in Shanshan and Shanxi were in chaos and the plague was rampant? And why hasn't there been chaos in the capital city? Without grain, what do millions of people in the capital city eat?

Yuguan and Dagu are said to transport grain from the south by sea, but I have never heard of the volume of this sea freight. At most, only some adventurous sea merchants are willing to take this sea freight. Food transportation has always been via canals, and the imperial court actually used sea transportation instead, but can it be replaced in a while?

   Also, I don’t know what the Nanjing side does for food?

   It is still possible to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Yuguan and Dagu. Don’t the local governments in Nanzhili and Zhejiang ignore it? If the imperial court ordered Jinling City not to come out, this battle would be a fart.

Confused and complicated thoughts rolled through Zhu Yunqi's mind, but at this moment he had to cheer up the people around him: "Don't look at Beibian'er dancing happily now, but as long as the summer harvest is over and there is no food in the warehouse, then you have to ask for help." The truth is revealed, Mr. Wang has already controlled the situation in Huguang, Huguang food cannot be transported to Henan, and the north and north of Henan will be in chaos. We control the line of the Shandong Canal, and the millions of people in the capital city can only rely on Yuguan Dagu That bit of grain brought over from Guangdong and Guangxi is life-saving, but how long can that bit of grain last? I think, in October at most, the capital city will be in chaos. By the end of the year, if not, it will repeat cannibalism s story."

The captain of the personal army grinned: "there are millions of people in the capital city. If that is the case, the imperial court can only bow down to Nanjing. Now that the emperor has not woken up, why are these princes making a fuss? They are not that capable. , just wait for Prince Yizhong to decide, without the grain from the south of the Yangtze River, half of the people in the capital would starve to death, and the little grain around Beizhili is not enough for them themselves,..."

  The captain of the personal army is also very funny, performing in conjunction with Zhu Yunqi's words.

  The soldiers around seemed to be relieved, and they laughed a little more, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

  The night finally shrouded the entire city of Linqing, as if God wanted to help He Huchen, the bright moon slowly shrank into the clouds, and a dark stream of people quietly lurked close to the place less than 300 steps away from the East Water Gate.

  Although the moonlight subsided, the torches at the top of the city still illuminated a radius of ten feet below the city wall as if it were daytime.

  The sluice gates had already been lowered, and the night soldiers on both sides of the canal were yawning and looking at each other.

Luo Dingbiao's eyes were like eagles, and he led dozens of people across the canal casually, to the north bank of the canal, and walked up the stairs on the north bank of the river. Just a few steps away, he heard a vigilant voice from the top of the city wall: "Who are you? Stop!" Step, or you will shoot an arrow!"

  Luo Dingbiao did not stop, but laughed loudly: "Yuan Dao? It's me!"

   Garrisoned on the north bank of Dongshuimen is Zhu Yunqi's subordinate Gao Yuandao, who has some friendship with Luo Dingbiao, but it is far from being close.

   "Master Luo, why did you cross the river?" Gao Yuandao walked forward in surprise, while signaling the archers behind him not to be nervous for the time being, but he also signaled the soldiers behind him to be more vigilant.

  Luo Dingbiao had already reached the stairs, and was only a few steps away from going up the wall, but when he saw Gao Yuandao's suspicious and vigilant eyes, he also secretly groaned in his heart.

  (end of this chapter)