Chapter 346: Little Wei Chi plays Song Jiang, Wu Jialiang's quality is three consecutive

One stick of incense ago, outside the east gate of Licheng.

Qin Ming sent his men to challenge and shout for a long time, but there was no movement at the city gate, so he urged his horse to come to Wu Yong to complain.

"Military Advisor, have we made enough noise today? Why hasn't Zhu Gui responded for such a long time? He is not as fast as Feng Yue Guan. The sun will soon rise in the sky, and by then we won't be able to shout at him anymore."

"Why rush? Good things are worth waiting for."

"Ok?"

When Wu Yong said this word, Qin Ming was stunned for a moment.

He had heard Song Jiang say this several times, and wondered who said this? Why was it always quoted by others?

Such modern statements obviously do not belong to this era.

Those were the words Yang Chang said to comfort his other brothers when they were in Liangshan. Song Jiang learned them and Wu Yong also included them in his vocabulary later.

They would not admit that Yang Chang was the first to do so. After all, how could a scholar's work be called stealing? They were just learning from each other.

Seeing Qin Ming's frown, Wu Yong waved his feather fan to comfort him, "You have to be patient when doing big things. The more trouble we make at the East Gate, the more closely Sister Gu will watch us from the city walls. Do you think Zhu Gui has a good chance of opening this gate?"

"But all three routes are like this, so Zhu Gui has no chance to take action?"

"Who said there's no chance?"

Smart people need to be set off by stupid people. When Wu Yong heard Qin Ming ask this, he was not angry but enjoyed it very much. He explained patiently like a teacher.

"I only assigned 2,000 men to Yan Shun, and he is not as famous as Zhang Qing and you. The guards will definitely relax at the North Gate. Zhu Gui has always been smart, and he should have gone to the North Gate by now. Just be patient and there will be good news."

"Waiting for news from Yan Shun?"

"Well, as long as someone comes from the North Gate, it means the matter is settled."

"Military Advisor, look! Someone is coming from the north gate!"

Hearing Qin Ming's loud reminder, Wu Yong couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

My name is Mr. Jialiang. Brother Gongming and I have conquered countless cities and defeated countless so-called powerful generals. Isn't it easy to conquer the small city of Li plus Sun Xin and his wife?

As he turned around, waving the feather fan, the smile on his face gradually became stiff, and his right hand, which was waving the fan, stopped moving.

This is not right, this number is not right.
"Military Advisor, there are so many people coming to the North Gate. Did Yan Shun send so many people to report the news?"

"quick."

Wu Yong had no time to reply. He quickly pulled Qin Ming's sleeve and said, "Go up and ask, is there an ambush at the north gate?"

"What? Fine."

Qin Ming immediately mounted his horse and whipped it, galloping vigorously to the right front, and soon returned in an incredible manner.

Wu Yong was anxious, so he urged his horse to meet him and asked, "What's going on?"

"The military advisor is very good at predicting things. Yan Shun just had a duel with Sun Xin, but unfortunately he was knocked off his horse by the other party. His life or death is uncertain now."

"By whom?"

"Sun Xin."

Qin Ming scratched his head after saying that, and didn't think there was anything wrong, because no matter Yan Shun or Sun Xin, they were all "pleasures" in the eyes of the Five Tiger Generals.

Wu Yong opened his eyes wide. When he and Song Jiang were arranging seats in Liangshan, martial arts was an extremely important consideration.

Yan Shun is the chief of Qingfeng Mountain. His strength has been verified by the government troops, so he is ranked 50th in the total ranking. How can Sun Xin, who is ranked 100th, defeat him?

"How did Sun Xin defeat him?"

"How should I know? Wait, I'll call someone over."

Before Qin Ming finished speaking, he rode back the same way and soon brought back the lieutenant colonel under Yan Shun.

Although the lieutenant was nervous, he spoke clearly and briefly explained what happened. Qin Ming did not take it seriously, while Wu Yong frowned and muttered, "From what you said, Sun Xin and Yan Shun fought back and forth, and it took about twelve or thirteen rounds to fall?"

"Yes, originally the two were evenly matched, but Commander Yan suddenly..."

"That's strange."

Wu Yong frowned, pinching his beard and talking to himself: "Sun Xin's martial arts skills are mediocre. If he really has such skills, can we let him open a hotel? It's unreasonable."

"Military Advisor, don't think about it, it's reasonable."

"Do you know why?"

Qin Ming nodded helplessly and said, "Yan Shun was fighting with Zou Run a few days ago, but he was chopped on the face of his horse and was thrown over. I guess he suffered internal injuries and couldn't use his martial arts to the fullest. Otherwise, how could he fall off his horse again?"

"That makes sense, hiss."

Wu Yong suddenly took a deep breath, looked at the tower and said, "Licheng has not been breached yet, but Yan Shun was killed first. It seems that Zhu Gui has no chance today."

Qin Ming approached and reminded: "If it doesn't work, just attack by force. There are only about a thousand defenders here, and we will be able to break in quickly."

"We don't have any equipment for a strong attack, and the weather is hot right now."

"We can only cut down trees and do it on site. It shouldn't take much equipment. As for the weather, we'll just have to overcome it."

"Stop talking, there's movement in the city."

Seeing the flags on the east gate tower, Wu Yong basically ignored Qin Ming's words, and rode his horse straight to the city. Just as he was about to ask what Mrs. Gu was doing, he unexpectedly saw Sun Xin beside her, which meant Yan Shun might be there too.

Although the situation was unfavorable at the moment, Zhi Duo Xing still did not give up hope. He asked loudly with a stern face: "What? Have you figured it out and surrender? It's not too late now."

"surrender?"

Mrs. Gu was stunned when she heard this. She put her hands on her hips and shouted provocatively, "My boss just killed Yan Shun. Did you take too many knockout drugs? I want to ask you what surname you want to change to. My husband and I can help you with your advice."

"The outcome is not decided yet, don't be too arrogant."

Wu Yong gritted his teeth and spat out a few words, then suppressed his emotions and said softly: "Yan Shun was injured before, and was knocked off his horse by your man today. I don't ask you to let him go, but we have all gathered together, so please find a doctor to treat him."

"Yan Shun was injured before? Do you want to say that I won unfairly?"

Sun Xin's teasing words were once again swallowed by Wu Yong.

In order to make sure Yan Shun could really endure it, he hurriedly responded earnestly: "Brother Sun Xin, let's not argue. You and your wife have always been warm and righteous, and you have no grudges against Yan Shun before. I ask you to treat the captives well. Is it not too much?"

"I wanted to treat him better, but Yan Shun fell off his horse and died, you see."

Everyone saw that Yan Shun's head was hanging forward, and his messy hair covered everything. For this, Sun Xin enthusiastically helped to straighten it and lifted up the messy hair to show Wu Yong for confirmation.

But Yan Shun's skull was smashed, and the blood that gushed out solidified on his face. His true face could no longer be seen, and only the armor could be recognized.

Wu Yong was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, so he deliberately shouted loudly: "Forget about our friendship, don't try to fool us with a fake one. Once my army breaks through the city, we will naturally rescue Yan Shun!"

"What? Fake?"

Mrs. Gu grabbed Yan Shun, lifted the body with both hands and threw it down, saying coldly: "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"

"Military Advisor, look"

"This damn woman, when we capture Licheng, we will tear her into pieces!"

Wu Yong's eyes turned red with anger. Even if Yan Shun was still alive, she would surely die after falling into the city. He was instantly furious. "Well, I'll give her a blow first."

"Find a team of people and go forward to take back the body. Remember to bring a shield to protect yourself from arrows."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Qin Ming immediately selected several soldiers and rushed towards the city with shields in hand.

Wu Yong stood by and stared. If looks could kill, he would have cut Gu Dasao into pieces.

Just as he was venting his anger with his eyes, he suddenly saw Mrs. Gu waving her hand and shouting something. The defenders on the city wall threw down several large stones, and the corpse-grabbing team was hit on the heads and bleeding. Two of them were smashed to death under the city wall, and the rest were scared to death.

At this moment, Wu Yong, who was able to endure it, could no longer hold back and pointed at Mrs. Gu and cursed, "You fierce woman, you evil woman, you vicious woman, I will kill you!"

"You're just talking, come on, I'm waiting."

Mrs. Gu patted her chest, looking as if she had Wu Yong in her grasp.

Qin Ming was scolded yesterday and had long been angry with Mrs. Gu. When he heard this, he felt the same way and immediately stood up to help, "Bitch, if you have the guts, come out of the city and fight. Try my mace!"

"Bah, bullying a woman, where's your face?"

"Sun Xin, your wife is scared, you come!"

"I'm not coming."

Sun Xin kept shaking his hands, thinking to himself, my wife is already scared, why should I pretend to be so arrogant?

Qin Ming didn't expect Sun Xin to be so straightforward. He quickly pointed at himself and promoted him like a sales promotion, "Don't be afraid. You just defeated Yan Shun. If you defeat me again, you will become famous!"

“Are you famous? Yes.”

Sun Xin suddenly thought of an interesting thing, so he took the small flag from Gu Dasao's hand and waved it in the same tone as Song Jiang.

"Qin Ming, take the lead!"

"What a great Qin Ming!"

"Go and save Qin Ming!"

"I"

Qin Ming was so angry that his eyes bulged as if they were about to fall out of their sockets.

Seeing this, Wu Yong whispered to comfort him: "Okay, don't listen to his barking. Yan Shun disrupted our plan today. Let's withdraw our troops for now."

"Okay, I'll take some people to cut down trees and just storm!"

"Go back first, and then we'll figure it out."

"I can't afford it."

Wu Yong and Qin Ming turned around at the same time. Before leaving, he looked back and glared at the top of the city wall fiercely. His patience had been completely worn out, and he was ready to send people to cut down the trees later.

Sun Xin looked at the two men from behind and said to Mrs. Gu with disdain, "Qin Ming is just a nobody. Why should I use him to become famous? Following the King of Jin to kill the Jin people is what we call fame."

"The boss is right. Even though our martial arts have improved, we should not be careless. It is safest to fight with the King of Jin. It is better not to be aggressive with Qin Ming. Besides, Wu Yong is outside the city. He may have some evil plans waiting for you."

"That's what I thought. By the way, isn't Wu Yong going to change his last name?"

"Yup!"

Mrs. Gu clapped her hands in delight, grasped the city wall with both hands, stretched her neck, and shouted loudly: "Wu Yong, why are you withdrawing your troops? Have you decided what surname to change to?"

Wu Yong's face turned pale and he said nothing. He urged his horse to leave the city in a hurry.

Qin Ming next to him was also angry yesterday, but now he suddenly felt much better. It might be because Wu Yong was scolded too harshly today, and with others sharing the pain, he felt less painful.

Who could have thought that the former wise man would be scolded by the tiger and had no reason to fight back.

There was only one big tent left at last night’s campsite, standing alone under the scorching sun.

At this time, the sun was still rising, and setting up camp at the original location would be a torture, so Wu Yong ordered the soldiers to withdraw the big tent and set up camp at the willow forest where they had been yesterday. On the way, he also ordered Zhang Qing to join them.

When Zhang Qing heard that Yan Shun had died in battle, he asked him in detail about the cause of his death. The doubts in his heart grew again. He thought to himself that if he met small people in the future, he must never treat them with contempt, and should use flying stones when necessary.

Wu Yong withdrew his troops to the willow forest for shade, and that same day ordered his men to cut down trees to make ladders and other equipment, in preparation for a violent attack the next day to assist Zhu Gui.

In fact, he also thought that Zhu Gui might be captured, but he was unwilling to believe that Sun Xin and his wife had such wisdom. In addition, considering Qin Ming's confidence in the strong attack, he didn't care whether there was really an insider.

The sun was blazing that day and it was easy to get heatstroke while cutting wood or working with tools.

Qin Ming and Zhang Qing each picked a thousand men, and each group of a hundred took turns to chop down trees and make tools, with a change of people every half an hour or so. They thought an afternoon would be enough, but unfortunately there was a heavy rain in the afternoon, and the ten thousand men were soaked.

On a hot day, rain is nice, but it can cause illness.

Wu Yong originally wanted to be lazy and not set up camp, but was finally taught a lesson by the heavy rain. The next day, hundreds of people developed chills and fever and were unable to participate in the subsequent siege. Fortunately, chills and fever are not contagious.

Despite this, Wu Yong observed for one more day to ensure that the epidemic had not spread before launching the attack on May 6th.

This time, they still attacked from three gates simultaneously in an attempt to disperse the defenders' strength and leave them a way to escape. However, like Shexian County, Licheng had not only the defenders on paper, but also young and strong men in the city to assist, so the military strength was not just a thousand people.

Although Yan Shun died in the battle, Qin Ming, Zhang Qing and Gong Wang were all surrendered generals. They had more experience in commanding troops and attacking cities than Sun Xin and Gu Dasao and his wife.

Fortunately, the military and civilians in the city shared the same hatred of the enemy, and the two sides fought fiercely for a whole day and it was difficult to determine the winner.

In the evening, Wu Yong sounded the horn to call back his troops and returned to the camp. He felt puzzled and worried that Zhu Gui did not take action today.

When Zhang Qing asked about this matter, this guy comforted him by saying that the defenders were very tenacious today, Zhu Gui should still be waiting for an opportunity, and there would probably be hope of breaking through tomorrow.

The next day, the defenders were still tenacious, but after all, there were only a thousand regular troops. Without substitutes, even an iron man would be exhausted if they continued fighting.

Fortunately, the heavy rain the day before evaporated yesterday and the temperature today is even higher. The attacking side cannot continue fighting, which gives the defending side some breathing space.

In the afternoon, both sides took a rest.

Sun Xin inspected the area and found Mrs. Gu. He said seriously, "Madam, we can't go on like this. There are too many soldiers suffering from heat stroke. We must replace some of the garrison troops to have a good rest, otherwise they will all fall ill soon."

"How could I not know? But the civilians we recruited temporarily have no training, so they can only do some auxiliary work, at most throwing stones and pouring gold liquid on the city walls. If the enemy climbs up the city walls in large numbers, these people will definitely not be able to stop them."

"Then you better think of a solution quickly, otherwise if we continue to fight like this for two days, Licheng will definitely be breached!"

“I’m thinking about it.”

As Mrs. Gu was mumbling to herself, a plan suddenly occurred to her. She grabbed Sun Xin and said, "Quick, go and fetch Zhu Gui. I want to use him to defeat Wu Yong."

"Zhu Gui? What's the use of him? He's not an important person."

"If you don't understand, don't ask. Go get him."

"Oh"

Sun Xin was not as smart as his wife, but he was more obedient and willing to do things. In less than an incense stick of time, he brought the person to the east gate tower of Licheng.

Mrs. Gu summoned Wu Yong through the flag, then pulled Zhu Gui in front of her and asked meaningfully, "Mr. Jialiang, you have been attacking the city frantically these past two days, isn't it to save him?"

"Zhu Gui? What's wrong with you?"

Wu Yong's brows furrowed, wondering if Zhu Gui had defected.
(End of this chapter)