Du Qi thought carefully and said, "Mr. Liu is right. The first thing we need to do is to understand the situation in Ren Qiong's army."
"But I think we can consider leaving some soldiers outside the city."
"We don't need a lot of people. Five hundred is enough."
"Five hundred people, able to attack and defend as they please, able to advance and retreat at will. Of course, these five hundred people won't rush to fight directly. They will lie in ambush and wait for changes. "
"If Ren Qiong's people attack the city at night, we can use the city wall to consume Ren Qiong's forces. Then these five hundred people can plan flexibly and wait for an opportunity to move. "
"Of course, I think the most important thing is the food. If this battle is a drawn-out one, then the surprise troops outside can find the enemy's grain storage point and try to destroy the enemy's grain. "
"Of course, we may not do that."
Speaking of this, Du Qi said seriously, "In short, this group of five hundred people should act according to the situation, and focus on flexibility, not frontal attack."
After Xue Rengui heard this, he said without hesitation, "Your Highness, I ask to fight!"
For Xue Rengui, this was an opportunity.
He just suggested before, but now Du Qi proposed a new arrangement. Even if there were only five hundred people, Xue Rengui was willing to fight. This was a chance to make a contribution.
Xiao Yuanqi didn't ask to fight.
He was not in a hurry.
Hearing Xue Rengui's words, Du Qi nodded and said, "Since you asked to fight, then this opportunity is yours. But remember, you can only win, not lose. Once you attack, you must be as fast as a tiger. Once you retreat, you must be as fast as lightning. In short, you must not be surrounded, and you must find a good opportunity to sell. "
"I understand!"
Xue Rengui nodded.
For him, this was not a difficult thing. He was willing to do it.
Du Qi looked at everyone and said, "Any other suggestions?"
Guo Xiaozheng said, "Your Highness, I think there is one more thing to arrange."
Du Qi said, "What is it?"
Guo Xiaozheng said solemnly, "After killing Tian Yu, many of the First Under Heaven Pavilion's survivors escaped. The escape of these people was a hidden danger. Previously, he had offered a huge bounty for the World's Number One Tower's assassins and even went as far as to hunt down the World's Number One Tower assassins. "
"Although it has been effective, there are actually some people who are still hiding."
"Now that Ren Qiong has suddenly attacked, we have to be careful of the changes in the city. What if, when Ren Qiong is attacking, the people in the city suddenly cause trouble and intend to cooperate with Ren Qiong outside the city? They might catch us off guard. "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "I believe that we must take precautions against this."
Du Qi's eyes flashed. Guo Xiaozheng's suggestion was very good.
This was very likely to happen.
Du Qi looked at Xiao Yuanqi and ordered, "Xiao Yuanqi, mobilize some soldiers to strengthen the defense of the four city towers. Even if we are suddenly ambushed, we must hold on. "
"This subordinate obeys!"
Xiao Yuanqi immediately responded.
Du Qi then looked at Yu Deshui and ordered, "Yu Deshui, mobilize the people of the First Under Heaven Pavilion under your command to closely inspect the movements in the city. You must monitor the surroundings. If there is any abnormality, immediately report it. In addition, arrange for people to gather near the Prince's mansion and the county office. If there is any abnormality, kill without mercy. "
"This subordinate obeys!"
Yu Deshui immediately responded.
His expression was solemn, and there was a fierce look in his eyes.
Yu Deshui was now following Du Qi to be in charge of the First Under Heaven Pavilion. He had changed from a commoner to a government official. After his identity changed, many of the villagers who used to look down on him believed that he was in a lowly job, and even thought that he would not have a good ending after killing people. They all came to curry favor with him.
The reason was very simple. He was working for Du Qi.
He was an official.
Yu Deshui cherished his current life very much, so he was very focused in his heart to do things well.
Du Qi said, "Since there is nothing else, go do your own things. Tonight, all of you have to be alert. You must not let your guard down. "
Everyone responded in unison.
For them, tonight was the night that they must be alert.
They could not relax.
At this time, Du Qi also left the barracks. He did not return to the Prince's mansion, but took Liu Zhengxi and Guo Xiaozheng to the city gate tower. Du Qi went to the west side of the city. Because they came from the direction of Lone Mountain, they first attacked the west side.
Of course, even if the Lone Mountain bandit Ren Qiong's soldiers wanted to attack the other side of the city gate, Du Qi could respond at any time.
While Du Qi was guarding the city gate tower, ten miles away in the northwest direction of Jiuquan County.
An army appeared.
This army was led by Ren Qiong.
Ren Qiong led the army and hurried on. He had been hiding during the day and traveling at night in order to hide his whereabouts so that he could launch a surprise attack. Ren Qiong did not know that his whereabouts had been exposed, so he was still hurrying on at night.
Even though it was the beginning of spring, the temperature difference between day and night was very large, and the night was very cold. Hurrying on in such cold weather exhausted the soldiers greatly, so after a period of time, Ren Qiong ordered them to rest for a quarter of an hour to let the soldiers recover their strength, so that they could maintain their fighting strength at all times.
While Ren Qiong was resting, there was a middle-aged man sitting next to him.
This person was called Tian Fuyu.
He was Tian Yu's distant nephew.
After the collapse of the Number One Under Heaven Tower that Tian Yu controlled, many people gathered under Tian Fuyu's command. After all, the assassins under Tian Yu's command all knew about Tian Fuyu, so after these people gathered under Tian Fuyu's command, they had always been thinking about revenge.
In addition, Tian Fuyu himself also had thoughts about the present Suzhou.
Tian Fuyu wanted to take a bite out of an incomparably prosperous Suzhou, and divide a portion of the benefits from it. Especially when the Lone Mountain bandit Ren Qiong took the initiative to invite him. Under these many reasons, Tian Fuyu quietly led his troops to Lone Mountain, and joined forces with Ren Qiong.
Tian Fuyu brought no less than three thousand bandits.
There were a thousand elite cavalry.
There were also two thousand infantry.
This force was all of Tian Fuyu's military strength, and it already far exceeded Ren Qiong's strength. But for Ren Qiong, what he needed now was to survive. If he did not defeat Du Qi, the Lone Mountain bandits would definitely not be able to survive after the new year. So even if Tian Fuyu asked for sixty percent of the wealth, Ren Qiong still agreed.
Ren Qiong looked at Tian Fuyu, and said, "General Tian, we will reach the county around dawn tonight. At that time, how will we attack? Will we attack through the night, or after dawn? "
Tian Fuyu was a bandit, but he did not call himself a bandit, but a general.
Everyone in the army called him "General."
Tian Fuyu smiled, and said, "Once we reach the county, we will naturally attack through the night. Otherwise, we won't need to rest for a while to recover our fighting strength. "
"Moreover, there are more than a hundred assassins from the Number One Under Heaven Tower in the county."
"These people are hiding in the county. Once we attack, they will also kill their way to the north and open the city gates for us. As long as we attack with all our strength and attract all of Du Qi's forces, it will be easy for these hundred assassins to open the city gates. "
Tian Fuyu appeared to be very confident, and said, "Once we kill our way into the city, with our five thousand elites, defeating Du Qi will be a piece of cake. This battle is a great opportunity for us. "
Ren Qiong heard this and heaved a sigh of relief, nodding, and said, "General Tian has great foresight. We will definitely win this battle."
"Of course!"
Tian Fuyu smiled, and his face was full of smiles.
This time, he would definitely plunder all of the wealth in Jiuquan County. He had heard people say that Du Qi's wealth was comparable to that of a country. It would be a waste to leave so much money in Jiuquan County. It would be the best use of money for him to achieve great things.
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