Chapter 818: Smell the Scent

He subconsciously glanced at He Lingchuan. Fortunately, his eldest son reminded him in time.

He pointed at the city gate and said, "Hurry up and reinforce it!"

That is, someone went to carry the sandbags and put them behind the door.

He Chunhua climbed onto the city gate tower and asked, "Where is the invasion?"

"It's not clear yet." Zhao Qinghe replied, "After we intercepted the thief, we came up to check. We fired a few rockets and went out. In the light of the fire, we saw enemy troops 200 steps away!"

Then the whole story becomes clear. The opponent attacked at night, sent a small team to infiltrate in advance, and then tried to open the city gate. However, after being pierced by a rocket, they failed to steal the house. They stopped pretending and launched a massive attack.

It stands to reason that they set fire to the government offices, assassinated the county guards, and caused chaos. They performed a perfect combo, and they should have entered the city at this time.

It's a pity that He Chunhua arrived at Blackwater City at this critical moment.

In terms of luck, the sneak attacker lost to Manager He Da.

He Chunhua climbed up to the city gate and took a look. There was a swarm of enemy troops below, with torches like a sea and arrows flying up to the top of the city with a terrifying momentum.

He turned back to his eldest son:

"Chuan'er, what do you think?"

He Lingchuan had already finished his glance: "There are more than a thousand enemy troops. They are attacking in light armor. There are only two crash cars and no heavy ordnance. It seems that they came via Hongya Road. The outposts in front are all blind, and the troops can be let in without knowing it." Affection."

In the north of Blackwater City, there is an outpost every twenty or thirty miles. These enemies all attacked the city, but there was no warning at the outpost. It was really a dereliction of duty.

"There are also reinforcements." He Chunhua pointed to the torches snaking in the distance. "It seems that they were broken into pieces and came in batches."

"These are Anton people, my old enemies." He added, "These guys have been around for many years. You don't recognize their armor."

"Huh?" He Lingchuan was startled, "Are these Anton people?"

"They want to seize the city and go back to avenge their past humiliation."

Twenty years ago, Blackwater City was still under the rule of the Andong people. It was He Chunhua who fought several battles and incorporated it into the territory of the Yuan Kingdom.

He was also promoted to the county governor based on this merit.

Now, the Antonians are back with a vengeance.

"Why did you choose this time?"

"This is a good time." He Chunhua's face was as dark as water, "The big kite is swaying in the wind and rain, and strange things happen frequently on Hongya Road."

He Lingchuan noticed the word "repeatedly", which meant that his father had long known about the changes in Panlong Desert.

"Hongya Road?" He looked surprised, "Andong people are also interested in Hongya Road and Panlong Desert?"

"I'm interested in things in Panlong Desert." He Chunhua said casually, "Have you forgotten why Sun Fuping and Nian Songyu came to Heishui City in the first place?"

Of course it's for the big square pot.

"If nothing else, as long as you release the three corpse insects from the pot, the enemy will be in chaos. For military strategists, this is the secret to victory and the magic weapon to defeat the enemy." He Chunhua said in a deep voice, "Now the Panlong Desert has emerged. Something happened, and these guys may have become more alert and want to try their luck.”

He Lingchuan exclaimed: "That's it!"

Did He Chunhua come with the same idea as them?

The Anton people hit the door with a ramming car, and the soldiers on the city took out homemade bombs and threw them down. This thing is also called "Guare". It looks a bit like a watermelon. After being ignited, the explosion is quite powerful. However, it is not very stable. Sometimes it will be accidentally stepped on...

Four or five were thrown down from the top of the city at the same time. No one of the enemy troops dared to kill them, and they all ran away with their heads in their hands. Just a few bangs and bangs were heard, and the wheels of the car were blown out after the collision.

It was already heavy, and arrows were raining down from the city gate, so the enemy could not drag it back for a while.

When He Chunhua saw this, he walked back to the ground.

At this time, the four Qiu Hu men also came back, escorting two prisoners. One of them had his hands dislocated, and the other's belly was stretched open and was bloody.

He Lingchuan recognized that one of them was the big man who had quarreled with the cook at Weicheng Inn a few days ago.

It's just that his face is bloody and dejected now.

"what about others?"

"killed."

He Lingchuan said he should be spared alive, and Qiu Hu also left one more alive for him. "The one with the broken belly is the leader. This bald man is the leader's brother."

Time was precious, so Qiu Hu directly stated the information he had obtained: "The troops outside the city gate came from Niecheng in Andong, part of them were city troops, and part of them were Xifu Zhili troops, totaling more than 3,000 troops, led by Liao Shan, the prefect of Niecheng. ”

"Liao Shan sent two groups of people to sneak into Heishui City. One group attacked and killed Governor Hu, and the other group privately opened the gate of Heishui City to welcome the Andong people into the city. So far, only one group has succeeded."

"That group of people are still at large." He Lingchuan nodded, "What else is there?"

"Liao Shan sent out a hundred people last night to go to the center of Panlong Desert."

Panlong Desert Center? The He family father and son looked at each other and realized that they were probably the ruins of Panlong.

He Chunhua's guess was correct, and the people from Anton were also attracted to Dafang Hu.

Liao Shan sent troops to seize Heishui City while sending people to seize Dafang Hu. If the pot is obtained first, Blackwater City can be broken easily; or if Blackwater City is obtained first, the Red Cliff Road will be under the control of the Andong people. They have the advantage of being landowners over others and can slowly explore the Panlong Desert.

"What a good calculation." He Chunhua sneered, "But people can't be too greedy. A two-pronged approach can easily turn into a cakewalk."

Qiu Hu also asked for information about the murderer who attacked Governor Hu. These two men don't know anything else.

The bald man suddenly knelt down to He Chunhua: "Sir, save my brother's life, and we will be at your mercy!"

His brother was bleeding profusely. If he continued like this, he would soon die without being executed by the people of Blackwater City.

He Chunhua said lightly: "What else are you useful for?"

Bald head stunned.

He had said all the information he needed to say, and couldn't think of anything else for a while.

Alas, I should have kept a hand if I had known earlier!

Qiu Hu put the knife on his neck and slowly scratched it, while looking at He Lingchuan.

When the blood flowed to the root of his neck, He Lingchuan waved his hand: "Wait, stay first, both of you stay."

Immediately, a Rongshan disciple stepped out to treat the wound of the other prisoner.

The pills given were good, and the medicine used were good. The bald man could tell at a glance, because the blood from his brother's wound stopped quickly.

He Chunhua glanced at his eldest son and said nothing. The bald man said gratefully, "Thank you, young master!"

"What's your name?"

"My last name is Zhou, Zhou Peng!" The bald man pointed at his unconscious brother, "This is my brother, Zhou Yu!"

He Lingchuan said, "Find a clean cell for Zhou Yu. As for the murderer who killed Hu Junshou, Zhou Peng, you go and help find and identify him. If you can redeem yourself from your crimes, both of you brothers can survive."

Zhou Peng immediately agreed, Qiu Hu stepped forward, and with two clicks, he put his wrists back in place.

So Zhao Qinghe sent another thirty people to go back to the city with Zhou Peng to hunt down the murderer.

He Lingchuan's heart moved.

He Chunhua's goal for this trip to the west was as important as suppressing the rebellion in the south, but he only let Zhao Qinghe accompany him, and did not bring Wu Shaoyi, Zeng Feixiong, Hao Shu and others.

It can be seen that Zhao Qinghe is He Chunhua's most trusted confidant.