The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1207: firecracker
Chapter 1207 Firecrackers
Bai Qingyan showed a faint smile between her eyebrows. She found that Liu Pinggao was becoming more and more greedy. He had previously said that he was worried that there were only 5,000 soldiers in the city, but now he even wanted to take a bite of Xiliang. This mentality was very good.
Liu Pinggao glanced at the Xiliang army camp, and then said to Bai Qing: “Your Majesty, we have been harassing the camp in a small area these days, opening and closing the city gates, and cooking at irregular times. General Cui, who is afraid of losing Xiliang troops, has been very annoyed! In addition… For such a long time, our Great Zhou has been fighting small battles, which has made the Xiliang army tired and angry, and their vigilance has been reduced. I think tonight is the best time to attack the camp. While they are gathering strength for tomorrow, we should make trouble first!”
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “Tonight, let our soldiers and the people in the city sleep peacefully!”
Liu Pinggao didn’t expect Bai Qingyan to not allow the sneak attack, and he wanted to argue again: “The Xiliang army’s vigilance has decreased, it’s a good time for a sneak attack! Moreover… I think we can take the opportunity to let our soldiers break out of the siege during the sneak attack tonight, and inform General Yang Wuce not to come to rescue! Otherwise, we will fall into the trap!”
“Although General Yang Wuce has followed Your Majesty for quite some time, he does not have the same tacit understanding with Your Majesty as the Bai family soldiers. If he gets anxious and comes to Your Majesty’s rescue…” Liu Pinggao hesitated to speak.
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “There is no need to sacrifice the lives of our Great Zhou soldiers in vain. Tomorrow’s siege will be a tough battle with the troops we have in the city!”
Now, Bai Qingyan only hopes that Du Sanbao can get things done as soon as possible.
Although Liu Pinggao was worried, he still believed that his Majesty must have a reason for making such arrangements.
Today is the sixth day of February. Bai Qingyan observed that there was only smoke from cooking fires in the Xiliang military camp every day. It seemed that Xiliang’s food supply was running out.
Now they are afraid that Xiliang will be desperate and attack the city to steal food, but in fact there is not much food in the city. Liu Pinggao has calculated… at most they can only hold out for a few more days.
Just as Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes to think carefully, Du Sanbao’s rough and powerful voice came from under the city wall…
“His Majesty!”
Bai Qingyan looked up and saw the strong and dirty Du Sanbao, his face covered in dirt, running away from under the city wall.
When Wei Zhong saw that it was Du Sanbao, he smiled and walked up from behind Bai Qingyan, signaling the guards not to stop Du Sanbao.
Seeing Du Sanbao so happy, Bai Qingyan knew that Du Sanbao’s plan should be successful.
Bai Qingyan was actually relieved.
“Your Majesty!” Du Sanbao ran to Bai Qingyan, his body smelling of damp earth, “Your Majesty, we’ve dug it through!”
“Dig through?” Liu Pinggao looked confused.
Du Sanbao had no time to answer Liu Pinggao’s doubts: “The two Bai family guards have already gone out. One of them followed your majesty’s instructions and took the secret letter to find the spy sent by General Yang Wuce, asking General Yang Wuce to send troops to act according to your majesty’s secret letter! The other has gone to our Great Zhou city and asked for food to be delivered in advance! He also followed your majesty’s instructions and sealed the cave entrance after sending the Bai family guards out!”
Bai Qingyan let out a long sigh. It seemed that God was on the side of Da Zhou. Otherwise, why would Du Sanbao dig the passage at such a late time instead of earlier?
“Thank you for your hard work!” Bai Qingyan raised his hand and patted Du Sanbao on the shoulder. Du Sanbao and his men had been working day and night these days, and they couldn’t make any noise to be discovered by the Xiliang army. It was really hard work.
“Your Majesty, what are you talking about? In the army, orders are as heavy as mountains. If Du Sanbao fails to complete the task, it would be a real shame to Your Majesty!” Du Sanbao puffed out his chest and said, “And it wasn’t me, Du Sanbao, who dug the hole alone. My brothers all worked hard with me, and only then was we able to dig it through in such a hurry!”
“Okay, when we win this battle, you will all be rewarded for your contributions!” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
Liu Pinggao suddenly realized that after all the fuss, Du Sanbao was sent by Bai Qingyan to dig a tunnel. In this way, if the messenger was sent out, the three cities of Bailong City, Jiangzi City and Yechengguan could be attacked together.
Although Liu Pinggao still doesn’t know how Du Sanbao dug the tunnel under the high wall, maybe it’s fine as long as he can dig it through.
Xiliang will still attack the city tomorrow, so… we have to find a way to make Xiliang lose some of its troops, so that… Bailong City and Yecheng Pass will find it easier to absorb the Xiliang army.
After Liu Pinggao and Du Sanbao saw Bai Qingyan off, Liu Pinggao couldn’t help but ask Du Sanbao, “How did you dig through?”
“Your Majesty told us to use the original secret passage in Gyantse City to dig, saying it would be easier. As expected… we didn’t even dare to breathe, for fear that the Xiliang soldiers guarding the other side would hear us!” Du Sanbao was very proud. “How is it… Awesome! We dug it through so quickly!”
“Yes, yes, yes! You are awesome… How about letting you set off some firecrackers and wear red and colorful clothes to tour the city?” Liu Pinggao smiled and patted Du Sanbao on the forehead. “However, it is indeed a great achievement that you can dig a passage before Xiliang’s siege tomorrow.”
“No need for a parade with firecrackers!” Du Sanbao wiped the sweat off his face with his dirty hands and said, “But General Liu has to treat me to a drink anyway!”
Liu Pinggao smiled and agreed: “I’ll treat you to a drink when I win!”
“Don’t wait until we win. I’m going to attack the Xiliang military camp tonight. How about you treat me to a drink when I come back?”
“Your Majesty just said that no attack on the camp is allowed today.” Liu Pinggao sighed.
“Why? Xiliang has been fooled by us for so long, it’s time to show the real deal!” Du Sanbao looked confused, “Besides, since we already know that Xiliang will attack the city tomorrow, if we don’t harass Xiliang and make them exhausted now, are we going to wait for them to get enough sleep before attacking us?”
“This is the order of His Majesty, you and I just have to obey it! Go back and wash, change clothes… and have a good rest!” After Liu Pinggao said this to Du Sanbao, he left first.
Du Sanbao looked at Liu Pinggao’s back, frowned and thought for a while, feeling that if he didn’t take advantage of this opportunity today to launch a surprise attack, it would be too easy for Xiliang, so he had to think of a way.
Du Sanbao suddenly thought of what Liu Pinggao had just said about setting off firecrackers. He seemed to have suddenly realized something and muttered in a low voice, “Firecrackers…”
“General, please go back and take a shower!” said the soldier guarding the city wall to Du Sanbao.
“Okay!” Du Sanbao responded perfunctorily, then stroked his chin thoughtfully and turned to the soldier and said, “You… send someone to check if there are any unused firecrackers in Gyantse City! If there are, bring them all to me!”
The city guard scratched his head and asked, “What does the general need firecrackers for?”
“Just go ahead and investigate if I tell you to! I’m doing things for His Majesty, so don’t ask about things that you shouldn’t be asking about!” Du Sanbao said.