Chapter 119

Over here, after a bout of cloud and rain with the young woman, Wang Liu lay on the bed resting, the pleasure in his eyes impossible to hide.

It seemed that after being unlucky for so many years, he was finally going to turn things around.

He just said it, how could someone lose every single day!

Looking at the alluring young woman beside him, Wang Liu waved his hand heroically, "Stop doing that work, come with me!"

"Come with you? Forget it, I don't want to eat dice every day!" The young woman didn't take Wang Liu's words to heart at all. She had saved up some silver now, enough for when she was old. If she went with Wang Liu, she feared that within three days, all that money would be thrown down the drain.

Wang Liu's temperament was different now than before; the young woman's words didn't make him happy. He could stably earn at least forty taels a month, what kind of woman couldn't he find?

Wanting her was just because he had craved this body for a long time, and this short-sighted woman actually didn't appreciate it.

Thinking of this, Wang Liu snorted coldly through his nose, "I gave you the chance; don't regret it later if you don't grasp it well!"

"I won't regret it. Whenever you miss me, just come and spend money; that's much more cost-effective than marrying me!" The young woman got up and put her clothes back on one by one.

"That makes sense!" Hearing this, Wang Liu had a 'sudden realization'. The shrew he had at home was enough to give him a headache; marrying another would be even more of a headache.

After sending Wang Liu away, the young woman couldn't help but complain: "If one could get rich by gambling, would I still need to do this work?"

At this moment, Wang Liu planned to take advantage of the fact that the sun hadn't set yet to discuss swapping shifts with someone.

It wasn't his shift tomorrow night, but since he had to quietly open the city gate, he had to swap shifts.

Swapping shifts didn't need the squad leader's approval, as long as the two people discussed it privately; in any case, the number of people on duty couldn't be fewer.

Everyone had their own business, so swapping shifts wouldn't arouse anyone's suspicion.

From far away, Wang Liu spotted his target, Old Zhou!

"Old Zhou, let's discuss something. I have something to do in two days, so I want to swap shifts with you tomorrow night."

Old Zhou didn't think much of it, "Sure! Tomorrow night, right?"

"Yes!" After thinking for a moment, Wang Liu added: "Once I'm done with my business, I'll treat you to tea."

Old Zhou looked at Wang Liu in surprise; this gambler could actually say such a thing—the sun must be rising from the west.

"No need, I won't drink the tea!" Old Zhou was afraid Wang Liu would ask to borrow money, so he really didn't dare to agree.

Wang Liu didn't force it. He had said that just now because he was afraid that if the timing didn't work out later, and if he wasn't on duty at night every time the Tang family transported smuggled salt, he would inevitably have to swap shifts with people. Building a good relationship in advance would be beneficial for future actions.

Since Old Zhou wasn't drinking tea, that was even better; it saved him a sum.

The smug Wang Liu hummed a little tune he'd heard at the entrance of a brothel and strolled home.

As soon as he entered the door, he could hear the crying of his daughter and his shrew of a wife, and Wang Liu's face immediately darkened.

"You two jinxes, crying and crying all day long! My good luck has all been cried away by you!"

"Wang Liu, the child has been hungry for a whole day!" Wang Liu's wife wiped her tears, speaking cautiously, fearing she would touch Wang Liu's bad mood.

"We'll talk about it tomorrow, sleep, sleep!"

Wang Liu didn't care at all; a money-losing item could just be hungry, it wouldn't kill her to be hungry for a day or two, not to mention he hadn't eaten dinner either!

Wang Liu's wife looked at Wang Liu lying on the bed and didn't dare to make another sound, only able to hold her daughter and secretly wipe away tears, fearing that if she cried too loudly, it would bring Wang Liu's fists and kicks.

At this moment, inside the main hall of Yangguangzhai, everyone was burning the midnight oil to discuss the siege of the city.

Jiang Jinshi said to Wang Hou: "Wang Liu is not a person to be trusted; we must keep an ace up our sleeve. Tomorrow morning, you arrange for the brothers in the city to keep a close watch on every move at the city gate."

If Wang Liu arranged for an ambush inside the city, it would allow the news to be passed out, avoiding excessive losses. This was Jiang Jinshi's first defensive measure.

Wang Hou nodded, but asked worriedly: "If they set an ambush after the city gates are closed, I'm afraid the news from the city won't be able to get out!"

This was indeed a problem, but for Jiang Jinshi, the solution was very simple, "Tomorrow morning, I'll have people make a Kongming lantern. You take it down the mountain to the brothers in the city. If there's a problem, light the lantern; if we see the lantern, we'll cancel the operation."

Jiang Jinshi continued to arrange: "The newly promoted squad leaders will not enter the city tomorrow; they will support us outside the city and control the refugees!"

Last time it was to rob money and grain, so the more chaotic the better, and naturally he wouldn't restrict the refugees. Now it was different; Jiang Jinshi wanted a completely intact Jiangcheng, so how could he let refugees enter the city to cause trouble?

And only by having people guard outside the city would Jiang Jinshi feel more at ease, avoiding being caught in a trap by the other side. This was Jiang Jinshi's second defensive measure.

Being vigilant was never wrong; even a lion uses its full strength to fight a rabbit, let alone the fact that Yangguangzhai couldn't be called a 'lion', and the city guards of Jiangcheng weren't 'rabbits'.

The subsequent matters were very simple: after entering the city, Luo Feng would lead the charge, striving to strike the city guards so they had no power to fight back.

At the same time, the most important thing was to restrain the brothers under his command. Jiang Jinshi didn't want a ruined city, but a vibrant city; only then could he create a valuable trade route.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Jiang Jinshi solemnly announced!

"Rest well! Down the mountain tomorrow, rob the city!"

Early the next morning, everyone in the entire stronghold knew the news, and the large stronghold began to operate.

The logistics team hurriedly started the fires, striving to let the bandits going on the expedition have a good meal.

The bandits stopped their usual training and were all resting and building up their energy in their rooms.

The squad leaders gathered together to discuss the coordination between them, striving to fight a beautiful blitzkrieg.

Li Xinyue continued to work with the people from the salt factory, not stopping everything because of the city siege.

Only Jiang Jinshi was still sleeping in his room.

He had arranged everything; this time he didn't intend to lead the charge himself. Occasionally, he had to let the squad leaders under him get some practice.

After robbing the city, someone would always have to manage and garrison it. Managing Jiangcheng alone was fine, but when there were one or two more cities, if he didn't train the squad leaders, he would be spread too thin.

So today he didn't even plan to go down the mountain; he would just wait for good news on the mountain. He was quite confident in Luo Feng.

Wang Hou got the Kongming lantern from Li Xinyue and hurried down the mountain to set up. This time, Wang Hou's team didn't need any assassination operations; most of it was just assisting from the sidelines.

As the sky grew darker, Luo Feng took a deep breath and shouted to the uniform, orderly team: "Everyone! Move out!"

When Luo Feng's side began to move, the gates of Jiangcheng also began to close.

It was rare for Wang Liu to arrive at the city wall early to wait; it could be said to be his first time on the bridal sedan chair.

"Old Wang, why are you on duty today?" Someone greeted Wang Liu enthusiastically; it happened to be one of the four people guarding the city that Jiang Jinshi had met yesterday.