Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 765 Two Scenes

Meng Changqing was wondering how long the Yan bandits would stop, but on the evening of the sixth day of the second month, the Yan bandits came again.

Meng Changqing heard the news late at night and immediately went to read it.

This time, the Yan bandits changed their main attack location; it was no longer entirely in Beishan County, but rather in the area where Hongjia County and Beishan County intersect.

Meng Changqing looked out from the watchtower with binoculars. The soldiers on the city wall were very decisive. As soon as they saw the enemy setting up catapults, they started throwing grenades.

They threw it out with a thud.

The projectiles mounted on the city wall, after two tests, proved to have a longer range than the Yan army's catapults. The catapults that the Yan rebels had repaired were rendered useless and became unusable again.

Without such a powerful weapon as the catapult, it is no surprise that the Yan bandits will still not succeed.

The city walls were stocked with gunpowder, and when the catapults ran out, they fired more at areas with large crowds.

The Yan bandits have always been known for their cavalry. Although the horses of Yan are stronger than those of Daliang, they are still easily startled.

Due to the location of the city wall, the cavalry formation, which was already ineffective, would be in serious trouble if it fell into disarray.

Seeing Yan Jun's decline on stage, Meng Changqing put away her treasure and crawled off the stage.

When they were still a foot off the ground, Zheng Jie looked up and asked, "Is that Changqing? How is the battle outside?"

"My lord, what brings you here?" Meng Changqing jumped down and landed steadily in front of Zheng Jie. Zheng Jie was startled and took two steps back.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Yan bandits will retreat soon," Meng Changqing said. "Their catapults have been destroyed, and their cavalry formation is in complete disarray. Only the first few ranks are still charging, but I saw from the platform that the rear ranks are already showing signs of retreating."

"That's good." Zheng Jie breathed a sigh of relief, then touched the ladder on the watchtower again. "Is this thing sturdy?"

"Sturdy." Meng Changqing patted it upwards. "Do you want to go up?"

Zheng Jie said, "I want to go up and take a look." Meng Changqing stepped aside, "Then you go ahead."

Zheng Jie seemed a little hesitant, pursed his lips, and started climbing, his ascent appearing somewhat clumsy.

Xi Bei walked behind Meng Changqing and reminded him, "Your smile is too obvious."

Meng Changqing's smile vanished, and the next moment he saw Zheng Jie, who had climbed halfway up, look down. It would have been better if he hadn't looked; as soon as he did, he clung tightly to the ladder, unable to go up or down.

"Sir, just look up." Meng Changqing advised him.

"I'm not going on." Zheng Jie's voice was different from usual. "Find a way to get me off the field."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jie's follower immediately sheathed his knife and climbed up the ladder. However, although he made it up, he was unable to get Zheng Jie down, as Zheng Jie clung to the ladder and refused to let go.

Meng Changqing never expected that he would watch two plays in one night, one where the Yan bandits suffered a setback, and the other where Zheng Jie made a fool of himself.

Zheng Jie refused to cooperate, and his entourage grew increasingly tense. Hanging on the ladder, their strength was constantly being depleted.

"Master, please help me out," Meng Changqing said to Xi Bei.

Xi Bei handed the knife to Meng Changqing and quickly climbed up to Zheng Jie's height. With the help of Zheng Jie's entourage, the two of them finally managed to pull Zheng Jie down from the ladder and hang him on Xi Bei's back.

Xi Bei was almost strangled to death by Zheng Jie.

No matter what he said, Zheng Jie refused to relax even slightly. To save her own life, Xi Bei could only slide down quickly.

As soon as he slipped, Zheng Jie started yelling.

Meng Changqing watched with great interest from below, never expecting that the prefect had a fear of heights.

After Zheng Jie got down, it took him a while to recover before he could speak to Meng Changqing. Of course, Xi Bei also took a while to recover before her throat and ears felt better.