Pu Weichao seemed to have anticipated this, and said to the people beside him, "Go down and tell them to start fires and eat, and not to worry about those guys outside."
"Yes." The person beside him immediately went down and began to spread the order.
Then I saw bonfires rising in the center of town. Many people took out pots and pans from their houses and started cooking. It was getting late, and everyone was quite hungry. It was time to eat. As for the people outside, since we didn't need to worry about them, we didn't need to worry about them. Nothing in the world is more important than eating.
When Su Mu's men outside saw the people in the central town starting to cook, they couldn't wait any longer.
Then, Su Mu's voice came from inside, "Don't worry about them, you all start a fire and cook."
Pu Weichao smiled, he was very satisfied with the result. As long as Su Mu was not in a hurry, he was not in a hurry either. Let's see who can outlast whom.
Before we knew it, it was already 8 p.m. by the time everyone had finished eating. Time really flies.
I stood on the rooftop, gazing at the dazzling starlight, with no particular thoughts in mind.
Just as I relaxed my guard, Su Mu suddenly gave an order from below.
"attack!"
Immediately, everyone in the central town was terrified upon hearing this and grabbed their guns to prepare for resistance. However, after waiting for a while, they found that there was no movement outside at all, and no one knew what was going on.
I was startled by Su Mu's voice, but after realizing that Su Mu's troops were not making any movement, I understood that this bastard was playing us.
A moment later, Su Mu's laughter rang out: "Hahaha, scared you, huh? Let me tell you, next time I call for an attack, it really means an attack. So you'd better be prepared, and don't let your guard down at all, lest we suddenly wipe you out. Of course, if you don't want to be wiped out, just surrender. As long as one of you comes over, I'll consider it your surrender. Of course, it has to be a sincere surrender. If you dare to launch a sneak attack, I won't accept your surrender. I've given you the chance; it's up to you to choose."
After hearing that, I felt an urge to beat him to death again.
Pu Weichao said, "Ignore him. By the way, I forgot to ask you before, when did Wu Shuang return to Hangzhou?"
“In the morning,” I said. “She left before me when we set off from the dam, around 10 a.m. to be exact.”
Pu Weichao pondered, "If she leaves at ten o'clock, she should be able to get back quickly on her own. It should take her four or five hours to reach Hangzhou. As for how she will bring the troops over, that will probably be a bit troublesome. Even if they all drive, there probably won't be enough vehicles to get here. They will probably have to come slowly. The advance team should be arriving soon, but the main force should still be behind."
Hangzhou is now a fortified city, with all forces unified. There should be many people they can send, but how many will be willing to come and provide support is uncertain. However, Yu Sheng's men should all return. As for the others, we won't force them; they can come if they want, or it doesn't matter if they don't.
Now the situation between us and Jiangbei is balanced. As long as there are no major problems, we are unlikely to fight.
I think Su Mu was also afraid that his people would suffer great losses.
I reckon he probably doesn't know yet that Yao Chengjie has joined this team. The reason he's so hesitant and dragging his feet is because he's afraid of suffering too much loss.
I guess he was thinking that if the losses in the central town were too severe, it would be very difficult to deal with Yao Chengjie's situation. So he was waiting, waiting for the most suitable time to make a move, so that the losses could be minimized, and then dealing with Yao Chengjie's situation could proceed smoothly.
Unfortunately, he hadn't anticipated our plan.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all that arguing between the three parties, would it be possible for Yao Chengjie to cooperate with the central town? It would have been impossible before.
But now it has become possible.
Most importantly, Su Mu is unaware of this.
"Attack!" Su Mu suddenly shouted again.
The people in the central town tensed up for a moment, but relaxed again when they saw that Su Mu and his group did not make a move.
"attack!"
Bang! Bang!
Su Mu shouted again like a madman, and fired two more shots. This time, the people in the central town thought something had really happened, so they followed suit and fired their guns, but no one was hit.
I sighed, feeling a bit helpless. Su Mu's current state really did seem like that of a madman.
"Hahaha, scared you again, huh? Hahahaha."
Pu Weichao picked up a megaphone and shouted, "Everyone, just ignore him. Just treat him like a lunatic. He's just a crazy person. Why should we bother with a lunatic? Don't you think so?"
"Yes!" someone shouted suddenly.
I was immediately a little embarrassed. What was going on? How did everyone suddenly become so neat and tidy?
Su Mu wasn't angry when someone called him crazy. Instead, he laughed and said, "Pu Weichao, why don't you try scaring me?"
Pu Weichao smiled and said, "I'm too lazy to play such childish games with you."
"attack!"
Just as Pu Weichao finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from afar. The voice was very familiar, especially to Pu Weichao and me.
Upon hearing this commotion, Su Mu, who had intended to speak, suddenly fell silent.
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