Chapter 452 In the Name of Night Raid (Five Watchers)
Author: sunny
Chapter 452 In the name of night attack...(Fifth watch)
The sky gradually darkened in the east, and at dusk, King Zhu Meng of Wu summoned a large number of Wu's important civil and military generals to gather in the hall.
At this moment, the King of Wu, who was wearing a rare helmet, stood in the hall and told all the civil and military ministers.
Now in the Ming Dynasty, there are more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in the imperial court. After winning a battle, they have begun to get carried away.
He actually dared to station troops in three groups outside Suzhou City. As soon as tomorrow came, there were thousands of soldiers and horses in each group.
Moreover, after careful reconnaissance by Mingyue, the enemy troops at the south gate were the weakest.
Therefore, Wu King Zhu Meng decided to take advantage of the moment when the imperial officers and soldiers had just arrived outside Suzhou City and their foothold was not yet stable.
The officers and soldiers of the imperial court carried out a night attack, and the target was the officers and soldiers camp outside the south gate.
For this reason, King Wu decided to gather all the elite troops to launch a night attack out of the city tomorrow morning, except for a few elite troops left in the east to continue to supervise the young men defending the city.
The general Zhu Zhonglie was sent to lead eight thousand soldiers and horses to pretend to attack the enemy outside the north gate, and he must attract the imperial soldiers and horses to the north for reinforcements.
After two sticks of incense, another general led five thousand soldiers and horses to raid the South Gate Camp.
And his King of Wu will lead three thousand elites to bypass the front and coordinate the attack from the flanks.
Following Zhu Meng's murderous roll call, all the generals braved their courage and went out to take orders.
Zhu Meng looked at the dozen generals standing in the hall at this moment, stood up, and raised his legs.
More than a dozen waiters brought bowls of wine to the generals.
"Come, I, Mingyue, have a drink with all the generals, and I wish him great success in Wu!"
"The big Wu flag will win, and success is imminent." Zhu Zhonglie raised his bowl and drank heavily, drained the wine in one gulp, and roared loudly.
All the civil and military officials in the hall stood up one after another, raised their arms and shouted.
Seeing that scene, Zhu Meng couldn't help but laugh heartily, and then strode out of the hall.
"Do I think he really asked for a raid on the officers and soldiers?"
Looking at the generals wearing helmets and armor, following Zhu Meng as they strode away.
A civil servant couldn't help but quietly asked his colleagues around him.
The colleague couldn't help but replied in a low voice with some hesitation.
"Should I? After all, after losing for a while, we have to avenge our shame, otherwise?"
"I hope..."
Compared with the enthusiastic generals and civil servants at this moment, many of them had furtive looks on their faces and were whispering in low voices.
When the moonlight rose, at the west gate of Suzhou City, a large number of soldiers were gathering towards the west gate from all sides of Suzhou City and began to organize the army...
At this moment, outside Suzhou City, many of the newly promoted dignitaries are packing their bags in their mansions, hoping to wait for an opportunity to leave Suzhou City.
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The movements in the city were naturally hidden from the imperial city detectives who were lurking outside the city.
After exhausting their efforts, they finally quietly passed through the water gate of Suzhou City, sneaked out of Suzhou City, swam across the moat, and headed straight towards the officers and soldiers camp.
In the midst of the huge crowd of Chinese troops, Gao Zhang, who was trying to get close to Liu Fa and other generals, saw Yang Douzhi quickly walking into the tent, closely followed by a dripping imperial city detective.
Yang Douzhi came to him and bowed, pointing at the soaked Qian Tan behind him.
"Mr. Yuan Gong, the detective from his Imperial City Department who stayed outside Suzhou City has received news.
The Zhu family's rebels are very likely to attack the camp in Mingyue, and a large number of troops have gathered at the west gate of Suzhou City. The number may be close to 20,000."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals stood up, and Gao Zhang was also shocked by the news.
"Does Zhu Meng want to be alone? General Liu, what do I think?"
Gao Zhang immediately set his sights on Liu Fa.
After Liu Fa inquired in detail about the officer Yang Douzhi brought in, he frowned and stroked his beard and thought for a long time before saluting Gao Zhang.
"Gao Xuanfu, according to the general's opinion, Zhu Meng sent all his troops to the west gate. Is it not just a simple matter of attacking the camp? It may have other purposes..."
"So the general thought that his army should act as a warning, pretend to attack the west gate, and disrupt the plans of Zhu's rebels.
Second, the general will lead his cavalry and move outside the east gate, waiting for an opportunity to attack the enemy..."
Gao Zhang nodded and looked at General Liu who was looking at him eagerly, waiting for his approval.
Professional matters should be left to professionals. At least the other generals agreed with the opinion of the famous Western Army general.
Gao Tao was confused as to whether he would follow Shan Ruliu's instructions and nodded towards Liu Fa.
"In this case, it will be up to General Liu. As for the important task of the Ximen feint attack, I would like to ask Commander Deng to put me in charge..."
"The last general takes orders..."
Soon, the camp outside the west gate began to become noisy.
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At the top of the city, Zhu Fang frowned and nervously looked at the Ximen Camp where there were suddenly more and more flames.
The young men guarding the city at the top of the city were obviously beginning to feel uneasy at this moment.
At the top of the city, the young and strong elite responsible for supervising and monitoring the battle had already been reduced by almost two-thirds.
Although the news was received, elite troops and horses were gathered to launch a night attack on the imperial camp.
Could it be that as the number of elites supervising the battle decreased, Zhu Fang Xianru Ming sent out almost all his own soldiers to suppress the situation, and then he was able to control the somewhat turbulent young men defending the city.
And at that moment, the passionate drums suddenly sounded in the Ximen Camp.
Then, Zhu Fang saw the torches that were already there, and began to move from outside the east gate camp to the outside of the camp, and began to advance towards the city gate.
Zhu Fang, who had been staring for a long time, finally couldn't control herself and shouted loudly.
"Quick, warn, sound the alarm, the enemy wants to attack Ximen at night, quick!"
Along with the rapid alarm bells ringing in the West Gate Tower, the news that the imperial officers and soldiers were about to attack the West Gate at night reached the ears of Wu King Zhu Meng who was already ready at the East Gate.
"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to save Ximen."
Seeing the general who had rushed to the horse looking anxious for help, Zhu Meng couldn't help but get angry.
"Why are you panicking? The army has already gathered at the east gate. If we go back to the west gate to support you now, it will be like a military camp."
"Tell Zhu Fang that he will stand up to me no matter what, and ask the North Gate and South Gate to fight together so that the danger of the East Gate can be solved."
"Can your Majesty..."
"If you don't get out of the way, I will kill you!"
Accompanied by Zhu Meng's angry roar, he let out a cry, unsheathed his sword, and pointed it directly at the general who blocked his way.
After seeing the general retreating to the side in frustration, Zhu Meng did not wait any longer and without hesitation ordered the east gate to be opened.
Along with the huge sound, the suspension bridge was slowly being lowered to the east, and the originally closed city gate was also slowly opening.
Zhu Meng took a deep breath and turned to look at the Suzhou city that he was very familiar with.
Then without hesitation, he urged the army to leave the city quickly...