The unexpected visit from the woodcutter was surprising enough.
Now he said that they should go together to regain Kaide Mansion.
The five people in the room were all in their forties and had been soldiers for decades. The soldiers who had not thirty but at least ten gold thieves in their hands were a little confused.
How come things are like this?
"Old Jiu, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term." Ding Dashan said, not daring to pause this time for fear of being interrupted by this man, "We don't have many people now, and the five nearby camps only have a thousand people in total."
, there are still three forts further away, with more people, but after all, there is no order to go up to the peak, so we can't mobilize them."
"To kill the golden dog, do you still need an order from the top?" Lao Jiu looked at him and said.
The words were questions, but his tone was statements.
You are woodcutter and do not obey the control of the imperial court, so of course you do not need orders, but they are officers and soldiers, and the superiors have always said that they are waiting for reinforcements, but have not told them to take action.
Of course, without reinforcements, these monkey men alone can't do anything.
To put it bluntly, this woodcutter is a bandit, but he is killing gold thieves. It is indeed not easy to tell the bandits the rules.
Ding Dashan wiped his sweat.
"To tell you the truth, hero, we have received orders to wait for reinforcements. Moreover, each fort houses nearly a thousand people." He sighed and said, "It's not that we are afraid of death, it's just that we dare not die."
Of course they also want to kill the golden dog, but the difference in strength is too great. It doesn't matter if they die in the battle. The key is that the common people protecting them will die with them.
We can only rely on the hard work of the fort to hold on and the arrival of reinforcements.
Wang Juntou and others also nodded.
"We are not as happy as you heroes," they said sincerely, "but our hatred for golden dogs is the same."
Lao Jiu nodded.
"Actually, Duke Cheng Guo knows about our coming," he said suddenly.
Duke Cheng!
Ding Dashan and others were startled.
What does this mean? Could it be said that Duke Cheng Guo asked them to come?
Can Duke Cheng Guo mobilize them?
So, are they really the Duke of Cheng?
Duke Cheng Guo raised private soldiers...
The people in the room were slightly confused again.
This, you can't say this nonsense. Did they hear it or not?
"It's like this. The army from the North is pressing on the border." Lao Jiu said slowly, "Gong Cheng Guo also besieged us again."
Encirclement and suppression?
That's not the case... Ding Dashan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Brother, can you please stop being so concise in your speech?
"The military affairs in the North are very important. There is no room for any omissions, and we are not allowed to disrupt the military situation and the war," Lao Jiu continued.
This makes sense. The reason why the imperial court does not allow woodcutters to exist is because they disobey discipline and act wantonly, which sometimes ruins the overall situation.
After all, battlefield tactics are very rigorous, and one wrong step can cause the entire battle to collapse.
Duke Cheng Guo was indeed prudent and thoughtful in managing the army and defending the territory in response to the battle.
In the past, he would just turn a blind eye when killing golden men, but when it came to a real war, there was no room for any mistakes.
Ding Dashan and others looked solemn and respectful. They wanted to praise Duke Cheng for his wisdom, but they swallowed it down thinking of the identity of this woodcutter.
"Gong Cheng is wise." Lao Jiu nodded and said without concealing his admiration, "We respect him very much."
Oh, Ding Dashan and others said in their hearts.
Lao Jiu looked at them and did not continue talking immediately, as if he was waiting for something.
Ding Dashan had a flash of inspiration.
"Gong Cheng is wise." He said hurriedly.
Everyone else also reacted and nodded.
"Gong Chengguo is wise."
"Gong Chengguo is brave and resourceful."
After they finished speaking, Lao Jiu nodded and continued speaking.
"So we listened to his words and retreated." He said, "Cheng Guogong also told us that there were too many golden soldiers in the north. It was pointless for us to kill a hundred or so gold thieves. If we really wanted to kill the golden thieves, we might as well
Pick up fewer gold thieves and kill them. If every one of those gold thieves dies, you will lose a piece of gold."
As he spoke, he patted his leg and seemed to be imitating Duke Cheng's demeanor as he stretched out his hand and pointed.
"So you go to Kaide Mansion."
So they came to Kaide Mansion.
It turns out that this is the case, Ding Dashan and others suddenly realized.
"So, when you talk about reinforcements, we are reinforcements." Lao Jiu looked at them and said solemnly, "You talk about orders from the summit, and then killing the gold thieves was the order of Duke Cheng Guo."
It seems that this is also the case, Ding Dashan and others nodded in confusion.
"Then everyone has discussed this," Lao Jiu said, "To do it or not to do it?"
Ding Dashan and others suddenly woke up and panicked again.
Brother, this is still too fast.
I only said two or three sentences.
"This matter is no small matter. Let's discuss it carefully." Ding Dashan said hurriedly.
Lao Jiu nodded.
"Okay, let's discuss it." He said, sweeping his big foot on the ground and drawing a square box, "You are more familiar with Kaidefu City than we are. Is there any way to sneak into the city?"
Discuss, discuss this? No, that’s not right.
Isn’t this going to be a fight?
Isn't that what they want to discuss?
Everyone was a little stunned, but some people spoke subconsciously.
"The walls of Kaide Mansion are strong and tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack," he said, "but it's not impossible to get in."
"Yes." Another person hurriedly followed, "I left a few secret passages at the beginning."
"But this secret passage was destroyed." Some people shook their heads, "Originally, someone wanted to escort the prefect out of this secret passage, but the prefect refused and destroyed the secret passage with his own hands, vowing to live and die with the city."
Thinking of that tragic incident, there was a silence in the room.
With such a tragic death, is his death in vain? Should he just keep looking at it like this?
Ding Dashan suddenly clenched his fists.
"There is another secret passage," he said.
besides?
Everyone looked at him. Ding Dashan was the closest guard to Kaide Mansion and knew the most about the military secrets of the city. He said there must be something there.
only…
"So what if there is a secret passage? Only one person can pass through at a time, and there are three thousand strong golden soldiers in the city." Wang Dashan shook his head and said.
Going in is undoubtedly a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
"That's why we need everyone to come together." Lao Jiu said, tapping his feet on the ground, "We go in, kill the defenders, open the city gate, and you all come in together to attack the city."
Even together, there are less than 2,000 people... How to attack?
Wang Dashan and others swallowed.
Lao Jiu smiled and patted the ax behind him.
"How to attack?" he said, "Attack with your life."
He stood up.
"We often deal with gold thieves. These people are very vicious and have strong individual combat capabilities. However, they have a weakness, probably because of their small number of people. They cannot withstand a large number of casualties."
I had never heard of this. The military leaders present looked at him intently.
Lao Jiu looked at them and slapped them.
"I can tell you that as long as 500 gold thieves are killed, 5,000 of them will be defeated."
Can five hundred people defeat them?
The soldiers' eyes couldn't help but light up.
In this case...
Before they could say anything, Lao Jiu had already tapped the outline of Kaidefu City with his foot.
"We will first set fire here, here, where most of the golden soldiers live, and then kill the guards at the west city gate."
Following his words and instructions, the military leaders gathered around subconsciously, as if they were following the orders of their superiors.
"You go into the city to meet the enemy, while we take advantage of the chaos to kill Zhan Tiemu."
Zhan Tiemu is the leader of the Jinbing in Kaide Prefecture.
To capture the thief first, capture the king is also applicable to Jin people.
Burning will kill some of the Jin soldiers and cause chaos. Killing Zhan Tiemu will make the Jin soldiers lose their backbone. Under the cover of night, they are more familiar with the geographical environment than the Jin soldiers. They know where to hide and how to ambush and fight.
This sounds easy.
The military leaders became a little excited.
Wang Dashan coughed lightly.
"We only have 1,700 people," he said, "and the Jin soldiers are well-equipped and occupy the Kaide Mansion's arsenal, but we only have broken swords and guns, and we don't even have decent armor."
These words were like a basin of cold water that woke everyone up.
There is still a huge disparity in military strength.
Lao Jiu stepped on the picture on the ground with his foot and straightened his body.
"It won't start until tomorrow night, so you have time to think about it." He said, "We will do this then. The city gate will be opened. It's up to you whether to come or not."
Brother, how can we still make the decision when you have already said this?
The military leaders were dumbfounded. What they were going to say, Lao Jiu had already walked out and stopped again when he reached the door.
"Oh, one more thing." He turned around and said, "This is our own behavior and has nothing to do with Duke Cheng. We want to avoid getting him into trouble and ruining the overall situation. So I hope you can conceal our identities. If we die,
Well, just pretend that there is no such thing, if we become..."
He looked at the military leaders behind him.
"That's your bravery in killing the enemy to regain the lost territory and being loyal to the country and the people."
As soon as he said these words, the eyes of the five military leaders in the room seemed to have fire and lit up.
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Thanks? The last shot?, 11 pages of famous rewards and jade, (*^__^*)
Thank you all, I have a day off today. Have a nice trip home. (To be continued)