"Is this true? That's great!" Xu Jingchang immediately said excitedly: "If someone is willing to join our army, he will definitely be able to capture Duobang City in one fell swoop." The other generals present also looked happy.
But someone immediately came back to his senses and doubted this: "There are generals in the city who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty? Why didn't they send someone to deliver the message when our army just arrived in Baihe?" Xu Jingchang asked immediately.
"My lord, it is written in the letter that because General He led the left army to wander along the coast, and the Hu Dynasty did not have enough soldiers to defend the coast, Hu Jishen wanted to transfer 30,000 soldiers from Duobang City to the Western Capital City to obey orders, so tonight many The city is empty, and the defenses of the armies are a little chaotic, so it’s a good time to capture the city!"
"Modi wrote in the letter that Mo Yuan's troops will be stationed in the West City tonight. At the same time, the guards on a small road outside the West City were transferred into the city, leaving them empty and unprepared. He asked our army to send strong men to cross the river tomorrow morning. , passed through that path and came to Duobang City, and they supported our army into the city."
"After our army enters the city, they will immediately join our army to cause chaos in the city and set fire to the city. Then most of our army will land on the beach and conquer Duobang City," Ruan Xun said.
Ruan Xun was very happy at this time. The three Modi brothers contacted him, so he would also have some credit after the Duobang City was captured. 'It would be great if His Majesty could be promoted to another level.'
Zhang Fu did not immediately believe the letter. Although Ruan Xun could be trusted, Ruan Xun's friends may not be trustworthy.
Moreover, it was not his decision to send troops to attack Duobang City. So Zhang Fu immediately said: "I have a serious matter and I must return to the camp immediately and report the matter to Commander Zhang!"
After returning to the camp, Zhang Fu quickly reported the matter to Zhang Wen. After hearing this, Zhang Wen did not dare to neglect. While summoning the deputy generals and generals of each army, he read the letter carefully and asked questions from time to time. A few words from Ruan Xun.
After a while, everyone came to Zhang Wen's tent, and when they learned about this incident, they immediately started a heated discussion.
"Master Zhang, this opportunity must not be missed! Since there are people in Duobang City who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, our army must seize the opportunity to capture Duobang City in one fell swoop." Lan Zhen said immediately.
"No!" Mu Sheng said: "Master Zhang, brothers, everyone should be very familiar with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", at least the history of the Three Kingdoms. During the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai colluded to make Huang Gai Everyone knows about the fake surrender, so how do you know that Modi and others are not imitating Huang Gai's fake surrender?"
"Brother Mu, what you said is not appropriate. Huang Gai's false surrender in the Battle of Chibi is quite different from this matter, and they cannot be compared to the same place." Sun Ke said.
"Even so, the subsequent plan by Zhou Yi to gain money from Cao Xiu is similar to this." Mu Sheng said again.
"How can this be the same? We are not fools. According to the letter, Mo Yuan's troops will be guarding in the west of the city tonight, and a small road in the west will be unguarded tonight. Our army can choose elite men to pass through this Xiao Lu arrived outside Duobang City, and with the cooperation of Modi and others, entered Duobang City and set fire to disrupt the city. At the same time, tens of thousands of troops were prepared in advance. Once a fire broke out in the city, they would land on the beach and attack Duobang City. Such a two-pronged approach will surely break the city."
"If the Mo brothers want to follow Zhou Yi's plan to win over Cao Xiu, they will only be able to gain one or two thousand strong men from our army, so what's the use of fighting?" Sun Ke said again.
"The Mo brothers cannot cause chaos in the city with their own troops. Do we have to send people from our army to sneak into the city?" Mu Sheng asked again.
"The letter said that because Modi and Mo Tun's troops will be transferred to the western capital tomorrow, only Mo Yuan's troops will be on duty in the west of the city tonight, with only seven or eight hundred people. It is difficult to cause any disturbance in the city; and they still want to
To join up with Mo Yuan and Mo Tun's troops, we have to fight many Annan soldiers along the way. It is extremely difficult for Mo Yuan's troops to do it with only 7 or 8 million men, so we can only ask the Ming Dynasty to mobilize elite divisions for help." Sun Ke said.
"Modi, Mo and Tunnel can't take action?" Mu Sheng continued to ask.
"The two of them were going to leave tomorrow. Ruan Renlie took away the crossbows in their hands on the grounds that the western capital had sufficient weapons to reduce their marching burden. They only had swords and guns. The night curfew in the city was strict, and they were afraid of making any move.
You will be shot into a sieve by random arrows." This time it was Lan Zhen who answered his question.
"Anyway, I think what the Mo brothers did is very suspicious, and the possibility of false surrender is even greater. It's best to consider this matter in the long term," Mu Sheng said.
"The three of them must have really surrendered." Sun Ke said again: "What good will the fake surrender do to them? Now the Ming Dynasty is a hundred times stronger than Annan. Annan will defeat me and the Ming Dynasty will win. They are pretending to surrender now, and they want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in the future.
It’s impossible, so why pretend to surrender?”
"What's more, there is no time for long-term planning. Modi, Mo Tun's troops will be transferred out of Duobang City early tomorrow morning. This opportunity must not be missed and will not come back again!"
"What if the Mo brothers are Hu Jiyou's die-hard loyalists?" Mu Sheng asked again.
"How is this possible? They had contact with Ruan Xun before, which shows that they are definitely not loyal to Hu Jiya." Sun Ke said.
The two of them said that there was already some anger here, and Li Jinglong immediately intervened to mediate.
At this time, Lan Zhen said to Zhang Wen: "Master Zhang, what Sun Ke said just now is right. The risk our army takes is to sacrifice one or two thousand strong men. What we can gain is to capture the multi-state city. This risk is worth taking."
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Zhang Wen narrowed his eyes, glanced at all the generals in the room, and said, "That's it, let's take a risk."
"Li Jinglong and Sun Ke, you two each selected a thousand of the strongest soldiers from the various guards under your command to form an advance army. You will have a good meal at Haishi, and you will cross the river through that path at the beginning of the day."
"Lan Zhen, your department has selected several guard posts and about 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers. Once you see Duobang City on fire, you will board a boat and land on the beach to attack Duobang City."
"Mu Sheng, your department will also select a few guard posts to await my military orders."
"Yes, Zhang Shuai (Master Hou)." Lan Zhen and others immediately agreed, even Mu Sheng, who was opposed to this, was no exception.
Zhang Wen gave a few more instructions, and then said to all the generals present: "Sirs, whether our army can capture Duobang City depends on this. I hope all the generals will fight hard."
"Yes." All the generals present agreed in unison.
Zhang Wen nodded and asked them to retreat.
Lan Zhen was very happy when she walked out of the tent. Although none of his soldiers were selected to join the advance army, his soldiers would attack Duobang City from the front, and his contribution was indispensable.
What's more, after all, he is the top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, and Yunxi also trusts him very much. His interests are basically the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. If he can capture Duobang City as soon as possible, the burden on the Ming Dynasty will be less.
Lan Zhen happily returned to the camp with her generals. After thinking for a while, she called a few more guards commanders over.
When they all arrived, Lan Zhen said: "Sang Jing,..., the five of you will take command of the troops. After a while, the soldiers will go to bed. Get up at Haishi in the evening and have a good meal. We will attack Duobang City tonight."
"General Lan, are you going to attack Duobang City?" Sang Jing asked in disbelief. He had been talking to Zhang Fu at noon and was still helpless against Duobang City. How could he suddenly attack Duobang City now?
"Well," Lan Zhen nodded and said: "There are people in Duobang City who are willing to act as internal agents." He briefly explained the matter, "Mr. Zhang has made up his mind to take a risk. You are the ones selected to be the first to attack the city except for the first troops to attack.
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"Thank you, General." The five of them said. It was a great achievement to attack the city first, and they were all very happy.
"As for who will command these guards of yours, well," Lan Zhen's eyes rolled around and finally settled on Zhang Fu. "Zhang Fu, I order you to be the chief general and command their five guards to capture many countries.
city."
Suddenly, countless eyes turned to Zhang Fu. As a former deputy general of the army, Lan Zhen actually gave him this credit. Everyone said to themselves in their hearts: 'But because they are His Majesty's confidants, they can get such care.'" Hum.
, a flatterer, he became a general by flattering His Majesty, and now he becomes an official by flattering his Majesty. Damn, what kind of world is this!" Haha, it would be fun if we lost the battle under his command.
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Not only did they say this to themselves in their hearts, but their eyes also showed such emotions.
Zhang Fu himself, however, didn't care at all about other people's eyes, bowed and said in salute: "Yes, General Lan." He had heard many unpleasant words, and he had already developed the ability to be indifferent to favors and humiliations, and he would not look down or look down on him because of this.
He flinched with a look of contempt.
The reason why Lan Zhen chose him as the main general was precisely because of this. Although he strongly encouraged the attack on Duobang City in front of Zhang Wen, he was actually very careful and chose the calmest general as the main general out of caution. Zhang Fu
Although he is only 28 years old and is very young, because of the rumors that have been lingering around him, his temperament is very calm, which meets his requirements.
Lan Zhen then gave a few more instructions and let them go down.
Sang Jing returned to the camp of Yulin Zuowei, called the commander, Qianhu and other generals, and told them to attack Duobang City tonight, and immediately let the soldiers sleep and get up for dinner at midnight. He also told them to attack Duobang City suddenly.
For the sake of paraphrasing Lan Zhen’s words,
Everyone's faces showed joy: they could finally make a contribution.
Xu Jingchang was no exception. He pretended not to know about the matter and agreed, thinking in his heart: 'Fortunately, Mr. Zhang decided to take a little risk in the end. The opportunity for me, Xu Jingchang, to make a meritorious deed has arrived!'
At the same time, in the camp of the right army where Mu Sheng was located, where the Yunnan barbarian soldiers were stationed, Long Shangdeng, who had just returned from Mu Sheng's camp, said to his son Long Zhehei: "General Mu ordered us to rest as soon as possible. Today
Get up at midnight to eat and prepare for the battle."
"Also, tell Luo Yi, the little girl from the Zhu family, and other military doctors that there may be many injured tonight. They'd better go to bed early. Mu Sheng may wake them up in the middle of the night at any time to treat the soldiers' injuries.