Zhang Fu immediately opened his eyes, pulled out a knife from his waist, and shouted loudly: "The time has come to attack Duobang City! Soldiers, charge!"
For a time, countless people shouted: "Come on!" The boatman rowed a few times quickly to let the boat dock. Then countless soldiers got off the boat and rushed to Duobang City.
Xu Jingchang led his thousands of households to the front. Logically speaking, their troops, which mainly used firearms, should be at a later position; but Xu Jingchang was so eager to achieve success that he ignored the instructor's usual teachings and held the hand
The loaded muskets rushed ahead.
His deputy Qianhu and one of the Hundreds of Households, Sun Bingwen, was sweating profusely as he ran with him. Did he know Xu Jingchang's true identity? In other words, Xu Jingchang had no intention of concealing his identity from the beginning. All the soldiers in the guard knew about him.
At the same time, they also knew that, at least so far, Xu Zengshou only had one son, Xu Jingchang. He was just injured. If he died here, he didn’t think he would be better off. So in addition to a few guards of Xu Jingchang, Sun Bingwen led his own
Hundreds of households also followed Xu Jingchang closely to protect him.
Sang Jing also noticed this and was so frightened that he quickly sent his guards to send an order to Xu Jingchang, asking him to stop and join several other thousand households.
After hearing Sang Jing's order, Xu Jingchang looked at the Dobang City Wall about a mile away with regret, slowed down reluctantly, walked slowly from the middle of the large group of people to the side, and waited for Sang Jing to lead his troops to come over. He
Although he could disobey Sang Jing's military orders, Sang Jing might not do anything to him or dare to do anything to him, but he didn't want to have the label of disobeying military orders on his head. Fortunately, because from the place of landing to the headquarters of Duobang City
It was about two miles away. These soldiers were also very experienced in fighting. They were all walking quickly and no one was running. They waited until they were about one or two hundred meters away from the city before running. It would be easier for him to get out from the middle of the team.
But at this moment, the fire lit in the west end of the city suddenly seemed to be extinguished and could no longer be seen; at the same time, the sound of cannons roared from the top of Duobang City, and then there was the sound of objects breaking through the air, and more than a dozen cannonballs fell.
Among them, dozens of people were killed and wounded by shells.
Everyone suddenly panicked. Although the generals at each guard station did not tell them in detail how to fight this battle, when they saw the fire in the west of the city, they guessed that there was an internal response in the city, so they dared to rush towards Duoduo so bravely.
Bangcheng. But what is going on now?
Even Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment: 'What happened? Why did the fire in the west of the city go out?'
Half an hour ago.
Nie Yi took the lead and rushed out from the forest path.
He looked around carefully, then squatted down and touched the soil on the ground in one place, and said softly to the people behind him: "There are no Annan guards here. All the Annan people evacuated at least three hours ago."
A few more soldiers came out of the path. They still looked around very carefully and saw no sign of any Annan people popping out suddenly. After shouting a few more times, the rest of the advance soldiers filed out of the path in the forest.
Those who can be selected into the advance army are the best among the best. Although there are two thousand people walking at this time, there is no other sound except the "rustling" footsteps, as if they are wolves about to hunt their prey.
generally.
Soon, all two thousand people came out of the forest path. They stood in various places, their eyes flashed with vigilance, holding steel knives in both hands, and scanned the surroundings.
Several hundred households walked up to one person and asked softly: "Mr. Chang, what should I do next?"
The man they called Mr. Chang looked very young, in his mid-twenties, tall, but slightly thin, and his eyes were somewhat similar to those of Yunxi. This man was Chang Sheng's eldest son Chang.
Following Zong, Jinwu's avant-garde now serves as the commander of Qianshi and also serves as Qianhu. This time he was selected to command the first ascending army.
After listening to what these people said, he said: "According to Annan's internal letter, we are walking eastward along the edge of the woods. There is a very tall kapok tree at the end of the woods on the south side of the road. Their people will be under the tree.
Wait."
"First send a few people to explore there to see if there is anyone under the tree, and if there is only one person. If there is only one person, capture him."
Chang Jizong immediately ordered a few people to explore the road ahead, and most of them slowly walked eastward.
After a while, several strong men pulled one person back to the front of the team.
Chang Jizong walked a few steps quickly and came to them, looking at them with searching eyes. One of them immediately said: "Sir, when we quietly approached the kapok tree, he was the only one. We also searched his belongings
There is nothing suspicious about the items he carried.”
"Then quickly untie him!" Chang Jizong said: "Look at how you tied him up, and it's like this. In another quarter of an hour, his body will be swollen."
They immediately loosened the ropes that tied the man and pulled the rags out of his mouth.
As soon as the man was let go, he kept coughing. The explorers tied him too tightly and showed no care when dragging him, and his mouth was blocked again. He felt like he was
If you can't breathe, your body will swell up in another quarter of an hour, and you may even suffocate to death.
When he coughed, Chang Jizong apologized: "Our army is in a dangerous place and has to be cautious. I have offended you a lot, and I apologize for the offense."
"You don't have to be like this, I'll understand." The man said immediately after he regained his breath. He knew that he would be a member of the Ming Dynasty from now on, but he couldn't offend the Ming army generals who were first to command the army and who must be very trusted.
Chang Jizong apologized a few more times and asked about business matters.
"This strong man."
"Your Majesty, my name is Ruan Chengqi. You can just call me Xiao Ruan."
"Ruan Zhuangshi, what should we do next?"
"Sir, my Lord Mo Yuan was originally assigned to guard the city wall near the west city gate. He planned to find a reason to meet the generals stationed at the city gate while the soldiers quietly arrived at Duobang City, and he would rise up and kill them, and open the city.
After receiving the advance warriors who entered the city, they immediately set fire to the city to cause chaos. They met up with the troops of Modi and Mo Chun, and then rushed to the north city to seize the cannon. Even if they could not seize the cannon, they would have no time to worry about it.
The great heavenly soldiers attacked from the north, allowing the heavenly soldiers to capture the multi-border city."
"Isn't this great? Why, is there any change?"
"Sir, there are indeed some changes. In the late evening, Ruan Renlie redistributed the garrison locations of the various armies in the city. Lord Mo Yuan's troops were patrolled in the northwest of the city instead of guarding on the city wall. The patrolled areas were in line with the gates of the west city.
It’s too far away, there’s no reason to visit the generals stationed at the west gate, and the original plan can no longer continue.”
When Ruan Chengqi said this, he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind Chang Jizong: "What do you mean? Can we cancel tonight's operation?"
Ruan Chengqi didn't dare to speak for a moment. Chang Jizong looked back and saw that it was Nie Yi from Jiangzhou Qianhu Office who was speaking. He immediately scolded: "Nie Qianhu, how can you interrupt at this time! Why don't you back down!"
He turned around and heard the words and said to Ruan Chengqi: "Master Ruan, what is Mo Yuan going to do? I don't think Mo Yuan can just ask you to inform us about this at this time."
"Sir, of course Lord Mo Yuan would not be like this. Fortunately, Lord Mo Yuan was about to send someone to inform Daming that the original plan was cancelled, when he suddenly discovered a hole in the city wall he was inspecting. The hole was about two feet high and two feet wide.
, enough for ordinary people to lie down and pass through. Originally, the entrance to the cave had been blocked, so my Lord Mo Yuan dug it out again and only blocked a few stones on the surface to hide it from others."
"Master Mo Yuan asked the young warriors who led the advance army to quietly go to the entrance of the cave, and while the people on the top of the city were changing shifts, they approached the city wall and entered the city through the cave entrance. Then the two armies set fire to the city to disrupt the order in the city.
Then we took advantage of the chaos in the city to approach the North City, seize the cannon, and coordinate the army to enter the city."
"But," at this point, Ruan Chengqi looked up at the many soldiers behind Chang Jizong and said, "Master Mo Yuan did not expect that the Ming Dynasty would send so many people. Master Mo Yuan originally expected that the Ming Dynasty would send up to five hundred warriors.
We can sneak into the city during the third or fifth shift change, but with so many people now, we definitely won’t be able to get them all into the city quickly.”
"In that case," Chang Jizong said immediately: "Since Mo Yuan estimated that there were five hundred people, we will send five hundred people to get into the city through the hole and set fire to the city together with Mo Yuan's soldiers. As for the rest,
I will decide what to do after I enter the city to discuss with Mo Yuan."
Of course Ruan Chengqi will not object. The matter is settled for now.
Immediately, Chang Jizong took Ruan Chengqi as his guide and led the 2,000 troops to Duobang City.
Soon, they came to a place about twenty or thirty feet away from Duobang City. Chang Jizong looked up and saw countless torches lit at the top of the city. Through the light of these torches, he could vaguely see countless Annan soldiers coming and going.
Inspect and move around.
I don't know how long it took, but Ruan Chengqi said softly: "It's time to change the shift. Your Excellency, please hurry up and follow me with a hundred warriors to quietly approach the Dobang City Wall."
Chang Jizong immediately led the first group of soldiers to enter the city and followed Ruan Chengqi as they quietly approached the city wall. In order to prevent the reflected moonlight from causing the people at the top of the city to notice someone walking outside the city, they took off all their armor and the weapons on their bodies.
All wrapped in cloth.
Soon, they climbed into the city through the cave entrance and met Mo Yuan.
Mo Yuan has been waiting here for a long time. When the hundred soldiers of the advance army climbed out of the cave and were still patting the soil on their bodies, he couldn't wait to ask: "Who is the commander?"
"I am Chang Jizong, who is taking command of the troops that have ascended first." Chang Jizong came over immediately and said.
"Chang Jizong?" Mo Yuan lost his voice: "But he is the eldest grandson of King Kaiping?"
"It's me." Chang Jizong said calmly without concealing his identity.
"Mo Yuan has met Mr. Chang." Mo Yuan said very excitedly. This is the cousin of the Ming Emperor, the future Zheng Guogong, and the only promising person in the third generation of the Chang family. He has decided to follow the Ming Dynasty in the future.
With this experience of fighting side by side, he will be able to rely on Zheng Guogong's palace and take shelter under his disciples in the future. The benefits are great.
"I've met Mr. Mo." Chang Jizong returned the greeting.
"Sir Chang, according to what Ruan Chengqi said, there are a total of two thousand soldiers in the advance army led by you tonight?" To Chang Jizong's expectation, Mo Yuan immediately got down to business and did not continue to get close to Chang Jizong at all.
mean.
Chang Jizong said: "Master Mo, I have brought a total of two thousand soldiers today to sneak into the city and cooperate with us to capture Duobang City." While thinking in his heart: 'It seems that Mo Yuan has the demeanor of a general.'
"Sir Chang, the guards on the city wall change shifts every two quarters of an hour. According to one shift, a hundred soldiers can quickly walk to the city wall without being discovered. Two thousand soldiers need a full twenty shifts, five hours. Five.
It will already be bright the day after tomorrow, so there is no way to allow all two thousand soldiers to enter the city."
"According to what I saw, it is better to follow the original plan and let the 500 soldiers of the first ascending army enter the city in five times. After an hour, the city will be reached."
"The five hundred troops who first ascended together with the more than eight hundred people under my command set fire to the city and caused chaos. Then they took advantage of the chaos to attack the artillery team in the north city, so that the Ming Dynasty's soldiers could break through Duobang City."
"As for the other 1,500 people who want to join the army first, it is better to go around to Beicheng. When we attack the artillery team in Beicheng, we will send manpower to hang ropes on the city wall to let these soldiers enter the city." Mo Yuan said.
"Inappropriate." Chang Jizong thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Master Mo, what is the difference between those 1,500 soldiers and the army that landed on the beach from the north? It has no use at all as a first-landing army."
"Then what good idea does Mr. Chang have?" Mo Yuan couldn't think of any solution. He was not known for his talents among the three brothers. In fact, he was the last among the three brothers in everything. He only had brute force and martial arts.
, so he will come out to command the army.
Chang Jizong first glanced at the hundred households of the Ming army who followed him into the city. The hundred households returned a look indicating that everything was normal, and then he felt relieved. Although Chang Jizong was the first to follow him into the city, he was actually very worried all the time.
Cautiously, after entering the city, they uncovered the cloth wrapping the weapons. The soldiers' hands were near the handles of the weapons, and the musketeers had already filled up the projectiles and gunpowder. If they found anything wrong, they would fire warning shots.
Only when he was sure that Mo Yuan really had no intention of attacking them did he relax his vigilance.
Chang Jizong then began to think about how to use the other 1,500 soldiers. It was obviously unrealistic to let them all drill into the city, but it was not good to just go around to the north. 'What should we do?' He fell into deep thinking.
.
But at this moment, someone's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Mr. Chang."
Chang Jizong looked up and saw that it was an ordinary soldier under Jinwu Qianwei. His name was Lin Yurong. He was a bit thin, but his martial arts skills were pretty good and he trained seriously. Chang Jizong had already planned to promote him to Xiaoqi.
, but he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to convince the public, so he delayed announcing it.
