"No! This plan is too risky. What if the other party doesn't fall for it? Absolutely not!"
After listening to Xia Jingyun's words, Jin Jiancheng shook his head directly.
Xia Jingyun's proposal was not complicated. Since the Wudang Army was good at field warfare, they should take advantage of the fact that the rebels had not yet laid siege to the city. They would first send a hundred soldiers to pretend to be dispersed out of the city. At that time, they would pretend to be reinforcements behind the enemy's back and use torches and other bluffs. Taking the opportunity, another cavalry force of more than a hundred people was sent out to attack from both ends, defeating the opponent's rebel army that was not a regular army, and strive to maximize the damage.
Jin Jiancheng tried his best to keep his tone low, "Mr. The situation is determined by one blow in the end. The kind of thing where you can annihilate the enemy with a sudden plan, strategizing, and talking and laughing is just a beautiful imagination of you scholars who don't know how to fight."
Xia Jingyun nodded and said: "General Jin's lesson is correct. But I am not talking nonsense, but there is basis."
He dipped his hand in some tea and drew a box on the map, "If Jiang'an City's defenses are as high and solid as a county or state city, then it goes without saying that the city can be defended safely and wait for help. The best way.”
"But the city wall of Jiang'an City is not high. It is even said that some reinforcements were made on the original outer earth wall, and two door openings were dug out. With it looking like a city wall, it is almost easy for the ants to attack the city. If we rush to the top of the city, the ants will bite the elephant to death. How will the four hundred of us cope with it then?"
"Furthermore, there are still a thousand workers in the labor camp who will most likely be driven to attack the city, which is another thousand people. Just killing them will take a while. How to ensure that there are no loopholes in the city wall?"
"What's more, even if this plan fails, there are two hundred sergeants outside. If the opponent comes to pursue them, they can lead them in circles to reduce the pressure on the city's defense. Our goal is to delay time!"
As soon as Xia Jingyun finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a guard knocked on the door to report, "Madam, both Master Zheng and his son are not in the house and are missing."
Jin Jiancheng frowned and was silent for a while, then said slowly: "I can't risk your life."
"General Jin." Concubine De stood up with a solemn and decisive expression, "I don't know anything about military affairs, but if you think it's feasible, just go ahead and do it. I will never blame you!"
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Outside the city, Zheng Yuanwang, the governor of Jianning County, and Zheng Tianyu, the first son of Sishui Prefecture, galloped on their horses and came to a mountain col.
One of the accompanying guards took out a whistle and blew a few times, and a large number of figures suddenly appeared in the silent mountain forest.
Most of these people were wearing imperial-style armor, and they looked like a group of imperial officers and soldiers ambushing here.
"grown ups!"
A man dressed as a leader hurried over and knelt down on one knee.
Zheng Yuanwang kindly helped him up and said warmly: "Tian Si, thank you for your hard work!"
"At your service!"
The man clasped his fists in relief, and then pointed to the men on the side, "Sir, please see, I have a thousand elite brothers who have all changed their clothes. Just wait until dark, and then we can set off and go straight to Jiang'an City to capture it for you." The city is full of people! Anyone who sees traces of us along the way, regardless of whether they are women, children, old or young, I have ordered people to kill them all, leaving no one alive, to ensure that no one will leak the news!"
Zheng Tianyu frowned slightly when he heard this, but Zheng Yuanwang didn't take it seriously at all. He nodded with great satisfaction and said three times in a row, "Okay! Okay! Okay! With this complete preparation, there is no need to worry about the big thing failing!"
Then he asked Tian Si to lead the way, patrolling these close friends who were usually disguised as bandits and the new subordinates who had taken advantage of the opportunity to grow and develop. He asked them about their welfare and showed the cordial attitude of a polite and virtuous corporal, which made everyone feel grateful for a while.
After the inspection, everyone sat on the ground, ate dry food, and listened to his lectures.
"Everyone, in today's world, there are ignorant rulers who are ignorant, lazy and tyrannical, and cruel to the people. The noble officials under them are greedy and excessive, and the people of Li are suffering from it. I cannot bear the suffering of the people, give up glory and wealth, and risk the lives of my entire family. Holding high the flag of righteousness and raising up the righteous army, I only hope to overthrow the tyranny, save all the people from dire straits, and return Sishui Prefecture to a bright and sunny sky!"
"Now, the city of Jiang'an is filled with dignitaries from Manchuria. These fat dignitaries are there, drinking, having fun, and having sex! At this moment, there are only four hundred troops on duty in the city, and the county lieutenant is my confidant. , by cooperating inside and outside, we can open the city gate effortlessly!"
"If we take Jiang'an City, we will no longer have to eat cold, hard food. We will have big fish, meat, and fine wine. If we take Jiang'an City, we will no longer have to suffer. We will have good farmland, beautiful houses, and darling wives and concubines!"
He paused, glanced around the field, raised his arms and shouted,
"Today, I am working on a great event with all of you. The armor and swords are already in my hands. The glory and wealth are close before my eyes. All of you, please raise your swords and follow me to take them!"
"Here!"
More than a thousand elite soldiers uniformly roared in unison!
This declaration of uprising seemed extremely contradictory to knowledgeable people, but it accurately hit the excitement point of these soldiers, causing them to scream in an instant.
Zheng Yuanwang looked at this well-equipped team, and his heart was full of pride. With such a powerful team, all his efforts were not in vain, so there was no need to worry about big things happening!
"Everyone, let's go!"
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The night was getting darker, and in the newly built main hall in the city, the Imperial Concubine expanded the original high-end dignitaries' bureau into a banquet for all. At this moment, the lights were brightly lit, and laughter and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Jiang'an County Lieutenant Zou Jirong led the patrol team and passed by the main hall calmly.
As an official responsible for public security in the city, he was certainly not qualified to sit in that glorious and elegant hall, drink and sing.
As a confidant of Zheng Yuanwang, the prefect of Jianning, he knew exactly what he was going to do when he came to Jiang'an County to take over as county captain. He even shot and killed the original Jiang'an County captain, Shi Youfang, with his face covered.
According to the established plan, he needs to secretly open the city gate and put the army into the city after receiving the signal tonight.
But after he saw the powerful military power of Wudang Army, he began to hesitate.
After all, this is rebellion, a serious matter of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!
If he reveals this matter to Empress Dowager De, he will surely receive a huge reward.
However, when his eyes swept across the low city wall in the twilight, his heart became determined again.
The prefect secretly raised more than a thousand dead soldiers, and secretly developed bandits under the disguise of bandits. After more than half a year of secretly transporting grain, grass, and weapons to suppress the bandits, there were at least two thousand people. With deliberate calculations and unintentional calculations, even if the power of Concubine De was overwhelming, even if this The dignitaries in the city stomped their feet and Sishui Prefecture trembled three times, but there was still some room for struggle in the face of the war in front of them.
Moreover, he guarded the city gate and observed secretly. Today, the city is still a scene of singing and dancing.
Business people are pulling out carts of goods, immersed in the dream of making big money.
The son of Feiying's lackey, riding a tall horse and surrounded by guards, shouted and rushed out of the city. The team of more than ten or twenty people ran away in four or five groups, causing passers-by to get out of the way.
Laugh, make trouble, you won’t be able to cry until tomorrow...
He thought jokingly with a prophetic mentality.
Having made up his mind, he did not hesitate and led a group of confidants to the small guard house at the North City Gate.
"Sir!" The city guard who was sitting in the small stone house bragging and talking quickly stood up.
"Pack up, go back and have a good sleep. I will change defense tonight."
With a dark face, he cursed, "Damn it, big shots are drinking, and they still have to ask me to guard the door for them! If others don't feel at ease, what the hell!"
Listening to his straightforward complaints, the few city defenders who got an unexpected break were very happy and rubbed oil on their soles.
After those people had left, Zou Jirong looked at the seven or eight close confidants behind him and said, "Come in and sit down, wait with peace of mind, and recharge your batteries."
Since he had decided to do something big, he didn't dare to let people outside the house in case someone sneaked away to report the news.
Time passed quietly in anxious waiting.
Suddenly, he heard a sharp whistle in his ears.
He opened his eyes suddenly while pretending to be asleep, "Here he comes! Get up!"
He directly ordered people to blow out the lights in the house to prevent others from being discovered, and then led people to the dark city gate.
As their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, they approached the city gate step by step.
At this time, Zou Jirong also took out a whistle and blew it suddenly.
Whistle sounds, three long and two short.
The same three long and two short whistles sounded immediately outside the city.
That's right!
Zou Jirong's heart almost jumped into his throat, and he said in a deep voice: "Illumination, open the door!"
The two confidants on the left and right immediately took out the fire certificates and blew them.
The faint light of the fire illuminated the door bolt of the city gate, but it also illuminated a man leaning on a spear with an indifferent expression at the door bolt.
The man smiled half-heartedly, "Lieutenant Zou County, what are you going to do? You're not going to open the door for the rebels, are you?"
Following his words, a torch suddenly lit up behind the crowd, and each of them was fully armored. The Wudang Army sergeant who had sneaked here from unknown time appeared.
Zou Jirong's heart sank to the bottom of his heart, but since there was no way to retreat, he would give it a try!
Killing the person in front of you and opening the city gate is the only way to survive now!
His heart skipped a beat, and he said in a deep voice: "Kill him and open the city, then we will have a chance to survive!"
Jin Jiancheng was holding back his anger and had no way to vent it. When he saw this, he snorted coldly, "You are stubborn and seeking death!"
He immediately held the spear in his hand and swiped it, opening a semicircular gap. Then the spear came out like a dragon, and the cold light hit Zou Jirong's throat.
