I don’t know how much time has passed, but the night outside the window is getting darker, and the stars and moon in the sky seem to be so tired that they have fallen into a deep sleep.
Zhao Tong listened to the faint sobs beside the pillow, and gently stretched out his hand, but the other side suddenly shrank back, and heard a sad and angry voice: "Beast..."
At this time, there was suddenly a faint knock on the door outside. Zhao Tong sighed in his heart, looked over there and said, "What's the matter?"
Ding Daxie outside said: "Your Majesty, it's almost time."
Zhao Tong thought for a moment, then stood up and slowly put on his robe. Just as he was about to lift up the curtains and leave, he suddenly heard a low voice behind him in panic: "What time is it almost?"
Zhao Tong was silent for a few moments and said: "The rebels are attacking the city. I have to go out to preside over the war. I cannot slack off at all. Otherwise, once the rebels enter the city, the consequences will be... disastrous."
"Attack the city at night? You, you are lying to me, you are going to..." A hand weakly held his robe.
Zhao Tong took the hand off his robe and put it aside and said: "Who said that the bandit army will not attack the city at night? After all, it is the demon sect's uprising, and they are all skilled in fists and kicks. It is impossible to say that there is still evil in the city. We must cooperate with the bandit army internally and externally to destroy Jiang Ning!"
"No..." Zhu Xiuniang seemed to have thought of something, and immediately wanted to sit up, but instantly fell down again with an "ouch". Then she used all her strength to reach out to pull Zhao Tao again, but this time she pulled one null.
Listening to the door opening and closing and the footsteps getting further away, she froze on the couch with a look of shock and fear. After a moment, she burst into tears.
The maid and the mother-in-law approached cautiously, and the maid whispered: "Do you have any orders, madam?"
From inside the curtain, a pillow was thrown out, accompanied by a crying voice: "Let me go, all of you..."
Zhao Tong left the Xuanfu Division and ran towards Xicheng with a solemn expression. He was riding a big-bellied red horse, which was the same yellow horse from before. Over the past few months, the yellow horse's mane had turned into a dark red and shiny color. .
This horse is very stable to ride, more stable than A Lamp from A Thousand Miles Alone. Although A Lamp from A Thousand Miles Alone has also been brought here, Zhao Tong seldom rides it, especially at night. It is not easy to ride a white horse at night.
Arriving at Xicheng, we went straight to the top of the city. It was about half an hour before midnight. Yao Ping, Zhong and Zhang Xian were both there. After seeing him, they hurried over to report the military situation. Zhao Tao listened carefully and nodded slightly.
Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and everything that should be arranged has been arranged properly. He glanced at Yao Pingzhong: "Have you paid for the things?"
Yao Pingzhong chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, if you pay, Duanmu Neng will be very happy. He said that he will kill them all this time. According to the prince's instructions, his subordinates asked their people to kill the two cities in the north and east, and our people to kill the west. "
Zhao Tong nodded in approval. The things he paid were the address of the gentry's home in Jiangning City and a list of names. Although the Mingjiao Jiangning branch has been entrenched for a long time, it does not have these detailed information. After all, most of the believers are ordinary people. How can they Know the specific situation of these noble families.
As for letting Duanmu Neng's men kill the two northeastern cities, it was because there were more nobles living in these two directions. Duanmu Neng had more than 3,000 men, so it would be easy to kill them for a while. Moreover, the two northeastern cities were not guarded by Yao Pingzhong, so it would be easy to kill. The followers of Green Willow Village cannot be sent there if their whereabouts are exposed.
On the west side of the city, the believers of Green Willow Manor can take the opportunity to kill. Yao Pingzhong controls them, so they can indulge in unlimited indulgence. With the cover of Fang Qifu's army lured into the city, there will be no clues. .
In the remaining Nancheng, there are no nobles living there, most of them are common people.
Zhao Tong thought for a moment, and this night he not only wanted to trick Fang Qifu, but also took the opportunity to kill all the nobles in the city.
He walked to the city wall with his hands behind his hands and looked into the distance through the moonlight. He saw that the bank of the moat was dark and motionless, and he didn't know how prepared Fang Qifu was.
After watching for a long time, Zhao Tong called Yao Pingzhong to explain again, and then took Zhang Xian to the head of the inner city.
Jiangning is divided into inner and outer cities. The inner city is not as tall as the outer city. It is only half the size at most. Normally, as long as the outer city can be attacked, breaking the inner city will only take day and night.
Zhao Tong's message to Fang Qifu was not only able to open the Jiangdong Gate of the outer city, but also find ways to deceive the Taiping Gate of the inner city to open. This is the true cooperation between inside and outside.
He handed over the outer city to Yao Pingzhong, and left the inner city under his control, controlling everything. If Fang Qifo personally led his troops into the city, he would see if he could find an opportunity to kill him directly. Whether Fang Qifo was in the Ming Cult or In Fang La's holy dynasty, they were all worthy of being the number two figures, otherwise they would not have unified the entire army.
If Fang Qifu can be killed in Jiangning City, it will undoubtedly destroy Fang La's right and left arm, leaving Fang La alone in Suzhou. Then he will send troops from Jiangning, and Zhao Kai will send troops from Jiangxi to outflank Fang La in three directions. The army will be defeated soon.
But this is also the best plan. Fang Qifu may not enter the city first, and even if he enters the city, whether the timing can be grasped and whether it is feasible or not are all problems.
There are not many people in Jiangning City. Counting the 50,000 soldiers integrated by Zhao Yu, there are only more than 20,000 soldiers left. However, these are basically rural soldiers with little combat effectiveness. They are usually used as engineers, while those in Xicheng can fight. There are only about 10,000 soldiers.
Therefore, at most 50,000 to 60,000 bandit troops can be allowed into the city, and no more. If there are more, the defenders of the West City will not be able to take it. If the support from the other three cities is too late, something big will happen.
Zhao Tong had carefully calculated the number of thieves. With the cooperation of traps and ambushes, the ratio of one to five or six was actually not high. If the Forbidden Army had been more elite, it would have been possible for one to ten in this situation, but Zhao Tong was against The Forbidden Army was really worried. The Forbidden Army brought here were all those who had gone through the Battle of Huaixi. If they were those who had never been on the battlefield, he would not even dare to use this tactic.
If he mobilized people from four cities to ambush together, although he could trap and kill more thieves, on the one hand he had to destroy the nobles, and on the other hand he had to prevent Wang Zhen and Zhe Kecun from seeing the flaw, so he couldn't do that.
It was really a lot of thinking, and the details of the operation were extremely difficult to grasp. Zhao Tong couldn't help but let out a long breath and felt a headache.
At this time, Zhang Xian next to him whispered: "Your Majesty, there is still a quarter of an hour."
Zhao Yu closed his eyes and said in an indifferent voice: "Are the people in Luliu Village ready?"
Zhang Xian said: "They are all near the nobles' houses in Xicheng. As long as it's midnight, we don't need to wait for the signal to open the city, we can just go in and kill!"
Zhao Tong didn't say anything. The most important thing to kill the nobles in the city is to be quick. After killing them, blame it all on the Mingjiao. Anyway, there are Fang Qifu outside and the Mingjiao Jiangning branch inside. Let these two take the blame together. When the time comes, If some people are caught alive, the matter will become a solid case.
Zhang Xian saw that Zhao Tong didn't say anything and continued: "My subordinates have informed the believers in Green Willow Village that after killing someone, do not touch any of the property inside and leave immediately!"
Zhao Tong then nodded: "It's best this way. Let's wait until things calm down. Kill the thief first, and don't compete with other things first."
Zhang Xian said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Zhao Tong turned around from the top of the city and said leisurely: "Follow me and change my appearance, tonight I will meet the bright left envoy of the Ming Sect, the seven Buddhas with seven lives and seven deaths..."
(End of chapter)
