This sentence was like a thunder, shocking the gangsters, and they all looked at Gou Er with suspicion. Wuzhou is a capital city, an important town in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the place where the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi once resided. After the Kun thieves took over, they repaired the city walls, reorganized their armaments, and stationed troops inside and outside the city. Without a large army, no artillery and siege equipment, it would be a fool's dream to rely on more than 200 people to break into Wuzhou!
After a while, someone asked tremblingly: "Second Master Gou! You... do you really have this plan?"
Second Master Gou nodded and said with a smile: "Look at how stupid you are! What? You all think I'm crazy, Second Master? Don't tell me that you think so, I even think I'm crazy!" He laughed wildly as he said that, " But let me tell you, Second Master, I am not crazy, I have this golden opportunity right in front of me!"
"What good opportunity?" The gangsters suddenly became interested,
"To be honest with you, there is one biggest treasure in this city of Wuzhou, and that is Zhen Kun!" Gou Er said with a smile, "As long as I get this Zhen Kun in my hands, are you afraid that I won't have a lot of money and a future?"
The gangsters cheered loudly and geared up one by one, their minds filled with dreams of promotion and wealth.
"Why are you talking to them about this? As long as the soldiers have money, they can attack wherever they point..." Hu Lanyan complained, "If you talk too much, the soldiers will start thinking."
"You said that was in the past!" Gou Er said, "The situation is different now. After all, we are not officers and soldiers, and we are not paid. Everyone follows us just to make a living. There are some dangerous things, why don't you explain them clearly , they won't follow suit." He lit his pipe and said, "Just this time, I pulled the team directly to the gate of Wuzhou City and said we could break in. What do you think they will do? They were so scared that they peed! Anyone who can run away is considered to have the guts! Jiang Suo told me that when leading troops to fight, the first step is to let the soldiers know why they are going to fight and what kind of war they are fighting. Once the soldiers have figured it out and feel it is worth it, then He is willing to fight to the death. I think what he said makes sense..."
"Isn't Jiang Suo's method the method of the Kun thief? Since that kid likes the method of the Kun thief so much, why is he still a deserter?" Hu Lanyan said, "Besides, without money, can you impress these Qiu Baye with just words? Which of those civil servants who commanded the army didn't do a good job, spoke clearly about the principles of nature and human relations, and still stared at Qiu Bagan who was asking for pay?"
"It's just a grudge." I saw that he would sometimes have nightmares at night and call him "Senior Sister" or "Senior Sister", probably because his relatives died at the hands of the thieves. "
"You can be considered a good man!" Hu Lanyan said.
"He will come over to discuss with us soon." Gou Er lowered his voice, "There are some things that only a few of us know."
"Understood!" Hu Lanyan nodded, eager to try but a little uneasy, "Tell me, will Yi Haoran's boss use us as a trigger?"
"It's not impossible." Gou Er said, "You have to be more careful." He blinked his eyes and whispered: "He's coming."
Jiang Suo rushed back from Wuzhou in one go, and the plan has entered the stage of concrete implementation. Yi Haoran not only gave him detailed political structures and defense conditions in Wuzhou City, but also submitted a specific action plan.
Although Yi Haoran did not see the specific defense plan drawn up by Qian Duo, he roughly guessed that the Second Squadron would set off to Fengchuan one day in advance to meet the fleet. As a result, Wuzhou was the emptiest on the night before the grain ship arrived: there was only one company left in the city, and then a National Army squadron in Sanhezui.
"...Mr. Yi's strategy is to start this night." Jiang Suo said, "That night, we raised fire at Sanhezui as a signal, and we attacked Sanhezui with all our strength. Mr. Yi led people to meet General Song on the city. Enter the city, rob and kill Jie Kun."
Gou Er knew the situation in Sanhezui: thousands of prisoners were guarded by only a hundred national troops, plus hundreds of "retained personnel" - mostly their own kind, who would never fight to the death in a war. . Attack at night, regardless of whether there are people inside and outside, let alone take advantage of it, at least you will not suffer a loss. If the war goes unfavorably, the worst possible outcome is to leave without falling into the city.
In contrast, Song Ming's group of people would take great risks, and if not, the entire army would be annihilated.
However, misfortune and blessing depend on it. Song Ming took the greatest risk and gained the greatest credit after succeeding. This is nothing to win over. His subordinates are a mixed bag, and they cannot shoulder such a heavy responsibility. It's not bad to be able to get second-tier credit. What Gou Er is thinking about now is to get a serious official position, no matter how big or small, and at least have a place to stay. He has had enough of the life of bandits in the valley.
Hu Lanyan asked: "What will be the signal then?"
"Sanhe raises fire as a signal in his mouth. When the time comes, the brothers who are inside will set fire inside. When you see the fire, you rush in with all your strength. The brothers inside will cooperate with you inside and outside to break the camp in one fell swoop.
Jiang Suo said that after breaking the camp, he set fire to it all the way, and the noise was so great that the better. When the Kun army in Wuzhou City arrived for reinforcements, they immediately withdrew.
"...Brothers, as long as we lure the Kun army out of the city, the matter will be settled. The rest is up to General Song." After that, he looked at Gou and Hu with inquiring eyes.
Gou Er nodded and said he had nothing to say. Hu Lanyan frowned and said, "I can't say what's wrong with this method. Master Yi is very thoughtful! But what should I do with the rewards for the brothers?"
Jiang Suo asked: "What reward?"
Hu Lanyan said: "Brother Jiang, you have been an official for a few months after all. Don't you know the rules of the Ming Dynasty? You have to be rewarded for fighting in battle. In the past, we were engaged in the business of robbery. Brothers, you can't tell me. You are working for yourself. This time, you are serious about fighting for the imperial court! Who would be willing to help without a reward?"
"Once the matter is successful, the court will naturally reward you..." Jiang Suo said that he had been an official. When he actually led the army, most of the daily chores were done by Yi Haoran. He knew very little about the rules of the army and officialdom - he also Not interested in knowing. He was stunned as soon as Hu Lanyan opened his mouth.
"Brother Jiang, you are such a fool!" Hu Lanyan sneered with his eyes crooked, "What does the reward from the imperial court have to do with the big-headed soldier? I will reward you with two or three taels of silver and ask you to remove your head. Are you willing to go? Besides, Wan General Yisong got nothing? Which court came to kill you!"
Jiang Suo was speechless for a moment. To him, orders from superiors were carried out unconditionally, and there was no concept of paying money to fight a war. He wondered: "I don't have any money here, and I'm afraid Mr. Yi doesn't have it either - why don't I go look for him again and see if there's any way to raise some."
But Gou Er knew that this was Hu Lanyan's pretense, preparing to ask him to show his love so that he could negotiate better terms in the future, so he did not tell the truth, but just pretended to smooth things over and said:
"Brother Hu, don't embarrass Brother Jiang - where did he get the money? Even if Master Yi has a few taels of silver, he doesn't have this much."
Jiang Suo didn't know their tricks, so he could only say: "I can only ask the two elder brothers to help..."
Hu Lanyan pretended to be dissatisfied and talked about many difficulties. Gou Er gave up after some false persuasion.
After this pretentiousness, the three of them discussed how the team would set out and how to attack. Originally, Hu Lanyan wanted to choose a few capable local gangsters to go and investigate, but Gou Er stopped him.
"Master Yi has eyes and ears there. If we don't have any information, why should we send someone there? If we are captured, wouldn't we have leaked the secret first?"
Arrangements were made at the moment, leaving thirty cronies to guard the stronghold - there would always be a place to stay in case of failure. In addition, the old, weak, sick and disabled were eliminated and one hundred and fifty capable gangsters were selected.
They have no shortage of weapons. The Ming army collapsed in Guangdong and left behind a large number of swords, guns and firearms, including more than 40 rare armors. According to Jiang Suo's opinion, it would be impossible for these bandits to form a formation to fight the Australians, but they were 40 to 50 percent sure of attacking at night.
Song Ming also received news from Zhang Yong and made preparations for the war. Song Ming had much fewer people, only fifty people including him, but almost all of these fifty were elites, either his own soldiers or servants of civil and military officials. Almost everyone wears armor. The fighting spirit is very strong, and almost all of them are bold and courageous people who believe in "seeking wealth and wealth through danger". As soon as they heard that they were going to attack Wuzhou by surprise and capture Zhenkun alive, everyone was howling and busy cleaning their weapons and adjusting their armor. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with this wealth.
But Song Ming knew that this battle was probably a narrow escape, not to mention that if he broke into Wuzhou and faced a face-to-face fight with the Australian elite, even if everything went well and Zhen Kun was taken away. The thief Kun has no reason to give up and will definitely pursue him with light troops. Unbeknownst to others, Song Ming had experienced the Chengmai War and had personally experienced the terrifying feeling of being chased by Kun thieves.
The Fubo Army's pursuit was not only fierce, but also very persistent. After Chengmai's defeat, the Fubo Army pursued them almost all the way to Qiongshan City, where the infantry simply overran the cavalry. If he hadn't abandoned his horse and left the road halfway, he might not have been able to escape.
Regardless of whether he can succeed or not, he must first figure out the escape route after the war.
Obviously, it is impossible to go to Guangxi - the officers and soldiers there cannot protect themselves. The only option was to go north and escape along the Hejiang River to Hezhou, Hunan. This is almost their only option.
They had been committing robberies around Wuzhou these days and were somewhat familiar with the surrounding terrain. They roughly planned which route to take to evacuate, where to retreat to rest, and where to get off the water and boat. They also sent people to do the preparation work.
Song Ming settled everything, called his soldier Zhang Yong, and handed him a letter and a bag of silver:
"Take the money and the letter with you. Don't enter the city on the night of the attack. If you succeed in Wuzhou, you can escape to Hunan safely without saying anything. If the war goes against me and I am trapped in Wuzhou, you can take the letter back to my home and give it to my parents, wife and children. ――Do you understand?”
