This is not only the Ruijian camp originally led by Cao Rui, but also this method of leading troops. Among the four major camps, it can be said that except Yu Mingyuan's Xiaoqi Camp, which does not even allow prostitution and gambling, the other two major camps have this management model. They can be arrogant and fight in the army. As long as those brothel girls are not brought to the military camp, no one will take care of them inside.
But if it disturbs the people, it will be punished with the death penalty, and there will be no mercy. Therefore, although these military attaches are used to being arrogant and domineering, they also know what can and cannot be done. If the defenders in the city did this, how could they see through it? Therefore, after learning about the situation in the city, they all found Zhang Tiande, who was left behind by Ouyang Shan, and asked for an immediate attack on the city.
It's not that Zhang Tiande doesn't want to save the people in the city, but the military strength in his hands makes him really afraid to act rashly. The previous bluff was almost completely exposed in this siege. The point is, it doesn't matter if your own lack of troops is exposed. But if the rebel king in the city escapes, and the main force that has moved north and is preparing to ambush the rebel reinforcements is also exposed, then a major event will be missed.
Faced with the excitement of the crowd and the generals under his command who collectively petitioned for battle, Zhang Tiande felt even more stressed. Before Ouyang Shan was ordered to lead the army to fight in a roundabout way, he was worried that his old subordinates in Ruijian camp would not obey Ouyang Shan's command. Therefore, Zhang Tiande, who has a mature and prudent temperament and is very good at leading troops, especially Zhang Tiande, who is good at attacking difficult situations, was specially assigned by Cao Rui to Ouyang Shan as his deputy.
Zhang Tiande was not a veteran of Ruijian Camp, but was brought to Ruijian Camp by Cao Rui from the Yunzhou border army. From the day he followed Cao Rui, he was the general whom Cao Rui valued the most and who had been training painstakingly. When it comes to the battlefield, he has never been afraid of death. During the Battle of Ganzhou, he was the first to rush into Ganzhou City. The deployment of the rebels in Ganzhou City was completely shattered.
But he had never been afraid before, but today he was really worried. He was not worried about the defenders in the city. He was still confident in the five thousand troops and horses under his command. The garrison in the city, let alone only three thousand people. Even if it was twice as much, he was never afraid. What he was worried about was that if his side attacked the city, the true reality would be exposed, which would affect changes in the overall situation.
Seeing Zhang Tiande's helpless look, a seventh-grade military attache suddenly said: "Sir Zhang, your worries are normal. If we attack the city rashly, there is indeed a risk of exposing all the intentions of Lord Cao and Lord Ouyang. But we are stationing troops here now. Under Nan'an City, if we sit back and watch the people in the city suffer, and we really do nothing to save them, how will we explain to the court and civil officials afterwards?"
Zhang Tiande knew this seventh-grade military attaché named Guan Sheng. I also know that this person was brought by Ouyang Shan from the Xijing camp. It is said that he was the former personal guard of Lord Ouyang, and he can also be regarded as the student of Lord Ouyang. Originally, he was going to follow Ouyang Shan's brigade to the north, but he didn't know why he decided to stay on his own initiative. Zhang Tiande didn't care at first when this person stayed.
But in the past few days, he has performed extremely well. Most of those bluffing methods came from this person. In addition, this person was Ouyang Shan's confidant, so Zhang Tiande still took his words very seriously. The problem is, Guan Sheng's words are clear, but they don't mean Zhang Tiande will accept them. This matter has too much to do, and as the leader of Nan'an, he must consider it carefully.
Looking at Zhang Tiande's face, he still had a cautious expression, but Guan Sheng said calmly: "Zhang Da Da, in fact, we have five thousand troops and horses in our hands, and they are all elite soldiers of the two camps. Now it is dark again. When it sinks, we can definitely attack by surprise. We have been bluffing these days, and the rebels in the city have long been exhausted, and can even be said to be quite numb."
"This time before we launched the attack, we didn't make any noise. We took the ladder little by little, carefully moved to the bottom of the city, and climbed directly into the city. In the past few days, although our army has not attacked the city, it has been using cannons every day. Bombard the city wall. Nan'an Mansion was not a strategic military location in the past. The city wall was not originally high, the moat was very shallow, and it was also poorly maintained. There were many collapsed places."
"And the city wall, which was already very dilapidated, has become even more dilapidated these days due to the bombardment of our army's artillery. As long as our army chooses a good position to climb the city and avoid making any noise, it is not difficult to break into the city in one fell swoop. What's more important is The thing is, we are all men. Every time we do something, we all know how we feel."
"In addition, in the past days, we have been bluffing, and the rebels in the city have always been very nervous because they were worried about us attacking the city. But now the rebels are so relaxed, plus they are tired after doing that thing. I guess. The rebels, who are unable to walk on two legs at night and are trembling, will be extremely lax in their defenses, which is the best opportunity for our army to seize the opportunity to board the city and defeat the enemy."
"The time for our army to enter the city can be chosen at dawn. At that time, even the few rebels who are still on guard will usually relax. Our army now has two thousand troops and horses in hand. With the elite of our army, Judging from the extent, two thousand troops and horses are enough to climb the city. At the same time, select an elite force and set up an ambush in the south or west of the city. Once a few rebels break through, our army can intercept them with all our strength."
Having said this, Guan Sheng looked at Zhang Tiande who was still a little hesitant after hearing what he said. He gritted his teeth and added the biggest temptation: "General, now both the false emperor and the rebel king are in the city. General, if If you can capture either of them, it will be a great achievement. If you can capture the traitor king, it will completely solve the major problem for the court, and it will be the first achievement at that time."
"Now the rebels in the city only have more than 3,000 troops and horses, and the number of cavalry is only more than a hundred. It is a great opportunity for the general to make contributions. If you miss this opportunity, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a fighter again. Unless the general is willing to risk these four The elite of the camp paid heavy casualties to attack Nan'an City. As for General Ouyang, it has been several days since our army conquered Ganzhou City."
"Both the false emperor and the rebel king are trapped in Nan'an City. Even if the main force of the rebels is slow to react, they have already turned south at this time. The rebels may not care about the false emperor. But the rebel king is also in Nan'an City, unless they don't want to Head, no one among the rebels dares to risk death. As long as the main force of the rebels goes south, our army has successfully mobilized the enemy forces. There is no need for us to conceal our fighter planes."
"At this time, if we don't take advantage of their illness to kill them, how long will we have to wait? And after what happened today, the rebels will lose the hearts of the people in the city. As long as our army attacks the city at this time, not only will the people in the city He will not cooperate with the rebels, and will even help our army. General, it is in the hands of the general whether he can defeat the rebels in a short period of time and make immortal contributions to the court."
I have to say, this guy is really talkative. Not to mention Zhang Tiande, all the military attachés here, regardless of their official position, couldn't help but feel moved. Catching the rebel king and false emperor is a great achievement. It can even be said that it exceeded the annihilation of tens of thousands of rebels. Although the imperial court's reward for rebelling against the king was only that high, everyone knew that it was just a pretense of the imperial court.
If one of the two can really be captured, the court will definitely reward him heavily. Even if the rebel king cannot be caught, catching the false emperor will be a great achievement. There are only three thousand rebels in the city, so their fighting strength is just that. Nan'an's city wall is low and short, and the moat doesn't have much water. Almost all the great achievements of the day are at hand. If you miss it, you will really be struck by lightning.
Seeing the generals at all levels here with their faces flushed and their eyes glowing red, Zhang Tiande hesitated for a moment and then said to Guan Sheng: "General Guan, how can you be sure that once our army breaks into the city, the rebels will only attack us?" To break through to the south or west instead of to the north? You have to know that although our army has more troops than the rebels, it does not have an absolute advantage and it is impossible to set up an ambush on three sides."
In response to Zhang Tiande's question, Guan Sheng pondered for a moment and then said: "Sir Zhang, there is a reason why I believe that the rebels will break out to the south or west. If the rebels in the city are ordinary officers and soldiers, they Maybe we will break out to the north. But there are still rebel kings and pseudo-emperors inside the city. Breaking out to the north, from Nan'an Mansion to joining the main force of the rebels, is too far."
"Their strength is mainly infantry. Even if they can stand out, the number of troops will not be too many. It is very likely that our army will intercept and pursue our army along the way. With such two Big shots, they don't dare to take any risks. And Nan'an Mansion is located at the junction of Huguang South Road and Guangnan East Road. Now these two roads are controlled by the rebels."
"Especially Guangnan East Road, which is almost the home base of the rebels. Therefore, if the rebels break out, they will only go west or south. General Mo believes that the rebels are most likely to break out south. General Mo The reason why we propose to set up an ambush circle to the west is just to prepare more. After all, at the end of the road, it is possible to go west to Huguang South Road where there are still more than 100,000 rebels."
After Guan Sheng's analysis, Zhang Tiande nodded. Even if he is not a general of his own, Zhang Tiande still admires this young military attaché. And looking at all the generals here, they stared at him with red eyes. He also knew that if he didn't agree, I'm afraid these military attaches who only want to make great achievements would not agree either. Although he still pondered for a long time, Zhang Tiande finally nodded.
Zhang Tiande was also a qualified military attache. Once he made up his mind, he immediately acted resolutely. Immediately, he made arrangements and personally led 2,200 troops and horses. He used a large number of ladders captured from Ganzhou City to attack the city from the north and east using night attacks. Guan Sheng took a thousand troops and horses and deployed them in the direction of Meiguan in the south of the city. Set up an ambush circle to ambush the rebels who break out.
In addition, 800 troops and horses were dispatched to set up ambush on both sides of Zhangshui in the west of Nan'an Fucheng, preparing to intercept the rebels breaking out to the west. The rest of the army and horses, except for the 500 people left as the second echelon, were all deployed in the southwest of the city, in the center and on both wings to provide reinforcements to intercept reinforcements that might break through. However, out of caution, Zhang Tiande deployed the second echelon of 500 people in the northeast of the city.
It should be said that Zhang Tiande's deployment was more comprehensive than Guan Sheng's consideration. After the deployment was completed, Zhang Tiande immediately urged all ministries to seize the time to implement it. After looking at the sky, Zhang Tiande decided to start attacking the city half an hour after the intercepting troops and horses set off. In order to ensure the suddenness of the action, Zhang Tiande did not use any cannons or crossbows to cover the two thousand soldiers and horses ascending the city.
Even in order not to alert the rebels at the top of the city, Zhang Tiande ordered that no torches should be used when moving down the city, and all military attaches were not allowed to ride horses. All horses were followed by the second group of three hundred cavalry. Zhang Tiande took the lead in person, carrying his own sword and following the group on foot. In order to prevent the troops from getting separated in the dark night, he ordered the officers and soldiers who attacked the city to spray some wine on themselves.
