Nanchang City, Yuzhang Prefecture.
Lan Yuan and the generals were sitting in the main hall. He first looked around at everyone, and then asked Ding Feng with a serious face: "The battle at Chaisang is related to the overall situation, but the trapped army cannot participate in the water battle. Tomorrow, we can only rely on Chengyuan (Ding) Feng), but your subordinates are also from Jiangdong, can they go all out?"
"The young general should know the situation. Most of them are subordinates of Dai Liang and Chen Shi. Although the last general has been with him for a while, he dare not say that it is foolproof. In addition, the Chaisang navy is elite, so it is recommended to bring Sun Lin with him and let the guards The army throws a weapon against rats." Ding Feng looked embarrassed.
Lan Yuan said to himself, "Not only must we defeat our opponent completely tomorrow, but we must also minimize battle losses. Otherwise, we won't have enough troops to rush back to Xingan to stop the rout, and we don't know if General Gan is in place."
"Don't worry, Major General. Sir is always cautious. Since he informed us to go north, he must have given General Gan an order in advance. As long as we set off a fire at Chaisang Water Village tomorrow night, Wuchang's naval forces will take advantage of the signal when they see the signal. The warships will go south to respond, and the land and water attack will be complete when the time comes." Chu Qing answered easily.
"If General Gan helps, great things will happen." Ding Feng was originally worried, but he was full of confidence after hearing Chu Qing's words. Gan Ning had a great reputation in Jiangdong, and no one could stop him.
Lan Yuan nodded lightly, "It goes without saying that General Gan is capable. I'm just worried that Pengli Ze (Poyang Lake) is wide. If Zhang Cheng's warships are allowed to escape back to Jiangdong at night, there may be more twists and turns, which will affect my father's capture of Jiangdong. Is there any way to cause chaos in the water village at this time?"
Everyone was silent after hearing this, and suddenly Chu Qing stood up excitedly, "I thought of it."
"Say it quickly."
"It's a trick that sir has used before. I feel that the situation is similar now."
Chu Qing scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, and told the strategy he had thought of. After hearing this, all the generals in the palace were applauded, and then Lan Yuan assigned combat tasks as planned.
At dusk the next day, Lan Yuan took the trapped troops off the boats and landed, while Ding Feng led the warships forward at Pengli Ze.
Chaisang Water Village is located in Penglize, echoing Chaisang City to the west. It is only two or three miles away on both sides. The trapped troops in Soochow uniforms marched along the official road along the lake.
Under a gray sky, thousands of marching troops carrying torches were soon stopped and questioned by scouts outside Chaisang City. In the name of Sun Lin, Lan Yuan cursed Zhang Cheng's army for obstructing the Jianye grain ship, causing his own Being blamed by Lu Fan, he had brought troops to investigate the charges. The scouts had no idea about the generals' grievances, so they had no choice but to run back to the city to report the situation.
Although Chaisang belongs to Yuzhang, due to its military importance, it has been separated from Yuzhang's jurisdiction for a long time. Sun Ben and his son and General Chaisang can live in harmony, and there has never been any conflict or contradiction, but things changed that night.
When Zhang Cheng heard that Sun Lin had raised an army to investigate, he quickly called Xu Sheng to discuss countermeasures.
"Wen Xiang (Xu Sheng), I saw Gongda (Sun Lin) too polite a few days ago, why is he so aggressive today?" Zhang Cheng looked confused.
Xu Sheng was unhappy about not being able to go to the front line, and he was even more unhappy about staying in Chaisang as his deputy. At this time, instead of helping to find a solution, he planned to watch Zhang Cheng's jokes.
"I don't know, general, but when the previous governors, including General Ziheng, were stationed at Chaisang, Sun Gongda was not so rude. Could it be that General Zhongsi had a quarrel with him?" Xu Sheng watched the fun and did not mind it. big.
"Gongda is the same age as Zhen'er, how can I have any rift with him? Besides, isn't Wen Xiang (Xu Sheng) responsible for Chaisang Water Village? Gongda's reason today is that the water village blocks grain ships." Zhang Chengjian Xu Sheng deliberately talked nonsense, so he transferred the question directly.
Xu Sheng snapped the case and said angrily: "The water village is just a routine inspection every day. When has it ever blocked a grain ship? Is it possible that it can go unimpeded without any defenses?"
"Wen Xiang, don't be angry. I think his reasons are strange, so I came to you to discuss how to deal with it. Gongda is a Sun family member after all." Zhang Cheng is of the same grade as Xu Sheng, but his personality is much calmer.
"What happened to the Sun family? The Sun family is unreasonable?" Xu Sheng became angrier as he spoke.
"Wen Xiang, be careful what you say." Zhang Cheng scolded him in a deep voice.
Xu Sheng suddenly calmed down after being scolded by Zhang Cheng. He quickly asked: "Zhong Si, do you think there is fraud?"
"The scouts just identified him in front of the army. It is indeed him." Zhang Cheng shook his head slightly.
"Let's go and confront him now. We can't be wronged without knowing why." Xu Sheng started to protest.
At this time, the guards outside the gate hurriedly reported: "Prefect Sun has led his army to the east gate. Captain Zhou at the city gate asks for permission to let them into the city."
"What are you waiting for if you don't open the door?" Xu Sheng snorted coldly.
"Then I'll pass the message." The guard clasped his fists and shook his head left and right. Although Xu Sheng had already given a conclusion, he knew that the leader was Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng thought for a while and quickly reached out to stop him, "Wait a minute, it's a rule not to open the door after dark. Captain Zhou has no problem with doing things impartially. Let's meet on the tower."
"Sun Neighbor is clearly looking for trouble, why don't you give others a handle for doing this?" Xu Shengda was puzzled.
"Chaisang's city defense requirements were set by successive governors. Besides, we are not under the control of Yuzhang. If there is a scam like Wen Xiang said, we can still prevent it in the bud." Zhang Cheng said, stroking his beard.
"Okay, I'll listen to you this time." Xu Sheng now felt that it was good to be a deputy, at least there was someone to stand up for him when encountering such a thing.
After the two of them combined, they quickly arrived at the city's head.
Looking around, there were thousands of people dotted under the city. Zhang Cheng said to himself: "Sun Gongda has left so many troops. If he has time to find trouble with us, he doesn't know how to rush to the aid of General Zi Heng."
Xu Sheng snorted coldly when he heard this: "That is someone's private work. It is probably difficult for the king to mobilize him. How can he help for no reason?"
"Open the door quickly, how long do you want Grand Administrator Sun to wait? This is really unreasonable." Lan Yuan asked Chu Qing to pretend to be Sun Neighbor's follower, and shouted arrogantly under the city.
"Where is Prefect Sun? Please come forward and see him." Zhang Cheng shouted at the top of his lungs.
"What kind of bastard are you? You said you can meet the prefect if you see him? Where did Zhang Cheng and Xu Sheng die?" Chu Qing continued to yell at the city. At this time, Sun Lin was accused of crying in the battle. My heart says that I have never been so arrogant in my whole life. Have you gone too far?
Sun Lin had been in Yuzhang for a long time and was not familiar with Zhang Cheng and Xu Sheng. He was stunned when he heard Chu Qing yelling.
Zhang Cheng's face was tense, and he suppressed his anger and did not respond. Xu Sheng's adrenaline surged. He rushed out of the city and said calmly: "I am Xu Sheng. I am not dead yet. Where is Prefect Sun?"
"Is it really you? The gatekeeper is ignorant. Isn't General Xu too young? Why don't you open the city gate to welcome the prefect in?" Chu Qing was still neither humble nor overbearing.
"The door opens at sunrise and closes at sunset. If you don't understand the rules, just ask Sun Taishou to come see you. Don't you dare?" Xu Sheng replied in a strange way. The other party was so arrogant and domineering, but it did not make him suspicious.
"No rudeness."
(End of chapter)
