Ye Bilong looked at the camp of the Tiger Flag outside the city with a thoughtful look on his face.
After a while, he said, "If you are sent out of the city to raid the tiger bandit's camp and destroy those cannons, are you sure?"
"This," Mr. Qian hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile, "this kind of raid on the camp should be left to the elite soldiers and generals in the city, so that we can be more certain of success."
Although the words did not directly say that he was incompetent, Ye Bilong still heard the meaning.
"Looking at the situation outside the city, the tiger thieves probably won't attack the city today, otherwise those cannons would not be sent into the camp, but directly outside the city wall." Ye Bilong said, "But you can't relax your vigilance. We still need to be prepared for sneak attacks by tiger thieves after dark."
"Don't worry, general. As long as the tiger thieves' cannons are guarded against, I can guarantee that nothing will happen here at Guang'enmen." Mr. Qian assured Ye Bilong.
Ye Bilong nodded.
Without the threat of artillery, if they want to capture Guang'en Gate, Tiger Character Banner will need to use more manpower to fight for its life. In this way, the defender's advantage will increase again, and the attackers will become the weaker side.
Ye Bilong inspected this section of the city wall at Guang'en Gate, and then returned to the General's Mansion in the city with his personal guards.
As soon as he came back, he immediately asked his personal guards to find all the Eight Banners leaders in the city. Even Aduoyan, who had escaped from Xiong Yueyi, was also called over.
E Bilong sat in the main seat in the hall, and the summoned assistants were divided into two rows and stood in the hall.
Ye Bilong's eyes swept over these assistant leaders one by one.
These generals are our own people, and the Han generals under the Han banner are always separated from them.
"I have brought you here because I have something for you to do." Ye Bilong said this with his lips opening and closing.
Several familiar assistants looked at each other.
One of the subordinates spoke up and said: "General, please tell me frankly, what do you need the general and others to do?"
"Go to attack the camp and sneak attack the tiger thief's camp outside Guang'en Gate." Ye Bilong said.
The hall immediately became quiet.
Attacking a camp is dangerous, especially a sneak attack on the camp of an elite army. The danger increases exponentially.
Those of them who can serve as leaders have all come out of the battlefield through hard work, and they know very well how difficult it is to sneak attack the Tiger Flag camp.
"What? I'm scared!" Ye Bilong saw Wu Ren speak, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"The general will be willing."
As soon as Ye Bilong finished speaking, Aduoyan, who was standing at the end, spoke.
After hearing this, Ye Bilong looked at him and said: "You are not from Gaizhou City, so there is no need to bear this responsibility. Even if you did not participate in the attack on the camp, no one will blame you."
"The general is telling the truth. The general is willing to lead people to sneak attack on the tiger bandit's camp." Aduoyan once again expressed his attitude of wanting to participate in the attack on the camp.
And the reason why he did this was not out of public motives, but out of helplessness.
Xiong Yueyi fell, and he, the defender of Xiong Yueyi, had to bear the responsibility for the loss of his land. In order not to be blamed in the future, or to reduce some of his culpability, he had to perform more meritorious services in Gaizhou City.
Otherwise, when the liquidation comes in the future, he is likely to lose his position as leader, and his family's property will be confiscated. Even more serious, the family may directly change from the master to the slaves of others.
"Loyalty is commendable, so I will count you as one." No matter why Aduoyan wanted to join the team that went out of the city to attack the camp, Yi Bilong, as the commander-in-chief, naturally refused to accept anyone who came.
"Thank you for your help." Aduoyan saluted.
Ye Bilong looked at the other leaders again and asked: "Except for Aduoyan, who of you is willing to join the team to attack the camp this time?"
Unfortunately, no one answered the call.
They might still be somewhat sure about a sneak attack on the Ming army's camp, but they were not sure at all about a sneak attack on the Tiger Flag's camp. In their opinion, it was not an exaggeration to say that it would be a narrow escape.
After waiting for a while, E Bilong saw that no one had spoken yet and said directly: "Since you don't speak, then let me choose for you, Duosang!"
"The general is here." A leader of the Eight Banners stood up.
Ye Bilong said: "Tonight you and Aduoyan will each lead a hundred people to the tiger thief's camp and burn the cannons and medicine stored in the camp by the tiger thief."
"Only a hundred people?" The leader named Duosang frowned.
In his opinion, one hundred people was too few. If he wanted to successfully attack the camp, at least three or four hundred people would be enough. With an army as difficult to deal with as Tiger Character Banner, it was impossible for the camp to be completely defenseless. Three or four hundred people would be enough. There may not be enough.
Ye Bilong said: "The attack on the camp does not require a large number of people. You and Aduoyan each bring a hundred people, and the total is 200 people. No matter how large the number of people is, it will be difficult to hide the tiger bandits."
"I don't have any objections, general, I will obey the general's arrangements." Aduoyan said.
After escaping from Xiong Yueyi, he only had about 200 people left. He thought it was just right to use 100 people to participate in the attack on the camp. If he needed too many people, it would be difficult for him to handle it.
And his agreement made the other Zuolin Dosan's face darken.
Ye Bilong, who noticed Duosang's expression, said, "Duosang, what about you? Do you agree or have other opinions?"
"The general doesn't dare to go against the general's wishes, but the general is worried that there are too few people participating in the attack on the camp, which will miss the general's important event. It would be best if there were more people." Duosang asked cautiously.
After hearing this, Yi Bilong thought for a while and said: "It will definitely not work if there are too many people attacking the camp. They will be easily discovered. Let's do this. I will arrange a team to pick you up. As long as you attack the camp successfully, they will pick you up when you return." The city can even defend you against the possible pursuit of tiger thieves."
"The general has made arrangements, and the general has no objection." Seeing that Ye Bilong had said this, Duosang did not dare to refute, otherwise he would really offend Ye Bilong.
In the end, Ebilong only arranged for Duosang and Aduoyan to attack the camp, which made the remaining leaders breathe a sigh of relief.
For these subordinates, it was safer to stay on the city wall and defend the city than to sneak attack the Tiger Flag camp.
After Aduoyan and Duosang left the general's mansion in Ye Bilong, they each went back to select a hundred subordinates.
For their own safety, the two of them did not dare to fool among the selected personnel.
Each man selected his most capable subordinates.
In order to allow these two hundred people to have enough physical strength to cope with the attack on the camp at night, they all arranged to rest after eating and no longer participated in the day's affairs.
The sun is setting in the west and night is slowly coming.
The clean night sky was filled with starlight spots like chess pieces, occupying every square of the sky.
Sneak attacks on enemy camps are often carried out in the middle of the night, because it is only in the second half of the night that people sleep the most, and those on sentry duty at night are also the most tired.
(End of chapter)
