Yongping Village, a dense forest three miles away.
Former inspector Cen Hao looked at the bright moon in the sky with a sad face. He went to Qianhu Huang Gui and asked: "Who is Zhang Fu? Why did he choose to attack today? Does he understand the art of war?"
Huang Gui remained silent, he was just a Qianhu.
Cen Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Since you dare not mention it, then I will go find him myself!"
"No, I'm here!"
Zhang Fu has a broad face, heavy eyebrows, and a pair of willow-leaf eyes with a cold light, which is intimidating.
"See Lord Commander."
Qianhu Huang Gui, Pan Cheng, Wang Yuanxing, inspector Cen Hao and others quickly saluted.
Zhang Fu walked over indifferently, sat on the tree stump, looked at Cen Hao, and said, "You question my method of using troops?"
Cen Hao's face turned pale.
Although Zhang Fu took over the command of the Nanning Guard in Guangxi not long ago, his reputation in Guangxi is not small, especially for the local guard.
Guangxi has a harsh climate, high mountains and dangerous roads, and serious diseases. It has always been a place where officials are dispatched.
When Xu Wei, the commander of the Nanning Guards, saw that Zhang Fu had only brought a few followers, he thought that Zhang Fu could not survive in the court and was exiled to Guangxi for labor reform, so he did not hand over his military power at all.
Zhang Fu didn't mind either, and walked around the Nanning Guards with a smile, bragging with the sergeants, or going to several thousand households to have meals and build relationships.
Just when Xu Wei thought Zhang Fu was not a threat, at a banquet, in front of thousands or hundreds of households, Zhang Fu suddenly took action, drew a knife and chopped Xu Wei's head directly, and then took out the imperial edict , listed Xu Wei's crimes, and warned everyone that those who disobey are fighting against the imperial court, and resisting the imperial court is seeking death.
In front of Xu Wei's bloody head, thousands of households, hundreds of households, etc. surrendered one after another.
Zhang Fu ransacked Xu Wei's home and distributed all the property collected to all the Nanning Guard sergeants. He also arrested two thousand households and charged them with embezzling military pay, bullying soldiers, and neglecting training and supervision. Thirty lashes were given.
Suddenly, the Nanning Guardsmen were in a state of disbelief and issued orders and prohibitions.
Facing a guy who dared to cut off someone's head personally and sit next to the head and eat a lot of food, Cen Hao was a little timid, but he still said bravely: "Since the commander chose to sneak attack, why not choose it when it is dark? The current situation is On Lantern Festival night, under the bright moon, what’s the point of a sneak attack? Once the defenders of Yongping Village are alerted, wouldn’t they suffer heavy losses if they attack from behind?”
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Zhang Fu raised his head coldly and looked at the bright moon in the sky. A dark cloud slowly covered it, and the moonlight dimmed. He said slowly: "It is an elegant thing to lift a person's head on a moonlit night and hold a lamp to see the blood flow."
Elegant, elegant thing?
Cen Hao shuddered. This guy chose Lantern Festival night just to be arty?
"But your Excellency has issued a military order to attack Yongping Village tonight! If..."
Cen Hao reminded.
Zhang Fu waved his hand, turned his gaze to Qianhu Huang Gui, and asked, "Are the horses ready?"
Huang Gui said solemnly: "We have been prepared according to your arrangements!"
Zhang Fu nodded solemnly, summoned all the thousands of households, hundreds of households, and general banners, and said sternly: "Yongping Village is located on a mountain, and there is only a narrow mountain road to enter the mountain. It can be said that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand people cannot open it. This is why the Annan army captured Yongping Village and killed more than five hundred people! If we choose to attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"So, the night attack is our only chance! As for why we chose the Lantern Festival night, it's because
Because the customs of Annan are similar to those of the Ming Dynasty, the spies reported that the lights in Yongping Village are brightly lit tonight, and the sound of drinking wine is everywhere. There must be no precautions tonight. The old people in the mountains also said that in the first half of the night the moon and stars were sparse, but in the second half of the night it was covered by dark clouds and the sky was dark. "
"Thus, we have to wait until the middle of the night, firstly to wait for work, and secondly to wait for the people on the mountain to fall asleep from fatigue, and then attack suddenly. Now I arrange the combat mission! Wang Yuanxing, you bring two hundred brothers with strong hands and use the forged iron hooks , climb the mountain from the steep part of the back mountain! Huang Gui, lead eight hundred people to the stronghold and fight up the mountain as quickly as possible!"
"Once there is any movement in Yongping Village, the Annan army from Hushan Ridge will come down to rescue. Pan Cheng, you lead a thousand people and ambush on the side of Hushan Ridge. After they go down the mountain, cut off their retreat and use huge rocks, firecrackers, and bows. Use crossbows and spears to kill his men and horses! Remember to capture a few alive and bring them over! I will take down Hushan Ridge in one fell swoop! Are you clear?!"
Zhang Fu's majestic voice shocked everyone present.
I originally thought that this battle would only be fought in Yongping Village, but I didn’t expect that Zhang Fu would have to encircle a point to call for reinforcements and go straight to the tiger’s den!
"clear!"
Everyone solemnly agreed.
Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "Tell my brothers, a man with a grass in his mouth and a horse with a feather in his mouth can't afford to fight, and he will die without making a sound! If someone is timid and refuses to fight, and escapes in the face of the battle, then he will be the shame and scum of the Nanning Guard! Don't be ashamed of the Nanning Guard. , and no scum will be left behind! Act according to plan!”
"As you command!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
The northern mountain of Yongping Village is a steep cliff nearly twenty feet high. Except for a few solitary trees, there are not many focal points.
Wang Yuanxing led 200 people to the foot of the mountain. He looked up at the steep mountain wall, turned to Liang Yi, Han Xun and everyone in the hundred households and said: "Yongping Village is our land of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is captured by Annan. Tonight we Just take it back and save our people!”
"The commander said that if we can defeat the Annan bandits, we will implore the court to implement the new army strategy in Nanning Guard! Brothers, we must win this battle! If my group dies, hundreds of households will be killed. Dead, on the general flag! We must take Nanshan! Now hold on to the wood and carry the sword!"
After saying that, Wang Yuanxing took out a walnut-like piece of wood and stuffed it into his mouth. He turned around and hung a rope around his waist. He looked up at the cliff with a solemn gaze.
The sergeant used a bed crossbow to shoot iron claws and hooks. Wang Yuanxing led ten people and climbed the mountain under the dim moonlit night along a rope only as thick as his thumb.
Twenty feet, sixty steps in height, it is not high among the "100,000" mountains in Guangxi, but it is particularly steep. It is precisely because of this precipitousness that Annan's army did not even set up defenses here.
When Wang Yuanxing climbed to ten feet, he had reached the position where the iron hooks and claws were embedded. He could only climb up with bare hands. He took off the iron claw and hung it on the rope around his waist. Before he could continue walking upward, he heard an unusual sound:
Click.
Wow!
A rock fell off the foot of a sergeant. He leaned back, holding wood in his mouth, and could only make a whining sound.
boom!
The dull sound made people tremble all over.
Wang Yuanxing gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice: "Don't look down, keep climbing!"
After others heard about it, they had to desperately find a place to stay and climb up carefully.
There was no protection, even the light seemed weak, and they were in this desperate situation, climbing up step by step, when a turbulent mountain wind blew by, and two sergeants fell from a high place.
Wang Yuanxing's hand ached slightly. Just now
A hole was cut by the rocks. He looked up at the peak of only two feet and whispered to the sergeant beside him: "For the sake of the new army and the Nanning Guard, we must go up!"
"For the new army strategy!"
The sergeant on the side was encouraged!
At present, the court's new army strategy is being implemented, but it is done step by step. Everyone knows that the court will give priority to the northern frontier army and the southeast coastal garrison. When it is Guangxi's turn, it will take who knows how many years.
But now the opportunity is right in front of us. As long as the Annan traitors are driven away, the imperial court will give priority to implementing the new army strategy in Guangxi due to military achievements. This is a major event that concerns you and your family, and you must not miss it!
Go to the top!
The tired sergeant burst out with strength again.
Wang Yuanxing gritted his teeth and finally touched the rock at the top. He climbed up with all his strength. He looked around and saw that there was no movement. He wrapped the iron hook around his waist around the root of a tree and went to meet other sergeants.
"You can't get up here, so don't worry about me. You go first."
A sergeant looked up at Wang Yuanxing, who was only three feet away, spit out the wood in his mouth, and grinned.
Wang Yuanxing leaned over the cliff and said anxiously: "Lao Wu, come up a little bit quickly, I can catch you."
Lao Wu carefully stretched out his hand, but he was still two feet short.
Two feet, insurmountable!
Upward, without any focus.
Going down, hehe, it’s easy to go up the mountain but hard to go down, let alone in this night?
The hook can't catch even the slightest crack in the stone.
A smile appeared on Lao Wu's face and he said to Wang Yuanxing: "Boss Wang, go back and tell my son that his father is a man."
"Don't give me any nonsense, just hold out your hand."
Wang Yuanxing stretched out half of his body, but the distance was still one foot away.
Lao Wu shook his head and said to Wang Yuanxing: "If I don't get out of the way, the brothers below will not be able to get close to the cliff. Boss, my wife and children will be left to you and the commander."
After saying that, Lao Wu put the wood into his mouth again.
Behind Wang Yuanxing, Sergeant Yuan Yue looked at Wang Yuanxing and Lao Wu who were separated for life and death, and said weakly: "Master Qianhu, why don't you use a rope to pull him up..."
Yuan Yue was very depressed. Lao Wu was rescued, so why was he the one who was beaten... Could it be that Mr. Qianhu really took a fancy to Lao Wu's mother-in-law?
Liang Yi and Han Xun, from hundreds of families under the cliff, saw that the rope had dropped down, so they ordered everyone to climb the mountain. Five sergeants were sacrificed because the rope broke during the journey. Fortunately, most of the people made it to the top of the mountain without any danger.
Wang Yuanxing arranged for someone to lean under the cliff, light a torch, wave it a few times, and then extinguish the torch.
This is a sign of a successful summit.
When Huang Gui received the news that Wang Yuanxing had successfully reached the summit, he made a prompt decision and drove his horse to Yongping Village at high speed.
A distance of three miles is nothing to the cavalry.
The horse's hooves were wrapped in residual cloth and trampled on the mountain road. There was no crisp sound of the horse's hooves, only a subtle and dull sound that dissipated after a short distance.
Yongping Village is right in front of you!
Without any pause, Huang Gui drew out his sword and started to kill the defenders at the foot of Yongping Village. When the enemy was approaching, he shouted loudly: "Kill!"
The horse's hooves leaped through the air, passing over the low horse. Huang Gui swung his sword and slashed at the enemy. At the same time, fire broke out on the mountain, and the killing shook the sky...
