first minister

Chapter 70

"No! This plan is too risky, what if the other party doesn't fall for it? Absolutely not!"

After hearing Xia Jingyun's words, Jin Jiancheng shook his head directly.

Xia Jingyun's proposal is not complicated, that is, since the Wudang army is good at field battles, before the rebels are besieging the city, send a hundred soldiers to pretend to disperse out of the city, then pretend to be reinforcements behind the enemy, use torches and other bluffs, and take advantage of the opportunity to send out a cavalry of more than a hundred people to attack at both ends, defeat the rebels who are not regular troops, and strive for maximum damage.

Jin Jiancheng tried his best to keep his tone down, "Young Master Xia, I have no prejudice against you now, but your proposal is indeed inappropriate. When we march and fight, we should build a fortified camp, fight dull battles, take down the opponent step by step, accumulate victories continuously, and finally decide with one blow. The kind of thing that makes a trick, devises a strategy, and wipes out the enemy while talking and laughing is just a beautiful imagination of you scholars who don't know how to fight."

Xia Jingyun nodded and said: "General Jin taught you the right thing. But I am not talking nonsense, but I have a basis."

He dipped his hand into some tea and drew a square on the map, "If the defense of Jiang'an City is as tall and strong as a county or state city, then needless to say, it is the best way to defend the city safely and wait for help."

"But the city wall of Jiang'an City is not high. It is even said that some reinforcements have been made on the original outer earth wall, and then two door openings have been dug out to make it look like a city wall. The ants can easily rush to the top of the city by attacking the city. There are too many ants to kill elephants. How will our 400 people deal with it then?"

"Moreover, there are still 1000 laborers in the labor camp who are likely to be driven to attack the city by them. This is [-] more people. Just killing them will take a while. How to ensure that there are no holes in the city wall?"

"What's more, even if this plan fails, two hundred sergeants are outside, and if the opponent comes to chase and kill them, they can lead them around and reduce the pressure on the city's defense. Our goal is to delay time!"

Just as Xia Jingyun finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a guard knocked on the door to report, "Ma'am, the father and son of Taishou Zheng are not in the mansion, and they don't know where to go."

Jin Jiancheng frowned and remained silent for a while, then slowly said: "I can't risk my mother's life."

"General Jin." Concubine De stood up with a solemn and resolute expression, "I don't understand military affairs, but if you think it's feasible, then go ahead and do it. I won't blame you!"
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Outside the city, Zheng Yuanwang, the prefect of Jianning County, and Zheng Tianyu, the first son of Sishui Prefecture, rode their horses and came to a mountain depression.

One of the accompanying guards took out his whistle and blew a few times, and a large number of figures appeared in the surrounding silent mountains and forests.

Most of these people were actually wearing imperial armor, and they looked like an army of imperial officers and soldiers ambushing here.

"grown ups!"

A man dressed as a leader hurried over and knelt down on one knee.

Zheng Yuanwang kindly helped him up, and said softly, "Tian Si, thank you for your hard work!"

"Serve the adults!"

The man clasped his fists, and then pointed to his men beside him, "Look, my lord, I have a thousand elite brothers under my command. They have all changed their costumes. You can set off when it gets dark, and go straight to Jiang'an City, and take down the people in the city for your lord! Anyone who sees us along the way, regardless of women, children, old or young, I have ordered them all to be slaughtered. No one will be left alive. I will ensure that no one will leak the news!"

Zheng Tianyu frowned slightly when he heard the words, but Zheng Yuanwang didn't take it seriously at all. He nodded in satisfaction and said three times in a row, "Okay! Okay! Okay! With all the preparations like this, why not worry about a major event!"

Then he asked Tian Si to lead the way, inspecting these confidants who pretended to be bandits on weekdays and the new subordinates who took the opportunity to develop and grow stronger.

After a round of inspection, everyone sat on the ground, ate dry food, and listened to his lectures at the same time.

"Gentlemen, in today's world, the ruler is incompetent, the government is licentious and lazy, and the people are cruel and oppressive. His noble officials are greedy and the common people suffer greatly. This old man can't bear the suffering of the common people, abandons the glory and wealth, and sacrifices the life of the whole family. He raises the flag of righteousness and raises the righteous soldiers. He only wants to overthrow the tyranny, save the people from the dire straits, and return us to Surabaya Prefecture's clear sky!"

"Now, in Jiang'an City, there are rich and powerful people from Manchuria. These rich and powerful people are there, drinking and having fun, and sensuality! But at this moment in the city, there are only [-] troops on duty. The county captain is the old man's confidant. With the cooperation of the inside and the outside, we can easily open the city gate!"

"Taking Jiang'an City, we will no longer have to eat this cold and hard dry food, some are big fish and meat, rich nectar and jade dew; taking Jiang'an City, we will no longer have to suffer, some are good fields, beautiful houses, beautiful wives and beautiful concubines!"

He paused, his eyes scanned the field, and he raised his arms and shouted,

"Today, I will raise a great event together with you. The armor and swords are already in my hands, and the glory and wealth are close at hand. So, gentlemen, raise your sword and take it with me!"

"Here!"

More than a thousand elite soldiers neatly roared in unison!

This declaration of insurrection, which seemed extremely contradictory to people of insight, precisely hit the excitement of these soldiers, and they screamed in an instant.

Looking at this well-equipped team, Zheng Yuanwang felt a sense of pride in his heart. With such a strong team, it is worthwhile to devote all our energy to it, so why not worry about things not going well!

"Everyone, go!"
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The night was getting darker, and in the newly built hall in the city, the concubine De Fei had expanded the original high-end dignitaries' bureau into a banquet for all.

Zou Jirong, captain of Jiang'an County, led the patrol team and passed by the main hall calmly.

As an official in charge of public security in the city, he is of course not qualified to sit in that splendid and elegant hall, drinking and singing.

As the confidant of Zheng Yuanwang, the prefect of Jianning, he knew exactly what he wanted to do when he came to Jiang'an County to take over as the county lieutenant. He even shot and killed the original Jiang'an county lieutenant, Shi Youfang, with his face covered.

According to the established plan, after receiving the signal tonight, he needs to secretly open the city gate and put the army into the city.

But after he saw the powerful military power of Wudang Army, he began to hesitate in his heart.

After all, this is treason, a major event of ransacking the family and exterminating the family!

If you reveal this matter to Empress Defei, you will definitely get rewarded.

However, when his eyes swept across the low city wall in the twilight, his heart became firm again.

The prefect supported more than a thousand dead soldiers, pretending to be bandits and developing secretly. After more than half a year of secretly transporting grain, grass and weapons to suppress bandits, there were more than 2000 people at least.

Moreover, he guarded the city gate and observed secretly. Today, the city is still full of singing and dancing.

For those who do business, truckloads of goods are pulled out, immersed in the dream of making a lot of money.

The son of a family of Flying Eagle running dogs, riding a tall horse, surrounded by guards, rushed out of the city shouting, a team of more than a dozen or 20 people ran four or five times, causing passers-by to give way one after another.

Let's laugh, let's make a fuss, you won't be able to cry until tomorrow
With a prophetic attitude, he thought jokingly.

Once he had made up his mind, he didn't hold back, and brought a team of confidants to the small room guarding the north city gate.

"My lord!" The city guard who was sitting in the small stone house bragging and chatting hastily got up.

"Pack up and go back and get a good night's sleep. I'll change defenses tonight."

With a dark face, he cursed, "Damn it, the big men drink, and I have to come and watch the gate for them! Others don't feel relieved, what is it!"

Listening to his blunt complaints, the guards who got a rest by accident were very happy and oiled the soles of their feet.

After those people had left, Zou Jirong looked at the seven or eight loyal confidants behind him, "Come in and sit down, wait at ease, and recharge your batteries."

Now that he has decided to do big things, he doesn't dare to let people outside the house, in case someone sneaks away to report.

Time passed quietly in anxious waiting.

Suddenly, he heard a sharp whistle in his ear.

He opened his eyes suddenly while he was resting, "Here we come! Get up!"

He directly ordered people to blow out the lights in the house to prevent being discovered, and then led people to touch the dark city gate.

When their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, they approached the city gate step by step.

At this time, Zou Jirong also took out a whistle and blew it violently.

Whistle, three long and two short.

Immediately, the same three long and two short whistles sounded outside the city in reply.

That's right!

Zou Jirong's heart jumped into his throat, and he said in a deep voice, "Lighting, open the door!"

The two confidantes on the left and right immediately took out the fire pocket and blew it on.

The light of the fire was faint, illuminating the bolt of the city gate, but it also illuminated a person leaning on a spear with an indifferent expression at the bolt.

The man smiled, "Lieutenant Zou, what are you doing? You don't want to open the door for the rebels, do you?"

And following his words, a torch was lit up behind the crowd, and all of them were fully armored, and the sergeants of the Wudang Army who sneaked here at some time revealed their figures.

Zou Jirong's heart sank to the bottom, but since there is no way to retreat, let's give it a go!
Killing the person in front of him and opening the city gate is the only way out right now!
With a heartbeat, he said in a deep voice: "Kill him, Kaicheng, we will have a chance to survive!"

Jin Jiancheng was holding back his stomach and had nowhere to vent his anger. Seeing this, he snorted coldly, "I'm stubborn, I'm courting death!"

Immediately, he held the spear in his hand and swiped it, forcing a half-circle gap, and then the spear came out like a dragon, with a cold light pointing towards Zou Jirong's throat.

(End of this chapter)