A group of people were eating, drinking, and talking around a fire in a cave. After a while, the food and wine were gone, the fire was extinguished, and the voices gradually became muffled.

At this time, Hu Changhai put down the empty wine bowl in his hand and said to Yang Zhen: "We have drank wine, eaten meat, and have said everything we need to say! What should we do next?

I need you, Chief Soldier, to come up with an idea!"

Hu Changhai spoke, and other people on Hu Changhai's side also looked up at Yang Zhen, waiting quietly for Yang Zhen to come up with a strategy for a sneak attack ashore.

Yang Zhen had already made a plan in his mind. Seeing that Hu Changhai asked him to make a decision, he was not polite at the moment and told all his plans in detail.

Although these people in front of me are now a pirate gang, they were all low-level military attachés in the Ming Dynasty's army before. It would be a good idea to tell them and let them know the details together.

"General Soldier Yang! What do you mean, we have to divide our troops into two groups, one going to Xiangshui River to attack Xiongyue City, and the other going to Fudu River to attack Xu Guanbao?!"

As soon as Yang Zhen finished explaining his strategy, Gao Chengyou, the second-in-command among the bandits in Fuzhou Bay, immediately asked. The words he asked showed that they had not thought that Yang Zhen would divide his troops after inviting them here.

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"That's right! Let's attack Xiongyue City first along the way, lure the tiger away from the mountain, and lure the snake out of its cave. When we lure out the two Tatars from Xu Guanbao, we will then attack along the way.

Heavy troops robbed Xu Guan Fort!"

Yang Zhen answered the question, and Gao Chengyou nodded to Yang Zhen, indicating that he understood.

At this time, Yu Liangtai, who Yang Zhen had paid close attention to before, suddenly said: "Being able to use tricks but not being reckless, it is indeed not easy to become the commander-in-chief at such a young age!

"But I would like to ask Commander Yang, are you guys really going to attack Xiong Yuecheng, or are you pretending to attack Xiong Yuecheng? If Xu Erxian stands still and doesn't save Xiong Yuecheng, what should we do?! Should we attack and take it by force, or should we wait for your news?!

"It's not that the brothers are greedy for life, but our men, horses and equipment are limited after all! If the two Tatar men and horses of Xu Guan Fort are immobile by then, it will not be the best idea for us to attack Xu Guan Fort by force alone!"

"If the two Tatars in Xu Guanbao remain stationary, you don't have to attack by force. You can encircle them without taking them! At that time, our fight will turn into a real fight. We will capture Xiongyue City first, and then fight with you

Join forces and attack Xu Guanbao!"

After Yang Zhenxin said this swornly, he looked at everyone and continued to wait for their questions, but both Gao Chengyou and Yu Liangtai just nodded and said no more.

After a moment of silence, Hu Changhai suddenly said: "In that case, let's do it! Whether it succeeds in the end is God's will! If it works, we will divide the money, food, and men, and we will all be happy! If it doesn't work, it's just a blank trip.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing to lose!”

When Hu Changhai said this, he looked at Yang Zhen and said: "Now our troops have arrived, and the strategy has been decided. Brother General, tell me a date, when will we take action?"

Yang Zhen's plan had already been discussed by Lu Pinqi, Zhang Chen, Li Lu and others. All the issues that needed to be addressed were raised and the loopholes that needed to be fixed were fixed. There was no big problem in itself.

The remaining things that really require their careful consideration are actually various improvisations during the specific implementation process.

Everyone present, whether they were the generals of the army or the leaders of the bandits in Fuzhou Bay, were all veteran soldiers who were accustomed to fighting, and they all knew the reason behind this.

You might choke when you drink water on a normal day, let alone go ashore to fight. Who dares to guarantee that you will win when you go there?!

Besides, this time when they went ashore to fight the Tatars, Yang Zhen's original team was tasked with the more dangerous task of defeating the enemy. However, these pirate teams who came from afar were actually just taking advantage of the situation.

The tasks given to them are not difficult, and the risk is not high. If they win, they can share the fruits of victory. Even if they fail, they can just pat their butts and leave.

Therefore, after Hu Changhai decided to do this, no one else had any objections. Now when they saw Hu Changhai mentioning the day of going ashore to attack, they all looked up at Yang Zhen.

"It's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun! Brothers in Fuzhou Bay don't have to go ashore to set up camp! Everyone, take a rest. At midnight tonight, we will set off to go ashore! Damn it!"

As soon as Yang Zhen said this, Hu Changhai, Gao Chengyou, and Yu Liangtai were all a little surprised, including Yuan Jin and Hu Dabao, who also looked at Yang Zhen with wide eyes.

However, they saw that the faces of Yang Zhen's original team members Lu Pinqi, Li Lu, Zhang Chen and others did not look surprised at all, so they knew that they were ready.

Hu Changhai was just stunned for a while, and when he saw that Yang Zhen was not joking, he smiled awkwardly, stood up, and quickly restored his previous heroic expression. He first made a slap with his fist, and then said loudly:

"That's fine! Since we're going to fight, we need to do it all at once, so as not to have a long night and have too many dreams! Brothers, pass on the order! It's better to choose another day than to hit it! Tonight is the day, damn it!"

Now that Hu Changhai had spoken, Gao Chengyou and Yu Liangtai didn't say anything. They immediately stood up and shouted to the people waiting outside to go back and deliver the order.

When Yang Zhen saw this, he stood up and said to Yuan Jin and Hu Dabao: "Brother Yuan! Brother Hu! Your troops, follow me this time!"

After Yang Zhen and Hu Changhai made up their minds, everyone quickly dispersed, each busy gathering their own teams and getting ready to set off at midnight.

Yuan Jin and Hu Dabao also immediately received Yang Zhen's order and hurried to gather their troops.

Yang Zhen returned to his camp. The night was already dark. The mountains and forests and the bay were filled with fog, and the visibility was only a dozen steps away.

Such weather would definitely be detrimental to the men and horses under Yang Zhen's command who relied on firearms. If they were not careful, the gunpowder and powder would get damp.

However, such weather is also unfavorable for the Tatars and Ertazi in Xiongyue City and Shiqiaozi.

The fog that filled the bay and the river prevented them from detecting these fleets coming from the sea in time, even though the fleet was almost under their noses.

Let us say that that night, as soon as midnight passed, Yang Zhen led a fleet to leave Tudao Bay of Tu'er Island first, met another fleet coming out of Erdao Bay at sea, turned off the lights, and raised the sails.

, slowly heading north.

After they left, Hu Changhai sent an order to raise the sail that had just been lowered two hours ago, and carried Yang Zhen before leaving. Before leaving, he specially asked Yuan Jin to send a few ten thousand enemy balls each weighing forty kilograms.

, along the way we came, meandering south.

Before leaving, Yang Zhen not only gave Hu Changhai several tens of thousands of enemies for him to use in attacking fortresses as a last resort, but he also told Hu Changhai that they should not rush to attack Xu Guanbao.

Yang Zhen suggested to Hu Changhai that after arriving at the mouth of the Fudu River, he could continue to rest and wait until dawn. First, send a small group of people to the shore to scout, and wait until the other large groups of people have passed. Don't alert the enemy in advance.

Yang Zhen still hoped in his heart that he could lure the main force of the two Tatars from Xu Guanbao out of the well-fortified stockade into the ambush circle he had set up, and fight them in a battle of annihilation.

In this way, on the one hand, he can continue to boost the morale of his men, on the other hand, he can also establish the prestige of his officers and soldiers in front of the group of pirates, telling these pirates that he is not the imperial army they were familiar with before.

In the night, Yang Zhen, Yuan Jin, and Hu Dabao stood side by side on the deck of the bow, looking toward the mouth of the Xiangshui River in the mist, and no one spoke.

Hu Dabao got the twenty flintlock muskets he wanted from Yang Zhen, as well as the corresponding musket pellets. His more than one hundred troops will follow Yang Zhen this time.

From his own heart, he did not want to attack Xiong Yuecheng, but wanted to follow Hu Changhai and others to walk across the Fudu River to take advantage of Xu Guanbao.

After all, Xiongyue City also has a tall city wall, and there are a large number of genuine Tatars with white flags in the city.

The same cannot be said for Xuguan Fort, which is dozens of miles away. Although it also has a walled earth village, it cannot be compared with Xiongyue City.

However, Yang Zhen insisted on taking him to fight Xiong Yuecheng, so he had no choice but to admit it.

It wasn't until the two fleets met off the coast of Rabbit Island that he got the flintlock musket promised by Yang Zhen. At this time, Yang Zhen also told him that his men would be needed to capture Shiqiaozi, and then
Chapter completed!