Yang Zhen, Zu Keyong, Xu Changyong, Yuan Jin and others had just finished communicating about sending troops when they suddenly heard bursts of thunderous sounds coming from the direction of the west bank.

The people who were gathering were all startled. They all stood up and looked to the west. They were relieved a little until they discovered that the thunderous sounds did not occur at the edge of the reed marsh.

"The Tatars started shelling Songshan City!"

While Yang Zhen was talking, he continued to look at the sunset in the west. He was a little confused, but after thinking about it for a moment, he understood, so he went on to say to everyone:

"But don't worry! At least we don't have to worry about Songshan tonight! It's Shenshi now! Logically speaking, the Tatars won't launch another strong attack at this time! I guess the Tatars are correcting the firing angle by firing artillery at this time in order to adjust the artillery array

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"Tomorrow! I guess it is probably tomorrow that the Tatars will launch a new round of shelling and storming of Songshan City!"

Just as Yang Zhen finished speaking, there was another burst of cannon bombardment from the far west!

After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Xu Changyong and others were a little relieved, but also a little doubtful. They gritted their teeth and said nothing, looking at the west with worried faces.

Songshan City is about eight or nine miles away from the reed marshes on the coast in a straight line, and about ten miles away from the sandbank island where Yang Zhen and the others are located. Although they can hear the roar of cannons clearly, they can't see anything when they look to the west.

not see.

At this time, Zu Keyong said: "Commander Zu means to send the message to the city as soon as possible! In the past, the Tatars did not have cannons, especially the Hongyi cannons. The commander was not worried that the Tatars could conquer Songshan or Jinzhou, but now the Tatars have

We have to worry about heavy artillery! If Jin Guofeng, Xia Chengde and the others waver in their determination to hold on under the bombardment of heavy artillery, they will be in trouble!"

Having said this, Zu Keyong looked at Yang Zhen and said to him solemnly: "Master Xie Zhen! Harassment and attracting Tatars to attack us can certainly have the effect of rescuing Songshan! But the top priority is that we must be sent first.

Someone informed the Songshan garrison that reinforcements have arrived, and we have news outside!"

After Zu Keyong said this, everyone else turned to look at him, thinking in their hearts, this Zu Keyong is really a master who refuses to settle down!

"Brother Zu! We made such a big noise in the Tatar grain and grass camp last night. People like Jin Guofeng and Xia Chengde in Songshan City should have heard it even if they were deaf! Even a fool can guess that it is the city.

There must be something wrong with the Tatars outside! Do we still need to add another layer of detail and send people to deliver messages to the city?!"

When Xu Changyong thought of delivering the message, he knew that the cavalry must be sent to deliver the message. However, Yang Zhen's old army did not have cavalry, and Yuan Jin was in the navy camp. If he had to go, he would have to use cavalry between him and Zu Keyong.

, so he immediately objected:

"I, Old Xu, are not greedy for life! Nor am I unwilling to go to Songshan to report the message. The problem is that doing so at this time is not only unnecessary, but also simply throwing yourself into a trap! The message cannot be delivered and people are intercepted and killed. What are we trying to do!"

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Immediately afterwards, Yuan Jin also stood up and conformed to Xu Changyong's opinion, saying: "Brother Yang! According to what you said before, we will go ashore in large numbers tomorrow to harass the Tatars and lure the Tatars to attack us. Isn't this just rescuing Songshan?

Is that so? The Qingqi of Xu Guerrilla Division will take on the important task of actively harassing and attracting the Tatars tomorrow. Let them go ashore and fight hard tonight to deliver the message. Even if they come back tomorrow, they may not be able to go out to fight as scheduled. Wouldn't it delay a major event?

?!"

The meaning is very clear, that is, he is talking about Zu Keyong. If you want to deliver a message, you can go, but he did not say it clearly.

No matter how nervous Zu Keyong is, he heard it at this time. He just looked at Xu Keyong and Yuan Jin, clasped his fists at Yang Zhen and said: "Since I proposed it, I will naturally lead the people!

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As a result, as soon as Zu Keyong finished speaking, Yang Zhen said categorically: "You can't go! Others don't have to go today!"

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, Xu Changyong and Yuan Jin's expressions relaxed, especially Xu Changyong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but Zu Keyong wanted to say something else.

At this time, Yang Zhen stopped Zu Keyong and then said to everyone: "It's not that I won't go! It's that I will go tomorrow! We heard the sound of the cannon just now, and I think the soldiers in the advance battalion and navy battalion also heard it!

Go back soon and tell them that the Tatars are storming Songshan. Tomorrow we will all go ashore together to cover the advance battalion's forward sentry cavalry and send a message to the Songshan garrison!"

This was a ready reason and excuse to send troops. Yang Zhen quickly connected the sound of artillery coming from far to the west with tomorrow's ambush battle.

As soon as Yang Zhen's words were spoken, Xu Changyong understood them clearly.

Soon, Yuan Jin also understood.

This is a two-in-one mission of delivering a message to Matsuyama and the mission of ambushing the Tatars tomorrow.

Moreover, sending troops tomorrow on the pretext of delivering a message to Songshan City will not only allow everyone to convince the soldiers under his command, but also make the performance of the Mongolian soldiers under Xu Keyong's command look more real.

If we tell them and let them take the initiative to lure the enemy, who knows if one of them falls off the horse and is captured alive by the Tatars. If he tells the truth, wouldn't our hard work be in vain?

After Xu Changyong and Yuan Jin figured out the twists and turns, they had a deeper understanding of Yang Zhen.

If Yang Zhen's crooked ideas and evil ideas in the past might have been helped by Zhang Degui, Li Lu and others, then others can't help him with his on-the-spot reaction now.

At this time, Zu Keyong also reacted.

However, he was still worried about the safety of Songshan City. He just heard him say again: "Master Xie Zhen! Tomorrow is mainly to lure the enemy. The possibility of the letter not being delivered is too high. If Songshan City doesn't know that the reinforcements have arrived, they will be out.

What to do about the problem?!”

"No! Brother Zu, you have to believe me! Since Jin Guofeng and Xia Chengde have persisted until now, they will not be easily shaken!"

After Yang Zhen said this, he just stared at Zu Keyong and continued: "Brother Zu, if you have a letter written by Marshal Zu to Jin Guofeng and Xia Chengde, why not take it out tomorrow and give it to Brother Xu's men, so that

They go with the letter! Otherwise, they may not have the chance to send it out in the future!”

Yang Zhen's words shocked Xu Changyong and Yuan Jin.

However, what surprised them even more was Zu Keyong's answer.

Zu Keyong pondered for a moment and finally said: "Okay!"

Zu Keyong's answer not only confirmed Yang Zhen's conjecture, but also shocked several others. How dare Commander Zu have such an arrangement!?

Xu Changyong looked at Zu Keyong and then at Yang Zhen. He saw that Yang Zhen was still smiling, with no change in his expression. He was neither surprised, disappointed or unhappy, and he secretly admired Yang Zhen's city.

If it were him, Xu Changyong, if he was ostensibly appointed as the commander-in-chief of the advance battalion, but Commander Zu secretly made an explanation to others, someone would take his place at any time and place with Commander Zu's orders.

It will definitely feel very uncomfortable.

What does it mean to not be trusted?

This is called not being trusted.

However, Yang Zhen had already thought about this possibility.

Although he was born in the rear guard of Guangning, the capital of Liaodong, and can be regarded as a native of Liaodong, to the current Ningjin Army or "Guanning Army", he is just an outsider who is not trusted.

As for whether Zu Keyong had any other secret military orders from Zu Dashou besides the letters to Jin Guofeng and others, Yang Zhen could not guarantee.

Maybe one day he makes a mistake in his mission, and Zu Keyong can replace him if he takes out a piece of military order!

But he doesn't care anymore.

Because now the main force of the advance battalion is his old team, not Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong.

Without their own musketeers, artillery and grenadiers, Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong's little cavalry could not play any role.

And their cavalry, from the moment they decided to go north by sea, had become tasteless and worthless.

At this time, the sound of Tatar artillery shelling Songshan from the west had stopped for a while. At this point, everyone believed that the Tatars were just testing the artillery. Starting tomorrow morning, Songshan City would probably be in a critical moment.
Chapter completed!