Chapter 12 Everyone has their own plans for tomorrow

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 12 Everyone has their own plans for tomorrow

I heard the signal from the rear to withdraw troops.

The Jurchen soldiers quickly retreated out of the range of bows and arrows, consciously organized a defensive formation, and slowly retreated to the camp.

Huang Jitai was in a good mood. He looked at the filled moat in the distance and nodded with satisfaction. Today he had completed the purpose of landfilling at a very small cost.

But the other generals didn't understand. The impatient Hu Yanhan couldn't help but ask as soon as he returned to the camp;

"Great Khan, why did you withdraw? The main sections of the moat have been filled in. We can attack the city on a large scale in the afternoon. Why did you come back?"

Huang Jitai said calmly;

"Let me ask you, when Commander-in-Chief Dawu's reinforcements came to capture me, they were ambushed by us. After they broke through, did they break through our northern blockade and return to Pingyang County?"

"Hui Khan, absolutely not. These warriors are really embarrassing. I thought they would break through to the north and return to Pingyang City! Who knew they were so cowardly that they ran south directly? According to the pursuing soldiers, they ran back to the pass in one breath.

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"Then think about it again. There are 200,000 troops in this city. Who can command them now?"

"Yes, who is commanding this city in Pingyang County? That old general Zhang, no, I heard that the old general named Zhang was shot and wounded by our Condor Shooting Warriors. I heard that the golden sore burst and died later?"

"You, finally told me the key. I was a little impatient before, thinking that if the Dawu reinforcements lost their commander, they would be leaderless and lose their combat effectiveness. If we make a surprise attack to capture Pingyang County at the minimum cost, then our hegemony will be

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Huang Jitai's face was filled with longing, and he continued:

"But on the contrary, after these two days of fighting, the general who defends the city is a powerful figure. I feel that he should have all the military power, so we are facing 200,000 defenders, so we cannot rush and fight for

Give the soldiers the best possible condition and succeed in the first attempt. If it becomes a war of attrition, we will lose half of this battle. The Yuezhi people are still staring at us, so we still have to fight quickly and make a time difference."

"Understood, Khan, we will attack directly early tomorrow morning without giving the enemy any time to breathe."

Hu Yanhan knew what the Khan meant. It would be best to capture Pingyang County in one day tomorrow to avoid unnecessary complications.

"Well, very good! Let the warriors have a good rest today and we will see the result tomorrow! Instruct the logistics department to debug the siege weapons as soon as possible and use them all tomorrow."

"Yes, Khan!"

In Pingyang County City,

Zhang Jinyu took Ningbian back to the general's mansion, and the two of them were puzzled on the way!

Why did the Jurchens retreat?

Could it be that people have three urgent needs and that Huang Jitai will die?

Zhang Jinyu's thoughts always seemed weird, or there might be some conspiracy, but in broad daylight, everything was clear.

"Sir, will there be a sneak attack at night?"

Ning Bian guessed and expressed his opinion. If he didn't fight during the day, he must have been beaten at night.

"It makes sense. Let Jiawu's men withdraw and rest, Jiawen's men take turns to keep watch, and leave 2,000 men on each of the other three walls to guard the rest. Let the 10,000 cavalry from Zhang Yuanpeng's eighth battalion leave the city.

Take turns to harass the Jurchens guarding the river section, don't be too eager to fight, hit and run."

"Sir, why did you withdraw so many people? Instead, you sent cavalry. Aren't you afraid of a real sneak attack?"

"Yingbian, my intention is very simple. Send cavalry to counterattack and harass the Jurchens, which can not only serve as a warning, but also disrupt the enemy. The Jurchens must firmly guard the filled-in river section, and besides, they are under the noses of both sides.

Can it still be considered a sneak attack down there?”

"It's me who's in trouble, the general is so calculating!"

Ning Bian flattered him and said, "I really didn't expect this. The key is that I have been thinking about the sneak attack."

"You Ningbian is also good at flattering, stop talking, tomorrow will be a bloody battle, unless Huang Jitai is stupid and fights with me, but Huang Jitai is not a fool, so tell the generals of the Zhang family that starting from Zhang Wenqing's third camp tomorrow, the first

One will guard the east city, Zhang Xiaolin’s Sixth Battalion will be the reserve team, followed by Zhang Mingzhe’s Seventh Battalion, plus the Eighth Battalion’s 10,000 infantry troops, and finally Jiawen and Jiawu, I hope that’s not the case!”

Ningbian also had a solemn look on his face, knowing that tomorrow would be the key, and the Jurchens' attack power might exceed imagination.

"As you command General!"

"One more thing, why do you call me Sir at home, but General here?"

Zhang Jinyu has always wanted to ask this question. Why does this title keep changing?

"Reply, my lord, this is the title of a great military attache. At home, he is the master, and he is called your lord. On the battlefield, he is a general. Of course, when he reaches earl or above, he is called uncle or marquis."

"I understand! If I become an uncle or a marquis, the people in your house will not change their words in the future, which will appear to be troublesome."

"Of course, the master will definitely be the uncle or the marquis. It's a matter of time!"

"It's better that you speak well! Go ahead!"

"Yes, sir, the general has left."

Watching Ning Bian leave Zhang Mansion to convey the order,

Zhang Jinyu then thought that she had not gone to her mother's house to pay her respects for many days. This was unfilial in feudal society.

Thinking of this,

Zhang Jinyu called the guards, and with the help of the guards, he took off his armor, simply straightened his clothes and walked towards the inner courtyard of the mansion.

Because my mother was from Jinling, she was a famous Jiangnan talented woman and liked the unique gardens and rockeries in Jiangnan. Therefore, when my father was still alive, he specially built a separate courtyard in the house for my mother to enjoy, and now she lives directly in it.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, it is more like a palace than a courtyard. It covers an extremely large area. In addition to flowers, trees and a large forest, there is also a large artificial lake in the center of the courtyard.

Walking a little further inside, you will feel a refreshing fragrance flowing directly into your nose, which is elegant and rich.

This is the smell of cinnamon. This is Zhang Jinyu’s favorite smell. It smells so pure and delicious no matter where it is!

Continuing to walk inside, you will see pavilions, rockeries and flowing water. It is truly beautiful and expensive to build.

It's simply too luxurious, too corrupt, and too feudal, but I like it.

On the high ground on the north side of the artificial lake in the center of the courtyard, a very large antique five-story attic was built. This is also very rare in Dawu. The cost of building such a tall building must be high.

This is the tallest building in Pingyang County, the famous Dongyun Tower. Standing on the top of the building, you can see Luoyun Lake outside the city and the rising sun in the morning. Especially in the early morning, the purple air comes from the east, which is extremely beautiful.

My mother lived on the floor below, and the maids were busy in and out. It was really depraved.

Zhang Jinyu strode towards the attic without taking a closer look.

When the maids saw him, they all knelt on the ground;

"Meet the adults!"

Zhang Jinyu was still not used to the rule of kneeling down when she saw her master.

"Get up and go about your business, don't worry about me."

"Thank you, sir,"

Zhang Jinyu didn't care about them and went straight into the house.

At first glance, I saw a large bronze cauldron with incense that I didn't know what to call. The surrounding area was still airtight.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu doubted that breathing PM2.5 for a long time would help, and she didn’t know what to think.

"Come here, put out this incense, open the windows and ventilate it. From now on, let it ventilate every day, and don't light the incense anymore."

Zhang Jinyu said to the maids outside the door,

"This? It's an adult."

The maids came in and began to open the windows to ventilate the room and put out the incense.

The people in the back room heard the noise,

Wang Shihan, the mistress of the Zhang Mansion and Zhang Jinyu's mother, really didn't want to move these days. When she heard such a big noise outside, she knew that her precious son was here.

"Lan Yue'er, why don't you go outside to see what's going on?"

"Yes, old lady,"

Lan Yue'er just wanted to get up,

I saw Zhang Jinyu coming in carefree,

"Don't go, I'm coming in,"

Zhang Jinyu saw a beautiful middle-aged woman, elegantly dressed, looking at her with kind eyes, and she looked 80% similar to her.

No need to ask, this is my mother, and my heart suddenly turned over with all kinds of emotions, after all, she has compensated me for a lifetime of maternal love.

"The son visited his mother, which shocked her!"

He kowtowed three times respectfully.

"Get up, be polite to me, come over here and let me see, you've lost weight."

"No way. How is mother's health?"

"It's okay. I've been fine these past few days. I just want to sleep and am feeling lazy!"

"Go out for a walk if you have nothing to do, and ventilate the house frequently during the day. Never light incense while sleeping at night, as it is not good for your health."

Zhang Jinyu started talking too much without realizing it.

Wang Shihan couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!