Chapter 260: Refusing to return the court to Hu Rugui, cleverly borrowing the Five Route Soldiers
Wen Shichang led his troops to Haicheng. He knew that the young eunuch was good at using troops and had many tricks, and he did not know the real situation in the city, so the army did not dare to enter the city rashly. He first set up a camp ten miles outside the city, ordered the soldiers to bury pots to make rice, and agreed that the three armies would be there the next day. Attack the city vigorously.
The young eunuch summoned the generals to discuss how to meet the enemy. Some said to leave and others said to stay. It was difficult to agree on the opinions of the public. The young eunuch always relied on Hu San when encountering big things, so he turned his eyes to Hu San. Hu San understood, smiled slightly, and said road:
"Everyone, please don't quarrel. According to what I see, although Wen Shichang is incompetent, not all the generals leading the troops in the court this time are losers. Besides, the soldiers are pressing down on the situation. If we wait to fight to the death, with the two of us, If a thousand men and horses meet a hundred thousand people, they will definitely hit the stone with eggs. In an instant, the whole army will collapse and be wiped out, and there is no chance of winning."
When everyone heard what Hu San said, they felt that it was very reasonable. They suddenly felt that the situation was serious. They all looked at Hu San and waited for his next step to see what clever plan he had.
Hu San said again: "Tomorrow morning, Pan Shuai can lead 500 troops out of the city to resist the enemy. However, they cannot engage in battle. They are just making a show of pretending. The rest of the people will take a large ship with their baggage and go to Heye Island for temporary refuge." For a while, the eldest brother retreated without a fight and still boarded the ship and entered the sea."
Everyone was puzzled and said together: "Third Brother Hu said the day before yesterday that defending the island was like shutting himself off. Although the island was invincible, it would be extremely difficult to attack it. Today he said that retreating to the island was not self-defeating. Are you seeking death? Third brother, this plan is inappropriate. As you said, when can we defeat the traitors and regain the court?"
Hu Sandao: "Soldiers have no permanent form, and water has no permanent shape. Yesterday is yesterday, and today is today. We all retreated to Heye Island. Wen Shichang and others must focus all their attention on besieging the island and attacking it. At that time, I will Try to use tactics to retreat the troops."
The generals asked what the plan was, and Hu San smiled and said:
"This is a secret that cannot be revealed."
Everyone didn't believe it and shook their heads and said: "Being forced to a small island is like a turtle with a shrunken head. You can only get beaten and have no chance to fight back. Lao Hu also said that he would try to use tricks. Where does the trick come from? Go to hell! It seems that we will never return to the mainland in this life. We still have wives and children at home!"
The little eunuch knew that Hu San had a clever plan in mind, but he couldn't tell it in front of the generals, so he said:
"Okay, okay, looking at your perspective, you only have one wife. I have several wives in Wang Shugui's hands! If you are worried, I won't be worried. It's useless to talk nonsense now. When the time comes, you will As long as we use our lives on the battlefield, arranging the troops and formation are the business of me and Lao Hu Lao Huazi, so please retreat and wait for the good news!"
The young eunuch enjoys a very high prestige in the army. Everyone knows that the commander has experienced hundreds of battles, and he is brave and good at fighting. Rebellion, expansion of borders, and war against Japanese invaders, which battle was not his masterpiece? Within the unified dynasty, throughout the country, was there anyone who could stand out? Everyone heard what the little eunuch said, and seemed to see a glimmer of light, so they respectfully said :
"According to the commander-in-chief's words, we will follow the commander-in-chief to the death. We will not avoid swords, guns, water and fire. We will do whatever the commander-in-chief says."
The little eunuch smiled and said: "Go, go!"
After the generals dispersed, the young eunuch asked Hu San what good strategies he had come up with. Just as Hu San was about to speak, Hua Shixiong said:
"Third brother, don't talk about it yet. Let's write down our thoughts on our hands and see if we have the same idea."
The little eunuch was overjoyed and ordered someone to bring in pen and ink. Each of them wrote two words on the palm of his hand. When he opened it, it turned out to be the word "borrowing troops".
Only then did the young eunuch understand why Lao Hu wanted to return to Heye Island. He originally wanted to fight a protracted war. If he wanted to preserve his current strength, the best defense was of course Heye Island. As for Heye Island,
Although the young eunuch still has not fully thought about who to borrow troops from, the nearby counties and counties are all subordinates of Mr. Wang. He has lost his power and has become an arrested prisoner of the court. Anyone who is willing to lend troops will dare to
He? But it seems that Hu San has already made up his mind on this matter. I wonder whose plan this ghost guy has come up with? Since both Lao Hu and Lao Hua have this plan, they must have soldiers to borrow, but
Who is this? After thinking about it, the little eunuch asked:
"You two brothers don't know who to borrow troops from. Have you thought about this?"
"Brother," Hu San said with a smile, "Youdao is a brother who fights tigers. Father and son go into battle. What do ordinary people do?"
The little eunuch suddenly realized and said: "Brother, are you talking about your sister-in-law Wu'er Sultan's place? But as far as I know, she can't raise enough 100,000 soldiers anyway! In addition to those who defend the territory and frontiers, she can lend me at most 10,000 or 20,000.
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"Is there no place to borrow money anymore?" Hu San pretended.
"Where else can I borrow it?" The little eunuch opened his eyes wide.
"Where is your father-in-law?"
"My father-in-law?" Although the little eunuch has many father-in-laws, after thinking about it, he really can't think of one who has a decent army.
"Sister-in-law Ruan's father!" Lao Huazi's reaction was quicker.
"Ah!" The young eunuch thought of the father-in-law, the leader of the Dayue Kingdom, whom he had never met. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder how many spare men he has. Besides, I have never met him before. I wonder if he will be willing?"
Hu San smiled and said: "That's why this place is more difficult to deal with, so I need you to personally go to your father-in-law's place to move troops."
"What else?"
"Your uncle!"
"You mean Breda?"
"Who else but him?"
"Okay, Lao Leizi is a man of justice. Let Hulunbei do it. I guess there will be no problem." After thinking about it, the little eunuch felt a little inadequate and said, "These three places can make up 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Just add more."
Already."
"There's more!"
"Who else?"
"Shuanglong Village and Liantang Town two families can handle ten thousand."
The plan was finalized, and the little eunuch ordered his troops overnight. The first route was Zhu Linzong and he took people to Mobei to find Wu'er Sudan. The second route was Tianshanxue and he took people to Anxi Fort to find Breda. The third route was that Guanxue went to Shuanglong Village to ask for Shangguan Bao.
On the fourth route, Zhang Facun and Huang Ren went to Liantang Town to move troops, and on the fifth route, the young eunuch went out in person to meet his father-in-law, Nguyen Thi Mui's father, the Lord of Dayue. The above five groups set off in five groups, because it was
The matter was urgent and I did not dare to delay, so I set off overnight.
They also agreed that after the borrowed troops arrive, they will be stationed fifty miles outside Haizhou City, and then they will gather together to attack the city together.
The next day, Hei Fengda took the place of the young eunuch to challenge. When Wen Shichang saw the big black man, he couldn't help but take two steps forward and asked in a thin voice:
"Da Laohei, what are you doing here? Where is your head eunuch?"
Hei Fengda said: "Our commander caught a cold yesterday and is running a high fever! So let me resist for a while."
"Shit!" Wen Shichang scolded, "How can a useless person, neither a man nor a woman, be called a marshal? Now the Benbutang is the marshal of the army who obeys the imperial edict and obeys the emperor's orders."
In order to delay time, Hei Fengda went to great lengths to talk to Wen Shichang for a long time. When he saw that the time was almost up, he didn't show off and left immediately.
The generals were about to give chase, but Wen Shichang stopped him and shouted:
"Don't dare. This is a trick used by the little eunuch to lure fish. He wants me to be fooled, but there is no way. He said he had a cold, and I even got smallpox!"
The army stopped and waited for several hours, but there was no movement in the city. Wen Shichang sent people to inquire about it, and they replied that it was an empty city.
The vanguard general Wei Kongxun remonstrated: "Commander, if we don't enter the city to search now, how long will we wait?"
Wen Shichang shook his head like a rattle and said: "What do you know? This is the little eunuch's empty city plan. He wants to trick me and coax the ghosts away!"
After waiting like this for three days, Wen Shichang had the courage to enter the city. At this time, the shadow of the eunuch was gone. The generals sighed, but Wen Shichang didn't take it seriously. He asked someone to write a victory report and hurriedly sent it to the prime minister: Haicheng has been conquered.