Chapter 228: Leading an army alone to attack Zhenjiang
The monkey quickly returned home. As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw Yang Ying sitting on a chair waiting for him, and there was a table of food on the table next to him.
"Madam, I kept you waiting!" He walked over with a smile.
Yang Ying smiled and said: "I haven't waited long, have you eaten yet?"
The monkey sat down opposite Yang Ying and said with a smile: "I know that my wife has prepared a meal waiting for me at home, how can I dare to eat first? I just drank a few glasses of wine!"
Yang Ying poured him a glass of wine and said, "How many ranks have you won?"
The monkey hesitated for a moment and said: "The fifth-grade Zhongwu general is the same as Wang Da and Geng San. Madam, will you be disappointed?"
Yang Ying sighed and said, "I've noticed how hard you've been working on your errands recently. If it's not about the Military Intelligence Agency, you can at least outdo both of them. How can I blame you?"
The monkey hurriedly said: "Forget about the past, where is Lin'er?"
Yang Ying said: "I went to the Li Mansion to play. By the way, what rank is General Li?"
The monkey said: "You are a fourth-rank official, and you have been named deputy commander."
"Where is General Xu?"
The monkey touched his nose and said: "The only third-level official, champion general, and marshal of the left wing!"
Yang Ying nodded and said softly: "Then we will visit Xu Mansion tomorrow night, and then go to Li Mansion the day after tomorrow."
The monkey agreed.
At this moment, the housekeeper came to report that Wang Da and Geng San were here.
Just as the monkey was about to get up and go out to greet him, he heard Wang Dah's urgent roar outside the door.
"Monkey, you run really fast! Old Geng and I chased you after we saw you leaving the hall, but we didn't catch you!"
While talking, the two of them strode in, and Geng San actually had a bottle of wine in his hand!
The monkey said angrily: "If you have something to say, say it, and if you fart, let it go. Our family is about to have dinner. If you don't go to the palace to eat, why are you here?"
Geng San raised his hand and said with a smile: "Don't I want to have a drink with you? There are too many people in the palace, so drinking is boring. It would be more comfortable for the three of us to drink together!"
Yang Ying said softly: "Husband, please accompany the two generals, and I will help you make some side dishes to go with wine!" After saying that, he left.
Geng San and Wang Da both stared at Yang Ying's back with their eyes wide open, as if they were seeing a ghost.
When Yang Ying walked away, Wang Da put one hand on his mouth and whispered: "Monkey, why does your wife look different today than before? She seems to be a different person!"
In the past, Yang Ying didn't like Monkey and Geng San and Wang Da, and she didn't have a good attitude towards them. After the incident at the Military Intelligence Agency, she calmed down.
The monkey was too lazy to pay attention to his words and said: "Tell me, why are you coming to me?"
Wang Da sat down next to him, coughed, and said: "Monkey, you have seen today's merit-based rewards. The three of us are all fifth-grade loyal generals. Not to mention compared with Xu Baisheng and Shanzhu, we are even about to be defeated."
That guy Fu Youde has caught up, are you worried or not?"
Monkey leaned back in his chair and curled his lips and said: "As long as you do your job well, you will be promoted sooner or later. What's the need to panic?"
Wang Da snorted: "Bullshit! Your Majesty is about to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. The only way to gain meritorious service and gain promotion is to capture cities and territories!"
The monkey said: "I am the city defense general now, and the war has nothing to do with me. How can I attack the city and seize the territory?"
Geng San said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter. When we attack Zhenjiang, we can take you with us. We are all our brothers. We will never take advantage of outsiders when we have this kind of opportunity to make meritorious deeds!"
The monkey said blankly: "You want to attack Zhenjiang?"
Wang Da raised his head and said: "Yes, do you remember that when we gathered for a meeting a while ago, we mentioned the plan to attack Zhenjiang to the king? The king had been persuaded by us at that time. As long as we presented a feasible battle plan, we could lead the attack on our own.
Army!"
The monkey was surprised and said: "Have you made a plan?"
Wang DaDao: "No."
"Ah?"
Wang Da rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "You also know that Geng San and I are not good at using our brains, so we need your help with this matter."
Geng San poured Wang Da a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that before the military advisor came to the village, you were the smartest person in our village!"
"Stop flattering!" Monkey said angrily, finally knowing why these two guys came to him.
"You don't have to think about it, my little cleverness is of no use on the battlefield, otherwise I would have been promoted to marshal like Xu Baisheng!"
Wang Da said in a rough voice: "Monkey, why do you keep living longer and returning home? We didn't win the battle, but we didn't lose the battle either. As long as we practice more, we will definitely learn the tricks of leading troops to fight!"
The monkey sighed: "You are just talking nonsense! When I attacked Jiangdu, I realized that fighting is not a matter of intelligence or not, but is determined by a person's character! If the three of us have bad character, we will go to the battlefield.
It’s hopeless!”
Wang Da stood up and sneered: "I think you are greedy for life and afraid of death! Geng San, let's go, we don't need to find such a coward!"
Geng San sighed, stood up, and was about to leave with Wang Da.
Suddenly, a figure stood in front of the two of them, and it was Yang Ying.
"Sister-in-law, do you have anything to say?" Wang Da said in a low voice, still a little worried about Yang Ying.
Yang Ying said softly: "You go back and sit down first."
Wang Da and Geng San looked at each other, then returned to the table and sat down.
Yang Ying walked to the monkey and said: "Husband, I know your concerns. You are afraid that no one will protect Lin'er and I after leaving Jiangdu, right?"
The monkey was silent.
Yang Ying said faintly: "It's my fault that I didn't explain it to you. In fact, you don't have to worry about my and Lin'er's safety anymore. Liu Futong and Du Zundao are ready to make Han Qing'er emperor and won't trouble us anymore!"
The monkey was surprised and said: "Han Qing'er?"
Yang Ying said: "He is the son of my maid and Liu Futong."
Wang Da and Geng looked at each other, feeling like they had heard something terrible.
Yang Ying stretched out his hand and caressed the monkey's chest, and said with a smile: "I know you are actually not willing to be inferior to others. It's rare that General Wang and General Geng have the same thoughts as you. It's time for the three of you to work together to make some achievements!"<
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The monkey's blood surged when he heard it, and he said loudly: "Since you all said so, I'll give it a try!"
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Wang Da and Geng San cheered in unison: "Okay, this is a good man!"
The monkey frowned and said: "But now I am the city defense general, how to transfer to the military camp is a big problem!"
Geng San hurriedly said: "You help us come up with a battle plan first. As long as the king agrees to let us lead an army alone, we will ask the king for you!"
Yang Ying shook his head and said: "My husband's official position will be conferred in today's king ceremony, and the king will not change it easily. When you ask the king for him, the king will only send you another general!"
Wang Dal was stunned and said: "What should we do?"
Yang Ying thought for a while and said: "Aside from his wife, the only person who can influence the king the most is the head of the second village."
Geng San smiled and said: "The second village master likes monkeys the most. As long as you ask her for mercy, she will definitely help to advise the king!"
The monkey nodded and said: "Then I will go to the second village master tomorrow to plead for mercy. By the way, how many people have our army expanded to now?"
Wang DaDao: "It has exceeded 180,000, and it will reach 200,000 in another half month. The wild boar is already gearing up, and is waiting for that day to challenge the king!"
Geng Sandao: "It's the same with Xu Baisheng. The whole territory of Hezhou has been captured. He has already asked the king for a lot of warships!"
The monkey's face changed drastically and he said: "How many warships do we have now?"
Wang Da touched his forehead and said: "It should be about a hundred ships."
The monkey said anxiously: "If you want to cross the river and fight, warships are indispensable. You should hurry up and get a batch of warships tomorrow, otherwise there will be no battle plan at all!"
Wang Da and Geng San both only thought about attacking the city and ignored the issue of crossing the river. Their expressions changed when they heard this, and they all agreed.
The next day, Monkey went to the racecourse to find Qin Lingsi, while Wang and Da two went to the Ordnance Bureau. The shipyard was also managed by the Ordnance Bureau.
The two came to Hu Guangcao and wanted to reserve a batch of warships, but Hu Guangcao said: "The warships have been taken over by Marshal Xu and Marshal Shan. They asked for fifty on each side, and there are only two left."
The warships are idle."
Wang Dazhao asked anxiously: "How long will it take for the new batch of warships to be built?"
Hu Guangcao asked: "How many ships do the two generals need?"
Wang Da and Geng San looked at each other and said, "At least thirty ships!"
Hu Guangcao said: "That will take at least two months!"
Wang Da felt a chill in his heart. Xu Baisheng might have captured Zhenjiang in two months, and then they would be completely out of trouble!
Geng San said: "Mr. Hu, it was the monkey who asked us to order warships. Do you think you can think of a way to take fifteen ships from each of the two commanders and give them to us?"
Hu Guangcao smiled bitterly and said: "Both marshals are holding the king's approval document. How can I misappropriate it for you privately? Can the old man take the liberty to ask, what is the use of Baisi's warship?"
Geng San hurriedly said: "The three of us plan to ask the king for orders to lead an army to attack Zhenjiang! So we need warships to cross the river!"
Hu Guangcao touched his beard and said: "In other words, there are more than a thousand small boats parked at Xiyuan Pier, all brought by General Yu. If you don't mind, you can use those boats to cross the river!" p>
Wang Dayi slapped his forehead and said happily: "That's great, then you must keep it for us!"
Hu Guangcao smiled and said: "I can save it for you first, but if you want to use these ships, you still need the king's approval. You should ask the king for instructions as soon as possible!"
The two quickly agreed and left the Ordnance Bureau together.