It was not yet noon and it was still early, so the two of them went to the military camp together.
As soon as I passed through the gate of the military camp, I saw a young general coming to greet me.
"General Wang, General Geng, I finally found you!" The general walked over with a smile. It turned out to be Yu Tonghai.
Wang Da frowned and said, "Yu Zhenfu, what do you want from us?"
Yu Tonghai cupped his hands and said: "I am here under the orders of Marshal Shan. He has asked the king for orders this morning to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Changshu. We will set off in five days!"
Wang Da's face changed drastically and he asked anxiously: "Why so fast? Has our army strength exceeded 200,000?"
Yu Tonghai smiled and said: "Yes, my father brought five thousand people here from Chaohu. In addition, after yesterday's king ceremony, two rebel armies joined us, and our army has exceeded 200,000 troops!"
Geng San's face turned slightly pale and he said: "Why did Marshal Shan ask you to come to us?"
Yu Tonghai said: "Admiral Shan wanted to ask the king for orders to transfer you into the army, but the king said that you two had a plan to attack Zhenjiang, so he asked Admiral Shan to ask you what you wanted to see if you were willing to give up the plan or join in.
Our army!"
Wang Da loudly said: "Why should we give up? Tell Shanzhu that we will definitely capture Jiangnan City before him!"
After finishing speaking, he took Geng San and rode back towards Jiangdu City.
While running, the sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded behind them. The two turned around and saw that it was Fu Youde chasing after them.
"General Wang, General Geng, on the orders of Marshal Xu, I'm here to ask you two to make an account!" He cupped his hands and said.
Wang Da snorted and said: "Has Marshal Xu already asked for orders to attack Jiqing? So he wants us to join his team?"
Fu Youde was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes!"
Geng San cupped his hands and said: "Please also tell Marshal Xu that the two of me and General Hou Baisi will lead an army to attack Zhenjiang. Thank you for his invitation!"
After saying that, the two rode off.
Seeing that Wang Da was silent all the way, Geng San smiled and said, "What are you so angry about? Xu Baisheng and Shanzhu invited us with good intentions and wanted us to follow and make contributions!"
Wang Da hummed: "I know."
"Then why are you angry?"
Wang DaDao: "Don't you think they look down on us? They knew we had proposed a plan to attack Zhenjiang, but they still invited us. Obviously they think our plan won't work!"
Geng San was silent for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Perhaps we are indeed a little unrealistic. Now they are about to lead the army and set off, but there is not even a trace of our plan!"
Wang DaDao: "Don't be discouraged, the ship is already there. As long as the monkey can come up with a feasible plan, we still have a chance!"
After the sun was high, the two of them hurried to the city to defend themselves. After asking, they learned that the monkey was not in the government office, so they hurried to the monkey's home.
The sun was fierce, and the two of them were sweating profusely as they ran all the way. After entering the Houfu, they learned from Yang Ying that the monkey had not returned home.
The two of them guessed that the monkey was still at the racecourse looking for Qin Lingsi to intercede, so they all waited in the palace. Yang Ying did not shy away from suspicion and waited in the lobby with the two of them.
An hour later, the monkey finally came back and ran quickly to the lobby.
"Monkey, how's it going? Is it done?" Wang Da stood up and asked.
The monkey was also sweating profusely. He took the handkerchief handed over by Yang Ying, wiped it and said with a smile: "With the help of the second village master, what can't be done? How are you over there? Are there any warships?" p>
Geng San's eyebrows were dancing and he said: "Although there are no warships, there are more than a thousand small boats, all brought from Chaohu Water Village. It should be almost enough to cross the river!"
The monkey's face suddenly changed and he said: "Small boat? How can that be done? There are ten thousand sailors in Zhenjiang! They are all big ships with four masts or more, and they have set up a defense line on the other side of the river, so small boats can't cross the river at all!"
Wang Da was surprised and said: "How do you know?"
The monkey said: "I once heard Brother Xu mention this!"
"Xu Baisheng? How did he know about Zhenjiang?" Wang Dacuo asked in astonishment.
The monkey said angrily: "He did a special investigation to prevent Zhenjiang from sending naval troops to assist when he attacked Jiqing. Since you want to attack Zhenjiang, why don't you even investigate the intelligence?"
Geng Sanqian smiled and said: "We have also investigated, but not in such detail."
The monkey glanced at the two of them and said, "What did you find out?"
Wang Da hurriedly said: "We know that the Zhenjiang garrison is called Chen Zhaoxian, and he is the son of Jiqing Infantry Marshal Chen Yexian. He should have more than 20,000 infantry under his command. Where did the navy come from?"
Monkey frowned and said: "I don't know the details."
Yang Ying suddenly said: "Why don't you ask General Geng Si? He may have a better understanding of the situation in Zhenjiang!"
Geng San's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said: "Yes, my brother has also sent many spies in Zhenjiang. He must know more details than us!"
So the three of them headed towards the Military Intelligence Agency together, came to Geng Si's office, and asked him about the situation in Zhenjiang.
Geng Si asked the three of them to sit down and said slowly: "Zhenjiang does have ten thousand naval troops, and they are all large warships. Barbarian Hague just transferred them from Hangzhou half a month ago, just to prevent our army from attacking Zhenjiang."
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Wang Da said in a daze: "Then we can't cross the river?"
When Geng San saw someone coming to report the situation to Geng Si, he quickly stood up and said: "If you have anything to do, we can discuss it when we go back. Don't disturb my brother's work!"
So the three of them returned to the Marquis Mansion and sat in silence in the lobby, each thinking of countermeasures. Yang Ying silently served the three of them tea and water.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Wang Da suddenly scratched his head and said: "It seems that it can’t be done. Let’s just follow Marshal Xu or Marshal Shan to make meritorious deeds!"
The monkey glared at him and said: "You dragged me into the water, and now you quit?"
Wang Da stared and said: "We can't even cross the river, what else do you think we can do?"
Yang Ying suddenly said: "Don't General Geng San's Shenji Battalion have a lot of artillery? Can you put a cannon on each boat? It may not be able to defeat the Tatar navy!"
Geng San was stunned, and said in surprise: "Yes!" Suddenly he shook his head and said: "No, those artillery pieces have been transferred by the Ordnance Bureau, and they will probably be assigned to the Shanzhu and Xu Baisheng's army!"
Wang Dayi slapped the table and said angrily: "The warships also belong to them, and the artillery also belongs to them. It's so unfair!"
Yang Ying said softly: "Both of them have fought independently on the battlefield and won great victories, so the king naturally trusts them more. Since we can't fight across the river directly, we can only use strategies!"
Wang Da and Geng looked at each other in confusion. The word "strategy" was so unfamiliar to them.
The monkey smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, the three of our brains put together can't come up with any strategy!"
Yang Ying glanced at him and said: "Who made you think about it! Let me ask you, when the king and his wife encounter problems on weekdays, who do they most like to turn to for advice?"
The monkey was stunned and said: "I used to look for Ma Yulin or Luo Guanzhong, but now I seem to be looking more for Liu Bowen!"
Yang Ying smiled and said: "Why don't you go to him and ask for advice?"
Wang Da touched the back of his head and said: "We are not familiar with him, so I'm afraid it would be in vain to ask!"
Yang Ying said calmly: "How do you know if you don't try it? It's better than sitting here with your feet down, right?"
Wang Da smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is talking about Monkey, Geng San, let's go try it tonight!"
So the three of them left the Hou Mansion and went about their business. At nightfall, the three of them met at the Hou Mansion, bought some tea as gifts on the way, and headed towards the Liu Mansion.