Qingniu Mountain, in the lobby of Qingyi Village, Zhang Mingjian sat on a chair, glared at his men and said: "How many people do you think Longtan Village has expanded to?"
He has delicate features and a gentle complexion, resembling a famous scholar. However, there is a scar half an inch deep on his right eye, extending diagonally downward to the left corner of his mouth.
When he talks, the scar will squirm slightly, looking very scary.
The subordinate hurriedly said: "I heard that it has exceeded three thousand!"
Zhang Mingjian rubbed the handrail, squinted and said, "How can these girls get enough food to feed so many people if they don't do it for a few months?"
"Zhang Zhaizhu, why do you care about these trivial matters? Right now, planning for Jiangdu is the most important thing!" In the hall, a horse-faced man with long arms and legs sat on a chair, speaking in a low voice.
This person is Zhao Ping, the leader of the Red Scarf Army sent by Zhao Junyong to Qingniu Mountain.
A gloomy voice followed: "General Zhao, you have to understand that this is Qingniu Village, and everything must be obeyed by the leader of our village!"
The man who spoke was a man dressed as a scholar, with triangular eyes and a mustache. He was Zhang Zhaolong, the military advisor of Qingniuzhai.
Zhao Ping remained silent.
Ever since Wang Mengge led his troops and left Jiangdu, he has been encouraging Zhang Mingjian to send troops to attack Jiangdu, but Zhang Mingjian always made excuses.
"Zhang Zhaizhu, there are only three thousand defenders left in Jiangdu, but you and I combined have four thousand troops. This is a God-given opportunity! Are you really not interested in Jiangdu City?"
Zhang Mingjian grinned: "Don't worry, General Zhao. It's not that I don't want to fight, but I just think that there are so many refugees now, which is a good opportunity to expand our strength. Recruiting more people will make us more confident!"
Zhao Ping said anxiously: "Our Red Scarf Army is fighting fiercely with Brother Wang Meng in the front. As long as we attack Jiangdu and Polo doesn't waste time in planning Wang Meng's return, our army will be able to pursue from behind and defeat Wang Meng's army in one fell swoop!"
Zhang Mingjian sneered secretly: "The straight mother-in-law is finally willing to tell the truth!" Pretending to be confused, he said: "General Zhao is saying that we are just trying to contain it, but we don't really want to conquer Jiangdu?"
"Zhang Zhaizhu, let me tell you the truth. Jiangdu City has high walls and thick walls. We don't have siege equipment. Even if we have twice as many people, we can't defeat it!" At this point, Zhao Ping can only tell the truth.< /p>
Zhang Mingjian smiled and said: "With General Zhao's words, brothers will feel at ease. Well, as long as General Zhao promises me one thing, I will send troops immediately!"
"What's the matter?"
An eager light flashed in Zhang Mingjian's eyes, and he smiled: "I have no ambitions and no other pursuits. I only like glittering things!"
Zhao Ping slapped his thigh: "Isn't this easy? When Jiangdu is captured, Brother Zhang will go with us to rob several wealthy households. Are you afraid that there will be no gold?"
Zhang Mingjian laughed: "This is a good friend! Military advisor, send the order, let the brothers eat stew tonight, and tell them that each of them will bring three days of dry food tomorrow, and we will rob Jiangdu City!"
Zhang Zhaolong smiled and said: "Take the order!"
Zhao Ping hurriedly asked: "Zhang Village Master, why do you only bring three days of food?"
Zhang Mingjian smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you only need to force Polo to come back without spending any money to bring Wang Meng back? Isn't three days enough?"
"But..."
Zhang Mingjian waved his hand and said: "I can only besiege the city for three days at most! Daheng Miao is not a vegetarian. If he sieges for a long time, he will take advantage of our fatigue to launch a sneak attack, but we will suffer big losses!"
Zhang Zhaolong said sadly: "If Polo doesn't spend three days recruiting Wang Mengge to return to the army, it will be useless to continue the siege! It will also delay the sale of the village!"
Zhao Ping sighed and said: "Forget it, three days is all!"
In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Mingjian only left 500 men to guard the stronghold. Together with Zhao Ping, he led a company of 3,000 troops and went straight to the west gate of Jiangdu City. He did not attack the city, but blocked the city gate and shouted for Polo Buhua to surrender! p>
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"Sister, military advisor, I heard that Zhang Mingjian is attacking Jiangdu City. Is it true?"
Qin Lingsi rushed into the meeting hall angrily. She had just been recruiting refugees at the foot of the mountain. After getting the news, she hurried back to the mountain.
Guo Niansheng returned to the village ahead of her, twirling his short beard and saying, "It must be true. I heard some farmers talking about this when I was at Sanshui Village just now."
Qin Lingsi took off her cloak and threw it to the monkey: "Humph, this bastard Zhang Mingjian is really crazy. With how many troops he has, he dares to attack Jiangdu?!"
Zhang Yangquan held a hot cup of tea and said leisurely: "According to the intelligence report, he has four thousand troops, more than the defenders of Jiangdu City!"
"How is this possible!" Qin Lingsi said in surprise: "He originally had less than 2,000 people. After being severely injured by Miao Daheng, his vitality should be severely damaged. How can there be so many people?"
"Could he have just been recruited from among the refugees? Zhang Mingjian has always liked to forcefully recruit refugees. This time the refugees fled south, he should have eaten a lot!" Guo Niansheng touched his chin and analyzed.
Qin Lingjun sat upright and shook his head: "No matter how hard he tries, he can't be faster than us. There must be something fishy in this!"
A sudden flash occurred in Zhang Yangquan's mind, and he said: "Could it be the person Zhao Jun is using? After he failed to find us that time, didn't he threaten to find someone else? I'm afraid he is looking for Zhang Mingjian!"
Qin Lingjun's eyes flashed: "It's very possible!"
Qin Lingsi sat down next to Zhang Yangquan, tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "Jiangdu doesn't have many troops at the moment, will it really be defeated by them?"
Zhang Yangquan poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile: "That's not true. Zhang Mingjian is a bandit after all. He has no siege equipment unless a traitor opens the door for him."
The monkey interrupted: "Zhang Mingjian's men did not attack the city, they only yelled and cursed under the city!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes flashed: "That's right, their goal is not to attack the city, but to force Wang Mengge of Polo to return to the army for rescue. In this way, the Red Scarf Army has a great chance of victory!"<
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A cold light flashed in Qin Lingsi's eyes: "Commander, should we take action?"
Zhang Yangquan looked at her and instantly understood what she was thinking.
Qingyi Village used force to occupy the footpath of Longtan Village and forced them to go further to rob the road. This shame has been suppressed in the hearts of the Qin sisters for a long time.
Just recently, Qingyi Village robbed the horses of Longtan Village, which Qin Lingsi resented. Now that Qingyi Village is empty, she wants to launch a sneak attack!
However, according to Zhang Yangquan's own ideas, continuing to develop his strength is the best way. In less than a year, he is sure to develop Longtan Village to more than 10,000 people.
When the time comes, it will be enough to push them over and destroy Qingyi Village.
Zhang Yangquan turned to look at Qin Lingjun and found that she was also staring at him, obviously very interested in this proposal.
He sighed secretly, not wanting to disappoint Qin Lingjun, and asked the monkey: "Do you know how many people are left in Qingyi Village?"
The monkey shook his head and said: "I don't know, do you want me to go and have a look?"
Qin Lingjun said hurriedly: "According to my understanding of Zhang Mingjian, he will not leave too many people behind. It only takes an hour to ride from the west gate of Jiangdu to Qingniu Village, which is enough for him to return for reinforcements!"
Guo Niansheng was cautious by nature and couldn't help but said: "No matter how few people are left in Qingyi Village, we can't break through it in an hour. When they come back for reinforcements, we won't be able to defeat them!"
Qin Lingjun was noncommittal and stared at Zhang Yangquan and said, "Commander, is there any chance?"
Zhang Yangquan met her expectant gaze, pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "If we want to defeat Qingyi Village, we can only set up an ambush. It would be better if Zhang Mingjian takes the bait, but if he doesn't take the bait..."
Qin Lingjun said: "Then cancel the plan immediately!" He turned to Qin Ling and thought: "Little sister, is this okay?"
Qin Lingsi flattened her lips and said: "I'm not someone who doesn't care about the overall situation. I just think this is a good opportunity! Since the military advisor has made a plan, of course I listen to him!"
Qin Lingjun nodded slightly and looked at Zhang Yangquan with burning eyes: "Commander, please give the order!"
Zhang Yangquan slowly stood up and suddenly said: "Second Village Master, how many horses are there in our village now?"
"Two hundred and seventy-eight horses!"
Zhang Yangquan turned to face the king's main road: "Immediately send an order to select 275 people who can ride horses from the village soldiers and assemble in Qianshan Square!"