Yin Chongke's light cavalry went first and did not carry any siege equipment. They were just stationed outside the city.
Deputy General Deng Cunzhong walked around Shazhou and reported to Yin Chongke with some gloom.
"General, this rebel army is like a tortoise. We are only a thousand people, and we have come from a long way away. They dare not go out to fight. They are too cowardly."
Yin Chongke smiled softly and said, "Jiang Yanzhang is right. The Guiyi Army really doesn't dare to fight against our army."
Mu Yanzhang smiled modestly and said nothing.
Deng Cunzhong was a little depressed and even more unhappy. He cursed and said: "A bunch of turtles with shrinking heads."
Yin Chongke ignored Deng Cunzhong. As someone who had experienced it, he could understand Deng Cunzhong's feelings and also saw that there was a certain conflict between his most trusted deputy and Mu Yanzhang. Moreover, this situation was unchangeable and was also the reason for the entire Dayu.
A common phenomenon in the imperial court.
The military camp has always been a place where strength and military achievements speak for themselves.
Whoever has the ability and the greatest credit will have a louder voice.
This phenomenon was very practical in troubled times, but it is not very practical nowadays.
When the world is at peace, the chances of obtaining military exploits are far less than before, which inevitably results in the latest batch of officers being unable to perform feats that can calm the situation.
As Yin Chongke's most trusted deputy, Deng Cunzhong has followed him for many years, fought many battles, and performed very well.
Mu Yanzhang, on the other hand, had no merit, but he was in a different situation.
Luo Youdu, as a later generation, had already seen this. The Yu Dynasty had long ago begun to give classes to soldiers in the army to learn theoretical knowledge, and opened military schools to use theory to make up for the shortcomings of actual combat.
Mu Yanzhang was one of the first batch of top military students to graduate from Dayu Military Academy.
With his excellent performance, Mu Yanzhang was assigned to Liangzhou and became Yin Chongke's assistant, with a status equal to Deng Cunzhong.
Deng Cunzhong was naturally dissatisfied. He had military exploits and nearly survived many times. Why should Mu Yanzhang be equal to him? Just by reading a few books?
Yin Chongke tried to mediate in the beginning to resolve the conflict between the two, but after it failed to produce any results, he stopped paying attention to it.
If you can't be persuaded, let's see who of the two is more capable of taking the lead.
Military merit is always the truth that consolidates a general's status. Yin Chongke said with a smile: "Our mission here is not to attack the city, but to prevent Cao Yanlu from escaping after hearing the news. There is no need to force a battle. It will depend on the situation when the governor's army arrives.
." Just as he was talking, news came from outside that Suo Weikang, a powerful man from Shazhou, was asking for an audience.
Yin Chongke asked Deng Cunzhong and Mu Yanzhang to stand on the left and right, and asked Suo Weikang to be invited in.
Suo Weikang was a burly man, but after entering the military tent, he immediately lowered his head and said, "Suo Weikang has met the distinguished general of the Celestial Dynasty."
Yin Chongke said solemnly: "Are you here to represent yourself, or are you Cao Yanlu, the brother-killing traitor?"
Suo Weikang hurriedly said: "Reporting to the general, I have both. If I had not received Cao Yanlu's permission, I would not have been able to leave Shazhou City. However, our Suo family deeply hates Cao Yanlu's act of killing his brother. We only regret that we are not strong enough to hoe for the imperial court."
The female cadre came to surrender to the general on the pretext of acting as an interpreter."
Yin Chongke's heart moved slightly and he said, "What's going on in Shazhou now?"
Suo Weikang said: "People are panic-stricken. The general arrived so quickly that most people in Shazhou did not know what was going on. Cao Yanlu was still deceiving the people in the city, saying that the Murong family colluded with the Uighurs from Ganzhou to invade. The general said
Cheng is the Uyghur army in Ganzhou, and they are really hateful. We, the superiors and the superiors, dare not say anything about this, so we will discuss the plan privately, and tonight we will work together to open the west gate of Shazhou for the general, and help him capture the city."
Yin Chongke said: "How many of you are there in total?"
Suo Weikang said respectfully: "Two thousand people in total cannot compare to the great army of the Celestial Empire. They are all heroes who are loyal to the imperial court."
Yin Chongke pondered secretly.
Mu Yanzhang asked, "Who are the people joining forces with you?"
Suo Weikang said: "In addition to my Suo family, there are also five families: Xue, Si, Cha, Hu and Lian."
Mu Yanzhang nodded slightly,
Didn't answer the call.
Yin Chongke knew what he meant and said: "Your intention in coming is loyal and I will know it. You go down and wait for the news. Let us discuss it for a while and then make a decision."
After people sent Suo Weikang away, Yin Chongke glanced at Deng Cunzhong and Mu Yanzhang and asked, "What do you think?" In fact, Yin Chongke still favored Deng Cunzhong in his heart. After all, he was his confidant who had been promoted by himself, absolutely.
Trust, someone who can fully entrust your back.
But he had to admit that Mu Yanzhang was really easy to use.
Mu Yanzhang, who was born in a military academy, has complete basic knowledge of marching formations, strategic thinking, and even terrain mapping to a certain extent, making him very easy to summon and making people unable to help but entrust him with important tasks.
Deng Cunzhong hurriedly said: "It's worth a try."
Mu Yanzhang said, "My subordinates suggest that it is better to stay put."
Yin Chongke said in a deep voice: "Do you suspect there is fraud? Didn't you say before that since Cao Yijin's death, the Cao family has become unpopular due to the inheritance issue, unable to gather forces in one place, and is alienated from morality. All the powerful powerful people in the territory have their own affairs.
I will not advance or retreat with the Cao family because of my own thoughts. As far as I know, the Shazhou Suo family is deeply rooted, second only to the existence of the Zhang family in the past. If it hadn't been for the turmoil, the Cao family would not have taken advantage."
The Suo family in Shazhou was as powerful as the Zhang family. When Zhang Yichao raised his army, the Suo family was Zhang Yichao's most capable assistant.
As a result, the two families became in-laws.
Later, there was internal turmoil in the Zhang family. Suo Xun of the Suo family stole the position of the Zhang family and became the commander-in-chief of the fourth generation Guiyi Army. However, in the end, because he was unpopular, the Cao family took advantage.
As a result, the Suo family lost control of the Guiyi army, but the centipede insect did not die. The Suo family is still the powerful one in Shazhou. Mu Yanzhang said: "This is true, general. The Suo family's intention to surrender should be
Really, he wants to make meritorious service in order to consolidate the status of the Suo family. But just because he wants to make meritorious service, his subordinates feel that there is something wrong with this matter."
Yin Chongke said blankly: "What do you mean by this?"
Mu Yanzhang said: "Except for the Cao family, the powerful people in Shazhou are dominated by the five surnames of Suo, Zhang, Li, Chunyu and Tuoba. But Suo Weikang said that some of them belong to Xue, Si, Cha, Hu and Lian.
I have never heard of it before. It can be seen that Suo Weikang did not really gather the powerful people in Shazhou, but gathered a group of forces with good relations with him, hoping to monopolize this credit."
Yin Chongke understood and said with a smile, "This is also human nature."
Mu Yanzhang nodded and said: "It is indeed human nature, so my subordinates do not dare to gamble. The Suo family has a great business. They have been powerful in Shazhou for hundreds of years. Their foundation is here and they cannot escape. Your Majesty has been doing this for these years.
Hexi used a strategy to attack the heart and showed off the power of Dayu here, bragging that Dayu was invincible. Our strength was already strong, but over time, the idea that Dayu was invincible became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Cao family was internally unstable, and the Suo family was unstable.
Naturally, such a wealthy family is not willing to live and die with the current Cao family. But small families are different. As long as they have enough benefits, what if they give up the Shazhou family property? Can I, Dayu, chase them to the ends of the earth for them?"
"If the Suo family contacted Zhang, Li, Chunyu, Tuoba and other surnames today, it would be possible. But only the Suo family is not qualified."
Yin Chongke couldn't help but nod his head and said: "What you say makes sense. In your opinion, don't move your troops?
Mu Yanzhang said: "Yes, the general believes that at this point, safety should be the top priority. As long as the follow-up troops of the Grand Governor arrive, Shazhou will not be able to hold on for long."
Deng Cunzhong was somewhat unwilling to accept it, and said dullly: "What a great opportunity.
Yin Chongke is also determined to make a great contribution. With the development of the times, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the opportunities for making meritorious deeds will become less and less.
Mu Yanzhang is the best example: some of the latest batch of low-level officials in the imperial court have been promoted not based on military merit, but on theoretical achievements.
However, as a veteran in the army, Yin Chongke resisted the temptation and made a decision.
He asked Suo Weikang to go back and wait for the opportunity, and told Cao Yanlu that there was a misunderstanding, and asked him to go to Bianjing in person to explain.
That night!
While Mu Yanzhang was sleeping, he was suddenly awakened by the harsh sound of a golden gong. He rushed out of the tent with some fear, only to see a fire in the front camp, and the sound of killing people in the fire was loud.
Night attack?
Two words flashed in Mu Yanzhang's mind, and everything became clear in an instant. Just as he thought, Suo Weikang was a chess piece, not only to tempt them to fight, but also to arrogantly tell them about the intrigues within Shazhou.
Each had their own agenda to get them to relax their vigilance. From the very beginning, the other side formulated two strategies: inviting the king into a trap and attacking at night. The purpose was to take advantage of their mentality of underestimating the enemy.
Looking at the fire in the distance, Mu Yanzhang thought everything through. Listening to the harsh shouts of killing, the coping methods he learned in the military academy flashed through his mind. He opened his mouth, but could not say a word.
When I came out, my mind was inexplicably blank.
Through systematic study, Mu Yanzhang has extremely high military literacy, but their situation is different from that of Cao Bin and Pan Mei. The two of them did not lack initial military exploits. During the period of Guo Rong and the Later Zhou Dynasty, the two of them were already in the military.
Gaining merit and gaining seniority, what is missing is the record to prove that one can stand alone.
Now that Dayu has reached the size it is today, there is no such thing as petty fuss. If it doesn't move, it will move like thunder.
Therefore, people like Mu Yanzhang now don't even have the opportunity to train with their elder brother in the army.
A true rookie, tonight is his first time fighting.
Mu Yanzhang, who had excellent academic performance, thought more than once that he was commanding the army with determination, entering and exiting seven times, with great majesty. However, when it came time to go into battle, he seemed to have forgotten and couldn't even make a sound.
Just when Mu Yanzhang was nervous, Deng Cunzhong had already led more than ten people and rushed to the front camp.
Dayu's soldiers were well-equipped and well-trained. Although they inevitably fell into brief chaos when facing the enemy's surprise attack, they would not be easily defeated. Instead, they would self-organize in groups of twos and threes to launch a counterattack.
The effect of their counterattack is not obvious, but it can effectively delay the attack for a certain period of time.
Deng Cunzhong appeared on the frontline battlefield. There were not many people, but he was a flag that brought together the soldiers who were fighting separately and organized an effective resistance.