Tang Yin has frequently been in and out of the state government office recently, so he may have to hide his identity from outsiders, but to Kuang Yangming, the magistrate of the state, after a brief inquiry, he knew that Mr. Lu was the famous Tang Bohu.
Kuang Yangming didn't need to smile at Zhu Hao, but he still had to compliment Tang Yin. After all, although Tang Yin was not an official, he was no different from the top artists of later generations.
After a brief greeting, we then got down to business, including when to send troops, as well as various accidents that might occur on the battlefield, all of which were discussed.
Tang Yin said: "This night attack is of great importance and cannot be missed, so there are not many people who know about it. There are only a few people present. Even the people who went to carry out the mission from the palace still don't know what they are going to do."
Kuang Yangming smiled and said: "It seems that Prince Xing's Mansion is well prepared for quelling the bandits."
When it comes to Prince Xing's Mansion, it is up to the Chief of the Prince's Mansion to speak. Yuan Zonggao said: "Can the state government deploy some more troops? As far as I know, if the civilian training in the gentry villages outside the city cannot be reinforced in time tonight, the official
The number of troops is far less than that of bandits."
This involves a problem.
If you want to suppress bandits, of course you must ensure that you have sufficient military strength to suppress them.
Now we have formulated a complete set of raid plans, but they cannot be distributed to the grassroots. If the news is leaked and the raid does not achieve the expected results, your number of soldiers and horses is not even as good as that of bandits. How can we suppress these bandits?
Are you sure that the weapons and equipment of the officers and soldiers are more sophisticated than those of the thieves and bandits?
They're all trying to kill people with knives, and it's hard to tell who has the upper hand.
Kuang Yang asked: "Now the most important responsibility of the state government is to guard the city and prevent tens of thousands of people in the city from being in danger, so we can only allocate corresponding manpower... There cannot be any laxity in the city defense."
With Kuang Yang's name in mind, I have already assigned 200 people to you, are you still not satisfied?
Although these 200 people have basically not received formal military training, and they are yamen cadres with a small number of inspection troops and horses, so their combat effectiveness is worrying, but it is possible to scrape together a few people at critical times.
When Yuan Zonggao heard this, he couldn't help but look at Tang Yin with a strange look, as if he was mocking: Do you, Tang Yin, still dare to guarantee victory in this battle?
Do you regret sticking to the strategy of sending troops?
Luo An's attitude was extremely firm: "This troop dispatch is well planned. It will first disrupt the enemy's position and then cause chaos. The Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Mansion is fully equipped and will surely win the battle."
Kuang Yangming smiled and said: "Luo Dianzhan, I also believe in the ability of the Imperial Guards Department, so I will wait quietly in the Yamen for good news..."
The implication is that you go off to fight, and I will go back to Zhouya to hide out for a while.
If you lose the battle, don't come to me. If the bandits take the opportunity to enter the city, I will have time to prepare. I may even sneak away from another city gate, so... please do your best when fighting.
, as long as our state government does not exist.
After Kuang Yangming finished speaking, he gave a few words to several subordinate officers, left his men at the top of the city to supervise the battle, and then walked away.
The people in Prince Xing's Mansion couldn't help but look at each other.
Is this the government defending the city? Or is it the Xingwang Mansion defending the city?
Who has the final say in this battle?
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The third update is approaching.
The war is not yet underway.
In the study room of Prince Xing's Mansion, Zhu Youji was waiting for news from the front line, his face full of worry and he could not sit still.
Zhang Zuo stayed with him all the time, constantly offering words of comfort.
"My lord, if you are tired, go and rest early. They said the battle will not happen until after midnight, but it will take some time." Zhang Zuo looked concerned, "If there is any news, I will be there in time.
inform you."
"well!"
Zhu Youjia sighed heavily and said, "Tell me, am I right or wrong in advocating sending troops?"
Zhang Zuo looked slightly surprised.
It's time to start a war. As a decision-maker, King Xing, you actually started to review and reflect?
It's both late and early now.
It's late because the war is about to start and there is no point in stopping it now.
It's early because the war is not over yet, and it is far from time for you to summarize and reflect.
Zhang Zuo had some scheming after all, and said: "My lord, actually you don't have to worry, this battle... to put it bluntly, I say, even if we lose, it won't be a big loss to the palace."
"Um?"
Zhu Youjia looked puzzled, "The soldiers of the royal palace went to the battlefield to fight for their lives. If they lose, it will mean that many dead bones will be added to the grave. You actually said... there is not much loss?"
Zhang Zuo hurriedly explained: "My lord, you might as well think about it. The Xingwang Mansion's suppression of bandits is a sign of serving the court and showing loyalty to the emperor and patriotism... As long as Anlu Prefecture City is defended, won't the court later allocate military households to replenish the number of soldiers in the Royal Guards Department?"
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"Well……"
Zhu Youjia understood now.
The loss of a few soldiers is nothing. Even if everyone in the Palace Guards Department is dead, the court will allocate and replenish the corresponding manpower.
As the place where the first heir to the Ming Dynasty is currently located, the Xingwang Palace needs to avoid taboos at all times. Can't it be said that the Xingwang Palace shared the emperor's worries and caused heavy losses of soldiers and horses of the Yiwei Department, but ignored it?
For the princes in the court, no matter how careful we deal with the matter of Prince Xing's Mansion, we must avoid the government and the public from saying that the court is mean to Prince Xing's Mansion and deliberately targeting it...
There are some gossips that neither the emperor nor the ministers want to hear.
Zhang Zuodao said: "So our palace can rest assured to fight this battle. There are still more than 200 people stationed in the palace. Even if the city gate is opened, the walls of Prince Xing's palace are deep and the defense is solid. The thieves can't easily get in, so the prince can sit back and relax."
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Zhu Youjia shook his head: "That's what I say, but can I really sit back and watch the prince's children die?"
Zhang Zuo sighed lightly: "It is understandable that the prince appreciates the hard work and loyalty of the soldiers, but for this reason, everyone in the royal family should die for the prince and earn a future for the prince. Besides, this battle has not yet started, and the outcome is unknown.
The prince should not be sentimental."
"Oh I see."
Zhu Youjia finally relaxed, but there was a little more hope for victory in his eyes.
This battle was not fought specifically to exhaust the soldiers of the Royal Guards Department, but because Zhu Youji, as the decision-maker, was not firm in his attitude toward the main battle, so Zhang Zuocai made some concessions, indicating that he could accept victory or defeat.
In fact, the palace had the absolute initiative in this battle. Even if they could not win, at least most of the troops could return to the city safely. The officers and soldiers of the Palace Guards Department who went out to fight were basically cavalry and well-equipped, and among the thieves, except for
Outside the sentry, how many cavalry are there?
"I'm tired, let's go and rest for a while. If there is any news, let me know as soon as possible... No matter win or lose..." Suddenly a burst of tiredness came over, and Zhu Youji couldn't help but yawned repeatedly. He was so exhausted that he wanted to go back to his room to rest.
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Zhang Zuo helped Zhu Youjia stand up, but Zhu Youjia couldn't stand upright and fell back on the chair.
Zhang Zuo asked with concern: "My lord, are you okay?"
Zhu Youjia held his head in his hands and smiled reluctantly: "I am getting old after all, and my body and bones are not as big as before. Unknowingly, my body and bones are a little weak. Just go back and rest."
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It was past midnight.
The battle proceeds in an orderly manner.
The first step was naturally to open the south gate of the city, and a huge convoy of more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages marched towards the Han River ferry, pretending that the city's wealthy residents were fleeing with huge sums of money.
Tang Yin hid on the east wall of the city.
In order to show that everything was as usual in the city that night, all the city guards patrolled as usual. Even the city gate tower was not allowed to have anyone show up casually. Apart from the necessary torch lighting, there were no candles or anything else at the top of the city.
"Is there any movement in the bandit camp?"
Tang Yin asked Zhu Hao beside him.
Zhu Hao was looking at the enemy camp with a telescope at this time.
Speaking of telescopes, they may not work every time on the battlefield, but this time Anluzhou City resisted the invasion of bandits, it was like a tailor-made place for the telescopes to work.
To put it bluntly, combat means creating an information gap.
The distance between the defenders in the city and the enemy camp can be clearly seen through a telescope. With the advantage of information, this battle can be fought with twice the result with half the effort.
"It's pitch dark and I can't see clearly... No news right now is good news."
Zhu Hao said, "But do you remember that in the middle of the night, a group of people rushed out from the bandits' Zuoying camp? I suspect that those bandits were going to rush to the road in front of the ferry in advance to set up an ambush."
Tang Yin said: "There are three enemy camps. There is movement only in the left camp. Not all the troops are mobilized. How can we create chaos? What should we do if there is a crisis halfway?"
Zhu Hao turned his head and leaned against the wall bricks, and sat down side by side with Tang Yin: "Didn't we agree? Even if there is an accident in the middle, the team transporting the gunpowder will detonate it, and then rush towards the city gate. Now outside the city
The lack of movement shows that there has been no change in our plan."
"Would it be possible that he would be captured in the middle of the process and it would be too late?"
At this time, Tang Yin began to look forward and backward.
Zhu Hao said angrily: "Mr. Tang, why are you afraid of wolves in the past and tigers in the past? You should be firm at this time. Let me put it this way, the stability of the gunpowder I made is extremely poor. After the thieves seized it, they did not use it properly.
The method of transportation and storage makes it easy to explode, let alone transport it to the city..."
Nitroglycerine is like this. It has poor stability. It will explode at high or low temperatures, or violent shaking or collision. The thieves don't know the nature of this thing, so they will blow it up even if they capture it.
Tang Yin said: "Why are you so angry? Well, I listen to you and just wait and see what happens."
Now Zhu Hao was too embarrassed to teach Tang Yin any more, he always wanted to save some face for his nominal husband.
Who let Tang Yin never have a chance to prove himself in this life? Now he is commanding and dispatching and coordinating the overall situation. Even Zhu Chen, the chief of the palace guard and the chief of etiquette, is obeying his command. It is understandable that he is a little unsure of his mentality.
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Time passes.
When the soldiers guarding the city began to fall asleep, a loud "rumbling" sound was heard in the distance.
A "thunder" pierced the sky, not to mention the soldiers on the top of the city, even the people in the city were awakened by the "bolt from the clear sky".
Tang Yin immediately stood up and discovered that there were continuous explosions coming from the south of the city near the dock. He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the plan was being implemented in an orderly manner.
"Leaving the city?" Tang Yin asked.
"wait!"
Zhu Hao held the binoculars and looked at the camp of the thieves with an extremely determined attitude, as if he was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy at this time.
Tang Yin looked very anxious: "When will we wait?"
Zhu Hao said: "The explosion in the south was too loud. After being awakened, the bandit tribesmen were confused about the situation for a while. I'm afraid they would speculate on what happened. It wasn't as bad as the morale of the army. We sent six people to transport gunpowder, at least to the enemy camp.
If more than half of them are bombed, the thieves will be in chaos, and our military can take advantage of the situation and send troops!"