This sentence was like a thunder, shocking the gangsters, and they all looked at Gou Er with suspicion. Wuzhou is a capital city, an important town in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the place where the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi once resided. After the bandits took over, they repaired the city wall.
, reorganized their armaments, and there were garrisons outside the city. Without a large army gathering, without cannons and siege equipment, it would be a fool's dream to rely on more than 200 people to invade Wuzhou!
After a while, someone asked tremblingly: "Second Master Gou! You... do you really have this plan?"
Second Master Gou nodded and said with a smile: "Look at how stupid you guys are! What? You all think I'm crazy, Second Master? Don't tell me that you think so, I even think I'm crazy!" He laughed wildly as he said that, "
But let me tell you, Second Master, I am not crazy, I have this golden opportunity right in front of me!"
"What good opportunity?" The gangsters suddenly became interested,
"To be honest with you, there is one biggest treasure in this city of Wuzhou, and that is Zhen Kun!" Gou Er said with a smile, "As long as I get my hands on Zhen Kun, are I afraid that I won't have a lot of money and a future?"
The gangsters cheered loudly and geared up one by one, their minds filled with dreams of promotion and wealth.
"Why are you talking to them about this? As long as the soldiers have money, they can attack wherever they point..." Hu Lanyan complained, "If you talk too much, the soldiers will start thinking."
"You said that was in the past!" Gou Er said, "The situation is different now. After all, we are not officers and soldiers, and we are not paid. Everyone who follows us is just to make ends meet. There are some dangerous things, please explain clearly.
, they won’t follow suit.” As he said that, he lit his pipe, “Just this time, I just pulled the team directly to the gate of Wuzhou City and said we can break in. Do you see what will happen to them? They were so scared that they peed!
Anyone who can run away is considered to have the guts! Jiang Suo told me that when leading troops to fight, the first thing is to let the soldiers know why they are going to fight and what kind of war they are fighting. Once the soldiers have figured it out and feel it is worth it, then
He is willing to do whatever it takes. I think what he said makes sense..."
"Isn't Jiang Suo's method the method of the thief Kun? If that kid likes the method of the thief Kun so much, why is he still a deserter?" Hu Lanyan said, "Besides, without money, can you impress these Qiu Baye with just words?
Which of those civil servants who commanded the army did not do a good job and talked about the principles of nature and human relations, but they still stared at Qiu Bagan who was asking for pay?"
"It's just a grudge. I see that he sometimes has nightmares at night and calls out 'Senior Sister' and 'Senior Sister'. It's probably because his relatives died at the hands of thieves."
"You can be considered a good man!" Hu Lanyan said.
"He will come over to discuss with us soon." Gou Er lowered his voice, "There are some things that only a few of us know."
"Understood!" Hu Lanyan nodded, eager to try but a little uneasy, "Tell me, will Yi Haoran's boss use us as a trigger?"
"It's not impossible." Gou Er said, "You have to be more careful." He blinked his eyes and whispered: "He's coming."
Jiang Suo rushed back from Wuzhou in one fell swoop, and the plan had entered the stage of concrete implementation. Yi Haoran not only gave him detailed information on the political institutions and defense situation in Wuzhou City, but also submitted a specific action plan.
Although Yi Haoran did not see the specific defense plan drawn up by Qian Duo, he roughly guessed that the Second Squadron would set off to Fengchuan one day in advance to meet the fleet. As a result, Wuzhou was the emptiest on the eve of the arrival of the grain ship: the city was the emptiest.
There was only one company left, and then a National Army squadron in Sanhezui.
"...Mr. Yi's strategy is to start on this night." Jiang Suo said, "That night, we raised fire at Sanhezui as a signal, and we attacked Sanhezui with all our strength. Mr. Yi led people to meet General Song on the city.
Enter the city, rob and kill Jie Kun."
Gou Er knew the situation in Sanhezui: thousands of prisoners were guarded by only a hundred national troops, plus hundreds of "retained personnel" - mostly their own kind, who would never fight to the death in a war.
. Attack at night, no matter whether there are people inside or outside who are cooperating, let alone taking advantage, at least you will not suffer a loss. If the war is not going well, you will run away at most, and you will not fall into the city.
In contrast, Song Ming's group of people would take great risks, and if not, the entire army would be annihilated.
However, misfortune and blessings depend on it. Song Ming took the greatest risk and gained the greatest credit after winning. There is nothing to fight for. His subordinates are a mixed bag, and they cannot shoulder such an important task. It is not bad to get a second-rate credit.
What Gou Er is thinking about now is to get a serious official position, no matter how big or small, and at least have a place to stay. He has had enough of the life of bandits in the valley.
Hu Lanyan asked: "What will be the signal then?"
"Sanhe raises fire as a signal in his mouth. When the time comes, the brothers who are inside will set fire inside. When you see the fire, you rush in with all your strength. The brothers inside will cooperate with you inside and outside to break the camp in one fell swoop.
Jiang Suo said that after breaking the camp, he set fires all the way, and the noise was as loud as possible. They would withdraw immediately when the Kun army in Wuzhou City came to help.
"...Brothers, as long as we lure the Kun army out of the city, the matter will be settled. The rest is up to General Song." After saying that, he looked at Gou and Hu with inquiring eyes.
Gou Er nodded and said he had nothing to say. Hu Lanyan frowned and said, "I can't say what's wrong with this method. Master Yi is very thoughtful! What should I do with the rewards for the brothers?"
Jiang Suo asked: "What reward?"
Hu Lanyan said: "Brother Jiang, you have been an official for a few months after all. Don't you know the rules of the Ming Dynasty? You have to be rewarded for fighting in battle. In the past, we were engaged in the business of robbery. Brothers, you can't tell me.
You are working for yourself. This time, you are serious about fighting for the imperial court! Who would be willing to help without a reward?"
"Once the matter is successful, the court will naturally reward you..." Jiang Suo said that he had been an official. When he actually led the army, most of the daily chores were done by Yi Haoran. He knew very little about the rules of the army and officialdom - he also
He was not interested in understanding. He was confused as soon as Hu Lanyan opened his mouth.
"Brother Jiang, you are such a bastard!" Hu Lanyan sneered with his eyes crooked, "What is the relationship between the imperial reward and the big-headed soldier? I will reward you with two or three taels of silver and ask you to remove your head. Are you willing to go? Besides, I won't do it.
A Song general has gained nothing? Which court wants to kill you?"
Jiang Suo was speechless for a moment. For him, the orders from superiors were carried out unconditionally, and there was no concept of paying money to fight the war. He was confused: "I don't have money here, and I'm afraid Mr. Yi doesn't have it either - I need money."
If not, I will go look for him again and see if there is any way to raise some."
But Gou Er knew that this was Hu Lanyan's pretense, preparing to ask him to show his love so that he could negotiate better terms in the future, so he did not tell the truth, but just pretended to smooth things over and said:
"Brother Hu, don't embarrass Brother Jiang - where did he get the money? Even if Master Yi has a few taels of silver, he doesn't have this much."
Jiang Suo didn't know their tricks, so he could only say: "I can only ask the two elder brothers to help..."
Hu Lanyan pretended to be dissatisfied and talked about many difficulties. Gou Er gave up after some false persuasion.
After this pretense, the three of them discussed how the team would set out and how to attack. Originally, Hu Lanyan wanted to select a few capable local gangsters to go and investigate, but Gou Er stopped him.
"Master Yi has eyes and ears there. If we don't have any information, why should we send someone there? If we are captured, wouldn't we have leaked the secret first?"
Arrangements were made at the moment, leaving thirty cronies to guard the stronghold - there would always be a place to stay in case of failure. In addition, the old, weak, sick and disabled were eliminated, and one hundred and fifty capable gangsters were selected.
They have no shortage of weapons. The collapse of the Ming army in Guangdong left behind a large number of swords, guns and firearms, including more than 40 rare armors. According to Jiang Suo, it is impossible for these bandits to form an array to fight the Australians.
It won't work, but there is a 40 to 50 percent chance of a sneak attack at night.
Song Ming also received news from Zhang Yong and made preparations for the war. Song Ming had much fewer people, including him, there were only fifty people, but these fifty were almost all elites and not his relatives.
Soldiers are the servants of civil and military officials. Almost all of them are equipped with armor. They are very eager to fight. Almost all of them are bold and brave men who believe in "seeking wealth and wealth through danger". When they heard that they were going to make a surprise attack on Wuzhou and capture Zhenkun alive, they all
Everyone was howling and squealing, busy cleaning their weapons and arranging their armors, fearing that they would not be able to catch up with this wealth.
Song Ming knew that this battle was probably a narrow escape, not to mention that if he broke into Wuzhou and faced a face-to-face fight with the Australian elite, even if everything went well and took away Zhenkun. The Kun thieves would never give up and would definitely use a light force.
Pursuit. Unbeknownst to others, Song Ming was an experiencer of the Chengmai War, and had personally experienced the terrifying feeling of being chased by Kun thieves.
Fubo's army pursued not only fiercely, but also for a long time. After Chengmai's defeat, Fubo's army pursued him almost all the way to Qiongshan City. The infantry simply chased down the cavalry. If he hadn't abandoned his horse and left the road halfway, he might not have been able to do so.
Escape.
Regardless of whether we can succeed or not, we must first figure out the escape route after the war.
Obviously, they cannot go to Guangxi - the officers and soldiers there cannot protect themselves. The only option is to go north and escape along the Hejiang River to Hezhou, Hunan. This is almost their only option.
They had been carrying out robberies around Wuzhou in the past few days, and they were more or less familiar with the surrounding terrain. They roughly planned which route to take to evacuate, where to retreat to rest, and where to get off the water and boat. They also sent people to make preparations.
Song Ming settled everything, called his soldier Zhang Yong, and handed him a letter and a bag of silver:
"Take the money and the letter with you. Don't enter the city on the night of the attack. If you succeed in Wuzhou, you can escape to Hunan safely without saying anything. If the war goes against me and I am trapped in Wuzhou, you can take the letter back to my home and give it to my parents, wife and children.