Heyuan Mansion, the Chengfeng Army finally came to this city.

This was the first city that Xuanyuan was going to capture, and before attacking, he had asked Zhai Yin to inquire about the situation in the city.

Originally, there were 30,000 standing garrisons in Heyuan Prefecture, but now there are only 20,000, and half of them are old and weak.

The reason for this is that most of this area is made up of mountains and dense forests, which have also become natural barriers, and the Chu State has always been less fond of going to war with other countries, so for the defenders of Heyuan Mansion, they are almost at ease.

Therefore, decades have passed, and those generals and lieutenants in the army have begun to become corrupt and have eaten 10,000 empty salaries. If the king of Zhongshan sent someone to inspect, he would arrest the common people.

In addition, the government orders and guards of Heyuan Mansion colluded with each other, covering each other, forming a tightly entangled chain of interests.

It can be said that the current Heyuan Mansion is already decaying. The prosperity in the city is only the appearance, and the people living outside the city are miserable one by one, plus every king of Zhongshan Kingdom only wants to control the Xuanyuan royal family and reduce their influence, and they also turn a blind eye to the corruption of Heyuan Mansion.

The government order of Heyuan Mansion is called Chen Qian, and the surname Chen is a big surname in the entire Great Xia, but Chen Qian's family is not an orthodox Chen clan.

Chen Qian's grandfather used to be a servant of the Chen family in Ningdu, and because of his meritorious service to protect the lord, the patriarch of the Chen clan accepted him as a righteous son and changed his surname to Chen.

Later, his grandfather was also considered to be a martial artist, and Chen recommended his grandfather to Heyuan Mansion as a chief supervisor.

Although this place of Heyuan Mansion is poor, it is extremely rich in forest resources, and there are many siege equipment manufacturing equipment that needs to use good wood, so in the early days of Zhongshan State, it set up an instrument institute in Heyuan Mansion, which can be regarded as one of the few "industrial cities" in Zhongshan Province.

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After Chen Qian's grandfather became the chief supervisor, he was like a fish in water, and from time to time developed new siege equipment, which won the trust of the Zhongshan royal family.

So, he simply appointed Chen Qian's father, Chen Ru, as the governor of Heyuan Prefecture.

After Chen Ru's death, Chen Qian took over the post of governor of Heyuan Mansion.

But Chen Qian is different from his father and grandfather, he has been used to luxury since he was a child, and after becoming the governor of Heyuan Prefecture, his extravagance has reached an unbelievable level.

All this costs money, how much salary can he have for an official position under a government order, so he mixed up with the guards, and went up and down to collect "entry fees" for people entering and leaving Heyuan Mansion, as well as "farming fees" for eating, which is called "taking from the people and using it for the people", but in fact, it went into the pockets of the two.

It is a good thing to get such a result from the investigation, after all, the more this is the case in Heyuan Prefecture, the weaker its defense will be, and the easier it will be to take it.

However, Xuanyuan's expression was solemn, and there was no joy at all.

"Your Majesty, there are 30,000 people in Heyuan Mansion in name, one-third of them are empty salaries, one-third are old, weak, sick and disabled, and less than 10,000 are really capable of fighting, and this city is easy to capture. Why didn't Your Majesty feel happy? Zhai Ling'er didn't know why, and asked suspiciously.

Xuanyuan Ding shook his head, "With such government orders and guards, how much suffering the people of Heyuan Mansion have suffered." In the past, when I was in Ningdu, I saw prosperity, but the people were suffering so much, which was of course caused by these corrupt officials, but I also had a certain responsibility. ”

"Your Majesty has thought about it a lot, the Ming clan has firmly grasped the power, even if you have the heart, you are powerless. If you have to say the culprit, then the Ming clan will definitely not be able to escape. Ning Zhou said with relief.

"Commander Ning, don't comfort me! All of this is the responsibility of the Xuanyuan royal family, and I must shoulder this responsibility! If one day, I can return to power, then I must rectify the corruption and corruption in the world! Regulus hung his head, seemingly depressed.

Everyone present was silent, to be honest, the Xuanyuan royal family can be said to have no strength, and only the Baolong clan Zhai clan has been loyal to the Xuanyuan royal family.

The Zhai clan itself only has 30,000 Baolong troops, and Xuanyuan is bound to be forced into a dead end by the Ming clan, and he also wants the Baolong army to go to Zitong Pass to be cannon fodder to resist Beiyi.

Fortunately, Zhai Ao of the Baolong Army was not a foolish and loyal person, and he hid people in Tongshan when he saw the opportunity.

However, since Zhai Ao's death, there are only more than 20,000 people left in the Baolong Army, and Xuanyuan Ding can't be contacted for a while.

He only had 10,000 borrowed Chengfeng troops in his hands now, and it was the eldest grandson who was loyal, not him.

No one responded to his words, which made the atmosphere a little awkward.

"Yay! Uncle, I support you! It was Luo Min who broke the awkward atmosphere, a sweet smile appeared on her face, and her eyes seemed to be full of admiration for Xuanyuan Ding.

Ning Zhou gently touched her who was dancing, a strange look appeared on her face, gently touched her waist, and whispered: "Your play is too fake......

Luo Min was a little embarrassed, and the excitement stopped, and he smiled silly to hide his embarrassment.

"Young Patriarch, what do you think about attacking Heyuan Mansion?" Xuanyuan asked, the eldest grandson Mingyue, who was seriously looking at the map of Heyuan Mansion.

Eldest Sun Mingyue raised her head, pointed to a marked point next to Heyuan Mansion, and asked Xiang Zhai Yin: "Brother Zhai, what kind of place is this?" ”

"Oh, this place is where the equipment courtyard of Heyuan Mansion is located, and there are a lot of siege equipment in it. I thought that we would definitely need siege equipment in the future, so I marked it out, and when we captured Heyuan Mansion, we had to keep it firmly in our hands. ”

"Why wait until later? Can't we take this place first? Eldest Sun Mingyue asked.

"Huh? Young patriarch, here and Heyuan Mansion are each other's horns, if you attack the instrument courtyard, Heyuan Mansion will send a large army to support, and the direction of our attack is a horse Pingchuan, and the instrument courtyard is in the mountains and forests, it is easy to be surrounded. Moreover, the Instrument Courtyard is an important place for the Ming Clan, and a large battalion has been set up in the mountains and forests, with 5,000 elite soldiers directly under the Ming Clan, if you attack the Instrument Courtyard first, will it be a little risky? ”

"Adventure? I don't think so, sooner or later you have to fight, and it's not much different from being late a day earlier. Moreover, if you capture the equipment courtyard, you can get a lot of siege equipment, and it will be much easier to attack Heyuan Mansion. ”

"But what if the people from Heyuan Mansion surround you?"

"Then I'll give them a counter-encirclement. Look at this, here and here, they can all set traps, and if the people of Heyuan Mansion dare to come out, let them die without a place to be buried! She said very confidently, and then asked Xuanyuan Ding, "What does Your Majesty think?" ”

"Young Patriarch, if we follow your plan, our strength will be dwarfed!" Xuanyuan Ding said, "Moreover, if we attack the Instrument Courtyard, it will be a flat river, and the Instrument Courtyard is located in a high place, even if the Chengfeng Army is powerful, it will only have at least 5,000 people." ”

"That's because you haven't seen the power of the Wind Army. Isn't it a piece of cake to have just an instrument yard? ”

"Since the young patriarch is so confident, let's give it a try." Xuanyuan nodded, whether it was the location of this equipment courtyard or the siege equipment in the courtyard, it was what he was in urgent need of at the moment. If you can capture it, you will be able to capture Heyuan Mansion even faster.

"Okay, then ...... next" Eldest Sun Mingyue began to lay out the battle plan to the generals of the Chengfeng Army in front of him, and his eloquent posture made Xuanyuan Ding and the others nod their heads.

The eldest grandson Mingyue's strategic vision and ideas made Xuanyuan Ding's eyes shine.

In the past, he and Xu Xiang both thought that the eldest grandson Mingyue had a very strong ability to grasp the overall situation, so when the eldest grandson Yuyao proposed to let the eldest grandson Mingfu replace her, neither of them agreed.

In retrospect, the decision was a wise one.

Judging from the tactics she has arranged so far, one link after another, it can be said that there are no flaws, and if nothing else, the plan to attack Heyuan Mansion is much better than a strong attack.

After discussing the offensive strategy, the Chengfeng army walked out of the mountains and forests.

Xuanyuan was full of ambition, took the lead, and walked in the forefront. The Nine Thousand Chengfeng Army behind him entered the boundary of Heyuan Mansion in a uniform manner.

"Zhai Yin, hang up my dragon flag!" Xuanyuan Ding looked at the outline of Heyuan Mansion in the distance and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhai Yin took out the dragon flag from his arms and held it high.

This dragon flag was made by him in Jianding County, but whenever a war is launched, it must be justified, so that it will gain the hearts of the people.

This dragon flag is made of yellow brocade cloth, with nine dragons entrenched in the center and embroidered with a large "Xia" character.

After entering the visual range of the city wall of Heyuan Mansion, Changsun Mingyue let the 3,000 cavalry hide, and let the 1,000 infantry ambush on the spot, and then led the remaining 5,000 people to attack the instrument courtyard.

A soldier on duty on the city wall saw the figure of the Chengfeng Army appear in his field of vision, he showed a puzzled look on his face, and then rubbed his eyes, a little doubtful that he was dazzled, how could there be an army in Heyuan Mansion?

However, he was not dazzled, and the five thousand infantry of the Chengfeng Army marched towards the instrument courtyard under his nose.

Not only him, but the other soldiers saw it, and they looked at each other.

"Captain Lu, take a look, is that an army?" Finally, someone was the first to speak and report to the captain who was guarding the city.

The captain who guarded the city was himself at the end of the closing to recuperate, he had just eaten lunch, and he was on duty on the city wall of Heyuan Mansion, and as a captain, he didn't need to stand on duty like a soldier, so he found a reclining chair and leisurely enjoyed the time after lunch.

Awakened by the soldiers, he stood up, walked to the entrance of the city wall, looked in the direction of the soldier's finger, and sure enough, he saw an army marching towards the apparatus yard.

"Hell yes! Where did the army come from all the time? He muttered.

"Quick, go and tell the general!" While he was shocked, he also reacted and said to the soldiers beside him.

It didn't take long for the guards to arrive.

After seeing this army, he opened his mouth and said to the captain: "Captain Lu, can you see what kind of banner that army is flying?" ”

"Back to the general's words, it seems to ...... It seems to be a dragon flag. ”

The guard smirked, "Dragon Banner? What a bold one! ”

It wasn't until the Chengfeng Army stopped at the bottom of the instrument courtyard that he showed a solemn look on his face, "What does this mysterious army want to do?" They want to attack the equipment yard? ”

"General, it seems so. Judging by their numbers, it looks like almost five or six thousand people. It is speculated that they are likely to have the idea of taking down the Instrument Yard and obtaining the siege equipment in the Instrument Yard now. Their real purpose is likely to be Heyuan Mansion! ”

"Shhhh With these five or six thousand people, you want to attack Heyuan Mansion? I don't think they can even attack Shangguan Xiu's side! The 5,000 people in Shangguan Xiu are the most elite soldiers under the King of Zhongshan! Occupying a favorable terrain again, they attacked the equipment yard, which was no different from sending them to death! ”

"What the general said is very true, and his subordinates think so!"

"Lu Zhizhan, you continue to observe the situation, if there is anything, report to General Ben in time!" The guard said with great disdain, a deep mockery in his eyes.

After saying that, he turned and left, no longer paying attention to the "self-sufficient" army that suddenly appeared.

And the spies on the periphery of the instrument institute naturally discovered this army of unknown origin, and they didn't know whether it was friend or foe.

After the Chengfeng army stopped, they sent a soldier with a loud voice to stand on the hillside and shout.

"Who are you? The apparatus yard is the place where the king of Zhongshan is important, and it is strictly forbidden for others to trespass. Quickly retreat! ”

Xuanyuan Ding gave Zhai Yin a look, and the latter understood, and stepped forward with the dragon flag on his shoulder.

"I am under the command of the Great Xia Emperor, and I am the captain of the banner school, Zhai Yin! The Ming clan is perverse, and now His Majesty leads the heavenly soldiers to ask for it, and you can surrender as soon as possible to avoid death! ”

Zhai Yin's words were so angry that the soldiers on the entire hillside heard them. Shangguan Xiu, the commander of this army of 5,000 men, also heard it.

He stepped forward and responded loudly: "You wait for the thief, the thief is quite bold, and he dares to pretend to be the banner of the Great Xia Emperor!" ”

"Shangguan Xiu, you are also the third-rank military attache of the Left Guard Battalion, keep your dog eyes open and take a good look, Your Majesty is here!" Zhai Yin gave up his position and said sharply.

Shangguan Xiu squinted, when he was in Ningdu before, he had served as the commander of the Zuo Guard Battalion, so he was naturally qualified to enter the Longming Hall and see Xuanyuan Ding.

The army in front of him, the one he led at a glance, was the emperor of the Great Xia royal family.

As early as January this year, he received an official document saying that the emperor of Great Xia was kidnapped by Beiyi spies in a vain attempt to open the gate of Ningdu. In order to prevent the conspiracy of Beiyi's spies from succeeding, King Zhongshan turned Xuanyuan Qian as emperor.

Ming Heng did not find Xuanyuan Ding in Ningdu, so he passed on the Ming garrisons in various places, but anyone who found the trace of Xuanyuan Ding would be killed!

"Hahaha!" Shangguan Xiu laughed wildly three times, "It's really nowhere to find the iron shoes, Xuanyuan Ding, Xuanyuan Ding, I didn't expect you to come to me!" God really gave me a good opportunity to soar! My Shangguan family is going to rise! ”

"Bold! How dare you call Your Majesty by his name! ”

"What if he is exhaled, don't say that he has been abolished as an emperor by the King of Zhongshan, even if he is not abolished?"

Zhai Yin and Shangguan Xiu started a scolding battle between you and me, and the two of them were-for-tat, getting more and more energetic, and they had the momentum of fighting each other.

The eldest grandson Mingyue rode on the horse, yawned, and said lazily: "Okay, okay?" What nonsense are you talking to them? Just hit it! ”

After the strategy for the siege was formulated, Xuanyuan Ding put forward a request at that time.

According to the idea of the eldest grandson Mingyue, when they meet, they can't help but say it, and they start fighting directly.

But Xuanyuan Ding still wanted to persuade him to surrender first, if he couldn't get these Zhongshan soldiers to surrender, even if he won his hand, there would be no more troops under him, and if he wanted to recapture Ningdu, he still needed to subdue these Zhongshan soldiers for his own use.

Xuanyuan Ding shook his head helplessly, it seemed that in this first war, his persuasion strategy was completely useless.

"Zhai Yin, come back."

The persuasion was fruitless, and Zhai Yin had to let out the last cruel sentence in a loud voice, "Shangguan Xiu, since you are so stubborn, then don't blame Your Majesty for not giving you a chance!" ”

After speaking, he hit the horse and returned to the main formation, the eldest grandson Mingyue sat up straight, the whole person came to the spirit, and she slowly raised the arrow.

"First battalion, prepare!"