Chapter 64: The Time Has Come

After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Wenyi also understood, but there was no joy on his face. "Defeat is defeat, even if Shen Chongming really suffers in the future, how easy is it for me to seek another big thing?"

"Sect Master, having said that, it is better than not having a glimmer of hope, and the Sect Leader should think twice." Zheng Shanchuan said with burning eyes. I'm afraid that the sect leader won't be able to think about it for a while, so he has to fight with the officials and soldiers here.

Zhao Wenyi was silent, and only after a while did he sigh and say: "But although the world is big, where is there a place for you and my brother?" ”

This is the truth, this time the army, the original hidden in the secret Wuwei Sect was completely exposed, and it is impossible to hide it again, if you force it, the only end is to let the court pull out the brothers one by one to execute the rebellion.

"Cross the river like Henan, and make a feint attack on the Beijing division. In this way, the court will be in chaos, if it is not bad, in order to ensure that the capital is safe, the court will definitely send troops to defend the Beijing division, in this way, there will be a lot of vacancies in the north of the Jiangbei that was originally fully armed. As long as the sect leader is properly planned, his subordinates think that there must be a lot of gains. ”

Zheng Shanchuan's words were like starlight in the smoke, which instantly opened Cai Wenyuan's mind, and in the blink of an eye, a huge plan was presented in his heart.

"Feint to attack the Beijing Division?" Zhao Wenyi couldn't help but be stunned, thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's even more inappropriate." After crossing the Yangtze River, not to mention the officials and troops of the Henan Metropolitan Division for the time being, once the imperial court uses the cavalry of Baoding Mansion to deal with us, I am afraid that the outcome will be worse. ”

"What the sect leader said is very true, but according to his subordinates, even if he Shen Chongming can preside over military affairs with full authority, he may not dare to easily mobilize the soldiers and horses of Baoding Mansion, so this time we will boldly gamble!" Cai Wenyuan clenched his fists and said, full of confidence in this matter.

Although there is no hope of winning at the moment, it is still very certain to save some of the strength.

After working hard for a while, Zhao Wenyi was confused by him, and could only ask directly: "Brother Xian, if you cross the Yangtze River but don't attack the capital, then where should we go?" ”

"Out of Henan, turn the road to the west, avoid the people of Baoding Mansion and go straight to the border." Cai Wenyuan suddenly smiled.

"Now that the Mongolian Iron Cavalry is tight, the defense behind it must be very hollow. If it is possible, it will be no problem for the Mongolian cavalry to break through the pass under the cooperation of the inside and outside, and at that time, we will be brought back to life. ”

Zhao Wenyi nodded, and then hesitated a little: "But in this case, will we become vassals of my answer?" ”

"Sect Master, I can't care about so much at the moment, as long as I can get through this difficulty, it's not too late to talk about the rest in the future. Moreover, the Mongol Tatars are foreign after all, and if there really is such a day, it will be much easier to deal with them than to deal with the people of the imperial court. Cai Wenyuan persuaded, such a good way, how could the sect leader refuse?

"No, no." Contrary to Cai Wenyuan's expectations, Zhao Wenyi shook his head very firmly.

"Your plan is good, but it's wishful thinking. Shen Chongming has always been elusive, and his preferences for marching and fighting are different from ordinary people, in case he uses the men and horses of Baoding Mansion, then we cross the river and go north this time, isn't it a suicide? ”

Cai Wenyuan was silent for a while, he didn't expect this. But as far as the current situation is concerned, crossing the river and going north is already the best choice.

"Sect Master, even if that's the case, with the men and horses in our hands, we can still resist for a while, right? And this time we went north, not only can we collect grain and grass along the way, but also recruit troops and horses, and no matter how bad we are, we can also kill the border pass. At that time, even if we can't join forces with me to break through the official ranks, we can still escape from the border. At that time, wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. ”

"Sect Master, what Protector Cai said is very true, so maybe we can still preserve some strength. Moreover, at that time, outside the Guan, the imperial court whip was out of reach, and the sect leader could send someone to lurk back and continue to develop the Wuwei Sect. Based on my previous experience, my subordinates thought that in a few years, I would be able to recover my vitality without teaching. Zheng Shanchuan rarely stood on Cai Wenyuan's side.

"Yes, sect leader, in this way, don't we have one more way to retreat?" Cai Wenyuan struck while the iron was hot, and he felt more and more that this method was feasible.

The two sang and harmonized like this, which made Zhao Wenyi a little shaken, but after thinking about it left and right, he shook his head. "It's not proper, so it's a fence for sending people, so how can I say that he is also a generation of heroes, we have no use value, how can he easily take us in. Moreover, he took advantage of the danger of others, waiting for Shen Chongming to defeat us, and he would definitely send troops to clean him up outside the customs, maybe we would be his peace bargain with Shen Chongming at that time. ”

"This ......" Cai Wenyuan hesitated, and Zheng Shanchuan also frowned. It was still the sect leader's thoughtfulness, this answer had already been frightened by Shen Chongming, and even the response of the troops this time was because he heard that Shen Chongming was in trouble.

The three of them were silent for a while, and finally Cai Wenyuan spoke first. "Sect Master, although you are good, this is indeed our best way out right now. The subordinates thought that they had to give it a try anyway. Alas, let's take it one step at a time. ”

"Report to the sect leader, Tanma urgently report, a group of officers and troops killed by Jiangsu and Zhejiang are less than a hundred miles away from Nanjing City." At this moment, a general hurriedly ran in, his face full of panic.

Zhao Wenyi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "It's such a fast speed, but I didn't know that there were such fierce generals in Jiangnan." Wen Yuan, do you know who this person is? ”

"Sect Leader Qiqi, this person was originally Wang Zhen, the commander of the Fujian Navy Division, and the naval army under his command is a rare force, but no one expected that this person would be so brave when he went ashore." Cai Wenyuan shook his head, this thing is really a bit incredible.

Zhao Wenyi couldn't help but sigh, originally the straight path was the exhaustion of Ming Ting's qi, but at this critical moment, this behemoth can burst out with such a big energy, it seems that it is really unblessed.

"Sect Leader ......" Seeing that the sect leader and the military advisor actually had the heart to gossip about this, the general couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and only after saying two words in a daze could he be regarded as reacting, damn it, talk too much!

However, Zhao Wenyi did not blame, and the sudden appearance of the official army made him no longer waver, but made up his mind.

"Brother Xian, you go and make arrangements, tomorrow night, the army will evacuate Nanjing and cross the river to the north!" Zhao Wenyi got up and commanded Cai Wenyuan.

This kind of joy really came a little suddenly, Cai Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "The subordinates obey the order, and tomorrow night, the army will cross the river and go north!" ”

The generals standing in the tent were dumbfounded, and the brothers were attacking the city of Nanjing in full swing, why did they cross the river and go north again?

"You come with me." At this moment, Cai Wenyuan glanced at the general and said. The stakes are very high, and this news must not be leaked until he crosses the river and goes north. Otherwise, not to mention what kind of changes will occur to the morale that is already on the verge of collapse, if it is found out about by the spies of the official army, it will be difficult to cross the river again.

As for how to arrange it, Cai Wenyuan is confident and doesn't need to think too much at all.

The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people, not only the soldiers under him, but also the enemy. On the other hand, it is to raise enough ships, after all, there are still more than 100,000 horses at the moment, even if they are caught up by the officers and soldiers when crossing the river, in addition to leaving the necessary men and horses to block the pursuing soldiers, at least 100,000 people will be transported across the river. If there were not so many people, I would not have thought that I would be able to break through to the border gate.

Southeast of Nanjing City, Jurong boundary.

"Hehe, pass on Lao Tzu's order, before the sun sets, let the brothers take Jurong in one go." Wang Zhen was in high spirits, this time he was really angry.

"Brother Wang, the army has been fighting hard for days, and it has been fighting for hundreds of miles almost every day for more than half a month, and it is really tired. And in this Jurong City, there are more elite rebel soldiers with 5,000 to work, and the younger brother thinks that with only 8,000 of us, it is really a little difficult to take Jurong City before Tianyan. Yi Sunsin on the side waved his hand and called out to the herald who was about to give the order.

"I said Brother Li, what kind of rebel elite, but they are just some rabble. Isn't it for my brother to brag, to deal with this kind of rabble, aren't our men and horses still handy? Wang Zhen waved his hand and smiled, he didn't see the so-called rebel elite in his eyes at all.

Li Sunsin smiled helplessly, Wang Zhen's temperament is actually very much liked by himself, but sometimes he is a little too taken for granted.

"Brother Wang, you're right. But after taking this sentence, we are facing the main force of the rebels. In the younger brother's opinion, this is the real feast, so we should let the brothers rest and enjoy it again. After understanding Wang Zhen's temper, Li Sunsin also picked up what he liked to hear.

These words were right for Wang Zhen's appetite, and he scratched his head, and then he smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then let's rest for a night before attacking the city?" ”

"Yes, let's rest for the night." Yi Sunsin nodded fiercely and said, It's done.

Wang Zhen laughed and said to the herald who was smirking: "Okay, just listen to General Li." Hurry up and tell the brothers, bury the pot and make rice, and take the city of Nanjing in one fell swoop tomorrow morning! ”

"Order." The herald responded quickly, and went forward to deliver the great news. After a series of hard battles, even the herald himself was out of breath from exhaustion, not to mention the other brothers.

Taking advantage of the time when the army was burying the pot to cook, Wang Zhen and Li Sunsin were busy, writing secret letters and feeding pigeons, and they fought for a while before they could be considered to be properly fiddling.

With a shout and a flight of the carrier pigeon in his hand, Wang Zhen turned back to Li Sunchen and smiled: "Brother Li, do you say that Lord Shen will jump up happily when he sees our secret letter?" ”

Li Sunsin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and nodded, "It will be, hahaha." ”

"Good, good, good!" Shouted three times in a row, Shen Chongming couldn't help laughing, and the family who were eating together couldn't help but look at each other, what was it that made Xianggong so happy?

"Senior brother, Wang Zhen's soldiers and horses have arrived at the city of Jurong, with his current momentum, he will be able to rush to the city of Nanjing in the early morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Xiong Dabiao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses. "So, Brother Shen is preparing to send troops outside the city?"

Shen Chongming nodded, "The time has come, we can't wait any longer, early the day after tomorrow, go out of the city to pacify the rebels!" ”

Although the siege was not completed, the rebels suffered heavy casualties and low morale in the past few days, and if they were waiting, they would most likely have fled.

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