"Is this true? That's great! Xu Jingchang immediately said excitedly: "If someone is willing to accept our army, he will definitely be able to capture Duobang City in one fell swoop." The other generals present were also happy.

But someone immediately came back to his senses and doubted: "Are there generals in the city who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?" Why didn't they send someone to deliver the message when our army had just arrived in Hakuzuru? Xu Jingchang immediately asked.

"This lord, it was written in the letter, because General He led the left army to wander on the coast, and the Hu Dynasty had insufficient soldiers to guard against the sea, Hu Jichen wanted to send 30,000 soldiers from Duobang City to the Western Capital City to listen to orders, so tonight Duobang City is empty, and the garrison of each army is slightly chaotic, it is a good time to capture Duobang City!"

Modi wrote in the letter that Mo Yuan's troops were stationed in Xicheng tonight, and at the same time, the guards of a small road outside Xicheng were transferred into the city, empty. He asked our army to send strong men to cross the river at the beginning of the morrow, and pass by that path to the city of Dobang, and they would receive our army into the city. ”

"As soon as our army enters the city, they will join us in stirring up chaos in the city and setting fire to it. Then most of our army will be able to land from the beach and conquer the city of Dobang. Ruan Xun said.

Ruan Xun was very happy at this time. The three Modi brothers are in contact with him, so he will also have some credit after the capture of Dobang. 'If only His Majesty could be promoted to another rank.' ’

Zhang Fu did not immediately believe the letter. Although Nguyen Xun can be trusted, Nguyen Xun's friends may not be able to be trusted.

Moreover, it was not up to him to send troops to attack the city of Dobang. So Zhang Fu immediately said: "It's a big matter, I have to return to the camp immediately and report this matter to Zhang Shuai!" ”

After returning to the camp, Zhang Fu quickly reported the matter to Zhang Wen; When Zhang Wen heard this, he didn't dare to slack off, and while summoning the deputy generals and staff generals of various armies to come over, he looked at the letter carefully, and asked Ruan Xun a few words from time to time.

After a while, everyone came to Zhang Wen's big tent, and after knowing that it was the matter, they immediately discussed it enthusiastically.

"Marquis Zhang, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again! Since there are people in Duobang City who are willing to surrender to Daming, our army must seize the opportunity to conquer Duobang City in one fell swoop. Lan Zhen said immediately.

"No!" Mu Sheng said: "Marquis Zhang, brothers, everyone should be very familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", at least familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms. In the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai colluded to make Huang Gai's fraud known to everyone, but do you know that Modi and others are not following Huang Gai's fraud and surrender? ”

"Brother Mu, what you said is not appropriate. The Battle of Chibi is quite different from this matter, and it cannot be compared to one place. Sun Ke said.

"Even so, then Zhou Yi's plan to earn Cao Xiu later can be similar to this matter." Mu Sheng said again.

"How can this be the same? We are not fools, according to the letter, Mo Yuan's troops will be stationed in the west of the city tonight, and a small road in the west will be undefended tonight, our army can choose elite people to come to the outside of Duobang City through this path, enter Duobang City with the cooperation of Modi and others, and set fire to disturb the city. At the same time, tens of thousands of troops were prepared in advance, and once a fire broke out in the city, they would land on the beach and attack the city of Duobang. Such a two-pronged approach will definitely break the city. ”

"If the Mo family brothers want to follow Zhou Yi's plan to earn Cao Xiu, they can only earn one or two thousand strong men in our army, what good is it to fight a big war?" Sun Ke said again.

"The Mo family brothers can't cause chaos in the city with their own troops, so we have to send people to the city?" Mu Sheng asked again.

"The letter said that because the subordinates of Modi and Mo Tunnel will be transferred to the Western Capital tomorrow, only Mo Yuan's subordinates will be on duty in the west of the city tonight, and there are only seven or eight hundred people, and it is difficult to set off any storms in the city; And they also have to join up with Modi and Mo Tunnel's troops, and they have to fight with many Annan troops along the way, and it is difficult to do it with only seven or eight hundred people from Mo Yuan's department, so they can only ask for the help of the elite division of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Ke said.

"Can't Modi and Mo Tunnel make a move?" Mu Sheng continued to ask.

"Because the two of them are going to leave tomorrow, Nguyen Renlie took away the bows and crossbows in their hands on the grounds that the western capital was full of weapons and reduced the burden of their march, only knives and guns, and the curfew at night in the city was strict, and they were afraid that they would be shot into a sieve by random arrows if they made any move." This time it was Lan Zhen who answered his question.

"Anyway, I think the Mo family's brothers' approach is very suspicious, and the possibility of deception is even greater. It's best to take a long-term view. Mu Sheng said.

"The three of them must have really descended." Sun Ke said again: "What are the benefits of fake surrender for them? Now the Ming Dynasty is a hundred times stronger than Annan, Annan will defeat me, and the Ming Dynasty will win, they are now surrendering, and it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to surrender in the future, why do you want to surrender? ”

"What's more, how can there be time for long-term thinking? Modi and Modi will be transferred out of Duobang City early tomorrow morning, and the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again! ”

"What if the Mo brothers are Hu Jichen's diehards?" Mu Sheng said again.

"How is this possible? They had contact with Ruan Xun before, so it can be seen that they are by no means loyal to Hu Jichen. Sun Ke said.

The two of them said that there was already some fire here, and Li Jinglong immediately intervened to reconcile.

At this time, Lan Zhen said to Zhang Wen: "Marquis Zhang, what Sun Ke said just now is right, the risk taken by our army is only to sacrifice one or two thousand strong men, and what can be obtained is to capture the city of many states, and this risk is worth taking." ”

Zhang Wen narrowed his eyes, glanced at all the generals in the audience, and said, "That's it, then take a risk." ”

"Li Jinglong, Sun Ke, the two of you selected a thousand of the strongest soldiers from each of the guards of the Ministry to form a first army.

"Lan Zhen, your department has selected a number of guards, about twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, and once you see the fire in Duobang City, you will take a boat to land on the beach and attack Duobang City."

"Mu Sheng, your department will also select a few guards and wait for my military orders."

"Yes, Zhang Shuai (Hou Ye)." Lan Zhen and the others immediately agreed, even Mu Sheng, who was opposed to this, was no exception.

Zhang Wen gave a few more commands, and then said to all the generals present: "Soldiers, whether our army can capture the city of Duobang is done here, and I hope that all the generals will fight hard." ”

"Yes." All the generals present agreed in unison.

Zhang Wen nodded and told them to step back.

Lan Zhen was very happy when she walked out of the big tent. Although none of his men were selected to join the First Army, his men were responsible for attacking the city of Dobang from the front.

What's more, after all, he is the top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, Yun Xi also trusts him very much, his interests are basically the same as the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and if he can capture Duobang City one day earlier, the burden on the Ming Dynasty will be less.

Lan Zhen happily returned to the camp with his subordinate generals all the way, thought for a while, and called a few more guard commanders to come over.

When they all arrived, Lan Zhen said: "Sang Jing,......, the five of you are in command of the headquarters, and after a while, let the soldiers sleep, and get up at night to have a full meal, and attack Duobang City tonight." ”

"General Lan, are you going to fight Duobang City?" Sang Jing asked in disbelief. He was still helpless against Duobang City when he talked to Zhang Fu at noon, how could he suddenly attack Duobang City now?

"Hmm," Lan Zhen nodded, "There are people in Duobang City who are willing to act as internal agents. He told him about the matter, "Hou Ye Zhang has already made up his mind to take a risk. You are the first guards to be chosen to attack the city other than the first army. ”

"Thank you, General." The five of them said. The first siege was a great achievement, and they were very happy.

"As for who is in charge of your guards, um," Lan Zhen's eyes turned around, and finally fixed on Zhang Fu. "Zhang Fu, I order you to be the main general, lead their five guards, and capture the city of Duobang."

Suddenly, countless eyes turned to Zhang Fu. Lan Zhen, as a former deputy general of the army, actually gave him this credit. Everyone said to themselves in their hearts, 'But because they are His Majesty's cronies, they can be taken care of like this.' ''Hmph, sycophant, he became a general by patting His Majesty's ass, and now he is an official with his sycophant kung fu, damn, what kind of world! ''Hehe, it would be fun if he lost the battle under his command.'' ’

Not only did they say this to themselves in their hearts, but they also showed this emotion in their eyes.

Zhang Fu himself didn't care about the eyes of other people at all, and bowed and saluted: "Yes, General Lan." He had heard a lot of ugly words, and he had long since developed the ability to pamper and not be shocked, and he would not flinch at all because of this contempt or contempt.

And the reason why Lan Zhen chose him as the main general is precisely because of this. Although he tried his best to agitate for the attack on Duobang City in front of Zhang Wen, he was actually very careful, and out of caution he wanted to choose the calmest general as the main general. Although Zhang Fu is only twenty-eight years old this year, he is very young, but because of the gossip that has been entangled in him, his heart is very calm, which meets his requirements.

Lan Zhen then gave a few more orders and let them go down.

Sang Jing returned to the camp of the Yulin Left Guard, called the commanders Tongzhi, Qianhu and other military generals, and told them to attack Duobang City tonight, and now let the soldiers sleep immediately, and get up to eat at the right time. And told them the reason for the sudden attack on the city of Dobang, and relayed the words of Lan Zhen,

There was a happy look on everyone's faces: they could finally make meritorious contributions.

Xu Jingchang is no exception. He pretended not to know about this and agreed, thinking in his heart: "Fortunately, Marquis Zhang finally decided to take a little risk. My chance for Xu Jingchang to make meritorious service has arrived! ’

At the same time, in the camp of the right army where Mu Sheng was, where the barbarian soldiers of Yunnan were stationed, Long Shangdeng, who had just returned from Mu Sheng's camp, said to his son Long Zhehei: "General Mu ordered, let us rest as soon as possible, and get up at night tonight to eat and prepare for battle." ”

"And. Tell Luo Yi and the little girl of the Zhu family, as well as other military doctors, I am afraid that there will be no fewer injured people tonight, and it is best for them to go to bed early, Mu Sheng may wake them up in the middle of the night at any time to treat the wounds of the soldiers. ”