Chapter 22: Night Attack

The moonlight was not very bright that night, and after several days of sunny days, by midnight dark clouds had begun to gather on the horizon, and the wind on the creek was tight, and anyone with experience could see that there should be a heavy rain to-night. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not far from Renjiazhuang, an army of 2,000 men was lurking in an extremely hidden valley. They didn't make a fire to cook, they didn't walk around making noise, they all rested quietly against the trunk of a tree or simply back to back.

The clothes of this army were similar to those of Yang Wu's side, but they were from Shengzhou and were the elite of Feng Hongduo.

Under a towering tree, a fierce black-armored military general stood quietly, he was tall and majestic, and a scar on his face stretched from the corner of his eye to his chin, which looked very terrifying in the faint moonlight.

At this moment, his eyes were firmly fixed on the only path leading to the outside of the valley, as if waiting for someone to arrive. Beside him, a young gentleman stood behind him, this man was not very old, he looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, he was a little fat, and he was fanning the wind there with a folding fan in his hand.

"General Yan doesn't have to worry too much, let's sit down and wait quietly for the news of the scouts. I don't think it won't be long before news comes in. Seeing that the general's face was a little anxious, the young man persuaded with a confident smile.

"Hey, it's been almost an hour, and it stands to reason that I'm going to be back at this time." General Yan sighed when he heard this, and then said, "Zhu Gongzi, it's not that I can't trust you, it's just that this matter is too important, and there are not many guards in Shengzhou, and now Ben will pick out all the elites and bring them here." If it can really succeed, it is naturally good; I'm afraid that it won't work, and it will be too late to even return to the army to defend the city. ”

"The general can rest assured that the 'Yellow Head Army' under Li Shenfu is the family background of King Wu when he first raised his army. Now there are two battalions of 1,000 people stationed in Renjiazhuang, one of which is Yang Wu's pro-army, and the commander of the other battalion is named Liu Dequan. This person was my father's guard, and he personally sent someone to tell me that Yang Wu was in Renjiazhuang. There can be no fault with this. Zhu Gongzi smiled smugly.

It turned out that this person was Zhu Guangde, who "stole chickens and rice" at the Guangling banquet.

At the banquet, he wanted Yang Wu to make a fool of himself in public, so he asked him to compose a poem on the spot. Who knows, Yang Wu at that time is no longer the Yang Wu of the past, from later generations, he wrote three poems in a row within ten steps at the banquet, which shook many generals present in one fell swoop. Zhu Guangde had no choice but to admit in the face that "I am convinced".

Later, after leaving Guangling, Zhu Guangde secretly ordered that all the servants and guards who went to Guangling with him be killed, hoping to cover up his scandal at the banquet.

And everyone present at that time was basically attracted by Yang Wu, and not many people paid attention to Zhu Guangde, a junior. Therefore, his actions at the banquet did not spread much, which also made him a little relieved.

However, the matter was covered up by him, but on a few occasions later when he was together with friends, he heard the poems that Yang Wu had written at the banquet that day. Seeing that everyone was amazed by Yang Wu's action of composing three poems within ten steps, Zhu Guangde only felt that he was being ridiculed like a clown jumping off the beam.

Where did he suffer this kind of humiliation, and the evil breath in his heart became heavier and heavier. I only feel that Yang Wu is the most hateful person in the world, and I can't wait to kill him quickly, but unfortunately Yang Wu has a noble status, and he has been staying in the military camp or in the Jiedu Embassy some time ago, and he can't find a chance at all.

A few days ago, when he heard that Feng Hongduo, the assassin of Shengzhou, had rebelled, and that Yang Wu was also going to go out with the army, he was overjoyed, and he only felt that the opportunity he wanted had finally come.

He secretly sent someone to inquire about the news, and finally found out that Yang Wu was arranged by Li Shenfu to be in the rear army, and Liu Dequan, the commander of another battalion of the rear army, was previously his father Zhu Yanshou's bodyguard. After some bribery and benevolence offensive, Liu Dequan finally agreed to take refuge in him and secretly reported for him.

So Zhu Guangde came to Shengzhou to ask to see Yan Jian, the general who stayed in Shengzhou, and told him, "The number of defenders in Shengzhou is small, and it is impossible to resist Li Shenfu's Huangtou army." Now the only chance is to find a way to capture Yang Wu, the eldest son of King Wu who went with the army, and use him as a hostage to force Li Shenfu to withdraw his army. ”

Yan Jianzheng felt helpless about defending the city, and the main forces of Shengzhou were all taken away by Feng Hongduo, leaving him with less than 3,000 people. And his opponent is Huainan's number one famous general Li Shenfu, who even captured Gu Quanwu, a famous general of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, alive last year.

Dealing with the strong army led by such a famous general, Yan Jian didn't have any confidence in his heart, and now he heard Zhu Guangde's suggestion, and learned that the other party had already laid out an internal response, so he agreed at that time and prepared to go out of the city to attack.

Yan Jian is Feng Hongduo's confidant general, who is cunning and changeable. He knew that there must be spies set up by the enemy in Shengzhou City, so he chose to go out of the city at night when no one was around, and avoided the avenue, and took the small road, and successfully lurked in a valley near Renjiazhuang. And Yang Wu's side was concealed in the past, and he didn't receive any news, and he still thought that the Shengzhou army was still in the city.

Now taking advantage of the darkness, Yan Jian hurriedly sent scouts to prepare for the last reconnaissance of the enemy, and at the same time to find a way to contact Liu Dequan.

"I hope that's what you say. However, then Yang Wu is your cousin in the end, if our army can really capture Yang Wu alive, it will naturally make a great achievement. But I don't know what Zhu Gongzi can get? ”

When he was helpless yesterday, Yan Jian didn't think much about it, and on impulse, he agreed to Zhu Guangde's suggestion and led the elite soldiers out of the city. But now that the matter was approaching, he began to hesitate a little.

"This Zhu Guangde is Yang Wu's cousin, and his father Zhu Yanshou has no friendship with my Shengzhou. Could this be a deliberate trap set by the other party? ”

"In addition, even if it is not a trap, the terrain of Renjiazhuang is surrounded by water on three sides, which is not very easy to attack. Even if it is a surprise attack, it may not be able to break through Zhuangzi quickly, not to mention that it is very difficult to capture a person alive in the midst of the chaos. ”

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These thoughts flashed through Yan Jian's mind, but they were quickly suppressed by him.

"When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic!" , he has been a general for many years, and he knows that the most important thing in the army is too much hesitation. At this time, the army has already arrived here, if it is really a trap, I am afraid that Li Shenfu's army has already surrounded this valley. What's more, Zhu Guangde is by his side at the moment, and his identity can be determined by himself, he is indeed Zhu Yanshou's son. If it's really a trap this time, I can take him hostage, and I don't need to worry about it.

Zhu Guangde put away the folding fan in his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "General Yan doesn't know, that Yang Wu is despicable and shameless, and he has humiliated me many times, and I don't share the sky with him." If the general can catch him, it would be better to cripple him, and then put him in a pigsty, and let him be in the company of the beasts, and then I will be satisfied. ”

"Hmm", Yan Jian nodded, and said in his heart, "There are rumors that this Zhu Guangde was humiliated by Yang Wu at the Guangling banquet some time ago, it seems that it is really not groundless. ”

In a few moments, a fast horse galloped along the only path leading to the outside of the valley, and it was the scout who had been sent out earlier.

"How is it, have you connected with Liu Dequan? How well are the opponent's defenses arranged? Yan Jian hurriedly rushed up, pulled the scout off his horse and asked.

"General, general, please let the small, small one drink saliva first." The scout had apparently been coming all the way and was already exhausted.

"Hmph, give him a drink." Yan Jian let go of his hand and walked back under the tree.

After a while, the scout relented and began to report the news.

"The small one has already contacted Commander Liu, and the total number of troops stationed in Renjiazhuang is two battalions of 1,000 people. One of the battalions was led by Commander Liu, and the other battalion was Yang Wu's personal soldiers. Before it was dark, Qin Pei, the commander of the rear army, took people to Li Shenfu's Chinese army, and now the rear army is under the command of Yang Wu. ”

"How is Renjiazhuang's defense arranged? Are the patrol soldiers everywhere tightly arranged? ”

"General Qiyu, according to Commander Liu, although Yang Wu is leading the troops for the first time, his deputy commander is very talented, and the soldiers for defense and patrol are arranged in an orderly manner, and it is difficult to find loopholes. He also found an opportunity to avoid the patrol soldiers and walk out of Zhuangzi to contact the small one very late, so the little one didn't come back so late. ”

The scout told Yan Jian in detail about the arrangements for the secret posts and patrol soldiers in Renjiazhuang, and finally said, "General, Commander Liu said that there is only one road in Renjiazhuang leading to the outside of Zhuangzi, and this road is patrolled by Yang Wu's pro-army, and it is difficult to find an opportunity to launch an attack from there. And Commander Liu was in charge of sending people to patrol the riverbank. Therefore, if the general wanted to attack Renjiazhuang, the only way was to send people to dive across the river into Zhuangzi first. ”

"Well, Commander Liu has a heart." Yan Jian nodded, without missing a look on his face, and asked many details in detail, which allowed the scout to rest.

"It seems that as Liu Dequan said, the only chance is to cross the river." Yan Jian hesitated.

Most people in the south live by the river, and almost everyone can swim, so crossing the river is not much of a problem. The point is that it is likely to rain tonight, and the river will inevitably be rough at that time, and the soldiers will have to wear heavy weapons and armor, so that even if they successfully cross the river and enter Renjiazhuang, I am afraid that the soldiers will already be exhausted.

On the other hand, if he withdrew his troops overnight and returned to the state, he would almost be able to reach the city before dawn, and he would still have time to defend the city.

Zhu Guangde was unwilling to let go of the opportunity, he saw that Yan Jian was still a little hesitant, and hurriedly persuaded, "General, the so-called bow has no turning back, the general has already come here, and you must not hesitate at this time." Besides, the general imagined that Yang Wu would definitely not have imagined that our army would go out of the city to attack his rear army; Second, he definitely couldn't have imagined that Liu Dequan would be the internal response of our army; Third, it will rain heavily tonight, and the enemy army will definitely let down its vigilance. This is a great time for our army to succeed in one fell swoop, and please make up your mind quickly! ”

The three points analyzed by Zhu Guangde are still very reasonable, Yan Jian nodded again and again after hearing this, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind.

"Order, the whole army set off, act quietly, and prepare to attack Renjiazhuang!"