Chapter 10: Night Attack
The night was vague and unclear, and on the merchant ship, Yang Lian and more than 100 soldiers were nervously preparing, the armor was checked, and the blades were polished. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info This battle was a surprise attack, so everyone wore black clothes and tied a white cloth on their foreheads to mark it.
Yang Lian's night attack did not tell Liu Yanzhen, after all, in this situation, if Liu Yanzhen suddenly came to kill Yang Lian, it was also reasonable, and if Yang Lian died in the hands of the people outside the city, Liu Yanzhen could change his plan and continue to control Haichu Erzhou without having to suffer Yang Lian's secret losses.
At the second watch, the soldiers were ready, and after eating supper, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao sneaked out of the south gate with carefully selected soldiers. Fei Yan and more than a dozen soldiers stayed behind to take care of Fu Jinzhan and Zhang Qili and others.
Just when Yang Lian was acting, in the Assassin's Mansion, Liu Yanzhen's study was brightly lit. Liu Yanzhen was holding a book in his hand, looking like he was reading a book, but only he knew what he was thinking.
Liu Yanzhen is indeed restless, what happened during the day, Liu Yanzhen knows very well that it is very difficult for Yang Lian to solve this problem. Liu Zheng told him that during the day, someone sneaked in from outside the city, and it was said to be someone from the Huangfu family. Because Yang Lian was very secretive, Liu Zheng didn't know what was going on.
However, the scheming Liu Yanzhen was very sensitive to catching unusual information, so he asked Liu Zheng to send people to closely monitor Yang Lian. Liu Yanzhen vaguely felt that Yang Lian would inevitably take action, but Liu Yanzhen believed that Yang Lian's success rate was very low, no, it should be said that there was almost no chance of winning.
Liu Yanzhen actually knew very well that some of the people who fled were extraordinary, so he would be willing to let Yang Lian deal with this matter. The Huaibei group of thieves, all of them are murderous demons who do not blink an eye, how easy is it to annihilate them in one fell swoop?
While Liu Yanzhen was thinking, Liu Zheng hurriedly walked in and said, "Uncle, Yang Lian led people out of the city." ”
"And so it was." Liu Yanzhen is a boxer, applauding her guess.
Liu Zheng arched his hand and said excitedly: "Uncle, let's do it too!" ”
"Hands-on? You mean......" Liu Yanzhen asked with a slight hesitation.
Liu Zheng sneered and said: "Uncle, Yang Lian deceived people too much, and now he is attacking at night with more than 100 people, thinking about what news he has gotten, he wants to capture the thief and capture the king first." If we secretly spread the news, and the Huaibei bandits outside the city got the news and made preparations in advance, then Yang Lian would definitely die. ”
Liu Yanzhen stroked her beard, laughed twice, and said, "Zheng'er, what do you think is the chance of Yang Lian's night attack?" ”
"Less than 30 percent." Liu Zheng thought for a while and said.
Liu Yanzhen smiled and said, "Although the Praetorian Guards he brought are elite, the Huaibei bandits are not bad. Moreover, the Huaibei group of thieves came prepared, and Yang Lian attacked at night, and the success rate was actually less than one percent. Of course, if the person who secretly informs the information is credible, there should be a twenty percent more chance. However, in my opinion, I am afraid that this is a plan by the Huaibei group of thieves to lure the snake out of the hole. ”
Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Lead the snake out of the hole?" ”
"The Huaibei group of thieves was originally one, but now that they are short of food and going south, they should be hugged together, so that they can have hope of survival. Therefore, I think that this is a ploy of the Huaibei bandits. If this matter is done and Yang Lian is captured, he can directly blackmail me, not only to get food, but also to get gold and silver. Liu Yanzhen said.
Liu Zheng nodded and said, "Uncle is wise." ”
"Since Yang Lian's success rate is so low, why should I report it? Those Huaibei bandits have no faith, if they are beaten upside down, it will be a big trouble for me. Liu Yanzhen smiled, very relieved.
Liu Zheng gave a thumbs up and said, "Uncle, if Yang Lian is killed, uncle can mobilize a large army to exterminate the rebels outside the city." At that time, Yang Lian will be eliminated, and his uncle will kill the thief, which is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”
Liu Yanzhen glanced at her nephew with satisfaction and said, "Zheng'er, my uncle is very pleased that you can think so." You have to remember that you can't kill a few people on the battlefield, but if you use your brain, you can kill more people and be more hidden. ”
"My nephew was taught." Liu Zheng bowed slightly.
"Zheng'er, tonight you lead the troops, pay attention to the situation outside the city, and at the same time send people to secretly protect the safety of those women. If Yang Lian is captured, the grain of more than a dozen ships will be changed. If Yang Lian is lucky to win, he can shirk it, in order to protect their safety. Liu Yanzhen said.
"Yes!" Liu Zheng said, glanced at Liu Yanzhen, laughed, the last sentence is really redundant, Yang Lian can't complete this task at all, that is to say, the food on the ship is all from the Liu family.
At the south gate, Yang Lian hurried to the south gate with his troops. The soldiers guarding the gate saw that it was Yang Lian, and only asked a little, then opened the city gate, put down the drawbridge, and in the dark night, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao hurriedly walked out of the city with people. After everyone had gone out, the gates were closed again.
Lin Renzhao glanced back and said, "Yang Jiedu, the opening of this city gate is too smooth." ”
"When I get out of the city, I can't hide it from Liu Yanzhen's eyes and ears, he must have notified the soldiers guarding the door, so that I can get out of the city so smoothly." Yang Lian said.
Chen Tie was on the side and said, "Yang Jiedu, if this is the case, I'm afraid you have to guard against Liu Yanzhen." ”
"Don't worry, Liu Yanzhen won't do it. Before the matter is decided, the treacherous and cunning Liu Yanzhen will only wait for news, and I am afraid that in Liu Yanzhen's heart, we will not be able to return to the city at all. Yang Lian snorted coldly.
Lin Renzhao saw that Chen Tie was very worried, and also said: "As long as we wait for the surprise attack to succeed tonight and control the overall situation, even if Liu Yanzhen is bold, he will not dare to do anything too outrageous." ”
Chen Tie clenched his fists and said, "In this way, as long as things are done tonight, there will be no big problem." ”
"Exactly." Yang Lian said, and asked Chen Tie to silence again, and the group walked about two miles, and Yang Lian sent someone to contact him first. This task fell to Lin Renzhao. Lin Renzhao led the three of them to sneak under the night, walked more than a mile, and after bypassing the woods, he could gradually see the campfire burning in the camp in the distance.
Lin Renzhao picked up his throat and learned a few bird calls, and soon, a thin man walked out of the shadows, the same bird call, and when Lin Renzhao responded, the thin man walked over quickly, it was Huang Fu Hui's son, Huang Fu Jixun.
"General Lin, you're finally here." Huangfu Jixun said in a low voice.
Lin Renzhao nodded and said, "Where is the history of the Emperor's assassination?" ”
Huangfu Jixun said: "I am waiting in the big tent, why didn't Yang Jiedu come?" Huangfu Jixun looked at it, there were a few people in front of him, and he didn't see Yang Lian, so he asked.
Lin Renzhao said: "Yang Jiedu led the army in the rear. Saying that, let someone inform Yang Lian. And he and Huangfu Jixun rushed towards the camp.
Huang Fuhui is short of manpower, to be precise, there are not enough men, so the place occupied by Huang Fuhui is low, and it is not easy to get drinking water. At this time, Huang Fuhui was holding a book in his hand and was reading it with relish.
Huangfu Jixun took Lin Renzhao in, Lin Renzhao looked at Huangfu Hui, and saw that he was tall, and his temples already had some gray hair, but he was full of energy and had his own demeanor. Seeing that his son brought someone in, Huang Fuhui thought that it was Yang Lian, so he put down the book and said with a smile: "Yang Jiedu, you are finally here." As he spoke, he stood up, bowed slightly towards Yang Lian, and saluted.
Lin Renzhao hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The emperor has stabbed Shi Duoli, I am not Yang Jiedu, but his subordinate, Lin Renzhao." ”
Huang Fuhui raised his head, looked at Yang Lian with slightly cloudy eyes, and said with a smile: "It's the old man who is clumsy." However, General Lin has bright eyes and a full forehead, and he will definitely achieve something in the future. ”
"Thank you Huangfu for your love." Lin Renzhao said.
Huang Fuhui said: "General Lin, why didn't Yang Jiedu come?" ”
"Huangfu assassinated the history, the last general is just exploring the way first, Yang Jiedu is leading the troops behind, and he must be able to arrive soon." Lin Renzhao said.
Huang Fuhui nodded and said, "Tonight is the best opportunity, but I don't know how many people Yang Jiedu has brought?" ”
"A hundred." Lin replied.
Huang Fuhui was stunned for a moment, then reacted, nodded, and said, "There are not many soldiers, it is in the deployment." Tonight is a dark night, and it's a good opportunity. ”
While speaking, Yang Lian hurried with Chen Tie and seven or eight others, and the rest of the soldiers were hiding in the dark, waiting for orders.
This time, Huang Fuhui never admitted his mistake again, saw Yang Lian coming, and said, "The old man Huang Fuhui has seen Yang Jiedu. When he saw Yang Lian's appearance clearly, he was slightly stunned.
Yang Lian was obviously used to it, nodded, and said, "Yang Lian has seen the history of Huangfu's assassination, the name of the old general, Yang Lian has long been like thunder. ”
Huang Fuhui smiled slightly, knowing that Yang Lian was saying kind words, so he said, "Yang Jiedu, please come here." ”
Yang Lian walked over quickly, and there was a simple map on the desk. What is painted on it is the geography of the surroundings outside the city of Chuzhou, in addition to the location where the people are encamped.
Huang Fuhui pointed to the simple map and told Yang Lian about the situation, whose territory is here, and whose territory is there.
Yang Lian waited for him to finish speaking, and asked, "Huangfu Assassin History, why didn't Dai Li, who came to negotiate, not him?" ”
Huang Fuhui stroked his beard and said: "This Dai Li is actually just a second-in-command, he is Yin Yu's subordinate, this person has read books, and once participated in scientific examinations, but he was not selected." Although this person is a scholar, he is quite courageous, among the Huaibei bandits, Yin Yu has the greatest power, and Dai Li has made great contributions. ”
Yang Lian nodded and said, "In this way, Yin Yu has the most people. ”
"He came this time, bringing more than 50 subordinates, the purpose is to muddy the situation, his subordinates have a total of more than 2,000 people, presumably they will come in the near future." Huang Fuhui said.
Yang Lian groaned slightly, tapped the table with his hand, and said, "Okay, I'll choose him." ”
"Yang Jiedu should be careful." Huang Fuhui advised.
Yang Lian nodded, stood up, and Huang Fuhui asked his son to lead the way for Yang Lian.
Under the leadership of Huangfu Jixun, the group secretly set off. Although the night is vague, Yang Lian has his advantage, and he is confident that he will hit with one blow.
Huang Fuhui and Yin Yu's station are about five miles apart, and there are several stations in between, so you have to be very careful, it took an hour to get to Yin Yu's station, at this time, it was the fourth watch, the sky was getting darker and darker, and it was also the time when people were most tired.
Yang Lian squatted down and carefully looked at the situation of Yin Yu's station, which made Yang Lian a little surprised that this Yin Yu was obviously not an ordinary person, this person should have led soldiers, so in the station, the layout was very complete, and there was actually a sentry tower, but it was relatively short.
In the station, a bonfire was burning, and several patrolling soldiers added firewood to the bonfire from time to time to keep the fire going. Naturally, the campfire is not used to keep out the cold, but to see the surroundings clearly in case someone suddenly attacks.
Seeing this scene, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao determined at the same time that this Yin Yu must have led soldiers. The two looked at each other and immediately made a decision.
Yang Lian motioned for everyone to wait here, he and Lin Renzhao were more than 100 steps away from the camp, cautiously turned around, and found that the camp had two gates, one east and one west, and there were small guard towers near the gates, on which people were arranged to guard, but the guards were already asleep.
The two discussed it and felt that there were a lot of people under Yin Yu's account, and they had to outwit it. After thinking about it, the matter was agreed, and the two acted separately.
In the camp, although the sentries were asleep, there were still a few people patrolling the night, but it was more like adding food than a night patrol. The four men caught a few birds out of nowhere, plucked their feathers, disemboweled, washed them, skewered them with clean branches, and roasted them on the fire.
Several people were very excited, and it was really delicious in the world to be able to eat meat when they were hungry now. These birds, if they were in the daytime, they would have been sent to Yin Yu and Dai Li's case long ago, where would they still have their share?
The birds were gradually roasted yellow, the oil was bubbling, and the meat was fragrant, and several people licked their lips, eager to swallow these birds at once, so that the gluttonous worms in their stomachs would be quiet for a while.
"Alright, alright!" One of them whispered impatiently.
"Shhhhh Another said.
When the man heard this, he nodded repeatedly, and if someone else found it, the birds would slip away from their mouths.
One of them took down the branch in a hurry, looked at the steaming birds, and licked his tongue.
At this moment, a slight voice came, and one of them pricked up his ears, listened carefully, and said, "Quiet, listen, is there a rooster crow?" ”
"You're hungry, aren't you?" One scoffed.
The other person smiled in a low voice and said, "It's already the fourth watch, how can there be a chicken crowing here?" Don't say more, eat first and hurry up to sleep. ”
That person thinks about it, at this time, how can there be chickens? He struggled to tear off a bird's leg and put it in his mouth to eat. The bird's legs are still very hot, and he grinned when he was hot, although the bird's legs were mostly bones, but because they were baked, they finally tasted a little.
I finally swallowed the bird's leg, and at this time, a clear voice came again, "Cluck, cluck!" ”
This time it was not only him, but everyone else also pricked up their ears, looked at each other, their faces were full of joy, and at the same time whispered: "Chicken? ”
"That's right, it's chicken!" A man got excited, and the chicken, thinking that it belonged to the stockade, didn't know what was going on, and escaped.
One of them threw the bird down and shouted, "Go, catch the chicken, what kind of bird are you going to eat?!" ”
The other man also threw down half of the bird and said, "It's all bones, don't eat it, catch the chicken!" ”
The two men said this, and the other two looked at each other, and almost at the same time, threw down the thin bird in their hands and stood up. (To be continued.) )