Running all the way, there was a calculation in advance, although it was not a human rank, but it was also tried not to make too much movement, but after all, the soldiers were pressing, and it was impossible not to make a little sound, plus it was acting at night, and the casual sound during the day would become harsh. If you reduce the movement, you will inevitably have to slow down, this is once the speed slows down, you will miss the best time to attack Guangzhou City at night, it is really embarrassing, Chang Zhenbang also has a headache about this, Li Tingyu is resourceful and has been in the military for a long time, but there is no good way, Tang Baichuan can only be helpless, after all, this kind of thing is too difficult for a strong man. You can only send scouts in advance to disperse those idle people who are active at night in advance, and if you really can't do it, you will kill the killers.

At dawn, the army had already left Shaoguan and arrived in a dense forest in Guangzhou to rest for a while. A series of problems came out, with Zhu Quanfu coming forward, in the name of suppressing bandits, he could get the nearby people to cooperate with the secret, but once they arrived in Guangzhou, the rebel army could only be more careful, and they went out day and night.

Zhu Fuquan took advantage of the rest time during the day to find Chang Zhenbang and said: "I know the good intentions of my lord and my brothers to attack Guangzhou City, but the people of Guangdong are fierce, and if you kill all the way, you are afraid that death will arouse the anger of the people." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "The official hangs the people and doesn't want to do this, but in order to reduce the losses of the brothers, the official can only make this decision. Don't talk about the people of Guangdong, don't think too shallowly! ”

Zhu Fuquan said: "My lord said that he laughed, Guangdong has been a place of merchants with strong customs since ancient times, advocating wealth and danger, despising those who are honest in spring and autumn harvest, in their opinion, although the peaceful life is healthy, but there is not much wealth, it is better to pull the flag and rebel to be happy, adults are people who have read books, I believe that adults should know that since Zhu Hongwu built the capital of Nanjing, Guangdong will set off a big rebellion in three days!" If the adults insist on using force, I am afraid that it will arouse the disgust of these ignorant people. It's not that the subordinates say that the adults are not strong, but the subordinates are afraid that the adults will not be able to clean up the mess. ”

Tang Baichuan laughed and said: "Lord Zhu is wrong, Cantonese people like to rebel and it didn't start with Zhu Hongwu, since Qin Shi Huang ruled the world and died, Guangdong began their rebellion year, Nanyue Lu Jia rebelled against the Han, the Three Kingdoms family rebelled, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties were countless, if Mrs. Wuxi understood the righteousness during the Sui and Tang dynasties, I am afraid that the war will be endless, and the two Song Dynasty royal families will be killed here, Yin Jian is not far away, so where are the people still the appearance of the people, and they are not guilty! ”

Zhu Fuquan said: "Chief of Staff Tang is not bad, but the people do not violate the law and do not correct it, they should still treat them as people before they commit crimes!" When you were in Jiangxi, you could bypass those water thieves and mountain bandits who assassinated you, why can't you treat these people in Guangdong well? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "It's not that the official has any prejudice against the Cantonese people, as long as they keep to themselves." The officer is willing to treat them well, but at present, the soldiers are superior, and the officer does not want to delay the troops' journey for the sake of a very small number of ignorant people, which will kill many brothers! ”

Tang Baichuan patted Zhu Fuquan on the shoulder and said: "Lord Chang has no choice but to do this, he doesn't want to do this, it's just the lesser of two powers, if you have any way to rebel against the Protector Army and act quickly without being leaked by these people, I believe that the Lord will also be gracious!" ”

Zhu Fuquan thought about it, sighed, and said, "Chief of Staff Tang, if the old man had a way, he would have said it a long time ago, where could he sit here and watch those innocent people die under military law?" ”

Tang Baichuan sighed and said, "Actually, what good way can I do it?" There are so many troops, such a quiet night, as long as any sound is made, it will be easily detected, unless we, the brothers of the rebel army, are birds, flapping their wings and flying from the sky to make a little noise, or the ghost soldiers cross the border, no matter how loud this noise is, the common people will always shrink their heads in fright when they see it, and naturally they will not report to others. ”

Zhu Fuquan frowned and said: "It is impossible for a person to become a bird, let alone a ghost, Chief of Staff Tang, what you said is all nonsense!" ”

Tang Baichuan said: "This ghost doesn't have to be a real ghost, you look at those drunkards, smokers, gamblers, and perverts, how can they be real ghosts, but that one person doesn't treat them as ghosts?" And those who pretend to be gods, all of them. When he said that he was pretending to be a ghost, Tang Baichuan patted Zhu Fuquan's shoulder again, but this time he slapped it with some practical force, which made Zhu Fuquan feel a hot pain on his shoulder, he grinned at Tang Baichuan, and suddenly came to his senses, and said, "I understand." I did it again. ”

Chang Zhenbang was taken aback by Zhu Fuquan, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with Lord Zhu?" What do you understand? ”

Zhu Fuquan said: "My lord, I finally thought of a good way, a good way for us to rebel against the Protector Army and march quickly without harming innocent people." ”

Chang Zhenbang and Tang Baichuan looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Don't worry, boss, speak slowly, anyway, you will continue to move forward after a quarter of an hour." ”

Zhu Fuquan was even more impatient when he said this, and he stepped into the depth of Chang Zhenbang, and said: "My lord, as long as we let the brothers at the head of our line and on both sides dress up as ghosts, let those people think that we are Yin soldiers crossing the border, and we don't need to kill them, and we are not afraid that they will leak the news." ”

Chang Zhenbang thought for a moment and said, "It's a good note, what do you think of Chief of Staff Tang?" ”

Tang Baichuan thought for a while and said, "Well, you can try this method, you might as well let Lord Zhu go down and arrange it, and see if the result will be known." ”

Chang Zhenbang glanced at Zhu Fuquan, who was eager to try, and said: "This method is still good, if the boss is willing to try, let's try him, but the official ugly said in front, if it doesn't work, the boss will blame me for the ruthlessness of military law, I am often an official but a soldier, I am responsible for my brothers!" ”

After Zhu Fuquan went down, he hurriedly found Li Tingyu, and after explaining his intentions, Li Tingyu couldn't help but applaud, and immediately beckoned the brothers of the Sixth Division to dress up, what kind of face is smeared with dirt, and some messy fuel, after a long period of busy work, although the individual is still unsatisfactory, the ghost is not like a ghost to think that it is a seriously injured person, but the overall has that kind of momentum. After the signal was given, the 6th Division took the lead and rushed out. The 2nd and 1st Divisions of Jiangxi immediately followed.

Not to mention, this dress really scared a lot of guys who gambled and drank and walked at night, most of them were either scared or passed out, and very few of them were able to run away with their legs.

After Chang Zhenbang heard Zhang Xiaoliu's return, he said to Tang Baichuan: "Third brother, this method is really good. ”

Tang Baichuan said lightly: "Seventh brother, the last step is done, and you can move on to the next step." ”

Chang Zhenbang nodded and said to Zhang Xiaoliu: "After conquering Guangzhou, you immediately spread the news that Zhu Fuquan invited this official to govern Guangdong, and as for the idea of this Yin soldier crossing the border, you have to hype it up for this official." ”

Tang Baichuan said: "After the adults entered Shaoguan, they were unable to quickly conquer Guangzhou, and the town guard of northern Guangdong made Lord Zhu Fuquan embark on a clever plan for the Yin soldiers to cross the border. Only then did he solve the urgent need of the adults, and volunteered to lead the great men of the Shaoguan Army to take the lead, and then he won the title of Governor of Qingxiang, Guangdong. ”

Chang Zhenbang glanced at Zhang Xiaoliu with a surprised expression, and said: "What Chief of Staff Tang says in the future is what I want to say, and doing what he wants is what I want!" Go ahead! ”

Zhang Xiaoliu nodded, stepped back, and set up the task.

Chang Zhenbang glanced at the sky that was about to turn white, and said with some melancholy: "If it is arranged properly, we will be able to arrive at the city of Guangzhou by this time tomorrow." I'm afraid that the night attack is about to turn into a day attack. ”

Tang Baichuan listened, but a satisfied smile appeared on his face and said: "Seventh brother, this is a good thing, the so-called night attack is just a surprise soldier coming to the city, even if our brothers arrive at this Guangzhou city late at night, what is the use?" You must know that there is plenty of food in Guangzhou, the outer city is strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and heavy artillery is deployed, and it is really a fool's dream to conquer it overnight! ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Since it is so unrealistic, why did the third brother choose to attack Guangzhou at night with confidence?" ”

Tang Baichuan smiled slightly and said: "The soldiers are fast, all I need is for our Protector Army to come to Guangzhou by surprise, as for day or night, there is nothing to care about, let Yanzi arrange manpower early in the city, let's advance from the big north gate, the small north gate, and the two gates to fight him by surprise, the sixth division of Beiyang captured the Overseer's Mansion, the first division of Jiangxi, the second division to solve the defenders in the city, this plan is very good, but it has nothing to do with day and night." The night attack is just to urge the brothers to act early, after all, no matter how brutal Long Jiguang is, this is also his chassis, and there is no room for half a difference! We'd better get it done quickly,"

Chang Zhenbang said: "The third brother is smart, with you giving me advice, in this march and battle, the younger brother also feels a lot easier." ”

Tang Baichuan said: "All fighters should win with the right and the odd." If you talk about fighting, Li Tingyu is still the first in the army, the seventh brother has to communicate with him well, learn more, the third brother's Taoism is just a crooked way, occasionally use it, it can be said to be a surprise victory, use it for a long time, and defeat yourself without a fight! ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Lao Tzu said, govern the country with righteousness, use troops with odds, and take the world with nothing!" The third brother is a bit arrogant when he says this. ”

Tang Baichuan smiled slightly and said: "Maybe, it's hard to say in the world, after a military disaster in Guangdong, the seventh brother will be able to rule by doing nothing." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "This is natural, the younger brother has been prepared with both hands, for the people who are obedient to me, rest and recuperate, for those who are chaotic and mob, Lao Tzu will never accept it, and it is good to kill his mother cleanly." ”

Tang Baichuan said: "So good! But you still have to be famous! ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Take Long Jiguang, those revolutionaries will be ready to move, and when the time comes, the evidence of the crime will be conclusive, and the legal net will be restored without leakage!" But if I need it, the third brother still has to help me. ”

Tang Baichuan said: "That's nature. ”

After the soldiers and horses rested for a while, they once again approached Guangzhou like a sharp knife, and when they arrived at a dense forest more than 20 miles away from Guangzhou City, Zhang Xiaoliu rushed over again and said: "General Li said that he has arrived at the planned location, please order the whole army to rest for a while." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Yes, after the order goes down to let the brothers eat and drink enough, they can rest and listen to my orders at any time, and after conquering Guangzhou, they will drink with your brothers and the city." With that, he took out his glasses, and the majestic city gate tower of Guangzhou appeared in front of his eyes, and the cannons lined up on the city gate tower were like giant beasts with their mouths open, ready to choose people to devour, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city woke up and patrolled around, and they did not seem to be slacking off.

But so what?

Guangzhou will not sleep for me tonight!

This book was first published on Kanshu.com