At this time, it was the middle of August of the fourth year of Chongzhen, and the whole army of Huanglong Cottage was mobilized and began the pre-war preparations for the first siege of the city and the seizure of land. For everyone in the cottage, this is a very important thing, and it is no less important than deciding to enter the mountain in the first place. For all the soldiers and townspeople, occupying a mountain and occupying a city represent two completely different positions.

Those who occupy the mountain are called bandits, they can't get on the stage, and they have no future!

Those who occupy the city can't be replaced by a simple word "thief", which represents fame, status, and unlimited possible surnames!

Everyone in the cottage was talking about it, some happy, some worried...... In short, once this step is taken, Huanglong Cottage is no longer simply a place for the poor to settle down, but has become a base for dominating the world.

Because Xu Renjie took 800 soldiers to Luochuan to collect taxes, and the cottage had to leave a small number of troops to defend, the actual number of troops that could move this time was only 2,000. What kind of city can be captured by such a man has become the focus of heated discussions among the leaders.

At this time, in the conference hall, all the leaders of Huanglong Cottage were present, and even Yingshanhong, who was seriously injured, was carried by Wang Er and leaned on a bench to listen.

Yang Hong also came, he was wearing a clean dark blue cotton shirt, his beard and hair were neatly combed, and he was carrying a simple knife at his waist, looking energetic. This is obviously due to Li Sanmei's careful service, so that the decadent atmosphere he had when he first came up the mountain has completely disappeared, and now he has become a good man again, but the sadness in his eyes faintly reveals that this man has not yet recovered to his best state.

"I suggest capturing Whitewater!" Wang Er opened his mouth, and pointed the spearhead directly at his hometown: "The team of our Huanglong Cottage is pulled out of Baishui, and there is the best mass base there, after the city is captured, the local people will not have a strong rejection of us, and it is easy for us to control and manage that place." ”

"Control and management? Wang Er, you're amazing, you've recently learned a new word! Miao Mei smiled beside her: "But have you ever thought that Wu Fu is still in Baishui, and he still has two thousand officers and soldiers in his hands......

"Two thousand against two thousand, can't we lose?" Wang Er said honestly: "Since the completion of our cottage, which battle has not been won with less!" Afraid of a ball! ”

Yang Hong opened his mouth and said, "Second Brother Wang, I have a different opinion on this matter. On the two previous occasions when the village was the enemy of the officers and men, it was always on the defensive...... Well, the first time was the mountain I attacked...... You must know that defense is easier than attack, and it is not unusual to win more with less. If I had been the one who guarded the mountain and you were the one who attacked the mountain, I would still have been able to make you lose in disgrace...... Suppose we attack Whitewater City, which is garrisoned by 2,000 men, with 2,000 men, we can only say that we will be defeated......"

"Cut! Yang Hong...... Oh no, I'm going to call you cold wind in the future...... Why are you so cowardly? Wang Er shouted unhappily: "Lao Tzu waved the iron rod and fought hard into the city, so he didn't believe that he couldn't attack it." ”

"Am I cowardly?" Yang Hong's face sank, and his eyes showed deep hatred: "No one wants to capture Baishui City more than me...... No one wants to kill Wu Fu more than me, if I really decide to attack Baishui, I will kill the head of the city before you, but if you ask my opinion, I am against taking Baishui first! ”

"Damn, come and fight with me, only if you win can you speak!" Wang Er jumped up.

Desperately, San Lang hurriedly grabbed him from behind and said, "Second Brother Wang, don't mess around!" ”

At this time, Miao Mei stood up: "It's better to attack Luochuan first!" The generalissimo is now pursuing Du Wenhuan with eight hundred people in Luochuan, and I heard the scout report that it is going well, and if we attack Luochuan, we can meet the eight hundred people led by Xu Renjie, and it will be easier to attack the city. ”

"No, Luochuan's geographical location is too good!" Yang Hong shook his head and said: "Luochuan* County is located on the main road between Xi'an and Yan'an, if we capture Luochuan, it will be equivalent to cutting off the road between Xi'an and Yan'an...... When the time comes, the imperial court will send troops to attack us like crazy, and taking this city will only invite endless trouble, and it will be impossible to develop in a stable manner. ”

In fact, most of the leaders of Huanglong Cottage have limited knowledge, and they still know a little bit about which direction Xi'an Mansion is, but it is completely unclear in which direction Yan'an Mansion is, and as for the traffic situation between the two prefectures, they are even more blinded, and they don't know that Luochuan is sandwiched in the center of the two prefectures...... The strategic layout has not been formed in my mind, so I naturally can't understand what Yang Hong said.

"Then go out of the mountains from the north of the Huanglong Mountain Range and attack Yichuan!" Miao Mei proposed another place.

"Yichuan can't either." Yang Hong shook his head again and said: "Yichuan is sandwiched between Yan'an Mansion and Pingyang Mansion (now Linfen City is also under the jurisdiction of Pingyang Mansion), and it is also the transportation artery of the imperial court. ”

"Hey, you won't be allowed to touch it here, and you won't be allowed to touch it there, so where else can we attack? Let's eat mud at home! The two poodle brothers couldn't help it and scolded together.

"Don't make any noise! Listen to Bugs Zhu's opinion! Desperately Saburo suddenly spoke, as soon as he said this, the situation in the hall that was about to quarrel was suppressed from time to time, and all the leaders stopped talking and stared at Zhu Yuanzhang together.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any expression on his face, he had been listening to the speeches of the various leaders just now, and inspired his thinking. Although he is a generation of kings, the more he has sat in the position of a king, the more he knows that a person's brain power is limited, and listening to the opinions of his subordinates will be more helpful to make a perfect plan. Listening to this argument, Yang Hong's brain is really much better than that of the indigenous leaders, at least, he has a map in his head!

He frowned, thought for a while, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Desperate Saburo, do you want to go back to your hometown?" Our first goal is Chengcheng! ”

"Chengcheng?" Desperate Saburo suddenly shouted: "Hey, good place!" ”

Chengcheng is indeed a good place, it is located in the southeast direction of Huanglong Mountain, it is the place where Huanglong Cottage can be easily attacked, and Chengcheng does not belong to the traffic artery, its east is blocked by the Yellow River, the north is the long Huanglong Mountains, there are naturally two barriers, if the government wants to attack Chengcheng, it can only take Baishui and Pucheng, the offensive route is relatively few, it is not easy to form a siege, and once the situation changes, everyone can return to Huanglong Cottage.

Huanglong cottage in Chengcheng mass base is also good, there are a considerable part of the soldiers and villagers in the village are poor people from Chengcheng, desperate San Lang is also very familiar with the terrain of Chengcheng, and Zhang Yingxian, she is the daughter of Zhang Douyao, the former Chengcheng magistrate, although she does not go out of the door, but through the gossip of the maid, the rich households, merchants, landlords in the city, also know a little bit or two, ask her opinion before the expedition, it is very helpful to grasp the actions of the rich households in Chengcheng.

"However, the distance between Chengcheng and Baishui is very close...... Yang Hong said a little worriedly: "If when we are attacking Chengcheng, Wu Fu suddenly sends troops and gives us a moment from behind, it will be very troublesome!" ”

"I'm afraid he won't come!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "What you want is for Wu Fu to send troops, don't you really want Wu Fu to die?" ”

"Of course!" Yang Hong said loudly: "I can't wait to eat him raw." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's hand slapped the table: "Feint to attack Chengcheng, lead the Baishui garrison to attack, if Wu Fu comes, let's ambush him halfway, eat him, and then take Baishui City and Chengcheng at the same time." If he doesn't come, he will take Chengcheng according to the original plan. ”

"Yes!" The leaders answered loudly together.

Wang Er also smiled, as a Baishui person, what he wanted to win the most was Baishui City! In Zhu Baba 's final decision, there was also a chance to capture Baishui, how could he not like it?

The day has been busy until late at night, Zhu Yuanzhang coordinated the overall situation, commanded the leaders to prepare supplies, gathered the army, the whole cottage seemed to come alive, everywhere was a boiling scene, heard that the target was Baishui and Chengcheng, the Baishui and Chengcheng soldiers in the cottage were all excited, and the villagers were also full of expectations and wanted to return to their hometown.

It wasn't until he couldn't see his five fingers that Zhu Yuanzhang finished the work at hand and returned to the small cave where he lived.

Akiba had already fallen asleep, and pregnant women had to pay attention to rest, so as soon as it was dark, she went to bed, and by this time she was already asleep, making an even breathing sound. But Zhang Yingxian sat on the stool, holding her chin with her hands, as if waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to come back.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang walking into the cave, Zhang Yingxian hurriedly got up and greeted him, and said in a low voice: "Xianggong...... Autumn leaves are asleep, and the concubine has a few words to say to you, let's go out of the cave and talk, don't wake up Autumn leaves. ”

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised: Three watches in the middle of the night, what do you have to say?

The two of them went out of the cave and into the woods, and there was no one in the wilderness, only the insects and birds chirping, and the wind rustling through the trees.

Zhang Yingxian sighed lightly: "Xianggong, are you really going to hit the mountain?" The outside of the mountain is not as good as the inside of the mountain, even if the city is defeated, how difficult it is to defend! The risk of doing so is too great, how good it would be for us to be in this mountain for the rest of our lives! ”

"What's so good here?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "I thought you hated it here, the poetry and lyrics you like, there are none here." Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting have nothing to do with here. Female red embroidery, no conditions. Don't even think about it...... Isn't it just to your taste? ”

"But...... There's you in this mountain! Zhang Yingxian said in a low, shy tone: "I have lost a lot of things, I have forgotten those poems, lyrics, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, women's red embroidery, brocade clothes and jade food...... They are no longer needed. There's only one thing I'm afraid of right now...... I'm afraid that you will be defeated by officers and soldiers after you leave the mountain...... When the time comes...... I'm going to lose even the life I have now......"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "......"

"Don't you go out of the mountains? Just like that for the rest of your life...... I beg you! Zhang Yingxian grabbed the hem of Zhu Yuanzhang's shirt.

"No way!"

"Why?"

"I love the country, not the beauty!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook off this sentence, broke away from Zhang Yingxian's hand, and turned away......