Three warriors wearing new purple shirts and light gauze hats came in and sang to Bao Zheng together:

"Yang Huaiyu, the commander of the Japanese army in front of the palace, was ordered to obey Lord Bao's dispatch."

"Di Yong, the commander of the Divine Marksman Army in front of the palace, is ordered to obey the dispatch of Lord Bao."

"The crossbowman of the guard infantry division Jingrong commanded Cao Ping, and he was ordered to obey Lord Bao's dispatch."

"Okay, the three of them are all famous families and young heroes." Bao Zheng smiled and said: "Come on, the old man will introduce you to you, this is Chen Zhongfang, the undertaker, you get to know each other." ”

"I'm glad I will." The four of them greeted each other.

"Everybody, get out." Bao Zheng solemnly instructed the post si: "You are not allowed to enter this courtyard." ”

"Yes." Tiji hurried out to give orders.

"The old man has only been in office for three days, and he doesn't know much about the personnel of the yamen." Bao Zheng said to the three commanders again: "Please send your attaché to be on alert." ”

"Yes." The three of them responded in unison, Cao Ping went out for a while, and returned to report: "It's already on guard, the boss can rest assured." ”

"Okay." Bao Zheng nodded and said, "The old man read the will." ”

The four of them stood solemnly, Bao Zheng took out a yellow silk handbook from his sleeve, unfolded it and read: "Yin Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Mansion acts cheaply, and he should send civil and military personnel, all of whom are in moderation, do not ask in advance, and report afterwards. After reading it, he passed the yellow silk and yellow silk to the four people, and after they were all confirmed, he sat back behind the big case, and said in a deep voice: "This official took office in Kaifeng Mansion, Er and others gathered here, all for one thing, that is, this rare opportunity to exterminate the bandits in the Sanssouci Cave!" ”

The three commanders of the "......" only now know their mission this time. Because the secrecy ability of the Great Song Dynasty is so poor, even the confidential documents issued by the two governments may be leaked. Therefore, this time, the official family simply only gave face-to-face instruction to Lao Bao, and did not need people from Kaifeng Mansion to come, and directly called the elite of the forbidden army, and it was also the army commanded by Zhongliang, just for a 'reliable'.

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After learning about this mission, the three of them looked excited, but they were also a little worried: "The previous clean-up has not achieved much results, what is the arrangement of Lord Bao this time?" ”

Bao Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Chengshi, you can tell them about it." ”

"Yes." Chen Ke nodded, got up and said: "The three commanders, before, the reason why they were not effective in suppressing bandits was because they hid in underground waterways, and the network was intertwined and extended in all directions, so that they could always escape the round-up of the officials and soldiers. ”

The three of them nodded, and then listened to him and said, "But because of the continuous rain for nearly a month, the situation has changed. Just when you came out of the camp, the Bianhe River has begun to be irrigated, according to the calculation, the Cai River, the Jinshui River, and the Wuzhang River will also be poured one after another, and it is expected that at dawn tomorrow at the latest, the underground waterway of Kaifeng City will be filled with water. As he spoke, Chen Ke looked around at the three of them: "This means that after dark today, there will be a large number of rats coming out of the ground." ”

"I see!" Yang Huaiyu hammered his fist and said: "We can wait for the rabbits and capture them one by one!" ”

"In order to prevent them from scattering after they reach the ground, it will be difficult to arrest and harm innocent people." Chen Ke continued: "We must set up an ambush at the entrance of the cave and stop them with a strong crossbow. ”

"But Sanssouci Cave is full of exits, how do we set up an ambush?" Cao commented: "Bianliang City is too big, and there are more than 6,000 people in the three armies, which is not enough at all. ”

"If you grab your beard and eyebrows, sixty thousand people are not enough." Chen Ke smiled faintly and said, "These days, we have consulted all the hydrological data in Bianliang City, and the scope has been greatly narrowed. As he spoke, he opened the bamboo tube he was carrying, and took out a detailed map of Kaifeng City inside.

In the Song Dynasty, private owners of maps were to be killed, and the one that Chen Ke took out was marked with the word 'royal', which shows that the official family attaches great importance to it!

Motioning for a few people to come up, Chen Ke pointed to the map and said: "First of all, the exits on the river can't be used; Secondly, the exit in the low-lying area is not usable. After a pause, he said: "The terrain of Bianliang City is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and now in the area of Nanxunmen, the ground has been flooded. According to estimates, by the time it gets dark, all the outlets south of the Jinshui River will back, and naturally they will not be able to be used as outlets. ”

Because of the dispute over the Liuta River and the ingenious layered weir construction method, Chen Ke has been regarded as an outstanding water conservancy expert. So his words, others couldn't question it, but asked a little uneasily: "Are you sure?" ”

"Sure." Chen Ke nodded, this is all calculated by the water conservancy genius Jia Kang, using data combined with actual measurements.

"In this way, there are still not enough people." Bianjing City is too big, even if it is only a corner of the northwest, it is enough to be seven miles square, and 6,000 people is still too little.

"The ditches and waterways in this area have also been surveyed one by one according to the records." There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of people with hearts, thanks to the strong administrative ability of the Song Dynasty, I consulted the corresponding archives, and found that every sewer outlet was recorded by the officials in charge of construction at that time.

Chen Ke is ruthless, and he must let those who try to hurt him understand that they will suffer devastating revenge! Therefore, he and Jia Kang would take the map every night, walk the streets and alleys, check the waterways one by one, and mark the sewer outlets that can accommodate people in and out on the map, which is why they have the map in front of them, which is full of dense red dots.

"There are 64 sections in total, which can be used as exits." Chen Ke said: "But if we hit hard first, they will definitely concentrate on as few as possible, at most a dozen exits, so that six thousand people are enough, right?" ”

"Well," the generals nodded, "the number is enough, but how do you know for sure?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, at every exit, a battalion of troops will be deployed!" Bao Zheng said with a smile: "In Bianjing City, there is no shortage of troops. When the time comes, the two armies in the north of the city will obey the old man's dispatch. ”

It was the national policy of the Northern Song Dynasty to collect the world's elite soldiers in Beijing to deter the locality, and there were 200,000 forbidden troops stationed in Bianjing City alone!

The Forbidden Army was commanded by a group of five hundred, also known as a battalion, but for well-known reasons, it was usually only about four hundred. The Fifth Command is one army, and the Tenth Army is a regular establishment. There are four compartments in the inner city and the outer city, and what Bao Zheng refers to is the two forbidden troops stationed in the outer city, with a total of 50,000 people.

This is also the fundamental reason why the underworld of the Northern Song Dynasty could only hide underground......

"But the officials don't want too many troops to fight, which will make the situation difficult to control." Bao Zheng took over and said: "Therefore, it is still mainly your three armies, they are only responsible for encircling and surveillance, and do not participate in the war." ”

"Once the battle starts, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion and the patrol shops will be dispatched, and they will not let the bandits in Sanssouci Cave have a chance to slip away!" Bao Zheng said in a deep voice: "In order to restore peace to Bianjing, the official family and the imperial court have made great determination, and the plan is not indispensable, but whether it can be realized and how much it can be achieved depends on how much effort you can contribute." ”

"We will go all out to never suffer for Bianjing!" The three generals Huo Ran got up and said.

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Time waits for no one, and after accepting the task, the three generals immediately set out, preparing to lead their troops into their respective defense areas.

As an expert consultant, Chen Ke set off with them.

When he went out, Di Yong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Come to the capital to stir up the wind and rain, I don't know if I go to my house to sit, my father is not happy." ”

"When I've smoothed out those bad things, I'll naturally go and see the marshal." Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said: "Otherwise, I'm afraid that the marshal will get angry and say: 'San Lang, why are you such a mother-in-law, or are you not a man?' But let me know how to answer. ”

"No, my dad is much gentler now." Di Yong shook his head and reintroduced the other two for Chen Ke. It turned out that the one named Yang Huaiyu was Yang Wenguang's second son, and he was also there when Kunlun Pass won the victory, of course, like Di Yong, he mainly went to his father's war to mix his qualifications. However, if he didn't have real skills, he would not have been able to become the commander of the Japanese army.

Speaking of which, Yang Huaiyu can be the commander of the Japanese army, one of the four armies, thanks to Chen Ke. At the beginning, the four of them made a big fuss in Hengzhou Mansion, and it was the Japanese army who was responsible for the security work. If this happens in other armies, it will be a shame at most, but the Japanese army has the responsibility of being on duty, that is, being a personal bodyguard for the emperor, how can it be entrusted to mediocrity?

So after the Japanese army returned to Beijing, the official family directly ordered the exchange of blood, which gave him a chance.

As for the other Cao Ping, he has never been to the front-line battlefield, but his father ...... It was Uncle Cao Guo, and his aunt was Empress Cao.

Speaking of which, the two are also related, so Cao Ping also looks at Chen Ke differently. After Di Yong's matchmaking like this, the four of them suddenly got a lot closer.

But there was no more time to greet each other, so they made an appointment with Chen Ke to follow Di Yong, and the three of them went back to the camp to gather troops and horses and stationed in their respective defense areas.

When he walked to the gate of the mansion, Chen Ke said to Di Yong: "I have two younger brothers, both of whom are masters, let them come over too." ”

"Of course, the more the merrier." Di Yong said with a smile.

After getting the approval, Chen Ke beckoned to the eaves opposite the mansion and walked out of two men and one woman...... The men are naturally Wulang and Song Duanping, but the women are Chen Ke who is very reluctant to see Liu Yue.

Di Yong naturally recognized Liu Yue'e, and also knew what happened in Tianyin Water Pavilion, so he smiled and said, "This is the husband and the wife?" ”

"The ghost is not gone...... Chen Ke has half a smile on his face, he doesn't want to look at this Hedong lion at all...... Originally, he was counting on Liu Yue'e's helpers to fight, but after obtaining the emperor's full support, Chen Ke naturally stopped making peace with her, and this time he didn't inform her at all.