Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Assassination Plan (1)
How to explain to Lu Wushuang and Cheng Ying?
Zhang Yang couldn't think of any way, facing two pure and immaculate girls who believed in love and loyalty, he couldn't give them satisfactory answers.
In the original work, Lu Wushuang and Cheng Ying's two daughters would rather rely on each other for their lives and die lonely in order to never marry for the sake of their intended person, which shows that the two daughters are not only loyal, but also attach great importance to their feelings.
Zhang Yang is now married to three, and he still has Guo Fu, the oil bottle, and Gongsun Lucao, a simple sister, and he has five rooms after careful calculation. These two women are both martyrs, and most of them refuse to succumb to marry him as six rooms and seven rooms.
How else can he explain! can only pretend to be stupid to the end, excuse the excuse, and run to see the unconscious Gongsun Lucao and Guo Fu's two daughters.
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The siege lasted until dusk the next day, and by the time the Mongols had retreated, the corpses had been emptied of the city, leaving only bloodstains and red. According to incomplete statistics, more than half of the soldiers and people were killed and wounded in this battle, which can be described as heavy casualties.
In a living room of a long-emptied Haohua mansion in Xiangyang City, more than 20 people gathered at this time, including senior generals of the army, including Lu Wende, and martial arts people led by Zhang Yang and Guo Jing.
"In this defense of the city, more than 3,400 people were killed by our side, more than 10,000 were seriously wounded, and countless people were lightly wounded, which can be described as a heavy loss. As far as I know from the military report I just received, the reinforcement general sent by the imperial court was Sun Hucheng, a confidant of Jia Yidao, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and was a well-known wreck, and he saw that the Mongols were huge, so he deliberately slowed down the speed of rescue. If this continues, reinforcements may not arrive within a month. Lu Wende's face was full of iron, and he slapped the table angrily and said.
As soon as everyone heard such a big bad news. There was silence immediately, and they were all extremely heavy.
"Everyone has also heard that the imperial court may not be able to count on it, so we can only rely on ourselves to defend Xiangyang next. If you have any good ideas, please feel free to put them forward. Huang Rong said with a solemn face.
Everyone present here is a wise and brave person, and after hearing this, they all exchanged heads and talked about each other.
"I think I can sneak into the Mongol military camp at night and take the head of Kublai Khan, a dog thief. Then the Mongol army will inevitably be in chaos, and it will be broken without attack. Lu Youjiao thought for a moment before saying.
"Lu's proposal is not bad, but I think that this time the Mongol army has spent so much force to attack Xiangyang, even if Kublai Khan is killed, I am afraid that the danger of Xiangyang can only be temporarily lifted, and once the new Mongolian Khan waits for the throne, he will still move to Xiangyang at that time." A man dressed as a general retorted.
"Now the army is overwhelmed. It's not bad to be able to temporarily solve the danger of Xiangyang, as for the future, I can only plan later, how can I think about such a long term! Lu Youjiao said again.
"The assassination of Kublai Khan is a good piece of advice. But since the last time Xiao Wu went to assassinate, and Guo and Brother Yang went to the Mongolian camp to make a big fuss together. According to Kublai Khan's character, I am afraid it will be difficult to find his lair again, even if it is found. It would be difficult to assassinate him. Guo Jing pondered for a while, and then said his thoughts.
Indeed, Guo Daxia is right. It may not be easy to assassinate Kublai Khan, and even if he sends someone, most of them will return in vain. In order to solve the dilemma as soon as possible, we must get along with another auxiliary strategy. Zhu Ziliu, who has always been known as a wise star, stroked his beard and said.
After hearing this, everyone whispered again and discussed in a low voice. Some said that they secretly killed the high-ranking generals of the army, some said that they sent people to spy on the marching map so that they could raid the Mongol camp, and still others said that they burned the tents of the Mongols so that they had nowhere to rest.
Zhang Yang had been sitting there without saying a word, and when he saw that everyone else was discussing, he thought about it for a while, and then said lightly:
"In my opinion, the Mongol army is outside, and food and grass are the things they are most worried about. As long as we secretly burn their grain and grass, their army will be disrupted, and as long as we insist on defending the city, they will collapse without a fight. What do you think of this? ”
When everyone saw that he was young, they thought that most of his plans were not in the stream, but after hearing it, they all felt extremely reasonable.
"Master Zhang Meng's plan is very clever, many of our people in the rivers and lakes have outstanding light skills, and then we only need to send a team of people with light skills and good skills, and while the Mongolian soldiers are not prepared, it is likely to successfully burn their grain and grass." Wu Santong slapped his thigh and said.
"That's right! Brother Zhang's strategy is really good, and it is simple and feasible, and it is really the best strategy. Guo Jing also immediately agreed.
The others naturally nodded one after another, and even Huang Rong and Zhu Ziliu were all dazzled, they didn't expect him to come up with such a method.
"Since everyone agrees with this plan of the Zhang League, then we will adopt this plan and carry out the plan to assassinate Kublai Khan at the same time. It's just that these two strategies are extremely dangerous, once the identity is revealed, I am afraid that it will be a risk of nine deaths, and we still need to carefully discuss the details to be safe. Huang Rong thought about it for a moment, and then said concisely.
Next, everyone began to discuss the details of the plan, and roughly divided the plan into three steps, the first is the question of who will participate in the plan, the second is to find out the granary in the Mongolian camp and the residence of Kublai Khan, and the third is to determine the time for action.
"To burn grain and grass, it must be composed of people who have made outstanding contributions. And this team of people must strictly abide by the order and not act without authorization, otherwise if they make a mistake, the whole team will fall short. A famous member of the Diancang Sect said in a deep voice.
"In my opinion, the act of burning grain and grass seems to be less risky than assassinating Kublai Khan, but in fact, it needs to be carefully arranged, otherwise if you are not careful, everything will be over. Most of the people in the rivers and lakes are loners and do not obey discipline, and if there is no commander-in-chief by their side, I am afraid it will be really difficult to restrain them. Lu Youjiao immediately echoed.
"In everyone's opinion, who should be the commander-in-chief?" Huang Rong's eyes swept over the people present.
"Huang Gang Leader, you must sit in Xiangyang to make a fool of yourself, then this commander-in-chief must convince everyone and be willing to listen to his dispatch. Then this person must be served by Guo Daxia. Wu Santong said loudly.
"That's true, if it weren't for Guo Daxia's prestige in the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid no one would be qualified for this candidate." Zhu Ziliu also nodded.
Everyone, you and I say a word, and almost everyone agrees that Guo Jing will serve as the commander-in-chief or burn grain and grass. After all, there is a lot to be done about burning grain and grass, and it is more reliable than assassinating Kublai Khan. So everyone takes this matter much more seriously.
"Thanks to everyone's love, then Guo is duty-bound." Guo Jing stood up and saluted everyone.
"The matter of the candidate for the burning of the granary has been decided, if you have no objection, let's discuss the candidate for the assassination of Kublai Khan." Huang Rong said with a wave of her hand.
Hearing this, everyone whispered again, but this time although everyone discussed a lot, no one spoke publicly. Obviously, the burning of grain and grass was a key step and was commanded by Guo Jing. A large number of capable people will be dispatched to help, so there will definitely not be too many capable people involved in the assassination of Kublai Khan.
In this way, the task of assassinating Kublai Khan is even more dangerous, and it can be said that there is no life. Therefore, under the discussion between everyone, no one rashly took the lead in speaking.
Huang Rong's eyes swept over the people present, and most of them deliberately avoided her burning gaze after touching it, and did not dare to confront it. None of you here are fools, although resisting Mongolia is a righteous act in the world. Even after the heroic sacrifice, it will be famous for eternity.
But knowing that he will die, who is willing to participate, unless he is the kind of fool who has been brainwashed. Most of the people attending the meeting were ordinary people. It's not that stupid.
"Since you don't have anyone to recommend, then this time the plan to assassinate Kublai Khan, I will throw bricks and lead the jade, let's report a name first!" Huang Rong said with a faint smile.
And when the people heard this, they heard it. Immediately shocked, there was an uproar.
"Gang Leader Huang, how can this work. You are the commander of our army, if something happens to you, our army will really collapse. Lu Wende took the lead in stopping it, and since defending the city for many days, Huang Rong's wisdom has convinced her very much.
"Yes, Huang Gang Master, no matter what, I must not let you take this risk. This kind of thing, still let me Wu go, even if I try my best, I will take back the head of Kublai Khan. Wu Santong said indignantly.
"Having said that, the feasible assassination of Kublai Khan is more dangerous than the burning of the granary, which still requires a candidate with both ability and political integrity as the commander-in-chief, first, to restrain everyone, and second, to find a way out for everyone in the face of danger, so that the whole army will not be wiped out." Huang Rong said simply.
Hearing this, everyone discussed privately again, but from the discussion getting quieter and quieter, it can be seen that this candidate is really difficult to find. After all, this kind of thing is almost who goes and who dies, and people who have the ability don't want to go.
Just when everyone was discussing to no avail, a faint but slightly green voice resounded in the audience:
"Heroes, Zhang is also willing to contribute to the anti-Mongolian cause. If you don't dislike it, this mission to assassinate Kublai Khan will be my share. ”
Everyone turned their heads and saw Zhang Yang say this solemnly, not only did they become in an uproar. No one expected that this young man, who had never played any role as the leader of the alliance, would make such a very difficult decision at this critical juncture.
Everyone was silent for a moment, and their eyes looking at him couldn't help but be full of admiration!
"Okay, Master Zhang is really a model for my generation, a young hero, even he is willing to go, and this assassination mission is also counted as one of my kind." The famous man of the Kongtong faction patted his chest and said loudly.
"Amitabha, this trip is also a poor monk." The abbot master of Putuo Temple also folded his hands.
In addition to these two, in the next few moments, four or five more people in the audience raised their hands to indicate their willingness to go. Most of these people are sect leaders, and there are also some people with good martial arts, so the people who assassinated Kublai Khan are barely together.
If it weren't for Zhang Yang, the new alliance leader, who had seen his extraordinary martial arts and chivalrous heart on the city tower yesterday, it would still be a little difficult for these celebrities to express their attitudes.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing were worried that it would be difficult to find someone to do this matter, and they were overjoyed to get the current result.
"Now that the candidate for the assassination of Kublai Khan has been confirmed, I propose that Zhang Mengzhu serve as the commander-in-chief of this mission, I wonder if you have any objections?" Seeing that no one had expressed her position anymore, Huang Rong asked out loud.
Naturally, the people present had no objections, and they all agreed, and the shrewd ones also slapped Zhang Yang, the future martial arts leader, on the back by the way.
"Gang Leader Huang, this assassination mission is extraordinary, it is related to dozens of lives of Zai Xia and all his fellow martial artists, and it is related to the safety of the entire Xiangyang, so Zhang has another condition." Zhang Yang pondered for a moment before saying.
When everyone heard him say this, they couldn't help but turn their heads away, and their faces were puzzled.
"This is natural, what conditions does Master Zhang have, just say it." Huang Rong was also slightly stunned and said.
"Just because this mission is very fierce, I will do some preparation work in advance, and I don't want to start acting rashly if I can't be more than 50% sure. Therefore, the time of this mission may have to be determined by the future. ”
"But don't worry, all my preparation time won't take more than a month." Zhang Yang talked eloquently.
When everyone heard Zhang Yang's reasonable and well-founded words, of course, no one raised any objections.
"Since no one objected, although Zhang Mengzhu went to prepare, if there is anything that needs help, send it, I think everyone will definitely be willing to help you." Huang Rong also said with a slight smile.
In the following time, there were some other details briefly discussed, and the heroes left separately, and according to the decision of the negotiation, they went back to prepare. (To be continued......)