Chapter 264 Re-deciding Strategy

The head gradually rose, and the body of the tar outside the Nancheng gate was only half moved away.

It's not that the people are lazy, but that there are too many bodies of the tars! There were about ten thousand of them who fell to the ground. Among them, those who could walk had quietly left before dawn. As for those who had not died, they were very sorry. They were all stabbed with a bayonet and died completely.

The hatred between ethnic groups is difficult to resolve, especially for the current situation. The Taters rule the whole country. However, they have never regarded the southerners as people. They are wantonly humiliated and kill if they want to. Therefore, for the wounded soldiers of the Tatas, although Zhang Yang means to save them if they can, they can be rescued, and if they can't be saved, they will be happy, but The soldiers who executed the order automatically understood that this sentence could not be saved, and it was also correct. Those who could be saved had slipped away.

Because the tars are still nearby, in the process of carrying the bodies, soldiers have been watching from afar to prevent the tars from coming and suddenly attacking.

Unfortunately, it is the east wind now, so the corpses cannot be burned directly. Otherwise, the bodies of thousands of people will be burned with countless thick smoke, which will float to Gaoyou House with the wind, which will make people turn their stomachs and unable to eat.

All the bodies were moved to a large natural pit three miles away. When they were moved here, they were buried in the ground. From time to time, some people joke that if they grow crops here, they will grow very well next year.

Yan Lao Si and Xue Lao San also followed the crowd, but their movements were half a beat slower than others. Others moved back and forth twice. They had not completed the trip. Among them, Yan Lao Si was the third time to go to the woods outside the crowd. However, it was not conspicuous in the carrying team of thousands of people.

This time it's Xue Laosan's turn. Xue Laosan hummed a minor tune, carefully avoided everyone's sight, and walked to the woods.

Countless yellow and white things have been left in the woods.

Xue Laosan glanced at him warily. There was no one around him. He suddenly accelerated and walked into the woods, where there was a place they had agreed in advance.

There is still no one. It seems that today is for nothing.

Xue Laosan was about to turn around, but he heard a voice from behind: "Lao San!"

The voice was very familiar. Xue Laosan looked along the voice and saw a man standing on the tree. It was Master He.

"Sir, how did you climb the tree? Be careful." Xue Laosan said and walked under the tree to let He Zhaojie step on his shoulder.

He has been a mischievous master since he was a child. He Zhaojie climbs the tree very cleverly. Although he has become a master, he is not fat yet.

He Zhaojie stepped on Xue Laosan's shoulder quickly: "Now that the situation is so serious, it's better to be careful."

"Sir, why did the officers and soldiers lose last night? Aren't you carrying tens of thousands of horses? I saw it this morning, and I'm afraid no less than 10,000 people died!" Xue Laosan said.

"Yes, but this is also our opportunity. I have found Lord Yu Que. The next time he attacks the city, he will still attack the two gates in the north and south. You and Yan Laosi quietly go to find the little guy who was bought by us and let him open the gate. Lord Yu Que will ambush outside the East Gate. Ambush, when the battle between the north and the south is the most intense, the soldiers of the East Gate will be sent to support the two gates, and then open the gates. The ambush will enter, and the major event will be determined. He Zhaojie said quickly, "There are a hundred taels of silver here. If necessary, you can bribe him."

Xue Laosan nodded. Suddenly, he thought of another possibility: "Sir, what if he refuses?"

A trace of cunning suddenly flashed in He Zhaojie's eyes: "He refused? I'm afraid he can't help it. If he refuses, just say that he will poke out the last time he opened the gate for us and see what he will do!"

"The master is wise!" Xue Laosan's face was full of joy. Now, he is not afraid that he will quit.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the distance, and someone came!

"At the time of the general attack, it is the time to apply five days later." He Zhaojie said quickly and ran in the opposite direction.

Xue Laosan looked at the master's back, put the silver ticket in his arms, untied his trousers, and began to grow.

"Hey, brother, why are you here?" It was a soldier with a sky in it. He smelled the stench around him and was not close to him.

"Alas, my stomach has been bad recently, and the pull out is very smelly. I just took a few more steps. Outside, I'm afraid of smoking my brothers." Xue Laosan said.

"Then hurry up, don't be lazy, otherwise, today's pay is half of yours." The soldier said.

"Yes, yes, I'll be fine in a minute." Xue Laosan's eyes were full of smiles.

The soldier walked back, and the suspicion in his eyes was even greater. There was something wrong with this man!

He Zhaojie returned to the camp of the official army, but found that the soldiers were mobilized. A team of cavalry came out of the camp and headed east.

After waiting for the guard's notification, He Zhaojie met Yu Que and several generals again.

"Lord Yu, I have contacted my confidants in the city. When we apply for it five days later, he will help us open the city gate. At that time, our army can enter through the east gate and catch them off guard.

Yu Que nodded: "Okay, if you can succeed this time, you are the best."

"Thank you, Lord Yu, for your appreciation. I just saw the army mobilization. Are you ready to attack Gaoyou Mansion?" He Zhaojie asked.

Yu Que's face darkened: "Mr. He, you go down first."

He Zhaojie knew that he had said something wrong again. They all said shopping malls and battlefields, but shopping malls and battlefields were really different. If he talks like this, if he is in the mall, both sides will have a laugh: today's weather is really good, so it will be over, and they will save face for each other. And here, the official level crushed people to death. He asked what he shouldn't have asked, and immediately stepped on the tiger's tail.

"Yes, Lord Yu." He Zhaojie said and retreated.

"Your Excellency, since we can open the Dongcheng Gate, why do we have to send troops to Xinghua?" Ten thousand households asked.

Yu Que looked at the direction He Zhaojie went out and said, "The soldiers are not tired of fraud!"

Yu Que has withdrawn all the troops surrounding Gaoyou Mansion, and then sent out 10,000 cavalry, swaggered down the official road, and went straight to Xinghua, pretending to be aggressive and wanted to attack Xinghua. In addition to the 20,000 horses originally sent to Xinghua, a total of 30,000 people were given to Xinghua. Apply the greatest pressure.

Although 20,000 people were reimbursed under the city of Taizhou, others were not affected. Fushou understood his intention and just surrounded Xinghua and did not get close to the range of the fire. In addition, the new 10,000 people will surround Xinghua more tightly, and they will pretend to make large siege equipment and prepare to attack the city.

The reason why he changed the direction of the main attack was Xinghua, because Xinghua is Zhang Shicheng's nest. Here, there are his wife, children, and mother. He put on a fierce posture to attack Xinghua. Zhang Shicheng will definitely not help it. Maybe he will send a brigade from Gaoyou Mansion to solve it. Rescue, in this way, the troops of Gaoyou Mansion will be empty, and it will be easier to take away Gaoyou Mansion by yourself.

Moreover, in the past few days, it is enough to bring the siege equipment from Yangzhou. This time, I suffered a disadvantage in the long-range firepower. My bow and arrows are only a hundred steps in range. However, the other party's fire can shoot 300 steps, not to mention the terrible cannon. In order to fight the other party at a long distance, Yu Que was in a hurry to follow Yang. The state shipped two things, one is a three-s lathe crossbow, and the other is a return gun.

The bed crossbow is a kind of large crossbow machine. There are four wheels under it. Relying on the power of the winch, the three combined bows are tightened and stringed. Such a crossbow can be launched 300 steps away. And the return gun is the invincible equipment of the Mongolian army. The return gun is an advanced stone throwing machine, which was learned from the Persians during the western expedition of Mongolia.

"return gun" has two characteristics: first, its short end is hung with heavy objects instead of human traction, and second, there is a hook on the cannon. When the shell is installed, the hook is opened, the heavy object is pressed down, and the shell is shot out. These two devices achieve a constant firing force and save manpower, thus avoiding the disadvantage that the accuracy of the human-driven stone throwing machine is not high. When the person is powerful and weak, there will be a big deviation in the range, and the force of the return gun is certain. Not only that, when heavy objects are placed in different positions, the shells can be fired at different distances, and a scale similar to the shooting calculation table appears on the "back gun", which greatly improves the accuracy of shooting. It can be said to be a simple artillery aiming device, which is similar to the aiming device on Zhang Yang's artillery.

When attacking Xiangyang City, the back gun exerted great power. However, later, the Mongols ruled all of China, and there was no force to let the Mongols use this weapon. The back gun and the bed crossbow were moved into the warehouse.

Now, in order to avoid greater losses, Yu Que ordered a team of people to return to Yangzhou and pull these two pieces of equipment over that night.

At that time, even if Mr. He's people don't succeed, he will be able to take down the Gaoyou Mansion. This Mr. He is just a salt merchant in Yangzhou. Although he has rescued Lord Li Pu, although he has offered his own plan, it is obviously very naive to put all his hopes on such a person.

Not only sent people to pretend to besiege Xinghua, lead the other party's reinforcements to rescue, and disperse the troops of Gaoyou Mansion, but also used powerful siege weapons. In addition, they should open the east gate. With so many strategies, it is enough to take down Gaoyou Mansion! Yu Que is full of confidence.

In Gaoyou Prefecture, several people are discussing the current situation.

"Brother, the tars outside the city suddenly retreated." Shi Wenbing said.

"Yes, did the tars return, or did we kindly bury the bodies of the tars?" Zhang Yang said.

"Lord, the Lord will never give up so much. They must have other tricks." Shi Nai'an analyzed.

"Yes, the Tatar must have a trick." Zhang Yang said, "The sentinel we sent just now reported that they saw the brigade of tar cavalry and headed east."

East? Several people have an ominous foreboding in their hearts. In the east, that is, Xinghua. In Xinghua, there is the eldest brother's wife and children. Moreover, Xinghua is not as good as Gaoyou Prefecture and Taizhou. Xinghua is just a small city, not even a moat. Tens of thousands of Tartars attack together. Can Lv Zhen's third battalion be able to withstand it? Xinghua can't be lost!

"Brother, why don't you send me to support Xinghua?" Shi Xin said.

"I don't think we should send troops to support." Shi Nai'an said. I think the tartars are just diverting our attention. If we send troops, it will be easy to get caught in the plan to get the tiger out of the mountain.

"So, what if something really happens to Xinghua?" Shi Xin asked.

"I believe Lv Zhen can stand it." Zhang Yang said that before he came, he had already talked to Lv Zhen. The third battalion guarded a small Xinghua city. He was still relatively relieved. Like Shi Nai'an's idea, this must be a trick of the Tartars. He gave up Gaoyou Mansion and attacked Xinghua, just diverted his attention.

"Lord, there is news from Xinghua that a large number of tars have appeared around Xinghua." As he spoke, Luo Guanzhong came in. He had just come from the carrier pigeon, and the message of Xinghua was passed on.

"Reply to Lv Zhen and say that I believe him, my wife and children, are very safe." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, Lord." Luo Guanzhong agreed and went out again.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Luo Guanzhong hurried in again, "Lord, we caught the anniper."

Jing down? Zhang Yang said, "Bring it here!"

Last time Li Pu was able to escape from the Gaoyou Mansion, he knew that there must be a mole. However, this mole has never been found. It is quite hidden and has not been exposed. Zhang Yang has always been worried that he is very closely guarded outside, but if something goes wrong from the inside, it is still very dangerous. Of.

Two people with five flowers were brought up, and there was a bruise on the forehead. It is likely that they were kicked by their own people in the process of arrest, as well as the marks on the soles of the shoes.

"You are wronged, my lord, you are wronged by the little people." As soon as the two came in, they began to kneel down for Zhang Yang with tears in their eyes.

"Xiaomin has always been working in a tofu house in the west of Gaoyou Mansion. He has always been an honest person. Today, during the day, he also followed everyone to carry the bodies of the tar together. Xiaomin is a good man!" The two nodded their heads like chickens pecking and said.

"Good man, in the process of moving the body today, you two left the team and ran to the woods more than a dozen times. How to explain it?" Luo Guanzhong asked.

Yan Laisi and Xue Laosan frequently ran to the woods and were found unusual by the sentry soldiers. When the soldiers went to investigate, Xue Laosan had completed the handover with He Zhaojie. After returning to Gaoyou Mansion, the sentry reported to his boss. The boss finally reported to Luo Guanzhong. Luo Guanzhong did not hesitate and immediately issued a catch. The arrest warrant, during this period, he has been worried about internal annihalation. Since he found a problem, he would rather catch it by mistake and release it than miss it. The soldiers captured the two people in the tofu room, and found a hundred taels of silver that He Zhaojie gave to them. Now, it was also regarded as stolen goods. Unfortunately, both of them did not admit that they were annihireate.

"The villain's stomach tofu can't be sold these days. It's broken after a long time, and he can't bear to throw it away, so he has to eat it all. As a result, he has a bad stomach and always has diarrhea. Even so, he rushes to follow him to move the body. The villain is really wronged. The villain has always been grateful to the adults. Dade, how could you do that kind of thing? Xue Laosan had an innocent expression on his face.

Yan Laosi followed: "Your Excellency, since you joined our Gaoyou Mansion, everyone has felt that you are a good official who is diligent and loves the people. Everyone is grateful for your kindness. The villain is full of worship and admiration for adults! The little man is wronged!"

"You two are really tough-mouthed. What's wrong with you two hundred taels of silver?" Luo Guanzhong said, "They all say that you don't cry when you see the coffin. You two still don't cry when you see the coffin. It's really hard-mouthed!"

"Your excellency, part of the little man's one hundred taels of silver is left by the ancestors, and part of it is saved by the little man's hard work over the years. My lord, don't underestimate my tofu shop. Although it is a small business, it has always been a kind of food that people love to eat. Especially in the past six months, under your governance, the lives of the people in Gaoyoufu have greatly improved, and my business is much easier. Therefore, there are more and more profits. This money are all villains. It's hard work." Xue Laosan continued.

Do you really think you don't know arithmetic? Even if you make more money and ten cents for a piece of tofu, you just don't need the cost. How many pieces of tofu do you have to make to sell a hundred taels of silver? However, they also said that the ancestors stayed behind.

"I've asked my neighbors for a long time. You just moved here half a year ago." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Yes, the villain used to make tofu in other places." Xue Laosan responded to the change.

"You!" Luo Guanzhong really wants to go up and slap him in the face. He can really say it!

Zhang Yang smiled. These two people are witty enough. No wonder He Zhaojie is so reassuring about them. Such a clever person, Li Pu must have an escap for the last time.

However, although they were smart, they fell into Zhang Yang's hands, because Zhang Yang had seen them.

In my mind, the appearance of the cream boss came to mind again. Boss Feng was a big boss that He Zhaojie trusted most. At the beginning, he went to Yangzhou for the first time and sent salt to the He family. It was the cream boss. At that time, I found that the boss always followed two subordinates. Those two people were The two people in front of me.

There is no doubt that these two people are definitely He Zhaojie's confidants. They can still follow He Zhaojie after being wanted, and He Zhaojie is likely to hide in Gaoyou Mansion after being wanted, and he has never found it.

"Is it He Zhaojie who sent you two?" Zhang Yang said.

Yan Laosi's face suddenly changed, sweating like rain, but Xue Laosan still did not change his face: "Your Excellency, do you mean the second son of the He family in Yangzhou? Your excellency, you made a mistake. The villain doesn't know him at all.

"Real is it? Then you must not know He Zhaoyi. Zhang Yang said, "Do you want me to call her out and let you meet?"

Xue Laosan's calm expression has changed. In the He family, after so many years with the second son of the He family, He Zhaoyi certainly knows himself. Moreover, Xue Laosan also knows that He Zhaoyi is closely related to Zhang Shicheng in front of him. In fact, Zhang Yang is slandering them. He Zhaoyi is still in Dadu.

"You two, what did He Zhaojie send you to do? Let's talk about it, otherwise, I don't mind letting you taste something fresh." Zhang Yang said lightly.

(to be continued)