Prince Chongzhen
Chapter 103 Send Troops
Chapter 103 Send Troops
Yingtian Yaofang Gate
Zhou Xiancai had been waiting in the city wall for quite a while, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been talking to several adults, and there was no sign that he was going to give any orders.
Honestly speaking, after the efforts of Xu Yinjue and Chang Guanlin over the past few days, even someone like Zhou Xiancai who had no idea about military affairs already knew what he should do tonight.
But this was their first time on a battlefield, so it was inevitable that they felt a little nervous and anxious.
After delivering money and food to his family that day, he returned to the camp in the north of the city with his wife's reluctant gaze on him.
In the following days, the expected devilish training did not come.
The generals just patiently taught them how to break down obstacles and set fires to disrupt the situation, which made Zhou Xiancai's mind full of which tents were better and which obstacles were easier to remove.
Of course, that's not all.
Although their main task is to set fire and create chaos, they still have to have some tricks to save their lives when they are in the enemy camp.
Finally, thanks to the unremitting efforts of Xu Yinjue and Chang Guanlin, these junior arsonists finally graduated.
There was a squeak.
The Yaofang Gate, which had not been opened for a long time, opened again, but before His Highness could give the order, several figures walked in from the doorway.
Zhou Xiancai was puzzled and asked his boss, "Boss, why are there so many people?"
According to the original plan, as long as the people ahead cleared the Tartars outside the city, they would send someone back to report.
Only then will the city gates be opened to allow the large troops to leave the city one after another.
But now the city gates were wide open, and it was obvious that the Tartars had been cleared out, but he didn't know how to explain the return of such a group of people.
"It must be a captured Tartar scout."
The flag officer squinted and examined it carefully for a while before answering hesitantly.
At this time, those people had walked out of the doorway and approached His Highness's horse. When Zhou Xian looked carefully, he found that the three in the front seemed to have their hands tied together in a chain. Isn't this the treatment given to prisoners?
"Boss, nothing will happen, right?"
"Probably not. They would only be brought back if there is a new situation."
As the flag officer spoke, he stretched his neck as far as he could, as if he could hear the voices from dozens of steps away.
The appearance of the captive attracted everyone's attention, but only a few people around Zhu Cilang could really understand the situation.
Time passed little by little, and the prisoners were finally taken into the city.
Just when everyone thought that they would receive the order to send troops, they saw Old Master Xu kneeling in front of His Highness's horse, and his intermittent words echoed in the city wall.
".Don't be in danger."
Seeing this, the flag officer finally retracted his stretched neck and then quietly expressed his judgment.
"Your Highness must want to go with us."
The soldiers around him nodded when they heard the words.
The news of that night's battle had already spread throughout the army, and the soldiers all knew how stubborn His Highness was.
To be honest, who doesn’t admire an officer who leads by example? Who doesn’t respect a general who never retreats?
However, if the military commander were replaced by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the soldiers' awe and admiration for him would increase a lot, but this would not prevent them from defining such behavior as "reckless".
Is Zhu Cilang willing to act recklessly?
I guess he doesn't want to.
More than half a month ago, he was still living in a society where even theft and robbery could attract attention. Only a fool would put himself in a life-and-death situation unless he was really forced into a corner. But did he have any solution?
The previous captives brought a key piece of information that could turn the situation in Jiangnan around, but who would dare to take the huge risk without verification?
Therefore, as the supreme commander of the Yingtian garrison, Zhu Cilang had to be in a position where he could obtain information from the front in a timely manner, so that he could make different arrangements based on the truth or falsity of the news.
"Mr. Xu, you just heard it. If I stay in the city, wouldn't I miss the opportunity in vain?"
Although Xu Yu was not well versed in affairs of state, he would never say something stupid like "let the officers at the front decide for themselves."
It’s just that Zhu Cilang’s performance last time was too horrifying. Although he had no reason to refute it, he was still a little worried.
"Your Highness, you must not personally go to the battlefield as you did before."
"Don't worry, I was just forced to do so before. I will definitely come back as soon as possible this time."
Having said that, Xu Yuzi had nothing more to say.
Zhu Cilang then mounted his horse again, and the order to send troops finally sounded. The city wall was immediately drowned out by the shouts of the generals.
"I have said everything that needs to be said. Let me check my equipment one last time."
When Chang Guanlin's shout reached their ears, the officers of each small flag immediately turned their eyes to their subordinates.
"Check if you have brought all the straw, lamp oil, and tinder!"
"All done!"
"All done!"
The results of many days of training were clearly revealed through the questions and answers.
If people didn't know that these people were only capable of arson, just looking at their performance, one might think that they were elite troops created by Zhu Cilang.
Soon, the shouting died down.
Except for a few people who accidentally spilled some lamp oil, everything else is ready.
The guard camp completed the inspection early and was the first to leave the city and head towards the Qing army camp along the path opened up by the vanguard.
"Boss, are those axes they carry?"
"Of course, otherwise how can we break through the Tartar camp wall?"
As the soldiers of the Imperial Guard Camp moved, large patches of cold light flashed from their waists from time to time.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Xiancai, who was used to using an axe, guessed the general idea at the first time. However, due to the inertia of thinking, it was only after Xiaoqi reminded him that the axe could also be used to chop wood.
It has to be said that after these days of preparation, the equipment of the guard camp and the militia can be said to be complete.
Those axes were fine, with so many families in the city, it would be easy to collect hundreds of them. However, so many tinders and lamp oil really took Zhu Cilang a lot of effort.
He originally thought that these two items were a must-have for every household, but after asking around, he realized that although ordinary families also had some lamp oil, most of the time they went to bed early after dark. As for fire starters, they were something only wealthy families would afford to use.
However, there is no shortage of wealthy families in Yingtian after all. Even if the imperial court collects money and grain, it may not be able to raise much. But relying on the "face" of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it would only be a little troublesome to get some tinder and lamp oil from the rich families.
After a while, seeing that the guard camp had disappeared into the night behind the gate, Chang Guanlin led his militiamen on their first expedition.
At this point, Xu Yu knew that he could not change anything, but before Zhu Cilang rode out, he could not help but remind him: "Your Highness, please think about the country and the people before you act."
"Mr. Xu, I understand. I will rush back as soon as I can verify it."
(End of this chapter)
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