Xie Ming

Chapter 188: The Central Strategy

Early in the morning of May 6st, at : am (: a.m.).

In the front hall of the Governor's Office of Baoding Prefecture, Xiao Jingchuan subdued Li Hongsheng, and after understanding the seized supplies and battle damage, he prepared to take advantage of the victory to attack again and quickly agree on a specific action plan to capture the entire city!

"Eh? Minglu!"

"Where exactly is the Huchen tribe located in the city now?" Xiao Lang asked.

"Oh, General!"

"At present, Peizhong and Huchen's troops are all guarding the East City Infantry Camp."

"When you were away, Master Qiu said that most of the captured soldiers in Baoding Prefecture were being held in the east of the city, and they were not prepared for any incidents at night. So he asked these two divisions to cooperate with each other and guard the camp in layers, one inside and one outside, to ensure everything is safe!"

"So the four gates changed their defenses and didn't use them!"

"And Mr. Qiu said that after you wake up, you will definitely use Peizhong and Huchen for other purposes!"

"So." Minglu replied without reservation.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang laughed with relief.

"Hahaha"

"The one who understands me is Feiyu!"

"Okay, okay!"

"Also, Minglu, tell me, after Feiyu and I left Liupan Mountain, Peizhong sent people to disguise themselves and enter Mancheng. This mission has been going on for a day. Is there any progress?!" Xiao Lang continued to ask about other matters.

"Haha, General!"

"According to Peizhong and the others, before the night raid last night, more than a hundred people must have sneaked in!"

"The city is not big, the garrison is small and the defense is lax."

"I think if we want to capture this city by then, it shouldn't be difficult to capture it with the help of both inside and outside forces!" Minglu replied.

"Well, the whole city is not difficult, the key is to grasp the timing!"

"Disguise and enter Mancheng, let Peizhong do it before. My original intention was to use Peizhong to attack and take it!"

"However, now that we have occupied Baoding and captured more than 5,500 surrendered soldiers, if we send Peizhong to lead the troops away from Baoding, I will feel a little uneasy!"

"In my opinion, times have changed, so why not be flexible?"

"This time we will capture Mancheng, and replace Hu Chen with half of the troops!"

"Also, ask Li Hongsheng to go with you!"

"If the whole team changes into surrendered soldiers' uniforms and Li Hongsheng pretends to be the leader, it won't be difficult for them to sneak into the city this way!" Xiao Lang thought.

"Haha, okay!"

"General, this is a good idea!"

"It will be easier to accomplish, and the losses may be smaller!" Minglu reconsidered.

"Hehe, hey, how's the injury on Huchen's arm?"

"Are you okay?!" Xiao Lang suddenly thought of it.

"Hey, it's alright."

"General, you know Hu Chen's physique!"

"Still full of energy and doing very well!" Minglu replied.

"Haha, that's good!"

"This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible, and we need to mobilize troops as soon as possible to prevent the situation in Baoding Prefecture from being leaked and the counterattack plan from failing!"

"Minglu, I just gave you instructions, go and implement them one by one!"

"By the way, call Hu Chen back from the east of the city!"

"Once they have taken over the entire city, they will also have to send some people back to Liupan Mountain to pick up the prince and his men who are stranded there!"

"The supplies we have stored there must also be moved to Baoding Prefecture as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble!"

"That batch of silver is not a small amount. We need it right now, so nothing can go wrong!" Xiao Lang gave the order.

"Yes!"

"General, I'll do it right away!" After bowing and receiving the order, Minglu was about to turn around and leave.

But right now!
Suddenly!

Qiu Zhizhong, who had been listening carefully from the side, suddenly spoke up and stopped Ma Minglu!
"Hey! Minglu!"

"Wait!"

"Don't rush!"

Hearing the voice, Xiao Lang and Ming Lu both looked towards Zhizhong with surprise.

Seeing this, Qiu Zhizhong's face was filled with worry. He hesitated and then spoke slowly.

"that."

"Old Xiao!"

"At this moment, I feel that although things in the city are urgent, there may be more confidential matters before that, and you need to prepare first!" Zhizhong said.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang was puzzled.

So I asked eagerly in order to get him released!
"Oh?"

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), what do you mean?" "I don't understand, can you explain it in detail?!"

Zhizhong continued, "Hey! Old Xiao, now that these surrendered soldiers and generals have been captured in the city, when do you expect they can all be distributed and dealt with?!"

Zhizhong suddenly asked this question, Xiaolang was at a loss and continued.

"perhaps."

"If we want to carefully screen and select the talents who can be used, and assign them to our own team"

"These five thousand soldiers make up two battalions. If there is any conflict, it will take at least four or five days!"

"As for digestion and to fully use it for your own benefit, it's not easy. It may take as fast as ten days or half a month, or as slow as a year or two. It's all possible!"

"It all depends on the quality of these surrendered soldiers!" Although Xiao Lang was still puzzled, he still answered seriously.

"no!"

"Too slow!" Zhizhong rarely rejected Xiao Lang's suggestion.

"Old Xiao!"

"Make complicated things simple!"

"This slow matter must be dealt with urgently! Do you understand my thinking?!"

"According to me, this matter must be resolved before this evening!"

Zhizhong's words were shocking. Xiao Lang was stunned when he heard them. He thought deeply and frowned.

Seeing that Xiao Lang was still puzzled, Zhizhong breathed a sigh of relief and explained again.

"Old Xiao!"

"Think carefully!"

"Attack the entire city today!"

"According to your plan, it won't take half a day to conquer the entire city!"

"Really?!"

Xiao Lang nodded.

"But what happens after we take it down?"

"You will then welcome the prince to Baoding!"

"We have supplies to transport on the way. Even if it takes a while, we can still get into the city tonight, right?!"

"Then when the prince enters Baoding Prefecture, do you think the situation will remain the same as it is now?"

"Just now you swore solemnly, and in the name of the crown prince, you subdued the surrendered general Li Hongsheng!"

"But have you ever thought about it?"

"If the prince came and used his mind to change the tone of the generals in the court, he would reuse these surrendered soldiers and generals!"

“What will you do then?!” Zhizhong’s words hit the nail on the head!
Hearing this, Xiao Lang suddenly realized and took a breath of cold air.

"Fei Yu, are you saying that the prince might use this incident to divert my troops?!" Xiao Langyan.

“It’s hard to say whether it will happen or not!”

"You can't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others!"

"It's not easy for you and me to get to where we are today!"

"You have to understand that they have twice as many troops as you do, six thousand surrendered soldiers!"

"There's no guarantee that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't have such evil thoughts!"

"If something like this really happens, you will have no chance of recovery!"

"So I thought!"

"Since we have such concerns, we might as well divide our forces and deal with them as soon as possible!"

"Assign these surrendered soldiers to their respective positions as soon as possible!"

"When the prince arrives, the matter will be settled and done."

"Even if he has such an idea, he has no way to carry it out!"

"Old Xiao, it's best to plan ahead!"

"Although I don't understand military affairs and don't understand why it's difficult to divide the troops, but let's consider the overall situation!"

"You should arrange it as soon as possible!"

"What do you think?!" Good advice and good plan!

With the help of people like Zhizhong, Xiao Lang has no reason to worry about not being able to accomplish his goals.

"Correct!"

"Feiyu is absolutely right!"

"I didn't think it through!"

"Minglu!"

"Don't rush to call Hu Chen!"

"According to Feiyu's plan, let's divide our forces and deploy them first!"

(End of this chapter)