Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 218: Opportunity to Break the City

“I dug it up! I dug it up!”

Hu Da said in surprise.

Because he was too happy, he lost his composure and shouted out loud.

Hu Er hurried forward and covered Hu Da's mouth.

The frozen soil in winter is difficult to dig. The two men, along with a large number of engineers, carefully dug out such a passage for more than a month. Now they must not give up all their efforts.

"Go and report to the general!"

Soon, Fang Yong learned the news.

Hu Da and Hu Er asked him whether to continue digging forward or directly use explosives to detonate it.

If we continue digging forward, we can dig the tunnel directly into the city, but it will take some time. Rumor has it that there are many tunnels inside the capital, connecting many drainage systems. If we don't know the route, there is a great risk of exposure.

If explosives are used directly to detonate the city wall, there is a chance that it will collapse. However, the city wall of the capital is strong, and no one can say whether it can really be blown down.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yong decisively decided to use explosives to detonate.

It will take time to continue digging forward, and if we are exposed, all our efforts will be wasted.

If explosives are used directly, although it is not certain whether the city wall can be blown down, at least a small gap will be created without any problem.

The morale of the grassland soldiers is now very low.

Blasting a gap at this time would greatly damage the morale of the grassland soldiers and might very well be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

At that time, in the city.

After two days of preparation, Li Hao was basically ready for the army's retreat.

The only problem now is to choose someone to be in charge of the rear guard.

Li Hao already has a candidate in mind.

He once again called together the generals whom Kah Khan had summoned before his death.

Li Hao looked around at these people. Some of them were the generals and confidants of Kah Khan, while others were the chiefs of the various grassland tribes. None of them were easy to deal with.

It is obviously unrealistic to let these people cover the retreat.

only……

Li Hao slowly shifted his gaze to Gao Zhi.

Li Hao himself looked down on Gao Zhi.

Although he and Gao Zhi both took refuge in the grassland, he chose to take refuge in the grassland because he was treated unfairly by Daxi and wanted to take revenge on Daxi.

Gao Zhishi received the country's grace, but did not think of sacrificing his life to protect the country. Instead, he was greedy for life and afraid of death. He betrayed his country and nation in order to save his own life. He deeply despised such people.

In addition, the opponent has no foundation and is the easiest to control, so it is most appropriate to let him cover the retreat!

Gao Zhi has been paying attention to Li Hao's actions since he came in. When he saw Li Hao's eyes resting on him, Gao Zhi instantly had a bad premonition in his heart.

At this time, Li Hao slowly said:

"Regarding the matter of retreat, I have already made arrangements. This is the order of the retreat list. Please take a look."

Li Hao distributed the list, which stated the time, batch, number of people, route, etc. of the retreat.

The generals took the list and looked at it carefully, then nodded after a moment.

Li Hao's arrangement was flawless and all the details were very complete. What was rare was that the interests of each tribe were taken into consideration in the order of retreat. Therefore, after seeing it, everyone had basically no dissatisfaction.

Only Gao Zhi's pupils trembled as he looked at the list.

Because his troops were not on the list.

It was obvious that the old dog Li Hao had no intention of letting him leave.

Staying here is tantamount to death.

Sweat stains appeared on Gao Zhi's forehead.

At this moment, he was thinking quickly about countermeasures.

After a while, Li Hao saw that everyone had no objection, so he looked at Gao Zhi and prepared to suggest that Gao Zhi stay behind to cover their retreat.

Li Hao said: "There is one more thing I want..."

Gao Zhi suddenly stood up and interrupted, "I have an objection, there is something wrong with this list!"

In an instant, everyone's attention shifted to Gao Zhi.

Gao Zhi was somewhat nervous at this moment, but he was also a man who had experienced several life-and-death crises. Repeated training had allowed him to remain calm when facing tremendous pressure.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised that Gao Zhi dared to raise objections in front of so many people.

You know, although the order of the list seems ordinary, it actually concerns the interests of each tribe. No matter what changes Gao Zhi proposes, it will cause dissatisfaction on the other side. He wants to see what Gao Zhi is going to say.

But Gao Zhi turned to the crowd and said:

“Although this list seems very complete, there is a huge omission in it!”

Li Hao asked: "What omission?"

Gao Zhi said: "We should leave a troop behind to cover our retreat!"

Li Hao was stunned. The other party actually told the matter himself, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Immediately, he continued along with Gao Zhi's words and said:
"I was just about to discuss this matter with the generals. I wonder if General Gao is willing..."

Gao Zhi interrupted quickly and said: "As for the candidate for the rear guard, I recommend General Deng Ren! General Deng Ren is an excellent martial artist with extraordinary abilities. He will definitely be able to take on this important task!"

Li Hao was stunned again.

Gao Zhi usually has mediocre skills, but he unexpectedly predicted his predictions twice in this kind of situation.

Is it talent?

Deng Ren is actually okay, but not as suitable as Gao Zhi.

In Li Hao's heart, he is more inclined to let Gao Zhi cover the retreat.

After all, in terms of military operations, Deng Ren is obviously more capable than Gao Zhi, so he cannot be easily abandoned.

Gao Zhi saw that Li Hao was still determined to harm him, so he quickly touched Bazin beside him.

Bazin didn't know the twists and turns here, but he had a good relationship with Gao Zhi. Seeing Gao Zhi like this, he immediately stood up and supported him:

"Deng Ren is great, I agree with this!"

As a grassland man, Bazin’s discourse status is completely different from Gao Zhi’s.

After Bazin said this, many grassland people nodded frequently and agreed with the decision to let Deng Ren cover the retreat.

In the eyes of the grassland people, these Zhongxia people are no different. They are all pigs and dogs of their grassland, and it doesn't matter who they send to cover the retreat.

Seeing that everyone agreed that Deng Ren should cover the rear, Li Hao was reluctant to object.

After the meeting ended, Gao Zhi's heart was still beating wildly.

It was almost, just now he was almost sent to cover the retreat.

If it weren't for his wit, he would have never escaped this disaster.

Gao Zhi couldn't help but swear secretly in his heart,

"We'll get rid of that old dog Li Hao sooner or later!"

However, Li Hao has been working on the grassland for many years and has a solid foundation. It would be difficult for him to compete with him alone.

Gao Zhi thought about it, rolled his eyes, and pulled Bazan beside him.

"Come with me!"

Bazan was dragged away by Gao Zhi with a confused look on his face.

After returning home, Gao Zhi dismissed his attendants and said to Bazin:

"Today is a very dangerous day. Li Hao has already started to eliminate the Second Young Master's followers. We need to prepare early!"

"what!"

Bazin panicked and asked quickly:
"When did this happen?"

Gao Zhidao:
"During today's meeting, Li Hao kept looking at you and me. Do you know why?"

Bazin quickly recalled what he had heard.

He hadn't noticed this before, but now that he thought about it, it seemed to be true.

Bazin hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Gao Zhi said: "Li Hao must have wanted you and me to cover his retreat and use the Huaiyin bandits to get rid of us. If I hadn't recommended Deng Ren in time, we would have been killed by him!"

"this!"

Bazin stood up in shock.

Think carefully about what just happened.

Li Hao was indeed looking at them, and it seemed as if he had something to say.

Bazin was furious.

"Okay, Li Hao, this bastard, actually dared to harm me. I will send an assassin to kill him right now!"

(End of this chapter)