Chapter 924: Catch the Thief First Catch the King
After reading the letter, Zhao Ming threw the letter into the fire and pondered.
Zhang Jiayu saluted and said, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "In response to the city, news came from the rebels' intention to send soldiers and sneak into the people and leave the city, and then took the opportunity to start a raid from the south city to break the siege of the army."
"Is it really because of the attack on the city today that scared them?" Zhang Jiayu couldn't help but say joyfully: "If so, the army can set up an ambush and capture the rebels in one place."
Jin Shenghuan said: "Nanjing's lonely city will be destroyed. It seems that the rebels will give it a try."
Today, the Ming army was very fierce and almost broke through the city, but was eventually driven out of Nanjing City and suffered heavy losses.
If the rebels felt the pressure of siege, felt that they would die if they were trapped, and they were about to take a counterattack, this was indeed an opportunity for Zhao Ming.
"Tell Dang Shousu, be careful when checking, monitor the rebels in detail, and do not alert the snake." Zhao Ming said in a deep voice.
In Nanjing City, in the Imperial Palace.
Today's Ming army's attack did shock Zhu Yihai and others.
The temporarily pieced together mobs are indeed hugely different from the elite troops who have experienced a long battle formation.
After losing Lime Mountain and Zhongshan, the enemy outside the city can already directly attack the city. With the strength of the Nanjing defenders, it will probably not take long to be defeated by Zhao Ming and rush into the city.
At this time, Yan Yingyuan said in a deep voice: "Nanjing is lonely city, but the Zhao bandits have a steady stream of troops and food to be sent to the city. If this continues, Nanjing will inevitably fall. Now, we can only have a glimmer of hope if we give it a try!"
Your Highness, everyone looked solemn, and Yue Qijie also showed a look of worry.
Zhu Yihai said in a deep voice: "Mr. Yan, tell me your plan!"
Yan Yingyuan nodded, walked to the map, and said in a deep voice: "We have seen the attack of the thief army today. If we continue to defend, we will have a dead end. Therefore, we can only break through the siege and have a glimmer of hope."
Yan Yingyuan paused and immediately said, "What I mean is to send a group of reliable people in the first place, half of the people, and take their families out of the city. After these people were placed behind the Ming army camp through investigation, they cooperated with the army inside and outside to break through the blockade of the bandit army."
Yue Qijie asked, "What's the matter?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "Then he broke through the siege westward and rushed into Huguang. In Huguang, Emperor Xiangzong managed for many years, and the main forces of each town were transferred to Nanjing by the Zhao bandits, and his troops were very empty. The most important thing is that Huguang is backed by the Zhou Kingdom. If it is not good, he can retreat into the Zhou Kingdom."
Yue Qijie frowned and said, "If this is the case, the bandit army will definitely chase and kill them all the way. How many people can escape into Huguang? I think it is better to stick to Nanjing!"
If the rebels rushed out of Nanjing and fought in an all-round way, it would cause great damage to the Ming Dynasty.
The decay in the north was because of the bandits and traversing everywhere, resulting in the destruction of countless prefectures and counties in war.
At this time, Zhu Yihai spoke: "It is a dead end to guard Nanjing. Gu sponsored the decision of Yan Gong. As long as he could enter Huguang, even if there were only a few thousand people, Gu could make a comeback."
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor supported, Yue Qijie had no choice but to stop talking and listen to Yan Yingyuan continue: "It is not advisable to go to this matter. Tomorrow, during the day, I will send a small job out of the city. At the third update of the evening, when the inner officer takes action, each division will break out from the gates of the south city and then break out to the west."
Zhu Yihai said: "Time is tight, everyone should prepare!"
At this moment, everyone saluted and unveiled the hall, but Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yuyou, Zhu Yue, and Yan Yingyuan stayed.
After everyone left, Zhu Yihai's face became serious and said to several people: "The next thing is related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty. Don't spread it."
Zhu Yue couldn't help but wonder: "The Supreme Emperor, what's going on?"
Yan Yingyuan explained: "The two high men, Zhao thief was working in detail in the city. The plan just now is just to confuse the inner response. What we are going to talk about now is the real plan!"
"Is there an internal response?" Zhu Yuyou was shocked and then furious, "Who is it? No wonder after the incident, everything is one step behind Zhao Zamao!"
Zhu Yihai said: "You will know then." He said that, looking at Yan Yingyuan, "Don't you tell me the real plan!"
Yan Yingyuan then walked to the sand table and pointed to Nancheng: "Breaking through Nancheng is just a trick to attack the east and the west."
Zhu Yue couldn't help but cheer up, "What is Yan Gong's real purpose?"
Yan Yingyuan said in a deep voice, "Capture the king first!"
Zhu Yuyou and Zhu Yue showed a look of shock on his face, "Capture the king first? How is this possible?"
Yan Yingyuan pointed to the sand pan and said, "The Zhao bandits' soldiers and horses are mainly concentrated outside the East City, and their main formation is full of heavy troops, so it is almost impossible to break into the bandits' main formation and kill the Zhao bandits!"
Zhu Yue nodded, "Today, we have seen that the combat power of the bandit army is far better than ours. With the city and the territory, our army was almost attacked by the bandit army. How can we get out of the city and break through the heavy troops of the Zhao bandit?"
Zhu Yihai said: "King of Guangdong, let me continue to talk to you!"
Zhu Yue and Zhu Yue could only keep silent when they heard the words, while Yan Yingyuan continued: "In the current situation, even if we break through the siege, we will sooner or later be wiped out by the Zhao bandits. If we want to defend the Ming Dynasty and turn defeat into victory, we can only kill the Zhao bandits. There is a glimmer of hope in this way."
The three nodded without questioning. If Zhao Ming did not die, they had no chance at all.
Yan Yingyuan continued: "The current situation is to kill Zhao Ming, only by transferring the main force of the thief army outside the East City will be able to have a chance!"
Zhu Yuyou raised his eyebrows, "So the purpose of breaking through the Nancheng is to mobilize the thief army outside the East City."
"Not bad!" Yan Yingyuan Long said: "I passed the news of my army breaking out from the south city through the internal response. The Zhao bandits would inevitably mobilize the troops in the east city to set up an ambush in the south city. In this way, Zhao Ming's troops were empty, so we could send an elite soldier to move forward, rush forward to Zhao Ming's camp, and kill this bandit!"
Zhu Yuyou asked with a calm face: "Mr. Yan, how likely is this plan to win?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "The first thing is to do is to make enough noise outside the south city to allow Zhao Ming to continuously transfer troops from outside the east city. Then, the army that attacks Zhao Ming's own formation must be all elite soldiers and can break through the thief army camp. These two points are not easy, so I think the chances of victory are only about 30%.
Zhu Yuyou and Zhu Yue couldn't help but ponder. Zhu Yuyou gritted his teeth for a while and said, "Sitting in the city will sooner or later die. Since you have a 30% chance of winning, it's better to give it a try!"
Zhu Yue said: "As long as you have the chance to kill Zhao thief, I am willing to take a gamble."
Seeing that the two of them had made up their minds, Zhu Yihai stood up and said excitedly: "Everyone, this is a battle against the enemy. If you advance or retreat, you will definitely defeat the Zhao bandit!"
Chapter completed!