Chapter 224: Big Wedding (2)

"Is there another battle to fight?" Tang He's eyes lit up.

"This time we have to let our third battalion take the lead. After so long, we have never found a good battle to fight." Lu Zhen also said.

"There are some battles, but before the war, I have to be sure whether the combat effectiveness of our troops has met the requirements. Although the training time is a bit short, my requirements remain unchanged. In half a month, the shooting of the mobile target must meet the standards!" Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, brother!" all the generals answered together.

In fact, there is no need for generals to urge them. When the soldiers saw the eliminated people, they were all training hard. The Tianque gun in their hands was a powerful weapon to defeat the enemy. If they rushed back to get the spear, no one would be happy.

"This time, our goal is Gaoyou Mansion." Zhang Yang said.

"I knew that our next goal must be Gaoyou Mansion." Tang He said.

"There are only a few thousand defenders in Gaoyou Mansion, which is much easier than Taizhou. However, our shortcomings are also very obvious, and we are still short of troops." Zhang Yang said: "Now our territory is large. Taizhou needs at least one battalion of troops to defend, Xinghua needs one battalion of troops to defend, and salt field requires two hundred-man teams to defend. In this way, we only have half of our troops to attack Taizhou, so this time it is still a surprise attack."

Hearing this, many generals lowered their heads, and those who stayed to defend naturally had no battle to fight, and they were unwilling to accept it.

"Dingchen's troops are responsible for guarding Taizhou." Zhang Yang said.

Tang He Guang's eyes became dim. Alas, I asked the wrong thing just now, now my elder brother is wearing his own shoes.

"I will lead the base camp to guard Xinghua. Brother Shanchang will temporarily return to the salt field to guard the salt field." Zhang Yang inspected, and the other generals raised their heads. I don't know how many times I have been talking about it in my heart just now. Don't be yourself!

However, there are always people who are not working, such as Tang He. As an aide, Li Shanchang is mainly responsible for presiding over the work in the rear, so he has no complaints.

"What? Dingchen, don't you want it?" Zhang Yang asked.

"No, brother, just..." Tang He was a little embarrassed by the people who spoke like this. He couldn't say that he didn't want to guard Taizhou and wanted to fight a war, right?

"Dingchen, don't think that guarding Taizhou is an easy task," Zhang Yang said: "Taizhou is a military center. If you have the chance, the Tartars will definitely want to grab it back. So, you must be vigilant. To be honest, I am still a little worried. Otherwise, send a 100-man team from the base camp to you!"

"No need, brother, don't worry, with my old Tang here, Taizhou will not be lost." Tang He said.

"Dingchen, you have another task in Taizhou, which is to let Li Huafu cooperate, and the two of them recruit two more elite soldiers and form four battalions." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, brother!" Tang He liked this task more, and tossing the new recruits was his favorite entertainment.

"The others are going to attack Gaoyou Mansion. The attack time is scheduled to be on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month!"

The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month? Isn’t that the day for my elder brother’s wedding? Everyone was showing their eyes to each other, but there was a hint of surprise in their hearts. My elder brother wanted to take action when he was married?

"Didn't I just said it? This time is a surprise attack, and this surprise attack is reflected in this time." Zhang Yang said, "Please give everyone some battle arrangements."

"Gaoyou Mansion is different from Taizhou. The west wall of Gaoyou Mansion is built on Gaoyou Lake." Shi Nai'an shook the iconic fan, not afraid of rheumatism, and said, "So, this time, we have to concentrate all our ships, and the Fourth Battalion on the water, and the west wall to prevent the defenders from escaping from the west."

To the west of Gaoyou Mansion is the wide Gaoyou Lake, and the tall western wall of Gaoyou Mansion is built on the edge of Gaoyou Lake. When you take a boat out of the west gate, it will soon disappear on the lake. Therefore, the task to the west is handed over to Bian Yuanheng. With the guidance of Bian Yuanheng, the sharpshooter, Bian Yuanheng, you can better complete this task.

"The focus of the main attack this time is still the North Gate, because it happens to go downstream from the North Gate, which is easy to leverage the advantages of our explosive ship. The first battalion led by Shiyi attacked the North Gate and the third battalion led by Lu Zhen feigned the East Gate and the South Gate." Shi Nai'an continued, the first battalion and the fourth battalion were not satisfied, and each left a team of 100 people to guard the salt field. However, against Gaoyou Mansion, which had only a few thousand defenders, the troops should be sufficient. After layers of elimination, the Tianque Gun was also equipped as the main attack weapon. Zhang Yang's army was able to use one as ten and had strong combat power.

"This time, Li Bosheng has to use his strengths. After the ship blows up the city gate, he will attack from the north gate and take down Gaoyou Mansion as a gift to the lord's wedding!"

"Yes! You must quickly take Gaoyou Mansion as a gift to your elder brother for the wedding!" Everyone shouted together.

"Okay, during this period, everyone has been actively training their troops and preparing to attack Gaoyou Mansion!" Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, brother!"

"The people from the base camp stay, and the rest can return to their respective teams." Zhang Yang said. "Be careful to keep it confidential so that the Tartars will not notice it."

When the generals came out one after another, only the centurion of the base camp, Shi Nai'an and Li Shanchang were left.

"This time I will keep everyone in Xinghua, and it is a precaution." Zhang Yang said, "Although we know that the Tartars will not attack us in the near future, we still should not underestimate the Tartars, especially during my wedding, to prevent them from playing tricks."

"Brother, this Tartar has all been granted your official position, will they still attack us?" Shixin asked in disbelief.

I would rather believe that the sows would climb up the tree than the Tartars' sincerity. Now both sides are just a hindrance. Once they have strength, the Tartars will eliminate themselves without hesitation. Even if they don't take it personally and let themselves attack Zhu Yuanzhang, they will be able to consume their strength. If they don't go, they will give people a justification: they do not obey the court.

"That's right, brother, our recruitment is just a temporary measure now, especially since my brother is preparing for a wedding, so we must strictly prevent the Tartars from making trouble." Li Shanchang said.

Since Shi Nai'an entered Zhangyang's camp, Li Shanchang has been behind the scenes. He has not complained about anything, because his strength is to handle various logistics affairs, various matters in the salt field, dividing fields, and preparing logistics supplies in an orderly manner. The eldest brother is devoted to fighting the Tartars, so he follows the eldest brother wholeheartedly and helps the eldest brother.

Now that my elder brother is going to get married, he must not be careless at this time.

"Yes, we have to prevent the Tartars from being able to beat us head-on, so we can use a secret move." Shi Wenbing also said.

"Keep everyone in Xinghua because for the time being, Xinghua is our barrier. After conquering Gaoyou, we will temporarily take Gaoyou as our core. Xinghua is connected to Desheng Lake and next to our base, so there is no problem with Xinghua." Zhang Yang said this to emphasize the status of Xinghua, "We must also prevent the Tatars from using my wedding to take a beheading action."

Beheading operation? Everyone was puzzled, "Brother, what is beheading operation?"

"That is to say, the Tartars may take advantage of the opportunity of a wedding to easily get close to me, and then crack me." Zhang Yang said.

In modern warfare, beheading operations can earn the greatest results at the lowest price. The enemy's leader is the core of the enemy. The reason for the enemy's combat power is to kill the enemy's leader. If the enemy's leader is destroyed, the enemy's morale will be degraded and even collapse without fighting.

Zhang Yang never overestimated himself, but he did not underestimate himself. The situation here was created by himself. The enemy may not hate him much. He did not want the wedding scene to turn into a memorial service.

"So, everyone has to do a lot of work recently. The first team and the second team are responsible for city defense, closely monitoring the suspicious people entering and leaving Xinghua City, and the third team is responsible for the defense of the entire house, with sentries arranged in walls, roofs, and locations. The fourth team and the fifth team are responsible for patrolling the entire Xinghua City and checking whether there are any people who are infiltrated, especially those who are closely monitoring the enemy such as inns and taverns." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, please don't worry, brother!" The captains of the hundred people said one after another. After receiving such an order, they felt the burden on their shoulders heavy. This task is more important than attacking Gaoyou.

"In addition to this task, there is another thing that needs to be handed over to the Chief of Charity." Zhang Yang said.

"Please give me instructions."

"We now have the sharp Tianque gun, but there are no special warships. Here, the navy is a very important military branch. We have no shortage of sailors, and almost everyone can row boats. However, there are no special warships yet. Please pay attention to attracting talents in this area. When we free up next year, we will start to build special warships." Zhang Yang said.

"It seems unnecessary. Brother, the Tartars' navy is vulnerable. I think we should buy more horses and form a cavalry legion!" Before Li Shanchang could answer, Shi Xin began to announce his opinion.

"Although the Tartars have very few naval troops, it does not mean that we do not have strong water opponents." Zhang Yang said, "Shi Xin, pay attention to discipline. You should not care about it, don't worry."

This younger brother is just talking too much. He relies on his own younger brother, and sometimes he really has no sense of responsibility. Zhang Yang feels that at the right time, it is time to teach him a lesson, otherwise, if this continues, it will increase hidden dangers.

"The lord is wise." Shi Nai'an also said.

Shi Nai'an and Li Shanchang had a broad vision, so they naturally knew that if the eldest brother wanted to attack various parts of Jiangnan, the navy was a necessary branch. Even if the soldiers were sailing, it was just an amateur. In addition to the forces of the Tatars, there were also various rebel troops in various places in Jiangnan. They could share hardships, but not wealth and honor. There was only one common ruler in the world. Xu Shouhui from the south, the navy was very powerful, and the eldest brother's decision was very wise.

What Zhang Yang thought of was the battle between Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang in Poyang Lake. Chen Youliang's huge naval army was the shadow of Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. Now, although Chen Youliang still seems harmless under Xu Shouhui's hands, he will soon become a traitor in troubled times.

My wedding is destined not to be calm.

"Sir, Daluhuachi has been waiting for you in the government office for a few days." As soon as he returned to Gaoyou Mansion, Li Qi heard the officer's words.

Waiting for me? What are you doing? I have been running around in Xinghua and Yangzhou these days. I have been away from home several times. Li Qi hates this new Daruwachi Hadanbatel, but he cannot offend him, so he has to walk into the government office carefully.

"Mr. Gaoyou Mansion, now it is a troublesome time. As the governor of Gaoyou Mansion, you are not working in Gaoyou Mansion. What have you been doing these days?" Before he could enter the door, he heard Hardan Batel's annoying voice in an official voice.

What did I do? Do you need to report to you? In terms of rank order, we are all the fourth rank, from the official position, I am the prefect, you are Dalu Wachi, and you are all of them of the same level. Moreover, this statement sounds like a questioning, and Li Qi is a little angry.

My legs are going to break these days. Isn’t it just for the Zhang Shicheng who captured Xinghua? You guys are lucky. If Nasulading hadn’t unfortunately died in the battle, you would have stayed in Xinghua City like Li Zheng, and you would have hung your head to the top of the city, and you would have shouted to me?

"I have been busy with Gaoyou Mansion these days and have not returned to Gaoyou Mansion." Li Qi said softly.

"Oh?" Hardanbatel looked at Li Qi who was getting closer and said sarcastically: "I don't know, what's more important than consolidating the defense of Gaoyou Mansion. Gaoyou Mansion will be beaten by the thieves sooner or later, if the city wall is not strengthened, it will sooner or later be beaten by the thieves like Taizhou."

You know, I have settled the matter without a single soldier! Li Qi suppressed his anger and said, "It was the provincial governor and political affairs instructed me to do it. Do you think it is more important than the defense of Gaoyou Mansion? Besides, this defense is originally the duty of Lord Daluhachi. I am just a civil servant and I can't help you even if I want to."

Hadanbatel did not hear the displeasure in Li Qi's words, or did not agree at all. He was more interested in the provincial governor's affairs, which was his chance to climb up: "What did that governor's affairs tell you to do?"

"It seems that I don't need to report this to Lord Daluhuachi!" Li Qi was completely angry. Even if you are a ***erk, you can't bully people too much.

"Mr. Li, don't get me wrong. I want to ask you if you need any help from me, just give me the order. Since it is the order of Lord Zhao, the deputy minister, I have the obligation to cooperate!"

Cooperation? How can you cooperate with your foolish head? Li Qi looked at Hardanbatel's chameleon-like expression and really didn't want to tell him, but he should know about this, so let him tell him.

"I'm a little thirsty, let's have a cup of tea first." Li Qi sat on the Grand Master's chair, picked up the tea on the table, and started to taste the tea.

Although he is a ***erk, his official position is several levels lower than Zhao Lian. Therefore, Li Qi brought out Zhao Lian to destroy Hardan Batel's arrogance.

Li Qi deliberately did not look at the face of Hardan Batel, who was so bullish that he was just drinking tea himself.

Li Qi was indeed thirsty, thirsty and tired, but this matter was finally done, and it was a temporary illness. Of course, it can only be said that he had gone temporarily. After all, the thief is a thief. With him in Xinghua, it is like a thorn stuck in his throat, which will kill him at any time.

"Mr. Li, I have worked hard these days. If you need any help from me, just talk." Hardanbatel continued.

The key to being an official is to raise the big red sedan high, and the effort to save face must be done. Since Hardan Batel gave him a step, Li Qi could not be too embarrassed. Li Qi took another sip of tea and then said slowly: "Zhang Shicheng from Baiju Salt Field, since the rebellion, he has conquered the salt field, Taizhou and Xinghua, which has been a major problem in the province. After Lord Zhao's planning and my continuous running, he finally influenced Zhang Shicheng and appointed him as the Yin of Taizhou Prefecture and the Yin of Xinghua County. Zhang Shicheng is a lost child who has returned to the embrace of the court."

Hardan Batel opened his eyes wide: he thought it was something big, but it turned out to be the reunion of Zhang Shicheng! He is a rough man and does not understand any political matters. However, he knew that the so-called reunion is simply to deceive himself. The final decisive factor is the strength of both sides. If the province has the strength, Zhang Shicheng will naturally be honest. Once the province's troops are empty, Zhang Shicheng will definitely make a comeback. This is not a good method, it is simply to raise a tiger!

"Sir Li, is this the province's claim?" asked Hardanbatel. He was very suspicious that this bad idea was made by Li Qi.

"Of course it is the provincial proposition. This is an order issued by the provincial left minister himself. Are there any questions?" Li Qi said. "In a few days, Zhang Shicheng will be married. Even Lord Zhao has prepared a gift to congratulate Zhang Shicheng."

"No, of course there is no more." Hardanbatel said, but his eyes turned a few times. Big wedding? This is a good opportunity!

"Sir, when did this Zhang Shicheng get married?"

"I have to prepare a gift on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month and congratulate him at that time." Li Qi said.

"Sir, I also want to prepare a big gift for Zhang Shicheng!" said Hardanbatel, especially the word "big gift", which was very serious.

You are just you? You can just plunder the people. During the time you came to Gaoyou, I don’t know about your bad deeds? I will give them big gifts?

As Daruwachi of Gaoyou Mansion, who has not developed limbs and a simple mind, Hadanbatel had a bold idea in his mind at this time: The wedding of this traitor Zhang Shicheng was a good opportunity. At that time, there were too many people and a few confidants and an arrow to solve all the problems. At that time, so many people would attend Zhang Shicheng's wedding and take a few people by themselves, which would definitely not attract attention. He was very complacent about this idea. At the critical moment, he had to look at me, Hadanbatel!
Chapter completed!