I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 424
"I got it, I got it!"

At this time, Huang Degong, who was resting in the tent, heard shouts from outside the tent and immediately went out to check the situation.

As soon as he left the camp, he saw Zhu Daoxin and three or four people rushing towards him. Before he could reach Huang Degong, he began to congratulate him repeatedly.

"Sir General, we have dug into the city wall of Zhijin Pass, and now we come here to tell you the good news."

Although Huang Degong had already guessed the general content from the shout just now, he still couldn't help but smile after hearing Zhu Daoxin's victory.

I originally thought I could dig it out tonight at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to be dug half a day in advance. It was really an unexpected surprise.

"Okay, you go to the main account immediately and report to the Commander-in-Chief. I'll go check on the situation first."

After Huang Degong finished speaking, he immediately started to arrange it and walked towards the pit.

"Honestly obey orders."

When Zhu Daoxin heard this, he knew that it was Huang Degong who asked him to show his face in front of the general army, so he immediately led the people towards the Chinese army's tent without any hesitation.

Huang Degong's camp was not far from the school ground where the tunnel was dug, and he arrived within a short while.

When I walked in, I found that the school grounds were heavily guarded at this time. The surrounding area had already been guarded by soldiers from Wu Yi Camp, and no one was allowed to approach. Only when Huang Degong arrived was he allowed to go.

"Sir General."

When Sun Xinji saw Huang Degong coming in, he immediately came up to greet him. Because he knew he would get through soon, he and Zhu Daoxin kept guard on the school ground.

After seeing that he got through, Sun Xinji asked Zhu Daoxin to report the news, while he guarded here.On the one hand, it prevents any random people from approaching, and on the other hand, it prohibits anyone from making loud noises to prevent the tunnel from being known to the city if it is too loud.

"Where did you dig into the city wall?"

"We estimated that it was probably on the right side of the Zhijin Pass wall. Since the wall of Zhijin Pass is high and the city is thick, I asked them to continue digging so that they could place more gunpowder."

Sun Xinji was cautious, unhurried and measured. Huang Degong was very satisfied with Sun Xinji's arrangement.

"Very well, are you ready with the gunpowder? It must be sufficient this time. There is no room for failure in a successful attempt."

When Sun Xinji heard this, he looked at the more than ten coffin-like boxes covered with oilcloth placed on the other side of the school grounds. These were specially made gunpowder boxes for the convenience of transportation in the tunnel.

These more than ten boxes of gunpowder are enough for the Zhenwu Army to shoot several rounds. Fortunately, the Zhenwu Army started with gunpowder, so there is no shortage of gunpowder, otherwise it would be a troublesome thing.

"This is the gunpowder box prepared by the Shenji camp. General Geng Shen patted his chest and promised that if these more than ten gunpowder boxes explode, the city wall made of iron will definitely melt."

Huang Degong looked at these more than ten boxes and knew that this time it must be quite powerful.

"That way I feel relieved."

Then Huang Degong looked around at the people in the venue, and his heart felt hot.

"Pass this order, I will apply to the Commander-in-Chief for a silver reward for all those who participated in digging the tunnel, as a reward for your merits."

"Thank you, General, for your grace!"

Everyone present was overjoyed when they heard this and immediately knelt down to thank Huang Degong.But at this moment, Zhu Daoxin came from a distance on horseback. After seeing Huang Degong, he immediately dismounted and bowed to report:

"Sir General, Generals Yang, General Jiang and others are already aware of this matter. We have summoned all the generals to discuss matters in the main tent and asked you to come over quickly."

Upon hearing this, Huang Degong knew that they were going to discuss the final attack, so he did not dare to neglect, and immediately mounted his horse and headed for the main tent.

When Huang Degong arrived at the main tent, he saw that everyone was already present. When Yang Zhaoji saw Huang Degong coming, he immediately started asking questions without waiting for him to salute.

"I didn't expect that your progress was quite fast. You dug it out half a day ahead of schedule. In this way, we are close to breaking through the Zhijin Pass."

When Huang Degong saw this, he suppressed his joy, bowed and said modestly:
"It's all because of the love of the three Commander-in-Chiefs that the tunnel work went so smoothly. Now the people below me continue to dig, and the gunpowder is ready. We can take action just after the Commander-in-Chief gives the order."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhaoji patted the seat and immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

"it is good!"

As he spoke, he looked around at everyone in the tent and said slowly:

"Our army has been stationed at Zhijin Pass for more than fifteen days, but tomorrow we know that An Bangyan is in the city, but the city has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we can only besiege and bombard him.

Yesterday, I received another report from the Governor, saying that Qin Minping and Wen Yingkui had stationed troops in Naweiguan Village.Now the two armies are divided to attack the two rebel cities, and everyone is watching to see who can break the city first.If our army is sent out first and falls behind, then we really have no face to go to see Governor Zhu. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded. They have been staying here for this period of time. Although they also swept and wiped out the nearby villages, they were all useless.

If Zhijin Pass is not broken, they will feel uncomfortable and miserable.

Yang Zhaoji had not finished speaking, but he continued:

"Now the opportunity to break the city has finally arrived. As long as the city wall is blown open, the so-called natural barrier of Zhijin Pass will no longer be of any use. Put down the rebellion and capture An Bangyan, and we will make great achievements." "Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, please invite the commander-in-chief Ordered to send out troops, I am willing to be the vanguard!"

At this time, Qin Yiming stood up immediately. He also knew that this battle was very important and could even be said to be the last battle. Therefore, he must not hide his weakness to preserve his strength, otherwise he might not even get the credit.

Seeing that Qin Yiming was the first to stand up and ask for a fight, no one else could wait any longer.

"Sir, I am humbled by my position and would like to be a pioneer. If I cannot capture An Bangyan, I would like to come and see him!"

"I'm humble enough to ask you to go out and fight!"

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Seeing everyone present asking for orders to fight, Yang Zhaoji also smiled slightly. He was not surprised by this and felt that it was quite normal.

After all, with such huge achievements in front of them, anyone would be jealous, except for one person of course.

"Well, this battle is even important. As for who to send to fight, I and the other two commander-in-chiefs have already made a decision. You just follow my orders."

Seeing that the three commander-in-chiefs had already made plans, everyone no longer insisted on asking for a fight. Instead, they all looked at the three people in the middle of the tent to see how they planned.

Yang Zhaoji didn't delay in doing anything. He immediately looked at Jiang Lin and Yang Yumao on both sides. Seeing them nodding, he looked around at the crowd and said expressionlessly:
"General Huang Degong of the Yongyi Battalion of the Zhenwu Army."

"The end is here."

"You are going to arrange the gunpowder later, and you will detonate the gunpowder as soon as midnight tonight. Remember that this matter is the key to our army's battle, and there must be no room for error. As long as the detonation can successfully blow up the city wall, the two adults and I will serve as examples. achievement."

Huang Degong naturally knew the importance of his task and would never allow failure, so he nodded slowly after hearing this.

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely keep an eye on you personally. If you don't succeed, I will let you punish me."

Yang Zhaoji nodded silently. He knew that Huang Degong was a smart man and there would be no mistakes in such important matters.So he continued to look at the people standing aside and officially began to order generals.

"Guizhou Biaoying Chief of Staff Qi Jizu, Datong Town Chief of Staff Wang Jianzhong, and Shizhu Xuanwei Chief of Staff Qin Yiming."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yiming and others immediately came out of the queue, raised their hands to Yang Zhaoji and others and said:

"The end is here."

"After midnight tonight (from ten to twelve o'clock in the evening), each of you will lead five thousand elite troops. After the city wall is blown up, you will rush straight to Zhijin Pass. General Qin will lead the people to occupy the city wall, and Qi Jizu and Wang Jianzhong will Ignore the city wall and attack Anfu directly. If you can't take down Anfu, come and see him."

"As ordered!"

After listening to Yang Zhaoji's instructions, everyone present had different thoughts. It was strange that there was no Zhenwu Army in the vanguard force, but the Datong Army and Guizhou Biaoying were sent to lead it. Isn't this a proper way for them to take military merit?

But just now General Yang said that this decision was made through joint discussion among the three generals, so they couldn't say anything.

Seeing the three people obeying the order, Yang Zhaoji nodded expressionlessly in agreement.

These three people were carefully selected by them. Qi Jizu and Wang Jianzhong were originally strong generals from Guizhou Command and Datong Town. They took the lead in every battle and were not afraid of death, so it was most appropriate for them to be the vanguard.

As for Qin Yiming, he was also a fierce general. Although he was suitable as a vanguard, he was not the right candidate in his mind. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Originally, Qin Yiming was not included in his plan, but Jiang Lin was asked to recommend a general from the Zhenwu Army as the vanguard.In this way, each of the three main forces in the army has one person, and the credit will be divided easily when the time comes.

But he didn't expect that Jiang Lin would recommend Qin Yiming, which really surprised him.

However, the reason Jiang Lin gave afterwards was also very sufficient, that is, the Zhenwu Army mainly used firearms. They had a great advantage in arraying themselves in the field, and raiding the city at night was not their strong point.

Not to mention that it is dark and unclear at night, and it is very difficult to reload. If the enemy is in a hurry, it is easy to be approached by the enemy, and the loss will be huge, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Yang Zhaoji heard that it was indeed reasonable, but he asked Jiang Lin again and again for his opinion. Seeing that Jiang Lin insisted on his opinion, he did not insist anymore, so he followed his request and took Qin Yiming as the vanguard.

But even though Jiang Lin's words were sound, Yang Zhaoji still understood in his heart that he wanted the credit to go to him and Yang Yumao, and he was very grateful.

So I saw him continue to say:

"Zhang Yanfang, deputy commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and Li Siwu, commander-in-chief of the Yongwei Battalion of the Zhenwu Army, obey the orders."

"The end is here!"

At this time, I saw two people walking out of the queue again, and they immediately bowed and responded.

"You two, led by Zhang Yanfang, led [-] elite troops to follow Qi Jizu and others. After entering the city, you did not enter Anfu, but went straight to the rebel camp. Remember, you must be fast. The rebel camp is behind Zhijin Pass. , if we give them time to react, I’m afraid things will change.”

"During this period, everyone has already understood the layout of Zhijin Pass. There are about [-] to [-] soldiers and horses in Zhijin Pass. If the rebels can stop the resistance, it will be troublesome for the official army.

Therefore, Yang Zhaoji made two moves. No matter whether he attacked Anfu or the rebel camp, as long as he succeeded in one of them, the rebels would never be able to make any trouble again.

(End of this chapter)