Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 570 Crazy Battle Plan

The banner of the Chici tribe is located at the western exit of the Menghe Mountain Que. The exit of the Menghe Mountain Que is like a huge trumpet, getting wider and wider as it goes outward until it ends at the mountains on both sides and becomes a flat grassland.

At the exit of the mountain gate, there is a river flowing down from the mountains. This river gathers spring water and snow water from more than a dozen surrounding mountains. Every summer, the water volume will surge to form a lake five or six miles wide.

The lake blocked the mountain pass, and the Red Ci tribe’s flag territory was just outside the lake.

The Chici tribe is different from the Ula clan. The Ula clan is a typical nomadic tribe. They only know how to graze and not to farm. The Chici tribe is indeed a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral tribe. They have reclaimed a large amount of farmland around rivers and lakes and have been cultivating there for hundreds of years.

Their pastures are divided into more than a dozen large and small ones. They are even very good at hunting, and many small tribes hunt in the Monche Mountains.

In addition to farming, the Chici tribe also has a city, Menghe City, which is their banner.

There are many shops and merchants in the city. Apart from the customs and dress, there is not much difference from the city of Darong.

The merchants in Menghe City mainly come from Beiyuan Town and the Snowfield, and there are also some merchants from the Wuliang Royal Court.

Dayong did not open any trade in the border towns, nor did he allow merchants to sell goods to foreign tribes, especially the Wuliang royal court, which was strictly prohibited.

But businessmen have always been profit-driven. Back then, Ji Feiyu was engaged in smuggling on the west road of Chongshan Town, and the Ula tribe and the Chici tribe were both his trading partners.

Now many border troops in Beiyuan Town are also doing business with the Ula Tribe and the Chici Tribe. The scale of their business is even much larger than Ji Feiyu’s smuggling trade back then.

The city of Menghe of the Chici tribe is actually the commercial center of the eastern part of the Wuliang royal court. Here you can not only find silk, porcelain, tea, etc. from Dayong, but also herbs, furs, gems, etc. from the snowfields.

However, Menghe City has been deserted recently. Due to the war between the Wuliang Royal Court and Beiyuan Town, merchants from Beiyuan Town are unable to come to Menghe City, causing Menghe City's commercial trade to suffer a severe blow.

People in Menghe City were somewhat dissatisfied with this. The people of the Chici tribe did not care about Wutuo's great talents and strategies. All they wanted was the commercial goods from Dayong and to make money with them.

The war between the Wuliang royal court and Beiyuan Town has affected the profitability of the Chici tribe's top brass.

Of course, their complaints only existed in their hearts, and they dared not disobey Utuo's orders.

At this time, the Chici tribe was actively preparing for war. They dispatched a large number of young and strong men to guard the passes and forts within the Menghe Mountains, and at the same time they were training elite troops.

Even Tang Wuxi, the vassal king of the Chici tribe, had set up a general's mansion at the westernmost pass of Menghe Mountain.

At this time, Tang Wuxi was standing on the city wall of the pass, looking into the depths of Menghe Mountain.

The entire Menghe Mountain Pass is more than a hundred miles long, and there are three passes within this hundred miles, namely East Que Pass, Middle Que Pass, and West Que Pass.

A large number of forts were built on the mountains on both sides of the pass.

There were small tribes of the Chici tribe living between the passes. These small tribes either farmed or hunted. Although they lived a poor life, they provided a lot of supplies for the soldiers in the passes.

"Your Majesty, we just received news that Chongshan Town is mobilizing troops on a large scale. It is expected that they will launch an attack on us within a month!"

A subordinate came from beside Tang Wuxi and reported.

Tang Wuxi asked calmly, "Do you know how many troops Chongshan Town has mobilized?"

The subordinate replied: "I'm not very clear, I just know that there are many troops gathering in Chongshan Town to our east!"

Tang Wuxi fell silent. Compared with the Ula tribe, the Chici tribe had no fear of Chongshan Town, even though Yang Zhengshan had burned an army of 100,000 in the canyon inside Guanshankou, and among these 100,000 troops, more than 10,000 Hu cavalry were the young and strong men of their Chici tribe.

That great defeat caused the Chici tribe to lose a lot of strength, but this did not make them feel afraid, because in their eyes it was a victory achieved by Yang Zhengshan through conspiracy and trickery.

After a long silence, Tang Wuxi suddenly said, "Send an order. Order Batuer to lead the armored guards to Dongque Pass to prepare for battle. I will also go to Dongque Pass in two days!"

"Yes!" The subordinate responded and quickly retreated.

Tang Wuxi was still very confident that he could stop the Chongshan Town army outside the Menghe Mountain Pass.

Given the strategic location of the pass inside Menghe Mountain, he was confident that he could stop them even if the soldiers in Chongshan Town were all warriors.

This was not blind self-confidence, but the arrogance that grew out of his understanding of the passes within the Menghe Mountain.

……

Dinghu Wei was a lieutenant general in the shogunate.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the main seat in the lobby, and a group of generals from Chongshan Town stood in the lobby.

Looking at the familiar faces, Yang Zhengshan smiled with ease, "After several years of separation, I didn't expect that we would be able to fight side by side again so soon!"

"It's been a few years since we last met, but Your Majesty is still as charming as ever!" Xie Yuan said with a smile.

Niu Zhuang also laughed and said, "Compared with the Marquis, we seem a lot older, haha~~"

Everyone laughed.

Among the eight lieutenant generals, the oldest are Xie Yuan and Tang Feihu. They are older than Yang Zhengshan and are now over 60 years old.

Zhang Chengzhi, Niu Zhuang and Qin He are a little younger, just in their early fifties.

Zhang Mingwu and Luo Feiyu are even younger. Zhang Mingwu is only in his forties, while Luo Feiyu is not even forty yet.

Judging from their appearance alone, Xie Yuan and Tang Feihu had gray hair, which showed their age. Zhang Chengzhi, Niu Zhuang and Qin He also had gray hair on their temples.

Yang Zhengshan looks younger than them.

After everyone laughed for a while, Yang Zhengshan straightened his face and said, "Then let's talk about the expedition plan."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and everyone looked at Yang Zhengshan seriously.

Yang Zhengshan stood up and took out the map that he had prepared long ago. The map was hung on the screen. Yang Zhengshan pointed at the map with a thin stick and said, "The first battle is to destroy the Ula tribe!"

"Early tomorrow morning, the left and right battalions of the town flag will serve as the vanguard, heading north, bypassing the north of Lake Sari, and directly attacking the Ula tribe!"

"I only have one request, and that is to be quick! Before the Ula tribe can react, we must launch a surprise attack on the Ula clan's territory!"

"One man and two horses, traveling day and night, will launch an attack on the Ula clan's flag territory in two days!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Chengze and Yang Chengxu.

The left and right battalions of Zhenbiao are both cavalry, which are most suitable for launching surprise attacks. The Ula clan’s banner territory does not have a fortified city, so there is no problem with a direct cavalry attack.

As for whether the Ula clan would be prepared, they would definitely be, but Yang Zhengshan estimated that they would focus their defense on the south of the banner area, because the route from Dinghu Guard to the Ula clan's banner area is closest to the south of Sari Lake and is also the easiest to travel.

There is no need to be afraid even if the Ula clan has defenses in the northern part of the banner area. As long as it is not a fortified city, it will not be able to stop the left and right camps of the town flag.

If the left and right battalions of the town flag could not even take down the flag territory of the Ula clan, then Yang Zhengshan felt that there was no need to fight this battle and he should just guard Chongshan Town honestly to avoid losing troops.

"I obey your orders!" Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze immediately stepped out to receive the orders.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and continued, "The Dinghuwei reinforcement camp is stationed in Dinghuwei to prevent the Wulianghu cavalry from attacking our food supply route."

"The reinforcements of the Daning Guard will assist the Dinghu Guard in protecting the grain route. At the same time, we must guard against the invasion of the Wuliang army from the west. Although the Wuliang army and Beiyuan Town are fighting fiercely now, the Wuliang Hu tribe may still send a detachment to attack the west route of our Chongshan Town!"

There are many mountains and forests on the west side of Chongshan Town, and many places are dangerous places that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Such terrain can effectively block the attack of the Wulianghu army in the west, but it cannot guarantee that the Wulianghu will not come.

Chongshan Town and Beiyuan Town are connected, but the connected border is not much, because Chongshan Town is further north and Beiyuan Town is actually southwest of Chongshan Town.

The two border towns are only connected by a short section in western Liaoning, which is about 30 miles. At present, the Wulianghu tribe's attack focus is on the central and western parts of Beiyuan Town. There are not many Hu cavalry intrusions in the east. This should be to prevent Chongshan Town from advancing westward.

No matter what the Wulianghu tribe thought, Yang Zhengshan would not go to support Beiyuan Town. His plan was to attack Wei to save Zhao.

If we attack them immediately, they will have to come to the rescue, forcing the Wuliang army to withdraw from Beiyuan Town and send reinforcements.

"This~~" Luo Feiyu hesitated for a moment, and Xie Yuan also hesitated for a moment before saying, "I will obey your orders!"

Both of them were somewhat reluctant, for a simple reason: guarding the food supply route in the rear meant that they could not charge into battle and capture cities in the front battlefield.

Xie Yuan is old and he no longer has any ideas of making achievements, but Luo Feiyu is still young and he wants to earn more credit.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at them, not paying attention to their thoughts, and continued: "The other six reinforcement battalions will lead the civilians to set up camp outside the Menghe Mountain Gate!"

"right here!"

He pointed his thin stick at an open space outside the Menghe Mountain Palace.

"Not only must you set up camp here, but you must also pretend to have an army of 100,000. Send out all your cavalry and block all areas within 30 miles to avoid local detection!"

"You don't need to attack the passes inside the Menghe Mountain, but you must have the civilians build siege equipment."

"In short, you have to create the illusion that our main force is here!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes swept over Yang Mingzhi and others.

Attack Menghe Mountain Palace?

Stop joking. Yang Zhengshan is not seriously ill and will definitely not take on the tough task of Mengheshanque.

His plan was to abandon Menghe Mountain Que and ignore the Chici tribe.

Didn’t the Chici tribe want to defend Mount Menghe?
Then let them defend it.

We're opening up another battlefield!
"This~~" Everyone looked at each other.

Yang Zhengshan said in a deep voice: "Among the six lieutenant generals, General Tang Feihu is the chief general, and Niu Zhuang is the deputy general. You must obey the orders of the two chief and deputy generals. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, he stared at Yang Mingzhi. Yang Mingzhi's heart skipped a beat, knowing full well that Yang Zhengshan was warning him.

As the son of Yang Zhengshan and the leader of the second generation of the Yang family, Yang Mingzhi is proud!

The pride in his heart is somewhat arrogant, which makes him look down on other people.

In the entire Chongshan Town, besides Pang Tang and Zhou Lan, he is the third most important person.

That's what he thought and what he did.

In Yang Zhengshan's eyes, this adopted son was a little too proud and almost lost his sense of self-esteem.

Before, Yang Mingzhi did not obey his orders and ran to Chongshan Pass on his own, which already made him dissatisfied.

Now that all the generals have gathered together, Yang Mingzhi has an even more condescending attitude, especially in front of the other generals, Yang Mingzhi's attitude has always been very high.

In this regard, Yang Zhengshan had only one idea, which was to find a time to give this adopted son a good beating.

"I will obey your orders!"

Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang stepped out and responded, followed by several others.

Yang Zhengshan stared at Yang Mingzhi and said, "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. If anyone dares to disobey military orders, he will be punished by military law. The military law of Chongshan Town was set by me personally. Have you forgotten it?"

Tang Feihu looked at Yang Zhengshan and then at Yang Mingzhi. He clearly understood that this was the father teaching his son a lesson.

In fact, he had no ill feelings towards Yang Mingzhi. Yang Mingzhi had been a little arrogant in recent years, but they seldom met each other on weekdays. Even if Yang Mingzhi was arrogant, he would not ride on their heads and pee on them.

Besides, there is Yang Zhengshan's face to save, so it is normal for Yang Mingzhi to be a little arrogant, it is not a big deal.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, we will strictly follow the military orders!" Tang Feihu said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Again, your mission is to pretend that our main force is here. The later you are exposed, the better!"

"Yang Mingzhen, Yang Chengze, after you attack the Wula tribe, immediately lead the two battalions of soldiers to cross the Menghe Mountain through this path. Your mission is also very simple, which is to turn the heart of the Wuliang royal court upside down!"

A cold light flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes. "You have no reinforcements, no logistical supplies, and your only mission is to wipe out as many tribes as possible!"

"If you don't have logistical supplies, then you have to fight to support the war. If you don't want to starve to death, then go and rob the Hu people's food and cattle and sheep."

He would not destroy the Wuliang royal court, but he would not go easy on the Wuliang Hu tribe either.

The butcher's knife will still be raised, and it will be sharper and bloodier than before.

When Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze met each other, there was a hint of excitement in their eyes.

"I will obey your orders!"

He led the troops alone, penetrated deep into the heartland of the Wulianghu tribe, raised his butcher knife and started a massacre!
Such a task makes them extremely excited.

While others looked at them with envy.

Especially Yang Mingzhi, he had already understood Yang Zhengshan's warning, but this did not stop his restless heart from being agitated.

Yang Zhengshan continued to instruct, "The three battalions in front, middle and back of the town flag will be led by me personally."

His eyes fell on Song Dashan, Yang Minghao and Yang Chengxu. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he drew a long arc on the map.

"Our target is Yemi City!"

"Go around the northern part of Mount Menghe, follow the edge of the snowy land and head west for two thousand miles, and attack Yemi, the capital of the Wuliang King!"

Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao, attack them and they will surely rescue!
Doing so is undoubtedly a very risky act. If they are not careful, they will be surrounded.

But Yang Zhengshan felt that the risk was worth taking.

As long as they can get outside Yemi City, Yang Zhengshan's plan of attacking Wei to save Zhao will be successful.

There is no way that Wutuo would not return to Yemi City to provide assistance, unless he no longer wants the Wuliang Royal Court.

When everyone in the hall heard Yang Zhengshan's plan, they all looked shocked.

After fighting for three thousand miles, they attacked the city of King Wuliang directly!
This plan is too crazy!
"My Lord, isn't it too risky to do this?" Xie Yuan couldn't help but remind him.

Yang Zhengshan nodded gently, "It is a bit risky, but this is easier than fighting to the death at Menghe Mountain!"

Everyone looked towards Menghe Mountain Palace and stopped talking.

Well, instead of fighting to the death at Menghe Mountain Palace, they thought it would be better to launch a surprise attack on the Wuliang King's City!
Damn it, Menghe Mountain Que is so disgusting. The terrain there is already very steep, and the Wuliang royal court has built so many passes and forts there. I don’t know how many lives will be lost in order to open up Menghe Mountain Que.

(End of this chapter)