Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 120 The Winery is Undercover
Yang Wenli's well-reasoned speech attracted the attention of dozens of personal soldiers, just like a top student emerging from a group of poor students, and everyone was curious and surprised.

Zhang Hualong, the captain of the personal guards, bowed and said, "May I ask your name, sir?"

"Yang Wenli."

"Thank you Mr. Yang for your guidance!"

The guards felt that their gloomy future had finally brightened up. At least they didn't have to die to atone for their sins.

Being the Marshal's personal guard but failing to protect him is a dereliction of duty punishable by death, but now the soldiers of the West Camp are in danger, and they still have a chance to turn the tide.

The personal guards could not help but regard Yang Wenli, the soldier bribed by the Marshal, as a "brain trust". They followed the master's instructions and carried the Marshal's body back to the Marshal's residence.

The Central Plains team was also happy to infiltrate the West Camp. After all, assassinating too many corrupt officials was a bit tiring, so they decided to change the taste by acting as an undercover agent.

Although they encountered a patrol of government troops on the way, they relied on the "Central Plains Team"'s successful acting experience in the county government office to wipe out the patrol team again and successfully returned to the commander's mansion.

The news that the Marshal was assassinated was like a bolt from the blue in the Marshal's mansion, and the Marshal's widow and confidants were immediately furious.

You have to know that many interest groups and internal balances actually depend on the "leader". Once the backbone dies and there is no stable successor, it is like demolishing the load-bearing columns on the ground floor. The building will collapse at any time.

At this time, Zhang Hualong put forward the suggestion of "Yang Wenli" and pushed Mr. Yang in front of a group of senior executives of Xiying.

This not only reduces the pressure on the personal guards to protect the commander-in-chief, but also allows the top leaders to focus on smart people.

In times of chaos, only those who hold the most swords can control life and death. People with insight also know that they should immediately contact the soldiers of the West Camp outside the city. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the West Camp are enough to crush the defenses in the city.

But the city is full of imperial troops. How can we break through the blockade and contact the outside world?
Moreover, the longer the delay, the greater the risk of the incident in the county government being exposed, and the garrison troops would sooner or later suspect and track them down to the Marshal's mansion.

"I have brothers scattered throughout the city who can create chaos. Once the government troops are in disarray, we can gather hundreds of personal soldiers from the palace and attack with one swift blow. We will definitely be able to break down the city gates and connect with the rebel army outside!"

Yang Wenli's words immediately caused a group of senior executives to think deeply.

Some people marveled that the Marshal had arranged so many "secret agents" in secret, and among them there was a strategist who was good at making plans and making decisions, and they could not help but respect him.

Some people felt that this move was too risky. If the plan failed, they would all be killed by the government troops.

Some people also believe that only by risking their lives can they be reborn. Since the Marshal has died suddenly, they must not only protect the Marshal's widow, but also avenge him!
In the end, it was the Marshal's wife who, with her remaining influence, made the final decision, "Just do as he says."

Just when everyone reached a consensus, Number 8 suddenly lost consciousness and fell backwards, his heavy body hitting the ground with a loud clanging sound.

The personal guards beside him were all startled and hurriedly asked what was wrong with this man, as he was talking to the personal guards just now.

"Nothing. He's a little exhausted from all the fighting. He'll be fine after lying down for a while."

Yang Wenli squatted down to check No. 8's body and pretended to press on the latter's chest a few times.

But after a moment, No. 8 opened his eyes again. Yang Wenli pretended to move closer to check his eyes, but in fact he moved closer to listen to his teammates' whispers.

"The news of the change of plan has been passed on, and the brothers are willing to assist in the plan to seize the gate."

"Very good, the first step towards breaking into the West Camp has been completed..."

Zhang Xianzhong's personal soldiers and advisers were all wearing armor and helmets, and even his relatives and servants were given chain mail or shields for self-defense, and all family members were protected in the middle.

The assassination squad was also placed in the mid-front position.

As the players outside lit firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers rang out on several streets almost at the same time.

The soldiers on patrol cried out in alarm that there was commotion, while those on rest were startled out of their sleep and hurriedly put on their shoes and armor. The civilians were also confused as to what had happened.

As the government troops rushed to the point where the noise of firecrackers was exploding, they were unaware that hundreds of fully armed soldiers rushed out from another quiet block and headed straight for the city gate.

Before the sleepy guards at the city gate could figure out what was happening, hundreds of personal soldiers stormed the gate.

The assassins risked their lives to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. They broke out of the siege, opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and escorted their families and counselors out of the valley city.

A series of highly difficult tasks were completed in a short time, and the strategist couldn't help but sigh that the efficiency of this plan's execution was several times higher than before.

Mr. Yang doesn't even need any communication signals to make his assassins feint to lure the enemy. He is so smart that he is almost a demon!
When the bodyguards saw the light from the braziers projected from the barracks outside the city, they knew they had escaped.

They arrived at Liu Wenxiu's camp.

When the Marshal's cleaned body was placed in front of him, Liu Wenxiu immediately threw himself on Zhang Xianzhong and burst into tears, asking why his father had abandoned them, and vowed to slaughter all the officials and gentry in Gucheng to avenge the Marshal!

When the young marshals and generals from other camps rushed over after hearing the news, they also wailed and cried around Zhang Xianzhong's body, their shrill cries shaking the sky.

Sun Kewang even fainted from crying, and was helped to the side by his personal soldiers, where he took a while to calm down.

"Revenge for my father!"

Ai Nengqi was the youngest, yet also the most loyal and passionate young man to his father. He drew his sword and rushed out of the camp to avenge his father, but was stopped by Li Dingguo in the tent, who advised him not to act rashly. "Which heroes devised the strategy that saved our mistress..." Sun Kewang asked breathlessly, his strength drained from his tears.

"Reporting to the young commander, it is Mr. Yang and his brothers."

Zhang Hualong made room, pointed sideways at Yang Wenli and the others, and then repeated to Sun Kewang all the details he had witnessed and Mr. Yang's self-proclaimed resume.

Before Sun Kewang could say anything, Li Dingguo spoke up, "I recognize them! They performed on stage in the city a few days ago, and I gave them quite a bit of money."

Relating to the story Zhang Hualong retold, Sun Kewang immediately commented, "That's it..."

Sun Kewang immediately concluded that these people must be the death squads that his father had secretly trained for a long time.

Some of them disguised themselves as the lowest class of people in the opera troupe and wandered around the city; some pretended to be servants in the county government office; and some may have disguised themselves as beggars or peddlers and hidden in the streets, revealing their identities only when necessary to fight to the death for the "master".

The "feint attack" plan of sacrificing oneself to save everyone else's life is definitely not something that an ordinary spy can do.

This temperament of selflessness, risking one's life and remaining calm in the face of danger shows that they are elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time.

They did not have the timidity of ordinary personal soldiers when they saw the young marshal, nor did they have the trembling of fear of the counselors who had escaped from the desperate situation. They exuded a fearless and confident attitude.

At first glance, he is a loyal warrior who has followed the Marshal for many years. He is indifferent to life and death, hierarchy, and only knows to be loyal to the Marshal.

Mr. Yang, who is in charge of the overall plan, is the "brain man" leading this group of death squads, roughly equivalent to the captain of the death squads.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your brilliant plan. All the soldiers in our West Camp were able to avoid being deceived by the corrupt officials. Without your help, I'm afraid the mistress and the brothers in the city would have met with disaster."

Even we would be lured into the city and killed by the corrupt officials again. Please accept this great favor and kindness!"

Before Sun Kewang could kneel down, Yang Wenli grabbed his arm and pulled him up.

Yang Wenli naturally knew that this person was just "selling tears" here.

Sun Kewang is the eldest of Zhang's four adopted sons and the most experienced second-in-command of the military within the West Camp. Now that Zhang has died suddenly, Sun Kewang has the prestige and qualifications to take over the position of commander-in-chief and lead all the troops.

Old Sun acted politely and respectfully, just to recruit Yang Wenli.

Yang Wenli was eager to infiltrate the West Camp, and the two of them happened to hit it off.

However, Yang Wenli changed his mind and thought that most of these literati and counselors were arrogant and proud, so they should at least enjoy the sense of importance of "three visits to the thatched cottage". This would also reflect Sun Kewang's intention to recruit talented people.

So he made some polite remarks, and Sun Kewang tried to persuade him to stay. He then took the opportunity to bring the "Central Plains Hero" into the middle-level sequence of the West Camp.

He was appointed as the military advisor of the Western Camp by Sun Kewang, and he had the right to attend high-level meetings and make suggestions on internal affairs.

As for these former marshals' loyal soldiers, they were all handed over to the command of "Yang Wenli".

Sun Kewang hinted that he should expand the ranks of his death squad, temporarily setting a quota of 300 and offering preferential treatment to each of them. He told Yang Wenli to work for him from now on and promised that he would not suffer any loss.

After dealing with these minor details, the officers and soldiers of the West Camp immediately held an emergency meeting in the tent.

All the adopted sons resumed their original surnames. As the chief of the adopted sons, Sun Kewang was successfully promoted to the new leader of the Western Camp.

The more than 40,000 soldiers in the West Camp were still led by several adopted sons, and the rest of his generals were also reorganized and promoted.

The first thing the soldiers of the West Camp did was to rush into Gucheng, slaughter all the officials and gentry in the city, and by the way, annex the garrison soldiers in the city, seizing a lot of military equipment and money and food.

Since they had raised the banner of rebellion against the imperial court, the officers and men of the West Camp became "rebels" whom the government army had to suppress.

The four leaders knew very well that although the 40,000 soldiers in the West Camp seemed a lot, they could not withstand the thundering attack of the government army, and they still had to embark on the road of fleeing east and west.

Military Advisor Yang then suggested, "Why not join the Qihuo Army? They have tens of thousands of men and are very powerful. If the West Camp unites with them, we will surely achieve great success."

These four adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong each had their own talents. Sun Kewang was a genius in internal affairs who could farm in the barren lands of Yunnan and Guizhou, double the total arable land, and raise an army of 100,000 to 200,000 to resist the Qing Dynasty!

Li Dingguo was a famous king of the two states and a tactical genius who was flexible in using troops.

Although Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi were slightly inferior to their two sworn brothers, they were also outstanding generals in history who commanded tens of thousands of troops.

If these four people could be brought to the Qihuo Army camp, the Ming Dynasty would probably be destroyed a few years earlier.

It's a pity that Sun Kewang declined. Perhaps it was due to his personal ambition, or he was afraid that the main force of the government troops in Xiangyang would stop him, or Luo Rucai, Zhang Tianlin and others sent their confidants to him, hoping to join forces in the rebellion.

Therefore, under the strategic policy of the joint venture and Li Dingguo's tactical proposal, Sun Kewang decided to fight against the government army in Fang County, southwest of Gucheng, and win the battle before considering the future direction.

All the peasant armies that had been recruited rebelled again, and Xiong Wencan, who was stationed in Xiangyang, was extremely anxious.

(End of this chapter)