: Seizing the City in the Dark Night

A thin piece of paper was passed through the hands of the generals in the tent within a while.

All the generals of the Poujun Camp were very happy after seeing it. Only the officers of the 5th and 6th Divisions were a little unclear, so they didn't think about how good the information would be for them.

Hu Hai laughed a few times and said to Chen Kefu, "General, are these information really true? There are really only 10,000 troops left in Liaodong City? Then what are we waiting for? Let's start siege as soon as it dark tonight!"

"This information is the result of the guards' separate interrogation of the prisoners, and after verifying the confession from each other. There should be no mistake. There are 10,000 troops left in Liaodong City, and this number also symbolizes our previous guess. Now our problem is whether to fight or not, and how to fight if we fight, we have to consider these issues first to save trouble. Now we can only rely on ourselves, but there are no hundreds of thousands of troops behind us to support us." Chen Kefu nodded and said.

Chen Guang shouted loudly, "Fight, of course, I'll fight. There's no need to say that there are only 10,000 troops in Liaodong City now, and we have a secret way. As long as it gets dark, we will definitely catch the Liao people off guard. As long as we take down the outer city, hundreds of thousands of people in the camp will be strong, and the many siege equipment in the camp, as well as those cloth bags filled with soil, we will not take long to capture Liaodong City. General, siege the city, I was the vanguard of the siege!"

When Li Jie heard Chen Guang ask for a fight, he looked at him desperately, but Chen Guang seemed to have no eyes at all. He was so angry that he was half dead. Now the generals under him only had a group of people in his hands. If he lost all the people when attacking the city, then he, the general Zhe Chonglang, would really become a bare general. At that time, he would not have the tenacity in this broken military camp, and he would have no confidence to speak.

Chen Kefu smiled and nodded, "Okay, General Chen Guang is indeed worthy of being a warrior from the side of His Majesty. Okay, according to General Chen Guang's request, I will take you as the vanguard of the city today. Now let's discuss when and how to attack!"

Chen Kefu had already made up his mind to attack the city. Now that he knew that there were not many defenders in Liaodong City, what were he waiting for? Anyway, he had written a letter to Yang Guang that the Liao people already knew about the withdrawal of troops.

"General, if you want to attack the city, I think it's better to attack the city at night. Then, with the cover of the sky, we will kill them unexpectedly. Now we have twelve secret passages in the four cities of Liaodong, which may be the secret passages of four people in parallel. As long as we divide the troops into twelve branches, we can transport the people in the shortest time." Hu Hai also felt that taking Liaodong was a foregone conclusion, and said in a good mood.

Chen Kefu also nodded. Now their biggest ace is the twelve secret paths in their hands. As long as they are used well, they will definitely be worth hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. With these secret paths, the tall city walls of Liaodong City will become completely useless. However, he did not agree with Hu Hai's idea and secretly said that they should be used, but they cannot be used up at once.

Now he has only 7,000 main force in the Breaking Army camp, and the number is too small. If he separates, he will not be able to effectively accumulate strength. The best way should be to be able to concentrate and divide it into two or three routes.

"General Hu said it right, but our Pojun camp has fewer people than the Liaodong City defenders. Therefore, the Pojun camp's troops must be gathered together to play a decisive role. My idea is that we will use four secret passages this time, and one secret passages of four secret passages in the southeast, west and northeast, and then we will attack the city from four secret passages at the same time."

"General, will it be a little less if only four secret passages be used? After all, attacking from multiple secret passages can make it difficult for the enemy to resist. If you only attack from four secret passages, will this allow the enemy to block it calmly?"

Chen Kefu looked at Li Jie and said, "General Li should understand what I mean. This secret passage was made after a lot of effort. These secret passages are treasures. We will rely on him to attack the city this time. In the future, we can also treat them as our secret weapon when we defend the city, so it is better not to expose them all. This time we divided into four groups, but the defenders in the east and west cities must have the largest number of defenders, and here we faced our Liaodong camp. So we divided into four groups, with the main force of the Pojun camp 5,000 attacking the city from the south. The remaining 5,000 troops of the Fifth Division were divided into two units, each of which was 5,000 attacking from the east and north. The Sixth Division 5,000 attacking from the west, and the remaining 5,000 attacking the city from the south with the main force of the Pojun camp."

"The remaining 2,000 troops in the Pojun Camp sent 400 people out of Liaodong City and patrols and cavalrymen thirty miles away from all sides of Liaodong City, pay close attention to the situation nearby. If a soldier appears thirty miles away from Liaodong City, you must report it quickly. The remaining 1,600 troops in the Pojun Camp were led by Luo Lin, and the newly formed heavy infantry led by Li Shimin and Li Xuanba of the Sixth Division went to set up an ambush five miles southeast of Liaodong City. Once the Liaodong defenders escaped from the city, they will be responsible for ambushing and blocking the enemy."

After saying that, Chen Kefu looked at the excited generals in the tent, "General Li Jie, this battle is related to the life and death of my Pojun camp and the hundreds of thousands of people. Therefore, I will make you prepare for all the civilian craftsmen in the camp who have not participated in the war. As soon as the army launches an attack, you will immediately organize the civilians to transport the siege equipment and load the cloth bags of soil to the south gate. As long as the main force of my Pojun camp opens the city gate, you must immediately be responsible for sending the siege equipment to the inner city. All soldiers are very fast, and they will be caught off guard by the enemy. If the opportunity for the soldiers to fight to the death is delayed, you know what responsibility you will bear."

Li Jie smiled calmly. Anyway, Chen Kefu no longer gave him the opportunity to get involved in military power, so he was too lazy to fight again. Since he was asked to command the civilians, he also accepted it. The mountains and rivers took turns, and he didn't believe that he would not have the chance to defeat him in the future. Today, he had written a letter to several officials in the court in the Li family, telling them how Chen Kefu was nepotism and arrogant in the army. He believed that the family would definitely help him sue Chen Kefu in front of the emperor.

"Please rest assured, General, I will definitely live up to the general's military order!"

Li Jie smiled calmly, "General, but I think there is one thing we need to pay attention to. The information on the interrogation of the prisoners shows that officials had surrendered to the Liao people before my Liaodong camp in the Great Sui Dynasty. Now they are in the Liaodong city. Although they don't know why they have not yet known that the new city has been taken down by us. But this is always a hidden danger. If the Liao people know about this, they are afraid that things will change. So I thought that if we want to attack the city, we would attack earlier. Although it is beneficial to us at night, there are also inconveniences. Most of our army is still a newly formed army. Not to mention that the 5th and 6th Division will only be a few days ago, and even hundreds of thousands of civilians will be in the next night. If we want to fight at night, they will be more adaptable than the Liao people."

It is indeed not a good idea to let a group of people who have never fought or seen blood go to fight with real swords and guns at night. If you don’t do it well, then the first thing that is chaotic in the night will be the first to be confused.

"General Li said something reasonable, and this is indeed a big problem. I think to avoid the long night dreams, and to prevent the night war from being unfavorable to our army, we might as well choose to attack the city in the evening today. At that time, the sky is still bright and will not affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. Secondly, we have not attacked the city for several days. I believe that the Liao people should be on guard against us and attack at night. During the real dusk and evening, they probably would be relaxed."

Liaodong City, this is the city that caused many Han men to fall down. How many army stagnated here, are they going to be taken down by themselves now? When Chen Kefu thought of this, he couldn't help but feel excited. This Han city had been taken away by the Liao people for more than two hundred years, and now he finally has the opportunity to seize the No. 1 fortress in the Far East.

When Chen Kefu thought of this, his heart beat faster, as if he was about to set out to meet his beloved lover. His blood was boiling and his heroic spirit was dry.

Having stood in the middle, Chen Kefu pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist, held it in front of him, and shouted in a deep voice, "All the generals obey the order!"

Hulala, the officers in the tent, stood up suddenly, and the armor on their bodies collided with a sound. All the generals bowed their heads and bowed and replied loudly, "Abide by the general's order!"

"General, Shen Guang, Hu Hai, and Mao Yi led 5,000 main cavalry of the military camp and 5,000 people from the Sixth Division at the time of the Huang family today. At the end of the Huang family, the general followed the secret passage from the south of Liaodong City to capture the south gate as quickly as possible and connect the Min Zhuang into the city."

"Get orders!"

"General, Chen Fu commanded 10,000 troops from the Fifth Division, and sent two troops to attack the city from the two northeastern routes. Once they entered the city, they did not need to fight to the death with the enemy. They just needed to attract some of the defenders and relieve some of the pressure on the main force."

"Get orders!"

"General, Chen Gui led 5,000 troops from the Sixth Division to attack the city from the secret passage of Xicheng. There is no need to fight hard with the enemy. You just need to hold the enemy back and finish the mission."

"Get orders!"

"General Order, Li Shimin and Li Xuanba of the Sixth Division, led 3,000 newly formed heavy infantrymen, and Luo Lin led 1,600 battalions to set up an ambush five miles southeast of the city. Once the defenders in the city fled, they surrounded them, and at least they attacked them, and at most they surrounded them, waiting for the main force."

"Get order"

After everyone received the general order, Chen Kefu immediately asked the generals to disperse and prepare for battle immediately. The soldiers cooked in advance, distributed beef and mutton, and let everyone have enough food. He ordered the entire army to prepare weapons and equipment and feed the war horses. Just wait for the time to come, the entire army will attack the city!

After everyone dispersed, Chen Kefu called the two deputy deputy Liu and Zhang Ergou of the personal guards beside him. These two are now from the personal guards. Although they are still Luo Lin's deputy, they are also in the position of brigade coach. These two were both wounded soldiers when they were fighting in Xincheng. Chen Kefu felt that they were brave enough to be the deputy deputy of the personal guards. The two have always performed well, and have learned a lot from Chen Kefu.

"Old man Liu, Zhang Ergou, you two each brought a group of 200 horses and went out thirty miles outside Liaodong City to guard the roar. Once you find a policeman, you will immediately report it."

"Sir, we are your personal guards. Now you have transferred Lord Luo Lin to an ambush outside the Nancheng City, and we have also transferred us out. What should you do next to you? You'd better send someone else!" Both of them knelt down and persuaded.

"No need to say anything about you. This is a military order. Now there are shortage of personnel. I believe in those of you who have been following me. Anyway, there are still 10,000 people around me tonight, so there will be no problem. Besides, you are all brigade commanders now. I will let you go and lead the troops sooner or later. It is impossible for you to keep following me. Now I'm just going to try your skills in advance. If not, I have to come back honestly and be my personal soldiers."

When they heard Chen Kefu's words of trust, they were both moved and tears were almost falling. They were just small rural gangsters, and they were assigned to the personal army by Chen Kefu's envoy to have their current position as a brigade commander. Now, if Chen Kefu trusts so much, I am even more grateful.
Chapter completed!