Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 171 Chapter 170 - Decision
Outside the east gate of Handan, the dilapidated houses of the past have long since disappeared, and a mansion appeared in front of us.On the plaque on the mansion, there are three big characters written on the mansion of the Fourth Young Master. Behind the mansion is a military camp.In the barracks, [-] soldiers of the Guards are practicing.

When the sound of horseshoes came, Sun Buer and the others led [-] personal guards to the barracks, but it was too late to settle down the soldiers.Sun Bu'er gave instructions to the generals who were walking around, and Qing'an walked towards a military tent with the support of several guards, and then a doctor hurried over.

Thinking that the situation was urgent, Sun Buer hurriedly took Fan Shun and Qing Que to the mansion ahead.

In the study of the fourth prince's mansion, Zhao Wuming put the bamboo slips on the table.Maybe he was a little tired from watching, so he rubbed his eyes lightly.

When the sound of footsteps came, Sun Buer, Fan Shun, and Qing Que bowed to Zhao Wuming: "See my lord, son."

"came back?".I thought there would be a lot to say, but when I saw them, Zhao Wuming's heart was just flat.

Listening to Zhao Wuming's plain tone, the three of them suddenly had an illusion that the person in front of them had matured: "Yes".

"sit down".Didn't say much, just spit out two words quietly.

The three of them immediately sat cross-legged on the seats on the left and right in front of Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming watched the three sit down, and looked around the three: "Tell me, what happened."

"The subordinate was ordered by the lord to investigate Anyang, but he met the guards sent by Fan Shun to report the situation to the lord. From the guards, the subordinates learned that the soldiers of Anyang had arrived in Julu, so they went to join Fan Shun On the second day of the rendezvous, I saw Qingque being hunted down by [-] Anyang soldiers and horses, so I rescued Qingque... ".Sun Buer slowly told Zhao Wuming what happened along the way.

Zhao Wuming listened carefully, his brows gradually raised: "So, the goal of the 20 Anyang soldiers must be to attack Handan City?".

"This is the military order sent by the second son to the Anyang army."Qing Que handed the silk book in her hand to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming watched carefully, the expected anger of the three did not appear.Zhao Wuming's face was still so flat, as if these were all expected things: "Qingque, you acted without authorization, this silk letter will be considered as your merits and demerits, I don't want this to happen a second time."

"Qing Que will keep your son's words in mind, and will never act without authorization from now on. Fan Shun and Sun Bu'er have already told me along the way, and you have already expected that the Anyang soldiers would have rebellion. It is Qing Que Let the son worry."Qingque apologized to Zhao Wuming respectfully, with an extremely sincere tone.

Zhao Wuming nodded slightly, and looked at Sun Buer: "During this time, King Zhao's body was getting worse and worse. He felt lonely and felt that the situation was critical. He often went back to the city to discuss with the two military advisers. We all agreed that we should strike first. But among them There is a difficult problem that must be solved, and now that Gu sees this silk script, it seems that it is time to deal with this clown."

"Two military advisers? I don't know what is the problem, but the two military advisers and the lord."Sun Buer was a little excited, returning from Seoul to Xindu and Handan, this period of time was too aggrieved.Now that the lord has realized it, how could the two military advisers and [-] personal guards not be able to deal with these opponents.

Fan Shun and Qing Que looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.military adviser?Two military divisions?Could it be that the son has already won the allegiance of the wise man.

"It's about how to persuade Guowei Xue Li. I've been thinking about it for a while and I can't figure it out. Now that I have the silk book in my hand, there is no problem."Zhao Wuming explained to Sun Buer.

Sun Buer thought carefully, but was even more puzzled: "Guo Wei?".

Zhao Wuming looked at the silk book in his hand, thought for a while and then analyzed: "The royal palace is divided into inner and outer palaces, the forbidden army guards the outer palace, and the Handan garrison guards the Handan city. But the imperial army and the Handan garrison each have 15 troops. In other words, only [-] soldiers and horses will go to defend. The remaining soldiers and horses of the two armies are all in the barracks. The Handan garrison barracks is outside the north gate, and [-] troops are stationed in it all year round. Outside the gate, there are also [-] forbidden troops stationed all year round. But the east gate is our side, with [-] personal guards. If you want to use thunderous tactics, you only need to persuade the Guowei to send all the troops of the Handan defenders into the city to start defense. The city gates can be closed to isolate the [-] forbidden troops outside the city from the [-] forbidden troops that daily defend the outer palace. Once King Zhao is critically ill, Shen Tuxiu will lead his confidants to the inner palace in an attempt to control the defense of the inner palace. At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, Shen Tuxiu will use the excuse of guards to let his confidants go to the Forbidden Army barracks to dispatch troops with military orders. At that time, he dispatched a bodyguard army to intercept and kill and seize the military orders. He then went to the central army tent of the Forbidden Army with the military orders and held all the generals of the Forbidden Army hostage in one fell swoop. After controlling the generals of the forbidden army, leave [-] soldiers and horses to prevent accidents. Bringing the generals of the forbidden army to wave [-] troops, cheating the gate of the outer palace and rushing directly to the inner palace is the general trend."

"Although the strategy is good, why did my lord and the two military advisers make it up? Once King Zhao is critically ill, Shen Tuxiu will definitely send his confidants to the barracks to dispatch troops with military orders in hand."Although Sun Buer was overwhelmed by this strategy, a question arose immediately, and he continued to ask Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming's face showed strong confidence, and he looked around at the three people in front of him: "If you were Zhao Yu and Shen Tuxiu, how would you make a decision?"

"Since Zhao Yu and the 20 soldiers from Anyang were transferred, once the king is critically ill, the safest choice for Zhao Yu is to go out of the city and join the army. No matter what happens next, with the army by his side, he can advance and retreat freely."Before Sun Buer could speak, Fan Shun analyzed Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming nodded slowly and looked at Fan Shun: "Then what will Shen Tuxiu do?".

"Shen Tuxiu holds the military power of 15 imperial troops. Although the operation has been complicated for many years, the imperial army was severely damaged last year. Now it has expanded to 15, and there are still many factions among them. I am afraid that most people will not agree to entering the inner palace. In this way, Shen Tuxiu can only bring his confidants into the inner palace, and the rest of the soldiers will strictly guard against the outer palace."Fan Shun thought carefully, and continued to reply to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming then asked: "How many trusted soldiers and horses do you think Shen Tuxiu will have, and how many soldiers and horses he can mobilize without the Tiger Talisman to do great treason and injustice."

"In view of the heavy losses suffered by the Imperial Army last year, I estimate that Shen Tuxiu can mobilize at least [-] and no more than [-] confidants."Fan Shun thought again, and replied to Zhao Wuming for a while.

Zhao Wuming's eyes turned to Sun Bu'er: "Can the [-] guards defeat the [-] forbidden army?"

"No problem".When Sun Buer heard the question, he replied without thinking.

Zhao Wuming looked around at the three of them, and continued to analyze them: "Since Shen Tuxiu is going to the inner palace with his confidants, it is impossible for him not to be afraid of the Handan defenders noticing it. Therefore, the safest way for him is to deploy troops like the outer palace. The soldiers and horses of the direct line are all placed in the outer palace to strictly guard against the defenders of Handan."

"If the Guowei sees this Second Young Master's military order, will he send troops to attack the Second Young Master's mansion, or help us attack the palace when the situation is critical?"Listening to Zhao Wuming's analysis, Sun Buer felt a little doubt in his heart.

Zhao Wuming shook his head slightly: "I have discussed with the two military advisers, there are factions in the Forbidden Army, why not in the Handan garrison? If there is no tiger amulet, no matter whether it is Shen Tuxiu or the national lieutenant, they can only mobilize troops within the scope of their authority ".

"From this point of view, you can only rely on me and the [-] pro-guards."Sun Buer pondered for a while, feeling a little emotional.

With the sound of footsteps, Gao Zhao walked into the study panting, and was slightly taken aback when he saw Qing Que and Fan Shun.

Seeing Gao Zhao coming to the study and the sudden silence, Zhao Wuming looked at Gao Zhao puzzled: "So anxious, but what happened?".

"Qi reported that the king is critically ill, and the crown prince has already gone to the inner palace. After receiving the secret report, the subordinate officials rushed to tell them. It is estimated that the queen's will is on the way at this moment."Hearing Zhao Wuming's questioning voice, Gao Zhao came to his senses and quickly stood in the middle and saluted Zhao Wuming.

Sun Buer, Qing Que, and Fan Shun were taken aback, obviously shocked by the sudden news.I was still talking about this just now, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.

Zhao Wuming gradually raised his eyebrows: "You know why the king is suddenly critically ill."

"It is said that since the departure of Lord Xingping and other lords, the king has dreamed of the son's mother, Mrs. Xuan, every night, and her condition has become more and more serious. Since the night before, the king has been talking nonsense, and now he is dying. According to the doctor's diagnosis, the king probably won't survive tonight."When Gao Zhao talked about Mrs. Xuan, he looked at Zhao Wuming cautiously.

There was a blank in his mind, Zhao Wuming felt that he had heard a great irony, that the decisive and cold-blooded King Zhao actually had such a side.

Although the situation was critical, Zhao Wuming didn't say a word.Gao Zhao didn't dare to say anything, he could only just watch.

Sun Buer didn't care too much, stood up directly from his seat, and saluted Zhao Wuming: "My lord, time is running out, do you want to act now?"

"action?".Before Zhao Wuming could speak, Gao Zhao looked at Sun Buer suspiciously.

Sun Buer didn't want to explain to him, so he stared at Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming nodded slowly, and told Sun Buer: "Thirty thousand personal guards are at your disposal, and immediately go outside the south gate to kill Shen Tuxiu's envoy."

"promise".Sun Buer bowed to accept the order, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he seemed to have thought of something and asked Zhao Wuming: "I don't know what my lord plans to do next, how to act."

"Go to Guowei's mansion first, and then enter the palace."Zhao Wuming obviously made a plan long ago, so he didn't panic at all.

Qing Que was startled and quickly persuaded: "My lord, if it's really what I inferred just now, the palace has become a dangerous place, and I really can't go there."

"If you don't go to Gu, how can you kill him, Shen Tuxiu?"Zhao Wuming asked Qingque back.

Seeing that Qing Que wanted to say more, Zhao Wuming blocked his words: "Take care here, your brother Qing'an".After speaking, he looked at Gao Zhao, and told him: "Go and stop the person who made the rice paper immediately, and let him wait outside the palace."

"Follow orders".Although Gao Zhao didn't understand what they were talking about, but looking at Zhao Wuming's expression, he felt at ease.

Zhao Wuming saw that Gao Zhao took the order, and looked at Fan Shun: "You go to Xue Qian's mansion, after Ruogu persuades the Guowei, you and Xue Qian go to the Handan garrison barracks, and quickly dispatch troops to seal the city gate. Strictly prevent the imperial army from entering ".

"Follow orders".Fan Shun bowed to accept the order.

After Zhao Wuming gave his orders, he stood up and walked outside regardless of the reactions of the others.

(End of this chapter)