General Hou settled Uncle Jiang and the captured soldiers, and left someone to watch over them.
The villagers from Chengjia Village were also settled, and the local prefect was notified.
Together with Li Zhan, Hou Yingying and others, they led an army of 50,000 and rode at full speed. On the evening of the day when Hua Changjue and the King of the South went to war, they finally arrived at Linjiang City.
At this time, both armies had already called off their battles.
Hua Changjue and his men were stationed in a military camp ten miles away from Linjiang City. There was a tall military flag at the gate, and soldiers were patrolling back and forth.
General Hou and his men entered the military camp, and the 50,000 soldiers they brought with them were taken care of and settled by their subordinates.
General Hou and his men quickly entered the largest tent in the middle.
Then I saw that Hua Changjue, who was sitting in the main seat at the top, had a thick white cloth wrapped around one of his shoulders. There were traces of blood on the cloth, and he was obviously injured.
General Hou was startled and walked over quickly.
"General, are you injured? Are you okay?"
When Hua Changjue saw that they were coming, his expression became a little better and he shook his head.
"I'm fine, just a few minor injuries, I won't die!"
After hearing what he said, General Hou relaxed a little.
"How are the arrangements in the small fishing village going?" Hua Changjue asked.
"Everything has been arranged. Don't worry, General." In front of everyone, General Hou would always address Hua Changjue as General to show respect.
Hua Changjue nodded. "That's good, everyone sit down!"
Seeing that everyone was present, he said, "Now that everyone is here, let's discuss how we will fight tomorrow! How we will attack the city!"
General Hou and his entourage took their seats one by one.
Hua Changjue pointed at the two people at the back on the right. "Let's get to know these two first."
"This is General Dingyuan Qian Zuoyou, who used to be under Zhang Meng."
General Dingyuan was a fourth-rank military officer in the Dasheng Dynasty.
When his name was called, a thin man with dark skin and exceptionally bright eyes stood up and bowed to everyone.
"My name is Qian Zuoyou! Please give me your guidance in the future!"
Everyone bowed and looked polite, but they were somewhat puzzled.
Everyone was thinking, weren't Zhang Meng's 200,000 troops defeated by the Southern King's men? I heard that the remaining people were either killed or subdued by the Southern King.
So what happened to this money wandering around?
Hua Changjue did not explain to them, but pointed at the other man who was attacked by Qian Zuoyou, who was also dark-skinned but tall.
"His name is Rong Jian, and he is a subordinate of General Qian."
In fact, Rong Jian was Hua Changjue's former subordinate.
When the old emperor asked Hua Changjue to kill Zhang Meng, he made two preparations.
On one hand, he cooperated with Li Zhan and his bandit camp. On the other hand, he let Rong Jian sneak into Zhang Meng's military camp and wait for an opportunity to act.
The old emperor stopped Hua Changjue's actions. On the surface, Hua Changjue stopped taking action. But secretly, he still asked Rong Jian to find an opportunity to assassinate Zhang Meng.
Rong Jian lived up to everyone's expectations. Not only did he kill Zhang Meng at the critical moment, but he also revealed the news in advance under the eyes of the Southern King and rescued Qian Zuoyou and more than 10,000 soldiers under his command.
It was not until Hua Changjue led an army of 200,000 to the small fishing village that Rong Jian got in touch with Hua Changjue.
This is why Zhou Liang had the plan to bring more than 10,000 people to knock on the city gate.
The Southern King was very careful and worried that these people were sent by Hua Changjue. He also wanted to let these 10,000 people report their names to confirm whether they were from the south or the north.
But he never dreamed that these 10,000 people were originally Zhang Meng's soldiers, that is, southerners.
Gao Sheng's eyes lit up, and he understood something in an instant.
"Sir, were the more than 10,000 soldiers who went to knock on the city gate with Zhou Liang this morning led by General Qian and General Rong?"
He still remembered that those 10,000 people were quite brave and fierce. Not only did they deceive the Southern King, but they also successfully opened the city gate.
If it weren't for the fact that the Southern King was so powerful, I would have successfully entered the city today.
Hua Changjue rarely raised the corners of his lips and nodded.
"Yes, that's them!"
"The more than 10,000 people they led were originally under the command of Zhang Meng. But Zhang Meng was stubborn and self-willed, and only used his trusted followers and those who obeyed his orders."
"General Qian was not a close confidant of Zhang Meng, so he was not valued and was instead excluded and framed."
"Some time ago, when the King of the South attacked Zhang Meng, General Qian and his men were sent out to suppress bandits and were not in Linjiang City."
"After Zhang Meng was killed, General Qian analyzed the pros and cons and knew he was no match for the enemy, so he did not make any unnecessary sacrifices. Instead, he hid in the mountains and waited for reinforcements from the imperial court."
In fact, this is also Hua Changjue's secret trump card. Zhang Weiwu recommended him to march south, or General Hou marched south. These people are indispensable.
Because these people are the ones who understand the situation here best, better than the Southern King and them.
Hua Changjue continued, "General Qian contacted me the night our army arrived at the small fishing village, and then we came up with this countermeasure."
"Although they failed to capture Linjiang City and kill the Southern King, they still suffered heavy casualties and their vitality was damaged."
All the generals were tough men who admired capable people. Their suspicion of Qian Zuoyou just now turned into admiration.
Hua Changjue rolled his eyes and looked directly at Qian Zuoyou.
"General Qian, how should we attack the city tomorrow? Do you have any suggestions or ideas?"
Everyone looked at Qian Zuoyou.
Qian Zuoyou was stunned for a moment, then he was delighted and looked at Hua Changjue with excitement.
This was the opportunity given to him by the general! Before, under Zhang Meng, he was not allowed to enter the tent to discuss matters, let alone give opinions.
He suppressed his inner ecstasy and nodded quickly, "General, I have some ideas..."
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