Chapter 101: Deployment
Over there, Wei Zhubo loudly said that the reason for the bustle in the border town was to confuse the Tartars and attract their attention.
This did not make the Yanzhou army more awed. Instead, seeing that King Li had left, they became more sarcastic: "I've never heard of a war being fought like this."
"Others are trying to keep the enemy out of the city, but you are trying to attract the enemy into the city. What? Are you related to the Thunder God? Are you going to ask him to strike the city with thunder?"
The Yanzhou army all laughed. Wei Zhubo was not angry at all. He knew that time was short and the task was heavy. The Yanzhou army would be one of the main forces, and he had to make them aware of the prince's plan.
Until Jin Sui heard their loud laughter, he came over and scolded: "You don't need to know the king's plan so clearly. As a soldier, you just need to follow the command and obey the order!"
"We need four armies to defend the four sides of the border town. We will not let any Tartar break through the encirclement. You, the Yanzhou army, will guard the south."
"Behind you is Yanzhou City. If you fail to defend it and let the Tartars rush into the Yanzhou Army, it will be your fault! Then I will punish you by military law!"
The Yanzhou army was afraid of the King Li, and did not dare to be as frivolous as they were to Wei Zhubo. However, they were still indignant in their hearts because the Yanzhou army was not the main force and they were only allowed to defend one side.
Obviously they are afraid that we will steal the credit! Can we defeat the Tartars with just the useless soldiers of the Black Feather Camp and the Tuntian Army?
Of course, even if we go up, we may not necessarily defeat the Tartars.
They looked at each other and made up their minds that as long as the Tartars broke the formation set up by King Li, they would withdraw their troops immediately instead of being foolish enough to defend like the border soldiers!
Anyway, the walls of Yanzhou are high and strong, and the Tatars will definitely not be able to break in. As for looting a few towns and villages outside the city, what does it matter?
This night was destined to be a sleepless night. When the wounded camp was being moved, Hei Hu, who had woken up, was unwilling to leave and insisted that he could still fight and wanted to stay to protect the prince.
Jinsui directly asked the military doctor to give him an anesthetic and moved to the mountains with the young and old soldiers of the military farm.
At the same time, she was thinking that after this battle, she would have to build a base by the sea, so she had to have a retreat. She couldn't just run to the mountains when something happened, and make her soldiers like refugees.
The assassin Qing Feng didn't know what was going on at first. When he heard the loud gongs and drums outside, he thought it was a wedding. Then he realized that the Tartars were coming to attack.
He screamed and wanted to retreat, fearing that he would be left alone in the prison.
Jin Sui said that his voice was very loud and even more useful than a gong, so he had him tied up in the city to attract the enemy.
Qing Feng knew that he was going to die, and since this was the last time he would speak, he cursed loudly, "King Li, you are not a human!"
"How could you treat me like this! I confessed everything. It was the Zheng family who wanted to assassinate you. It was Zheng Yun who gave me 10,000 gold to do it. Why do you still want me to die?"
Jin Sui turned him towards the direction of the Yanzhou Army and said, "Scold them over there. The louder you curse, the better."
The Yanzhou Army naturally knew about the feud between the Zheng family and King Li, but they did not expect that the Zheng family would dare to hire an assassin to assassinate them.
Looking at the assassin's appearance again, all ten fingers were gone and a piece of his scalp was missing. It was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at.
My fear of King Li deepened at the moment. This King Li did things without any rules at all.
Jin Sui smiled at Qing Feng and said, "Take a break when you are tired of scolding me. You can scold me to your heart's content tonight. I will give you a chance. If you survive tonight, I will spare your life."
Qing Feng's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
"Of course. How could I, the great King of Li, lie to a Jianghu assassin like you?"
The man reacted quickly and asked immediately, "What do you want to hear me shout?"
Jin Sui laughed loudly and turned him to the north gate, which was outside the Great Wall and the route the Tartars took when they entered.
"Then they shouted, Celebrate the good harvest, the border town is overjoyed, the warehouses are full of grain, the basins are full of gold and silver, there are beauties like clouds, fine wine like rivers, and delicious food like mountains."
Qing Feng regarded this task as a straw for a drowning man, and shouted at the top of his voice, even louder than Hei Hu's.
As he shouted, he became fluent and started singing. His singing was in harmony with the sound of gongs and drums, and the dance led by Chen Yunniang.
You know what, whether it's a wedding or a harvest celebration, it looks quite like that.
The aroma of food and the sound of gongs and drums spread far and were very deceptive. If you got closer, you would see piles of food and grass, beautiful women singing and dancing, and drunken soldiers.
This is a city that is open to the outside world and at the mercy of others! If the Tartars hadn't come in, Jin Sui would have doubted whether they were real Tartars. Arrange the soldiers to defend the three sides, half of the Yanzhou army will guard the south, and the other half will go to support Han Xing to guard the north gate.
The Black Feather Camp and the Tuntian Army were divided into two, with Cheng Yu leading one to guard the east.
Jin Sui led his men to guard the west, and Wei Zhubo was responsible for leading the soldiers in the city to retreat. This was a very dangerous task. If the evacuation was not timely, they would be trapped in the city together with the Tatars.
Cheng Yu and Wei Zhubo argued over this mission, and in the end, Wei Zhubo said something heartbreaking: "Your wife is among the people being evacuated. What if you let your emotions get the better of you and only care about your wife and not others?"
Cheng Yu choked. Wei Qingquan had always been very harsh with him, but he didn't expect him to be so harsh!
He had to agree to let Wei Zhubo lead the team to evacuate while he would guard the east gate.
Jin Sui laughed silently when he heard this. He didn't expect that Chief Clerk Wei was such a sinister person. However, it seemed that he only targeted Chief Clerk Cheng.
The best evacuation route was planned, evacuating from the South Gate, where the road was the widest and flattest, and where the best-equipped Yanzhou Army was guarding.
Jinsui gave Chen Yunniang and other women several anesthetic needles and told them how to use them. If the Tartars got close to them, whether they shot a person or a horse, this thing would make the opponent fall to the ground instantly.
All the few fine iron weapons made by the blacksmith shop were used, but unfortunately few sets of armor had been made. Only the generals had new armor, while ordinary soldiers still wore the old armor.
Jin Sui took this to heart. After this battle, with the food and supplies extorted from Yanzhou City, she would definitely equip the entire army with weapons and armor.
The next step is to expand the army. Supplies are always insufficient, so we have to think of more ways to make money.
She patrolled the city again to make sure the plan was foolproof and waited for Han Xing's letter to arrive.
Not long after, when the moon was at its zenith, the scouts of the Cold Star Sect hurried back: "Your Majesty, the Tartars are still thirty miles away from the northern border!"
Jinsui immediately sent the news to the other two armies. Until now, the Yanzhou army still feels it is unreal. The atmosphere was tense when the Tartars attacked before, with dark clouds covering the city and a storm about to come.
But looking at the border town in front of us, does it look like it is ready to fight?
They still felt that the King of Li was deliberately trying to scare people in order to extort supplies from the Yanzhou gentry.
Just wait and see, if the Tartars don’t come in a while, let’s see how King Li will explain it.
Jin Sui asked the scout, "Can you still go back?"
The scout nodded: "Just give your orders, my lord. I will definitely deliver the letter!"
"Very good! Tell Captain Han that he doesn't need to meet the enemy head-on. Just stay at the northern border pass. If the Tartars try to escape through the pass, he will be responsible for intercepting and killing them."
(End of this chapter)
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