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Chapter 470
Inside the camp, Yuan Xi was wearing armor, kneeling on the main seat, with a sharp and confident expression on his face.
He lost so many soldiers and horses during the day, but from the outside, he can't see the dissatisfaction and anxiety in his heart at all. This is the background of the son of the aristocratic family.
There are two people under him, on the left is his military adviser, Fang Xuanling.On the right is Luo Cheng, who is handsome and full of vigor.
These two people can be said to be Yuan Xi's right-hand men.
At this moment, Luo Song strode in, with beads of sweat hanging on his forehead.
"What, is there a reply from Xiangping?" Seeing Luo Song like this, Yuan Xi felt much more at ease, and asked with a smile.There is naturally a reason why Yuan Xi is still so relaxed.Not for other reasons, just because he has already buried several chess pieces in Xiangping City.
"The three families of Meng, Huang, and Yan have already given an accurate answer, and they will lead 2000 slaves from the three families to attack the north gate tomorrow night." Luo Song said with a smile.
The three Meng Huangyan families he was talking about were the three nouveau riche families that had suddenly sprung up in Xiangping City.
Cao Anmin ruled the prefectures and counties, and commercial agriculture was carried out simultaneously, and agriculture promoted the continuous advancement of commerce.Because of this, a large number of businessmen poured into the territory of Youzhou, and after a few years, many new wealthy businessmen were born.
These three are exactly the three most powerful among them.
"Haha, although two thousand slaves are a bit small. But now Cao Jun is all restrained by us in the west city, and we don't care about the situation in the north city. As long as we take advantage of them not being captured and the north gate is empty, we should cooperate with the inside and outside, and this Xiangping can change hands in the blink of an eye. I Let's see what Zhang Liao and Cao Anmin's expressions will be when they see Xiangping, which has been managed so hard, fall into my hands." Yuan Xi's face was full of smiles.
For today's battle, Yuan Xi has been planning for a long time.
The previous attacks on Xiangping were not so much an attack as a communication with these businessmen.
Now, after three years of dormancy, it is finally time to use it, how could Yuan Xi not be overjoyed.
"My lord, but..."
"But what?" Yuan Xi's smile stopped suddenly, and his heart skipped a beat when he looked at Luo Song.
"The three patriarchs have stated that they betrayed Cao Anmin and lost a lot of money. They need the lord to compensate them."
"Compensation? Isn't what I said before enough?" Yuan Xi also understood that brave men would only show up if they were rewarded heavily, so he spent a lot of money to contact Xianbei and Dongying this time.Seeing that everything is going to come to fruition now, I didn't expect these flea-like clowns to want to get more benefits.
"They said that those things are not as good as what they get in a month, so the Lord needs to provide more than ten times the goods."
ten times!
Not only was Yuan Xi stunned, but even Fang Xuanling's face was quite gloomy.
Youzhou is not a rich place, and they have already emptied their family property for this war.Now the treasury is completely empty, and there is nothing to take out at all, how can we take out so many things again.
"These guys are really greedy, and they are not afraid of their lives." Yuan Xi howled angrily, and the temperature of the surrounding air instantly dropped a lot.
The Luo brothers didn't dare to say much, and everyone fell into silence.
After a while, Fang Xuanling asked: "Did the three of them say when they want these things?"
"It only said after the event was completed, but did not specify the specific time." Luo Song replied honestly.
Fang Xuanling sneered and said, "My lord, I couldn't think of a good way to get rid of these hidden evils before, but now it seems that I have a good excuse."
Yuan Xifang Xuanling's monarch and his ministers were one. As soon as Fang Xuanling said, he immediately reacted, and said with a stiff face: "Is this a bit inappropriate? After all, if they break the city, they will be credited to me. If they kill them arbitrarily, who Dare to temporarily betray and take refuge in me."
Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "These people are nothing but fools. Today we give enough benefits and they will fall to us. Tomorrow, if Cao Anmin gives enough benefits, they will fall to them too. In order to get it done once and for all, we just can After entering the city, define them as rebels, kill them all, and seize their wealth to spare our army."
Yuan Xi was a bit reluctant at first, but after hearing what Fang Xuanling said, he immediately accepted it readily. The two hit it off and arranged for the soldiers to follow the plan.
In the study, Zhang Liao took a nap for a while and got up to deal with military affairs.
"General Zhang!" A man in black quickly opened the door and walked in.
"You are?" Zhang Liao was a little surprised. You must know that there are personal guards guarding your door, and the man in front of you was able to enter without anyone noticing, which shows that his skills are indeed extraordinary.
"I am the Commander of Ningzhou of the Shadow Guard Army. My surname is Ma, and this is my warrant!" As he said this, the man surnamed Ning took out a token and put it on Zhang Liao's desk.
The Shadow Guard Army is an army hidden in the dark, and it is also an army completely obeying Cao Anmin's orders.For them, Zhang Liao also kept a respectful distance.In terms of official position, the commander has the same rank as himself, the general of Ningzhou, and manages all the soldiers of the Shadow Guard in the entire Ningzhou.
"I don't know if Commander Ma Xingye is here for something important?"
"General Zhang, news came from our spies that Meng Huangyan, the head of the three families in Xiangping, is in collusion with the enemy, and will lead two thousand slaves to attack the north gate at the second watch tomorrow night, and let Yuan Jun from outside the city enter the city."
Hearing this, Zhang Liao was at first for a while, but soon returned to his natural state.
"Is the news certain?"
"It's absolutely true, the one who sent the news was a close follower of the Patriarch of the Meng family."
Zhang Liao also knew that the other party would never come here to talk nonsense at night, even though he didn't believe it in his heart, he couldn't ignore the news.
"In that case, I understand! Commander Xie Ma."
Shi Yili, the horse commander, quickly retreated, and disappeared without a trace.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Liao hurriedly asked Gao Shun and Yang Zaixing to be invited.
The number of soldiers available in the city, except for those stationed at the city gate, is only more than 4000 people. The opponent's 2000 soldiers may not seem to be many, but no one can guarantee that it will exceed this number.
Not long after, Gao Shun and Yang Zaixing came quickly.
"What is the commander's order?"
"Meng Huangyan's three families are collaborating with the enemy. Tomorrow night, the second watch will join forces with Yuan Xili to launch an attack from the north gate." The two were shocked when they heard the words, but Yang Zaixing remained calm.asked quickly.
"Please command the general!"
"From now on, all the yamen in the city will be mobilized, and all the defenders and guards will be assembled in case of emergencies."
"The general wants to get rid of it now?" Gao Shun asked.
"No, since Yuan Xi wants to cooperate internally and externally, then we might as well take advantage of the slope to set up an ambush at the gate of the city and wait for them to take the bait." Zhang Liao's face was full of confidence. In a fight, it is better to set up an ambush secretly. If you can directly kill Yuan Xi, it will be another great achievement.
"General Gao, when the time comes, you will lead the soldiers of the trapped camp to attack from the two wings and block Yuan Jun's back."
Gao Shun took the command with fists in his arms. Ever since he brought his brothers to northern Xinjiang, he had always wanted to find an opportunity to prove that the Beiwei army was not the only one capable of fighting in the whole world.Now that you have an opportunity, how can you throw it away in vain.
"General Yang, at this time, you lead your soldiers to ambush near the north gate. Once you see the fire, you will besiege from all sides. If you can kill Yuan Xi, it will be a great achievement."
Yang Zaixing heard the words with great pride and gladly accepted the order.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the arrival of the second watch tomorrow night.
Chapter 471
Just as Zhang Liao stepped up his preparations, the two thousand slaves from the three families in the city also gathered in the Meng Mansion.These house slaves didn't even have uniform uniforms, but each had a weapon in their hands.Or broadswords, or spears, in addition, there are some people holding crossbows tightly.
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