Chapter 407 I have a plan

After the army arrived at Jizhou Town, they began to set up camp. When Zuo Lengchan was patrolling with his fellow apprentices, Ding Mian and Lu Bai walked over quickly.

"Master, guess who we just saw?" Ding Mian, wearing armor, said after bowing.

Zuo Lengchan shook his head, his eyes occasionally scanning the movements around the camp, but he urged impatiently: "Don't keep us in suspense, tell us quickly!"

"Hehe," Ding Mian and Lu Bai looked at each other and said happily, "We saw that old man Mu Gaoweng standing outside Lord Qiu's tent. We went over to ask and found out that Lord Ou also came with the army."

Zuo Lengchan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he laughed, "It seems that the good days of Wuliangha and Duoyanwei are over! Hahaha."

At this moment in the big tent, Zhu Shou sat on the main seat, with Qiu Yue on his left and Ou Zanghua on his right. Dai Qin, the deputy general of Jizhou Town, could only stand and report the situation to the general.

The importance of Jizhen is a consensus among all levels of society.

Its primary advantage lies in its unique geographical location, which surrounds the capital from the east, west and north like an iron wall, forming an indestructible line of defense.

Juyongguan, known as the western gate of the capital, is only a stone's throw away from the capital, only about 50 kilometers away. It is like the throat of the capital, guarding the key points.

Gubeikou, known as the Iron Gate of Beijing, is only a hundred kilometers away. The importance of its strategic position is self-evident.

The safety of Jizhen directly affects the nerves of the capital. Once there is any trouble, the capital will be shaken.

On the contrary, if Jizhen is as solid as a mountain, the capital will naturally be safe.

Especially after the abolition of the Da Ning Guard outside the Great Wall in the early years of Yongle, the defense burden of Jizhen was further increased.

Therefore, its number of officers and soldiers and horses ranked first among the nine towns, including Jizhou, Yongping, Changping and Miyun. The total number of soldiers and horses in Jizhou Town was more than 80,000, including one general, three deputy generals, twelve lieutenant generals, six guerrilla generals, ten guerrillas, and eight garrison officers and camp officers.

People in later generations praised the Ming Dynasty as "the emperor guards the national gate and the king dies for the country", and a big reason for this is because of it.

But strictly speaking, as a centralized and unified dynasty, it was a very dangerous thing to put its capital under the enemy's nose.

"Reporting to the general, urgent news came from Yiyuankou and Lengkou in the east the day before yesterday, tens of thousands of troops from the Wuliangha and Duoyan Guards have appeared."

"The general believes that we should immediately dispatch troops to the east to stop them. Therefore, the general led his troops to the east yesterday."

After listening to Dai Qin's report, Zhu Shou looked at Qiu Yue and Ou Zanghua and asked, "What do you two think?"

Qiu Yue frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "If we just defend blindly, we will eventually be controlled by others. Only by turning passive defense into active attack can we turn the tide of the battle and defeat the enemy. We can send elite cavalry to bypass the enemy and take them by surprise to destroy them in one fell swoop!"

Ou Zanghua pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "What Lord Qiu said is absolutely right. This is the best strategy in military tactics. However, the redeployment of troops will inevitably cause a certain section of the defense line to be weak. We must be careful to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the opportunity to enter."

Zhu Shou smiled after hearing this, stood up and said: "What you two said is actually the same thing, the core is to lock the location of the enemy's main force. Once we find their trace, we will completely take the initiative on the battlefield!"

"Pass the order down, all night troops are to set out immediately, especially in the eastern area. Make sure to conduct close reconnaissance. Once you find any trace of the enemy's main force, immediately ride back to the camp and report as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Following Zhu Shou's order, nearly a thousand Yebushou soldiers spread out in groups of five to explore the surrounding areas.

Under the orders of the middle-level military officers, all the soldiers of the Beijing camp slept in their clothes, ready to move camp at any time.

At noon on the second day, a Yebushou reported that he had discovered a cavalry unit was moving, and their direction was west.

Zhu Shou immediately opened the map and checked it. After confirming the location of the enemy's main force, he looked at Qiu Yue excitedly and said, "Choose the generals. I will take advantage of their unpreparedness and kill them!" Qiu Yue had the same idea, but seeing his boss so excited, he panicked and asked cautiously, "General, are you thinking?"

"Haha. I am a mighty general. How can I stand behind the soldiers? I should lead the troops forward!" After Zhu Shou finished speaking, he walked directly out of the camp.

Qiu Yue suddenly felt a chill running from the soles of his feet all the way to the top of his head. He quickly chased after him, knelt in front of Zhu Shou to stop him, and said, "Wait a minute, General. As the saying goes, there is no eye on the battlefield."

Zhu Shou interrupted Qiu Yue and asked seriously, "Does Qiu Qing have no confidence in the Beijing Battalion that he trained personally?"

Qiu Yue was speechless. He was of course confident in the Beijing Army he had trained, but what if he brought the emperor with him?
If there is a second transformation of Tumubao, it will be a lot of fun!
Thinking of this, Qiu Yue had no choice but to look at the other person in the camp.

Ou Zanghua was also speechless at this moment. He had never thought about coming here, especially with such a bomb by his side.

If used well, it can bring about collective invincibility.

If he doesn't use it properly, he and Qiu Yue will be infamous for eternity.

His mind raced as he spoke, "Wulingha and Duoyanwei are veterans of hundreds of battles, so we must not take them lightly. Therefore, we should make plans first. Fortunately, I have a good plan."

He pointed to a location on the map and continued, "This place is called Panjiakou. There are mountains on both sides. We can ambush the artillery camp here. Then Qiu Hou will lead 3,000 troops to meet the enemy head-on. We can only defeat them and not win. Lead them here."

"Then we will fire all our artillery at once and carpet-bomb the enemy. We will surely beat them to a pulp! When the bombardment is over, the general can lead the cavalry of the Shenji Battalion to charge out. We will surely kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor. The three thousand battalions of Qiu Hou will move to the periphery. Don't let any of them go."

"Oh?!"

Zhu Shou's eyes lit up after hearing this. He looked at the map and said excitedly, "First, lure the snake out of the hole, then close the door and beat the dog, and then plow the courtyard and sweep the hole. I originally just wanted to defeat them, but Ou Qing wants to exterminate the clan! Qiu Qing, what do you think?"

"I think this is a good idea!" Qiu Yue glanced at Ou Zanghua. This is easy to say but difficult to implement.

But in any case, it is safer than charging with the emperor.

"Let's do it!" Zhu Shou said immediately: "Pass the order, the Shenji Battalion will move to Panjiakou, and the Three Thousand Battalion will follow Qiu Qing to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!" Qiu Yue responded and turned around to prepare.

Ou Zanghua found an excuse to catch up, stopped Qiu Yue, and whispered, "Qiu Hou, if you have a chance, just defeat the enemy! Don't try to pretend to be defeated, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties."

Qiu Yue was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Ou Zhanshi's previous plan was to make His Majesty happy. This turned out to be the real intention!

"I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Ou." Qiu Yue nodded, and when he turned to leave, he asked his deputy general Sanhe to call Zuo Lengchan's troops. How could such a cavalry charge be carried out without such a fierce general?

A moment later, with the sound of thunderous horse hooves, six thousand cavalrymen left the camp.

Zhu Shou stood in front of the artillery camp, watching the Three Thousand Battalion leaving like a whirlwind, and suddenly said hesitantly: "Mr. Ou, why do I feel that the Three Thousand Battalion has such momentum that it is impossible to fake a defeat?"

Ou Zanghua was shocked, but pretended to be calm and said, "General, do you still not believe in Lord Qiu? Unless the other party is so weak that he can't withstand a single blow, Lord Qiu will definitely be able to complete the task."

"rational!"

Zhu Shou nodded and said with a smile: "If we can destroy the two threats of Wuliangha and Duoyanwei in one battle, the next step will be the turn of the little prince."

(End of this chapter)