"The Great Stone Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. For the sake of stability, this old man thinks that the plan of inciting a rebellion is feasible!”
At this point, Geng Bingwen's tone changed."But…Zhang Ran's background must be thoroughly investigated. Only then can we be prepared!”
"Two marshals, I know Zhang Ran!”
At this moment, another general stepped forward.
"General Wang, quickly tell me everything about Zhang Ran!" Xu Zuhui hurriedly said.”
"This general and Zhang Ran are both from Hebei and grew up together. In the 15th year of Hongwu, our hometown was attacked by bandits and the entire village was massacred overnight. Only this general and Zhang Ran managed to escape.”
"We came to Huaibei and joined the Northern Expedition Army of the King of Yan. We fought on the battlefield for several years before we reached our current status!”
"In the twenty-third year of Hongwu, Zhang Ran brought his family to Qingzhou with King Zhu Xi.”
General Wang briefly explained Zhang Ran's background.
Xu Zuhui nodded and asked,"How is Zhang Ran's character?"”
"He's upright and upright. He's a person who recognizes reason and not kinship.”
" No wonder he dared to talk back to Zhu Xianfeng in public," Sheng Yong agreed." He refused to budge even after being beaten!"”
"Since this Zhang Ran isn't a direct descendant of King Qi, this old man agrees with this plan!" Geng Bingwen said.”
"I agree!"
The other generals agreed in unison.
"Good!"
Xu Zuhui immediately made a decision,"Since all the generals agree, then I will follow the plan!".”
"Wang Ao, listen up. You will be fully responsible for instigating Zhang Ran to defect!”
"I accept your orders!"
Wang Ao cupped his hands and accepted the commander's order.
"Sheng Yong, listen up. Your 20,000 men are ready to support Wang Ao at any time!”
"Sheng Yong will do as you say!"
"Zhao Ming, listen up. From tomorrow onwards, your 10,000-man vanguard unit will start to feign an attack on the Great Stone Pass!”
"Yes, Zhao Ming!"
“……”
After a series of orders were issued, Xu Zuhui immediately announced the end of the military meeting.
As for his daughter, Xu Yun…
In front of the country, he could only sacrifice his beloved daughter.
The next morning!
"Dong! Thump! Dong!"
The sound of war drums suddenly rang out in the company camp.
The 10,000 Vanguard Battalion troops surged out from the Lian Battalion like a raging wave.
"Charge!"
"Break through the Great Stone Pass."
"Kill the traitor Zhu Xianfeng!"
"I will wipe out the rebels of Qingzhou for His Majesty."
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Amidst the shouts that shook the clouds, the vanguard soldiers pushed the cloud chariots, carried the scaling ladders, and brandished their weapons as they rushed down the Great Stone Pass.
The big stone closed.
Seeing that the imperial court army had launched an attack, the soldiers guarding the pass were already prepared. They raised their bows and aimed at the pass.
"Soldiers of the Breaking Ranks Camp, I only have one request. There must be no survivors within 300 feet of the pass.”
Zhang Shun looked at the incoming vanguard unit of the Imperial Court and roared.
"Yes!"
The guards replied in unison.
Two hundred zhang!
1,000 feet!
Eighty zhang!
……
A moment later, the Vanguard Battalion soldiers had already reached a distance of 300 feet from the Great Stone Pass.
Zhang Shun waved the flag in his hand and shouted,""Release the arrows!"
Five thousand archers instantly pulled their bows!
With a swoosh, five thousand ballista bolts left their bows at the same time, turning into parabolas as they crashed into the Vanguard Battalion.
"Raise your shields!"
Zhao Ming, who was the leader, roared and immediately used his shield to protect his body.
In the next second.
The arrows rained down on the shield.
Some unlucky soldiers were shot to the ground because they did not protect their bodies with their shields.
"Charge!"
After the rain of arrows stopped, Zhao Ming roared again and ordered his soldiers to continue charging.
However, just as he finished shouting, another volley of arrows rained down.
"Hiss…"
Helpless, he could only continue to prostrate on the ground and use his shield to protect his body!
At this moment, a deputy general behind him reminded him,""General Zhao, there are at least 10,000 archers at the Great Stone Pass. If this continues, the entire Vanguard Battalion will be wiped out before we reach the pass!”
"Hold on for an hour and let the soldiers protect themselves." Zhao Ming gritted his teeth.”
Accepting the order to feign an attack, he, Zhao Ming, felt bitter in his heart.
They thought that they wouldn't suffer much damage, but they didn't expect those bastards to use the crossbow formation to suppress them.
In just a short moment, hundreds of his soldiers had died.
However, if he didn't persist for an hour, he wouldn't be able to achieve the effect of feinting.
Wave after wave of arrows flew towards the Vanguard Battalion.
The 10,000 Breaking Ranks on the Great Stone Pass were still taking turns to shoot arrows.
Zhu Xianfeng, who had heard the news, walked to the watchtower and asked,""General Zhang, how's the situation?"
Zhang Shun hurriedly cupped his hands and replied,"My Lord, the enemy has been suppressed by the crossbow formation!"”
Zhu Xianfeng looked carefully at the imperial court's Vanguard Battalion below the city and smiled indifferently.""Hehe, they are just feigning an attack!”
"A feint? Could it be that the enemy wants to test our defense?”
"Not necessarily, maybe Old Xu is angry!" Zhu Xianfeng joked.”
When Zhang Shun heard that, his head was immediately filled with black lines.
You didn't even say anything and lured his daughter away.
How could he not be angry?
It was already good enough that he didn't lead the army to attack in a fit of rage.
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