Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

In Qinghua City, the Tenglong Guard army galloped in.

The cold iron armor and icy rush were filled with a severe and chilling might.

Before the army arrived at the city, several groups of armored cavalry dispersed and patrolled around the entire city.

Afterwards, the army lined up under the city, and thousands of soldiers entered the formation in an orderly manner. In just two quarters of an hour, a huge army formation was set up under the city.

Behind the army formation, many soldiers and engineers were setting up camp. Looking down from above, the first feeling given was order, and everything seemed coordinated and orderly.

After the soldiers in front had finished their formation, Yang Zhengshan rode his horse with two hundred guards to the front of the formation. Looking at the tall city, he stroked his beard.

Qinghua City is a big city. Not only are there tens of thousands of people living in the city, but there is also a Qingwang Mansion.

The Qing Palace is not a mansion, but a royal city. Since it is a royal city, it is naturally not small.

The wall of Qinghua City is about two feet high, with eight gates on all four sides. There are tall gate towers on the gates. Compared with them, the city of Tenglongwei seems very small.

A moment later, Yang Mingzhi came to Yang Zhengshan with more than a hundred cavalrymen.

"How is it?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"The wall is intact, there is no gap, and the walls are strictly guarded by rebels!" Yang Mingzhi said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly.

Fighting within Darong is different from conquering the Hu tribe in Donghai. Although the large tribes of the Hu tribe also have fixed tribes, their tribes have no walls, at most there is a circle of wooden fences.

The main reason why Yang Zhengshan was able to gallop in the north and break seven Hu tribes in eight days was that there was no wall blocking them, and they could easily rush into the tribes of the Hu tribe.

Now they were facing a city with a two-zhang wall that was enough to stop most of the soldiers.

Without any tools, it was difficult for a warrior in the body-building realm to climb over a two-zhang high wall, let alone ordinary people without cultivation.

Now the soldiers of the five camps of Tenglong Guard are basically warriors, but most of the ordinary soldiers have not yet become warriors.

If they want to attack the city, they must have enough siege equipment.

"Go around and see if there are any trees that can be cut down!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Yang Mingzhi responded.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was observing the situation in Qinghua City, King Qing, Xu Maocai, and Duan Heng on the wall were also observing the situation of the Tenglong Guard army.

Looking at the neat formation, the soldiers who were as quiet as a rock, and feeling the heavy and murderous momentum, the three of them felt breathless.

"I always heard that Yang Zhengshan was good at training and managing the army. Today, I see that the rumors are true!" King Qing said with a solemn face.

Xu Maocai frowned, "Yang Zhengshan is not only good at training and managing the army, but also good at strategizing. His book "Thirty-Six Strategies" has spread throughout Dayong, and it is said that Liang Chu relied on his strategy to win the battle of Fushan City!"

Prince Qing nodded, "The current situation looks very unfavorable to us!"

"Well, but the prince does not need to worry. Although the current situation is unfavorable to us, as long as Ji Feiyu leads the army over, the situation will immediately turn around!"

"When the time comes, as long as we increase our momentum, Liaodong will surely have countless people with lofty ideals to surrender to the prince!"

Xu Maocai stroked his sparse sheep-horn beard and said confidently.

Duan Heng glanced at Xu Maocai and said, "The most urgent task is that we must get through this hurdle first and stop the attack of Tenglongwei, instead of thinking about the whole Liaodong."

He was not interested in Xu Maocai's boasting. He was more pragmatic. At this time, his mind was full of how to defend, how to stop Tenglongwei outside the city, and how to hold on for a month until Ji Feiyu came.

Xu Maocai didn't care about his offense, but smiled confidently: "I have a plan in mind, General Duan, don't worry!"

"What plan?" Duan Heng looked at him solemnly.

Xu Maocai looked at the majestic Tenglongwei army outside the city, stroked his beard, and smiled faintly: "Attack them and they will rescue, lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

Duan Heng frowned, "What do you mean?"

"General Duan, what do you think Yang Zhengshan will do if he attacks Tenglongwei with 3,000 elite cavalry?" Xu Maocai asked with a smile.

Duan Heng's eyes flickered, "Yang Zhengshan will come back to help!"

"That's right! According to the intelligence we got, the Tenglong Guard sent out 15,000 troops this time, and there are only 1,000 soldiers defending the city!"

"Three thousand elite cavalry will definitely be able to capture the city, and Yang Zhengshan's family is in the city!"

"He will definitely lead the troops back to help, but I think he will not lead the entire army to help, but will only lead the cavalry to help, that is, the five military camps of the Tenglong Guard!"

Xu Maocai's eyes sparkled, and he continued: "And as long as he dares to lead the troops back to help, then we have a chance to defeat the Tenglong Guard in one fell swoop!"

"This~~" Duan Heng hesitated.

He was confident that he could hold on for a month if he defended the city, but if he went out of the city to fight, he was somewhat unsure.

"Why, General Duan doesn't dare to go out of the city to fight?" Xu Maocai looked at Duan Heng with a smile.

King Qing also looked at Duan Heng, and Duan Heng's old face blushed. In front of King Qing, how could he say he didn't dare?

"How could that be? I'm just worried that Yang Zhengshan won't come back to help!"

Xu Maocai smiled and said, "Of course he will. Yang Zhengshan is very concerned about his family. He has a special affection for his wife and is very kind to his children and grandchildren. So his biggest weakness is that he cares too much about his family!"

He has studied Yang Zhengshan specifically and has a deep understanding of Yang Zhengshan's character.

Although Yang Zhengshan is a murderous butcher on the battlefield, at home he is a good husband, a good father, and a good grandfather!

Well, if Yang Zhengshan knew Xu Maocai's evaluation of him, he would definitely thank him.

"No matter how many people he brings back to support, it is the best time for us to attack!" Xu Maocai said with a smile.

Prince Qing nodded slightly, "Although this is a bit risky, it is indeed our best choice at the moment."

After holding on for a month and defeating the Tenglong Guard, King Qing would naturally choose to defeat the Tenglong Guard, because he needed a victory to prove himself, to strengthen his momentum, and to attract more people to join him.

Conspiracy and rebellion are not just about fighting and killing, but also about strategy and situation.

Now he has the help of Ji Feiyu and has the foundation to launch a rebellion, but the power he controls is still too weak compared to the entire Da Rong.

He needs more people to see his strength, recognize his abilities, and come to him.

If he hadn't known that Yang Zhengshan would not surrender to him, he would actually want to win over Yang Zhengshan.

"Then when will we attack?" Duan Heng asked.

"Don't worry, it won't be too late to attack after they build the siege equipment!" Xu Maocai said.

Duan Heng felt relieved a little.

They now have two choices, one is to stick to it, and the other is to take the initiative according to Xu Maocai's plan.

Xu Maocai did not rush to implement his plan in order to avoid complete failure.

It is actually beneficial to them to delay the time.

…

At night, the military camp has been set up.

In the general's camp, Yang Zhengshan summoned a group of generals to discuss the attack on the city.

"Judging from the enemy's reaction, they are planning to hold on to the city and wait for Ji Feiyu to lead the army to come for support!"

"I estimate that it will take Ji Feiyu about twenty days to a month to sort out the situation in Chongshan Town, which means we only have twenty days!"

"We must break the city within twenty days, otherwise when Ji Feiyu comes, our situation will be very troublesome!"

Yang Zhengshan said solemnly.

In Chongshan Town, Tang Feihu and Niuzhuang are absolutely unable to stop Ji Feiyu. The two of them have less than 20,000 troops. Even if they temporarily gather soldiers from various guard posts and city garrison camps, they will not exceed five at most. Ten thousand.

The number of troops under Ji Feiyu's command was at least four times theirs.

With such a huge gap in military strength, Tang Feihu and Niuzhuang were able to hold on to their own territory very well, and were unable to stop Ji Feiyu from going south to Qinghua Mansion.

Of course, this does not mean that Tang Feihu and Niuzhuang are useless. They can at least contain some of Ji Feiyu's troops, preventing Ji Feiyu from going south with all his strength.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Yang Zhengshan asked, looking at the people under his command.

Xie Yuan, Yang Mingzhi and others looked at each other, while Song Dashan stared with big eyes and said: "Sir, what good strategy can this have? We just attack directly. How can they still stop us!"

Yang Zhengshan rolled his eyes, "Shut up."

This idiot!

What a headache.

In fact, Song Dashan was right, a strong attack was the simplest and most direct way.

Although Song Dashan is naive, he is not stupid either. His confidence comes from the strength of the Fifth Army Camp.

As the instructor of the Fifth Army Camp, he knows the Fifth Army Camp best.

The soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp today are no worse than the soldiers of the garrison camp five years ago. Even in terms of individual strength, today's Fifth Army Camp is even better.

With the Fifth Army Camp as the first troops to attack, it is entirely possible to capture Qinghuafu City in a short time.

But this is without considering casualties!

Yang Zhengshan did not want to attack by force because Tenglongwei could not afford too many casualties now.

Don't forget, they will have to face Ji Feiyu's army later.

If there were too many casualties at this time, what would he do to deal with Ji Feiyu's army?

"It would be great if they could go out of the city to fight!" Xie Yuan said helplessly.

"Luring the snake out of the cave?" Yang Zhengshan thought thoughtfully, "Wei Qianhu, you said before that King Qing might have a cavalry in his hands!"

Wei Cen nodded and said: "Well, according to our investigation, Prince Qing's Mansion has purchased more than 5,000 war horses in recent years, while Prince Qing's guard only has a thousand cavalry, and Qinghua Guard has no cavalry."

"So we infer that King Qing still has a cavalry force of about 4,000 people!"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while, "Then where will their cavalry be hidden?"

It is not easy to hide four thousand cavalry.

If people eat horse chews, the amount of food and grass they need every month is not a small amount.

And a large place is needed as a base for this cavalry.

"It's definitely not in Qinghua Mansion!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan's expression changed slightly, "If it's not in Qinghua Mansion, where would it be?"

"Chongshan Town? Impossible. There are guard posts and forts all over Chongshan Town. It is impossible to hide a cavalry force of up to 4,000 people."

"If it's on Chongshan Town West Road, that's still possible, but then there's no need for Prince Qing to purchase war horses!"

Xie Yuan's eyes flashed and he said: "So their cavalry must be hidden in Evergreen Mountain!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded, "Yes, within three hundred miles, only Daqingshan can hide thousands of cavalry!"

Xie Yuan frowned again, "Then how to lure the snake out of the hole? Their cavalry is outside, but we have to guard against the cavalry's sneak attack!"

Yang Zhengshan tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him, "You are right, we must be prepared for a sneak attack by the cavalry!"

"As for luring the snake out of the hole~"

He thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Xu Maocai has always been conceited and conceited!"

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle!

Xu Maocai knows Yang Zhengshan's temperament, so how could Yang Zhengshan not understand the abilities and strengths of the people around King Qing?

What's more, Yang Zhengshan has Wei Cen by his side to provide various information and intelligence.

"What does the lord mean?" Xie Yuan said.

"Maybe they will come out of the hole by themselves!"

Yang Zhengshan couldn't predict the future, he couldn't predict Xu Maocai's plan, but this didn't prevent him from speculating on Xu Maocai's thoughts.

"They will come out of the city by themselves!" Xie Yuan thought for a while, nodded slightly, "Then what should we do next?"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "No hurry, let's make siege equipment first!"

Siege is a technical job, it doesn't mean that you can go to siege with a ladder.

There are many siege equipment, in addition to the simplest ladder, there are also cloud ladders, trench bridges, Linchong and various chariots, etc.

It's nonsense to just rush up with a ladder.

Before you reach the base of the city wall, you will probably be shot to pieces.

In this way, Yang Zhengshan planned to make siege equipment first, and Xu Maocai also planned to let Tenglongwei build siege equipment before carrying out his own plan.