Chapter 446 Whose Luck
In the lobby, more than ten thick candles, which were rare in the capital, were burning, making the room as bright as day.
More than a dozen prominent figures of the Mu family were looking at Mu Shaoning.
The Mu family leader who was nominated to take charge of Yunnan after Mu Chaobi's downfall was smiling and had a very good demeanor.
"Jiang Qingzhi wants to destroy that beast Mu Chaobi, that's fine, the Mu family is happy to see it happen. He asked the Mu family to watch, which means he is wary of them. But no matter who wins or loses between him and Mu Chaobi, it is my Mu family that will be passive in the end."
Mu Shaoning said slowly: "Mu Chaobi is causing chaos, and the Mu family is watching from the sidelines. What will the capital think?"
Someone said: "Mu's intentions are not pure."
"Jiang Qingzhi is trying to suppress my Mu family!"
Mu Shaoning nodded, "He wants to suppress my Mu family, but I also want to use him." He said confidently: "Watch both sides, and we will move out once a fight breaks out. If Mu Chaobi has the upper hand, when Jiang Qingzhi is desperate, we will strike back and turn the tide. If Jiang Qingzhi has the upper hand..."
Mu Shaoyuan smiled and said, "I think Mu Chaobi will have more subordinates whose origins he himself does not know."
"Yes, don't pretend to be a chieftain." Mu Shaoning nodded, "The best outcome is that they both lose, and my Mu family will be the last one to win. Everyone, for more than a hundred years, the Mu family has guarded Yunnan from generation to generation, and now it has reached a stalemate. Whether the Mu family can rise from the ashes depends on tonight!"
"Third Brother, don't worry!"
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.
Mu Shaoning stood up and said, "Let's go and see my Mu family's Tiger Guards!"
He walked out first.
There is a large parade ground in this mansion, where a thousand elite private soldiers are lined up and waiting.
"These are the elites of our Mu Clan. Mu Chaobi doesn't even know about them." Mu Shaoning said, "Tonight is their time to shine!"
……
The Duke's Mansion.
Mu Chaobi's envoy is back.
"Commander-in-chief, Yang Qi's men are outside the city."
"it is good!"
Mu Chaobi stood up suddenly and said, "Open the city gate quietly and tell Yang Qi to follow the plan. Keep a part of the troops on the Mu family, and the main force will enter the city to raid Jiang Qingzhi!"
"Yes."
As soon as the messenger left, Mu Chaobi relaxed. He looked at everyone and said, "Warn all the troops not to act rashly without my orders!"
"Don't worry, Governor!" Jiang Shun said confidently, "It was only the traitor Yang Qi who was causing trouble tonight. It has nothing to do with our Yunnan officers and soldiers."
Zhang Qian said, "But be careful of Yang Qi, the governor..." He hesitated, "The natives are cruel and greedy. If they get angry, they might plunder the city."
Mu Chaobi sat down and said, "Bring some wine."
Zhang Qian lowered his head dejectedly.
He walked out, and Deng Hui followed him out, whispering, "Since it was the Tusi who was causing the rebellion, why didn't they rob the city after entering? Yang Qi and Jiang Qingzhi had no grudges in the past, and no hatred in the present, so why did they attack and kill Jiang Qingzhi alone? You have been smart all your life, but you are foolish for a moment."
"I know, but... I can't bear to see the people suffer from this disaster." Zhang Qian sighed.
"How can a man who accomplishes great things be indecisive? Isn't Cao Cao willing to let the world down rather than let the world let him down? A man like you is a man who can accomplish great things."
"That's it!"
Zhang Qian looked up at the brilliant starry sky, "Rise and fall... are all suffering!"
……
The gate axles have been maintained quite frequently recently and were just oiled yesterday.
When the city gate was opened silently, a man stuck his head out and saw that the outside of the city was crowded with people, and he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.
"It's me!" Yang Qi was right in front.
The messenger waved, "Enter the city!"
Yang Qi turned around and waved, "Go into the city!"
Walking into the city, Yang Qi looked at the long streets and his eyes turned red.
Tonight will be a harvest night!
"Keep quiet." The messenger turned around and frowned.
Yang Qi held his hands down, and his subordinates moved with one foot high and one foot shallow, which looked particularly awkward.
When they arrived outside Jiang Qingzhi's residence, the messenger pointed to the front and said, "That is Jiang Qingzhi's residence. Three hundred cavalrymen have been stationed there since yesterday. The other seven hundred cavalrymen are there..."
The messenger pointed to the right, where there was a military camp a few hundred steps away, near the north city gate.
"Divide the troops!" Yang Qi turned around and whispered, "Two thousand men go, and the other five hundred men go to keep an eye on the Mu clan's settlement."
"Appropriate!" the messenger praised.
Everyone thought it would be an easy task for the remaining 2,500 people to raid Jiang Qingzhi's base.
Three hundred riders!
"I'm ten against one, even a god can kill him!" There was a fierce look in Yang Qi's eyes. He turned around to look at his subordinates and slowly drew out his long sword.
The messenger's breathing quickened for a moment, and he felt as if he was witnessing history.
After tonight, Kunming, no, the whole Yunnan will undergo earth-shaking changes.
If the governor becomes king, all of us will be promoted to heaven!
The long knife pointed at Jiang Qingzhi's station, and Yang Qili shouted: "Kill!"
"kill!"
The sudden shouts that broke out in the silence shook the whole city.
Torches were lit, the flames illuminated the night sky, and a large group of soldiers rushed towards Jiang Qingzhi's base.
"Break the door open!"
More than ten people rushed over holding long wood and rushed towards the gate.
Bang!
The door trembled.
"Come again!"
More than ten people retreated and rushed forward again.
Bang!
Bang!
The soldiers who followed were blocked and were extremely anxious. The soldiers behind them were crowded, so the ones in front had to retreat to the sides.
Bang!
The door was finally broken open.
At this moment, the walls on both sides collapsed, and the soldiers standing below were buried under bricks before they could react.
——This is a house built by a wealthy businessman. The richer the person, the more likely he is to suffer from paranoia. They were worried that someone would break in through the wall, so they built a high wall with bricks.
At this moment, the high wall collapsed with a shocking sound. In the smoke and dust, Yang Qi put his hand in front of his eyes, squinted his eyes, and heard someone talking.
"This is also an example of a battle where the enemy's morale is weakened at the beginning. First, the solid gate is used to reduce half of the enemy's morale. Then the wall whose foundation has long been hollowed out is pushed down to drown the enemy. The remaining half of the morale is also reduced by half. Finally, ..."
Yang Qi put down his hand and saw a sudden fire in the yard.
A young man was standing in the middle of the yard, surrounded by a group of people. Beside him was a young flag officer, who was listening with his head down.
Jiang Qingzhi slowly walked to the side, and behind him... there was a large group of cavalry.
"In the end, we will use elite cavalry to charge. No matter how many enemies there are, can we defeat them?"
Ma Fang shook her head, "No!"
Yang Qi exclaimed, "Jiang Qingzhi!"
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "I am Jiang Qingzhi, and I have been waiting for the commander for a long time."
He took out the medicinal cigarette and said, "Do it!"
"kill!"
The cavalrymen rode their horses towards the soldiers.
"We can't move here, retreat! Retreat!" At this moment, the soldiers were huddled together, without any formation, making it impossible for Yang Qi to deal with them. He shouted: "Retreat to both sides!"
But on both sides there were bricks scattered after the collapse, and the soldiers were tripped from time to time, and the formation became more and more chaotic.
At this moment, the cavalry rushed out.
The spear easily pierced the opponent's body. When the cavalry felt the spear in his hand becoming heavier and heavier, he let go, drew out his long sword, jumped over the enemy pierced by the spear, and rushed in with a shout.
The enemy troops on both sides hurriedly regrouped at the command of their generals, but how could it be easy in such a chaos?
"They only have two hundred cavalry!" someone shouted, "Commander, counterattack, counterattack!"
How could Yang Qi not know about the counterattack? But they thought they had planned it without any intention, and Jiang Qingzhi and his subordinates should not even have time to put on their pants. But now the opponent did not flee in panic during the surprise attack, but instead was on high alert.
The huge expectations were pulled down, and morale also plummeted to the bottom.
"Send a signal!" Jiang Qingzhi ordered.
At the sound of the horn, fifty riders rushed out from the left side of the house, and fifty riders rushed out from the right side, attacking the chaotic enemy army from behind.
Suddenly the enemy army was in chaos.
"Enemy attack!"
The cavalry charged in easily, slashing with their long swords, killing the fleeing enemy troops in chaos all over the ground.
Yang Qi's face was covered in blood. He had just killed several fugitives, but now he was being forced to run away.
"Don't run away!" Yang Qi shouted, "We have reinforcements!"
The reinforcements he was expecting had just rushed into the camp of the remaining 700 cavalrymen of the Huben Zuowei.
"no one!"
The soldiers rushed in shouting, but didn't see a single hair.
"Not good!" said the general in charge, "Retreat!"
"kill!"
Suddenly, a fire broke out outside the camp and seven hundred riders rushed in.
Chen Bao shouted, "My Lord has ordered that no one should be spared!"
"Kill them all!"
In the dim light, the general organized a counterattack. He howled, "Defeat them and rescue the commander!"
The soldiers erupted, roaring and charging at the cavalry with their swords raised high.
There are horses in Yunnan, Emma... no, ponies.
But the mount of Huben Zuowei was quite tall.
The cavalry on horseback easily pierced through the first wave of counterattacks by the native soldiers with their spears, and then penetrated and divided them...
Chen Bao praised the tactical application: "If Lord Bo saw it, he would definitely be very pleased."
Jiang Qingzhi didn't see it, but he saw Yang Qi.
Yang Qi and more than a dozen of his men were surrounded. All around them, the cavalry of the Huben Zuowei were chasing the fleeing local soldiers, and screams could be heard continuously.
"You've been prepared." Yang Qi looked at Jiang Qingzhi who was approaching and suddenly smiled, "I've always thought that so-called famous generals are probably taller and stronger.
But he forgot the words passed down by his clan. When the Ming army marched south, a guy named Lan Yu was not only extremely brave, but also a master of war. But he didn't know how to be a master.
Mu Chaobi, that idiot, thought he was smart, but he didn't expect that you were also planning to take action tonight."
“Hahahaha!” Yang Qi suddenly laughed. “I bet that Mu Chaobi must have spies nearby. When the news of my defeat reaches the Duke’s Mansion, Mu Chaobi will take the risk and send out his confidants to strangle you. Jiang Qingzhi, let’s… meet in the underground!”
After saying that, Yang Qi suddenly put the long knife on his neck.
"Have him alive!" Jiang Qingzhi ordered.
An arrow flew across the night sky and hit Yang Qi's arm accurately.
Huang Bing put away his longbow and said proudly: "My Lord, let him live. Even the King of Hell cannot take him away!"
……
Mu Shaoning stood outside the gate, watching the private soldiers of the Mu family gather one by one. He pointed at the night sky full of flames and said, "Mu Chaobi is causing chaos. If the Mu family does not take action, they will surely be criticized. Follow me to redeem him! To bring back the fortunes of the Mu family!"
"Attack!"
Soon, a brutal fight broke out nearby, and Mu's private soldiers lost 30%.
But the attacking local soldiers left behind more than 500 corpses, and most of the rest surrendered.
"The loss is not small." Mu Shaoyuan said.
"But morale has been boosted." Mu Shaoning said, "If you don't kill people, you can't be considered an elite. Reward!"
Someone then passed on the message, "Anyone who fights hard will receive a compensation of 100 strings of cash for his family after he dies in battle. Anyone who makes contributions will be rewarded handsomely!"
Morale immediately soared.
"Strike while the iron is hot, quick!"
Mu Shaoning's eyes were burning as he led his men towards Jiang Qingzhi's base.
(End of this chapter)
