Chapter 312 Night attack on the manor

Chapter 312 Night attack on the manor

Chapter 312 Night attack on the manor
Yang Yong's thinking was very clear. First, it was unlikely that Xiao Xia would launch a coup. Secondly, the garrison of the 6,000 private troops was more than a hundred miles away from Chang'an. It would take at least two days for them to prepare for the coup and to reach Chang'an.

In this way, he could make arrangements calmly. As for the military salaries, they would be borne by the General Administration Office. As long as the number of people did not exceed 6,000, there would not be any big problem.

Yang Yong's conditions were not too harsh. Xiao Xia nodded and agreed to Yang Yong's restrictions. "Then it's a deal!"

Zhang Yunqiu took out a thick envelope, handed it to Xiao Xia and said, "This is all the information we have collected about the private army of the King of Han. For your reference, General!"

After Yang Yong left, Xiao Xia ate dinner while carefully reading the information Yang Yong gave him.

Yang Liang's 6,000 private troops in Hanyang were distributed in three manors, one in Huxian County and two in Shiping County. Each manor had 2,000 people. The manor in Huxian County covered an area of ​​10,000 acres, with both mountains and plains. The private army's command post was located here.

The materials even include detailed information about the generals, including how these generals were recruited by King of Han Yang Liang, their degree of loyalty to Yang Liang, etc.

It can be seen that the prince put a lot of effort into collecting these materials, and even tried to instigate generals to rebel, but it seems that he did not succeed, as these generals were very loyal.

However, the first general gave Xiao Xia a headache. He was Xiao Moke, his grandfather, who had stabbed Prince of Jin Yang Guang in the back, leading to Yang Guang's demotion.

He should be the prince's man! How did he become Yang Liang's confidant?

Ignore him and just pretend you don't know him.

A plan quickly formed in Xiao Xia's mind.

The next afternoon, Xiao Xia left a thousand men on duty, and he personally led nine thousand troops out of the barracks and headed towards Huxian County under the pretext of field training.

During the break, Xiao Xia summoned all the generals above the rank of Lang Jiang from the two armies. He took out the emperor's golden medal and said to everyone, "I am following the emperor's order to recruit the private army of Yang Liang, the King of Han. I hope to take over the army peacefully, but if the other side resists, we will not show mercy and will kill them all!"

A general asked, "General, how many troops does the other side have?"

"The enemy has a total of 6,000 troops, deployed in three manors. We will take them out one by one, and we should be able to complete the mission by daybreak."

When everyone heard that the enemy's forces were dispersed, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and began to gear up for a fierce battle.

The team continued to march, and around 11:00 p.m., the army arrived at the first manor located in the northwest of Huxian County. The manor was called Ganquan Manor because Ganquan Palace was not far from it.

This is Yang Liang’s main manor, where a large amount of money, grain and supplies are stored. The 3,000 war horses that Yang Liang purchased at great expense are also raised in the manor.

Xiao Xia had a detailed map of Ganquan Manor. There were hundreds of large tents at the foot of the mountain, where two thousand soldiers lived, but the command post was at the top of the mountain.

Although this layout was a failure in military terms, there was nothing wrong with its arrangement because private armies were allowed by the emperor. Several princes had private armies, and the crown prince also had a private army. In other words, they were legal private armies, so there was no possibility of them being wiped out.

As long as they did not launch an attack on Chang'an, they would be safe, at least that was the case before King of Han Yang Liang left Chang'an. With Yang Liang around, no one dared to touch his family soldiers.

Now that Yang Liang is gone and his backer is gone, Xiao Xia and the prince both start to take action. Xiao Xia is targeting Yang Liang's hidden weapons, while the prince wants to wipe out his private army.

Why is the command post placed on the top of the mountain? Just think about Xiao Xia's manor and you will understand. The house occupied by the command post on the top of the mountain is actually the summer residence of Han Wang Yang Liang. The conditions are comfortable. Xiao Moke certainly wants to live in the residence and does not want to live in the big tent with the soldiers.

Xiao Xia immediately decided to split the troops into two groups. He appointed Sun Lei as his deputy general temporarily, leading 8,000 soldiers to ambush in the villa and wait for his signal. He then personally led 1,000 soldiers up the mountain from behind and took out the command post.

Sun Lei is the chief coach of the army. Everyone knows him and knows that he is Xiao Xia's confidant, so they will give him face. After all, it is a temporary command and it is not a big problem.

Xiao Xia led a thousand troops to the back mountain. Under the moonlight, the shadow of a wall could be vaguely seen in front of them. Xiao Xia waved his hand and stopped the troops.

He took out his bow and arrow and ran as fast as a ghost. In an instant he was fifty steps away from the wall. Everyone was amazed at his unbelievable speed.

Xiao Xia climbed up a big tree, stood on the tree and watched for a while, then suddenly drew his bow and shot arrows like beads, only to hear a wailing, and shot more than a dozen arrows, and the wall suddenly became quiet. Xiao Xia waved his hand, and the team quickly moved forward. They pulled down a section of the wall, and suddenly saw more than a dozen mastiffs lying on the ground, each with an arrow stuck in its head, all killed by one arrow.

Everyone was shocked to find that there were more than a dozen dogs here. Fortunately, they stopped early, otherwise if all the dogs started barking together, there would be big trouble.

I really don’t know how General Xiao discovered that there were mastiffs here?
This was also because Xiao Xia possessed a keen perception far beyond that of ordinary people, which enabled him to hear the subtle movements from a long distance away.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that these mastiffs are well-trained. They will not bark at the slightest disturbance, otherwise their owners will not be able to rest. These mastiffs must have seen real danger and then barked together, which gave Xiao Xia the opportunity to kill them.

Xiao Xia was still walking in front, relying on his superhuman perception to clear the way. It seemed that the other party had only released these mastiffs, and there were no other checkpoints. It was now the first watch, and the entire courtyard was silent.

Xiao Xia gave commands with hand gestures, and a thousand soldiers surrounded the villa. At this time, Xiao Xia suddenly thought of a problem. If the villa was attacked, how would they notify the army below?
Xiao Moke is a veteran who has experienced many battles. It is impossible for him not to consider this point.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xia looked carefully inside the villa. He soon discovered that the tallest attic in the villa seemed a bit strange. After looking carefully, he found that the attic had a flat roof, which was inconsistent with the other architectural styles.

"Could it be a beacon?"

Thinking of this, he quickly ordered everyone not to act rashly. Xiao Xia climbed over the wall by himself, bent over and ran all the way, and soon arrived at the bottom of the tall building. Xiao Xia was like a monkey, and quickly climbed to the third floor. He poked his head out and saw an oil pan and firewood on the top. It was a beacon tower.

Xiao Moke was indeed thoughtful and even set up a beacon tower in the villa to notify the camp at the foot of the mountain.

However, the execution was poor. Two sentries actually fell asleep leaning against the wall. Perhaps the beacon had never been used before, and they had become numb to it over time.

Xiao Xia took out two throwing knives, and with a flash of cold light, the throwing knives pierced into the foreheads of the two sentries. The two men died instantly without even a scream.

A kind man cannot command an army, a righteous man cannot manage finances, and if you are not ruthless and cruel, only bad things will happen in the end.

After killing two sentries, Xiao Xia locked the cover of the passage to the roof, so that the people below could not come up.

He then waved his hand, and the thousand soldiers were divided into two groups, with five hundred staying outside and the other five hundred rushing into the courtyard.

There was a scream in the courtyard, but it soon quieted down. Soon, soldiers came out with more than 20 generals and staff members. Each of them had his hands tied behind his back, his mouth blocked, and a black bag covered his head.

Xiao Xia saw one of them at a glance. He was tall, with well-developed muscles and extremely strong arms. Although he couldn't see his face, Xiao Xia still felt that this person was Xiao Moke, his grandfather.

However, he didn't want to recognize Xiao Moke, so he ordered the soldiers to cover everyone's heads with bags.

Dou Dexuan pointed at the tall captive and whispered to Xiao Xia, "That's Xiao Moke. The old man is very powerful. It took more than 20 of us brothers to hold him down. If he had gotten hold of the sword, there would have been a lot of casualties."

Xiao Xia nodded, "We can release them all tomorrow after we're done."

"Follow the order!"

There were not many people living in the villa, only about twenty people, all of whom were arrested, including a dozen women, who were also tied up.

Xiao Xia ordered the soldiers to light torches and wave them three times.

At the foot of the mountain, Sun Lei led 8,000 soldiers into the military camp. The soldiers were all sleeping soundly and were killed unexpectedly. When they woke up, they found that their weapons were no longer with them. In order to save their lives, the soldiers raised their hands in surrender and were escorted out of the tent barefoot.

The entire battle was over in less than a quarter of an hour, with less than ten people killed and all two thousand soldiers becoming prisoners of war. Nearly thirty generals and staff members, including Xiao Moke, were also captured.

(End of this chapter)