Become a feudal king from today - #874 - Chapter 888 Assassination Plan

Songyang Pass. read

The shelling here has been continuing, and the trench in front of the pass has become like a honeycomb under the intensive bombardment of artillery shells.

As for the outer wall of Songyang Pass, large areas of blue bricks peeled off, exposing the yellow mud inside.

All the wall stacks were blown to pieces, and there were slight collapses in many places.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were playing chess amidst the explosions, looking focused.

Even though the number of soldiers and horses in Songyang Pass was more than six times theirs.

However, due to the range advantage of the howitzers and rifled artillery of the royal family, the Nanliang and Beidi troops at Songyang Pass could only take a beating.

Therefore, during this period, except for the artillerymen who worked harder, the other soldiers were very leisurely.

“Your Highness, a battle report from General Ma.” A cavalryman stopped in front of the camp and came to the two of them.

Zhao Xu nodded and took the battle report.

After browsing through it roughly, he said to Chang Wei: “The Qin army is progressing very smoothly. Not only has it captured Yiyang, it is currently advancing towards Yunzhou and Bazhou, with great momentum along the way.”

“In this way, if we take Bazhou and Yunzhou, as well as the former Songyang Pass, the domestic war will be over.” Chang Wei let out a long breath.

Da Song was in confusion for three years.

In the past three years, the land has been filled with smoke, and countless people have died directly or indirectly from the war.

Jiangnan, a prosperous place, was also devastated and suffered great losses.

If they hadn’t installed Qin-style rifles, King Yan would have marched south himself.

It’s unclear how long this civil unrest will last.

And now, victory is finally at hand.

However, although the victory was a happy event, the anger in his heart did not diminish.

Originally, they could easily take care of the powerful clans.

However, the war became complicated due to the successive intervention of Japanese, Beidi, and Western natives.

It also caused more suffering to the people of Dasong.

Only by making these instigators pay the due price can he calm down his anger and give an explanation to the great people who died in the war.

I have an explanation to the soldiers who fought bloody battles.

“Indeed, but we must make this war end perfectly.” A cold light flashed in Zhao Xu’s eyes.

These days, he continued to bombard Songyang Pass, but did not allow the infantry to launch a general attack.

There is another reason inside.

This is what awaits the arrival of the hot air balloon soldiers.

Yiyang fell, and most of the cities in Yizhou fell into his hands.

The situation is over, and the Liang family, Dou family, Fan family, etc. will not fail to see it.

In this situation where it is impossible to win, they are likely to choose to flee with a large amount of wealth like a certain Bald Jiang.

When the Liang family and Xiao family went to Songyang Pass, they took away a large amount of money from the treasury. This was a sign.

He believed that the Liang family and the Fan family would be no exception.

Although, this wealth cannot be recovered within a period of time.

However, he would never let the powerful people leave with a large amount of wealth so easily, and hang out with the Beidi and Xitu people, relying on the wealth they took away to make a living.

Or continue to rely on this wealth to recruit troops to deal with him.

Therefore, he gave Tsui Hark an order to execute the assassination plan against the powerful clan.

This plan will be implemented by the ANBU of the Fourth House.

The function of any intelligence agency is naturally not only to collect intelligence, but also to assassinate important enemy figures.

Because of this, there are also specially trained secret troops in the fourth hospital.

In contemporary parlance, these men were the equivalent of agents.

The secret force members of the Fourth Academy also mastered many skills.

He can ride a horse, use a Qin-style rifle, control a hot-air balloon, and lay landmines.

Every time firearms are updated, they will also change their weapons accordingly.

At the moment, Liang Kai and others in Bazhou are already under the surveillance of the Anbu.

He arranged this matter during the Battle of Changcheng.

As for the Dou family, the Xiao family is a little special due to the war at Songyang Pass.

They were outside the pass and needed the Anbu to pass through Songyang Pass and set up an assassination point on the opposite side.

In this case, you need to use a hot air balloon.

He estimated that the hot-air balloon soldiers would arrive in another five or six days.

That was the time to launch an attack, so as not to alert the enemy and allow Dou Wei and the others to escape.

Thinking of this, he revealed his plan to Chang Wei.

“His Highness had a thorough plan, how could he let them run away so easily.” Chang Weile said, “It is best to kill Ashur and those Westerners together.”

Zhao Xu nodded lightly, “Of course we can’t let them go.”

Six days later.

A group of people arrived at Songyang Pass, and they were the people from the Anbu of the Fourth Academy.

Also coming at the same time is Tsui Hark, who will be personally involved in this matter.

“Once Yizhou falls completely, the Liang family and other powerful families in Bazhou are likely to flee. Now you ask the secret troops in Bazhou to be more vigilant and seize the opportunity to eliminate as many people as possible.” Zhao Xu said.

Assassination requires caution.

Once an assassination action is taken, it will inevitably be exposed, and the enemy will be alert after that.

Because of this, the Anbu in Bazhou have been dormant and did not act rashly until they found a suitable opportunity.

Otherwise, Liang Kai and others would have died when he went south.

But it’s different now. When they evacuate from Bazhou, they will inevitably be exposed to the wild. This is the best opportunity for assassination.

“Before my arrival, I sent someone to Bazhou. Please rest assured, Your Highness,” Xu Ke said.

Zhao Xu nodded, “As for this, I will give you three days to prepare. After three days, I will launch an attack on Songyang Pass.”

Ashur and others still stayed in Songyang Pass and resisted, just because the location of Songyang Pass was very important.

This is an important pass leading from Tubo to Yizhou.

By guarding this place, they can station troops here and threaten Yizhou.

Let the southwest of Dasong always be in turmoil.

Without this place, Songyang Pass would be the outpost for Yizhou Dashong to attack Tibet.

The territory he established as Ashur will no longer be stable.

And once they lose Tubo, Beidi will completely lose contact with Britain.

This is equivalent to cutting off the Western Territory forces in the middle and dividing them into two.

It will become difficult for Beidi and Rus to communicate with other Western countries, and they will have to fight alone.

“Three days is enough.” Tsui Hark said.

When he came, he analyzed the terrain near Songyang Pass.

He knew exactly where the best place to carry out the assassination was.

Right now, they just need to use a hot air balloon to transport people behind Songyang Pass without anyone noticing.

The matter was agreed upon.

That night, Tsui Hark and the ANBU members took six hot air balloons and crossed Songyang Pass.

To avoid detection by the fire of the hot air balloon.

They walked for more than thirty miles along the mountain range of Songyangguan and let the hot air balloon fly very high.

In addition to carrying people, these hot air balloons are also equipped with landmines and Qin-style rifles.

Unlike mines that explode when stepped on, these mines are pull-wire mines.

This kind of mine is more suitable for assassination.

Three days later, they laid out the key roads behind Songyang Pass.

At this time, King Yan indeed launched an attack on Songyang Pass.