In the early morning, Chang Yu got up early to exercise. In addition to the wounded, his three hundred subordinates also lined up in the city for training under the leadership of Chunxiang. At this time, they no longer distinguished between the Tengxiang Guards, the Fujun Guards, or the Eunuch Army. They had
A new unified title, Gongzihao!
This title was not given by Chang Yu, but was called by Zhou Yuji's subordinates for convenience. It was passed around and everyone recognized this title. He was originally on duty in the palace.
After Chang Yu finished exercising, he sweated profusely and washed himself for a while before getting on his horse and heading out of the city. He was going to walk the horse to improve his riding skills.
Chunxiang's arm was injured and he was not suitable for riding, so he had to follow Chang Yu out of the city with Zhou Tianpeng from the Fujun Guard and several attendants.
This time Chang Yu did not go to the east. After leaving the city, he rode on horseback and headed north all the way to the big river a few miles away.
This east-west river was Chang Yu's back-up project to stop the rebels. It was at the end of the road. In fact, it was just a simple construction as a barrier to prevent the rebels from coming over easily. There was no hope of stopping them.
Chang Yu rode slowly by the river to inspect the river fortifications.
There were many tents pitched next to the river. This was the camp of the soldiers who were building fortifications here. I wanted to go in and have a look, but it was inconvenient to cross the river on the other side. Chang Yu gave up the idea and rode westward until he reached the foot of the Western Mountain before turning back.
Returning to the city, as soon as he sat down to have breakfast, he saw Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode coming in a hurry, their faces a little anxious, it seemed like something had happened.
"I just got the report. I saw a large army of traitors twenty miles away in the south. About ten thousand people are camping. According to the factory boss, what do the traitors want to do? Yesterday we agreed to discuss it at noon today. Why did we come here?" Written by Zhou Yujihei
Face asked.
Chang Yu thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "You stabbed someone, and it's not enough for them to tie it with a piece of cloth!"
"What does the factory master mean by this?"
Cai Maode couldn't recall it.
"The last time General Zhou pretended to surrender, Blind Li didn't forget to beat him on the eastern front. Although he had the intention of avenging Li Laiheng at the time, later General Zhou got along with others and killed Zhang Linran in front of the formation. He also captured
He killed Xiong Tong and Chen Shangzhi, and even his Niu-tou Prime Minister was almost captured, so why don’t we be more careful this time?”
Cai Maode stroked his beard and nodded silently, but Zhou Yuji next to him couldn't laugh or cry. Why did he hear that he was the one doing the things? Please, you are the one poking at these things from the beginning to the end. I am just an executor.
"Blind Man Li values ​​Master Cai, and he has learned from past mistakes. He must be careful this time. He set up a vanguard and camped in the middle of the twin cities. Firstly, it is for safety reasons. Secondly, it is also a statement and a kind of pressure."
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"How should we respond?"
Cai Maode blurted out. He probably didn't even realize that Chang Yu had become their backbone. It was a completely subconscious behavior.
"It's not disrespectful to come back and forth. He can put pressure on us, so let's show our strength and let him know who he's trying to scare!"
"Why does it light up?" Zhou Yuji asked.
"First send someone to pass the message and ask Blind Li's men to retreat ten miles. Then you also raise ten thousand troops and set up camp ten miles south."
Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode looked at each other, and then pondered: Wenshui and Jiaocheng are more than forty miles apart. The two sides used the city as their base camp, and then each carried a man and horse to advance ten miles to camp. They were evenly matched, and neither one fell behind or showed any weakness.
The two sides did not force each other to show equality. To say the least, even if they fought, the distance between the battle lines would be equal and no one would take advantage.
"There's just one thing. Blind Man Li has already camped on the middle line. If you ask them to retreat ten miles, they will retreat?"
"If you ask him to withdraw, he will definitely withdraw." Chang Yu was still very confident, and he had confidence in Cai Maode at the exact moment.
He expected that the rebel army would be careful this time, but he never thought of using a large army to suppress the situation, and he didn't know how excited Blind Li was, sending his troops over early in the morning.
"Do you know who is the vanguard of the rebel army?" Chang Yu asked casually.
"Perhaps in order to show goodwill, or deliberately let us know that the troops are stationed, the rebels allowed our spies to come within five miles of the camp without excessive interception, and even spied on some things. According to reports, the banner in the camp has four surnames.
, Liu, Chen, Bai, and Hao, it can be seen that there are four troops. As for who is the main general, can Mr. Factory Master guess who these four people are?" Zhou Yuji asked with a smile on his face and a deep look on his face.
"General Zhou is looking after our family." Chang Yu smiled slightly, and then raised his eyebrows in thought. There are many generals under the intruders. There are many people with the same surname, but not many are qualified to be named in the flag book, and this time the thieves bureau raised
When troops advance, it is meant to use both soft and hard tactics. This will make it clear.
"Liu, there are many thieves named Liu among the intruders, Liu Fangliang, Liu Tichun, Liu Xiyao... Liu Fangliang is on the East Road at this time, Liu Xiyao is Tian Jianxiu's subordinate, and Tian is guarding Xi'an, so it can't be him. There is only Liu Tichun.
Already.
Hao, it's easy to guess. This is one of the thieves Chang Yu rarely likes. Hao Waiqi is one of the thieves. He fights bravely. These two are the tough enemies of the thieves. They are sent here as a demonstration. As for the demonstration,
If you're on the softer side, then you have to use Jiang Future to play the emotional card. Chen, as expected, it's Chen Yongfu, and Bai is Bai Guangen! Right!"
When the applause rang out, Cai Maode and Zhou Yuji looked convinced and clapped their hands and said: "The factory master really knows things like a god!"
"Excellent" Chang Yu smiled faintly and couldn't help showing off again: "Our family also knows that the pioneer coach is definitely Liu Tichun!"
"Why is the factory owner so sure?" Cai Zhou asked in surprise.
"Hao Yaoqi is brave but lacks strategy, so it is difficult for him to hold a big position. Chen and Bai both surrendered as generals and came to show mercy this time. The only one left is Liu Tichun, who has both wisdom and courage. Of course he is the only one left."
Cai Zhou and the others looked at each other, shook their heads and said nothing, already kneeling down in their hearts!
After breakfast, Chang Yu and Cai Maode went to the city. At this time, tens of thousands of troops had gathered in the open space south of the city. Zhou Yuji was riding a horse to patrol in front of the formation and mobilizing loudly.
Looking at the densely packed heads of people, the neat formations, and the flags waving, Chang Yu felt excited in his heart, and his dream was coming true step by step.
When two armies face off, morale always comes first. Under equal combat readiness conditions, the one with high morale will win. Under unequal conditions, the inferior side can still win with the morale of a person who is ready to die. It is not surprising.
How is the morale of the Ming army now?
It is absolutely impossible to have such a top-notch momentum of ignoring death!
But compared to the previous depressed and decadent trend of being afraid of fighting, fearing war, fearing death, and even not being able to go into battle, it is completely new.
This is undoubtedly due to Chang Yu's methods. His first step is to pay off the arrears first, so that the soldiers no longer have to work for a mouthful of rice porridge or a piece of white paper, so that they can get real money to support their families at an affordable price.
Furthermore, the military law was strictly enforced and a series of reward and punishment systems were re-established. Cowardice, fear of war, and escaping from battle were all capital crimes. Of course, the rewards were also extremely generous. Those who made outstanding contributions were often promoted and rewarded with silver.
In the past, soldiers laughed off rewards and punishments, especially rewards, which were all in vain. However, after Chang Yu led people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei to join the army, it was a big difference. These soldiers wandered around the army every day to observe the conduct of the army.
Even as a reward, the factory owner just pulled over a dozen carts of silver and dumped it in front of you. Take it according to your ability, I am not short of money.
With enough food and grass, one hand with silver and the other with a knife, the morale of the army changed immediately, and morale gradually increased. In addition, Xiong Tong and Chen Shangzhi had already joined the ranks yesterday. How did the black Li Zicheng, who started working hard, massacre the surrendered generals? What about Chen Yongfu's eyes being gouged out, etc., spreading rumors.
It's okay to cause trouble, anyway, it's just to cut off the soldiers' intention to surrender.
At ten o'clock, Niu Yong set out with 10,000 troops, led by 3,000 cavalry, and the remaining infantry, archers, shields, swordsmen, and axe-hands were complete.
Behind the team were several hundred logistics personnel, transporting some grain, tents and luggage, which were only for five days. Chang Yu decided to get closer to the rebels in the past few days.
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