Besides, after Chang Yu and Jin Shenghuan separated at Wuming Lake, dozens of riders rode southward for nearly twenty miles regardless of the muddy night. It started to drizzle again. Kuang Ren came to report that the front was only a few miles away from the city. Chang Yu rode around the city to see him.
Although Dangtu is a prefectural city, it is actually only a small town with a radius of several miles. It is not even as tall as some county towns, and the surrounding area is undefendable. If the bandit army comes to attack, it will be difficult to resist.
The lights on the city suddenly lit up. It was obvious that Chang Yu and his party were very nervous when they found out about the city. Kuang Ren shouted: "We are reinforcements from Nanjing, open the door quickly!" The city was unmoved and fired more than ten arrows, almost injuring someone.
, it seems that they mistook Chang Yu and his party as thieves to deceive the family.
Chang Yu was not angry but happy. It seemed that the officials in the city still had some backbone.
Dangtu is adjacent to the Yangtze River to the west, and there are hills a few miles to the east. Chang Yu and his party were a little tired from traveling all night. In addition, the rain was heavy and they had no choice but to seek shelter in the woods to light a fire. Fortunately, the soldiers built simple straw sheds to avoid the rain.
Not big.
Chang Yu was not sleepy at all. He was scratching on the ground with a wooden stick in his hand, drawing out the terrain around Dangtu in his mind one by one. Then he let out a long sigh, and Li Muchian looked at his words: "Could it be that your Excellency was originally planning to stop the bandit army here?"
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "The Baiwang tribe is an elite bandit army with rich combat experience. It won't take tomorrow to know that there are troops coming from Nanjing. They will send troops north to intercept them and they will inevitably encounter them in Dangtu. However, there is no danger to defend here. If we
Your own soldiers and horses can give it a try here, but right now...hey, how many rounds do you think Nanjing's soldiers and horses can withstand it?"
Li Muxian looked at the ground in trance for a while: "Except for the river beach, it is a wilderness. The flat plain is most suitable for cavalry combat. However, we don't have many cavalry, and the combat power is unknown... the chance of winning is not good." He stroked his beard and paused slightly: "That's right.
So, let's use some means." He then pointed his toes at the Guxi River a few miles south of Dangtu City: "Using the terrain on the river bank to balance with infantry, the rebel cavalry will not be able to take advantage of it."
Chang Yu hummed: "But the rebel army always uses cannon fodder to open the way for war, and this time will be no exception. Wang Zamao will still use cannon fodder to consume us. Once he is allowed to cross the river, after all..." Li Muxian didn't finish his words.
He interrupted him: "If the bandits cross the river, we can retreat to the city even if we are defeated. Moreover, I don't believe that you will really fight the bandits so openly." He pointed his toes towards the southwest of Dangtu.
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"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Chang Yu chuckled. There is a big river called Guxi directly south of Tuxi. It flows into the Yangtze River in the west. A few miles to the east, the southwest-moving Qingshan River joins it. In the middle of the intersection of the two rivers
There is a big mountain called Daqingshan.
"This mountain is more than ten miles southwest of Dangtu, and is far away from the marching route between two rivers. Once a battle begins, a group of soldiers and horses can outflank the rebel army from the rear flank and cut off the retreat! Once the retreat is cut off, the rebel army will be in chaos!"
Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Li Muchian stroked his beard and chuckled: "And the rebel army must not be large this time, so we will definitely win."
"Why did the Taoist priest conclude that the rebel army has not many troops?" Chen Wangting interjected and asked, and Li Muchian smiled faintly: "Because the rebel army's attention is on the other side of the Yangtze River, they will think that the troops coming from Nanjing are just a bluff, or
It's just disrupting the audio and video to provide cover for the officers and soldiers on the other side to cross the river. Sir, is Pindao right?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. What's important is that the governor wants to see if Nanjing's troops are vulnerable." Chang Yu half-smiled, but Li Muchian was startled and then realized: "Master Hezhu is just sharpening his knife."
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"Otherwise?" Chang Yu snorted: "Are we going to let them fill the hole as soon as we come up? If so, I'm afraid half of the 20,000 people will be lost in Wuhu, and we still expect them to fight all the way to Anqing?" Li Muchian smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Don't talk about Anqing, I guess the limit is to hold on to Tongling. The rebel army went down the river with almost no combat and lost countless people, but we have to fight our lives to snatch back one by one, maybe a small county town.
Thousands of lives have to be lost. In addition, there are many rivers and hills in the south and there are sieges. It is completely different from the two-army confrontation in the wilderness in the north. This journey is quite difficult."
Chang Yu deeply agreed: "The siege battle is still a new challenge for the governor, and the mountain battle is also the first time. In addition, we have to deal with countless bandits and refugees. It is not just the siege.
Simple".
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that Bai Wang will lead his troops to help?" Li Muchian was startled, and Chang Yu curled his lips and said, "I don't have to pinch my fingers to figure out that he has the same routine and the same thoughts as the intruder. At this time
He must want to operate Anqing as a stronghold, but if he wants to consolidate Anqing's position, he will inevitably draw the flames of war towards Nanjing... I'm afraid he is on his way here at this time."
Li Muxian nodded: "But if it really comes, General Gao and the others will get an advantage."
Moreover, Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth and said: "You can't take advantage of it at all. Since Bai Wang values Anqing so much, how can he not prevent the officers and soldiers from going to the west bank to raid Anqing? In addition, the terrain of Anqing is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Gao Jie and others are all cavalry, and
There is no siege baggage... I am afraid that when I go to the east bank to attack Anqing, they will not be able to touch the foot of the Anqing city wall. If we want to capture the city of Anqing, we must have Li Yan and Huang to get there."
"In that case, why don't you let them go to the west bank for a surprise attack? Why not join forces and fight back with all our strength?" Li Muxian was a little confused.
"The reason is very simple." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "In order to prevent us from attacking Anqing, Bai Wang led the war to Nanjing, so the governor sent troops there to distract him and divide his troops, and also to prevent him from invading Luzhou.
Prefecture and other prefectures and counties in Anqing, even though Gao Jie and others are unlikely to capture the city, they can take the opportunity to go around to the south of Anqing and cut off their return to De'an, or they can cut off their escape into the hidden mountains in the west of Anqing."
Li Muxian was stunned and exhaled for a long time: "This is a long battle, and it will also be very difficult."
"It can't be more difficult than fighting the Tatars," Wuzhong said casually, and Chang Yu sighed: "It's better than that! The Tatars are only invincible with their cavalry, but the battle situation here is much more complicated because the terrain is too
It’s a complex riverside location with deep mountains and old forests on both sides. In addition to sieges, we also have to face jungle battles, head-on encounters and many fights you can’t imagine. What’s more, it’s the scorching summer, so mosquitoes are unavoidable, and there may even be acclimatization that affects military morale and morale.
Combat strength..."
"This... no wonder the rebels like to run south." After hearing this, Wuzhong couldn't help but sigh and looked up at the young eunuch: "Sir, please tell me, how sure are you of going south this time?"
Chang Yu laughed and reached out to the shed. The rain was pouring down and it was very cold: "How certain you are is not important. What is important is that the governor likes to fight."
"Hey, just like I like to fight." Wu Zhong grinned: "Can we fight tomorrow?"
"As expected, there will definitely be a sunset before sunset tomorrow." Chang Yu was confident, but Wuzhong frowned: "With the rain falling like this, I'm sure it will be a cloudy sunset tomorrow." Chang Yu turned around and said:
He kicked him: "Why the hell do you like bars so much?"
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There have been so few subscriptions recently. Why did I drop them? Are they all going to watch pirated versions?