The first thing Chang Yu did when he entered the city was to open a position... put money in!
All the grain, grass, gold and silver that Wang Zamao had plundered were stored in the city and he was free of charge. All the soldiers who participated in the defense of the city and the young men in the city were rewarded with silver, but the grain could not be moved at all, because this year from south to north
Food is more precious than gold and silver. Although Nanjing City has sufficient logistics for the 20,000 soldiers and horses, Chang Yu took precautions and only spent a little to feed the surrendered troops outside the city.
The officers and soldiers participating in the defense of the city this time included nearly a hundred personal guards of Kuang Ren, more than a thousand cavalry of Jin Shenghuan, and hundreds of noble servants. In addition, there were thousands of young men recruited from the city. Some of them died in battle, and some of them died.
Everyone was injured, but they were all smiling. Everyone received a large sum of money, and the pension for those who died in battle was doubled.
Although he was overjoyed, he naturally praised the officers and soldiers and even gave them a silver reward! This is definitely a rare thing.
Naturally, Li Muxian would not let go of such a good publicity opportunity, and soon everyone in the city heard the name of Chang Yu, the eunuch of Dongchang.
It turns out that the invincible God of War from the north is here. Oh, some people say he is a murderous maniac, but it is undeniable that he has never lost a battle. No wonder the king's flag changed on the top of the city just after he covered his head and slept for a while.
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Various rumors about Chang Yu are abuzz in the city, and many people want to meet this legendary eunuch. In fact, many people have seen him, but they just don't know it.
Because in their impression, the eunuch should be a sinister little old man with orchid fingers and a pale face who needs to be carried wherever he goes.
As for the young man who was patrolling the city with Kuang Ren and others, no one could connect him.
At the southeast corner of the city, Chang Yu held up his telescope and watched for a while, unable to see clearly in the distance: "Clean up the stones in the east gate... The main troops are waiting for orders at the east gate..."
"Will Wang Tizhong take action so soon?" Li Muchian looked at the sky, it was almost evening: "I guess he will do it tomorrow at the earliest."
Hum, Chang Yu sneered: "Strike while the iron is hot, he can't wait that long, he must try it before tonight."
"Report... Mr. Lu and his troops have arrived ten miles away."
Chang Yu thought for a moment: "Let them march quickly and enter the city to rest." Li Muchian frowned when he heard this: "If they all enter the city, who will lure the enemy and who will kill the enemy?"
Chang Yu raised his hand and pointed to the west: "Save the food to waste!" Li Muxian was startled, then took a long breath and nodded slightly: "What you said is absolutely true."
On the south bank of the Qingge River, Wang Tizhong was observing the other side with a telescope. Wuhu City was too far away and was just a small black dot to see clearly: "Since Wang Zamao has surrendered, the eunuch naturally knows that I am on the other side, so why is there no movement?"
Liu Xi thought for a moment and said: "Perhaps after hearing that the general wanted to surrender, he just waited for something good to come from the sky. Plus, the king is surrendering at this time, so how could he find the time to arrange it..."
Wang Tizhong nodded: "Let's stick to the plan. As long as Wang Zamao doesn't do anything bad, maybe we will get something unexpected."
"Does the general think Wang Zamao will... cause trouble?" Liu Xi was slightly worried.
"His character is certainly unreliable, but selling me will not do him any good. After all, I have the intention to surrender. Even if I am defeated and surrender this time, I will be used more important than him. He will still work under me as a minister in the same dynasty.
Why should he offend me? But if he doesn't do anything bad, there may be some benefits. If we capture or kill the eunuch, it will be a great achievement. Even if we don't break the King of Nanjing, there will be no benefits, let alone the small one.
Once the eunuch dies and there is no more capable people in the court, we can conquer Nanjing with just a few moves. At that time, hehe, in this world... Dashun will be the worst in the world and will have to cross the river with the Ming Dynasty to rule." Wang Tizhong was full of confidence.
"Paddle the river?" Liu Xi didn't react for a moment.
"North and south of the Yangtze River, east and west of the Yellow River!" Wang Tizhong said loudly. He was right. What was wrong was that he overestimated Wang Zamao, or underestimated it, because Wang Zamao was trying to use him to plot against Chang Yu and use Chang Yu's opportunity.
I want to get rid of him with my own hands and make great achievements by myself. Wouldn’t it be nice to be the boss myself? I have to follow you? What are you thinking?
While the two were talking, someone from the other side conveyed some information: Wang Zamao withdrew to Tang Hu, who was blocking the enemy in the north, and then formally surrendered to the officers and soldiers. However, the officers and soldiers did not seem to trust him and ordered his troops not to come closer than two miles to the city.
He was not allowed to enter the city, but was given some food.
Officers and soldiers from the north also moved south one after another, and thousands of them had entered the city.
In addition, the officers and soldiers asked Wang Zamao to send a message to Wang Tizhong: Waiting for good news.
"Waiting for the good news... Hehe, it sounds so exciting. I don't even want to bother with him anymore." Wang Tizhong chuckled, and Liu Xi said next to him: "Maybe there will be unexpected gains after a bit of trouble."
But then the spy said something else: an assassination team secretly sent by Wang Ti was killed by others. It might have been done by undercover officers and soldiers hidden in the rebel army, and it is not ruled out that it was Wang Zamao who did it.
Wang Tizhong and Liu Xi speculated for a while but could not determine who did it.
If you can't figure it out, let it go for now. There are more important things to do at the moment. Wang Tizhong raised his head and looked at the sky: "Strike while the iron is hot." Although Wang Zamao's newly surrendered officers and soldiers were wary of him, the soldiers and civilians in the city could not avoid all kinds of celebrations.
So he was unprepared, so he left some men and horses on the other side to attract attention, while the main battle troops were transferred to the Qingshan River junction more than ten miles due east to cross the water and lurk. Here he asked a young eunuch to pretend to discuss surrender.
, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he and Wang Zamao attacked from behind and inflicted a devastating disaster on the officers and soldiers.
What a perfect plan!
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, the glow above the Yangtze River is endless, Chang Yu’s blood boils with excitement, what a great river and mountain!
At dusk, Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong, and Zhu Guobi led their troops into the city. It felt as unreal as a dream. How come the little eunuch went out for a walk and actually surrendered the bandit army!
When they first heard about it, they looked at each other, and then they all shook their heads and smiled bitterly. After a long life, they add up to hundreds of years, which is not as good as a weakling.
At this time, several people no longer had any doubts about the young eunuch's ability. He was definitely not a vain person, but he was really awesome!
When they met in the city, they couldn't help but compliment Chang Yu. Zhu Guobi proposed to have a good celebration and let his soldiers have a good meal and be happy. After all, they had suffered a lot while sleeping in the wild these days.
Many people agreed.
"There are still more than 10,000 bandit troops on the other side watching eagerly, and they may come to attack the city at any time. It's not the time to celebrate yet!" Li Muchian expressed a different opinion.
"It's okay!" Chang Yu sighed and said, "It's time to eat and drink. The governor over at Wang Ti Zhong doesn't want to play with him anymore." Li Muchian was startled and asked in a low voice: "Sir..."
Chang Yu raised his hand to stop him: "It's boring, just let them dog eat dog, we are happy with ours." He called Kuang Ren and asked him to send someone to send a message to Wang Zamao.
However, just as a banquet was held in the Yamen to reward the generals, a report came from outside the city: Wang Tizhong wanted to meet with Chang Yu on the bank of the Qingge River in the south of the city to discuss surrender.
Everyone scolded this guy for being a spoiler, knowing that he was going to launch a surprise attack while he was negotiating with Chang Yu, so they all clamored to go out of the city to kill him. Chang Yu appeased everyone: "Wait until I go and let him give up."
Chang Yu then led his personal guards and the Black Wolf Battalion out of the city. Li Muxian's request to go with him was rejected, so he went to the city with Lu Daqi and others to watch. It was already dark, but the stars in the sky could still be seen for a few miles.
There was a little light on the Qingge River outside, and I guessed it was the person in the king's body.
Besides, Chang Yu led his troops to go out of the city for three miles and met several bandits on horseback. King Yan ordered Chang Yu to go alone in a wilderness by the river.
Kuang Ren was furious and cursed: "Are you going to let that king thief come alone?"
The thieves left in shame, and then Kuang Ren ordered a reconnaissance. Soon they reported that there was no large band of thieves within a radius of five miles, and there were more than ten thieves on the bank of Xujiang River ahead.
At this time, the thief came again, and it was said that the five of them could go together, and the same was true over there in the king's body.
Chang Yu agreed and ordered Wuzhong, Chen Ruxin, Chen Suole, Song Luoshu and Sujing to go. Lao Jiu led the Black Wolf Camp to wait for orders, and Kuang Ren led his personal guards to take charge of the peripheral inspection.
The king chose a good place in his body. It was close to the riverside and there were no trees or forests within 50 meters. Even in the dark, it was clear that there was no place for an ambush.
Several large torches were planted on the ground at the meeting place, and everyone within twenty steps could see clearly. Chang Yu and his party came on horseback, and from a distance they saw six or seven people standing by the river holding weapons. Not far behind them were
There is also a boat parked by the river.
"Wait a minute!" Su Jing suddenly rode in front of Chang Yu: "Beware of ambushes in the boat!" Chang Yu nodded silently, seeing that the boat was not big and could only hide ten people at most. He was not afraid of such a small number of people.
But if you are an archer, you will be in trouble.
Su Jing gave Song Luoshu a hint, and they rode together on horseback. When they were approaching the riverside, they were stopped by the thieves. Song Luoshu scolded him lightly: "I am the governor's personal attendant. You said there are five or six of us. Look how many you have."
, how many are hidden on the ship?"
The thieves looked at each other speechlessly. There was a slight cough behind them, and one person got out of the boat: "I'm in the king's body. I'm the only one in the boat. If you don't believe it, come and see."
"You have to see it," Su Jing shouted softly, leaping from the horse and passing over the heads of the thieves, causing a burst of exclamations.
Wang Tizhong was startled, why was she still a woman? She was so good at lightening her body. Seeing her approaching him in a blink of an eye, he immediately became alert. He pulled out the knife with his backhand and stepped back a few steps. At the same time, his guards also turned around.
Surrounded by simplicity.
He was very alert. Su Jing sighed in his heart. He wanted to move forward and kill the king, but he thought of what Chang Yu said: "We can't kill him yet. The governor will use it to deal with Bai Wang!" Because of this distraction, he missed it.
Given the opportunity, she could feel that these guards in the king's body were all top-notch experts. If they missed a hit, they would not be able to take advantage, and they might even miss Chang Yu's important event.
Su Jing held the sword and opened the curtain of the cabin and took a look. It was clear at a glance that this small cabin was as empty as a vacuum. Then she snorted coldly at Wang Zizhong and turned around.
The king was secretly frightened by such a strong murderous aura. He had heard for a long time that Dongchang was recruiting masters from all over the world, and it seemed that it was true that there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the yamen. Thinking about this, he became even more cautious.
Su Jing came back and nodded to Chang Yu, whispering: "His thieves are surrounded by good guys, you have to be careful."
Chang Yu chuckled and was about to speak, but Wuzhong next to him curled his lips: "Is it better than us?"
"Fuck! I just like your crazy self-confidence." Chang Yu cursed in a low voice. He drove his horse forward only a few dozen steps before he was stopped by someone in the king's body and told him to dismount.
You are cautious enough. Chang Yu secretly smiled, got off his horse and walked away with a knife in his hand. Wu Zhong and others followed closely behind him. Wang TiZhong by the river suddenly frowned. These people were so powerful. Wang Zamao was right!
That's necessary. Chang Yu has been on the battlefield for a long time and is very skilled in killing people. Several people in Wuzhong are all top-notch masters. At this time, the murderous intent burst out at the same time, really like a stormy sea.