The whole day was blocked by the officers and soldiers at the door of the house and they were pointed at and scolded. Not to mention how angry the rebels were, they finally waited until dark when the time came to retaliate against the officers and soldiers, so they came with great force.
Wang Yi'en led 2,000 cavalry to clear out the officers and soldiers outside the city as he did yesterday, and then blocked the south gate of Tongling and shouted curses. Behind him, Yuan Sanzhong led 5,000 soldiers and horses to rush towards him. This time he did not come empty-handed, but also brought Dozens of trebuchets arrived.
As Chang Yu expected, they are going to do something big tonight!
But what Chang Yu is doing is not dual cultivation as the two wretched guys Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu said, but he is really sleeping. Although he is extremely energetic, he has to worry about every detail these days when he goes south, so that he is overworked. Feeling tired, I took a rest early.
As for the rebels who wanted to cause trouble, Wu Sangui and Ma Ke were in charge. No matter what they did, they couldn't make a big splash, so they went to sleep without any worries.
But some people couldn't hold their anger anymore, and in a daze they heard a clang outside and then Qiao Sanxiu's roar: "What are you going to do, Night Demon?"
"The city is full of war, but he is still sleeping..." Su Jing's voice was a little impatient. Chang Yu sat up with a cry and got out of bed with helplessness on his face and walked to the outside. Su Jing was blocked by Qiao Sanxiu and was about to rush in to see Chang Yu. When he came out, he immediately said: "The thieves are attacking the city, but you are still sleeping."
Chang Yu ignored her and walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back. His brows immediately furrowed. He could faintly hear the sounds of fighting. He raised his eyes and looked towards the city wall, and saw fire roaring past from time to time. Some fell to the top of the city, and some fell to the city and ignited. The thieves actually used fireballs to attack civilian houses...
"The water is flowing, the water is flowing..." Suddenly there was a loud cry from the east side of the county government office. Chang Yu climbed up to a tree in the yard and looked up. He saw a private house not far east of the county government office that had been thrown into the city by the bandits. The fireball ignited the fire. Just when he was about to help put out the fire, a whooshing fireball hit the yard, smashing a water tank in the corner to pieces. However, the fireball did not go out. Qiao Sanxiu stepped forward and started to fight. Tu put out the fire: "This is poured with fire oil..."
Chang Yu jumped down, walked up to the fireball and kicked it. He looked up at the fire that flashed across the sky from time to time: "The thief is very angry today!"
"It's not just small, it's so angry." Li Muxian trotted in at this moment, pointed at the city head and said: "There are at least forty or fifty trebuchets outside, ranging from the mouth of a bowl to the size of a bucket, and the stones are raining down like a rain. It hit the city head, and there were so many fireballs flying all over the sky that it only had to hit the gate truck and the siege ladder!"
Chang Yu saw his panic and said, "Then the Taoist priest was so frightened that he ran down?"
Hey, Li Muxian was stroking his beard slightly embarrassed: "It won't scare Pindao away, but after all, it's a dangerous place. Just watch the excitement, so it's not advisable to stay for a long time!"
"Are Wu Sangui and Ma Ke still on the city?" Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Li Muchian hummed: "There are also Wang Ti Zhong, Wei Guogong and Lu Daqi. Let's use our bows and shoot arrows and throw stones to fight back, but there are many opponents... …It’s a bit overwhelming!”
Chang Yu hummed: "Throw more stones and shoot less arrows. As long as the rebels don't attack the city, there is no need to fight with them!"
Wu Sangui also said the same, and Li Muchian nodded: "But Pindao is a little confused. Why doesn't Bai Wang attack the city directly because he is coming so fiercely?"
"Perhaps he is not prepared enough, or perhaps he feels that the time has not yet come, but the most important thing for the governor is that he is not sure now, because he knows that once he attacks the city, there will be no way out. If he cannot break the city, he can only be defeated. "Chizhou Prefecture".
Li Muxian instantly understood that attacking a city would cost a hundred enemies and a thousand or even thousands of losses. If Bai Wang wanted to attack the city, he must be well prepared and do it in one go. If his attack failed, he would suffer heavy losses and would even be unable to defend the southern key road and could only let it go.
The officers and soldiers marched straight in!
"So this is considered a trial attack on his part or a way to encourage himself?" Li Muxian figured out that his joints were no longer as tense as before.
Chang Yu nodded: "Since he wants to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, the attack on the city will not take too long, at most three days." He raised the corners of his mouth as he said, "It's just that after three days, he still attacks, so long as he can hold his position."
The incense is burning high."
Bai Wang didn't think so. At this time, he was holding a telescope on the high ridge and looking at the firelight dancing on Tongling City in the distance. The smile on his lips became thicker and thicker. He believed that there would be no peace in the city tonight, which also solved the problem during the day.
hatred.
But that doesn't matter!
The important thing is that he has decided to take the initiative and launch a massive siege within three days, because his logistics and reinforcements will be arriving soon, and he even brought two cannons!
How long can this small Tongling city hold up under the siege of the army and the heavy artillery attacks? As for the superiority of the cavalry that the officers and soldiers rely on, he has already thought of a countermeasure!
The young eunuch here only needs to capture Tongling and then move northward, and the crisis in Anqing will be resolved immediately. This is Bai Wang's wishful thinking and his bet.
If the attack on the city fails, the pass leading to Chizhou Prefecture will also be difficult to defend. Once the officers and soldiers approach Chizhou, he will be tight at both ends and unable to take care of the end, and the future situation will become extremely dangerous!
Therefore, Tongling has become extremely important. It is related to the future situation. This battle can only win but not fail. The final bottom line is to hold this level even if the city cannot be broken!
While Wang Yi'en and Yuan Sanzhong were struggling with Hu Tianhai outside Tongling City, the main army of Li Yan and Huang Degong on the Yangtze River West Road finally advanced to the outside of Anqing City. Tens of thousands of troops gathered at the shore of Linghu Lake. Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Zhang Qingzhen and others personally welcomed Li
Yan, who would have thought that a former thief army staff member would play a very important role in the success of the officers and soldiers!
The generals gave Li Yan face in this way because he had a close relationship with Chang Yu and was the coach of the West Road. Secondly, Li Yan was indeed a very talented general. He once teamed up with the young eunuch to strategize and led Li Zicheng's dozens of troops in the capital.
The Tatar army of more than 100,000 people was killed and fled in embarrassment!
This is also the reason why the generals obeyed him, otherwise no one else would be able to suppress the situation here. Among Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong, and those other princes, which one is more economical!
Li Yan also praised the three of Gao Jie highly. The three of them lost a lot of money in order to open the way. This merit should be remembered. However, Huang Degong on the side sneered and looked disapproving. Everyone also pretended to be invisible. Everyone knew that he and
Gao Jie and others couldn't deal with them.
"We have been observing for two days. The Anqing City has thick walls, faces the Yangtze River in the south, and Yiling Lake in the north. There is nowhere to deploy troops. We can only attack from the east and west gates. However, both gates have barbicans and several artillery guns on the city. But we
There are no heavy artillery, only dozens of squatting tiger cannons and general cannons left by the Shenji Battalion, which are of little use in siege. To be honest, it will take a lot of effort to break the city. Anqing City is not easy to defeat." Liu Zeqing frowned.
The brow introduces the topic.
"I've just arrived and haven't had time to observe, and I'm not good at sieges. Although I'm in command, you still need to do a lot of work to attack the city." Li Yan was very self-effacing but also told the truth. Compared with Gao Jie and others, his battlefield experience was still insufficient: "
But one thing I have concluded is that merit and rewards should be impartial and should be reported to the governor first and then to the imperial court."
The generals were pleased. If others said this, they might not believe it. However, Li Yan was an upright man and could balance two bowls of water even if he said he was impartial. Even if he and Huang Degong were on good terms with each other in military matters, they would do business business.
"Li Shuai doesn't have to be modest. In terms of military achievements, you are no worse than any of us. You have contributed a lot to the defense of the capital. The Zhuguo appointed by the emperor is absolutely genuine!" Liu Liangzuo complimented and then changed the subject: "Although we are also
He may be battle-hardened, but he may not be as good at siege as Li Shuai!"
Everyone nodded, and Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. This actually exposed his shortcomings, but it was also true. In the past, the generals who suppressed bandits mostly chased the bandits and rarely fought sieges. On the other hand, Li Yan followed Li Zicheng and attacked everywhere.
When plundering a city, he was an aide and even though he had never eaten a pig, he had seen it run away. He had a reserve of theoretical knowledge about siege.
"I'm not being modest. I really just learned some banker tricks from the little governor. But as the old saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. As long as we work together, we will be able to defeat the city in one fell swoop." Li Yan's words made everyone laugh.
, they all made plans one after another, and it was very lively for a while.