Bai Wang will not surrender, Chang Yu also knows that he will not surrender, Bai Wang also knows that Chang Yu knows that he will not surrender, this is a tacit thing, they are all waiting to regain the strength to do a good job
However, today's meeting with Chang Yu punctured this layer of paper.
Since this was the case, there was no need to cover up. After returning to the city, he immediately ordered all the ministries to enter a state of combat readiness. Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji, Chang Yanling, Zhao Zhilong, and Zhu Guobi went out of the city to sit in the Tianjing Lake military camp to prepare for attack and defense. At the same time, they sent out several patrols to intercept the bandits.
Tanma is strictly prohibited from entering the five-mile radius.
Generals Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, and Wang Tizhong went to mobilize their subordinates before the war. The atmosphere in the city suddenly became a little tense. Both ordinary people and soldiers knew that the war was about to start, either tonight or tomorrow!
Although the war is imminent, Chang Yu is still relatively relaxed. He has estimated the strength and advantages and disadvantages of both sides more than once. In terms of military strength, the officers and soldiers have an absolute advantage. In terms of combat power, they are not giving in too much. Some of the soldiers and horses are even more powerful than the rebels. In terms of firepower,
The Shenji Battalion's hundreds of Tiger Crouching Cannons were enough to blast Bai Wang's position to the ground.
What does the thief army have? A position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack and a strong combat capability.
"The battle will begin tomorrow. The cavalry will not be of much use, leaving two thousand behind to hold down the formation. The remaining cavalry can be converted to infantry. First, use the firepower of the Shenji Battalion to suppress it. The middle part of Wangti will be the vanguard of the Chinese army. Lü Daqi will lead the Nanjing soldiers and horses to attack from the side of the Xijiang River.
The rest of the troops then sent for reinforcements, attacking wherever they could not attack." In the lobby of the county government office, Chang Yu and Li Muxian were sitting on the table with tea cups.
Li Muxian raised his chin and frowned: "The battlefield is so narrow that large troops cannot enter. Three thousand people are enough. The governor's intention of using Wang Tizhong as the main attack on Lu Shangshu's side attack is clear to me. However, the rebel army will suffer heavy losses under the firepower suppression of the Shenji Battalion."
But it can stimulate their ferocity in fighting to the death, and once our soldiers enter the position, the artillery will stop to avoid accidentally injuring our own people. At that time, the fight will be about whose combat power is stronger! What do you think..."
"Do you think the people in Wang Ti are not good enough, or are the Nanjing soldiers led by Lu Daqi not good?" Chang Yu was thoughtful, and the corners of Li Muxian's mouth raised slightly: "Wang Ti Zhong is a brave man, and his subordinates will not hold him back even if he is eager to perform meritorious deeds.
, but on Lu Shangshu’s side... Hehe, if his side attack is weak and Wang Tizhong is alone, and our army behind us can’t get in, how far can he rush in and how long can he hold it?”
"Then you want the governor to put Wu Sangui, Ma Ke or the Dongchang Third Battalion in first?" Chang Yu picked up the tea cup with a serious look on his face, Li Muchian smiled and said: "Reluctant?"
Chang Yu hummed: "Reluctance is the second most important thing. The newly appointed governor in the king's body must see his certificate of surrender, and the Nanjing soldiers and horses should also see blood on the real battlefield for the first time, and Tian Ji's horse racing principle, you should always
Understand!”
Li Muxian was startled: "The governor's intention is to use the king's body to neutralize the Nanjing soldiers to consume the strength of the rebel army, and Wu Zongbing and other powerful soldiers will take advantage of their fatigue to attack in and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop... Wonderful! But there are still other ways for me to be poor.
A second more”.
"Tell me, what's the trick?" Chang Yu put down his tea cup and looked at Li Muxian with a smile. Unlike Li Yan, this Taoist priest was a professional military adviser. Although many of his methods were unexpected, there were also many unrealistic and wild ones.
"You can send a group of troops to attack the mountain from the east wing and go straight to the top of the mountain where Bai Wang is. Although it may not be successful, it can disrupt the morale of the army and distract Bai Wang. What's more, if you can cooperate with the governor's ambush in time, there may be
An unexpected surprise.”
Chang Yu nodded slightly, with a sneer on his lips.
At the same time, on a mountain ridge ten miles south of the city, Bai Wang was sitting under the shade of a tree with Wang Yi'en and Yuan Sanzhong, who were also actively discussing preparations for war, guessing whether the officers and soldiers would launch an attack in the evening when the weather got cooler.
"That castrated dog is really cunning. He never believed that I would surrender from beginning to end." Bai Wang sneered, holding a piece of grass in his mouth.
"If he doesn't believe it, why does he have to give us two days to prepare?" Wang Yi'en was a little confused. Yuan Sanzhong said it clearly: "How can he have such good intentions? It's just that he needs to repair the reinforcements when they first arrive, so he will simply use his plan to make it happen.
We are also preparing secretly, and now that the window paper has been punctured, it means that we are ready to go to war at any time."
"Fight, let's fight. We have to ask for whatever we want now." Wang Yi'en snorted coldly and suddenly thought of something: "Commander, our people in the mountains said that more than 20 brothers were missing, and they guessed it was the work of the officers and soldiers."
Bai Wang's eyes widened. He backed up the mountain and looked towards the river to guard the main road. His tent was on the mountain ridge on the east side of the main road, where he could have a high view of the overall situation and facilitate command. He also arranged bow and arrow and trebuchet positions on the mountain ridge to suppress the attack of the officers and soldiers with firepower.
, behind him was a vast mountain. In order to prevent officers and soldiers from raiding him from behind, he had set up more than a hundred sentinels in the mountains. At this time, he heard that nearly twenty people were missing, which naturally aroused his doubts.
"Are the missing men from the north or the east?" Bai Wang said that the north is the Bijia Mountain and Chestnut Mountain areas in the southwest adjacent to Tongling City. In order to prevent officers and soldiers from sneak attacks on mountain roads, he has deployed numerous checkpoints and scouts there.
It may be possible to sneak into the mountains, but it is unrealistic for large groups of people to enter the mountains. They will be discovered as soon as they get close. Secondly, from there to Baiwang, there are no roads in the mountains for more than ten miles, so it is impossible for a large army to do so.
"The trouble was caused by brothers from the east. I guess the officers and soldiers sent troops into the mountain." And they came from a long way. Wang Yi'en guessed, while Bai Wang breathed a sigh of relief: "Coming from a long way? Hey, a large group of people can't enter the mountain. A small group can't enter the mountain."
It's useless. It's even difficult to get close to here for ten miles. At most, it can cause some small troubles that can't affect the situation of the battle. And it may not be the actions of the officers and soldiers. Maybe they are afraid of fighting and sneak away. Otherwise, I don't believe that our brothers are such useless people.
Not even a single officer or soldier’s spy could catch them, or even find their traces?”
Yuan Sanzhong nodded and suggested: "Whether it is the meticulous actions of the officers and soldiers or they sneaked away on their own, we must be careful to use the Wannian Ship and add more manpower to strengthen defenses there to avoid trouble. I heard that there were only dozens of officers and soldiers in Wang Za some time ago.
Wuhu City was taken away under Mao's nose, we can't be careless and capsize again."
"Bah! How can Wang Zamao's trash and those bastards compare with the commander-in-chief?" Wang Yi'en cursed, but even so, he still mobilized hundreds of people to strengthen defense in the woods behind the mountain.
The war was about to break out, and the relaxed atmosphere of the previous two days was gone forever. The two armies were busy preparing for war all afternoon, each sending several groups of detective horses to monitor and confront each other at the critical point of five miles, but there was no friction. They seemed to be waiting for someone.
point.
In the evening, Chang Yu raised the telescope in his hand on the city wall several times and put it down several times. He turned to Wu Sangui and asked: "General Wu, do you think the bandits will still besiege the city tonight?"
Wu Sangui shook his head: "Depending on the dangerous terrain, the bandit army may be able to defend the mountain road with ease. If they want to besiege the city, they will undoubtedly attack the city with eggs and stones. If they are self-aware, they will not do such unnecessary things. Guarding the mountain road is their top priority. Attacking the city is against the enemy."
They are meaningless.”
"That's not necessarily the case." Ma Ke shook his head at the side: "At this time, the white thieves should know that Anqing has been surrounded. If they can't protect them, they will turn against the enemy and send troops to attack the city. Thirty-six strategies to surround Wei and save Zhao."
Everyone nodded after hearing this, and even Wu Sangui had to agree: "It may be possible, but if they really come to attack, they will only suffer a disaster. We have strong soldiers and horses in the city, and there are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses outside the city.
He can cooperate with the flanking attack at any time. As long as he dares to come, he will be defeated."
"Listening to Commander Wu, I really want Bai Wang to attack the city." Chang Yu's words made everyone laugh.
However, what is surprising is that when dusk fell, Chang Yu, who was having dinner in the Yamen, heard that the bandits were invading. Everyone was shocked and felt that it was incredible.
The thieves are really going to attack the city? Where do you get the confidence and confidence?