At this time, Chang Yu had already left the city and was discussing with Wu Sangui and other generals in the Yamen lobby about the possibility of the rebel army attacking the city at night. After some debate, he felt that the possibility of the rebel army attacking the city at night was zero.
Theoretically, if the officers and soldiers do not leave the city at night, it is a good time for the rebels to advance and encircle the city. If it is daytime, the officers and soldiers will definitely send out troops to fight before they encircle them. Let alone siege the city, they will first touch the corner.
Wu Sangui and others believed that the reason why the rebels did not dare to besiege the city at night was actually very simple but sufficient. That is, there was a force of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers stationed at Tianjing Lake in the north of the city!
Bai Wang naturally found out that there was a large army stationed there, but the origin was not clear, which made him fearful. If he besieged the city, he would be surrounded. If he attacked the camp there first, the people in the city would definitely not
He sat back and did nothing, and the strength of the army stationed there was unknown, so he did not dare to act rashly and fight rashly.
Therefore, before attacking the city, the rebel army will definitely fight with the officers and soldiers first. Either they will fight head-on under the city, force the officers and soldiers back into the city and then besiege the city, or they will lead the officers and soldiers to attack his position, causing heavy losses.
After returning from the victory, he took the opportunity to besiege the city. In short, he first had to consume the officers and soldiers.
Does he just have the strength?
Yes! Chang Yu looked at the table: "The strength of the bandit army is wasted! He can guard the road along the mountains and rivers for who knows how long, but we can't afford it. We must go south to suppress the bandits and put an end to the chaos as soon as possible.
We cannot afford to waste his energy, so I have concluded that he will not take the initiative to attack, but will let us attack first to use our positions to consume our strength, and then carry out his plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao!"
"I'm afraid that his Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed by then." Ma Ke snorted coldly, and everyone burst into laughter. Chang Yu shook his head: "That's not necessarily the case. It's not that simple for Li Yan to break the city in a short time without heavy artillery."
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Wu Sangui nodded slightly: "We are ready and can't wait any longer. We will start a battle with him tomorrow!"
Chang Yu heard that the sound of artillery was no longer heard outside: "Get up early and fight to cool off, and try to capture the rebel army's position before noon tomorrow!" The generals were excited and spoke eloquently. Seeing that it was getting late, Chang Yu asked everyone to disperse to rest or rest.
Go and summon your respective generals to mobilize and prepare for war.
Chang Yu was left alone in the lobby of the Yamen sitting in deep thought, stroking the tea cover with his hand, sometimes frowning and sometimes showing his face. Su Jing quietly walked in and helped him make water: "I've heard too many rumors about you along the way, no matter how ordinary.
Both the soldiers and the generals said that Your Majesty, you are like a god with your troops, good at fighting and brave, how can it be different from what I saw with my own eyes? Look at your sad face every day, but you don't have the momentum they say of strategizing and invincible, swallowing mountains and rivers."
Chang Yu smiled slightly, picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp. He stood up and said, "Young man, listen less and watch more. I will let you open your eyes tomorrow!" After that, he walked towards the back hall.
Sujing was stunned. What did he call me, young man? Let me go! He is obviously much younger than me... What did he mean by his words? Could it be...
That's right, Chang Yu will go to the battlefield to fight with the soldiers in person. He has rested for so long that even Li Muchian said that his heart has softened!
It was just dawn, and Chang Yu had finished washing and started putting on his helmet. Su Jing was holding a sword and staring at him in fascination: "I really can't go?"
Chang Yu glanced at her sideways and said: "Although you are highly skilled in martial arts and have been in the world for a long time, you are used to seeing bloodshed. However, the cruelty and bloodshed on the battlefield are still beyond your imagination. You are not fighting alone in the world. You are facing thousands of people."
There are thousands of troops and horses, mountains of swords and blood and seas of arrows like rain. Once you enter, you will either be hit by hedgehogs or trampled into mud or chopped into pieces by the horses. No matter how high you are, it will be useless."
There was a trace of disdain in the corner of Su Jing's mouth: "It's not like I haven't encountered you from behind a while ago."
"Only if you have encountered it, you should know how dangerous it is." Chang Yu said in a deep voice: "What you encountered that day was just a bandit army probing the horse, and it was too careless. Even if you were injured, you wouldn't be able to survive if you entered the battlefield.
Stay for a moment!”
Su Jing still wanted to speak harshly, but she didn't dare to say anything when she saw the angry look on Chang Yu's face. At that moment, Lao Jiu hurriedly came from outside: "Governor, the traitor army has formed in the south of the city!"
Uh... Chang Yu was startled and suddenly felt confused. Last night he told everyone that the bandit army did not dare to take the initiative to attack and would first retreat to the position to defend before attacking. How come they lined up outside the city before him at dawn?
Ready to fight.
"How many people are there?" Chang Yu turned around and walked out of the lobby, running towards the city with Lao Jiu.
"There are at least five thousand infantry and more than two thousand cavalry..."
Good guy, that's a big deal. Could it be that Bai Wang wanted to confront him head-on first, saying that each of them would do their best, and if they were defeated, they would retreat to their positions and use defense as offense?
"Where are Wu Sangui and the others?" Chang Yu asked again, and Lao Jiu said: "They are all gathering their troops and waiting for orders. Wang Tizhong, Tu Yuan and the others are on the city..."
Chang Yu hummed without saying a word, and quickly rushed toward Nancheng. When he was about to arrive, he suddenly thought of something: "Lao Jiu, where is your subordinate Zhu Chongsheng?"
"The Governor said that stuffy jar..." Lao Jiu blurted out, Chang Yu was startled: "What the hell, stuffy jar?"
"Yeah, that Zhu Chongsheng usually doesn't like to talk, he can't kick out a p with three kicks, and he doesn't like to play with his brothers..." As Lao Jiu saw Chang Yu's expression was wrong, he quickly lowered his voice: "He
Now in the camp, the Black Wolf Camp is gathering near the South City Gate to await orders."
"Take him out and don't let him fight." Chang Yu snorted coldly: "If you hear that scumbag nicknamed Bendu again, no matter who calls him, I will give you a big mouth."
Lao Jiu quickly agreed, but couldn't help but be curious: "Duke, what is Zhu Chongsheng's background?" Chang Yu glanced at him coldly: "I think you have been itchy recently."
"No, no, no, no," Lao Jiu shook his head vigorously. He knew that he had crossed the line and asked something he shouldn't have asked, but he became more and more curious. It seemed that this guy had quite a lot of background!
Chang Yu went up to the top of the city. The sky was already completely bright at this time. The red sky in the east was destined to be another sunny... hot weather.
At this time, Wu Sangui and Ma Ke also heard the news and went to the city. When they arrived with Chang Yu, they ignored the pleasantries and each held up a telescope and looked towards the south.
The rebel army had nearly ten thousand soldiers stationed two or three miles outside their position, with infantry in the center and cavalry on the wings. This was Chang Yu's favorite and best battle formation. At this time, the rebel army followed suit and tried to fight back in their own way.
Are you going to treat him personally? But the opponent has too few cavalry, so it may not be of much use. Chang Yu showed a trace of disdain on his lips.
"Lord Governor, there is something abnormal about the rebel army." Marco put down his telescope and said with a sullen face, "Look at his posture, he wants to fight us head-on!"
"No," Chang Yu smiled coldly: "Since he wants to fight, let him remember it for a long time, but our tactics have to be readjusted!" Yesterday, Tian Yu and the generals determined that the rebel army would not fight, so they decided to
The infantry in Wang Ti's main attack force and horses, and Lu Daqi's Nanjing soldiers attacked from the west flank. But now that the rebel army is actively inviting a fight, it goes without saying that the strongest team must be sent to teach the opponent a lesson.
"The last general is calling for battle!" Wu Sangui and Ma Ke didn't hesitate at all. Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and Laojiu also crowded over: "And we, the Governor, give us some work, otherwise we won't be allowed to go to the East Factory.
All three camps will be looked down upon..."
Chang Yu did not respond in a hurry and looked at Wang Ti Zhong. Wang Ti Zhong knew in his heart that no matter how he adjusted his tactics, his men and horses must rush to the front, so he quickly handed over his hand and said: "I am willing to be the vanguard of the Chinese army."
Chang Yu nodded: "Generals, listen to the order! Wang Tizhong led 5,000 troops to attack from the middle, Wu Sangui led 2,000 cavalry to attack from the east flank, and Ma Ke led 2,000 cavalry to attack from the west flank..."
"Governor!" Before Chang Yu could finish his words, Tu Yuan couldn't help but stamp his foot! Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu also had a look on their face, their eyes full of sorrow.
Chang Yu glared at Tu Yuan: "The third battalion of Dongchang will attack from the center with my commander!"
Hey, everyone was startled. The little eunuch was going to the battlefield in person again, and he was facing the enemy from the most dangerous front. Tu Yuan and others were overjoyed, while Wang Tizhong was impressed and secretly relieved. After all, the middle road is the best place to face the enemy head-on.
It was tragic, but it would have been much easier if the little eunuch and his powerful third battalion were there to help shield him from the wind and rain.
"Drums up!"
Chang Yu gave an order, and the big drums on three sides of the city were beating loudly. The sound spread for miles, and the people in Tongling City held their breath.
Later, Wang Tizhong led his troops to send troops from the south gate, Wu Sangui and Ma Ke sent troops from the east and west gates respectively. At the same time, Lu Daqi and others in the north of the city also gathered troops and horses to leave camp and slowly move south.