Officers and soldiers on the banks of the Qingtong River were still crossing the river one after another. Every shady place on both sides was crowded with soldiers taking a rest in the cool air, chatting or eating. These two meals were delicious, including meat and soup.
Those who knew how to swim went for a swim in the east lake, while landlubbers played in the shallow water of the lake because the weather was too hot.
In comparison, it was much cooler in the mountains. However, there were too many mosquitoes in the mountains and there was no food to satisfy their hunger. The defeated troops who fled into the mountains yesterday could not hold on any longer after staying up all night. They forced themselves to surrender in just one morning.
More than 400 bandits came out of the mountain and surrendered.
The person in charge of the surrender was Chang Yanling. Unlike Chang Yu's cold-blooded bloodlust, he calmed the surrendering soldiers with gentle words. He did not kill the prisoners and did not force them to join the army, but allowed them to return to their hometowns to farm. In addition, he even allowed those thieves who surrendered voluntarily.
The army returned to the mountains to recruit those rebels who were unwilling or afraid to surrender, and promised to reward ten people with one tael of silver for surrendering. This mobilized the enthusiasm of hundreds of prisoners and returned to the mountains to recruit them.
In this regard, Zhao Zilong and others looked on with cold eyes and even said sarcastically: "Everyone knows that the governor of Dongchang killed prisoners. Why did Chang Marquis deceive these surrendered soldiers? How can you pay for the reward yourself?" Zhu Guobi felt that Chang Yanling
It's an overt move and a covert trap.
Chang Yanling sighed: "The enemy of the defeated army is fierce and tiger. If these thieves don't descend in the mountains and gather people to be bandits and harm the people in the countryside, over time they will become bigger and become Bai Wang and others or even trespassers. So we need to take precautions before they happen."
It is better to recruit him out of the mountain. As for the governor, I will persuade him, and the reward of silver is that the Changfu has come out, so why not."
"Mr. Chang's wish is good, but I'm afraid it may not be effective. If nothing else, is it possible for the eunuch to persuade him if he is stubborn?" Zhu Guobi sneered.
Chang Yanling said calmly: "If I say this, Lord Du Gong will give you some face."
Zhao Zilong and Zhu Guobi were startled, and suddenly felt embarrassed. Thinking carefully, the young eunuch had always respected Chang Yanling, and he did not want to be disrespectful to them. Just like yesterday during the war, he called him by name and threatened them with military law, which made them
Quite shameless.
Chang Yu's energy was different from ordinary people. He only squinted for a while before he got up and had lunch with a few of his attendants. Then he rode out of the city. The mountain road had long been as smooth as ever. The logistics troops were transporting grain, grass and baggage in large vehicles and small packages to the Qingtong River. The mountain road was shady and cool.
The place was crowded with soldiers resting and chatting. When more than ten cavalrymen flashed by, someone said, "They seem to be from Dongchang. Could they be the little governor? Have any of you seen them?"
"I've seen him before. To be honest, he's really young, but he's very imposing, especially his eyes, which are like knives. You don't dare to look at him..." Someone danced and said exaggeratedly.
Going around the foot of the mountain, Chang Yu could see the crowds of people on the Qingtong River from a distance. There were officers and soldiers wandering everywhere. Nearly a hundred rafts were ferrying people back and forth on the river. There were thousands of soldiers waiting to cross the river. In the distance, there were images in the lake and the river.
The dumplings are filled with human heads.
"Lord Governor!" someone shouted at this time. Chang Yu turned his head and saw Wu Sangui and Ma Ke walking from the shade of a tree not far away, so he rode away.
"Look at this speed, we can get all the people across before dark. If we want food, grass and baggage, we have to get there early tomorrow morning. The general now regrets not taking advantage of the victory last night. This delay gave Bai Wang enough time to deploy the second line of defense.
At that time, we should at least send a vanguard to disturb the enemy." Wu Sangui frowned.
Chang Yu shook his head gently: "Otherwise, the tired troops will not be reused. Moreover, it is too risky for us to march late at night. It is useless to send a vanguard with a small number of people. Why take risks if you can disturb the enemy and defeat them? If you have lost the opportunity, then there is no rush to march and wait for the soldiers.
It’s not too late to regain your strength and kill him again.”
"That's all we can do now." Wu Sangui nodded, and Chang Yu suddenly thought of something: "What did you just say is the second line of defense for the bandit army?"
Ma Ke took over the conversation: "I had a chat with Wang Tizhong before noon. He said that there is a large lake in the north of Chizhou City called Pingtian Lake. It is connected to the mountains to the east and the Yangtze River to the west, completely blocking Chizhou. It is a natural barrier."
Ah, Chang Yu was startled: "It can't be completely blocked and there is no way, then how did Bai Wang's men come here?"
"Yes." Ma Ke continued: "There is a road between the west of Pingtian Lake and the Yangtze River, but the narrowest point is less than a hundred meters. At this time, the water in the rivers and lakes surged during the flood season. It is possible that only a few dozen meters are feasible. Wang Tizhong determined that Baiwang
We must set up a roadblock here and even dig a road to connect the rivers and lakes to block us with water!"
Fuck, Chang Yu couldn't help but curse. There are so many mountains and endless rivers here that it's really annoying. Although the rebel army can block him across the water, he can use Shenji Camp's artillery to cover the attack, but there is no boat on hand to ferry him.
He had suffered a big loss, and he felt that Bai Wang had learned a lesson and would have to think of a way to deal with his artillery attack. In short, the road south was becoming more and more difficult.
Then Chang Yu called Wang Tizhong and asked him carefully. Everyone was silent for a long time and felt a headache: "Do you think Bai Wang has suffered losses from the Shenji Camp twice in a row? What method will he use to deal with us?"
.
"Besides trebuchets and bows and arrows, I can't think of anything else." Wang Tizhong thought for a while and said, Marco shook his head: "The range of trebuchets and bows and arrows is far less than the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, so using these to deal with them is no different.
The mantis blocks the car."
"We can't guess it now, so don't waste our brains." Chang Yu twisted his neck: "The car must have a road to the front of the mountain. When we get there, we will show off whatever tricks he plays. We can beat him twice in a row.
, I can beat him up for the third time!" Everyone burst out laughing and chatted with other gossips. Chang Yu was about to go talk to Chang Yanling when he suddenly heard a noise not far away, and when he looked up, it was Li Muchian.
Tu Yuan and his companions were making a lot of noise in the shade of the trees with several of their attendants, and many soldiers were surrounding them to watch the fun.
Just now, he and Wu Sangui and others were discussing under the shade of a tree. Chen Wangting, Qiao Sanxiu and other personal attendants were nearby. Why are they going there to make a fuss now? Chang Yu was curious and headed over. Wu Sangui and others were watching the excitement and were not afraid of causing trouble.
He also followed.
"Sir, Tu Yuan is going to have a kung fu competition with the Chen brothers. Everyone is placing bets over there now." Seeing Chang Yu and others approaching from a long way away, Li Muchian trotted forward and whispered to Chang Yu. Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Good luck.
Are you going to compete in kung fu?"
"I'm not sure about the details. It seems that Tu Yuan's irresponsible remarks to the Chen brothers behind their backs reached the ears of the two brothers so that they could argue with each other and then compete." Li Muchian said casually, and a smile appeared on Chang Yu's lips: "No.
It was you who sorted it out in the middle."
"No, no, no, a poor man won't cause trouble for no reason, he just spreads a message in the middle, hehe." Li Muchian smiled slyly, Chang Yu knew him too well, and said: "How much did you bet?"
"Not much, a hundred taels!"
"Oh no, you are so rich," Chang Yu exclaimed exaggeratedly. Li Muchian was very nervous: "Shhhhhhh, this is Pindao's entire net worth!"
Moreover, Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "Then who are you taking?"
"Of course... Tu Yuan!" Li Muchian chuckled, and Chang Yu glanced at him: "The Chen family brothers are superb in martial arts and are top-notch masters in the world. Tu Yuan is not strong enough. How dare you spend all your wealth on him?"
For him, you are not awesome, you are awesome!"
"Hey, sir, why do you need to ridicule the poor? How can you not know the specific reason?"
Chang Yu laughed heartily, turned around and said to Wu Sangui and others: "How about we bet on the lottery and play a few games to add to the fun when they compete?"
There is no soldier who doesn't like gambling. Everyone cheered when they heard the sound, and they were in front of them in a blink of an eye. When Tu Yuan saw Chang Yu coming, he quickly took a step forward: "Sir, we are just having fun, you don't know how to use military law."
Come punish us."
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Have you ever seen my governor disappointed?" As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers around him cheered, and people from afar also came to see the situation, and soon there were thousands of people surrounding him.
"Governor, who are you keeping?" Tu Yuan saw more and more people, and he became more and more excited: "Today, I will compete with the Chen brothers. I will fight in single fights and group fights!"
"This Governor..." Chang Yu looked at Tu Yuan, who was shirtless and shouting in a circle, and then at the Chen brothers who were calm and composed: "Secret the Chen brothers!"
"Mr. Governor, do you think I will lose?" Tu Yuan felt very unhappy as if he had been insulted. Chang Yu laughed and said, "I don't care who of you loses or wins, I'm just here to cheer for the next prize."
The Chen Suole brothers couldn't hide the joy on their faces and walked up to Chang Yu and bowed to express their thanks: "My subordinates will not embarrass the Governor."
"It's just for fun, it doesn't matter whether we win or lose." Chang Yu smiled slightly and said, "The governor only pays for one thousand taels of silver!" There were shouts of exclamation from all around. For ordinary soldiers, one thousand taels of silver was really too much.
With his suggestion, Wu Sangui and other generals also placed bets, and even Chang Yanling followed suit. In his opinion, Chang Yu's move was a sign of fun with the soldiers, and the atmosphere was very good.
"I'll also bet a thousand taels." Wu Zhong lazily squeezed into the crowd holding a knife: "Tu Yuan, I support you!" As he said this, he looked at Chang Yu with some disdain on his lips.
Chang Yu grabbed the straw hat on his head and threw it at him: "You have a thousand taels, you are a white wolf with nothing!" Everyone burst out laughing, and Wu Zhong ducked sideways with an embarrassed look on his face: "Tu Yuan, no.
If you don’t support me, my money will be fined. If you support me, I will give you five taels!”
"As long as you are willing," Tu Yuan hugged his fists and laughed loudly, and said to the Chen brothers: "Whoever goes first, let's go together."
Huh... the crowd in the audience burst into cheers when they heard what he said.
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