Although the night is deep, the lights in Wenshui City are brightly lit. As Chang Yu said, many people can't sleep tonight. Those Wenshui people who didn't come or didn't plan to escape are so scared that they can't sleep. Those who were named by the bandit army one by one.
The officials and gentry in the city who were beating were also unable to sleep, and even Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng, who had been welcomed into the city's county government office early in the morning, could not sleep either.
"Zhou Yuji said that he would need two days to think about it. You thought he was just delaying." In the county government office, the backbone of the bandit army was here. They had just finished a banquet, and Li Zicheng, the fourth advisor in the middle, said.
"I've heard for a long time that Zhou Yuji's guy is smelly and tough, so I thought he wouldn't surrender because he was delaying," Niu Jinxing said with unusual certainty, and many people present nodded in agreement.
"That's not necessarily the case. Although Zhou is tough, but the overall situation is current and the situation is forcing him, he may not have the heart to surrender. Although Taiyuan is behind the high wall and claims to have more than 200,000 troops, everyone knows full well that they have the ability to do so.
Fifty thousand soldiers are already too many to fight, so what can he do to resist my million-strong army... I think this is the time for Zhou to communicate with heaven and man, so what if he is allowed to think about it for two days? Even if it is a delaying strategy, he will betray him in just two days.
Just to save face, the team and so on will not be affected much, so we just take the opportunity to rest and regroup."
Another strategist of Li Zicheng, Gu Junen, stood up and talked a lot. He couldn't help but nod his head, and some even couldn't help laughing.
This laughter is a tacit understanding among everyone. It is naturally Gu Junen’s phrase about a million-strong army. In fact, in these days, everyone likes to be the first to brag. If ten thousand people dare to brag about a hundred thousand, a hundred thousand will naturally dare to brag about a million.
And his face didn't change and his heart didn't beat.
However, Gu Junen also told the truth. Taiyuan City did not have many troops. In fact, the whole of Xuanda did not have many troops. At this time, the troops that the Ming Dynasty could mobilize were already stretched thin. There were no troops to mobilize, and there was no money to mobilize troops.
As for many historical data, it is said that Taiyuan had more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops at this time, and that Datong and Xuanfu each had more than 200,000 troops. These statements were just exaggerations by the rebels to make themselves look good. In fact, Xuan Dynasty had already strengthened its troops at this time.
There are only a few Great Wall defense lines that still need to be garrisoned for several hundred miles, so there is no redundant deployment.
The rebel army, which has always attached great importance to intelligence work, has naturally grasped this situation. It is believed that the number of combat troops in Taiyuan City at this time is only 50,000. However, they ignored or did not know that Chang Yu, a little butterfly, flicked his wings. Taiyuan City Shang
There are 100,000 soldiers and horses waiting for them!
"What do you think?" Li Zicheng looked around and asked, only to see that Liu Zongmin was already drunk and was leaning on a chair and fell asleep. Li Guo, who was directly opposite him, looked livid and was still drinking. Li Laiheng was assassinated by a Ming army spy.
, making him extremely angry and sad.
Li Zicheng, after all, he loved Li Laiheng very much, otherwise he would not have given him the authority to form an independent army, but this child was not lucky!
"I agree with Mr. Gu's proposal." Song Xiance stood up and said, "It's only two days, so what if I give it to someone that week? Is it possible that he can spread the beans and form an army in two days?"
Song Xiance smiled and continued: "First of all, as Mr. Gu said, we can rest and redeploy our troops. Secondly, we can't let Zhou feel so at ease for two days. We have to hammer it out from time to time."
"Military advisor, do you have any clever ideas?" Li Zicheng asked with a smile.
"I can't speak of a clever plan." Song Xiance shook his head slightly; "I just don't want that guy to live in peace." He pointed to the east and said, "You might as well go over there and knock him."
After hearing this, everyone knew what it meant. Zhou Yuji set up a defense line a hundred miles south of Taiyuan, starting from Qi County in the east and ending at Jiaocheng in the west. He used heavy troops to face the main force of the rebel army in front of Jiaocheng, but Qi County had a weak force.
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"Zhou Yuji set up a defense line to block our army. It also cut off intelligence reconnaissance in the direction of Taiyuan. However, the situation at hand is still relatively clear. The main force of the Ming army is in the west. Although the force in the east is not heavy, it can mobilize other forces on the defense line at any time to rush for reinforcements.
"It's very mobile. We don't have many troops on the east road, so I'm afraid we won't be able to cause any major disturbance to them," Li Yan said thoughtfully.
"Who is on duty on the East Road at this time, and what is the strength of the troops?" Li Zicheng asked. Since defeating Pingyang Mansion, he has been strategizing in the general direction, and all small details have been handled by his military advisors.
"Li You and Bai Minghe lead two thousand troops and should be in Pingyao at this time," Li Yan replied.
Li Zicheng had many generals under his command, but he was relatively familiar with these two men because they were the real pioneers in this Eastern Expedition. They were the first to cross the Yellow River on the 18th, paving the way for him to lead the main force. Then Li Guo followed
After the Jiazhou river crossing round, the two vanguards became partisans and were sent to the east road as a soy sauce.
"Two thousand troops is a bit too little." Li Zicheng thought for a moment and looked up at Li Yan: "According to your opinion, how many troops need to be sent over to put pressure on Zhou?"
"Since we have a two-day agreement with him, we can't break our promise to him, at least not on the surface. Li Yan smiled, so we can't actually start a war in these two days, but harassment is allowed, so it shouldn't be too many, but not too few.
It’s too difficult to achieve, so five thousand troops should be the best!"
Li Yan thought for a while and said.
Li Zicheng nodded, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others also agreed.
Who should he send? Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at the people present. His eyes fell on one person and he was about to speak.
"Father, send me there." Li Guo stood up, his face was ashen, Wenshui City was so bored that he wanted to go out for a walk.
Li Zicheng frowned slightly. He wanted to say something, but he held back and nodded lightly: "That's fine, but pay attention to the severity."
"Thank you father, I'll set off now." He said, bowing to Li Zicheng, and turned around to go out. Everyone looked around without saying a word, knowing full well that Li Guo was about to vent his anger.
"My lord, if Bohou is like this, what if... I'm afraid something big will happen!" Li Yan couldn't help but feel worried.
"It doesn't matter." Li Zicheng raised his hand and shook it lightly: "He is not a child. He knows the importance of doing things." He sat down, glanced at Liu Zongmin who woke up in a daze, and said: "If Zhou Yuji is delaying, what do you think he is delaying?"
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"I'm afraid this is the thing that worries the Lord the most." Niu Jinxing smiled, and Li Zicheng's face became serious.
What is he most worried about? He is worried that the King of Jin will run away and so much wealth will be lost. You must know that his original intention in the Eastern Expedition is not only to expand his territory, but also to plunder wealth and resources. The wealth of one palace can be regarded as the oil and water of several cities.
This is also in the history that as soon as he took Pingyang Mansion, he asked Liu Zongmin to go to besiege Taiyuan without stopping, just because he was afraid that the King of Jin would escape.
"Only give him two days. When the time comes, if he surrenders, that will be fine. If he doesn't surrender, send troops immediately!" Li Zicheng slammed the table.
It was daybreak. Chang Yu was rubbing his sleepy eyes on the second floor of the South Gate Tower. Fang San had already prepared hot water for him.
When I checked the time, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning. This was Chang Yu's rare lazy sleep. After all, he was exhausted from running back and forth in the past few days.
"Sir, it's very lively outside the city today..." When Chang Yu was washing up, Fang San was vomiting beside him, but Chang Yu scolded him: "What the hell are you doing? Don't do this to me."
"Yes, the factory owner?..." Fang San shrank his head and looked at Chang Yu's face: "Boss?"
Huh! Chang Yu looked arrogant: "Tell me what's so exciting?"
"A corpse was found next to Haizi in the west of the city. Who do you think it was? It was Li Zhisheng, the scholar... but he was killed by the traitor and spies. He tried to frame the blame on Dongchang to sow discord between the army and the people in the city and create chaos. The matter ended
This has aroused public indignation, and now the intellectuals in Sanli Academy are going crazy and going around accusing the thieves of their evil deeds..."
"Did you get the murderer?" Chang Yu asked with a smile.
"It is said that he has obtained it and has already recruited it, and he has also recruited many evil plans, such as attempted poisoning, assassination of officials, etc." Fang Sandao said.
"That's all?" Chang Yu smiled, walked down one floor, and came to the side room. The food there was still warm, so he sat down and wolfed it down.
"And..." Fang San pondered for a moment and then said: "Suddenly there were many refugees in the city accusing the thieves of their evil deeds. They heard that the thieves were hypocritical, saying one thing and doing another. In fact, after breaking the city, they committed all kinds of evil..."
Fang San was talking non-stop, and Tu Hengfei was telling what he heard. Chang Yu was eating and drinking with a smile the whole time. He knew that the trick last night had worked. The navy and black fans were creating public opinion and leading him as a future generation who traveled through time.
What we are best at is gathering people's hearts and communicating with the outside world in unison, which is the basis for victory.
After having enough water and food, Chang Yu walked out of the city tower, supported the wall and looked into the distance. For several miles outside the city, there were busy workers. He dug trenches and worked in full swing.
There were also a large number of women, old and young, who came from Xishan to cut wood and were cutting wood by the moat. At first, Chang Yu's woodcutting failed, and everyone thought it was for wood. At this time, even if he didn't explain, everyone knew his true nature.
Attempted.
That is, sharpened wood was used to make a stumbling block in the trench. At the same time, holes were drilled on the ice of the moat, and the sharp wood was densely spread out. Water was poured on it, and it was frozen in a moment. So many sharp wood that the originally flat river was covered with ice.
The area immediately turned into a chasm, making it difficult for the rebels, whether they were cavalry, infantry or artillery, to move forward. Even if they were set on fire, the ice would melt and the function of the moat could be reused. If you want to get close to Taiyuan City, you still have to pay a certain price.
I also saw Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ying Shisheng and other civil and military officers busy outside the city, pointing everywhere, patrolling back and forth, and they were still doing their jobs. At this critical moment, Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei were assigned the responsibilities.
They did not dare to relax even though they were watching openly and secretly.
However, Cai Maode was nowhere to be seen. He was probably still in the city with the group of civil servants playing their best game of words.
After watching for a while, Chang Yu rode his horse on the city and headed north. After a while, he came down from the city and went straight to the military camp.
There were not many soldiers stationed in the military camp at this time, most of them were on duty on or in the city, but it did not seem empty, on the contrary, it felt a bit crowded.
These interactions seemed to be in a hurry but they were not soldiers. Chang Yu knew that this was the arrival of firearms experts transferred from other places.
He paid a large sum of money to hire a firearms craftsman to work overnight to make gunpowder and make some simple explosive firearms. The rewards have already paid off.
After entering the forbidden area of the military camp, Fan Jiaqian and Hu Ling, who were on duty, hurriedly gathered around and complained, saying that the military camp was too boring and lonely, and they wanted to spend time on the front line.
Chang Yu smiled and refused to comment. He entered the arsenal and checked, but he saw many firearms craftsmen either busy with their work or discussing something in groups, looking very professional.
Chang Yu casually picked up something on the ground and looked at it. It was a bamboo grenade with a burning line on it. He looked at it again and again, then turned to ask Fan Jiaqian: "How is the explosive power of this thing?"
"It's more powerful than the firecrackers you mentioned. There are gravels inside. Once it explodes, it can affect people within three feet," Qian said from the Fan family.
Chang Yu chuckled: "Buy more of these things. Although they are not very lethal, they are very bluffing!"
After wandering around the military camp for a long time, it was already noon and Chang Yu was about to leave. Fan Jiaqian and Hu Ling came over again and begged to play together.
Chang Yu told him with a serious face that the military camp was an important place with hundreds of thousands of paychecks, granaries, and temporary military factories. At this critical moment, the morale of the military and the people was unstable, and there were spies making trouble in the city.
If he doesn't do it right, he can cause trouble, and he won't worry if others stay behind. Only with these things under the control of his confidants, can he feel at ease outside and harm the rebel army.
When Chang Yu said this, Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian suddenly became proud. The factory boss gave them such an important position, which was extremely important. The two people immediately stopped thinking about going outside to have fun and watched Chang Yu leave the military camp.
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"Boss, where are we going?" Follower Fang San looked at the sky and said, "Why don't we meet Mr. Cai for lunch?"
"Hey, what are you talking about with this old man?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes, looked south, and then smiled: "Let's go to the palace."
"Yes, the food in the palace is better." Fang San smiled and helped Chang Yu mount his horse.
"Our family is not particular about food." Chang Yu chuckled: "But there is indeed something pretty and delicious..."
"What?" Fang San asked.
"Why do you know so much?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes angrily, and headed straight for the north gate of the palace with a few followers.
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