When Qing Xu arrived nearly a hundred miles away from Taiyuan, the vanguard of the bandit army would surely resist the southern gate of Taiyuan and set up camp in Jinyuan County before dark.
And Jinyuan is right in front of Taiyuan, so close that it can be said that the enemy is approaching, and the battle to defend Taiyuan has entered the pilot film.
At the top of the south gate, the military generals, headed by Zhou Yuji, and the guerrilla generals and above gathered together. Except for the governor of Xuanda, Wang Jimo, and the governor of Taiyuan, Cai Maode, there were no other civilian officials.
Of course, there is also Chang Yu, the admiral of Dongchang who comes in a hurry!
Chang Yu came in and everyone was about to stand up to greet them, but he waved their hands to stop them, signaling Zhou Yuji to continue the discussion.
"According to reports from spies, there are more than 15,000 rebel vanguards and more than half of the cavalry. They have already dispatched troops and are expected to reach Jinyuan in the evening."
Zhou Yuji stared at Chang Yu and whispered.
"Where is the main force of the bandit army?" Chang Yu asked.
"We have already sent troops even though we are twenty miles apart!"
Chang Yu fell into deep thought. The vanguard of the rebel army could reach Jinyuan in the evening with light equipment. The main force of the rebel army was burdened by the luggage of the refugees. By night, it could only just cross Qingxu at most, and was at least fifty miles away from the vanguard.
"How does General Zhou plan?" Chang Yu raised his head and asked.
"Increase the number of horse patrols outside the city and strengthen the patrol defense inside and outside the city to await the arrival of the bandit army!" Zhou Yuji said expressionlessly, and suddenly asked: "Does the factory master have any plans?"
The lobby suddenly fell silent, with dozens of pairs of eyes staring at Chang Yu. After all, Chang Yu's official status was Taiyuan War Governor, which was very different from the word "Supervisor Army".
To put it simply, he can not only direct military affairs, but also make decisions.
Although Chang Yu has no experience in commanding battles, Zhou Yuji and others have taken a different look at these days of messing around. On the surface, they did not take any big advantage, but the thieves who were playing monkey tricks were still squeezed by the Taiyuan city defense.
Give it a few days.
Moreover, this little eunuch was not only wise but also brave. Not only was he a top-notch fighter, he also sneaked into the bandit camp and killed the famous little intruder Li Laiheng. With just one thing, he became famous throughout the army!
Therefore, Chang Yu still has prestige in the military. Even the literati group, the arch-rivals of eunuchs like Cai Maode, love and hate him!
So his opinions and suggestions are very important!
Or subconsciously, this group of civil and military officials already regarded him as their backbone.
"Why don't you go out and have a fight!"
Chang Yu's simple words shocked everyone!
The army of thieves was attacking and they were approaching the city. They should defend the city. At this time, Chang Yu actually proposed to take the initiative to fight!
Make trouble!
Seeing everyone frowning, Chang Yu stood up with a cautious expression: "The vanguard of the rebel army is no more than ten thousand people, and the main force is still dozens of miles behind. If we attack head-on with lightning speed, the main force of the rebel army will definitely rescue us.
Not as good as!"
"But what's the point of fighting this battle?" Zhou Yuji asked. In his opinion, this battle can be fought or not. Compared with the previous sniper battle, it has little practical significance! At least from his point of view.
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However, Chang Yu didn't think so! Since the bandit army marched eastward, all the officers and soldiers have fled upon hearing the news, or surrendered to the city, and arrogantly captured dozens of cities, large and small, and advanced hundreds of miles without a single battle!
This is a shame!
The shame of the Ming Dynasty, the shame of the Ming Dynasty’s army, and of course the shame of the Ming Dynasty generals!
The Ming army needs several battles to wash away this shame! It also needs to boost morale and boost military morale!
"The so-called knowing shame and then being brave!" Chang Yu stood at the gate of the city tower, looking at the wilderness in the distance outside the city: "There is too much shame on us, and now it's time to fight back! This battle has two meanings. The first is to give
This is a signal to the bandit army. The days of arrogance are over. Now every step forward must be cautious and cautious, and a heavy price must be paid. Secondly, we have to give ourselves an explanation. It’s not that we can’t beat them, but that we don’t have the heart to beat them!
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Chang Yu roared for the last time, but his eyes turned back and forth with contempt on Zhou Yuji and all the generals. These generals looked very unnatural, and no one dared to look at him!
"Let me ask you, do you dare to fight? Do you want to fight?"
"Fight! Fight!"
Zhou Yuji was the first to stand up, and then the generals stood up one after another with angry expressions: "Hit!"
The two old men Wang Jimo and Cai Maode were shocked when dozens of people yelled and frightened them, but they also admired Chang Yu's ability to inspire people with just a few words!
Li Zicheng was still too careless, or too confident, and dared to advance to Taiyuan dozens of miles ahead of the main force with only more than 10,000 vanguards.
Of course, this is not surprising, after all, the journey was really easy. Based on his inference, the Ming army was overwhelmed by 50,000 troops in Taiyuan, and they were short of money and food!
What's more important is that the Ming army had no fighting spirit or will to fight. Although Chang Yu had set him up in Jiaocheng before, he still looked down upon him. After all, just a few hours later, Li Guo slapped him with a backhand in the river north of the city.
The officers and soldiers fled back to Taiyuan overnight. If Feng Xueye had not arrived in time, there would have been no soldiers to defend Taiyuan City.
So he still despises the Ming army!
At this time, a piece of meat was sent. According to the traditional logic of Zhou Yuji and others, it was of course the safest way to defend the city. However, Chang Yu liked to take the initiative to attack and for the reasons he mentioned before, he was determined to eat this piece of meat.
Release the exploration horses and pay attention to the movements of this vanguard at all times. Secondly, send out a large army to ambush in advance. You must use three times the force to surround and fight, and then retreat after the attack!
After Chang Yu, Zhou Yuji and others quickly formulated an action plan, they immediately launched it, issued military orders, and mobilized their troops to prepare for a fight!
Li Zicheng would never have imagined that the Ming army, which had always only known how to escape and surrender, suddenly became so bellicose, because he didn't know that another militant had crossed over!
A vanguard, two ambush troops, the basic strategy is formulated, Chang Yu starts to order generals!
"Who is the vanguard?" Chang Yu shouted!
"The last general is willing to go" More than ten generals stood up to ask for battle!
Chang Yu squinted his eyes and looked around, raised his hand and pointed: "Yang Zhenwei, He Chengxin, you two dare to lead the military order!"
Yang and He were overjoyed. Knowing that Chang Yu was willing to support him, they immediately clasped their fists and moved forward: "The last general is willing to lead the army with orders!"
"Okay!" Chang Yu punched the table hard, and then pointed at Niu Yong: "General Niu, you will take charge this time! Give me a good beating. If you want to eat this piece of fat, our family will
I’ll give you my first credit!”
"The Last General's Order" Niu Yong clenched his fists, his fighting spirit was extremely exciting!
Chang Yu waved his hand to them to mobilize the troops, but Zhou Yuji kept looking at him sideways with confusion on his face.
"Why?" Chang Yu noticed.
"The factory owner won't show up?" Zhou Yuji grinned!
"A three-on-one ambush battle, without any technical content, turned out to be a great victory. Even if someone finds out, we won't suffer any loss. Our family is not interested!"
Zhou Yuji shook his head and smiled at Wang Jimo, Cai Maode and others, and then they started chatting again.
"Master Cai, is Yu Chenglong still in Taiyuan?"
Chang Yu suddenly asked.
"Shang Zai" Cai Maode was startled, and then said: "Although this boy is young, he is experienced, upright and ambitious. He is a young man with great ambitions and his future is limitless!"
Chang Yu was surprised. He didn't expect Cai Maode to have such a high opinion of Jackie Chan. They had only known each other for a few days. It seemed that Lao Cai was still very knowledgeable about people. This would indeed limit Jackie Chan's career. As for his future, he would have to live in poverty all his life.
!But this is not his ambition. He pursues something different. This is also his greatness.
"Yu Chenglong is a talented man, but he is too young. Why doesn't the factory owner stay with him and get some experience before sending him off to court?" Cai Maode suggested.
Chang Yu frowned in thought. What Cai Maode said was true, but he still decided that he could not keep Yu Chenglong by his side. First, this man was too upright and could not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. What Dongchang and Jinyiwei did was not visible at all.
, and the situation in Taiyuan is very serious at this time, and many things have to be turned a blind eye. Everyone is well aware of some dirty things. It is said that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, but if the things are left to Jackie Chan or come to
No matter what, that good guy can force many people to rebel at once, and the situation in Taiyuan at this time is too sensitive to allow any trouble.
The second and most important reason is that he is afraid that if he stays with Jackie Chan, he will lead a good child to bad things, or the two of them will be incompatible! After thinking about it, he should quickly let him keep his truest self and send him to the capital.
Enter the dynasty and serve the Ming Dynasty well.
"Let him leave for Beijing immediately," Chang Yu decided. He looked up and saw an orderly soldier coming in at the door.
"Report, general, Lord Wu, commander of the Jinyi Guards, has brought hundreds of people to leave the city through the east gate!"
Um, Wu Mengming is leaving the city?
Zhou Yuji glanced at Chang Yu with narrowed eyes.
Taiyuan is now under martial law. No one is allowed to leave the city without a military order. The so-called military order was issued by the commander-in-chief Zhou Yuji and the admiral Chang Yu of the East Factory. The so-called anyone means everyone except them, even Jin
Wang Zhu Shenxuan was unable to leave the city without permission. As for the reason, everyone understands.
Even the dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards does not have this authority. Originally, Zhou Yuji's position did not have the authority to restrict Wu Mengming, but Chang Yu did!
What Wu Mengming wanted to do by dragging hundreds of people out of the city at this time was no small matter, but Zhou Yuji really had no right to ask, so he asked Chang Yu with his eyes.
"Let him out!" Chang Yu just said to the ordering soldier lightly, without giving any explanation to Zhou Yuji. People in Dongchang did not need to explain to anyone except the emperor!
Zhou Yuji also knew that these two people must have planned something shameful, so he just shrugged and made tacit eye contact with Wang Jimo and Cai Maode.
"Guys, please get busy, we still have things to do at home." Chang Yu stood up and stretched!
"The traitor army is right in front of you. Why is the factory owner so worried today? He spreads his hands and doesn't care anymore?" Zhou Yuji asked with a smile.
"You are here, right? You are the commander-in-chief of the Three Passes. Marching and fighting are both your duty and your specialty. What's more, there is Governor Wang who is the prime minister of military affairs. We, a layman, will not just join in the fun." He said to the court
He walked out and said, "Do we still have big things to do in our family?"
"What's so urgent?" Zhou Yuji asked casually as he stood up to see him off.
fight!
Chang Yu's positioning for himself is that flaws must be reported, and it is absolutely impossible for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years. What he wants is immediate, immediate!
But right now, revenge is out of the question, the situation must be found!
Who to look for?
King Jin!
He just suffered a defeat in Xihaizi, and now he wants to get the place back.
"Fang San, go to Prince Jin's Mansion to issue a declaration of war. Half an hour later, Prince Jin will meet you at Xihaizi. The guards of the Prince's Mansion who are going to fight today will take a detour when they see me. Chunxiang, go to the military camp to gather people!"
Chang Yu shouted loudly after leaving the city tower.
Behind him, Zhou Yuji shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was still the same warlike master! But why did he end up having an affair with the King of Jin for no reason?