There is a small town of Jinyuan more than ten miles south of Taiyuan, which can be regarded as the gateway to Taiyuan. It is now in ruins. The arsonist is Zhou Yuji.
The southern wilderness of Jinyuan is boundless and overcast with dense clouds. Dozens of people and horses are fighting in the wilderness, refusing to give in to each other. It is a brutal battle.
Fighter, a scout for thieves and soldiers!
In the afternoon, Chang Yu made the decision to remove the vanguard of the bandit army. Zhou Yuji planned the overall situation, Niu Yong took command, and Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin were the vanguard.
Tactics: ambush, crush with multiple troops, and quickly decide.
They went to ambush near Jinyuan in advance, surrounded and annihilated them. However, there was a prerequisite that the rebels could not detect any abnormality on the horseback. Therefore, Zhou Yuji ordered the officers and soldiers to attack the horse with all their strength to intercept the bandit spies and not allow them to enter within five miles of Jinyuan City.
While Chang Yu and Zhu Shenxuan were fighting in the Black Dragon Pond in the north of the city, Niu Yong had already mobilized 30,000 horses to leave the city and march towards their intended destination in Jinyuan, waiting for the rebels to arrive.
Niu Yong led his troops out of the city, and Zhou Yuji sat at the head of the city. Although Chang Yu had taken reassurance before, he still did not dare to be careless. After all, there were too many unexpected situations in ambush at night. As the saying goes, soldiers are not tired of deceit, maybe they could be counter-ambushed.
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Be careful with the Wannian Ship. Although he did not leave the city in person, he did a lot of scouting and ordered that the whereabouts of both the enemy and ourselves within fifty miles south of Taiyuan must be monitored every move.
When Chang Yu arrived at Nancheng, it was already dark. Seeing him appear, Zhou Yuji stared at him for a while and then said calmly: "It seems that the factory owner has won!"
"Hey, it's just a matter of raising your hand." Chang Yu shrugged. It was obvious that Zhou Yuji was a little unhappy. He probably felt that he was the dignified admiral of the East Factory and the governor of Taiyuan. At this time, the enemy was facing the enemy and the war was about to happen, but he ran away without paying attention.
Go and have a private fight with a feudal lord and play house.
"Commander Zhou is sitting here strategizing, but he doesn't know what the situation is in the south?" Chang Yu stood in front of the sand table in the lobby and looked at it. He reached out and took the teacup handed by Fang San and drank it all. He looked up at Zhou Yuji and said, "Ambush."
Where?"
Zhou Yuji walked over with a sullen expression: "The south of Taiyuan is full of wilderness and plains, with no mountains, no forests, and no place for ambush. This must be why the vanguard of the rebel army dared to break away from the rear and swagger over to the main force."
"So?" Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth.
"So our army ambushed here." Zhou Yuji pointed at Jinyuan City.
"There is an ambush hidden in the ruins. It is not a good move in vain, but it is also a dangerous move!"
Seeing Chang Yu slightly nodding his head, but with serious eyes, Zhou Yuji asked: "Does the factory master have any other tricks?"
"No" Chang Yu shook his head gently.
Zhou Yuji exclaimed: "Then let's wait for the good news again." As he spoke, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, looking at the getting darker sky outside the door.
"Report, Mr. Factory, the troops have arrived and are waiting at the foot of the city!" At this time, a Dongchang fan hurriedly came over to inform.
Chang Yu smiled at Zhou Yuji and said, "Just wait for the good news again. Let's go south and have a look."
"Didn't the factory owner say he's not interested or willing to help?" Zhou Yuji raised an eyebrow.
"Suddenly I got interested. I wanted to kill a few people and come back to offer wine." Chang Yu laughed, turned around and strode away.
Chang Yu left the capital this time and brought 300 eunuchs with him. More than 100 people participated in the battle in the city. Some of them were injured. At this time, the military camp was resting. Wu Mengming took another 100 people out of the city to make money. The 100 people who had just participated in the battle also had to return.
Camp rest.
Fortunately, there were still Tengxiang Guards and Fujun Guards in the military camp. He was in action at this time and needed manpower. Although these two guards were taken away by Wu Mengming with a hundred men each, they still had more than 200 men each.
"Tengxiang Guards, a total of 400 Fujun Guards" are at the disposal of the Lord Factory! Under the south gate city, Cheng Ming's deputy Li Zhong led the Tengxiang Guards, and Zhou Tianpeng led the Fujun Guards, fully armed and ready to go.
There is also a group of people led by Li Tiezhu and Fan Jiaqian. This group of people is not large in number and their uniforms are not standard. However, they are all very strong and strong. They are the servants of the former Datong general Jiang Yu. They were subdued by Chang Yu and brought all the way to Taiyuan.
, which is usually used for logistics purposes, was also pulled out at this time.
Putting on his helmet and armor, he got on his horse and took the long knife handed over by Fang San. Chang Yu glanced coldly at the team of more than 500 people in front of him: "I will take you to see the blood. Do you have the guts to follow me?"
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"Follow us to the death!" Li Zhong and other leaders took the lead in shouting, and then the subordinates behind them shouted loudly.
Chang Yu sneered in his heart, "I don't care if you swear to follow me to death from the bottom of your heart, but whoever doesn't obey my order will be dead."
In fact, he is a little worried about this idea. You must know that firstly, he has a high position and his subordinates are afraid of him. Secondly, he treats his subordinates clearly with rewards and punishments. He is compassionate to his subordinates and his subordinates respect him. Thirdly, he is brave, brave, careful and heroic, and can even
He said he had outstanding military achievements and his subordinates obeyed him!
So when he gave an order, his subordinates really followed him from the bottom of their hearts.
Set off!
Seeing that it was getting late, Chang Yu ordered the team to leave the city.
The city gates were wide open, and five hundred people rode out of the city. Chang Yu was holding a knife behind him, and his heart was filled with excitement. He wanted to see what the actual combat capabilities of these emperor's personal guards were?
These days, his direct subordinates, those eunuchs, followed him, fought, suppressed bandits, and some of them even went to the battlefield. Although their performance was not outstanding, it was still unsatisfactory. After all, they were all half-monks.
But these are all professional soldiers, and they are the emperor's personal soldiers. However, most of them are on duty in the imperial city except for training. Their actual combat experience is not worth mentioning, but they don't know how they will perform on the battlefield later!
The eunuch army belonged to his direct lineage, and he couldn't bear to forcefully send it over to be damaged in vain. However, these two soldiers were professional soldiers. It was their duty to go to the battlefield and they could not retreat.
If there are casualties, those are their lives too!
After lowering the suspension bridge and crossing the moat, there is a dense trench extending for five miles. The trench is filled with sharpened branches. If you accidentally fall in, you will pass through the intestines.
There is a winding road in the trench for soldiers and horses to travel. After walking slowly through the five-mile trench position, it is a smooth river.
Chang Yu shouted loudly, and the five hundred cavalry galloped and disappeared into the dusk. Looking at the Western Mountain in the distance, the dusk was falling, and the night was coming.
At the top of Taiyuan City, Zhou Yuji supported the wall and looked into the distance. Cai Maode and Wang Jimo came in a hurry. Looking at the departing troops in the dusk, they curiously asked: "Why is the factory owner leaving the city at this time?"
"A warlike person is either fighting or on the way to fight!" After Zhou Yuji said this, the three of them couldn't help but smile.
At the beginning of night, the cold wind was raging. More than ten miles south of Jinyuan City, a group of people and horses slowly moved northward on the official road, numbering nearly 20,000 people.
In the marching formation, two generals walked side by side with their sleeves tightly wrapped, whispering, secretly cursing the damn cold and biting weather.
These two people are Li You and Bai Minghe, who are the vanguards of the bandit army and can be called the best partners. Since the beginning of Li Zicheng's Eastern Campaign, the two have been the pioneers. They were the first to cross the Yellow River and clear the obstacles for the army. Later, because Li passed by, he arrived first.
, the two of them took the east road to sweep.
At this time, the Ming army on the east route had already retreated, and the two men were transferred to the forward position, leading 15,000 troops to clear the way for the army and approach Taiyuan City.
"Brother Li, the situation has changed recently. The officers and soldiers have stumbled several times. Is this unusual?" During the march, Bai Minghe kept frowning and started talking.
Li You bit his lip and nodded slightly: "Since crossing the river, there has been no resistance for a hundred miles. The officers and soldiers from all over the place were frightened and fled after hearing the news. However, these days the officers and soldiers made repeated moves. First, Zhou Yuji deceived and surrendered two people.
The generals were plundered, and then they mobilized the entire city's civil and military forces to put on a great show, which actually turned Lao Niu and others around. What was even more terrifying was that Li Laiheng was actually assassinated by a spy in the old camp. Li Guo was also tricked yesterday noon.
If they hadn't regained their position in the evening battle, the people of the old camp would have been completely embarrassed."
Bai Minghe smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Brother Li is going too far. The behavior of the officers and soldiers is abnormal compared to before. We must be careful, otherwise it will be our brothers who are embarrassed."
Li You nodded, looked around and said: "We have encountered small towns before. The officers and soldiers knew that they were outmatched. The Taiyuan city wall in front of us is thick and well-armed. Zhou Yuji is a famous general. He has good skills in marching and fighting, so he really has to guard against it."
"I've never heard of Zhou Yuji being so cunning and cunning before," Bai Minghe snorted.
Li You sneered: "Not only is he full of treachery, but he is also cruel and cruel. Didn't you see the Jingguan in the south of Jiaocheng? It is said that the Lord was furious when he heard about it and ordered all the Ming prisoners who were captured in the battle of Jiaocheng to be killed."
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He paused slightly as he spoke: "But I've also heard that Zhou Yuji's people don't have such means, so it's the people behind him who did it?"
"The person behind it? Who? King Jin? Or that old Cai Tou?" Bai Minghe didn't know.
Li You shook his head, looked around, and whispered: "I heard it was a eunuch, the supervisor of Taiyuan! It seems that Li Laiheng was killed by him!"
Li Bai and the two were peripheral generals of the rebel army. They should not know the secret that Li Laiheng was killed by Chang Yu. However, there were too many mountains in the rebel army and they were divided into factions. This so-called secret had already been quietly leaked out.
Bai Minghe couldn't help but thought: "Eunuchs are imperfect people. They are really perverted. I'd like to see what kind of eunuch he is if he catches him after Taiyuan City is broken down one day!"
"What else can it be, a thing without eggs?" Li You laughed.
"Report to the general, Jinyuan City is ten miles away. This city is in ruins and no one is around." While the two were talking, a scout came to report.
"Is there anything strange around here?" Li You asked.
"Not yet investigated"
Before it got dark, the men who came to report to the officers and soldiers fought with his men several times, refusing to let them cross the line. In the end, only after a large group of men and horses advanced did the enemy retreat without giving up.
The officers and soldiers have retreated to Taiyuan City, and the city walls are high and thick, waiting for help. Why is Tanma still acting so tough?
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Second General Li Bai is also an experienced veteran. Based on the abnormal behavior of the officers and soldiers in the past few days, it seems that they are going to cause trouble again!
But as for what to do, they discussed it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out!
When the first officers and soldiers retreated to Taiyuan City, they obviously had to defend themselves tightly based on the city's high walls and thick fortifications, so that they would not easily have a head-on conflict outside the city.
The second officers and soldiers had just suffered a rout and fled back to Taiyuan City a hundred miles away from Jiaocheng in embarrassment. Not only were the troops exhausted, but they were afraid of heavy casualties. At this time, morale was low and it was not suitable to go into battle.
Third, it is estimated that Taiyuan City's military strength is only about 50,000. The city has been damaged before, and the people and horses are tired from traveling for hundreds of miles. Zhou Yuji certainly does not dare to take out these few people in this state and waste them at will.
These three reasons are very good. This is why Li Zicheng dared to send a vanguard of less than 20,000 people to take the first step. This is also why General Li Bai dared to separate fifty miles from the main force.
Because they determined that the officers and soldiers would not have the guts to leave the city at this time, coupled with their previous preconceived habits: after all, Li Bai Er set out from Xi'an with only such a few people. He also took the lead, unstoppably clearing obstacles, and opened a hundred miles with his assistants.
As for Yu Li, he was still jumping around with majesty and arrogance.
Therefore, Li Zicheng never even worried about the vanguard troops, so General Li Bai is now very confused.
I wonder what the officers and soldiers are doing with this matter? You don’t dare to leave the city anyway, and I’m not afraid of you if you leave the city, but what on earth do you want to do by letting Tan Ma act so tough?
Psychological warfare!
Although the second general didn't understand the term yet, he understood the meaning. The officers and soldiers did this deliberately to make themselves suspicious, afraid to move forward, or afraid to camp nearby, making themselves worried all night, fearing that they would not be able to eat or sleep well!
To put it bluntly, it’s just to scare Yin!
Damn, who are you trying to scare?
After the two men figured it out, they immediately ordered the exploration horses to explore the surrounding area and ordered the team to march quickly. They would camp outside Jinyuan City tonight and rest for the night. They would march under Taiyuan City tomorrow morning!
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