There are no bandit troops outside Yinghui Gate (Northeast Gate), and nearly 30,000 bandit troops block the entrance of Yichun Gate.
"The bandit army is going to take action today. They have been yelling and cursing all morning in an attempt to provoke me into going out of the city to fight!" Zhou Yuji's face was calm.
"Why didn't he send troops to surround Taiyuan City? This would at least be a bluffing formation and have the effect of attacking people's hearts." Chang Yu was puzzled!
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhou Yuji's lips: "It's possible to attack a small city using this method, but how many troops would he need to surround a big city like Taiyuan, and the battle line is too long, and he is worried that it will be difficult to see the beginning and the end!"
Chang Yu suddenly realized that in a big city like Taiyuan with a circumference of more than 20 miles, if the rebel army divided its troops into different gates, it would be able to contain the officers and soldiers, but it would also spread its own troops and reduce its attack power.
He also didn't dare to send troops here at will, because the officers and soldiers could concentrate their forces from the city at any time and attack him. If he failed to rescue him in time, he would be eaten and suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, although the intruders divided their troops to contain the officers and soldiers this time, they only deployed troops at the three closest triangle lines: the south gate, southeast gate, and southwest gate.
"The thieves divided their forces into three groups to attack the city. We cannot let them lead us away." Chang Yu looked up at the bandits outside the east gate and saw that they were taking turns eating lunch. Depending on the situation, they would attack the city in a large scale after noon.
"What does the factory supervisor mean?" Zhou Yuji has always been interested in the new rhythmic word Chang Yu said.
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just that the initiative must be in our hands," Chang Yu sneered.
Zhou Yuji understood and raised his eyebrows: "Will this disrupt the thieves' rhythm?"
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "Send an order to the whole army to prepare for battle within half an hour. The thieves will attack me in three groups, so we will attack first."
"Is rhythm important?" Zhou Yuji frowned. He didn't understand why Chang Yu always liked to take the initiative instead of relying on the city's fortifications for defense.
"It's very important!" Chang Yu said cautiously: "If the rhythm is good, the thieves may not even be able to touch the city wall and run away with their tails between their legs."
Everyone was shocked and doubtful, but no one refuted it, and because Chang Yu's military order had been issued, everyone was busy preparing!
"Today the factory supervisor can only watch from the sidelines." Zhou Yuji glanced at Chang Yu's shoulder and said with a smile!
Chang Yu shook his left shoulder and nodded: "It's really disturbing to want to kill a thief but not be able to do it!"
Zhou Yuji looked horrified: "You..."
Just imagine how badly Chang Yu was injured yesterday. He saw with his own eyes that it was a broken bone, and he even cried out in pain for the whole night. Now this guy actually shook his arms several times, with a calm expression.
"ancestral, ancestral..." he chuckled. In fact, his shoulder did still hurt, but it was within a tolerable range. After all, a broken bone healed much slower than a muscle.
If this eunuch must have had some strange encounter, Zhou Yuji not only muttered in his heart, after all, the ancients were full of legends about gods and monsters. Moreover, Chang Yu's abnormal healing speed would be shocking and difficult to understand in later generations.
Chang Yu saw the strange look on his face and knew what he was thinking. He immediately changed the topic and said, "General Zhou, go and prepare quickly. Our family is stationed at the west gate. When the time comes, we will listen to the drum sound as an order and go out of the city to kill the thieves."
Zhou Yuji left immediately, and Chang Yu led his people straight to Zhenwu Gate to observe. The guard Zhu Kongxun and the King of Jin Zhu Shenxuan were by his side.
"Is that thing a siege vehicle?" Chang Yu observed for a while and pointed to a few large vehicles in front of the bandits' formation. The vehicles had sharpened rough wood, which was similar to the siege vehicles seen in later movies.
"Exactly!" Zhu Kongxun responded: "The thieves are well prepared. They have siege engines, ladders, and catapults. It looks like they are going to have a big fight today!"
"Catapult?" Chang Yu was startled, where?
"That's behind the siege truck," Zhu Kongxun pointed to Chang Yu, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly.
Catapults are also called trebuchets. In the era of cold weapons, this thing was still very lethal, comparable to the power of artillery. When attacking a city, a big stone can kill and injure a large area!
"Let's see if they have a chance to use it!" Chang Yu snorted coldly and looked at the thousands of officers and soldiers on the moat below the city. Most of them were archers who were confronting the rebels across the river to prevent them from approaching the moat and causing damage.
"Today I am going to catch a big fish." Chang Yu glanced at the rebel army on the opposite side, then in the direction of the southwest rebel army camp, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and then waved his hand behind him.
When Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Kongxun were puzzled, they saw several imperial guards quickly pull out a yellow flag, tie it to a bamboo pole, and fix it on the side of the battlement.
The yellow flag unfolded in the wind and was several meters long. Zhu Shenxuan and others took a few steps back and looked up. They saw a large black word embroidered on the yellow flag, Gong!
Everyone was shocked and knew in their hearts that the factory supervisor was going to show his banner.
"What kind of big fish are you trying to catch?" Zhu Shenxuan asked in a low voice.
"A little tiger in the bandit army" Chang Yu chuckled: "Maybe there are other shrimp soldiers and crab generals!"
"Luo Hu" Zhu Kongxun was surprised. In fact, he was still unfamiliar with the name Luo Hu before yesterday, but he had heard of the name Luo Hu. After all, thieves at this time liked to call them nicknames instead of their real names. Maybe they were afraid of it.
The reason for humiliating the ancestors.
Chang Yu nodded: "Our family has a habit of retributing revenge immediately. That little thief almost killed our family by plotting against the governor yesterday. Let's see if he survives today."
"Will he come?" Zhu Shenxuan was a little excited. He also wanted to see how powerful the thief who almost killed Chang Yu was.
"It will come! And his Zhenshan Camp will also come." Chang Yu had a look of expectation in his eyes.
Upon hearing about Luo Hu's Zhenshan Camp, Zhu Kongxun couldn't help but twitch the muscles in his face. As a veteran who has been dealing with the bandit army for more than ten years, he is naturally familiar with the strength of this rookie in the bandit army.
If you are defending the city, you don't have to be afraid. After all, the city wall is high and thick. No matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to fly up. You have to build a ladder to climb up, which is no different from ordinary soldiers.
But Chang Yu suddenly ordered the officers and soldiers of the three sects to go out of the city and take the initiative to attack. In this way, the brave would win when they met on a narrow road. Zhu Kongxun gritted his teeth, although his subordinates were also veterans of the battlefield.
However, the behavior of officers and soldiers in recent years is to surrender when they are strong and to flee when they are weak. It is best not to fight. Even if Zhou Yuji's military discipline is strict, it may not be much better under the influence of this general environment.
Fortunately, Chang Yu's two-pronged approach of candy and fists has greatly improved morale and atmosphere, but I don't know if the thief syndrome will recur during actual combat, especially when facing a powerful team with such a famous reputation.
It should be no problem. Judging from the two days of battles with the rebels, the performance of the officers and soldiers has changed from the past, and their morale and fighting spirit are very good. Zhu Kongxun secretly cheered in his heart, clenching his fists, but his expression could not hide his nervousness. After all, Chang Yu was sitting here.
, if your subordinates perform poorly...
Unexpectedly, Chang Yu glanced at him sideways and suddenly said: "General Zhu, your troops will provide backup!"
Huh? Zhu Kongxun was startled and thought he heard wrongly!
"Let the Jinwu Guards go up first." Chang Yu chuckled, and a Jinwu Guard behind him immediately went down to the city to deliver the order. The Jinwu Guards had already received the order and were waiting in formation next to Xihaizi at the foot of the city to wait for the order.
"You, you are crazy!" Zhu Shenxuan was the first to react: "You want a group of troops who have never fought in actual combat to fight against the elite of the thieves? You will be killed!"
But Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Of course our family is not crazy." He looked coldly towards the bottom of the city and saw several people going to beat Ma Nan. He sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Our family not only has to kill thieves today, but also sharpen knives!"
"But Jin Wuwei..." Zhu Kongxun was also anxious.
"You two Kecheng have heard of a saying, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but an ignorant person is not afraid?" Chang Yu chuckled.
"I've heard of it, what does it have to do with this?" Zhu Shenxuan and the other two were startled.
"The reputation of the Thief Zhenshan Camp is so great that General Zhu's subordinates are inevitably frightened. This has lost an advantage in terms of morale. However, although Jin Wuwei is a rookie, he has never heard of any nonsense about Zhenshan Camp, and this
When they first arrived, they were just trying to make a contribution, and their morale and fighting spirit were at their peak. At this time, it was best to act as a vanguard to clear the way.
And once they are defeated, what will General Zhu's subordinates think when they see how brave these rookies are? Will they still rise up to kill the enemy despite being ashamed? This is how morale is aroused!" Chang Yu chuckled.
Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Kongxun looked admiring. Especially Zhu Kongxun had never thought that leading a soldier to boost morale could be such a good thing. They all said that the big boss Dongchang was good at playing tricks, and it turned out to be true.