Niu Jinxing hated being called a dwarf the most. When faced with Liu Zongmin, he was itching with hatred, but he could not show it. Instead, he smiled: "Our army has been fighting for days and swept through all the Central Plains prefectures. Although the morale is high, we are tired of men and horses. Now we have to The sword is pointing at the capital, so we should take the opportunity to take a good rest and make adequate preparations. At the same time, we must also take the opportunity to lighten our burden, otherwise we may be exhausted before we reach the capital."
"Are you talking about those bastards and surrendered soldiers again?" Liu Zongmin suddenly had a fierce look on his face: "Kill them all... hehehehe!"
"Marquis Ru is joking. If we could kill, we would have killed them long ago. But our previous hard work would have been in vain. Otherwise, how could we enter the capital according to the will of the people, right?" Niu Jinxing chuckled: "Of course, killing is They must be killed, but we cannot let us kill them, but have officers and soldiers kill them. This will further arouse the hatred of the people towards the imperial court, and at the same time, it can also help us conquer the city and seize the land, and take the opportunity to consume these burdens..."
"You know all this nonsense, why do you think this has anything to do with attacking Baoding City?" Liu Zongmin interrupted him.
"Of course there is. Our army is marching all the way from the west to the north. The reason why we are getting more and more entangled is because we have no battles to fight and encounter no resistance and cannot consume our burdens. It is rare to encounter a powerful city like Baoding Prefecture. How can we have such a good opportunity? But you missed it, the reason why the Lord waited a few more days was because he wanted to give the city guards time to prepare."
"We've been waiting for several days, but those officers and soldiers can't retreat. They are obviously waiting for us to take action first, and it is very likely that the other side will surrender after waiting for several days. Isn't the wait in vain?"
"How can it be possible? If Baoding City really surrenders on its own initiative, we will just think that we have rested our troops and horses for the past few days and have no choice but to continue walking north to look for opportunities. The Ming Dynasty will not allow us to wander to the root of the imperial city with arrogance. Besides, "Before today, it was possible for Baoding to surrender, but after today it is absolutely impossible."
"Why?" Liu Zongmin was puzzled.
"Now that the little eunuch is here, how can they surrender easily!" Niu Jinxing gave a half-smile but not a smile. Everyone in the tent understood instantly, and Liu Zongmin finally understood.
"Now that we're here, let's let our horses rest while we use cannon fodder to slowly grind down the city of Ding. When the city is destroyed and all the burdens are gone, we will feel relaxed. Whether we continue to go north or return to Xi'an, we will be able to do it smoothly."
All the generals in the tent looked relaxed. Didn't they think that the city would not be destroyed? Aren't they afraid that Taiyuan's defeat would happen again?
Impossible, Li Zicheng wouldn't believe it was possible even to death!
Taiyuan was defeated. He analyzed the reasons afterwards. First, the officers and soldiers took advantage of the home field and were beaten by the little eunuch from the beginning. They were always passive. Second, Taiyuan City had high walls and thick walls, with sufficient firepower, troops and food, and the people were united. Third, the little eunuch His tactics are too cunning.
But it was different now. The entire Central Plains was occupied by him, and the bandits were within their sphere of influence for hundreds of miles. There was only one isolated city in Baoding, and according to previous spy detection, there were less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
Now he has turned his back on the guests. If the young eunuch comes to rescue him, he will have to rush thousands of miles into his own territory. This way he will have a home field advantage, and several groups of officers and soldiers have been detected. About 30,000 troops from Yuji in the west have been blocked in the city. , several other Ming troops gathered in Dezhou. Because Hejian Mansion in front was occupied by bandits, these Ming troops hesitated and did not dare to take a step forward.
In other words, within a radius of several hundred miles, apart from the 30,000 horses that met the enemy outside Dingzhou City, Baoding City had no reinforcements.
On the other hand, with his main force of 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of cannon fodder, what can the little eunuch use to fight him? In the battle of Taiyuan, he can still rely on the city to capture the enemy. What can he rely on now, is it just Zhou Yuji's tens of thousands of troops?
No matter how you calculate it, you are in a situation of winning but not losing. Recuperate your troops, use cannon fodder to streamline your troops and save rations, and seize the opportunity to attack the city and seize territory. This is the correct way to open up the rebel army.
When Li Zicheng and other generals were herding horses by the Qingshui River and planning for something good, Chang Yu had already led two battalions of troops fifty miles northeast of Baoding City.
It was mid-afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, the grass was green, and spring had returned to the earth. If it hadn't been for the chaos of war, Chang Yu would have wanted to spend his days herding horses here, which would be a leisurely time.
"Supervisor, Rongcheng is ten miles ahead." Tan Ma came to report, but Chang Yu was dumbfounded. He stared at it for a long time without seeing any sign of a city. It was not until about five miles away that he looked shocked, and Rongcheng actually showed up.
So small.
Erli Stone City is a low and decayed city with two gates, the north and the south. Dozens of heads hang outside the gates. Their faces are ferocious and the blood is still wet. When the guards on the city see people and horses in the distance, they say hello and several white men rush up to the city wall. Soon after, they go south.
The door opened wide and Wuzhong's horse took the lead and galloped out to Chang Yu's horse.
"Master Governor, I'm so humble and fortunate to have lived up to my command!" Wuzhong couldn't hide his joy, seeing Tu Yuan standing by he chuckled: "What's going on? Are you deflated?"
Moreover, Tu Yuan rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Chang Yu entered the city side by side with him, and saw that there were no more than a hundred households in the city. The houses were dilapidated with low walls and fences, and the buildings were dilapidated to the eye. The people near the dirt walls in the streets and alleys looked at them in fear and uneasiness.
"Is there any disturbance?" Chang Yu dismounted in front of a large house in Xingzhi City. It is said that this was a large family in the city. More than 30 members of the family were massacred by thieves. They took over the house and Wuzhong slaughtered them all after entering the city.
"Qiu has done nothing wrong." Wu Zhong snorted coldly and glanced sideways: "If anyone dares to disobey the military order, I won't chop him into pieces." Seeing that Tu Yuan wanted to laugh, he stepped forward and said: "Just smile, most of your subordinates are
Thief army, you are not afraid that they will not change their evil intentions."
Tu Yuan pouted: "I won't chop him into mincemeat, but I will slice them into pieces!"
"You two should stop fooling around and get something to eat." Seeing that it was almost noon, Chang Yu ordered a rest. Most of the soldiers brought their own dry food. Fortunately, the large family's house was well-equipped, so they immediately lit a fire and boiled some hot water to drink.
Chang Yu walked around the house and found bloodstains and messes everywhere. He found a clean house and invited everyone to sit down and asked Wuzhong in detail how he captured Rongcheng.
Unexpectedly, Wuzhong was more legendary than Tu Yuan. There were thirty-four thieves in Rongcheng. In the early morning, when it was the sleepiest and coldest time, there were only two sentries warming themselves by the fire in the city and dozing off. They didn't realize that a group of troops were approaching.
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With the reputation of bullying too many and undermining his prestige, Wuzhong turned out to be just close to the city. He climbed up the city along the cracks in the wall. Two sentries were knocked unconscious by him while they were confused. Then they jumped down, and the two thieves hiding in the doorway were
The army was killed by him before he could react, and then he opened the city gate, and the Black Wolf Battalion entered the city, and found the den of thieves occupying a wealthy family...
"So you took down Rongcheng alone?" Chang Yu looked stunned.
Humph, Wuzhong looked arrogant: "What is this? I think about my old days, no, no, no, I think about when I was humble and wandering around the world, I entered the village at night and defeated forty bandits with one blow..."
"Let me just say, that person is you, you are the Sword Saint..." Jiang Fa exclaimed, with excitement on his face.
"Is he a Sword Sage? The Ox Sage is more or less the same." Chang Yu curled his lips, and everyone was confused. What is the Ox Sage?
Bragging is awesome.
Everyone burst into laughter, Wu Hong pretended not to hear, closed her eyes and shook her head.
After a while of commotion, everyone asked where they were going. It was better to stay in this small stone city. Food and grass were scarce and there was no danger to defend. If they were surrounded by the bandit army, it would be a big mistake.
"Go south, run a long distance." Chang Yu took out the map and spread it out on the table. Everyone was startled at the point in Texas. There were more than 500 miles between the two places. What were they going to do there?
"Have you ever heard of Texas Braised Chicken? I'll take you to try it." Chang Yu chuckled.
Eating chicken? Tu Yuan and Li Tiezhu were confused, but Jiang Fa and Wuzhong's eyes lit up and they smiled at each other: "There are three treasures in Dezhou: braised chicken, watermelon, and golden jujubes."
"Looking at you two foodies, you must have been to Texas." Chang Yu smiled.
"I passed by it many years ago." Jiang Fa couldn't help but swallowed: "Dezhou Braised Chicken has a history of hundreds of years. There are many restaurants in the city, but Xu Ji and Jia Ji are the most famous..."
While he was talking, a scout rushed over: "Lord Governor, enemy troops have been found ten miles southwest."
Everyone was shocked.
It came quite quickly. Chang Yu looked murderous: "How many people and horses?"
"More than a thousand..."
Hahaha, Tu Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "The soldiers are quite afraid of his request, so fuck him!"
"Yes, fuck him!" Wu Zhong and others also asked for a fight. After all, they only managed to catch a few shrimps after struggling all night, and they were really not happy.
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