Two troops entered the city to search for the thieves and appease the people. Chang Yu then entered the city and climbed the wall to see clearly. He finally solved his doubts. Zaoqiang was a small city, and the bandits only regarded it as an outpost and underestimated the enemy. They thought that the officers and soldiers did not dare to cross the river, so the city
There were no effective defensive fortifications or military supplies prepared at all, such as rolling stones and wood. No wonder when they attacked the city earlier, the rebel army fired a volley of arrows at first, and then... nothing more. After the few arrows were shot, they could only watch helplessly.
I watched the officers and soldiers climb up, and then surrendered when they saw that they couldn't stop them.
The rebels surrendered, but not all of them. There were a few who wandered into the city pretending to be civilians in an attempt to get through. They threw away their knives and it was difficult for the civilians to tell them apart. However, this calculation was wrong. If it was in a big city, there would inevitably be fish that slipped through the net. Zao Qiang
There were no more than a hundred households in the county. Chang Yu ordered Tian Xiong's troops to search every house in the city, and immediately kill anyone who did not match the number. Under such power, some thieves quickly surrendered.
But they still don’t know who they are facing. The little eunuch has the reputation of a butcher. No matter whether he is a rebel army or a Qing army, he will be treated equally, that is, he will not be captured but will be killed! Therefore, even if he surrenders, he will inevitably die.
When Huang Degong and Gao Jie's vanguard arrived at the city gate, they saw the little eunuch's Jingguan made of five hundred heads. They were all horrified. His reputation for massacre was indeed true. His hobby was really too perverted.
The small city could not accommodate a large army, so two groups of troops camped outside the city, one in the south and one in the north. Follow-up troops continued to arrive. Huang Degong and Gao Jie entered the city to meet Chang Yu. The three of them stood on the top of the city and looked at Jizhou City, which was thirty miles due west. It was already dark.
p can't be seen either.
The patrol team outside the city reported that the bandits were spotted ten miles away due west. After being intercepted, they fled far away. Chang Yu sneered and pointed to the western night sky: "We will break Jizhou City before noon tomorrow."
Gao Jie raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Factory Supervisor, Jizhou City is a large city nearly thirty miles away, and there are tens of thousands of rebels. It is impossible to break it so quickly in a hurry."
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "I know that Jizhou City is a big city. I heard that the circumference is 25 miles, the city is high and the walls are thick. It is indeed difficult to fight such a big city, but if you say that there are tens of thousands of thieves, I'm sorry.
Are there lice?"
Huang Degong narrowed his eyes: "What the factory supervisor means is that the bandit troops in Jizhou City are too strong."
"It's much bigger, thousands are enough!" Chang Yu said with certainty.
Liu Fangliang's Eastern Route Army originally had only 20,000 men. Although it collected many surrendered troops and generals along the way, most of them followed the army northward. The number of those left behind ranged from a hundred to more than a thousand, and the total of the several prefectures was less than 10,000.
, not to mention how many troops he had gathered to build a defense line in a hurry, three or five people were enough!
But even if there are three to five thousand people, it is not easy to defeat Jizhou City with its high walls and thick walls!
"It all depends on the methods of you two. Anyone can brag. No need to ask for help. It's time to show off your real skills and open the eyes of this governor." Chang Yu looked at the two of them with a faint smile.
Gao Jie and Huang Degong looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and finally said in unison: "Let's talk?"
Two rivals who were equally domineering and arrogant actually put aside their differences temporarily to discuss important matters together. Chang Yu smiled without saying a word and turned to leave. This time he decided not to participate in the siege of Jizhou and delegated power to these two people.
If he doesn't want to do everything himself, he will not have so much energy, but will also create dependence on his subordinates, making it difficult to stand alone. Secondly, although he has defended the city and fought in the field, he has never attacked the city.
meeting!
He wants to see more and learn more! This is the most important thing.
For the first time, Huang Degong and Gao Jie led their men to jointly discuss how to attack the city. However, Chang Yu found a large family to stay in the city, and his second battalion rested in Huang Degong's camp outside the city.
This wealthy family was a local squire who had some property, but almost all of it was plundered by the bandits. Fortunately, he survived. The squire mostly supported the imperial court. After learning that Chang Yu was a senior official of the imperial court, he was very attentive and prepared wine and food for the guests.
It's quite rich, and it seems that a skinny camel is indeed bigger than a horse.
After Chang Yu dealt with the squire for a few words, he sent him away and started chatting with a few of his followers.
"Since the governor hated Li Chengdong to the core, why didn't he kill him with one blow?" Tu Yuan said that he endured it for a day. When he was on duty outside Huang Degong's camp, he especially wanted Li Chengdong to rush to the camp, so he took advantage of the situation and killed him!
Chang Yu sighed slightly, with a looming murderous look on his face: "Killing him with one knife would be too merciful, but he can't be killed at this time. He is Gao Jie's favorite general, and this is when Gao Jie is needed. If there is no perfect excuse to kill him,
Killing him will definitely arouse Gao Jie's suspicion. I don't want him to cause chaos at this time, but I still expect him to fight Li Zicheng with all his strength."
"How about assassination?" Chen Wangting suddenly suggested, and Jiang Fa was ready to make a move.
Chang Yu frowned: "It's not a good idea. Gao Jie's death is unknown and he is even more suspicious of the governor. Our Dongchang is already good at this, so why don't we tell him clearly that we did it?"
Everyone frowned for a moment and was helpless.
"When the two armies are fighting, they will take advantage of the chaos and kill each other. If they die in the chaos, they will be invulnerable." Wu Zhong suddenly laughed sinisterly, and everyone's eyes lit up.
Late at night, Gao Jie and Huang Degong were still discussing matters in the tent, sometimes shouting and sometimes scolding in a noisy manner. After crossing the river, almost all the troops under his command entered the camp. Several joint patrols criss-crossed in the distance, making it difficult for flies to enter within ten miles.
Huang Degong's second battalion under Dongchang's command in Huang Degong's camp has become one with his people. It can even be said that they have collectively switched careers as storytellers. They talked about the experience of killing Tatars outside the customs. They listened to more than ten layers of guest officers inside and outside with great interest and occasionally exclaimed in cooperation.
Sound, admiration, applause...
Anyone who dares to kill Tatars and can kill them like shit is a hero. No one dares to underestimate these eunuchs and the Black Tiger Battalion who are former thieves all cheered for them and praised them as true men.
The soldiers of Gongzi Camp and Black Tiger Camp have never been so proud. The humble eunuchs who were once looked down upon by others, like the rats crossing the street who humiliated their ancestors, now turned into heroes of the Ming Dynasty and were respected by others. This kind of
It feels...so good, so solid!
The happiest ones were the two groups who had previously attacked Zaoqiang County. Although Chang Yu did not offer a reward on their heads, they did not need to hand over their personal gains. Those thieves had plundered a lot of money along the way, and it all fell into their pockets. Of course, the most disappointing thing was that
The one who was envied was the soldier under Tian Xiong who was the first to climb into the city. Although his shoulder was wounded by a knife, the young eunuch kept his word and rewarded him with a hundred taels of silver. The whole camp screamed in envy,
One hundred taels of silver!
This money was all paid by Chang Yu privately. When he was embarrassed, he didn't have so much money on him, so he rummaged through the pockets of his followers to get it together! This made the soldiers who saw it praise Bo Yuntian for his doctrine.
One word and nine tripods!
Finally, the night reached its peak, and Chang Yu was tired. After a simple wash, he fell asleep with a smile on his lips. I'm afraid those thieves in Jizhou City would have been unable to sleep all night.
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