"You two just have to defend the city and nothing else." Chang Yu explained the cause and effect and ordered Jia Waixiong to accept the defense of the whole city. Lao Jiu, as his deputy, led hundreds of officers and soldiers under Li Shiyuan and the young men in the city to defend the city. However, those who disobey the order may be neglected.
Anyone who attempts to sacrifice the city in war will be killed without mercy.
As for Qin Fugui's gang of horse thieves, they can't be put to good use, but maintaining law and order in the city and scaring people can be considered to be their best use.
"The best way to defend the city is to attack from a distance. When the Tatars rush over, use artillery, bows, arrows, and trebuchets to suppress them. If they get close to the city wall and try to suppress them, they can't be suppressed. Instead, use large wooden rocks and other objects to fight hand-to-hand. This is also the best option.
In dangerous moments, our brothers and commanders in the camp are relieved, but the young men in the city who have been recruited may give up at that time. If necessary, they should kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. It is best to mobilize before the war starts to let them know to take a step back and the whole city.
Everyone will die..."
Taking advantage of this gap, Chang Yu took the trouble to remind Jia Waixiong. In fact, these words were redundant. Jia Waixiong had been almost inseparable from him since Taiyuan. He had participated in both field battles and city defense battles. He was very experienced. Chang Yu
The reason for repeated warnings is simply that for the first time, he has been entrusted with an important task to shoulder the responsibility alone.
Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu's hearts were also filled with excitement. After their daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law, she finally had to stand alone. As a warrior who could survive a hundred battles, they were excited and looking forward to a new challenge.
"The city is as long as the people are here, and the lowly position will definitely live up to the expectations of the governor." Jia Waixiong gritted his teeth and said, Chang Yu nodded slightly: "Under my command, you are not as good as Tu Yuan in terms of bravery, and you are not as good as Wuzhong in terms of martial arts, but you have that fearless spirit in you."
You have the courage to fight to the death if you are not convinced, but they are not as good as you. If you defend the city this time and become famous in one battle, the Black Panther Battalion will look like a crab wherever it goes from now on."
Jia Waixiong grinned: "Yes, I will walk sideways!"
"There is also our Black Wolf Camp. Even if Commander Wu is not here, our Black Wolf Camp will never give up!" Lao Jiu muttered next to him, and Chang Yu laughed: "You just don't have any patience. I just wanted to praise you.
You can’t hold your breath any longer.”
Lao Jiuyi was delighted: "Factory supervisor, please praise me!"
"The atmosphere is gone." Chang Yu shrugged, Jia Waixiong laughed loudly, and put his arm around Lao Jiu's shoulders: "Follow your brother well, and you will become famous after this battle. I don't think you will become a regular member of the Black Wolf Camp."
Lao Jiu was secretly happy and secretly glanced at the young eunuch. Chang Yu's mouth twitched: "If someone hears this, the consequences will be disastrous." He was talking about Wuzhong, but Lao Jiu suddenly got excited: "Yes,
Yes, Factory Supervisor, please go out and take away Song Luoyu, and his brother too, what a shame!"
Chang Yu laughed and shook his head softly: "I can't afford to offend that aunt. I have a headache, so I'll leave you alone!"
Lao Jiu suddenly became weak. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Li Shiyuan running in from outside: "The Tatars are coming."
Everyone was shocked, and King Heng even trembled with fear. What was supposed to come had arrived. The little eunuch raised his head and looked at the sky, guessing that it was the time of Hai (9 p.m.), but he came a little late, but it was not the right time.
Because he just wanted to go out of town.
"How far is it from here?" Chang Yu asked.
"Visual inspection twenty miles away" Li Shiyuan also looked a little nervous.
Chang Yu pondered, at this distance, if he left the city and went north across the Nanyang River and arrived at the Beiyang River, he would meet the Qing army head-on. That would be absolutely not good.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tonight, why don't we leave the city first and go into the mountains to look for opportunities before leaving?" Li Shiyuan said, Chang Yu glanced at him: "If you wait a moment longer, your chances of going out will be slim. If you go into the mountains, you will be blocked by others!
"
"Then..." Li Shiyuan ran out of ideas, and Chang Yu spread the map on the table: "You see, the Tatars and the governor also went south along the east bank of the Beiyang River and crossed the Nanyang River to reach the city. But tonight they are estimated to be very
It is possible not to cross the Nanyang River but to camp on the north bank."
Chang Yu pointed at the location of the palace again: "Let's go out from the west gate and stick to the mountainside to the northwest, then cross the Beiyang River and run straight all the way. We can arrive at Zi County in two hours... The Tatars are here, we are here
It is several miles or even ten miles away to the southwest, so as long as you are careful, you may not be discovered by it."
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, the Nanyang River is a few miles out of the city to the west. The mountains on the other side are so steep that we can't walk along it. We can only cross the river north along the east bank and then go northwest... The road is rugged, difficult, and laborious, and the Tatar vanguard has already
When the army approaches the city, they will definitely send detective horses to investigate everywhere. We are only a few miles away from him and there is no guarantee that we will not be discovered by him. At that time, I am afraid..." Li Shiyuan was very worried.
"Don't worry." Chang Yu smiled slightly, looked at Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu and said, "I slept all afternoon and felt great. It's time to do some work!" After saying this, the two of them hurriedly explained.
He left the palace and went to the barracks to raise troops.
The palace here has also prepared everything Chang Yu wants, including a carriage worth thousands of silver and some water and food. However, Chang Yu suddenly hesitated. How can he cross the river with five thousand taels of silver and four hundred catties?
"I won't bring it anymore!" Chang Yu gritted his teeth! Prince Heng and Li Shiyuan frowned. They didn't even bring you a deposit to prepare for credit!
Credit? No, no, no, he was going to go there with nothing. He originally thought that it would be easy to go there with no acquaintances and no reputation, but it would be easy to bring some money to make a deposit and establish a relationship to establish a relationship, but the reality did not allow it, so he had to go empty-handed!
What if the people over there don't praise him? If the squire over there doesn't give credit, will he use force? Isn't there any difference between the behavior of bandits and Liu Zeqing and others?
So Chang Yu's eyes fell on the eldest son Zhu Cian: "Your Majesty, this city is so noisy, why don't we take the eldest son out for some fresh air?"
Zhu Youtiao was immediately grateful and said to Chang Yu: "Thank you, Eunuch Chang. I, my king, I can't thank you enough!" Of course he knew what Chang Yu meant by bringing the prince there. Linzi also belonged to Qingzhou Prefecture and was one of his fiefdoms.
In addition, the prince often went there to play when he had nothing to do. All the officials in the city's Yamen knew him, and Chang Yu took him there to be the guarantor.
But the reason why Prince Heng was so grateful was just for the sake of his family's incense. If he couldn't get out, if the city was destroyed... at least there would still be a seedling left!
Without further ado, Chang Yu and others hurried out of the palace. Chen Suole and other personal guards had been waiting for a long time. Along with them were more than ten soldiers led by Li Shiyuan and more than ten servants of the palace, totaling more than a hundred people.
People.
A group of hundreds of horses quietly left the city from the west gate and headed straight to the west. They did not dare to light torches to cover their tracks. Fortunately, the road could be discerned under the stars. After a short while, they spurred their horses to trot and arrived at the Nanyang River at the foot of the mountain. They immediately turned around and walked along the river bank.
Go north.
After walking a few miles, there was a large lake blocking the road at the foot of the mountain. Li Shiyuan said it was Nanyang Lake, and the Nanyang River passed through the lake over a large area, so he took a detour and walked a few miles, arriving at the bank of the Nanyang River in the northeast corner of Qingzhou City. Li Shiyuan, who was leading the way, whispered
To: "The river at Fan Gong Pavilion is shallow and can be crossed."
"Fan Zhongyan?" Chang Yu asked doubtfully. He was not very familiar with some of the historical sites in Qingzhou. Li Shiyuan hummed, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows so much about these historical sites, please tell me about it to the factory supervisor."
Chang Yu also liked hearing this and said, "Okay."
Zhu Ci'an began to show off in a low voice. In fact, during the Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan served in Qingzhou as the Minister of Household Affairs and also served as the pacifier of the surrounding areas. He was an upright official and the people's support. There was an epidemic in Qingzhou at that time. Fan Zhongyan personally tested and prepared medicines for the people. It happened to be by the Nanyang River.
When a spring emerged, Fan Zhongyan built a pavilion on the spring, so...
While they were talking, everyone arrived at the river. Zhu Cian raised his hand and pointed to a dark place not far away: "That's Fan Gong Pavilion." Chang Yu didn't even raise his head: "Come here and make tea another day."
"Ci'an is willing to hold the pot for the factory supervisor," Zhu Cian said quickly. Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, but raised his head and looked north, frowning, there was a fire coming slowly from more than ten miles away on the other side of the river.
The Tatar vanguard finally arrived.
"The Tatars are going due south. Let's go northwest by just a few miles. Let's cross the river quickly." Li Shiyuan urged. Chang Yu followed the others across the river without saying anything. He looked back at Qingzhou City and smiled: "Don't worry.
, the Tatars have no time to wait with us at this time."
The north gate of Qingzhou City opened, and a fire dragon sprang out. When Chang Yu and his party crossed the river and hid in the mountain col, the fire dragon also arrived at the Nanyang River and began to cross the river, while the fire in the due north obviously stopped.
"The Tatars have stopped, hurry up and leave," Li Shiyuan urged again.
"Wait a little longer." Chang Yu was very patient. He asked his two battalions to go out of the city to attract the attention of the Qing army, and then quietly passed by the Tatars. It was destined to be a surprise and a danger. The key was to see whether the checkpoints were accurate.
Although the location of the Qing army could be determined from the light of the fire, Chang Yu also knew that there must be many Qing army scouts snooping in the invisible night, and their whereabouts would be discovered if they were not careful.
Therefore, he had to wait for his two battalions to cross the river and make a big noise. These scouts were not sure, so they would focus their attention on that side, and he could cross the Beiyang River without any danger.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, to be honest, aren't you afraid? There are more than 2,000 Tatar vanguards, and you only have more than 500 people under your command..." After all, Li Shiyuan was someone who had never fought a tough battle.
Chang Yu chuckled: "Suppose we are lying down at this moment, and suddenly a group of troops comes from the opposite side. What would you do, should you go straight to meet them?"
"Guard!" Li Shiyuan said without thinking. It was late at night and it was dark and he didn't know the depth of the opponent. At this time, most people would take a defensive posture. Only those with a single head would fight regardless of howling.
"That's good." Chang Yu chuckled: "The two battalions under my command are just a cover. The Qing army doesn't dare to fight rashly. They will be stupid and go ahead and just pretend to wait until we cross the river.
Just go back to the city."
Li Shiyuan exclaimed, thinking that this is the gap! This boy is almost half his age, but his actual combat experience is far better than his own, and his ability to adapt to changes is far beyond his own. It seems that the rumors are true, he is really a capable person.