Returning to Tonggu Acropolis again, Wang Chaofeng felt a little strange!
Not long ago, he led troops in the city to resist the Ming army's attacks, and even repelled several Ming army attacks.
Now when he comes back here, he has become the attacking party. Of course, he is just making an offensive gesture, but he has no intention of actually launching an attack.
Because his mission did not include conquering the Tonggu Acropolis, it could even be said to be a clear prohibition on conquering the Tonggu Acropolis or defeating the defenders in the city, because Hao Bainian wanted to use the Ming army in the Tonggu Acropolis as a temptation to attract the north
The main force of the Ming army moved south.
The mission of his fifth infantry battalion was just to make a gesture of attacking the Bronze Drum Acropolis and force the Ming troops in and around the Bronze Drum Acropolis to withdraw to the Bronze Drum Acropolis.
And now it seems that his mission has been completed perfectly!
According to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry, the Ming army, which had fought with them before but only fought for a minute and then fled, had returned to the Tonggu Acropolis in the morning.
Moreover, there were at least nearly a thousand Ming troops in the city originally. If calculated this way, the number of Ming troops in the city at this time should be around three thousand.
That’s a lot!
But what made him feel a little strange was that there were 3,000 Ming troops in the city, but after he arrived at Tonggu Acropolis, they just closed the city gate tightly and deployed defenses on the city head, but did not go out of the city to expel his troops.
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According to common sense, the Ming army has so many troops. As long as the general is not too timid and afraid of death, he will generally not be so cowered. Originally, he thought that after arriving at the Tonggu Guard City, there would be a hard battle before he could
Containing the defenders in the city.
Now it seems that the reality is different from the expectation!
Wang Chaofeng didn't know that at this time, most of the Ming troops in the city were frightened out of fear, and their morale was so low that it was almost unimaginable.
To put it bluntly, when they heard the words "Puppet Tang Thief Army", their first reaction was to run away!
The defenders who were originally in the city had never fought against the puppet Tang rebels. Logically speaking, they would not have low morale and would be afraid of the mere 500 puppet Tang rebels outside the city.
However, in order to cover up their actions of fleeing without a fight and retreating back to the Bronze Drum Acropolis, what Qiu Yu and his men said was an exaggeration.
Qiu Yu not only talked about how sharp the firearms of the puppet Tang bandits were, but also said that there were at least three thousand of the puppet Tang bandits who chased him to the Bronze Drum Acropolis, and that the five hundred bandits outside the city were just vanguards.
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Qiu Yu was not worried about his lies being discovered, because he was very confident that behind these 500 thieves there would definitely be the main force of the Puppet Tang thief army.
Because it has been confirmed from various sources that there are at least several thousand puppet Tang rebels in Liping Mansion.
Moreover, he did not believe that the puppet Tang thief army would only send 500 people to resist the attack of more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the imperial court. This was impossible. There would definitely be the main force of the puppet Tang thief army later.
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It's just that he doesn't know where the main force of the puppet Tang rebel army is and how long it will take to arrive!
But does it matter?
It's not important. What's important is that there must be the main force of the puppet Tang rebel army behind these five hundred people. In order to avoid leaving the city to fight, or simply being ambushed, it's better not to leave the city.
In fact, Qiu Yu wanted to fight to the death with the puppet Tang bandits in his heart, but after yesterday's ridiculous battle, he already deeply understood that the soldiers under his command were already frightened. If they were allowed to take the initiative to go out of the city to meet them at this time,
The enemy may collapse as soon as they leave the city gate.
And there is a greater possibility that as soon as his order was given, his subordinate soldiers mutinied!
After a series of blows, the psychology of the subordinate soldiers has become extremely fragile. They are afraid when they hear the puppet Tang rebels. At this time, if they are allowed to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight with the puppet Tang rebels, they will think that Qiu Yu is asking them to die.
And no one wants to die.
Qiu Yu and others exaggerated the pseudo-Tang traitor army, making it seem as if the pseudo-Tang traitor army was invincible, which caused the defenders in the city to become cautious.
Although they had some concerns about despising Qiu Yu and others, they were still despised, but no one was stunned. Since Qiu Yu said that the pseudo-Tang thieves outside the city were so terrifying, and he also said that there were more to come.
With the main force of the Puppet Tang thief army here, they will naturally become more cautious.
We will not leave the city yet. We will first consolidate the city defenses and check the situation. In addition, the main force of the puppet Tang rebel army may not be far away. They also dispatched fast horses to report to the main force of 20,000 people more than ten miles away.
Since the Ming army in the city did not leave the city, Wang Chaofeng would not foolishly lead his troops to attack the Tonggu Acropolis. Instead, he would station himself about 800 meters outside the city.
Interestingly, the place where the Fifth Infantry Battalion was stationed was the same camp where Qiu Yu's troops were stationed a few days ago.
That afternoon and even into the evening, whether it was the Tang Army or the Ming Army, the busiest people were not the soldiers on both sides on the front line, nor the senior generals, but the messengers riding fast horses between the various armies.
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The Ming army will report the news to the main force behind them and let the adults above them make decisions.
Wang Chaofeng also wanted to report the relevant situation to Hao Bainian!
That night, Hao Bainian received the news that the Fifth Infantry Battalion had arrived at the Tonggu Acropolis and had driven nearly three thousand Ming troops into the Tonggu Acropolis.
After hearing the news, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief!
He has been worried that the Fifth Infantry Battalion cannot effectively complete its mission. This worry is not that he is worried that the Fifth Infantry Battalion will have any accidents and be attacked by a large number of Ming troops. In fact, if such a thing happens, he will still
More happy.
Because in this case, the Ming army will move south faster than expected. In this way, the decisive battle between the two sides will be a few days earlier. This will have a great impact on the overall strategy of the new army of the Tang Dynasty to go north and then west.
Benefits.
What he was worried about was that the Ming army would run away when they saw the Fifth Infantry Battalion, and even abandon the Tonggu Acropolis and escape, because yesterday he had already learned that more than two thousand Ming troops encountered the Fifth Infantry Battalion.
He ran away without even fighting.
So he was very worried that these Ming troops would join Juechen and ran away!
Now, these Ming troops have hid in the Tonggu Acropolis. Since these Ming troops have hid in, then don't even think about running away, just be obedient and serve as your own bait!
That night, Hao Bainian ordered the 2nd Infantry Regiment to send another infantry battalion to reinforce the 5th Infantry Battalion, and also sent an additional half team of grenadiers.
In this way, by tomorrow, there will be thousands of soldiers under the Tonggu Guard City. Their strength is not weak, and they are enough to deal with any changes of the Ming army in the Tonggu Guard City, so that the Ming army in the city will not rush out to attack or take the initiative.
Just run away.
As for himself, he led the rest of the main force to continue on the road, but he did not plan to go directly to the Bronze Drum Acropolis. Instead, he prepared to ambush about five miles south of the Bronze Drum Acropolis.
Since he wants to attract and defeat the main force of more than 20,000 Ming troops, he must let them go south. Once the main force of nearly 5,000 led by him appears, no matter how stupid the Ming army on the opposite side is, they can guess that they are going to encircle the point for reinforcements.
It would be strange to come to the Bronze Drum Acropolis again. Even if I did, I would probably be cautious. If it were delayed for four or five days, it would have a certain negative impact on my follow-up strategy.
So the closer it gets to this time, the less anxious he has to be, he has to take it easy!
After Hao Bainian made relevant tactical arrangements, he also reported the relevant situation to Li Xuan in the rear.
At this time, the Chinese army led by Li Xuan was more than 20 miles behind them, and they were still on their way!
When Hao Bainian's messenger arrived at the Chinese army's position, it was already the morning of the next day. Riding a fast horse and galloping all the way, the messenger went directly to the Chinese army's camp and handed Hao Bainian's autographed letter to Zeng Ziwen.
Zeng Ziwen did not open it without authorization, but carefully inspected the wax seal on the letter to make sure that it had not been opened without authorization. Then he took Zeng Ziwen's letter and rode quickly for a few steps. He arrived at Li Xuan and handed the letter over.
To Li Xuan!
At this time, the army was on its way. Li Xuan was riding on a horse wearing a military uniform as usual. The military uniform he wore was similar to that of other senior generals, except that the golden dragon embroidered on the military uniform was more conspicuous, and he also wore a generous winter coat.
Long cloak.
Taking off the leather gloves in his hands, Li Xuan first looked at the envelope. This was a standard military envelope used to convey important military information. It was thickly wrapped in waterproof kraft paper. The opening was sealed with wax, and the seal was also covered with something.
Hao Bainian's personal wax seal with dense texture.
After opening the thick envelope, Li Xuan took out the letter inside. He first took a look at the handwriting and the seal on it, and confirmed that it was Hao Bainian's handwriting and that it was the official seal of the First Infantry Regiment and Hao Bainian's personal seal.
Then I looked at the content carefully.
Identification of handwriting and confirmation of seals are necessary measures to prevent military intelligence reports from being exchanged or dismantled privately. The handwriting and personal seals and wax seals of high-ranking military generals are all officially documented, while the seals of high-ranking generals
Xuan can be recognized at a glance.
This kind of private seal cannot be engraved casually and get official recognition. It is engraved by the official, and the texture is extremely complicated. If the seal is damaged, even Hao Bainian has to report it, invalidate the original seal, and engrave another one.
seal.
Of course, even if it is a seal with complex textures, it is not difficult to imitate it. However, you need to have a seal, and at the same time, you have to have a special messenger to help you deliver the fake letter, and the handwriting is exactly the same. So the combination of the three
It's more difficult to get up.
After reading Hao Bainian's letter, Li Xuan handed Hao Bainian's letter to other generals to circulate one by one!
When everyone read the letter, Li Xuan turned his attention to the north!
If nothing goes wrong, this strategic decisive battle that I have carefully planned will begin within two or three days. If nothing goes wrong, this will be another battle that will overwhelm the country!