"call out!"
At this time, another loud arrow appeared in the distant night sky.
Seeing this, Feng Houdun looked back at Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that he was still standing at the same place, then he said to the soldiers on the side: "Go quickly and send an order to let the one thousand people who are training to come and defend the city!"
After the soldier bowed in agreement, he quickly ran down.
"Chu-ch-"
There was a heavy sound under the city wall, and then a cavalry of more than 300 people rushed out.
I saw them all covered with black cloth, wielding heavy long knives and killing the rebels.
Since the rebels had been caught in the fog and were at the end of their strength, they managed to resist for a while and then were defeated.
Hundreds of cavalry took advantage of the situation to pursue them, and soon disappeared into the darkness.
"call out!"
"call out!"
"call out!"
About a quarter of an hour later, three more loud arrows appeared in the night sky.
Soon afterwards, the sound of horse hooves was heard, but it was the cavalry that had previously chased the rebels returned.
After gathering up the war horses scattered outside the city, they slowly retreated into the city.
At the same time, a group of people carrying iron forks and homemade bows and arrows quickly climbed onto the city wall and stood in an orderly manner at each crenel.
"Your Majesty, the rebel army is approaching, please leave first!"
After Feng Houdun arranged the people, he whispered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Wuliwu who was going away with the wind, and said: "Feng Qing, the rebels just suffered a big loss, and Wuliwu's power is still there, they won't come soon, right?"
Feng Houdun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is unaware of something. The sound of arrows just now was a signal. There should be more than 10,000 rebels on the way."
"Although this Wuliwu is powerful, it cannot last long. In addition, the rebels have already suffered losses before, so they must be prepared for this, so we can only fight next. Please leave first."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was stubborn and if he did not follow his instructions and leave, it would delay the defense of the city.
Then he saw a group of fire dragons appearing not far from the city. Thinking that reinforcements had arrived, he smiled and said: "Okay, then you can defend the city. After the rebels are defeated, we will reward you!"
When Feng Houdun heard this, he said solemnly: "I have been deeply favored by the emperor for decades, but I have not made any great achievements. Today I am just doing my duty to defend the city, so how dare I..."
"Feng Qing, we reward you to persuade the world to serve the country with loyalty, not just to reward you!"
Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Feng Houdun with a smile.
Feng Houdun was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, but I am confused..."
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Feng Houdun's confession and found that although he was verbose, his words were quite satisfactory, and he felt happy again.
After encouraging Feng Houdun, he drove his horse down to the city, but did not stay away.
After about a cup of tea, he saw Chen Mingyu rushing towards Daizongmen with more than a thousand soldiers.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Chen Mingyu had transferred most of his troops to Daizongmen, he knew that the other party also believed that Daizongmen was the place for the decisive battle. He nodded in his heart before actually leaving.
As soon as he arrived at the mansion, Wang Shoulin hurried over and reported, "Your Majesty, Liu Zeqing was attacked on the way. He has stopped moving forward. I'm afraid he may not be able to arrive tomorrow morning!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned and said, "Were we really attacked?"
Wang Shoulin said hesitantly: "Our people did not see the battle. We only heard about it afterwards. The specific situation is still being investigated."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "You have people pay close attention to Liu Zeqing's movements. If there is a change in the number of people, report it immediately!"
Wang Shoulin was stunned, and just as he agreed, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "Is there any news from Zhang Dabiao?"
Wang Shoulin bowed and said, "Since the arrival of Dang Shousu, the rebels have tightened the blockade. Our news transmission is no longer as convenient as before. We only know that Zhang Dabiao once appeared in Yishui County, but there was no news later."
"Yishui County?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "We remember that Ma Jinzhong is in Yishui County. Is there any movement about him?"
Wang Shoulin shook his head and said, "I haven't heard anything yet, but our people got a message from Dang Shousu that Li Chengdong has arrived with three thousand cavalry, but they won't arrive until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him in surprise and said, "Li Chengdong is here. Do you know who is in charge of Liaocheng?"
Wang Shoulin said: "I heard it was Yan Ermei, but the specific situation is not clear. I only know that Li Chengdong originally asked Du Yonghe and Li Yue to lead the army, and he stayed in Jinan to organize the army. Later, for some reason, he asked Du Yonghe to lead the army in Jinan. Reorganize the army, he and Li Yue lead the army..."
After listening to Wang Shoulin's story, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If this is really the case, then Li Chengdong is here to express his loyalty to us this time..."
"Boom!"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the north.
"Red Cannon!"
Wang Shoulin was stunned and exclaimed.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Wang Qing, how many people are there outside the Daizong Gate?"
Wang Shoulin said: "There are almost one hundred and fifty people."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "Immediately send an order and ask them to try to destroy the rebels' cannon, and then..."
After Wang Shoulin agreed, he hurried out.
"Liu Zeqing is originally a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He acted uncharacteristically before, and now he has stopped moving forward. Could it be that he didn't know the situation of the rebels until now?"
"And Dang Shousu. He had planned everything, so why was he six or seven hours late? Could it be that he was attacked midway?"...
"But he was able to quietly mobilize tens of thousands of troops without anyone noticing, which shows that his whereabouts are very concealed. How could he be attacked by someone?"
"And we haven't received any news about him before. Even if he was attacked, it probably wasn't our people. Could it be that there was a fight among the rebels themselves?"
"And Zhao Erhu. With his temperament, no matter whether he receives Li Jing or not, there should be news. But there is no news so far. Could it be that something unexpected happened?"
Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly.
Not to mention Zhao Erhu's alertness and strong martial arts skills, even the more than two hundred people he brought with him were also the best of the best. In addition, there are many mountains in Linyi area. Even if they are attacked by wolf soldiers, it is impossible for the entire army to be wiped out, let alone There will be no news.
Then he remembered that Wang Shoulin said that the news was blocked, and he couldn't help but suspect that the previous news was deliberately released by Dang Shousu.
"If the news about Li Chengdong is to prevent us from fleeing Linyi or fighting to the death, then what is the purpose of the news about Liu Zeqing? Is it because he wants to use our hands to deal with him?"
"By the way, there is also the matter of the vassal king. Although they have not rebelled, their soldiers will participate in the siege, but it is also tantamount to rebellion..."
"Boom!"
While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, the artillery fire from Daizongmen became more intense.
"It seems that Dang Shousu didn't believe that we had left, that's why he attacked the city so fiercely. If he can capture the city, it would be best to capture us."
"If not, we will leave all the vassal kings and Liu Zeqing to deal with, and Jiangnan will not be able to live in peace."
"He wants to disrupt the South. Could it be that the North..."
...
"But if he loses, where will his retreat be?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and kept gesticulating on the Kun Yu diagram.
"Li Chengdong has arrived with his army. Although the west of Shandong is also empty, there are Dong Qi and others in Henan. It will not be easy for him to break through."
"If he doesn't go from here, he will have no choice but to go south. But Pizhou and other places have been taken back, and Anhui is Ma Shiying's territory, so this road will not work..."
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the direction of Daizongmen, and then the sound of cannons that lasted for more than an hour stopped.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound, he knew that Wang Shoulin had succeeded, and he couldn't help but smile.
After about a cup of tea, the sound of cannons gradually sounded again.
