“It’s our home”
Chang Yu raised his head and laughed: "General Zhou, you are really fast."
"Hey, I'm talking about Eunuch Chang, you, you, can you save me some time in my humble position? You dare to go out for a walk in the middle of the night? Come to the city quickly."
Zhou Yuji was so angry that he stuttered. News of Chang Yu's troops entering the city quickly reached his ears. The two people who were discussing matters with Niu Yong hurried out from the county government office to greet them, but were told that the factory owner had gone on inspection outside the city.
When Zhou Yuji heard the news, he immediately said, "Hey!" and asked Niu Yong to take a group of people out of the city to look for him. He climbed up the city wall to look for Chang Yu, but by chance, he saw Chang Yu as soon as he climbed up.
"Why don't you dare? The soldiers are all on duty outside, so why should our family be afraid?"
Chang Yu smiled.
"Can it be the same?"
Zhou Yuji sighed: "In this seemingly peaceful night, murderous intent is everywhere. Eunuch Chang quickly returned to the city."
"Hehe, murderous intent is enough to be exciting and suitable for our family's taste. Could it be that Mr. Zhou regards our family as a scholar who has no power to fight chickens?" Chang Yu laughed and sneered.
Zhou Yuji suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. The factory supervisor was still a teenager at heart, and he was arrogant because of his good fists and kicks. However, he didn't know that when the two armies met, a life-and-death fight was completely different from a fist fight.
As soon as Chang Yu turned the southeast corner of the city, he met Niu Yong hurriedly approaching with more than 300 people. When he saw Niu Yong hurriedly wanting to dismount from his horse to pay tribute, Chang Yu waved his hand to stop him and they returned to the city side by side.
Jiaocheng is almost empty, 90% of the people have evacuated, and less than 10% of the people are still in Moji, but they are also evacuating.
In addition, the two thousand vanguards led by Niu Yong, except for some patrol posts on the city and hundreds of people guarding the north gate of the only entrance and exit, were all stationed outside the south city, setting up a defense line with exposed posts and hidden posts.
At this time, there were only more than a hundred soldiers from him and Zhou Yuji in the city, but there were more than 300 soldiers brought by Chang Yu at this time.
Chang Yu's more than 300 tribesmen, two guards and one army each have a hundred people, and the Jinyiwei only have a dozen people to lead the way and collect information. After all, this is their strength. There are too many refugees in Taiyuan, so a large number of Jinyiwei are needed to secretly maintain stability and strengthen Shangjin Yiwei was not good at fighting, so he didn't take more with him.
More than 300 people from three departments each have a temporary commander, but they all obey the orders of a man named Duan Wuhu of Tengxiang Guard. This is appointed by Chang Yu, and others have no objection, because Tengxiang Guard is theirs. The unit with the most actual combat experience and the best at riding and shooting.
This time they went to the front line with Chang Yu to gain experience, make achievements, and earn money.
The residences near the South City Gate have long been empty. In addition, since it is close to the city gate, you can climb up to the city at any time to observe and observe, and you can also leave the city at any time to deal with various emergencies. Therefore, the residences here were requisitioned and became a temporary residence for Chang Yu's subordinates. Camp.
After settling his subordinates, Chang Yu followed Zhou Yu Ji Niuyong to the county government office. The county boss in Jiaocheng had already withdrawn to Taiyuan, and the government office was requisitioned as the headquarters.
It was an empty city, with no light on the dark streets and not even a stray dog or cat. It felt like a ghost town.
Chang Yu couldn't help but shudder, even though there were as many as a hundred people around, including Zhou Niu and the other two.
The two large lanterns hanging high at the gate of the county government office should be the only bright spot in the city. More than 20 guards at the gate were on duty with their necks hunched. When they saw Chang Yu and others, they quickly stood up straight.
"You two adults, let's drink together. There is no good tea in humble positions. Even these teas were found in the county government office."
In the Houtang Mansion, Niu Yong made a pot of hot tea and brewed a cup for Chang Zhou and everyone.
Zhou Yuji smiled and said nothing.
"It would be nice to have some heat to warm you up. It's not that demanding." Chang Yu smiled lightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Zhou Yuji and said.
"Commander Zhou, what's the situation here and how to deal with it?"
Zhou Yuji straightened his expression and said: "The bandit army has broken through Fenzhou Prefecture and it is time to rest for a few days, so it is still peaceful for the time being. Our troops will be in place tonight, and there is still time to make strict arrangements."
"How to arrange it?"
Chang Yu asked again.
"Use Jiaocheng as a stronghold, leave 30,000 troops behind to deal with the frontline rebels, and deploy a defense line eastward to Qixian County. In the middle, use Nan'an Village as a maneuver point to deploy 5,000 troops to support from both ends at any time. Of course, the big river in the north of the city is our last resort. The defense line and Jiaocheng can be abandoned at any time."
Then Niu Yong added: "At the same time, we sent out undercover spies to prevent the infiltration of small groups of thieves and spies."
Chang Yu was silent, picked up the tea cup and drank a few sips, then said slowly: "The bandit army will not give us so much time to arrange the arrangements."
"Why is the factory owner so sure?"
Niu Yong was confused.
"You have seen that the rebel army has been heading north since they came to the Yellow River. Except for Pingyang Mansion, have other cities stopped to rest and recuperate? As expected, the bandit army has defeated Fenzhou Mansion today and will send troops to go north tomorrow. It is basically We will not be given a chance to breathe."
Zhou Yuji and Niu Yong immediately frowned and thought deeply.
The reason why Chang Yu was so sure was not because of any intelligence, but because he inferred from historical data that the rebel army broke through Fenzhou Prefecture on the second day of February and arrived in Taiyuan on the sixth day of the second month. The two places were more than three hundred miles apart, and the army was marching hundreds of miles a day. Counting extreme speed, it took four days to reach this point. From this, it can be concluded that the rebel army took Fenzhou Prefecture without any rest and came over without stopping.
"It seems the situation is more serious than I thought."
Zhou Yuji raised his eyebrows and looked at Niu Yong.
Niu Yong bit his lip and nodded slightly: "It seems that there is no need to sleep tonight."
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "The real test will be tomorrow. The rebel army broke into Fenzhou Prefecture today. As we both expected, the rebel army will arrive in Wenshui County tomorrow. By then, there will definitely be many spies in disguise following the refugees." Going north, you two should keep your eyes open."
"I'm afraid, Mr. Factory Master, the material is still wrong," Niu Yong suddenly said.
Chang Yu frowned.
Niu Yong continued: "During the day today, I sent many spies south. However, I also encountered many groups of thieves in Wenshui. The two sides fought fiercely, each with casualties."
"Are you saying that Wenshui is actually within the control of the bandit army now, and our manpower can't get in?" Chang Yu asked with raised eyebrows.
"Exactly, I'm afraid that the vanguard of the rebel army has already occupied Wenshui and begun to penetrate north. However, although our people can't cross Wenshui, they can't cross either."
Niu Yong sneered.
"The rebel army just arrived at Fenzhou Prefecture today. At this time, the refugees have disappeared and fled north. But it will be different tomorrow. There must be many refugees from Wenshui who have heard about it. At that time, the traitor army's spies will infiltrate with these refugees. Come here, even as far as Taiyuan."
"Come on, come on, how can we arrest people and kill them?" Chang Yu also sneered. "But since the thieves can come here, it will be a shame if our manpower can't get over there."
Zhou Yuji and Niu Yong looked at each other after hearing this, expressing doubts. Is this little eunuch going to be a monster again? Is there any way to compare his face with this?
"Our family decided to bring some manpower and go to Wenshui to see for ourselves," Chang Yu suddenly said.
"No!"
Zhou Yuji was horrified and stood up immediately after hearing this: "The factory owner has already taken a risk by coming here, and Wenshui is already within the control of the bandit army and is killing every step of the way. The factory owner can't take risks again."
Niu Yong also nodded in agreement and strongly opposed.
Opposition was expected by Chang Yu, but it could not stop his natural adventurous spirit.
"General Zhou, we have something to say first. You are in charge of military affairs, Governor Cai is in charge of civil affairs, and our family is in charge of money, food and logistics." Chang Yu looked at the two people and said calmly:
"Now that Taiyuan has sufficient food and salary, it shows that our family has not neglected its duties. If our family wants to do something despite being competent, General Zhou seems to have no reason to stop it, let alone what kind of gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. nonsense".
"Mr. Factory, my humble position is not to tell right and wrong. In fact, what the Factory Gong did was too dangerous. I know that just today, more than 40 spies in the army were killed and many more were injured."
Zhou Yuji said solemnly.
In one day, more than 40 people lost their lives. It is really dangerous to stay out of the army at night. Chang Yu said with a heavy face: "From now on, the salary will be increased by ten times. Every day, those who die in the line will receive a hundred taels of pension, and those who are injured will receive a pension of 100 taels." The subsidy ranges from fifty to fifty.”
"This will definitely boost the factory manager's morale."
Zhou Yuji breathed a sigh of relief, thinking Chang Yu was scared.
"But our family has made up its mind. Mr. Zhou, don't waste your words. Although this trip is dangerous, we can take risks if we stay up all night. Why can't our family? We are hanging on the ground and will not die for tens of millions of years. Besides, our family is not unlucky. man of".
Chang Yu looked arrogant. Seeing what he said, Zhou Yuji knew that no matter how hard he tried to persuade him, it would be futile, so he had to sigh and sit down.
On the other hand, Niu Yong next to him had a very unnatural expression, touching his nose with a half-smile but not a smile. The dead bird was facing upward, but where did the eunuch get the bird?
Although the main force of the rebel army heading north to Taiyuan took the west route to Fenzhou Prefecture, there were naturally less partial divisions to keep pace with them on the east route. Although 2,000 troops had been deployed in Qixian County, they were slightly thin. Chang Yu and the three of them combined their forces and waited until the large backup troops arrived. When they arrive, they will send more manpower to support them.
But after all, Jiaocheng was facing the main force of the bandit army. If too many were deployed here, it would appear that the troops were insufficient, so Chang Yu stepped aside and made available Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin who were left behind in Taiyuan City.
Zhou Yuji thought for a while, then finally nodded and asked him to send five thousand troops to support the eastern front.
Due to the urgent situation, the continuous arrival of supporting troops from Taiyuan, and the busy military affairs, Zhou Yuji and the others were destined to have a sleepless night tonight.
After another half an hour, Zhou Yuji Niuyong went out of the city to meet the reinforcements and assigned tasks, and Chang Yu also returned to the camps in the south of the city.
Zhou Yuji knew that he was likely to leave the city tonight, and knew that he had no control over him, so he had to let him do whatever he wanted. He was also extremely emotional in his heart. This factory supervisor is really weird. All the eunuchs who supervise the army have always been dictating behind the battle, and they are greedy for life and fear of death in front of the battle. , the master who usually dominates and brings blessings, but runs away when the situation is bad.
But this factory supervisor is an outlier in his words and deeds. He doesn't show off or show off. He has paved floors in the towers and can satisfy his hunger with a bowl of mutton soup. More importantly, he doesn't constrain the generals in military affairs and doesn't dictate what to do. Instead, he likes to run to the front line. He still does it now. Let's go deep behind enemy lines and play!
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