In the early morning, Chang Yu got up early to exercise. In addition to the wounded, his three hundred subordinates also lined up in the city for training under the leadership of Chunxiang. At this time, they no longer distinguished between Tengxiang Guards, Fujun Guards, or Eunuch Army. They had A new unified title, Gongzihao!
This title was not given by Chang Yu, but was called by Zhou Yuji's subordinates for convenience. It was passed around and everyone recognized this title. He was originally on duty in the palace.
After Chang Yu finished exercising, he sweated profusely and washed himself for a while before getting on his horse and heading out of the city. He was going to walk the horse to improve his riding skills.
Chunxiang's arm was injured and he was not suitable for riding, so Zhou Tianpeng from the Fujun Guards and several attendants followed Chang Yu out of the city.
This time Chang Yu didn't go to the east. After leaving the city, he rode quickly all the way north to the big river a few miles away.
This east-west river was Chang Yu's back-up job to stop the rebels. It was at the end of the road. In fact, it was just a simple construction as a barrier to make it difficult for the rebels to come over. There was no hope of stopping them.
Chang Yu rode slowly by the river to inspect the river fortifications.
There were many tents set up next to the river. This was the camp of the soldiers who were building fortifications here. I wanted to go in and have a look, but it was inconvenient to cross the river on the other side. Chang Yu gave up the idea and rode westward until he reached the foot of the Western Mountain before turning back.
Returning to the city, as soon as he sat down to have breakfast, he saw Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode coming in a hurry, their faces a little anxious, it seemed that something had happened.
"I just got the report. I saw a large army of traitors twenty miles away in the south. About ten thousand people are camping. According to the factory boss, what do the traitors want to do? Yesterday we agreed to discuss it at noon today. Why did we come here?" Written by Zhou Yujihei Face asked.
Chang Yu thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "You stabbed someone, but it's not enough for them to tie it up with a piece of cloth!"
"What does the factory master mean by this?"
Cai Maode couldn't recall it.
"The last time General Zhou pretended to surrender, Blind Li didn't forget to beat him on the Eastern Front. Although he had the intention of avenging Li Laiheng at the time, later General Zhou got along with others and killed Zhang Linran in front of the formation, and even captured him. He killed Xiong Tong and Chen Shangzhi, and even his Niu-tou Prime Minister was almost captured, so how can I not be more careful this time?"
Cai Maode stroked his beard and nodded silently, but Zhou Yuji next to him couldn't laugh or cry. Why did he hear that he was the one doing the things? Please, you are the one poking at these things from the beginning to the end. I am just an executor.
"Blind Man Li values Master Cai, and he has learned from past mistakes. He must be careful this time. He set up a vanguard and camped in the middle of the twin cities. Firstly, it is for safety reasons. Secondly, it is also a statement and a kind of pressure." .
"How should we respond?"
Cai Maode blurted out. He probably didn't even realize that Chang Yu had become their backbone. It was a completely subconscious behavior.
"It's not disrespectful to be disrespectful. He can put pressure on us, so let's show off our strength and let him know who he's trying to scare!"
"Why does it light up?" Zhou Yuji asked.
"First send someone to send a message to Blind Li's men to retreat ten miles. Then you also raise 10,000 troops and camp ten miles south."
Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode looked at each other, and then pondered: Wenshui and Jiaocheng are more than forty miles apart. The two sides used the city as their base camp, and then each carried a man and horse to advance ten miles to camp. They were evenly matched, and neither one fell behind or showed any weakness. The other party did not force themselves to show equality. To take a step back, even if there is a fight, the distance between the battle lines is equal, and no one will take advantage.
"There's just one thing. Blind Man Li has already camped on the middle line. If you ask them to retreat ten miles, they will just withdraw?"
"Ask him to withdraw, and he will definitely withdraw." Chang Yu was still very confident, and he had confidence in Cai Maode at the exact moment.
He expected that the bandit army would deal with it carefully this time, but he never thought of using a large army to suppress the enemy. He didn't know how excited Blind Li was and sent his troops over early in the morning.
"Do you know who is the vanguard of the bandit army?" Chang Yu asked casually.
"Perhaps in order to show goodwill, or to let us know that the troops are stationed, the rebels actually allowed our spies to come within five miles of the camp without excessive interception, and even spied on some things. According to reports, the banner in the camp has four surnames. , Liu, Chen, Bai, Hao, it can be seen that they are four people. As for who is the main general, can Mr. Factory Master guess who these four people are?" Zhou Yuji asked with a smile on his face and a deep look on his face.
"Zong Bing Zhou is paying attention to our family." Chang Yu smiled slightly, then raised his eyebrows and thought deeply. There are many generals under the intruders. There are many people with the same surname, but not many are qualified to be named in the banner, and this time the thieves bureau proposed When troops advance, it is meant to use both soft and hard tactics. This will make it clear.
"Liu, there are many intruders with the surname Liu, Liu Fangliang, Liu Tichun, Liu Xiyao... Liu Fangliang is on the East Road at this time, Liu Xiyao is Tian Jianxiu's subordinate, Tian is guarding in Xi'an, so it can't be him, there is only Liu Tichun .
Hao, it's easy to guess. This is Hao Waiqi, one of the leaders who is rarely liked by Chang Yu among the thieves. He is a brave man in battle. These two are the tough enemies of the thieves. They are sent here as a demonstration. As for the demonstration, If you are on the softer side, then you have to use Jiang Lai to play the emotional card, Chen, as expected it will be Chen Yongfu, and Bai will be Bai Guangen! right! "
When the applause rang out, Cai Maode and Zhou Yuji looked convinced and clapped their hands and said: "The factory master is really good at predicting things!"
"Excellent." Chang Yu smiled faintly and couldn't help showing off again: "Our family also knows that the pioneer coach is definitely Liu Tichun!"
"Why is the factory owner so sure?" Cai Zhou asked in surprise.
"Hao Yaoqi is brave but lacks strategy, so it is difficult for him to hold a big position. Chen and Bai are surrendered generals. They came here to show mercy. Only Liu Tichun is left who has both wisdom and courage. Of course he is the only one left."
Cai Zhou and the others looked at each other, shook their heads and said nothing, already kneeling down in their hearts!
After breakfast, Chang Yu and Cai Maode went to the city. At this time, tens of thousands of troops had gathered in the open space south of the city. Zhou Yuji was riding a horse to patrol in front of the formation and mobilizing loudly.
Looking at the densely packed heads of people, the neat formations, and the flags waving, Chang Yu felt excited in his heart, and his dream was coming true step by step.
When two armies face off, morale always comes first. Under equal combat readiness conditions, the one with high morale will surely win. Under unequal conditions, the inferior side can still win with the morale of a person who is ready to die. It is not surprising.
How is the morale of the Ming army now?
It is absolutely impossible to have such a top-notch momentum of ignoring death!
But compared with the previous downturn and decadence of being afraid of fighting, fearing war, fearing death, and even not being able to fight to death, it is completely new.
This is undoubtedly due to Chang Yu's methods. His first step is to pay off the arrears first, so that the soldiers no longer have to work for a mouthful of rice porridge and a piece of free money, so that they can get real money to support their families at an affordable price.
Furthermore, the military law was strictly enforced and a series of reward and punishment systems were re-established. Cowardice, fear of war, and escaping from battle were all capital crimes. Of course, the rewards were also extremely generous. Those who made outstanding contributions were often promoted and rewarded with silver.
If soldiers used to laugh off the rewards and punishments, especially the rewards, which were all in vain, but after Chang Yu led the Dongchang and Jinyiwei people to join the army, it was a big difference. These soldiers wandered around the army every day to observe the conduct of the army. Even as a reward, the factory owner just pulled over a dozen carts of silver and dumped it in front of you. Take it according to your ability, I am not short of money.
With sufficient food and grass, one hand with silver and the other with a knife, the morale of the army has changed, and morale has gradually increased. In addition, Xiong Tong and Chen Shangzhi have joined the ranks yesterday. How did the black Li Zicheng who started working hard massacre the surrendered generals, what about Chen Yongfu's eyes gouged out, etc., and spread rumors. It's okay to make trouble, anyway, it's just to cut off the soldiers' intention to surrender.
At ten o'clock, Niu Yong set out with 10,000 troops, led by 3,000 cavalry, and the remaining infantry, archers, shields, swordsmen, and axe-hands were all complete.
There are hundreds of logistics behind the team, transporting some grain, tents and luggage, which are only for five days. Chang Yu decided to get closer to the bandits in these few days.
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