Ten o'clock! The wind is even worse.
On the river bank south of Fenyang Village, Niu Yong was wearing a helmet and riding on a tall black horse. He looked at the eight thousand elite soldiers gathered in front of him with a solemn expression. Then he made a fist with his right hand and waved it hard. A subordinate next to him shouted: " Send troops!"
The drums sounded, and the eight thousand Ming army marched fiercely due south. Three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry were fully capable of fighting a medium-sized frontal assault!
A moment after the team moved forward, more than a thousand people appeared at the end of the village, all of them cavalry!
This is a troop with top-notch equipment and astonishing combat power. It is composed of Chang Yu's palace name, Zhou Yuji's personal soldiers, and Zhu Shenxuan's royal servants!
"I'm sure there won't be a fight." Zhu Shenxuan looked extremely nervous. This kind of battle and this atmosphere made his heart almost burst.
"No." Chang Yu looked at him and smiled lightly: "Even if there is a fight, our family will try our best to keep you safe!"
Zhu Shenxuan looked at Chang Yu and suddenly felt a sore nose. He quickly turned his head and looked at the eight thousand troops led by Niu Yong in front of him: "Is there something missing?"
"Quite a few." Chang Yu turned around and pointed back: "Within half an hour, Zhu Kongxun's 20,000 backup troops will definitely arrive. Again, the prince can let go of the wrangling, and leave other matters to our family!"
Zhu Shenxuan looked back and saw that as early as half an hour ago, Chang Yu had sent people back to Jiaocheng to convey the order, asking Zhu Kongxun to bring 20,000 horses to cheer!
Chang Yu was 100 certain that Zhou Yuji was trying to get Li Zicheng's attention, and Li Zicheng was also trying to get Zhu Shenxuan's attention. Everyone knew this idea, so he must be fully prepared. If something goes wrong, the loss is not just as simple as Zhu Shenxuan being captured or killed. The impact is simply incalculable. Chang Yu himself will be convicted and imprisoned, or even beheaded!
Two miles away from Wuling Village, Niu Yong's men stopped and formed a triangle formation. This is the simplest and most direct formation that can be defended and attacked.
After a while, Chang Yu and others came and walked to the front of the formation. They looked south and suddenly took a breath of air.
Four or five miles away to the south, it was completely dark, like dark clouds covering the sun.
"At least there are more than 50,000 people." Zhou Yuji's face was black and blue, and his eyes were cold.
Zhu Shenxuan couldn't help but become nervous, looking at Chang Yu who seemed a little restless.
Chang Yu turned to look at him and pointed to the south: "My lord, do you know what is over there?"
"Thieves, thief soldiers!" Zhu Shenxuan licked his lips and said.
"No!" Chang Yu shook his head gently: "That's just a piece of shit!"
After speaking, he laughed loudly, and Zhou Yuji couldn't help but laugh. Cai Maode thought Chang Yu was so vulgar and unwilling to join the trend, but he couldn't help laughing too.
In an instant, dozens of people around Chang Yu burst out laughing, and the rest didn't know why.
"It's just a piece of smelly dog shit. It will stain the soles of your shoes at most, so why worry about it!" Zhou Yuji was infected by Chang Yu's aura, and he suddenly became so heroic!
The world of men is always so wonderful. Seeing Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji chatting and laughing as usual in front of tens of thousands of thieves, Zhu Shenxuan was also affected. Although he couldn't say anything heroic, he was obviously less nervous, and there was even a look in his eyes. There was a trace of expectation.
Dozens of people were riding horses in and out of Wuling Village. They were spies from both sides checking whether there was an ambush.
After a while, several fast horses ran out of the village. In a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Chang Yu. They jumped off their horses and said, "Let me report to the factory, there is nothing strange in the village!"
"Brother Li's skills are getting better and better." Chang Yu looked at the leading spy and smiled, but that person was none other than Li Xingzu.
Li Xingzu is a very experienced and old-faced Ye Bushou. Because he has fought side by side with Chang Yu, he has formed a comradeship and is therefore reused and trusted.
Li Xingzu was flattered by Chang Yu's call "Brother Li". He had worked with Chang Yu and knew that although this high-ranking factory supervisor was willful, he had no airs.
"Make the factory boss laugh!" Li Xingzu suppressed his excitement. The words "big brother" from the dignified admiral of the East Factory were enough for him to brag about for a lifetime.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, raised his hand and pointed southward: "Go and send a message to the thieves, asking them to leave only 20,000 troops and the rest to retreat ten miles, otherwise today's meeting will be cancelled!"
Li Xingzu took the order and left!
"Will the thief agree?" Zhu Shenxuan asked.
Chang Yu chuckled: "My lord, do you know what rhythm means?"
Zhu Shenxuan shook his head in confusion.
"The so-called leading the rhythm means that he will follow whatever the factory owner asks him to do even if he doesn't want to," Zhou Yuji laughed.
"That is what is called being led away by the factory owner. He will go wherever he is led. Although he is reluctant, he has no choice but to do anything." Cai Maode added.
Zhu Shenxuan was stunned. He understood. He understood that not only him, but also Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode were following Chang Yu's rhythm.
After a while, Li Xingzu reported back: The bandit army agreed, but the Ming army could only maintain a considerable number of troops!
"Of course, tell them that we only have 20,000 troops here. It's just that the soldiers are fatter and occupy a larger place!" Chang Yu chuckled. At this time, Zhu Kongxun's 20,000 reinforcements had already joined forces with Niu Yong, and there were about 30,000 troops. , experienced people will know roughly at a glance.
But Chang Yu dared to say this, and he expected Li Zicheng to agree, because he would not be so honest and really just keep 20,000!
As expected, the rebel army quickly retreated. After Zhou Yuji observed it for a moment, he couldn't help but sneer: "The rebel soldiers are quite fat, and they take up a lot of space!"
"How shameless" Chang Yu curled his lips and cursed!
Zhu Shenxuan, who was standing next to him, shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself that you are not going anywhere, you are just a human spirit, hey, there are fewer and fewer pure and innocent people like me.
After a lot of twists and turns, it was almost noon, and the main show finally began.
Because it was two big bosses meeting at this time, each was cautious, and even some rules were changed. The army that was originally five miles away was directly pulled two miles away from each other, and the personal soldiers who were originally two miles away were now two hundred meters away. In addition, just be careful of what the other party does.
Twenty meters away from the village entrance, Chang Yu and others got off their horses and stared closely at the dozen or so people fifty meters away!
The weather was gloomy, and the line of sight at a distance of fifty meters was not good, and the outline of the other party could not be clearly seen. This made Zhou Yuji, Cai Maode and others a little disappointed because they could not determine the true and false identity of Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng, the most wanted criminal in the Ming Dynasty, had been in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, so the court naturally had his portrait. However, compared to the photos of wanted criminals in some places now, which are so abstract, you can imagine the abstraction of this era! I'm afraid you would recognize it even if you were standing right in front of me!
But fortunately, there are people around him who have seen Li Zicheng, such as Chen Shangzhi and Xiong Tong. Moreover, Chang Yu deliberately brought Xiong Tong over this time. He was hiding among his soldiers at this time. He originally planned to let him identify him, but now This distance and line of sight are probably unnecessary!
Of course, if Xiong Tong is placed in the entourage, he can be observed closely, but it will be easy for the other party to see his identity. Once exposed, the previous theory of beheading will not be justified, and even a fool will know that he has been tricked.
Therefore, Cai Maode and others are now worrying about gains and losses, lest they see a knock-off product.
After looking around for a while, the two sides headed towards the entrance of the village, and stopped when they were about ten meters apart. From this distance, they could completely see each other's faces.
The short winter melon ox Jinxing and the gentle Li Yan were among them, as were the two gentlemen whom Chang Yu guessed were Song Xiance and Gu Junen.
But at this time, Chang Yu had turned a blind eye to these four people. He looked back and forth at the other two people, who were as tall and strong as iron towers, and had the same fierce appearance, even with a kind of coercion.
"That's right, the person on the left is Li Zicheng!" Chang Yu raised his chin towards Zhou Yuji and said in a low voice.
Zhou Yuji and others looked around after hearing this, and saw the fierce man on the left who was about forty years old and was almost 1.9 meters tall. He was about the same age as himself. What was even more eye-catching was that he had an obvious scar on his left eye.
"Has the factory owner seen the intruder? How can he conclude that it is not someone else who is impersonating him?" Cai Maode asked in a low voice, squinting his eyes.
"You can't fake it" Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji said in unison!
A person's body shape, appearance and even words and deeds can be faked, but temperament and momentum cannot be faked!
This man is as powerful as a mountain, with piercing eyes and a majestic look on his face, which is rare for someone who is not a hero.
Hearing this, Cai Maode nodded slightly, and then asked: "Who is that person next to him?" He was referring to another burly man similar to Li Zicheng.
Zhou Yuji frowned and said nothing, seeming to be deep in thought.
But Chang Yu chuckled softly: "We're here to fight!"
