As expected, Chang Yu became a magic teller. He was woken up from his sleep, and in front of him was Chunxiang's big and impatient face: "The bandit army is coming. Chief Zhou is waiting for you below."
Ah, here it comes!
Chang Yu was startled, and then turned to look at the window, which was completely dark: "What time is it now?"
Yin Shi has just passed! Chunxiang said as he helped Chang Yu put on his cotton clothes.
Yinshi is between three and five o'clock in the morning, which means it is now after five o'clock in the morning, the coldest time of the day. The rebel army came non-stop all night long, which shows that Li Zicheng was really irritated by himself.
When he hurried downstairs, he saw Zhou Yuji and other military generals, as well as Xuanda Governor Wang Jimo, Governor Cai Maode, Chief Envoy Zhao Jianji, Taiyuan Magistrate Sun Kangzhou, Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan and others all present. Everyone had a heavy face and red eyes. It can be seen that I didn't sleep well.
"The scouting horse came to report that more than 50,000 bandits have passed through Jinyuan and will reach the city within half an hour."
Seeing Chang Yu coming downstairs, Zhou Yuji turned his head and said.
Without saying a word, Chang Yu opened the door and a blast of cold air came in, making him suddenly sober. He walked to the city wall and looked into the distance. In the distance, a fire dragon stretched for several miles and was swimming in the direction of Taiyuan.
"What is supposed to come will always come." Chang Yu murmured in a low voice and lowered his head to look down the city. The fire was bright. Zhou Yuji had raised the alert level of Taiyuan City to the highest level. All generals and troops above the guerrilla level had gone to the city to garrison their respective territories.
Under the city, Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin had mobilized all their men, about 20,000 people, out of the city and lined up by the moat, ready to go.
"Standing there stupidly, aren't you cold? Your hands and feet are frozen when the bandit army comes, and you still slap yourself, so hurry up and warm yourself by the fire."
Chang Yu yelled at the city, which instantly tore apart the tense atmosphere.
Yang Zhenwei laughed loudly at the foot of the city: "The general will obey the order."
Immediately, the subordinates were asked to disperse and line up to warm themselves by the fire, but the patrol team continued on duty as usual.
Seeing Chang Yu coming in with his shoulders trembling, Zhou Yuji couldn't help but grin: "The factory owner doesn't seem nervous at all."
Chang Yu put his hand to his mouth and turned on the heater: "Why are you nervous? The thieves are so awesome that they stay up late at night, why should we suffer with them!"
Zhou Yuji raised his eyebrows and said, "At this time, the rebel army has already captured Chen Bing's city. What should we do?"
"The city is high and the walls are thick. It's a fight!" Chang Yu said lightly.
Zhou Yuji suddenly laughed and said: "The bandit army is not afraid of the wind and frost, and attacks all night long. At this time, the factory is exhausted and the man is not interested in doing anything?"
"That's it, fuck him again"
"Although the bandits have more than 50,000 soldiers, if we use all the troops in the city to attack him again while he is tired, the harvest will definitely be huge!"
As soon as Zhou Yuji finished speaking, some of his subordinates began to boo.
Even Wang Jimo was moved, but he didn't dare to speak without permission. He just turned to look at Cai Maode.
Cai Maode looked at Zhao Jianji and others again, and saw that they were also ready to make a move, so he handed over his hands and said: "I and others think it is feasible, why not go all out, strike while the iron is hot, and give the thief another hard blow to destroy his spirit!"
Do you think it’s feasible?
Chang Yu rolled his eyes inwardly, glanced sideways at Cai Maode and couldn't help but curl his lips. Of course, he couldn't say this, otherwise Lao Caitou would be so angry that he would take off his clothes and challenge him in a duel even though he knew he was losing.
"Who does Mr. Cai mean by doing everything in one go?" Chang Yu asked, glaring at Cai Maode.
"Of course it's our army. We are waiting for work. The thieves have been exhausted after running all night. Wouldn't it be appropriate to attack them head on?" Cai Maode said with bright eyes, rolling up his sleeves.
"Our army? Our army should get up and get angry now!" Chang Yu raised his voice and sat down immediately: "The bandit army has stumbled three times in succession. Blind Li has been holding back a ball of anger in his heart for a long time. Do you think he can still do it? Give you such a chance? Secondly, the bandit army ran all night and was exhausted, but it also held fire in its heart. This kind of anger burned into a morale and a monstrous fighting spirit. At this time, our soldiers had just I was woken up from my sleep and went to the battlefield in a daze. How can I defeat the angry rebel army?"
Cai Maode, Wang Jimo and others looked at each other and were speechless for a moment, to think that they could still say this.
Chang Yu snorted and then said: "The rebel army has more than 50,000 troops at this time, and our troops in Taiyuan at this time are only more than 70,000. Can they all be sent out to fight this battle? Even if they are all sent out to fight hard, there will be no more Is there any chance of winning? If there is almost no chance of winning, why bother fighting this battle at the expense of troops, not to mention you think that the intruder didn’t leave any behind!"
The hall was silent, everyone looked at each other and said nothing. Cai Maode even blushed and wanted to refute but suddenly spoke up.
Only Zhou Yuji had a smile on his face and looked at Chang Yu with satisfaction. This guy was so good. Not only could he fight, but he could also scheme. Not only could he scheme against others, but he could also scheme against him.
He is a veteran on the battlefield, and he can naturally see what Chang Yu can see. The words he just said were just a test, and this kid is really stable enough.
"Then what do you think the factory owner wants?" Zhou Yuji said calmly, which relieved Cai Maode from the awkward situation.
"Just wait and see what happens and adapt accordingly! But there will definitely be a fight today!" Chang Yu said, picking up the tea cup and taking a sip.
"Why did the factory owner decide that we must fight today? The rebel army came in a hurry, the terrain is unfamiliar, and we are not well prepared. There is no need to start a war in such a hurry, right?" Zhao Jianji, the chief envoy, asked.
"It's because the terrain and environment are unfamiliar, so he wants to fight to test the water. At the same time, the morale of the bandit army is low after repeated defeats. The bandit urgently needs a battle to boost morale. At the same time, he also wants to give us a show of strength!"
Then he said:
"Besides, if he doesn't take action, our family will take action. Why don't our family also give him a blow?"
"Report, the bandits have reached the boundary line," another soldier outside the door said loudly.
Everyone in the hall heard the sound and hurriedly got up and walked outside.
At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the fire was blazing in the distance in the south of the city. The bandit army had already reached the ground!
The so-called boundary marker point is outside the trench position five miles outside the moat, and it is also the place where the heads of the rebels are stacked.
The 50,000-strong army was densely packed and impressive. Even though they were five miles apart, when the wind was favorable, you could vaguely hear the voices of people and the neighing of horses.
Everyone had heavy expressions on their faces and kept silent. They could only hear the howling of the cold wind in their ears.
"As we expected, there will definitely be a tail behind this man." Chang Yu nodded and said.
When Zhou Yuji heard this, he turned to look at him: "Is this the backup plan you mentioned for the intruder?"
Chang Yu nodded: "He doesn't dare to be careless anymore. No matter how stupid a person is, he won't make a mistake three times!"
"Report to the general, an unknown force has arrived from the north of the city, about ten thousand people." At this moment, a messenger came hurriedly and panted heavily.
Everyone was shocked, including Chang Yu, whose expression also changed drastically.
How is it possible that a troop of tens of thousands of horses came from the north?
You must know that Taiyuan is conveniently located in the three inner passes of Piantou, Ningwu and Yanmen. They are Zhou Yuji’s home territory. In fact, most of the garrison troops in Ningwu and Yanmen have been transferred to Taiyuan, leaving only the garrison at the outermost Piantou Pass. The soldiers cannot move.
However, the combined strength of the three inner passes at this time was only less than 10,000, not to mention that Zhou Yuji had not lowered his troop order.
Then, could it be Datong’s soldiers and horses?
It's impossible. Except for the emperor who is in the capital, the only people who can mobilize these troops are around Chang Yu, but no one has issued an order to mobilize troops.
Hold! It can't be a bandit army!
Everyone was shocked, because as early as when the rebel army crossed the Yellow River eastward, there were rumors that the rebel army divided into two groups to attack Taiyuan from the front and back. The rear route was from Yulin, Shaanxi, across the Piantou Pass. Because of this The King of Jin forcibly transferred Cai Maode from the front line to Taiyuan to set up city defenses, and transferred Zhou Yuji to the three passes to guard in case of accidents.
But this was just a smoke bomb to attack the east and the west. Chang Yu was familiar with this history, so he didn't take it seriously. He dragged Zhou Yuji to Taiyuan and mobilized most of the troops in the three passes to defend.
But at this moment, a team of more than 10,000 people with unknown origins suddenly appeared. What is their origin?
Chang Yu was panicked for a moment. Without saying a word, he got on his horse and headed straight for the north city along the city.
Zhou Yuji looked anxious. He turned to look at the bandit army in the south of the city and stamped his feet angrily: "I will come as soon as I go. If there is any movement here, please report to me at any time." After saying that, he got on his horse and ran after Chang Yu!
Could it be that the bandit army bypassed a group of troops? impossible! It is impossible for the bandit army to detach a detachment and go around it under one's nose in the due south.
Chang Yu braved the cold wind and ran wildly on the city, turning around quickly to analyze the background of this group of people.
Or is there really an army of thieves coming in from Piantou Pass? It's not impossible, after all, Yulin and other places outside Xiantou have long been the territory of the bandit army!
It's just that if you are attacked with your head tilted, there will always be enemy information. Why didn't you get any information? Or is it a surprise attack by the bandit army, which caught the officers and soldiers by surprise and didn't even get the information? It's unlikely.
Worrying about gains and losses, Chang Yu rushed to the north of the city. Chengtou Mountain was crowded with soldiers talking about it, and a patrol team of Yang Wuwei was on guard below the city.
Looking north, he saw a winding fire dragon running slowly more than ten miles away. Chang Yu raised his brows, pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered the deputy general in charge of this gate to send five thousand troops to join the city patrols and prepare for battle by the moat. At the same time, detective horses were sent to verify their origins.
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