More than 100,000 rebels camped outside the city, stretching for several miles. The densely packed heads and flags fluttering in the wind caused considerable visual impact and psychological pressure on the officers and soldiers in the city.
Especially the teams coming from the south are still coming in an endless stream, which makes people wonder how many people there are in the bandit army.
The rebels below the city were busy setting up camp and making fires to make food. Zhou Yuji, his generals and a group of civil servants in the city stood high and looked far away, whispering something in a low voice with a heavy face.
In the tower behind him, Chang Yu was devouring his food. In the blink of an eye, the two bowls of mutton soup reached the bottom.
Wiping his mouth: "San, your craftsmanship is really to my taste."
"It's fine if the factory owner likes it, but the price of mutton in the city has risen sharply recently..." Fang San's eyebrows were beaming, and he took the bowl and gave it to Chang Yusheng.
Chang Yu waved his hand to stop, stood up and burped: "If you try hard, it can still rise to the sky. The admiral of our Dongchang factory still doesn't believe that he can't even eat a few kilograms of meat."
Fang Sanxiao smiled: "That's right. Later, I will get a few kilograms of beef for the adults to change the taste."
Chang Yu couldn't help but swallowed. He did like to eat beef, but it was not easy to eat beef these days. The reason was very simple. Cows were the main labor force in this era. Simply put, they were national first-class protected animals.
So on TV, the kind of shouting in a small shop where the waiter comes to cut the beef is pure nonsense.
Of course, it is not difficult for someone like Chang Yu to eat beef, but there is no need to go out of his way to satisfy his appetite.
"No, the mutton soup is very tonic and warms you up against the cold. Our family likes it." Chang Yu said, rubbing his belly, and then said to Fan Jiaqian who was sitting at the door: "Is everyone here?"
"Back to the factory, sir, everyone is waiting outside the city." Fan Jiaqian stood up with a nervous and excited expression.
"Copying guy, do it!"
Chang Yu shouted loudly, then kicked the door open and walked out of the tower, causing Zhou Yuji, Wang Jimo and other big guys who were observing the movement of the bandits to turn their heads and look sideways.
But they saw Chang Yu and Fan Jiaqian walking out of the city tower with murderous intent. He didn't say hello to anyone. He just gave Zhou Yuji a quick wink, turned around, and quickly went down to the city.
"Looking at this posture, is it possible...?" Zhao Jianji murmured in a low voice. Everyone was surprised, especially Cai Maode, whose expression was very nervous: "At this time, he is going out of the city to fight... fight?"
Zhou Yuji smiled bitterly and shook his head gently: "Don't take life or death lightly, just do it if you don't accept it. Eunuch Chang has a strong and warlike temperament, but at this time, it can just boost morale!"
As he said that, he turned and looked down the city. Everyone was silent and looked at the east and west wings of the city. There were people fighting over there.
The bandit army came to the city, and of course they had to figure out the layout of Taiyuan City's fortifications, so they sent a large number of scouting horses to roam around.
However, in order to undermine the enemy's morale, Chang Yu engaged in psychological warfare and ordered Yang Zhenwei, who was stationed under the city, to send someone to intercept and kill him.
Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin were responsible for the defense of the city, with nearly 20,000 troops. Among them, the main force of more than 15,000 was deployed directly south of the city to watch every move of the rebels on the moat. At the same time, 3,000 troops were assigned to patrol the east, west, north and west of the city.
After receiving Chang Yu's order, these 3,000 men and horses separately went out to snipe and intercept the rebels' probing horses outside the moat. Due to the large number of people, the rebels' probing horses were not low and it was difficult to cross the line.
But when Li Zicheng arrived, he wanted to establish his authority over Chang Yu and adopted the same method, causing small groups of people to fight against the patrols of officers and soldiers.
There is a five-mile trench formation outside the moat. The trenches are deep and intricate, and there are sharp logs buried at the bottom of the trenches. The rebel soldiers and horses did not dare to approach, and the purpose was not this, so they detoured to the east and west wings.
The south of the city is the front of the position. Chang Yu has worked hard, so there is a trench array that is more than ten miles long from east to west and five miles deep from north to south. To the west of the city is the main trunk of the Fen River. The river channel is tens to hundreds of meters wide. It is a natural barrier and has not been excavated. There are only a few trenches in the east of the city, which are slightly inferior to those in the south. And the north of the city is the rear, with only a moat. It's not that Chang Yu didn't dig trenches, but that he didn't have enough time!
The rebels wanted to pass through from the east and west wings, but the officers and soldiers refused to let go. There was a small conflict between the scouting horses at first. As the officers and soldiers dispatched patrols, the rebels also sent out small groups of men, and the conflict soon escalated.
The two sides were going back and forth, fighting on the outside of the trench positions on both wings. At a rough look, there were more than ten groups of troops, ranging from more than ten people to at most close to a hundred regiments. Although the scale was not too large, the battle for life was extremely fierce. .
Yang He received Chang Yu's support and had already shown his intention. At this time, he was stationed outside the city and faced the rebel army. He had a heavy responsibility. After receiving Chang Yu's order, he also gave his subordinates a death order: fight to death! Don't allow the rebels to cross the line!
However, the rebel army also thought the same way, so the conflict below the city continued throughout the afternoon. The two sides took a breath before fighting again, and continued to send more manpower.
With a creak, the gate of the South Gate opened. Chang Yu took the lead, holding a long hand, wearing a helmet and armor, and rode out, with more than two hundred cavalry behind him, surrounded by murderous men.
"Lord Factory Master"
Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin, who were on duty outside the city and had been paying attention to the battle situation on both wings, hurried over.
"Get off the bridge" Chang Yu waved his sword, pointed at the suspension bridge on the moat and shouted.
"The last general will go to war with the factory owner!" Yang Zhenwei knew Chang Yu's intention and was about to order troops to accompany him.
"No, our hands are just itchy, let's go and warm up." Chang Yu said, patting the war horse with the back of his knife, and led the horse across the bridge.
These two hundred cavalry were composed of Tengxiang Guards and Eunuch Army.
Of the more than a thousand troops Chang Yu brought out from the capital, the Jin Yiwei were number one in terms of intelligence gathering, and the eunuch army could dominate in terms of single combat and group fights, but in terms of charging into battle, the Tengxiang Guards had to be put aside. Let’s not talk about their strength. But immediately his kungfu fell far away from the other guards.
Therefore, the Tengxiang Guards must be brought with them when going out for fights. As for the eunuch army, it is Chang Yu's knife. It is not useful before it is used. But at this time, small-scale conflicts like this are exactly the best way to sharpen the knife. .
"Li Zhong, Li Tiezhu, take a hundred people to the east wing, and Fan Jiaqian will take people to the west wing with us." After crossing the moat, Chang Yu assigned tasks. In order to increase combat effectiveness, this time the manpower was mixed. The eunuch army was burly and powerful. Xiangwei's riding skills are first-class, and they complement each other to increase their combat power.
"Yang Zhenwei obeyed the order and led three thousand troops across the river!"
Seeing Chang Yu leading the people straight to the west along the moat, Zhou Yuji on the city raised his eyebrows and then shouted to the people below the city.
He was worried about Chang Yu's safety. Although it was only a small-scale conflict now, the conflict points were all outside the trench array. The bandit army was right in front of him, and the situation could change at any time.
Zhou Yuji had good intentions, but he did bad things with good intentions.
"We've sent more people... Hey, something's wrong..."
Conflicts broke out between the two sides. Although they were small-scale, the generals of both sides were always paying attention to the battle situation. After all, what seemed like a dispensable small conflict was actually a means of demonstration, and no one was willing to lose!
Seeing that the opponent sent a force of more than a hundred men to fight, Generals Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin were expressionless at first. Ma Chongxi also silently sent men and horses to support, but until Li Yan said something was wrong, everyone realized.
What was wrong was that the reinforcements, which numbered less than 200, had just divided into two groups and spread out along the moat towards the two wings. The men and horses originally stationed under the city suddenly came across the river, mostly infantry, and entered the trench position to form a defensive formation.
What is this for? Everyone was confused. We did not attack. Isn't it unnecessary for the officers and soldiers to do this?
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
But where is this monster? Li Zicheng and others squinted their eyes and began to guess!
There must be something wrong with the support army just now.
The rebel generals reacted almost subconsciously, following closely the two men running along the outside of the moat towards the conflict site on the east and west wings.
However, the distance is too far and no one can see the reason.
"Ma Shiyao, please go and take a look. Don't scare the enemy." Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes and said to the general next to him.
Ma Shiyao turned around and went straight to the west wing with more than 20 personal soldiers. At first glance, he looked like he was scouting for reinforcements.
"I always think there is a big fish" Li Guo murmured to himself, keeping his eyes on the men and horses led by Chang Yu. He saw that they had started running from the moat towards the trench position. They were getting closer and closer to him, and they were getting closer and closer beforehand. clear.
"Good guy, it must be that bastard!" Li Guo suddenly raised his voice: "Father, look at that man and horse!"
Everyone looked at him in surprise, and suddenly several people's expressions changed, and of course some looked confused.
"That's right, it should be that gelding!" Niu Jinxing gritted his teeth and said with hatred on his face.
Behind him, Liu Zongmin raised his eyebrows and said, "Military advisor, are you sure?"
"That's right." Li Guo grabbed the topic and said, "All the eunuch's soldiers are dressed in dog skins!"
Chang Yu's identity was exposed.
The introduction was Zhou Yuji's good intentions, but what really exposed his identity was the uniforms of the eunuch army and Tengxiang Guards.
You must know that compared with the various popular fashion items of the bandit army, the officers and soldiers all have uniform uniforms. Whether it is cotton-padded clothes or cotton armor, they are all original items from the factory. Of course, the colors are also uniform, mainly gray.
However, the uniforms of the eunuch army and the emperor's personal guards brought out by Chang Yu from the capital were very different from those of ordinary troops!
But as far as the eunuch army is concerned, they are all dressed in black and black trousers, which is very different from ordinary soldiers. What's more terrible is that the Tengxiang Guards, who are the emperor's 26th Guards, are even more flamboyant.
Tengxiang's left and right guards, Wuxiang's left and right guards, collectively known as the Tengxiang Four Guards, are responsible for the emperor's bodyguards. They are the personal guards among the personal guards. The guards uniforms are black, and even the armor is black, with tiger heads painted on them, that is, Commonly known as the Black Tiger Army.
Chang Yu had fought against Li Guo in Jiaocheng, and he had seen the Tengxiang Guards' uniforms so obvious, so looking from a distance, he knew they were Chang Yu's men.
Is that person in the lead... with his bellicose personality...
It's him!
Although they are far apart and their faces are not clear, the iconic armor and sword are very unique.
At this moment, one of Ma Shiyao's soldiers who had gone away rushed over to report that the supporting soldier was Chang Yu's men.
Will you give me a big gift package at the beginning?
Li Zicheng and Li Guo can be said to have vowed not to kill Chang Yu unless he killed him. Although they did not confirm Chang Yu's identity at this time, they also knew that he was definitely an important figure among the officers and soldiers, not to mention that this beast killed Li Laiheng and Played with him three times and four times.
"My lord, please give the order immediately. The army will surround and kill that eunuch. His status is extraordinary. Whether he is captured alive or beheaded, he can kill the officers and soldiers with his spirit."
The crowd was furious, and Gu Junen was the first to speak!
"Wait a minute." Song Xiance waved his hand hurriedly: "This wolf has always been full of tricks and cunning. It is obvious that the officers and soldiers have taken precautions in advance. If we start a big fight, the opponent will definitely slip back into the formation early in the morning. It is not a vain effort to draw water from a bamboo basket. Let's discuss it later!"
"What time has it been? Why don't we discuss it again?" Li Guo snorted coldly. Li Zicheng next to him glared at him and said, "As a military advisor?"
"Send strong generals to pretend to be probing horses and attack them!" Song Xiance said, while Niu Jinxing and others nodded in agreement.
Li Zicheng nodded slightly and approached with a small group of troops. The other party would definitely not take it seriously, and then a sudden attack would be feasible.
Of course, this small group of people are not ordinary pawns, but capable generals!
"Who wants to go?" Li Zicheng looked back and said, his subordinates can gather together, and all of them are experienced in many battles.
"Father, the child is willing to go! Kill this animal to avenge Heng'er!" Li Guo had a determined look on his face, but could not hide his sadness and anger.
"The last general is willing to go" Almost at the same time, more than ten generals behind him asked for a fight. The one in the lead had the loudest voice, but it was Hao Yaoqi!
Hao Yaoqi and Chang Yu fought against each other twice, and were plotted both times. They were in a state of embarrassment and even almost died. This made their colleagues laugh at him, and he was already on fire in his heart. At this time, he wanted to eat Chang Yu alive.
"You two go together, and Ma Shiyao brings that gelded dog's head to see me!" Li Zicheng named the two people who were most eager to kill Chang Yu.
The two of them clasped their fists, got on their horses, and headed straight for Chang Yu's west wing with only a dozen soldiers!
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