At the south gate, Zhou Yuji and other generals were gathering in the tower to eat. When they saw him coming, they all wanted to stand up and salute, but were stopped by Chang Yu with a wave of his hand. Then they turned around and walked outside the door, standing in front of the wall stacks and looking into the distance.
Some of the bandits by the moat were enforcing martial law, some were making fires and cooking, and some were busy repairing the suspension bridge.
Looking at the enemy camps stretching for miles from east to west, Chang Yu estimated that at least 60,000 to 70,000 horses had crossed the river.
However, the other side was still so dark that it was impossible to see beyond.
Damn it, how many men are there in the intruders at this time? Chang Yu frowned. Based on his guess, Li Zicheng came all the way east to recruit less than 100,000 soldiers. Adding in his original capital of 40,000, he would not be more than 15 after all. The rest would be cannon fodder!
But this cannon fodder is indeed a headache. The young and strong ones can be used to supplement the troops at any time. The old, weak, women and children are perfect for traveling.
"Isn't the momentum amazing?" Zhou Yuji's voice came from behind.
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "The intruder is going all-in and going crazy in the end."
"Does your Majesty mean that the intruders will stop no matter whether they capture Taiyuan or not?" Zhou Yuji asked.
"That's probably the case." Chang Yu knew that when Li Zicheng attacked Taiyuan in history, he just captured and looted it and then left. He had an excuse for not being able to capture it. However, because of Zhang Xiong's dedication of the city, he got it before he could capture it. Just when he was thinking of giving it up as soon as it was good, Jiang Yu from Datong came to contact him again and asked to donate the city. This made him unable to get off the horse. How can he be dealt with if someone forces it into your hands?
"There are 60,000 to 70,000 rebel troops below the city, which is about the same as us. At this time, the water of the moat has not frozen, and the suspension bridge has not been repaired. It is difficult to look at the head and tail of the rebel army. If we send out troops suddenly, can we catch them by surprise?" Zhou Yuji said suddenly.
Chang Yu turned around and curled his lips: "Fishing and enforcing the law, Mr. Zhou, are you not going to let go after catching me once?"
Zhou Yuji laughed loudly: "Why are you so timid? You weren't very arrogant before. With more than a thousand troops, you dared to go out of the city and challenge someone's five times the force."
"otherwise"
Chang Yu said seriously: "The rebel army in Xicheng is a partial division, not the main force, not strong in combat power, and they are exhausted after the fierce battle and are mainly infantry. However, the governor's command is all elite cavalry, heavily armored, and they attack with anger. , catching him off guard."
As he spoke, he coughed lightly and pointed to the bandit camp below the city: "That's not the case here. This is the main force of the bandits. They have so many soldiers that their combat power is beyond the limit. When they crossed the river, they were like chickens. It is not comparable to those partial masters in Xicheng."
Zhou Yuji nodded in agreement.
"Moreover, there is no need to fight with them at this time. Crossing the river is a foregone conclusion. We should defend the city and annihilate the enemy while occupying a convenient position. Wouldn't it be better if we had not taken advantage of them to cross the river and resisted!" Chang Yu said again! .
Zhou Yuji nodded again, stretched out his hand and pointed towards the east: "Even if you want to hit hard at this time, the opportunity has been lost."
Directly east of the southeast corner of Cheng'en Gate, the bandit army was transporting a large amount of supplies, including war horses, chariots, ladders, grain and grass, etc. on the unbroken river.
It seems that the intruder is so anxious that he can't wait even a moment! Chang Yu secretly smiled, suddenly raised his eyebrows, and looked at Zhou Yuji: "Let's do it?"
Zhou Yuji was startled at first, then glanced eastward and understood, nodding slightly: "You can have this."
Five miles south of the Great South Gate moat, there is a heavily guarded military tent behind the rebel camp on the edge of the trench formation. This is Li Zicheng's temporary command post.
The military tent was filled with the aroma of wine and meat, and the thieves were feasting and drinking to their heart's content. They had something to be happy and celebrate today.
More than ten days later, we finally touched the wall of Taiyuan City, and finally fought a vivid and exciting battle. In just half an hour, we took down the moat that the officers and soldiers guarded tightly, and wiped away all the previous frustrations.
This battle was really enjoyable and greatly improved morale.
This was also the reason why Li Zicheng allowed his men to drink. Of course, it was also because there was no plan to attack the city in the afternoon. After all, this battle was too exhausting and the soldiers needed to rest and recuperate, and a lot of war preparations needed to be transported to the city.
Although this battle was fought happily, stimulating the morale of the army to the greatest extent and severely damaging the morale of the officers and soldiers, the only imperfect thing that made Li Zicheng sad was that just not long ago, Ma Chongxi on the west wing was beheaded by the officers and soldiers!
This was definitely an accident!
It was an unexpected surprise that no one could have imagined. The officers and soldiers had just retreated into the city in embarrassment, but suddenly another army of soldiers and horses came out of the city to attack. How bold and determined is this, not afraid that the rebels will take the opportunity to invade the city?
What's even worse is that they only used more than a thousand troops to surprise their opponents several times. Their arrogance is so great that they are not afraid of death.
That is to say, it was so unexpected that when the messenger came to report that Xicheng was raided, he still wondered whether the officers and soldiers had used some trick to lure the enemy, so he hesitated and did not send reinforcements in time.
In fact, even if he thought he was sending reinforcements, it would be too late. The men and horses came and went like the wind. They rushed out of the city for a while, killed the horse and then returned to the city in less than two seconds.
And the reason why we didn't send reinforcements at that time was because there were nearly 20,000 troops there, and that army of more than a thousand officers and soldiers could make a big splash.
However... when the news came that Ma Chongxi had been beheaded, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
More than a thousand heavy-armored cavalry have astonishing combat power. Wherever they go, it is like entering an uninhabited territory, with no one to challenge them. Moreover, the three commanders are all extremely brave, with the potential of tens of thousands of enemies...
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Soon the identity of that troop came to light, it must be the eunuch!
"Eunuch, if we fall into the city one day, I will crush you to ashes!" Li Zicheng shouted angrily, smashing the wine bowl in his hand, everyone was shocked!
Several loud bangs were heard faintly, as if they were just responding to Li Zicheng's anger.
what happened? The thieves in the tent were shocked and felt bad. They rushed out of the tent to look around, only to see the continuous sound of cannons on Taiyuan City.
After a while, a scout came to report. The officers and soldiers first bombarded the moat on the east side, attacked the men and horses transporting supplies from the ice, and then began to bombard the rebel camp. The rebels suffered heavy losses.
Oh shit! Liu Zongmin couldn't help but curse!
All the generals were angry and cursed the officers and soldiers for being cunning and cunning.
This move of the officers and soldiers was indeed quite sinister. The moat was only three or four miles away from the city gate. The range of bows and arrows and trebuchets was not enough, but they were right within the range of the artillery.
When you are transporting supplies from the ice, he will blow up the ice and let you take a cold shower. When your camp is gathering there, he will send you a few cannons, causing chaos in the formation and heavy casualties.
Is it possible to fight so hard and then go back? I feel unwilling to do so!
"Father, come back. Anyway, it can be frozen overnight. The attack on the city tomorrow will be in the past. Is it possible that the officers and soldiers can build another line of defense on the river overnight?" Li Guo advised Li Zicheng.
"Need not!"
Song Xiance stood up at this time and said to Li Zicheng: "I have a way to break this situation."
"Say" Li Zicheng looked at the city in the distance with eyes filled with hatred.
"Move the troops to the two wings!" Song Xiance smiled faintly. Everyone was startled at first, then Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and others clapped their hands and applauded.
"Killing two birds with one stone, making the officers and soldiers tired of running around, Song's military counselor really has a good plan!" Li Guo was the first to react, with a happy face.
Li Zicheng also reacted and nodded with a sneer.
On the tower of the South Gate, Chang Yuzheng had a sinister smile on his face. When he saw the rebels crossing the river to transport supplies, he suddenly thought of setting off cannons to blow up the ice, causing the rebels to fall into the water and become embarrassed.
But Zhou Yuji took his evil scheme to the maximum and ordered the bombardment of the rebel camp on the bank of the moat.
For a moment, the rebel camp was in chaos and fled in all directions. The two people watching laughed.
what a pity!
Chang Yu regretted that the power of artillery these days was too low, and its maneuverability was too poor. It took a long time to turn the muzzle, and even the accuracy was not a sure thing. Of course, what made him speechless was that every time the firing time expired, Long, it can give the rebels under the city time to dodge combos, and even predict the direction of the muzzle.
However, there were ten artillery pieces in the city at this time, and the incessant attacks still caused a lot of trouble to the rebels, and there was no peace at all times.
However, Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji, who were watching a play in the city, soon frowned. The bandits under their noses suddenly dispersed along the moat to both sides. Not long after, messengers came to report that the bandits were gathering outside the east and west cities, and A large group of people also appeared outside the north gate.
"No, the bandits are going to change their main attack point." Zhou Yuji raised his eyebrows.
"There are no artillery on the east and west wings, not even trebuchets," the deputy general said with a sad look on his face.
Chang Yu was confused and looked south, and saw that the rebel troops outside the moat had also moved, transporting siege vehicles and other baggage to both sides.
"If the enemy does not move, we will not move. If the enemy moves, we will mobilize our troops step by step to respond. Now we only need to judge where he will choose as the main attack." Zhou Yuji whispered and looked at Chang Yu again: "What does the factory supervisor think?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "Look again!"
Li Zicheng gave up the South Gate so easily and chose other city gates as the main attack point? Chang Yu didn't believe it.
