It was rare to get a good night's sleep after running around for many days. When the sky was dim, Chang Yu stood up and stretched in the courtyard. He felt refreshed. He saw that Wuzhong was teaching Tu Yuan how to practice swordsmanship, Chen Wangting was giving instructions to his two nephews, and Jiang Fa was following Kuang Ren practices bow shooting...
After warming up with the enemy's fist, Chang Yu pointed at Wuzhong and said, "Come here and get beaten."
Wuzhong sneered and said to himself, "I have been waiting for you for a long time, chirping, and threw the long knife in my hand at you..."
The squire was so kind that he prepared breakfast and brought it to him personally. After washing up, Chang Yu started eating and thanked him again and again. The squire had never met such a polite high official before. He was very happy and pulled the little eunuch to tease him non-stop. He also howled when he was emotional. He cried loudly. It turned out that several women in the family were humiliated by the bandits and committed suicide.
Everyone was furious after hearing this. Wu Zhong slammed the bowl on the ground and shouted that he was going to kill Liu Fangliang in Baoding City. The little eunuch looked stunned: "Have a good journey, good man..."
The personal guards came to report that Huang Degong and Gao Jie had each led five thousand troops and sent troops to Jizhou early in the morning. They left a message to Chang Yu that it was not practical to break the city before noon, but they would respectfully welcome the governor into the city before sunset.
Chang Yu couldn't help laughing. This place was thirty miles away from Jizhou, and it would take an hour for the infantry and baggage to march. He said that breaking the city before noon was just to provoke the generals, but it was unrealistic.
The show was about to begin. Chang Yu wanted to go to the city to observe and learn in person. He hurriedly led his troops out of the city. The second battalion under his command was already waiting for orders outside the city, and then sent troops to Jizhou.
Along the way, Huang Degong and Gao Jie could be seen marching hastily. The cavalry vanguard was already ten miles away, followed by infantry and baggage. Chang Yu deliberately walked around in a circle to see the city ladders, trebuchets, siege vehicles and even artillery.
The two battalions under Dongchang's command were all cavalry, one of which was heavily armored, with a rainbow-like momentum and murderous aura that naturally attracted the envy of the other officers and soldiers. They all pointed and commented: "They once killed thieves in Taiyuan and Tatars outside the pass. That’s awesome…”
Fan Jiaqian told Chang Yu that there had been no rest outside the city last night. The rebel spies tried to investigate nearby several times. After being discovered, they started fighting. It was not until dawn that calm returned.
It was obvious that the rebels in Jizhou City were very surprised and deeply worried about the officers and soldiers' raid on Zaoqiang. The two cities were less than thirty miles apart. How could he sleep peacefully at such a close distance with officers and soldiers watching eagerly beside his bed.
Chang Yu's horse was fast, and he arrived in less than a stick of incense. He saw a vast lake in front of him in the distance. He knew it was Jizhou Lake (later called Hengshui Lake). Across the lake, he could see a city on the west bank, which was Jizhou City (the ancient Jizhou City was at Beiguan Village area on the west bank of Hengshui Lake, today's Jizhou City is on the south bank of the lake)
A group of people detoured from the Hunan coast of Jizhou to the city. They saw Huang Degong and Gao Jie's troops circling the city for reconnaissance. At the same time, they shouted to the city to persuade them to surrender.
Jizhou, the head of the nine states in ancient times, was once a country with a history of more than two years. It was built in the reign of Emperor Gaodi of the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, it was a large city of twelve miles. By the Song Dynasty, it had expanded to twenty-five miles. The additional repairs are larger than those of ordinary prefectures, such as Taiyuan Prefecture, which only has a circumference of twenty-four!
In addition to being big, it is also strong enough. The city wall is eight meters high, and the widest parts at the bottom and top are 30 meters and 10 meters wide. The wall is absolutely high and thick, with copper walls and iron walls. Without large-scale siege equipment, it would be extremely difficult to break the city in one fell swoop!
Gao Jie was shouting to the rebels on the city under the west gate to persuade them to surrender. When Huang Degong saw Chang Yu's arrival, he went forward to greet and report the situation: there were at least three thousand rebels on the city, most of them concentrated at the two southwest gates. There were four cannons on the city and the rest were unknown.
After hearing this, Chang Yu was silent for a while and then said to Huang Degong: "I am not good at attacking cities. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to attack such a large city. I don't have much advice to give, but the sages have said that there is no need to fight. The best strategy is to subjugate the enemy's troops, not necessarily to attack by force."
Huang Degong exclaimed: "What do you mean?"
The little eunuch rolled his eyes and said, "It means that if you can recruit someone to surrender, then surrender. If you would rather die than surrender, then attack with force."
Huang Degong understood now. As the rebel army passed by, all the officials and soldiers who were afraid of death and fear of war surrendered. It is not ruled out that there are also officials and soldiers of the imperial court who originally surrendered in Jizhou City. Once the people who are greedy for life and fear of death are put under pressure, it is not ruled out. They rebelled again.
"First trick them into forgetting the blame. Offering the city is a meritorious service, and then we can settle the score after we get down to the city!" Chang Yu said bitterly.
At this time, Gao Jie also came over. Hearing this, he interrupted: "I'm afraid some of these tough bandits may not be able to surrender easily."
"So it will be better to have a fierce attack first to show off your strength, and then persuade you to surrender. This is my little suggestion. As for how to fight, it is up to you two. I am just a spectator today." After talking about his legs With a pinch, he led his followers and ran towards the north of the city.
Jizhou is a large city far and near, with many surrounding villages. However, due to the recent military disaster, many people have fled or been taken north by the rebels. In addition, all the officers and soldiers besieged the city early in the morning and fled early.
Chang Yu walked half a circle around the city and couldn't help but feel worried. This kind of city was really difficult to fight in the era of cold weapons, so he felt a little irritated and headed to the Jizhou Lakeside.
Jizhou Lake is nearly 300 square kilometers, vast and boundless. It is the turn of spring and summer. Although the lake is not full of water due to drought for many years, the shore is still lush with green grass and shady willows, but it is refreshing and refreshing. You can swim and herd horses here. Also comfortable.
Chang Yu and a group of more than ten people were walking by the lake. It seemed like the years were peaceful, but who could have imagined that the city behind them would be plunged into the smoke of gold, iron, sabers, and swords at any time.
Attacking a city is not as simple as chopping vegetables. Huang Degong and Gao Jie must be negotiating with the city while waiting for the supply troops to be ready. They will not start fighting until the siege troops are in their positions and have not yet reached an agreement, so the fight will not start for an hour or two.
Only then did Chang Yu have time to enjoy the scenery of Jizhou Lake.
Unknowingly, they walked northeast along the lake for several miles, and encountered several small villages that were all deserted. They couldn't even get a drink of water. Chang Yu and others smiled bitterly and were about to go to the lake to get water. Suddenly, they heard something in the dense forest to the north. There was a sound of fighting. They thought it was enemy spies and our spies were fighting. Everyone immediately got on their horses and went to support them.
Everyone was startled after walking through the dense forest. It turned out that there was also a lake behind the dense forest. There was a small island in the lake covered with bamboo forest. The fight came from the bamboo forest.
At this time, the lake was dry and the island was connected to the mainland. Everyone rushed to the island, only to see that the island was full of lush bamboo forests but ruins were everywhere, and more than ten people were trembling in these ruins.
To be exact, there were more than ten people beating up a man, a woman and a young man, apparently a family of three.
The man was in his thirties, tall and strong. He protected his wife and children with his own strength. He fought the dozen or so people with his bare hands. He was not afraid even though he had many marks on his body. Looking at the weapons in the hands of the more than ten people, they were neither officials nor civilians. The identity was unknown, and even Chang Yu couldn't figure out whether it was an enemy spy, a scout from the officers and soldiers, a ruffian or a homeless person, or even a plain-clothed Jinyi guard who was looking for the fugitive.
Seeing Chang Yu and his group appear, the two parties who were fighting immediately stopped and looked over. The middle-aged man frowned, obviously very worried!
"Who do you belong to, brother?" The group of people shouted to Chang Yu and his group. It was obvious that they were not sure where this group of people came from, whether they were enemies or friends.
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