Lao Jiu was originally an arrogant and domineering person, and his subordinates all had the same moral character. No one liked him, and he would take action if he disagreed with him. After being instructed by Chang Yu, he had no scruples. He started early in the morning. Looking for trouble, he first beat up a group of patrolling soldiers in the military camp, saying that the loud footsteps were disturbing his beauty sleep.
Seeing that he was so domineering, the soldiers in the Beijing camp wanted to find an explanation from him, but were ridiculed by his words, "When I was killing the enemy, you were eating women, what are you saying to a bunch of cowards... The words became more and more vulgar, and finally the opponent They became anxious and started fighting. Those who came to break up the fight were also pulled over and beaten together.
The elite soldiers of the Black Wolf Battalion and Chang Yu's bodyguards all come from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. They are extremely professional in fighting and beating people. How can these locals be able to withstand them? They were beaten in single combat and beaten in groups. , his face was trampled into the ground.
If you don't accept it, you can all come forward. We are just these four hundred brothers. If you have the ability, see if you can kill us, or go to the outside of the city to find a fight with the rebels and see who kills more. If you don't dare, don't. If you are a cousin and build an archway, you can chop our brothers into pieces because they bully the younger ones...
Look at how cowardly you and the others are. Have you ever been on the battlefield or seen a bandit soldier? Do you kneel down and kowtow and call me grandpa when you see a bandit soldier?
I can't beat them, I can't scold them. Is it possible that we really have to bully the more and the less to win? Then even if we win, there will be no point. The local soldiers will be very angry, and then the news will spread quickly. When Xu Hongji heard this, he couldn't help being shocked and couldn't help but cursed. The people in Dongchang were really nothing. The little eunuch who was domineering under his subordinates was so aggressive. What made him angry was that his soldiers were so angry. It’s useless, so many people still can’t win, it’s really embarrassing.
The fight in the army was too sensitive at this time. Xu Hongji was afraid of causing trouble and rushed to the military camp to comfort him. He also asked Liu Kongzheng to go to Chang Yu to make peace. After all, the winning rate was not high in a head-to-head confrontation. Even if he killed a thousand enemies, he would have to lose eight hundred. , this matter still needs to be discussed.
When Chang Yu fought with the nobles in Nanjing City on his own, Gao Jie and others more than a hundred miles away also waited for the good news. The biggest problem they faced at this time was the supply of food and grass. After discussion, the flower horse Liu He Lu Zhenfei went to Luzhou Mansion to ask for help.
Unsurprisingly, Anlu Governor Zhang Liang was in Luzhou at this time. He almost burst into tears when he saw Lu Zhenfei and Liu Liangzuo. It was such a bad time to come. Zhang Liang was still in Anqing a month ago. Wen Baiwang The troops went down the river as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They were busy preparing for war in the city. Of course they were lucky that the rebels might not cross the river to the other side. But when Wangjiang fell into the hands of the thieves, they also thought that maybe the rebels would not attack Anqing head-on. , at best it’s just transit.
However, he was completely wrong. The bandit army really set up a posture to attack the city, and Bai Wang was still in charge. After all, conquering a city would have greater rewards and impact than conquering several small county towns, but if he wanted to capture a city, it would be the same. Extremely difficult.
Zhang Liang thought so too. He had made preparations in advance and was still very confident in guarding Anqing. However, he was wrong again and underestimated the people's hearts.
When the rebels attacked the city, one of the defenders suddenly rebelled. Zhang Liang was shocked and furious, but he was unable to save himself. Under the desperate protection of his own soldiers, he escaped from the north gate with only more than 500 soldiers. He had no choice but to retreat to Luzhou Prefecture. Unwilling to do so, he dispatched troops and generals in Luzhou and Min Yong mobilized more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. He handed over to Luzhou and Anqing and fought several battles with small groups of rebels, with both wins and losses. He saw that the rebels on the west bank no longer went north but along the On the east bank, they continued to go down the river and captured Chizhou Tongling one after another. Worrying that it would go around behind and raid Luzhou Prefecture, they quickly returned to Luzhou.
Although the bandits did not invade Luzhou during this period, they advanced all the way on the other side and directly entered Wuhu. This made Zhang Liang panic and uneasy, knowing that his target was Nanjing. If Nanjing was captured... even if it was attacked. If he doesn't leave Nanjing, he will turn around and come back. Can he defend Luzhou with his few troops? What's hateful is that damn Ma Shiying is still hiding in Fengyang.
When the reinforcements arrived, Zhang Liang couldn't be excited. He patted his chest and agreed to the supply of food and grass. Although he didn't have much, he would use it all. If he didn't have enough, he would raise food. But he made a request, that is, you can't all. When we go across the river, we need to leave some troops in case Anqing's bandit army comes to kill us. The food and grass I gave are not for free, they are protection money.
Lu Zhenfei agreed on his own initiative when he had food, and discussed with Zhang Liang the matter of assisting the army to cross the river. He wanted to mobilize the manpower and material resources of Hanshan, Chaohu and Wuwei counties to do logistical work. Zhang Liang readily agreed and immediately started preparations.
Here Gao Jie and others led their troops to continue marching after the rain stopped. When Chang Yu entered Nanjing at noon the next day, they had already arrived at Dongguan Town at the foot of Taihu Mountain in the east of Chaohu Lake. This place was only a few dozen miles away from the bank of the Yangtze River, with endless views as far as the eye could see. Wilderness, several rivers stretch straight into the river mouth.
Nearly ten thousand cavalry were stationed here, which naturally caused panic among the surrounding people. Some even dragged their families and their families into the mountains to escape. If Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing had done anything in the past, they would have taken advantage of the fire to rob them, but now they are too afraid to attack at will. , Besides, these ordinary people couldn't get anything to kill, and they were targeted by Dongchang again. The gains outweighed the losses, so the two set their sights on the nearby Chaohu County and sent people into the city to ask for food. It will make some sense.
When the army set up camp, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing each took more than a hundred soldiers to survey the surrounding terrain. At one point, they went to the bank of the Yangtze River and looked at Wuhu on the other side. However, it was too far away to see anything, but it was certain that the west bank of the Yangtze River was dozens of miles away. There were no thieves inside.
"It seems that the bandits are going to gather their forces to attack Nanjing!" Liu Zeqing looked away from the river: "The bandits captured Xi'an and proclaimed themselves emperor. Is it possible that his subordinate Bai Wang also dreamed of capturing Nanjing?" The corner of his mouth twitched as he spoke. Said: "Nanjing is far more difficult to defeat than Xi'an."
Gao Jie agrees with this point. First of all, Nanjing's status is higher than that of Xi'an. In addition, its geographical location is far in the northwest, which is the area hardest hit by thieves. However, Nanjing is different. The territory and power of the thieves here are not large. Secondly, Nanjing's city wall is much larger than that of Xi'an. It is much higher, and the surrounding water system is developed, and there are moats on the three floors inside and outside.
Unless...give it up! Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing looked at each other and smiled, with endless helplessness in their eyes.
In fact, in the past two years, the bandits have conquered very few cities based on their strength, and most of them have gained advantages in vain. Because of their great power, many local officials were afraid that they did not want to work for the Zhu family dynasty, so they opened the door and surrendered, allowing them to show off a lot of advantages. This also shows how huge the influence of today's bandit army is.
Use your power to subjugate others!
Therefore, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were not surprised that the Baiwang Division moved from the mountain den in De'an, Jiangxi Province to the outside of Nanjing in a short period of time, because they had already experienced this kind of speed. This was also the case with Li Zicheng after he crossed the Yellow River from Xi'an. With the force of the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, if he hadn't met Zhou Yuji and Chang Yu in Taiyuan, he would have easily reached the gates of Beijing (historically, it didn't take much effort) and led the two men led by Liu Fanglin. The army of thieves marched across the Yellow River singing loudly. It was really... eating wherever they went. They ate in their mouths and carried them in their pockets. There were people in front of them who squeezed their heads to bring them over... Just like this, they sang and ate hot pot all the way. When we arrived outside Baoding City, if they hadn't been King Qin in time... the world would have changed its master long ago.
Only later they all met their nemesis.
Now the intruder has fled back to Xi'an with his tail between his legs, but Bai Wang is the sharpest at this time. He just met the little eunuch. Do you think you are more powerful than Li Zicheng? The smiles of Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were very playful.
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