Although the idiot Wang Zamao didn't know what was going on by the river at this time, he already felt vaguely that something was wrong.
The officers and soldiers on the other side started tossing around since dark, beating gongs and drums, setting fires and lighting lamps, and sailing across the river. As a result, after struggling for several hours, they didn't see a ship landing.
What the hell is this? Thousands of people were mobilized to build fortifications on the riverside just to give these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers a head-on attack. But after setting up a posture and being soaked in the rain for most of the night, you are fucking kidding me.
"Perhaps they are helpless because of the wind and rain..." Dog-headed military advisor Yan Xuming could only guess this, but this made Wang Zamao even more angry: "It's really useless... It seems like this is the case tonight. , withdraw your troops and return to the city, don’t waste your time here.”
"No!" Yan Xuming quickly stopped him: "The art of war has its own truth, but if we don't have enough officers and soldiers, we are deliberately paralyzed like this, and then cross the river in a surprise attack. We must not withdraw our troops!"
Wang Zamao was holding fire in his heart but could do nothing about it: "What the hell, we'll just have to waste it." As he said that, he looked towards the due north, and the light of the fire was faintly visible: "I don't know what's going on over there?"
"General, there is no need to worry about that. The officers and soldiers are exhausted from the long-distance attack in the rain and there is no threat at all. This move is nothing more than to contain our troops to cover the officers and soldiers on the other side to cross the river. Otherwise, with more than a thousand troops and horses, we will act like a coward in the past. Do you dare to brave the heavy rain and go deep alone?"
Sure enough, not long after, the rebel spies came to report: After encountering a fight with the officers and soldiers ten miles away, the officers and soldiers were defeated and fled eastward. The rebels were afraid of being deceived and did not dare to pursue them.
Wang Zamao couldn't help laughing when he heard the news. After holding back his anger all night, he finally heard some comforting news. The officers and soldiers chose this weather to cross the river and played such tricks, fearing that they would steal the chicken but lose the rice. ah.
"General, do you see why the city is on fire?" At this moment, someone shouted from behind. Wang Zamao turned around and his heart suddenly sank. He saw flames rising above the north city.
"It's raining so much that we're going to run into water?" Yan Xuming muttered, feeling vaguely that something was wrong.
"Go and see what's going on." Wang Zamao shouted, glanced towards the river and then back at the city lights: "Brother Yan is watching here, I'll go take a look." After saying that, he immediately got off the platform, Yan Xu Ming was afraid of grabbing him: "Officers and soldiers can cross the river at any time. The general cannot leave lightly. It is better for me to go and have a look."
Wang Zamao thought the same thing and warned, "Go and come back quickly."
Yan Xuming led more than ten people on horseback towards the north city of Wuhu. It was raining heavily and it was dark. The roads were muddy and the horses could not move fast. They traveled several miles away in as fast as a cup of tea. Even when they were close to the city, they could see clearly. , it turned out that it was not a fire in the city tower...then who lit such a big fire in the city? Yan Xuming's heart suddenly became cold, knowing that something would happen in the city.
"Look what that is!" A thief next to him exclaimed. Yan Xuming followed his finger and looked toward the northwest, only to see little flashes of fire getting closer and closer...
"Here, the officers and soldiers are here!" Yan Xuming is not stupid at all. Just now the spies said that the officers and soldiers were defeated and fled eastward. When there is fire in the northeast, it must be them!
But why are they coming here? Yan Xuming raised his head and glanced at the fire on the city wall and couldn't help but shuddered. Yes, they were coming to Wuhu City. The fire on the city must be a signal... It seems that something has happened in the city. It is very likely that someone took advantage of it. The rebels resisted the officers and soldiers outside the city and launched a riot! But there were nearly 200 rebels in the city, so how did they succeed?
The incident happened suddenly. Yan Xuming was so panicked that he forgot to escape. The thieves around him shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming, hurry into the city." This loud shout woke up Yan Xuming: "You will die quickly when you enter the city." He turned the horse's head and ran straight to the river. Unexpectedly, it was too dark on a rainy night, and the horse stumbled and fell heavily into the muddy water. Yan Xuming was knocked dizzy and shouted: "Save me, save me..."
Yan Xuming's inference was correct. The approaching flames in the northeast were really officers and soldiers, more than a thousand cavalry led by Jin Shengheng.
In the afternoon battle at Dangtu, Jin Shenghuan's cavalry acted as an ambush but was extremely humiliating. This made him lose face. He couldn't raise his head in front of the generals. He was so cruel that he even issued a military order to Chang Yu. Tenuchi polished this cavalry into shape, but due to the tight military situation, he had no time to polish it, so he had to bite the bullet and lead this young bird to carry out the mission again.
"Whether you win or lose this battle, just move forward bravely. If you win a big victory, I will give you half a year's salary as a reward, but if you don't move forward in fear of fighting, there will be no mercy!" Jin Shenghuan showed his bottom line when Tu sent troops: "I will also give you a reward." Earn some face for yourselves, you are cavalry, cavalry! The cavalry is invincible, not the mud that cannot hold up the wall! Look at the battle before, look at the eyes of the infantry looking at you, it is embarrassing... …”
Along the way, Jin Shenghuan kept swearing and boosting his morale. The cavalrymen under his command got angry because they were shameless and shameless being scolded by him in front of him. In addition, they were getting more and more angry while marching in the rain. They only hoped to encounter the rebels as soon as possible and kill him to vent their anger!
On the bank of the river twenty miles away from Wuhu, Jin Shenghuan's troops encountered several groups of bandits. Knowing that bandits would soon come to intercept them, he ordered his troops to rest and prepare for battle. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, more than a thousand bandits were seen. The army came, so he directly ordered the attack!
The order Jin Shenghuan received was to attract the attention of the rebels. It didn't matter whether they fought or not, whether they won or lost. However, these cavalrymen were all angry. Seeing that the rebels were equal to their own strength, they were reduced to drownings one by one. Immediately, I felt confident and rushed over to do it.
The thief army thought the same way. They just picked up the knife and did it without saying much. The soldiers and horses of the two sides fought in the mud by the river. In fact, in this dark night and heavy rain, the cavalry had no advantage at all and could not take much advantage. After a cup of tea, they were evenly matched but they were exhausted.
Jin Shenghuan did not want to fight hard, so he ordered to retreat eastward. Seeing this, the rebel army did not pursue them and sent people back to report the victory. The officers and soldiers withdrew several miles eastward to find a place to rest in the woods. Jin Shenghuan did not hesitate to praise his men for their brilliant fight this time. If it had not been affected by the wind and rain, the rebel army would have been defeated. His officers and men were very happy to hear this.
Not long after, the outer patrol sentry brought three strong men, saying they were Kuang Ren's men, and asked Jin Shenghuan to use fire as a signal to go to the city to support.
While they were discussing, they saw fire flashing in the direction of Wuhu City in the south. Jin Shenghuan immediately led his troops to rush there.
"Dongchang roared!" Kuang Ren shouted when he saw hundreds of torches approaching from the top of the city.
"The Ming Dynasty shakes three times!" The three guards in the city responded in unison, which scared Jin Shenghuan beside him. He couldn't help but secretly cursed: Dongchang is indeed very domineering, and his secret codes are so arrogant.
"One of our own, open the door!" Kuang Ren's heart dropped. Now that reinforcements have entered the city, it will be stable!
"It's not good, General, it's not good!" On the other side of the river, Wang Zamao was still watching the other side. Suddenly, he saw several riders approaching in a hurry, and people on horseback were howling like ghosts and wolves far away. This made his heart sink and he was stunned. He stood up and shouted loudly: "What a shame, you're yelling at me."
"General, the city has fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers...the officers and soldiers have entered the city from the north gate!" Several bandits rushed to the high platform and shouted.
What! Wang Zamao looked horrified: "How is it possible... Where is Taoist Yan...?"
"Taoist Master Yan... Hey, he was with me just now." Several thieves turned around and looked around, but they couldn't see where Yan Xuming had gone.
"Go and find him quickly!" Wang Zamao shouted angrily and looked eastward. The fire on the north city gate had not yet been extinguished. How could the officers and soldiers break through the city without anyone noticing? It must be a traitor who opened the door. yes!
"General, General, we have fallen into a trap, we have fallen into a trap..." Just when Wang Zamao was in a mess, Yan Xuming staggered over, covered in mud and with blood on his face. Wang Zamao rushed over and gave him a hand. Supporting him: "Brother Yan, what's going on?"
"The officers and soldiers are insidious." Yan Xuming wiped the blood on his face and glanced at the other side: "It seems that the other side is just pretending. Even the officers and soldiers coming from the north are also disturbing our eyes. Their real intention is to let us use our troops." They were transferred out of the city, and even the city was empty. The traitors took the opportunity to riot and opened the city gate to lure the officers and soldiers into the city. We were fooled..."
ah! Wang Zamao's legs went weak and he collapsed in the muddy water. His eyes were dull and lifeless. He was tricked by the officers and soldiers...
"General, we should immediately return our troops and recapture him while his foundation is unstable when he first enters the city." Yan Xuming shook Wang Zamao vigorously and said loudly.
"I worked so hard to get Wuhu, but I didn't expect to be deceived by the ruthless officers and soldiers so easily. What's more, I endured the wind, water and rain for several days by the river and suffered so many crimes." Wang Zamao suddenly became irritable as he spoke. He stood up suddenly and kicked Yan Xuming over: "It was all your idiot's idea. Defend by the river and guard against your mother. Now it's over." "As he spoke, Yan Xuming kicked Yan Xuming on the ground. Yan Xuming screamed and wailed on the ground.
"I said several times to mobilize troops back to the city, but you fucking stopped me every time. You damn fool, are you a trick of the officers and soldiers?" Wang Zamao pulled out the steel knife from his waist and said fiercely.
"General, have mercy on me. Why do I, a poor man who follows you to enjoy life and drink well, do the dirty work of an officer and soldier?" Yan Xuming begged for mercy again and again. Wang Zamao raised his knife and slashed him: "You only know how to eat well and drink well." If you don’t do something to help others, what’s the point of keeping you!”
When the bandits around him saw that Wang Zamao had killed his best friend Yan Xuming, they were so frightened that they did not dare to take a breath.
After Wang Zamao killed Yan Xuming, he washed the knife clean in the rain, then turned to look at the flickering lights and the faint sound of gongs and drums on the other side of the Yangtze River. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood: "Send the order, return the troops and besiege the city. !”
"General, if we return to besiege the city, what will happen to the officers and soldiers who cross the river?" A bold bandit asked. Wang Zamao raised his hand and cut him down with a knife: "Cross the river, cross the river, cross the river, cross the river I'll take your life to pay for it! Cross your damn river!" The thieves around him quickly dispersed to gather soldiers, horses and cannon fodder to return to the siege.
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