It is not surprising that the plum rainy season in the south lasts for ten and a half days. At dawn, the rain is light but non-stop, and the misty rain is falling. To the literati, it is very artistic, but to the marching soldiers, they just want to curse.
More than a thousand infantry led by Lu Daqi and Xu Hongji camped and repaired next to a hill thirty miles away from Wuhu. It was windy and rainy at night and they had to build shelters in the forest to take shelter. You can imagine the hardships. Ordinary soldiers could grit their teeth and persist, but How had these nobles, who were usually well-dressed and well-fed, ever suffered from such a crime? They kept complaining, fearing that it would affect their morale. Even though Lu Daqi tried to persuade him, he couldn't stop it.
The lone army went deep into the wild forest for the night, but Lu Daqi did not dare to be careless. He sent out several patrols to take turns to guard, and even more scouts went south to conduct in-depth reconnaissance. At dawn, he reported that the bandits in Wuhu were besieging the city, and sent thousands of troops north to intercept the reinforcements and hunt down the officers and soldiers. The scouts were only more than ten miles away from them.
This made several people worried. After all, how to deal with only a thousand tired soldiers at hand?
At this time, Chang Yu's military order from the rear arrived, ordering them to repair on the spot and wait for the order. Only then did a stone fall in their hearts. Especially when they heard that Chang Yanling had led the main force to resist Tu, they were even more relieved and ordered the soldiers to By managing this small hill according to local conditions, troops can be stationed for repairs and enemies can be defended.
Tang Hu was a thief leader under Wang Zamao. He was brave but not very resourceful. At dawn, he was ordered to lead 500 thief troops and 2,000 cannon fodder to the north to prevent the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers from approaching Wuhu City, so he led the troops to drive the refugees northward. Shili was stationed in a village next to a small lake. While inspecting the terrain, he sent detective horses to kill officers, soldiers, scouts and reconnaissance intelligence.
The reason why he was so cautious was because his little friend Chen Dafa, like him, led 500 elite soldiers and 2,000 cannon fodder to Dangtu while drinking wine and singing, but then he was like a mud cow drowning in the sea, with neither dead nor dead alive!
Naturally, he didn't want to follow in his footsteps.
Being able to swallow Chen Dafa in one gulp showed that the troops in Dangtu must be quite powerful. This made Tang Hu alert and cautious. Soon the spies came to report: A large number of scouts and small groups of soldiers appeared a few miles to the north to block their infiltration to the north. But even so, they still discovered that there were officers and soldiers stationed on a hill more than ten miles to the north. The military strength is unclear.
"Where are the two wings?" Tang Hu asked cautiously, and the spy replied: "There are no traces of the enemy from the Yangtze River in the west to the Qingshan River in the east." Tang Hu breathed a sigh of relief and asked the spy to continue to find out how many troops there were, and then He ordered the rebels under his command to rest peacefully. As long as the officers and soldiers did not attack, they would be left alone.
The reason for this is that Wang Zamao's order to him was to prevent the reinforcements from entering the twenty mile radius of Wuhu, and did not allow them to take the initiative to attack. Tang Hu himself did not want to take the initiative to attack. The wind and rain had been blowing hard these days. If you don't sleep well, you won't be able to fight. You just want to rest and recharge your batteries.
But Wang Zamao outside Wuhu City lost his patience. He just wanted to rush into the city immediately, chop the officers and soldiers into pulp, and take back his property. After a sleepless night, he only slept for a while at dawn and got up less than half noon. He was overjoyed to see that the sky was just raining rain. He immediately sent an order to prepare for the attack on the city. He was so busy that he didn't even bother to eat, so he rolled up a pancake and went to the city gate. inspection.
There is mud everywhere under the city, and there are many corpses lying scattered here and there. These were shot by the officers and soldiers during the cannon fodder attack on the city last night. The corpses were washed away by the rain all night and turned blue and white. They looked particularly scary, but Wang Zamao I didn't feel anything after seeing too much. Looking towards the top of the city, a few officers and soldiers were walking back and forth. The corners of their mouths curled up and they snorted coldly. It's just a small number of people to see how you can defend.
Wang Zamao originally had 2,000 to 3,000 elite soldiers and nearly 10,000 cannon fodder. After Chen Dafa's entire army was wiped out and Tang Hu was asked to divide his troops to stop the enemy, he only had more than 1,000 elite soldiers and 6,000 cannon fodder that could be used to attack the city. If he wanted to besiege on all sides He was unable to do anything, and there were rivers outside the east and north of the city, so after circling the city, he decided to attack from the two southwest gates.
Eight thousand versus one thousand, the odds of winning are still very high.
All the trebuchets on the riverside have been transported to the city and lined up in an imposing manner. The cannon fodders built more than thirty ladders to climb the city overnight, plus the original total of nearly fifty and two siege vehicles. What are these guys? It is enough to deal with a small county like Wuhu.
Wang Zamao is now more and more confident that he can defeat the city in one fell swoop. Now he only needs to inspire the general's morale to overthrow the mountains and seas.
The morale of the rebel army is extremely low. They suffered in the wind and rain by the river, and the city of Turning Head has changed hands. They have less food, less drink, and no place to sleep peacefully. Not to mention how miserable it is. And those who are attached to the rebel army The refugees are even worse. The remaining food outside the city cannot be eaten by them at all. They are still hungry and stay up all night in the rain to make siege equipment. Now they have become tired and become sleepy dogs and pigs, and their stomachs are growling with hunger. Do you expect them to work hard to attack the city at this time?
Obviously it doesn't work.
However, Wang Zamao has a way. This method is actually very simple. Chang Yu also often uses it. It is to give a little favor and then draw a big cake: "All our food, grass, gold and silver were obtained by the officers and soldiers in the city. If you don't No way out..."
These words were not alarmist, and they immediately caused a stir among the refugees. Most of these refugees were originally coerced by the rebel army and later attached themselves to the rebel army. After all, their homes had been destroyed and they were starving to death. They could only follow the rebel army to burn, kill and loot. Jie was just eating and drinking, but now all the food and grass were left in the city for the officers and soldiers to take possession of. In these rainy days, without food or water, someone would die of starvation, freezing or illness in less than three days.
Looking back, my home has been destroyed. Even if I want to rob, there is no place to rob. The bandit army is crossing the border and there is no chance for you to rob it!
"There is only one way to help the rebels break through the city and get back our own food and money! Otherwise, everyone will starve to death!" Wang Zamao climbed up and shouted: "I swear here that after the city is broken, all the money and food will be divided!" "The already sleepy and exhausted refugees immediately started to stir up a commotion. They had no choice but to rebel or not. Survival was the most important thing!
Then Wang Zamao took out all the remaining food, cooked porridge and shared it, and sent an order to attack the city at noon.
"Have you seen it? If you don't kill them, they will come in, kill your parents, take over your wife and children, and seize your food!" Jin Shenghuan in the city shouted at the top of his voice to the recruited village warriors: "Either they die or they die. You die!"
The rebels outside the city were making a big show and were ready to move. Kuang Ren and Jin Shenghuan in the city did not dare to neglect and took the opportunity to boost morale. The people in the city must be united with them to let them know that once the rebels enter the city, no dogs or chickens will be left behind! Only in this way can they stimulate their bloodiness and fighting spirit.
In this way, the people outside the city and outside the city quickly became a thorn in each other's side!
One party wants to kill them in order to survive, and the other party wants to kill them back in order to protect their family!
Facing the menacing rebel army, Kuang Ren had already put away his contempt and walked around the city with a frown on his face: "The rebel army is not strong enough to attack the city in all directions. There is water outside the northeastern city. It is very possible." We may choose to attack mainly from the southwest, but in order to spread our forces we may not rule out sending a small group of troops to attack from the northeast.”
"This thief general must have been blinded by his anger. After a night of storm and rain, the thief army was so exhausted that he rushed to attack the city. It's no wonder that the exhausted troops are not available!" Jin Shenghuan looked at the thief soldiers in the distance who were sharing food and repairing in the southwest corner of the city. He couldn't help but snorted.
"Although the thief army is tired and has fire in its heart, the thief general just wants to use this fire to break the city. Don't underestimate it!" Kuang Ren looked at it for a while: "The thief army will attack the city soon. We should respond in advance to the main battle." Troops were transferred to the two southwestern cities."
"To be honest, although I have been in the army for many years, I have mostly suppressed bandits and have no experience in defending the city. The only thing I can do here is that Sir Kuang is following his lead!" Jin Shenghuan is a very smart guy. Firstly, he is telling the truth. Secondly, if the defense of the city fails, he does not need to bear the main responsibility.
Kuang Ren didn't think too much and nodded: "Although I haven't eaten pork very much, I have seen a lot of pigs with the Governor. General Jin can trust me so much, so I won't be polite. From now on, the soldiers and horses in the city will All obey my orders”
Jin Shenghuan quickly raised his hands and said: "As long as it is driven!"
Kuang Ren looked around, pulled Jin Shenghuan aside and whispered: "What I'm worried about is that General Jin's soldiers and horses are not useful." After hearing this, Jin Shenghuan couldn't help but sigh to himself. The cavalry he took over has never been used. Nanjing was exhausted by this point. In addition to being exhausted, it lacked combat strength, fighting spirit and combat experience. To put it bluntly, it was not much different from the rural warriors recruited into the city, and maybe even worse. After all, the rural warriors were protecting If you have no way out of your homeland, you will do your best.
"Master Kuang, could it be that you want to transfer your brothers to the city? But the city gate is also very important and cannot be lost." Jin Shenghuan frowned and said: "If someone takes advantage of the situation when the defense is changed... the consequences will be disastrous!"
Kuang Ren thought for a while: "How about sealing all four gates, leaving ten people under General Jin's command at each gate to guard and two under my men to supervise, and the rest are transferred to the city to oversee the four cities?" Jin Shenghuan's strategy was over. Shen Shen then nodded and said: "This is good, Nanjing's troops and horses are useless, but Lord Kuang's men are all warriors who can attack and defend. With them supervising the battle, there will be no big trouble."
"General Jin, please stop giving us high hats all the time!" Kuang Ren laughed and immediately sent an order to prepare for war.
