In a thatched hut on a hill thirty miles north of Wuhu City, Chang Yu looked at the rain curtain outside with a relaxed expression, and even hummed a tune leisurely. Next to him, Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji and others looked puzzled, thinking that this little eunuch is really Calm down, you must know that there are tens of thousands of rebels attacking the city in the south, and the defenders of the city are only a thousand rookies. Even though he has done enough to put pressure on the rebels, there is no substantial reinforcement after all. , aren’t you afraid of losing the city you just acquired?
"Report, the bandits have failed to attack the city and have withdrawn their troops and looted the surrounding area!" The scout came to report. After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the little eunuch with joyful faces, only to see that his face was calm and calm. He took out a few pieces of broken silver and threw them to the scouts: "Let brothers warm themselves up!"
The scout was overjoyed and quickly thanked him and turned to leave.
"The bandits have retreated, can we enter the city?" Xu Hongji asked, Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Our family has no objection, but the Duke has to ask the bandits in front if they agree." Xu Hongji laughed awkwardly. He smiled: "Eunuch Chang, what you mean is that the evil spirit is still there?"
"The thieves hate to seize the city but have failed in one attack. How can they give up easily? There will be a second wave. Otherwise, if he withdraws his troops, he will not leave a lone army here for us to attack from both front and rear. Since there are no thieves ten miles ahead, Withdrawing means that he still has thoughts, and his massive plunder further proves that the traitor is still determined. He has run out of food, and he will make a last-ditch effort!"
"Then we should just sit here and watch, letting Jin Shenghuan's thousands of people defend us?" Lu Daqi couldn't bear it. Chang Yu sneered: "Does Lord Shangshu think that his men can break through the rebel army's defense line ten miles away and rush to the city for reinforcements? "
Lu Daqi stopped talking and lowered his head with a long sigh. Zhao Zhilong interjected: "There are still more than ten thousand people behind us. How can we not even do anything about the three thousand thieves in front of us?"
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "You asked the wrong person about this. Uncle Xincheng should ask himself."
Zhao Zhilong blushed because of him. He wanted to say something, but Zhu Guobi next to him tugged on his clothes to signal him to stop talking. The more he spoke, the more embarrassing he became.
"The sword cannot be sharpened. The 20,000 soldiers and horses marching in Nanjing are already exhausted and their morale is low. If they forcefully go into battle without talking about how to defend the enemy, they will be in chaos. The soldiers are too resentful and may mutiny. Maybe," Li Muchian said softly, stroking his beard, and everyone looked at him.
"The purpose of the Lord Governor leading his troops into battle is to train and fight at the same time. However, he does not let them die in vain, but gradually polishes them into a strong army! Everyone, haste makes waste. At the moment, although we can advance with a large army and the strength of the thieves Let’s fight, but let’s not talk about the outcome after the first battle. How many casualties will there be? More than half of them were lost in one battle. How can we fight against there are hundreds of miles to the south and more than a dozen cities of different sizes?”
Everyone nodded silently and agreed. After all, they knew how much they weighed.
"If the bandit army can't hit it once, it will definitely make them crazy. The governor is so confident that Jin Shenghuan and the others can stop it. If there is a mistake, all the efforts will be in vain." Lu Daqi still thinks about it, perhaps because Jin Shenghuan is his subordinate too. care.
"Defending the city requires a lot of effort. The rebel army's morale is low now and the weather has affected it. No matter how ferocious it is, its strength is only four to five thousand at most. Jin Shenghuan's thousand soldiers and horses are enough. What's more, they are by no means fighting alone. And the people of the entire Wuhu City." Chang Yu said with a relaxed expression.
"Eunuch Chang is really so confident that the people in Wuhu City will help Jin Shenghuan defend the city with us?" Zhao Zhilong couldn't help but ask, Chang Yu nodded slightly: "If our family members were not here, maybe they wouldn't be of the same mind, but now Kuang Ren Now, this guy eats as much meat as he can and sees more pigs, he knows how to do it.”
"But it's impossible for the thieves to be without reinforcements. If their army comes, Jin Shenghuan may not be able to defend the city even if he mobilizes the entire city to defend it!" Zhao Zhilong asked again, and Chang Yu hummed: "Uncle Xincheng finally asked about the idea. Yes, the rebel army will certainly have reinforcements coming, otherwise why would our family be waiting here?"
Everyone was startled, looking at each other as if they didn't understand.
"The weather is bad and the march is difficult. Instead of sending us half-tired to be cut down by others, it is better to rest your strength and wait for others to come to you! What do you think?" Chang Yu chuckled. Lu Daqi and others finally realized that the purpose of the little eunuch was basically It's not Wang Zamao. This guy is not in Chang Yu's eyes at all. If he wants to kill him, he can be defeated by the advancing army and flee south. However, Chang Yu doesn't want to suffer too heavy losses in troops, and secondly he doesn't want to let the soldiers Too exhausted, he used Wuhu City as a bait to catch Wang TiZhong behind Wang ZaMao. He wanted Wang TiZhong to be sent over for him to beat!
My little eunuch brother is so awesome!
At this time, Xu Hongji and others no longer dared to look down upon the little eunuch in front of them. Although they had heard of his reputation in the past, when they first met Nan Ju, they thought that he might not have any real ability because of his domineering behavior. However, this military expedition was only a short time. In a few days, from marching and setting up to strategizing, the tactics were so sophisticated and unexpected that they were far beyond their reach.
In the evening, the rain gradually weakened and the sky started to clear up. Chang Yu walked out of the awning and looked up at the sky. The clouds were moving quickly with the wind. He turned to Li Muchian and smiled: "Going out for a walk?"
Li Muxian looked worried: "I'm afraid it's too risky."
"It's better than sleeping here with squinting eyes. It's more interesting. I have to do some activities after a few days of leisure." Chang Yu laughed and shouted in the distance: "Lao Jiu, call the brothers to go hunting."
"Eunuch Chang, no!" Only then did Lu Daqi and others see Chang Yu's intention. He was going out to play again. This was not okay! Not to mention that there are 3,000 bandit troops just ten miles away in front of them. The bandit army’s spies are everywhere within a radius of dozens of miles. If they are not careful, they may be deeply surrounded. It is too dangerous. To be honest, they are not I care about the life and death of the little eunuch, but what I care about is how to fight this battle without the little eunuch? Unknowingly, they have become dependent on Chang Yu.
"Why not? I believe we can lead an unstoppable attack with just one battalion to Wuhu City." After speaking, Chang Yu laughed and left. Everyone looked at each other: "This eunuch is really arrogant." Zhu Guobi sneered in a low voice. .
"There have been so many capable people throughout the ages." Lu Daqi looked at Chang Yu's back walking down the mountain and sighed.
"If the sky is crazy, there will be rain, and if people are crazy, there will be disaster. Hehe... just wait and see." Zhao Zhilong curled his lips and sneered.
At the foot of the mountain, 300 brothers from the Black Wolf Battalion led by Lao Jiu were ready to go. They carried bows and swords on their backs and wore soft armor, looking murderous. Dongchang originally had more than 600 heavy armors that could be equipped and used by the two battalions in turn when going into battle. However, when heading south from Beijing, The weather was hot and there was no fighting all the way. In addition, he was eager to get on the road, so he placed the heavy armor with Li Yan's main force to check in. In fact, this kind of muddy battlefield after heavy rain is not suitable for wearing heavy armor, because it will cause the horse to be heavy and fall into the mire accidentally. ,
So now the three hundred soldiers of the Black Wolf Camp only wear regular leather armor. This kind of soft leather armor can block ordinary knife cuts and long-distance bows and arrows, but when it comes into contact with water, it becomes extremely hard and cannot penetrate sharp arrows from 20 meters away. Of course, a strong bow with more than two stones or a swordsman like Kuang Ren is another matter.
"Brothers, let's go for a walk in Wuhu, are you afraid?" Chang Yu put on his soft armor and got on his horse, raising the long knife in his hand and shouting.
"I'm afraid of his mother's request!" Laojiu's men howled. Chang Yu laughed and clapped his horse and hurried away. The relatives of Wuzhong accompanied him around, and more than 300 riders rode away in the drizzle with their whips raised.
