A small boat came across the river, Chang Yu was carrying a sword and showed his domineering attitude. Wu Sangui looked at the riverside and couldn't help but sigh. He is really a dragon and a phoenix among men, but he is just a eunuch.
Chang Yu jumped ashore from the bow of the ship. Wu Sangui quickly straightened his expression and moved forward: "Wu Sangui, the last general, has met the governor." Ma Ke, Tu Yuan and others around him also paid tribute.
"It's been more than a month since we've been gone. Master Zhu Guo, you're all right!" Chang Yu cupped his hands and smiled with a smile on his face, showing no trace of guilt.
"Thanks to the Lord Governor, everything is fine. It's just a bit of wind and sun."
Chang Yu heard something in his words, and knew that Wu Sangui's resentment was still there, but he didn't say anything. He shrugged and said: "Sending troops to fight is not the same as enjoying the blessings of Beijing. It's normal to be exposed to wind, sun, and rain. Wait. After the rebellion is settled, let’s go to Nanjing City to have a good time and be the host of our house!”
"Then I'll thank you Lord Governor first." Wu Sangui bowed and said with a smile. Chang Yu quickly returned the courtesy: "You are from the Zhu Kingdom, and you are older than us in terms of official position and rank, so there is no need to be so polite. ".
"The army is different from other places. You are ordered to supervise the army and you are the best in terms of your duties." Wu Sangui smiled, and Chang Yu did not argue with him and smiled: "Then where is the king's body?"
Wang TiZhong had regained consciousness but his face was very swollen. Tu Yuan's slap was too strong and he was tied up into a rice dumpling by the five-flowered bundle.
"How do you say that?" Chang Yu looked at Wang Tizhong, who was covered in mud, and raised the corner of his mouth.
"Victory is a king, defeat is a bandit, I have nothing to say." The previous arrogance in the king's body has long since disappeared.
"In that case, let's be more relaxed, and the governor will listen to your words!" Chang Yu smiled coldly, and Su Jing slowly drew his sword beside him.
Wang Tizhong let out a long sigh and lowered his head: "But with the driving force, there will be no two minds!"
With a click, Su Jing returned the sword to its sheath.
Chang Yu smiled slightly and reached out his hand to help him up: "With the help of General Wang, it will be like adding wings to a tiger, and someone can loosen it." There were people on the left and right moving forward to loosen the bonds in the king's body.
"Does our previous agreement still count?" Wang Tizhong stretched out his arms and rubbed his shoulders, looking at Chang Yu and asked.
"Naturally, if you take Bai Wang away, I will guarantee that you will be knighted!" Chang Yu said decisively, and Wang Tizhong nodded heavily: "Okay!" Wu Sangui next to him frowned when he heard this, and took a step forward: "The governor's subordinates are not like this. If one general is surrendered, what if the others have merit in eliminating Bai Wang?"
Hearing this, Chang Yu's eyes flashed across the faces of the generals: "I promise here in front of you all that I will reward you based on merit. I will ensure that whoever takes the lead will be crowned a knight!"
All the generals were excited after hearing this. It would be nice if someone else said this, but Chang Yu is a golden sign. Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Tang Tong were all knighted after following him, and even Li Yan was knighted. It is one of the eight pillar countries.
"Can I get a knighthood even if I pull out the first power?" Wang Zamao emerged from nowhere and asked timidly. Chang Yu nodded: "That's natural!"
"You bitch!" When Wang Tizhong saw Wang Zamao, he couldn't help but rushed over and punched him. There was a click, and Lao Jiu drew a knife and put it on his neck: "What are you going to do?"
The king suddenly felt cold all over his body and did not dare to move: "I, I want..."
"No, that's not what you want." Chang Yu came over and pushed Lao Jiu's knife away, then stared at Wang Tizhong and said word by word: "What you want now is to think about the future of your tens of thousands of brothers. What you want is Find a way to cut off Bai Wang's head and send it to the governor."
"What the Lord Governor said is that I understand the humble position." Wang Ti Zhong couldn't stand the little eunuch's aura and slowly lowered his head and cupped his fists. At this point, he finally accepted the reality and understood his situation. He was no longer the leader of Bai Wang, the thief leader. The eunuch is no longer his enemy, but his immediate superior.
Now that he had surrendered, he wanted to tell everything he knew. Under the shade of the trees, the king talked about everything he knew: "The day before yesterday, I was informed that the governor might send troops from the other side to Anqing, so I sent a message to him. It is very possible that he has returned to Anqing now, but it is not certain because there is no news from there."
Chang Yu fell into deep thought: "It's three to four hundred miles away from Chizhou Prefecture, but Anqing and Chizhou are only separated by a river. Once the news of Wang Tizhong's surrender reaches back, Bai Wang will immediately send more troops to Chizhou to set up a defense line. It seems that Chizhou Prefecture can It took some effort." Everyone thought of this and nodded.
Wang Tizhong gritted his teeth and said: "I have left more than a hundred troops in Chizhou City. They are very loyal to me. If I send someone to inform them immediately and let them seal the city, they may still have time to stop Bai Wang."
Chang Yu shook his head: "I'm afraid that the people who went to deliver the message will not survive to reach Chizhou. Even if they get to the city, your more than 100 people will either be used by Bai Wang or become bones!"
"Do your best, obey fate, you might as well give it a try." Lu Daqi interjected next to him, and the others agreed. When Wang Tizhong saw Chang Yu nodded, he quickly called a confidant and explained carefully, asking him to take a few people to Chizhou to report the news as quickly as possible.
"Soldiers are valuable and quick. We must be prepared to lose Chizhou first, but Tongling must not be lost again. The governor should send troops there immediately! If we are slower, we may even lose Fanchang. I am willing to send troops first." "Wu Sangui went out to ask for battle, but the king was unwilling to stay behind: "I am willing to go with you because of my humble position. Tongling and Fanchang are my people. As long as Bai Wang hasn't heard the news, I can't leave them. If General Wu goes alone, it may cause misunderstanding."
"I'm humble enough to ask for a fight!" Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu also came out, and even Ma Ke stood up.
Chang Yu lowered his head and thought for a while and asked several people about their troops and horses. He learned that although Wu Sangui's 5,000 soldiers were here, most of the horses were on the other side of the Yangtze River. When Ma Ke went south, he led less than 8,000 troops and only 2,000 cavalry. War horses are also on the other side, even the two battalions of Dongchang are like this.
"Since the troops are expensive and fast, and the cavalry is the main force, we can't wait for the horses to be transported to the other side. How many cavalry do you have on hand in the king's body?"
"Only more than a thousand," Wang Tizhong quickly replied.
Chang Yu pondered for a while: "Commander Wu, you lead five hundred cavalry and horse soldiers to Wang Tizhong first. If Fanchang is not lost, leave the horse soldiers to garrison. General Wu and Wang Tizhong will then go to Tongling. If Tongling is not lost, we will garrison and wait for the rear." Army".
"Why not continue south to Chizhou?" Wu Sangui asked with a frown.
"Whether Chizhou is lost or not, you should get the news on the way. If it is not lost, quickly garrison it. But based on our speculation, you will always be a step slower."
Wu Sangui nodded: "If that's the case, let's not delay. The general will send out troops now." Chang Yu agreed, and Wang Tizhong suddenly asked: "How many troops can you command for a humble position?"
Chang Yu thought for a while: "There are not many soldiers, but a hundred cavalry are enough." He looked at Ma Ke and said, "The rest are all under the command of General Ma."
The king's physical center knew that the young eunuch asked him to go with only a hundred cavalry just to be wary of him. However, he had no choice but to accept the situation.
Then Wu Sangui and others began to mobilize their troops and generals, divided up Wang Tiren's more than a thousand war horses and headed south directly. Here, Chang Yu also sent people to the other side to give Lu Zhenfei an order to transport all the horses here.
There were nearly 7,000 soldiers and thousands of cannon fodder in the king's body. At this time, Wang Zamao took over and pacified them. They concentrated on political classes on the south bank of the Qingge River. Wu Sangui's 4,000 border troops were very lonely and were led by Shen Jianghu to rest and wait on the bank of the Yangtze River. Their war horses were transported over, and more than a thousand of Ma Ke's men were resting nearby.
Although it was past noon, all the soldiers had not started to fight and were still hungry. Chang Yu ordered a fire to be made to make food. At this moment, a letter came from Jiangbei: Chang Yanling led more than 10,000 Nanjing soldiers and horses to Wuhu City.
Chang Yu ordered him to camp outside the city to rest, and asked Chang Yanling and Tang Guozuo to cross the water to meet him.
