Chang Yu held a banquet in the city to welcome Wu Weiying and celebrate his victory. Before the food was served, he heard that Chang Yanling and his main force had arrived ten miles north of the city and hurried out of the city to greet him. This made Xu Hongji and others very puzzled and they did not do anything. How can the young eunuch welcome someone like this in person?
If it were an ordinary person, Chang Yu would not go to greet him, but Chang Yanling was different. He was his uncle. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to do enough superficial things. Besides, he admired Chang Yanling's noble and upright character very much. It was extremely rare among the nobles of the current dynasty.
Seeing Chang Yu greeting him outside the city, Chang Yanling also felt more dignified and became more and more fond of this nephew of the Chang family who was in a high position and was a god in military skills. On the way back to the city, the two of them walked side by side and talked about how intimate the war in Tongling was. Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi behind him were envious.
Chang Yanling led about 15,000 soldiers and horses in Nanjing City. Although he did not participate in the war, he was exhausted from the long journey from Nanjing. However, because Tongling City was too small to hold tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he was ordered to stay in the northwest of the city. Camping by the riverside patio and lake.
When everyone went to the city for the banquet, they exchanged polite greetings. Wu Sangui and Ma Ke became the center of attention. Zhao Zhilong and others lowered their posture and chatted with them. After all, the two of them were famous both in the court and the army. Of course, they were against surrender. The king's body also maintained a surface of politeness, and it was generally peaceful.
Since there was no fighting during the day, Chang Yu specially ordered to drink less in order not to disappoint the generals, which made the generals very happy. After all, wine is the most important spiritual food these days. During the banquet, everyone was joking or discussing the recent bustling war, and the happiest person was It’s Chang Yu.
A few days ago, Bai Wang guarded the dangerous route and set up troops to block it, which gave him a headache. Now he needed troops and artillery. He only waited for the soldiers to take a short rest before launching a general offensive towards Chizhou. He smiled happily and got up to drink tea instead of wine. : "I wish you all great success in killing the enemy and capturing Bai Wang alive!"
The generals raised their glasses to drink together, and while they were enjoying the wine, Zhu Guobi said boldly: "We have tens of thousands of troops sharpening their knives, and we have Shenji camp's artillery to help us. If we don't kill the general at this time, why let the white thief live longer in vain?" "Sun" Everyone agreed and looked at Chang Yu.
Before Chang Yu could say anything, Wu Sangui shook his head: "No, our soldiers and horses were harassed by him last night and stayed up all night. In addition, the soldiers were exhausted and morale was low after just leaving the city to invite the battle. However, the Shenji Battalion led by Wu Houye lasted all day and night. Traveling two hundred miles in a hurry was equally exhausting, not to mention that the army led by Chang Houye came all the way on only two legs. At this time, the battle could not reach 30% of the usual combat strength. Even with the strength of many people, it may not be able to occupy to cheap”.
Zhu Guobi suddenly felt his face turn red, but he could not refute it. After all, when it came to marching and fighting, he was no worse than Wu Sangui. He could not even see the taillights of a car.
"The bandit army has been harassing us for two days. I wonder if we dare to come tonight after seeing our formation." Seeing Zhu Guobi's embarrassment, Zhao Zhilong quickly changed the subject. As expected, everyone was talking about it. Ma Ke said with certainty: "We will definitely keep our promise." It’s coming!”
"Why is Mr. Ma so sure?" Zhao Zhilong asked, and Ma Ke smiled and said, "Intuition."
Intuition is sometimes a kind of experience that cannot be explained. Even Chang Yu nodded: "I also feel that the bandit army will come tonight."
"Then if he dares to come again tonight, he will be forced to walk around without food." Wu Weiying chuckled, and Chang Yu cupped his hands and said, "I'll be bothering Mr. Wu tonight." Wu Weiying returned the courtesy: "I don't know who will be here tonight. On duty?"
"I'm on duty" Wu Sangui said quickly: "If Mr. Wu doesn't go to bed early, he will come to the city and let's watch the night view and chat." Wu Weiying laughed and said: "That's a good thing, and I happen to be close to the thief."
"Since there is a good show, let's go to the city to watch the excitement." Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi also came up and said. Wu Sangui expressed welcome, but Xu Hongji smiled bitterly and shook his head. These two idiots really didn't know the dangers in the city. Arrow You accidentally went to see the King of Hell, and you two still wanted to see the excitement.
Everyone ate, drank, and discussed the military situation. This meal lasted for more than an hour. Chang Yanling, Wu Weiying, and others traveled all night and drank some wine. They felt tired and went back to their rooms to rest. Wu Sangui and others went back to their rooms to rest. Some went to patrol the city, others went to the streets or the military camp to reward the troops. In the yamen, only Chang Yu and Li Muxian were left playing chess and fighting under the pavilion in the courtyard.
"How many days does Lord Governor think Li Yan can defeat Anqing City?" Li Muchian raised his flag and asked calmly. Chang Yu thought for a moment: "With the support of artillery, the army can attack the city within seven days, but on his side If there is no heavy artillery and we only rely on human lives to fill the hole, it will take a long time. Of course, other accidents cannot be ruled out."
"Maybe the accident the governor mentioned has something to do with us?" Li Muchian smiled slightly, and Chang Yu did not deny it: "If we capture Bai Wang, then Anqing's general may surrender."
"But if Li Yan can't attack, then what if the thieves will not surrender?" Li Muchian asked again.
"Then surround him for a few months and let him collapse from the inside!" Chang Yu snorted, then waved his hand: "With Li Yan in charge over there, Cheng or not will not suffer much, let's just take care of it. Just be on your own."
"We haven't decided to wait for the soldiers to repair for a few days before launching an attack. With Shenji Battalion's artillery suppressing tens of thousands of troops and rushing in, Bai Wang will not be able to stop us even if he takes advantage of the location. Why should the governor worry? ".
"Really?" Chang Yu exclaimed: "Do you really think that Bai Wang is so easy to fight? Just a few days ago when we arrived, he was able to immediately withdraw the besieging army and retreat to the main road. This shows that he is actually a decisive person in killing, and he can The military ability of using the terrain to build fortifications in a very short time cannot be underestimated. Such an opponent must have a backup plan. In front of you, you only see our reinforcements coming. How do you know that his reinforcements have not arrived? He can see us, but We can't see them, but just because we can't see them doesn't mean they haven't come."
"After all, the Lord Governor just wants to say that this is a fierce battle, a cruel and bloody battle, right!" Li Muchian smiled, and Chang Yu turned his head and asked, "Isn't it?"
"Yes, but our fight with the bandits and the Tatars in the north was not a fierce battle!" Li Muxian looked at Chang Yu: "Why does the Lord Governor seem to suddenly become compassionate after going south this time?"
Chang Yu laughed: "Perhaps the governor has softened his heart after not going into battle to kill the enemy for a long time."
As night fell, Tongling City was fully prepared. With lessons learned from the past, a fire brigade was formed in the city to deal with the rebels' fire bomb attacks. The Shenji Battalion even set up more than a hundred tiger squatting cannons on the city. As soon as the bandits came, they would knock him off his feet.
The city is very lively, mainly because there are so many people here to see the excitement. Wu Sangui is on duty today, and Ma Ke is here to accompany him. Lu Daqi is a regular visitor, Zhao Zhilong, Chang Yanling and Zhu Guobi are here to open their eyes and see something new. Even the city is dangerous. But Xu Hongji, who could not refuse the hospitality, was also pushed here. Of course, when there were so many big bosses, Wang Tizhong had to join in the fun. It can be said that except for Chang Yu and Li Muchian, almost all the generals on the officers and soldiers side went to the top of the city.
The bandits did not disappoint them. They sent troops as soon as Haishi arrived. However, they seemed to have calculated that the officers and soldiers would deploy artillery at the top of the city. They did not approach this time and only gathered two miles away.
This made the generals at the head of the city a little surprised, a little disappointed, and more confused, why were they standing there if they didn't get close or attack?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, but no one knows where the monster is.
