When the news came to Chang Yu, he was chatting with Li Muchian. He was startled when he first heard about it. He didn't know what kind of medicine the thief was selling in the gourd. Maybe it was just a pretense to boost morale.
"We can't fight tonight. The bandit army may know that the Shenji Battalion is coming and dare not approach the city. Moreover, we have tens of thousands of troops stationed at Tianjing Lake in the north of the city. He does not dare to act rashly. Today is just a formality to save face... Li Muxian said with a sudden frown: "Will the bandits bypass the city and attack the Tianjing Lake military camp? The people there are all the rookies that the governor said. If they are attacked at night..."
"No!" Chang Yu waved his hand: "We know that the Tianjing Lake military camp is full of rookies, but Bai Wang doesn't know that, and if he wants to attack the camp, he has to worry about being attacked by us before and after we leave the city. He definitely doesn't have the courage." After saying that, he stood up and waved to Li Muchian: "There is no fighting tonight. Go to bed early and get up early to be healthy. If the Taoist priest can't sleep, he can do some predictions to see if there will be heavy rain in the near future."
"You can tell by just looking at the sky, so why use inference?" Li Muchian muttered and walked into the courtyard and looked up at the sky.
At dawn, Chang Yu got up early and punched a few times in the yard to warm up and was about to leave the county office for a run. When he happened to see Wu Sangui coming down from the city, he asked him: "There was no movement last night. When will the thieves retreat?" of?"
"The thieves haven't retreated yet." Wu Sangui's words surprised Chang Yu: "Just hanging around outside the city like that?"
Wu Sangui nodded: "We are still two miles away. From the time last night until now, we have not attacked or retreated..." Just as he was talking, a soldier rushed over: "Report, the bandit army has changed the guard..."
Damn, they were taking turns off duty. Curious, Chang Yu hurried to the city to wait and see. He saw about three thousand thieves on foot and cavalry wandering two miles away in the south of the city. There were thousands of retreating thieves in the distance.
"The previous two times, the rebels harassed them at night and retreated at dawn, but this time it was strange. There was no movement last night, not even shouting, and they haven't retreated yet. Does the Lord Governor know what tricks the rebels are up to? "Wu Sangui looked puzzled. Last night, the group of watchers stayed up until late at night and left the show after seeing that there was no show, but he stayed up all night thinking about it and couldn't come up with a clue.
Chang Yu shook his head: "Although I don't know, I guess he is just pretending, but after daybreak, let Ma Ke and Wang Tizhong lead their troops out of the city to defeat him!"
After breakfast, he heard that the rebels still hadn't retreated. When he was about to send out troops to drive them out, he suddenly saw dark clouds in the sky. Chang Yu was overjoyed and asked Li Muxian if it was going to rain heavily. Li Muxian frowned: "I can't tell!"
After all, no matter how good this guy is, he can't beat the weather forecast. Chang Yu rushed to the yard and looked up at the dark clouds. Looking at the situation, no matter how big or small it was, it was bound to rain.
As long as it rains, the bandit army will retreat to the camp. If it rains continuously, they will retreat without attacking and retreat to Chizhou.
Woohoo, Chang Yu cheered in the yard with a proud look on his face: "Let's have a heavy rainstorm." As he spoke, Ma Ke hurried over: "Lord Governor, the thieves have submitted a letter to negotiate peace!"
Chang Yu yelled, and then yelled: "It's either fight or surrender. Where can we talk about peace? Why don't we just give it to him or block the river to rule? What qualifications does he have to talk to me about peace now?"
Li Muxian listened at the side but couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the traitor army became afraid when they saw that we were outnumbered and unable to fight. Although there is no peace to talk about, you might as well go and see them and see what kind of medicine they are selling in the gourd. We can't keep it all." What unexpected gains are there? If I can defeat you without bloodshed, it won’t be a matter of seconds.”
Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "Do you really believe that the thief wants to negotiate a peace and end the war, or surrender to the governor? Go ahead and dream. Although I don't know his plan, there is no way he will surrender. In all likelihood, it is just I just want to delay time."
"Then why don't you use your plan to delay him for a few days? Let our soldiers regain their strength. If he still has no intention of surrender, then we can advance with the army and defeat him in one fell swoop." Li Muxian said seriously. Chang Yu thought for a while and said to Ma Ke: "At this time The governor has no time and no intention, so he leaves it to General Ma to negotiate with Lu Shangshu to see what tricks he wants to play."
At that time, everyone was present except Wu Sangui who went to rest. After hearing about this, Zhao Zhilong and others also wanted to go with them, saying they wanted to watch the fun. In fact, Chang Yu knew very well what they were thinking. If they participated in this matter without success, if Bai Wang really surrendered, They could also persuade and accept surrender, so they agreed.
The sky became increasingly gloomy at noon, with the sound of rolling thunder. Ma Ke and Wang Tizhong led 3,000 people out of the city from the south gate to confront the rebels at a distance of a few miles. Just in case, Chang Yu ordered the three guards of Dongchang and Wu Sangui's troops. General Shen Jianghu led his cavalry to wait for orders at the south gate and west gate. If there was any movement by the rebels outside the city, they would immediately kill them.
Chang Yu was sure that Bai Wang could not surrender, but he didn't know what his purpose was. Although he did not meet in person, he went up to the city and saw from a distance that although the two armies were facing each other in the south of the city, the meeting place was three or four miles southwest of the city. In the open space, more than ten riders from two sides were slowly meeting each other.
Li Muxian looked a little excited next to Chang Yu: "Master Governor, will there really be any surprises, such as Bai Wang surrendering and winning without a fight?"
Chang Yu curled his lips and looked up at the sky: "The chance of heavy rain is higher than what you said." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud crack above his head, and heavy rain poured down. Chang Yu was overjoyed and danced in the heavy rain. Laughing heartily, Li Muchian was dumbfounded. He looked at him for a while and then looked at the sky.
A sudden heavy rain interrupted the meeting between the two parties. Marco and others rushed back and led the army back to the city, but the rebel army retreated slowly.
"It was Bai Wang who I saw. What did he say?" Chang Yu was soaked in the doorway under the city but his face was beaming. If this heavy rain continues for a day or two, Bai Wang will definitely retreat!
Marco wiped the rain from his face: "It's Bai Wang. He was very angry when he saw that he was not the governor. The general asked him to speak out and fart. He was so angry that he wanted to walk away. Mr. Lu persuaded him. Then he made a show of returning and said that if he didn't want to lose both sides, he would sit down and have a good talk, but he wanted to talk to the Lord Governor. Before he could say a few words, it started to rain heavily and he had to go back."
"You're talking about his size, this rain will give him a chill." Chang Yu laughed loudly: "God help me!"
"This rain is just a double-edged sword, why is the governor so happy?" Lu Daqi sighed: "The rebel army can't stand the wind and rain in the wilderness. Although our soldiers are in the city, they are still sleeping on the streets. What's more, there are also large troops stationed outside the city. This rain will not miss a drop, I will just suffer the same fate as the thief."
Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth: "It's better to be exposed to wind and rain than to have no eyesight!" Lu Daqi choked and had nothing to say. Everyone nodded in agreement. If the thieves could be soaked away, the officers and soldiers would be soaked in the streets for three days. Ye is also willing.
As Chang Yu expected, Bai Wang was in a very bad mood at this time. He had already had a perfect plan, but it was disrupted by a sudden heavy rain. This damn rain had come a few days earlier or later. A few days wouldn't make him so angry, but it happened just when he was about to implement his plan. Could it be that God was helping the castrated dog?
It was raining heavily, and the rain was pouring down his forehead. Bai Wang could hardly open his eyes. This damn rain would be okay if it rained for an hour and a half, but if it rained for a day or two, the soldiers would spend the night in the wilderness. There was no shelter from the rain in the wild, and getting sick from the rain would be a devastating blow to morale at least. At that time, a casual charge by the officers and soldiers could cause heavy losses or even destroy the entire army.
It seems that we are ready to retreat!
Bai Wang had a dark face and bit his lip, his eyes filled with hatred! I hate Chang Yu with all my heart!
