The sun is still very scorching, and the flowers, plants and trees by the lake are drooping, let alone people. It doesn’t take long for the skin to peel off under the scorching sun. However, even so, the people of Chizhou City have to grit their teeth and work hard to make a living. The rebels were digging fortifications, and if they were slighted, they would be whipped with horse whips, hung or even chopped with a knife.
Bai Wang stood on the watchtower and held up his telescope to observe the officers and soldiers on the opposite side. He found that it was unusually quiet compared to yesterday. Apart from some patrol teams on the riverside and lakeside, only nearly a thousand officers and soldiers were logging in the woods beside Tianping Lake. The rest were almost Nothing more was done.
"It seems that they were harassed by us all night yesterday. They are all fast asleep at this time. What if we don't take the opportunity to give them a hard blow?" Yuan Sanzhong next to him was eager to try. Bai Wang was very confused. After a while, he still shook his head in denial: " The dog eunuch’s methods are too yin, and it’s hard to tell whether he is real or not. Who knows if he is playing an empty city trick? He seems to be fast asleep, but in fact he is sharpening his sword and waiting for us. What’s more, at this time, there are more than ten days in the day. It is clear to Li Nei that even the slightest movement on our side cannot escape their eyes and ears, and they will be ready before we can land on shore..."
So that’s it.
The officers and soldiers continued to be in this state all day long. They did nothing except felling trees and doing regular patrols. This made Bai Wang a little confused. Obviously, this was not the style of the little eunuch who liked to cause trouble.
Unknowingly, night fell, and it was time for the bandit army to become active again. Hundreds of boats and soldiers were divided into two groups, all the way to the north of the Yangtze River and all the way from Pingtian Lake, preparing to launch an attack in the middle of the night. The waterfronts on both sides were as long as There are too many places to land in more than ten miles, and the officers and soldiers will still have a sleepless night tonight. And with last night's experience, the bandits have increased their strength today and are preparing to attack in multiple places at the same time to disturb their ears and eyes, and maybe they can take the opportunity to advance in. The camp was set on fire.
It was a long night with no intention of sleeping, so Bai Wang naturally wanted to climb high and watch from a distance to appreciate the officers and soldiers burning all night long. He climbed up to the high platform with Yuan Sanzhong and chatted in the night breeze, waiting for something good to happen.
Several loud bangs broke through the tranquility of the night. Bai Wang and Yuan Sanzhong on the high platform subconsciously shrank their heads and squatted down: "What's going on?"
"Commander, the officers and soldiers have fired artillery." Yuan Sanzhong stuck his head out and watched. More than ten artillery pieces were fired by officers and soldiers on the other side. The shells hit the earth wall, causing bursts of panic.
Could it be that the officers and soldiers wanted to launch an attack at night? Bai Wang was shocked, but immediately rejected the idea. The officers and soldiers had just arrived yesterday and could not prepare so quickly, and they only fired more than ten artillery pieces. This should be to avenge the harassment last night.
Bai Wang stuck his head out and looked for a while. The opponent's artillery should be located close to the waterside, otherwise it would be impossible to hit the earth wall or even behind the earth wall. Yuan Sanzhong was about to organize the crossbowmen to fight back but was stopped by him. This is what the officers and soldiers were doing. If you make a surprise attack, he will naturally be out of range by the time you fight back, so why let him lead you by the nose?
Sure enough, the sound of the cannons became sparse, and the impact point became farther and farther away from the earth wall. Bai Wang showed a smile on his lips, and secretly felt that he was too smart.
However, suddenly the sky in the northeast suddenly lit up, and dozens of bonfires were lit within a few miles of Pingtian Lake. The raging fire illuminated the surrounding area. Bai Wang was a little confused. He raised his telescope and looked at it, and he could vaguely see the distance there. There were dozens and hundreds of fishing boats in the water more than 100 meters away from the lake. They should be the rebels who were preparing to land for a sneak attack... Suddenly, dozens of rafts were pushed down from the shore. Officers and soldiers swarmed up and rushed towards the fishing boats. Before anyone arrived, , the arrow shoots first...
grass! While the officers and soldiers used the sound of artillery to attract the rebels head-on, they launched an attack from the water. Or was it just to snipe the rebels' sneak attack troops...
"Not good! Commander, they want to seize the ship!" Yuan Sanzhong shouted, and Bai Wang stomped his foot: "Dog eunuch, that's why!"
"Send the order. Don't confront the officers and soldiers and lead them into the depths of the lake to encircle and annihilate them. The raft won't be able to catch up with you because the raft can't run fast. But don't fight with them near the lake either..." Bai Wang roared to the ordering soldiers under the high platform.
Seize the ship? does not exist.
Bai Wang expected it to be true. The raft was indeed heavy and heavy, and could hold up to ten people on it. The water was deep, slow, and without any cover. It was impossible to chase the fishing boat. Moreover, if there were archers on the pirate warship, they would become a living target. .
But one thing Bai Wang didn't expect was that the officers and soldiers were not stupid!
After being harassed last night, Chang Yu wanted to retaliate in kind. He not only ambushed the bandits on the shore to land, but also went into the water to torment them.
After the raft entered the water, the officers and soldiers opened their bows and fired rapidly. The bandits with few bows and arrows had to flee in a hurry. Of course, they also pretended to lure the officers and soldiers deep in and then surrounded and annihilated them.
But when the officers and soldiers saw that the rebels could escape quickly, but they acted like they were going to catch up soon, come after me, they knew that these weaklings were up to something bad.
You must know that Pingtian Lake is vast and boundless, and it is pitch black everywhere at night. If you go deep into it alone with dozens of rafts, you are looking for death. The officers and soldiers are not so stupid, so the two parties started chasing each other near the lake. The drama of seducing each other.
This night was naturally another sleepless night. Small-scale conflicts broke out from time to time along the river bank more than ten miles to the north and the lakeside more than ten miles east. Some were on the shore, some were in the water, and there were shouts and fights. Occasionally there was still the sound of shelling that didn't stop until dawn.
Of course, the officers and soldiers did not sleep well that night, and the rebel army also did not sleep well at the same time. The sound of the artillery was like a plectrum, plucking the panic heartstrings of the rebel army from time to time. Bai Wang was also worried that the officers and soldiers would unknowingly come from somewhere in the lake and beyond. An elite Huanglong came across from the raft and headed straight for him. It was like the way Wang Zamao had lost Wuhu, and more like the way a group of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared from the back mountain a few days ago.
With these lessons learned from the past, how could he not be on guard and send several groups of men and horses to conduct amphibious patrols back and forth by water without daring to be careless.
It was daybreak, and the two sides withdrew their troops as if they had discussed it. Only a few patrol soldiers were left, and the others returned to the camp to repair. Then the officers and soldiers camp fell into a deathly silence, and it was not until noon that there was some life.
The officers and soldiers were so calm that if you punch me, I will kick you, Bai Wang fell into a kind of vague fear. It seemed that the officers and soldiers wanted to fight a protracted war. The problem Can they afford to take that long?
Anyway, I can’t afford it! But he also felt that the officers and soldiers could not afford it. The later supplies for tens of thousands of troops were not a small amount. The surrounding small towns had long been plundered. They had no oil or water to earn, so they could only supply from Nanjing, not to mention whether there would be so much food there. , even this long journey of five miles, a ditch or ten miles of water can kill them.
But now the initiative is in the hands of the officers and soldiers. Whether to attack or consume is not his own decision. He can only wait eagerly for the other party to make a move!
I just have to work hard and leave the rest to God! Bai Wang was in this state of mind at this time.
Compared with a while ago, he was worried about the war situation in Anqing, but the situation in front of him now made him even more frightened. Since Anqing was besieged, let alone being unable to transmit information, the spies could not even cross the river. To catch one, we can only wait and search on the other side of Anqing to find out how many officers and soldiers there are, whether they have attacked the city, and whether they have captured such peripheral information.
Although Bai Wang didn't know the specific situation there, he was certain that the officers and soldiers had not yet attacked the city. Anqing was still in Cheng Niandong's hands, and he believed that it would not be easy for the officers and soldiers to capture Anqing City.
Therefore, he must concentrate on solving the thorny problem in front of him, either to block the little eunuch or to kill him here. As long as one of the two succeeds, the victory belongs to him!
If you want to be beaten, we will beat you. If you want to be wasted, I will eat you to death here even if I am chewing tree bark to satisfy my hunger!
Bai Wang looked at the officers and soldiers camp in the distance with a fierce look on his face!
