Top people never need to be taught how to do things. When Chang Yu transferred troops from Anqing to assist in the battle, Li Yan knew that it was time to put pressure on this side. He knew the capabilities of the little eunuch and led an army of 20,000 to fight Bai Wang on the other side. To ask for help from him, needless to say, it was a difficult situation.
So he wants to put pressure on Anqing, which may relieve the pressure on Chang Yu.
When Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike went north for reinforcements, he summoned the generals to discuss a massive attack. The purpose was not to break the city, but mainly to put pressure on the bandits in the city, so he had to do it in a decent way.
The generals have been busy these days, thinking about how to attack. When they heard that Li Yan was going to attack the city, they all asked for the main attack. They even blushed and had thick necks. They refused to give in to anyone, which gave Li Yan a headache, so he had to Let the generals prepare in advance.
It was late at night and drizzling.
Li Yan was sitting alone in the tent, staring at the dark lake in a daze. A slight cough was heard not far away, which prompted the soldiers to investigate. Li Yan recovered his mind and got up and walked outside the tent to look around. He saw Liu Tichun (also known as Liu Tiren) slowly walking over: "You didn't bother Brother Li."
"Who is it? It turns out to be Brother Feihu. (Liu Tiren's nickname is Feihu). How come he has been sleeping so long all night long?" Li Yan joked with Liu Tiren with a familiar smile, while inviting him into the account.
Liu Tichun smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Li is really right. I have something on my mind and I don't want to sleep. I came here to ask for advice."
"You and I come from the same origin and now we work together under the Little Governor's account. The relationship between us, both public and private, is unparalleled by outsiders. If Brother Feihu has something to do, just ask, and there is no need to be so open-minded."
Liu Tichun chuckled and sighed: "It's not my fault, but in fact they are worlds apart."
"Brother Feihu, if you keep saying that, I will be really angry." Li Yan feigned anger. Liu Tiren quickly laughed and said, "It's just a joke." He said with a straight face: "Leave the main attack to me."
Li Yan was startled and slowly sat down. He had actually guessed that Liu Tiren came to him so late because of this matter. At this time, several troops outside Anqing City were rushing to take the main attack, and Liu Tiren was the most fiercely contested.
The reason for this is actually easy to understand.
Liu Tiren was deeply valued by Li Zicheng in the bandit army. He belonged to the direct lineage and was once named Guangshan Bo by Li Zicheng. From this, we can know his weight in the bandit army. Even Li Yan and Hao Yaoqi could not compare with him at that time.
However, things turned around. Li Yan was already one of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. He was deeply favored by the emperor and even valued by the young eunuch. At this time, the other Hao Yaoqi was also awarded the title of General Mingwei and the rank of general. He even had the rank of general. Neng can unify the army and put it under the jurisdiction of Dongchang Guard.
But what about yourself?
Instead of voluntarily surrendering, he surrendered after being wounded and captured in Taiyuan, which has a very different meaning. Although he was awarded the rank of general, he was actually inactive. He had no military power and no soldiers to use. This made him extremely frustrated and extremely eager to earn military glory. .
"Give me three thousand men, and I will lead the main attack!" Liu Tichun stared at Li Yan and said expectantly.
Although Li Yan knew his intentions, he was still in trouble: "If I don't help you, it's because I'm powerless. Look, there is a good enemy in this city. If you are the main attacker and no one accepts it, there will eventually be a quarrel." , and where do you want me to allocate three thousand troops to you? From Huang Degong's hands, from Gao Jie's hands, or from the Guards? Although they are under my control, I have neither the right nor the ability to take away one from them. It is impossible for them to agree to give you soldiers, or are you planning to take away 3,000 people from me to die? I still have so little wealth in total that I really can’t lend it to you."
Li Yan smiled bitterly, but Liu Tiren was stunned. It turned out that the matter was far more complicated than he imagined. Even if Li Yan defied all opinions and asked him to take the main attack, he had no soldiers and could carry the banner by himself to break the city. No one else could Maybe he borrowed troops and asked his men to die in order to gain military merit for him.
"Co-author...I am...hey" Liu Tichun really couldn't accept his current situation and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He stood up and was about to leave. Li Yan looked at his lonely back and gritted his teeth to stop him: "You and Liu Zeqing How about we attack together?"
Hearing this, Liu Tichun turned around and looked slightly confused: "You want him to be the main attacker? But I don't have any soldiers to go with him, but I'm still just making wedding clothes for others."
"Not necessarily. There may be bargains to be found, but it depends on your luck." Li Yan dragged Liu Tichun back to his seat and made tea for him: "I'll talk to you properly."
It was a rainy night in late summer. Chang Yu had fallen asleep in the small village beside Wutou Lake. Li Yan was whispering to Liu Tichun beside Linghu Lake outside Anqing City on the other side of the Yangtze River dozens of miles away. A few miles away at the top of Anqing City On the street, Cheng Niandong was looking out of the city in the rain with red eyes.
In just a few days, Cheng Niandong changed from his former high-spirited image to become extremely haggard. At the beginning of the siege by the officers and soldiers, he was a hundred times more confident. He had soldiers, people, food and food in hand, and the walls were high and thick. It would be difficult for the officers and soldiers to break through the city and reach the sky. Moreover, once the Baiwang force on the other side is as strong as breaking bamboo and goes north, the difficulty here will be solved immediately.
However, on the third day, he discovered something was wrong. The officers and soldiers were calm and unhurried outside the city. They could almost be said to be doing nothing but logging and building cars.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Cheng Niandong felt because the other party was too calm.
Then the officers and soldiers began to have no limit to their methods. They would shoot books into the city every night, intimidate and seduce the soldiers guarding the city. What if Bai Wang had been defeated and fled, and they would have surrendered early... What if those who dedicated the city were rewarded with a hundred taels of officials? Feng Shenjun was awarded a reward of one hundred taels for the capture of Cheng Niandong... This made the soldiers panic, and Cheng Niandong himself became suspicious, fearing that someone would chop off his head as soon as he closed his eyes, and he had to change places several times to sleep at night. , and even patrolled the city gate countless times a day, worried that someone would open the door and surrender. After several days of physical and mental torture, it would be strange for him not to feel haggard.
Cheng Niandong was exhausted from the torment, and his temper became extremely violent. He beat and scolded his opponents at every turn. The battalion had already withdrawn from its shooting range, so they could only look for opportunities to shoot cold arrows at the officers and soldiers wandering outside the city. However, the officers and soldiers spies were very clever, so they could not succeed so easily. Instead, they often took advantage of the cover of night to go to the city with bows and arrows. The tiger crouching artillery made a sneak attack, fired one shot at a different location, and then escaped after the attack. As soon as the thieves in the city heard the sound of the artillery, they thought that the officers and soldiers were attacking the city, so they could not sleep all night and were miserable for several days.
It was like boiling a frog in warm water. The torture was getting worse day by day. Bai Wang's whereabouts were unknown as soon as he left. The officers and soldiers besieged the city and attacked at any time. People around him were panicking. They didn't know if any greedy or coward would kill him and offer their services. Cheng Niandong was on the verge of collapse.
It suddenly started to rain lightly when it got dark, which made Cheng Niandong a little surprised. In the past two days, he had seen the officers and soldiers outside the city moving frequently as if they were about to take action. He could not rule out that they would suddenly launch an attack on the rainy night, so from when it got dark, he He has been guarding the city.
Although the defending side is passive, it has geographical advantages and can usually repel the attack with a huge effort. Therefore, unless the attacking side has an absolutely overwhelming victory, they will choose to attack during the day. On the contrary, they usually choose to attack at night. The purpose is to take advantage of the cover of night. Confuse the defenders so that the opponent cannot guess where the main attack point is. If all your formations and intentions are clear in broad daylight, the defenders can dispatch troops to respond at any time, and the attack will only be more difficult.
In terms of troop strength and morale, the officers and soldiers outside the city have an absolute advantage, but the troops are slightly lacking. The main reason is that there is no heavy artillery to suppress it. Otherwise, Li Yan would have taken action long ago, and he would not distinguish between day or night and directly attack.
But at present, if there is no heavy artillery direct attack, the losses will be very heavy, because in addition to insufficient fire suppression, Anqing City has high walls, thick walls to the south, and a narrow water area to the north, making it difficult to accommodate large troops. Attacks can only be made from the east and west gates, but these two There are urns at the gates and there are cannons on the city!
Therefore, Cheng Niandong concluded that if the officers and soldiers wanted to attack the city, they would most likely attack at night!
At this time, he already had a premonition that the storm was coming.
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