When Wu Sangui and Ma Ke led their troops into the mountain, Wang Ti Zhong woke up leisurely in the Grand Canyon more than ten miles away from Liufeng Shanxi. He didn't wake up but couldn't sleep well. No one can sleep well in this environment.
After walking out of the hut, he saw his subordinates curled up and sleeping under the surrounding trees everywhere. Wang Tizhong couldn't help but let out a long breath and walked to the river to wash his face. He looked north and south along the river, got up and walked along the river. He walked towards the north along the river bank. Upon seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly ran over and gave him a bamboo hat. Wang Tizhong asked smoothly: "Whose people are following behind, and how many are there?"
"I asked a lot of people before, but there are only a few hundred people," the soldier replied, and Wang Tizhong took a sip: "Damn it, they really treat us as explorers, they want to take advantage of the situation behind! "
"General, what should we do? Get rid of them?" the soldier asked, and the king let out a laugh: "How can we get rid of them in the blue sky and white sun?" He stopped and turned around to look towards Liufeng Mountain in the east. The mountains were high, forested and covered with mist and rain. What a clue, damn Bai Wang, where are you hiding?
"General, shall we go up the mountain?" The soldier saw that he had been staring at Liufeng Mountain in a daze and asked. Wang Tizhong came back to his senses and looked at both ends of the canyon. He gritted his teeth and said: "Continue to go south along the river!"
"But general, there are no traces of Baiwang's deserters in this canyon..."
"You can be considered a veteran. Don't you still know what Bai Wang is doing? If there are traces, it may not be a clue. It may be a trap. The places without traces are a bit strange." Wang Tizhong looked at the east mountain peak again: "If he goes up Since the mountain saw us down there, he naturally wouldn't come down, and we couldn't catch up with him if we went up. At this time, Wang Zamao was in the mountain and he couldn't hide. He either fled east or south. We Just follow the river to the mountains to the south and see if you can get ahead of him..."
Wang Tizhong decided to try his luck, and he also used a small plan to conduct a counter-reconnaissance, asking his men to walk through the woods along the foot of the mountain. Even if Bai Wang watched from the mountain, he could not find his whereabouts. At the same time, it was best to drag the friendly troops behind. It can persuade them to retreat, which can also confuse Bai Wang on the mountain and make him think that the pursuers in the canyon have withdrawn.
Dadukou is a large village, and it is also a large ferry leading to Anqing City on the other side. In the past, boats on the river were lined up and there were endless passengers. But since the rebels took over Anqing City, the ferry has become withered, and people on both sides of the river have either fled into the mountains. Either they were kidnapped by thieves, and most of the people crossing the river were thieves. Now that the ferry has been sealed, there are no boats on the river, but there are quite a few people on the riverside, watching the other side day and night.
There is no doubt that these people were sent by Bai Wang to spy on Anqing. Unable to cross the river, they could only stay in Dukou Village by the river and watch the actions of the officers and soldiers on the other side.
The village had been deserted early in the morning, leaving only these dozens of thieves entrenched and wreaking havoc here.
In the evening, when the rain gradually stopped, the thieves in the village were idly rummaging around from house to house. Suddenly they heard that dozens of cavalry were coming slowly from the north, so they gathered at the head of the village and looked around, and saw a group of cavalry coming with menacing momentum.
"Have the officers and soldiers broken the city?" When the cavalry approached, one of the leaders asked on horseback. Several thieves shrugged, "Not yet, what are you doing?"
"To take the lives of dogs like you", the men on horseback suddenly opened their bows and fired rapidly, causing the bandits to disperse in shock. The cavalry chased after them, opened their bows and swung their swords, and slaughtered dozens of thieves in the village in just a short tea time.
These people were naturally Chang Yu and his party. The reason why the rebels did not arouse the wariness was because they changed into the clothes of ordinary people in Niutoushan Town. They looked just like the rebels. They thought they were sent by Bai Wang to perform some mission. Along the way, they While strolling here in such a big way, there were actually thieves who took the initiative to strike up a conversation...
While the soldiers were hunting down and killing the traitors all over the village, Chang Yule held up his telescope and looked again and again by the Lema River. He couldn't see clearly in the mist and rain, but he could see that it was an isolated city, and large numbers of officers and soldiers could be seen in the east and west of the city. camp.
"Supervisor, shall we cross the river?" Li Muchian asked from behind, and Chang Yu chuckled: "If we cross the river like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the shore and we'll be shot as a hedgehog."
This is by no means a lie. In order to prevent someone from sneaking into the river, the other side has deployed manpower to monitor the river for 12 hours. Whenever there is a boat or someone crossing the river, they will shoot them directly. Even though there seems to be no one on the other side at this time, once you get close, they will You will find many people coming out of the trees to greet you from behind the riverside rocks.
What's more, Chang Yu and his party were all dressed in civilian clothes at this time, just like thieves. If they crossed the other side of the river rashly, they might not even bother to ask, and just shoot their bows.
However, Chang Yu did not plan to cross the river. As mentioned before, there was nothing he could do if Li Yan could not attack him. Although siege and pressure were not the best method at the moment, it was the best method to avoid serious casualties.
So for now, I just want to spend it first, but Chang Yu is a person who can't sit still. He is very active and adventurous. He wanted to continue heading west in an instant, but since he was passing by at this time, he had to say hello, so he ordered Chen Suole to take a few guards and change into military uniforms, get a big boat in the village, launch it and sail straight to the other side.
"You should greet the boat in the middle of the river to avoid accidental injury," Chang Yu repeatedly told Chen Suole before launching into the water. The river in front of him was miles and miles wide, and the sooner he could identify himself, the safer he would be.
Chen Suole took three people into the water. It was the first time for the four of them to row across the river. In addition, the river was swollen and the current was fast. They were a little nervous.
As soon as the boat was launched into the water, it was washed away more than ten meters away. Everyone on the shore couldn't help shouting, don't be washed to Nanjing...
The four of them rowed hard regardless of their heads, and reached the middle of the river in half a cup of tea. The crowd behind Chang Yu started making noise again, because they saw many people suddenly pouring out from the other side to look around, and they all felt something in their hearts. Li Yan was on guard. Sure enough, strict.
"One of our own, I am under the command of Dongchang..." Chen Suole waved his waist badge and shouted loudly. From such a distance, the other side could not hear what he said or see the token in his hand, but this move would make Keep the opponent from attacking them.
As expected, the officers and soldiers on the shore did not attack when they saw his move. When he was more than ten meters away from the shore, they finally heard clearly. People from Dongchang? Damn it, why did they run to the other side? It can't be fake.
Regardless of whether he was true or not, he was tied up first, so when Chen Suole and others just landed on the beach, they were held down and tied up. At this time, he knew it and did not make any struggle. He just kept explaining: "I am Dongchang The governor's personal guard is in command, the governor is on the other side... take me to see Li Yan, he knows me well..."
Li Yan was sleeping at this time, because just last night he launched his first trial attack since the siege. Although it was only a trial attack, the battle was not small at all. Even all the troops laid siege to the city, with Liu Zeqing and Liu Tichun following. The main attack was on the east gate, and the remaining troops were on the side.
After preparations the night before, the attack continued until dawn in the middle of the night. Although they did not successfully break the city, they also explored the strength of the city's defenses. More importantly, they put greater pressure on the thieves and soldiers in the city. Of course, the officers and soldiers were bound to be injured.
After dawn, Li Yan ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the camp to rest. He washed up a little and went to sleep. The rainy weather kept falling and he slept so sweetly. In the blink of an eye, he slept until dusk, but at this moment he was woken up by someone outside. He said someone had caught him. The thieves lurking on the other side wanted to see him by name.
When he was brought to the tent and looked at, Li Yan hurriedly stood up and personally untied him with an ouch, "Hey guys, you dare to kidnap the head of the bodyguard of the great eunuch of Dongchang. Aren't you causing trouble for me?"
Chen Suole didn't take it seriously and was very happy to see Li Yan: "General, I came here on the order of the governor. The young governor is on the other side and asked Ran to come over and let you know..."
Li Yan was confused after hearing this. Wasn't Chang Yu attacking Chizhou? Why did he suddenly reach the other side? Could it be...
"One night, oh no, just before dawn, we saw Bai Wang beating the fallen flowers and flowing water and fled directly into the mountains. At this time, Wu Sangui and others went into the mountains to chase Bai Wang. The governor couldn't sit still and took a step west. Come on, he said that conquering big cities is too tiring. General Li is good at it. Lord Governor, go to the west to clean up those small towns..."
Chen Suole was salivating and couldn't stop talking. Li Yan was confused at first and then overjoyed. It turned out that Chang Yu had captured Chizhou, and Bai Wang was defeated by him and fled into the mountains. This... is so smooth! Now it can be said that as long as Anqing City is recovered and the southward campaign to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion is complete!
After being overjoyed, he suddenly heard that Chang Yu was going to continue westward on the other side to regain the lost territory. Wait, didn't it mean that Wu Sangui and other troops had entered the mountains? "Then... how many troops and horses does the governor lead?"
"There are seven or eighty in our personal guard camp plus personal attendants. What's wrong?" Chen Suole had a question mark on his face, but Li Yan changed his expression: "No, this is too risky!"
Although he knows that Chang Yu is brave, it is really risky for you to go deep alone with less than a hundred people. You must know that there are undulating mountains everywhere, and the bandit army will never confront you head-on in battle. If they can kill you, they will never show your face, not to mention that you are We are going to attack the city. Do we have enough people to hold the ladder? Do you have a ladder?
"Oh...it doesn't matter. General Li, you are worrying too much." After hearing Li Yan's concerns, Chen Suole waved his hands disapprovingly: "We have carefully obtained the confessions. In the small towns to the west, there are hundreds of them, and only a few. Ten thief armies are nothing to worry about! Besides, we can’t attack by force. If we can’t take it, we will go around. I don’t believe that the thief army dares to leave the city to chase us. That’s more than we can ask for..."
"No, I have to go see the Governor." Li Yan was about to leave but was stopped by Chen Suole: "You are the commander and you are not allowed to leave the front line without orders. If the Governor wanted to see you, he would have just come in person..."
When the prime minister was trying to persuade him, the generals also came after hearing the news. They asked a lot of questions and Chen Suole told the general what he knew. Everyone was surprised, happy and anxious. What surprised them was that the little eunuch was so awesome. After passing through the border all the way on the other side, the beheaded generals have actually reached here, and have defeated the thieves and fled into the mountains. Fortunately, Anqing has become an isolated city at this time, so we can let go of the fight. What is urgent is that there are not many opportunities to gain credit now. , you have to find every opportunity to find a way to do it!
Li Yan also knew that Chang Yu could not be persuaded, but he was not worried about his lone army going deep, so he thought of sending some troops to go over but was rejected by Chen Suole: "The river is rushing and it is not suitable to ferry. It will be dark soon. Don't bother, Superintendent." The Lord asked me to come here just to spread a message. I hope you have already broken the city when I come back..."
Seeing that his persuasion was useless, Li Yan didn't care and asked some more questions. Chen Suole and others went back before dark. The generals here were sitting in Li Yan's tent, one by one, holding back their strength. Tonight Fight again!
"Fight, we have to fight! The day lily will be cold if we simmer it any longer." Huang Degong couldn't sit still and shouted at the top of his voice. The generals echoed loudly. Li Yan smiled slightly and swept away everyone: "Chizhou has been broken, Baiwang has been destroyed." Damn, we shouldn’t be the ones who are anxious!”
