When he went to the murderous spirit, when he returned, he died down, and although he did not lose his armor for half an hour, he returned in embarrassment, counting the losses and wounding the enemy 1,000 and losing 800, and the 6,000 troops of the Guangwang Zamao returned to more than 4,000 people, which was considered to be more than 1,000 people, as a warm-up battle, this battle was tragic enough.

It was not a rout, but it was also futile, Wang Tizhong and Xu Hongji had gloomy and dignified faces, and they had nothing to say all the way, and followed Lu Daqi to lead his troops back to the city, with Wu Sangui and Ma Ke behind him, and there was no need to worry about the thief army chasing after him.

Although he did not return triumphantly, he was not reproached by Chang Yu and even went to the outside of the city to greet him, calling the soldiers to fight well, showing the bloody nature of the Ming men and the face of the officers and soldiers!

In this way, at first the soldiers thought that he was talking back and mocking, but then slowly found out that this was not the case, the little eunuch was sincerely praised, and wanted to reward the soldiers who participated in the war in the future, which made the soldiers rejoice, and swept away the dark clouds of the previous defeat.

There was a meal in the yamen, and all the generals who participated in the war were there, and Chang Yu swept everyone: "Let's talk about it, where is it subject to?" ”

"The terrain is narrow and the ravines are crisscrossed, and it is difficult for our cavalry to enter" Jin Shenghuan was the first to speak, and Chang Yu snorted, "What else?" ”

"And the thieves are too fierce...... The lowly command is invincible to ......" Jin Shenghuan swallowed and swallowed, and secretly glanced at Xu Hongji as he spoke, and saw that he was slowly drinking tea, so he was a little relieved.

"It's good to know that you don't know it!" Chang Yu nodded slightly and looked at Lu Daqi again: "Won't Lord Shangshu say something?" ”

Lu Daqi smiled bitterly: "The thief army occupies an absolute geographical and military superiority, these two points alone are not the enemy of our army today, and its hundreds of archers on the eastern slopes are suppressed throughout the whole process, which is also one of the main reasons for our defeat."

Chang Yu nodded and looked at Wang Tizhong: "General Wang, you can also say something"

"The last general didn't say it, I didn't have the face to say it!" Wang Tizhong lowered his head and sighed, Chang Yu smiled and didn't force him anymore, but looked at Wu Sangui: "Wu Zongbing, tell me your opinion."

Wu Sangui thought for a moment: "Lord Overseer, forgive the general's bluntness, you can't do a hard attack!" Restricted by the terrain, small troops can't get in, large forces can't throw in, and the losses outweigh the losses under the hard fight, and even if you fight into two or three miles, it's useless after all, General Wang also said that the mountain road is more than ten miles long, and the more you go in, the more dangerous it is, the thief army can be prevented everywhere, if we want to open up this ten-mile mountain road, I'm afraid that the team will be scattered and may not be successful! ”

"So what do you think is going to be done?" Chang Yu picked up the teacup and blew it slowly, Wu Sangui shook his head slightly: "The last general has no good strategy, but I feel that the loss of hard attack is too great!" ”

Chang Yu looked at Ma Ke again.

"Maybe after all, we have to divide the troops to outflank," Ma Ke frowned, rubbed his head, and said softly: "Divide the troops, either by water, or by mountain roads, and detour to the enemy's rear before you can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!" ”

Chang Yu looked sideways at Li Muxian and saw that he was silent, so he said to everyone: "This matter should be discussed in a long and urgent manner", and he asked him to send someone to cross the river to inquire about the news on the other side.

The other side naturally does not refer to the opposite bank of Tongling, but to the north of Anqing.

The battle here is in full swing, and the intensity is no less than that of the south of Tongling just now.

Gao Jie and the three of them fought several bloody battles to break through the river embankment, and when they were about to touch the city wall, they were blocked by the thieves.

The thief army stationed near the river has no other way than to fight hard, and the three of them agreed to immediately lead their troops to go to the riverbank in a short time, and the thief army on the opposite bank is densely packed with at least five thousand, and a few miles behind it is Anqing City.

When the thief army first met us, there were only more than 2,000 left, and after a few battles, there were only more than 1,000 left, how could it be that the thieves suddenly increased their troops so much, could it be that new reinforcements were transferred from their cities? Gao Jie frowned and muttered, so many strong attacks are too difficult!

"Look at this formation, not only the troops have been transferred from the city, but the thief army that blocked our back road has also been transferred here" Liu Zeqing gritted his teeth, this thief general is flexible and mobile with soldiers, maybe we have been led by him all the time.

Cheng Niandong is really right, Cheng Niandong has formulated a complete set of plans to resist the enemy since he learned that the officers and soldiers are coming, from the north to Anqing there are two roads, a mountain road and a river and lake road, the mountain road is steep and difficult to travel and detours, and the officers and soldiers are likely to choose to march from the river embankment, so he divided his troops into two roads, the east road to block the enemy, and the west road to contain and become a front and rear attack situation.

Cheng Niandong first thought that the officers and soldiers might withdraw if they failed to strike a blow, but unexpectedly, this army of officers and soldiers was really ruthless, and after several bloody battles, they became more and more courageous.

His original intention of going out of the city to defend against the enemy was to consume officers and soldiers, and if he fought hard with him, he would consume himself, then the gains would outweigh the losses, and there was no need at all, how comfortable it would be to go back to defend the city. So he withdrew in time that night, and began to implement the second set of plans, withdrawing to the second position, that is, the river outside the city.

The result of the battle was obvious at this time, although Cheng Niandong didn't know why this army of officers and soldiers rushed forward like crazy, but he knew that if they were consuming a tough battle, even if they touched the city wall, they could only look at the city and sigh.

Nearly 10,000 people seem to be mighty, but they are all cavalry and have no baggage, plus these battles have caused a lot of damage and low morale, and they will inevitably suffer greater casualties after the battle, what do they expect to attack the city at that time? Consume them too!

Therefore, in the face of Gao Jie's three dyes rushing violently, Cheng Niandong, who was watching the battle on the other side, had a very relaxed expression and even smiled.

But the faces of Gao Jie and the three of them are getting more and more ugly, the south is the surging Yangtze River, the north is the endless Linghu Lake, between the two waters, a river is more than three zhang wide and more than two or three miles long, although the river is not too wide, but the water is turbulent and deep, I don't know how much, if there are boats crossing the water to attack, it may not be too difficult, now if you want a boat without a boat, you want a boat without a boat, you can expect the soldiers to go ashore in the water?

How can the bandit army on the other side be as easy as you wish, not to mention that they are waiting on the shore with hundreds of archers, it is obvious that the thief army replenished the armament from the city yesterday, but Gao Jie and they fought all the way over There are few armaments left, and many soldiers' quivers are empty!

If there is sufficient firepower to suppress it, there is still a possibility of a successful attack, but now...... The firepower is inferior to the thief army, and even the strength is not superior!

The frowns of the three of them became twisted, and they were going to attack fiercely just now, but when they saw that the price of loss if they wanted to attack this formation, it would be extremely miserable!

This made the three of them entangled!

Liu Liang Zolema looked around the lake: "Why don't you send a group of men and horses across the river to the north to go around behind enemy lines?" First of all, the river connecting Shitang Lake to Linghu Lake is very wide, although it is not easy to cross the water without the defense of the thief army, and secondly, the detour is too far, and the thief army will definitely be on guard, and it is even possible to steal chickens and rice!

"That being the case, then let's prepare to attack, life and death are destined for one kick at the door!" Liu Liangzuo sighed, Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie looked at each other and nodded slightly, and then ordered his subordinates to prepare for war, and cut down trees to build rafts without boats, but it is impossible to push this toss to the city before noon, and the fastest will be in the evening, and the premise must be to rush over!

Just when the soldiers were sharpening their knives and building a raft to build a wooden raft and preparing to attack, a personal soldier came to report that several bigwigs from Li Yanbu in the rear had arrived, and Gao Jie's faces became extremely embarrassed, and they looked at each other speechless for a while!

The leaders of the Shenji Battalion and the Pro-Guard Army were Wu Weiying, Liu Wenbing, Wei Shichun, and Zhang Qingzhen, although these people did not have any outstanding military exploits, but they were noble, two earls and two marquises, and the three of them had to go to see them.

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