Chapter 1320: On the Eve of the Storm
It was noon, and the sun was blazing.
Chang Yu is also angry in his heart, he has never won such an aggrieved battle since his debut, and he has never been so miserable!
In anger, he immediately ordered the Shenji battalion in the city and nearly a hundred stone throwers to come over to bombard the thief army's position to vent his anger!
"The Duke should calm down a little and not be rash" Li Muxian cautiously persuaded Chang Yu: "The artillery of the Shenji Battalion is to suppress the firepower of the thief army to cover the offensive positions of the officers and soldiers, and the ammunition is limited and cannot be wasted at will, unless a general attack is launched immediately, but the soldiers are exhausted from the battle just now, and they only rely on Lu Daqi's people to kill them?" β
"What about the guys?" Chang Yu snorted coldly: "That's tens of thousands of people, it's enough!" β
"The number of people is enough, what about the combat power, if these rookies can seize the position of the thief army, then they still need us to go south?" Li Muxian smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Chang Yu said with a gloomy face: "Although our army is tired, the thief army is also tired, so why be afraid!" β
"The thief army occupies a dangerous place and defends it, the governor must think twice, think twice, at this time, the soldiers are tired in the scorching sun, and it is not suitable to fight again!" Li Muxian gave his hand again and again, and Wu Sangui and Ma Ke next to him seemed to hear something and walked over: "What the Taoist Leader said is not unreasonable, we are not in a hurry to find a place after suffering a secret loss, we will make sufficient preparations first and consume it for him today!" β
Chang Yu was also so enraged that he was a little impulsive and out of control, but under the persuasion of Li Muxian, Wu Sangui Ma Ke and others, he gradually calmed down, looked up at the sky and scolded at the scorching sun: "It doesn't rain when the hell comes."
In this battle, the losses of the officers and soldiers were extremely heavy, and the cavalry of Wu Sangui and Ma Ke lost nearly a thousand, which made the two of them feel like digging their hearts, you must know how difficult it is to train a cavalry with fine cavalry and archery, and they will not change ten foot soldiers!
The 2,000 people that LΓΌ Daqi used to harass the enemy were almost all wiped out, and the losses in the king's body were relatively small.
The wounded are being sent back to the city for treatment one after another, and the bodies of the officers and soldiers killed in the battle are also buried on the spot, while the thieves are directly headed at the foot of the mountain and piled up to become a Jingguan.
Because the weather was too hot, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Wang Tizhong and the soldiers and horses who had participated in the battle before also went to the foot of the two wings of the mountain and the shady place on the riverside, and even the Nanjing soldiers and horses who were originally preparing to attack also withdrew from the position of the thief army.
But thousands of musketeers and artillerymen of the Shenji Battalion are rushing out of the city to the battlefield one after another, and there are nearly a hundred stone throwers coming with them, so it is obvious that Chang Yu is about to launch a general attack!
The officers and soldiers here are making fires and sharpening their knives, and the thieves who are miles away are hiding in groups everywhere in the shade, their eyebrows are flying, talking about the big battle just now, in their opinion, they are the winners, this half moon of wind and food, sleeping in the sun, rain, let them suffer a lot, today's battle finally poured out the grievances in their hearts, not to mention how happy.
It's just that Bai Wang and Wang Yien on the cliff, Yuan Sanzhong and other thief generals are full of solemnity, although a calculation caused heavy losses to the officers and soldiers, but they also saw the strong strength of the officers and soldiers in front of them, especially their cavalry troops were killed by the righteous army in the case of stumbling horses and people turning over on their backs in the front battle, and cut off people's heads and legs with spears and hook sickles.
"The storm is coming!" Looking at the officers and soldiers coming back and forth in the distance, the men and horses were preparing to work several miles away, Bai Wang knew that the time to come was coming, and the time for the general attack of the officers and soldiers had arrived!
In the plan, he thought that he could retreat back to the city after a bloody battle, and he would take the opportunity to besiege the city, but he did not expect that the plan would only be half realized, and although the officers and soldiers were severely damaged, they did not see them defeated, but angered them.
However, this is also good, the first battle just now has already caused heavy losses, if it attacks its position, the damage will only be even more severe, after the two battles, the strength of the officers and men will be greatly reduced, both the strength and morale will be seriously hit, and they will no longer have the strength to attack or even go out of the city to fight with themselves, then the initiative will be in their own hands, and they can fight as they want.
"Look at this posture, the officers and soldiers have taken out all their family resources," Yuan Sanzhong frowned and stared into the distance: "Nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, and there are artillery of the Shenji Battalion...... The storm that the marshal said is not an exaggeration at all, and it is difficult to be good today."
Bai Wang nodded, Wang Yien smiled: "We also have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding this ten-mile dangerous road by the mountains and rivers, ten steps and a pit below, twenty steps have a ditch, a wall of 100 meters, there are stone throwers and artillery in ambush, and the archers suppress the entire position at a high level, it is not difficult for officers and soldiers to kill in, but it is easy to come in and difficult to get out, although he has a lot of troops, but the battlefield is so big that he can't throw such troops at once, so even if he moves all his family resources, he may not be able to endure me!" β
Bai Wang laughed: "What the king of Hades said is right, the military heart needs such self-confidence when the war is imminent!" Let him have thousands of troops and horses, so that he will not return! β
Under the shade of the trees on the riverside, Chang Yu was already sweating profusely after eating, and only his shorts were left with his clothes and a fierce man plunged into the river.
Seeing this, Tu Yuan, Lao Jiu and the others also jumped into the water like dumplings in their clothes, only Wu Sangui Ma Ke, Wang Tizhong was motionless under the shade of the tree, and several people looked at each other, and smiled slightly bitterly, the big war is about to be an outing.
Suddenly, Chang Yu burst out of the water, wiped his hands on his face, hurriedly went ashore, and ran towards Wu Sangui and the others without getting dressed: "Ben Du thought of a powerful way, which will definitely make Bai Wang walk around without eating!" β
Wu Sangui and the others were stunned: "The overseer said to come and see" Chang Yu smiled, broke a branch and pulled it on the ground, and so on......
After a while, everyone's faces were filled with excitement: "Under the encirclement, it will be difficult to fly with wings" Wang Tizhong slapped his thigh and laughed, Chang Yu heyed: "He can Yin Bendu, Bendu will double it, this matter should be ......" said and swept over everyone's faces, and suddenly turned his head and yelled into the distance: "Wang Zamao come!" β
Wang Zamao was chatting with a group of subordinates in the shade of a tree in the distance, and when he heard Chang Yu's shouting, his eyebrows suddenly danced, and good things came again.
Sure enough, when Chang Yu told him about the plan, Wang Zamao knelt down on one knee and said: "The humble position must live up to the high expectations of the Overseer, and the Governor will not dare to forget the grace of the Overseer, even if he goes to the soup and fire, he must complete the task!" "Obviously, Chang Yu gave him a chance to make a big contribution.
"Go and prepare, you are solely responsible for this matter, prepare the manpower and guys before the general attack, and you can't delay the military law of the fighter if you delay it!" Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder: "As soon as this battle is over, this governor will reward you for your merits!" β
Wang Zamao couldn't help himself with excitement, knowing that if this thing was done with an absolute great achievement, he would be able to move forward with this merit, so he bowed down and thanked him again and again, and then left in a hurry.
"Why did the Overseer leave such an important matter to him?" Wang Tizhong walked over and said in a low voice: "When I was on the battlefield just now, I saw that he had an anti-water color, and this person is a repeated villain and cannot be reused."
"This kind of person is not credible and cannot be reused, if you want to use it, it depends on the current situation, if we are inferior at this time, it is better to kill him as soon as possible, if we have the advantage at this time, he is unmatched by Bai Wang's ruthlessness in beating the water dog." Chang Yu sneered: "We have an absolute advantage now, so don't worry that he will turn back, he will only intensify his efforts to find a way to deal with Bai Wang."
"The Duke just said that this is a tough battle, how can it become an absolute advantage in the blink of an eye" Li Muxian came from a distance, his ears were very sharp, and he was very curious when he heard Chang Yu's words.
Chang Yu dragged him aside, whispered the plan, and Li Muxian patted his head: "How could Poor Dao not think of such a simple thing, and the adults only remembered at this time, if it had been earlier, we wouldn't have fought so hard in the battle just now!" With such a move, we really have an absolute advantage, and with a three-pronged approach, the thieves will be defeated! β
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "The authorities are fascinated, all the thoughts were focused on the battlefield before but this simplest and most effective way of attacking was ignored, now it is ridiculous to think about it, thanks to the flash of inspiration of the fierce son just now."
However, Li Muxian suddenly frowned again: "This matter is too obvious, maybe Bai Wang will also think of it and take precautions in advance."
Chang Yu smiled and waved his hand: "This is the most helpless place for him, even if he sees through it, he is helpless!" Hahaha, the more I think about it, the happier I am! β