Wuhu.

Wang Zamao was a little nervous and a little excited, a merit greater than the sky is now placed in front of his eyes, it is impossible not to be nervous, the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river have moved more and more, the day before yesterday they were just wandering on the riverside, but overnight on the other side of the river, countless large and small ships and black figures appeared, it seems that the officers and soldiers are about to force the crossing.

It's really not afraid of death, don't pick a good day when crossing the river, this kind of rainy day is really kind of windy and rough.

But just when he was about to do a big job, last night he suddenly came to report that there was a change in Nanjing, and first there were many officers and soldiers who frantically sniped and killed their spies at night, but they still found that a force of more than 1,000 cavalry was heading south, only dozens of miles away from Dangtu.

This made Wang Zamao a little surprised, he speculated that Nanjing was going to send troops early, but he didn't have the courage to come, but why did he suddenly send troops again at this juncture, so he hurriedly called his dog-headed military advisor Yan Xuming to discuss.

"The general doesn't need to worry" Yan Xuming was confident: "If the soldiers and horses of Nanjing had the courage to advance a long time ago, this is just to disturb people's ears and cooperate with the officers and soldiers on the other side to cross the river, and only a thousand people can do anything about me, but I am afraid that they will not dare to step into the territory of Wuhu with a wave of flags and shouts."

"So what? It's always a trouble" Wang Zamao's thoughts at this time were all on the officers and soldiers on the other side, but he couldn't ignore this officer and soldier.

"Five hundred elite soldiers are enough" Yan Xuming waved his hand: "That officer and soldier are just bluffing, and they will not dare to move forward when they see that we send troops to meet the battle, even if they start a battle, they will not leave a piece of armor left." Wang Zamao thought so, so he ordered his subordinate Chen Dafa to lead 500 thieves and more than 2,000 cannon fodder to go to Dangtu overnight, and also drew a big cake for Chen Dafa: "Take down Dangtu and allow you to plunder for three days."

Chen Dafa knelt down and kowtowed at that time, which was a great thing.

Imagine this way, almost did not encounter real resistance, generally around the city those officials were frightened to open the door and surrender, this should be Tu although the city is actually just a small city, there are few guards in it where can afford to be scared, as for the more than 1,000 cavalry from Nanjing, I bah, what is it.

So Chen Dafa braved the rain overnight, sang songs, and thought about good things, so he killed him.

Besides, Lu Daqi received Chang Yu's military order in the early hours of the morning, ordering him to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to gallop quickly, Lu Daqi did not dare to slack off with 3,000 infantry regardless of fatigue and hurry, Xu Hongji knew that Chang Yu suddenly ordered a hurry for the former army, and he didn't know what kind of mentality he actually led his family Ding to come with Lu Daqi, and Zhao Zhilong and others also followed him when they saw this, maybe they all knew that they were going to fight, and they wanted to go and see the excitement.

On rainy days, the roads were muddy, the march was hard, and the three thousand foot soldiers hurried for dozens of miles, and it was already noon when Tu Tu, all of them were exhausted and lay on the outside of the city like dead dogs, panting, Chang Yu in the city was expressionless, and Li Muxian frowned, how could he fight when he was so tired.

Rest when you are tired, eat when you are hungry, and set up a dozen cauldrons outside the city to boil the broth, and the soldiers who had lost their strength smelled the fragrance and struggled to get up and began to grab food and drink.

"Don't talk nonsense, there are 3,000 thieves coming to the city in the afternoon, you and others will be rewarded with silver for repelling them, and they will not be forgiven if they are afraid of war" Chang Yu shouted at the head of the city, and the soldiers who drank soup and ate meat under the city were stunned and fell silent.

Three thousand thieves, I and others ran here on two legs from Nanjing, didn't eat well, didn't sleep well, and were drenched in the rain all night, how can I do it with others? Many people began to beat the drum in their hearts, it was Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji and others also frowned, the tired army was useless, didn't the little eunuch know such a simple truth? Could it be that the rumors are false, but they are just talking about the fake tricks on paper, and those great military exploits are just pretending to be claimed......

However, Chang Yu's words restored some confidence to them: "Although the thief army claims to be 3,000, it is actually mostly homeless, and its soldiers are only 500, and like you, they also come in the rain overnight, and the same soldiers are tired and tired, 3,000, oh no, 4,000 is what to fear from 500 and others?" If you are still afraid that you won't be able to win and become a Ming man, you will jump into the river and die, and the province will be embarrassed."

It turned out that there were only 500 thieves, and the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered that there were still 1,000 cavalry of Jin Shenghuan, so the morale gradually recovered, and no matter how bad it was, it would not be impossible to win 4,000 or 500 fights.

The mobilization was done, the three thousand soldiers ate and drank well and found a clean place to rest in the city, Chang Yu called Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji and others to tell the whole plan, and everyone was more confident that they would win the battle.

"This battle is under the full command of Lord Lu, do you plan to watch the battle in the city, or do you plan to watch the battle in front of the battle with Lord Lu?" Chang Yu seemed to be smiling, Xu Hongji and the others immediately asked Ying to go, Chang Yu smiled, and said that the thief army is approaching, you should get ready. Several people also knew that the reason why the little eunuch handed over the command was to see their ability, and they also had a desire to win or lose in their hearts.

In the evening, Tan Ma came to report that the thief army had reached ten miles away, Chang Yu ordered the withdrawal of the soldiers and horses and people of Qinglian, Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji immediately led the troops to the Guxi River.

The sky is still drizzling, the Guxi River is two or three miles south of Dangtu City, Chang Yu stood at the head of the city and vaguely observed the overall situation, held a clairvoyant mirror and looked at it for a while, and handed it to Li Muxian: "I haven't seen a large army of thieves approaching and repairing in the distance, if the four guards of Dongchang are here, the governor will kill them directly, and they will not have a chance to breathe at all."

Li Muxian took the Qianli General and looked at it, and said with a slight smile: "Since you want to sharpen your knife, let's look at Lu Daqi's ability."

Lu Daqi is not as easy as Chang Yu and not as optimistic as Xu Hongji and others, because he is the person Bai Wang has fought against, and he has never won against the other party with Zuo Liangyu last year, even once!

Every time the bandits are suppressed, they will return with their halberds.

So he knew that the strength of these thieves was not to be underestimated, although there were only five hundred, but he couldn't say it, the big war was about to affect the morale of the army! The soldiers are already tired and nervous in the first battle, and if you talk about how powerful the opponent is, then it's still a hair.

The fortifications of the Guxi River have been renovated by more than 1,000 people in the morning, and the officers and soldiers have taken advantage of the geographical advantages, and some places have dug wide and steep, and even built a high platform on the bank to facilitate the archers to suppress the high, Lu Daqi led his troops to arrive at the shore and went around in a circle, several people looked at each other and smiled bitterly, the information was given, the battle plan was given, and the fortifications were also done, and the rest was waiting for you to start fighting, so if you can't win the battle, it is really better to jump into the river and die.

"You need to work hard not to lose the face of Nanjing Jingying, but also to earn a face for yourself, don't be looked down upon, don't let others treat us as waste!" Xu Hongji was obviously stimulated: "Go all out to win this battle, and the Guogong Mansion is willing to give 50,000 taels of silver!" The soldiers behind him cheered, Xu Hongji continued: "If you win, you will be rewarded, and if you lose, you will be punished, but if you dare to retreat, you will not be spared, wait and see who retreats behind you, who will die!" ”

There was also a cavalry hundreds of meters behind the 3,000 soldiers, and the number was not large, and it was nearly 100 guards led by Guo Ren, carrying bows and swords.

But it is clear that they are not here to help in the war, but to supervise the war.

Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji and others knew very well in their hearts that once the war started, as long as someone dared to retreat, those people would not hesitate to shoot them.

There is only advance, no retreat to speak of!

Only winning, not losing, this is the only choice in front of the 3,000 soldiers.

The rain was still falling unhurriedly, and three thousand soldiers and horses lined up along the riverbank for several miles, sharpening their knives and waiting for the thieves to come.

However, unexpectedly, after waiting for nearly half an hour, I found that the thief army did not advance here.

What is the situation, even Chang Yu, who was watching the battle in the city, frowned, could it be that there is a change?