On the tenth day of the seventh month, the scorching sun hung in the sky without a single cloud, and the whole earth was on fire.

Cao Bianjiao sweated finely, and looked at the Jiangbei Army outside the Yuezhou Mansion with a telescope, frowning.

Cao Bianjiao had already led 50,000 men across the Yangtze River to attack the Jiangbei Army stationed outside the capital of Yuezhou. Sure enough, as Cao Bianjiao expected, the Jiangbei Army, as a private army of the gentry designated as a "rebel" by the Son of Heaven, did not hesitate to fire at the Beijing camp and was nailed to the city of Yuezhou.

Obviously, for the gentry who relied on force to promote reform in the provinces, the new army of Beijing was an enemy of the sky. If the Jiangbei Army retreated, it would be to hand over Huguang Province and even the entire Jiangnan to the Son of Heaven to change the law, which was unacceptable to the gentry.

The Jiangbei Army was not afraid of the fifteenth day of junior high school, and since it was designated as a rebel by the Son of Heaven, it simply made the title of the rebel a solid one, and openly opened fire and engaged in battle with the Beijing camp.

The soldiers of the Jiangbei Army dared to resist the Beijing camp, and Cao Bianjiao was not surprised. What surprised Cao Bianjiao was the combat effectiveness of the Jiangbei Army.

Although there were only 30,000 Jiangbei troops in Yuezhou City, when it fought with Cao Bianjiao's 50,000 new army, the Jiangbei Army did not fall behind at all.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the 30,000 Jiangbei Army even exceeded that of the 50,000 New Army.

The rifle used by the Jiangbei Army was a "Formosa-type" rifle, which had a range of an astonishing 140 paces, which was longer than the Lumi gun of the Beijing camp. Moreover, these rifles are faster to reload, and the soldiers of the Jingying Army can shoot three times when they shoot twice.

There were even some sharpshooters in the Jiangbei army, using rifles with scopes, and the range reached an astonishing 250 paces.

These advanced weapons completely offset the numerical disadvantage of the 30,000 Jiangbei Army.

What surprised Cao Bianjiao even more was the tactics of the Jiangbei Army - although the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army had their backs to Yuezhou City, they did not defend on the city wall. The soldiers dug trenches outside the city and hid in long trenches for defense. The trench looked inconspicuous, but the effect it played was amazing.

The soldiers of the Jiangbei Army hiding in the trench only showed one head and shot outward, and the soldiers of the new army in Beijing attacked the trench from a distance, unable to hit such a small head, and were completely stopped outside.

Cao Bianjiao held a telescope to observe the position of the Jiangbei Army, and saw a thousand soldiers of the Beijing Battalion of a "bureau" rushing forward with Lu Mi guns in their hands. The 1,000 soldiers were led by a tall young officer, who knew Cao Bianjiao, a son of a nobleman in the capital, and who trained quite seriously on weekdays.

At this time, this officer got Yang Guozhu's order and led his troops to storm the trench.

However, this army only rushed to the trench 250 paces before being hit by the sharpshooters of the Jiangbei army.

In the crackling gunfire, the soldiers of the Beijing camp who rushed into battle fell one after another, and their courage was quickly knocked out. The soldiers did not dare to go forward to die, and one by one lay on the ground, no matter how much the young officer screamed.

Eventually, the officer gave up and lay on the dirt. After hesitating on the ground for a while, the soldiers of this bureau began to flee back and forth.

The tentative attack ended in failure.

Yang Guozhu sighed and said, "Uncle, I didn't expect that the weapons of the Jiangbei Army were so advanced. Their firearms are far stronger than ours, and our soldiers and horses cannot get into their range at all. ”

"And all their soldiers and horses are hidden in the trench, although our cannons have flowering shells, but the cannons can't shoot into the trench even if they shoot flat!"

Hearing Yang Guozhu's words, Huang Degong shook his head and said, "Uncle, you can't win this battle!" Our soldiers can't rush forward at all, how can we win this battle? ”

Cao Bianjiao put down the binoculars and did not speak.

Huang Degong said: "Uncle, I think we should quickly withdraw to the north of the Yangtze River." Now the Jiangbei Army has openly rebelled and is unscrupulous. In case the 60,000 Jiangbei troops in Nanchang Mansion came over and surrounded us, our 50,000 people would not be able to resist at all. ”

Yang Guozhu's face was also solemn when he heard this, and he was obviously very worried about this issue as well.

Cao Bianjiao looked at Yuezhou City in the distance, and said lightly: "Yesterday, the Malai newspaper reported that the 20,000 tiger army of the king of Tianjin County had already drawn camp from Yangzhou and attacked Nanchang. The 20,000 Tiger Ben Army can hold back at least 30,000 Jiangbei Army, and the Jiangbei rebels can only take out reinforcements of 30,000 at most. ”

Hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, Yang Guozhu's face turned red and praised loudly: "The king of Tianjin is so righteous!" This is really a relief in the snow, and with the loss of 30,000 Jiangbei troops at this time, our situation has greatly improved. ”

Huang Degong couldn't help but sigh: "Tianjin Wang is really a hero." ”

But after pondering for a while, Huang Degong said again: "However, even if the Jiangbei Army only has 60,000 people, I'm afraid I can't match 50,000 people!" ”

Cao Bianjiao nodded and said, "If there are only 50,000 new troops in us, we will naturally not be able to defeat the Jiangbei Army." However, Shengshang has the ambition of Jing Pingyu this time, and has already transferred the 50,000 new troops recruited last year to the south. In another month, we will have 100,000 men. ”

With a wave of his hand, Cao Bianjiao said: "The Jiangbei Army will dig trenches to defend it, and we will also dig trenches." At that time, our 100,000 people surrounded the 60,000 Jiangbei army and trapped them under the city of Yuezhou. ”

"Yuezhou City is not a big city, as long as you trap him for three months, the Jiangbei Army will definitely run out of ammunition and food, and Wu Sangui can only surrender to us at that time."

Huang Degong and Yang Guozhu listened to Cao Bianjiao's battle plan and glanced at each other.

At first glance, this plan seems to be feasible. However, the soldiers were also dangerous, and the weapons of the Jiangbei Army were so advanced, but the two commanders doubted that Cao Bianjiao's siege plan could be implemented.

Yang Guozhu stroked his beard and was silent.

Huang Degong arched his hand and said: "Uncle is cautious, we use the other way to counter the other body, which is wonderful, but it is also very dangerous." This trench method Jiangbei military is so proficient, what if they have a way to crack it? ”

Cao Bianjiao frowned and said, "You have been in Yuezhou City for five days, can you find the flaws in this trench method?" ”

Huang Degong shook his head and said, "This trench method is very tricky, and it will not be able to crack it in the end. ”

Cao Bianjiao said: "That's it! Yesterday I asked the envoy sent by the king of Tianjin, and the messenger said that the method of the trench was invented by the king of Tianjin. It is not easy to crack this trench, and there must be the latest artillery of the king of Tianjin. The Jiangbei Army was nothing but a gentry rebel led by Wu Sangui, how could they be equipped with the new artillery of the King of Tianjin? ”

Huang Degong and Yang Guozhu looked at each other for a while, and said, "Uncle be cautious! We crossed the river, and behind it was a big river that could not be easily crossed, and it can be described as a battle against the water. If it is defeated, it will be the total annihilation. ”

Cao Bianjiao was silent for a while when he heard Huang Degong's words.

What Huang Degong said is indeed the truth. If this battle is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.

However, how could the 100,000 new army and the 20,000 tiger army jointly attack the 90,000 Jiangbei army?

Cao Bianjiao was finally attracted by the prospect of this battle, and said with a wave of his hand: "Order the whole army to dig a trench outside Yuezhou City and wait for 50,000 reinforcements to arrive." ”

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