Although Li Kaifang categorically refused to meet with Wu Chaoyue, Wu Chaoyue, who was a villain, still refused to let go of this opportunity to humiliate him, in front of Zaiyuan and Shengbao, Wu Chaoyue also wrote a letter of surrender and sent people to shoot arrows into the city of Tianjin, persuading Li Kaifang and Ji Wenyuan to put down their arms and surrender, and promised to survive for them in front of Emperor Xianfeng and not die.

Of course, Wu Chaoyue's surrender letter, which was more ugly than the ghost talisman, was torn to pieces by Li Kaifang, and the angry Li Kaifang was still scolding Wu Chaoyue on the city wall, swearing that he must avenge the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom soldiers who were killed by Wu Chaoyue. However, when he saw a few Wu Jun practicing courage sneakily trying to approach the city wall, Li Kaifang was pulled back by his own soldiers, and pressed on the city wall to prevent Li Kaifang from raising his head - he was really frightened by the cold guns of Wu Jun's snipers.

Seeing this, Zaiyuan was of course more and more excited, knowing that this time Bai Xuan's exploits must be promising; Shengbao, who had already suffered countless defeats in front of Li Kaifang, was full of envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart, and he also felt that Wu Chaoyue was not pleasing to the eye, and even gave birth to the idea of joining forces with Monk Greenqin to rectify Wu Chaoyue.

Yaowu showed enough of the limelight, Wu Chaoyue led the army to continue to move forward under the repeated invitation of Zaiyuan, and took Wu Jun Lian Yong to the Beicang camp to temporarily station, Shengbao also reluctantly set up a banquet in the Chinese army tent to entertain Wu Chaoyue, and also called Dahonga, Xilinghe, Shanlu and Tong Jian and other Qing army generals to accompany him. And these Qing army generals, who are mainly banner people, are also unkind to Wu Chaoyue, and their hostility is obvious, Wu Chaoyue, who is never willing to be a slave to the banner people, naturally will not put a hot face on their cold buttocks, and they will not flatter or please any banner general, so the atmosphere of the banquet is very dull and depressing.

Finding that the atmosphere was not right, Zaiyuan, who was a high lord, wanted to be a good old man, and deliberately pulled Wu Chaoyue to keep talking. kept asking about Wu Chaoyue's previous glorious achievements, but after Wu Chaoyue told the truth, Zaiyuan was full of praise, but Shengbao and Dahonga and other banner generals all scoffed, and they didn't believe Wu Chaoyue's perverted records to the extreme-what was the Taiping army with more than 400 people to break thousands of Taiping troops and contain 200 Taiping troops with more than 200 people. In the end, he successfully fought out the encirclement of tens of thousands of Taiping troops. I really couldn't listen to it anymore, Tong Jian, who was born in a famous traitor family, sneered and said: "Listening to Lord Wu say this, from now on, we don't need to fight with Long Hair, just with the group training under Lord Wu, it is enough to clean up the Long Hair here in Tianjin?" ”

Full of laughter, the banner generals echoed one after another, and Dahonga also said loudly: "Yes! It should be like this, at the beginning, Lord Wu only had more than 400 Lian Yong in his hands. He beat thousands of long-haired elite soldiers to the point of losing their armor and failing to form an army, and forced Longhair to dispatch seventy or eighty thousand troops to deal with him, and now the regimental training in the hands of Lord Wu has more than 2,500 people in five battalions, and the long-haired people here in Tianjin are only 50,000 people, it stands to reason that this long-haired is not enough for Lord Wu to kill! ”

The generals of the Eight Banners laughed even more, and even Shengbao nodded with a smile. said that it should be so, Zaiyuan couldn't stand it and wanted to scold. Wu Chaoyue quietly held down Zaiyuan, smiled and asked Tong Jian, Da Hong'a and others: "General Tong, General Tuo, you ask if you can clean up the more than 50,000 long hairs here in Tianjin with the strength of the lower officials' army, then the lower officials will ask you a question." Do you want to hear the truth? ”

"Of course I want to hear the truth." Dahonga and the others replied with a sneer.

"Then the truth is more complicated." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said: "If Changmao hides in Tianjin City and only defends without fighting, and can't live or die, then my army really can't clean up Changmao, because my troops are too small, and I must have friendly troops to help break the city." ”

"If Longhair has the guts to go out of the city and fight me...... Wu Chaoyue paused. Then he said calmly: "Then with my army, it is enough to clean them up." But my troops are too small and all infantry, and the terrain in this area of Tianjin is too open, so I can only defeat the long hairs and hit them hard, and I can't fight the war of annihilation, and I can't annihilate the more than 50,000 long hairs in a battle. ”

The big tent was silent, including Zaiyuan, who opened his mouth wide, looking at Wu Chaoyue and couldn't believe his ears at all, Tong Jian, Da Hong'a and others were even more dumbfounded, saying that they couldn't believe that Wu Chaoyue could say such arrogant words. Shengbao, who was sitting in the middle of the high, had a more gloomy face, and said with a cruel smile after a while: "Okay, since Lord Wu said so, then Ben Shuai can sit back and relax." In the future, if there is a field battle, I will ask Lord Wu to go out to meet the enemy. ”

"Thank you for your support!" Wu Chaoyue replied very simply, which made Shengbao couldn't help but be stunned again, not understanding whether Wu Chaoyue really had this confidence, or was crazy to the limit.

The banquet ended in a very unfriendly atmosphere, and after the banquet was dismissed, Sheng Bao, Tong Jian and others of course scolded Wu Chaoyue for being arrogant and arrogant behind their backs, and swore that they must give Wu Chaoyue a good look. Zaiyuan complained behind his back that Wu Chaoyue was too full of words, worried that Wu Chaoyue would not end up in the future, but Wu Chaoyue did not explain, but hurriedly sent a silver ticket to Zaiyuan to please the Xianfeng Emperor sent to monitor his eyeliner.

Wu Jun Lian Yong was also extremely unpopular in the Qing army camp, not because Wu Jun Lian Yong was as arrogant and domineering as Wu Chaoyue, but because the Qing army soldiers were so jealous and jealous that they had a bad attitude towards Wu Jun Lian Yong. Fortunately, Wu Jun Lian Yong, who has always paid attention to diet and nutrition, has long been accustomed to this scene - he was all red by friendly troops when he walked there, as long as the Qing soldiers did not use their hands to rob them, the disciplined Wu Jun Lian Yong did not bother to pay attention to them.

The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Shengbao ordered Wu Chaoyue to move to the south gate of Tianjin, where the fighting was most intense, to accept the dispatch and command of Seng Lingqin. Wu Chaoyue did not hesitate to accept the order, and immediately took Wu Jun to practice Yong to move the camp, and was very cautious not to cross the river on the frozen river, but chose to cross the river by a strong bridge, and the result also made the Qing army generals laugh proudly, "I don't even dare to walk on the ice, and dare to blow so fiercely?" ”

Knowing that Monk Greenqin would definitely not give himself a good face, Wu Chaoyue of course pulled Zaiyuan to accompany him to meet Monk Greenqin, and it turned out to be of a great effect, seeing Zaiyuan standing next to Wu Chaoyue, Monk Greenqin had to give up the idea of meeting Wu Chaoyue to get off the horse, and said a few polite words to Wu Chaoyue with a cold attitude, and immediately ordered Wu Chaoyue to set up the camp five miles south of the Taiping army out of the city. and opened his mouth to ask Wu Chaoyue to set up a camp, making it clear that he wanted to push Wu Chaoyue in front as cannon fodder.

Monk Greenqin deliberately disgusted Wu Chaoyue, but he didn't know that he didn't want Wu Chaoyue to be stationed with him, which was a great thing for Wu Chaoyue, so Wu Chaoyue didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed. However, Zaiyuan kindly reminded the monk Greenqin that Wu Jun was tired from afar. The monk Greenqin asked Wu Chaoyue to temporarily be stationed behind the Qing army camp, and it was not too late to set up camp after a short rest. As a result, before Monk Lingqin could say anything, Wu Chaoyue preemptively said: "Lord Zai, there is no need, the area around the south gate of Tianjin is open, and it is the most ideal main battlefield for attacking the city. ”

He glared at Wu Chaoyue with some annoyance. Zaiyuan had no choice but to close his mouth, but the monk over there sneered fiercely and said secretly: "Little barbarian, wait to die!" ”

While commanding Lian Yong to set up the camp, Wu Chaoyue came to the scene with an army and personally reconnoitred the Taiping army that gave the Qing army a headache out of the city. It was difficult to excavate and take soil, and there were not many earthen bases for the Taiping army to go out of the city. Eighty percent of the fortifications were made of wood, and the trenches were not too deep or too wide, so they could be easily crossed as long as there were enough trench trucks.

As for the antlers next to the trenches, although they are numerous and dense, they have picric weapons in hand. Wu Chaoyue didn't even think these things existed.

When Wu Chaoyue personally inspected the battlefield, there was no movement on the Taiping army's side, but Zhao Liewen sent someone to report to Wu Chaoyue, saying that it was Seng Lingqin who refused to supply grain and grass to Wu Chaoyue immediately under the pretext of difficulties in grain and grass transportation. Wu Chaoyue wanted to find a way to solve the problem of grain and grass by himself. In this regard, Wu Chaoyue was not surprised, but just ordered: "Go and tell Master Zhao to send someone to the surrounding counties to purchase, buy more pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks at a high price, and if the surrounding counties don't have them, go directly to Beijing to buy them!" ”

Deliberately not giving Wu Chaoyue food and grass is just the beginning, Wu Jun Lian Yong set up camp as soon as the monk Lingqin came to find trouble again, led some Eight Banner generals to go around in the Wu army camp, and picked out no less than 20 faults, what no forts, no antlers to resist horses, the fence is too thin and no trenches are dug, and the camp tents are too dense to easily lead to chaos, forcing Wu Chaoyue to re-establish the camp and deliberately toss Wu Jun Lianyong. It's a pity that Wu Chaoyue didn't accept the invitation at all, and asked the monk Greenqin rhetorically: "Monk Wangye, do you know how to fight?" Each army has the characteristics and habits of each army, how can you build my camp if you can control the heavens and the earth? You did my team training, do you know how I want to fight? ”

"Bold!" Monk Greenqin really had a dog's face, and he immediately roared: "Wu Chaoyue, don't forget, you are under the command of this king, and you have to do what this king wants you to do!" ”

"Monk Wang, I'm sorry, you only have the power to transfer me, and you don't have the power to direct me how to set up camp." Wu Chaoyue sneered and said: "If something goes wrong with me in this camp, I will take whatever responsibility I should bear, but I can set up the camp as much as I want, you can't control it!" ”

"You ......, you ......." Monk Lingqin almost lost his anger and roared: "Why can't this king take care of it? Your camp stands in front of my camp, what if your camp is breached by Longhair, and the defeated army flees south, and the king's camp is overwhelmed? ”

"Oops." Wu Chaoyue heard the music, and hurriedly said to Zaiyuan next to him: "Lord Zai, did you hear it?" This is how our monk and prince serve the court and the emperor, the long hair is entrenched in Tianjin, threatening Gyeonggi, our monk and prince do not want to break the enemy as soon as possible, on the contrary, he only thinks about the safety of his camp, based on the defense, and wastes the money, food, and military salaries of the imperial court in vain, and does not want to make progress at all. ”

"This king has cut you!"

Monk Greenqin was furious, stretched out his hand to draw the knife, Zaiyuan on the side saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly stopped between Wu Chaoyue and Monk Greenqin, while putting up a ******** stand and shouting loudly, while comforting Monk Greenqin with kind words, and forcing Wu Chaoyue to apologize to Monk Greenqin. And Wu Chaoyue even made amends for his crimes, deliberately angry with the monk Greenqin, and said: "The prince forgives the sin, the lower officials are too eager to kill all the Tianjin Changmao, and solve the problems for the emperor, the prince is also a minister of the court, a loyal minister of the emperor, and please forgive the anxious mood of the lower officials." ”

Of course, Wu Chaoyue's words are still sarcastic Monk Greenqin's greed for life and fear of death, and he doesn't want to make progress and just wants to protect himself, and of course Monk Greenqin, who has been scolded by Emperor Xianfeng for this matter, understands, and of course he is even more angry, and roars: "Okay, since you are so anxious to serve the court." That king gives you a chance! Wu Chaoyue listened to the order, and this king ordered you to take down the long-haired exit from the city for this king within seven days! Starting tomorrow, within seven days, the city cannot be broken, and military law will be engaged! ”

"Seven days?" Wu surpassed a flute. Then he asked with a surprised face: "Monk Wangye, the imperial army surrounding Tianjin is not counted as other expenses, but as far as the military salary is concerned, it will cost at least more than 10,000 taels of silver every day, right?" You actually want to go down to the official to take down the long-haired people out of the city in seven days, and there is really so much silver in the court that there is no place to put it? ”

Zaiyuan opened his mouth wide, and the generals of the banner people such as Monk Greenqin were even more dumbfounded, while Wu Chaoyue smiled slightly, and said, "Monk Wangye." Seven days is too long, give the lower officials five days to prepare, and keep the long hair out of the city. ”

"Five days?" Monk Greenqin was even more speechless.

"If the prince still thinks it's too long, then three days!" Wu Chaoyue sneered and said: "Within three days, Xiaguan will definitely break through the long hair and leave the city!" ”

Monk Greenqin finally came back to his senses, and after looking Wu Chaoyue up and down for a moment, Monk Greenqin said with a cruel smile: "Wu Chaoyue, don't blame this king for not reminding you. There is no joke in the army! ”

"A military writ of war." Wu Chaoyue replied with a smile: "Starting tomorrow, within three days." If I can't take down the long hair and go out of the city, beg for beheading! ”

When Monk Greenqin heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately asked Wu Chaoyue to write the military order on the spot, and Wu Chaoyue said: "Of course, the military order can be written, but the monk Wangye, you are not a minister." The emperor's will is to let the commander of the victory control the troops on the front line, and the military order of the subordinate officials is also set up in front of him. ”

Monk Greenqin sneered when he heard this, and said that Wu Chaoyue wanted to repent and change his words, and Monk Greenqin did not hesitate at the moment, and immediately sent someone to contact Shengbao. Let Shengbao come forward to accept Wu Chaoyue's military order. As a result, Shengbao was also overjoyed when he heard it, and it was very rare to go out of the camp once, beat the horse and came directly to the Wu military camp, forcing Wu Chaoyue to write the military order in front of him. Wu Chaoyue came out again, and said to Shengbao: "Marshal Sheng, the military order can be written, but before that, you also have to promise a condition to the official." ”

"Tell me about it." Katsubo replied.

"After breaking through the long-haired city and leaving the city, the subordinate officials will be directly under your control, and will no longer accept the orders and commands of the monk and the prince." Wu Chaoyue replied lightly: "This request is not too much, right?" ”

Glancing at Seng Greenqin in surprise, seeing that Monk Greenqin's black face had turned pale with anger, Shengbao, who had long been full of anger for Monk Greenqin, was very happy, and agreed to Wu Chaoyue's request without hesitation - this matter became a slap in the face of Monk Greenqin, and it was not an opportunity to clean up Wu Chaoyue. And Wu Chaoyue didn't say anything more, and immediately wrote down the military order promising to break the city in three days, signed his ugly name and handed it to Shengbao.

Holding Wu Chaoyue's military order, Shengbao walked happily, and Monk Greenqin also strode away with a blue face, but Zaiyuan complained to Wu Chaoyue, accusing Wu Chaoyue of not saying so much, and leaving a handle in black and white. Wu Chaoyue replied with a relaxed expression: "Lord Wang, it's not that the lower officials are arrogant, it's that the lower officials really have this certainty, if it weren't for my practice of courage and a little preparation, in fact, I would like to say that I will take the long hair out of the city within the next day." ”

"How sure are you?" Jae-won asked dumbfounded.

Wu Chaoyue nodded, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, if you can trust the lower officials, and believe that the lower officials will not joke with their heads, then you can write this matter as a secret fold, so that the emperor will also know about it, then when the lower officials break through the long hair and go out of the city to get a great victory, the emperor will definitely be even happier." ”

In fact, there is no need for Wu Chaoyue's guidance, such a major matter, Zai Yuan, who was originally here to spy on Wu Chaoyue, had to report to Emperor Xianfeng, so Zai Yuan nodded immediately, and immediately went to his camp to write an excerpt. As a result, after Zaiyuan also left, Zhao Liewen, who had not spoken, came up, smiled in front of Wu Chaoyue and said: "Comfort Ting, well done, when you take it out of the city, you don't have to worry about being angry with Shengbao and Monk Greenqin at the same time." Marshal Sheng is not a royal nobleman, and when he sees the true combat effectiveness of our army, he will understand how to treat you when he thinks about it, and the situation of our army will inevitably change greatly. ”

Smiling, Wu Chaoyue's heart suddenly moved again, and he hurriedly whispered to Zhao Liewen: "Huifu, will you forge someone else's handwriting?" ”

"The basic appearance should be fine, but it is impossible to be exactly the same, and it is estimated that people who know how to see the flaws." Zhao Liewen replied very self-knowingly.

"It's okay, all I want is to be seen through by others."

Wu Chaoyue attached it to Zhao Liewen's ear, and whispered a trick he had just figured out, but Zhao Liewen was dumbfounded when he heard it, and only said to Wu Chaoyue after a while: "Comfort Ting, you still have the face to say that you were damaged by me, your hand is a thousand times worse than me, ten thousand times worse!" ”

Wu Chaoyue smiled modestly, and hurriedly said that Zhao Liewen, a master with pus on the soles of his feet, taught him well, and hurriedly urged Zhao Liewen to act according to the plan. Zhao Liewen agreed, and then frowned and said, "Weiting, although your plan is wonderful, but there is one point, what if the long hair side does not cooperate?" ”

"Long hair is not a fool, such a good opportunity for separation, can they not seize it?" Wu Chaoyue asked with a smile, and said: "Even if Li Kaifang and Ji Wenyuan are both stupid two hundred and five, I don't know if they can seize this opportunity and break out of the city, as long as they can still find this thing, the effect will not be the same?" ”

Thumbs up to Wu Chaoyue, Zhao Liewen immediately went to follow the plan, and then in the middle of the night, Wu Da Da was under the protection of the Wu army patrol, carrying a crossbow and quietly touched the Taiping army's exit from the city............

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In the early morning of the next day, an unexpected arrow book was suddenly put in front of Ji Wenyuan, who was guarding out of the city, saying that someone had shot into the city last night, and when Ji Wenyuan picked up the arrow book and looked at it, he saw that there was only a short sentence on the book - Wu Chaoyue had made a military order in front of Shengbao, and he could not take it out of the city within three days, and Shengbao would behead Wu Chaoyue! You only need to stay out of the city for three days, and Wu Chaoyue will die!

After thinking about the arrow book for a long time, Ji Wenyuan suddenly ordered: "Come on, arrange a messenger and ask him to send this arrow book to the camp of the Qing Demon under the white flag." ”

"Prime Minister Ji, why do you want to do this?" Left and right asked in surprise.

"Of course, let the demon dog bite the dog." Ji Wenyuan smiled and said: "No matter who shot this arrow book in, as long as the Qing Demon also knows about it, let's wait and watch the show." (To be continued.) )