Chapter XVII: The Siege Begins

A few days later, the counteroffensive against Zhang Shicheng officially began. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Early in the morning, hundreds of thousands of troops were ready to go, and the flags were flying spectacularly.

Xu Da was on the platform, holding a flag and wearing a cloak on his shoulders. Majestic, not magnificent.

"Li Wenzhong! Hua Yunlong! Xu Da's roar drifted to the ears of everyone in the millions of soldiers with the breeze, making everyone who heard it excited and enthusiastic.

"The last general!" Two burly men stood up from both sides and said.

"The two of you will take 20,000 troops to Hangzhou and Jiaxing respectively to contain Zhang Shicheng's forces and buy time for our army to take Huzhou and the surrounding areas." Xu Da said and handed the two order flags to the two generals below.

After the two stepped forward to take the command flag, they led an army of 20,000 to set off without a moment's pause.

It was the month of September. Autumn is high and cool, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and it is the best autumn harvest time.

"You Jingyan, while our army is fighting against Zhang's army on the outskirts of Huzhou City, you lead 8,000 elite soldiers to be stationed five kilometers outside Huzhou City, and find the right time to plant our army's marshal flag on the city tower of Huzhou."

Xu Daneng handed over this most important task to him, and it seems that he really trusts him.

"Yes." You Jingyan replied ruffianly, and there was no trace of the urgency of the current enemy in his lazy tone.

After ordering the generals, Xu Da led an army of more than 100,000 to Longjiang.

Longjiang is a county under Huzhou, and it is also Zhang Shicheng's territory. It's a treasure of abundance.

A few hours after Xu Da's army was launched, You Jingyan led 800 elite soldiers and went straight to Huzhou.

Along the way, ruts, horses' hooves, and footprints were mixed and numerous, and it could be seen that the crops along the way were quite badly damaged, although this group of troops had already consciously made the greatest avoidance.

You Jingyan looked at all this, and involuntarily thought in his head: In all dynasties, no matter how rich a regime's economy is and how powerful its military power is, whenever a war is waged, the impact on national strength is very huge, and the subsequent monarchs will be inferior to the next generation, just like going downhill, and there will be no chance to be strong.

War is a waste of money.

You Jingyan took 800 elite soldiers and rushed to the city of Huzhou in just a few hours.

This time, You Jingyan has mastered a little bit of horseback riding methods, and he is no longer like the half-dead one who tortured himself that time.

"Set up the stove first and eat!" As soon as he arrived, You Jingyan ordered the soldiers to eat first. There is no rush at all about the siege.

"You Qianhu, General Xu is still fighting hard in Longjiang with his brothers, isn't it appropriate for us to make a fire to cook at this time?" A stereotyped, stern soldier with an iceberg face was the first to refute You's approach. This soldier really looks a little similar to Liu Feng.

"Oh?" You Jingyan asked rhetorically, looking at this man who was somewhat similar to Liu Feng, he was inevitably a little surprised in his heart, and asked quietly on his face: "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Li Bing."

"Oh." You Jingyan said, did not answer his question directly, but said: "You one by one, if you want to go back safely, listen to me, if you want to die now, I will not stop you." ”

It's as if to say, "I'm a good talker, you can do whatever you want."

Nonsense! Who wants to die? Besides, you are a thousand households, without your orders, do we dare to act without your orders? These soldiers couldn't help but want to complain in their hearts.

In a few moments, more than a dozen cauldrons were set up. After a few more minutes, the refreshing aroma of the meal wafted out. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is fragrant for ten miles.

"You Qianhu, let's eat something." After the rice was cooked, the four entourages sent to him by Zhu Yuanzhang brought him food.

You Jingyan is also happy, anyway, he has no intention of rebelling, and everything he does is for the good of him Zhu Yuanzhang. What can these four people do even if Zhu Yuanzhang sends them to monitor him, and with a few of them, can they really live a life of clothes, stretching out their hands for food, and opening their mouths? Why not?

After eating, You Jingyan arranged for the soldiers to set up tents and start resting.

Who can fall asleep in broad daylight? These soldiers were lying in their tents, staring wide-eyed, and no one could figure out what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd of a thousand households.

On the contrary, it was You Jingyan, who slept with his head covered as soon as he entered the tent. Although it can't be said that the snoring is earth-shattering, at least there is a slight snoring sound.

The sun was setting and it was getting dark. It wasn't until the middle of the night that You Jingyan woke up from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

"You Qianhu, what should we do next?" As soon as Entourage A saw You Jingyan wake up, he asked softly, probably afraid that You Jingyan would get up and make him unhappy.

"Wait!" You Jingyan spit out a word and continued to sleep, leaving the four attendants looking at each other without knowing how to understand.

For three consecutive days, You Jingyan led his 800 elite soldiers, eating, sleeping, and eating every day, and had a good time.

Three days later, one morning, You Jingyan suddenly received good news from the herald.

It is said that Xu Da led the army to defeat Zhang Shicheng's blocking army at the port and Bishan, and captured his four generals. Now he is rushing to the bridge of Sanzao, and orders him to prepare for the siege.

As soon as he received the order from the herald, You Jingyan immediately summoned 800 elite soldiers to sharpen their guns and swords, and were ready to climb the city tower of Huzhou at any time.

"You didn't want to play for a long time, now the time is up." You Jingyan was holding a saber in his arms, and his lazy appearance did not have the demeanor of a general who was on the verge of battle.

But the elegant and noble calm aura exuded from his body made people have to pay attention to every word he said.

"General Xu has led his troops to Sanzai Bridge, when the defenders in Huzhou City are empty, you and I will attack the city together, and you must capture the city when the defenders rush back."

You Jingyan still gave a short order in a lazy tone.

"Yes!" The eight hundred soldiers shouted out a word with all their strength.

"If you want to go back alive, just look at it. Do everything I command. ”

That's right, they came to be soldiers just to eat a bowl of rice, not to rush to find death!

The eight elite soldiers glanced at each other, and their faces looked helpless. It was the first time they met Qianhu who thought about him so much, but every word this Qianhu said made them both warm and helpless.