Gong Changyu commanded the firecracker team, the rifle team, and the tiger squat artillery to fire volleys in turn, and the blue wolf army suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the brothers Huang Wennian and Huang Wendong were injured by the artillery fire and gradually lost their ability to resist.

Only Qing Erxin and Lai Yuxin fought their way out of the encirclement, and more than a dozen wounds were caused by firearms, and they led 100 people to successfully withdraw from the east gate and went straight to the direction of Shentandu in Baocheng Mansion.

Gong Changyu carried an armor-piercing gun and called a hundred soldiers, and was about to catch up, Rong Weishan appeared in front of his horse's head again, grabbed the reins and dissuaded: "Big brother, don't chase, if you go any further, you will enter the defense area of the Blue Wolf Army, you still have to hold Wuyou City." ”

"Brother Rong, if General Ben doesn't annihilate them all, he won't understand his hatred." Gong Changyu said.

"Now the Jingnan reinforcements from Baocheng Mansion have not yet arrived, and it is not the time for a decisive battle with the Blue Wolf Army. Big brother, listen to me, go back to the city as soon as possible, and appease the people in the city is the top priority. After Rong Weishan finished speaking, he walked to the south gate.

Gong Changyu thought about it, what the little beggar Rong Weishan said was not unreasonable, the reason why Wuyoucheng was recaptured without much effort was still inseparable from the strong support of the people, the people's will, and the way of heaven was clear. The purpose of the Blue Wolf Army's capture of Wuyou City was to cut off the communication lines from Luchuan and Guimao, and to relieve the pressure on Baocheng Mansion in the periphery.

Wuyoucheng is located at the eastern foot of the Xuefeng Mountains, the northern edge of the Nanling Mountains, the upper reaches of Zishui, the geographical center of the five counties in the southwest of Baocheng Prefecture, known as the "thoroughfare of the three provinces, the important place of Qianwu", its strategic location is extremely important, and it has always been a place for soldiers to fight.

Wuyou was first called Duliang, or Wugang, and was first seen in Li Daoyuan's "Water Jing Note". "Water Jing Note" records: the two gangs on the left and right sides of the county are facing each other, and they are all beautiful, and they can be two miles from time to time...... After the Han Dynasty cut Wuxi barbarian to protect this post, so it is called Wugang, and the county is called Yan. There is a hill in the west of the county, and there is a water on the mountain...... Among them, there is a blue grass...... It is commonly said that the orchid is the capital of Liang, and the mountain is named because of the number, and the county is named.

In the Western Han Dynasty and Emperor Jingdi, Wuyou has been placed in the county. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Yuanshuo five years, the son of the king of Changsha Ding, Liu Sui as the marquis of Liang, the site of the city is now the suburbs of Qili Bridge.

In the first year of Emperor Jin Yuan's establishment of Wuwu, Wang Dao was named the Marquis of Wugang, and this Wang Dao was the general who helped Sima Rui establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In April of the fourth year of the reign of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongming of the Jingming Dynasty moved to Wugang after the founding of the country, taking the Minwang Mansion as the palace and changing Wugang Prefecture to Fengtianfu. In August of the same year, Emperor Yongming defeated Qiandian, and Wugang was restored to the state. In the first year of Xiantong, it was renamed Wuyou, and the people called Wugang people the state Yankees.

More than 2,000 years of time stretched, permeating every deep alley of the ancient city, every courtyard with an ancient trough gate, every brick wall and every vicissitudes of ancient wells. Gong Changyu rode a war horse, took more than 50 soldiers, and took Jing Zhigang of Wuyou Zhixian County as a guide to walk around Wuyou City.

Jingzhi County introduced the situation in the city as he walked. He said that the city wall of Wuyou City is a pure stone wall, with hundreds of thousands of catties or even tons of square bluestone as the material, after generations of reconstruction, expansion to form the inner city (including the big and small Wang City) and the outer city three rings interlocking, the city gate thirteen and the city tower many, the total circumference of nearly 12 miles (5874 meters) of the whole stone city wall.

The cornerstone of the wall of the city wall is one foot five to six feet deep into the ground, the wall wall is two zhang to two zhang and six feet high, it is divided into four layers of masonry, the inside and outside are close to the moisture, there is a daughter wall on the city wall and the horse face, and the wall has a notch and square hole that can both hide and look, shoot......

"Jingzhi County, according to what you said, Wuyou City is impregnable?" Gong Changyu stopped downstairs in Xuanfeng.

"Yes, General. The city wall covers the world. The vast majority of the attackers on the Wugang city wall, either fled on their own or broke the halberd under the city, all ended in failure. In the early years of the Great Rule, Shang Kexi, the king of Dingnan, led the Qinghe army to attack Wuyou City six times, and was killed by the army of the Jingming Dynasty under the city wall. Jingzhi County thought that Gong Changyu really praised the solidity of the city wall, beaming proudly, gushing endlessly, "There is an artificial canal in the middle of the outer and inner city, which passes through the city from west to east, becoming the second barrier to protect the city, and has eighteen water gates ......"

Gong Changyu couldn't help laughing: "Jingzhi County, Shang Kexi is a traitor, it's strange if he doesn't die." General Ben asks you, since the city wall is so strong, how did the blue wolf army get in? ”

"General Hui, we are only more than 100 soldiers, there are eight Wuyou city gates, and there are forts, and the troops are scattered everywhere, they are mixed in unknowingly, we can't resist it." Jing Zhixian only felt that his face was hot.

"Although the foot of the city wall is two meters deep, it is built with huge ashlar masonry, which can effectively prevent the enemy from attacking the city. But in March, Shi Xianda's blue wolf army used the east gate of the cave as a tunnel to capture Dong'an City. Therefore, there is no city that cannot be attacked, it is man-made, and the blue wolf army has been able to run rampant for so many years, but our regular army is negligent in training and impetuous. Zhu Rongchu picked up the conversation.

"Quartermaster, it's not your turn to speak." Jing Zhigang reprimanded Zhu Rongchu.

"Jingzhi County, although I am only a small quartermaster, but the grade is not lower than yours, if you have the ability, you will take your regular army to defend Wuyou City again." Zhu Rongchu can't get used to Jing Zhigang who is putting on an official stand.

"Your quartermaster is privately awarded, and the court does not recognize it, what kind of cow in front of me?" Jing Zhigang was disdainful of the childish Zhu Rongchu.

"You cow, Wuyou City has been lost by you, and I don't know how you got mixed with the seven-grade sesame official?" Zhu Rongchu questioned Jing Zhigang.

"The county ordered to pass five passes and cut six generals, and passed the palace examination in a dignified ......manner," Jing Zhigang boasted to himself, "Unlike some people, after taking the exam a few times, he is still a showman." ”

The latter sentence is obviously aimed at Zhu Rongsen. Zhu Rongsen is seven or eight years older than his younger brother, so naturally he will not quarrel with Jing Zhigang, he coughed a few times: "Jingzhi County, contemptible people are not talented, but they are also the master of Jingjie Battalion." Dare to ask, if the blue wolf army comes back to attack the city, can you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy? ”

"This ...... Requisition laborers, strengthen the city walls, expand the army, and strengthen the defense ......" Jing Zhigang shook his head in response.

"Will the Blue Wolf Army give you time to train soldiers?" Zhu Rongsen asked, "I think that it is the top priority to repair the four gates of the city, build a large fort in the north and northeast, build more than 50 small forts, and expand the city wall by more than 800 zhang." As for the training of recruits, there is no silver and grass, and it is useless to talk about it. ”

"Yes, yes, there are four city gates with a stone structure, each of which has two gates inside and outside, the outer layer is a thousand catties of iron gates, and the inner layer is a rotating shaft iron gate." Gong Changyu was the first to make a decision.

"General, increase facilities, cost the people and money. Besides, there is no silver in the county government treasury......" The county Cheng Ma Wenling looked embarrassed.

Gong Changyu jumped off the horse and patted the stone of Xuanfeng Tower with his hand: "Quartermaster, do the math, how much silver will it cost to complete all the projects and supporting facilities?" ”

"About eighteen thousand four hundred and seventy-six taels." Zhu Rongchu replied without thinking.

"You're so fast...... Wouldn't it, so much? Gong Changyu stared at Zhu Rongchu.

"Hmm. I'm still conservative in my estimation that the money spent on the purchase of artillery has not yet been counted. Zhu Rongchu smiled.

"Little ghost, look at how many of our silver tickets are left?" Gong Changyu pointed to the rucksack on Zhu Rongchu's shoulder.

"Brother Changyu, I know it in my heart. Don't look at it, it's only eight thousand taels. Zhu Rongchu didn't even look at the backpack, and replied directly.

"What about raising silver taels?" Gong Changyu frowned.

"There are 500 large and small shops in Wuyou City, which can be used to raise donations. Not enough, I'll figure it out again. Zhu Rongchu took a few steps forward and arrived at the outside of Huilong Temple.

Jing Zhigang and Ma Wen dismounted and walked quickly into the temple. These civil officials knew that they were bragging, and when they came to wartime, they would ask God to worship the Buddha, pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, and the ancestors would accumulate virtue to ensure that their official positions would not be lost. Most of the civil officials looked down on the generals who threw their pens from Rong, and naturally Jing Zhigang was no exception, if Gong Changyu had not moved troops to rescue, Wuyou City would have become the stronghold of the Blue Wolf Army.

"We're not monks, we're asking merchants to raise donations, aren't you kidding?" Gong Changyu looked at the Maitreya Buddha in the outer hall of the temple and touched its big belly.

"Temples can raise donations, so why can't we try it?" Zhu Rongchu picked up a pebble and threw it into the lotus pond.

"Throwing stones and asking for directions?" Gong Changyu suddenly realized, "The Zhu family compound also has shops in Wuyou City, so let's take the lead and see the reactions of those merchants." ”

"Brother Changyu, you just took fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver from home, and you reached out to ask for silver, I'm afraid that my mother will not agree." Zhu Rongchu was worried.

"Yes, in order to ensure the peace of the party, we always throw money into it, only lose money and don't make money, do we have to be a little stupid?" Zhu Rongsen said.

"Two younger brothers, should we go directly to the landlord's old rich house to grab some silver, and tide over the difficulties first?" Gong Changyu turned over and got on the horse.

"Brother Changyu, robbing the house can solve the temporary difficulty, but in the long run, our troops will become robbers and bandits, which will cause chaos to General Yin Zongtang, absolutely not." Zhu Rongsen immediately denied Gong Changyu's crazy idea.

At this time, Jing Zhigang and Ma Wenling came out of the temple, followed by a rich man with a red face. This person is a grain and oil merchant in Rulin County, in his thirties, who happened to come to the temple to make a wish. As soon as he saw Gong Changyu wearing a red robe, he was full of heroism, and he seemed to have a sense of reunion with an old friend after a long absence, so he stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask the general is Gong Jichang?" ”

"Exactly." Gong Changyu clasped his fists and saluted, "May I ask who Your Excellency is?" ”

"The contemptible Lu Zanchen, who has long admired the general's name. It's better to see than to hear. Lu Zanchen snorted haha.

"Where, where. I'm a salted fish, and I can't turn over. Gong Chang responded in spirit.

"Why is the general so sad?" Lu Zanchen saw at a glance that Gong Changyu was preoccupied.