Chapter 529: Battle in Wuchang (Part 2)
During the offensive and defensive battle in Wuchang, Xiang Rong did show his strongest combat power, but the new Hubei Admiral Double Blessing is a thing that leads troops with his feet. He guards an isolated city in Wuchang and dares not send troops to meet him. There are many people with hairy thieves, so it is easy to block him Xiang Rong.
Shuangfu was brainless in using troops, but Xiang Rong himself couldn't fight. He could only watch Wuchang fall. After Wuchang fall, Xiang Rong also organized several counterattacks, but he didn't get anything except a word of defeat.
The army of the long-haired thieves had abnormal movements. Xiang Rong had discovered it early in the morning. However, yesterday was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the army had no desire to fight at all. After looking at the defense of Wuchang City, it was still the same as before. For the New Year, Xiang Rong had no intention of making himself feel uncomfortable.
The second day of junior high school is still not the time to use troops. Xiang Rong guessed that he had to break the fifth before he could use troops again, right?
But I never thought that on the afternoon of the second day of the lunar month, I didn’t move, but the other side of Wuchang City moved. The horses sent were reluctant to die because of the Chinese New Year, and only brought back a specious news.
"Report... to the military gate, the imperial envoy general Yang Meng, the Minister of Training of the Navy Division of the Five Provinces, asked for a visit!"
"Yang Laosan, what are he doing? Is it his man under Wuchang City? What joke is this fool Yang San making?
Invite him in!"
Yang Laosan was re-activated by the court for his contribution to attacking Yuezhou. Xiang Rong was also a little envious. It would be great if he was attacking Yuezhou, but he knew that his subordinates would not be as elite as Yang Laosan!
Although the court did not allow Yang Laosan to lead troops before, the Yang family was a large family in the southwest and built a militia of thousands of people. It was still possible to raise their hands.
"Yong Junmen. Don't be fine!"
"Haha... Yang Junmen is visiting. Somehow?"
"For nothing else, I came to Hankou and Hanyang last night. I gathered troops today and attacked Wuchang tomorrow!"
After the greetings, Yang Meng directly posted the news and attacked Wuchang. This was too exciting for Xiang Rong.
"I wonder how many troops there are in Yang Junmen?"
"Not many, seven, eight, hundreds of thousands, right?"
When Xiang Rong heard about this number, he almost turned aside. What do you mean by seven, eight, and hundreds of thousands? Don’t you know how many people you have for the general?
"Since Yang Junmen has many soldiers, why are you here to find someone?"
Xiang Rong's general Dong Xianjia died at the hands of Yang Laosan. These two are not old friends, and they have personal grudges! Xiang Rong felt that Yang Laosan came to him, and there was probably nothing good about it. Maybe he wanted his people to help him fight Wuchang.
Seven, eight, and hundreds of thousands, probably the most are the items that are strong. The Yang family in Yunnan is very rich, not only because they spend money to hire the people around them to play cymbals, earning themselves to fight with the long-haired thieves and fight to the death.
Since the Taiping Army took shape, Xiang Rong was considered an evergreen tree. Li Xingyuan, the imperial envoy who fought against him, was angry to death. Guangxi Governor Zhou Tianjue was dismissed from office. Guangzhou governor Wulantai, who was in charge of the army, was beaten to death by the long-haired thief in front of the formation. The new governor Zou Heming, who was following Yang Laosan to repair the river, was now following Yang Laosan to repair the river, and the emperor's uncle Sai Shang ASai was also stripped of his position as an imperial envoy.
This time when he fought in Hunan, all the officials and officials in the border areas were not good. Only Xiang Rong still led the army and ran around to chase the Changzhang. Although he had been dismissed from his post countless times, his military power was always as stable as a mountain.
Who would say that Xiang Rong is a fool, then he would be even more foolish than Xiang Rong? Yang Meng came to Xiang Rong's camp mainly to make him a spectator. Now, in Wuchang City, Xiang Junmen can take it down, but if Xiang Rong did this, what happened to him, Yang Meng?
"For the sake of credit, Yang Sanchu is in charge of the army, so he will naturally have a good start. If Xiang Junmen intends to attack Wuchang, I will ask someone to retreat. If Xiang Junmen has no idea, Yang San will have to eat alone in regaining the military merits of the three towns of Wuhan!"
When Yang Laosan spoke, he had no appearance and strengthened Xiang Rong's idea. He said that this was a fool of Yang San, but no matter how he looked at this guy, he was not stupid! Everyone knew that he was using others, and he said that Yang Laosan was a fool, and those who were the ones who were making money were the real fools, right?
His eyes turned, stroked his beard, and Xiang Rong took away the smirk on his face, pondered for a moment, and spoke.
"Yang Junmen, I'll ask someone a bold question, where are your army attacking the city? Where are the soldiers coming from? How many long-haired thieves guarding the city?"
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. As a veteran, Xiang Rong can still pass on these words.
"There are soldiers but no generals. This person was invited by the three towns of Wuhan with food. As for the long-haired thieves in Wuchang City, I don't know how many of them are. I came here not to look at the heads, but to chop people's heads!
Now, food is life. Yang Laozi offers food and they are life. If these people are not enough, Yang Laozi will have to conquer Wuchang City any longer."
Yang Meng, who was sitting opposite Xiang Rong, scratched his head and said these words casually, but Xiang Rong sounded a little unscrupulous. There were tens of thousands of defenders in Wuchang City two days ago. In recent days, the news that the horses were exploring their horses reported back was also quite large.
If we could point to tens of thousands of ordinary people to attack the city, why do we need this green camp? What do we need these Eight Banners soldiers?
"Yang Junmen, this siege is not a trivial matter. The people are not a source of war. If the casualties and injuries are too serious, I am afraid that the court will not be able to speak!"
Xiang Rong couldn't make it clear that Yang Laosan wanted to use the green camp soldiers in his hands to attack the city. After all, Yang Laosan is from the Yang family in Yunnan, and Xiang Rong also knew that the Yang family is a celebrity in the court today, and it would be of no benefit to break up with the Yang family.
"This is not what I should do. I ask for money, open my mouth to eat food, and I have to take it on when it comes to the critical moment. This is called practicing courage!
How many people died is not death? All Yang Laozi wanted was to retake the three towns in Wuhan. Is Xiang Junmen really not going to interfere in this matter?
We are ugly in the front. If you intervene in the military gate when Lao Lao attacks the city, don’t blame Yang for turning against others. Even if Wuchang City cannot be taken down, Lao Lao Lao will still beat you up in a dilemma!”
Both of them are leading the army, Xiang Rong is the admiral. Yang Meng is a co-admiral. Some words are just vaguely said. Just because they are intimidating like Yang Meng, it is a sign of turning against each other.
"Haha... Since Yang Junmen is ambitious, how can Xiang not be a man of beauty! Whether you can beat Wuchang or not is all about your Yang Junmen. If Xiang intervenes, he will be a bastard without a father!"
As old as he is, Xiang Rong is also a tough guy with a temper. Since Yang Laosan doesn’t speak human words, there is no need to continue talking. If the death or injury is too serious, Xiang Rong must not be included in his Yang Meng’s book!
"Then it's decided! I've never seen a bastard without a father in my life. If I want Yang to take a look at him, just do it. After this matter is finished, I should go back and supervise the siege. See you again!"
"Not giving!"
Watching Yang Laosan leave the military camp, Xiang Rong threw the teacup on the table.
"I'm not bad! It's not bad. I'll encounter such a thing during the Chinese New Year. I want to see what kind of makeup he, Yang San, can play with!"
Xiang Rong was also very angry by Yang Meng, what a thing. He came to the door to mourn on the second day of the Lunar New Year. It seemed that this Minister of the League Training Department didn't want to do it anymore.
After packing Xiang Rong, Yang Meng arrived at the city of Wuchang with dozens of cannons, which had been placed in a smoke-filled position.
"Yu Biao, how are things going?"
"The Third Master, the defenders in Wuchang City, are all gathered near Wenchang Gate, which is where the Taiping Army broke through the city. The city wall of more than 20 meters has not been repaired so far. Are we attacking the city from there?"
Sometimes, the Yang family's manager is a shadow man. Although Wuchang City was robbed by the Taiping Army several times, there are still dozens of shadow man in Wuchang City.
"Siege? When did I say I want to attack the city? It's time to see Ya Zi's ability. Five hundred Ya Zi quietly entered the city and assassinated more than a thousand Taiping defenders. How about it? Are you interested in leading the team?"
Yazi is a special forces soldier in Yang Meng's hands. He is a large-scale special forces soldier and a large army of combat. Yang Meng wants to use them. On a small-scale attack battle, Yang Meng still wants to use them.
"I have the order!"
"It's good momentum! But what I really need to look at is the ability, and it's up to your work tonight!
How effective is this smoke screen? What is the sound of the air sound of the mortar?"
Making a fire and cooking is just a concealment. What Yang Meng really wants is to make Xiang Rong unable to see the situation on the battlefield. To attack the city tomorrow, all these tens of thousands of people have to do is to shake the flag and shout.
"I have touched it all, and there is no place around Wuchang City that can clearly see the situation on the battlefield. The smoke has spread to the north shore. Due to the water vapor, the situation on the river surface can be seen clearly.
The sound of the mortar cannon has not been tried, but according to the artillery, as long as wet straw is used to block the muzzle, the muffled sound can be at least three or five miles away."
The smoke screen is just one of them. Since it is an acting, of course it must have an acoustic effect. The people are only shaking flags and shouting. Without cannons, what is the name of siege?
"How can I do it if I don't try? If the mortar sounds and shakes the smoke screen, will my play be in vain?
Let’s get a few small stone throwers and some oil. When siege tomorrow, I will let Wuchang City shine in flames. Anyway, it’s just one. The bigger the momentum, the better.
Don’t tell them the truth, just follow our arrangements.”
If you do a full set of acting, Yang Meng will certainly not let the people know the truth. If they let them know, the show will not be able to continue. Even if they complete the complete set of acting, they will be in trouble when they ask.
After Yang Meng ordered these, dozens of dull cannons came from the city of Wuchang. These dozens of cannons not only scared the Taiping defenders in Wuchang City, but also vaguely heard some cannon sounds at Xiangrong Camp, which was pierced in the distance.
"Yehe! This Yang Laosan is not simple, so he started to attack the city. Listening to the sound of cannons, it is like a general cannon specializing in siege. What's the use of cannons? If the soldiers and generals are not good, no matter how many of them are, it will be useless!"
When the cannon sounded, Xiang Rong was drinking. When Xiang Rong heard it, he knew what kind of cannon Yang Laosan used. This cannon must have good soldiers! I hope this group of people who are suffering to attack the city and capture the village. If this battle is so easy to fight, what will the court raise so many soldiers?
"Okay! It's just a little bit worse. We can't do it alone! The Taiping Army also has artillery. Let the people below try it out. Can we make the sound of iron cannons?"
It is much more difficult to perform a big drama of siege than a real siege. If it is a siege, it is impossible to suppress Yang Meng's new army with the bad guys in the hands of the Taiping Army.
"San Master, we don't have to be too serious. At that time, just make some fire in the bamboo tube and medicine. We will fight too, and the Taiping Army will fight too, and we will not be able to tell the sound of cannons."
Yu Biao can also tell the cannons by listening to sound, but he can only have one or two types of cannons. After more, the gods can't hear any sound of the cannons.
"Well! That's right. I have no experience in this matter. I will follow what you said. It depends on your ability tonight!"
Yang Meng was not sure if Ya Zi stole the city. Once the close forces were connected, Ya Zi would also be damaged. Ya Zi was just an elite soldier, not a divine soldier. What was the result? It was only after the night attack.
Chapter completed!