Li Huan, who was walking at the front, couldn't help but smile a little when he heard this. In fact, Li Huan had already seen the reactions of Chen Ang, Zhang Huai, and Xu Ying.
Li Huan even had some guesses in his mind about what the people wanted to ask. After listening to Xu Ying's words, Li Huan glanced at the people and said, "Oh, just say whatever you want!"
Being stared at by Li Huan, Xu Ying had an inexplicable feeling that Li Huan had seen through her. She quickly suppressed her inner turmoil and coughed slightly: "General, as the saying goes, the military situation is like a fire, King Ning's rebels are at this moment.
They are attacking Anqing City. Once King Ning's rebels break through Anqing City, their rebels will surely advance into Southern Zhili. At that time, not only Southern Zhili will suffer military disasters, but even the city of Nanjing will be in danger of falling.
It can be said that there is an urgent need, and we should march quickly..."
Not only Xu Ying, but Chen Ang and Zhang Huai were also looking at Li Huan with burning eyes. Apparently they were also confused.
Li Huan looked at a few people with a smile and said, "Why, are you still worried about what kind of trouble King Ning's rebels will cause?"
Hearing what Li Huan said, Xu Ying immediately said: "What kind of rebels, judging from the future, they are just a bunch of rabble. As long as we arrive, King Ning's rebels will surely fall apart."
To be honest, Xu Ying and others really looked down on Prince Ning's rebels.
However, Xu Ying and others are not arrogant. In fact, the 50,000 troops accompanying them on the expedition are definitely the best among the best.
Those who can be selected to enter the Beijing camp must be veterans who have been on the battlefield, killed the enemy, and seen blood. These soldiers have participated in the battle with the Tatars. In comparison, those soldiers under King Ning are really
There is no comparison.
The fire that had been poured with kerosene was instantly ignited. Under the raging fire, everything within a radius of more than ten feet outside the city was illuminated by the fire and could be seen clearly.
Even so, a very small number of rebels stormed the city wall.
At this time, one hundred thousand rebels gathered under the city wall. From a high position, you could clearly see the dark mass of rebels. To be honest, looking at so many rebels, it would be a lie to say that I didn't feel a little nervous.
Li Huan said calmly: "In this case, there is nothing to worry about. No matter how much noise King Ning's rebels make, the imperial army will definitely bring order to the chaos once it arrives."
Looking at those people, Yang Rui's first thought was that the rebels wanted to attack Anqing City at night.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhang Wenjin said to Yang Rui: "General Yang, the defense of Anqing City will be left to the general. If there is any need, the general can just send someone to inform me, and I will do my best to assist."
The general defends Anqing City to the death."
After all, the rebels suddenly came out of the camp at this time, and there seemed to be no other possibility besides attacking Anqing City at night.
Seeing Wang Hao praising Yang Rui like this, many of the generals under King Ning showed a bit of disdain.
Yang Rui nodded slightly and said, "Almost half an hour has passed, and the rebels have been leaving the camp and disappearing."
Yang Rui said slowly: "There are no warnings on the other city walls, which means that these rebels are not going to the other walls. For a while, Yang really couldn't figure out where these rebels went.
What’s the intention?”
To be honest, they thought that the rebels would definitely come towards them after leaving the camp, and they were even ready for a fierce battle at any time.
It can only be said that during the day, Wang Lun and other rebel generals made a mistake. They did not follow common sense and directly chose to attack fiercely. They exchanged human lives for the intensity of the siege. From the beginning, it was an all-out fierce attack without even testing.
But it exceeded Yang Rui's expectations.
Yang Rui took a deep breath and looked towards the rebel camp in the distance.
Zhang Wenjin, who had already walked to the city wall and looked outside, looked at the burning bonfire outside the city, but there was no rebel in sight, and he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful in his heart.
At this moment, following Yang Rui's order, rockets were seen shooting at the fires everywhere outside the city.
But what puzzled them was that after leaving the camp, these rebels did not come towards Anqing City, but disappeared into the night, which made them feel confused.
When Zhang Wenjin climbed up the city wall and saw Yang Rui, he happened to see Yang Rui standing there looking out at the night.
As soon as Zhang Wenjin said this, several officials following them couldn't help but look at Yang Rui.
Although it cannot illuminate further away, if the rebels enter the range illuminated by the fire, they will definitely be seen clearly.
Zhang Wenjin frowned slightly, looking at the looming figure of the rebels, a trace of deep thought flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Wenjin stepped forward and called out, Yang Rui came back to his senses, his eyes fell on Zhang Wenjin and he saluted Zhang Wenjin: "I have invited the prefect here late at night, please forgive me."
The one who screamed in surprise was his own soldier. Seeing this, Yang Rui couldn't help but frowned and said, "Yang Wu, why are you screaming?"
However, although Zhang Wenjin was confused, he did not show it. Instead, he looked at Yang Rui and said, "But what happened to the rebels outside the city?"
It is said that once there are more than 10,000 people, there are no borders, let alone 100,000 rebels.
As he spoke, Zhang Wenjin looked around at the officials around him and said: "Everyone, your Majesty has ordered General Li Huan to lead the army south. We only need to hold on to Anqing City. As long as we can hold on until the General's army arrives, by then, all of you will
A worthy minister."
After hearing what Yang Wu said, Yang Rui looked towards the distance almost instinctively. At first glance, Yang Rui couldn't help but change his expression.
In order to prepare for night attacks by the rebels, after the rebels retreated in the evening, Yang Rui made arrangements under the city wall so that at least dozens of fires could be lit at any time.
Wang Hao looked calm and said calmly: "The Yang Rui who defended the city was originally a general under Li Huan. Since he can be valued by Li Huan and sent to defend Anqing City, he must not be an ordinary person. For him, if he does not defend,
, that’s what’s weird.”
However, when Yang Rui led his soldiers on inspection, even though they were very sleepy, the soldiers guarding the city still maintained some vigilance.
Such a big movement could be seen clearly by both the rebels and the defenders.
Hearing what Yang Rui said, Zhang Wenjin showed a bit of joy on his face, nodded and said: "Okay, if we can hold Anqing City, we can stop the rebels from going south. As long as the general arrives with the counter-rebellion army, King Ning's rebellion will be over."
The army will be destroyed."
Yang Wu couldn't help but point to the outside of the city with a look of surprise: "General, look, there seems to be movement in the direction promised by the rebels."
That is to say, they were well prepared in advance, otherwise there was a real possibility that they would be caught off guard and be killed by the rebels on the city wall.
Zhang Huai first glanced at Li Huan's back, and then said to Xu Ying: "Although I don't know what the general is planning, but what we can think of, the general and your majesty can definitely think of it. In this case,
We just need to obey orders."
"General Yang!"
Watching the army disappear into the night, King Ning admired Wang Hao's ability even more.
However, in front of the rebel camp, a group of high-ranking rebels led by Prince Ning were looking at the piles of bonfires that suddenly lit up under Anqing City with smiles on their faces.
On the city wall, the soldiers who were still a little sleepy now cheered up one by one. They subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands and looked into the distance with a bit of nervousness.
But soon Xu Ying whispered to Zhang Huai: "Zhang Huai, what did you stop me from doing just now? Do you know why the general is not in a hurry to go south?"
At this moment, Zhang Wenjin said to Yang Rui: "General Yang, in your opinion, if the rebels attack as fiercely as before, can Anqing City be defended?"
But at this moment, Yang Qing, who was dressed in military uniform, could only be heard saying: "So what, no matter how good Yang Rui is, he is still being plotted by Mr. Ge."
Many soldiers were taking the time to lean against the wall and wolf down their meals, while Zhang Wenjin, Yang Rui and others were patrolling the city wall.
As he spoke, King Ning looked at the army that was slowly moving out of the camp, one after another, walking out in the darkness of the night, bypassing Anqing City and heading towards South Zhili.
The mighty army moved south at a leisurely pace, but in Anqing City, after a day of bloody battles, many injured soldiers on the city wall were taken away.
Xu Ying couldn't help curling her lips and said: "I thought you knew the general's intention."
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Wenjin looked at Yang Rui and said, "What does the general think of these rebels who left the camp?"
Thinking of this, Yang Rui shouted almost as a conditioned reflex: "Send the order, ring the gold as a warning, light the fire, and be ready to fight at any time."
Zhang Wenjin couldn't help but change his face slightly when he heard this. He stood up without hesitation, called his men and horses, and ran straight to the city wall.
Zhang Huai shook his head slightly at Xu Ying, but Xu Ying saw that Li Huan didn't say anything more. She looked at Li Huan and then at Zhang Huai, so she said no more.
As a general who defends the city, he naturally needs to know the situation above the city wall.
In Anqing City, the prefect's Yamen was brightly lit. Zhang Wenjin, who had just finished handling a large number of affairs after a busy day, was resting on the desk when he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps.
Time passed little by little. Yang Rui, as the chief defender of the city, and this was the first night when the rebels arrived, Yang Rui was worried that the rebels would choose to attack the city at night, so Yang Rui always led his soldiers on the city wall.
Patrol to prevent rebel night attacks.
Especially after experiencing the great battle during the day, Yang Rui, who had previously been quite confident in defending the city, was no longer so sure.
Not only was Yang Rui unable to understand the rebels' actions, but Zhang Wenjin was also confused.
Xu Ying was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "But..."
Under Yang Rui's guidance, Zhang Wenjin looked intently and soon said as if he had discovered something: "There are rebels who left the camp and disappeared in the distance!"
Yang Rui didn't say anything more, he just cupped his hands towards Zhang Wenjin.
Under the watchful eyes of Zhang Wenjin and others, Yang Rui slowly said: "As the saying goes, one rush of strength will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. The courage of the rebels will not last long. As long as we can survive the offensive of the first two days, we will be severely defeated.
I can guarantee that Anqing City will not lose the morale of the rebels."
Zhang Wenjin was horrified and frightened. He sat up and looked towards the door. He saw a messenger hurriedly came to Zhang Wenjin and saluted Zhang Wenjin: "Master Magistrate, the rebels outside the city have made some changes. Master Yang, please come and discuss with the Master."
King Ning laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "What Yang Qing said is true. No matter how good Yang Rui is, he will still be plotted by us in the end."
Yang Rui pointed to the distance and said, "Sir, please look!"
Originally, King Ning was planning to send people to divide his troops early tomorrow morning and bypass Anqing City and enter Southern Zhili, but Wang Hao persuaded him to divide his troops overnight.
In the middle of the night, it is the time when people are most sleepy. At this time, the soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but feel sleepy, even if they tried to cheer up.
Yang Rui stood on the battlements, wearing a cloak, and the cold armor was a bit chilly in the night wind. Yang Rui put one hand on the saber on his waist and the other hand on the city wall, looking at the outside of the city solemnly.
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Under Zhang Wenjin's encouragement, many officials showed excitement on their faces, but there were also a few officials who showed excitement on their faces, but when they lowered their heads, a faint flash of light flashed in their eyes.
Unsearchable haze.
On the high city wall, Yang Rui and several of his generals looked puzzled as the blurry figures outside the city gradually left the rebel camp and disappeared into the night.
At this moment, Zhang Huai on the side reached out and pulled Xu Ying. When Xu Ying noticed Zhang Huai's actions, she subconsciously looked towards Zhang Huai.
In the darkness of the night, figures could be vaguely seen walking out of the rebel camp. If Yang Wu hadn't reminded them and observed carefully, if they had just glanced at them casually, they might not have noticed the movement.
Prince Ning chuckled and looked at Wang Hao beside him and said, "Mr. Wangge is indeed very good at predicting events. The defenders of Anqing City are really preparing for us to attack Anqing City at night."
Yang Rui, who was patrolling the city wall, suddenly heard an exclamation and subconsciously looked towards the other party.
In the middle of the night, when the rebels came out of the camp, it would make sense to say that it was a night attack. However, it has been so long, let alone a night attack. Even the shadows of the rebels could be seen under the city wall.
Less than one, I really don’t know what these rebels are doing.
Zhang Wenjin looked at Yang Rui and said, "Since the rebels have moved, how do General Yang think we should respond now?"
Yang Rui looked calmly at the rebel camp in the night and pondered for a long time before slowly turning around to look at Zhang Wenjin and said: "We must remain unchanged to cope with all changes. No matter what the rebels have planned, as long as we defend Anqing City,
If we don't go out, the soldiers will cover up the water and earth, and let him have all kinds of calculations and plans. We only need to hold on to the city."