The city gate was blocked, not only cut off the way for the enemy outside to come in, but also cut off the way for possible reinforcements to come in, now under the city of Guizhou, in addition to refugees, rebels may appear at any time, the defenders of the city, all the time are paying attention to the movement in the distance, not so much that they are observing the enemy's situation, it is better to say that they are looking forward to reinforcements. e Qian Wuxian will patrol the city every day, his appearance, so that those frightened defenders, the heart is a little more steady, the news that the political envoy was seized power by the new general Dingyuan, almost under the intentional dissemination, is already known all over the city, in terms of popularity, the popularity of the general Dingyuan, obviously to make Jiangdongzhi much stronger, even if this Jiangdongzhi is a local parent official, but, at best, his reputation is only familiar to the officials of the province, and the name of the general, But it is known to the whole world, especially the rumor that General Dingyuan is a Baisheng general, and he has not lost a single defeat in his life, such a character sitting here will always be a lot more reassuring.
Standing at the head of the city and looking down, the water in the moat is sparkling, and in the range of one or two miles outside the moat, all the trees and houses have been cleared cleanly, no matter which direction the enemy is attacking the city from, it is impossible to hide their whereabouts, such an open place, the eyes of the shooters at the head of the city will not be blocked, and the combat power will be stronger.
Standing behind Qian Wuxi, it was Du Si Zhangkai, Zhang Kai's age It seems that Qian Wuxian seems to be older, but he is Qian Wuxian is shorter, after all, the burly people in the south are a minority, such a figure, like most southerners, is more in line with the cognition of others.
If Qian Wuxian is a city patrol, he must come to accompany him, although these days, he is almost soaked in this city, such hard work to do his own thing, in his memory has not been done for a long time, it seems that since he was promoted to general, at that time, he was still very young, young enough not to feel tired, even if he was tired and sore the day before, when he woke up, he was still alive and well, but now he can't, although this body is not considered to be hollowed out by wine, but after all, he is old and has no choice but to be back then.
"I received the message the day before yesterday that the reinforcements requisitioned by the imperial court have already moved from everywhere, and it is okay for the rebels not to come to attack the city, once the city is attacked, we and the reinforcements should cooperate with each other, and we will definitely be able to defeat it in one fell swoop."
Speaking to the officials behind him, Qian Wuxi's voice seemed to be a little loud, so big that the defenders of the nearby city could hear his voice, "If it weren't for Jiang Dongzhi and mistaken me for Guizhou, how could the city of Guizhou be so empty and coveted by thieves" "General, my Guizhou has high walls and thick cities, and the rebels are just a group of rabble, perhaps, if you want to attack my Guizhou, you have to borrow a courage from them."
The officials laughed, and although the joke was not particularly funny, it was necessary to cooperate at this time.
Zhang Kai looked at the official who spoke, it was Guo Zizhang, the prefect of Guizhou, and he was the leader of the military officials in the city, but this Guo Zizhang has always been old-fashioned, but he didn't expect him to have such a side, which made him a little strange.
"Maybe they want to capture Guizhou, it's just wishful thinking, but, there are so many fools in the world, if they don't touch the wall, they will never back down" Qian Wuxian laughed "I only hope that these foolish rebels will not be dumbfounded when they see my impregnable Guizhou" He was very satisfied with Guo Zizhang's cooperation, these words were nothing more than to calm the morale of the army, what was the actual situation, and which of these officials in front of him did not know.
The battle of Feilian Fort, after the defeat of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court by the Banzhou rebels, they rested for a few days, and then kept coming to Guizhou, the first was Yang Zhu, the brother of Yang Yinglong, the original Banzhou Xuan, Yang Zhu, the soldiers and horses as the vanguard of the rebels, coerced the people along the road, and the momentum grew like a snowball, when the battle of Feilian Fort, although Yang Zhu's soldiers and horses were known as 30,000, but there were four or five thousand who had reached the sky, but now this way, I am afraid that his soldiers and horses are far more than 30,000.
For Guizhou City, which is only more than 4,000 or 5,000 and less than a weak army refuses to defend, this is already a large number of soldiers and horses.
This is the news that Jinyiwei's spies found a few days ago, at that time the Yang Zhu rebels were still a hundred miles away, and now a few days have passed, and the rebels are using all means to coerce the people, but I am afraid that the number of rebels is still increasing every day.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the news of the spies did not find that the rebels had a large number of siege equipment, which is enough to make people breathe a sigh of relief, if there are really large siege equipment equipped with officers and soldiers, the siege battle has become a battle for the head of the city, even if the young and strong government of Guizhou City is armed with a part, I am afraid that it will not be able to resist, if the siege party does not care about the casualties of the siege, the number of people occupy the inferior defender, even if one person fights the other two or three, the city may not be able to hold.
But think about it, where are these rebels, it's just a group of soldiers and horses raised by Banzhou Tusi, firearms, siege equipment, these top weapons of the Ming Dynasty, even if there are people in the Ming Dynasty who dare to sell them for profit, they can't afford it, how poor is that place in Banzhou, in fact, as long as it is a place with a sign like the Propaganda Envoy Mansion, no place is rich, it is a land of poor mountains and bad waters, if it is a good place that the imperial court is reluctant, will the imperial court hand over those places to those barbarians The only exception in the world, or the Dingyuan general's Li Jing Xuan Xuan Envoy Mansion, yes, the title of Qian Wu's disease, there is also a title of the Xuan Envoy, however, like this kind of own Xuan Xuan is one of the best wealth experts in the world, and it is also the only one, there is no semicolon, Li Ren is now in the hearts of the Ming people, probably the same as the people of the Special Administrative Region in Shenzhen when the Celestial Dynasty has just reformed and opened up in the first century, as long as you see one, you will be regarded as the God of Wealth.
While saying the comforting and morale-boosting words that the surrounding soldiers could hear clearly, a group of officials inspected the city wall, and then walked down under the leadership of Qian Wuxi, this kind of inspection is symbolic, and the officials, including Qian Wuxi, cannot walk through all the city heads, this specific inspection is still a matter of the capital division.
"The number of people seems to be a little insufficient" Qian Wuxian walked down the city wall, the smile on his face was gone, "Open up, didn't I say it, every other section of the city, do you have to arrange a fixed soldier to guard it, and the young and strong people arranged by the Governor Guo for you should also choose those who are powerful and powerful, and give them the blade, if it is made up at any time?"
"I did as my lord ordered," he replied with a bow, "but the rebels have not yet arrived, and the sergeants have not all been placed at the head of the city, some are resting in the camp, and some are waiting for rotation under the city."
"Food, water, and clothing, are these things guaranteed?"
"There are people who are specially arranged, and the young and strong people who are recruited and transferred, and there is a reward of 50 big dollars a day" replied to Guo Zizhang, "The people in the city are united, and the morale of the city soldiers is booming" "In this way, I will sleep a little more peacefully at night" Hearing that this martial arts are so organized, Qian Wuxian is much more relieved, this is also in Guizhou, if this is in Dongfan, these things, he doesn't have to worry about these things at all, the soldiers and horses of the Overseas Suppression Division, the officials of the Penghu Inspection Division, one outside and one inside, not to mention the rebels in this area, it is the Spanish fleet that used to be the king and hegemon in the sea, what is there to be afraid of.
"The matter of reinforcements, you all know, it's not that I'm exaggerating, the imperial court's dispatch of troops responds the fastest, I'm afraid it can only be Li Yingxiang of Xinglongwei, even if he receives the order, he immediately leaves, this arrives at the city of Guizhou, I'm afraid it will take a month, if the rebels send people to stop the harassment, it will take longer" Qian Wuzhi said while walking, "The other soldiers and horses of Wujiang, Yongning, and Nanchuan, I'm afraid that Xinglongwei's will be even slower, so, a conservative estimate, we will have to support at least about a month, and you must prepare early" "The rebels are powerful, if these soldiers and horses who come to help can't be combined, the possibility of being divided by the rebels is too great" Zhang Kai also sighed, "The month that the marshal said, I really can afford them, I think, this time is not enough" "The grain stored in the official warehouse in the city is enough for the whole city to worry about three months" Guo Zizhang shook his head, "Don't talk about January, as long as the soldiers use their lives, three months will not be a problem" "In addition, there is also a support army, the number is not large, but the combat power is well, it should be very strong" Qian Wuxi looked at Guo Zizhang's face that seemed to be a little sad, and felt that it was better to say some good news, what he heard every day was bad news that made people sad and sad, and it was good to use good news to relieve some pressure "Is it the general's old department" Zhang Kai and other generals still didn't react, Guo Zizhang and other officials' eyes lit up, Qian Wuxi's subordinates were famous for being able to fight, if there was such a support army, then everyone would be much easier.
"It's not the soldiers and horses of the Overseas Suppression Division" Qian Wuxian shook his head, "Now I am no longer the commander of the Jinyi Guard, how can I mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Overseas Pacification Division, this support soldier is a new army established by Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess of Yongning, and it has not been a long time to become an army, the day after receiving our request for help, His Majesty ordered Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess of Yongning to set off from Beijing and come to the aid in the starry night, if I guess correctly, this army of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess of Yongning, I am afraid that any of the reinforcements will rush to Guizhou to come to Guizhou to help us and deal with the rebels" "It's from Beijing" The faces of the officials were disappointed, "It's thousands of miles away, how can it be that the soldiers and horses near our Guizhou come to help quickly, unless they are all heavenly soldiers and generals, and they can fly about the same, otherwise, when they arrive here, the daylilies will be cold" aa2705221 t1706231537: