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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 217 Yingzhou Deploys Troops

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    The development of the matter was exactly as Ding Yunyi had predicted.

    After Hong Chengchou decided on an eight-pronged attack, Li Zicheng quickly proposed a plan to divide his troops into four prongs.  Among the four divisions of troops, the eastward marching troops became the main force in overcoming Hong Chengchou's encirclement and suppression.

    After the officers and soldiers were completely attracted to the Henan battlefield, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng quickly led the main force to attack Gushi.  Gushi, who was caught off guard, threw the city into the hands of the rebels without putting up much resistance.

    Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng got a rare respite after getting Gushi.

    While this team was recuperating and replenishing supplies in Gushi, Zhang Xianzhong¡¯s battalion, which had withdrawn from the frontal battlefield, also arrived.

    Zhang Xianzhong, who originally acted as a magnet for officers and soldiers, suddenly became the main force of the eastward march.

    Zhang Xianzhong, who suffered a loss in Xinyang, put all his anger on the upcoming attack on the city.  He commanded his army and attacked Huoqiu. Huoqiu was defeated in one battle.

    Zhang Xianzhong made a hasty replenishment at Huoqiu, and immediately sent his army straight to Shouzhou. After only a short resistance, Shouzhou also fell into Zhang Xianzhong's hands.

    With two battles and two victories, the morale of Zhang Xianzhong's camp was restored.

    His next target was directly set at Yingzhou, an important town in Anhui!

    At this time, Ding Yunyi, who was ordered to reinforce Yingzhou, knew that the cities of Huoqiu and Shouzhou were hopeless, so he did not stop and rode lightly and quickly towards Yingzhou.

    The rogue soldiers invaded Anhui, causing chaos in this place that had never been ravaged by war.  This is especially true for Yingzhou.

    Yingzhou magistrate Yin Menglong, state magistrate Zhao Shikuan, and minister Zhang Heming have no masters.  Yingzhou's troops are poorly prepared and the soldiers have never fought before. What can they do to resist the incoming bandit army?

    Fengyang does have 20,000 troops, but once Yingzhou is defeated, the rebel army will definitely march directly to Fengyang. Fengyang has no time to take care of itself, so where can they send troops?

    The whole Yingzhou is in complete chaos!

    Fortunately, Yin Menglong was quite talented. After the panic, he quickly forced himself to calm down and ordered the city to be closed down and be on strict guard.  While recruiting young people everywhere.

    But at this time, everyone is thinking about how to escape. Who is willing to fight against the bandits?

    "Master Yin, after two days of recruitment, there are only a few dozen people." Zhao Shikuan rushed in with sweat; "The common people are unwilling to apply, and now they are thinking about escaping for their lives."

    Yin Menglong¡¯s face was ashen.  Yingzhou only has more than 2,000 troops. How can they resist the incoming bandits?

    Zhao Shikuan said cautiously: "I heard that the person leading the rebel army was Zhang Ni Xianzhong. This man was extremely ferocious, and all the court officials were executed wherever he passed. At present, Yingzhou has few major generals, so why not withdraw temporarily?"

    "No!" The words came out.  Yin Menglong and Zhang Heming shouted together: "Yingzhou is an important place. Once Yingzhou is defeated, the thieves will no longer be able to stop them. Fengyang is in danger. Fengyang is where the central capital is and where the imperial mausoleum is. Once it is lost, we won't have enough heads to chop it off."  of!"

    Zhang Heming nodded: "Yes, even if we die, we must live and die with Yingzhou! Master Yin. Although the city of Yingzhou is not in good condition and the military equipment is not repaired, since the imperial court has put you and me here, we must do our best. It's amazing.  Die to repay the imperial court!"

    By this time, the two of them had made up their minds and were no longer afraid.

    "My lord, my lord. The reinforcements are coming, the reinforcements are coming!"

    At this time.  A subordinate rushed in rolling and crawling.

    Yin Menglong and others were immediately ecstatic and couldn't wait.  After rushing out of the Yamen, Yin Menglong shouted repeatedly: "Where are the reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?"

    "Five Tigers guerrilla general Ding Yunyi is sent to Commander Hong to reinforce Yingzhou!"

    A voice sounded, and Yin Menglong and others saw the young general who called himself "Ding Yunyi" jump off his horse and said loudly.

    "Okay, okay, General Ding!" Yin Menglong was very excited: "The bandit army has defeated Huoqiu and Shouzhou in a row, and they will arrive at Yingzhou in a blink of an eye. Yingzhou's troops are weak, and we are at our wits' end. We don't want the general to just tell the truth.  Reinforcements have arrived. General, please take care of Yingzhou!"

    Zhang Heming was thoughtful and looked behind Ding Yunyi: "I wonder how many troops the general has brought?"

    "Eight hundred fine riders!"

    Ding Yunyi¡¯s answer immediately disappointed several Yingzhou officials.  Just assume that the reinforcements coming this time are not only 10,000 but also 8,000.

    Yin Menglong gritted his teeth and said: "General, the person commanding the bandit army this time is Zhang Xianzhong. I heard that this man is fierce and has tens of thousands of troops. Is it difficult for 800 people to resist him?"

    "Sir, it's okay." Ding Yunyi said with high spirits: "That day when I was in Xinyang, my three hundred cavalry defeated his fifty thousand. Today there are eight hundred cavalry, and there are all the soldiers of Yingzhou, so why worry about it? Besides, I only have 50,000 cavalry.?Stay here for five days. After five days, the army will arrive!  "

    Hearing that there were reinforcements from the army behind, the Yingzhou officials were relieved. Yin Menglong hurriedly said, "The general has been working hard for a long journey. I will have people prepare food and wine to support the general."

    Ding Yunyi waved his hand: "I'm not busy, please help me get some food to satisfy the hunger of my brothers. Ding Yunyi also wants to ask some adults to take me to observe Yingzhou."

    Yin Menglong did not dare to neglect. While ordering people to get food for the eight hundred cavalry, he personally led Ding Yunyi on patrols.

    After an inspection, when he arrived at the entrance of the city, Ding Yunyi's brows were tightly knitted together.  Yingzhou's defense was far weaker than he imagined.

    The city wall was as weak as paper. Counting the government officials, servants of various officials and the original soldiers in the city, there were no more than 3,000 people.  The sword is embroidered and the arrows are bare. How can we fight Zhang Xianzhong with such an army?

    Clearly seeing Ding Yunyi's dissatisfaction, Yin Menglong sighed and said: "General Ding, Yingzhou has not encountered war for many years. No one would have thought that rogue bandits would suddenly appear here. The people in the city are now panicked and there is no way to recruit brave soldiers."

    Ding Yunyi also knew their difficulties: "You have to defend this place even with a small number of people. Five days is enough. Sirs, recruit all the available people, sharpen your knives and polish your arrows. Tell the brothers  We, tens of thousands of imperial troops will arrive within a few days. If Yingzhou is captured by the rebels, they will kill people and set fire to them, and no one in Yingzhou will survive!"

    This is the specialty of these officials, and they responded one after another.

    "These magistrates, magistrates, and ministers are all arrogant figures in the local area. But at this time, a disaster is coming, and they all point to Ding Yunyi, a military commander, to save his life. They will do whatever Ding Yunyi says, and they will not hesitate at all.

    "I and my brothers will be stationed outside the city." Ding Yunyi nodded and said outside the city.

    Zhang Heming was shocked when he heard this: "General, when the bandit army comes, it will be huge. The general only has 800 horses. How can we resist it? It is better to station in the city. With more people, we will naturally have greater strength."

    Ding Yunyi smiled: "If we can't stop the bandits outside the city, can we do it inside the city? My lords, I have two things to ask of you. The first thing is to ask the adults to send me all the bows and arrows you can find.  It¡¯s best to have a gun.¡±

    "Cannons?" Yin Menglong said in embarrassment: "Where are the cannons in Yingzhou? You can find them in the assault arsenal. In addition, I can also order the craftsmen to build them overnight. I can send as many as I can to the general."

    Ding Yunyi also knew that finding cannons here was really wishful thinking: "Well, the second thing is that once the rebels attack me, your Excellency must let all the soldiers board the tower, put up more flags and drums, beat the drums loudly, and wave the flags and shout  , it would be best if the people also climb up the tower to cheer me on."

    Several officials understood at that time that this was a strategy to mislead the enemy, so that the enemy could not figure out how many troops Yingzhou had.

    Ding Yunyi carefully explained what he needed and how to defend the city, and then he led his men to station outside the city.  The people in Yingzhou City heard that reinforcements were coming. Although they didn't know how many reinforcements were coming, they felt somewhat relieved.

    Ding Yunyi commanded his soldiers to set up camp urgently, setting up traps and tripping ropes.

    Duan Saner was directing and supervising the brothers as they were busy. When he saw Ding Yunyi approaching, he suddenly asked: "Sir, we have finished the fight this time, can we go home?"

    "Are you homesick?" Ding Yunyi asked with a smile.

    Duan San'er nodded honestly: "Well, it didn't take long to leave home, but I really thought about it. Sir, you are so carefree and comfortable in Penghu, Taiwan, why do you have to come here? I know.  , those people look down on us.¡±

    Ding Yunyi smiled: "Yes, they all look down on us, but we didn't come here ourselves, the emperor asked us to come. We people can't disobey the emperor's orders!"

    ¡°When you become the emperor yourself, we won¡¯t have to be manipulated by others anymore.¡± Duan Saner said smoothly.

    Ding Yunyi was startled: "Duan San, you must never say such words in the future. If someone hears it, your head will be chopped off."

    "We're not afraid." Duan San'er said carelessly; "We used to be pirates. If we hadn't met adults, our heads might have been moved by now. Let me say this with all my heart, if it weren't for adults, our brothers  Who among the seven is willing to suffer here? Didn¡¯t you see that the officials, no matter how small, looked at us as if they were local leopards and ignored us? If we were in Taiwan, we would be alone.  Big-eared Guangzi slapped you. I can¡¯t even name who the emperor is now, but if you become the emperor, I will serve you wholeheartedly. "

    "Duan San, shut up." Seeing Duan San'er talking more and more, he became more and more confused.After saying that, Ding Yunyi couldn't help scolding him, but he was a little touched in his heart. The brothers were really loyal to him.

    I don¡¯t know how Wang Chengen¡¯s arrangements were in the capital, or whether Chongzhen would listen to him and transfer him back to Taiwan.

    This place is not your own place. You are controlled and angered everywhere. Otherwise, because of the emperor's orders, you would have let go and it would have turned upside down.

    ¡°After I took these brothers out, I had to bring them back safely.  But can he do this in the face of the oncoming bandit army?

    Ding Yunyi doesn¡¯t know that he can¡¯t face this problem now.

    However, these are all brothers whom he regards as his brothers!  To be continued.  .
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