Chapter 72 Murder in the Rain
Chen Li returned to the coach's mansion, changed into clothes, crossed his legs and chewed the big and sweet peaches, and said to Zou Pusheng: "Taoshi also tasted it, it tasted pretty good."
Zou Pusheng waved his hand and said, "How can I eat me? The King of Han scared me today. It's better not to do such things in the future."
Chen Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grand Master, who in the world can kill me?"
Zou Pusheng sighed, "There are many things that are hard to predict."
Chen Li said: "Okay, okay, I'll pay more attention in the future. How is the situation?"
Zou Pusheng said: "After the Han King showed his power, the Wu army here finally stopped siegeing the city, but the other two city gates were still fighting to the death, and both General Zhang stood on the top of the city to resist the enemy."
Chen Li looked at the heavy rain outside and the deep water on the ground and said, "What is Zhu Yuanzhang's intention? Such heavy rain is not conducive to siege, why don't they stop fighting?"
Zou Pusheng said: "I don't know why this is. This is really strange. I have never seen such a siege in the city."
Chen Li suddenly remembered that Zhang Xiaowu. Although this kid is not good-looking or even half a useless person, he is quite knowledgeable. If he were to call him to think about it, he might have a new discovery.
Chen Li said to the guards: "Send the order and let the Prime Minister's son come here quickly to discuss military information."
It took less than half an hour before Zhang Xiaowu was taken to the coach's mansion.
Seeing Zhang Xiaowu walking less than a few dozen steps and having a breath, Chen Li sighed inwardly, such a smart young man, I don’t know how many years he can live. It’s better to say that the body is the capital of the revolution.
Zhang Xiaowu sat down, took the incense tea brought by his servant, took a sip and said, "What's the matter if the King of Han summoned him?"
Chen Li said: "Brother Xiaowu helped me analyze and analyze. Do you think the enemy's siege method is unreasonable?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I can't understand it. Maybe the enemy wants to take down the city as soon as possible."
Zou Pusheng said: "A city that even inexperienced commanders know it is difficult to attack. They should expect it to be a month or two."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "The truth is this truth, but some things are always beyond human expectations."
Chen Li said: "I also think something is wrong, but I don't know why this is the case."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "We can think so, are there any benefits to siege the city on rainy days? If so, what are the benefits?"
Zou Pusheng said: "There is no benefit, no benefit at all."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Since there is no benefit, why do the enemy do this? Are they stupid?"
Zou Pusheng said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is on the back of a horse every day. He fights more battles than the previous kings, and wins more than the previous kings. In addition to his advisers, no one would give him such an idea."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Since everyone thinks it is a business that loses money, how can such a smart enemy be willing to do it?"
Zou Pusheng sighed and said, "Maybe, the more you lose money, the more you make money in the end. The real money-making business is to make money in the first half and only make money in the second half."
Zhang Xiaowu murmured: "When do they want to make money?"
Zou Pusheng said: "If you know when they want to make money, then this question will be answered."
Several people scratched their heads and discussed for more than an hour but didn't think of it, so they had to give up.
Chen Li did not ask Zhang Xiaowu to go back, so he arranged a room for him in the coach's mansion, asking him to help him receive and handle conventional intelligence and affairs.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the Wu army's offensive did not stop at all, but it was weaker. At night, the rain stopped, but the weather did not improve at all, and the thick black clouds were still pressing over the city.
Chen Li thought they should stop the battle, but the Wu army lit up the torches and continued to attack the city until dawn. The Han army guarding the city changed batches and groups of dead bodies and wounded soldiers carried down wave after wave.
Li Chen took turns to checking everywhere to help defend the city and encourage morale.
The next day at Mao, the rain began to fall again. Just after Wu, the rain became even more violent. The water accumulation in the city outside the city was almost at its knees. The Wu army's siege not only did not stop, but became more violent.
Zou Pusheng looked at the corpses and flags floating in the water under the city and murmured: "Crazy, Zhu Yuanzhang is crazy."
Chen Li was in a heavy mood and the enemy's movements became more unreasonable, which means they must have a killer move to remove firewood from the bottom of the pot. By then, Nanchang City would definitely be out of order.
No one knows what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do. The more this happens, the more terrifying the danger is.
The development of the matter was indeed as Zhang Xiaowu expected. Zhang Bixian's so-called confidants actually had several secretly plotting to open the city and surrender.
After Lu Shan discovered it, he decisively killed the people, hung the leader in the house, and tortured with a whip.
The leader could not stand Lu Shan's whip and recruited a lot of accomplices.
Lu Shan had Chen Li's token, and he brought several "wolf packs" iron guards, killing them all without leaving any left. After his bloody suppression, the soldiers who were ready to move finally settled down.
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In the Wu army's central tent, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen sat opposite each other, looking at the heavy rain outside, listening to the shocking shouts of killing from a distance.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "If this method of siege cannot be successful, it will definitely leave a laughing stock. He said that I, Zhu Yuanzhang, do not understand the way of using troops, or I say that I do not take the lives of soldiers seriously."
Liu Bowen looked at the raindrops as big as beans without blinking and said, "No, people in the world will never laugh at the King of Wu, they will only praise the King of Wu's wisdom."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Military advisor, you have calculated so accurately. If there is heavy rain, there will be heavy rain. And it will take two days and two nights. I am really a god. I just don't know if the Han army can think of us as a navy."
Liu Bowen stroked his beard, smiled slightly, and said, "A folk proverb says, there will be heavy rain after a long drought. I looked at the sky and saw clouds surging in the southeast. It is estimated that heavy rain will fall in the next two days. Fortunately, God is blessed with it, and there is almost no error in time. Now I believe that the waters to the east can allow warships to pass through without any obstacles."
"The King of Wu has been attacking the city day and night for the past two days and the Han army is exhausted from dealing with it. How could they expect this heavy rain? Even if the water surface in the east of the city has risen by more than two meters high, who can calculate that King of Wu, you will use troops on the water?"
"Even if they calculated that the King of Wu would use the navy, how could they know how King of Wu would use to attack the city? As far as I know, such a tactic has not been recorded since ancient times, so don't worry, wait for the city of Nanchang to be destroyed."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "The military advisor has always been meticulous and you have considered everything."
Liu Bowen looked at the sky that was about to dark outside and said, "The King of Wu can issue an order."
"Okay, just wait for the military advisor to say this." Zhu Yuanzhang shouted outside, "Come."
The personal guards outside responded to the sound.
Chapter completed!