July 29, the fifth year of Chongzhen.

The army filed out of the front camp. A group of military attachés from the front army waiting outside the front camp were all chatting away.

Wu Shigong looked at the former camp that had been transformed into an earthen city, and sighed: "I didn't expect that we have lived here for such a long time."

Zhou Xun said at the side: "Sir, if you want to live here again, then we can come back and stay for a few days after we win the battle."

"What are you thinking about, you idiot?" Wu Shigong laughed and scolded, "Who wants to come back and live here again!"

Wu Shigong's words caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding officers. If he comes back to live in this Tucheng, there is only one possibility, that is, he was defeated in the battle with the rebels and needs to come back to gather the remaining troops and take a breather temporarily. And this

This is a situation no one wants to see.

When he saw that his Runing camp had all left the camp, Wu Shigong waved his whip and said: "Let's go!"

Although they are both vanguards, the coalition forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing have to take the lead. They still have to seize the time to cut off the flow of the Shahe River.

The order of departure of the coalition forces was that Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion was the vanguard, Liu Zeqing led his elite as the rearguard, and the other troops guarded the civilians as the center force. This was also the marching order that Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing's coalition forces had long discussed.

Yesterday, the Liaodong Army had already arrived and stationed next to the former army camp, and the military attachés from both sides briefly contacted each other. After that, it was agreed that the Liaodong Army would set off half a day after the coalition forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing set off.

The midsummer sun is very strong, and the soldiers on the march are covered in sweat. But despite the scorching sun, the farmers in the wheat fields beside the road are still working before the autumn harvest.

There was another severe drought this year. The wheat in the wheat fields was all saved by farmers, so the wheat seedlings were sparse. Chinese farmers are really tenacious! Wu Shigong sighed in his heart. Then he loudly ordered: "Watch your steps.

, don't get off the road and harm the crops." So the order soldiers passed the order one after another, and spread the order throughout the entire team.

But at this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves from behind the team. The cavalry behind them may have seen the Runing camp blocking their way, so they jumped off the road and galloped forward in the wheat field.

When they saw the cavalry entering the wheat fields that had been saved with great difficulty, the farmers felt extremely distressed. But when they saw the cavalry waving their whips menacingly, they could only flee in all directions.

"Whose army is this?" Yu Ji asked from the side.

"They are from the Liaodong Army," Zhou Xun replied, "It looks like they are the front team they sent."

Although Wu Shigong also felt that those farmers were pitiful. But there was no way, this was war. Put yourself in their shoes. If you were in another position, Wu Shigong might have ordered his army to do this in order to ensure the safety of his army. So Wu Shigong didn't want to take care of it.

What this means.

But an accident happened. Regardless of his own life, an old farmer suddenly rushed in front of a cavalry horse and blocked the way, shouting and cursing loudly.

The cavalryman was forced to grab the reins of his horse by the unexpected old farmer blocking the road. The horse stood upright, and the cavalryman was almost thrown off the horse.

"It's Old Cangtou." Yang Rusong beside him shouted.

Wu Shigong suddenly remembered who the old farmer was. Several times when Wu Shigong went out to lead inspections in the camp, he would take a rest at an intersection in front of him. The old man lived there. After he became familiar with the Runing camp, he

He often carried a kettle and gave Wu Shigong and the others a sip of water. Therefore, he and Runingying formed a good relationship. At this time, Wu Shigong's mind came to the old Cangtou's face, which was full of wrinkles, but he also always had a smile on his face.

Come with a sincere smile on your face.

The cavalryman in the distance who almost fell off his horse was quite angry. Faced with the old man's scolding, he drew out his saber and raised it high.

"Ah!" Wu Shigong exclaimed in unison. But the distance was too far and there was no time to rush to stop him.

Fortunately, several Liaodong cavalrymen saw the movement at this time, and they also gathered around. When they saw the cavalryman, they were about to use their swords. One of the cavalrymen who looked like a leader yelled and cursed several times, and the cavalryman with the swordsman became angry.

He put the saber back.

But when the cavalryman wanted to get around the old man, the old man still stood in front of the cavalryman. Now the cavalryman became angry. He picked up the whip and clamped his head with the old man's head.

After a few blows, the old man fell to the ground.

The cavalrymen no longer cared about what happened to the old man who fell on the ground, and walked away from him bypassing him.

"Go and see if he is still angry. If he is still angry, rescue him." Wu Shigong ordered.

Several guards immediately jumped off their horses and ran towards the old man.

Fortunately, the cavalryman was very measured in his actions. After the guard helped the old man over, he had already calmed down and regained consciousness.

As soon as he saw Wu Shigong, Old Cangtou shed tears, and he murmured: "My lord, my lord, I, I..."

"Get treatment for the old man quickly." Wu Shigong ordered. Then Wu Shigong said to the old man: "Don't farm here anymore because of the chaos of war. Clean up with your family and go to Runing Mansion where I am.

Bar."

"Sir, my land is about to be harvested!" The old man still couldn't bear to part with his crops.

"It's more important to save your life. I will make the decision for you. I don't want this land or these crops. There will be plenty of land for you to plant when we get to Runing Mansion."

Then, Wu Shigong ordered the guards around him: "Go to Lao Cangtou's house quickly and send his family over. Then arrange for people to be sent to Runing Mansion. If they don't obey, send them all."

Catch him."

Zhizhi bandaged the old man's head briefly, and then rode his horse to Wu Shigong's side: "Your Majesty has a kind heart. In fact, the old man is also very grateful for your kindness."

"It's rare to hear your praise, monk! Alas! This war disaster is really a disaster! How many of them can I save? I really hope that all this will end soon!"

In the rebel camp on the west bank of Shahe River, it was Li Jiucheng's son Li Yingyuan who led more than 4,300 rebels and monitored every move of the Ming army on the other side. And now, Li Yingyuan was listening to the reports of the rebel officer in charge of the spies.

Woolen cloth.

"Mr. Li Qian, only three of the spies we sent out yesterday came back. They reported that the officers and soldiers on the other side were going crazy and wouldn't let anyone cross the river. They couldn't go deep, so they had to find an opportunity to come back.

.And this morning, the brothers observing by the river also discovered a large number of official cavalry sweeping along the bank. It is estimated that the official troops on the other side are about to attack."

"I know." Li Yingyuan nodded and said, "There is already news that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side have changed their commanders. And tens of thousands of reinforcements have arrived. It seems that we are really going to fight this time. But I only have four thousand here.

There are many people, and we old Liao soldiers only have more than 500 people. We have all been sent to Laizhou City. We are so stupid that Laizhou City is still like an iron pea, stuck in our necks. Kong

Have you passed the news to the general?"

"As soon as the rooster crows, I sent someone to deliver the message. But the reply has not come yet."

At this time, there was a sudden noise from the entire camp. Li Yingyuan and the officer were just about to leave their tent to see what was going on, when they saw a soldier running in excitedly.

"Mr. Qian, General Kong is here personally leading the reinforcements!"

This time Kong Youde led more than 3,600 people to reinforce him. After Li Yingyuan welcomed Kong Youde into his tent, he asked, "Why did Uncle Kong come by himself?"

Kong Youde smiled and waved his hand and said: "With your father watching over you in Laizhou City, there won't be any big problems. They only have the courage to huddle in the city and defend."

"The people I brought this time are all old Liao soldiers. A group of more than 11,000 people arrived soon after. Although the sand river is very shallow, there are many places where you can wade through it, but

With the old Liao soldiers holding the battle, no one with tens of thousands of troops can't get through. If we can beat the officers and soldiers to pain this time, we will have at least two or three months to spare. We have been besieging Laizhou City for more than half a year.

, and they don’t have much food reserves. Use this spare time to defeat it in one go. In this case, our soldiers and horses in Dongjiang Town can boldly move around!"

"But Uncle Kong, the officers and soldiers coming this time are quite aggressive."

"Oh? Have you inquired about it? How many people are there?"

"The spies have suffered a heavy loss, but it is estimated that it will not be less than 30,000 troops, and may even exceed 50,000. In terms of numbers, we are at a disadvantage."

"It doesn't matter, we are enough. Subtracting the so-called civilians, and subtracting the captured civilians, how many people in the army can fight? In other words, our stall is too big, and we need to use troops everywhere.

Our cavalry and chariot soldiers are still in Huang County and cannot be transferred here. But it doesn't matter. How many officers and soldiers are there who can fight with our Liao soldiers? After all, it's just those soldiers from the three sides, but

They are all trapped in Shaanxi, and there is no way for Shanxi to come over. I am not looking down on the other officers and soldiers, our Liao soldiers can fight ten of them one by one."

After finishing speaking, both Kong Youde and Li Yingyuan laughed together.

"Uncle Kong, why don't you give me another surrender form to trick the officers and soldiers?"

"It's probably of no use anymore. Don't be too dark-hearted. We've played against them five or six times."

After they finished speaking, the two laughed again.

"However, we still have to be cautious. When the time comes, let the people we collected in Denglai be at the front. If something goes wrong, you have to pay close attention and withdraw all the people from our old Liao army in time. I also

I told your father that if we are in trouble here, we should ask him to withdraw from Laizhou City in time, and at least transport our artillery and looted things back to Dengzhou City."

"As long as we have the old Liao army and the artillery and property, is there anywhere in the world that we can't go to?"
Chapter completed!