Zhang Yingchang, Cao Bianjiao, and He Renlong were still immersed in the excitement of the friendly forces' victory.
Suddenly receiving a report from the army, Yang Yanchang ran out of Yaozhou City, and without saying a word, he told his men to break camp and run south. They looked at each other in shock.
Until Yang Yanchang was discovered running away, the three generals did not know that Ren Quan'er had run away. Cao Bianjiao even said: "Let General Ren chase Yang Yanchang quickly!"
Because allowing Quan'er to move the camp to the south of the city was the result of discussions with them.
He first discussed with Cao Bianjiao and said that the fifth battalion of allied troops were all in a daze, and we were the only two who were awake. You would be stationed in the west of the city, and I would be stationed in the south. If anything happened, there would be someone to take care of them.
Xiao Cao originally felt that he and General Ren had similar interests, not to mention that this was a popular figure in front of Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces. He considered that such an arrangement would indeed be beneficial to the military, so he immediately agreed.
Then Ren Quan'er broke camp and headed south.
But at this moment, Yang Yanchang also broke camp and headed south, which made people confused.
He Renlong frowned and said, "Could they be in cahoots with each other?"
Zhang Yingchang and Cao Bianjiao said in unison: "Impossible!"
Zhang Yingchang said categorically: "Then Ren Quan'er and Yang Yanchang have never dealt with each other, how could they get together?"
Zhang Yingchang had thought when he was stationed in Longxi earlier that if Yang Yanchang died of poison or was assassinated one day, it would definitely be Ren Quan'er who did it.
The same is true in reverse. If Ren Quan'er is hacked to death with random swords or let go by his own gunmen on the battlefield, it must be Yang Yanchang's order.
As for Cao Bianjiao, his tone was not so firm. Just hearing He Renlong talking to himself, Ren Quan'er's hateful face emerged in his mind.
How could General Ren, such a decent man, turn to the thieves?
On the contrary, He Renlong recalled that whenever the Yan'an camp robbed his belongings, Ren Quan'er would come and give He Yong a small red envelope and ask He Yong to say good things to him.
This made He Renlong fall into deep doubts. Could it be that there was something wrong with his memory?
Or is it that we don’t know how to recognize people at all?
He Renlong has indeed doubted his own vision for a long time.
After all, if the Famine Army releases a ruthless character like Liu Chengzong, no matter who it is, they will fall into deep self-doubt.
As soon as he said these words, General Ren Quan'er's jealous face appeared in his mind. He immediately shook his head and said, "Could it be that Yang Yanchang ran away and General Ren is chasing him?"
The three generals fell silent.
The people who broke the huge silence were the soldiers sent by Bee Tail Needle from the city. They entered the camp unimpeded and asked in the middle of the army: "Generals, my general asked why the two battalions of soldiers went south. Anyway,
What should I do?"
"If there is an attack, our army can also cover your flanks."
Cao Bianjiao's eyes almost flashed into his head, asking you to cover the flanks? It should have been okay.
Zhang Yingchang talked to the driver again, comforted the bee-tailed messenger back, looked at Yaozhou City and sighed, and then looked at each other with Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong: "What should we do about this city?"
No matter how slow their reaction was, they had already realized that there was a big problem in Yang Yanchang and Ren Quan'er's camps.
At this time, Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong are of no use.
Cao Bianjiao was a determined guerrilla general, while He Renlong was an experienced general. Both of them were very capable in battle, but they both struggled to lead their headquarters and were of no use to the overall situation.
Zhang Yingchang raised this issue because he wanted to legitimately gain command of the Ming Army on the North Road.
In fact, to be honest, he doesn't want command power, because command power requires responsibility.
It's just that he had some guesses about Liu Chengzong's current position, and the fear of Xi'an falling was greater than the pressure of responsibility.
The first decision he made was to tell He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao: "We are waiting for the three battalions and cannot chase the two battalions south."
After that, he unfolded the map in the Chinese army's camp and drew a line from west to east with Qianzhou, southwest of Yaozhou as the center. He grabbed his scabbard and pointed to the south of the line and pondered for a moment.
Zhang Yingchang guessed Liu Chengzong's approximate location.
The reason lies with Zu Kuan. Zu Kuan crossed the Wei River and plundered from east to west. In order to search for Guan Ning's army, Liu Chengzong briefly retracted Tangqi and spread it to the southwest.
North of Qianzhou there are almost no signs of the activities of Marshal Tangqi.
There were only scattered Mongolian cavalry drinking horses and grazing in the wilderness, but those elite soldiers were afraid of people, and only one cavalry was needed to drive away a small group of them.
But even if they are driven away, they will only come to eat grass in a different place.
Guanzhong, which was invaded by drought and locust plagues at the same time, was desolate and decayed. The place was too big, and there was no place where Da Bing could not graze.
Let alone risk our lives for a few mouthfuls of grass. Since the Ming army likes the grass here, we can just eat it somewhere else.
So even if Qianzhou was being besieged by Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Yingchang could be sure that Liu Chengzong was not there.
If it’s not in Qianzhou, it must be in the south.
Because since the Fifth Battalion led its troops south, the contact with Xi'an Prefecture has been severed.
Calculating the time, the messenger he sent to Xi'an to ask for Zhang Zhen's advice on state affairs should have arrived long ago, and the reply should be sent back this morning.
But this news seemed to have fallen into disgrace, with no response at all.
Based on this information, Zhang Yingchang drew a large circle on the map of Xi'an Prefecture and the counties north and south of the Wei River, and judged: "Liu Thief should be here."
He Renlong stared at the map with big eyes, wondering about Mr. Zhang's circle. One guy has circled two-thirds of the entire map.
What's the difference between this and me farting on the map: Thief Liu is on this map!
Even fools know this!
It was not difficult for He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao to determine Liu Chengzong's position.
The difficult thing is to analyze his next move.
This is what Zhang Yingchang wanted to say, and he gestured with his hand on the map: "Yang, if the two battalions go south, they will meet the Liu thief soon. The third battalion of our army is following behind. If something unexpected happens, it may be difficult to move the horse." Go back."
"Currently Liu Thief will lead his army to move in all directions, surround the city of Xi'an, attack the officers and soldiers on the south route, fight against the officers and soldiers on the west route, or go north to attack me."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Zhang Yingchang finished speaking, he asked the second general: "What do the two generals think he will do?"
"Attack the South Road officers and soldiers."
Cao Bianjiao spoke categorically, clasping his fists at the two men and saying, "Now I understand, as long as one of the two generals Ren and Yang has a problem, they can explain Zhang Zhen's actions in the city to wait for our army to go south."
"Someone must have leaked the news in advance and informed them of our army's strength and equipment. This allowed them to make a false surrender strategy."
After that, Cao Bianjiao added: "I think it's Yang Yanchang, how dare he enter..."
Cao Bianjiao still didn't want to believe that there was something wrong with Ren Quan'er, but he was interrupted by Zhang Yingchang before he could finish his words: "I don't want to tell them in advance, but now we are the third battalion, and we must withdraw immediately and go west."
Cao Bianjiao said: "General, what you mean is that most of Liu's thieves will go north?"
He Renlong was much more sensitive. He had something in his mind. He nodded and agreed to Zhang Yingchang's suggestion. Then he quickly changed the subject, raised his finger and pointed in the direction of Yaozhou City, saying: "There are six thousand in the city, and Yang Ren's two battalions are seven."
Thousands, which is already more people than our third camp."
"If some random people come from the south, they will probably surround us here."
The most critical thing is that their three battalions can no longer form an absolute advantage against Zhang Zhen who owns the city wall.
As He Renlong spoke, he was already aware of the serious situation at hand and said: "Should we enter Xi'an or go west?"
Zhang Yingchang categorically pointed to the north of Qianzhou on the map: "Go west, enter Pizhou."
Pizhou is located in the mountainous area in the north of Qianzhou. Both Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong can easily see the advantages of stationing in Pizhou.
Firstly, there are mountains and rivers there, which makes it difficult for the army to spread out and defend; secondly, it is close to the Guanzhong Plain, making it easier to move out.
The most important thing is that all three of them know that Pizhou is still under the control of the imperial court.
The earlier information about the victory in the west was that the troops passed through Pizhou on the mountain road and were originally going to Qingyang. When they learned that they were marching to Yaozhou, they were sent to Yaozhou.
This means that there is still a relatively safe passage over there.
It is not easy to find a safe passage on the Guanzhong Plain nowadays. Liu Chengzong's troops are everywhere in Qianzhou, Yaozhou, Longzhou, Fengxiang Prefecture, and Xi'an Prefecture.
Seeing that both of them had no objections, Zhang Yingchang breathed a sigh of relief and directly issued the order as the commander-in-chief, ordering the third battalion to inspect the weapons and livestock, count the soldiers, and immediately break camp and head west.
Although everyone knows that the course of a war usually deviates greatly from the plan.
But this time, the friendly troops disappeared without saying a word before they even started fighting. This was something no one could have imagined.
Fortunately, although Zhang Yingchang, Cao Bianjiao, and He Renlong were not subordinate to each other, they had their own official positions. Without Yang Yanchang and Ren Quan'er, who were unable to control themselves, and were little masters at fighting against each other, General Zhang became more indifferent.
Zhang Yingchang had the right time, place, and people, and managed to command the three battalions of more than 10,000 troops. All he thought about was a blessing in disguise.
He decided to garrison in Pizhou, the main purpose was to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the marshal's army before contacting friendly forces.
As long as more than 10,000 troops enter Pizhou City, the strength is enough to defend the city wall. There is basically no possibility of being breached before the food and grass in the city are used up.
At least in Zhang Yingchang's view, this was a crisis that he had single-handedly reversed.
The next thing he wanted to look at was Liu Chengzong's strategic intentions and troop deployment direction.
Zhang Yingchang also had several plans in mind. If the Marshal's army mainly attacked Xi'an, they would contact Zuo Liangyu, Ai Wannian, Cao Wenzhao, Long Zaitian and other friendly forces.
Cooperate with them to attack the marshal's army and the peasant army in Fengxiang Mansion with all their strength.
If Liu Chengzong goes north, it doesn't matter. Their friendly forces in the west are so powerful that they can drag Liu Chengzong in Pizhou, which will be enough to hold him until Fengxiang recovers.
If Liu Chengzong goes directly to the west... Zhang Yingchang thinks this possibility is very low, but he is not afraid even if he goes west, their army stationed in Pizhou can also cause trouble for the marshal's army in the rear.
The three battalions of troops quickly rose up, still with He Renlong in the vanguard and Zhang Yingchang in the middle. Cao changed the arrangement behind Jiao Palace and quickly marched towards Pizhou in the west via the mountain road.
Zhang Zhen, Mi Layin and Ding Guodong in Yaozhou City were all confused.
They really didn't know what happened. From the moment Yang Yanchang left the city, they saw Ren Quan'er from the south leading his army to run away first, followed by Yang Yanchang. The two battalions were like a race, rolling up dust and swooping down on the Guanzhong Plain.
Disappeared.
There were three messy camps left on the Sigou Plateau. They were boiling water and cooking. Suddenly, these three camps also stood up, and disappeared from the other one.
Not to mention how confused the three people in the city were.
The first person to react was Zhang Zhen.
He held the battlement and scratched his hair scarf: "If you don't understand, then stop thinking about it. Send someone to tell the general to disperse the besieging troops. Three battalions should go west and two battalions should go south."
"Let Zhang Budang of Qianzhou be careful not to be kidnapped by thieves emerging from the mountains."
In fact, just as Zhang Yingchang thought, Liu Chengzong's main army had crossed the Jing River and arrived at the outskirts of Sanyuan County, very close to Yaozhou.
As long as Zhang Yingchang evacuates two hours later, he will not be able to leave even if he wants to.
Liu Chengzong, who was marching, saw Ren Quan'er and Yang Yanchang who followed him. However, he had no chance to say much during the march. He temporarily organized the two battalions into the central army and ordered the march to continue, thinking of reaching Yaozhou and talking about it for many more years.
The feeling of separation.
At this time, I received news from Zhang Zhen and heard that the other three battalions also ran away. He held the reins on the horse and said with a smile: "They are quite smart and know how to run."
In fact, the march of his army was clearly visible to the Ming army spies walking west on the mountain road.
Information about the large group of soldiers marching north with the Vultures was reported to Cao Bianjiao and others. The three generals were each frightened and felt a sense of escape from their hearts.
Especially Zhang Yingchang, looking at the mountain road at dusk, was simply filled with lingering fear.
But he didn't know that this was just the beginning.
That night, the Third Battalion was stationed at the Shimen Inspection Department, arriving in a hurry and just sleeping rough on the mountain plateau.
When they got up the next morning, Cao Bianjiao had organized a full camp, but only half of the battalion's soldiers were left. These people woke up with complicated expressions and regretful faces.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Five groups of night patrol soldiers were all gone.
General Xiao Cao looked confused and puzzled.
On the contrary, nothing happened to Zhang Yingchang and He Renlong's camps.
Zhang Yingchang looked at the remaining half of the Pingliang camp, listened to the scout report, and said that according to the footprints, the deserters should have run towards Yaozhou.
He said: "Forget it, it's urgent to get on the road. Let's go to Pizhou first and then recruit troops and replenish the troops on the spot."
He immediately broke camp, and after walking for half an hour, Cao Bianjiao came up on horseback again: "General, we can't do it anymore, let General He take the rear."
Zhang Yingchang thought that he shouldn't.
Now that Yang Yanchang is gone, except for He Renlong, our army should not have any more weird problems.
Now He Renlong is leading the Yansui Army in front, and they are walking smoothly without any surprises.
Why do you have so many things to do?
Cao Bianjiao didn't want to, but the soldiers in the back hall were almost gone.
In the blink of an eye, there were no more five hundred bosses. When I turned around to look for him, I found that the commander-in-chief who was a Liao soldier was tied up and hung from a tree.
The soldiers all left, saying they had gone to join the commander-in-chief.
Currently, his battalion only has a thousand men left, but the few officers who came from the Guan Ning Army put everyone in danger.
Return to the imperial army?
If Your Highness goes down again, they will be gone.
Zhang Yingchang had no choice but to let Cao Bianjiao lead a thousand soldiers as the vanguard, call He Renlong back and let him take the rear.
He Renlong once again looked like he was dissatisfied and angry. The boss was reluctant, but after hearing about Cao's miserable appearance, he held his nose and admitted it.
Not to mention, He Renlong's visit to the rear this time greatly changed Zhang Yingchang's view of him. He walked very steadily along the way, and even often sent people to the Chinese army to help set up camps and make fires for cooking.
Except for the soldier's habit of petty theft, he is extremely reliable!
Until you cross the Jinghe River, the west side of the river is Pizhou City.
When Zhang Yingchang turned around, He Renlong was handing him over on the east bank of the Jing River.
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