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Chapter 74 The Defeat

 Watching Li Bei's march taught the commanders a lesson.

Of course, the scene of the silent army marching toward the rising sun will also arouse fear in some people.

For example, Song Shouzhen, who was born in the Hungry People's Army.

That night, he persuaded Liu Chengzong: "Don't stay in Yan'an Mansion, go west."

Song Shouzhen's idea was to go west to Qingyang Mansion.

Then go south to Hanzhong, surrounded by mountains, as a foundation.

There was a vassal king, fertile land, a large population, and great tax pressure.

It is advisable to enter Guanzhong and enter Sichuan, while retreating can also be avoided into the Qinling Mountains.

Liu Chengzong also thought Hanzhong was good.

It’s just that no matter how good Hanzhong is, it’s meaningless.

There were originally rebels in Hanzhong. In October last year, Wang Daliang launched an uprising in Hanzhong Prefecture and Xing'an Prefecture, raising more than 3,000 people to attack Hanzhong.

At the beginning of this year, Wu Guofu, a veteran general who had defeated Yang Yinglong in Sichuan, led his troops northward, and Liu Yingyu of Shangluo Road also led his troops into Hanzhong.

With a dead end, he was defeated by the army and achieved ten battles and ten victories.

Indeed, since ancient times, many heroes and heroes have taken Central Sichuan as their foundation and achieved great success.

But of those heroes who entered Sichuan, few came out.

That can be used as the rear area, but the front line must be Guanzhong and Huguang.

Song Shouzhen's fear was justified.

After Li Bei went to war, he started from the ninth day of the sixth lunar month.

In a few days, Tiger Yao's troops grew rapidly to almost a hundred men a day.

So much so that as soon as mid-June entered, Tiger Yao had already formed a whistle.

And it is a full sentry including the baggage team.

The composition of his subordinates is very strange.

The old mountain bandits who have been weeding for many years, the hungry refugees with no clothes on, and even the Yan'an Guard's flag army.

All this is because of Li Bei.

Li Bei's marching speed was like medicine, and General Wu Qian, who commanded the Yan'an Guard's 800 Banner Army, could not keep up.

On the second day after launching his troops, Li Bei defeated the rebel army of King Hundian in Yanchuan County, 120 miles away, and delivered eighty-six heads.

On the third day, he marched another eighty miles to defeat the general Big Red Wolf of Wang Zuo's subordinates, and sent his head to one hundred and twenty.

On the fifth day, they entered Huanglong Mountain and killed thirteen leaders, big and small.

Huanglong Mountain is the base camp for farmers in northern Shaanxi to resist taxes. As early as the Wanli Period, people took refuge in the mountains with their families.

Last year, Lao Hui, who was a soldier in Yansui Town, set up camp in Huanglong Mountain. Later, Wang Er, Wang Jiayin, and Wang Zuogao all led their troops to Huanglong Mountain.

Li Bei's 200 cavalry were charging forward like a hornet's nest. Lao Huihui and his troops fled all the way. The refugees, hungry people, old bandits and bandits also ran away.

Thousands of peasant troops broke into pieces as they ran.

This group of rebels panicked and fled north across Yan'an Prefecture. On the way, they ran into the Yan'an Guards who were being escorted by General Wu Qian.

It is said that this is Mr. Wu Qian's good fortune, and bandits who have lost their organization are coming to his door.

Unexpectedly, when these two troops collided, the rebel soldiers were frightened out of their wits, and the flag army was also frightened out of their wits.

There was no battle at all, so they broke up separately.

The most outrageous thing is that the defeated flag army did not dare or do not want to join the army, so they simply joined the bandits and wandered in small groups on this dry land.

If Li Wanqing goes out for a walk, he can bring back five or six groups of people.

"Yesterday, the latest news from Tang Dynasty was that General Li pursued for 400 miles in two days and nights. He caught up with Lao Huihui at the security guard and chased him all the way to Ningsai Fort."

Yang Yanchang's eyes were filled with excitement, and he looked fascinated when he mentioned Li Bei's achievements. He raised his arms and said, "Drive straight to the outside of the wall!"

When Liu Chengzong heard this, he thought, well, he went abroad.

To suppress bandits, it would be great to drive the rebels from Huanglong Mountain into the Mu Us Desert.

This battle lasted less than ten days, but it turned Yan'an Mansion upside down inside and outside.

The ability displayed by the Ming army in the battle reminded Liu Chengzong of Nanjiashan's inaccurate three-eyed musket.

The muzzle of the gun is pointed at you, and you don't know whether the gun can hit you.

The Ming army comes to destroy you, but you don’t know whether the Ming army is Li Bei or Wu Qian.

The upper limit is so high that it’s like a god descending to earth, and the lower limit is so low that the enemy collapses and you follow him.

Liu Chengzong knew why Li Bei didn't wait for the infantry to act together.

If he cooperates with the infantry, the battle will be difficult to win. Otherwise, the scattered infantry may attack his formation.

"Four hundred miles in two days, I saw his troops marching without many horses. How could they go so fast?"

"Did you see it?"

Yang Yanchang didn't know what Liu Chengzong thought, so he just said: "How else can we go? More and more horses were captured along the way, but I heard that when he got to Bao'an County, all the horses in his hands were dead, and he ran after him to Ningsai."
I think it’s more strange than General Li that Lao Huihui managed to run 400 miles in two days, and that’s why he ran out of the border wall before he died.”

Yang Yanchang discovered the blind spot.

In fact, when the war has reached this point, there is no need to use weapons.

As long as the pursuers are still chasing, the people in front will have a psychological breakdown. If they are really caught up, they will stretch their necks and get stabbed.

"You said that, yes! Li Bei's two hundred cavalry really looked at the elite and gritted their teeth regardless of the consequences. It is not impossible to travel two hundred miles a day, but what happened to the old Huihui people?"

Liu Chengzong remembered this name firmly in his heart. He raised his thumb and pointed behind him, saying: "I have collected a lot of defeated troops on both sides.

I heard that Lao Huihui wanted to go to Fugu to meet Wang Jiayin, but he didn’t know how to get past Yan’an Mansion and ran to the outside of the border wall.

By the way, have you seen the stars in the newspaper?"

Liu Chengzong doesn't care much about other people's affairs.

At most, I feel that after Lao Huihui escaped this time, the people who can still stay with him are the best in the world in terms of physical strength, willpower, and loyalty.

But Zhang Tianlin is an acquaintance after all, and it would make him feel sad if he died in this battle.

"Crossing the stars?"

Yang Yanchang frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I have seen the names of all the leaders who were killed, big and small, but this person should not be there."

Hearing the news, Liu Chengzong felt very comfortable.

After a brief silence, Yang Yanchang suddenly slapped his head: "Hey, I was just talking to you about General Li, and I forgot what I came for.

Tiger General, you see it’s been so chaotic outside lately, and there’s nothing to defend in this stronghold of yours. I got a Master Liu Divine Arm Bow from Fucheng, do you want it?”

This guy's expression changes too quickly.

Liu Chengzong couldn't help but wonder if the arms dealer next to him and the Ming Dynasty Shibaihu, who had looked fascinated at Li Bei's pursuit of the traitors a moment ago, were the same person?

"What is Mr. Liu's Divine Arm Bow?"

"During the Jiajing period, Liu Tian and Mr. Liu, the governor of Shaanxi Province, discovered the previous divine arm bow from Xi'an Mansion and modified it. The power of the bow was 150 kilograms. It shot a three-foot-five-inch four-sided arrow that could shoot three hundred steps.

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After Yang Yanchang finished speaking, he leaned forward and raised two fingers: "As long as two ounces of rice and grain..."

Before the words were spoken, several people opened the courtyard door and strode over.

Liu Chengzong looked up and saw that the leader was Liu Chengzu, accompanied by Cao Yao, Yang Dingrui and others, all of whom looked serious.

As soon as he stood up, he heard Liu Chengzu step forward and say: "Lion, something happened. We were probably captured and taken to the county government office."

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"The humble and refined cavalry of two hundred men pursued them for two days and nights, and traveled four hundred miles to Baoning Fortress. They defeated it in succession and won the first achievement in total." - "History of the Ming Dynasty·Biographies 157"
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