Until the end of the banquet, Wu Shigong did not criticize Yu Zilian. So what was there to criticize? Apart from a few curse words to express his bad temper, he could only win the common hatred of the civil servants. Wu Shigong would not do such a thing that would outweigh the gains and losses.
But when he returned to the resting place, Yao Liang had been kneeling at the door for a day. Wu Shigong ignored him and just sent people to drive Yao Liang away. Now that Yao Liang's militia has arrived at Guide Mansion, then Guide Mansion
Yao Liang still needs to worry about his defense, so Wu Shigong can't make any moves to change coaches. So let's wait until after this war to talk about everything.
On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, the main force of the Runing Army moved northward. There was no concealment in this operation. The Runing Army wanted to attack steadily and drive the peasant rebel army out of Guide Prefecture.
On the 27th, after defeating two small groups of peasant rebels one after another, the Runing Army divided its forces to the northeast and marched in an arc to press against the peasant rebels. After dark, the cavalry regiment also took advantage of the cover of night and moved toward the northeast.
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Due to night blindness caused by nutritional problems, only the most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty could carry out night attacks. Only the Hou Jin Army and the Runing Army were able to operate at night. Therefore, the Runing Army had mastered the night.
, are naturally much more flexible than the Peasant Rebel Army and other Ming armies, and can also choose more combat methods.
This time, the Runing Army relied on changes in rhythm to catch the peasant rebel army off guard. The purpose was to push the main force of the peasant rebel army towards Kaifeng City, so that the Henan official army led by Xuan Mo and Zuo Liangyu's troops could also
You can't sit back and enjoy the results easily.
This change of pace really made the peasant rebels very uncomfortable. On the 28th, the Runing Army captured more than 20,000 people from the Tianxing tribe. The nearby Shetaotian tribe immediately came with nearly 30,000 people.
They sent for reinforcements, but were attacked by the cavalry regiment. The 50,000 peasant rebels were immediately defeated.
However, the Runing Army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue them. They waited slowly for Crossing the Sky Star, and the Shooting Sky Division gathered their troops, and then quickly moved closer, entangling the nearly 50,000 remnants of the army.
Guo Tianxing and Shetaotian immediately asked Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang and Cao Cao Luo Rucai for reinforcements. On the night of the 28th, Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang sent 3,000 troops from the old camp, plus the remaining 10,000 troops, to quickly come for reinforcements.
However, after a slight resistance, the Runing Army and the Cavalry Army allowed the two armies to merge, and then entangled the more than 60,000 peasant rebels, preventing them from escaping smoothly.
Behind the Runing Army and the Cavalry Army were waiting for the main force of the Runing Army. They were waiting for the arrival of the main force of Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai's peasant rebel army.
This situation is actually a repeat of the same old trick, which was the rhythm of encircling Zhang Xianzhong and more than 300,000 peasant rebels step by step. As long as Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai's troops appear, the Runing Army will still entangle the entire peasant rebel army.
Waiting for their food and grass to run out and collapse without a fight.
When Gao Yingxiang entered Luo Rucai's camp, he found that Luo Rucai's entire camp was preparing to break camp. Gao Yingxiang saw Luo Rucai leave his tent and get on his horse from a distance. He immediately galloped over and headed towards Luo Rucai.
He shouted: "Brother Luo, where are you going?"
Luo Rucai saw Gao Yingxiang approaching, reined in his horse, and replied: "Go back to Shaanxi via Henan. Cross the Yellow River to Shanxi. There is nowhere in this huge world that we can't go to. We just can't stay here anymore."
Seeing Luo Rucai's nonchalant look, Gao Yingxiang said anxiously: "The two brothers Guo Tianxing and Shetaotian have been entangled by official dogs in the southeast. Brother Luo, you can go out in the field. Our two battalions are in one place. Let's defeat them first."
Let’s talk about the officers and soldiers behind us.”
A look of disbelief suddenly appeared on Luo Rucai's face. He asked Gao Yingxiang: "King Chuang, do you know which army is coming?"
"I don't know! Are there any famous officers and soldiers in the mainland?" Although Gao Yingxiang answered like this, he saw Luo Rucai's expression and his heart skipped a beat, "No matter how strong the officers and soldiers are, they only have more than 10,000 people. We
The combined efforts of the two battalions should be able to repel them, right?" At this time, Gao Yingxiang also felt guilty, and unknowingly replaced "defeat" with "repulse".
"King Chuang, you are making a big mistake if you think so!" Luo Rucai immediately replied, "I have also asked Lao Jiu to go there and inquire about it. Look at the flags of that official army, it is the coalition army with me and the Eight Kings.
The one we fought against. At that time, they only had more than 8,000 people, but they beat us very hard. Now the number of this army has doubled. How do you think we can cope with it? Unless we don't want our own.
We’ve already lost everything, but why bother? We’ve basically robbed all the Guide Mansion, and there’s not much money left, so we might as well go somewhere else to enjoy ourselves. It’s not worth fighting against such a strong army.
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"Oh! Brother Luo, tell me about the situation of this army!" Gao Yingxiang immediately frowned.
"I don't know much. I just know that this army has been entrenched in southern Henan. As long as we don't get close there, they generally won't come out to mess with us. They are probably the army at the ancestral tomb of Emperor Baogou in Fengyang."
Luo Rucai replied, "Also, the combat effectiveness of this army is no worse than that of the powerful armies on our three sides. Especially their firearms and cavalry are really well-equipped! The officers whom King Chuang met in Ningling County a few days ago
I think it is very likely that it is a small part of the official army. The nine dragons who escaped from the southern part of Guide also prove that the main force of the official army has arrived. So my brother here advises to break through.
Wang said, it’s better to avoid it first!”
"But I have already sent people from the old camp over! We have to rescue them no matter what!" Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but feel a little regretful after finding out so late that he had such a strong army around him.
"Let them find a way to escape on their own! A little bit of escaping is a little bit better. We must not be able to get close to it by ourselves, otherwise, we will probably be blamed by the dog court. I want to remind you, King Chuang, don't look at us now
The force is so strong that the nearby officers and soldiers seem to dare not provoke us. But as long as we are entangled by the officers and soldiers on the opposite side and unable to move, the officers and soldiers from Kaifeng City, the Grand Canal, and Xuzhou will definitely pounce on us like mad dogs.
At that time, we were in a tight siege!”
After being reminded by Luo Rucai, Gao Yingxiang realized the crisis he might face, so he immediately fell into deep thought.
Seeing Gao Yingxiang in a daze, Luo Rucai cupped his hands and said, "Prince Chuang, please consider my words carefully. Anyway, I, Cao Cao, will not accompany you any longer. I will break camp immediately and return to Kaifeng Mansion. Say goodbye!" (To be continued.)
ps: I worked all night the day before yesterday and my energy has not yet recovered!
Although I only promised to update once a day, now it has become a habit to update twice a day. I can only say that I will try my best to catch up! Sorry to all the book friends!