Chapter five hundred and nineteen in a desperate situation
Because he did not expect that the Runing Army's pacification operation would proceed so quickly, the fast horse that went to report the news to the Runing Army got sidetracked by the Runing Army. The first thing Wu Shigong waited for was the messenger sent by Yu Zilian to Ruzhou City to ask for help.
That messenger must be Yu Zilian's confidant, so he explained the situation of the Ruzhou Army very clearly. In a thousand words, there is only one sentence: Let Wu Shigong hurry up and save his master Yu!
So Wu Shigong immediately rushed to the camp outside the city to prepare for departure, and summoned all the officers at the same time to discuss how to rescue Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army. He learned from the messenger that the Ruzhou Army was three days away from Ruzhou City.
If they march urgently at all costs, the Runing Army can arrive within two days.
The easiest route is of course to follow the nearest route. However, this road is relatively steep, with many canyons, rivers and woods along the way. If the Runing Army does not send spies to investigate carefully, it is likely to fall into an ambush by the peasant army and cause serious damage.
A huge loss. However, if you carefully investigate and move forward, the journey will be delayed for a long time, and rescue may not be possible.
The other way is to take a detour. This road is relatively flat and there should be no danger. Even if there is a peasant army blocking the road, the Runing army can directly rush to intercept it with its strong firepower. The only disadvantage is that the distance is relatively long.
, it will take at least five days to walk.
However, taking the second route also has an advantage: if the peasant army surrounding the Ruzhou Army does not retreat in time, the Runing Army will be able to capture this peasant army from the south and drive it north towards Luoyang City.
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Luoyang City has a heavy Ming army stationed there. Even if Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army is unfortunately all eaten by then, the Runing Army and the Ming Army in Luoyang City can also cripple this peasant army.
In the final analysis, the Runing Army does not care about the life and death of the Ruzhou Army. What they care about is the interests and military exploits of the Runing Army.
Therefore, the officers in the discussion tended to take the second path. Although they had never discussed it publicly, these officers all knew about the personal grudges between Wu Shigong and Yu Zilian. In addition, Ruzhou was already regarded as Ruzhou by the former governor Xuan Momo.
The Ning Army has reached its sphere of influence, but now such a Ruzhou Army suddenly appears. There is no way one mountain can accommodate two tigers! Therefore, these officers all believe that it is best to use the hands of the peasant army to eliminate or weaken them.
Get rid of this Ruzhou army.
But after this idea was raised, Wu Shigong hesitated. Because Wu Shigong already knew that the water collected by Yu Zilian in a hurry could be used for up to three days. If the Runing army took a long way, it would not go to rescue, but to provide Yu Zilian with water.
Lian and the Ruzhou army were finally sent away.
Although in his heart Wu Shigong felt happy about Yu Zilian's misfortune, he still could not send Yu Zilian to a dead end. After all, Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army and Wu Shigong's Runing Army were both official troops.
, their main goal is to eliminate the peasant army. Compared with this, their personal grudges and the conflicts between the two armies are no longer important.
Also, no matter what the purpose is, Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army always sends itself into danger in order to protect Pingjing's Runing Army. If the Runing Army does not come to rescue at this time, that kind of treachery is also
It's just too disgusting. And Wu Shigong would never do such a despicable thing.
So after thinking about it for a while, Wu Shigong gave the order: "The whole army marched in a straight line to rescue Yu Zhizhou. Send more spies, walk more at night, and try to avoid the ambush of the Shaanxi bandits. Everyone! You must rescue Yu Zhizhou within three days."
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"No!" Since Wu Shigong gave the order, all the officers immediately accepted the order.
Wu Shigong could only use the night march that the Runing Army was good at to avoid the ambush of the peasant army as much as possible.
"Everyone! I am leading you to fight and fight. Can I treat you badly? You are all good citizens of the Ming Dynasty, but do you think about the children of your family? I hate the traitor, betrayed the robe, and made us trapped here. But we really have no way out.
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Yu Zilian stood on the roof of a large cart and delivered a speech to the soldiers of the Ruzhou Army: "I used myself as a bait to lure the rebel army, and then waited for the king's division to come to help from all sides and wipe them out. But that officer was short-sighted.
The enemy unexpectedly surrendered to the thieves, causing chaos in the army. Fortunately, all the brave warriors sacrificed their lives to save our remaining lives. Is there really no way out? No! Let me tell you, the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow! They will arrive tomorrow!"
After the stream was cut off, the morale of the Ruzhou Army began to fluctuate. Some captured peasant soldiers who had gradually integrated into the Ruzhou Army immediately rebelled. That night, a total of more than 3,000 soldiers, led by their respective leaders,
, gathered into several groups, rushed out of the Ruzhou Army camp, and then surrendered to the peasant army to guard the response.
It was also because the Ruzhou Army's camp was well-defended. Upon seeing the mutiny, the Ruzhou Army immediately gathered the entire army and used all its strength to suppress these re-defeating peasant armies.
The peasant army surrounding the camp did not expect such a change in the Ruzhou Army camp. They had planned to besiege it for a long time and effortlessly eliminate the Ming army that was short of water. The peasant army did not even think about it.
You have to consume your own strength and take the initiative to attack.
So by the time the peasant army had gathered its troops, the Ruzhou Army's counterinsurgency was nearing its end. But even so, the peasant army still rushed into the Runing Army camp, which was already in chaos.
Then came the melee in the night. The soldiers of the Ruzhou army, who had always been smooth sailing, could not defeat the elite peasant army who had been on the battlefield for a long time. But at this moment, Yu Zilian's personality charm emerged again.
Although he was a civil servant and from the south of the Yangtze River, Yu Zilian was on the front line wearing armor and holding a sword that could only be used as a decoration. This suddenly made the soldiers of the Ruzhou Army excited. They gathered at Yu Zilian's
Around him, they fought bravely and gathered more and more people. Not only did they repulse several attacks by the peasant army, but they finally gathered more than 4,000 people and occupied a corner of the camp and actually held it.
But at daybreak, it was discovered that the Ruzhou Army had suffered heavy losses. The few artillery pieces fell into the hands of the peasant army. Although part of the food was saved, most of the water collected with great difficulty was also lost.
After the excitement, the soldiers of the Ruzhou Army fell into despair again. It was under this situation that Yu Zilian gave this speech to calm the soldiers' morale.
"Sir! Can we still be saved?" At this time, the soldiers had the courage to ask Yu Zilian.
"There is help!" Yu Zilian replied without hesitation, "I have an appointment with Lieutenant General Wu from Runing, and he will definitely arrive here before tomorrow. As long as everyone holds on with their lives, we will definitely be able to support Lieutenant General Wu's arrival!
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"Really?" Some soldiers were still doubtful.
"Have I told any lies so far?" Yu Zilian replied confidently, with a smile on his face and a confident look.
This made the soldiers feel at ease immediately. They whispered to each other, and then someone shouted: "I am willing to die for your Excellency!" The shouts suddenly became loud.
Yu Zilian waved his hand, smiled and asked the soldiers to be quiet, and then promised: "Although there were heavy casualties as bait this time, as long as we return, everyone will be generously rewarded, and the dead will also be generously compensated. Please rest assured, I will
Officials never break their promises!"
This boosted the morale of the soldiers of the Ruzhou Army! Cheers also rang out again.
Yu Zilian jumped off the roof of the carriage and felt his feet were weak. He finally managed to support his tent. Several celebrities came around and asked, "Sir! Will Vice General Wu really come here?"
"Definitely coming!" Yu Zilian answered decisively again, and then emphasized, "Although Wu Pifu is vulgar, have you heard that he has ever broken his promise?"
These celebrities knew about Wu Shigong's reputation as a trustworthy person, but they didn't know that these words were just lies told by Yu Zilian to calm the morale of the army, so they believed Yu Zilian's words and felt relieved.
When he was alone, Yu Zilian thought of everything today again. Gradually, he thought of the Runing army closest to him, but Yu Zilian really had no idea whether his love rival Wu Shigong would come to his aid!
So Yu Zilian gritted his teeth unknowingly, and said viciously: "Wu Pifu! If you really don't come to save me, then I will not let you go even if I am a ghost!" (To be continued...