The sky is slightly bright, and everything is gray. From a high position, you can only see four or five miles away, and even further away, you can't hear or hear it. On the top of the city above Chang Yu, you can see that many refugees below the city are crowded together, most of them in their sleep. They remained motionless, but the bandit soldiers outside began to mobilize and leave quickly toward the northeast.
Chang Yu frowned, the bandits mobilized troops to the camp early in the morning, what was this for?
Could it be that Li Yan's pursuers have arrived? Thinking about it, I couldn't help but shake my head in denial. First of all, Li Yan's pursuers couldn't be very fast. Secondly, even if they did come, the main force of the intruders would be there, so there was no need to mobilize Luo Hu's men.
For a moment, Ran was confused and turned around to ask Li Muchian for his opinion. The charlatan was also confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
One wrong step, one wrong step after another, he had always been one step ahead of Li Zicheng in predicting the enemy's opportunities, but now he made a mistake in judgment and ended up going astray. He really didn't expect that Luo Hu suddenly transferred troops to the Northeast Camp because Zhou Yuji's pursuers had arrived. !
Zhou Yuji split his troops with Li Yan in Qizhou. Li Yan used the Jinwu Guard as the vanguard to pursue Li Zicheng's main force southward, while he used the Tengxiang Guard as the vanguard to pursue Liu Fangliang and Zhang Nai to Zhending Mansion.
The Jinwu Guards and the Tengxiang Guards are both fast cavalry units. The Tengxiang Guards went out to the capital many years ago to suppress bandits and are known as the most powerful among the twenty-six personal guards of the emperor. However, the Jinwu Guards came from behind and stayed after their first trial of strength in the battle of Taiyuan. Zhou Yuji's men participated in several battles under orders. In terms of actual combat experience, they have left the Tengxiang Guards behind. This is why Zhou Yuji transferred them to Li Yan, because Li Yan was chasing Li Zicheng's main force, and it was a tough battle!
But the Tengxiang Guards were not vegetarians, not to mention that they were suffocating when they saw the latecomers taking over. After receiving the order, they pursued Liu Fangliang all night. At dawn, they finally caught up with Liu Fangliang and Liu Fangliang by the Cihe River, more than ten miles northeast of Zhending Fucheng. Zhang Nai.
Cheng Ming was appointed as the vanguard general by Zhou Yuji. He commanded the Tengxiang Guards with more than 8,000 troops. After catching up with the rebels, they fought a battle. In fact, with the strength of Liu Fangliang and Zhang Nai, the Tengxiang Guards might not be able to withstand it if they fought hard. , but the two of them were in a hurry and did not dare to fight head-on. They hurried across the river, hoping to lure him to Luo Hu and destroy him in one fell swoop.
Furthermore, Cheng Ming led his troops to defeat Liu Fangliang's troops, and wanted to cross the river to pursue him. At this time, Tan Ma came to report that he was ten miles away from Zhending Fucheng, and the territory was filled with thieves and refugees. Cheng Ming was shocked and discussed with the other three commanders, thinking that Pursuing all the way, the troops were exhausted from the previous battle, and it was not easy for the army to go deep alone, so they decided to camp on the spot until Zhou Yuji's main force arrived from behind.
How did Cheng Ming know that the thieves' troops within a ten-mile radius reported by the spies were actually filled by refugees. Only Wang Genzi's three thousand soldiers and horses on the outer perimeter were genuine. They were really killed in one go. Collapsed.
Although he did not continue the pursuit, Wang Genzi was frightened to the point of peeing. In the early morning, he received a report that there were people approaching from the northeast and found out that they were Liu Fangliang and Zhang Naibu. The pursuers were not far away. Sure enough, after a while, the spies reported again, and the officers and soldiers pursued them. The two sides fought a battle at Cihe, but the rebels were defeated and were retreating here.
Wang Genzi was shocked. He had lured the officers and soldiers here in such a stupid way. They were all water spinach here. He quickly ordered the refugees to prepare for war and hurriedly sent a message to Luo Hu.
Luo Hu was not surprised but overjoyed when he heard the news. He asked Gu Kecheng to continue the siege and led his troops to greet him. Huang Degong was on the other side of the Hutuo River. The little eunuch was besieged in the city. What should the others be afraid of? Zhou Yuji himself was defeated, and Li Yan was destined to be killed. Man, this is a way to vent your hatred by killing the enemy and relieve yourself from being depressed for days.
Over there, troops and generals were dispatched, but Chang Yu and his subordinates on the city frowned and watched. Li Muxian suddenly exclaimed: "Master Governor, I know this, there must be a civil strife among the rebel army!"
Chang Yu didn't react for a moment and raised his eyebrows: "Civil unrest?"
"The governor let Li Guo go back to the rebel camp to recruit Li Zicheng and others, but it was obvious that there was opposition within the rebel army. This rebel army already has many complex factions on the mountain. If they don't agree, there will be disagreements. Since they have different ways, they can't conspire with each other.
Let’s break up. At this time, someone should want to leave, but some people don’t want him to leave if he wants to..."
Li Muxian was usually very resourceful and was convinced by everyone. Even Chang Yu nodded in approval of these remarks. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance and said with a smile: "If there is internal strife, it will be a good thing. It just needs to wait a little longer. It's just right."
Take the opportunity to take a break.”
After saying that, he immediately went down to the city to wash up and have breakfast.
On the south bank of the Hutuo River, Huang Degong squatted on a hillock with a bowl in his hand and looked at the other side of the river, wolfing down his food with a smile on his face. This guy has become more and more clever recently. Maybe he was influenced by Chang Yu and learned to use tricks. He knew it when he saw the refugees on the other side gathering together yesterday.
In his mind, he sent officers and soldiers to quietly cross the river at night and said, "Why bother to suffer the consequences of the bandit army's defeat now?" He quickly dispersed early and headed east to Jizhou, where the officers and soldiers distributed food...
Not to mention that this move really worked. The refugees dispersed secretly overnight. More and more people heard the news from person to person, and they left in large numbers. At that time, Wang Genzi's attention was focused on pursuing the troops in the north.
, had no time to do this, and only discovered it at dawn, so that the bandit army stopped them and slowed down their attack, but at least tens of millions escaped.
"Sir, there has been no movement this night, so the young governor and the intruder can keep their composure." Weng Zhiqi came over with a bowl, but Huang Degong had climbed up the big tree next to him and looked northward with his telescope.
go.
"Surrendering is not a trivial matter. It is not his words to invade so many mountains under the thief's control. If it is not possible, the thief army is rebelling." Huang Degong also saw clearly and smiled lightly: "It's a nice day today, let's go for a ride in the sun, etc.
Let’s talk about it. Maybe there will be news in the afternoon or evening at the latest.”
"Do you think this is good news or bad news?" Weng Zhiqi asked with a smile.
Huang Degong laughed loudly: "To me, there is no difference between good and bad. We just obey orders. If he surrenders, we can just rest for a while. If he doesn't surrender, we will fuck his mother."
But Luo Hu didn't think so. He hurried away with his troops, just in time to meet Liu Fangliang and Zhang Nai who were fleeing back in embarrassment. When he learned that the officers and soldiers were camping in Cihe to rest, he wanted to raise his troops to fight back, but Zhang Nai persuaded him to stop them.
: "While the pursuers are resting, why not plan something else..."
King Chuang and the main force of the rebel army have crossed the river south and circled in front of the roadblock. They can advance and retreat freely. They are the ones who are trapped now. Why not take advantage of this moment when the pursuers are exhausted and the young eunuch is trapped. Only Huang Degong's troops are left on the other side.
It was a good time to kill directly across the Hutuo River and march south to the rear of the main force.
It should not be delayed, the sooner the better. It would not be so easy if we wait for the officers and soldiers to react before leaving. After some discussion, Liu Fangliang and others decided to take a break and then rise up to attack the river at noon. Luo Hu immediately sent someone to tell them.
Gu Kecheng remained as he was to avoid being suspected by the eunuchs in the city.
It's a pity that when several thieves planned to break out, the little eunuchs in the city didn't notice anything wrong. They only thought that there was an internal strife in the bandit camp. They would find out after a while. They actually leisurely went to the streets incognito to privately interview people's opinions and listened at the end of an alley.
An old performer played the erhu, listening with gusto, shaking his head, unaware of the turmoil outside the city.
"The erhu music is so bitter and hateful, and it is too petty." After the song was over, Chang Yu rewarded him with a piece of silver and left. The old busker had never seen such a generous person, kneeling down and kowtowing to express his thanks, but the little eunuch had already left.
"Then what musical instrument does the governor like?" Li Muxian asked in a low voice.
"Pipa, that thing is so majestic and exciting to hear."
"May I ask, Lord Governor, if you have any favorite music?" Li Muchian asked again!
"Ambush from all sides! That's it!" Chang Yu chuckled, and the strong self-confidence in his body surged out. This kind of aura made all the great masters around him fall for him. (To be continued)