Li Zicheng had no wings, so he couldn't fly, but his heart was soaring. When the red sun rose, he got up early, climbed high and looked into the distance, feeling relaxed and happy.
Intercept, but once you return to the deep sea, you will have money, food and territory, and you can look forward to the future!
Urgent report from Tanma: The rear troops were attacked by officers and soldiers early in the morning and retreated dozens of miles. At this time, they set up a defense line in the south of Gaoyi City. Li Zicheng's face did not change after hearing the news, and even had a sneer. Although the officers and soldiers were very fierce at the beginning, at this time the soldiers
It was obvious that Zhang Nai was unable to follow up, otherwise how could the tens of thousands of pursuing troops have been held back by Zhang Nai for so long.
As for the enemy in front of him, he had learned from the captured officers and soldiers that it was Gao Jie, the traitor whom he quickly killed with great disgrace.
Li Zicheng didn't have a cuckold plot, so the hatred of seizing his wife made him remember that he was still angry and murderous after nearly ten years. Now this ignorant thing dared to stand in the way. Where did he have the courage?
It's not that Li Zicheng looked down on Gao Jie, but in the past ten years, Gao Jie had lost more than he won in battles with the bandits. The most recent time was when he followed Sun Chuanting to suppress bandits in Shaanxi last year. He fought several good battles at first, but was later beaten by Li Zicheng in Baofeng.
After a short pause, he was chased by Li Guo all the way in Yan'an. If he hadn't crossed the river and the river thawed to stop Li Guo, the consequences would have been disastrous.
At present, he still has the courage to stop him. Li Zicheng guessed that he must be relying on the power of the dog eunuch. Hearing that he was going south, he really thought that he was defeated and fled in embarrassment. Don't you know that this is a tactic of getting off the donkey? I have robbed enough and am homesick.
That's all, and the main force is almost undamaged, so you can do your job in minutes.
This is indeed the case. When Li Zicheng launched his eastern expedition at the beginning, his total strength did not exceed 100,000. Among them, Liu Zongmin's 20,000 forwards, Li Zicheng's 40,000 troops, plus Liu Fangliang's 20,000 left camp troops totaled no more than 80,000 troops. Of course, they had just left.
When the family was born, they were all said to be millionaires. Anyway, they were bragging that they didn’t have to file taxes. Liu Zongmin dared to say that he had an army of 500,000 with 20,000 forwards. He really scared the shit out of a bunch of court officials at the time.
Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin's troops were severely beaten by Chang Yu in Taiyuan. Not only were the officers and soldiers who surrendered along the way dispersed, but one-third of his capital of 60,000 was cut off, leaving only 30,000 to 40,000, which was considered a stretch.
Broken,
However, Liu Fangliang's 20,000 main force came all the way east and north to the city of Baoding without any damage. Instead, he recruited countless surrendered troops. After being beaten by Li Yan several times, more than thousands of them were injured. Fortunately, there were many refugees and surrendered troops.
Cannon fodder, otherwise you will have to see the bones.
Calculated in this way, the main force when leaving Xi'an was more than 80,000, and now there are only 50,000 or 60,000 left. Generally speaking, the damage is still within the acceptable range, but when I think about it carefully, I am shocked. If there were not so many surrendered troops and refugees,
As cannon fodder, I'm afraid...that stupid eunuch's tactics were too dark.
Injuring the enemy one thousand and damaging oneself eight hundred, how can the officers and soldiers fare better? Chang Yu actually held back all his strength and gritted his teeth and persisted. None of his subordinates Zhou Yuji, Li Yan, Huang Degong and even his own four battalions would suffer heavy losses, otherwise
It's not like we can only follow slowly now and rush forward to kill Li Zicheng. Of course, we can also take the opportunity to plot against Liu Zeqing.
In terms of military strength, Zhou Yuji had more than 20,000 troops when he came from Taiyuan, including the Jinwu Guards. Now, after removing the injuries, there are less than 20,000 troops who can continue to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Li Yan's troops have only 7 or 8 thousand troops left out of the 10,000 troops, and Huang Degong has only 7 troops out of the 10,000 troops.
Fortunately, the leader of the bandits, Ma Shiyao, surrendered and replenished his troops. Including Liu Zeqing's troops, there were a total of 50,000 or 60,000 on hand.
Li Zicheng clearly had the advantage. He only had 50,000 or 60,000 main troops left, plus the surrender troops who had surrendered along the way, the total number was less than 100,000, not counting the tens of thousands of brainwashed refugees who were still closely following him.
The troops were superior, and most of them were mainly capable of running and fighting. However, the officers and soldiers were exhausted at this time and lacked stamina. One increase and one decrease led to a decisive decision. This was also where Li Zicheng's confidence lay. It was also why he was unable to do so easily as Chang Yu had hoped.
Choosing to surrender, after all, he still had a lot of capital and confidence, and he would not give up until he was touched. It can be said that he was as confident as Liu Zeqing at this time. One thought he could easily capture and kill the leader of the thief, and the other thought he could get through effortlessly.
The defensive line went home happily.
It's true that the little eunuch is difficult to fight, but the victory lies in strategy. Now I can't beat you, but I can't run away from you. The escape skills you have practiced for decades are beyond your imagination as a fledgling little eunuch. I just want you.
Watch me escape from under your nose...
The more Li Zicheng thought about it, the happier and relieved he became. A faint smile couldn't help but appear on his face. Niu Jinxing looked at him and knew what he was thinking. He chuckled and said: "After Shunde Mansion, there is a dragon returning to the sea.
The tiger is roaring in the mountains and forests, and by then the dog eunuch will not be able to catch up even if he spreads his wings."
Li Zicheng laughed: "But Gao Jie's watchdog in front was barking fiercely. Didn't the prisoner confess yesterday that he had gathered an army in Fucheng and was watching us with Ren County as an outpost? He didn't want us to pass by."
"Then what does the Lord want?" Niu Jinxing asked with a relaxed look.
Li Zicheng sneered, and his face became more and more gloomy: "That dog eunuch has many tricks. We suffered so much in Zhending Mansion, Baoding Mansion, and now we have to express our grievances. The dog eunuch chasing after him is too weak to catch up for a while. Gao Jie
This thief was brave and foolhardy, so he took the opportunity to give this guy a beating, and the old and new grudges were wiped out."
"Your Majesty, are you going to attack and break through the barrier?" Niu Jinxing still looked calm and calm.
"Why not? This dog thief has fought with me several times, but has he ever taken any advantage?" Li Zicheng looked disdainful. But Niu Jinxing suddenly whispered: "Gao Jie is nothing to worry about. He and that dog eunuch are full of treacherous schemes, so we have to do it."
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"So what if he is full of treacherous tricks? He won't spread his wings and fly over to wait for me..." Li Zicheng suddenly stopped talking, and his heart trembled. The whereabouts of the little eunuch were uncertain. He was in Baoding Mansion and Zhending Mansion.
, so mysterious that now who can guarantee that he did not go around to the front.
He was not afraid of a head-on fight with the little eunuch, after all, he had the upper hand at this moment, but the little eunuch was too cunning, and always played tricks on him, and that was what he was afraid of.
Thinking of this, Niu Jinxing's face became solemn. He bent down to pick up a dry branch and scratched it on the ground a few times: "My lord, please see, why don't we pass through this road quickly? Why should we be angry with a traitor for no reason?"
There will be plenty of opportunities to kill him in the future. We have been waiting for ten years, so why rush it?"
"You mean to go around the east side of Ren County?" Li Zicheng glanced at the ground, and Niu Jinxing nodded, "Gao Jie and his men are waiting in full formation in Shunde Fucheng and Ren County, while Bohou and Luo Hu have divided their troops to attack to attract their attention.
There is no city within dozens or hundreds of miles to the east of Ren County, it is empty, boundless and unhazardous to defend. Why don't we just go around from the east and wait for him to go far away? If we have enough time, we can teach Gao Jie a lesson. If not, we can go ahead.
go".
Li Zicheng was silent for a while, nodded in acquiescence, and sent orders to Li Guo, Liu Fangliang and Luo Hu ahead to divide their forces to attack Gao Jie, and then ordered them to break camp and go south to bypass the east side of Ren County.
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Coding is not easy, thank you book friends for your support. (To be continued)