To the east of Wuqing County, on the second floor of a restaurant that was used as a headquarters, Yang Guozhu, the "thief general", looked at the desolate countryside around the county with his binoculars.
The telescope Yang Guozhu used was given to him by Li Zhi. It was already several years old and was not as clear as when he first got it.
Within five miles around, there was not a single civilian except officers and soldiers.
In fact, Yang Guozhu's headquarters was stationed in a town called Jitou Town. It originally had a population of thousands, but by this time all the residents in the town had fled.
It is said that bandits are like combs and soldiers are like goads. In the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty, the officers and soldiers were more terrifying than thieves and bandits. The thieves still had scruples and would run away after robbing, but the officers and soldiers could scrape the ground with impunity.
Three feet.
It's easy to scrape the ground three feet away, but it's common for officers and soldiers to get ruthless and kill good people while taking credit for their merits.
So before the new soldiers from the Jingying camp arrived in Jitou Town, all the people in the town ran away with their valuable belongings. Not only the people in Jitou Town fled, but also half of Wuqing County where the new troops from the Jingying camp were located.
All the people ran away.
Yang Guozhu looked at those abandoned houses and shops and felt a little speechless.
More than ten years ago, Yang Guozhu would have been used to the way the officers and soldiers were treated by the people. Yang Guozhu had seen too many inhumane behaviors in the military and was used to the people's fear of the officers and soldiers.
But there is no harm without comparison.
After Li Zhi's Huben Army became the main force in the Ming Dynasty's southern and northern wars, Yang Guozhu began to feel dissatisfied with the reputation of the official army. You must know that the reputation of the opposite Tiger Army has long been established, and it has always been a fair trade for the people.
No offense. As soon as the local people heard that the Tiger Army had arrived, not only would they not flee, they would even carry food and supplies to the gate of the military camp to sell them.
There are even cases where ordinary people who have been oppressed by local powerful people go to the Huben Army barracks to file complaints and ask the army's military courts to make decisions for themselves. This kind of thing is not a joke, it has happened many times.
Wherever the Huben troops went, the people ate pots of pulp.
After seeing the Huben army being welcomed by the people of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Guozhu deeply felt that the Ming army's official army was notorious.
Yang Guozhu also had scouts and spies. He knew that many people in Wuqing County had fled to the area controlled by the Huben Army on the opposite side. There, a lot of information about the official army was provided to the Huben Army by the people. The troop deployment and logistics arrangements of the official army were
The common people reported to the intelligence agents of the Huben Army without any omissions.
As for Yang Guozhu, he couldn't even find a farmer to lead the way.
Yang Guozhu suddenly felt that his Beijing camp did not look like an official army, but like rebel soldiers that everyone shouted to beat. The Huben army opposite did not look like rebels at all, but instead looked like an upright royal division.
Yang Guozhu sighed and put away his telescope.
The scouts reported that Li Zhi was coming in person. The battle ahead would be a fierce one.
Yang Guozhu silently walked down from the second floor of the restaurant, and walked towards the trench of the front line with a livid face.
If all goes well, the new army in the Beijing Camp will launch an attack on the Huben Army within half an hour. The Huben Army on the opposite side only has 6,000 people. Yang Guozhu originally had 40,000 people. Yang Guozhu's plan is to lead the army to complete the mission from Wuqing.
breakthrough.
Of course, the scouts reported that Li Zhi would bring 3,000 personal guards, so Yang Guozhu transferred 20,000 new reserve troops to ensure that the new army had an absolute numerical advantage.
If the new army can break through Wuqing, Li Zhi's north and south defense lines will be cut into two sections. The 120,000 officers and soldiers to the north of Yang Guozhu will hold back the Huben Army on the back, and the 250,000 officers and soldiers to the south will surround Li Zhi.
He planted the Tiger Army in the south and used his superior strength to eat the 20,000 Tiger Army in the south.
Of course, this was a plan on paper. When Yang Guozhu walked near the trench, he realized that the situation was far from what he imagined.
There were many soldiers carrying artillery shells walking behind the trench, but the situation was different from the usual situation. There was obvious fear on the faces of these soldiers.
Every few steps they took, they glanced fearfully to the east, as if the God of Death was coming from that way.
Seeing Yang Guozhu, the soldiers quickly suppressed their panic expressions, lowered their heads and walked forward.
Yang Guozhu stopped by the side of the road and observed for a while, and found that this situation was not just one or two people, but all the servicemen transporting artillery shells were in such a state of fear.
Yang Guozhu frowned and walked forward, entering the trench.
The atmosphere in the trench was not good either. The soldiers who should have had time to prepare for the attack had some panic on their faces. Soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, whispering, as if something unbearable had happened.
Some soldiers stretched their heads out to observe the east from time to time. It didn't look like soldiers observing the enemy's situation, but like the elk on the mountain observing the wildfire that might appear at any time.
Yang Guozhu wanted to arrest one or two soldiers for interrogation, but as soon as the soldiers saw the rebel general entering the trench, they stopped talking, leaving Yang Guozhu unable to speak.
The white-haired General of Disobedience could only continue walking forward until he saw three soldiers who were so engrossed in their discussion that they did not notice Yang Guozhu.
Yang Guozhu waved his hand and dismissed the guards behind him, then he went up to listen.
"Damn it, King Qi is here."
"What should we do? Boss Yang? What should we do if King Qi comes?"
The tallest of the three swallowed his saliva and said, "There are many of us, so we are not afraid of Li Zhi."
Another person cried and said: "Boss Yang, that is King Li Zhi of Qi. When the Tatar Emperor Huang Taiji saw him, he could only run away. Dorgon and others were beaten to death without even being able to touch his sides. Boss Yang
, Qi King Li Zhi has never lost a battle in his life? This battle cannot be won no matter what? "
The man called Boss Yang fell silent.
Another person lowered his voice and said: "Boss Yang, there are only three of our top soldiers in Yangjia Village, we can't all be lost in Wuqing..."
When Yang Guozhu heard this, he realized that the officers and soldiers were afraid of Li Zhi.
Li Zhi fought in the south and in the north. He defeated many with less and defeated countless ferocious enemies without losing a single battle. He was regarded as a military god in the army of the Ming Dynasty. When the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were in the same camp as Li Zhi, they worshiped him.
But now the new army in the Beijing camp is confronting Li Zhi face to face, and the soldiers are deeply afraid of Li Zhi.
The news that General Li Zhi would come to Wuqing in person has spread throughout the new army in the Beijing camp. The number of people in the Beijing camp is several times that of the opponent, but no one believes that they can defeat the invincible Li Zhi.
As soon as the news spread that Li Zhi would personally conquer Wuqing, the morale of the new army seemed to have been punched hard, and it suddenly became depressed.
Yang Guozhu looked at the fields to the east and understood that Qi King Li Zhi, no, the traitor Li Zhi would appear there soon.
The hero who fought the bloody battle against Huang Taiji in Jinzhou, and the military god who swept across the Tatars outside the Pass, was about to become Yang Guozhu's opponent. In a daze, even Yang Guozhu felt a little afraid.
He stretched out his right hand and scratched his old face, trying to relieve the fear in his heart.
