Diao Leixun still didn't know why Mr. Wu said it was not good, so he asked: "What's wrong? They are going in the direction of the mountain. Isn't this good? We can turn around and kill them!"
When the Ming army entered the mountains before, one of the several plans they made was to force the puppet Tang rebel army out of the mountain, and then defeat the puppet Tang rebel army outside the mountain.
However, Mr. Wu snorted coldly and said: "If we take away their lair and chase them with nowhere to escape and are forced to leave the mountain, then it will naturally be a good thing.
But why do they come out of the mountains at this time? Don’t they know that it will be very dangerous if they don’t have deep mountains and old forests to hide in?”
Diao Leixun shook his head: "Although the puppet Tang bandit army is not strong, there are still some smart people in it, otherwise they would not come to attack our grain roads."
Mr. Wu nodded slightly, and then continued: "How many people do we have in Longhua Town now?"
Diao Leixun said: "We have left almost fifty soldiers and horses in Longhua Town, in addition to two hundred county braves!"
Mr. Wu continued to ask, "Do you think these people can withstand the attack of the puppet Tang bandits?"
Diao Leixun thought for a while and then said: "Probably not. Although the Puppet Tang Bandit Army is just a group of gangsters, they are quite large in number, and..."
While he was talking, he suddenly remembered something, and then quickly said: "Mr. Wu, what you mean is that they are going to attack Longhua Town?"
Mr. Wu nodded!
Diao Leixun's expression changed immediately: "If this is true, it will be a big trouble. All the food and grass needed by our army are stored there, and we don't have many people in Longhua Town. If they are defeated by them,
, stole the food, the consequences are disastrous!"
After learning that the bandits in Huangzhushan were coming out of the mountain, Diao Leixun and Mr. Wu quickly took action. On the one hand, they sent people to report to Su Jiakang, and on the other hand, they led people directly out of the mountain to try to pursue the bandits in Huangzhushan.
Naturally, such a large-scale operation by the Ming army could not be hidden from Huangzhushan's spies. After all, the distance between the two parties was not too far before. Yesterday, the Ming army was chasing the Huangzhushan bandits all over the mountain.
After learning that the Ming army was catching up, Liu Bagou said: "The Ming army is catching up, but there are only a few hundred people in this Ming army. There are more people behind who are looking for Huang Zhushan. They must be lured out."
OK!"
Fang Dongquan said: "How to lead?"
Butcher Chen next to him said: "This is not easy. Once we get out of the mountain and fight all the way towards Longhua Town, we won't be afraid that they will still dare to stay in the mountain!"
The solution proposed by Butcher Chen is simple and crude, but if you think about it carefully, it is really the case. If they kill all the way, it is impossible for the Ming army not to respond accordingly, especially since there is Zhengtai County behind Longhua Town.
Woolen cloth.
What if the bandits in Huangzhushan got crazy and attacked Longhua Town or Zhengtai County, then things would get really big.
At that time, Su Jiakang must retreat to strengthen his defense, even if it is for his own official title and head.
Whether or not the puppet Tang rebels were annihilated is at most a matter of meritorious service. However, if Longhua Town or even Zhengtai County is breached, it will be a big deal and will definitely alarm the court. Even if Su Jiakang, who is responsible for defending the territory, has
Ten heads are not enough for the court to chop off.
Therefore, even though they knew that there were not many Ming troops catching up, they still did not change the original plan of the Tang emperors and ministers, and continued to go out of the mountains, and then made a gesture of attacking Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County.
Of course, it was just a gesture. I didn't have the courage to actually fight them. It was not because I was afraid of not being able to defeat them, but because I was afraid that if I defeated them, it would shock the Ming court and attract more Ming troops.
But Su Jiakang didn't know the worries of the Tang emperors and ministers.
So when Su Jiakang learned that the puppet Tang bandits were bold enough to come out, and Mr. Wu at the front also said that these puppet Tang bandits wanted to attack Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County.
Such a terrifying scene appeared in Su Jiakang's mind. Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County were invaded by the puppet Tang bandit army, and then the court was shocked and killed himself before sending a large army.
His life was about to be in danger, and he had not been able to find Huangzhushan for more than half a month after entering the mountain. Su Jiakang still had the time to continue wandering around in the mountains like a headless fly, so he took his people back to the mountain that day.
, and sent an order to Diao Leixun, telling him to catch up with the puppet Tang rebel army.
However, it was not so easy for Diao Leixun to catch up with the group of bandits in Huangzhushan.
This time when he attacked Longhua Town, Li Xuan did not bring a large number of old and weak baggage personnel and captured civilian husbands. He only brought a hundred guards, three hundred standing troops, and about fifty selected young and strong baggage personnel.
There were a total of four hundred and fifty people, all young and strong!
Moreover, he didn’t bring much baggage, not even much food. He was naturally walking very fast, so it was understandable that the Ming army couldn’t catch up!
In just a few days, the bandits from Huangzu Mountain arrived at the foot of Longhua Town. The Ming army in Longhua Town was so frightened that they quickly closed the gates of the village and sent people into the mountain to ask for help!
When Diao Leixun learned about the siege of Longhua Town, they were still in the mountains, and it would take two days at the earliest to get back to Longhua Town.
Diao Leixun looked panicked and said: "Mr. Wu, what should we do now?
Mr. Wu also frowned: "After all, there are more than 200 county warriors in Longhua Town, and there is a city to support them. It will not be so easy for the bandits to take them down. As long as they can hold on for two days, we can rush back.
At that time, we will directly cooperate with the inside and outside to completely annihilate these pseudo-Tang thieves outside Longhua Town!"
After hearing this, Diao Leixun seemed to be comforting himself and said: "Yes, there are more than 200 county warriors in Longhua Town, and there are more than 50 guardsmen inside, and there are many young and strong civilians in the town.
It shouldn’t be a problem to organize and hold off the rebels for two or three days!”
This is what Diao Leixun and Mr. Wu thought. They felt that it would not be a problem to guard Longhua for two or three days. When they returned to Longhua Town in two or three days, they would wipe out those damn pseudo-Tang rebels.
As for the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, they never thought about actually attacking Longhua Town, so when they arrived at the gate of Donghua Town, they did not make any preparations for an attack. In the evening, they asked Butcher Chen to lead people over and shout.
He shouted twice, saying nothing more than the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are here, please kneel down as soon as possible.
After saying that, he also asked a few strong archers to shoot a few arrows at the low city head, which was only a few meters high, scaring the Ming army inside!
After pretending, they set up camp outside the city and prepared to have a good night's rest. As for what to do next, they would first see how the Ming army reacted in the mountains. If the Ming army came fast enough, they would run away tomorrow.
If the Ming army arrives slowly, they will wait for two more days and then run away!
Looking at the situation later, if there are only a few hundred people from the Ming army coming out to defend, then they will go to Zhengtai County, which is more than 20 miles away, to put more pressure on the Ming army and force all the Ming army to return to the defense.
.
The current situation is that Diao Leixun and others are counting on Longhua Town to be able to wait for them to return for two days, while Li Xuan and others have no plans to attack Longhua Town.
However, while Diao Leixun and Li Xuan had their own plans, they never considered what the defenders in Longhua Town thought!
That night, the lights were brightly lit in Longhua Town. Many young and strong men from the county were organized on the small city wall with earthen barriers and wooden fences, preparing to defend the city. The civilians occasionally looked outside the city with fearful expressions.
Most places outside the city are dark, and a few fires can be faintly seen in the darkness, which is the camp of the puppet Tang rebels.
In a large courtyard in the city, five or six people sat together, half of them sighed, and the other half looked terrified.
These people are all Ming army officials or generals who stayed here. They are sitting on both sides, but the seat in the middle is empty. Among them, sitting at the top left is a middle-aged man with an official robe patched with embroidery.
There is Xiong Zhen, who represents the fifth-rank military attache. He is Zhao Xiangxin, one of the sixth-rank deputy Qianhu of Tong'an Qianhu Station.
Although his face seems calm, if you look carefully, you will find that his legs are shaking slightly!
The other few people all wore the official robes of low-level military attachés, with different ranks, including hundreds of households, general banners, and patrol inspections.
At this time, a small flag came in from outside. As soon as this person came in, Deputy Qianhu Zhao Xiangxin said in a panic: "Where is Mr. Xu?"
The Master Xu he mentioned was the magistrate of Zhengtai County, who was arranged by Su Jiakang to take charge of the grain and grass supply affairs in Longhua Town.
When Xiaoqi heard the question, he immediately said with a mournful face: "Master Xu said that the county is in danger, and the bandit army is very likely to go to Zhengtai County tomorrow, so he has to rush back to Zhengtai County overnight to take charge of the overall situation!"
"Master Xu, has he left?" When Zhao Xiangxin spoke, he was not in a panic, but with fear: "How could he leave? What will we do when he leaves?"
"There are hundreds of thieves outside looking at us. We in Longhua Town only have 200 young men and we don't have a huge stone city. What can we do?"
At this time, a hundred households sighed and said: "Last year when we were in Luohu Valley, we couldn't defeat the more than 600 people from the Thousand Household Division. Now we only have more than 200 people, and among these two hundred people, there are only more than 50 guardsmen. The others
They are all young and strong, I am afraid that this fight will be...!"
"I've heard about those pseudo-Tang rebels. They have thousands of troops. Maybe it's just their vanguard who will come here, and there will be a large number of troops behind them!"
"It's over, we're going to die!"
Everyone showed fear when they spoke. Also, the city is about to be destroyed. How can we not be afraid!
Half a day later, an inconspicuous little flag suddenly said cautiously: "How about we go back to the county seat?"
As soon as these words came out, many people present stopped talking, and then each of them looked thoughtful, and several people even looked ecstatic, as if they saw light in the darkness!
After a while, the deputy Qianhu Zhao Xiangxin said seriously: "Gentlemen, the safety of tens of thousands of people in Zhengtai is entrusted to us. As imperial officials, we shoulder the responsibility of guarding the land and protecting the people. We must leave immediately and rush back to Zhengtai overnight.
The county is fortified and the puppet Tang bandits must not be allowed to enter Zhengtai County!"
Immediately, several other people said with joy on their faces: "Your Excellency is wise!"