Shangnan Fushui Fort is located on the central axis of Nanyang and Xi'an. It is the southeast gate of Shaanxi, connecting the north and south. It connects three provinces and eight counties, connects the Central Plains to the east, and connects Huguang to the south. When the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting for hegemony, Liu Bang stationed troops here, and it was named "
"City of the King of Han Dynasty". Since the Wanli era, Fushui Fort has gradually become more prosperous because it is located in the middle of the commercial road. It is said that "the road to fame and wealth in Shangshan is full of pedestrians at night." Of course, there are also many local troops stationed there.
Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi were able to easily capture Fushui Fort, mainly because after Zhang Xianzhong raised his troops in Gucheng, Yang Sichang was greatly flustered, lost his sense of proportion, and transferred too many troops to the south to pursue the Western Camp, and then gave Tian Jianxiu
, Yuan Zongdi created a rare fighter opportunity.
Otherwise, according to the original deployment of the Ming army, and with the scattered tribesmen collected by Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi at that time, it would still be difficult to rob a small city like Fushui Castle with a very rich treasury.
Tian Jianxiu has a tolerant personality and can convince people, but his decisiveness is average. In comparison, Yuan Zongdi is calm and strategic, and can kill decisively at critical moments. However, his qualifications in the camp are not as prestige.
Tian Jianxiu. The battle in which light soldiers robbed Fushui Fort and seized a large number of military equipment was almost entirely planned by Yuan Zongdi.
After Yuan Zongdi returned from King Chuang, he rushed back to Tian Jianxiu's headquarters near Fushui Fort. At this time, Tian Jianxiu and his group relied on a large number of officers and soldiers' clothes, armor and equipment captured in Fushui Fort.
It can be said that the troops were renewed and the momentum was greatly boosted. Fortunately for Yuan Zongdi, the equipment of this unit was already brand new before he left. However, he led Ye Busuan to protect Yuan Zongdi all the way back to Shangnan Fushui Fort.
Li Shuangxi was greatly surprised.
After all, when Li Shuangxi was in Laoying, only Liu Zongmin had an old and thin horse. Even the shabby cloth armor was only worn by a few leaders such as Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, and Liu Fangliang. Which?
For example, Tian Jianxiu's battalion has more than a dozen tall and straight war horses, and there are dozens of warriors wearing bright armor.
After Tian Jianxiu saw Yuan Zongdi and Li Shuangxi, he wore a red hood and greeted them. He looked kind and looked about the same age as Yuan Zongdi, but his actual age was actually slightly older than Li Zichengdu
These are the oldest among the generals in the camp.
"Hanju, you're back, what's the situation like over there with the old master?" Tian Jianxiu stepped forward and hugged Yuan Zong for the first time, then hugged Li Shuangxi's shoulders with a look of surprise, and said
, "Double happiness! We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you doing at Zhangpan's place?"
Li Shuangxi laughed. When he first joined the camp, he was almost adopted by Tian Jianxiu as his adopted son because of his bravery and good looks. It was just because Tian Jianxiu had a little girl in his family, and Li Zicheng's family
Not talking about men and women, they didn't even have children, so Li Zicheng first adopted Li Shuangxi as his adopted son. It was also because of this relationship that Li Shuangxi often called Tian Jianxiu his second dad. The relationship between the two people, even to a certain extent,
It goes beyond the relationship between Li Shuangxi and his stepfather Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng specially arranged for Li Shuangxi to escort Yuan Zongdi back. Perhaps to a certain extent, he also intended to take advantage of the father-son relationship between Tian Jianxiu and Li Shuangxi to quickly and stably receive this army whose strength had grown beyond his expectations.
It's just that Li Shuangxi naturally didn't expect it to be so deep. He was still very excited about seeing his second father, and he was even more shocked by the powerful army in front of him.
Yuan Zongdi smiled helplessly for a while, and decided to let the "father and son" finish talking about their feelings first, and then talk to Tian Jianxiu about the overall situation facing the camp. He himself invited him to stay in Fushui Castle
Liu Tichun, the deputy who acted as an agent for the soldiers and horses, asked him to help arrange the Ye Bu Sui team brought by Li Shuangxi, and asked Liu Tichun to help the Ye Bu Sui team replace them with some new and sophisticated equipment.
Liu Tichun was born in Taohekou, Zhuanping, Shaanxi. He was born with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain. He was very strong. In addition, he was the second oldest in the family, so he was often called "Two Tigers" by the soldiers who broke into the camp. This also praised Liu Tichun's military bravery. Only one tiger
Under Li Guo.
While Erhu ordered his men to go to the warehouse to get the armor and equipment, he asked Yuan Zongdi: "Old guard, what is the situation over there under our control?"
When Yuan Zongdi heard Liu Tichun's question, his expression became more serious.
Although Liu Tichun's family is a tenant farmer who rents and cultivates land, he has seven brothers and a lot of strong laborers, so his life was not bad at first. However, due to the drought, his family owed 1 stone and 5 dou of land rent and 20 taels of grain and silver, so they were forced to rent at the Yamen.
At that time, the tough-minded Liu Tichun actually beat two officials to death in a rage, so he had no choice but to take the risk, leave his hometown and join the camp.
He has been Yuan Zongdi's deputy since he first joined the camp, and now he is also serving as the general of Yuan Zongdi's team. Therefore, Yuan Zongdi did not say anything in front of Liu Tichun. The calm and seasoned Yuan Zongdi
He was not too optimistic about the current situation. He analyzed: "The old boss has about 600 soldiers, plus more than 400 people on our side, there are more than a thousand soldiers in total. But the government troops occupy Longju
I estimate that the strength of the stronghold and other important areas is as low as 1,300 to 2,000 men, and with the bright flags and battles, it may be very difficult to deal with them."
Liu Tichun snorted nonchalantly. He had a strong physique and a horizontal scar on his forehead. When he raised his brows, it looked like he had tiger head marks on his forehead. Liu Tichun replied: "If the army has two thousand troops,
Then the best we can do is avoid its edge, join forces with the old commander, and then go south to fight back into the mountains of Sichuan and Hubei."
"Hey, Erhu, if you can think of this, you have made some progress." Yuan Zongdi felt a little relieved to see that Liu Tichun, a strong man with a simple mind, could now think about some issues related to the direction of the march.
However, Liu Tichun's thinking was still too simplistic, so Yuan Zongdi retorted, "But Lao Zhangpan's army of soldiers and horses is between Baishi River and Danshui. It is difficult to escape in a narrow area. I'm afraid it won't be that easy without a fight."
Rush out. As for our team, we are so close to Longju Village and Zhulin Pass. Even if we want to go east to Henan, Xichuan County to the east was broken by our camp in the sixth year of Chongzhen, and the army was rebuilt.
We built the city wall and strengthened our troops, so it is more difficult to deal with than Longju Village."
"Ah," after listening to Yuan Zongdi's analysis, Liu Tichun felt as if the imperial army was like a dragnet, encircling the camp with nowhere to escape. He became panicked again and asked hurriedly: "Then what should I do?
Doesn’t the controller have any strategies?”
"Okay, Erhu, you go get your work done first." Yuan Zongdi patted Liu Tichun twice to signal him not to panic, and added, "When the old commander uses his troops, he always starts from the big picture, so you don't need to be nervous.
Take care of your business first. After Yufeng and I have reached an agreement, we will definitely go to cooperate with the commander and kill the officers and soldiers."
When Yuan Zongdi said the words "Kill the officers and soldiers with dignity", his calm and flat tone still couldn't hide the chilling murderous aura. This reminded Liu Tichun of the time when he first entered the camp.
, Li Zicheng led his generals to Xing'an and other places in southern Shaanxi. At that time, Yuan Zongdi was not as calm and violent as he is now.
On one occasion, Cao Wenzhao, a famous general of the Guan Ning Army, set up an ambush to attack the Chuang camp, surrounded it on all sides, and almost annihilated the Chuang camp. At that time, Yuan Zongdi, who was covered with many wounds, braved the rain of arrows and bullets from the Guan Ning army, and led Liu Tichun in.
The dozen or so cavalrymen inside directly attacked Cao Wenzhao's central army, frightening the powerful general of the Guan Ning Army who was known as "if there is a Cao in the army, the Western thieves would be frightened to hear it", and created a fighting opportunity for Li Zicheng to lead his troops to break through.
Liu Tichun knew that Yuan Zongdi could calmly plan the overall situation, but also had a brave and daring side. Looking at Yuan Zongdi, although he looked a little worried, he also revealed his confidence in King Chuang's military arrangements.
With Yuan Zongdi's understanding and trust, he believed that the battle to break into the camp would not fall into the hands of the army.
"The weather is getting colder again."
Yuan Zongdi wrapped a smock tightly around his cloth armor. However, it was only October, and the cold wind in southern Shaanxi was already a bit bit bit bit chilly. It seems that this winter will not be easy to live with, plus the cold wind in summer and autumn.
There is a severe drought. I don’t know how many people will not be able to survive this increasingly cold winter!
"Er Hu, tell the soldiers to prepare for a big battle by sharpening their swords and sharpening their weapons!"