The smoke from the beacon fire in Yilingzhou City has not cleared, and hundreds of officers and soldiers are still resisting. After Liu Fangliang and Luo Dai'en led the rebel cavalry into the city, they dismounted in separate groups to search and kill, and then helped Bai Wang and Xin Sizhong to disperse the soldiers in the city.
All remaining officers and soldiers in various residential areas were wiped out.
Li Laiheng's rough calculation showed that they had captured five to six hundred prisoners so far, and several groups of officers and soldiers had taken advantage of the chaos to escape. He had already ordered Hao Yaoqi and Gu Kecheng to lead a team to hunt down Hao
Waqi had a fiery temperament, and Gu Kecheng had a great hatred for the officers and soldiers because of Liu Zongmin's sacrifice. Therefore, Li Laiheng reminded them to capture as many prisoners alive as possible and not to kill too much, especially the gunners and gunners. For the rebels,
It is an extremely valuable asset and must not be killed indiscriminately.
He was still worried that Hao Yaoqi was too casual in doing things, and Gu Kecheng was a ruthless person who killed people without blinking an eye. He wanted Bai Wang or Uncle Qing, who were serious about things, to go out of the city to assist in capturing prisoners, but he felt that
The city is not yet completely settled, and Bai Wang and Li Changqing are needed to do the work.
After much consideration, Li Laiheng still handed over the task of chasing down the remnants of the army to Hao Yaoqi and Gu Kecheng. In fact, it stands to reason that Li Laiheng and Bai Wang were both in charge of the team, and their status was equal to that of the barbarians. He just took advantage of Liu Zongmin's experience before his death.
In his last words, he had the command power of the rebel army in Yilingzhou City. But after Liu Fangliang, who had a higher status and more seniority, arrived, Li Laiheng should have handed over this command power to Master Liu.
But whether it was the other generals outside the Little Tiger Team or Li Laiheng himself, they seemed to have become accustomed to Li Laiheng giving orders directly. Perhaps it was because the war in Yilingzhou City had been so ups and downs in the past two days. Especially in
After Liu Zongmin's death: Li Laiheng not only withstood a fierce offensive of 3,000 officers and artillery with only 500 troops, but also almost annihilated the entire army.
When the Chuang army rampaged through Shaanxi in the past, they had a victory in annihilating three thousand Qin soldiers, Yu Xiaochong, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town. But that was based on the strength of the Chuang army, with over 10,000 troops.
With a mere inferior force of 500 people, they achieved a major victory of annihilating 3,000 officers and soldiers. This had to impress everyone. It also created a huge psychological impact on Bai Wang, Gu Kecheng, Xin Sizhong and others who personally fought with the people in the battle.
The shock made them almost subconsciously believe that Li Laiheng had a magic power that could bring victory.
In the past, the generals in the camp only had this kind of almost superstitious belief in Li Zicheng. Even Liu Zongmin, who was brave and extraordinary, never had this kind of magic power.
Li Laiheng himself was not aware of the subtle changes in his image in the hearts of the generals who broke into the camp. He and Luo Yanqing went hand in hand, leading a small group of cavalry, and captured Nanjinkou without any effort. The local defenders were all led by Tan Yi.
The reinforcements to Yiling were wiped out together with the main force of the official army. As a result, no troops were left to guard the important Nanjinkou. The rebels spent a day marching and then easily captured it without any fierce fighting.
Nanjinkou is a small city that functions as both a pass and a ferry. The local residents are much smaller than those in Yilingzhou City. However, Nanjinkou is also an important stronghold in Yang Sichang's encirclement and suppression plan, and a large amount of military supplies and grain are stored there.
"Unintentional planting of willows creates shade!"
Li Laiheng and Luo Yanqing galloped into the city of Nanjinkou together. He was riding on the horse and looked at the Yangtze River through the lights near the ferry. He turned to Luo Yanqing and sighed: "Is Miss Luo from Yan'an? All long rivers flow eastward.
But the Yangtze River is no better than the Yellow River, even in late winter, it is still so turbulent."
Luo Yanqing raised her whip lightly, and she rode her horse in small steps to the riverside, where she stopped. The river wind blew past Luo Yanqing's side, rolling up a crimson cloak she wore behind her. Her wheat-colored skin glowed under the night light.
Under the light, it shows a somewhat blurred color.
She replied: "Well, I am from Yan'an. Most of the people in Cao Ying are from Yan'an Prefecture, so is Chuang Ying the same?"
"Absolutely." Li Laiheng walked to Luo Yanqing's side and said softly: "Most of the soldiers who broke into the camp are from Yan'an. Like our boss, I am from Mizhi, Suidezhou."
"You can also see the Yellow River from Yan'an, but most of the Yellow River is frozen during this season." Luo Yanqing looked to the north. They had gone so far. It had been many years since Cao Ying left Shaanxi in the fourth year of Chongzhen.
Back to my hometown in Shaanxi.
When Luo Yanqing was still a child, she followed Luo Rucai and left her hometown in Yan'an. She didn't know if one day the rebels would be able to return to Yan'an.
Although the rebels achieved an unprecedented victory in the Battle of Xiangyouping, she also knew that the day before returning home was still far away.
Li Laiheng thought of the work of a certain poet, "The river goes up and down, and suddenly it stops flowing." Yan'an is indeed a place where people can use force. People who want to break the shackles seem to always take such a road from the south to
North, and the road from north to south. He knew that if the invasion army developed as it did in history, they would eventually go back from the south to the north, and then from the north back to the south again.
Only this time when walking from north to south, Li Laiheng hoped that it would be a victorious march rather than a panicked escape.
The drifting moonlight seemed to become softer and softer. It mixed with the light yellow night light and surrounded Luo Yanqing's body, showing little spots of light, which made Li Laiheng see it very unrealistically. Luo Yanqing was riding a horse, tilting her head.
Her long hair fell from her shoulders and hung in the air, making her face, which was considered very angular by people at the time, much gentler. She didn't know why Li Laiheng stared at her so directly. Luo Yanqing was so ugly to her.
She was very self-aware about her appearance, so she wondered if Li Laiheng was making fun of her appearance? She felt a little angry, but she didn't want to be angry at Li Laiheng or ruin the quiet atmosphere.
"Team leader! We've caught someone!"
Hao Yaoqi's thunderous voice finally broke the silent silence. He waved his whip repeatedly and rode a fast horse into the small town of Nanjinkou. Six or seven soldiers followed Hao Yaoqi.
Each person was holding several captives, and Zhang Pizhu was the most special among them. He only held one captive, but the captive was dressed like a scholar and was lined with luxurious brocade robes. It was obvious at a glance that he was a big shot.
"Guan team." Hao Yaoqi's riding skills were outstanding. He could easily dismount without waiting for the horse to stop. He was much better than Li Laiheng. After Hao Yaoqi dismounted, he asked Zhang Pixu to quickly pull the special horse.
The prisoner came over and introduced Li Laiheng, "Guan Dui, we caught a big fish!"
Li Laiheng was a little angry at Hao Yaoqi's lack of interest, but when he saw the prisoners held by Zhang Pizhu, he also became curious. After all, since he joined the camp, he had been with a group of rough people every day, and he could only talk to You Ci.
Only when he gets along with him can he feel a certain sense of culture. Suddenly seeing a prisoner dressed as a scholar, he naturally feels very special.
"Waving the flag, Pi Tu, who is this? Where did you catch him? Did you catch any other generals?"
Hao Yaoqi explained: "Don't mention my big management team! If it's not the management team, you want us to catch more people alive? I just controlled my own hands and didn't kill people indiscriminately. I also specially ordered Zhang Pizhu
They also want to give priority to catching those alive."
He pointed at Zhang Pizhu and said: "We left Yiling City and chased the officers and soldiers everywhere, but we didn't catch anyone who looked like a general. Only Zhang Pizhu, a boy with sharp eyes, held a short knife and fought in the dense crowd.
, I bumped into two generals in the broad and deep winter wheat field. A lame general was still restless and wanted to stab Zhang Pikui to death with his sword. This boy was so anxious that he didn't remember my instructions.
, without saying a word, he raised his sword and hacked the lame general of the army to death."
Zhang Pili heard what Hao Yaoqi said was very "one-sided", so he quickly pushed the scholar-looking prisoner forward and explained to Li Laiheng: "Guard Team, don't listen to Leader Hao's nonsense. I only want to arrest him."
He's alive, but that high-ranking official named Tan Yi was already about to die, but I cut him very shallowly with my knife. Who knew he would be dead?"
Luo Yanqing watched Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pizhu arguing from the side, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She also asked: "Little brother who broke into the camp, who is this scholar you caught?"
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"Yes, that's what Miss Luo is asking." Li Laiheng also jumped off the horse. He walked up to the prisoners and asked Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pili, "Who is this guy? He looks like a civil servant. Could he be some kind of military supervisor?"
A high-ranking official like that?"
Before Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pili could answer, the prisoner's head shook like a rattle. He hurriedly retorted: "Don't dare, don't dare! My lord, my lord... students are not officials, students are just
It’s just a bookstore for writing letters of praise for General Tan!”
"Huh? He's just a book clerk." Li Laiheng shrugged and said helplessly, "Pi Fu, the general Tan you killed was the general. The scholar you captured alive was just a book clerk doing odd jobs..."
Li Laiheng put his hands behind his back, thought for a while, and then asked the scholar: "By the way, scholar, what is your name? Our rebel army does not kill innocent people indiscriminately. As long as you tell us which general is commanding the artillery among the official army,
We will let you go and give you a few taels of money for travel expenses."
Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pizhu were greatly disappointed when they heard that the person they had worked so hard to capture alive was not the noble general they expected, but just a book clerk doing odd jobs. Zhang Pizhu sighed repeatedly,
He regretted that he was mean and accidentally chopped Tan Yi to death.
The clerk became even more cowardly after hearing Li Laiheng's question. He didn't dare to look at Li Laiheng to answer. Instead, he lowered his head and stared at his toes. He didn't want the rebels to know his real name, so he rolled his eyes.
After two turns, he whispered: "Student, student... The student's name is Fang Congzhe, and he is from Xiangyang. General Tan Yi gave the student a monthly salary of eighty taels and asked the student to help write some documents. The student does not know about military and national affairs."
After Li Laiheng heard the clerk's answer, he narrowed his eyes. He approached the clerk, lowered his head, stared at the clerk's face from bottom to top, and said with a playful smile: "Is that Fang Congzhe?"
"Yes, yes, student...no, villain, the villain's name is Fang Congzhe, and the word means "meaning"."
"You kid, are you kidding me?" Li Laiheng's expression suddenly changed, and a layer of frost suddenly appeared on his face. Even Luo Yanqing was startled.
After he stood up, he pointed at the clerk and cursed: "You brat, do you really think that we are all illiterate when we enter the camp? Do you think I don't know that Fang Congzhe was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty and has been dead for more than ten years?
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"I think your kid won't shed tears until he sees the coffin! Hao Yaoqi, Zhang Pili, you go hang this guy up and give him fifty lashes first. This guy is full of lies, and none of them are true. Nine times out of ten, he is lying.
An important person in the army must be tortured by me! After being whipped, if he doesn't tell the truth, you go to Gu Kecheng and borrow the stick that Commander Liu used to love so much.