Obviously, Zhang Xianzhong at this time had no intention of blaming him for killing his brother.
It seems that it can be seen from his words that since Zhang Nengqi was captured alive by the imperial officers and soldiers, he should die! Rather than finally surrendering to the imperial officers and soldiers and becoming a traitor, it would be better for Zhang Kewang to kill him now!
I guess they were stimulated by Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu!
After Zhang Kewang heard what he said, he felt relieved.
But who knows, Zhang Xianzhong then shouted sternly: "You are also incompetent. Don't you know that fighting relies on one breath? Not only did you not break through Liu Liangzuo's military camp, but you stopped and waited for me. Don't you know how to fight?"
"My child is guilty!" Zhang Kewang heard this and quickly admitted his mistake.
He knew that talking back to Zhang Xianzhong was the most irrational thing to do.
In fact, he actually admitted that Zhang Xianzhong was right.
If they hadn't seen Zhang Nengqi and others at that time, they hesitated and stopped the cavalry, which gave the officers and soldiers in the camp more opportunities to prepare, and they might not have been able to attack.
After all, this was the first time that I saw one of my own being used as a shield by the enemy, so I was not decisive enough to kill him immediately. I still need to pay attention to this aspect in the future.
While he was thinking, Zhang Xianzhong ignored him and immediately observed the situation in Liu Liangzuo's camp.
Military advisor Xu Yixian had been silent until now. When he saw Zhang Xianzhong observing the enemy's situation, he said to Zhang Xianzhong: "The nearest reinforcements from the imperial army are from Huang Degong. Normally, it will take at least a day to arrive. According to the previous
With the news, Huang Degong will definitely not be so active, and delaying it for two days is the most likely thing. Therefore, it is estimated that we have two days here, one day to capture Liu Liangzuo's barracks, and one day to cross the river."
After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "Damn it, organize an attack for me immediately!"
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But they didn't know that Huang Degong's behavior of being very dissatisfied with Ma Shiying was actually performed under Ma Shiying's order. It was just that he didn't know that those Nanjing dignitaries instigated him and Ma Shiying and Li Ding before.
What is the purpose of the relationship between countries?
However, when Huang Degong received Liu Liangzuo's urgent request for help, he immediately came to his senses.
Because in this case, it stands to reason that he would be out of work and slow down the rescue speed, which is only reasonable.
In this way, it would be easy for Zhang Xianzhong's troops to break through Ma Shiying's defense line. If the accounts were settled afterwards, Huang Degong might be punished, but it would definitely not be severe, because he did not break out from his defense line.
However, Liu Liangzuo's guilt is not small, and as the commander-in-chief, Ma Shiying must also bear heavy responsibility. After all, this means that all previous efforts have been in vain. Not only will the newly settled environment in the north be destroyed, but a lot of manpower and material resources will also be spent.
, re-encircled and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
Thinking of this, Huang Degong sneered and said: "Even those pigs underestimated me, Huang Degong!"
Afterwards, he immediately ordered that in addition to the necessary remaining infantry, he personally led the infantry and cavalry armies, totaling 15,000 men and horses, to rush to the rescue.
In terms of the size of the army, Huang Degong's army was the largest under Ma Shiying, reaching about 27,800.
The main reason was, of course, that Huang Degong was from the Yongwei camp and was deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, so it was reasonable that he had a large number of troops.
Similar to him, Sun Yingyuan and Zhou Yuji's armies were similar to his, and they both had the largest number of troops among all the generals.
At this time, Huang Degong knew that Zhang Xianzhong's main force had already been dispatched, so he brought out more than half of his troops.
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In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Xianzhong stared at Liu Liangzuo's military camp with red eyes, his face unusually gloomy.
The reason why his eyes were red was not only because he stayed up all night and stayed up late, but also because he did not expect that his old rival Liu Liangzuo would be unusually tenacious this time and would not retreat.
Based on his understanding of Liu Liangzuo, if it had been before, Liu Liangzuo would have been unable to resist such a desperate attack and would have run away.
However, looking at so many corpses in front of the two armies, even a corner of the military camp was captured, but Liu Liangzuo's troops were still firmly guarding here.
This Liu Liangzuo really took the wrong medicine. When did he become so loyal to the country?
There was another thing that he didn't expect. There were actually wires in Liu Liangzuo's military camp. Especially the attack at night caught Zhang Xianzhong's men off guard, and they were fooled by Liu Liangzuo's men.
Living target.
If it weren't for these unseen iron wires stretching over there one after another, the result would have been even greater.
Another point is that during the battle, Zhang Xianzhong discovered that although Liu Liangzuo's troops were much smaller, they were much more elite. This was not only reflected in the quality of the soldiers, but their armor and weapons were much more sophisticated than before. Zhang Xianzhong saw that
Everyone is salivating.
If he can defeat Liu Liangzuo's troops and seize their armor and weapons, his combat power will be greatly improved, at least against Li Zicheng, he will no longer be weak.
But all said and done, the most important task right now is to defeat Liu Liangzuo.
Thanks to the Nanjing nobles who held back the imperial officers and soldiers and alienated Huang Degong, they still had at least one day to fight against Liu Liangzuo.
Thinking like this, Zhang Xianzhong gave another order with red eyes, asking his men to attack in turn.
The thunderous war drums echoed in the sky above Jiangnan again.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
"Kill..."
Liu Liangzuo inside the military camp, although he was said to have defended the military camp, his face did not look good.
It's not that his men suffered heavy casualties, at least compared to the bandits outside the camp, the casualties were much less. Moreover, most of them were injured. Those who died in battle or died of serious injuries only accounted for less than one layer of the casualties.
This is of course due to the excellent armor of his men.
However, the bandits under Zhang Xianzhong refused to retreat. The gunpowder and supplies in the military camp were very expensive, and they would probably be exhausted by noon at most.
Without the advantage of firearms, it will be difficult to hold on. Not only will casualties increase dramatically, but whether we can hold on here is also a question.
If it had been in the past, Liu Liangzuo would have run away long ago, and only a fool would fight to the death with the bandit and waste all his strength.
However, this time, every time Liu Liangzuo had this idea, Zuo Liangyu's head, the yellow head, appeared in his mind. Unless he was going to be a bandit, otherwise, those two people would dare to escape from the battle.
The fate of man!
So Liu Liangzuo gritted his teeth and continued to hold on.
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In Yingtianfu, in Nanjing City, the imperial envoy was on his way. Ma Shiying had received a report from Kuai Ma that Liu Liangzuo's troops had been attacked by the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
Previously, he had received requests for help from various places, saying that Zhang Xianzhong's bandits were frantically attacking them, and they said they were the main force, and requested the Governor to send troops for reinforcements.
In this regard, according to the intelligence report from the factory guard, the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's unit is secretly gathering, and it is expected that there will be action.
However, no matter what, the main force of Zhang Xianzhong’s command does not know the art of clone, so maybe every place will be attacked by the main force of Zhang Xianzhong’s command?
There must be something fishy in this!
While Ma Shiying ordered all the troops under him to be on alert, he sent out the night guards. He also entrusted the commander of the Jinyi Guards Li Ruolian and the admiral of the East Factory Wang Dehua to send out factory guards to verify the true movements of Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
It wasn't until he received Liu Liangzuo's report that Ma Shiying understood that the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's army must be on Liu Liangzuo's side. Otherwise, the ordinary army would not be worthy of Liu Liangzuo's request for help.
In other words, the requests for help from other places were either exaggerated or deliberate. No matter what it was, it caused a lot of trouble for him.
He wrote down this account first. At this time, it was not the time to settle accounts.
Therefore, Ma Shiying quickly mobilized his troops and generals. One of the most important tasks was to mobilize and distribute the food and grass needed by the army.
As a result, what he didn't expect was that his subordinates quickly came to report that the food and grass had caught fire and been burned.
When Ma Shiying heard this, he was shocked and rushed to see the situation.
When I arrived at the scene, I saw that although my men were putting out the fire, the fire was so big that even if it could be extinguished, there probably wouldn't be much food left. But the army was about to be mobilized. If they didn't bring enough food, they would be short of food in the event of a battle.
That is fatal.
In this kind of war, who can guarantee that the bandits will be wiped out as soon as the army arrives? If the war becomes anxious, the food and grass crisis will drag down the entire army!
Ma Shiying was a little panicked when he saw it.
Wang Dehua, who came with him, just saw the intensity of the fire and said with a sneer: "Such a big fire happened to be burning at this time. If it were not artificial, our family name would be written upside down!"
Hearing this, Ma Shiying couldn't help but come back to his senses immediately, and his face suddenly filled with anger.
First, reports came from all over the country that Zhang Xianzhong's main force was attacking, and now someone set fire to the army rations at this time. This shows that someone wants him to lose his official position!
"Come here, where is the quartermaster?" Ma Shiying immediately shouted and asked to find the person in charge.
However, his men soon came to report that the quartermaster knew that he could not escape the blame and committed suicide out of fear of the crime!
Ma Shiying was angry and anxious after hearing this. For the first time, he felt that it was so difficult to do things!
It's easy to hide with an open sword, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow!
If Liu Liangzuo couldn't support him and Zhang Xianzhong's bandits broke through, he would definitely be an unqualified official, and he might even be punished.
Seeing his anxious and worried look, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Governor. Huang Degong is a famous general. He is used to fighting. He is close to Liu Liangzuo, so he will definitely take the initiative to help defend. He will not
What went wrong!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Shiying came back to her senses and said quickly: "My concern is causing chaos! That's right, that's right, Master Li is right!"
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