"Hurry, hurry up! Don't waste your horse power. I, the general, will ask for mercy from the imperial court for the lost horses!" Zuo Guangxian whipped his mount with mission while shouting loudly, urging his cavalry to speed up the march.

Huazhou is seventy miles away from Huayin, which is exactly the normal march distance of the cavalry in one day.

Ever since Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, was defeated at the hands of Zhang Shun and was chased by the rebels for dozens of miles.

Those with two legs could not outrun those with four legs, so in fact most of the defeated officers and soldiers in Tongguan were horse troops.

It's just that the officers and soldiers relied on the natural danger of Tongguan and the horse army had no place to use it, so it didn't show up.

But when Tongguan fell, Shaanxi's commander-in-chief Zuo Guangxian defeated Huayin and Huazhou, and the power of his cavalry became apparent.

This is also the main reason why the officers and soldiers were defeated again and again, but they were still able to stop Chen Changzhen and Li Mou could not advance even an inch.

Because as long as the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan can resist for a whole day, the Shaanxi military commander Zuo Guangxian will be able to bring 5,000 cavalry to support that night.

At that time, the two battalions of Chen Changzhen and Li Mou had only 6,000 troops, and the two battalions of Cao Wenzhao and Wang Shaoyu had to garrison Tongguan to prevent Shanxi officers and soldiers from sneaking across Fenglingdu.

Due to the shortage of manpower, Chen Changzhen was afraid of losing the 10,000-kilogram Hongyi cannon "General Qingtian" after suffering the losses of Zuo Guangxian's cavalry.

We can only use "golden artillery" and "field artillery" as the main siege force. We also need to allocate some manpower to prevent Zuo Guangxian's surprise attack, so we are unable to do anything against the small town of Huayin.

Zuo Guangxian was quite proud of his method of defending with a fortified city and delaying cavalry support.

Originally, he thought that without spending several months, the rebel army would be unable to do anything to him. But after a few months, Hou Jin's soldiers retreated, and the officers and soldiers would naturally work together to defeat the enemy in front of him.

At first, things went as he expected, and the rebels were unable to do anything to Huayin County for a while.

As soon as their cavalry arrives, the rebel army will have to withdraw to Tongguan. The officers and soldiers can take the opportunity to repair the damaged city and wait for the next rebel attack.

But he never expected that after holding off the thieves for more than ten days, he suddenly received a beacon warning this morning and got the information that "the thieves have gathered a large number of people and are attacking the city urgently, and Huayin City is on the verge of collapse."

It turned out that Zuo Guang retreated to Huayin and Huazhou first, and after deciding on the plan of "wearing out the enemy with fortified cities and using cavalry to break out", he specifically ordered his soldiers to build a simple beacon tower between the two.

These so-called beacon towers are actually simple fire piles made of stones and earth.

One is set up every ten miles, and only five are set up between Huayin and Huazhou. Once there is an alarm, wet and dry firewood will be lit and billowing smoke will be emitted to convey the message.

The information that these beacon towers can convey is limited. Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief Zuo Guangxian made an agreement with the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan: if there is a police officer, he will light one beacon; if he is attacked by thieves, he will light two beacons; and if the situation is critical, he will light two beacons at the same time.

Three streaks of smoke.

But this time, he received three smoke warnings early in the morning.

What does this mean? This means that either Zhao Guangyuan was besieged by several times the enemy, or something unexpected happened and he was in danger.

Zuo Guangxian rushed to Huayin City eagerly, feeling a little annoyed at the same time.

At first, the officers and soldiers were suddenly attacked by the rebel Li Mou from Jinggou. Under attack from both sides, they had no choice but to withdraw from Tongguan.

However, due to the repeated defeats of the officers and soldiers, their morale was low and there was a certain degree of rout.

In order to restrain the soldiers, Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, spent a lot of effort. However, it took a lot of time and was not able to establish a stronghold near Huashan, south of Huayin City, in time, so as to be at a crossroads with it.

potential.

If this is true, I am afraid that even if Zhang Shun comes in person, it is impossible to put Huayin City in danger so quickly.

It's just that there is no medicine for regret in the world. If you can't do it, you can't do it. Now no matter how upset Zuo Guangxian is, it will not help.

The officers and soldiers continued galloping for an unknown amount of time, when suddenly a messenger and scout were sent by the vanguard to ask for instructions: "Report to the general, the army has reached the last place of smoke."

"And the front is only about ten miles away from the thieves. There is a possibility of being discovered by the thieves at any time. Do you need to rest for a while before marching?"

"What did Zhao Guangyuan's messenger say before?" Zuo Guangxian did not answer him, but asked instead.

Around noon, the officers and soldiers encountered the messenger of the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan, claiming that "the thieves' artillery is sharp and unstoppable. If the general cannot rescue him in time, Huayin City may be lost."

"There...there may be some exaggeration in it!" the scout couldn't help but murmured after hearing the words.

"Tell me, You Zhaiyuan, if he is timid and avoids fighting, I can send someone else to take his place!" Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, said coldly.

This You Zhaiyuan is the younger brother of You Shigong, You Shilu and You Shiwei, the "Three Generals of the You Family" of Yansui General. He is also the younger brother of You Zhaiwen, the deputy editor-in-chief of Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, so he is somewhat rebellious.

tame.

Zuo Guangxian was a general who rose from the grassroots level by relying on his bravery, and his family had plenty of money, so why should we be afraid of him?

Sure enough, You Zhaiyuan got a reply from the scout and immediately became honest.

He couldn't help but cursed: "You straight-up thief, cheer me up! You must expel all the thief scouts you encounter as soon as possible. You must not let the thief find out the truth before engaging the thief in battle!"

The unintentional act of guerrilla general You Zhaiyuan caused a lot of trouble for the rebels.

It turned out that in order to defeat Zuo Guangxian, Zhang Shun asked He Jin to lead the cavalry to hide in Huashan Mountain. As a result, there were few cavalry scouts under his command, and they were quickly driven out by the officers and soldiers, making it impossible to detect the actual strength of the officers and soldiers.

However, Zhang Shun did not become a "blind man". At least before the main force under Zuo Guangxian arrived, he also received the news that the officers, soldiers and cavalry were quickly arriving.

At that time, the main force of the rebel army's siege was under the cover of artillery. They climbed onto the city wall again and fought desperately with the officers and soldiers.

The generals were shocked when they heard the news, and they all suggested: "Zuo Guangxian has always been brave, and now he suddenly appears again. Please ask King Shun to give an order in time to let the attacking soldiers retreat temporarily to avoid being taken advantage of by the officers and soldiers!"

Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this and said: "The art of war says: Don't rely on him not coming, rely on me to be waiting for him. I have been waiting here for a long time, why is Zuo Guangxian so late?"

"Now that the rebels have been attacking the city for a long time, they have found out what is inside the city. It turns out that there are no cannons to defend it. I ordered the entire army to press forward, stopping within a stone's throw of Huayin City to meet the attacking soldiers!"

"What?" The generals couldn't help but be shocked. And Hong Chengchou was even more surprised. He couldn't help shaking his head secretly and said: I heard that King Shun was always fond of taking risks, and now I know it!

Why is Zhang Shun so bold?

It turned out that after Chief of Staff Hong Chengchou analyzed Shaanxi's reality and reality, he had realized that this was an opportunity for the rebels to seize Shaanxi.

If Hong Chengchou's prediction is correct, then now Shaanxi only has Zuo Guangxian's team as a mobile force to deal with him.

The other officers and soldiers were either restrained by Houjin Dorgon and Yue Tuo, the remnants of Hu Duntu, or other rebels running around, and there was no spare manpower to deal with them.

And the more this is the case, the more boldly and aggressively the rebels should be to catch the officers and soldiers off guard.

The more everyone thinks that the situation is temporarily stable, the more they should destroy the current stable situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, when discerning people discover this fragile balance, there will soon be a breakthrough point, and then they will fall into a passive position.

Zuo Guangxian, come on! Let me test how good you are!

"What? How dare you, thief!" At the same time, guerrilla general You Zhaiyuan had already reported the movements of the rebels to Shaanxi commander Zuo Guangxian. Zuo Guangxian was furious after hearing this.

These rebellious ministers and traitors actually dared to continue attacking the city in front of him. Didn't they take Mr. Zuo seriously?

Not to mention, Huayin City is now on the verge of collapse. If I hesitate any longer, I am afraid that the morale of the troops in the city will be shaken, and it will be meaningless to come to support day and night.

"Pass my order and order the main force to go to the south of the city to form an array. I order You Zhaiyuan to lead more than a thousand cavalry and hide behind Huayin City. When our army and the thieves are fighting and the fight is inextricable, they will come out from the north.
Chapter completed!