The cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army has arrived. The rebels have no intention of resisting. The Jurchen Tatars who were killed by the iron-chained horses have thrown away their armor and armor. How can these southern rebels withstand it? Zhou Dingshan, one man and one horse, is like entering.
In the uninhabited land, his bright silver spear was like a ghost, taking away countless lives. The infantry was inherently at a disadvantage when facing the cavalry, and coupled with the loss of morale, it directly turned into a one-sided massacre.
It was impossible to escape. In the end, some people were killed and some surrendered.
Li Jiucheng did not participate in the fight. He took off his helmet and walked to the head of Yingshang County with a solemn expression, because there was a group of respectable people there.
Li Zhongshi was old and frail, and after another fierce battle, he was already too tired to stand up. Listening to the high-pitched fighting sounds below the city, he closed his eyes with relief. Li Jianguo, who was seriously injured, cried with joy, feeling as if he had stepped into hell with one foot.
Sometimes, someone suddenly lends a helping hand. The feeling cannot be expressed in words.
Li Jiucheng strode up to the city tower. Some of the remaining rebels who stayed on the city wall were also wiped out by the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army. Looking at Li Zhongshi, who had gray beard and hair, even a tough guy like Li Jiucheng couldn't help but get wet in his eyes.
Li Zhongshi must be over 60 years old this year, but this old general actually led thousands of soldiers from Jiangning Prefecture to guard Yingshang County for five days. Where did he get the strength? Li Zhongshi was not a Guanzhong soldier, let alone an old Chu
It is rare for him to be able to dominate Yingshang County under the king's sect. Half squatting down and kneeling on the ground with his left knee, Li Jiuzheng took Li Zhongshi's hand and patted it gently, "Old General Li, thank you for your hard work."
"It's good to be here...it's good to be here, Supervisor... But An Tai?" Li Zhongshi was panting, with a smile on his face. Maybe this was a smile of satisfaction. Li Jiucheng personally supported Li Zhongshi's eyes.
While looking at the battle situation below the city, he didn't notice that there was a young general whose appearance he couldn't see clearly beside him.
Li Yuer looked at the entire battlefield, her eyes seemed to be looking for something, but she was disappointed in the end. But think about it, His Highness has a body of thousands of gold and lives above the temple. How could he personally lead the army for a small Yingshang County?
Are you coming here? Being able to send your tiger generals here means that you attach great importance to Yingshang County.
Due to the timely arrival of the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army, the rebel forces collapsed and most of the people surrendered. The reason why these rebels followed Zhu Changxi in rebellion was simply because they were deceived. They were different from the rogue bandits back then. They had the intention of certain death.
There are very few people who care. Now that the Northern Shanxi Army is coming, defeat is inevitable. Who will carry it to the death?
Zhou Dingshan restrained his men and did not kill the rebels who laid down their weapons. Zhou Dingshan did not kill the rebels. For these rebels who surrendered, it was nothing short of a blessing. In this era, the best military merit is the head. How many
People even do things like killing good people and taking merit for the sake of military glory?
The siege of Yingshang County was lifted, and the news spread like wildfire, and soon reached Chenzhou. At first, Song Qiao, Lu Tong and others were quite unconvinced. Ma Tian had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Even if there are many people, it is enough to raze Yingshang County to the ground. So no matter how powerful Li Zhongshi is, how long can he sustain it?
Maybe there was a trace of luck at the beginning, hoping that the news would be false, but when the rebels fled back in defeat, the last illusion in their hearts was shattered. Lu Tong frowned and had no idea in his mind.
I am also very upset. I have been going smoothly in my life, but my misfortune started when I encountered Tie Mo.
It always takes time for the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army to rush to Yingshang County. Ma Tian had many chances to capture the city before the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army arrived, but he failed to do so in the end. It was because the Northern Shanxi Army was too fast.
Or is Ma Tian too stupid? In the end, Lu Tong sadly came to the conclusion that it was not the enemy that was too powerful, but our teammates. If it were Geng Zhongming or Li Jiucheng who attacked Yingshang County, they probably wouldn't even need reinforcements.
It only takes half a day to capture the city head. Alas, the army in northern Shanxi is so large and vast that it is impossible to defeat them.
The failure to capture Yingshang County also indicates that the Prince's Army's plan to march south to Jingxiang was aborted. It would be tantamount to wishful thinking to rely on a small Chenzhou to deal with the Northern Shanxi Army. At this time, Lu Tong had already begun
I'm wondering if I have changed my plan. The original plan was to cooperate with Chai's army to threaten Tokyo and shock the world, but now it seems that there is not much possibility.
Not long after, a military order came out from Chenzhou, ordering Qin Lang to defend Zhoukou. This time, there was nothing he could do. Not only did Ma Tian defeat Yingshang County, he also caused an entire army to be annihilated, causing the entire southern part of Chenzhou to become a Shanxi province.
The Northern Army dominated the world. As a result, the situation in Chenzhou has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Originally, the army could rely on most of the cities in Chenzhou and its numerical advantage to deal with the Northern Shanxi Army for a while. However, the defeat of Ma Tian not only lost troops and generals, but also lost its original geographical advantage. The Northern Shanxi Army will definitely not be able to do so in the future.
Missing the great opportunity, all the soldiers and horses directly threatened Chenzhou City. If they could not hold Zhoukou, it is estimated that the Northern Shanxi Army would only need three hours to kill Chenzhou City. Retreat? Of course, the problem is that retreat also takes time.
In the Chenzhou magistrate’s office, Zhu Changxi’s expression was not very good. At the beginning of the army, it was really overwhelming, with good news coming frequently. Gradually, the confidence came out. I thought that I would easily reach the Tokyo city, but I didn’t expect that the Northern Shanxi Army suddenly
Taking action would destroy the good situation that had been achieved.
Zhu Changxi was very knowledgeable, but he didn't know much about military affairs. In this difficult situation, he could only ask Lu Tong for advice, "Mr. Lu, most of the city in Chenzhou has been taken away by the Northern Shanxi Army. I wonder if the military advisor has any good ideas?"
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A good strategy? Lu Tong smiled bitterly in his heart. There are no good strategies now. There are some bad strategies. He cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Yingshang County and Yingzhou City have been lost. Xihua County in the north has been lost."
Changping Town and Changping Town were also occupied by the Northern Shanxi Army. It can be said that the geographical advantage we previously occupied no longer exists. It is unwise to rely on our current strength to fight against the Northern Shanxi Army. Therefore, Lu suggested that it is better to
We then withdrew our troops and moved to Huainan, trying to open the road to Suzhou Prefecture in the shortest possible time. When His Highness King Kang led his troops into Suzhou Prefecture in the future, the two parties would attack and seize Suzhou Prefecture together."
Of course, opening up Huainan will not only benefit the Suzhou Prefecture, but also avoid the sharp edge of the Northern Shanxi Army, and spread the war to as many places as possible, so that more people can feel the impact of the war. In short, now
The messier the better.
Moreover, doing so would also free up the Northern Shanxi Army to compete with the rogue bandits. Lu Tong knew very well that in terms of strength, Li Zicheng's troops were only inferior to the Northern Shanxi Army, and much stronger than Zhu Changxi and Zhu Changyan. Now it is
If the alliance really forces the Northern Shanxi Army to retreat, then the current allies may become enemies. So, wouldn't it be better to find a reason to let the rogue bandits and iron-moted dogs bite the dogs now?
Although Li Zicheng had written a letter long ago, saying that he would accept the recruitment and wanted to serve King Lu and join the army of King Qin. But no one believed that Li Zicheng would sincerely submit to the imperial court. The reason why he did not expose it was just a temporary measure. After all, Li Zicheng had
Li's strength cannot be underestimated.
Zhu Changxi is also a smart person. He can also guess what Lu Tong's intentions are hidden in his words, but he is not stupid enough to reveal it. He said with great pity, "Come to the military advisor, General Song, you should start working hard now."
Prepare to evacuate Chenzhou, lest Tie Mo smell anything."
In order to ensure that Qin Lang could defend Zhoukou, Song Qiao also sent Hua Shixu and 5,000 soldiers and horses to Zhoukou to listen to Qin Lang's dispatch. In short, on the surface, the rebels looked like they were increasing their troops in Zhoukou. However, the Northern Shanxi Army could not
Will stop advancing. Tie Mo personally led the troops, and three groups of troops attacked Zhoukou. In the evening of the first day of August, a total of 50,000 troops began to besiege Zhoukou.
This time, the army of the Northern Shan Dynasty was surrounded by three and one was missing. They deliberately left the east gate open to allow Qin Lang to flee again. Zhoukou is located in the hinterland of Chenzhou. It was not originally a fortified city, but after Zhu Changxi raised his army, it began to focus on reinforcements.
Zhoukou.
Before Lu Tong sent troops, he had already seen the importance of Zhoukou. It was located in the center of Chenzhou and the site of the Fourth Battle. The geographical location was very important. Therefore, since they entered Chenzhou, the rebels began to spend money to strengthen the city of Zhoukou.
, and now the previous hard work has finally paid off. Looking at the tall Zhoukou city wall, Tie Mo frowned, flicked his riding whip, and raised his eyebrows, "This Lu Shudao has very vicious eyes. In the past, a small city, actually
Let him become what he is now."
"Your Highness, as I see it, there may be a lot of defenses left in the city. If we attack by force, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate." Geng Zhongming also had a headache and his face was very solemn. Now that the Northern Shanxi Army has insufficient troops, it is absolutely impossible to fight forcefully.
. After half a circle around the city wall and observing the general situation, Tie Mo decisively gave up the idea of attacking the city. Qin Lang, a common man, made Zhoukou County like an iron bastard, leaving no gaps.
Early the next morning, the Northern Shanxi Army began to take action. They were not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, they sent a force to the east to seal the east gate of Zhoukou. In this way, Zhoukou was surrounded from all sides.
.Then there were waves of shouting and cursing outside the city of Zhoukou. At this time, Qin Lang was eating in his mansion. When he heard the loud shouting and swearing outside the city, he almost fainted.
"The famous general in Qingzhou is called Qin Lang. He is good at using sticks and sticks to do evil. He lost his wife and children and lost his official position. He can still laugh at Song Qiao. He is a wolf-hearted man who forgets his ancestors and has no conscience!" The curses continued over and over again. What exactly were they scolded?
You can find out with just a little inquiry. Although most of the rebels are from Jiangnan, these people are very familiar with Qin Lang's glorious deeds.
In order to compete with Qin Lang in the mountains, Brother Song and Mr. Lu set up a poisonous plan to have people pretend to be Qin Lang and massacre the town. This caused Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, to kill Qin Lang's wife, children and children in a rage. If he were a normal person, he would blame the prefect.
Murong Yanda, but the one he hated the most was Song Qiao, the culprit. However, General Qin, not only did not blame him, but because of Song Qiao's promise, he led the Liangshan bandits to attack Qingzhou Prefecture, causing the people to be displaced.
There is a scar in everyone's heart, but Tie Mo rudely took out the most shameful part of Qin Lang's heart and walked up to the city. For some reason, Qin Lang felt that something was wrong with the way the soldiers looked at him.
, with contempt, ridicule and contempt. Qin Lang had a fiery temper, otherwise he would not have been nicknamed the Sky Monkey. He was so angry that he was trembling all over, looking at the people in the city who were scolding happily, mace
He knocked hard on the battlement and said, "Rat, if you have the guts, fight with a certain family."
Qin Lang's voice was like a loud bell, so scary that Zhou Dingshan smiled, pointed his silver spear, shook the horse's reins and loudly replied, "Qin Gou'er, it's no secret that you come from a famous family. What you did is simply embarrassing to me. You want to fight."
?Hmph, as long as you dare to come out of the city, Mr. Yang will send you to the Palace of Hell to meet your family members who died in vain, hey, I'm afraid you don't dare!"
The other soldiers of the Northern Shan Army also laughed together, "Haha, rat Qin Lang, how can he have the courage to fight with General Zhou? If he dares to come, General Zhou can push him to the ground with one finger."
Zhou Dingshan was arrogantly racing around, not to mention how arrogant he was. For a moment, Qin Lang was so excited that he wanted to fly to the city and fight Zhou Dingshan for 300 rounds. Qin Lang could kill him with just one finger.
The man was pressed to the ground, really unbearable, "Go, open the city gate, a certain family will show these villains what bravery is."
Qin Lang walked angrily down the city with the mace in his hand. As soon as he got off the stairs, he was hugged by Hua Shixu, who came in a hurry. At this time, Hua Shixu secretly called Amitabha in his heart. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If it had been a step later, General Qin would have
I really want to run out and fight Zhou Dingshan. Let’s not say whether I can beat Zhou Dingshan. At least General Qin’s life is left there. “Brother, no, there must be a conspiracy when the surnamed Zhou is talking against each other, brother.
Don’t be fooled.”
"You...let go...Zhou Dingshan is so angry with me." Qin Lang's face turned red. Although he still looked angry, he finally calmed down a lot.
Outside Zhoukou City, Tie Mo naturally had a disappointed look on his face. Hua Shixu, Hua Shixu, without him, there is a high probability that Qin Lang would have been tricked out of the city and killed. Speaking of which, Tie Mo really felt sorry for Hua Shixu.
, of course, we have to lament that Song Qiao's ability to confuse people has allowed a general like Hua Shixu to follow him wholeheartedly.
No matter how much he was scolded, Qin Lang seemed determined not to come out. In the end, he just plugged his ears with something so that he couldn't hear and stopped being angry.
Tie Mo also lamented that he had no choice but to attack by force and could only besieged. Fortunately, he got the information that Zhoukou County did not have enough supplies. If he surrounded Zhoukou County for half a month, he would be able to annihilate the rebels. The army of northern Shanxi surrounded Zhoukou County, and at this time
Bi Yonghao in Zhengzhou City also received a letter. After reading the letter with a sullen brow, he was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, he slapped the table and cursed loudly, "What a Zhu Changxi, really beat me."
What a good idea, does this mean that both our rebel army and the Shanxi Northern Army will suffer losses?"
Bi Yonghao had a thorough understanding of Zhu Changxi's thoughts, but he had no good solution. If he hadn't been counting on Zhu Changxi to attract the attention of the Northern Shan Army, he would have really wanted to retreat and watch the fun, and let the Northern Shan Army destroy him first.