Seeing that the kingdom was about to succeed, a chaotic sound came from the rear. After Li Guoqi killed two rebels, he shouted urgently: "General Wang Shen, retreat quickly, the rebels in Ansai City are coming.
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"What?" Guo Guo turned around and glared at Li Zicheng, "Li Zicheng, you are really ambitious. You actually communicated with the rebels in advance."
"General Wang Shen, don't blame Li. If Li didn't have anyone to rely on, he wouldn't dare to raise troops blatantly..."
"You... bastard, I was really blind back then. Why didn't I see that you were a beast? There are many people here who were once yours..."
"If we have different ways, we can't conspire with each other!" Li Zicheng's expression turned cold and his eyes were extremely firm.
Looking at Li Zicheng in front of him, Wang Guo wanted to stab him to death, but for the lives of his brothers, he had to order to retreat.
That night, Li Zicheng personally acted as a bait to attract the attention of Wang Guo and others, while Li Yangchun sent Hua Xiaorong and Lan Dao to detour from both sides, secretly cutting off the northern Shaanxi frontier army's northward retreat. Therefore, when Wang Guo and others
After people discovered that the situation was not good, they were already under heavy siege.
In the chaotic fighting at night, the northern Shaanxi frontier army was quickly dispersed. In desperation, they began to organize their own troops to break out.
When the first ray of light penetrated the clouds in the morning and dawn enveloped the earth, we realized how tragic the battle was that night.
That night, the northern Shaanxi frontier army suffered heavy losses. The town was dyed red with blood, and corpses were everywhere, extending for more than ten miles to the north. General Guo Guo and the guerrilla general Li Xianzong broke through the encirclement, but at dawn, they were still attacked by a large number of people.
The rebel gang besieged Gaobai Mountain south of Bailuo City.
Gaobai Mountain is less than thirty miles away from Bailuo City. As long as you return to Bailuo City, you will be safe, but this short thirty-mile journey has become an impossible return journey.
Gaobai Mountain is just a small hill, without dense forests or many dangerous passes. There are only more than 400 remnant soldiers around now, and at this time, the border troops in northern Shaanxi are too busy to take care of themselves. It is impossible for reinforcements to rush to Gaobai Mountain in a short time.
Sitting on the cold stone surface, looking at the bare hills, the kingdom smiled miserably and suddenly felt despair.
He spent half his life in the army pursuing fame, but in the end it was all in vain. He never thought that his kingdom would not die in the hands of the Tatars, but would die on this high mountain.
Li Xianzong's left arm was hanging, and there were several scars on his face. The situation was even more embarrassing than that of the kingdom. Looking at the situation at the bottom of the mountain, Li Xianzong let go of the knife in his hand and lay down on the withered grass next to him.
"General Wang, we have no chance. The rebels will not let us leave. A general, a guerrilla general... Haha..."
Li Xianzong's smile was extremely bitter, and his laughter was like a sharp knife, piercing the kingdom's heart.
"General Li, no matter what choice you make, Wang will not blame you. But Wang will never surrender..."
Wang Guo put the iron halberd on the ground and stood up slowly. Wang Guo may not be a competent general, he is a little greedy for money and has deducted military pay, but he will never surrender to the rebels. This is the last dignity of his kingdom.
Not for the imperial court, but for his family. If he dies in battle, his family will still receive a pension, and he can still enjoy the name of bravery. But if he surrenders, not only his ancestors will be humiliated, but the whole family will also be liquidated by the imperial court.
Seeing Wang Guo's expression, Li Xianzong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Choice? General Wang Shen, do you think Li has any other choices? How many generals are there who are afraid of death on all sides of the Ming Dynasty? In today's situation, the only choice is war.
It's just death... It's just that a man can't die in the desert grassland, but he died here, which is a bit unwilling..."
While he was talking, shouts of killing could be heard from the bottom of the mountain, and a large number of gangsters flooded the small Gaobai Mountain like a tide.
In this crowd, the figures of Wang Guo and Li Xianzong looked so fragile.
On February 23rd of the second year of Chongzhen, a bad news spread throughout Shaanxi again, shocking the court.
Under the urging of the imperial court, several roadside troops in Ningxia, Gansu, and Suide failed to attack Ansai City. At night, General Li Zicheng, together with several generals and team leaders, suddenly rebelled. The rebels united with the rebels in Ansai City, and the officers and soldiers were defeated.
Anding Town.
After a day and night of fierce fighting, the border troops lost more than half of their troops. Later, the rebels surrounded Gaobai Mountain and wiped out all the officers and soldiers on the mountain. Gansu General Guo Guo and Suide guerrilla general Li Xianzong died in the battle.
This incident was like a blow to the head, hitting the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi hard. The imperial court gathered its troops and tried to make a breakthrough, but the rebels found the opportunity and were defeated.
In particular, the affairs between Wang Guo and Li Xianzong dealt a heavy blow to the morale of all the soldiers and horses.
Before the imperial order was issued, the soldiers and horses from the three towns of Xuanfu who were responsible for attacking Ganquan quickly withdrew to Mizhi City. Wu Guofu and Liu Yingyu, who had originally planned to assemble their troops and annihilate Wang Daliang of Shangluo Dao in one fell swoop, also temporarily stopped their pace.
In contrast, the morale of the rebels was greatly boosted. Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang joined forces and launched a fierce attack on Xi'an. This ancient imperial capital of several dynasties suffered a heavy military disaster.
Fortunately, the walls of Xi'an Fucheng were high and thick, and the rebels lacked siege weapons. Even after a day of strong attack, they could not gain any advantage.
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In the Golden Palace of the Forbidden City, there was total silence today. The ministers who used to rush to discuss state affairs all shrank their necks today.
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjianhan sat on the dragon chair with a sullen face, staring at the ministers in the palace. At this moment, he really wanted to curse. These people are usually very capable, but when something happens, they all
No one dares to take responsibility.
"My dear friends, now that Northern Shaanxi has been defeated, the rebel party's morale has been greatly boosted, and they are besieging Xi'an Prefecture. What should we do now?"
In fact, Zhu Youjian had already had an idea in mind, but he still wanted to see the reaction of the ministers.
As a result, he was very disappointed. Qian Qianyi and others said some words, but they were all useless nonsense. In the end, they kicked the ball back again.
In fact, it's not that Qian Qianyi and others don't have an idea in mind, it's just that Shui Ye doesn't want to say it. Nowadays, Shaanxi is a big fire pit, and whoever is in charge of Shaanxi will be scapegoated. Only fools do such a thankless thing.
Doing it.
In fact, there is no shortage of fools in this world, and Yang He is one of them.
After a huge defeat in northern Shaanxi, Chongzhen made a new decision. He believed that the reason why the situation of suppressing bandits in Shaanxi was not good was because no one was in charge of the overall situation, so Chongzhen thought of Yang He.
An imperial edict ordered Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi, to serve as the governor of the three sides, taking charge of all important military and political affairs in Shaanxi and coordinating the jurisdiction of all troops and horses in Shaanxi.
This was obviously a hot potato. If it were anyone else, he would have returned to the court due to illness or resigned from his job and returned to his hometown, but Yang He actually took over this job.
Let’s not talk about the troops and horses of the Shaanxi headquarters, but just talk about the various border troops. They are all the elites of the nine sides, the treasures under the command of each general. How can these frontier generals really listen to Yang He’s orders?
Few generals in Jiubian would really take the imperial edict seriously, but Yang He really took it seriously.