On October 23rd of the second year of Chongzhen, late autumn swept across the northwest. The cold wind not only chilled the grass and trees, but also chilled people's hearts.
Outside Fufeng City, within a radius of dozens of miles, there were not only Zhou Dingshan's cavalry but also soldiers and horses led by Yang He and Liu Yingyu, Wu Guofu, and Cao Wenzhao and Sun Chuanting leading troops to press over from the northeast.
The 50,000 peasant army who failed to cross Fufeng City formed an encirclement. At this time, the peasant army still had an advantage in numbers, but their morale had already collapsed.
As the battle progressed, the fighting became more and more cruel, and the casualties of the peasant army increased sharply. Under this high-pressure state, one peasant army collapsed first and surrendered directly to Yang He. On Fufeng City, Li Zicheng watched this tragedy.
They released the lives in front of them, but there was nothing they could do. Li Zicheng did not dare to go out of the city to rescue. Once he went out to rescue, he would only trap the people under his command, and might even lose Fufeng City.
By the night of October 24th, the officers and soldiers had completed the encirclement. Hong Chengchou led his troops to block Fufeng City, completely blocking the possibility of the peasant army escaping. Now the situation has become very clear, and the officers and soldiers are determined.
We must destroy the main force of the 50,000 peasant army.
In order to rescue the main force of the peasant army trapped in the east of Fufeng City, Gao Yingxiang could only turn to Wang Ziyong. Before, Wang Ziyong had the intention of letting the imperial troops consume Gao Yingxiang's strength and avenge his previous revenge. However, Gao Yingxiang
Half of the main force was trapped and died, which Wang Ziyong did not expect. Wang Ziyong hated Gao Yingxiang, but he also knew that if Gao Yingxiang collapsed at this time, it would not do him or Wang any good.
Not long after, Wang Ziyong ordered his troops to start marching south and east, threatening Sanshui County and attacking Yan'an Prefecture. Wang Ziyong sent troops everywhere in the hope of attracting Cao Wenzhao's troops back. However, until Yan'an and Sanshui County were captured,
Still didn't see Cao Wenzhao and Sun Chuanting showing any intention of returning support.
Yan'an Mansion and Qingyang Mansion were making a lot of noise, but the officers and soldiers were indifferent and accelerated the reduction of the encirclement. By this time, Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong were completely desperate.
On October 25th, the sky was misty, and the mist was filled with the smell of blood. This place had already become a death zone. After three days of massacre, 50,000 peasant soldiers were killed and injured. The corpses everywhere were so shocking.
Since the massacre ended, Li Zicheng took the initiative to withdraw from Fufeng and returned to Fengxiang. Li Yangchun also ended the confrontation with Tuobuhua and followed him into Fengxiang. Nearly half of the soldiers and horses were wiped out by the officers and soldiers, and Gao Yingxiang's vitality was seriously injured.
The morale of the various units is now low and they are unable to compete with the officers and soldiers. Next, the officers and soldiers will definitely attack Fengxiang. What will happen then, we don’t know yet.
After working hard for a long time, he was able to accumulate this wealth, but in the blink of an eye, he was cut off in half by others, and Gao Yingxiang lost half of his life. The atmosphere in the government office was very depressed. Although Li Zicheng, Li Yangchun and others were all there, no one spoke.
None. Niu Jinxing, on the other hand, held up his hands and said: "King Chuang, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. If the officers and soldiers attack Fengxiang, to be honest, Niu doesn't think we can defend it..."
"Right now, the best way is to retreat to Pingliang, wait for some time to recuperate, regroup, and compete with the officers and soldiers!"
"Fengxiang, really can't hold it?" Gao Yingxiang really doesn't want to give up Fengxiang Mansion. It is too close to Xi'an Mansion. That famous city and ancient imperial capital has a strange temptation for Gao Yingxiang.
Gao Yingxiang actually knew in his heart that what Niu Jinxing said was right and that Fengxiang couldn't keep it, but the reluctance in his heart made him still hesitate. But at this time, another piece of bad news came. Cao Wenzhao's nephew Cao Bianjiao leader
The troops broke through Duyang Mountain, went all the way north, and attacked Pingliang City. Due to the lack of troops in Pingliang and lack of vigilance, Pingliang fell into the hands of the officers and soldiers in less than two hours.
When the news came, everyone in the house was shocked. Gao Yingxiang and others were completely panicked. Even Niu Jinxing's face turned a little pale. Cao Bianjiao occupied Pingliang and blocked the way for Gao Yingxiang's army to retreat north. It can be seen that the officers and soldiers were going to
Niu Jinxing, who directly destroyed Gao Yingxiang's rebel army in one go, raised the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Is the appetite of the officers and soldiers too big?
At the same time, Zhang Dashou, who was full of stars, captured Ganquan City, and Zhang Cunmeng, who did not stick to the mud, also captured Sanshui County. The two pushed south at the same time, approaching Xianyang City. In this case, the only officers and soldiers on the side were Yang He and
Hong Chengchou returned to Xi'an Mansion with the main force, but the others still did not move. At this time, Wang Ziyong was also a little anxious.
The officers and soldiers were getting ruthless, trying hard to lose some cities and destroy Gao Yingxiang. Although they had enmity with Gao Yingxiang, at this stage, both sides were prospering and losing. There was nothing Wang Ziyong could do to watch Gao Yingxiang be destroyed.
After thinking for a long time, I could only mobilize Zhang Damou to come back, lead the main force of 20,000 to march westward, and storm Pingliang City.
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During the day, it was foggy. Gao Yingxiang led a group of soldiers and horses towards the north. His purpose of going there was to cooperate with Zhang Damou to capture the damn Pingliang City. However, along the way, Gao Yingxiang was always a little uneasy.
The surroundings were so peaceful. The officers and soldiers actually watched me and Zhang Dam being besieged in Pingliang. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?
Suddenly, the rear became noisy, and after a while, the team was completely in chaos. It turned out that the cavalry of Zhou Dingshan and Tuobuhua came in two groups and directly cut Gao Yingxiang's army in two. At the same moment,
There was a sound of cannon fire ahead, and it turned out that Cao Wenzhao and Sun Chuanting had already been ambushing nearby.
Gao Yingxiang's troops were numerous, but their morale was completely depleted. There was a sudden encounter and cavalry killing, and the result was predictable. Gao Yingxiang wanted to attack Pingliang City, but was intercepted and killed on the way, and had to flee back in embarrassment.
After Fengxiang escaped, he checked the casualties and found that more than 3,000 people had been killed. Gao Yingxiang almost died of suffocation.
Because Gao Yingxiang was attacked, Zhang Damou, who was attacking Pingliang City, was so frightened that he retreated twenty miles, fearing that the cavalry would come over and follow in Gao Yingxiang's footsteps.
Gao Yingxiang's failure this time was not just as simple as losing a few soldiers and horses, but also allowed Gao Yingxiang to see the situation clearly. The officers and soldiers wanted to trap Gao to death in Fengxiang, but as for Wang Ziyong, they paid no attention to it.
In fact, Yang He was really ruthless this time. He followed the advice of Cao Wenzhao, Hong Chengchou and others and wiped out Gao Yingxiang at all costs. For this reason, as long as Xi'an Prefecture was not lost, other places were left to the king's own use.
By now, Gao Yingxiang has become a little desperate. Perhaps, in the near future, it will be the end of Gao Yingxiang.
Yang He and others, on the other hand, are in a much better mood and are now waiting for the right opportunity to launch a general attack on Feng Xiang.
It is only a matter of time before Gao Yingxiang's peasant army is destroyed.