"I think they are crazy. I don't care about it. The walls of Zhenxi Guard City are high and thick, and Brother Sun's men are the most capable of fighting. Even if the Zhenxi Guards cannot hold the Zhenxi Guards, as long as they want to withdraw, the officers and soldiers will stop them.
Can’t live.”
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and quickly replied a letter to the officers and soldiers outside the city. After the letter fell into Man Gui's hands, Man Gui took one look and his face turned blue.
The content of the letter is very simple, only four words.
"You go eat shit!"
"Okay, okay," Mangui shouted three times in a row, and smiled coldly, "Brother, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't take our brothers seriously..."
Eat shit? Tie Mo's face was livid and he seemed to be serious. Zhang Xianzhong thought he was joking, "Order, attack the city hard and fire the artillery battalion to add to the fun. Tie Mo is going to send this shit to Zhang Xianzhong."
Put it in your mouth!"
Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that what he did did completely angered Man Gui and Tie Mo. A series of orders were passed down, and soon Liu Guoneng commanded the troops to launch a fierce attack on the Zhenxi Guards. This time, artillery was used again, with artillery fire coverage and musket strikes.
, after only two rounds, the soldiers and horses guarding the city had lost over a thousand, and Sun Kewang was beaten so much that he was a little confused. At this time, no matter how stupid Sun Kewang was, he could see that the officers and soldiers outside the city did not use their full strength at all. If
With an all-out attack, it is estimated that the Zhenxi Guards have been beaten through long ago. The Yunfu cavalry that kept cruising outside also completely made Sun Kewang give up the idea of retreating. Most of his subordinates are infantry. Once they leave the Zhenxi Guards and get outside, they will definitely
There was no way to escape the pursuit of the cavalry.
Sun Kewang was so confident before that he never dreamed of encountering such a situation. So, he had no choice but to find a way to deliver the letter, hoping that Zhang Xianzhong would send reinforcements to respond. He was afraid that the person delivering the letter would be stopped by the officers and soldiers, so he was sent out specially.
There were more than a dozen people passing by.
The situation in the Zhenxi Guards took a turn for the worse. When Sun Kewang's letters asking for help continued to arrive, Zhang Xianzhong was speechless. It was unusual for so many letters asking for help to come at once. Whenever officers and soldiers blocked the road and wanted to send a letter asking for help,
It's not easy. It's obvious that the officers and soldiers did it deliberately to put pressure on Zhang Xianzhong. They either agreed to pay the ransom or gave up the Zhenxi Guards.
Zhang Xianzhong was caught in a dilemma for a while. Liu Wenxiu hunched his back, frowned, and kept walking around. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but said: "Father, why don't we let the brothers of Zhenxi Wei
Withdraw it."
Zhang Xianzhong smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed: "Withdraw? Do you think I haven't thought about it? But how can it be so easy to withdraw? There are thousands of cavalry roaming outside, and leaving the strong city of Zhenxiwei is tantamount to
You are looking for death. As for rushing to the aid of Zhenxi Wei, it is even more impossible. That Geng Zhongming is very difficult to deal with. He has been harassing Fugu, just waiting for an opportunity to strike."
In the past few days, a lot of money and silk have been looted from Zhenxiwei. You must know that these things belong to him, Zhang Xianzhong. With these materials, he can reward his brothers and recruit tens of thousands of trusted soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong really can't bear to part with it.
Although he gave away the money and silk, he was even more reluctant to part with the thousands of brothers in the Zhenxi Guard. Those thousands of people were his direct line capital and his own capital. Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that he could have today's status and voice in the rebel army.
Right, just because he has a capable team in his hands. Without soldiers to fight, he is nothing. Nowadays, with soldiers, there are endless possibilities. Without soldiers and horses, self-protection is a problem.
Without hesitating for too long, Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to deliver a message to the Zhenxi Guards. Fortunately, although the Yunfu cavalry blocked the Zhenxi Guards' retreat route, it did not prevent the two sides from exchanging messages. In just half a day, Sun Kewang got Zhang Xianzhong's message.
reply.
After getting the reply, Sun Kewang felt his head was as big as a bucket, and he thought he had read it wrong. What the hell was going on with paying a ransom in exchange for the safe retreat of the Zhenxi Guards? No matter how much Sun Kewang didn't believe it, but since Zhang Xianzhong did
After the reply was given, the offensive of the officers and soldiers against the Zhenxi Guards was obviously much weaker.
As for how to pay the ransom, Zhang Xianzhong left it to others to negotiate. In this regard, Zhang Xianzhong never thought of playing tricks. He did not dare to make fun of the thousands of direct descendants of Zhenxiwei. He was aggrieved, that was for sure, and he could not even treat this
Tell the truth. If you really want to tell the truth, in order to avoid suspicion, the people from the Xuan Mansion and the Datong Mansion will not hesitate to annihilate all the Zhenxi Guards.
The transaction was carried out very covertly, but some things could not be hidden from the court, but not from Zhang Cunmeng who was close at hand. After learning that Zhang Xianzhong paid the ransom to the officers and soldiers, Zhang Cunmeng went crazy. Even if Zhang Xianzhong turned to the officers and soldiers and became a traitor, Zhang Cunmeng
You wouldn't find it strange, but paying a ransom for your life is really incomprehensible.
One day later, the cavalry patrolling in the northwest of Zhenxiwei disappeared without a trace, and the offensive against the city wall became insignificant. Sun Kewang seized the time and began to lead people to leave Zhenxiwei and flee towards Fugu.
.At first, Sun Kewang was just testing, and he was even more worried. He could not guarantee that the officers and soldiers would be trustworthy. If these officers and soldiers suddenly changed their minds and the cavalry pounced, then Sun Kewang would die here.
From Zhenxiwei to Fugu, the journey was uneventful, without even a decent disturbance. Near Fugu, monk Geng Zhongming was glad to have received the news early, and his troops withdrew ten miles back to clear the route. Geng Zhongming's
This move made Zhang Xianzhong dumbfounded. Tie Mo and Man Gui were quite serious about taking the money. In order to avoid conflicts, they even asked Geng Zhongming to lead people to retreat to make way for them.
In Hequ County, Zhang Cunmeng was furious. If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't been so powerful in the army, he would have ordered this man to be arrested and executed on the spot. He actually did business with the officers and soldiers and was extorted so much money from them. This matter must really be publicized.
If they go out, how can the Northern Shaanxi rebels lose their face?
However, soon, Zhang Cunmeng no longer wanted to be angry with Zhang Xianzhong. Because as soon as Xuanfu and Datongfu retook Zhenxiwei, Cao Wenzhao, who had been holding his troops stationary, immediately commanded his troops to launch a strong attack on Ganquan City again.
The person currently stationed at Ganquan City is none other than Cao Wenzhao's old acquaintance Yuan Ma, the red-eyed Rakshasa.
Cao Wenzhao is no stranger to this cannibal maniac. Although Yuan Ma has a very bad reputation, he is definitely a difficult guy. Perhaps because of the lessons learned from Mizhi's fall, Yuan Ma has become more cautious now.
Since entering Ganquan City, the city defenses have been reinforced. At present, Ganquan City is like a copper wall. Yuan Ma does not have any great talents, but he has one advantage: he is ruthless in fighting.
Cao Bianjiao leaned against a willow tree and looked at Ganquan City with a gloomy face. He had launched no less than four attacks on Ganquan City in the past two days, and failed each time. Most of Yuan Ma's men were a group of thugs.
It's really scary to live.
After all, Cao Bianjiao was young, and he was still far behind in terms of quality. When he returned to the command post, he saw Cao Wenzhao sitting as firmly as a bell and stamped his feet anxiously: "Uncle, we haven't even gnawed down a single brick in Ganquan City. You
Are you not worried at all?"
Cao Wenzhao frowned and glared at Cao Bianjiao, "Why are you still so impatient? What are you anxious about at this time? Those who should be anxious are the rebels. We only need to hold back most of the troops in Yan'an Mansion. The rest will be done temporarily.
Don’t worry about it.”
Cao Wenzhao was as clear as a mirror, and the reason why he was not in a hurry was because he knew that the main purpose of jointly sending troops this time was to recover the Hetao Plain. As long as the Hetao Plain was recovered, he would be able to report to the imperial court. As for annihilating the king for his own use and recovering all of Shaanxi
, let’s not think about it for now. Cao Wenzhao has been in Shaanxi for so long and has fought against rogue bandits for a long time. He knows how powerful Wang Ziyong’s peasant army is. Now Wang Ziyong’s power has rapidly expanded to hundreds of thousands, and responders have gathered.
There are countless more. If the imperial court wants to annihilate the king himself, it is absolutely impossible without an army of 80,000. But now, the soldiers in his hands, plus the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and Datongfu, add up to only 30,000.
Multiple people.
On the seventh day of April in the third year of Chongzhen, Cao Wenzhao suddenly ordered to strengthen the offensive against Ganquan City. Until now, Cao Wenzhao's offensive had been tepid, as if he was dealing with official matters, but suddenly he increased the intensity, and Yuan Ma
I was really surprised. In the past two years, Yuan Ma has not been favored by Cao Wenzhao. Thinking about his previous energy, he did not dare to be careless at all. Although Ganquan City is still as stable as a rock and there is no danger, he
Still, he sent a letter asking for help to Zhang Damou in Yan'an Prefecture.
Zhang Damou knew how powerful Cao Wenzhao was, so he immediately asked Zhang Yichuan, the sweeper king stationed in Yezhu Gorge, to rush to Ganquan City to help Ganquan City. He must block Cao Wenzhao's troops to the south of Ganquan City. After receiving the order, Zhang Yichuan did not dare to neglect and quickly organized manpower to go there.
Ganquan City.
Deep down, Zhang Yichuan looked down on Yuan Ma. In the past, his sweeper Zhang Yichuan was also a well-known figure, but now he wanted to work for Yuan Ma. After the defeat, when leader Wu died, he surrendered to Wang. It was a coincidence.
Altair Wei Yang and Nine Dragons Du Wen, who were separated at that time, also voted for Man Gypsophila and Zhang Damou. This time they were stationed at Yezhu Gorge, and the three of them got together.
Because of Wu Yangui's death, Wei Yang and Du Wen had strong objections to Zhang Yichuan. Although Zhang Yichuan had explained it, the problem had always been hidden in their hearts, which also led to Zhang Yichuan's position being very embarrassing on Zhang Damou's side. The Battle of Ganquan City
, Zhang Yichuan is determined to show off, and if he continues like this, everyone will be able to step on Zhang Yichuan's head and dominate him.
In fact, Wei Yang and Du Wen also knew that Zhang Yichuan was not to blame for Wu Yangui's death, but when they thought of how Zhang Yichuan was silent and following Li Zicheng at that time, they felt that Zhang Yichuan was a villain.
.......
After the Zhenxi Guards were recaptured by the officers and soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong wisely chose to abandon Fugu and retreat to Mizhi County. Fugu was such a poor place that it was impossible to defend it. There were other reasons why he simply retreated. Zhang Xianzhong did not want to suffer for Zhang Da
With Zhang Cunmeng standing as a shield in front, if one's own soldiers and horses suffer too many casualties, wouldn't one be the unlucky one?
After Geng Zhongming captured Fugu without any bloodshed, he wisely chose not to pursue, but sent troops northward to target Shenmu. Geng Zhongming used practical actions to tell Zhang Xianzhong that the target of Xuanfu and Datongfu was the Hetao.
At this time, there was one person who was the most angry, and this person was Zhang Cunmeng. It was Zhang Cunmeng who was stationed in the Hetao now. Zhang Xianzhong gave way to the valley and released the officers and soldiers. It was clear that he had no good intentions. There is a right path where there are people.
In the Jianghu, the power struggle between the imperial court and the peasant army was fierce.
Recently, Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Cumeng have been having conflicts because of the Loop incident. The Loop is a hot spot, and whoever is stationed in the Loop is guarding a cornucopia. At first, Zhang Xianzhong thought that he could get a piece of the pie no matter what, but as a result, Leader Wang
But Zhang Cunmeng was asked to defend the Hetao. In this case, if the officers and soldiers attack the Hetao, you, Zhang Cunmeng, should find a way to solve it yourself.
Zhang Cunmeng was angry, but he couldn't do anything to Zhang Xianzhong. Apart from sending people to report to Wang Ziyong, the next step was to mobilize troops to garrison. After Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan rushed to Fugu, they joined forces with Geng Zhongming and headed towards the sacred tree to kill.
At this time, in the northern part of the Hetao Plain, Orger's troops, which had been stationed at Juyanhai, also started taking action.
Orger personally led 3,000 cavalry, heading south along the Juyan Sea Gobi, towards Suide. At this moment, Zhang Cunmeng's pressure increased sharply. It was not because of lack of troops, but because he felt like fighting was going on everywhere, and he had obviously sent troops to garrison him.
, but I still feel that everything is unstable, and it seems that officers and soldiers may break through anywhere.
Since all the troops stationed in the Juyanhai garrison were cavalry, they marched very fast, going south along the ancient road, and then turned to the southeast one day later. On April 9th, the cavalry under Orger and the men from Baihan Valley took the lead in a confrontation at Changle Fort.
Zhang Cunmeng never dreamed that the fight in the direction of Fugu would be so overwhelming that the first place to fight would be Changle Fort in the north. Changle Fort is located between Hong'er Mountain and Yulin, less than 60 miles away from the sacred tree. From this point on
To the south, forty miles can penetrate directly into Yinzhou to attack Yan'an Prefecture. As the former deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Baihangu knew the importance of Changle Fort, so he naturally refused to let Org pass easily. The two sides fought in Changle Fort and Hong'er Mountain.
A fierce fight broke out in the narrow strip of land between them.
Baihan Gu didn't hold back this time. Others could surrender even if they couldn't defeat him, but he couldn't. If he fell into the hands of the officers and soldiers, he would definitely end up being cut to pieces.
One day later, the battle at Changle Fort reached a stalemate. Although Orger's cavalry fought bravely, the terrain here was not suitable for cavalry deployment. Baihan Valley relied on its compact formation and familiarity with the terrain to hold Orger back.
Footsteps. At this time, Liu Guoneng gave an order, and the elite border troops who had already finished resting began to launch a fierce attack on Shenmu.
On this day, the wind was very strong and the sky was gloomy. The sound of rumbling drums resounded all around. While Liu Guoneng led his troops to attack fiercely, the Liehuo Camp was also setting up a temporary artillery position on a high slope not far away.
Elizabeth, dressed in a red military uniform, stood nearby with a heroic appearance, pointing the telescope in her hand at the Shenmu City in the distance.
Boom boom boom...
The ground shook and the mountains shook, and Shenmu City's thick smoke billowed, seeming to melt away in the bursts of artillery fire.