As the fighting started in Funiu Mountain, Gao Yingxiang in Xixian City breathed a sigh of relief and finally ordered a fierce attack on Gushi City. At the same time, Li Zicheng, who had stayed in Shangshui City for many days, quickly sent troops south at night to attack Longkou Town.
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In order to attack Longkou Town, Li Zicheng gathered his strength and prepared for a long time. In contrast, Longkou Town failed to take precautions. In just half a day, Longkou Town announced that it had changed hands. Li Zicheng led his army across Longkou Town and continued to advance south.
On September 21, he entered Guchengcang and joined Wang Yan's troops.
Li Zicheng's army was different from Wang Yan's. During this period, Li Zicheng mobilized cavalry and strengthened his troops. The soldiers under his command were full of fighting spirit. The journey through Longkou was extremely smooth, which made Li Zicheng even more motivated. After only one day, Li Zicheng
He personally led his troops to the gates of Gushi City and began to launch a tentative attack on Gushi City. The generals in South Zhili had obviously heard of Li Zicheng's name. In the past two months, Li Zicheng had conquered Henan Prefecture and was still fighting in Kaifeng Prefecture.
The battle was in full swing, and the soldiers and horses of Nanzhili had long regarded Li Zicheng as a strong enemy. When Li Zicheng arrived in person, Xu Changlu's performance was extremely unbearable.
This General Soldier Xu was sitting in a chair, but his legs were swaying. Yue Zicong had a headache. Wasn't he just Li Zicheng? Before the fight was started, the General Soldier who was leading the army was so frightened that he could not stand.
Xu Changlu didn't think there was anything wrong with him, but he asked with a grimace: "I have heard that Li Zicheng is ferocious and his troops are very capable of fighting. Now he personally leads the army to kill him. Is this a good thing?"
There were more than a dozen generals sitting on both sides, and they were all confused at this time. What are you talking about? The bandits are coming, shouldn't they discuss how to defend the city? Why did General Xu react like this? Yue Zicong, on the other hand, had long been surprised.
No wonder. He was afraid that what Xu Changlu would say again would cause the morale of the army to plummet, so he had to stand up and cup his hands and said: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, we will defend the city to the death and never let Li Zicheng step over the edge. Although Li Zicheng's men are cruel and cruel.
, but Gushi City is not so easy to break. We have been preparing for this for a long time, but Li Zicheng will not be able to get away."
Yue Zicong's words were very particular. The first half of the sentence was to tell everyone that they could only fight when the thieves came. The second half of the sentence was to appease Xu Changlu's heart. If Xu Changlu lost confidence and thought of escaping, the battle would still be over.
How to fight? Sure enough, after listening to Yue Zicong's words, Xu Changlu finally felt a lot more at ease. He patted the table as usual, pretended to be pretentious, and said seriously: "From now on, all troops and horses will be at the disposal of General Yue, Gushi
The safety of the city and Nanzhili depends entirely on General Yue."
Yue Zicong hurriedly handed over his hand, but he felt awkward hearing Xu Changlu's words. You are the commander-in-chief, so how come it all depends on me to defend the city? If something goes wrong, do I, Yue Zicong, also have to bear the responsibility? Originally,
, it should be enough to get here, but someone else happened to stand up. This person was Qi Weiyu, the general manager of Gushi City.
Seeing Qi Weiyu getting up, Yue Zicong instinctively frowned. Qi Weiyu ignored Yue Zicong and cupped his hands and said: "Master General, I think it is inappropriate to divide the brothers from Gushi into several parts to garrison the city. It would be better.
Let’s all gather together to defend the city. In addition, General Yue has great responsibilities, such as protecting the city and cleaning up hidden dangers. Small things like cleaning up hidden dangers might as well be done by the general. The brothers under the general are very familiar with Gushi City, so this matter is perfect."
Yue Zicong was furious. It was his suggestion to disperse the soldiers and horses of Gushi City in the first place. At that time, he felt that the soldiers of the Gushi City Guards were really useless, so it was better to disperse them and take charge of some logistics matters. If these people were allowed to concentrate
It is really uneasy to get up and take charge of one aspect of things. Therefore, when Qi Weiyu made this suggestion, Yue Zicong instinctively wanted to object, but Xu Changlu was faster. Before Yue Zicong could speak, he nodded and said: "Qi
Mr. Qian’s words make sense, let’s do this, the soldiers and horses of Gushi City are temporarily responsible for the stability of the city, so that if there is any trouble in the city, we can deal with it in time.”
Yue Zicong stared anxiously, but unfortunately Xu Changlu didn't understand it at all. Perhaps, he pretended not to see it after he understood it. In fact, Xu Changlu also knew what Yue Zicong meant, but he listened to Yue Zicong in everything and always felt that he couldn't lose his face. Besides,
, it’s just to let the soldiers and horses of Gushi City guard the city. It’s not a big deal, so why not agree?
Xu Changlu did not respond, and Yue Zicong had nothing to do. After all, Xu Changlu was the commander-in-chief. After everything was arranged, the thieves outside the city also began to attack the city, and Yue Zicong had no time to take care of Qi Weiyu.
The soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng were completely different from the other soldiers and horses in Gao Yingxiang's hands. The leaders of each department took the lead and attacked the city with great momentum. Rows of archers lined up under the city. Under the cover of shields, they shot towards the top of the city.
Under the cover of the archers, ladders were set up on the city wall, and the siege soldiers climbed up quickly along the ladders. Behind the battlements, some soldiers tried to stick their heads out to stop them, but many of them were shot by bows and arrows.
For a moment, the soldiers defending the city were overwhelmed by the sharp offensive of the bandits. Yue Zicong did not expect that Li Zicheng's offensive would be so fast, especially the archers, whose suppressive power was amazing. Holding the knife, he shouted loudly: "Fire
Guns...Fire guns, shoot towards the archers, don't worry about the people on the ladder for now. You...and you...make a fire, pour the boiling water down...
..”
The firewood was lit, and as it crackled and burned, the water in the large pot began to boil, and at the same time a strange smell emitted. Although the range of the fire blunderbuss was limited, from the top of the city to the bottom, it was still stronger than the archers. The archers
After the momentum was suppressed, taking this opportunity, many soldiers began to carry pots and pans and pour down the boiling water in the pot. The hot boiling water with added ingredients spilled down, and there was a sudden wailing.
A Peasant Army soldier climbed halfway, boiling water was poured on his body, and he let out a scream. Now in late autumn, the weather is getting cooler. Although his clothes are thicker, his face and hands are not protected. When the boiling water is boiled, the skin and flesh are all red and open.
. He instinctively let go of the ladder with both hands and fell directly from the ladder. After falling to the ground, he was still rolling over and over on the ground, his hoarse wailing sound making everyone who heard it tremble in heart.
After a moment, he started scratching his face with trembling hands, and the skin was scratched, revealing the bright red tender flesh, "Ah...itchy...itchy...
..Save me...ah...ah...ah..."
Peasant army soldiers fell down from the ladder one by one, wailing and screaming. Some people even chose to commit suicide because of the extreme itching. Some people under the city who were stained by water, although not like those who were burned
It was just as miserable, but it also felt a little itchy. As more and more people were attacked, the first round of the peasant army's offensive came to an end.
Li Zicheng looked very unhappy. It was a smooth journey from Kaifeng Mansion to Shangshui and then to Longkou Town, but he didn't expect that he was crushed in Gushi City.
Several generals under Li Zicheng were also sitting together, and their faces were extremely ugly. Especially Zheng Guosong, who was in charge of the main attack, felt that his face was dull. He had promised before that he thought he could capture Gushi City in a few rounds, but he didn't expect that in the actual fight, he would be defeated.
Before they even reached the top of the city, they were given a slap in the face by the officers and soldiers.
Lu Weiliang frowned and tangled his hands together, "General Li, it seems that we have encountered an opponent this time. The boiling water poured down by the officers and soldiers before has been added with some seasonings, making it very difficult to defend against."
Li Zicheng nodded with difficulty, and said somewhat gloomily: "It is true, this is a troublesome matter. Previously, the detective reported that Xu Changlu, who led the army, was a second-generation ancestor who had accomplished nothing. Looking at today's situation, it seems to be wrong. Today's city investment
Although the officers and soldiers were panicked, they responded promptly and caused us a big loss."
Wang Yan was sitting at the end. Seeing the sad faces of Li Zicheng and others, he was secretly proud of himself. Before, these people all looked down on him, Mr. Wang. Don't you think Gushi City is easy to fight, so you should fight well.
Wang Yan knew something about Gushi City, but he didn't intend to tell Li Zicheng. He was bored, so he looked at the young man next to him. His name was Li Yan, he was twenty years old, and he didn't know anything about it.
Li Zicheng valued a person's abilities.
At this moment, Li Zicheng also looked over. Li Zicheng obviously did not come for Wang Yan. He frowned and asked calmly: "Brother Li, what do you think?"
Seeing that he could not escape, Li Yan stood up and said: "Looking at today's situation, Gushi City is not easy to attack. If it were me, I would not attack Gushi City. If we attack Gushi City by force, even if we defeat it, the losses will be considerable."
But if you fight outside the city, you don't have to worry about heavy losses."
After saying this, Li Yan stopped. Li Yan was an arrogant person. Although he was forced to surrender to Li Zicheng, if he wanted Li Yan to truly surrender, it would depend on whether Li Zicheng had the ability. Li Yan
Li Zicheng was not angry at such an action. Some of Li Yan's ideas coincided with his.
Today is boiling water and condiments. It can be seen that the officers, soldiers and generals guarding the first city are difficult guys. If they continue to attack by force, they may not get any benefits. Li Zicheng is not too obsessed with conquering the city and has always been taking advantage.
He was thinking that since it was difficult to take advantage of Gushi City, he would think of another way. He looked at each other and Lu Weiliang murmured in a low voice, then showed a smile.
"Brother Zheng, tomorrow you will lead your troops to withdraw and take your troops south to Dasu Mountain. I don't care what method you use, as long as you can repel the officers and soldiers there within three days and capture Dasu Mountain."
It’s a great achievement!”
Dasu Mountain is some distance away from Gushi City and very close to the mall. Further south is Jingangtai Mountain and Zhujiao Mountain. Zheng Guosong thought about it carefully. There are now thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in Dasu Mountain. With his own hands
It shouldn't be a problem to capture the troops and horses, "General, don't worry, if we can't capture Dasu Mountain within three days, I will come to see you."
"Haha, Li doesn't want your head. You only need to deal with the officers and soldiers of Dasu Mountain. As for the soldiers and horses of the mall, you don't need to take care of them!"
After the order was given, Li Yan nodded secretly, with a trace of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. Wang Yan next to him, on the other hand, looked confused. Of course Wang Yan knew the location of Dasu Mountain, but he didn't understand what Li Zicheng was doing.
What are you doing in Sushan? Even if you occupy Dasushan, as long as the officers and soldiers from Shangcheng and Gushi City don't come out, it will be useless.
It has to be said that Li Zicheng was able to manage his troops well. After the order was issued to all ministries, in just one day, the army retreated five miles. At the same time, Zheng Guosong gathered more than 10,000 men under his command and began to bypass Gushi City.
Heading south along the official road. On the second day of October in the third year of Chongzhen, Zheng Guosong's troops arrived at Dasu Mountain and had a fierce battle with the Southern Zhili troops guarding Dasu Mountain.
Dasu Mountain stretches for dozens of miles, and the vegetation on the mountain is dense. Even in late autumn, it is still lush and green. Towering mountain pines and layers of vegetation block the view. Only after entering Dasu Mountain did Zheng Guosong understand what he wanted to do.
How difficult was it to capture Dasu Mountain? These officers and soldiers laid many traps in the forest, divided into more than a dozen groups and constantly harassed them, which made Zheng Guosong extremely annoyed.
Zheng Guosong was born in a farmer's family and had never been to the mountains since he was a child. How did he know that fighting on the mountain and fighting at the foot of the mountain were completely different things. Just like now, looking at the big trees in front of him, Zheng Guosong looked indignant. He obviously had the advantage in military strength, but when he entered
After reaching the mountain, this strength advantage was of no use at all. Instead, it was restricted everywhere and kept falling into traps.
After two days of the Battle of Dasu Mountain, Zheng Guosong's eyelids were swollen. At night, the officers and soldiers would jump out to scare people. Just ignore it. They really killed people with deadly hands. So, after a lot of trouble, even everyone was safe.
Haven't slept at all.
.......
Less than fifty miles away from Dasu Mountain, there is also a mysterious army on Zhujiao Mountain. This army of more than a thousand people had been hidden on Zhujiao Mountain a few days ago, but they were well hidden.
, and has never been discovered.
The sand sculpture was leaning against a birch tree, holding a piece of weed in its mouth. In his opinion, Gao Yingxiang was really too slow. It had been so long, but he still hadn't reached the mall, so his troops had been waiting.
Be a savage in the mountains.
"Report, Commander Sha, the Superintendent has sent someone with news!"
Hearing this, the idiot stood up straight, grabbed the letter, and after reading it, he laughed and said: "Hey, tell brothers, don't sleep anymore, we have work to do."
In addition to being excited, Sha Diao also scolded Zheng Guosong several times in his heart. Zheng Guosong, a loser, brought so many soldiers and horses, but he was defeated by thousands of soldiers and was unable to advance or retreat. Because there is still a long way from Zhujiao Mountain to Dasu Mountain.
Due to the distance, Sha Diao could only let his men travel overnight. Fortunately, the men under his command were all accustomed to walking on mountain roads, so it would not be a problem to cover dozens of miles in a day.
At this time, the mood of the two groups of people on Dasu Mountain was different. The old soldiers in Nanzhili were very happy. They just imitated the hunters and set some traps, and they trapped the rebel soldiers. Zheng Guosong, because he stood up
After receiving the military order, even if you want to retreat, you can't afford to lose face.
Taking advantage of the darkness, some people from both sides collided with each other. Zheng Guosong had nowhere to vent his anger, so he immediately led his men to fight with these officers and soldiers.
After fighting for half an hour, Zheng Guosong felt that something was wrong, because there were more and more officers and soldiers opposite him, but there were fewer and fewer people around him.
It turned out that with the fighting, the brothers under his command were scattered.