Chapter 332 The house leaked and it rained all night
At the beginning, Zheng Guosong's men could still maintain a compact formation, and everyone looked after each other. However, as they went deeper into the mountains and forests, everyone had different ideas. In order to grab credit, some generals and colonels unknowingly led their men and horses to pursue elsewhere. In fact,
Spreading out might not cause any problems. After all, the number of soldiers and horses under Zheng Guosong's command had an absolute advantage. However, Zheng Guosong was so angry that he pursued them deeper. Now the trouble was big.
Zheng Guosong was dressed in black armor, and his attire was completely different from that of ordinary peasant soldiers. He could be distinguished at a glance. Gradually, all the officers and soldiers around him knew that there was an enemy general here, so they gathered in groups near Zheng Guosong.
Zheng Guosong clearly had an absolute advantage, but his troops were so thin that the officers and soldiers surrounded him.
"Mom, stop, retreat quickly, send a signal, and tell those bastards to get back..." Zheng Guosong was really anxious. If he was trapped, his life would be lost in the wild.
Su Shan was on the way. But Zheng Guosong didn't even think about it. He led his troops and horses all the way forward. Didn't the people under his command follow suit? If it's really strange, then it's also Zheng Guosong's own fault for being too impatient.
When the officers and soldiers learned that Zheng Guosong was trapped, their morale was greatly boosted. They did not care about the situation in other places and concentrated their troops nearby, with the intention of destroying Zheng Guosong at all costs. On Dasu Mountain, a picture
A strange scene appeared. On the east and west sides, the peasant army chased the officers and soldiers and killed them everywhere. However, in the dense forest near the ridge in the middle, Zheng Guosong was besieged by a large number of officers and soldiers and was in a very difficult situation.
This chaotic battle lasted for a long time, and Zheng Guosong failed to rush out. He was also shot in the shoulder by an arrow flying from the dark. Taking advantage of the opportunity to breathe, he leaned under the big tree and the two
His eyes were narrowed and his expression was extremely lonely. I didn't expect that Zheng Guosong, a man who traveled north and south, would die in frustration on Dasu Mountain in the end. He was really unwilling to accept it.
If you are defeated and killed, you have nothing to say, but you clearly have the advantage, but because of an oversight, you fall into trouble. This situation can be easily avoided, and you die unjustly. Soon, the excitement of the officers and soldiers sounded in the distance
The ground roared, "There is Zheng Guosong in front of you. President Qian has ordered that anyone who kills Zheng Guosong will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Brothers... kill..."
Zheng Guosong stood up suddenly, his eyes blazing fire. What a bastard, I'm a seven-foot-tall man, worth a thousand taels of silver? He bandaged the wound hastily, held the knife and shouted to the people around him: "
Brothers, hold on a little longer. When the brothers from outside support us, we will fight back and kill all these official dogs."
Although Zheng Guosong has been encouraging people, the current situation can be understood by everyone, so the effect is very little. After fighting for an hour, Zheng Guosong has less than 20 people around him. At this time, the peasant army on the periphery has also discovered the situation.
No, they rushed in with all their strength, but were blocked by the officers and soldiers. In order to block the attack of the peasant army, the officers and soldiers also paid a heavy price, but as long as they could kill Zheng Guosong, they would not lose in this battle.
At this time, no one was seen rushing in, and Zheng Guosong was a little desperate. The steel knife was stuck on the ground, and blood flowed from the collapsed wound. After taking a few breaths, he looked up. There were many branches above his head.
Ye Mao, the sun shines in through the analysis, and the wind, coming from an unknown direction, blows on both sides.
Woo hoo hoo, just when Zheng Guosong was on the verge of despair, a strange noise suddenly sounded from behind the officers and soldiers, followed by chaotic fighting sounds and frightened curses from the officers and soldiers. It seemed that someone was attacking the officers and soldiers from the south.
A surprise attack was launched, causing chaos in the defense lines of the officers and soldiers.
Since Zheng Guosong came from the north, the defensive attention of the officers and soldiers had been focused on the northern part of Dasu Mountain, and they never thought that something would go wrong in the rear. A group of soldiers and horses rushed up from the mountain road in the south. Unprepared, the rear was in chaos.
Zheng Guosong was not a fool, so he didn't care who was helping him at this time. Let's fight him out first. The officers and soldiers were so busy with themselves that they allowed Zheng Guosong, a remnant soldier, to escape. After joining the brigade, Zheng Guosong, who was very angry, immediately responded.
Come over and attack fiercely. This time, you will learn a lesson. Zheng Guosong strictly ordered all ministries to cooperate with each other and not to leave without permission. As a result, the peasant army concentrated its forces and beat the officers and soldiers to flee. Nowadays, traps and the like are almost used.
However, the harassment tactics were useless. In addition, after being severely beaten from behind, the officers and soldiers were driven out of Dasu Mountain by Zheng Guosong.
After capturing Dasu Mountain, Zheng Guosong breathed a long sigh of relief. Although the stipulated date was already exceeded, it was still a great achievement to capture Dasu Mountain. When the news reached the Gushi City camp, Li Zicheng looked overjoyed, so
He ordered all the troops to assemble and march towards Dasu Mountain. At the same time, Gao Yingxiang's main army stationed in Xixian County also began to cross the Baileng River and approach Gushi City along the road opened by Wang Yan.
By this time, the battle situation in Runing Prefecture had become very clear. The South Zhili army was guarding Gushi City and Shang City, but the peasant army made a surprise move and occupied Dasu Mountain between Gushi City and Shang City with heavy troops.
However, at this time, Jiangzhou garrison Nangong Sen and peasant army Li Zicheng were troubled by the same problem. The troops that suddenly appeared in the south of Dasu Mountain disappeared. From the beginning to the end, no one knew where this troops came from.
Where did it come from and what was its purpose? Li Zicheng had already checked with Gao Yingxiang. Since the beginning of the Gushi City War, Gao Yingxiang had not sent any more troops to Dasu Mountain. Now the question arises, why did these troops help Zheng Guosong?
?Enemy or friend?
Li Zicheng did not want to take further action before he understood the situation of this army, but Gao Yingxiang did not think so. Now that Dasu Mountain has been captured, the main army has also crossed the Bailen River, posing a threat to Gushi City and Shangcheng.
.The army has all poured into the southeast of Runing Mansion. At this time, the next thing must be done, whether it is done or not.
Li Zicheng was always a little worried, so after leaving the general affairs to Lu Weiliang, he took his personal entourage to the camp near Bai Leng River. When he walked into the tent, he saw Gao Yingxiang discussing something with Niu Jinxing and others.
When Li Zicheng arrived, Gao Yingxiang was not surprised. He waved and said, "Since you are here, let me tell you what you think. I just discussed with Mr. Niu and plan to leave Dasu Mountain immediately."
Li Zicheng couldn't help but frowned. Leaving Dasu Mountain would mean entering southern Zhili. The area south of the Yangtze River was the court's heart and soul. Moving south of the Yangtze River would definitely trigger a strong counterattack from the court. At least Li Zicheng felt there was no need to be so anxious.
It may not be a good thing to rush into South Zhili without sufficient preparation. What's more, there is a mysterious army that has disappeared, which makes people uneasy.
Li Zicheng knew Gao Yingxiang's temperament and did not object openly. Instead, he wondered: "Are we a little too anxious? We have just conquered Dasu Mountain. Should we wait until we conquer Gushi City and Shangcheng before making the next step? Gushi
The officers and soldiers in the city and the mall are a hidden danger after all."
Gao Yingxiang frowned deeply, tapped the table with his finger, and said with a helpless smile: "It is really dangerous if Gushi City and the mall are not captured, but it is really helpless to send troops in a hurry. I just got the news that the Living King of Hell has left the ambush.
Niushan withdrew their troops. Sun Chuanting, Qin Liangyu and Zhao Lijiao, who had been entrenched in Xiangyang Prefecture before, had also joined forces and entered Nanyang Prefecture via Zhushan. Dayou and Huoyan Wang joined forces to launch an offensive against our rear.
sign."
"Huh?" Li Zicheng was greatly surprised. When he came, he didn't expect so many changes. "The Living King of Hell withdrew his troops so quickly? What is he doing? Is there something wrong with Zhang Xianzhong or Wang Ziyong?"
Niu Jinxing promptly explained to Li Zicheng: "That's not true. Although Zhang Xianzhong is weaker, relying on the terrain of Funiu Mountain, it is not easy for the officers and soldiers to defeat him in a short time. The main reason is that the officers and soldiers withdrew on their own initiative, and
According to the news from Li Yangchun, the Xuanfu troops began to move out of camp and seemed to want to leave Baofeng City."
"No more attacking Baofeng City?" Li Zicheng was a little confused. In his opinion, these actions were really stupid, and some people couldn't understand it. Now that the main army entered Runing Mansion, it was to attack Baofeng City and severely damage Li Yangchun.
A great opportunity. Attacking Baofeng City at this time, with the combat power of the Xuanfu frontier army, will definitely get a lot of credit. The frontier army is determined to attack Baofeng City, and with the strength of Li Yangchun's troops, in the end they can only
Abandon Baofeng.
Coupled with the help of Zhao Lejiao, Qin Liangyu and others, the Living Hell King is almost guaranteed to win. What a great opportunity, Living Hell King will not fight? Li Zicheng has always thought that he is a very capable person, but against the Living Hell King, he really has nothing
Can't figure it out.
But at this time, Li Zicheng somewhat understood why Gao Yingxiang was in a hurry to leave Dasu Mountain. If the problem of Runing Mansion was not solved early, once the living hell king got involved, the trouble would be big.
"General Li, I still want you to take the lead this time. The general can send an army out to the southeast of Dasu Mountain to attack Luzhou Prefecture. It will depend on the reaction of the officers and soldiers. If the officers and soldiers of Shangcheng and Gushi City stand still,
Then don't hesitate, directly rush into Luzhou Prefecture with your army, and strive to capture Huoshan as quickly as possible and approach Shucheng."
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no big problem, so Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Okay, hey, I hope the officers and soldiers can respond. If Gushi City and Shangcheng are always in the hands of the officers and soldiers, it will be a disadvantage to us after all."
Small threat."
Li Zicheng did not stay too long. After discussing with Gao Yingxiang, he quickly returned to Dasu Mountain. Returning to Dasu Mountain, Li Zicheng issued a series of orders, and tens of thousands of troops quickly took action. First, Lu Weiliang led his troops to attack Jingangtai Mountain, and then Zheng
Guosong sent 10,000 troops and horsemen out of Dasu Mountain and attacked the Dabie Mountain Guard Station with lightning speed.
The Dabie Mountain Guard is located in the southwest corner of Fengyang Prefecture, close to Luzhou Prefecture. After taking the Dabie Mountain Guard, Zheng Guosong went southward with almost no decent obstruction. In just two days, Zheng Guosong's vanguard troops crossed the border and killed the generals.
We arrived at the foot of Huoshan City. Huoshan, also known as Tianzhu Mountain, Huoshan County is named after Huoshan, but Huoshan City is more than thirty miles away from Huoshan City, which means that Huoshan City is completely undefeated.
Zheng Guosong came all the way south from the Dabie Mountains, heading towards Huoshan City. When he came to the city, he naturally did not hesitate at all. Within two hours of rest, he sent more than 3,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on Huoshan City.
At that time, Huoshan City was in turmoil, the soldiers and civilians in the city were complaining, and documents asking for help were constantly flying to Hefei City, Luzhou Prefecture.
Ke Minxing, the prefect of Luzhou, trembled with documents asking for help, but could do nothing but send out a small force of more than a thousand soldiers. It was not that Ke Minxing did not want to rush to the aid of Huoshan City, but that he really had no soldiers to mobilize.
Luzhou Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. The defense has always been under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. There are not many local troops. A few days ago, in order to keep the rogues out of Nanzhili, the Nanjing Military Department and Nanzhili both commanded departments.
The troops and horses of the western prefectures were mobilized and all rushed into Runing Prefecture to garrison. The intention above was good, to keep the enemy at bay, but now that the rogue bandits had broken through Runing Prefecture and entered the territory of Luzhou Prefecture, there was nothing they could do.
The local troops are almost empty. What can we do to resist the rogue bandits? We still have thousands of soldiers under our command.
The officials of Luzhou Prefecture gathered together, and the prefect Ke Minxing anxiously asked, "Is there any news from Nanjing?"
An official stood up quickly and said, "Yes, I just received news that the Dudu Mansion has prepared its troops for war. Three battalions from Zhenjiang will arrive at Luzhou Mansion in two days!"
"What?" Ke Minxing's beard fluttered in anger, and his eyes almost popped out of his head, "Two days? Did they crawl here? How can Huoshan City be defended for two days? Do they have to wait until the rogue bandits hit the base of the Luzhou city wall?
Are they willing to show up?"
Not to mention Ke Minxing, other Luzhou Prefecture officials were also full of resentment towards Tianfu at this time. As I said before, troops from various prefectures in the west were mobilized to Runing Prefecture to defend against the enemy. If there is danger, the Beijing Camp will help in time.
.I said it well before, but now the bandits are really here, and they are delaying and dragging their feet in doing things one by one.
Due to the slow response of the Nanzhili capital camp, Huoshan City quickly fell into the hands of the peasant army. With victory in hand, Zheng Guosong attacked Shucheng with all his strength. Now the Luzhou Prefecture really couldn't sit still.
At the same time, some changes have also taken place in Runing Prefecture. Huge differences have occurred within the guards of Gushi City and Shangcheng. Many soldiers and horses in South Zhili came from Luzhou Prefecture and Ningguo Prefecture. Now the rogue bandits have crossed Runing Prefecture.
, they have no intention of defending the city.
Sometimes misfortunes never come singly, and a leaky house coincides with a continuous rain. Just when disagreements arise among the guards, the hidden dangers that have been hidden in Gushi City gradually emerge. As Gao Yingxiang's army approaches Gushi City, it is difficult to defend Gushi City.
The hope is getting smaller and smaller. In this case, some people's minds become active.
On the seventh day of October in the third year of Chongzhen, Qi Weiyu, the general manager of Gushi City, suddenly led a crowd to mutiny and attacked the south gate of Gushi City.
Wang Yan, who had already received the news, led his soldiers and horses to pour into Gushi City from the south gate. Although Yue Zicong led his troops to resist the enemy, the city was in chaos, and he had to withdraw from Gushi City with the remaining troops.
At the beginning of the next day, all of Gushi City fell into the hands of Gao Yingxiang.