Facing the scythe array laid out by Zhao Zhijiao, Li Zicheng really had a headache. The terrain of Zhangjiaying was too special, like a layer of hills, with a height difference of one foot. This was not only a natural wall, but also provided a place for the scythe.
Wu Zhi. The scythe is a headache, but Li Zicheng will not let such a problem trap him. He is not even a third of the way to the end of the Nine Winding Road. If he is helpless now, the road behind will be even more difficult to walk.
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"Send someone back to find Niu Jinxing. Didn't he find someone to get some trebuchets? Then pull them up and use them!" Li Zicheng wished he had a few artillery pieces at his disposal. If there were new ones like the ones in the hands of the King of Hell,
Artillery, how many rounds can be fired, can a poor place like Zhangjiaying be defended? But there are no new artillery, and there are trebuchets.
About half an hour later, a group of people pulled more than a dozen trebuchets and arrived outside Zhangjiaying Village. After Li Zicheng spoke, Niu Jinxing was still very active. He not only transferred the trebuchets in his hands, but also rushed to Zhangjiaying himself.
When he saw Niu Jinxing, Li Zicheng did not dare to neglect him and bowed his hand, "Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Niu. I didn't expect Mr. Niu to come here in person."
"General, you're welcome. The officers and soldiers are blocking the way. We should all work together in the same boat. Niu also tried his best, which is what we should do." Niu Jinxing walked closer and said a little embarrassedly: "These trebuchets have just been set up, and they are not ready yet."
How it has been used and what the effect will be is unknown. If something goes wrong, I hope the general will take care of it."
"It doesn't matter, let's use it first." Li Zicheng didn't care much. Having a trebuchet is better than not having one. While everyone was debugging the trebuchet, Li Zicheng briefly explained the situation in Zhangjiaying to Niu Jinxing.
After hearing this, he frowned and said, "People like Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Shujiao are also from Liaodong. It will not be easy to take advantage of them. The next battle will be even harder."
Trebuchets are really troublesome to play with. It took a full hour for more than a dozen trebuchets to be installed. Li Zicheng didn't want to waste more time, so he gestured to Niu Jinxing to start. This place is close to Jiuhua Mountain, and everything is lacking.
, but there was no shortage of stones. When the trebuchet was just being assembled, Lu Weiliang had already sent people to get a lot of stones of suitable sizes, and they all came in handy.
A trebuchet made a squeaking sound, released the rope, and the stones flew towards Zhangjiaying in the distance. Unfortunately, the accuracy was a little off, and it landed in front of the earth wall. With a bang, dust flew and a small crater was made.
.The stone did not kill anyone, but it shocked Zhao Shujiao.
"These thieves actually have trebuchets. It's a mistake." Zhao Shujiao slapped his thigh hard. If he had known about the trebuchets and found an opportunity to burn them, everything would be fine. There are more than a dozen trebuchets. This thing is really exciting.
Wei Lai, it will really kill people.
While he was talking, more than a dozen trebuchets had all started working. Stones kept flying over, and the banging sound was endless. Soon, many trebuchets fell into the village. Some unlucky soldiers were directly killed by the stones.
There were various forms of death. The corner of Zhao Shujiao's mouth twitched, and he felt like he had no power to use. If this continues, it will be really difficult to defend Zhangjiaying, but we can't retreat in such a dejected manner. We have been on guard for less than ten hours.
, which is too different from the previous plan.
The casualties in Zhangjiaying Village were increasing, but Zhao Zhijiao still did not give the order to withdraw. Li Zicheng kept observing the situation in Zhangjiaying with a stern brow. Seeing that the other party had no intention of retreating, his eyes couldn't help but have a more ruthless look, "Let's get it done."
Throw the firewood over, but we want to see how long Zhao Zhijiao can last? Li doesn’t believe it, these Liaodong soldiers and horses are really not afraid of death?"
Soon, a change occurred on the trebuchet, and the stones turned into bundles of firewood. In order to throw the firewood farther, Lu Weiliang even had small stones tied to the firewood. When the firewood fell into Zhangjiaying, Zhao led the trebuchet.
The teacher's expression finally changed. Before, there were constant casualties caused by the flying stones, and he remained calm, but when he saw the firewood, he panicked.
Li Ziguo is really ruthless. Is he setting fire? He is really thoughtful. Zhangjiaying is not suitable for setting fire, so he just throws firewood into the village. There is not much vegetation in Zhangjiaying, but there are many at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain. Zhao Shu
The teacher slapped the low wall next to him fiercely and shouted to the deputy general: "Send the order, everyone evacuates Zhangjiaying and retreats to the second line of defense. Damn it, Li Zicheng, I will not be a human being unless I avenge this revenge."
Zhao Shujiao has never been a reckless man. He knows what the consequences will be if Zhangjiaying catches fire. If the soldiers and horses are trapped in Zhangjiaying, if the thieves attack quickly, it will not be easy to evacuate. If you want to evacuate, now is the best time.
opportunity.
Sure enough, after a moment, Zhangjiaying turned into a fire village, and the raging fire burned half of the sky. In less than an hour, the largest village near Jiuqu Duanchang Road turned into a ruin. Looking at the fire in the distance, Zhao led
The hatred in the teacher's heart is getting deeper and deeper. Fortunately, the people in the village have been relocated a long time ago. Otherwise, if this one survives, the people in the village will have to die?
A fire destroyed Zhangjiaying and also allowed the peasant army to pull out the first nail on the Jiuqu heart-breaking road. However, the peasant army did not pay the price. Because of the excessive use of trebuchets, more than a dozen trebuchets were stunned.
The cross was destroyed. It was obviously impossible to use trebuchets to open a road in a short period of time. What's more, if the officers and soldiers were on guard, how could they do nothing?
In the middle of Jiuqu Duchang Road, there is a high slope. The high slope is connected to Jiuhua Mountain. The high slope looks like a hat, so it is called Straw Hat Slope. In the past, after winter, almost no one wanted to come to Straw Hat Slope, but now, Straw Hat Slope
However, there are many troops stationed here. The flags are fluttering here, and it is full of murderous atmosphere.
In a large tent, Cao Wenzhao frowned and thought. Zhao led the teacher to evacuate Zhangjiaying early, which put a lot of pressure on the second line of defense. Of course, Cao Wenzhao did not blame Zhao led the teacher. In that situation,
If you don't evacuate in time, the casualties will be huge.
Zhao Shujiao had a dark face all the time. He had just been beaten up by the bandits, so he was naturally not in a good mood. "General Bing Cao, General Bing Qin, this Li Zicheng is very difficult to deal with. We have to be more careful."
Cao Wenzhao knew Li Zicheng the best. It can be said that since Li Zicheng's defection, the two sides have begun to contact each other. The imperial court has always taken great care of this traitor, but this guy has become stronger and stronger. In less than two years, he has become more and more powerful.
It became a force comparable to Li Yangchun, Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Zuoguan.
"If it's Li Zicheng, he must be able to see the situation in Straw Hat Mountain. If that's the case, let's stop hiding it." Cao Wenzhao originally wanted to make a sneak attack, but facing Li Zicheng, he didn't dare to do that.
.Li Zicheng is not a good-for-nothing like Wang Yan. Once he is prepared and a sneak attack fails, he will fold his troops in instead.
Qin Liangyu also deeply agreed, "General Soldier Cao is right, we can set up defenses on the official road east of Straw Hat Slope, and place more muskets and crossbowmen on Straw Mao Slope. As long as Li Zicheng dares to attack, he will definitely suffer a big loss."
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One day passed in a hurry, and early the next morning, the rumble of drums reached Cao Mao Slope. For the peasant army who was eager to cross Jiuhua Mountain, they did not want to delay for a moment, and they had already sent troops to Cao Mao Slope at dawn. As expected, Zhao led the army to Cao Mao Slope.
As the teacher and others expected, the bandit soldiers obviously expected that there was a problem on Straw Hat Slope, so they slowed down near Straw Hat Slope and got closer in a tight formation.
The peasant army was very careful and had a large number of people, but they did not send a small number of troops to test the Straw Hat Slope. This made Cao Wenzhao and others a little puzzled. This kind of behavior was not like Li Zicheng's style. However, the thieves came to the door.
, had to fight, so as they waited for the peasant army to get closer, the gunmen and crossbowmen who were lying in ambush on the high slope all fired up, and for a while, the smoke billowed out and beat the peasant army to pieces.
The opponent was too cautious, and there were so many people that they could not spread out in formation. They were all close together. In this case, the possibility of not winning the bid was too small. After being shot to death with muskets and crossbows, this peasant army
He withdrew dejectedly.
On the high slope, Cao Wenzhao looked at the opponent's performance through the telescope and frowned, "No, when did Li Zicheng become so careless? The suicide propulsion method just now is not Li Zicheng's style of doing things.
Check...check carefully to see what is going on..."
I have to say that Cao Wenzhao guessed correctly. The peasant army at the foot of the mountain at this time was not Li Zicheng's troops, but Wang Yan's vanguard troops. Wang Yan did not hide them deliberately, so the news was quickly spread by spies.
go back.
Wang Yan took the initiative to attack Straw Hat Slope. Li Zicheng had already captured Zhangjiaying. If Straw Hat Slope was allowed to be attacked by Li Zicheng again, wouldn't Li Zicheng's prestige be further improved? Wang Yan didn't want to see this happen, so he fought hard and hard.
, snatched the main attack mission from Li Zicheng. But unexpectedly, when he arrived at Straw Hat Slope, he was hit in the head with a stick.
Wang Yan was thinking about how to continue attacking Straw Hat Slope, but Cao Wenzhao, who was in Straw Hat Slope at this time, was thinking more. Zhao Lijiao and Qin Liangyu were also at a loss. It is said that the opponent was Wang Yan, so everyone should relax, but
I really can't be happy. At this critical moment, the peasant army can't waste any time. Will Li Zicheng ignore the overall situation and let Wang Yan do whatever he wants?
Li Zicheng didn't know Wang Yan's ability? Let Wang Yan fight. It is estimated that Wang Yan would not be able to conquer Straw Hat Slope in two days. Wu Sangui hurriedly walked in, raised his hands and said: "Three generals, the last one has sent spies along the official route."
I searched for ten miles to the south, but there was no trace of Li Zicheng's main force. The surrounding area was full of Wang Yan's troops."
"What?" Cao Wenzhao frowned. Li Zicheng's main force was missing. Even if Li Zicheng gave up the main attack task to Wang Yan, he should be ready to help from behind at any time. "Check again, we must find Li Zicheng's main force. Nine
The Huashan area is so big, Cao doesn't believe it, how can so many people go to heaven?"
Wang Yan at the foot of Straw Hat Slope was not in danger. The real worry was Li Zicheng. Wu Sangui sent out all the spies in his hands, but after searching several times along the nearby official road, there was still no sign of Li Zicheng's main force. At this time, even if
Even a fool knows that something is wrong. Zhao Shujiao frowned, thought for a long time, and suddenly glared and said: "Two generals, do you think that guy Li Zicheng sneaked into Jiuhua Mountain?"
"Enter Jiuhua Mountain?" Cao Wenzhao thought it was ridiculous at first, but then he felt scared. Although Zhao Lijiao's words sounded a bit unreliable at first, but when you think about it carefully, there are only nine places nearby that can hide tens of thousands of troops.
Huashan. Straw hat slope is connected to Jiuhua Mountain. If Li Zicheng's troops suddenly attacked Jiuhua Mountain, the situation would be unimaginable.
Although Jiuhua Mountain and Caomao Slope are connected, there is a huge gap between them, and there is no way to get there. But the situation in the mountains can never be said with absolute certainty. Who can guarantee that Li Zicheng really can't find his way? During the late Han Dynasty,
Deng Ai crossed the mountains and destroyed Chengdu. With such a living example, what else is impossible?
"Cao Bianjiao, get out here," Cao Wenzhao shouted, and Cao Bianjiao instinctively ran in, "Uncle...ah, General Cao, what's the matter?"
"Take your people to patrol the foot of the mountain and search for me. If Li Zicheng really comes down from the mountain, you must block it for me no matter what. In short, I must clean up the foot of the mountain and don't even leave a rabbit!"
Cao Bianjiao didn't dare to question Cao Wenzhao's order, so he could only go out with a full slander. Looking at Cao Bianjiao's back, Qin Liangyu secretly frowned, "Hey, I wish we had thought more about it. If Li Zicheng really dared to do this,
Then this person is terrible."
The fighting near Cao Mao Slope was in full swing. In order to quickly pass through Cao Mao Slope, Wang Yan had been increasing his troops. However, in the face of the tenacious resistance of the officers and soldiers, the effect was minimal. In just half a day, Wang Yan had already dropped nearly three soldiers on Cao Mao Slope.
There were thousands of corpses, but they could not take a step forward. Gradually, Wang Yan also realized that he had been tricked by Li Zicheng. At this time, not only Cao Wenzhao and others failed to find Li Zicheng, but even Wang Yan also
It was discovered that Li Zicheng's main force was missing.
Wang Yan's attack was unfavorable, so he thought of recruiting Li Zicheng to attack together. If they all fought together, if they couldn't defeat him later, there would be someone who could jointly carry the thunder. Of course, if the attack went smoothly, Wang Yan would not share the responsibility with Li Zicheng. He could send someone to go.
I looked for him, but found that Li Zicheng, who was supposed to be following me, was missing.
What a ghost. I was working hard in the front, but Li Zicheng was playing and disappearing behind. How could Wang Yan not be angry? Even if you, Li Zicheng, had any plans, shouldn't you have spoken up in advance? If it had been any other time, Wang Yan would have given up his plans.
We have returned with our troops and horses. If you, Li Zicheng, can do it, then you can do it yourself.
But in the current situation, if we don't break through the Jiuqu Road and cross the Jiuhua Mountain area as soon as possible, no one will be better off. Even if you feel angry, you can only endure it for the time being.
Lieutenant General Fu Huan was wrapped in bandages and his face turned the color of pig liver. He had just come back and vomited bitterly: "Chief Wang, we just let Li Zicheng be the gunman this time. He is asking us to attract the firepower of the officers and soldiers.
I'm just playing tricks behind the scenes."
"What do you mean by that? Don't worry, we can't let this loss go in vain. Let Li Zicheng write down this debt first, and then settle it slowly! It's just because Li Zicheng has ruined our good deeds time and time again. I, Mr. Wang, are not done with him.
!" Wang Yan was very angry. The previous incident in Tyranny Town had not yet come to an end, and Li Zicheng was playing this trick again. Do you really think that Wang Yan was made of mud?