As for where Li Zicheng is? Of course he is on Jiuhua Mountain. In fact, Li Zicheng also had a sudden idea. He sent someone to find out about Straw Hat Slope. That place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to attack by force, you will definitely lose a lot of money. So before Wang Yan
When he came to grab the credit, Li Zicheng did not hesitate much and gave up the task of main attack. A strong attack was not advisable, so Li Zicheng thought of inserting himself from Jiuhua Mountain.
Li Zicheng has always believed in a saying that there are roads everywhere in the mountains, and it only depends on whether they are dangerous or not. As long as you are willing to go out, even the mountain streams can become roads. Li Zicheng did not want to get into trouble at Straw Hat Slope, so he led his people up the mountain.
, in just half a day, the army arrived at the high slope near Straw Hat Slope. It was more than ten feet down here, and it was quite steep. It was surrounded by bare trees, and there was nowhere to borrow strength. Li Zicheng carefully observed the situation of the steep slope, and finally
Made up my mind.
Now that he has come here, he does nothing and then goes back. That is not what Li Zicheng can do. A person's life is to be vigorous and do something earth-shattering. Li Zicheng looked cold and stern, and Lu Weiliang and others next to him felt like it.
Datu Tu said, "General, it's very dangerous to go down here."
"Where is there no danger? Attacking Straw Hat Slope from the front is even more risky. In contrast, going down from here is much less risky. It's only about ten feet, and there aren't many protruding rocks below. As long as your destiny is not too bad, you can't go up.
Get hurt more!" Li Zicheng raised his hand and his tone was unquestionable. Seeing this situation, Lu Weiliang and others stopped talking. Li Zicheng has always been like this and is usually good at accepting advice, but once a decision is made, it will be a matter of nine cows.
Can't pull it back.
More than a hundred of Li Zicheng's soldiers were the first to slide down the steep slope, followed by Li Zicheng. For a short period of time, there was a constant groan on the steep slope. Some people died, being scraped by the protruding rocks, and dripping with blood.
, the pain was so painful that I gasped. In the blink of an eye, the stone walls here were covered with blood stains, and the blood of countless people stained this steep slope red.
Fortunately, in early February, everyone was still wearing thick clothes. If it was hot in the summer, and the thin clothes rolled down from here, the skin and flesh would be torn, and half a life would be lost?
Li Zicheng did not ask everyone to come down. Five thousand people were enough. However, when these five thousand people reached the bottom of the steep slope, more than seven hundred people's lives were lost forever. It would be great if there were ropes.
?However, Li Zicheng did not have time to prepare so many ropes. The military situation was urgent and he was racing against time. If he had the opportunity, he should seize it. If he really delayed the time, who knew what would happen?
Liu Zongmin, a tiger general, naturally followed Li Zicheng down the steep slope. He was holding a steel knife and wrapped in thick clothes, like a big bear, slowly running through the mountains and forests. In the distance was Straw Hat Slope, from which
You can almost hear the faint sound of fighting coming from somewhere here.
"Everyone, speed up. Once we reach Straw Hat Slope, Straw Hat Slope will be ours!"
Liu Zongmin couldn't suppress his inner excitement. Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Lijiao and Qin Liangyu were all at Straw Hat Slope. If they could be killed in one fell swoop, the credit would be huge. Liu Zongmin took the lead and had to cross a narrow road.
At the mountain pass, I saw a figure moving in front of me. When I saw the person clearly, I was stunned.
"Is it you?" Liu Zongmin's eyes widened, because the leader on the opposite side turned out to be Cao Bianjiao. Liu Zongmin was surprised, and Cao Bianjiao was no more surprised than his opponent. He originally thought that cleaning the foot of the mountain was just for official business, but he didn't expect that he actually collided with the thieves.
A positive one.
"Liu Zongmin, it's you. Your grandfather Cao has been waiting here for a long time. He's here!" Cao Bianjiao knew very well that he didn't have many soldiers in his hands, but he acted very arrogantly and charged at Liu Zongmin with his knife.
past.
Liu Zongmin didn't dare to neglect, and he was fighting with Cao Bianjiao in the blink of an eye. At this time, a melee broke out at the place where Straw Hat Slope was connected to Jiuhua Mountain. It must be said that Cao Bianjiao's arrogant attitude frightened Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng did not expect to meet Cao Bianjiao here. Could it be that Cao Wenzhao and the others saw through his plan and set up an ambush here in advance? How did Li Zicheng know that Cao Bianjiao did not have many soldiers and horses, and Cao Wenzhao killed Cao Bianjiao?
He was sent here purely for safety reasons, and Cao Bianjiao was also lucky enough to bump into Liu Zongmin. It was like a blind cat met a bunch of stupid mice.
Cao Bianjiao behaved not like a blind cat at all, but more like a tiger, and the beating made Liu Zongmin complain incessantly. How could Li Zicheng dare to neglect, so he quickly notified the rear to continue to increase troops.
In just a short time, the situation on Cao Bianjiao's side reached the ears of Cao Wenzhao and others. Zhao Shujiao didn't even know what to say. This Li Zicheng was really crazy. If he hadn't been on guard,
At this time, Straw Hat Slope has probably been taken down by Li Zicheng. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the three commander-in-chiefs may have been captured by Li Zicheng.
Among the three powerful generals, one of them is the chieftain of Bashu. If the bandits were to take over the blame, how could the imperial court lose its face? At that time, I am afraid that Tie Mo, the governor of the three provinces, and Mr. Xu will also have to bear the responsibility...
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Thinking about it, he felt scared. Qin Liangyu pinched his eyebrows, shook off the cold sweat on his palms, and said sternly: "It seems that Straw Hat Slope cannot be defended. Qin will lead people to rescue General Cao and invite the two generals."
Make arrangements for your evacuation."
Cao Wenzhao didn't say much. He cupped his hands and thanked him: "I'm sorry to bother General Qin. Leave this place to us!"
At this time, most of the troops and horses under Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Shujiao were used to deal with Wang Yan, and the only troops and horses that could be mobilized were the Bashu descendants in Qin Liangyu's hands. If Cao Bianjiao didn't care, then General Cao
Even ten lives were not enough to kill Li Zicheng. Therefore, Qin Liangyu took the initiative to rescue Cao Bianjiao, and Cao Wenzhao was very grateful.
"Mr. Cao, you are so polite. Now you and I are both prosperous and devastated. It is time to share the same hatred against the enemy!" Although Qin Liangyu is a woman, she can see the overall situation clearly. If she has the idea of conserving her strength at this time, she will definitely offend Zhao Shu.
Jiao and Cao Wenzhao were unhappy.
After Qin Liangyu led his troops to the rescue, the situation around Straw Hat Slope also changed a lot. First, Qin Liangyu's new force joined in, which frightened Li Zicheng so much that he had to retreat. On the other side, Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Lejiao also personally
He went out and led his men to launch a counterattack. Wang Yan commanded the troops and horses, and they were fighting vigorously. He never dreamed that the officers and soldiers suddenly launched a counterattack, with arrows raining down, firecrackers firing continuously, and a large number of officers and soldiers coming from above.
Fighting further, Wang Yan's abilities were limited and he was caught off guard by this turn of events. Without adequate response, Wang Yan's troops were beaten to the point of losing their armor.
Wang Yan secretly complained in his heart, so he could only lead his men to retreat for five miles and stabilize their position in the mud puddle in the south. Wang Yan finally had time to take a breath. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not hold on, otherwise they would have to go back.
withdraw.
Wang Yanshi withdrew, but Li Zicheng was a bit scolded. At this time, he also knew what was going on. There was no movement on the official road of Straw Hat Slope. The officers and soldiers all came towards Li Zicheng. It was obvious that the officers and soldiers knew the situation.
Oops, we need to withdraw.
Li Zicheng finally led his people around to Straw Hat Slope. He was thinking of doing something big that would make the world famous. How could he let the officers and soldiers withdraw? So he became determined and the peasant army all over the mountains and plains began to attack wildly. Qin Liangyu knew that he was defeated.
He took Cao Bianjiao and retreated. Ordinarily, if the fight continued like this, Li Zicheng would be able to fight Qin Liangyu's troops all the way to the Straw Hat Slope Camp, but Wang Yan retreated cleanly. Cao Wenzhao and Zhao led
After the teacher took action, he turned around and rushed to Qin Liangyu's aid without stopping.
At the end of the battle, the mountain breeze was cool and cool. As soon as the troops of Zhao Lijiao and Cao Wenzhao joined the battlefield, the entire situation reversed instantly. In order to reduce casualties, Li Zicheng could only order to temporarily break away from the battle. But in this way, what happened to Cao Wenzhao?
Still hesitating, the army rushed down and the materials from the Straw Hat Slope camp could not be taken away. Cao Wenzhao gave the order and set fire to it.
The officers and soldiers ran away, no matter how embarrassed they were, but at least Cao Wenzhao saved his main force without much damage. On the contrary, Li Zicheng looked unwilling. He rolled down the steep slope and fought again, with nearly one-fifth of the casualties.
First, as a result, not even a hair of the supplies from Straw Hat Slope was harvested, and Cao Wenzhao and others were allowed to escape unharmed.
Li Zicheng sat on the ground and gasped. A tent not far away was burning wantonly, and the firelight reflected the faces of many people. Li Yan clenched his fists, with a look of disgust on his young face, "Wang Yan, this
Trash, if he persists for just one more hour, the situation will be different. Cao Wenzhao's people are hard to say, but at least we can keep Qin Liangyu and Cao Bianjiao here. It's good now, after working hard for a long time, we didn't get anything."
Li Zicheng felt the same way. Wang Yan really failed to live up to his expectations. If he had lived up to his expectations, things would have turned out differently. Just as he was thinking about his thoughts, a sound of yelling and cursing could be heard in the distance. Listening to the voice, it was not Wang Yan.
Who is Yan? Li Zicheng sneered in his heart. Before he could say anything, this bastard came to the door all by himself.
"Li Zicheng, you are so scheming. You secretly went to Jiuhua Mountain to take a back road without saying a word. Do you know how miserable Wang is at the bottom of the mountain?"
Li Zicheng did not speak. Zheng Guosong, who was standing next to him, had stopped in front of Wang Yan and shouted: "Chief Wang, we would like to ask you. There has been a fight on the mountain. Why did you withdraw? The officers and soldiers will attack you as soon as they counterattack."
We fought back five miles, Chief Wang, you are so powerful, can Zheng doubt whether you did this on purpose?"
Wang Yan's face turned red. On the one hand, he was ashamed, and on the other hand, he was angry. Wang Yan was not an idiot. Of course, he knew how much trouble his withdrawal would bring to Li Zicheng, and it would very likely lead to what Li Zicheng had done before.
Everything was in vain. But, can you blame Wang Yan? Ignoring Zheng Guosong, Wang Yan looked at Li Zicheng and snorted coldly: "What a good plan. Should Wang hold back Cao Wenzhao at all costs?"
And Zhao led the teachings, and then asked you, General Li, to kill everyone?"
"Hey, General Li has suffered a lot of losses, but who will make up for Wang's losses? In this day, Wang attacked seven or eight times, and nearly 20,000 brothers were injured. What? I, Wang, want to kill my brothers?
Is it worthy of you, General Li, to abandon them all on Straw Hat Slope? Otherwise, next time someone from my side takes the back road, you, General Li, will be in front at all costs, okay?"
Wang Yan looked at Li Zicheng coldly and spoke sarcastically. However, Li Zicheng did not refute this time, even Lu Weiliang and others were embarrassed to say anything. Wang Yan looked stupid, but he knew some things very clearly.
Yes, why did Wang Yan have to fight so hard to hold back the officers and soldiers? Within the Peasant Army, the situation is very complicated. The officers and soldiers can often cooperate with each other. That is because the soldiers and horses belong to the imperial court. As long as the battle is won, the soldiers and soldiers will
Once all the horses are dead, you can still replace them, or you can even be promoted to an official position and continue to lead troops elsewhere.
But the leader of the peasant army is not good enough. What status and voice he has depends on how many soldiers and horses he has. Li Zicheng looked at Wang Yan and thought carefully, what would he do if he were Wang Yan? Most likely he would do the same.
Make the same choice?
Preserving strength is sometimes more important than anything else.
"Okay, let's not talk about the past for now. Leader Wang, we should think about how to polish the Pan camp now!"
Wang Yan raised the corner of his mouth and turned his face away, "Mopan camp will definitely be attacked, but Wang suffered heavy losses. Should General Li give Wang an explanation?"
If the anger in Wang Yan's heart doesn't come out, he won't even be able to enjoy his meal. He means clearly that I've lost more than you, and I asked you to make a show, so I have to give an explanation. Wang Yan didn't mean to embarrass Li Zicheng.
, if he doesn’t want to give an explanation, what will the brothers think next time? After Li Zicheng played a trick, without even farting, who would dare to follow him Wang Yan to make a living?
Zheng Guosong, Lu Weiliang and others frowned. Wang Yan had suffered a lot, and they had suffered a lot too. Just as he was about to say something, Li Zicheng raised his hand to stop everyone, and said calmly: "Brother Wang, look at this.
, Mr. Li still has some ordnance over there, and someone will send it over in a moment."
"Huh, thank you General Li. There's nothing much to say about polishing Mopan Camp. You and I will work together."
Wang Yan looked straight at Li Zicheng, in short, stop playing tricks, otherwise, I, Wang Yan, will really go crazy.
If it weren't for the fact that he had to rely on Wang Yan for the following matters, Li Zicheng really didn't want to see Wang Yan's face. But Mopan Camp is the last natural danger on the Jiuqu heart-breaking road, and Cao Wenzhao and the others will definitely defend it at all costs. Without Wang Yan
Yan helped, but Li Zicheng might not be able to chew it down.
The Mopan Camp is open and there are no tricks for both sides to play. To polish the Pan Camp, they have to let go of the attack. At the same time, they have to prevent the cavalry in Zhao's hands from coming out and catching them off guard. In short, Mopan Camp needs to
There are many things to consider.
While Li Zicheng was discussing with Wang Yan, he sent a message, hoping that Gao Yingxiang would send troops and horses for reinforcements. Gao Yingxiang was now focused on crossing Jiuhua Mountain with countless supplies, and he did not hesitate to accept Li Zicheng's request, and soon asked Xu Beichuan to lead him.
He led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to Li Zicheng's side to listen to his orders.
On the Mopan Camp side, Zhao led the team and others were naturally facing a formidable enemy. They had just suffered a heavy loss at Straw Hat Slope, so everyone should not be so eager to compete with the bandits in Mopan Camp.