In the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Xiling Valley was quiet. Liu Wenxiu was not a fool. He was also guarding against the counterattack of the Chengdu soldiers and horses, but he never expected that the imperial soldiers and horses would appear on the high mountain west of Xuefeng. Liu Wenxiu had previously ordered
The scouts have to pay attention to the area near the snow-capped mountains, but how many people can listen?
After repeated inspections several times and finding no abnormalities, the people under their command relaxed their guard in the direction of the snow-capped mountains. Moreover, even if they sent people again at this time, it would be of no avail. The officers and soldiers would not hide in place and wait for someone to investigate.
Yes, they had already found a hidden mountain col and hid there.
Geng Zhongming asked people to make some things, which were Kongming lanterns used to send signals. It was originally agreed that when attacking Xiling, red sounding arrows would be used as the signal. Unfortunately, on the Snowy Peak, those sounding arrows had already been destroyed.
The only thing left that can transmit signals now is the Kongming Lantern.
Two days passed by in a blink of an eye, and late at night on the third day of the first lunar month, a cold wind blew across the entire Xiling Peak. Just when the cold wind was biting, a few solitary lanterns slowly rose up. The beautiful Kongming lanterns were flying in the sky, flying higher and higher, like
The sky was full of stars, but this beauty fell in Liu Wenxiu's eyes like a reminder. Her heart beat violently, and the thumping sound was clearly audible.
Liu Wenxiu looked up with her clothes on, and visually checked the direction in which the magic lamp was rising. Her expression suddenly changed, "Quickly...quickly send orders to all ministries to be more alert, the officers and soldiers are about to attack!"
How much effect did Liu Wenxiu's words have? It was almost zero effect, because just when he was delivering the order, there was already a faint cry of killing coming from the west, accompanied by a burst of flames. Geng Zhongming spent the day recharging his energy, and now
A sudden attack would not give Liu Wenxiu much time to react.
Qin Liangyu had been waiting in the town east of Xiling for a long time. When the signal came, she sent someone to notify the Chengdu government and organized everyone to rush to Xiling. For the bandits guarding Xiling, those sudden
The officers and soldiers who arrived were like a group of heavenly soldiers and generals. They were immediately overwhelmed. The more than 2,000 people stationed on the top of the mountain on the west side were driven down the mountain and occupied without being able to organize a decent counterattack.
At the top of the mountain, the first thing Geng Zhongming did was to build a rope down the mountain. At the same time, he sent people to guard the southern entrance of the mountain to cover Qin Liangyu's soldiers and horses going up the mountain.
The Xiling Valley under the dark night is undergoing a baptism of hellish fire. In winter, when the trees are dry, Geng Zhongming set a fire, which will burn the bandits guarding the top of the mountain in the west. Now in the middle of winter,
The north wind was blowing, and the fire took advantage of the wind and burned down the mountain. Liu Wenxiu originally arranged a heavy defense at the foot of the mountain in the west, but this seemingly solid defense line collapsed due to the fire. Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu also led their people directly
Breaking through the defense of the rogue bandits. In Geng Zhongming's view, if you break through the first line of defense, there will be no big problems next. In terms of head-on confrontation, are the rogue bandits not your opponents?
Along the road of fire blown by the strong wind, Geng Zhongming led his troops to sweep down. Soon the officers and soldiers collided with Liu Wenxiu's 6,000 troops and horses. The battle was about who could fight better, who was more brave, and who was more heroic.
This is the new owner of Xiling.
Looking at the Xiling military camp with flames all around, and hearing the shouts and curses of countless thieves, Geng Zhongming and others were extremely excited at this moment. Whether they can capture Xiling is related to whether the next batch of supplies can go smoothly.
Transported to Chengdu Prefecture, it is also related to whether he can launch a counterattack against Zhang Xianzhong's troops in the future, so this battle can only be won but not defeated. Putting his saber on the ground, Geng Zhongming raised his hand and took off his helmet, glaring angrily, "Brothers, a few days ago
How many brothers of our army have died on this snowy peak. Today is the time for revenge. Mr. Geng tells you that this battle can only be forward, not retreat. Occupy the Xiling Canyon. We are waiting to win. If we cannot defeat, we can only die, because
We have no way out!"
Geng Zhongming's voice echoed in everyone's ears. Even Qin Liangyu was infected by Geng Zhongming's bravery. Geng Zhongming was not only smart and capable, but also brave in fighting. No wonder the commander valued Geng Zhongming so much.
This Geng Zhongming can be regarded as a natural-born general. He has a unique charm that can easily infect everyone. Gradually, the soldiers' eyes turned red, they raised their sabers and shouted loudly, and their morale reached its peak.
Geng Zhongming held a knife in his left hand and looked at Qin Liangyu next to him, "General Qin, let me lend you some troops and horses!"
Geng Zhongming's words were a bit arrogant and out of line, because according to the rules, not only Xiling, but also the entire military affairs of Sichuan and Sichuan should be made by Qin Liangyu. In terms of military position, Geng Zhongming is not as good as Qin Liangyu after all. But Qin Liangyu is not
He thought he was satisfied, nodded, and shouted, "General Geng, no matter what the order, today we brothers will all obey General Geng's orders!"
Geng Zhongming was not polite, and pointed down the mountain, "The whole army listens to the order, gather all the wooden signs and boards that can be used, and put them in front, and cut down some trees in the back. I will give you a quarter of an hour. You must give me
We will defeat the rogue bandits in the east and create conditions for the army to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Xiling."
"Here!"
After everyone's tasks were divided, Chieftain Ali's task was not easy. He had to lead his troops to attack the southern gate of Xiling and welcome the army from outside. After issuing orders one by one, Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu also led their people to attack the east gate.
On the top of the mountain, Geng Zhongming was as brave as any man. He was the first to kill, but none of the thieves could unite. After a long fight, Geng Zhongming was already a bloody man, like a god of murder. Many thieves
The soldiers have developed a sense of fear. They never want to fight this man again. This man is a devil.
In the Xiling military camp, Liu Wenxiu walked around uneasily. Even though he made the quickest response, there were still emergencies in various places, especially in the west camp. Geng Zhongming led his people to attack the west camp.
At the defense line, these people seemed to have taken some kind of medicine. They were all fierce and powerful. It was only a matter of time before the west line of defense was broken. If the west side was not secured, the officers and soldiers would definitely join forces to attack the mountain pass in the east.
Phew, it is true that when the troops are used, there will be less regrets. It would be great if more troops and horses were brought before. As long as there are enough troops and horses to guard each mountain pass, these officers and soldiers are also destined to be defeated. But now, Xiling has not yet
Lose, the problem is that the brothers who are guarding Xiling can no longer withstand the attack of the officers and soldiers. They can't defeat them in a head-on confrontation, so what can they do to defend Xiling.
The more I think about it, the more angry I feel. When I attacked Xiling, I just wanted to get closer to Chengdu Prefecture. Whenever there was a chance, I could send troops to Chengdu Prefecture as quickly as possible. Even if there was no chance, I would go to Chengdu Prefecture in disgust.
Those officials were also good people. But for some reason, the officers and soldiers wanted to take back Xiling at all costs. Liu Wenxiu couldn't figure it out. The officers and soldiers risked their lives to take back Xiling, just because they wanted to come to Xiling to watch the snow?
I can't figure it out, but Xiling can't be lost. To be precise, I can't throw it away like this. The battle was in a haze, and I didn't catch anything, but I was beaten to a pulp by the officers and soldiers. If I go back like this, how should I report to my adoptive father?
If we concentrate our forces at this time and fight the officers and soldiers while the east side has not completely fallen, we may still be able to win. This is the only other option that Liu Wenxiu can think of. He frowns and shouts outside.
He said, "Give me the order, take back all the troops and horses stationed in the west, rush to the east mountain pass, and devour the officers and soldiers there for me."
Liu Wenxiu's order was good, but it was a bit late. At this time, the eastern mountain pass was already a river of blood, and the fire was soaring into the sky. Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu fought their way through, only killing the rogue bandits and throwing off their armor. By the time the order arrived, the east mountain pass was already full of blood.
More than half of the troops and horses were casualties. Soon the bandits and soldiers who were still left in the west retreated to the east and all rushed towards Dongshan Pass. Liu Wenxiu's purpose was obvious, which was to take advantage of the main force of Chengdu Prefecture's officers and soldiers before they arrived.
Swallowing Geng Zhongming's troops would not only kill and injure the officers and soldiers, but also hold back most of them. As long as Xiling was not lost, there was still hope. In a short period of time, Liu Wenxiu concentrated 10,000 troops against Geng Zhongming's 2,000.
The soldiers and horses carried out a heavy siege. Gradually, Geng Zhongming also felt the pressure. "Damn, these bandits are crazy. They are going to use Geng as a backstop."
Geng Zhongming was extremely shrewd, so how could he really fight with the bandits? It was completely unworthy of him to change his name with Liu Wenxiu at this time. After thinking for a moment, he shouted to several generals around him, "Spread out, don't get entangled with the bandits, come on."
I'll set it on fire, and after it's burned, I'll run to the west, and I'll get as many pieces as I can as fast as I can."
Geng Zhongming gave the order in this way, and he did it in the same way. He never hesitated in doing things. Many of his soldiers had been with Geng Zhongming for more than a year from suppressing bandits in the Central Plains to entering Bashu, so they had great trust in Geng Zhongming and ordered
No one hesitated when the order was issued. Geng Zhongming, who had been leading a fierce attack just now, suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the west. Now not only Liu Wenxiu was a little confused, but the bandit soldiers who had withdrawn from the west were even more confused.
Zhao Yao originally led more than 500 remaining soldiers under his command to the east mountain pass, intending to cooperate with Leader Liu's main force to block this group of officers and soldiers. He never thought that as soon as he got off the ridge of the west mountain, he saw a group of officers and soldiers rushing towards him, using torches.
Under the bright light, I quickly saw a familiar face. Zhao Yao's already ugly face became even more ferocious and his complexion became pale.
"Geng Zhongming? What's going on? Didn't this bastard go to fight at Dongshan Pass? Why did he come towards us?" Zhao Yao had too many doubts in his heart, but he couldn't help but think too much about this encounter.
It was so sudden. Geng Zhongming didn't expect that he would encounter a group of bandits here, but since the battle was going on like this, he couldn't help but think carefully, and immediately led the people and rushed forward.
On the other side, Qin Liangyu led his men to attack the other side of Dongshan Pass. When he heard that Geng Zhongming was retreating to the west, he followed suit. Not long after, Qin Liangyu's troops joined Geng Zhongming again, and now Zhao Yao could
He had a headache. He was already being held down by Geng Zhongming and beaten, but now Qin Liangyu's chieftain soldiers and horses also rushed forward. How could he beat him?
Zhao Yao cursed in his heart. He obviously had more troops on his side, so why did he always think that his opponent had more troops? I have to say that Geng Zhongming was very good at using troops. He knew very well that his side had insufficient troops, so he tried his best to gather all the troops.
Together, they twisted into a rope and maximized the momentum. It seemed that fighting was happening everywhere on the West Ridge, but in fact there was always only one main attack point. But this kind of fighting method gave the rogues huge psychological pressure. If it weren't for the pressure
Even though it was too big, Liu Wenxiu would not lose his composure and wanted to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers at Dongshan Pass.
Next, Zhao Yao's fate can be imagined. He was just a remnant soldier who wanted to join the main force. But he was attacked head-on by Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu. The beating lasted only two sticks of incense, except for
Zhao Yao escaped with less than forty people, and the others were all buried in the mountains and forests.
Liu Wenxiu gathered his main force at Dongshan Pass, but ended up punching cotton. He was in a terrible mood. Not long after, the news that Zhao Yao's army was almost wiped out came, and a piece of ice was thrown into his heart and pulled out.
Cool and cool.
Liu Wenxiu felt that the battle he fought was clueless and messy, as if there was a rope hanging on his hand. He obviously had enough troops, but he couldn't fight as he wanted. Xiling, why did he suddenly
Become so important?
Zhao Yao, who was covered in wounds, was limping with his arms hanging, and there were a few blood marks on his face. Looking at the white fish belly on the horizon, he said with a sad face: "Leader Liu, let's withdraw. None of the brothers want to waste their time in this stupid place.
That's it. The main force of the Chengdu Prefecture's officers and soldiers must be heading this way. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid it will delay the retreat."
Zhao Yao said something that many people dare not say. For most peasant army leaders, Xiling is a useless place. It seems that Xiling is close to Chengdu, but the key is that it is not a good place. Xiling is not a good place.
The ridge is not a city or a town. Apart from a few temples on the mountain, it is a nunnery. What can we do guarding the west ridge? It is not as good as the town at the foot of the mountain. Everyone can loot and have fun.
Like here on Xiling, in the middle of winter, you can see the snow-capped mountains with the cold wind blowing.
Long before the officers and soldiers attacked Xiling, many people no longer wanted to stay in this place. Now that the war situation is unfavorable, no one wants to stay any longer.
Liu Wenxiu glared at Zhao Yao, but she also knew that what Zhao Yao was telling the truth was that his military morale was really unavailable at the moment. The idea of thinking about his adoptive father at the beginning was a bit whimsical. Even if he attacked Xiling, he should come in the spring and summer.
Yes, it's such a cold winter, I can't stay here for long. Now it's just fulfilled my original idea, but it's really embarrassing to withdraw like this.
"Report...report...the informant at the foot of the mountain has received news that Yang Kailong, the guard of the Chengdu Prefecture, is leading 20,000 officers and soldiers towards the Xiling. They are expected to arrive at the Dongshan Pass in two hours!"
This news gave Liu Wenxiu a step forward. Liu Wenxiu glared at the beacon smoke to the west and waved his hands angrily, "Give us the order to evacuate all the ministries and retreat to the north. Someone will come to meet us when the time comes."
Liu Wenxiu gave the order, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They were afraid that Liu Wenxiu would become stubborn and insist on a showdown with the officers and soldiers, in which case everyone would have to think about themselves.