After leaving Xiling, Liu Wenxiu led his people all the way north. Fortunately, Ai Keqi led his troops to meet him in advance, and Geng Zhongming put his mind elsewhere. Liu Wenxiu did not suffer much loss on the next road. The peasant army retreated all the way. , did not stop until he reached Yuexi. Only when he arrived at Yuexi did Liu Wenxiu have time to think carefully about what had happened recently.
It is really unusual for the officers and soldiers to seize Xiling at any cost. In the middle of winter, it is inappropriate to use troops against Xiling, so they mobilized troops on a large scale at any cost. Geng Zhongming even came from the snow peak in the west. At this time, After passing the Xiling Snow Peak, it is estimated that half of the people were lying on the way. For the Bashu people, the Xiling Snow Peak in winter is a forbidden land, the territory of King Yama.
Ai Keqi carried a pot of wine and placed a plate of meat on the table. Seeing Liu Wenxiu frowning and thinking hard, he wondered: "What on earth is going on? Why do the officers and soldiers suddenly act like crazy?" Using troops against Xiling? When I got the news, I was also shocked. I was planning to lead troops to support you. Fortunately, you retreated in time. Otherwise, we might really be entangled by the officers and soldiers. Brother, you and I To be honest, little brother, did you find something in Xiling?"
Liu Wenxiu glanced at Ai Keqi with an unhappy look. He was a little angry in his heart, as if he, Liu, was deliberately hiding it. He didn't know what was going on. Ever since Sun Kewang rebelled from the army, they had been close to each other before. The brothers have also become a little alienated, "Don't you know about that place in Xiling? Is there anything important? I was thinking about this just now. The behavior of the officers and soldiers is so unusual. We must find out. OK."
Some things are not difficult to check. This time Tiemo transferred a large amount of supplies from northern Shanxi, hoping that Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu could control the situation in Bashu as soon as possible. A large amount of supplies were transferred to Chengdu, and also to Wusizang. It was such a big deal. It would have taken several days for Liu Wenxiu to find out, but Zhang Xianzhong received a letter, which made Liu Wenxiu and others learn about the supplies at an unexpected speed.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't care who sent the letter. He just needed to confirm whether it was true. Don't look at Zhang Xianzhong who was domineering in Bashu and plundered countless supplies, but his thirst for military supplies was still very urgent. .Zhang Xianzhong is very ambitious. He does not want to bow to Gao Yingxiang or Wang Ziyong, so it is necessary to expand his strength.
Military supplies are good things that cannot be bought even if you have money, especially those transported from northern Shanxi. They must be good things. The situation is so big that the New Year has just passed and I didn’t even have time to enjoy it, so Zhang Xianzhong took his people Arriving at Peng County, Zhang Xianzhong came in an emergency, so he did not notify him in advance. Therefore, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Keqi were a little surprised when they saw Zhang Xianzhong.
Welcoming Zhang Xianzhong into the house, Liu Wenxiu smiled bitterly and said: "Father, why do you have to go there in person? Just leave this matter to us."
"I can't worry. This time is different from the past. We must find a way to intercept this batch of supplies. According to reliable information, there are many firearms in this batch of supplies. If we can get them, it will be of great benefit to us. If they are lost, If it gets into the hands of officers and soldiers, it will be a big disaster for us." Zhang Xianzhong looked serious. After hearing what he said, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Keqi also looked at each other.
Who is not jealous of firearms? The peasant army has suffered a lot at the hands of musketeers in recent years. Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong have always wanted to form a musketeer team with the same firepower. Unfortunately, all they have is
The power of the old-fashioned muskets cannot be compared with the new muskets in northern Shanxi. Gao Yingxiang once coerced and lured a group of craftsmen and forced them to imitate the muskets. Unfortunately, muskets and firecrackers are completely different things, and they have not been used until now.
What kind of movement can be made by tossing.
There is a batch of firearms passing by right now. If you can't find a way to bite them off, how can you deal with yourself? Liu Wenxiu clenched her fists and said seriously: "Don't worry, foster father, we are fully prepared and we must get this batch of firearms."
.”
Because of the military supplies issue, the situation in the Xichuan area suddenly became tense. In the middle of winter, the troops and horses from all walks of life should have ceased their activities, but suddenly they all gathered in Xichuan, which was somewhat unexpected. Zhang Xianzhong moved all the troops and horses to the west.
, this is what Geng Zhongming does not want to see. With the current military strength around Chengdu, there is no way to stop the main force of the peasant army. In desperation, Geng Zhongming sent an urgent letter to the capital.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Tie Mo was sitting in the meeting hall drinking hot tea. Next to him was North Korean envoy Li Yunhai. Li Yunhai came over to see Tie Mo simply because of Jin Mingwan. North Korea seemed keen on the marriage, which was also
It is easy to understand. Without this relationship, North Korea would not be at ease. Marriage is the basis of cooperation, but it is a pity that Tie Mo has no such intention.
"Master Tie, no matter what, you have to talk to Miss Jin. If it doesn't work, then let it go. It will be very difficult for me to handle this delay..."
Tie Mo looked at Li Yunhai with some sympathy, saying that Li Yunhai was indeed in trouble, but who is to blame? You neglected a good envoy and insisted on being a matchmaker. Is the job of a matchmaker so easy to do?
? After thinking about it, he could only comfort him: "Well, I am busy with the congratulatory ceremony. I definitely don't have time to talk to Miss Jin right now. If Miss Jin is anxious, let her talk to Madam."
Tie Mo directly pushed the ball to Xiao Ruxue. If he thought about it, could Jin Mingwan still talk to Xiao Ruxue?
The words had been spoken, and Li Yunhai could no longer pursue him. After Li Yunhai left, Tie Mo breathed a long sigh of relief. This Li Yunhai was like a piece of dog skin plaster, he couldn't shake it off, and he was sighing secretly.
, Zhou Dingshan pushed the door open and walked in. Zhou Dingshan's face looked somewhat solemn. He came closer and handed over a letter, "Superintendent, there is an urgent report from Chengdu Prefecture. I heard the messenger briefly say, then
The situation over there is very bad.”
"Huh? What's going on? It's the Chinese New Year, and those thieves are still bothering?" Tie Mo was puzzled. He quickly opened the letter and read it carefully. Soon, his smiling face turned a little grim.
, put down the letter and said in a conspiratorial manner: "It seems that someone doesn't want us to live a good life. The military supplies issue is so hidden. How could Zhang Xianzhong find out so quickly?"
Zhou Dingshan was shocked and hesitated: "Supervisor, do you mean that someone here in the capital is secretly passing on the news? This... this is too much..."
"Someone must have passed the news to the bandits. It's nothing too much. Those people won't watch the soldiers and horses of Bashu fall to us. They want to borrow Zhang Xianzhong's hand to stop us from interfering in Bashu. Hmm, I think so.
It's quite beautiful. This Zhang Xianzhong is also very courageous. I ignored him and he really regarded himself as a local bully. Dingshan, go and have someone inform Ding Luyan in Henan and ask him to give Zhang Xianzhong some eye drops. In addition, give
Say hello to Governor Chen of Shaanxi, if Zhang Xianzhong really becomes big in Bashu, it will be of no benefit to him."
Tie Mo's face was full of sneers. Those people were making trouble behind his back, so he couldn't be idle.
In just two days, the originally calm situation changed a lot. The current Henan Commander-in-Chief Ding Luyan suddenly sent troops to march westward from Yinchuan, with the intention of entering northern Sichuan. At the same time, Chen Qiyu from Shaanxi also ordered Liu Yingyu
He led his troops southward, passed Shangluo and rushed towards Jianmen Pass. Now two large armies approached the north of Sichuan, and Zhang Xianzhong's pressure suddenly increased.
Zhang Xianzhong's main forces are in northern Sichuan. If the officers and soldiers are allowed to flood into northern Sichuan, the situation will be unimaginable. In desperation, Zhang Xianzhong, who was originally preparing to go to war with Xiling, had to order the deployment of troops to withdraw to northern Sichuan. Most of the troops were stationed in Fengjie and Kaixian.
etc.
Qingyun Temple in Xiling, which used to be very popular, has now become a temporary command post for officers and soldiers. Since learning that Zhang Xianzhong transferred most of the main force back to Fengjie area, Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu also breathed a sigh of relief. They really want to follow
Zhang Xianzhong's main force is fighting hard, so they don't have much confidence.
Zhang Xianzhong's men are poorly trained and their combat effectiveness is uneven, but there are many thieves, and when the number of troops reaches a certain level, there will be a qualitative change.
Geng Zhongming held the desk with both hands and said sincerely, "General Qin, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Keqi are now eyeing us. If we passively wait for them to grab supplies, it will be too detrimental to us. So, I think
We can attack Tiansong Village and Jiulu Mountain first. Tiansong Village and Jiulu Mountain are connected in a line, separating Xiling and Yuexi. If the bandits want to intercept this batch of supplies, they will not let us take it.
Tiansong Village. It was found that there were many narrow valley roads on both sides of the road from Jiulu Mountain to Tiansong Village. We had ambush people in the valley roads in advance. When we retreated, each group dispersed and pretended to fail and fled in haste to various valley roads.
, if there are thieves chasing after you, you must cooperate with the ambush and kill them with all your strength."
Geng Zhongming's arrangements were very detailed, but Ali and others still had some things they didn't understand. He raised his hands and asked, "General Li, what should we do if we finish dealing with the enemy soldiers entering the valley and rush to support Jiulu Mountain?"
Geng Zhongming smiled slightly and said extremely confidently, "No, you still stay in your respective positions. In your spare time, find more rolling wood and gravel and place them on the road. In short, when the enemy soldiers return to Tiansong Village, you must delay them as much as possible.
The speed with which they returned to Tiansong Village."
After listening to Geng Zhongming's words, Qin Liangyu was quite shocked. Is Geng Zhongming so confident that he can capture Tiansong Village and Jiulu Mountain at the same time with his existing troops? Is the most important thing about the Tang Dynasty that he can block the counterattack of the rebels?
Two days later, Geng Zhongming led two thousand soldiers and horses to Tiansong Village to challenge him as he said before. Of course, there were four thousand soldiers and horses behind him. At this time, Qin Liangyu was not idle either. He was leading a group of soldiers.
The horse circled from the flank to the ridge of Tiansong Village
In front of Tiansong Village, a large army was gathered, with swords and guns standing everywhere. Li Ming, the leader of the thieves stationed at Tiansong Village, also had a bad temper. The two sides started a fierce battle without any nonsense.
Li Ming doesn't have much ability, but Tiansong Village has nearly 15,000 soldiers and horses. The advantage in numbers alone is already invincible. On the other hand, Geng Zhongming has a full attack of 2,000 people. Li Ming really can't think of anything.
What reason did he have for failing? In fact, the battle lasted for less than half an hour. Geng Zhongming was already a little unable to hold on. He had no choice but to order a retreat. It was not so much a feigned defeat as a real defeat.
, the officers and soldiers turned around and fled. At this time, Li Ming really couldn't find a reason not to beat the drowned dog, so he waved his troops forward and said, "Brothers, catch up and let them go to hell."
"Kill!" the Tiansong Village thieves screamed, their faces turning red as they were killed. Some of the stragglers were a little slower and were hacked to death by the enemies who caught up.
The two sides chased each other and gradually formed a long formation south of Tiansong Village, like a long winding snake. After entering the valley area, Ali made a gesture and led more than a hundred people to escape to the valley road on the left.
Go, the soldiers from Tiansong Village who were in hot pursuit almost instinctively divided their forces and chased in.
The valley is long and narrow, with steep mountain walls on both sides. The sun cannot shine in at all, so it looks eerie. Although there are only more than 200 pursuers, there are more than 200 and 50 people in this narrow valley.
What's the difference? Everyone is crowded together, and the front can't see the back, and the back can't see the front. As they go deeper into the valley, Ali's troops slow down, and with the sound of a cannon, a huge boulder suddenly falls from the cliff.
In an instant, he smashed the two unlucky guys into meat pies. At the same time, dozens of swordsmen rushed in from the other end of the valley road. Ali joined forces with these people and launched the most ferocious counterattack in response to the stones falling from the cliff.
.
The Tiansong Village thieves who were chasing after them panicked. They wanted to escape, but in this narrow valley, they had to be constantly on guard against falling rocks. How could it be so easy to withdraw?
The same situation is happening in many valleys. After entering an area with many valleys, the officers and soldiers immediately separated and fled, heading into the valleys without looking back. Tiansong Village would inevitably divide their troops to pursue them.
, the eight thousand thieves who were thrown into the battlefield unexpectedly decreased unknowingly. In the end, the main force who followed Li Ming to pursue Geng Zhongming only had more than two thousand people left, a sudden reduction of more than six thousand.
Ming didn't notice anything wrong for a while. When he passed the canyon area, the terrain immediately became cheerful. Li Ming reorganized his formation. Only then did he realize that the number of people was much smaller. He couldn't help but frown and asked, "What's going on, where are the people?"
"
"Leader Li, those officers and soldiers escaped through the valley road. Our people went to chase them. Since there were more valley roads, we chased and chased, but somehow we lost a lot." A leader stepped forward and replied. If Li Ming could feel that something was wrong at this time,
As for his son, it would be very easy to withdraw. Unfortunately, his arrogance troubled him again. He felt that there was nothing wrong with dividing the troops. If the officers and soldiers were defeated, he would be sick if he did not beat up the drowned dog.
Li Ming was not aware that he was slowly moving away from Tiansong Village during the continuous pursuit, and unknowingly he had arrived at the boundary of Jiulu Mountain.