Chapter 637 Zhang Xianzhong scurries around in a hurry
"General Cao, I promise you five thousand soldiers and horses. Are you sure you can capture the southern city of Dengzhou within three days?" Liu Guoneng looked at Cao Bianjiao with a serious expression. Cao Bianjiao did not answer immediately. He thought for a while before raising his hands and shouting, "Liu Bianjiao
General, don't worry, Cao will capture Dengzhou within three days. If he doesn't defeat Dengzhou, Cao will die in Dengzhou City."
"Okay, General Cao, whether we can defeat Zhang Xianzhong this time depends entirely on whether the general can capture Dengzhou City. Does General Xiao have any other requests now?"
"General Liu, Cao wants all the crossbows in the army!" Cao Bianjiao knew the importance of Dengzhou, so he wanted what he wanted. If Dengzhou can be captured, it will definitely block Zhang Xianzhong's way south to Xiangfan, but if
If he can't get it, no matter how hard the Northern Jin army encircles him, Zhang Xianzhong can still run around at will. Naturally, he has some ideas for asking for a bed crossbow. As for whether it can be effective, it just depends on the situation.
Liu Guoneng gave all the crossbows to Cao Bianjiao without hesitation. After Cao Bianjiao led his troops to go south, he asked someone to send a message to Cao Wenzhao. When Liu Guoneng sent the news to Mianchi that he sent Cao Bianjiao to attack Dengzhou, Cao Wenzhao
The imperial edict understood Liu Guoneng's plan. Almost on the same day, the army sent troops to Yiyang and confronted Zhang Xianzhong's 30,000 troops ten miles north of Yiyang City. At the same time, Liu Guoneng's troops were divided into two groups, one led by Cheng Yuan, and went around to Deng
In the southeast of Yingyang, Liu Guoneng personally led an army to attack Ruzhou City in the south of Yingyang.
Wei He, who was stationed in Yingyang City, was so frightened when he heard that Liu Guoneng's tens of thousands of troops were attacking Ruzhou. If Ruzhou was lost, Wei He's way south would be blocked. Of course, he could also go west to Yichuan and meet Zhang Da.
Convergence, but who can guarantee that the Northern Shanxi Army will not attack Yichuan?
At the end of the sixth month of September in the sixth year of Chongzhen, the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army raided Yichuan. Yichuan guard He Ji sent people to inform Zhang Xianzhong while leading troops to fight hastily. Yichuan is a small town, and He Ji could not withstand the iron hoof of the Northern Shanxi Army.
In just an hour, He Ji was defeated and fled south, and Yichuan fell. He Ji escaped quickly enough, but was unlucky in the end. Not long after leaving Yichuan, he ran into Shi Bao, who was coming from Ruzhou. Shi Bao didn't say anything and stabbed him.
He Ji's head was chopped off. Yichuan fell, and not long after that, Ruzhou City, which was only garrisoned by 3,000 people, was also broken through by the Northern Shanxi Army.
The Northern Shanxi Army's speed was too fast. By the time Zhang Xianzhong reacted, Yichuan, Ruzhou, and Yingyang had fallen one after another. Unknowingly, the three areas were connected, completely sealing off the southeastern area of Luoyang. The Northern Shanxi Army wanted to do something.
Well? In fact, the intention is very simple. It is to build a huge net to trap Zhang Xianzhong's bandits near Luoyang. After hearing that Yingyang fell, Zhang Xianzhong shuddered unconsciously, and he thought of southern Shaanxi back then.
In that bloody battle, the same was true for the Northern Shanxi Army. If they didn't take action, they would be like tigers descending from the mountain, leaving no chance for breathing.
The Northern Shanxi Army broke through Wuguan last time and cut off the army's retreat. This time, Zhang Xianzhong did not want to repeat the same mistake. The Northern Shanxi Army was not the soldiers and horses of Luoyang. They fought bravely and were merciless. Three places fell and they were stationed in Dengfeng.
More than 20,000 people in Yongan are in danger.
Zhang Xianzhong would not be stupid enough to attack Yingyang and open up a bloody path for Yong'an and Dengfeng troops. At this moment, the Northern Shanxi Army probably wanted him to do this. A carriage drove slowly, with a beautiful woman sitting in the carriage.
Zhang Xianzhong's face was gloomy. Seeing this woman, he felt much more relaxed. He called Shangguan Yi and others, and said with a serious expression, "Send an order to the entire army to evacuate to Yiyang quickly."
"Big boss, what about Ruzhou and Yingyang?" Shangguan Yi asked very unwillingly. He didn't understand why the king was so afraid. The Northern Shanxi Army was a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general, so why did they bluff people like this? Now the rebel army
The total number of disciples is 60,000, and as for the Northern Shanxi Army, the full force parked near Luoyang is only 25,000, why should we be afraid of them? Now it is better, more than 60,000 people are being chased by 20,000.
The most ridiculous thing is that leader Zhang Da didn't even have the courage to fight against the Northern Shanxi Army.
Zhang Xianzhong glared at Shangguan Yi with a bad expression. Why didn't he want to fight with the Northern Shanxi Army and retake Yingyang and Ruzhou? But how to fight? In just one small confrontation by the Luoshui River, the Northern Shanxi Army would be destroyed.
Two-thirds of the cavalry were killed, and the hundreds of miles of land near Luoyang are mostly flat. This kind of place is a paradise for cavalry to gallop. There is no point in having more people. Shangguan Yi has never seen the power of the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army.
, that year in southern Shaanxi, a group of thousands of people and horses killed tens of thousands of rebels and were completely defeated.
"Shangguanyi, are you questioning me? Humph, do you think I don't want to fight? I am saving the lives of my brothers. The Northern Shanxi Army did not take action before because some of their troops were trapped in the grassland and could not be withdrawn.
, the rest of the troops were exhausted and had not been fully rested, and the troops stationed in Hetao could not be mobilized, so we had to attack Luoyang. Now Liu Guoneng and Cao Wenzhao led their troops to come and captured Ruzhou and Yingyang in one go. Obviously
It is to block our army's retreat route. If we don't seize the time to retreat south, we will be trapped here."
"Big boss, my subordinates are not afraid. I ask the king to give me a troop of troops. I am willing to conquer Yichuan for the big boss, rescue Dengfeng, and Yong'an's 20,000-strong army returns!"
Zhang Xianzhong wished he could kill Shangguan Yi with a knife, but now that the Northern Shan army was in front, it was really not good to kill his own general first. However, Zhang Xianzhong was really not very ambitious. He thought to himself, since Shangguan Yi wanted to die so much, he should give him a death blow.
Cheng. In fact, Zhang Xianzhong has never been fond of Shangguan Yi. Shangguan Yi is headstrong, arrogant and arrogant, which is really annoying. Although he is an old brother, Zhang Xianzhong's status is different now, but he still doesn't know how to respect him.
This is really annoying, "Since you insist on doing this, then Zhang will transfer the four thousand old Funiu Mountain troops to you. Is that enough?"
Shangguanyi didn't understand the meaning of Zhang Xianzhong's words at all. Zhang Xianzhong wanted Shangguanyi to lead his confidants to the underworld together, but Shangguanyi thought it was Zhang Xianzhong's trust, so he raised his hands and shouted, "Thank you, boss!"
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Shangguan Yi led thousands of his old Funiu Mountain troops to Yichuan, but just after leaving the army, he met Chen Yaofeng who had been waiting for a long time to the west of Yichuan. Under the raging cavalry, Shangguan Yi led his old Funiu Mountain troops to the underworld.
, after wiping out Shangguan Yi, Chen Yaofeng did not stop and captured Zhang Xianzhong's army in just two hours. Chen Yaofeng was not in a hurry to attack, so he bit the rear of the rebel soldiers and nibbled away at them. Slowly, the entire army of rebel soldiers was eaten away.
Chaos arose, because no one in the rear wanted to be the victim of the Northern Shanxi Army's cavalry, and rushed forward in a hurry. The people in the rear ran forward, and the formation was messed up, and the marching speed immediately slowed down.
Zhang Xianzhong cursed his mother anxiously, lifted up his khaki brocade robe, and slashed down several soldiers who were running around with his sword, "Please calm down, don't make a mess, don't make a mess..."
After finally stabilizing the army, before they could take a breath, they heard the rumble of horse hoofs and another black torrent appeared in the west. Zhang Xianzhong's face became as pale as paper, and he even shook in disbelief.
Shaking his head, how is it possible that the Northern Jin Army only has more than 3,000 cavalry under Liu Guoneng's command, so why is there another group of Northern Jin Army cavalry near Luoyang? It's not surprising that Zhang Xianzhong doesn't know, because this cavalry of nearly 4,000 people is
The new army came from Zhangbei and was led by Ma Fang.
"Iron locks...Two thousand-man teams are blocking the front, and the rest are attacking from left and right." Ma Fang shouted angrily with a gun. Four thousand soldiers and horses quickly formed a formation. Under the sun, the iron locks glowed faintly. Seeing Jin
The Northern Army formed a chain of horses. Zhang Xianzhong's heart tightened and he shouted, "Retreat, quickly retreat to the Yishui River, don't get entangled!"
Zhang Xianzhong did not have much real military talent, but he was not a fool. At this time, he was running desperately to Yiyang. How could he outrun the cavalry? He could only retreat south to the south of the Yishui River and avoid the iron hoofs of the cavalry first.
The chained horse is not a heavy cavalry, but when the chained horse charges, it is a torrent of steel. Through the curtain, a beautiful face is revealed. On the battlefield where blood and flesh are everywhere, there is a beautiful woman. This is
What kind of decoration?
Yang Nuran opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes were full of fear. She had never been on the battlefield, and she had never even seen a chicken killed. But what did she see today? It was a group of black-armored cavalry. They were locked in iron chains.
After being connected and crushed, countless lives fell to the ground. Some people had their heads missing, and some were cut off at the waist. A strong smell of blood floated on the ground. Broken limbs and broken arms were everywhere, blood, intestines,
The internal organs. Are these the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army? They are indeed a group of demons. No wonder the murderous bandit Zhang Xianzhong is also so afraid.
There is only one luxurious carriage in Zhang Xianzhong's army, which he prepared for Yang Nuran. But now, this carriage has become the prey in the eyes of the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army. They don't know that Yang Nuran is in the carriage.
, thinking it was Zhang Xianzhong's car, he immediately sent troops to chase the carriage. When he was more than ten feet away, the horseman drew his bow and arrow, and shot the coachman on the shaft to death with one arrow. The horse was also frightened and ran like crazy.
, suddenly leaving Ma Fang behind.
Yang Nuran was sitting in the carriage, shaking her head. She couldn't even ride a horse, so she didn't know how to control a carriage. She was taken away by the crazy horse. Zhang Xianzhong became red-eyed and wanted to keep the carriage.
, protected Yang Nuran, but was surrounded by more than a dozen light cavalry from the Northern Shan Dynasty army, unable to escape at all.
Chen Yaofeng and others led the troops to fight against the bandits. Cao Wenzhao was not idle either. He led his soldiers to slowly cruise around the periphery. Nowadays, Cao Wenzhao rarely fights in person. As the commander-in-chief, there is no need to take the lead in everything.
And even if he wanted to, the others wouldn't. A carriage appeared in the field of vision. It looked extremely luxurious, and there were many Huaixi cavalry around it. He must have been an important person in the carriage. Cao Wenzhao smiled slightly and said,
He raised his hand and said, "Capture the people on the carriage alive."
"Here" Yu Lai pulled out his cavalry sword and shouted to the more than a hundred cavalrymen under his command, "Brothers, follow me!"
Yang Nuran's carriage was already out of control, and the rogue cavalry followed them out of desperation. How could they have thought that they would run into someone else's arms in a daze.
Yu Lai personally led more than a hundred soldiers and soon cleared out the twenty-odd rogue cavalry. However, the carriage did not stop. At this time, Cao Wenzhao and others realized that it was because the horses were crazy, not because of the madness.
The bandit soldiers were panicking. Hu Lai took out a musket and fired a shot into the hood of the crazy war horse. There was only a bang and a mournful cry from the horse.
The most unlucky person was Yang Nuran. Her face was pale and her long hair was disheveled. The carriage suddenly stopped and her little head was knocked dizzy against the inner wall, and her ears were buzzing.
Yu Lai immediately stepped forward, asked his soldiers to surround the carriage, and shouted in a cold voice, "People inside, come out quickly!"
There was no movement... Yu Lai shouted coldly again, but there was still no movement. The others immediately became alert and used a knife to lift the curtain of the car. Looking inside, Yu Lai shook his head in confusion. There was nothing ferocious in the car.
There was only one petite little lady, and this little lady was beyond words beautiful. At this time, the little lady was sitting stupidly in the carriage, her little head swaying back and forth, as if she was stupid.
At this time, what appeared in Yang Nuran's mind were bloody scenes, with broken limbs and broken arms, and blood seemed to be flowing downwards. It was too scary, and those people were too scary. Yang Nuran looked like he was crazy, and Yu Lai also
He wasn't the kind of bad guy, so he just snorted and ignored Yang Nuran.
Chen Yaofeng also arrived on horseback. He knew that Yang Nu was sitting in the carriage. Then, his face was full of disappointment, "General Cao, the last general is incompetent. Zhang Xianzhong led the people across the Yishui River, and those boxes could not be intercepted."
Come down."
"Don't worry, Zhang Xianzhong can't run away. Send the order, don't worry about the remaining soldiers, and rush to Yiyang City quickly. Cao will cripple Zhang Xianzhong as quickly as possible!" He glanced at Yang, who was sitting silently on the ground.
However, Cao Wenzhao nodded to Yu Lai, "General Yu, please take a trip and send her back to Luoyang."
Near Yiyang City, Zhang Xianzhong was smart enough not to start a battle with the Northern Shan army outside the city. He had many rebel horses and placed them in front of the army, with as many as six rows on the left and right. In front of so many rebel horses,
The cavalry was obviously unable to take the lead in charging, and Liu Guoneng was unwilling to use a large number of soldiers' lives to attack the horse-rejecting formation, so the two sides reached a stalemate.
After Zhang Xianzhong returned to Yiyang, Chen Yaofeng hurriedly asked people to clear the enemy horses in front. Cao Wenzhao soon joined forces with Liu Guoneng and arrived outside Yiyang City. However, Cao Wenzhao seemed to be in no rush to attack Yiyang and let his soldiers wait.
A camp was set up openly outside the city. There was no problem in Yiyang for a while, but it was difficult for the thieves in Dengfeng and Yong'an. The Northern Shanxi Army cooperated with Luoyang soldiers and horses to attack these two places, and Dengfeng was fine.
, but Yong'an has become shaky. At midnight, while the bandits were tired, Cheng Yuan led his troops to launch a night attack. This time, the Yong'an defenders could not hold on, and Cheng Yuan occupied the city head, and then opened the south gate.
The army swarmed in.
At the beginning of the seventh day of September, more than 10,000 troops from the imperial court stormed Dengfeng. After an hour of bloody battle, they finally captured the northern city of Dengfeng. Then the rebels withdrew and were chased and killed by Cheng Yuan's troops who were ambushing in the west of Dengfeng.
Those who surrendered suffered numerous casualties.
Zhang Xianzhong worked hard to build a chain defense from Yiyang to Yong'an. Under the strong combat power of the Northern Shanxi Army, it only lasted two days before it collapsed. Now only Yiyang City is left, and another