To the northwest of the Chema River, there was a bustle of people inside and outside a walled fort surrounded by water canals. There were hundreds of corpses floating on the water in the trench. Bandits in red clothes were leading their horses in and out from two bridges across the trench. This is the walled city of Chenghe.
One of the Chema River forts that Shi Kefa promoted was because it was close to the river, so trenches were dug to introduce the river water to increase the defensive power of the fort. The other fort was on a hillside not far to the west, named Tufengzhai, and
Qianshan
Similar to Tianning Village, the natural slope of the mountain is used to increase defense. Most of the surviving people near the Chema River live here. They can farm nearby or continue doing business on the post road. According to Chongzhen’s experience in the early eighth year, the rogue bandits
We would not attack such a fortified fort, but this time the rogue bandits joined forces and started the siege on the first day they arrived. The fort without regular troops garrisoned did not show much strong defensive power. They fell one after another within two days, and instead became
The shelter where the bandits rested, Xiying and the old man who broke into Taotian
The camps were set up in two places. The sweeper king who arrived last yesterday did not have this treatment. He was attacked during the march, and all the servants and family members who were behind him were scattered. He was forced to rush to the battle in Moyanpu. The fighting situation
It was very unfavorable. Then he was chased by Wang Zenglu all the way to the Chema River before receiving support from Cao Cao's troops. Finally, he stabilized his position two miles west of the Chema River. However, he suffered heavy losses in baggage and supplies, and even the tents were lost at night.
Not fully prepared, and in danger of engaging in battle with the garrison.
Under the threat, they could not get any rest all night. In the middle of the night, the army continued to attack and lost some more troops.
At this time, the Sweeping King himself came to Chenghe Village, looking completely disgraced. He hurriedly walked across the short bridge over the ditch, entered the village gate and saw a group of thieves, and immediately started shouting curses.
"We are still discussing. The garrison camp attacked me all night. They were all servants in iron armor and killed many old camp brothers. We are only one mile away from the bridge. If you don't come up and fight together, we are just talking about it."
There were more than a dozen thieves gathered around. Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and Liu Guoneng were in the middle. Zhang Xianzhong turned around when he heard the sound and saw King Sweeper, "I'm about to discuss it with you." King Sweeper waved his hand suddenly, "I'll listen to you.
I came to join the camp. From the time I was beaten by the dog officers and soldiers yesterday afternoon to this time, the work of raising a family has been completely ruined. I can't leave the old camp here. It will be dawn in the blink of an eye. Don't talk about it.
8. You are in charge, how can I fight with just a word?" "With your sweeping skills, a southern army cannot defeat your old camp." Luo Rucai chuckled, approached the sweeping king and persuaded him, "It's just that the Anqing camp came quickly.
, Lao Ba and I came back not long ago, so we always have to explain things clearly to you.
Only then can we decide how to play.”
The Sweeping King turned his eyes to him and said, "Then just say it calmly."
"Most of the officers and soldiers in Fengjiapu on the east side have been defeated, but there are still some hateful dog officers who are guarding the slope with their servants. They are afraid that there are still three to four hundred people who will not be able to take them down for a while, and they are beaten again here.
urgent……"
The corner of Sweeper King's mouth twitched, "You let go of the road that was originally blocked for no reason. The veteran general naturally knew that there was an ambush. In this way, there are officers and soldiers in front and behind, so how can you say that the old camp will not be lost?"
"Brother Zhang, don't be impatient. Even though the officers and soldiers from Fengjiapu are still there, they are just blocking the post road and are unable to come out to kill. The carriages can't pass. Our old camp can still pass down the slope on horseback." Luo Rucai pondered for a moment.
Said again
, "Going further east, the bridge was half burned down by the soldiers, but it has been captured and guarded by Gao Zhao who broke into the sky. There is still a way to survive." The Sweeping King glanced at the people present and saw Zhang Xianzhong.
Liu Wenxiu, who was standing behind Liu Wenxiu, looked embarrassed. He suddenly cursed, "Fuck your mother, here are all the elders who can beat me. If you were beaten like this by a group of Jiangnan soldiers, then...
The shop was blocked, and only half of the bridge was left. They ran away like this. After throwing away the money and food, the woman went into the mountains to wait to starve to death. It was an Anqing camp. They killed them all back and snatched the money and food back. This is Anqing.
our land
Realm, this is the fucking way to survive."
Several big bandits looked at each other, Luo Rucai turned his eyes a few times, turned to Zhang Xianzhong and said, "This is what the Sweeping King said..."
There was a flash of red light in the night sky, and the deafening sound of cannons came from the south. A passing horse neighed and was quickly pulled away by the horsemen. Everyone looked south, and Luo Ru withdrew his gaze and continued,
"The dog officers and soldiers are only one mile away from the bridge now. Laoba, you and the camp of Chuangtantian are here, and you can't leave now, unless you don't need the money and food to support you. The sentry horse Wenxiu captured confessed, and the Anqing camp can't
Three thousand soldiers and horses came all night long, intent on leaving us to death. Since they are so abominable, just as the sweeper king said, we will all try our best to share the real seal with him. Fengjiapu's share
It is no longer the case. As long as the Anqing camp is destroyed, the Anqing territory will be ours. From now on, travel will be easier and the way to survive will be clear."
Zhang Xianzhong touched the scar on his forehead, walked over and patted the sweeping king on the shoulder, "I asked you to join the joint venture. Erlang Town was lost by my family Wenxiu, so I have to take care of your affairs." He took two steps.
Turning back to Luo Rucai, "Cao Cao was also called by me, Lao Zhang. You just persuaded me to go to great lengths just now because you were afraid that I wouldn't save your camp. Who do you think the Eight Kings are? You are just a busybody. We
I will remember you first
A sum of money, but if your camp is lost in Erlang Town, I will naturally take care of it."
Cao Cao was not embarrassed, he just smiled. "There are still a few elders. Lao Zhang asked you to join the camp, not to break up people and raise them together." Zhang Xianzhong continued to reach out and slide a few little thieves' heads into the oil one by one.
He went over and put his hand on his forehead after ordering, "This year's luck is not good. From Henan to the border of Jiangbei, the men below did not have enough to eat, and the way in and out was very cramped. Now the Anqing soldiers have to bully them."
In the end, they want to cut off our way of survival. If we can't get food in Huguang, we will probably starve to death if we go back.
If the Anqing camp is destroyed, we will have nowhere to go." Cao Cao and Chuang Taotian nodded repeatedly. Zhang Xianzhong grinned twice, "I am here to suppress them. Anqing is a place with a lot of money and food.
With these soldiers, Fengjiapu's group has been defeated, leaving only this garrison camp.
If he doesn't come, we won't be able to conquer the city of Anqing. Now that he has come and wiped it out, the city will naturally be ours."
Chuang Taotian took a step forward and said, "Since we have joined the camp, we are all looking for a way to survive together. Originally, we were going to kill the Anqing soldiers and horses here. The Anqing camp sent them up, saving us the trouble of looking for him."
Several young thieves stood up quickly, finally reaching the determination to fight to the death.
The sweeper king said again, "Who said it last time, the general in Anqing camp was the government dog at the top of Tongcheng city. He was still working as a government dog at that time, so he hurt many of us, so we can settle the accounts together." Luo Ru then looked at it.
Looking at the crowd, they said, "The group that crossed the river in Chuzhou last year was also from the Anqing camp. They were mostly infantry. I just said there were three thousand people. There seemed to be more servants than ordinary generals. I'm afraid there were five or six hundred people."
Wenxiu said they brought
Cannons, they also brought cannons at Pukou. Shake Tiandong was killed by his cannons. We have to settle the score, but we don't want to be reckless and mess up the position." Zhang Xianzhong hummed, "He came all the way to fight, and we have two of them.
The stronghold is here. We have more food and more people than him. Let's wait for him to attack first. If they attack the west, we will attack the east. We must restrain him from moving until he fails.
Once we have regained our strength, we will let Lao Huihui cut off the retreat route from Erlang Town. We will surround him with hundreds of thousands of people, so we are not afraid that he will not be destroyed. As is the old rule, I will set up a position first."
Luo Rucai first said, "The officers and soldiers came from the west along the post road. Your fort is in the north, so we will form an array along the north. The west is naturally important, so I will guard the west." The garrison camp came from the west and is currently occupied by the rogue bandits.
In addition to the town on the west bank of the Chema River, there are also two forts to the north, forming a semi-encirclement of the post road. The officers and soldiers are most likely to attack from the west of the formation. It can be said that Cao Cao took the initiative to bear the heaviest burden.
After the west side of the battle was determined, the ones behind were assigned. Zhang Xianzhong was in the middle, and the sweeper also retreated to the middle. Liu Guoneng was the first to arrive, and some of the camps were already east of the Chema River, so he was assigned to the east side of the formation.
Wing, garrisoning chariots and horses
Towns west of the river.
Then there were a few petty thieves. Youlihua hesitated for a moment, but still chose to deploy on the west wing with Cao Cao.
Everyone was experienced in fighting and had cooperated with each other many times. They completed the staff work in a short time and then returned to their respective groups to prepare for the battle after dawn.
After most of the people had dispersed, Youlilu leaned over and complained to Cao Cao in a low voice, "Brother, why did you choose the west..." "This Anqing camp is different from other officers and soldiers. They like to seize bridges the most." Cao Cao replied.
Looking back at Youlihuan, he said, "They captured the Tiger Bridge at Puzikou, and each battalion lost hundreds of horsemen. Although they did not capture the bridge in Chuzhou, they crossed the Qingliu River and retained their troops.
Guarding the ferry was the same as the bridge, and chased them all the way to the Zhulong Bridge, killing numerous people, and this time captured the Erlang Bridge."
You Lihua suddenly said, "Big brother thinks they will attack the bridge over the Chema River first." "That's definitely the case." Cao Cao looked at the dark south, "That dog officer is not here to save the Fengjia Pu, he is here to behead people."
, as long as he seizes the bridge over the Chema River and we are blocked here, he will have enough brains to be promoted.
.So he must seize the bridge and break through the collapsing sky to see if he is the farthest away, but in the end he will definitely be the one with the most casualties."
You Lishu looked around. There were shallow hills nearby, which gradually turned into deep hills to the north. To the north were rolling hills. To the east was the Chema River. To the west was also a shallow hill. The bridge over the Chema River was indeed
It's the only way to survive.
He said in admiration to Cao Cao, "It's my brother's ingenious plan." "There is one more thing I haven't told you." Cao Cao turned around and pointed to the west and said, "There is a small road behind this mountain that leads to the pass. I am really defeated.
At that time, this was the only way to escape. Only by going to the west could we have a chance to escape. We could still find Lao Huihui.
Stay alive."
You Liliu opened his mouth in surprise and said, "Brother has never been here before, how could he know such details?" "Since my name is Cao Cao, I am naturally more powerful than others. Before dark, Lao Ba wanted to contact Lao Hui Hui, so I took the matter.
, I asked each battalion how many slaves they had captured from the forts. They were all from the Chama River. No one would leave them there.
Just ask. I will understand as soon as I ask. I took the back road to the pass and found Lao Huihui. Tomorrow he will attack Erlang Town and involve the Anqing Camp."
"Then why don't you ask Lao Huihui to take a small road to join the camp here?"
Cao Cao looked at him and said, "He can lead troops and call it a small road. That road is just enough to escape. Don't tell others."
You Lihu understood the idea, and when he was escaping, it was different from usual times. There were fewer people so that he would not attract the attention of the officers and soldiers. There was another cannon shot from the south, and Cao Cao frowned and cursed, "That road is only prepared for emergencies. We are here."
One hundred thousand people are here, and this dog officer is just seeking death. Go back and cook quickly, and at dawn, you will bring your troops and horses to my place."