After occupying Li Xiucheng's military camp, Li Zhen ordered the soldiers to move away the army's dry food and the ordnance stationed in the army, and then burned Li Xiucheng's military camp.
The flames soared into the sky, dispersing the thick darkness of night, and everything at the foot of the mountain was as bright as day.
Smith scratched his head, looked at Li Zhen, and asked: "Commander, you let Li Xiucheng go, and the news of our appearance in Yushan has been leaked. Next, Yang Xiuqing will definitely raise his troops to encircle and suppress him. If so,
If you continue to stay in Yushan, you will easily be trapped. What are your plans?"
Li Zhen said directly without thinking; "Hide your whereabouts and avoid Yang Xiuqing's sight. The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we cannot fight head-on. Our strength is only 3,000 soldiers, and Yang Xiuqing is at least 50,000 soldiers. Even with the weapons and the quality of a single soldier
If you are far superior to your opponent, it is not worthwhile to fight head-on."
Lu Shaochuan looked anxious and asked: "Commander, what are your plans?"
Li Zhen thought for a moment and said: "The next thing is to conquer Li Xiucheng first, and then deal with Yang Xiuqing. Let's go, I already have a plan. Now, while Yang Xiuqing doesn't know our specific location, we will bypass Yushan and rush to
The north of Changshu County. The north of Changshu County is where Yang Xiuqing passed by. He definitely didn't expect that we would run behind him."
"yes!"
Lu Shaochuan and Smith nodded in agreement and immediately called the soldiers to assemble.
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Li Xiucheng led his army to the county seat of Changshu County. When he arrived, it was still dark and the city gates had not yet been opened. Li Xiucheng was in ragged clothes, his angular cheeks were covered with dirt and dust, and his bright eyes were also bloodshot, revealing
Deeply exhausted and tired. The soldiers following Li Xiucheng were staggering, disheveled, and dirty, like beggars who had emerged from a nook.
These soldiers were still carrying guns, but they were weak and lacked energy. There were not many soldiers who followed Li Xiucheng back, and the number of more than 500 people turned into more than 300 people.
Li Xiucheng looked at the soldiers on the tower and shouted: "I am Li Xiucheng, open the city gate quickly!"
At this moment, Li Xiucheng looked at the soldiers on the tower, his face burning with fever. He had countless opportunities to eliminate Wu Qigong, and he would not be affected if he eliminated Wu Qigong. Now he has indeed eliminated Wu Qigong's soldiers, and also killed them.
Wu Qigong, but only one-tenth of the three thousand elites were left, and his mood was so complicated that he felt as if he had tasted all the ups and downs.
Soon, a burly man wearing a helmet stood out from the tower.
The man is one hundred and ninety centimeters tall, with thick eyebrows like a dagger across his brows, single eyelids, small eyes, a straight nose like a ridge, slightly thick lips, and thick lips.
He has a beard with a steel needle-like stubble standing up under his chin. This man's name is Pan Qingyang, and he is a general under Qin Rigang.
On that day, Qin Rigang proposed to Yang Xiuqing that Pan Qingyang be asked to assist Li Xiucheng. However, Yang Xiuqing flatly refused, and Pan Qingyang was assigned to guard the city by Qin Rigang.
Pan Qingyang knew about Yang Xiuqing's rejection, secretly hated Yang Xiuqing, and also hated Li Xiucheng.
The two kings and the two camps have their own interests.
Pan Qingyang looked at Li Xiucheng's embarrassed appearance and laughed loudly: "Hey, who is below? Isn't this our General Li? General Li is unrivaled in resourcefulness and invincible. How did he become like this? I
I remember General Li said that as long as he stretched out a finger, he could crush Wu Qigong like an ant. Could it be that the ant-like Wu Qigong designed to defeat General Li and beat General Li into this state?
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"Hahaha……"
The soldiers guarding the city also laughed, with a look of contempt in their eyes.
Li Xiucheng looked up at Pan Qingyang and shouted angrily: "Pan Qingyang, open the city gate and let me in. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude after I enter the city."
"You're welcome??"
Pan Qingyang sneered twice, and the joking expression disappeared, replaced by anger, irritability, disdain, and deep hatred. Putting his hands on the city wall, Pan Qingyang yelled: "If you don't pee and take a look at yourself, look at you now
You look like a ghost. You lost three thousand elites, fled back like a beggar, and are still so arrogant."
"Do you really think that with Dongwang's protection, you can be arrogant?"
"Absolutely not!"
"I tell you, you are not the only one in the army who can fight, the rest of the army can too. Look at what you look like now, can you threaten me? A loser who escaped from the battle in embarrassment is not qualified to compete with me."
Having said this, Pan Qingyang paused for a moment and kept looking at Li Xiucheng.
Seeing Li Xiucheng lower his head, Pan Qingyang continued to roar: "General Li led his army to attack Shanghai, lost his troops and generals, and fled back to Tianjing in embarrassment. If it hadn't been for the King of the East to protect his shortcomings, would you, Li Xiucheng, be where you are today? It's a pity that you can't help him.
You who are on the wall, even if the East King gives you countless opportunities, you still have to lose the battle. Waste, waste!"
Pan Qingyang found a place to vent, and poured out all the dissatisfaction in his heart.
Li Xiucheng's mouth twitched, and he felt even more uncomfortable.
The more than 300 soldiers who escaped with Li Xiucheng knew the situation, and they admired Li Xiucheng very much. They knew that this battle was not Li Xiucheng's fault, but that Li Zhen intervened and changed the situation.
A young soldier looked up at Pan Qingyang and shouted: "General Pan, this battle is not General Li's fault. Wu Qigong and the soldiers in the Jiangbei camp have been wiped out. It was Li Zhen's sudden appearance in Yushan that changed the situation."
"Li Zhen??"
Pan Qingyang murmured, his slender eyes narrowed into a small slit, and his eyes flickered.
There was joy in his heart, and at the same time he also had a fighting spirit.
Li Xiucheng lost to Li Zhen twice. Now Li Zhen is here. If he defeats Li Zhen, he will be able to prove that he is better than Li Xiucheng. Not only that, it will also prove that his master, King Qin Rigang of Yan, has a better vision than King Yang Xiuqing of the East.
allow.
Pan Qingyang stopped making things difficult and ordered the city gate to be opened.
Immediately, Pan Qingyang got off the city tower, rode a horse, and ran towards the county government. He wanted to tell Qin Rigang the news first, so that Qin Rigang could have an idea. Li Xiucheng entered the city with more than 300 embarrassed soldiers. In full view of everyone
Under this, Li Xiucheng could not wait to find a gap to get in.
However, Li Xiucheng had to face it and had no choice but to bite the bullet and head towards the county government.
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County House, in the hall.
The generals of the Taiping Army gathered here, including Yang Xiuqing, Qin Rigang, Pan Qingyang, and Li Xiucheng. However, Li Xiucheng was standing in the hall. Yang Xiuqing looked at Li Xiucheng, who was disheveled and had messy hair, and was extremely angry. Li Xiucheng
The failure slapped Yang Xiuqing hard, leaving the confident Yang Xiuqing almost at a loss.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiucheng would fail miserably again.
Qin Rigang had already learned about Li Xiucheng's situation, and said calmly: "Li Xiucheng, you led the army to annihilate Wu Qigong, but now you end up with the entire army annihilated. What crime should you do?"
"Shut up!"
Suddenly, Yang Xiuqing shouted loudly.
Qin Rigang's eyes widened, he did not expect Yang Xiuqing to be so arrogant. Qin Rigang's eyes widened angrily and said: "Brother Dongwang, Li Xiucheng was indeed defeated. Shouldn't he be punished?"
Yang Xiuqing snorted, flicked her sleeves, and said calmly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and I haven't spoken yet. Why are you interrupting? Don't you know the superiority and inferiority of superiors?"
Qin Rigang felt extremely humiliated, with a look of unwillingness on his face, but he cupped his fists and said, "I was reckless and rude, and I bumped into Brother Dongwang. Please forgive me, Brother Dongwang."
Qin Rigang really didn't want to give in, but he had to give in.