Chapter 282 Raiders Shenmu

"I think they're crazy, and I don't have to pay attention to them. The high walls of the Zhenxi Acropolis are thick, and Brother Sun's men are the most capable of fighting, even if they can't hold the Zhenxi Guard, as long as they want to withdraw, the officers and soldiers can't stop it. ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded, and quickly replied to the officers and soldiers outside the city. After the letter fell into Man Gui's hand, Man Gui glanced at it, and his face turned blue.

The letter was simple, just four words.

"You're going to eat!"

"Okay, good" Man Gui shouted three times in a row, and smiled coldly, "Brother, Zhang Xianzhong didn't take our brother in his eyes......"

Eating? Tiemo's face was pale, and he didn't seem to be moving, Zhang Xianzhong thought he was joking with him, "Order, give Lao Tzu a fierce siege of the city, and the artillery battalion will fire cannons to help the fun, Tie Mou wants to send this to Zhang Xianzhong's mouth!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that he had done this, which completely angered Man Gui and Tiemo. A series of orders were passed on, and soon Liu Guoneng commanded the soldiers and horses to launch a fierce attack on Zhenxiwei, this time also re-used artillery, artillery coverage, musket strikes, only two rounds later, the defending soldiers and horses were lost more than a thousand, Sun Kewang was beaten to the whole person was a little confused. At this time, no matter how stupid Sun Kewang was, he could see that the officers and soldiers outside the city did not use all their strength at all, and if they attacked with all their strength, it was estimated that Zhenxiwei would have been thoroughly defeated. The Yunfu Iron Cavalry, which was constantly cruising outside, also completely made Sun Kewang dispel the idea of retreating. Most of his subordinates are infantry, and once they leave Zhenxiwei and go outside, they will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the cavalry.

Sun Kewang was full of confidence before, and he never dreamed that he would encounter such a situation. So, in desperation, he could only find a way to send a letter out, hoping that Zhang Xianzhong could send reinforcements to respond. For fear that the messenger would be stopped by officers and soldiers, he specially sent out more than a dozen people.

The situation in Zhenxiwei took a turn for the worse, and when Sun Kewang's letters for help kept coming, Zhang Xianzhong was a little speechless. It is already very unusual for so many letters of help to be sent in one go. However, it is not easy for officers and soldiers to block the road and send a message asking for help. Obviously, the officers and soldiers did it on purpose to put pressure on him Zhang Xianzhong. Either agree to pay the ransom or abandon the defenders of Zhenxiwei.

Zhang Xianzhong was in a dilemma for a while, Liu Wenxiu hunched his back, frowned, kept walking around, thought for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "Father-in-law, why don't you let Zhenxiwei's brother withdraw." ”

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head with a wry smile and sighed: "Withdraw? Do you think I haven't thought about it? But how can it be so easy to withdraw? There were thousands of cavalry roaming outside, and leaving the fortified city of Zhenxiwei was tantamount to killing oneself. As for rushing to the aid of Zhenxiwei, it is even more impossible, that Geng Zhongming is very difficult, and he has been harassing Fugu, just waiting for the opportunity to start. ”

In the past few days, a lot of wealth has been looted from Zhenxiwei, you know, these things are all from him Zhang Xianzhong. With these materials, reward the brothers, and bring up tens of thousands of cronies. Zhang Xianzhong was really reluctant to give away these treasures, but he was even more reluctant to give away the thousands of brothers in Zhenxiwei. Those thousands of people are their own descendant capital, and they are also their own capital. Zhang Xianzhong knows very well in his heart that he can have today's status and voice in the Righteous Army because he has a team that can fight in his hands. If you don't have a soldier to fight, you're not a fart. Nowadays, there are infinite possibilities only with soldiers, and without soldiers and horses, self-protection is a problem.

didn't hesitate for too long, Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to Zhenxiwei to deliver the letter. Fortunately, although the Yunfu cavalry blocked the retreat route of Zhenxiwei, it did not prevent the two sides from exchanging news, and in just half a day, Sun Kewang got Zhang Xianzhong's reply.

After getting the reply, Sun Kewang's head was as big as a fight, and he thought that he had read it wrong. Pay the ransom in exchange for the safe retreat of the Zhenxi guards, what the hell is going on? No matter how much Sun Kewang didn't believe it, since Zhang Xianzhong replied, the offensive of the officers and soldiers against Zhenxiwei was obviously much weaker.

As for how to pay the ransom, Zhang Xianzhong handed it over to others to negotiate. In this regard, Zhang Xianzhong didn't think of playing tricks, he didn't dare to joke about the descendants of thousands of people in Zhenxiwei. Aggrieved, that's for sure, and you can't even talk about this kind of thing. If you really want to say it, in order to avoid suspicion, the gang of people in Xuanfu and Datong Mansion can't say that they want to wipe out the defenders of the west guard of the town with a dead hand.

The transaction was carried out very secretly, but some things could be hidden from the imperial court, but they could not be hidden from Zhang Cunmeng, who was close at hand. After learning that Zhang Xianzhong paid the ransom to the officers and soldiers, Zhang Cunmeng was going crazy. Even if Zhang Xianzhong defected to the officers and soldiers as a traitor, Zhang Cunmeng would not feel strange, but paying the ransom to buy his life is really incomprehensible.

After a day, the cavalry cruising northwest of Zhenxiwei disappeared without a trace, and the attack on the city wall became inaudible. Sun Kewang seized the time and began to leave Zhenxiwei with people and flee in the direction of Fugu. At the beginning, Sun Kewang was just a temptation, and he was even more worried, he didn't dare to guarantee that the officers and soldiers would definitely talk about credibility, if these officers and soldiers temporarily changed their minds and the cavalry pounced, then he Sun Kewang would die here.

From Zhenxiwei to Fugu, he was unharmed along the way, and there was not even a decent attack. Near Fugu, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi had already received the news, and the soldiers and horses retreated ten miles back and gave way to the route. Geng Zhongming's actions made Zhang Xianzhong a little crying and laughing. That Tiemo and Man Gui were quite serious about taking the money to do things, and in order to avoid conflicts, they even asked Geng Zhongming to lead people to retreat and make way.

In Hequ County, Zhang Cunmeng was furious, if it weren't for Zhang Xianzhong's strength in the army, he would have ordered this person to be arrested and punished on the spot. actually did business with officers and soldiers, and was extorted so much money by officers and soldiers, if this matter is really spread, how can the righteous army in northern Shaanxi have face?

However, soon, Zhang Cunmeng didn't have the heart to be angry with Zhang Xianzhong. Because as soon as Xuanfu and Datong Mansion recaptured Zhenxiwei, Cao Wenzhao's headquarters, which had been holding his troops still, immediately commanded the troops and horses of the post to launch a strong attack on Ganquan City again. Now it is none other than Cao Wenzhao's old acquaintance Red-eyed Rakshasa Yuan Ma who is stationed in Ganquan City.

Cao Wenzhao is no stranger to this man-eating maniac, although Yuan Ma has a very bad reputation, he is definitely a difficult guy. Maybe it's because of the lesson of the loss of rice fat before, and now Yuan Ma has become much more cautious. Since entering Ganquan City, the city defense has been strengthened, and the current Ganquan City is like an iron wall. Yuan Ma doesn't have much talent, but he has one advantage, he is ruthless enough to fight.

Cao Bianjiao leaned against a willow tree, looking at Ganquan City with a gloomy face, he had launched no less than four attacks on Ganquan City in the past two days, and each time he returned in vain. Most of Yuan Ma's subordinates were a group of thugs, and these people were really terrible in order to survive.

After all, Cao Bianjiao was young, and the qualitative aspect was still too far away, and when he returned to the command post, he saw Cao Wenzhao sitting firmly like a clock, and stomped his feet anxiously: "Uncle, so far, we haven't even gnawed down a single brick in Ganquan City, so you are not in a hurry at all?" ”

Cao Wenzhao frowned and glared at Cao Bianjiao, "Why are you still so frizzy?" What are you doing in a hurry at this time? What should be anxious is those chaotic parties, we just need to drag down most of the troops in Yan'an Mansion, and don't worry about the rest for the time being. ”

Cao Wenzhao's heart was like a mirror, and the reason why he was not in a hurry was because he knew that the main purpose of this joint army was to recover the Hetao Plain. As long as the Hetao Plain is recovered, it will be able to make an account to the imperial court. As for exterminating the king for his own use and recovering the entire territory of Shaanxi, don't think about it for the time being. Cao Wenzhao has been in Shaanxi for so long, and has been fighting with the rogues for a long time, and he knows very well how huge the power of Wang's self-used peasant army is, and now Wang's self-used power has rapidly swelled to more than 100,000 people, and there are countless responders. If the imperial court wants to exterminate the king for his own use, it is absolutely impossible without an army of 80,000. And right now, the soldiers in his hands, plus the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and Datongfu, add up to more than 30,000 people.

On the seventh day of the fourth month of the third year of Chongzhen, Cao Wenzhao suddenly ordered to strengthen the offensive against Ganquan City. All along, Cao Wenzhao's offensive has been tepid, as if he was dealing with official business, and suddenly increased his strength, Yuan Ma was really taken aback. In the past two years, Yuan Ma has not been courted by Cao Wenzhao, thinking about his previous energy, he doesn't dare to be careless at all. Although Ganquan City was still as stable as a rock and there was no danger, he still sent a letter of help to Zhang Dashou in Yan'an Mansion.

Zhang Dashou knew that Cao Wenzhao was powerful, and immediately asked Zhang Yichuan, the sweeping king stationed in the Wild Boar Gorge, to gallop to the aid of Ganquan City, and be sure to block Cao Wenzhao's soldiers and horses in the south of Ganquan City. After receiving the order, Zhang Yichuan did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly organized people to go to Ganquan City.

In his bones, Zhang Yichuan looked down on Yuan Ma, and he used to sweep the floor Zhang Yichuan was also a famous figure, but now he wants to give Yuan Ma a hand. Since the defeat of the army, as soon as the leader of Wu died, he voted for the king for his own use, which is also a coincidence, and the scattered Altair Wei Yang and the Nine Dragons Du Wen also voted for Zhang Dashou. This time stationed in Wild Boar Gorge, the three of them also got together.

Because of Wu Yangui's death, Wei Yang and Du Wen have a lot of opinions about Zhang Yichuan, although Zhang Yichuan has explained, but this pimple has always been hidden in his heart, which also caused Zhang Yichuan's position on Zhang Dashou's side to be very embarrassing. In this battle of Ganquan City, Zhang Yichuan had the heart to perform well, and if he continued like this, he would be able to step on his head Zhang Yichuan and make a fortune.

In fact, Wei Yang and Du Wen also knew that Zhang Yichuan was not to blame for Wu Yangui's death, but as soon as they remembered that Zhang Yichuan didn't speak at that time and followed behind Li Zicheng, the two felt that Zhang Yichuan was a villain.

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After Zhenxiwei was recovered by officers and soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong wisely chose to abandon Fugu and retreat to Mizhi County. The shabby place of Fugu could not be defended at all, and there were other reasons for the simple retreat. Zhang Xianzhong didn't want to be a shield for Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng, if his soldiers and horses were damaged too much, it was not himself who was unlucky?

After Geng Zhongming's soldiers took Fugu bloodlessly, he wisely chose not to pursue, but sent troops north and aimed the spearhead at Shenmu. Geng Zhongming told Zhang Xianzhong with practical actions that the target of Xuanfu and Datong Mansion was Hetao.

At this time, there is one person who is most angry, and this person is Zhang Cunmeng. Now it is he Zhang Cunmeng who is stationed in Hetao, Zhang Xianzhong let go of Fugu and let the officers and soldiers over, making it clear that he is not well-intentioned. Where there is a way, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the power struggle in the imperial court is fierce, and the power struggle of the peasant army is not far behind.

Recently, because of the Hetao incident, Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Cunmeng have had many conflicts. The Hetao is a fragrant bait, and whoever is stationed in the Hetao will guard a cornucopia. At the beginning, Zhang Xianzhong thought that he would be able to get a piece of the pie no matter what, but the leader of the king asked Zhang Cunmeng to guard the Hetao. In this case, if the officers and soldiers attack the Hetao, you Zhang Cunmeng will find a way to solve it yourself.

Zhang Cunmeng was angry, but he couldn't do anything to Zhang Xianzhong, except for sending someone to find Wang to complain for his own use, the next step was to transfer troops to garrison. After Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan rushed to Fugu, they joined forces with Geng Zhongming and killed Shenmu, and at this time, in the northern part of the Hetao Plain, the Olge Department that had been stationed in Juyanhai also began to act.

Olge personally led 3,000 cavalry to the south along the Gobi of the Juyan Sea and attacked Suide. At this time, Zhang Cunmeng's pressure increased suddenly. It was not because of the lack of troops, but because there was a feeling that they were fighting everywhere, and they had already sent troops to garrison them, but they still felt that everything was unstable, and it seemed that any place could be broken through by officers and soldiers.

Since the garrison of Juyanhai was divided into cavalry, the march was very fast, going south along the ancient road, and turning southeast after a day. On the ninth day of the fourth month, the cavalry of Olge's division and the men and horses of Baihan Valley took the lead in the confrontation at Changle Fort.

Zhang Cunmeng never dreamed that the momentum in the direction of Fugu was shocking, but the first to fight was Changle Fort in the north. Changle Fort is located between Hong'er Mountain and Yulin, less than sixty miles away from Shenmu. From here to the south, forty miles can be directly inserted into Yinzhou to attack Yan'an. As the former deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Bai Hangu knew the importance of Changle Fort, and naturally refused to let Olge go easily, and the two sides launched a fierce battle in the narrow strip between Changle Fort and Hong'er Mountain.

Bai Hangu didn't keep his hand this time, other people could surrender if they couldn't beat him, but he couldn't. If he falls into the hands of officers and soldiers, it will definitely end up with a thousand cuts.

A day later, the battle of Changle Fort came into a stalemate, although the cavalry of Olge's division fought bravely, but the terrain here was not suitable for cavalry deployment, Baihan Valley relied on a compact formation, coupled with the familiarity with the terrain, and dragged Olge's footsteps. At this time, Liu Guoneng gave an order, and the elite of the border army, which had long been rested, began to launch a fierce attack on Shenmu.

On this day, it was very windy and overcast. The rumbling drums resounded all around, and while Liu Guoneng led his troops to attack, on the high slope not far away, the Agni Battalion was also setting up a temporary artillery position.

Elizabeth, dressed in a red uniform, stood beside her heroically, and the clairvoyant mirror in her hand was aimed at Shenmu City in the distance.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The mountains shook for a while, and the smoke of Shenmu City billowed out, as if it was about to melt in this burst of artillery fire.