Chapter 153: Raiding the Boar Gorge

"Second brother, do you think Wu Yangui can really hold Yan'an Mansion? Don't you know what the situation is in the cities of Yan'an, Ganquan and Ansai today? Since entering the city, the Wu leader has been burned and looted, and the ten rooms in the city are empty, and the Yuan horse is even more enjoyable. Ganquan and Ansai have become hell. I don't know how to win people's hearts and minds, and I don't know how to run a city and a town, how can I be invincible? ”

"If Leader Wu is willing to listen to me and give up Yan'an Mansion to lead the troops south, he may be able to live for a few more years, but unfortunately, he is reluctant to take those few cities. He had several walls that he had destroyed and disfigured...... Failure is just around the corner......"

Listening to Wang Zuohang's words, Miao Mei looked shocked and shook her head gently, "How is this possible?" Can the officers and soldiers take Yan'an Mansion? ”

"Not a possibility, but a certainty! Do you know what kind of soldiers and horses are entrenched in Mizhi City? Xuanfu Tiemo, Datong Mansion Lou Daji, Liaodong Town Cao Wenzhao, you don't know Lou Daji and Cao Wenzhao, you should always know who Tiemo is, right? ”

"Of course I do!" Miao Mei smiled bitterly, now among the peasant army, how many people don't know the name of Tiemo?

The living king of Yama in the north of Jin, killing and burying the fire!

Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, Wu Yangui, which of these people has never suffered the loss of the living Hades. Just recently, Yuan Ma, the most ferocious under Wu Yangui's command, was almost wiped out by the entire army killed by the living king of Hades.

"The younger brother admits that the Living Yama King is very powerful, but the officers and soldiers are insufficient."

"Not enough troops? Perhaps, but do you dare to guarantee that the officers and soldiers will not increase their troops in northern Shaanxi? As long as the officers and men are willing to increase their troops, the problem of insufficient troops will disappear. Moreover, according to the speculation of the brother, the officers and soldiers will definitely increase the number of troops. ”

Although it was speculation, Wang Zuohang's tone was extremely firm. It's not that he didn't express his worries about Wu Yangui, but after getting Yan'an Mansion, Wu Yangui seemed to be a different person, and he couldn't listen to the slightest opinion, especially after Li Zicheng led his troops to take refuge, Wu Yangui's confidence was extremely inflated.

"Second brother, do you remember what we were raising troops in Suide for?"

Miao Mei raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course I remember, the eldest brother wanted more villagers to eat, so he led the brothers to break through the county town and fight against the imperial court." In order not to conflict, the eldest brother also gave up the top spot to Wang Jiayin. ”

"Yes, we just want more people to eat, but since we took Yan'an Mansion, what have you done with Wu Yangui? Looking at all the previous things, they will only make more people unable to eat, and they have never thought about how to fill their stomachs with more people. ”

"Yan'an Mansion was originally quite good, but it has only been a month since Wu Yangui led his troops into the city, and it has changed. The people are easy to eat, and human bones are carbon. Is this what we want? ”

"But, what are we doing in Mapi Mountain? If Wu Yangui is unreliable, why don't you go to Xianyang to find Wang Jiayin? ”

"Looking for Wang Jiayin? What is the difference between him and Wu Yangui? It's not even as good as Wu Yangui" Wang Zuo sneered, and glanced at the corners of his mouth sarcastically, "Don't look at Wang Jiayin, please go for your brother several times, that's just for others to see, if you really go to sit in the second chair under him for your brother, do you think he can really tolerate being a brother?" Now that Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and others are all under Wang Jiayin, our brothers are gone, can we still have a life? ”

"This ....." Miao Mei was dumbfounded, "The little brother has ignored these, so what should we do next, we can't stay on Mapi Mountain all the time, right?" ”

Wang Zuo frowned, raised his hand and pointed in the direction where Han Cheng was, "We just need to wait, our opportunity is in Han Cheng." ”

"Han Cheng?"

Miao Mei wanted to break her head, but she couldn't think of any chance Han Cheng could have.

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Northern Shaanxi and southern Shaanxi are full of smoke, and white bones are everywhere. In the spring of Chongzhen's second year, it was drier than ever, and the ground in many places had been cracked, like hungry mouths, waiting for nectar from the sky.

But God did not know what was wrong, and from mid-February to early April, the early spring had passed, and not a drop of rain had fallen from heaven.

At the beginning of April, there was not a trace of greenery in the land of northern Shaanxi, the grass and trees were scorched, and the red land was thousands of miles. The famine is getting worse and worse, and many places are no longer able to live, and the hungry people are fleeing.

The grass and trees are exhausted, and people cannibalize each other.

Perhaps this sentence is a microcosm of today's northern Shaanxi, along the country dirt road, walking half a mile, you will see broken white bones scattered on the side of the road. Some of the bones are charred and charred, which makes people tremble.

In March, in order to give an explanation to the imperial court, the border army of the three towns stationed in Mizhi City slowly occupied Qingjian and Suide. But it was only limited to the capture of these two empty cities, but it was a step forward.

The soldiers and horses of the three towns and Wu Yangui's rebellious party formed a confrontation, and Liu Yingyu's soldiers and horses from northern Shaanxi also entered Qingjian City and joined forces with the border army of the three towns.

Yang He, the governor of the three sides, issued several warrants in succession, urging Cao Wenzhao, Liu Yingyu and others to hurry up and start a decisive battle with the rebellious party and take Yan'an Mansion. Except for Liu Yingyu's symbolic tentative attack, there were no major military operations.

Cao Wenzhao and others also have difficulties, it is not that they do not want to fight a decisive battle, but the time has not yet come. In short, it is absolutely impossible to storm the fortified cities of Ganquan and Ansai.

The situation in northern Shaanxi is like this, and the situation in southern Shaanxi is even more unbearable, Wang Jiayin, with Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang as the main generals, almost swept Xi'an Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, and only Xi'an City was left. Shaanxi officials' distress letters were sent to Yang He one by one, but Yang He had no way at all.

There are only so many officers and soldiers in Shaanxi, how can there be reinforcements to support Xi'an? The more this was the case, the more anxious Yang He became, in his mind, as long as the border army in northern Shaanxi could defeat Wu Yangui, there would be more troops to deal with Wang Jiayin.

Yang He thought about it, and sent a letter to the capital, hoping that the imperial court would urge the border troops stationed in Mizhi City in the form of a holy decree.

Two days later, Yang He's letter was delivered to Emperor Chongzhen. At this time, in addition to Yang He's letter, Chongzhen had another letter in his hand.

This letter was written by Ma Maocai in the Ministry of Rites, and Chongzhen looked at it word by word, with a serious expression.

Since the great drought in Shaanxi and the outbreak of civil unrest, Zhu Youzhen, who has lived in the Forbidden City for a long time, has been suffering from not knowing the real situation in Shaanxi, and has always been unsure of how to deal with these troublesome parties. In this case, Ma Maocai took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Shaanxi to supervise the people's situation for Zhu Youzhen. It took him four months to write this letter.

"Yan'an Mansion, the township of Chenxiang, there was no rain all year last year, the grass and trees were scorched, and the people competed to pick the grass in the mountains for food. When the grass is exhausted, the bark is stripped and eaten. When the bark is exhausted, it digs the stones in the mountains and eats, the stone is cold and fishy, and the food is full, and the abdomen is distended and falls to death in a few days. Hungry people gather together to be "thieves", and instead of waiting to starve to death, it is better to die for "thieves". He also burned human bones for wages, and boiled human flesh for food, and those who ate men died in a few days with red and swollen faces, and heat and dryness. So, the death pillow, the stench is stinking, and several pits are dug outside the city of Ansai County, each pit can accommodate hundreds of people, and it is not as good as the people who are buried, and I don't know how many more? If this is true in small counties, it can be known in large counties, and if it is like this in one place, it can be known elsewhere. The people were safe and untouched, and became "thieves". To the north of Qingyang and Yan'an, the famine was even worse. ”

A letter describing in detail the scene in Shaanxi, where people cannibalize and burn human bones. What's even more terrifying is that because too many people died, the temperature warmed up, and the epidemic also spread.

Where is Shaanxi, it's a purgatory.

Chongzhen's hands trembled uncontrollably, his eyes were slightly red, and a few tears fell on the letter paper in a short time. At this moment, his heart was so painful.

Those so-called bandits and rebels are also my people, and it is my fault that a catastrophe has fallen from heaven and the imperial court has not been able to provide disaster relief.

This letter made Emperor Chongzhen's heart even firmer, and he finally made a choice.

There are two wills, one to Hancheng and the other to Mizhi City.

In the holy decree, Chongzhen not only urged the border army of the three towns of Xuanfu to open up the situation as soon as possible, but also ordered the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi to deal with the chaos at that time, and to focus on appeasement.

After receiving the holy decree, Cao Wenzhao shook his head with a smile, "Recruiting the lord?" What to appease? Your Majesty is also too taken for granted, how simple is it to appease you, do we still want to influence Wu Yangui's gang? ”

Tiemo also shook his head secretly, not blaming Cao Wenzhao for complaining, this matter is really unreliable. Is it to blame Chongzhen? It doesn't seem to blame him, he's just too young to think it through.

Carefully speaking, Chongzhen really works hard, he wants to be a good emperor, and he also has the potential to become a good emperor. It's a pity that in the current situation, there is no time for Chongzhen to grow up little by little. Because the environment does not allow it, but the more you do, the more you get wrong.

Regarding the matter of appeasement, Tiemo and the others did not think so, but the will of the imperial court could not be ignored.

After dragging on for so long, if you don't move anything serious, the court should be serious about these generals. In this case, the border army of the three towns united with Liu Yingyu and finally launched a new military operation.

On the seventh day of April in the second year of Chongzhen, Tiemo took Liu Guoneng as the vanguard and went straight to the Wild Boar Gorge. At the same time, Liu Yingyu led his troops to threaten Ganquan, while Cao Wenzhao and Lou Daji led the main force of the border army to contain the rebellious party in Ansai City.

Wild Boar Gorge is inconspicuous, and the chaotic party does not take Wild Boar Gorge seriously. It wasn't until Liu Yingyu led his troops to approach Ganquan that the chaotic party cowering in Ganquan felt a little different. At this time, Wu Yangui, who was stationed in Yan'an City, also began to have a headache.

Since Liu Yingyu approached Ganquan, Yan'an City lost contact with Ganquan, Wu Yangui sent a group of soldiers and horses to Ganquan, wanting to understand the situation there, but the soldiers and horses just went halfway, and killed an officer and soldier in the oblique stab, and finally fled back in a hurry.

Knowing this, Wu Yangui knew the importance of Wild Boar Gorge. Wild Boar Gorge may seem inconspicuous, but it is located between Ganquan and Yan'an. Officers and soldiers stationed a group of soldiers and horses in the Wild Boar Gorge and dispatched at any time, directly cutting off the connection between the two cities.

Ganquan is not as good as Ansai, and the grain and grass supply here has always been allocated from Yan'an. Moreover, because the main force of the border army was stationed in the north before, most of the soldiers and horses were concentrated in Ansai City, and there were not too many defenders in Ganquan at this time.

In the past, there was no danger, but now that Liu Yingyu's Shaanxi soldiers and horses have also joined in, the guards of Ganquan are a little insufficient. Although the combat effectiveness of the Shaanxi guards is limited, there are many people.

At this time, Wu Yangui began to worry about the safety of Ganquan, in case Ganquan was taken by officers and soldiers, then the barrier to the south of Yan'an Mansion would be gone.

Wu Yangui really wanted to transfer reinforcements to Ganquan, but he was worried about this matter again. If there are too many reinforcements, the safety of Yan'an and Ansai cannot be guaranteed, and if there are fewer reinforcements, it is estimated that they will be intercepted by the officers and soldiers of the Wild Boar Gorge.

For a while, the Wild Boar Gorge became a thorn in Wu Yangui's heart, and he was not happy if he didn't get rid of it.

In short, if you don't destroy the officers and soldiers of Wild Boar Gorge, you won't be able to do anything. However, Wu Yangui was cautious by nature and did not make a decision immediately.

In the next two days, the rebel party sent grain, grass and reinforcements to Ganquan, but they were all intercepted by the officers and soldiers on the Wild Boar Gorge on the way, which made Wu Yangui very annoyed. The officers and soldiers on the Wild Boar Gorge don't want human lives, but they are disgusting.

Wu Yangui finally couldn't help it, hesitated for a long time, and decided to send Wu Zicai, the king of the mixed world, and Jiutiao Worm Shichai to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the Wild Boar Gorge.

Wu Yangui was really annoyed by the officers and soldiers on the Wild Boar Gorge, and he was bent on taking the Wild Boar Gorge. Many of the soldiers and horses led by Wu Zicai and Shi Hai this time were former guards in Shaanxi, and their combat power was still okay.

Wu Zicai and Shi Chai received Wu Yangui's strict order, so they didn't dare to delay at all. After resting for half a day, they launched a fierce attack on the Wild Boar Gorge.

Boar Gorge is hilly on both sides, and the altitude is not too high, making it difficult to defend. The chaotic party was menacing, Liu Guoneng was suddenly under great pressure, and fought for two hours, and by the evening, half of the Wild Boar Gorge had been taken by the chaotic party.

In this case, when it dawns the next day, the rebel party will be able to control the Wild Boar Gorge in their hands.

Wu Zicai and Shi Hai also thought the same way, so their mood became much happier. Before I came, I heard that the officers and soldiers stationed in the Wild Boar Gorge were the troops of the Living Yama King, and I was quite worried, but I didn't expect that the soldiers and horses of the Living Yama King were not very good.

The next day, before dawn, as soon as the sky was bright, there was a sound of fighting in the Wild Boar Gorge. Wu Zicai sat up, looked at the sky, and muttered in a low voice.

"This nine worms are still the original acute sub."

Wu Zicai thought that Shi Hai was eager to make meritorious service, and he was anxious to grab the merit, so he took the lead in attacking the officers and soldiers, so he didn't take the sound of fighting outside to heart.

But soon, he saw a person running over with a panicked face, this person was none other than the Nine Worm Stone Hairpin.

"Brother Wu, it's not good, the reinforcements of the officers and soldiers have arrived, and now they are launching a fierce attack on us."

"Reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements? "Wu Zicai is big, there are so many officers and soldiers active in northern Shaanxi, the border army in Bailuocheng has also rested, where are the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers to support the Wild Boar Gorge? Besides, when reinforcements were mobilized, why didn't you find any signs at all?

Seeing that Wu Zicai didn't believe it, Shi Hai hurriedly said: "Where can it be?" It was the officers and soldiers outside Ganquan City, that Liu Yingyu didn't know what medicine he had taken yet, so he gave up Ganquan and rushed over with everyone. ”

"What?" Wu Zicai's eyes widened wider than the copper bell, and he said in surprise, "Liu Yingyu is crazy, right?" What about Gao Changhe in Ganquan City? ”

Gao Changhe, nicknamed the king of tilebacks. This person has a high status among the chaotic parties, so the heavy responsibility of garrisoning Ganquan falls on him. However, Wu Zicai has always complained about Gao Changhe, feeling that this guy only knows how to shrink, and he has no blood at all.

Now that he is fighting well in the Wild Boar Gorge, Gao Changhe has not been able to see Liu Yingyu, and let the family lead the troops to kill the Wild Boar Gorge, can Wu Zicai not be angry?