Chapter 306: Fierce Battle of Jiuyuan Mountain

The peasant army poured into Maojindu, the purpose was self-evident, and after the incident, the whole of Shanxi and Shaanxi panicked. Chen Qiyu, the governor of the three sides, hurriedly transferred Cao Wenzhao back and went south to Hancheng. At the same time, he wrote to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court would find a way to block the peasant army north of the Yellow River. Unfortunately, it also took time for Cao Wenzhao to enter Shanxi from Hancheng from Yan'an Mansion, and as soon as he arrived in Hancheng with his troops, he heard the news that the peasant army controlled Shaanzhou.

Chen Qiyu was like thunder, and with his elegant demeanor, he couldn't help but scold at this time: "How did this Tie Ruide suppress bandits?" He actually allowed Liukou to cross the Yellow River in the south, what did he want to do? ”

Hong Chengchou comforted on the side, but he sighed in his heart. Chen Qiyu is a typical civilian thinker, and his military knowledge is not as good as the previous trilateral governor Yang He. Although Yang He doesn't know much about military affairs, he at least won't interfere indiscriminately, is willing to delegate power, and is willing to listen to the opinions of others. Chen Qiyu is good, he doesn't understand anything, and he still takes it for granted.

When I counterattacked Yan'an Mansion and recaptured Ganquan and other places, I should have thought that there would be this day. After taking the rogue from the lair, the rogue will naturally find a way to find a new territory. It's a pity that Chen Qiyu didn't understand, recaptured Ganquan and other places, he happily showed his merits to the imperial court, and now Liukou crossed the Yellow River in the south, his face changed, but he scolded Tiemo. He didn't want to think about whose blessing it was to be able to smoothly fight Yan'an Mansion and reap military merits before. If it weren't for the more than 40,000 elite soldiers of Xuanfu who stood in front of the Liukou, with the king's own temperament, he would have made a head and fought with all the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi and broke the blood.

There are some words that Hong Chengchou can't say to Chen Qiyu clearly, so he can only persuade him euphemistically: "Inspector, you can't blame Tie Supervisor for this matter, think about it, hundreds of thousands of rogues, they sit on Yueyang Jiancheng, they can't avoid war, what can they do in vain?" ”

"What does he Tiered do? Can't he fight Yueyang City? As soon as these words came out, Hong Chengchou was directly confused, and he didn't know what to say for a while. 40,000 elite border troops, stubbornly smashing the fortified city garrisoned by more than 100,000 rogues, the Iron Inspector really wants to do this, that is what makes people laugh off their big teeth. Hey, it seems that Inspector Chen has an opinion on Inspector Tie from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Qiyu is very anxious here, but Cao Wenzhao, who defeated Hancheng, is in a different situation. In the original county office, Cao Wenzhao drank tea unhurriedly, and occasionally listened to him hum a few songs. Liukou crossed the Yellow River in the south, he had expected this for a long time, but anyone with a little experience knew that trapping Yueyang was a dead end, and Wang Zi used this kind of guy who fought and fought to fight oil, and he would definitely not stay in Yueyang without moving.

Cao Bianjiao walked into the house with a letter, and when he saw Cao Wenzhao's appearance, he snorted and slapped the letter on the table, "Uncle, your old man can really sit still, but the surname Chen is urging us again, how should we reply?" ”

Cao Wenzhao squinted his eyes and thought about it, and said with a smile: "You don't need to reply, just lead the troops to Zhaocheng directly." Although it's useless, but you still have to make a show, you can also prepare, I can't say that we will go to Henan in a short time. ”

Cao Wenzhao didn't think that the imperial court would let go of the elite soldiers all the way, and even the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi would be transferred to Henan.

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Taiyuan Mansion, now Gao Jie's pressure is greater than the sky, and the imperial court issued several official documents in succession, asking him to urge Tiemo to send troops quickly, bite the Liukou, and delay the speed of the Liukou crossing the Yellow River in the south. Gao Jie is bitter in his heart, whether the Iron Supervisor sends troops or not, how can he Gao Jie manage it? Besides, that's hundreds of thousands of rogues, even if it's hundreds of thousands of pigs, it's not like they can come back if they want to. What's more, Gao Jie is still a little looking forward to Liukou crossing the Yellow River south as soon as possible, in short, as long as he doesn't make trouble in Shanxi, he Gao Jie will silently stick incense.

Those people in the court are relaxed, have you ever thought that if the Liukou nests in Jinnan and doesn't leave, who will suffer the most? It is not Tiemo, the new governor of the three provinces, but him, the prefect of Taiyuan. Liukou is ravaging Jinnan, and in the end, he has to rely on iron and ink, counting on that Zheng Chun? Unless the sun hits the west and comes out.

Gao Jie ignored those official documents, which surprised Tiemo. Gao Jie is so sensible, Tiemo is a little embarrassed to trouble the other party.

Of course, the pressure of iron and ink is not small, and Liukou crosses the Yellow River in the south, which itself is a bit of a gambling component. Because of this incident, there has been a commotion in the court. The cabinet members are in a big rage, if it weren't for Hou Shilu's support, I'm afraid Chongzhen would have to be shaken. Therefore, it is definitely not possible to watch Liukou cross the Yellow River south and do nothing. Iron ink is waiting, waiting for the best time.

After a few days of suffering, this opportunity finally came. At the beginning of July of the third year of Chongzhen, the hot summer came, and under the sultry weather, Zhang Cunmeng, who stayed in Yueyang, finally received the order to go south.

After receiving the order, Zhang Cunmeng directly led the more than 60,000 peasant troops who stayed in Yueyang and began to move south along the official road, as for Yueyang, it had become an empty city at this time. As soon as Zhang Cunmeng's side moved, Olge, who had occupied Fushan before, suddenly came out from the east and went straight to the tail of Zhang Cunmeng's army. This is an army of 60,000 people, mighty, spreading down from the official road, like a giant python, the tail was suddenly attacked, although the damage was not great, but it greatly delayed the speed of the peasant army.

Zhang Cunmeng didn't dare to be careless, what he was afraid of was not the more than 2,000 cavalry of Olg, but the main force of the border army in the rear. The Living Hades would not have waited so long to send just one Org to his death.

Taiyuan, a busy scene, the logistics team that had been silent began to frequently transport supplies to the south, and the generals of the Xuanfu were summoned to the palace. At this time, even a farmer can feel the breath of a big war coming.

"I won't go into detail about the situation in Yueyang, the Liukou intends to go south and sweep Henan, and everyone knows it. Allowing hundreds of thousands of rogues to enter Henan is not a good thing for our subsequent bandits. Therefore, you must take this opportunity to give Liukou a heavy blow" Tie Mo's expression was serious, and he supported the table with both hands, "Zhou Dingshan, you lead the people of your headquarters, and you must rush to Yicheng in front of Liukou." No matter what method you use, you must intercept this stream of rogues. ”

Zhou Dingshan didn't say a word, arched his hand to take the general's order, turned around and went out. After he left, Tiemo spread his hand and said loudly: "Now, the generals listen to the order, go back immediately, lead the men and horses of the headquarters, and go south along the official road of Yueyang, and the cavalry will take the lead. ”

"Wow" the generals got up and shouted in unison. Even Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi were also infected at this time. They found that these Xuanfu generals were full of a strong sense of self-confidence, which other border towns did not have.

Due to this expedition, the Xuanfu army was mainly composed of Yunfu soldiers and horses, so it was mobilized very quickly. Half an hour after Tiemo gave the order, the armies of the various departments began to move south along the official road in the east of Yueyang. Liu Guoneng, Sand Sculpture, and Tuo Buhua, each led the cavalry brigade to march away, and its speed was naturally not comparable to that of the peasant army.

Yicheng, since Zhang Xianzhong broke the city, this small county town has suffered a great disaster. In addition, later Wang Zi used the main force to ravage Jinnan, Yicheng was even more unbearable, but the good days will not come for a while, no, a cavalry rushed from the northeast, the momentum was magnificent, and it seemed to engulf the entire county. This cavalry is the vanguard army led by Zhou Dingshan, in order to arrive in Yicheng before Zhang Cunmeng's army, he passed through Fushan, and he didn't rest much all the way, not to mention people at this time, even the war horses under his crotch were panting.

The 5,000 army under his command urgently needed to rest, but Zhou Dingshan couldn't do this, he just stayed outside Yicheng for a while, then ran to the west, and ordered to the deputy general Suo Chao: "Suo Chao, the general will order, all troops line up and hold the pass." ”

Suo Chao frowned and said worriedly: "This ..... General Zhou, don't you rest for a while, the brothers are very tired, especially the war horses. The brothers can hold on, but the war horses can't. ”

"No, we must immediately line up and organize our defenses. Our people are sleepy and have no way to fight, but the rogues don't know the truth, as long as we occupy a favorable position, the rogues will inevitably slow down and dare not rush up rashly. As for the liukou in the south, they finally gained a foothold in Maojindu, and it is estimated that they will not dare to go north to help Zhang Cunmeng for a while. ”

Seeing that Zhou Dingshan insisted on this, Suo Chao could only sigh. General Zhou is gambling, following him for so long, but it is rare to see him forced to this job. In fact, Zhou Dingshan was indeed gambling, betting that Zhang Cunmeng would not dare to attack rashly. In Zhou Dingshan's mind, Zhang Cunmeng should be cautious, and after fighting so many times, he didn't believe that Zhang Cunmeng didn't have a bit of a psychological shadow.

Zhou Dingshan put on a hard position, waiting for Zhang Cunmeng's posture. And Zhang Cunmeng, now completely panicked, when the news of Yicheng came, he snorted in his heart, and quickly ordered the army to stop.

At this time, the position of Zhang Cunmeng's army was very awkward, and tens of thousands of troops were sandwiched between Yueyang and Yicheng for more than ten miles, unable to advance or retreat. He never dreamed that the officers and soldiers would rush ahead of him to occupy the area of Yicheng, and he already attached great importance to the officers and soldiers, but in the end, he still underestimated the speed of the Yunfu Iron Cavalry. The cavalry under the hands of the living king of Hades is really terrifying, rushing from Taiyuan Mansion to Yicheng in one day, what did this group of people eat to grow up?

Zhang Cunmeng knew very well in his heart that Zhang Dashou and Wang Ziyong, who were in Maojindu, would definitely not send troops north again. Send troops to the north, in case they are entangled, then the plan to cross the Yellow River south may be disrupted. Now he can only rely on him Zhang Cunmeng himself, but in the face of Zhou Dingshan, Zhang Cunmeng really doesn't have much certainty.

Five thousand cavalry, it doesn't seem to be much, but from the experience of several battles, even if he has tens of thousands of troops, he still can't please these five thousand iron cavalry. Waiting, it's still not a way, he has already received the news, the Living Yama King has personally led the army to pounce, and it will be even worse if he waits.

Without hesitating for too long, Zhang Cunmeng made an extremely important decision in his life, he did not continue to go south to Yicheng, but turned to the west, from the south of Pingyang Mansion, and inserted it horizontally to the west. With a rabble of 60,000 and 5,000 cavalry to break through Zhou Dingshan, he didn't have much confidence, so he intended to turn to Taipingguan, bypass Jiangxian from Jiuyuan Mountain, and go to Maojindu in Shaanzhou along the mountain road.

The road is much farther and it is not easy to walk, but as long as you enter Jiuyuan Mountain, then the officers and soldiers will have nothing to do with themselves. Under the hands of the living king of Hades, the main force of soldiers and horses were cavalry and musketeers, and these soldiers and horses were greatly reduced in combat power in the mountains.

It can be said that Zhang Cunmeng was really frightened by Zhou Dingshan's posture, so he stopped and turned and ran towards Taipingguan. After getting the news, Zhou Dingshan breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly let his soldiers and horses rest, because there would be a fierce battle next.

Taiping Pass is 30 miles away from Pingyang and 70 miles away from Yicheng. This former pass has long been abandoned, from the Taiping Pass to the south, you can climb the Jiuyuan Mountain. Zhang Cunmeng urged tens of thousands of soldiers, did not dare to delay for a moment, and finally arrived at Taiping Pass at noon the next day.

The Taiping Pass, which had fallen into disrepair for a long time, was in tatters, and the brick walls had long since collapsed. The scorching sun was in the sky, and the men were sweating profusely, and along the way, many people were thirsty and their throats were smoking. Zhang Cunmeng took a sip of water, leaned on the dilapidated brick wall, and looked at Jiuyuan Mountain in the distance, "Brothers, work hard, if you enter the mountains and forests, it will be cooler." Once there, we had a good rest. ”

Many people were already resentful, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only continue to drag their heavy legs. After passing the Taiping Pass, it was just a cup of tea and arrived at the foot of Jiuyuan Mountain.

Looking at the narrow mountain road in front of him, Zhang Cunmeng finally showed a hint of joy, and finally didn't have to fight with the main army of the living Hades.

A large number of peasant soldiers were already exhausted, so they wanted to hurry up the mountain to rest, and many people rushed up the mountain road, but at this moment, there was a loud bang, and the rocks in front of them burst open, and the rumbling sound sounded, and many stones fell, and many people did not react, and were directly killed and injured by the stones.

With this loud noise, countless heads appeared on the mountain, and one of them, a man with a long knife, shouted loudly: "Zhang Cunmeng, your grandfather has been waiting here for a long time, and he will be a sand sculpture in Yunfu, and he will not surrender quickly!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Cunmeng's eyes were abrupt, and his whole body trembled, he never dreamed that there would be ambushes on the mountain. I decided to come to Jiuyuan Mountain temporarily......

But there is not much time left for Zhang Cunmeng to think, and now he has to send an arrow on the string, even if he knows that there is an ambush, he can only rush up. Taking off his armor, Zhang Cunmeng raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers, don't panic, divide into three roads and rush up along the back of the mountain, the number of opponents must not be too much." ”

There are indeed not many people under the command of the sand sculpture, but how does Zhang Cunmeng know that these people under the sand sculpture are different from ordinary soldiers, they are hunters in the forest.

At the urging of Zhang Cunmeng and other leaders, the peasant army dispersed and spread like ants in Jiuyuan Mountain. But what makes them sad is that people keep stepping on the trap, and the screams are terrible to hear. Desperately trying to find someone, those people disappeared again.