Chapter 336: Young Grandpa Xu goes on the expedition

Lu Weiliang was in a hurry to chase and kill Nanzhili's soldiers and horses, and did not pay attention to the situation in front of the side. And he didn't see anyone on the other side of the river, so he didn't think much about it, which directly caused the first person to cross the river to be caught off guard by the rain of arrows. After abandoning more than 300 corpses, Lü Weiliang finally ordered the pursuit to be halted and the pavilion was located north of Alluofengpo.

Li Zicheng then rushed over, and when he saw the situation in Luofeng Valley, he was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect that there were still capable people among the officers and soldiers, and at this time, they could still think of ambushing people and horses to block the crossing of the river." ”

"General, in my opinion, it may not have been done by the officers and soldiers on the other side, chasing them all the way, if those people had this scheming, they would have set up an ambush halfway long ago and caused trouble, why bother waiting until Luofeng Valley?" Thinking about what he saw before, Lu Weiliang said with a serious expression, "These people appeared very suddenly and disappeared quickly. Does the general still remember what happened to Wang Yan when he attacked Dasu Mountain? At that time, a mysterious army of soldiers and horses attacked the officers and soldiers from behind, so that Wang Yan could take Dasu Mountain on schedule. ”

Li Zicheng's expression gradually became solemn, "You mean, it was the mysterious soldiers and horses who shot my son Lang in the middle of the crossing just now?" This..... Didn't they help us a lot before? ”

"It should be that mysterious army of soldiers and horses, who come and go like the wind, who are so familiar with the terrain in the mountains, like long-distance sneak attacks and harassment, and are very similar in all aspects" Lu Wei's conscience was complicated, and even a little heavy. If it's really that mysterious troop, then it's too weird. This army of soldiers and horses first beat the officers and soldiers, and then helped the officers and soldiers to retreat, there must be some conspiracy hidden here, this is the most terrifying.

Originally, I was very happy with a big victory, but now the appearance of this mysterious army of soldiers and horses has completely ruined the good mood. Li Zicheng pinched his eyebrows, thought about it, and sighed helplessly, "It's useless to think about it now, send someone to check and see if you can find out where this army is coming from." You have to be careful in the future, and I don't know what the purpose of this army is here! ”

For some reason, Li Zicheng was faintly worried in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen. But for now, everything is going well, and there are no bad signs in sight. The army has fully taken Runing Mansion, and Zheng Guosong's side has also Chen Bingnan Zhili Luzhou Mansion, and he does not see any threat to him from Nanzhili's soldiers and horses. I really don't know where the danger comes from, but I'm a little scared in my heart.

Not mentioning Li Zicheng's secret worries, he said that Yue Zicong escaped. After entering the depths of Zhujiao Mountain, there was finally a chance to breathe, everyone staggered to find a place to gasp, and Yue Zicong was no exception leaning against a stone wall and closing his eyes to recuperate. There was no joy on his face, the mall and the Gushi City's nearly 100,000 troops had lost nearly half of them in a few days, and someone had to be responsible afterwards. And the mysterious soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared, after they stopped the thieves, they quickly disappeared into the reckless mountains, what was their purpose?

Yue Zicong thought quietly about his thoughts, but some people didn't want the scene to be too calm. Xu Changlu has always been on fire in his heart, and now that he has escaped, he can't help it anymore. Seeing Yue Zicong sitting on the side as if he was nothing, he sneered and said, "General Yue, in the first battle of King Kong Taishan, nearly half of the losses were lost, what do you have to say?" Hmph, I said a long time ago that I wouldn't let you go to the mall, but you didn't listen, and when you return to Nanjing, see how you keep up with the above. ”

Xu Changlu's words were really unconscionable. Yue Zicong frowned when he heard this, his hands clenched and gurgling, if he hadn't taken into account Xu Changlu's identity, he would really want to beat this bastard to death with one punch. But since you've fallen out, you can't do it, can't you still get over it? Facing Xu Changlu's gaze, Yue Zicong sneered at each other and said disdainfully: "Mr. Xu, you are amazing, from Gushi City to Zhujiao Mountain, there is no blood on the knife." ”

Xu Changlu was choked enough, he instinctively clenched the hilt, but felt the ridicule of the eyes around him, and quickly let go of his hand. Yue Zicong's words were too damaging, and he made it clear that Xu Changlu didn't have the ability to fart, and he ran away for his life, and he didn't even touch the fur of the thief.

For a while, countless eyes stared at Xu Changlu, these people were either ashamed, or disdainful, or angry. At least the surviving people in the mall gritted their teeth with hatred for Xu Changlu, listening to the meaning of Xu Changlu's words, the soldiers and horses stationed in the mall should die? This guy really can do anything in order to survive for himself. It's a pity that this Wang Ba Calf has a deep background, and no one can touch him.

"Hmph, General Yue, I hope you can have a good result!" Xu Changlu snorted secretly, and stopped entanglement. When I return to Nanjing, it's not easy to clean up a Yue Zicong? As for the attitude of those miscellaneous soldiers, Xu Changlu never cared, for him, these miscellaneous soldiers were all grass in the ground, one after another.

With the withdrawal of Nanzhili's soldiers and horses from Zhujiao Mountain, the nearly month-long chaotic war around Runing Mansion finally came to an end. The battle of Nanzhili was defeated, the battle of Runing Mansion ended, and the war of Luzhou Mansion had just begun, Gao Yingxiang led a part of the main force to garrison Luoshan, and Li Zicheng led the main force to advance into Luzhou Mansion, which means that Nanzhili is really facing a catastrophe.

The main force of the peasant army entered the Luzhou capital, which is no longer a matter of Luzhou, and it is not good that the military disaster will quickly spread throughout Nanzhili, and for a time people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were panicked, especially those wealthy families, who had begun to prepare to avoid the war.

Shucheng, the capital of Luzhou, has been heavily besieged by the peasant army at this time, and the reinforcements of Luzhou Mansion are nowhere to be seen. Ke Minxing, the prefect of Luzhou, also gathered a group of soldiers and horses to go to Shucheng to rescue, but he was killed by the peasant army halfway through, and Ke Minxing closed the gate of Luzhou and did not dare to send reinforcements again. Deng Linan, the garrison of Shucheng, looked at the peasant army outside the city, and only felt that his legs were trembling.

It's not that Deng Linan is too incompetent, it's really that the scene is too scary. Although the peasant army had not yet attacked the city, from a distance, the company camp was ten miles, and the black and overwhelming soldiers and horses were overwhelming. Roughly estimated, how can there be an army of 20,000, but he only has less than 2,000 soldiers in his hands, what can he do to defend Shucheng? Deng Linan didn't think about escaping, but he didn't dare, if he escaped, all the children in the family would suffer.

The prefect sent a letter saying that the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp stationed in Zhenjiang would arrive soon, but so far there has been no shadow of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp. In the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if you want to say that you can fight, you can fight in the Beijing camp of Nanzhili, and now the Luzhou government is counting on the Beijing camp to come to the rescue, if the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp do not come, then the soldiers and horses of Shucheng are not enough to flow between the teeth.

The officials of the Luzhou Prefecture looked forward to it day and night, but how did they know that at this time, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were stopping in Wujiang Town. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp on the Zhenjiang side had actually set off a few days earlier, but after they entered Wujiang Town, Hezhou, they no longer headed west. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were stationed in Wujiang Town for many reasons.

On the one hand, it is because Nanjing is ordered by Tianfu, and on the other hand, it is also because of the little grandfather Xu Wenjue. Ke Minxing and other Luzhou officials kept writing to Nanjing, asking for reinforcements, and at the beginning, Nanjing was also bent on sending troops to help, but the defeat of the army in Nanzhili, Runing Prefecture, made them hesitate again.

The nearly 100,000 troops deployed by the imperial court in Runing Province suffered heavy losses, with nearly half of them lost, while the losses of the rogues were not large. After the full capture of Runing Mansion, Liukou will definitely enter Luzhou Mansion in a big way, will Luzhou Mansion still be able to keep it at that time? Even if the Beijing camp rushes to the aid urgently, can it stop the rogue on the border of Luzhou? After a long period of discussion, Nanjing No. 6 gave the answer.

The officials led by Gu Tongen, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and Shi Feiyang, the imperial capital, unanimously believed that the Luzhou Mansion could not stop the rogue at all. Rather than this, it is better to Chen Bing Wujiang Town, relying on the eternal Wujiang River, to block the Liukou to the west of Yingtianfu. In fact, if Jingying was determined to rescue Luzhou Mansion, it might not be able to fight, but in the end, the officials of Nanzhili still chose to abandon Luzhou Mansion, because only in this way can Ying Tianfu become more secure. At this time, the officials of Nanzhili made the same mistake again. They had previously wanted to block the Liukou in Henan, so Chen Bing Runing Mansion was now thinking about blocking the Liukou in the west of the Wujiang River to protect the core areas such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yingtianfu, etc.

At least, the officials of Nanzhili don't feel that they have anything wrong, and compared to Luzhou Mansion, Yingtianfu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are of course more important. The Liukou has already broken into Nanzhili, so he can only find a way to minimize the loss.

The Sixth Department of Nanjing thought of a plan and directly issued an order to the Beijing camp. At this time, the Beijing camp could actually disobey orders, because nominally the operation of Nanjing was not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but under the direct jurisdiction of the Nanjing Governor's Office. The Nanjing Governor's Mansion, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, has always been held by the children of the Xu family, the current Duke of Wei.

It's a pity that this time it was Xu Wenjue who was in charge of the Governor's Mansion. The old prince Xu Hongji is very old, and as early as a few years ago, he announced the decentralization of power and handed over the affairs of the Governor's Mansion to his son Xu Wenjue. Xu Wenjue is different from Xu Hongji, Xu Hongji played a small martial arts, and in his early years, he also led his troops to fight the Japanese and the red-haired ghosts. However, Xu Wenjue is an alternative to the Xu family, he has no fine traditions that the descendants of the Xu family should have, he is not interested in martial arts and military affairs, and wants to be a gentleman.

When he was young, Xu Wenjue liked to gather some friends, get together in the teahouse restaurant, indulge in the Qinhuai River when he was happy, drink and admire the moon and make some sour poems. After taking over the affairs of the Governor's Mansion, Xu Wenjue still did not change the style of lingering on the banks of the Qinhuai River in the past, reciting poems all day long, and was at ease. Fortunately, Nanzhili is peaceful and peaceful, but I don't think there is anything wrong.

But now that Liukou suddenly broke into Nanzhili, and wanted to let Grandpa Xu lead his troops to fight, isn't it embarrassing? Young Grandpa Xu knows the Oiran on the banks of the Qinhuai River well, and some of the sour poems that he can say are elegant, which can allow him to lead the troops, and so far, he has not read all of "The Art of War". From Nanjing to Wujiang Town, Grandpa Xu was worried and uneasy all the way.

If it weren't for Daddy Xu Hongji blowing his beard and glaring, Xu Wenjue would have come to Wujiang Town to lead the troops if he was killed, in his opinion, wouldn't it be okay to send a few generals from the Governor's Mansion to come over? Xu Wenjue didn't understand Xu Hongji's hard work, and his father also hoped that Xu Wenjue could inherit the fine traditions of the old Xu family, cultivate the ability to lead troops, and establish prestige in the army by the way. This time the rogue is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and my father's mind is good, but is he Xu Wenjue this material?

Xu Wenjue thinks that he is not this material, and he can't practice it. was worried, the order from the Nanjing Military Department was sent, and Xu Wenjue was happy now, and immediately pushed the boat down the river, and a garrison came to stop. Afterwards, if Dad wants to ask, then he can also shift the responsibility to the sixth department. Although the Nanjing Governor's Office has always been at odds with the six civil officials, at this time, in order to save his life, he can't take care of these things.

The young Xu Wenjue hit it off with the six departments and stationed in Wujiang, and Xu Wenjue wrote a poem, which had the decisive meaning of the overlord of Chu and the generals. However, in this way, Luzhou Mansion will suffer.

The peasant army did not care what the reaction of the Nanjing camp was, and after Li Zicheng finished resting, only one day later, he ordered the army to start attacking the city. Poor Shucheng, what can you do to resist tens of thousands of peasant troops? In just half a day, Shucheng fell, Shucheng garrison Deng Linan was killed in battle, and more than a dozen officials including Yu Xingzhou, the magistrate of Shucheng, surrendered to the thieves.

After taking Shucheng, Li Zicheng led his army eastward, and soon took the most important stronghold in the east, Gushan. The seizure of Gushan not only cut off the connection between Luzhou and the east, but also allowed Chen soldiers to fight Luzhou whenever they wanted.

With the fall of Gushan, in the next two days, the peasant army swept through Luzhou Capital, Lianke Lujiang County, Shiliang Town and other places, leaving only one Luzhou Lonely City. The officials of all sizes in Luzhou City are completely desperate, and now they really don't know what to do, Luzhou is ironclad and can't hold it, so can they keep it or not?

The prefect Ke Minxing's face was pale, as if he had a serious illness. He has also been rolling in officialdom for more than ten years, and by this time, he has also understood some things.

Luzhou has become a lonely city, defending the city will die, and it is not surprising that some people have the idea of abandoning the city and escaping, "Hey, it seems that Nanjing has given up on my Luzhou, too, compared to Ying Tianfu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, what is a Luzhou Mansion?" ”

As soon as these words came out, some people said indignantly: "Those people are too much, before Baonan was directly subordinate to the Central Plains, and now they are giving up our Luzhou....... We ......"

As he spoke, the man couldn't speak anymore. Because of rational analysis, there is nothing wrong with doing so. In the case of limited strength, the most important belongings are guaranteed first. Reason is reason, but when it is my turn to be abandoned, I can't stand it.

Abandon Luzhou? Luzhou can't hold it, but if it is abandoned, then all the officials of Luzhou, big and small, will lose their heads afterwards, because the imperial court must give an explanation to the world.

"Prefect, what should we do now? Now all the young and strong families in Luzhou City have been pulled out, plus the soldiers and horses of the city patrol division, there are only 5,000 people, how can they hold it! ”

Some people wept and mourned, full of despair. What good way can Ke Minxing do? In fact, there is no way, to solve the current predicament and save everyone's lives, as long as there are reinforcements, but the Beijing camp is stationed in Wujiang, so it just doesn't come. Reinforcements..... Reinforcements...... As long as there are reinforcements......