Soon after Sun Kewang arrived at Mao'er Pass with an army of 30,000, he got in touch with Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, and made an appointment to attack the north and south of the two sides and break through the pass in one fell swoop.

At this time, the comparison of the forces of the two sides was: the new army on the pass had three infantry regiments of more than 7,000 people. Outside the pass, there was an infantry regiment and a cavalry battalion of more than 3,000 people. The peasant army of the north and south totaled 40,000 people, and there was an absolute superiority in numbers, and Sun Kewang was full of confidence.

It's a pity that the war can't be decided by the number of people, the new army is not an ordinary Ming army, it is an existence that is even more terrible than the Eight Banners, but the only Li Dingguo in the entire peasant army knows this, and only he has no hope for this battle. However, it was his fear of the enemy that was caught by Sun Kewang and became the catalyst for Zhang Xianzhong's internal discord!

Mao'er Pass was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the funny thing is that Sun Kewang didn't know it, and desperately rushed through the pass with the tactics of a sea of people, and suffered heavy casualties under the absolute firepower of the new army.

In the eyes of Zhang Huangyan, Xu Guochong, and other generals of the New Army, the peasant army's intensive charge at a dangerous pass defended by the New Army, which had strong firepower, was simply to send them to death.

Although the new army did not have artillery for the sake of a rapid march, the dense rain of bullets made Sun Kewang crazy, made Li Dingguo helpless, and made Liu Wenxiu numb.

However, the battlefield is not one-sided, at least Li Dingguo's side is fighting impressively, the new army did not kill Li Dingguo, and many soldiers showed unbearable expressions when they faced Li Dingguo's men, and the gunfire was also sparse. But when Liu Wenxiu organized an attack, the originally lazy soldiers of the New Army immediately came to life, and Liu Wenxiu couldn't raise his head as if the bullets were deadly.

Li Dingguo didn't know why, but Liu Wenxiu didn't care about this, and doubts and murderous intentions gradually appeared in his eyes when he looked at Li Dingguo!

The suspicious Sun Kewang soon discovered this, the gunfire in Guanbei was not as dense as his side, but he had no time to take care of these, and after paying more than 10,000 casualties, he decisively chose to withdraw the army! The great cause of the father-in-law is important, and he can't care about the fate of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu.

As soon as Sun Kewang withdrew his army, the new army also followed out of the pass and followed behind in a hurry, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu also organized the remnants of the army to cross the pass, at this time there was a strange pattern between Mao'er Pass and Xingshan: Sun Kewang fled south with a large number of people, the main force of the new army was in hot pursuit, followed by Li Liu's peasant army, and the rear was the new army.

However, the peasant army is a lost dog, and the new army is idle and freehand. Zhu Hao didn't want to let Sun Kewang go like this, so he chased after him and fought three times in a row, annihilating Sun Kewang's broken troops. Then he put down his pace, turned around, and let Li Dingguo pass, while he joined up with the new army behind him, and continued to advance south without hurrying.

Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu didn't have much effort to catch up with Sun Kewang, and the two armies merged into one. At this time, there were still 20,000 peasant troops, but they no longer had the heart to fight again, and rushed to Zhang Xianzhong's camp as if fleeing for their lives.

Zhang Xianzhong had basically abandoned Xingshan City in order to open the way into Sichuan, and Zhu Hao easily captured the county seat with little effort, annihilated more than 3,000 peasant troops defending the city, and then began to garrison in the city.

"Dashuai, what should we do next?" Wang Boda asked.

"Wait, our battle line is too long, the supplies can't keep up, and we can't go deeper." Zhu Hao said lightly.

"Did you just watch Zhang Xianzhong escape?"

"Don't be nervous, Zhang Xianzhong can't afford it. Xuanzhu, help me draft the document, just say that our new army has many difficulties in continuous combat, and ask Xiangyang to provide supplies, you wait to see a good show. Zhu Hao said unfathomably.

"Yes, uncle." Zhang Huang replied, not knowing what kind of medicine he sold in his gourd.

The governor of Xiangyang City.

"Commander, the siege of Xiangyang has been lifted, and the last general is willing to exterminate the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong!" Wang Zhifeng came to see Yang Sichangdao.

"Well, you look at this document first." Yang Sichang was noncommittal.

Wang Zhifeng opened the document on the desk, and inside it was Zuo Liangyu's speech, and the content of what he said was not far from his own, and he asked for orders to suppress the bandits.

"What do you mean, Governor?"

"You and Kunshan understand what the old man means, and they both want to do their best for the imperial court, but the biggest credit for this battle is Zhu Hao's, and the old man is also very difficult, after all, people have merit first." Yang Sichang didn't know that now was the time to beat the water dogs, and in order to appease the emotions of the generals, Zhu Hao could not be allowed to take all the credit.

Wang Zhifeng was also a little worried when he heard this.

"Report, Master Inspector, General Zhu of the New Army in Xingshan sent a letter and report." Just when the two were worried, a doorman came to report.

Yang Sichang opened the envelope suspiciously, quickly browsed it, suddenly frowned, and said with a smile: "This Zhu Hao really knows the current affairs, take a look." ”

Wang Zhifeng took the letter and looked at it, and it was also a surprise, surprised that people had achieved such a big victory, and happy that Zhu Hao was unwilling to be greedy for merit, and he finally had the opportunity to make war merits.

"Passing on my order, Zhu Hao's troops have been fighting for days and days, and they are overwhelmed, so they return to the division to rest. Wang Zhifeng led his troops to Xingshan to change defenses, and cooperated with Zuo Liangyu's troops to jointly exterminate Zhang Xianzhong! Yang Sichang was not polite and quickly gave an order.

A small town called Makou, three hundred miles west of Xingshan, has become the location of Zhang Xianzhong's camp at this time.

Zhang Xianzhong sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, he was about thirty years old, with high cheeks and deep eyes, gloomy eyes, and a typical heroic appearance. There are three people kneeling at the bottom, it is Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu.

"Shame! Tens of thousands of people were defeated by less than 10,000 soldiers, Chang Guoan died in battle, and you still have the face to come to see me? Zhang Xianzhong suddenly scolded, and his gong-like voice echoed in the big tent.

The three people below couldn't help but shiver.

"Forgive your sins! This battle is all incompetent, please allow me to make meritorious contributions! Sun Kewang did not defend, but said with sincere fear.

"Father-in-law, this battle is not incompetent, but that the new army is different from any Ming army, and its combat effectiveness is extremely ......strong," Li Dingguo couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he saw Sun Kewang confessing his guilt, and distinguished.

"Shut up! Lao Tzu doesn't believe that in just a few years, the Ming army can fight like this? Tricks, huh? It is clear that the command is improper. Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but be even more angry when he saw that Li Dingguo still dared to quibble.

"Second brother, the younger brother has something unclear, why did the new army wipe out the eldest brother and my troops, but look at you differently?" Liu Wenxiu, who had not spoken, suddenly said in a weird way.

"Third brother, what do you mean?" Li Dingguo said angrily.

"What do I mean? I have heard about the second brother's battle against the Ming army, and it is said that the second brother and Zhu Hao, the commander of the new army, chatted very speculatively. Liu Wenxiu looked at him sarcastically.

"You, you don't want to frame good people! I didn't, I didn't know him at all! Li Dingguo was a little anxious.

"I also heard that people only know that there is your General Li in the righteous army, but they don't know that there is a righteous father, and they say, and say..."

"What else?" Zhang Xianzhong's gloomy face was almost covered with frost.

"Then Zhu Hao also said that the father-in-law, what is the father-in-law, it's just a bun." Liu Wenxiu didn't dare to look at Zhang Xianzhong's face.

"Wow, I'm mad! Zhu Hao's child deceives people too much! Hongyuan, how do you explain it? Zhang Xianzhong roared angrily.

"Father-in-law! It's really not what the third brother said, it really has nothing to do with this Zhu Hao! Li Dingguo panicked and continued to argue.

Sun Kewang on the side looked at Li Dingguo coldly, and said in his heart: It's really hopeless, the righteous father is so angry and dares to argue, I really don't know how your son has been a son all these years! That being the case, don't blame the ruthlessness of being an older brother.

"Father-in-law, maybe the second brother didn't mean it." Sun Kewang stood up and said.

"Yes, it's still the eldest brother who understands me." Seeing that someone was talking for him, Li Dingguo hurriedly said.

"If it is true that Zhu Hao appreciates the talent of the second brother, after all, our entire righteous army is the second brother who is the most capable of fighting, if he has any collusion with the Ming army, I don't think it is possible, right?" Sun Kewang is also a strange way of yin and yang.

Li Dingguo was dumbfounded! No matter how stupid a person is, he can hear it at this time, this Sun Kewang wants to put himself to death! With Zhang Xianzhong's belly, how can he accommodate talents better than him?

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong's cold voice came: "Someone, kidnap Li Dingguo!" When Lao Tzu finds out the truth, if he doesn't collude with the court, he will let you go. After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away angrily.

Li Dingguo's mind was blank, and he let the surrounding soldiers tie him up, and he didn't resist at all!

Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu on the side glanced at each other, and Sun Kewang made a look, which meant cutting the grass and eradicating the roots! Although Zhang Xianzhong is reckless, he is not a person who is easy to fool, if he figures it out in the future, maybe he will reactivate Li Dingguo, and he will be devoured by the tiger if he does not die. Liu Wenxiu hesitated for a moment, and then nodded fiercely.

In the middle of the night, on the hillside not far from the camp of the rebel army, more than a dozen black-clothed men were crouching in the grass and discussing in a low voice.

"Wolf Eyes, how is it, do you see anything?" A tall man in black asked.

"There seems to be a change, and Sun Kewang's tent seems to have light." A man in black with a high-powered telescope.

"It's not good, this guy must be plotting something bad, maybe it's just to deal with Li Dingguo, you have to find a way to rescue people quickly, it's too late! How's the wolf's paw tunnel? ”

"Boss, the tunnel has been opened!" A man in black came to report.

"Good! Wolf Claw, Wolf Fur, Sky Wolf, and Earth Wolf, the four of you go in to save people, and the rest of you are ready to respond, and once they are discovered, they will immediately create chaos! The man in black at the head gave the order.

Under the cover of night, the four black-clothed men passed through the layers of camp tents like ghosts, caught a soldier who was up at night, heard the information, and quietly touched the edge of the grain and grass camp tent, and suddenly there was a burst of talking inside.

"Second brother, it's not that the younger brother is ruthless, it's just that the father-in-law and the eldest brother instructed that it is better to kill by mistake than to indulge, if you have grievances, go to Huangquan Road and talk about it." Liu Wenxiu held a glass of wine and looked at Li Dingguodao who was tied up "painfully".

"Don't be pretentious, I don't believe this is what my father-in-law meant, I want to see him!" Li Dingguo struggled.

"Brother, don't bother, do you think you can still see your father-in-law? Let me tell you the truth, although my father-in-law did not explicitly say that he wanted to kill you, you have already committed his taboo, so even if you don't die, you can't stay in the rebels. It's no wonder that you are too capable, so that your father-in-law can't feel at ease. Liu Wenxiu's words finally woke Li Dingguo up.

"I see! In vain, Li Dingguo is conceited and smart, and he is indeed an out-and-out big fool in the world, I am not willing to accept that! Li Dingguo smiled bitterly.

"Second brother, brother, you go all the way!" Liu Wenxiu was ruthless, and he was about to pour him a wine glass.

With a "whoosh", at the last moment, suddenly a sharp arrow from nowhere pierced through the camp tent and shot at Liu Wenxiu with lightning speed!

This arrow came too abruptly, Liu Wenxiu didn't expect it at all, but he had been fighting for many years, and in the crisis, he reacted instinctively and shook his head, avoiding the throat point, and the arrow went deep into his shoulder!

Liu Wenxiu snorted miserably and was knocked to the ground by the huge kinetic energy of the arrow.

Before the two of them could react, the two men in black had already broken through the camp tent, one helped the frightened Li Dingguo and cut the rope on his body, and the other controlled Liu Wenxiu.

These two people are not idle people, and Liu Wenxiu was caught before he had time to react.

"Who are you?" Li Dingguo asked.

"We are the Xuzhou New Army Wolf Tooth Special Commando! Under the nickname Sirius! A man in black replied.

"Wolf Tooth Special Commando?" Li Dingguo was surprised.

"Not bad! Now is not the time to speak, General Li, what to do with this person, whether to kill him or not! The man in black stared at Liu Wenxiu viciously.

"Second brother, don't kill me, it's all my eldest brother's idea, it's none of my business!" Liu Wenxiu panicked.

"Forget it, he's a poor man too!" Li Dingguo was silent for a while and said.

"Okay, just follow General Li's words, knock him out, and we'll withdraw!" The man in black commanded his companion.

Liu Wenxiu snorted, and fell to the ground before he could scream.

The soldiers guarding the door were all broken up by Liu Wenxiu, and the only two remaining soldiers were also killed by the other two men in black, and the group of five people did not alarm anyone, and two of the men in black also buried two mines in the granary and the military horse respectively.