Chapter 371 A box of ambergris

Outside Funing Village, near evening, the sky is cloudy like fire, like a red ribbon. Li Zicheng stopped here, but he was always a little uneasy, it was said that the progress of Batu Town should be very smooth, but for some reason, there was always some confusion in his heart. Suddenly, there was a strange noise, and he looked up, only to see a dozen soldiers gathered not far away, noisy. Li Zicheng couldn't help frowning, he had repeatedly ordered that there should be no private fights in the army.

Walking over, along the way, the soldiers hurriedly got out of the way, and several leaders hurriedly ran over and saluted, "See General Li, you are not in the house, why did you come out?" ”

"Tell me, what's going on? Why is there such a commotion? Li Zicheng ignored the leaders and asked with a cold expression. He has always been very disgusted with this kind of thing, and the peasant army often fights and even fights for some petty profits, which leads to the fact that many leaders have mustards and cannot be single-minded when fighting. Therefore, he strictly ordered his subordinates not to do this, but if there is a problem, find a solution to it. At present, the battle in Batu Town is in full swing, but Funing Village, which is in the rear, is in turmoil.

One of the leaders, Ruan Wenxiu, hesitated, and said seriously: "General Hui, it's just a small problem, a few brothers used to get some good things from Yuhang together, and now there is a conflict because of the distribution issue." ”

"Huh?" Li Zicheng was very angry in his heart, it was this kind of bullshit again, and it didn't work to tell him hundreds of times. However, he was also curious, what was it that caused several leaders to conflict, and not long after, he came to a wooden box of money, looked at the contents of the box, and frowned, "Ambergris?" No wonder you're so red-eyed! ”

Ambergris is a fine spice and is loved by dignitaries. This thing can be said to be very valuable, more valuable than gold. Half a box of ambergris, which is comparable to tens of thousands of taels of silver. Li Zicheng wondered, how could there be such a large amount of ambergris in the Yuhang area?

"Where did you get all this ambergris? Why wasn't it reported before? Li Zicheng looked at several leaders with complicated expressions, and for a while, the scalps of several leaders were numb, and their expressions were a little flustered. According to the rules, after the leaders of each department looted the materials, they intercepted a part of them, and finally handed them over, and the looted materials had to be reported. With such a large amount of ambergris, daring to swallow it secretly is already a bad behavior.

"General, it's not that we deliberately conceal it, but there is a reason for it. This box was found in the town near Yuhang before we retreated, followed by the advanced evacuation, and we didn't have time to report the supplies! Ruan Wenxiu hurriedly explained, otherwise if Li Zicheng misunderstood, then everyone would have a hard time in the future.

Li Zicheng's face finally improved, and then he reached out and picked up a piece of ambergris, which was only a small piece, but it had a faint fragrance. Li Zicheng knows a little ambergris, if it is not lit, there should not be such a big fragrance. After a moment, he was stunned and suddenly remembered something. This seems to be very problematic, put down the ambergris, and turned his head to look at Ruan Wenxiu and the others, "Didn't you raid the surrounding towns before?" Didn't you find this box of ambergris before? ”

Ruan Wenxiu thought about it, scratched her scalp and said, "I searched it before, but I didn't find it at the time, otherwise how could I have left such a precious thing." Later, before retreating, I searched again and found it in an inn. ”

"No, you guys have no brains, you've been fooled" Li Zicheng lost the ambergris in his hand, his face darkened, "Why don't you think about it, you didn't find it the first time, obviously this thing is not in that inn, in just a few days, go to search again, why is there an extra box of ambergris?" If it were you, would you put a box of ambergris in the inn? Waiting for someone else to grab it? ”

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, the faces of Ruan Wenxiu and the others also changed. The peasant army is stationed in Yuhang and Qiantang, and will loot the surroundings at any time, but if there is any good thing, it is too late to hide it, who will put it in the inn? Moreover, the first time I searched for it, there was nothing, and the second time I searched it, there was an extra box of ambergris in the inn. I didn't think there was anything before, but now that I think about it, it's a big problem. No matter how you look at it, this box of ambergris looks like someone else deliberately gave it to the peasant army.

Ambergris is more valuable than gold, but there is a big problem, it is easy to be targeted. That kind of fragrance, but anyone with a sensitive nose can smell it all the way to find it, not to mention that others still do it intentionally.

"It's not good, eighty percent was calculated by the living Yama King, Ruan Wenxiu, quickly organize manpower, and send people to pay close attention to the situation in the east, once there is an abnormality, immediately ......" Before Li Zicheng finished speaking, a minion pushed open the courtyard door in a panic, and before he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "General, the big thing is not good, the cavalry of the Living Yama King rushed over, depending on the situation, it is towards Funing Village, and now the leader of Mao Dahu has already brought someone to stop him....."

"What?" Li Zicheng gasped, is the living Hades crazy? The large-scale use of cavalry in this area is mutilating war horses. No matter how surprised he was, the Living Yama King really hit him, and Li Zicheng had to deal with it carefully. Li Zicheng never thought that he would encounter such a thing, and he didn't have a good idea for a while.

The main force went to Batu Town to exterminate the remnants of the Beijing camp, and Li Zicheng was also out of caution and hid near Funing Village and did not move. If the living Hades led his troops to Batu Town, he could still kill him from behind and delay for a while. Similarly, if the Living Yama King wants to find himself for a decisive battle in a short period of time, it is unlikely, Funing Village is located in a remote area, and it will take a while to find it. But I never dreamed that things would be on ambergris, this box of ambergris is a group of leading the way.

To the east of Funing Village, Mao Dahu is not a tiger now, but a sick cat, looking at the cavalry swarming in front of him, his head is buzzing, and he still can't come back to his senses. As far as the eye can see, those cavalry are not very fast, and even many cavalry turned over and dismounted, carrying knives and serving as infantry. It can be seen that this group of cavalry rushed all the way over, and they did not suffer less. But in this kind of place, a large number of cavalry galloped over, which was already very unexpected. The Living Hades is such a madman, he can do anything.

Mao Dahu wanted to stop it, but where could he stop it, there were less than a thousand people under his hands, and he was already frightened by the Yunfu cavalry who suddenly killed in front of him. Many of them did not react before they were knocked down by a single shot from the cavalry in the distance.

"Quick, withdraw, inform the general, I can't stand it, quickly retreat to the west!" Mao Dahu is very reckless, but he is not stupid, this group of cavalry did not hesitate to damage the war horses to rush here, there must be a plan. Relying on Funing Village, it is almost a dream to block these fierce Yunfu cavalry. It can only be said that General Li is too confident, when Lu Weiliang and Li Yan left, they took seventy percent of the troops, and now the troops near Funing Village are limited, and most of them can't resist.

As Mao Dahu thought, Olge and Zhou Dingshan rushed all the way to this point, and they also paid a heavy price. It's not a big deal, but the war horses have lost a lot, and many war horses have accidentally lost their hooves. The water town in the south of the Yangtze River sounds very beautiful, but for the Yunfu Iron Rider who crisscrosses the north, it is tantamount to a place of disaster. The war horse was injured, and the active brothers cried in distress.

The loss is very large, but the more this is the case, the more Li Zicheng has to pay the price he deserves. Seeing that Funing Village was in front of him, Olg turned over and dismounted, and shouted at Zhou Dingshan: "General Zhou, you go to the west quickly, today you will take your brothers as a pawn, but you want to see what those thieves are capable of." ”

Zhou Dingshan nodded seriously, these Mongolians are not only skilled in bowing horses, but also very brave when they get off the horse. Perhaps this is the reason why the Inspector transferred Olge's troops and horses, Olg's people are warriors immediately, and they are also good men when they dismount. Zhou Dingshan took the people and horses to the west for a while, and also learned from Olge to dismount and become an infantryman, not Zhou Dingshan like this, but there are many paddy fields around Funing Village, after winter, the mud is very muddy, and the war horses are running in this place, which is looking for death. Zhou Dingshan, like Olge, felt sorry for the war horses under his hands, and the war horses, like the cavalry, had to be fed and trained for a long time. After the loss of each warhorse, it is a problem to replenish it.

War horse cavalry is completely different from infantry, the infantry is lost, and a strong man can be trained for a few months. However, whether it is a war horse or a cavalry, if you don't train hard for a year and a half, you can't form combat effectiveness. Cavalry loves horses, artillery loves artillery, the same thing.

Zhou Dingshan felt very disturbed, not to mention dismounting as an infantryman, but also dedicating a part of his troops to take care of the war horses, so that there were fewer troops that could be put into it, and the same was true for Olge's side. The number of troops is limited, but Zhou Dingshan doesn't have too many worries, and Li Zicheng knows what to do as long as he is not a fool. If Li Zicheng dares to leave a large number of soldiers and horses to die, it can only be said that Li Zicheng does not know whether he is alive or dead.

Soon, the gunshots rang out, and the people under Zhou Dingshan dispersed, relying on the muskets in their hands to move closer to Funing Village little by little. Every time a gun was fired, it put a little pressure on the peasant army near the village. Li Zicheng looked at the box of ambergris, and suddenly had an urge to kill, greedy and harmful. The soldiers and horses of the living king of Hades caught up so quickly, if it had nothing to do with ambergris, Li Zicheng dared to twist his head off.

It doesn't matter what the facts are, it's how you deal with the problem at hand. Li Zicheng didn't think about fighting with the officers and soldiers outside, in the final analysis, he didn't have the confidence to resist the tens of thousands of Xuanfu border troops head-on. The soldiers and horses under the command of the living king of Hades, the combat effectiveness is so strong, the crown is the best on the nine sides, in the broken place of Funing Village, there is no way to resist head-on, not to mention, most of the soldiers and horses under his command went to Batu Town.

"Tell everyone to abandon unnecessary supplies and immediately evacuate to Lin'an. In addition, notify the Batu Town side and withdraw quickly, once the soldiers and horses of the living Hades bite up, everything will be over! Li Zicheng didn't even have the heart to fight this time, he didn't even fight in person, and directly became a deserter. It's not that he's timid, it's a recognition of reality. It's just that after all, there is some unhappiness in my heart, and as soon as I withdraw like this, some of the materials brought from Yu Hang will be discarded again, and all these things will end up in the pockets of the living Hades.

Because Li Zicheng was aware of current affairs and withdrew very quickly, Olge and Zhou Dingshan did not achieve too many results, but as soon as Li Zicheng withdrew, Li Yan and others, who were still blocking the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp on the side of Batu Town, also immediately chose to retreat. Li Yan withdrew, but there was one person who was unwilling to withdraw. The battle has reached this point, and with more efforts, you can annihilate the Jingying in Batu Town, this is a fat credit, how can Wang Yan give it up.

Lu Weiliang beat his horse and galloped wildly, seeing that Wang Yan's department had no sign of retreating, he couldn't help but be a little anxious, "Brother Wang, retreat quickly, I just got the news that the people and horses of the Living Yama King have been killed, if you don't withdraw at this time, when will you wait?" ”

Wang Yan glared at Lu Weiliang fiercely: "Look at those officers and soldiers, they have collapsed, as long as you work harder, you and I can show our faces in front of King Chuang." At such a critical moment, can it retreat? If you want to withdraw, you will withdraw, and if Wang does not withdraw, what if the living king of Hades sends troops to rush over? Wang is confident that he will kill these officers and soldiers before the Living Yama King arrives......"

"Are you crazy? Our task has been completed, the officers and soldiers have evacuated Wanqiu Town, our army can be evacuated safely, why bother to entangle here, only increase casualties, you have to know......" Lu Weiliang still wanted to persuade again, at this time Xu Beichuan rushed over, stretched out his hand and dragged Lu Weiliang, and shook his head gently, "Brother Lu, don't say it..... Since the king's leader has made up his mind, let each go his own way! ”

Wang Yan glanced at Xu Beichuan with disdain, hum, if it weren't for this group of people doing things halfway, maybe he would have wiped out these Jingying people a long time ago. Just because they didn't say hello and suddenly appeared, the Jingying was forced to flee from Wanqiu Town to the northeast. If the officers and soldiers are still trapped in Wanqiu Town, why do Wang need to pursue them here?

Lu Weiliang smiled bitterly and sighed, seeing that he couldn't do anything, he arched his hand and galloped away. Wang Yan spat angrily, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, work harder, after half an hour, we will also withdraw!" ”

A few cronies and leaders around him are a little dazed next week, and if they want to withdraw, they will withdraw together, why do they have to stagger the time? Where do these people know Wang Yan's thoughts? Wang Yan is not stupid, the nickname of a gust of wind is not given in vain, his perception of danger, and the speed of retreat, it is the best of all units of the peasant army, even if he rolls on the spot, he is ashamed. I just said that I wouldn't withdraw, but I was just angry. You Li Zicheng sent someone to say withdraw, I will withdraw, you are my father.

Wang Yan has always been dissatisfied with Li Zicheng and Li Yangchun, as long as there is a chance, he will compete, and now the credit in hand has been mixed by Li Zicheng, and now Li Zicheng has withdrawn. If you are so obedient, what will you become?

Wang Yan's side reduced the intensity of the attack, the troops retreated, ready to retreat at any time. These changes could not be concealed from the soldiers of the Beijing camp who had been fighting desperately, and Qiao Beiming soon sensed that something was wrong. Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses suddenly withdrew, and Wang Yan also began to retreat, something must have happened, after a little consideration, Qiao Beiming's face was happy, and he only felt that his whole body was full of strength, "Brothers, hold on, our reinforcements are coming, the soldiers and horses of the Iron Inspector Division are about to arrive, and they will overturn the ....... raised by this group of bitches."