Chapter 320: Mad Dog Li Zhengqian

The Ma'an slope is only five miles in circumference, divided into two slopes in the north and south, no matter from which angle, I don't think this place is worth guarding with heavy troops. Li Zicheng was a little confused by the actions of the officers and soldiers for a while, and he has always been very cautious about such things that he cannot see through.

"First withdraw half of the men and horses, bypass the Maerpo slope, since the other party is heavily guarding the Maerpo slope, then we will try it from other directions!" Zheng Guosong nodded, and led people to the front line again. This time, Zheng Guosong was able to bypass the Mayupo and cross through the countryside fields three miles to the east. It is said that this place is still an ancient battlefield, and the victory of Zhuxian Town took place here in the past.

Legend has it that Yue Wumu broke the golden vulture technique, using a long drive to go straight into the raid. Zheng Guosong felt that he was a bit like Yue Wumu now, if he could break through to Zhuxian Town, this battle would be won. The fields were full of crops, and when it was about to be harvested, they were suddenly attacked by a war and ruined. Zheng Guosong didn't take the crops seriously, but whenever he stood in the way, he immediately stepped on it. Along the country road to the north, they walked for a full two miles, and there were no officers and soldiers to stop them. Gradually, I felt that something was wrong.

The situation in Zhuxian Town was indeed very wrong, and Zheng Guosong's peasant army penetrated Zhuxian Town from the east. However, Li Zhengqian had no intention of stopping at all, and only half an hour later, another soldier and horse rushed to Ma Yipo.

The scout sent back the news, and Li Zicheng frowned after hearing it, and in a state of unrest, he discussed it with Lu Weiliang and others. Lu Weiliang was discovered by Li Zicheng in Zhushan, this person was born in Zhushan Mountain Bandits, but he was quite insightful, and when he encountered a predicament, he could often behave differently from ordinary people, so Li Zicheng relied on this person quite a lot.

"Guys, you know that now, right? According to the scout's report, the officers and soldiers have now gathered nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses around Mayupo, and their intentions are unknown. Zheng Guosong's headquarters went directly to Zhuxian Town, and so far no officers and soldiers have stopped him. ”

Everything seems to be going well, and he should be happy, but Li Zicheng can't be happy. All along, he hated the feeling of not being able to see through the situation. Lu Weiliang pinched his chin and thought about it, he couldn't see through the situation in front of him for a while.

"General Li, according to his subordinates, the other party's increase in troops is nothing more than two possibilities, either to defend Maerpo to the death, or to cross the east from Maerpo and stop Zheng Guosong's troops in the north! At present, it seems that the possibility of officers and soldiers stubbornly defending Ma'anpo is very small, and the second possibility is relatively large, because even if they are stubbornly defending Ma'anpo, they don't need so many people! As he spoke, Lu Weiliang shook his head slightly, in fact, he was a little skeptical of his judgment, so he wondered: "This is even more strange, if the officers and soldiers cut off Zheng Guosong's back road to the east, then these officers and soldiers will definitely fall into a flanking attack." With our strength, we are fully capable of eating these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers. As far as I know, the other party's commander of the deployment of troops and horses is Li Zhengqian, who is not such an incompetent person. ”

Li Zicheng frowned, and said a little helplessly: "Now I can only let Zheng Guosong continue to go north and see how the officers and soldiers react." ”

It was said that Li Zicheng's order was sent to Zheng Guosong, and the latter was also a little panicked. The more there were no officers and soldiers in front of him, the more it meant that things were a bit evil, but Li Zicheng's order was there, so he could only bite the bullet and continue north.

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When Zheng Guosong's headquarters approached ten miles from Zhuxian Town, the officers and soldiers gathered near Mayipo finally made a move. About 5,000 soldiers and horses, under the leadership of the guerrilla general Lu Yuping, penetrated the east, directly cutting off the rear road of Zheng Guosong's department. Not only that, on the side of Zhuxian Town, Li Zhengqian personally led more than 7,000 people to cover up and kill, seeing that this posture was to swallow the 6,000 peasant army under Zheng Guosong in one go.

At the beginning of 20 August, Li Zhengqian's vanguard troops and horses met Zheng Guosong's troops, and the two sides fought together without saying a word. The battlefield took place in a sorghum field, and the long sorghum became the best cover.

Li Zhengqian's men and horses hid in the sorghum field, and a rain of arrows made Zheng Guosong suffer a big loss. However, Zheng Guosong reacted in time and quickly rushed up to fight together, making the bow and crossbow useless. In this encounter, although Zheng Guosong was prepared, he was also a little confused.

Within a radius of more than ten miles, more and more people from both sides fell in, from thousands of people at the beginning, to tens of thousands of people in the end. The sorghum fields were trampled and blood was dripping down the sorghum leaves.

One of the guards bent over, clenching the knife in his hand nervously, and he walked very slowly, step by step, carefully observing. Suddenly there was a loud roar, and a pile of collapsed sorghum next to it was lifted, and a strong man roared and jumped up, "Dog, go die...."

The young soldier hurriedly ducked back, but he was too close to react. Instinctively, he threw himself on the ground, grabbed a handful of dirt and sprinkled it back, then rolled on the ground. Click, bang, a heart-piercing pain spread all over the body, and I couldn't help but howl miserably. He was still slashed in the back, but fortunately he saved his life. I didn't have time to turn back, so I got up and rushed forward, when there was a sound of breaking wind behind me.

The strong man who attacked the sneak attack didn't expect this knife to be cut empty again, and he couldn't help but shout angrily, "Dog, don't run, grandpa has to chop you today, you can't ......."

Enduring the pain, running all the way, spilling a bloody road in the sorghum field. The strong man roared, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and when he saw that he could collect another head, suddenly a shout and curse sounded from behind him, "Dog thief, Hugh is arrogant, take your life!" ”

The strong man stopped suddenly, his head did not return, and the steel knife in his hand slashed back. But he split into the air, and then he saw a young man rushing up with excitement on his face, and the spear was getting closer and closer, and with a pop, it was inserted directly into his chest. The strong man looked at the weak young man with abrupt eyes, and looked at the weak young man with some unwillingness, he originally wanted to sneak attack and kill, but he died under the sneak attack of others.

Chaotic war, complete chaotic war, within a radius of several miles, it is impossible to distinguish which is your own people and which is the thief. On a high post, Li Zhengqian looked at the battlefield in the distance with a solemn face. The sound of fighting, the sound of swearing, and the smoke in the distance. The battle was chaotic and there was no formation to speak of.

Li Zhengqian was really helpless, the combat effectiveness of the guards under his command was very limited, and if he really opened up the formation and fought head-on, he might not be the opponent of the thieves. What he met was Li Zicheng, who was known as the first fierce general under King Chuang, and there were many good fighters under his hands. In any case, Li Zicheng is also a border army commander.

Fighting head-on, once unfavorable, it is easy to be defeated. But this kind of confusing scuffle is completely different. Everyone is entangled and can't see the form clearly, and even if there is an escape, it is a personal act.

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South of Mayipo, when Zheng Guosong's troops fell into a bitter battle, the guerrilla general Lu Yuping also set up ambushes at various intersections, preparing to close the net and swallow Zheng Guosong's troops. The situation seems to be very clear, at this time, as long as Li Zicheng's main army pounces up from the south of Lu Yuping, it will be Lu Yuping's soldiers and horses who will really be dumplings.

However, Li Zicheng had a headache, because no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Lu Yuping's soldiers and horses were here to send him to death. Moreover, there is a question that has been bothering Li Zicheng, if the officers and soldiers want to defend Zhuxian Town, wouldn't it be better to rely on the city wall of Zhuxian Town? Why bother to pull out the soldiers and toss? Although the city wall of Zhuxian Town is not very good, it is better than no danger to defend.

The worry in Li Zicheng's heart is not Lu Weiliang's doubt? No matter what, Li Zhengqian is also a commander of all sides, and his ability to command a war cannot be compared with that of a border army general, but it is impossible to be a blind commander, right?

What dumplings to make? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was not Zheng Guosong who was sent to death, but Lu Yuping. With less than 6,000 soldiers and horses, he wanted to block Zheng Guosong's back road, and he still had to withstand the attack of more than 20,000 people from his main force, and there was still no danger to defend, unless Lu Yuping was a heavenly soldier.

"General, now that the officers and soldiers have given us the answer, then we might as well send troops to rush forward first, beat a dozen of Lu Yuping's soldiers and horses, and see what the next reaction of the officers and soldiers is!"

"Well, that's all there is to it for the time being!" The corners of Li Zicheng's mouth twitched, revealing a bit of arrogance. With a large army in his hands, Li Zhengqian only has 20,000 guards under his command, even if there is a conspiracy, what can I do?

Putting on soft armor and lifting a long knife, Li Zicheng personally led people to the front line. Since the beginning of the army, Li Zicheng has expanded the number of soldiers and horses by 3,000 people with his original border army team and trained them strictly. From southern Shaanxi to Nanyang, the sharp front battalion defeated the strong enemy and became the sharpest knife in Li Zicheng's hand.

This time, Li Zicheng still used the Ruifeng Battalion. Since the officers and soldiers want to play scheming, then let them not cry later.

The Ruifeng Battalion is completely different from other peasant armies, and its equipment training is all in accordance with the elite standards of the border army, and its combat effectiveness is naturally incomparable. When the Ruifeng battalion came into contact with Lu Yuping's soldiers and horses, the guards were immediately suppressed and retreated. The strict formation and high fighting spirit are by no means comparable to these guards under Lu Yuping.

Almost in a flash, the first line of defense left behind by Lu Yuping collapsed, and only one of the two thousand presidents in charge of the defense line survived.

President Hu Kai fled back in a panic, and after seeing Lu Yuping, he collapsed directly on the ground, "General Lu, this battle can't be fought...... The thieves were so ruthless that the brothers were scattered in just a few moments, and many of them died...... General, you really can't beat it...... The thieves are so powerful, we ......."

Hu Kai wanted to say more, Lu Yuping rushed up and looked at the other party's face is two ear scrapers, "Shut up, look at your bear-like, but you still have the appearance of a thousand presidents of the imperial court?" Hmph, if it weren't for your brother's sake, Lao Tzu would cut you down now, stand up for me, and gather the remnants of the soldiers, the thieves are too powerful? Hmph, if you dare to disturb the morale of the army, even your brother can't protect you! ”

"I ......" Hu Kai immediately stopped crying and wiped his tears pitifully. All along, his biggest reliance is his eldest brother Hu Ao. Don't look at the eldest brother is just a thousand presidents, but he has a wide range of friends, and he has a relationship with the big names in Luoyang and Kaifeng. Being able to be a thousand president in Kaifeng is also a favor from the eldest brother.

I thought it was a fat man, but I ate 18,000 taels of silver every year, and I lived a free life. But as soon as the rogue came, everything changed, and he worked hard with the rogue to catch the ducks on the shelf!

Hu Kai had no choice, and was forced to be helpless, there were entangled remnants of the soldiers and soldiers and horses divided equally by Lu Yu, and reorganized the defense line, but this time it was even worse, he couldn't hold it for even a quarter of an hour, and he was beaten and returned with a miserable defeat. At this time, Lu Yuping didn't have the heart to pay attention to Hu Kai's waste, because Li Zicheng had already brought the soldiers and horses to the front.

After the real handover, Lu Yuping knew that Hu Kai was unjustly defeated. This army of soldiers and horses advanced and retreated in a measured manner, and the formation was tight, and it must be the most capable army under Li Zicheng.

The battle was unfavorable, Lu Yuping immediately retreated to the west, and at the same time, the soldiers and horses of Mayipo in the west also quickly galloped to help, and the two sides joined forces, relying on the terrain near Mayupo, which was able to block Li Zicheng's attack.

When the battle is fought to this point, the outcome is already very clear, as long as there are no accidents, the soldiers and horses that Li Zhengqian transferred to the south of Zhuxian Town will be swallowed up by Li Zicheng little by little. As for the idea of officers and soldiers attacking from the north and south and swallowing Zheng Guosong's department, it is nothing more than a fool's dream.

Li Zicheng thought that Li Zhengqian would order the withdrawal of troops and try to preserve his strength as much as possible, but what was surprising was that Li Zhengqian did not order a retreat, but transferred the only remaining 4,000 soldiers and horses from Zhuxian Town and threw them directly into the battlefield of Mayipo.

At this time, Li Zicheng only had one feeling, Li Zhengqian was crazy.

Li Zhengqian took the wrong medicine, transferred all the soldiers and horses to the outside of Zhuxian Town, once the defeat was miserable and the army collapsed, what would he do to defend Zhuxian Town, could Li Zhengqian still instantly pull the people of Zhuxian Town to the head of the city to defend the city?

It's not just Li Zhengqian who is crazy, but also Lu Yuping. Since Ma Yipo received reinforcements, Lu Yuping turned back to fatigue and took the initiative to launch a counterattack against Li Zicheng. A high slope that the Ruifeng battalion finally occupied was taken back by Lu Yuping's style of play at any cost.

In the big tent, Li Zicheng kept pacing, muttering to himself: "Li Zhengqian, what a mad dog, what does he want to do?" ”

Since joining the army, Li Zicheng saw such a battle for the first time, and almost all the soldiers and horses under his command were dispatched. At this time, only one charge of the cavalry under his command was needed to take Zhuxian Town in one fell swoop.

Zhu Xianzhen is like an apple hanging on a tree, as long as he wants to, he can pick it at any time.

However, Li Zicheng was stunned and couldn't help it.

Long experience has taught him that this apple is poisonous!

"Brother Lu, what do you think of the current situation?"

Lu Weiliang nodded at the map on the table with a stern expression and said, "General, now it seems that it can almost be concluded that Li Zhengqian did it on purpose. The purpose of emptying Zhuxian Town and transferring all the soldiers and horses out of the city is to drag down the main army of our department. ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, agreeing with Lu Weiliang's opinion: "Therefore, whether we send cavalry to raid Zhuxian Town, or kill the officers and soldiers outside, it is what Li Zhengqian wants to see." ”

"Yes, his purpose is to hold us back..... So, let's do the opposite! ”

"Haha, Brother Lu's words are exactly what I want, Lao Tzu won't fight Zhu Xianzhen....."

"Yes, let's go to Daqi County!"

After that, Lu Weiliang and Li Zicheng looked at each other and smiled.