Chapter 331: The depressed Zheng Guosong

With the start of the battle on the side of Funiu Mountain, Gao Yingxiang in Xixian County also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally ordered a fierce attack on Gushi City. At the same time, Li Zicheng, who had stayed in Shangshui City for a long time, quickly sent troops south at night and stormed Longkou Town.

In order to attack Longkou Town, Li Zicheng recuperated and prepared for a long time. In contrast, Longkou Town was negligent in taking precautions, and in just half a day, Longkou Town announced that it had changed hands. Li Zicheng led the army beyond Longkou Town, continued to advance south, and entered Guchengcang on September 21, where it joined Wang Yan's soldiers and horses.

Li Zicheng's army is different from Wang Yan's department, during this time Li Zicheng mobilized cavalry, strong soldiers and horses, and the soldiers of the department were full of fighting spirit. The journey through the dragon's mouth was extremely smooth, which made Li Zicheng's heart even higher. Only one day later, Li Zicheng personally led his troops to Gushi City and began a tentative attack on Gushi City. In the past two months, Li Zicheng has crisscrossed Henan Mansion and fought in Kaifeng Mansion, and the soldiers and horses of Nanzhili have long regarded Li Zicheng as a strong enemy. When Li Zicheng came in person, Xu Changlu's performance was very unbearable.

This Xu Zongbing sat in a chair, but his legs were swinging, and Yue Zicong had a headache. Isn't it just Li Zicheng? Before he could fight, the chief soldier who led the troops was so frightened that he couldn't stand still. Xu Changlu didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him, and asked with a bitter face: "I have heard that Li Zicheng is murderous, and his soldiers and horses are very capable of fighting, and now he personally led the army to kill, is this good?" ”

There were more than a dozen thousand presidents sitting on both sides, and they were all stunned at this time. What is this called? Liukou called, shouldn't we discuss how to defend the city, why did General Xu react? It's Yue Zicong, who has long been surprised. He was afraid that Xu Changlu would say anything more, which would make the army's morale plummet, so he had to get up and arch his hand: "Lord General Soldier, rest assured, we will defend the city to the death, and never let Li Zicheng take a step beyond Lei Chi." Although Li Zicheng is murderous, Gushi City is not so easy to break, we have been preparing for this for a long time, but it is expected that Li Zicheng will not be able to please him. ”

Yue Zicong's words are very particular, and the first half of the sentence is to tell everyone that the thief can only fight when he comes. The second half of the sentence is to appease Xu Changlu's heart, in case Xu Changlu loses confidence and moves the idea of escaping, how can this battle be fought? Sure enough, after listening to Yue Zicong's words, Xu Changlu finally felt a lot more relieved. He habitually patted the table, pretended to be pretentious, and said seriously: "From now on, all the troops and horses will be dispatched by General Yue, and the safety of Gushicheng and Nanzhili depends on General Yue." ”

Yue Zicong hurriedly surrendered his hand, but Xu Changlu's words felt awkward. You are the chief soldier, how to defend the city is all up to me? If something goes wrong, do you also want my son-in-law to take responsibility? Originally, it should have been possible to get here, but someone else stood up, and this person was Qi Weiyu, the president of Gushi City.

Seeing Qi Weiyu get up, Yue Zicong instinctively frowned. Qi Weiyu ignored Yue Zicong and arched his hand: "Lord Commander, my subordinates think that it is inappropriate to divide the brothers of the Gushi side into several parts to garrison the city, so it is better to gather and defend one side." Moreover, General Yue has a great responsibility, such as the protection of urban areas, and the small things of cleaning up hidden dangers may as well be done by the last general. The brothers under the command of the last general are very familiar with Gushi City, and this matter could not be more appropriate. ”

Yue Zicong was furious in his heart, and it was his proposal to disperse the soldiers and horses of Gushi City at the beginning. At that time, I felt that the soldiers of the Gushi City Guard were really useless, so it was better to disperse and take charge of some logistics affairs. It's really not reassuring to let this group of people gather and be responsible for one side of things. Therefore, Qi Weiyu had this proposal, Yue Zicong instinctively wanted to oppose it, but Xu Changlu was faster, and before Yue Zicong could speak, he had already nodded and said: "Qi Qian's words are reasonable, so let's do it, the soldiers and horses of Gushi City are temporarily responsible for the stability of the city, and if there is any chaos in the city, it is good to deal with it in time." ”

Yue Zicong stared at him anxiously, but unfortunately Xu Changlu didn't understand it at all, and perhaps, he pretended not to see it when he saw it. In fact, Xu Changlu also knew what Yue Zicong meant, but he listened to Yue Zicong in everything, and he always felt that he couldn't hold his face. Besides, it's just a matter of letting the soldiers and horses of Gushi City guard the city, it's not a big deal, so why not agree?

Xu Changlu didn't react, and Yue Zicong was helpless, after all, Xu Changlu was the chief soldier. After everything was arranged, the thieves outside the city also began to attack the city, and Yue Zicong had no time to take care of Qi Weiyu.

The soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng's command were completely different from the other soldiers and horses in Gao Yingxiang's hands, and the leaders of each department took the lead and attacked the city, with a surging momentum. Rows of archers lined up below the city, and under the cover of their shields, they shot at the city. Under the cover of the archers, ladders were erected on the city walls, and the siege soldiers quickly climbed up along the ladders. Behind the battlements, some soldiers tried to poke their heads out to stop them, but they were shot by bows.

For a time, the soldiers defending the city were actually suppressed by the sharp attack of the thieves. Yue Zicong didn't expect Li Zicheng's offensive to be so rapid, especially the archers, and the suppressive power was amazing. Carrying a knife, he shouted loudly: "Fire Hammer..... Firebolt, hit the archers, and leave the people on the ladder alone. You...... And you...... Make a fire and pour boiling water on it......"

Lighting the firewood, crackling and burning, the water in a large cauldron began to boil, and at the same time emitted a strange smell. Although the range of the firearm was limited, but the head of the city to the city, it was still stronger than the archers, and after the archers' momentum was suppressed, many soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to start carrying pots and pans and splashing boiling water in the pots. The boiling boiling water with the ingredients spilled down, and there was a wail all of a sudden.

A peasant soldier crawled halfway up, poured boiling water on his body, and let out a terrible scream. Now at the end of autumn, the weather is getting cooler, although the clothes are thicker, but the face and hands are not protected, the boiling water is hot, the skin and flesh are red. Instinctively, both hands scattered the ladder and fell directly off the ladder. Falling to the ground, he was still rolling on the ground over and over again, and the hoarse wail made the hearts of those who listened tremble.

After a while, his trembling hands actually scratched his face, and pieces of skin were scratched, revealing bright red tender flesh, "Ah..... It's itchy...... It's itchy...... Help me...... Yes.... Yes...... Ah......h

One by one, the peasant soldiers fell from the ladder, wailing and screaming. Some people even chose to commit suicide because of the itching. Some of the people in the city who were stained with water stains, although not as miserable as those who were burned, also felt a little itchy. As more and more people were recruited, the first offensive of the peasant army came to an end.

Li Zicheng's face was very bad, from Kaifeng Mansion to Shangshui, and then to Longkou Town, the road was smooth, but he didn't expect to be deflated in Gushi City.

Several generals under Li Zicheng also sat together, all of them looking extremely ugly. Especially Zheng Guosong, who was in charge of the main attack, only felt that his face was gloomy. I swore before, thinking that I could defeat Gushi City in a few rounds, but I didn't expect it to really start, and before I touched the city, I was beaten by the officers and soldiers.

Lu Weiliang frowned calmly, his hands intertwined, "General Li, it seems that we have met an opponent this time, the boiling water spilled by the officers and soldiers before has added some condiments, which is very difficult to prevent." ”

Li Zicheng nodded with difficulty, and said a little sullenly: "That's true, this is a troublesome matter." Before Tanma reported, Xu Changlu, who led the troops, was a second ancestor who had achieved nothing, looking at today's situation, it seems to be wrong. Although the officers and soldiers of Chengtou were panicked today, they responded in a timely manner, and we suffered a big loss. ”

Wang Yan sat at the end, and when he saw Li Zicheng and the others with sad faces, he was secretly proud in his heart. Before, these people looked down on him one by one, didn't they think Gushicheng was easy to fight, then you should fight hard.

Wang Yan knew a little about Gu Shicheng, but he didn't plan to tell Li Zicheng. bored, he looked at the young man next to him. This person's name is Li Yan, he is twenty years old, and he doesn't know what ability this person has, but Li Zicheng values it.

At this time, Li Zicheng also looked over. Li Zicheng obviously didn't come to Wang Yan, but he frowned, and asked with a kind expression, "What do you think of Brother Li?" ”

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Li Yan got up and said, "Looking at today's situation, Gushi City is not easy to fight. If it were me, I wouldn't have attacked the city, but if I attacked it, even if I beat it, the loss would not be small. But if you fight outside the city, you don't have to worry about heavy losses. ”

After saying this, Li Yan stopped. Li Yan is an arrogant person, although he was forced to vote for Li Zicheng helplessly, but if he wants Li Yan to really take refuge, it depends on whether Li Zicheng has the ability. Li Yan acted like this, but Li Zicheng was not angry. Some of Li Yan's thoughts coincided with him.

Today is boiling water and condiments, so it can be seen that the officers and soldiers who defend the first city are difficult guys, and if they continue to attack, they may not be able to get any benefits. Li Zicheng doesn't have too much obsession with attacking the city, and has always been in the spirit of taking advantage, since the advantage of Gushi City is not easy to take advantage of, then think of another way. Glancing at Lu Weiliang, the two muttered quietly, and then showed a smile.

"Brother Zheng, tomorrow you will lead the troops to withdraw, and take your men and horses south to Dasu Mountain, no matter what method you use, as long as you can repel the officers and soldiers there within three days and take Dasu Mountain, it will be a great achievement!"

Dasu Mountain is some distance from Gushi City, very close to the mall, and further south are Jingangtai Mountain and Zhujiao Mountain. Zheng Guosong pondered carefully, now that there are thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in Dasu Mountain, it should not be a problem to defeat them with the soldiers and horses in his hands, "General rest assured, if you can't defeat Dasu Mountain within three days, the last general will come to see you." ”

"Haha, Li doesn't want your head. You only need to deal with the officers and soldiers of Dasu Mountain, as for the soldiers and horses in the mall, you don't have to worry about it! ”

After the order was given, he saw Li Yan nodding secretly, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. It was Wang Yan next to him, with an inexplicable face. Of course, Wang Yan knew the location of Dasu Mountain, but he didn't understand why Li Zicheng was fighting Dasu Mountain. Even if you occupy Dasu Mountain, as long as the officers and soldiers of the mall and Gushi City don't come out, it will be useless.

I have to say that Li Zicheng is also a good emperor, after the order was issued to the various departments, in just one day, the army retreated five miles, at the same time, Zheng Guosong gathered more than 10,000 people under his command and began to bypass Gushi City and go south along the official road. On the second day of October in the third year of Chongzhen, Zheng Guosong's troops arrived at Dasu Mountain and had a fierce confrontation with the soldiers and horses of Nanzhili who guarded Dasu Mountain.

Dasu Mountain stretches for dozens of miles, and the vegetation on the mountain is dense, even in late autumn, it is still lush and lush. Towering mountain pines, layers of grass and trees block the view. After really entering Dasu Mountain, Zheng Guosong realized how difficult it was to build Dasu Mountain. These officers and soldiers laid many traps in the forest, divided into more than a dozen groups and constantly attacked and harassed, which made Zheng Guosong very annoying.

Zheng Guosong was born in a peasant family, and he had never been to the mountains since he was a child, so how did he know that fighting in the mountains and fighting under the mountains were completely different things. Just like now, looking at the few big trees in front of him, Zheng Guosong looked indignant. Obviously, he has a military advantage, but after entering the mountain, this military advantage is useless at all, but is controlled everywhere and constantly falls into traps.

In the battle of Dasu Mountain, after two days, Zheng Guosong's eyelids were swollen. At night, those officers and soldiers jumped out at every turn to scare people, you don't care, they really killed people with their dead hands. So, after some tossing, I didn't even sleep peacefully.

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On Zhujiao Mountain, which is less than fifty miles away from Dasu Mountain, there is also a mysterious army and horses. This army of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses had been hidden on Zhujiao Mountain a few days ago, but they were well hidden and have not been discovered.

The sand sculpture leans against a birch tree with a weed in its mouth. In his opinion, Gao Yingxiang is really too slow, how long has it been, and he hasn't even reached the mall, so that the people under his command have been being savages in the mountains.

"Report, Commander Sha, the Inspector has sent someone to deliver the news!"

Hearing this, the sand sculpture of a donkey straightened up, stood up directly, snatched the letter, and after reading it, he laughed and said: "Hehe, inform the brothers, don't sleep, we have work to do." ”

In addition to being excited, the sand sculpture also scolded Zheng Guosong several times in his heart. Zheng Guosong, a waste, with so many soldiers and horses, was unexpectedly unable to advance or retreat by thousands of old soldiers. Because there is still a distance from Zhujiao Mountain to Dasu Mountain, the sand sculpture can only let the people under his hands rush overnight, but fortunately, the people under his command are people who are used to walking mountain roads, and it is not a problem to walk dozens of miles a day.

At this time, there were two votes of people on Dasu Mountain, but their moods were different, and the old soldiers of Nanzhili were very happy. They just learned from Orion to set some traps, and they were stunned to trap the thieves. And Zheng Guosong, because he made a military order, even if he had the heart to retreat, he couldn't afford to lose this face.

Taking advantage of the night, some people from both sides collided together, and Zheng Guosong had nowhere to vent, so he immediately led people to fight with this group of officers and soldiers.

After fighting for half an hour, Zheng Guosong felt that something was wrong, because there were more and more officers and soldiers opposite him, but there were fewer and fewer people around him.

It turned out that with the fighting, the brothers under his command were scattered.