Chapter 329: A Little Cleverness of a Gust of Wind

In Gao Yingxiang's mind, even if the Living Yama King did not let the Xuanfu army fight Li Yangchun to the death, he should take this opportunity to go to Funiu Mountain to exterminate Wang Ziyong or Zhang Xianzhong. But now, the army of Xuanfu is guarding Ruzhou Mansion, looking at the lively posture. The Living Yama King is the newly crowned governor of the three provinces, and he is responsible for suppressing bandits, but now he has allowed Runing Mansion to suffer from the disaster of war and chaos, and he has not done anything, so he is not afraid of the court to blame him for doing this?

Gao Yingxiang has this idea, and he is not wrong. Under normal circumstances, as the governor of the three provinces, he naturally did not dare to stand aside and watch the excitement, but this governor of the three provinces is iron-clad. Tiemo is different from other border generals of the Ming Dynasty, he can completely ignore the feelings of the imperial court, and only need to be responsible for Chongzhen. Even, when he was in a hurry, he could even ignore Chongzhen.

The soldiers and horses of Xuanfu did not make any unnecessary moves, and there was not even any sign of marching towards Nanyang Mansion, Gao Yingxiang did not feel happy, but only felt a lot of pressure. Xixian is just a small city in the middle of Runing Prefecture, where can it withstand the repeated attacks of tens of thousands of peasant troops? After taking Xixian, the leaders of the various departments were extremely excited, and many asked to continue the offensive to the east and lay the foundation of Gushi.

A gust of wind Wang Yan is the most active one, after entering Runing Mansion, Wang Yan has made a lot of credit, in his opinion, as long as he works harder, Gushi can also take it down. Taking Gushi is definitely a great achievement, and his status in the army will be even higher at that time. For a long time, Wang Yan didn't feel that he was worse than Er Li, Li Yangchun relied on the connections accumulated under Wu Yangui before, and Li Zicheng relied on his relationship with Gao Yingxiang. In terms of true ability, Er Li may not be as good as his Wang. Now that Wu Yangui is no longer there, Wang Jiayin has also returned to heaven, and Gao Yingxiang's peasant army has become the most powerful.

Gradually, Wang Yan's mind became active, and he could see that Gao Yingxiang was more heroic than Wu Yangui and Wang Jiayin. If they can occupy an important position in the military as soon as possible, this will only be beneficial to their future development, and there will be no harm to them. In order to get Gao Yingxiang's favor, he even fell out with Li Yangchun. To this day, Wang Yan feels that he did not make the wrong choice.

Between Gushi and Xi County, there is a white stunned river. At this time, Wang Yan's department was stationed less than ten miles west of the Bai Du River. Summer turns to autumn, the leaves turn yellow, and the autumn breeze gets cooler and cooler. Wang Yan walked out of the barracks, was blown by the cold wind, and couldn't help but sneeze.

"This hell weather is really getting colder!" The weather is getting cooler, which is not a good thing for the rebels. In winter, the large army is very inconvenient, and if it drags on on the Baishu River for too long, it can only stop there. Gushi is less than sixty miles away from the Bai Xuan River, and he can hit it at any time, and Wang Yan is eager to cross the river quickly at every moment.

"Leader Wang, there has been news from Xixian County just now, it seems that King Chuang has no plans to attack Gushi!" One of the guards approached and whispered. Wang Yan frowned, tightened his clothes, and hummed a little sullenly. I really don't understand what King Chuang is thinking, why don't you take advantage of the time to hurry up and start the beginning, what is grinding? After winter, if you want to start a solid start, it's not so easy.

Wang Yan thought about it, so he asked people to bring the horse and go towards Xi County. In fact, Gao Yingxiang in Xixian County was also very entangled, he discussed with Niu Jinxing and others for a long time, and he didn't think about what to do next.

The garrison of the army naturally has other considerations. There are a lot of Nanzhili troops stationed in Gushi and Mall, and the officers and soldiers of these two places are completely different from the soldiers of Runing Mansion in terms of quantity and quality. Gushi and Mall are not said to be able to fight down, in case they are dragged down by the officers and soldiers of Nanzhili, and the Living Yama King suddenly comes from behind, then there is no place to cry.

Although Li Yangchun's army was contained, Gao Yingxiang was still not at ease. The living king of Hades is scheming, if he uses any method to deceive Li Yangchun, it is not impossible to divide his troops from Ruzhou Mansion.

"King Chuang, his subordinates thought that General Li should be ordered to set off from Shangshui as soon as possible and take Longkou and Xinzhai. As a result, most of Runing Mansion fell into the hands of our army, and only Gushi and Mall remained to defend the officers and soldiers. Even if the Living Hades had any conspiracy, it was time to come out. Although the Living Yama King has a suspicion with Nan Zhili, he should not watch the entire Runing Mansion fall into the hands of our army. ”

"Hmm!" Gao Yingxiang tightened his brows, his thoughts were a little complicated, "So far, there is no abnormality in Baofeng City, it's really strange, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd of the Living Hades?" ”

Niu Jinxing was about to say something, when the guards outside the door passed that Wang Yan was coming. Gao Yingxiang narrowed his eyes a little depressedly, Wang Yan has been in a hurry to cross the river recently, chattering several times, which made Gao Yingxiang very unhappy. Gao Yingxiang doesn't like the people under him to do this, if he doesn't speak, the people below him will be honest and angry about their own opinions, do you seem to be very capable?

Niu Jinxing knew Gao Yingxiang too well, and with just one look, he could see that Gao Yingxiang was already disgusted with Wang Yan. In fact, Niu Jinxing also felt that Wang Yan was a fool, and he was chattering vigorously, didn't he force Gao Yingxiang to get angry? But fools have the use of fools, and it is precisely because Wang Yan is stupid that they are easy to control. At this time, he didn't want anything wrong with Wang Yan, so Niu Jinxing hurriedly arched his hand and said: "King Chuang, if you want to come to Wang Yan again, you want to talk about the river, he actually remembers the meritorious service, and King Chuang doesn't have to be angry." The subordinates thought that since Wang Yan was so eager, it was not impossible for him to fight a dozen solid starts. ”

"Oh?" Gao Yingxiang dragged his chin and thought about it, and said quietly: "What does Mr. mean to let Wang Yan test the reaction of the officers and soldiers?" Look at the combat power of Nanzhili's soldiers and horses, and by the way, look at the actions of the living Hades? ”

"The subordinates naturally can't hide this little bit of caution, King Chuang is right, the main thing is to look at the changes in Baofeng City. We can strictly order Wang Yan not to bring too many soldiers and horses, so that no matter what the result is, there will not be much loss. ”

"That's fine, then let Wang Yan in!" At this time, the disgust in Gao Yingxiang's heart also faded a little, and after seeing Wang Yan, he told him the plan. Wang Yan was naturally overjoyed, although it was only a tentative attack, but how to fight, it was not his Wang Mou who had the final say? Temptation is temptation, but if it really lays down Gushi City, it will be an unexpected joy.

Wang Yan was really anxious, the whistle of a gust of wind was not in vain, and when he returned to the Bai Xuan River, in less than two hours, Wang Yan crossed the river with three thousand soldiers and horses. There is a way on the battlefield, which affects the whole body. Wang Yan's move, not only did the officers and soldiers in Gushi City become nervous, but even the soldiers and horses of Nanzhili in the mall began to mobilize. Jiangzhou garrison Nangong Sen divided more than 4,000 troops to the area of Dasu Mountain, ready to support Gushi City at any time. Although there are 30,000 troops in Gushi City, what if Wang Yan's troops and horses are only the vanguard?

Two days later, Wang Yan gave an order, and the whole army launched an attack on Gushi City. Since he only had 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hand, plus he had to test the reactions of all sides, as soon as he came up, Wang Yan pressed everyone up. More than 3,000 people rushed to Gushi City, and the momentum really frightened the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Although the combat quality of the officers and soldiers of Nanzhili is much better than that of the soldiers of the Central Plains Guard, after all, there are too many peaceful days, and they really see blood, and many people are panicked.

Xu Changlu, the chief soldier of Ningguo Mansion, is a rich child of the entire Eight Classics, and he has been living a good life in Ningguo Mansion since he was a child, where has he seen this battle? The cloud ladder pressed on the head of the city, and the thief soldiers rushed up with a shout, seeing the vicious appearance of the thief soldiers, this Xu general soldier was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Shan Xu Changlu's reaction, it is not difficult to understand why it is clear that Gushi City is heavily guarded, and Nangong Sen has to divide his troops into Dasu Mountain.

"The thief is fierce, how is this good?" Xu Changlu held the handle of the knife, but he couldn't pull out the waist knife from beginning to end, and his hands kept trembling. Fortunately, Yue Zicong, the deputy chief soldier, was a real general, and he led people to fight against the Japanese in his early years, so he was not frightened by the situation in front of him. He sighed in his heart and hurriedly helped Xu Changlu to go down.

"Don't panic in the general army, the thieves just look fierce, and they don't have enough troops, so they shout. Now there is still someone in the city to guard it, appease the army and the people, and ask the general army to go to the yamen quickly, the city has its own general! ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Changlu only felt that the heavens had opened his eyes, and he really didn't want to stay in this city for a moment, so he straightened his face and said tremblingly: "What General Yue said is that this place will be handed over to you, if you need reinforcements, let me know quickly." ”

After that, Xu Changlu went down the steps as if he was running away, and it wasn't until he walked away that Yue Zicong shook his head with a wry smile. Finally sent this ancestor back, Niangdi, if this guy stays here any longer, the army's morale will be shattered. The chief soldier of the dignified government, the thief soldier hasn't dropped much, and he was so scared that he almost peed his pants. Let this kind of person command the war, and no number of people will be able to win. Without Xu Changlu, Yue Zicong lifted his spirits and began to roar.

"Archer, don't be stunned, if you're dead, shoot for Lao Tzu...... And you guys, what about the two cannons you made before, fire the cannons..... Artillery ......"

Boom, cannon explosions, smoke everywhere. Although the old-fashioned artillery fell and its lethality was limited, these two loud noises still frightened the thieves, after all, they were blown up by the artillery of the Xuanfu border army. Wang Yan also shrank his neck, and after observing for a while, he scolded: "Dare to scare Lao Tzu, brothers, don't be afraid, all the iron bumps shot out of the city are iron bumps, continue to rush......"

The morale of the thieves was boosted, and the offensive resumed, but at this time, a rain of arrows fell from the city, and many people were killed and wounded at once. Blocked by the rain of arrows, Wang Yan saw that the strong attack could not be achieved, so he could only retreat back in disgrace. This is Wang Yan also put away his contempt, gasped for a while, and then scolded: "This group of officers and soldiers is quite difficult, it seems that with the few people in their hands now, there is no hope of taking Gushi City." ”

Wang Yan is fierce and brainless, but he is not stupid. Gushi City has 30,000 defenders, and he only has more than 3,000 people, and after the wave of offensive just now, he has already seen the power of the defenders. If Gu Shicheng continues to fight, it will be looking for death, Wang Yan's eyes rolled, and he instantly had an idea.

Wang Yan immediately gave up Gushi and began to wave his troops north, and even fought Guchengcang, which was forty miles northwest of Gushi City. Guchengcang is only a military town, but it used to be an important granary material distribution center. Guchengcang, together with Luzhou Mansion, entered Nanzhili very smoothly, so it became the best window for Runing Mansion to connect with Nanzhili, and the official road was also here, and there were many commercial and trade goods. Because of the particularity of Guchengcang, Runing Mansion transferred more than 5,000 people to guard here.

It's a pity that the combat effectiveness of the guards in Runing Mansion is really poor, and in addition to the successive falls of Luoshan and Xixian, under the panic, many guards fled, resulting in less than 3,000 people left in Guchengcang who were really used to defend the town.

Wang Yan led his troops to attack Gushi City, and suddenly turned around to attack Gucheng Cang, which caught people off guard. The officers and soldiers of Guchengcang were not Wang Yan's opponents at all, and after a few rounds, they were so frightened that they abandoned Guchengcang and fled out.

Now the closest place to Gucheng Cang, the place with the most sufficient troops is Gushi City, so the defeated soldiers almost instinctively run to Gushi City.

Seeing the defeated soldiers running towards Gushi City, Wang Yan was overjoyed, and he didn't care about looting the spoils of Gucheng Cang, and chased the defeated soldiers' butts to Gushi City. When the remnants came to Gushi City, Yue Zicong, who was in charge of the Acropolis, was a little confused. He never dreamed that he would encounter such a situation, the thieves were chasing after him, how could he open the city gate?

Yue Zicong didn't open the city gate, but the remnants of the soldiers outside jumped to their feet and scolded. Those people are all the head snakes of Runing Mansion, and many of them are still locals of Gushi City, so this trouble is coming. On the Gushi side, Qi Weiyu, the general manager of Qian, ran to the city to ask for mercy for the people under him, "General Yue, please open the city gate and let the brothers in." The thieves only had that few men and horses, and they did not dare to enter the city. ”

"Bastard, how do you know that the thieves don't have a backhand? What if there is an ambush and rushes up while the city gate is open? "Yue Zi is so angry that he just wants to kill people? This Qi Weiyu is also a thousand presidents, why doesn't he have any military common sense? It is estimated that like Xu Changlu, he also spent money to climb to this position to enjoy the blessings.

Yue Zicong needs to take care of Xu Changlu's face, and there is no need to give Qi Weiyu face on time, so his attitude is very tough. Seeing this, Qi Weiyu immediately raised his eyebrows, stood up straight and jumped to his feet and said angrily: "Chief Yue, don't deceive people too much, no matter what, this is Gushi, not Ning Guofu." ”

"Hmph, Mr. Qi Qian, are you threatening the general?"

"The last general doesn't dare, just tell the truth" Qi Weiyu had a cold face, and his expression was very bad. Yue Zicong flicked his sleeves and shouted at the herald, "Shouting to the people in the city, all of them will give Lao Tzu to turn his head and go desperately with the thieves, if anyone dares to squeeze in the city to make trouble again, they will be killed." ”

"Whoa!"

Yue Zicong was not joking this time, the defeated soldiers in the city didn't take it seriously at first, but after the people in the city began to shoot a few people with arrows, they didn't dare to scold, so they could only turn their heads and fight with the thieves who rushed up.

Seeing this situation, Wang Yan withdrew satisfied.