Chapter 333: Combined Forces

Gushi City changed hands, Dasu Mountain was held in Li Zicheng's hands, and the soldiers and horses stationed in the mall became a lone army. At this time, Nangong Sen knew that if he continued to defend it, the ending would not be too good. Without the containment of Gushi City, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the soldiers and horses of the mall alone. Nangong Sen made a decision immediately and made a plan to retreat, but he had to be fully prepared to retreat.

After thinking for a long time, Nangong Sen called his own soldiers in, "You give this letter to General Yue Zicong, remember, you must hand it over to General Yue yourself." ”

Holding the letter, the soldier asked with a headache: "Is this ..... Gushi City was broken by the Liukou, General Yue has now left Gushi City, I don't know what to do, where should my subordinates go to find General Yue? ”

"The general has his own decision, General Yue sent someone to send a message before, and he will lead the troops to bypass Dasu Mountain and take Jingangtai Mountain, which should be in Jingangtai Mountain now. You only need to go to Mount Jingangtai and you will definitely find General Yue! ”

After the herald left, Nangong Sen sat quietly, his brows furrowed, and sighed softly. Retreat is not so easy, since the Liukou wants to attack Nanzhili, he will definitely not let the soldiers and horses of Gushi City and the mall withdraw safely, and he will definitely try his best to kill more people on the way. At present, the best way is to join forces with the remnants of Gushi City and return to Luzhou Mansion from the direction of Zhujiao Mountain. As the head snake in Jiangzhou, Nangong Sen knows Xu Changlu very well. Finding Xu Changlu for this kind of thing is equivalent to looking for nothing, at this time, Xu Changlu is probably only thinking about escaping back to his nest, where will he care about anything else?

Nangong Sen's worries were right, Gao Yingxiang and Niu Jinxing had already made a plan, intending to kill and injure Nanzhili's soldiers and horses as much as possible to create favorable conditions for entering Nanzhili later. Since Gushi City was breached, Gao Yingxiang sent spies to pay attention to every move around Dasu Mountain. Li Zicheng is even sharpening his knife and waiting for the battle.

Mt. Kumgangdae is close to Mt. Dasu, and the slopes here are gentle, but the vegetation is not as dense as Mt. Dasu. In the early morning, the humidity in the mountains is very heavy, and the water droplets fall on the face, which is extremely cold. A large group of people slowly walked along the mountain path, they walked slowly, most of them hanging their heads and looking depressed. Yue Zicong walked at the front of the line, constantly paying attention to the terrain in front of him.

After leaving Gushi City, Yue Zicong did not hesitate for too long, and directly chose to go south from Jingangtai Mountain and turn back to Nanzhili. Along the way, you have to guard against the sudden killing of the rogue, and you also have to listen to Xu Changlu's constant noise. From the very beginning, Xu Changlu didn't want to take the road of Jingangtai Mountain, and when he wanted to come, he could escape to Fengyang Mansion directly to the east.

Yue Zicong didn't know how to convince Xu Changlu, a military idiot, that the journey from Gushi City to the east and into Fengyang Mansion was very short, and everyone knew that retreating directly to Fengyang Mansion was the fastest shortcut, so didn't the Liukou know? According to Yue Zicong's knowledge, Liukou Li Zicheng has a fierce cavalry, from Gushi City to Fengyang Mansion, the road is smooth, if the Liukou cavalry is killed, then the brothers under his command will not be lambs to be slaughtered? It's obviously a very simple truth, but Xu Changlu just can't figure it out.

Walking on Mount Kongotai is much safer. The terrain here is not conducive to the deployment of troops, and it is close to the mall, so the two sides can support each other in the event of an accident.

At this point, he had already walked half the way, but Xu Changlu sat on the stone next to him again and complained, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, and muttered unhappily: "Just say that you don't go to Jingangtai Mountain, this broken place, your feet have a few blisters." How good is it to retreat directly to Fengyang Mansion? But if you want to walk this mountain road, you will go around and around, and people will be dizzy. ”

Yue Zicong turned his head and cursed in his heart. Obviously, he was very angry, but on the surface, he had to be born and persuaded: "Lord Commander, if you bear with us, we will soon be able to enter Zhujiao Mountain, and the soldiers who have entered Zhujiao Mountain can have a good rest." ”

"General Yue, you don't come to lie to me, I asked just now, at our speed, it will take half a day to get to Zhujiao Mountain!" Xu Changlu didn't stand up, but walked on the stone, his limbs spread wide, and he kept panting. Yue Zicong frowned, you also know that you go slowly, so why don't you hurry up?

Yue Zicong was in a hurry, but it was useless, who made Xu Changlu the top boss? At this moment, Yue Zicong was a little looking forward to the appearance of the Liukou, and was chased by the Liukou for a while, and this group of people did not dare to do this one by one.

This ticket is lazy and lazy, and the speed is extremely slow, and the root cause is Xu Changlu. Having a boss like Xu Changlu is both lucky and unfortunate for him. Xu Changlu is incompetent, but he likes to delegate power, but sometimes when he encounters things, Xu Changlu does not play a good role, and always helps intentionally or unintentionally, which is very depressing.

Xu Changlu wanted to rest, but Yue Zicong couldn't come hard, so he had to lean aside angrily to rest. After a while, a soldier came over panting, "General Yue, someone wants to see you, saying that it is the personal soldier of the Nangong garrison in the mall." ”

"Nangong Sen?" Yue Zicong thought about it and asked people to let the pro-soldier come over. In order to find Yue Zicong, the pro-soldier also took a lot of effort, saw the real person, and quickly took out the letter, "General Yue, this is a letter from the garrison of my family to you, the little one has been on the mountain half a day ago, and I haven't seen anyone for a long time, and I thought that General Yue didn't go to Jingangtai Mountain." ”

Yue Zicong coughed twice and glanced behind him intentionally or unintentionally. This dragging his feet with Xu Changlu is dragging his feet, and he can't go faster if he wants to, at this speed, it is a question of whether he can get out of Jingangtai Mountain today.

After reading the letter hastily, Yue Zicong made a decision in his heart. He and Nangong Sen have the same idea, the two soldiers and horses together will be more secure. But if you want to join forces, you have to find a way to get closer to the mall. Now Li Zicheng's troops have sent troops to approach the mall, and Gao Yingxiang has also sent Wang Yan to garrison the east of the mall. As long as the soldiers and horses in the mall withdraw, the rogues will definitely bite it.

Closer to the mall, how to convince Xu Changlu? Sure enough, as soon as Yue Zicong told the matter, Xu Changlu fryed the pot in a flash, he touched his messy hair, and his eyes widened, "Go to the mall?" How can this work? I finally escaped from Gushi City, and I went to the mall, but I didn't go, I didn't go." As he spoke, Xu Changlu's head shook like a rattle.

Yue Zicong arched his hand, barely suppressing his anger, "Lord Commander, you don't know, the rogue will definitely not let us leave safely." Think about it, if the Liukou heavy army gathers at the junction of Zhujiao Mountain and Jingangtai Mountain, with our strength, can we break through? There is a way that there are many people and many forces, and if we join forces with the Nangong garrison, it is more likely that we will withdraw. ”

"This ......" As soon as he talked about personal safety, Xu Changlu had to think about it carefully. I have to say that Xu Changlu really doesn't know anything about military affairs, as long as he knows a little, you can also judge that it is unlikely that a large number of rogues are ambushed at the junction.

In this way, Yue Zicong spent a lot of effort to persuade Xu Changlu to agree to join forces. Then the army turned around and approached the mall. At this time, the situation of the mall is not good, although the rogue has not yet surrounded the mall, but it is not far behind. Wang Yan, Lu Weiliang and others divided their troops into three places and guarded the main roads of the mall, especially the two roads connected to Jingangtai Mountain, which were strictly guarded.

Nangong Sen stood at the head of the city, looking at the situation outside the city, and his heart was extremely heavy. The rogues are just guarding the main road and are not in a hurry to attack the city, which is not a good thing. Look at this situation, the rogues want to take the mall at the lowest cost, and now the mall is short of materials, and the rogues strangle all the roads, and it only takes five days, and the mall will be chaotic.

The situation of the mall must have been revealed by the people from Gushi City, otherwise the Liukou would not have such a big certainty. It's just besieging the city without attacking it, and it's clear that it's just waiting to pick up the cheap. Sitting still is not Nangong Sen's style, although the Liukou heavy troops are gathered outside the city, there are still omissions at the moment. After observing for a while, he brought in several generals and instructed with a serious expression: "Everyone, please also instruct the soldiers and horses of all departments not to fall asleep after nightfall, and at the end of the night, all departments will assemble and rush in the direction of due east, and they must find a way to enter Jingangtai Mountain." Also, take care of the people under him, I wouldn't have wanted something like Gushi City to happen in the mall. ”

"Rest assured, the last general will not be able to restrain you!" The crowd hastened to accept the order, and some of them showed indignation. The matter of Gushi City can be said to be a shame for everyone. Originally, Gushi City could still be safely defended for several days, but if it wasn't for Qi Weiyu leading the crowd to mutiny, the situation would not have become so bad.

Nangong Sen is preparing to evacuate, and Gao Yingxiang is not unprepared at all. Now that the mall has lost the meaning of defense, anyone who has a little brain will find a way to withdraw from the mall, and Gao Yingxiang's real idea is to take advantage of the evacuation of the officers and soldiers to annihilate this group of officers and soldiers outside the city to the greatest extent. In a room, there were a few oil lamps burning, Gao Yingxiang propped up the table with his elbows, and his eyes were full of forest.

"In recent days, the ministries have stepped up patrols, and there is no room for relaxation. As long as the officers and soldiers of the mall dare to withdraw, they will give me a hard blow, as long as this army of officers and soldiers is destroyed, after we enter Nanzhili, the pressure will be much less! ”

At this time, Li Zicheng said with some concern: "King Chuang, the last general feels that it is not only the direction of the mall, but also the defense on the side of King Kong Taishan. If I were Nangong Sen, I would definitely find a way to contact the remnants of Gushi City's escape. Although we broke through Gushi City, because it was too dark at that time and the officers and soldiers fled quickly, in fact, the losses of the officers and soldiers were not too great. It will also be very troublesome if this group of officers and soldiers comes from the rear of our army. ”

Gao Yingxiang smiled and nodded, "Well, we can't relax on this side of Jingangtai Mountain, so let's divide five thousand soldiers and horses to keep an eye on Jingangtai Mountain, if the remnants of Gushi City are really in Jingangtai Mountain, we might as well clean them up together." ”

By the time everything had settled down, it was already the middle of the unitary time. If it is short today, it will be dark a little early, and it will be dark at the beginning of the unitary time. At the end of the discussion, Li Zicheng accompanied Gao Yingxiang to the resting place, because there were no outsiders, the two talked a lot more casually. Gao Yingxiang loves Li Zicheng's nephew, which can be seen from the smile on his face. On weekdays, Gao Yingxiang gives people a sense of majesty, even if he laughs, it also gives people a kind of pressure, and only when he is with Li Zicheng will he show the kindness of his elders.

"You've been under a lot of pressure lately, you have to divide your troops to fight Luzhou Mansion, and you have to concentrate your forces to exterminate the soldiers and horses of Mall and Gushi City, are there any difficulties? If so, just say it! ”

"It's okay, that's what a child should do. Uncle, in fact, the child is not worried about Luzhou Mansion, Luzhou Mansion seems to be difficult to fight, but the troops there are empty, and the remaining remnants are not enough to worry about. The real threat to us is the officers and soldiers of Mall and Gushi City, if we don't cripple these soldiers and horses, after we enter Nanzhili, the pressure will be very great. ”

Li Zicheng frowned, and there was not much excitement, "Nanzhili is not as good as other places, the imperial court treats this place as a treasure, we want to gain a foothold in Nanzhili, it's really too difficult." ”

Why doesn't Gao Yingxiang understand this truth? Tossed in the northwest before, and then tossed in the Central Plains, the court didn't drop much, and in the end, it didn't move the life of the court. But Nanzhi is in the south of the Yangtze River, this is the lifeblood of the imperial court, once there is a military disaster here, the imperial court will definitely go crazy. Once the imperial court mobilized heavy troops to encircle and suppress at all costs, Gao Yingxiang did not feel that he had any chance of winning.

"Don't worry, uncle knows this truth, we enter Nanzhili, we only need to take what we want. This is not a place we can stay, and if we stay in this place for a long time, we will lose our lives. ”

Gao Yingxiang's words were full of deep meaning, but Li Zicheng still understood. After thinking about it, he said approvingly: "Yes, Jiangnan Huahua World is the most likely to corrode people's hearts, stay in this place for a few months, I'm afraid that half of the people in the army will not be able to lift a knife, let alone continue to hold high the banner of righteousness?" ”

In the world of flowers, it is easiest to eliminate people's fighting spirit and make people fall into it. If this is the case, then Gao Yingxiang's fate is also doomed, either he will be exterminated by the officers and soldiers, or he will be assassinated by other leaders in the army.

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng both knew in their hearts that only suffering could make these people twist into a rope, and only disasters were the foundation of their foothold. A stable life will not only make those leaders lose their fighting spirit, but also lose a steady stream of soldiers.

The two were chatting, and when they were about to reach their lodgings, they suddenly heard a noise in the distance, and at the same time the southwest direction was much brighter, and there seemed to be a fire. The two of them frowned, and after a while, they saw Niu Jinxing hurriedly coming, "King Chuang, General Li, the big thing is not good, the soldiers and horses of the mall suddenly launched a fierce attack on us, and the men and horses of the king leader couldn't stop it, and now they are going east." ”

Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows, very dissatisfied, "What does Wang Yan eat?" ”

Scolding and scolding, Li Zicheng still hurried to his defense area. Looking at this situation, the soldiers and horses of the mall are heading in the direction of Jingangtai Mountain.

On the other side, Nangong Sen held a double knife in his hand, and rushed to the front with a cloak, killing the thieves who were blocking the front, and he took the opportunity to shout: "The thieves are not Erer, brothers, rush over, General Yue will lead the troops to meet us, and go up to Jingangtai Mountain, and the thieves can help me." ”

"Kill!"

After a small victory, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, but in comparison, Wang Yan was a little panicked.