During the banquet, Fan Ju filled a glass of wine one by one, and then raised his glass and said: "Generals, this time the saint is gracious, let Fan Mou serve as the governor of Anhui, responsible for the big thing of suppressing thieves, and the generals are very grateful here, let's do this cup first."

Everyone drank it all, and Fan Ju said again: "At present, the thieves are huge, arrogant, the court is worried, and the sacred heart is uneasy, but in Fan's opinion, most of the thieves are a rabble, although there are many people, but there is nothing to worry about. [Full text reading. As long as you work with Fan and kill the thief, you will definitely be able to achieve great achievements. ”

A general named Li Guoqi said: "Lord Fan, the last general is a straight intestine, you can say whatever you want, don't blame you." ”

Fan Ju said: "General Li has something to say. Li Guoqi said: "According to your orders, almost all the men and horses in Anhui have come to Huainan to assemble, so that although the power has increased greatly, but it has also caused a situation of emptiness of troops in many places. I don't know if adults think of this. ”

Some people nodded again and again, very much in agreement with Li Guoqi's opinion.

Fan Ju smiled: "General Li doesn't have to worry, I can predict that the 5th Battalion of Gezuo will not divide the troops, but will come to fight a decisive battle with me." ”

Li Guoqi protested: "Are you really so sure? Unexpectedly, it is wrong, the responsibility is heavy, who will bear it? ”

Fan Ju said: "Naturally, I will take the responsibility, and it has nothing to do with the generals." ”

Li Guoqi calmed down his anger at this time: "Why are you so sure? Fan Ju said: "I have dealt with the peasant army for many years, and I know their inside story very well. Although the 5th Battalion of Gezuo claimed to have 300,000 men and horses, half of them were family members of the army, old and weak, women and children. No battle. These people are grouped together, known as the old camp, and are responsible for things other than fighting, such as weaving cloth and cooking, feeding horses, taking care of children and the elderly, etc., before each battle, the old camp of thieves must first settle down, and a considerable number of men and horses must be sent to protect it. In this way, of the 300,000 people in the 5th Battalion of the Revolution, no more than 150,000 can go into battle. At present, our soldiers and horses are four sets, the power has increased greatly, and they can attack the thief camp at any time, if the thieves still have to divide their troops and plunder, the old camp will be empty, so I expected that the fifth battalion of the left side of the revolution will not dare to divide the troops, but gather in one place, come to fight with me, win the natural good, can not win, and then go into exile in other provinces, one left, this is the common characteristic of the thieves. ”

Everyone nodded.

At this time, sure enough, there was a report from the Malay: "Lord Governor, the fifth battalion of the left side of the revolution poured out, hundreds of thousands of horses, and the mighty slaughter rushed to our army, threatening to set foot in Huainan, and the chickens and dogs were not left." ”

Fan Ju laughed, and all the generals showed admiration on their faces.

Ziyi was eager to try: "My lord, please give an order, I am willing to fight the vanguard." ”

Seeing that Ziyi took the lead in asking for orders, everyone thought in their hearts, no wonder Fan Ju and Ziyi were able to lead the weak Qin army, take Xi'an, and gain a firm foothold.

Fan Ju shook his head: "This battle must not be fought." ”

Everyone just had a little spirit, and they were beaten by Fan Ju's stick again. Li Guoqi said quickly: "My lord, at the moment, we have a lot of people and horses, which can be matched, you said that the thieves are a rabble, why can't they be beaten?" ”

Fan Ju said: "This time the fifth battalion of the left side of the revolution is menacing, Mount Tai is overwhelming, and the soldiers are in full swing, such an enemy cannot face the enemy head-on, this is what the war book says." If you violate the art of war, how can you win? Therefore, we must not meet the enemy, we must give them some sweetness first. ”

Ziyi was stunned: "Give them sweetness? ”

Fan Ju smiled slightly: "Exactly, listen to my orders, you will immediately return to your respective camps, and if you continue to arrange it like this, those who violate the order will be immediately beheaded." ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that they raised their big fingers one after another, praising Fan Ju's strategy.

In Anhui, there was an aura of slaughter, and the two armies were about to collide together, bursting with sparks made of blood and flesh.

Not only Li Zicheng in Henan, but also the Fifth Battalion of the Revolutionary Left in Anhui faced an unprecedented decisive battle, and Zhang Xianzhong's department in Huguang also ushered in a life-and-death turning point.

Since Tang Sai'er gave Zhang Xianzhong an idea and planned to retire Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Xianzhong gradually began to take the initiative in the past few months.

Yang Sichang couldn't mobilize Zuo Liangyu, so he had to personally lead the army to chase and intercept him, but Zhang Xianzhong was very alert, his men and horses had been active in this area for a long time, and there were already many spies who had gone deep into various counties and towns, so every move of the officials and soldiers could not hide from Zhang Xianzhong's eyes. Often, the official army had just obtained the whereabouts of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and when they sent people to chase and kill, Zhang Xianzhong had already led the army to transfer. Therefore, Yang Sichang led the army to chase for a month, and he didn't even see a shadow of the peasant army, and his morale plummeted.

It was very dangerous for the brigade to be dragged on the march in this way, and the supplies often could not keep up, and the officers and soldiers often did not have food for a day or two, and fought hungry, and were full of complaints. Fortunately, Yang Sichang took the lead in setting an example, the soldiers couldn't eat, he didn't eat, the soldiers didn't drink water, he never drank water. In this way, the soldiers are less resentful. But he couldn't catch up with Zhang Xianzhong, and he really couldn't afford to delay, needless to say that the court couldn't explain, and even the generals in the army began to get impatient.

Yang Sichang knew that at this time, there must be a big victory to inspire people's hearts and morale.

On this day, Yang Sichang led the army and chased to the vicinity of Zhuxi County, which was close to Sichuan, but was still thrown away by Zhang Xianzhong, it was reported that Zhang Xianzhong's troops fled south, Yang Sichang was about to lead the army to chase, and another Ma came to report, saying that Luo Rucai's department was stationed near Hanyin, and there were about tens of thousands of people.

When Yang Sichang heard the report, his heart moved, and he felt that this was a good fighter. Since he can't catch up with Zhang Xianzhong's department, it is better to use Luo Rucai to vent his anger, so as to boost the morale of the army. So he immediately ordered Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, whom he had brought, to lead 30,000 horses to follow Zhang Xianzhong and continue the pursuit. He himself took several generals and 50,000 horses, took advantage of the night, doubled the road, and went to attack Luo Rucai.

After the assignment was decided, Yang Sichang asked the general to mix 100,000 horses into the vanguard and lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Hanyin. He led the team and marched from the rear.

But said Luo Rucai, since he separated from Zhang Xianzhong, he took tens of thousands of horses into the hinterland of Sichuan, where he fought for a month and conquered several county seats, but was stubbornly resisted by the local native soldiers, and the men and horses also suffered considerable losses. Therefore, he led the army into the Hanyin territory of Shaanxi and rested for a while.

Luo Rucai's military discipline is very poor, and he grabs and kills wherever he goes, because Luo Rucai is lustful, so the people under him are also virtuous. This is a bitter thing for the people in this area of Sichuan, as long as the woman with a little grace is not spared, and when Luo Ru came to Hanyin, his subordinates are the same, harassing the people, burning, killing and looting, and the entire Hanyin city inside and outside the city, a cry shook the ground.

Ma Jinzhong led 5,000 cavalry, rushed to the outside of the Hanyin city, only to see the city in the flames, smoke everywhere, almost every house is burning, the sound of crying can be heard ten miles away, and then see the Hanyin city gate open, from time to time out of several groups of peasant soldiers, some horses gallop wildly, drag the officials or gentry behind, drag them to the stomach, drag them to death, the onlookers of the peasant army have laughed loudly, clapped their hands and said happy.

Take a closer look, there is a large camp outside the eastern city of Hanyin, which is where Luo Rucai's Chinese army is located. It turned out that Luo Rucai was very cunning, and every time he beat a county town, he didn't enter the city, but just sent his generals to lead people into the city to rob, and all the money and beauties he grabbed were brought back to the camp.

It turned out that Luo Ru thought that if he was in the city, once the official army attacked, he would probably surround himself in the city, and it would be very difficult to escape, so it was better to set up his camp outside the city, and if there was any movement, he could get on his horse and flee at any time.

Because of this, the official army had attacked him several times before, but because Luo Rucai was not in the city, he fled many times, which strengthened Luo Rucai's determination not to enter the city.

At this time, Luo Rucai was setting up a banquet in the big tent to entertain his generals, these generals had just returned from the city, and brought back more than a dozen stunning beauties to him, as well as dozens of carts of treasures, Luo Rucai was happy, and ordered to prepare wine and reward the three armies, not only he and his generals, but all the soldiers in the battalion were rewarded, so the whole battalion, big wine and meat were put up, and there were peasant soldiers who drank wildly everywhere.

Ma Jinzhong looked at Luo Rucai's camp not far away, he had met and dealt with Luo Rucai many times before, and he was very clear about Luo Rucai's habits, so he couldn't help sneering in his heart.

He asked his 5,000 cavalry to dismount and rest first, and then sent a scout horse to meet Yang Sichang and report the situation.

After a short time, Tanma came back and reported to Ma Jinzhong: "General, Yang Ge has an order, he has led the army to outflank the west of the city, and after half an hour, he can attack." When attacking, light the cannon as a letter. ”

Ma Jinzhong nodded, and ordered to go down, eat a full meal immediately, and feed the war horse as well. The 5,000 officers and men under his command ate dry food and began to recover, so they only waited for the artillery attack.

Seeing that half an hour passed quickly, Ma Jinzhong ordered all the soldiers to get on their horses and follow him straight to Luo Rucai's camp. In particular, the artillery was instructed to wait until he had rushed into the camp of the peasant army before they could light the artillery, and not to do so in advance, so as not to alarm the peasant army.

Everything was ready, Ma Jinzhong led 5,000 elite cavalry, lined up in a line, and went straight to Luo Rucai's camp. The centaur swept over like a wave.

At this time, the peasant army was not prepared at all, and even the soldiers guarding the camp gate got out of the fight and drank around the fire, so when Ma Jinzhong's thousands of cavalry rushed over, the peasant army did not notice at all.

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