At three o'clock in the afternoon, the wind was long, the drizzle was not big or small, but as the wind blew on the face, it was cold and painful.

The black clouds in the south of Jiaocheng are overwhelming, tens of thousands of thieves are coming violently, this force is the vanguard of the thief army of more than 20,000 people, and the thief army general Ren Jirong and Ma Chongxi are in command to kill Jiaocheng.

When he traveled less than ten miles from Jiaocheng, he reported that black smoke was billowing in the city, and the officers and soldiers retreated north!

Withdrawn? Ren Jirong interrogated Tanma in detail, but did not determine whether all the officers and soldiers had withdrawn, and immediately ordered to stop the march for fear of fraud, and then sent 3,000 cavalry to confirm it, and at the same time sent someone to report to Li Zicheng in the rear.

In a tent on the north bank of the Wuli River in the north of Jiaocheng, Chang Yu, Zhou Yuji, Niu Yong and other generals were staring at the riverbank fortifications to discuss this.

"With this river alone, there is no danger to defend, and it is difficult to resist a wave of thieves' charges, so if you need to fight, you will retreat," Zhou Yuji muttered.

How to retreat is a technical job, if the thief army attacks again, retreat in a hurry, it is likely to become a rout, then Taiyuan City is in danger, you must know that the troops here are almost all Taiyuan now.

"Leave a team of people to answer, and retreat while fighting" Niu Yong proposed, for them veteran drivers who have been on the battlefield for a long time, all kinds of experience are very sufficient.

That is the so-called taking over, leaving one group of men and horses to fight, and the other team waiting, the front one will withdraw after the fight, and the one behind will pick up, so as to take turns to minimize the probability of rout, and can also hit the morale and fighting spirit of the thief army.

In the end, after Zhou Yuji made a decision, he immediately ordered his subordinates to go down to arrange, leaving 30,000 horses to meet the battle in the river, and the remaining 10,000 in the east and west of the last two miles as a response.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, looking at the snow outside the sky, Zhou Yuji frowned deeply, and suddenly turned his head to look at Chang Yu: "What if the thief army doesn't fight?" ”

The wounded and disabled personnel of the Ming army, as well as the logistics and other non-combatants, had been withdrawn to Taiyuan, and they remained here in order to fight a blocking battle, and then withdraw to Taiyuan.

But what if people don't fight, do they want to spend the night in this wild with heavy snow? I'm afraid that if you don't need a thief army to fight, if you don't starve to death, you will freeze to death, isn't it a stinky move!

"I can fight" Chang Yu chuckled, casually summoned a spy, and after whispering a few words in his ear, the spy turned over and crossed Henan.

Looking at the banks of the river, the soldiers who were ready to go, Chang Yu was arrogant, fought quickly, left after the fight, and waited until Taiyuan City was cleaning up these grandsons.

The officers and soldiers set fire to Jiaocheng, this is a ruthless move, Li Zicheng's face was full of ruthlessness after receiving the report, and he immediately ordered those cannon fodder refugees to demolish the villages they passed through, after all, although food is important at this time, fuel is also essential!

"The officers and soldiers are assembled on the bank of the Wuli River in the north of the city, obviously wanting to fight with us again, it seems that they are a little floating."

The thief general Liu Tiren snorted coldly and glanced at Li Guo beside him: "In the opinion of the marquis, should we beat those turtle grandsons?"

Li Guo smiled: "Naturally, otherwise Lao Tzu's anger really can't be extinguished."

was prepared by Chang Yu to fight before, and he was abused with a small victory, which made him angry, and of course he had to find a way back at this time.

"The officers and soldiers gathered troops in the river north of the city, and their intention was nothing more than to take advantage of the previous small victory and fight another sniper battle with us, so as to boost morale, after all, since the righteous army crossed the river, the officers and soldiers have never faced it head-on, and the morale of the army and the people has been greatly disappointed, and they need one or two battles at this time to save face and boost the morale of the army" Niu Jinxing got up and walked to Li Zicheng and talked eloquently.

"However, the officers and soldiers retreated at this time when they were in a hurry, and the blocking battle was also fought and withdrawn, and they could not reserve too many materials and baggage to become a burden, so the minister was sure that the officers and soldiers were lightly armed at this time, if we did not engage in battle with them, with this severe cold weather, they could not survive tonight, and they lacked the necessary baggage to camp, and the field was not suitable for camping, and the field was not suitable for camping, and it was necessary to withdraw the troops back to Taiyuan overnight, and retreat their troops without a fight, which was the best policy, and we could drive straight into Taiyuan City at dawn. Therefore, there is no need to cooperate with the officers and soldiers to fight with him."

Niu Jinxing finished speaking, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Li Yan and others also nodded in agreement.

"You also know that the officers and soldiers are to boost morale, and our military is taking advantage of the enemy, and it is when morale is low, isn't it allowed to boost the morale of the army, and besides, it is just a ditch, and the wave of the hand can be leveled, which can not only hit the officers and soldiers but also boost morale, why not!"

Li Guo was not convinced, and stepped forward to argue, Zhang Nai, Liu Tiren and others also echoed it, and for a while, there was a lot of hype in the account.

Wen wants to surrender the soldiers without fighting, and it is enjoyable to blow with a real hammer, the two sides hyped up, Li Zicheng's head is also big, and he glanced sideways at Liu Zongmin next to him: "What do you mean?" ”

Liu Zongmin is the first person under Li Zicheng and has the absolute right to speak, which is incomparable to Li Guoneng.

But he is also a rough man, and his character is also very low, but usually this kind of rough person is easier to trust people, for example, he feels that he is very speculative with Chang Yu, and he hates to see each other late, so that after coming back, he went around to help him publicize, how did he know that he was slapped in the face after only one night, which really made him angry, and he couldn't wait to eat the eunuch alive.

However, he and Li Guo are sworn enemies, but he is happy to do anything that can make Li Guo resigned, and even the icing on the cake, although he also wants to fight a fight at this time, but seeing Li Guo's eagerness to save face, he decided to ......

"If you can retreat without a fight, why waste your troops to fight, if you don't sacrifice your brother's life in vain!"

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, of course he was also the kind of person who wanted to cut off Zhou Yuji and Chang Yu's head immediately, but as a big hero, he had incomparable calmness and restraint.

"Order Ren Jirong to camp in the city tonight, not to engage officers and soldiers, and wait for the officers and soldiers to withdraw tomorrow morning......"

"Report ......" At this moment, a herald ran in panting: "The officers and soldiers sent someone to deliver a message......

"Say" Li Zicheng saw that the herald looked a little frightened, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good.

"Say, say, say that a eunuch named Chang Yu among the officers and soldiers sent a message to Bo Hou, saying that King Xiaochuang killed him with his own hands, and he was waiting in the north, and he wanted to send Bo Hou to reunite with King Xiaochuang and his son......"

Before the herald finished speaking, Li Guo scolded and scolded, kicked over the long table in front of him, and then walked up to Li Zicheng: "Father, please fight, please order to avenge Laiheng!" ”

"Subordinates, please fight, please give the lord an order!" Gao Yigong, Zhang Nai, Liu Tiren, Hao Shaoqi and other generals got up one after another to ask for battle.

Li Zicheng clenched his teeth at this time, trembling with anger, his fists were clenched, and his muscles were bursting up, you must know that he is also extremely fond of Li Laiheng, and a generation of heroes was finally enraged: "Pass the order, send troops!" Whoever beheads the castration will be rewarded with a hundred taels! ”

The defense line on the bank of the river, Chang Yu looked at the cold wind raging outside the tent, his face was expressionless, Li Zicheng outside the tent was taking his generals to inspect the defense line, at this time, according to this big river, the Ming army established a three-mile defense line, and it was a sniper battle, if the thief army did not come, all the preparations were in vain.

reported that the thief army was less than five miles away from Jiaocheng.

reported that the vanguard of the thief army had 3,000 cavalry entering Jiaocheng,

reported that the army of thieves entered Jiaocheng

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Tanma came to report one by one, Chang Yu's expression was not shocked, but Zhou Yuji and the others were like ants on a hot pot, pacing back and forth.

"It's going to be dark, I'm afraid we're busy in vain", Zhou Yuji stood at the door of the tent and looked up at the sky, it was already more than four o'clock, it was dark fast in winter, and there was light snow, the sky was already gray and the sight distance was extremely poor.

"Don't worry, it's coming!" Chang Yu got up, walked to the tent entrance, and patted Zhou Yuji's shoulder, Mr. Zhou, we occupy the right time and place in this battle, and we have the right chance to win, so there is no need to be so nervous.

The right time, the right place, and the right people? Zhou Yuji was stunned, then looked at the sky, "How to fight ...... when it's dark" said and suddenly smiled: "Yes!" The right time, place and people! ”

"Report to the lord, the thief army is out of the city......" At this time, there was a report from Tanma.

Zhou Yuji's spirit was shocked, and he immediately ran towards the shore: "Order to prepare for war!" ”

Chang Yu also shouted: "Fang San, Lao Tzu's battle armor!" ”

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The day before yesterday, more than 6,000 words were coded, the computer was stuck, not a single character was saved, and the heart of death was gone..................