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In less than five days, the Shun army successively lost two field battles against Zhao Ying in Yexian and Baofeng counties, Guoyi general Yang Yanchang was killed, Du Wei Ji Jue was captured, and only the mighty general Gao Yigong and Du Wei Ma Shitai led the remnants of the army to the northwest to retreat. Guo Rukeliu's main force was stationed in Ye County, and only sent a thousand cavalry from the He Renji Department to join Xue Copy's department to pursue. The two armies of Zhou Ruli and Ji Zhiying had already cut off the north-south passage of Ruzhou, and Gao and Ma could not retreat to Ruzhou City, and they were enemies in front and back, so they could only desperately break through.

After more than ten battles along the way, the Shun army threw down countless corpses, and finally there were 5,000 people left to finally break out of a gap and flee in a hurry. Yuzhai several troops and horses converged, took advantage of the situation to capture Ruzhou City and Yiyang County, plus Lushan, Baofeng, Jiaxian County, the whole territory of Ruzhou returned to Zhao Ying.

He Renji returned to Ye County and informed Guo Ruke of the situation in Ruzhou, and Guo Ruke nodded secretly. Yuzhai has been lurking in the Shun army camp for several years, and he has been humble and wronged, swallowing his anger, just to find the opportunity to surprise and make a big result. Now it seems that several years of hard work have not been in vain, and without the help of the imperial village, Zhao Ying's war against Ruzhou would never have been so smooth.

The royal village poured out of the nest, Xue Copy, Zhou Ruli, and Ji Zhiying's three departments together were enough for 10,000 people, and Xue Copying said that Li Jiyu would also personally go to Ruzhou to preside over the situation in the future. Guo Ruke plans to temporarily hand over Ruzhou to Yuzhai for defense, although the soldiers and horses of Yuzhai are slightly inferior in combat effectiveness, but it should not be a problem in the short term to stick to Ruzhou with superior forces. He gathered the whole army to rest and wait for Hou Dagui's arrival.

The day after the field battle in Baofeng County, Hou Dagui's troops arrived in Ye County one after another. Guo Ruke went out of the city for ten miles to greet Hou Dagui, and when he saw Hou Dagui, he didn't say a word for the first time, and first knelt down on one knee and arched his hand to the top and said: "Guo Ruke made his own opinion, and he came to ask for guilt!" ”

Hou Dagui originally thought that although Guo Ruke won the battle, he acted a little bit without taking himself seriously, and really wanted to ask Guo Ruke for his guilt, but he didn't expect Guo Ruke to take the initiative to make amends, and the prepared drafts all turned into smoke.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Guo Ruke knelt down in public and gave himself enough face, Hou Dagui turned his anger into joy, and hurriedly helped Guo Ruke up, pretending to be open-minded and said: "What is Lao Guo doing, you and my brother, why do you need a big gift!" He added, "The opportunity on the battlefield is rare, after this village, there is no such shop, you can adapt to the situation to thwart the thief, there is no merit!" After saying that, he grinned.

Guo Ruke also laughed, and the two walked side by side, talking and laughing.

"What is the whereabouts of the defeated generals of Gao Yigong's remnants?" After a while of nonsense, Hou Dagui turned back to the topic.

Guo Ruke replied: "The Ruzhou passage is guarded by the imperial village, and he can't go south, and he can only go in the northeast and northwest directions." ”

Hou Dagui sniffled and said, "Go to the northeast and retreat to Henan Fucheng." Going to the northwest, I am afraid it is to retreat to Tongguanwei. ”

"Mr. Hou is in charge of Mingjian." Guo Ruke nodded and said, "I have selfish speculation, there is a chance that he will go to Tongguanwei." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Although Henan Fucheng is also a strong city, it is too far away from Kaifeng and Guide, isolated and helpless, and Huaiqing Mansion across the river now has the general soldier Xu Dingguo stationed, which is even more threatening. Unless Wang Wenyao of Kaifeng Mansion and Gao Yigong discuss and respond to each other, it will be a dead end for Gao Yigong to run there. Guo Ruke said, "In contrast, Tongguan Wei's control of Shaanxi-Henan traffic, backed by the 30,000 troops of Zhongtian Jianxiu, is a better choice for Gao Yigong, whether it is for strategic layout or its own safety." ”

Hou Dagui said: "So you must go to Tongguan if you are a high merit...... Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong couldn't take care of him. ”

"Oh? How are the two of them? ”

Hou Dagui's pace slowed down, and he said in a low voice: "I received a reply from Huang Degong in the middle of the road today, and all the thieves in Kaifeng, Guide and other places have gone to help Runing Mansion. ”

Guo Ruke nodded and said, "Could it be that Huang Degong played well in Runing Mansion?" ”

"Expected." Hou Dagui slanted his mouth and smiled, "Ren Guangrong is wasted, because he has to climb a high position in the city, there is no real material, and he naturally can't look at Huang Chuangzi." In only these two days, Huang Degong successively captured the three counties of Queshan, Zhenyang, and Xincai, and Ren Guangrong was at a loss and could only stick to the city of Runing. It was still Shen Wandeng, a local bandit, who had a bit of backbone, and came out to fight Huang Degong a few times, but he was completely defeated when he lost his armor. Huang Degong put the city of Runing Mansion and first went to besiege Shen Wandeng's Zhuangzhai Village, and let the glorious king become a fine man, just shrinking his head and not moving. Shen Wandeng lost his troops and lost his generals, but he couldn't stop Huang Degong, so he had no choice but to set fire to the village and hid in Runing Mansion. Huang Degong said in the letter that he was currently preparing to besiege the city of Runing. ”

"Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong want to save Runing Mansion?"

"Had to save. Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion are the two gates of the thieves to stabilize Henan, if they are all lost, Kaifeng and Guide will be cut apart, and they can only end up being broken separately, and Henan will not be able to hold it. Wang and Xie must also know this very well. Reluctant to let the child catch the wolf, the scout came to report last night, and the thieves of these two provinces rushed to the aid of Runing Mansion at the same time, and at this time they thought that they had entered the territory of Runing Mansion. ”

Guo Ruke smiled and said: "Xu Dingguo and Liu Zeqing want to know that the thief is doing this, and they don't know if they are ashamed." "Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion are both in the northeast of Henan, and the two armies of Xu Dingguo, the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty who are stationed in Huaiqing Mansion, and Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong who wanders between Cao Xu, are adjacent, Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong dare to draw troops to the south, although the situation is forced, but it is obvious that there is also a gamble Xu and Liu dare not take advantage of the situation. It is very humiliating to be so despised.

"These people's faces are thicker than the bark of a locust tree, what else is there to be ashamed of." Hou Dagui's face was full of disdain, and he turned to say, "If these thieves gather, then there will be more than 20,000 thieves in Runing Mansion. Huang Degong's hands are full of fourteen or five thousand, and it is difficult to conquer the city of Runing Mansion with high walls and thick walls. ”

"Is Guang Wenlu's fight over? He has 3,000 people, and he can go out of Tongbai Mountain to support Huang Degong. ”

"We've just started fighting. Tongbai Mountain is steep and dense, Liu Hongqi is also a figure, Niuxin Village, General Village, Xingsha Village several villages echo each other, the strength of the army is less than six or seven thousand people. Guang Wenlu's troops are not advantageous, and he suffers from geographical advantages, I don't expect him to really be able to open up Tongbai Mountain, but let him drag Liu Hongqi and not let Huang Degong have worries. ”

Guo Ruke thought for a moment and said: "That's what I said, but the stalemate in Tongbai Mountain and the stalemate in Runing Mansion City, for a long time, is not conducive to the overall situation of our army." ”

Hou Dagui snorted twice and said: "You are right, I am in a hurry, and I want to revitalize the situation as soon as possible." As he spoke, he clenched his fist with his right palm in front of his mouth, "You won this battle in Baofeng County, and you came just right." ”

Guo Ruke's footsteps froze, and he raised his head and asked, "What is the manager going to do?" ”

Hou Dagui said: "Before, I was still thinking about whether to fight Ruzhou with you first when I arrived in Ye County, or transfer to Runing Mansion." It is a dilemma, now that it is okay, Ruzhou is in my hands, and it is imperative to go to Runing Mansion. ”

Guo Ruke arched his hand and said: "In addition to the town camp here, the rest of the troops are slightly supplemented, and most of them are neatly organized, and there are still 5,000 soldiers and horses who can go to Runing Mansion with the governor." "In the first battle of Baofeng County, the Zhenxiao battalion suffered heavy losses in the face of the Shun army's high school merit department, and more than half of the personnel were reduced, and the commander Zhou Jin was also seriously injured, Guo Ruke planned to temporarily transfer the Zhenxiao battalion to Nanyang Mansion to recuperate.

"No, I'll go to Runing Mansion." Hou Dagui's words were unexpected.

"This ......" Guo Ruke was stunned for a while.

"I don't say you should be able to guess." Hou Dagui exhaled a long breath, "The situation in Henan is currently very favorable to our army, and it is time to strike while the iron is hot." I led my troops to Runing Mansion, and together with Huang Degong, there were 25,000 people, and it was enough to deal with Ren Guangrong. Your 5,000 people here then went to Ruzhou and joined forces with Li Jiyu to fight Tongguan! ”

"Hit Tongguan?" Guo Ruke claims to be a bold person, but Hou Dagui's idea still exceeds his expectations, "Li Jiyu and I are only 15,000 people, and I am afraid it will not be so easy to detain Tongguan." ”

"What? You Guo Hutou dared to fight yesterday's battle, but Tongguan didn't dare to fight? ”

"That's not the reason." Guo Ruke smiled bitterly, "Tongguan is the best pass in the world after all, and there are 30,000 people in Guanzhong Tianjianxiu, I am worried that the mutton will not be eaten, but I will cause a commotion first." In addition, there is another hidden danger that he didn't say on the spot, that is, he doesn't fully trust the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses of the Royal Village.

"Hmph, there is Tian Jianxiu in Guanzhong, and there is still a lord in Hanzhong, what are you afraid of?"

"Guanzhong and Tongguan are close at hand, how can the distance to Hanzhong be comparable?" Guo Ruke said solemnly, "The situation in Shaanxi is not clear, we can't let the lord cooperate with us, right?" ”

"Who asked the lord to cooperate with you?" Hou Dagui snorted coldly, "Don't forget, there is someone who can help you." ”

"Someone else?" Guo Ruke was stunned at first, but he was immediately woken up by him, and suddenly patted his waist, "Come on, I'll do this!" ”

"I'll just say, you're not that bold." Hou Dagui said with a smile.

Guo Ruke also laughed twice, his face changed, and said, "But over there in Runing Mansion, the chief manager also needs to be careful." Ren Guangrong doesn't mention it, Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong are both thieves and generals, since they resolutely went south, it can be seen that they are ruthless characters and cannot be taken lightly. ”

"It's not your turn to support Lao Tzu." Hou Dagui scolded and spitted and strode forward.

The two armies of Hou Dagui and Guo Ruke met in Yexian for only one day, and they went their separate ways. Guo Ruke led his army west to Ruzhou, while Hou Dagui's army advanced southeast through Wuyang County to Runing Mansion.

On the way to the army, Hou Dagui paid attention to collecting news about the reinforcements of Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong, and learned that they had already gone straight down to Runing Mansion along both sides of the Rushui River.

"It can be seen from this that the two thieves Wang and Xie want to go directly to Shoufu City." On the official road, the soldiers and horses marched in an endless stream, and Zhang Xianbi, an officer in the Wuqi battalion, said to Hou Dagui.

"Well, it should be. The thieves must meet first to discuss the method, otherwise it will not be the same as before. Hou Dagui said disdainfully, "Urge all armies, hurry up, as long as the prefectures and counties along the way don't come out to obstruct, don't bother, go to Fucheng." ”

Wang Wenyao and Xie Yinglong's choice to go to Fucheng to meet first was a necessary move for them, and it was a good opportunity for Zhao Ying. The Shun army is highly mobile, and if they are allowed to bloom all over the Runing Mansion and fight guerrilla everywhere, it will be difficult to deal with. The best way is to encircle and control the passages on all sides of the city as early as possible, trap the Shun army in the city and wait for the opportunity to encircle and annihilate.

Zhang Xianbi was about to leave, but when he raised his eyes and looked at the sky, he couldn't help frowning, and muttered, "Boss, it looks like the sky is going to change." ”

"yes, it's going to change." Hou Dagui held his forehead with one hand, looking at the thick dark clouds in the distance, and felt a little bad in his heart.