Chapter 21: Zhu Xianzhen

How does Zhang Xuan know where this road ahead is?

Zhang Xuan didn't know either.

If Zhang Xuanken surrendered to the Qing court, he knew what to do?

But is he willing?

First of all, he was unwilling, and secondly, even if he was, he might not live until the Qing army went south. Again, even if he was willing, the Qing court was not necessary.

If he didn't surrender to the Qing court, Zhang Xuan was also at a loss, he didn't know where to stand, the court was not enough to rely on, Li Zicheng was not enough to rely on, Luo Rucai was not enough to rely on, the future road, Zhang Xuan didn't know where to go, he could only take one step, count one step, and try his best to do a good job in the present.

Yuan Shizhong was confused, and Zhang Xuan felt the same way.

Yuan Shizhong never thought that Dongyu would enter the Central Plains, his choice has always been weighed between the official army and the righteous army, originally his choice was biased towards the official army, but it was deflected by Zhang Zhen's words and favored the righteous army. But although Yuan Shizhong believed what Zhang Zhen said, he didn't fully believe it.

Therefore, he still wants to leave a little leeway, and in the future, if the rebel army fails to do so, there will be a little room for mitigation and surrender on the side of the official army.

Zhang Xuan figured out Yuan Shizhong's thoughts, but he didn't know how to persuade him.

Zhang Xuan only sighed and said, "Big brother, when you decide, you are afraid that you are not a person inside and outside?" ”

Yuan Shizhong said: "I know, so I also learn from the virtuous brother, hold the military power in my hands, no matter how the time comes, there is a choice, please rest assured, you and I brotherhood, the foolish brother also cares, even if there is a little soldier to meet, I will send you back to Cao Ying." ”

Zhang Xuan said angrily: "I hope so." ”

Just like Zhang Xuan touched Yuan Shizhong's pulse, Yuan Shizhong almost touched Zhang Xuan's pulse, Zhang Xuan had the heart of self-reliance, so he would never tell Luo Rucai what he said. Cao Ying's connections are two different things from Zhang Xuan's own connections.

As long as Yuan Shizhong does not officially turn his face with Cao Ying for a day, Zhang Xuan is the glue between the two, borrowing Cao Ying, in Xiao Yuan Ying, he has the right to speak, and with the help of Xiao Yuan Ying, he has the right to speak in Cao Ying. The breakdown of the relationship between Xiao Yuanying and Cao Ying was not a good thing for Zhang Xuan.

"Just wait for Zhu Xianzhen's victory." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "Only Zhu Xianzhen's great victory can strengthen Yuan Shizhong's mind, don't think like this anymore." ”

At this moment, the Zhu Xianzhen that Zhang Xuan was thinking about was the tense atmosphere before the war.

As Zhang Xuan said to his officers before, Zhuxian Town is an important place for water and land transportation, and the south of Zhuxian Town is not far from the Shahe River. The confluence of the Shahe River and the Jialu River is the most important wharf in Zhuxian Town and even Kaifeng Prefecture. From here, you can go directly to the Grand Canal, and you can go north and south.

And at this moment, Zhuxian Town is already an empty city.

It is not right to say that it is an empty city, because there is no one in Zhuxian Town, but there are soldiers, and the righteous army of 100,000 occupies Zhuxian Town, almost all the houses, and there is a walled city outside the city. Moreover, this line of defense is not a simple defense, in Zhuxian Town, there are at least thirty or forty thousand cavalry and horses, which is a powerful cavalry force, which is enough to determine the outcome of the war.

Such an offensive and defensive formation. There are also tens of thousands of elite rebels guarding it, which is indestructible and a bit excessive, but it is by no means easy for the official army to overcome.

Li Zicheng stood on the head of Zhuxian Town.

The whole battlefield is in full view, at this moment the sky is about to be dusk, the officers and soldiers are in the sound of "dangdang", the brigade retreats from the battlefield, and the cavalry of the left army is pressing in the back, blocking the possible attack of the righteous army. Li Zicheng laughed and said, "The officers and soldiers are not to be afraid. It's just rats. ”

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai talked with a relaxed face, and they didn't seem to take the officials and soldiers in their eyes. But when it came time to actually go into battle, he became cautious. But Li Zicheng never expected that the official army would be more belly than he imagined.

First of all, it is manifested in the competition for Zhuxian Town.

Li Guo's defeat was near Zhuxian Town, and all the counties near Kaifeng were garrisoned by righteous troops. But it's all in name, and each of them is stationed with local poles, and they can't fight a tough battle if they are full. When Li Zicheng went south, he was already prepared for Zhu Xianzhen to fall into the hands of the official army. How do you know that in such an important place, the official army did not forcibly occupy it, and was taken by the righteous army.

You must know that although Zhuxian Town is a famous town, it is actually no less than a county seat, and between Zhuxian Town and Kaifeng City, there is no danger to defend.

If the official army captures Zhuxian Town, they only need to hold it firmly, Li Zicheng is like a fish in his throat, and he does not dare to fight for Kaifeng City with all his might, and he will inevitably clear Zhuxian Town. But the officers and soldiers missed the lead.

That's it.

In the midst of war, how can everything go as expected, and it is normal to have one or two mistakes. However, after the rebels occupied Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng made his own plan to settle Zhuxian Town, garrison Zhuxian Town, split the camp, strictly defend it, and not fight with the official army.

At this time, the officers and soldiers behaved inconsistently.

Li Zicheng thought about getting along with each other in different places, either taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the rebel army and attacking fiercely, or simply confronting the rebel army for a long time and waiting for reinforcements from other quarters.

But now the performance of the official army is extremely low, and for a whole day, attacking Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng did not feel any pressure at all, and Li Zicheng looked at the camp of the official army, although he could not talk about it hastily, but he also felt that it was not an iron wall.

It's powerless

, guarded but unintentional. If you don't let Li Zicheng be ecstatic.

Li Zicheng turned around and said to Luo Rucai: "Brother Luo, it seems that our plan is going to start in advance. ”

"Listen to Brother Li." Luo Rucai's eyes are also very poisonous, Li Zicheng can see the matter clearly, and he can also see it very clearly, knowing that the certainty of victory in this battle is at least fifty percent. said: "But I don't know where Brother Li should start." ”

Li Zicheng said: "I want to keep Zuo Liangyu, an old opponent. He immediately drew a map on the ground, which was the map of the area around Zhuxian Town.

One point on the map is Zhuxian Town, one is the Shahe River, the Shahe River flows in the northwest and southeast direction, and in the east of the Shahe River, there is a point, which is Shuibo Town, which is where the official army camp is located. The official and military camp was on the east bank of the Shahe River, all the way up the river along the river.

This is also a common means of large-scale use of troops in ancient times, because the land transportation capacity is far less than that of waterways, so the army moves, more natural waterways, water and land go hand in hand, and today's officers and soldiers, more than 100,000, people eat horses and chew, a lot of baggage, naturally also have to rely on water flow.

"Zuo Liangyu likes to use the river to pop the army, which is good. But it also congenitally limited him, you see his camp, the north is us, the west is the Sand River, although the Sand River is not wide, but it is also a natural barrier, he only has a retreat in the southeast. As long as we cut off the retreat of the officers and soldiers, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers will be surrounded in this square inch. Li Zicheng's face was a little excited and ruddy, and he said: "As soon as Zuo Liangyu goes, He Renlong is dead, and I see who else is in the official army." ”

The line of defense in Zhuxian Town was built by Li Zicheng overnight. He thought that with more than 10,000 elites, he would be able to block it for a day, and sent a fierce general to cross the Shahe River and defend the west bank of the Shahe River, so that the officers and troops could not cross the river, and the rest were divided into two parts, one to block the southeast direction and the other to contain the officers and troops. Eating tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in one bite in this way is definitely a great victory far beyond Xiangcheng and Xiangcheng.

"In the southeast, a horse and a flat river, how to blockade and retreat the officers and troops?" Luo Rucai saw at a glance the problem with this grand plan.

Kaifeng is on the East Henan Plain, surrounded by almost no mountains. The south side is a flat river, and there are no mountains and rivers. Natural barrier, if it can be blocked, if the construction is carried out on a large scale, even if the officials and soldiers are fools, they can see the intentions of the righteous army.

"Long trench." Li Zicheng said: "I have sent Li Xin to bypass the official army and go south, and use Li Xin's headquarters to recruit people from all over the country, which is enough to dig a long trench on the east bank of the Shahe River in a day or two, so that the official army cannot fly." ”

"And." Li Zicheng's tone paused slightly, and said, "Isn't it bad to alarm the officials and soldiers?" ”

Luo Rucai suddenly became a big thing, and said secretly in his heart: "This Li Chuangzi really has two hands in the war. This hand, there is reality in the void, and there is fiction in the reality, forcing the officials and soldiers to move. ”

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