Chapter 190: Liu Tie Stick

The water of the Li River is crystal clear, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is clearer than later generations, the flowing water can be seen at a glance to the end, the small fish swim in the bluestone, as if suspended.

The ground shook instantly, and ripples rippled above the calm water.

"Phew," countless horses' hooves stepped into the Li River. There were countless splashes of water, and the water was as clean as glass. Instantly it became chaotic.

The brigade of men and horses came gushing and stepped into the shallow water of the river, and countless horses began to drink their horses.

Liu Chengyin looked at the west from a distance and said, "Guilin is in front of you." ”

"Your Excellency." Zheng Fengyuan said: "This time back to Guilin, adults can think clearly. ”

Zheng Fengyuan was raised by Chongzhen for six years, turning around various places, and had an in-law relationship with Liu Chengyin.

After Liu Chengyin was promoted by He Tengjiao, Zheng Fengyuan was also in the Longwu court. The two supported each other.

After the fall of the Longwu court, Zheng Fengyuan defected to Liu Chengyin and became Liu Chengyin's mastermind.

This time, Qu Shiyun summoned Liu Chengyin back to Guilin many times. Liu Chengyin didn't want to go back to Guilin.

He also has a grudge against Yongli Liu Chengyin.

At the beginning, he was the first to advocate the establishment of the Yongli. I thought that I would be able to monopolize power from now on. But I didn't expect that the generals who were tossed by Qu Shiyun seemed to have monopoly power, but in fact they were not able to interfere in the central government. Marginalized.

As far as his intentions are concerned, he doesn't want to save Yongli. In the face of Xia Jun's aggressive offensive, Liu Chengyin's heart was shaken again.

He was ready to surrender at that time.

It was Zheng Fengyuan who advocated for Liu Chengyin to come back to help. What I talked about is mainly about these two points, first, surrender must also surrender to Zhang Xuan, not to Wang Jincai. The people who surrender are different, and the conditions they can offer are different. And if Guilin is not saved, Guilin will be Zhang Suoke. His position is under the attack of the north and the south, and he will not be able to protect it. When the time comes, I will have to surrender. will inevitably not be reused, and the logic of Liu Chengyin before is the same, Emperor Xie's surrender, this treatment will be very different.

Second, if Guilin can be preserved to break Zhang Xuan, it may not be impossible to revive the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. I don't want to do more, and divide the four provinces of Yunnan, Gui, Gui, and Sichuan, and become an independent country. When the time comes, Liu Chengyin will cooperate with the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he may not be able to become the ruler of a country.

In any case, it is better than sitting back in Yongzhou City.

Under Zheng Fengyuan's persuasion, Liu Chengyin was able to make a decision immediately. Decided to go south.

Liu Chengyin said: "I have already thought it through. Wait a while for the army to enter the city of Guilin and take Your Majesty into your hands. ”

"Guogong." When Zheng Fengyuan heard this, he immediately felt that something was wrong in his heart, and said: "At present, the great enemy is still breaking Zhang Xuan first, and then talking about others." The spies came to report that Zhang Xuan's department was not more than 10,000, and most of them had entered the city. Enough to keep Zhang Xuan here. ”

"Zhang Xuan is a puppet court, a close general of the puppet emperor, Zheng Guogong. Guogong can make such a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty, who does not respect Guogong, when the time comes, he can stand up, even if Qu Shiyun has nothing to do. ”

As far as Zheng Fengyuan himself is concerned, he is still loyal to Daming. He seems to regard himself as Liu Chengyin's confidant, and in what he says, he is wholeheartedly good for Liu Chengyin. But his original intention was also for the good of Da Ming. Because he knows that not everyone can be Cao Cao.

It's not that Zheng Fengyuan underestimated Liu Chengyin.

Liu Chengyin is just a gangster in Nanjing. To have today's position is already the time of the times. If he wants to cooperate with the Son of Heaven to order the princes and integrate the Ming Dynasty as one, it is not something he can do at all. It's just a pie.

Otherwise, Liu Chengyin cannot be persuaded to save Guilin.

But Zheng Fengyuan still thinks highly of Liu Chengyin.

Liu Chengyin seems fierce in his heart, but he is actually timid. He didn't think about saving Guilin at the beginning, he just wanted to hold Yongli in his hands, and if Guilin could be saved, he could save it, and if he couldn't save it, forget it. As for defeating Zhang Xuan, he even left Zhang Xuan's life behind.

I didn't even think about it.

It's not because Zhang Xuan is not important, but because Zhang Xuan is too important. Since he has the idea of leaving a way back. Naturally, he didn't dare to do anything to Zhang Xuan, if he killed Zhang Xuan today, how could he take refuge in the Great Xia Imperial Court in the future. When the time comes, the Great Xia Imperial Court will have to kill him and avenge Zhang Xuan.

Therefore, he said: "Zhang Xuan is the general of the Xia army. Repeated victories, unfathomable, who knows what he has prepared, to deal with such a future, we must take step by step, do not dare to be careless, after all, Zhang Xuan's loss, we can't afford to lose. “

When Zheng Fengyuan heard this, he also sighed lightly and stopped talking.

Because he has to admit that what Liu Chengyin said makes sense.

Today is to kill Zhang Xuan and leave all the troops led by Zhang Xuan here. It was certainly a blow to Great Xia. But this blow is not necessarily unbearable.

But for the Yongli Imperial Court, Liu Chengyin's department was already the only army they had at hand, although there were still some troops in Sichuan, but the distant water south quenched their thirst. If Liu Chengyin also fails, it doesn't matter whether Guilin is defended or not.

Of course, Zheng Fengyuan is not a fool, and when he heard some of Liu Chengyin's intentions, he could only say against his will: "The country is wise." ”

Whether Liu Chengyin is wise or not, it doesn't matter for the time being.

However, the sudden appearance of Liu Chengyin's department made Zhang Xuan have to immediately prepare to retreat.

Retreating before the battle is never easy.

Zhang Xuan stopped the offensive and withdrew the troops on both flanks, abandoning the water gate that had been occupied. He paced back and forth, and suddenly said to everyone: "Now everyone knows the situation, I need one person to storm the city, force the enemy to come back, and buy time for the army to withdraw from Guilin." ”

This task is very dangerous, and it is likely that after the withdrawal of the army from Guilin, the last army will fall into the city of Guilin.

"General, I am willing to break off the rear for the army." Hao Shaoqi said.

Hao Shaoqi is bent on making achievements at the moment, and he has never been afraid of danger. He has seen a lot of life and death, and it can be said that he crawled out of the pile of dead people. has long been downplayed about life and death.

When Ma Sanbao saw Hao Shaoqi coming out of the ranks, he also hurriedly stood up and said, "The last general is willing to go." ”

Zhang Xuan's gaze swirled a few times between the two of them, and said, "Then please General Hao." ”

"Please rest assured, General. The last general will definitely make the Ming army breathless. Hao Shaoqi said loudly.

Zhang Xuan made this decision, not because he preferred Ma Sanbao or Hao Shaoqi, but purely because he felt that Hao Shaoqi's experience was above Ma Sanbao.

Now that the candidate has been decided, there is no need to wait. Zhang Xuan immediately prepared to retreat.

And Qu Shiyun first faced Hao Shaoqi's onslaught.

On the long street, there are countless obstacles, many of which are temporarily dragged out of the houses, such as boxes and cabinets, which are made of solid wood and are very bulky and placed on the street. Stacked together. It was used as an obstacle to keep the cavalry back.

And on the houses on both sides, archers and musketeers have been arranged. Behind the obstacles, a large number of non-commissioned officers were armed with swords and even some small cannons. I've been waiting for a long time.

Although this line of defense was temporarily arranged, it was quite strong under the arrangement of Qu Shiyun.

Facing a strong defensive line, Hao Shaoqi chose to avoid the road and bypass both sides.

It's within the city after all. There is rarely only one road, and Guilin City is not a well-behaved square city, but two large ends and a small middle, like an irregular barbell. This is true of the city, not to mention the streets.

Fundamentally, it is to walk along the terrain. It can't be said that you can't find even a straight avenue, but most of the streets and alleys are not due south and north, and east and west.

Although this main road is blocked, it is almost a crisis step by step in the alleys. There is no way to allocate troops. Qu Shiyun could only send people to block street by street. It seems that he wants to arrange a defensive line in the southern city of Guilin.

However, in this way, it is the people in the city who will be hurt the most.

In the midst of the fighting, no one can take care of the common people, the people who were injured and killed by mistake. I don't know how many, but there were bursts of crying and shouting in the south of the city for a while. Almost the whole city wept bitterly, one after another.

On top of this cry, Qu Shiyun also noticed that the morale of many troops was shaken. After all, in the face of Zhang Xuan's ferocious offensive, Qu Shiyun could only passively parry, no wonder they had no confidence.