At the critical moment, Bai Guangen's train was exposed due to the weakness of poor mobility, and because it was unable to shrink the encirclement in time, Li Zicheng fought desperately with his subordinates to fight his way out. The officers and soldiers then pursued and killed, Li Zicheng saw that he could not get rid of the pursuing soldiers, and ordered his subordinates to throw the armor, property, and grain carts along the road, and the officers and soldiers went to fight for the property, and the thieves killed a horse pistol, and the pursuing officers and soldiers were defeated.

Even so, in its current overall form, it is beneficial to Sun Chuanting. In the past half a month since he left the customs, Sun Chuanting has received good news from Niu Chenghu sent back from the front almost every day, saying that after the front team entered Shaanzhou, it was simply invincible. The "thief officials" and "thief army" in some county towns abandoned the city and fled first as soon as they heard the slightest news of the arrival of the officials and troops. There were also some "thieves" who tried to resist stubbornly, but they were all beaten to the ground and ran away with their heads in their hands. Niu Chenghu especially praised the cavalry led by Yang Chengzu and Huang Long, saying that they rushed to the front every time they faced the enemy and behaved very bravely. Sun Chuanting was relieved to learn of the military situation ahead, and half of the gloomy clouds that shrouded his heart before leaving the customs dissipated. At that time, he said extremely unlucky words such as "If it is not good to suppress the thief, I may not necessarily come back", and he also said in a letter to a close friend: "What is it! I know that I will not return, but how can my husband be able to deal with the prison officials again! "Now, things don't seem to be as bad as originally estimated. Of course, he had to prevent the "thieves" from being deceived by mistake, so on the one hand, he ordered the front army to march step by step and be careful against the scheme, and on the other hand, he decided to summon the generals of the front team to inquire about the military situation in person, especially to summon Yang Chengzu to talk face-to-face.

In mid-August, Sun Chuanting arrived in Luoyang. Niu Chenghu, who entered the city in advance, Chen Yongfu, who arrived first, and the local gentry all went out of the city to greet him. Bai Guangen, who led the train camp yesterday to rendezvous with Sun Chuanting in Xin'an, west of Luoyang, also entered the city with him. Everyone surrounded him and walked slowly together. Sun Chuanting has not been to Luoyang for many years. When passing by the ruins of King Fu's Palace, he saw that it was still in ruins, showing traces of burning two years ago, Sun Chuanting sighed: "A thief is a thief; What else can you do besides robbing, burning, and killing! ”

He looked back at Bai Guangen and several other generals, and said, "So we must arrest military discipline, otherwise we won't be like thieves?" In fact, he knew perfectly well that the military discipline of the officers and soldiers was worse than that of the "thieves". In particular, Bai Guangen, according to the joint inscription of the Baoding Governor and the Zhending Governor, his subordinates burned and plundered in the Guangping area this spring, which has reached the point of raging everywhere and all the time; After arriving in Shaanxi in May and being restrained by himself, he relented slightly, but at the critical juncture of the war, it is still difficult to say whether this contingent could be banned or not. Due to the lack of talent in his hands, he had no choice but to hand over the train battalion to Bai Guangen, but he would still give the latter some warnings at any time.

"Yes, yes." Bai Guangen was always very respectful in front of Sun Chuanting.

Soon after arriving in Xingyuan, Sun Chuanting couldn't take a break, so he summoned Niu Chenghu and Yang Chengzu to report the military situation. He first expressed his encouragement to the soldiers of the front team, especially praised the performance of Yang Chengzu and Huang Long, and then asked: "Since entering Shaanzhou, it seems that you have encountered the main force of the thief army; What kind of people are they, can you see it? ”

Niu Chenghu glanced at Yang Chengzu: "Say it!" ”

"That's Ma Shiyao's thief army." Since the surrender, Yang Chengzu has changed his name to call the righteous army "thief army", and the exit is very smooth, "Although they did not play the banner of horse thieves, we all know many people, so it is delusional for the thieves to hide from us!" ”

Sun Chuanting knew that Ma Shiyao was just a partial general, and the main force of the other party did not appear, so he had to be highly vigilant. He was pondering, and Yang Chengzu said again: "But Liu Fangliang's tens of thousands of thieves have arrived near Ruzhou. ”

"Huh? Is it? Sun Chuanting knew that Liu Fangliang was a general.

"He has already sent someone to contact one of Liu Fangliang's generals, and the appointment will soon be surrendered to the lord." Niu Chenghu pointed at Yang Chengzu and interjected in an excited tone.

Immediately, Yang Chengzu reported what happened. He talked about his previous dealings with Li Yangchun, and knew that this person had always been dissatisfied with the "thieves", and his two sons were also arrested by Sun Chuanting, so after learning that he came to Ruzhou with Liu Fangliang, he immediately sent his cronies to contact, and the other party immediately expressed his willingness to surrender, and is currently discussing the details in order to respond. Due to the suddenness of the news, there was no prior request for instructions; Because it was a confidential matter, he was not at ease about sending others to report it, so he did not report to Sun Chuanting in person until today.

This is an unexpected piece of good news, and it also makes Sun Chuanting value Yang Chengzu even more. He has never called a partial general instead of a "general", but now he specially changed his words and said: "General Yang, after you surrendered to Chengcheng, you have performed very well and loyally. The matter of summoning Li Yangchun was also done very well and in a timely manner. General Niu has asked for credit for you several times. After the success of this crackdown on the thieves, I will immediately go to the imperial court and appoint you as a deputy general, and I will be promoted to the chief soldier in the future. Now we need to grasp the movements of the thieves, so you must take Li Yangchun over safely and help him block the pursuit of the thieves. When you have arranged for his men to stop, you will bring him to me. ”

Soon, Li Yangchun, under the guidance of Yang Chengzu, successfully defected with 2,000 men and horses. After settling down, the two came to see Sun Chuanting. Along the way, Yang Chengzu took care of him a lot, and Li Yangchun said yes one by one, indicating that he understood. Entering the lobby, Sun Chuanting sat in the middle and did not get up. Li Yangchun kowtowed with Yang Chengzu, and Sun Chuanting cordially beckoned them to sit down.

"You've worked hard all the way. How did you come up with the idea of coming to Toucheng? Sun Chuanting put away his usually dignified face and asked with a smile.

Li Yangchun has always heard that the Inspector is very majestic, so he was a little apprehensive when he entered the line, and at this time, seeing Sun Chuanting's kind attitude, he didn't feel bold, and replied in a rough voice: "My lord, the last general will break into the camp, it is simply the funeral of Wang Ba, and the turtle (suffocated) is dead." A few years ago, I wanted to be happy with Brother Yang, but I couldn't seize the opportunity, so I had to nest in the camp, and I have always made the pot lid with a bellows board, and I was exposed to the cold and heat, what a fucking ......"

Seeing Li Yangchun speaking foul language, Yang Chengzu, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly pulled the placket of his clothes. Li Yangchun didn't notice it, and continued: "Besides, he has to talk about the first come, first come. Everyone said that Li Zhensheng is a wooden man who can't put farts, and he is not worth dick ashes, why should he be such a big official, and call him 'big brother'? Although the last general is illiterate, his surname is Li, and he is also a Mizhi person, and he has been mixed for so many years before he becomes a captain......"

Yang Chengzu stepped on his foot again. Li Yangchun glanced back at Yang, only to realize that his words were far away, and changed his words: "This is all about the unfair and unfair thing of breaking into the camp." The last general came to surrender today, and the most important thing is that the last general already knew that rebellion was a great rebellion and a matter of destruction by heaven and earth. In the end, he will change his evil and return to the right and serve the court. From now on, under the command of the lord, the lord will point to the east, and the general will never go west; The Lord points to the west, and the last will never go east. ”

Li Yangchun's impression of Sun Chuanting was not as good as Yang Chengzu's, but he also immediately saw that this person really came to surrender, not a fraud, and as for his future performance, he couldn't see it for a while. He nodded in affirmation to Li Yangchun, and quickly turned to another topic: "How many people does Liu Fangliang have?" ”

"Thirty thousand."

"How many men are behind him?"

"I don't know. He didn't say it to the last general. ”

"You don't know anything about the deployment of the bandits?"

"The army left, oh no, when the thief army left Xiangyang, Liu Zongmin's men stayed there. When they left Dengzhou, Yuan Zongdi's men stayed there. When passing through Yuzhou, Gu Ying was left behind again. The rest of the thieves arrived in Xiangcheng. That's something everybody knows. As for how to deploy after arriving in Xiangcheng, it was a matter for several leaders to discuss, and the last general did not know and did not dare to talk nonsense.

Hearing that Yuan Zongdi was stationed in Dengzhou, Sun Chuanting understood that it was impossible for Feng Shikong's partial division to copy the enemy's rear road. The important thing is that this partial division should be deployed in the area from Shangluo to Wuguan, and do not let Yuan Zongdi go straight to Xi'an through this road. He thought that he should immediately send a letter to Feng Shikong to remind him later.

Seeing that Li Yangchun couldn't talk about more operational deployments, Sun Chuanting changed the topic again: "What do you think of the morale of the thief army?" After our army entered the Yu realm, it did not encounter decent resistance along the way. Only Ma Shiyao's little people are also vulnerable. Do you think this is a ploy by the thieves to lure the enemy? ”

Li Yangchun said: "Now that the thief army hears the name of the adult, they tremble with fear, where do they dare to confront the adult? Then Li Yangchun said to Sun Chuanting: "Li Zicheng is in Baofeng, the army is quickly surrounded, and Li Zicheng can't escape." ”

"Really?" Sun Chuanting asked: "The villain is guaranteed by the head!" Li Yangchun replied, so Sun Chuanting immediately ordered the army to rush to Baofeng to catch Li Zicheng. However, people are not as good as heaven, there are a lot of Mizhi people in Shaanxi, and there is an old subordinate of He Renlong who has always been angry because Sun Chuanting killed He Renlong, so he saw that the situation was critical, so he sneaked out of the camp overnight, and galloped three hundred miles to Baofeng to report the news.

Li Zicheng was shocked, and quietly went out of the city with his men and horses overnight, leaving Chen Kexin to lead 5,000 men and horses to hold Baofeng. Urgently dispatch troops from all walks of life to Baofeng to surround Sun Chuanting. How did you know that Sun Chuanting rushed to Baofeng City on the second day with the iron cavalry, and led the army to attack fiercely. Gao Jie, Bai Guangen, and Li Yangchun each showed their might, and there were countless casualties in Baofeng City. Chen Kexin inspired his subordinates and vowed to live and die with Baofeng, and the people in the city also helped the thieves to stick to it.

The next day, Hao Shaoqi and the cavalry arrived first, and Sun Chuanting ordered the general soldier Lu Guangzu to lead an army of 5,000 to intercept it. Sun Chuanting recruited the generals; If Baofeng is not in a hurry, the thieves will gather, our army will be attacked before and after, and the army will rest. So he personally supervised the battle, and tens of thousands of troops attacked in unison, fighting in turn without stopping. The arrows and stones in Baofeng City have long been exhausted. Of the 5,000 defenders, less than 1,000 remained, and most of them were wounded. Chen Kexin saw that Baofeng couldn't hold it, so he burned all the grain, grass and property in the city, and led the defenders to hold on to the last moment. Attacking until dusk, Baofeng was broken by the official army. Sun Chuanting ordered the thieves defending the city and the people who followed the thieves to be killed to vent his hatred.

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