The Moli Division and the Ba Lao Dao Department suddenly encountered the rebels when they marched to Taojiazhuang, and then engaged in a fierce battle with the rebel Mu Xiaoshan Division. (Eighty-one?) 〈< small[〈Say[(

Kong Youde besieged Zhucheng, for fear that the imperial court would transfer reinforcements from other places to support Zhucheng, so he set up a partial division in Taojiazhuang, more than 20 miles away from the city, responsible for blocking the officers and soldiers from the imperial court coming to help.

This place of Taojiazhuang, with many high mountains and mountains, woods and swamps is densely packed among them, and it is not suitable to launch a large-scale charge, especially not conducive to cavalry combat.

It was in a valley called the Valley of Fallen Souls that Moli and Ba Laodao encountered the rebels of Mu Xiaoshan who were ambushed here.

Mobe was in front and Babe was behind, and at first the two men and horses chased forward, because Mobe played the role of a "rebel" at that time.

It was also a coincidence that Yang Shouli, the former rebel general of Laixi City, who belonged to Xiao Yang's subordinates, first sensed that something was wrong in the woods on both sides, because he had a sign on one of the trees that the rebels used to warn their allies to prevent them from falling into the trap!

After receiving the report, Mo Li hurriedly ordered his subordinates to drop their rebel outfits to prevent them from being shot by the friendly forces behind him for rebels. Then, strengthen your guard, avoid the traps set by the rebels, and continue to advance.

This is the only way to Zhucheng, otherwise you have to travel dozens of miles to enter Zhucheng from Gu'an Town in the southwest.

As soon as they entered the Valley of Fallen Souls, the rebels of Mu Xiaoshan, who had set up an ambush here, immediately opened fire, taking advantage of the terrain and geographical advantages to block the new Liao army moving south.

Due to the preparations, the surprise attack of the rebels did not cause much damage to the new Liao army, but instead exposed their position. The soldiers of the New Liao Army looked for cover on the spot to avoid the rebels' arrows and firearms, and at the same time, they also took the time to return fire, and a fierce battle was raging for a while.

Due to the narrow terrain and dense forests and mountains on both sides, although the New Liao Army had the advantage of strength (plus the 2,000 men and horses led by Lian Yiqiu later, the New Liao Army engaged in the battle totaled more than 8,000 people), but only more than 3,000 people were actually able to directly participate in the battle, so the advantage in strength could not be waved.

The only advantage is that the victory is well-armed, and the new Liao army of the Moli Department almost has a flint gun, with strong firepower, plus grenades and other weapons, which caused a lot of casualties to the rebels.

The fierce battle alarmed Kong Youde, and after learning that tens of thousands of horses and horses had arrived with imperial reinforcements, Kong Youde was taken aback. Although there are sixty or seventy thousand people under his command, Kong Youde is still self-aware and understands that the strength of these rabble under his command is difficult to compete with tens of thousands of elite troops.

At present, the cities have not yet been captured, and if they are captured, they can rely on the city walls to resist the enemy. If you can't stop the officers and soldiers, then you will storm the cities under the city, and the reinforcements of the officers and soldiers will attack the defenders in the city, and you will have to suffer the enemy on your back.

Thinking of this, Kong Youde hurriedly sent his general Chen Shi to lead 4,000 subordinates to reinforcements.

After Mao Wenlong's death, he defected to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, with Kong Youde, and made a guerrilla under Kong Youde's account. After the rebellion, Kong Youde appointed him as a deputy general, which was quite important.

When Chen sometimes arrived at Taojiazhuang with 4,000 rebels, the battle had reached a fever pitch, and the casualties on both sides were quite heavy.

The rebels have the advantage of terrain, while the new Liao army has the advantage of firepower, and they have advantages and disadvantages to each other. However, because the force could not be used, although the new Liao army had more than 30,000 people, the people behind were useless and could only do it in a hurry.

Mo Li had to admire that the place chosen by the other party was really a wonderful place for the resistance war, there were steep mountains and cliffs on both sides, and it was impossible to outflank it at all.

Seeing that the sky was approaching dusk, but the attack of the soldiers was still making no progress, Mo Li, Cao Bianjiao and others were secretly anxious. As a last resort, Mo Li had no choice but to let the soldiers withdraw and make another calculation.

When Mo Li, Cao Bianjiao and others were in a hurry to discuss countermeasures, in Zhucheng, more than ten miles away, the main general of the defenders looked at the rebels outside the city and frowned, sighing.

Garrisoned in Zhucheng was Zhu Dadian, the newly appointed governor of Shandong. He was also unlucky, just took office, his ass was not yet hot, and he finally mobilized thousands of troops from Yanzhou, Jinan and other places to march eastward, wanting to besiege Kong Youde in Laiyang and Jimo with Gao Qiqian and Zu Dacheng, who had already been in Denglai, and slowly exterminated it, but who knew that Kong Youde's rebels were too fast, and as soon as the army marched to Zhucheng, it was surrounded by Kong Youde's 60,000 or 70,000 troops......

Zhu Dadian led his troops to hold on to Zhucheng for two days, losing many soldiers, so anxious that the corners of his mouth foamed and smoke rose above his head. If it weren't for the fact that the walls of the cities were still strong and the materials in the city were well stocked, I am afraid he would not know how long he would be able to hold on.

Their army was originally to support Denglai to quell the rebellion, but now they are besieged by the rebels in Zhucheng, and they will lose their lives if they say it. That's not the point, the point is that they were besieged by the rebels, and the court didn't know about it!

In other words, they didn't even have a chance to send a message out to ask for reinforcements!

If the imperial court didn't know the news of their siege, naturally there would be no reinforcements to save them, if they waited until others appeared, and then organized reinforcements, I was afraid that the daylilies would be cold!

But the rebels outside the city surrounded several layers, tens of thousands of troops, if they want to send people out to ask for help, unless they can grow wings and fly out.

Zhu Dadian is not a birdman, nor is he a fairy, so he naturally can't fly out, so he has to sigh at the surging rebels outside the city, praying for the blessing of the sky, the court can know that he is besieged as soon as possible, and organize reinforcements to relieve the siege, otherwise he really doesn't know how long he can last.

Because of his worries, Zhu Dadian couldn't sleep all night, until the dawn was about to fall, when he was about to fall asleep, but suddenly heard a shocking shout of killing outside the city, and suddenly a spirit sat up and hurriedly called the guards to ask what was wrong.

The guards told Zhu Dadian that the soldiers defending the city reported that the rebels outside the city were fighting fiercely with an official army, and Ding Kui, the defender of the city, asked for instructions on whether to go out of the city to receive reinforcements from the official army.

Reinforcements? Where did the officers and soldiers come from?

When Zhu Dadian heard this, he hurriedly put on his clothes, buttoned his shirt as he walked, and said, "Wake up the other generals, hurry up and take a look!" ”

The guards hurriedly answered the order.

When I came to the city, the sky was already slightly bright, and a dawn appeared in the sky in the distance, which made people feel warm in this cold winter morning.

I saw that on the battlefield that stretched for miles under the city, thousands of elite officers and soldiers were fighting fiercely with Kong Youde's rebels, although Kong Youde had tens of thousands of troops, he was still overwhelmed by the officers and soldiers, and began to show signs of decline.

Zhu Dadian couldn't help but be overjoyed, and clapped his palms happily and said, "Okay!" God help me! The imperial army is coming to help! Send the order down, and immediately prepare to go out of the city to receive reinforcements! ”

When Ding Kui, the general of Zhucheng, heard this, he hurriedly responded: "Obey the order!" ”

After saying that, he was about to gather the soldiers out of the city, but Zhu Dadian stopped him again: "Wait! This official army outside the city is so brave, can you know which soldier and horse it is? Mo is not the Liao army of Zu Dacheng Zu's general army? ”

In addition, Zhu Dadian really couldn't think of any other soldiers and horses nearby, brave and good at fighting, and came so fast. Almost all the elite of the Lu army are gathered in Zhucheng, and the combat strength of the guards in other places is rotten, not to mention taking the initiative to attack the rebels, even if they encounter it halfway, they are afraid that they will also flee in the wilderness. Therefore, in addition to the Liao army of Zu Dacheng in Denglai, Zhu Dadian really didn't know which army else to come to help.

Ding Kui shook his head and said, "Lord Futai, their flag has a Cao character written on it, could it be the soldiers and horses of Cao Wenzhao, the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan?" ”

"Cao Wenzhao?" Zhu Dadian was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, Cao Wenzhao is famous for being able to fight well, and some people even praise him as the first good general of the dynasty, it seems that what he said is true.

However, Cao Wenzhao was far away in Shanhaiguan, how could he suddenly run to Zhucheng in Shandong?

However, now is not the time to think about this, Zhu Dadian quickly waved his hand and asked Ding Kui to gather soldiers and horses, preparing to go out of the city to receive reinforcements.

Zhu Dadian ordered left and right: "Order: Order Liu Liangzuo, Ke Fan, Song Qingyu and others to lead their troops out of the city with Ding Kui to receive reinforcements!" ”

Soon, Liu Liangzuo and others gathered their soldiers and horses and lined up on the street behind the city gate, ready to go out of the city to respond.

Liu Liangzuo, the word Mingfu, Shanxi Datong Zuowei, because he often rides a variegated horse, known as the flower horse Liu.

Liu Liangzuo practiced martial arts in his early years, and when he was a teenager, he joined the military camp and fought bravely, but Liu Liangzuo was a deep man and greedy for money, so most of the generals in the army were unwilling to have a deep friendship with him. Especially after his younger brother Liu Liangchen followed Zu Dashou to surrender to the Tartars in Dalinghe City and was killed by Mo Li, his comrades' attitude towards him was inevitably more contemptuous.

Liu Liangzuo was not welcomed in the army, but he was not affected by his younger brother, and now he is still a general in Jinan. For this reason, Liu Liangzuo secretly made up his mind that he must show outstanding talent and make meritorious achievements in this counterinsurgency operation in order to prove himself.

Zhu Dadian knew that this battle was very crucial, if he couldn't wipe out the rebels or defeat them under the city in one fell swoop, he was afraid that he would not be able to defend the city at that time.

Zhu Dadian walked up to the generals and said loudly: "Generals! All soldiers! This battle is important for us! It will decide not only our life and death, but also the life and death of the people and elders of the whole city! Therefore, there is no enemy in this battle, and I am invincible! ”

"There is no enemy and no self! I'm invincible! The soldiers shouted.

"Brethren, fear not, for our reinforcements are fighting the rebels just outside the city! Reinforcements are coming! We're not alone anymore! Fight the enemy! Kill! Zhu Dadian said, turned on his horse, pulled out his sword, pointed at the outside of the city and shouted: "Brothers! Everyone go out with Ben Fu! ”

The gates of Zhucheng slowly opened, and Zhu Dadian led Liu Liangzuo, Ding Kui, Ke Fan, Song Qingyu and other generals and 5,000 soldiers to kill them......