"Someone. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Hao Shaoqi shouted, smashed the wine bowl in his hand, and more than 100 archers rushed into the hula outside the tent.

"Someone." Gao Chen drew his handcuff and fired a shot into the sky, and the tent behind him was quickly cut a few times, and dozens of Yulin Army soldiers rushed in with rifles.

Xu Lang gently pulled the little girl beside him behind him: "Liu Zongmin, do you think you can keep me?" ”

Outside the tent, two fireworks bombs shot into the sky.

"Fire!" Six six-pounder guns of the artillery company fired.

"Cavalry sortie." Several hundred horses of two cavalry battalions rushed out, and Cossack scimitars glistened in the moonlight.

"Shoot the arrows." Liu Zongmin shouted and quickly hid behind the table.

"Fire!" Gao Chen ordered on the one hand, and covered Xu Lang to withdraw from the tent on the other.

"Gao Chen, blow it up." Xu Lang knew that he couldn't talk to Liu Zongmin anymore.

"Throw the canister of oil." More than a dozen ignited canisters were thrown into the tent, and then with a loud bang, the gunpowder in the dark compartment of the wooden box brought by Xu Lang exploded.

"Hao Shaoqi." Liu Zongmin got out from behind the table, "Don't let them run." ”

"Come on, kill me." Hao Shaoqi got up from the ground, picked up a big knife and rushed out of the tent.

The entire camp of the peasant army was full of shouting and neighing, and there was a sound of killing.

"Sir, get on your horse." Gao Chen took Xu Lang's war horse, "The subordinates escorted the chief to rush out." ”

"No need to rush out." Xu Lang listened to the sound of horses' hooves from far and near, "Organize defense, our cavalry has arrived." ”

"Kill the Rogues." The commander of the 1st cavalry battalion rushed to the first with a Cossack scimitar in his hand.

"Kill." Hao Shaoqi also turned on his horse and greeted him with a cavalry waving a big banner.

The two groups of cavalry collided together, and shouts and wails of killing suddenly erupted.

"Report sir." The commander of the first battalion of cavalry came to Xu Lang and turned over and dismounted, "Sergeant Deng is leading the infantry to rush over." ”

"Catch Liu Zongmin and Hao Shaoqi, don't let them run away." Xu Lang commanded hatefully.

"Subordinates obey." After answering the cavalry battalion commander, he said to Gao Chen, "Chief Lin orders to absolutely protect the safety of Chief of Staff Xu." ”

"Don't worry." Gao Chen replied, "With me here, no one can move a single hair of Chief of Staff Xu." ”

The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the entire camp of the peasant army was blazing, and the two troops were mixed together, and no one could tell which direction the enemy was in.

A row of firearms burst into the sky, and Deng Zhongjun arrived with 2 battalions of infantry: "Report to the commander, the infantry can't enter the battle, it's all disrupted." ”

"Deng Zhongjun, defend the formation, send out the rallying number, and let the cavalry withdraw from the battle." Xu Lang ordered, "You can't fight at all, don't hurt your own people by mistake." ”

The rallying horn sounded, and hundreds of cavalry of the Yulin Army slowly gathered together and slowly withdrew in the direction of the infantry.

Hao Shaoqi wiped the sweat from his face, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Yulin Army made him a little dumbfounded, especially their handguns, although the range was not far, they could shoot out with one shot, and the fan-shaped scattered bullets could knock down several enemies at the same time.

Hao Shaoqi gathered his cavalry together and came to Liu Zongmin: "Brother Liu, let them run away." ”

Liu Zongmin clearly saw the entire battle process, and now he finally understood why Gao Yingxiang ordered to salute first and then soldier, the combat effectiveness of this army is probably the strongest in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Wave the flag, gather people, and let's go to Xi'an to find King Chuang immediately."

"Just let them go?" Hao Shaoqi asked.

"Do you think we have a chance of winning?" Liu Zongmin shook his head to himself, "You can't consume the elite here, let's leave immediately." ”

Deng Zhongjun ran in front of Xu Lang: "Sir, the rogues have withdrawn, can you chase them?" ”

"You don't have to chase it." Xu Lang ordered, "Send scouts to see which direction they are retreating, clear the camp tents, and treat the wounded." ”

Xu Lang and Gao Chen re-entered Liu Zongmin's big tent, which was in shambles, and several people who were not dead were constantly wailing on the ground.

"Gao Chen, find someone to clean up this place and treat the injured." Xu Lang suddenly remembered that the little girl in the Ming Dynasty had been following him, so he commanded, "Gather all the women together and place them properly." ”

"Yes, sir." Gao Chen agreed and said to the little girl, "Girl, please come with me." ”

After more than half an hour, the tent was cleaned up, and Lin Zhaolong and Gu Yunkun also rushed over.

"How's it going, are you alright?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "What about Liu Zongmin?" ”

"Ran away." Xu Lang replied simply, "Zhaolong, Lao Gu, I'm afraid we can't go to Yan'an." ”

"Why?" Lin Zhaolong and Gu Yunkun were both very strange about Xu Lang's words.

"Ugh." Xu Lang sighed, "This time I have completely turned my face with Gao Yingxiang, I guess Liu Zongmin went to Xi'an to find Gao Yingxiang." If Liu Zongmin and Hao Shaoqi exaggerate our firearms, then Gao Yingxiang will definitely think of us after he can't defeat Xi'an, and they are likely to use tens of thousands of horses to snatch our artillery, and we still have so many refugees with us. ”

"What then?" Lin Zhaolong felt that Xu Lang's analysis made some sense, "Where can we go if we don't go to Yan'an, and what if we don't go to Yan'an, what will happen to the oil?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet." Xu Lang shouted, "Staff Officer Gao, bring the map." ”

Gao Chen spread the map on the ground, and several people squatted down to stare at the hand-drawn map of the north.

"Gao Chen, do you have any ideas?" Xu Lang asked.

"Sir." Gao Chen pondered for a while, "If according to the chief's analysis, we can't go to Yan'an Mansion, then the opinions of our subordinates, let's go to Yansui Town." ”

"Tell me why?" Xu Lang secretly appreciated in his heart, "I really have some brains, it's similar to what I thought." ”

"Chiefs." Gao Chen pointed to the map and said, "Now we are less than 300 miles away from Yansui Town, even if we take these refugees, we can get there in six or seven days, and the rogues will not be able to catch up with us." Moreover, Yansui Town originally had to guard against the Mongol Tartars, so the military fort was built very strongly, and there were many garrisons, so the Liukou should not go there. ”

"But the senior staff officer." Xu Lang pointed to a point on the map and asked, "Don't forget, Mizhi County is very close to Yansui Town, which is the hometown of Liukou Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin. Besides, if we take these refugees to Yansui Town, what will we say to the local garrison? ”

"This." Gao Chen hesitated, "My subordinates haven't thought about it yet." ”

"Senior staff officer, good idea." Xu Lang nodded, "I agree with this idea, let's withdraw our troops in the direction of Yansui Town." ”

"No, we're not going anywhere." Lin Zhaolong suddenly interrupted Xu Lang's words, "Let's go to Yanchang County." ”

"Zhaolong, why do you say that?"

"Ladies and gentlemen." Lin Zhaolong looked up at a few people, "As for whether Liu Zongmin went to report to Gao Yingxiang, let's not worry about this for now." But now that Lord Hong Chengchou is fighting fiercely with the Liukou, I think even if the Liukou want to retreat from Xi'an, it is unlikely that they will stay in Shaanxi anymore, because Shaanxi is now all Ming troops. Let's go to Yanchang County and directly occupy the county seat, if the Liukou really want to rush us, we can notify the Ming army to carry out a counter-encirclement. ”

"But can the Ming army listen to us?" Gu Yunkun asked, "Lord Hong Chengchou may not be able to come to our rescue. ”

"Even if Hong Chengchou doesn't come, there will definitely be someone who will come." Xu Lang said, "I know what Zhaolong thinks. ”

"What do you know?" Gu Yunkun didn't understand.

"Old Gu." Xu Lang explained, "Lord Lu Xiangsheng is now the prime minister of the military affairs of Jiangbei, Henan, Shandong, Huguang and Sichuan, and is also the governor of Huguang, and has increased the management of military affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi. According to our news, Lord Lu has already led the army to Shaanxi, and we can ask him for help. ”

In fact, Xu Lang knew in his heart that in the original history, Lu Xiangsheng's return to Shaanxi should be after August, but Xu Lang felt that if he sent someone to report to Lu Xiangsheng, he should be able to come in advance.

"Well, do you have any questions?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "If there is no problem, we will march towards Yanchang County as originally planned." ”

Gu Yunkun thought about it and agreed, because he couldn't explore oil without going to Yanchang County, and his main task this time was oil.

Although Gao Chen felt that Lin Zhaolong's idea was a little inappropriate, the chief of the general staff agreed with it, and he stopped talking.

"Pass the order." Lin Zhaolong stood up, "Early tomorrow morning, march towards Yanchang County." ”

Everyone went separately to prepare, and only Xu Lang and Lin Zhaolong were left in the big tent.

"Zhaolong." Xu Lang asked, "Although I agree with your approach, I always feel a little risky, we don't have an order from the military department this time, will there be any problems if we directly occupy Yanchang County?" ”

"I can't care so much now." Lin Zhaolong said, "If we retreat in the direction of Yansui, then the purpose of this visit will not be achieved, and we can't afford to wait." ”

"I know, but Zhaolong, I have a question I want to agree with you."

"Say it." Lin Zhaolong looked at Xu Lang, "It's just the three of us here, don't worry about the family's thoughts first, let's deal with it cheaply." ”

"Hehe, I don't know if you'll agree." Xu Lang said with a smile, "The family has never been able to make a resolution on Li Zicheng's problem, but I have my own ideas now, and I must destroy them." First, we have already turned against Liu Zongmin, and second, they are really murderous. ”

"Xu Lang, I know." Lin Zhaolong looked up at the sky, "The last time I withdrew to Yulin Bay, I also saw what they did, and now I agree more and more with what you said, they only destroy, not build." ”

"But I'm worried about my family."

"It's okay." Lin Zhaolong patted his chest, "I'm the head of the regiment, I'll decide." ”

Early the next morning, the 1st Independent Regiment marched towards Yanchang County with refugees and wounded.

The march was much slower, and refugees continued to join them along the way. With this team, you can have something to eat, and no one cares whose team it is, in this case, having enough to eat is more important than anything else. By the time the team arrived near Yanchang County, the number of refugees was almost 3,000.

The independent regiment stopped at a distance of 5 miles from Yanchang County, and Lin Zhaolong sent scouts to find a relatively flat place and set up camp.

The scouts sent out soon returned, and the population of the entire Yanchang County was only a few thousand, and the entire county had nothing to eat. After several years of severe drought, this year there has been no rain, and the rice is sold for eight yuan, and ordinary people can only rely on fluffy grass, tree bark, and green leaves and stones to satisfy their hunger.

Lin Zhaolong, Xu Lang, and Gu Yunkun gathered together with sad faces.

"What should we do, can we enter the city or not?" Gu Yunkun asked.

"Xu Lang, what do you say?" Lin Zhaolong didn't answer, "There may be nothing to eat in Yanchang County now, we will bring 3,000 refugees now, if we go in, we will have to take in tens of thousands of refugees alone." ”

"Don't push me, let me think." Xu Lang took out a cigarette and lit it, and took a hard puff, "We came to find oil, how did we make it a refugee shelter now." ”

Lin Zhaolong also took out a cigarette and handed it another to Gu Yunkun.

"I don't smoke." Gu Yunkun waved his hand.

"Let's smoke the roots." Lin Zhaolong said with a smile, "Smoke a cigarette to activate your brain and come up with an idea." ”

"Let's go into town." Xu Lang threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it fiercely, "No matter what, if you go to the city, there will always be a way." If we don't go into the city, we won't be able to cope with it if Gao Yingxiang and them come. ”