Fu Zonglong followed the trail of the Heavenly Mandate Army and chased all the way to the south, Yang Wenyue was worried that he was not enough manpower, and Fu Zonglong robbed him of his military merits, so he ordered Hu Dawei to rush over with 10,000 soldiers.

The Mandate of Heaven fled all the way south, and at the beginning, the left camp tent was still very neatly packed, but Yang Wenyue found that the residue in the camp tent was more and more and more messy, and even the helmet was discarded.

The Manifest Destiny Army is clearly on the run!

Yang Wenyue was secretly happy, Li Zicheng could pretend at first, but now I'm afraid he can't pretend.

But Fu Zonglong was a little worried, and then went south, it was the Dabie Mountain at the junction of Henan, Huguang, and Nanzhili, and the Dabie Mountain was majestic, and there were many remaining veins, and once the Heavenly Mandate Army hid in the Dabie Mountain area, it would be difficult for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress it.

With Li Zicheng's cunning, it is very likely that he will converge with the Liukou of the Fifth Battalion of Zuo Ge in the area of Yingshan and Huoshan.

No wonder the Mandate of Heaven fled south!

Fu Zonglong quickened the pace of the march, and at the same time secretly ordered He Renlong to lead 10,000 troops, double the road, cut through the southwest direction, and block Li Zicheng's inevitable route.

He Renlong caught up with the pace of the Heavenly Mandate Army in Zhenyang County, but he was small in number and did not dare to attack the Heavenly Mandate Army, but deliberately arranged suspicious troops in the southwest direction to block Li Zicheng's southward movement and drag down the pace of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Li Zicheng was taken aback, and knew that he could not escape, so he changed direction and turned eastward, in a vain attempt to get rid of the pursuit of the Ming army.

Fu Zonglong immediately changed his course and headed to the southeast, taking a shortcut to chase the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The Ming army caught up with the Heavenly Mandate Army again in Xincai County, and Li Guoqi's troops had already caught up with the rear army of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the main force was only twenty miles apart.

But Li Zicheng was extremely cunning, and did not enter Xincai City, but circled around the city wall for most of the time, and suddenly turned to the north.

From Xincai City to the north, it is necessary to cross the flood, Fu Zonglong followed all the way, and the traces of the Heavenly Mandate Army were found again on the south bank of the flood, and the rangers continued to transmit the message of the Tianming Army.

"My lord, the Mandate of Heaven is crossing the river!"

"My lord, the Mandate of Heaven has already crossed most of ......"

"My lord, the Mandate of Heaven is about to cross the flood when it is very open!"

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Fu Zonglong was already impatient, taking advantage of the Heavenly Mandate Army to cross the river, it happened to be able to cross halfway, and it was good to cut off the tail of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

But Yang Wenyue was opposed, "My lord, the sergeants have been chasing for days, they are already very tired, even if they catch up, they are powerless to fight, it is better to let them rest for half a day, and we will cross the river tomorrow!" ”

Fu Zonglong was displeased, and finally stopped the opportunity, "This time I let go of the Heavenly Mandate Army, where can I find such a good opportunity next time?" ”

"What is in a cage, can you escape?" Yang Wenyue said with a smile: "If you survive the flood, you must flee to Xiangcheng, the north is the territory of the imperial court, as long as there are obstacles along the way, can the Heavenly Mandate Army escape far?" After a pause, he said: "We are tired, is the Heavenly Mandate Army immortals?" Even if there is no obstacle from the prefectures and counties, they can't run! ”

Fu Zonglong was unwilling, but looking at the soldiers who had already spread out on the ground, he really couldn't issue the military discipline of "pursuit", and said with a long sigh: "Then tomorrow, we will cross the river early tomorrow morning." ”

In order to speed up the crossing of the river, Fu Zonglong asked the craftsmen in the army to prepare the materials for building the pontoon bridge overnight, and before dawn, the pontoon bridge must be doubled over the flood to facilitate the rapid passage of the army.

Fu Zonglong knew in his heart that although Kaifeng and Guide were in the north, his food was running out and he could not consume it with the Mandate of Heaven Army.

In the early morning of 6 September, the autumn weather was crisp, and it was the season of marching and fighting.

The camp of the Ming army was agitated early in the morning, and the sergeants were busy crossing the river after breakfast, but fortunately there were already eight pontoon bridges on the flood, and the speed of crossing the river was extremely fast.

The soldiers who had crossed the flood in advance quickly assembled on the north bank, He Renlong and Li Guoqi led 10,000 Shaanxi soldiers, and Hu Dawei led 10,000 Baoding soldiers.

Fu Zonglong and Yang Wenyue each commanded 10,000 soldiers as the Chinese army, and then they also crossed the flood and followed behind the front army.

Along the way, he kept encountering stragglers and deserters of the Heavenly Mandate Army, He Renlong didn't have the heart to chase these small fish and shrimp, as long as they didn't harass the officers and soldiers, they didn't bother to pay attention to him, his target was the main force of tens of thousands of Heavenly Mandate Army, as well as Li Zicheng, the chief governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

If Li Zicheng can be caught, he will have more military merits than defeating tens of thousands of Heavenly Mandate Army, I don't know if he can be knighted......

He Renlong told the soldiers that the Mandate of Heaven Army was in front, and as long as Li Zicheng, the head of the Liukou, was captured, the imperial court would definitely reward him with at least ten taels of silver per person, and those who were officials would be promoted to three levels!

These are all empty checks, in case the imperial court does not have enough rewards, He Renlong has already thought about it, it is a matter of the imperial court, no wonder General Ben.

The soldiers also knew that Li Zicheng was an important criminal of the imperial court, and if he had the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, the imperial court should have a silver reward, and maybe he could really get it this time.

Under the instigation of He Renlong, Hu Dawei, and Li Guoqi, the Ming army ran for nearly 40 miles in one breath as if they had been beaten with duck blood.

When I arrived at Mengjiazhuang, I was already sleepy and tired, but I could only see the rear team of the Heavenly Mandate Army from afar, and the number was not large, and it seemed that there were only a thousand people.

This team of the Mandate of Heaven recalls the stragglers as they walk, so the marching speed is not fast.

He Renlong wanted this Heavenly Mandate Army to be annihilated, and then asked about the whereabouts of the main force of the Heavenly Mandate Army, but the Ming soldiers were too tired, he had just stopped his pace, and before he was ordered to rest, the soldiers were already lying on the ground one by one, falling asleep.

The pursuit was too fierce just now, the soldiers just held their breath and pursued for forty miles, but they had not yet seen the shadow of the main force of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the breath of the soldiers had already declined, and when they had the opportunity to rest, they were no longer able to move forward.

He Renlong didn't believe it, the Heavenly Mandate Army also walked on two legs, it was impossible to run too fast, as long as he worked harder, he would definitely be able to catch up before dark.

Seeing that most of the Baoding soldiers were lying on the ground, Hu Dawei couldn't help but have a gloomy face, eager to chop these soft-footed shrimp with a knife, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "General He, look ......."

"Let's let the brothers rest first," He Renlong and Hu Dawei were both commanders, but he was a little older, so he regarded himself as a commander, and the soldiers were exhausted, "The two governors will come over soon, and the governors will make a decision." ”

He knew in his heart that even if he caught up with the Mandate of Heaven Army, the soldiers didn't have much combat effectiveness!

He Renlong and Hu Dawei respectively gave orders to their respective soldiers, asking them to rest for a while, and the soldiers got the military order, and their spirits relaxed, and they were already lying together, people piled up, people stacked people.

The three main generals also jumped off their horses and found a mountain rock to sit on, but they were relatively silent, and after chasing for so long, they found nothing, so they had to think about their own thoughts......

Soon after, the rear of the Ming army rushed to Mengjiazhuang, He Renlong and others came to visit, Fu Zonglong saw that the front army was stagnant, and couldn't help but say angrily: "What's the matter? Why not keep the pursuit? ”

He Renlong hurriedly stepped forward and said: "My lord, it's noon now, and even the war horses are tired, let's camp and rest today, and chase after it tomorrow, anyway, Li Zicheng can't run away!" ”

Hu Dawei and Li Guoqi also said: "My lord, the brothers have been running for most of the day, and they are really tired!" ”

Fu Zonglong was worried about the long nights and dreams, but when he saw the soldiers lying on the ground, not only did he not need knives and guns, but also his armor, he not only frowned, glanced at Yang Wenyue, and said: "Rest today, let the brothers take off their armor, tomorrow the fourth watch will make food, and the fifth watch will set off, there must be no mistake!" ”

Hu Dawei and Li Guoqi hurriedly said: "Yes, my lord!" ”

He Renlong whispered: "The beast in the cage, Li Zicheng can't run away......"

Fu Zonglong put his hands behind his back, thinking about something, when he heard this, he glared at him fiercely, and said: "Li Zicheng is very cunning, before catching Li Zicheng, you must not be careless!" ”

He Renlong lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again.

Fu Zonglong saw that most of the soldiers were already asleep, and knew that the march was hard for days, and he couldn't bear to wake them up, so he personally picked up some of the soldiers who had not yet rested, and began to set up the camp tent, the camp tent of the Hu Dawei Department was in the northernmost part, then He Renlong, Li Guoqi's department, and the last was Fu Zonglong's and Yang Wenyue's big tent.

Because it was to pursue the Mandate of Heaven with all its might, and only stayed for one night, the Ming army was not worried about being attacked, the camp was very simple, not only the outer base horse provinces, but the soldiers were too lazy to cut down trees and set up fences, only some simple tents, like nomadic tribes.

The firefighters began to make fires and cook, but most of the soldiers had no interest in the food, they just wanted to sleep soundly, and the tent had not yet been built, and the camp was already snoring.

Fu Zonglong originally wanted his soldiers to explore the surrounding terrain, but when he saw that the soldiers were really tired, he couldn't help it. Let the soldiers rest for half a day, and send more rangers before dark.

The Mandate of Heaven Army has always been afraid that it will be exhausted, and it will not be able to turn back at this time?

The snoring of the soldiers seemed to be contagious, and Fu Zonglong felt sleepy for a while, so he leaned on the marching bed that had just been erected, and fell asleep unconsciously.

In the northwest direction of Mengjiazhuang, less than three miles, there is a mountain forest, with a radius of no more than ten miles.

The small mountain forest lacks towering trees, but there are many thick trees at the mouth of the bowl, and the weeds and thorns are overgrown, although it is September, but the mountain is green.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, the people in the vicinity often go to the mountains to hunt some small prey, badgers, pheasants, hares, birds, etc., which can not only kill time, but also subsidize some meat.

Approaching the direction of the village, there were many paths leading to the ridge, and there were men and women who had nothing to do, avoiding their respective fathers and mothers, and went up the mountain to play.

But today, the mountains are unusually quiet, not only are the people not approaching, but even the birds and birds are not coming to cry.

Li Zicheng was in the open space of the ridge, looking at both ends of the village road through the binoculars, but he was measuring the time in his heart, Li Ji seemed a little excited, "Governor Dadu, the front of the Ming army has stayed for a while, and the rear army has arrived, it should be set up camp!" ”

Li Zicheng continued to observe the situation of the Ming army, but the mountains were lush with branches and leaves, and he couldn't see the camp of the Ming army at all, he put down the binoculars and said lightly: "It's just a distance of three miles, since the Ming army has set up camp, why didn't they send people to explore the surrounding terrain?" ”

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