In November, the sky was overcast, the north wind was howling, the drizzle was continuous, and the mountains and forests of Runan were shrouded in cold fog and gray.

In the mountains and forests in the distance, a few crows chirped from time to time, making the land and mountains on both sides of the official road look particularly desolate.

At the eastern foot of Chaya Mountain and Langshan Mountain, Rushui meanders to the south, and an army of more than 1,000 people is rushing south along the slightly muddy official road next to the river.

This group of men and horses, all wearing hats and robes, under the banner of the official army, completely ignored the biting cold wind and the cold drizzle, and quickly headed towards Runing.

This is exactly what Gao Yihuan took with more than 1,500 subordinates, preparing to attack Runing City.

Although Zuo Liangyu fled to Nanyang by the official road connecting Wuyang County, in order to prevent the news from leaking, Gao Yihuan still accelerated his advance to the south.

He passed through Xiping County and Shangcai County along the way, and the army went directly around the city, and the squires in the county regarded them as official soldiers.

Runan is located in the southern area of Yuzhou, north is Kaifeng Prefecture, close to Xuchang area, west is Nanyang Basin, south is Huguang, east is South Zhili, is located at the junction of the three provinces, is a strategic place to radiate the Quartet.

It and Nanyang in the west are the barrier of Huguang, and it is the key point of contention between the north and the south. The four sons of Chengzu Zhu Di were sealed in Runing Mansion, called Chongwang, and have been passed down to the eleventh generation.

Nanyang has the Tang Domain, Runing has the Chong Domain, both of which are pro-domains of the Ming Dynasty, and the fall of the pro-domain must be a big crime. When King Fu of Luoyang was killed, the imperial court dealt with a large number of officials.

Originally, the terrain of Nanyang and Runing was convenient for defense, and the official army arranged a lot of men and horses here in order to intercept Li Zicheng's southern channeling to Huguang, but the imperial court needed people and horses to relieve the siege of Kaifeng, Ding Qirui was urged to go north, and lost 30,000 people in Zhuxian Town, so he consumed most of the officers and troops of Nanyang and Runing.

After the first battle of Zhuxian Town, the official army in the south of Yuzhou and the north of Huguang Ding Qirui's department basically collapsed, and this time Zuo Liangyu was defeated again, and Hu Dawei was also captured, which led to the very empty army of Runing, leaving only some old and weak and disabled, as well as the brave help of the townships.

This gave Gao Yihuan a chance to seize Runing, but after all, Runing is a city and a pro-domain, so it is naturally impossible to take over the hard work of thousands of people, and once the young people in the city are mobilized, even if Gao Yihuan, Liu Heizi and Zhao Yingyuan may not be able to defeat it, so the second brother Gao has only one way to outwit.

After three days of marching, Gao Yihuan led more than 1,500 men to a town twenty miles north of Runing, and the terrain was flattened.

The drizzle in the sky finally stopped, and Gao Yihuan let the army enter the town and rest on the spot.

At this time, the squires in the town were terrified when they saw an army of officers entering the town, and the villagers closed the doors of their houses one by one, and prepared for the officers and soldiers to break into the door in panic.

After all, there was no difference between the officers and soldiers of this era and the bandits, so frightened that they trembled and thought that they were going to be plagued, but this group of officers and soldiers who entered the town, after coming in, rested in the threshing floor of the town, fetched water from the well, and ate and drank dry food, but they did not even knock on the door of the people.

In this way, if the squire and the people in the town are not happy, if they don't come to grab some money, they should also come to blackmail some money and food, why should they drink cold water?

It is normal for the officials and soldiers to fight thieves, to be born and die, to ask you for some food, to take some money from you. Now that no one has come to pick it up, the squires and the common people are a little uncomfortable.

At that moment, the squire of the town slaughtered a few pigs, steamed steamed buns, and sent them to the threshing floor with their hands in their hands.

"General, this is the pavilion chief in the town!" Zhao Zhuzi led an old man over.

Gao Yihuan immediately smiled and said: "The old squire prepares food for the soldiers, Gao is grateful!" ”

The old man was a little puzzled in his heart, when did Ru Ning come to a general surnamed Gao, but he was still busy saying: "The general leads the troops in a good way, restricts the subordinates, and the old man should reward the army." ”

Gao Yihuan shook his head, suddenly waved his hand, and the guards behind him handed him a note, and then he handed it to the old man with a smile, and said: "The old squire's mind is the general, but he can't eat the people's things in vain, this is an IOU, and the things will be borrowed from you, and you put him away." ”

"The general can't help it!" The old squire waved his hand again and again when he heard this, but his legs were weak, and he almost sat on the ground, but fortunately he was pulled up by Zhao Zhuzi next to him.

What's going on, it's so difficult that the officials and soldiers can't look down on this hot meal, and there are other plans, the old man has lived a handful of years, and he has never seen this kind of routine.

Zhao Zhuzi straightened him and glared at him, "What's the matter!" The general told you to put it away, and you put it away! ”

"Pillars!" Gao Yihuan complained to Zhao Zhuzi, with a fatherly smile on his face, looked at the old man and said, "Don't be rude to the old squire, you send the old squire back." ”

As soon as the squire returned home, he closed the door of the house, but until the army left the town, no official army came to the door, so that the old man looked at the IOU and was secretly surprised, and he couldn't figure out what the general surnamed Gao was doing.

More than 1,500 soldiers, after eating, rested on the ground, and the second brother called Gao Yitong to discuss the matter of seeking Hedong.

Yi Yi said that there were only more than 500 soldiers in the city, and most of them were disabled people who fled to Runing after the Battle of Zhuxian Town. From this point of view, we have a great advantage in terms of troops, but there are many young and strong people in the city, and if we are organized to defend the city, we will definitely not be able to attack it. The second brother Gao used a small wooden stick to mark out Runing City according to Gao Yiyan's description, and then continued: "In addition, we must also pay attention to one point, Runing is in the city, and there is a palace in him, and there are nearly 1,000 guards and servants in Chongwang's mansion. If these men defend the city together with the officers and soldiers in the city, then there will be more men and horses in the city than we are. ”

Several generals around him were silent, the second brother actually had an idea in his heart, but he glanced at everyone, and saw that Jin Xiangang was thoughtful, so he said, "Xiangang tell me what you think." ”

Jin Xiangang was the first batch of officers and soldiers to be incorporated by the second brother Gao, and he was more capable of it, so he was promoted to deputy lieutenant by the second brother Gao, and he didn't know if he was lonely or changed his mind, not only did he want to be a mercenary, he wanted to gain more trust from Gao Yihuan, and he actually took the widow of Gaojia Village to show his loyalty, and his move did make Gao Yihuan trust him more.

Jin Xian just hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "I feel that if I want to fight Runing, the key is to be fast, not to let the people in the city react, it is best to seize the outer city first, control more than 500 officials and soldiers, and then block the royal city, trap the people in front of you, and break them all." In this way, as long as the speed is fast, there will be no time to recruit young people in the city, and the guards of the palace will not be able to merge with the officials and soldiers in the city. ”

The second brother nodded happily and said, "Yes, I also have this idea." We can't let the guards of the royal city rush out to join the officials and troops in the city, nor can we let the officials and troops in the city retreat into the royal city. ”

Saying this, Gao Yihuan looked at Gao Yiyan, who was a little distracted, and said in a deep voice: "Yiyi, when you deceive the city gate in front, we will rush in." Do you understand that this step of yours is related to the success or failure of my entire plan?"

Gao Yihuan saw that Gao Yiyi nodded, and probably listened, so he turned his head and ordered the general: "As soon as the city gate is opened, Zhao Zhuzi will take 500 people to the military camp directly, Jin Xiangang, you will take 600 people to block the Chongwang Mansion, and I will lead 400 people to control them, and then support you at any time."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan threw away the wooden pole, stood up, and suddenly shouted: "Do you understand?"

(Thank you for the 500 tip of the good night, thank you for your support, ask for a monthly pass, subscription, recommendation.) ）8)