Sun Chuanting surrounded Luoyang and attacked for two days in a row, and even transferred the artillery of the train battalion, but Luoyang City was as stable as a rock.

At this time, the rangers sent out a message that Li Zicheng personally led the main force of the Heavenly Mandate Army to rush to Runing Mansion via Xinyang Prefecture.

Sun Chuanting is in a dilemma, taking Luoyang, you can open up the back road, and the grain road will be unblocked, but Luoyang is a strong city, and the Mandate of Heaven army stationed in the city has reached tens of thousands, and it is difficult to break the city in a hurry.

If Luoyang is left behind, once the officers and soldiers go south, the Mandate of Heaven army in Luoyang City may cut off the grain route at any time.

Since leaving Tongguan in the east and entering Henan, Sun Chuanting has understood Li Zicheng's intentions: although the prefectures and counties along the way have fallen from the wind, there is basically no food in the cities, and the grain is concentrated in Luoyang City, if Luoyang cannot be taken, the 100,000 army will not only be unable to get supplies from Henan, but the grain transported from Shaanxi will also be under the threat of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

What to do?

Sun Chuanting was so anxious that he turned every day, but Luoyang City was like a moat in front of the officers and soldiers, and he couldn't eat it, and he couldn't avoid it!

Gao Jie saw that Sun Chuanting was worried, so he comforted: "Master Inspector, the Heavenly Mandate Army left a lonely city in Luoyang, although it hinders the food route of the officers and soldiers, but it also divides the strength of the Heavenly Mandate Army, according to the subordinates, it may not be a bad thing......

"What does General Gao think?" Sun Chuanting had great trust in Gao Jie, and originally wanted to build elite cavalry for Gao Jie's department, but unfortunately in the Battle of Persimmon Garden last year, the officers and soldiers lost a large number of war horses, and this plan was forced to be canceled, "Although the tens of thousands of troops of the Mandate of Heaven Army were divided, Luoyang was the throat of the east after all, and the grain transported by the officers and soldiers # must pass through Luoyang!" ”

"Lord Inspector, the Mandate of Heaven Army only relies on the fortified city of Luoyang, and its actual combat effectiveness may not be stronger than that of the officers and soldiers," Gao Jie said: "If we leave an army at Longmen Pass south of Luoyang and Dagu Pass east of Luoyang, we can guard the grain road!" ”

"The two armies are each other's horns......"

Sun Chuanting understood that the army had just entered Luoyang and began to divide the troops, and it was also to guard the grain road, which was really a taboo for soldiers.

However, apart from leaving the army at Longmen Pass and Dagu Pass to guard the grain road, what else can be done?

Gao Jie's suggestion may not be the safest method, but it is the most effective method, is it 100,000 officers and soldiers blocked in Luoyang and cannot retreat?

Sun Chuanting knew that there were only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers in Luoyang City, not the main elite of the Heavenly Mandate Army, so he left 10,000 soldiers from Wang Ding to guard Longmen Pass, and 10,000 soldiers from Guan Fumin to guard Dagu Pass.

Wang Ding, Guanfu Min, with 20,000 regular soldiers, can respond to each other, and have the benefits of the pass, as long as they do not take a nap, the Mandate of Heaven army in the city will not dare to go out of the city.

Sun Chuanting gave Wang Ding and Guan Fumin a death order, and they must defend the grain road, but he was still not at ease, and forced the two to make a military order, if the grain road is destroyed, the two must come to see each other!

It happened that Chen Yongfu's 5,000 soldiers rushed to Luoyang, Sun Chuanting adjusted the army, Niu Chenghu was still the vanguard, and the casualties of 5,000 were made up by Gao Jie's department to ensure the scale of 10,000 soldiers in the forward army.

Gao Jie's department allocated 5,000 soldiers to Chen Yongfu as backup, so that only 30,000 soldiers were left in the Gao Jie Department of the Chinese army, while Bai Guangen's train battalion still maintained 30,000 soldiers.

Sun Chuanting personally led the army along the official road all the way south, to Ruzhou, and it was an empty city, there was no city defense in the city, Zhizhou Chen Kexin went out of the city to greet him, and was scolded by Sun Chuanting, educating him to "be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, protect the land and the people".

Chen Kexin was submissive, saying that everything was based on the head of the Supervisor, but when it came to food supply, Chen Kexin suddenly cried, "Inspector, the Mandate of Heaven Army implements the three-light policy, except for Luoyang, it is Kaifeng, and there is only three or five days of food!" ”

Sun Chuanting scolded Chen Kexin again, blaming him for not collecting taxes for the Mandate of Heaven Army, and if there is a next time, he will not be spared.

Gao Jie didn't believe that there was no grain in Ruzhou City, so he sent people to the state treasury to find out, but there was indeed no grain, and it was estimated that the grain was hidden in the homes of grain merchants and large households, so he would send troops into the city to search.

Sun Chuanting disagreed, "In this way, wouldn't the officers and soldiers become rogues?" Don't ...... like that."

Gao Jie was bored with himself, so he had to retreat stupidly.

Sun Chuanting left Ruzhou and went south to Jiaxian along the official road, wanting to seize the main road Xiangcheng before Li Zicheng and prevent the Heavenly Mandate Army from fleeing north.

At this time, Li Zicheng was still on the official road south of Yuncheng, and when he heard that Sun Chuanting occupied Xiangcheng, he was not in a hurry at all.

Niu Jinxing was dressed in a robe, shook the reins lightly, walked quickly to Li Zicheng's side, arched his hand from the horseback, and said: "Metropolitan Governor, after Yuncheng, there is Xiangcheng in front, Xiangcheng has been occupied by Niu Chenghu, the vanguard of the Ming army, do you want to rest in Yuncheng?" ”

"It's okay to rest," Li Zicheng grabbed the reins of the horse, slowed down the horse's speed, and bowed his head slightly: "The brothers marched in the rain, and many of them were soaked, so they went into the city to rest so as not to get sick." ”

Niu Jinxing muttered: "Yes, this nasty rain, but at this time, the official road is slippery, and the march is very difficult!" ”

Li Zicheng stretched out his right hand, spread his palm to catch some rain, and said with a smile: "Isn't the rain bad?" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is saying that rain can alleviate the drought...... Niu Jinxing's eyes widened suddenly, his body was shocked, and he said urgently: "The Metropolitan Governor is ...... say"

Li Zicheng threw out the rain in his palm and said with a light smile: "Under the rain washing, it is indeed difficult to carry out the official road, but God is fair, and it is difficult for us to do it, so are the officers and soldiers better?" ”

Niu Jinxing's right hand stroked the long beard under his chin, his eyes were half-closed, and he pondered for a long time, and said: "Dadu Governor, Sun Chuanting has come to Henan far away, the grain road is too far, and it may be even more difficult on a rainy day......"

"Sir, understand why I'm marching slowly?" Li Zicheng looked up at the gloomy sky and muttered, "Look at the sky, I'm afraid there will be a few days of rain!" ”

Niu Jinxing smiled, his nose fluttered, "Governor, the nearby grain is concentrated in Luoyang, and the officers and soldiers can't get supplies from Henan, will there be food supply difficulties?" ”

"The official road is slippery, and the grain is difficult, so I will give Sun Chuanting another gift," Li Zicheng said: "Where is the second battalion of Double Happiness?" ”

"Back to Dadudu, the second battalion has arrived in Xiping, before Xiangcheng, it will be able to catch up with us!" Niu Jinxing was stunned for a moment, and said, "The Metropolitan Governor is ready to use cavalry to attack the ...... for a long time."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and said, "What about the independent battalion?" Li Xin won't be greedy for merit, right? ”

In his hands, now the strength is somewhat insufficient, the Chengtian battalion stayed in Wuchang, followed the army to the north, in addition to the cavalry of the three regiments of the first battalion, only the four regiments of the independent battalion and the four regiments of the Fengtian battalion, the fourth battalion and the seventh battalion are mainly rifles, in such a rainy day, rifles can not participate in the battle at all, although these two battalions have five regiments are not equipped with rifles, but basically expanded in Jiujiang, and the combat effectiveness has not been tested.

At full capacity, there were only thirteen regiments of infantry, less than 70,000 soldiers, less than Sun Chuanting's 100,000 army.

Niu Jinxing arched his hand and said: "Dadu Governor, the independent regiment has not gone north quickly, and now it has arrived in Ye County, and is waiting for the military order of the Dadu Governor!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, but he was thinking in his heart, whether it was to defeat Sun Chuanting's 100,000 army in a battle, or to roast the whole sheep at the banquet and cut it with a knife?

Unconsciously, the army arrived in Yuncheng, and the magistrate in the city took Li Zicheng into the city.

The military camps and hotels in the city were all vacated, and even the main hall and the second hall of the county government were full of soldiers, and the county magistrate wanted to settle private houses, which was rejected by Li Zicheng, and the remaining soldiers could only set up a big tent in the open space in the city.

Fortunately, it is in the city, so there is no need to worry about the enemy's sneak attack, and there is no need to arrange fences and horses, which saves a lot of time.

The soldiers finally ate a hot soup meal, got into the military bed, and rested separately.

The magistrate sighed that the soldiers marched in the rain, and they were always wearing rain-soaked clothes, worried that they would get sick, so he organized the county officials, government officials, and city guards to help the soldiers dry their clothes, but there were too many soldiers, and there were tens of thousands of sets of wet clothes.

After getting up in the morning, Li Zicheng looked at the soldiers dressed in dry clothes, and then looked at the red silk in the eyes of the magistrate, and suddenly understood, he stepped forward and held the magistrate's hand tightly, "Thank you!" ”

"The Governor of the Metropolis is tormented by his subordinates!" The magistrate hurriedly said: "For the sake of the people, the brothers braved the rain and shed blood in front, we just did what we could!" ”

"What can you do?" Li Zicheng laughed and said: "That's right, as long as each of us takes our own responsibilities and does what we can, why don't the people worry about getting rich?" He sighed softly: "Henan has been dry for many years, but now it is rainy for days, and God is helping us!" ”

"The Governor is right!" The magistrate bowed slightly and said: "With these rains, the land is moist, and the people will no longer worry about winter ploughing!" ”

Li Zicheng asked the magistrate, who had been busy all night, to go down to rest first, and after breakfast, the army was about to advance in the rain again.

Liu Yunshui personally led three regiments of cavalry, which had long disappeared in the rain curtain, and among the remaining infantry, the four regiments of the Fengtian battalion had to march along the official road towards Xiangcheng.

The fourth battalion of Li Ji's department, three of the four regiments were equipped with rifles, which were not suitable for rainy battles, and were temporarily stationed in Yuncheng, and the seventh battalion of the Song Wenbu also had two regiments equipped with rifles, but the four regiments that the seventh battalion had just recruited in Jiujiang were not equipped with rifles, and Song Wen left the first and second regiments behind, and personally led the four regiments that had just been recruited to march west to Xiangcheng with the army.

Along the way, the Mandate of Heaven Army made a lot of movements, that is, when they encountered the rangers of the Ming Army, as long as they did not approach and harass, the rangers of the Mandate of Heaven Army would not take the initiative to drive them away.

The army braved the rain for two days, and was already close to Xiangcheng, a ranger rushed over from the direction of Xiangcheng, saw Li Zicheng, turned over and bowed, "Tell the governor of the capital, the Ming army stationed in Xiangcheng Niu Chenghu has abandoned the city and fled!" ”

"Abandon the city and flee?" Li Zicheng smiled coldly, waved his hand to let the ranger ride down, and muttered: "At this time, do you still want to run?" ”

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