The trap is a large trap, which is dug and covered with a wooden plank, camouflaged with dirt and grass on the surface, and walked up to the same place as peacefully, but once the engine is turned off, it will pull down the column under the plank and cause the enemy to fall into the trap.

Wang Kefan dug a row of deep and large traps in front of the city wall, specially dealing with all kinds of siege equipment, when Hao Shaoqi made a desperate bet and concentrated a large number of wooden donkey carts to repair Yuliang Road, he sent a death squad to go down to the city to pull the mechanism and destroy it in one fell swoop.

Most of Hao Shaoqi's wooden donkey carts were lost, and there were only more than 100 left, which was not enough to build another Yuliang Road, and Chongyang was temporarily safe.

Early the next morning, the sentinels of the Ming army found that the Dashun army seemed to have withdrawn, and Wang Kefan immediately sent scouts to check, only to see a few abandoned empty camps, and Hao Shaoqi and the main force of the Dashun army did not know where to go......

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On the avenue outside the west gate of Chongyang, several Ming army scouts rode slowly on horseback, checking the surroundings while exchanging experiences on horseback.

"Southerners ride boats, northerners ride horses."

The children of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty grew up on horseback since childhood, but in the Jiangnan region, horses are a luxury that represents status, and ordinary people can't afford to buy or raise them. Despite this, Wang Kefan still formed a small cavalry unit as a seed for the future, and at the same time served as a scout in the army, responsible for reconnoitring the enemy's situation and transmitting intelligence.

Equestrian skills are not good, and it is inevitable that there will be accidents, and a scout suddenly startles the horse!

His mount lost control, spread its hooves and sped along the avenue, and in an instant it was into the pass, leaving the other scouts far behind.

"Sanxiu, Sanxiu, hold the horse's neck tightly, don't fall off......"

The scouts behind chased and shouted, Sanxiu didn't dare to compete with the crazy beast, only hugged the horse's neck, let it run all the way, the trees on both sides of the brush fell backwards, only the whirring wind in his ears, when a man and a horse finally stopped, they had run along the mountain road for more than ten miles.

Sanxiu Lerma turned around and walked slowly in the direction of Chongyang, and suddenly stopped when he passed by a dense forest, with an alert look on his face.

Since joining the army in Hengshili a year ago, Sanxiu has participated in every battle of the Gongyi Battalion, and although he is not a veteran of the rest of his life, he already has a keen sense on the battlefield. On the surface, this forest is quiet and quiet, no different from other forests, but Sanxiu faintly feels that there is a huge danger hidden inside, and the situation is a little wrong!

He jumped off his mount, tied his horse to a small tree, drew his sword to protect his chest, and strode into the woods...... Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and the companions caught up.

"Sanxiu, come back with us, something is wrong!"

"What's wrong?" Sanxiu stopped.

"Hao Shaoqi can't beat Chongyang, he actually went to Tongcheng, let's go......" The scouts pulled Sanxiu on his horse and left, turning the mountain and disappearing.

In the dense forest, Hao Shaoqi let out a breath of air and put down the steel knife he was holding tightly. If that scout really entered the forest, it would be easy to kill him, but the Ming army would notice it, and they would continue to send people to check, and the Dashun army hidden in the forest would be exposed......

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The Ming army scouts searched around and found that the Dashun army had divided its troops, and the one with more troops withdrew to Puqi, while the other went towards Tongcheng. The strange thing is that these two groups of people are under the banner of Hao Shaoqi, and they don't know which one is true and which one is false.

The question of where Hao Shaoqi went is very important.

Whether it is the Ming army or the Dashun army, the personal soldiers around the main general are the most effective troops, they are well equipped and paid, and they are the essence of the whole army when they fight. In other words, where Hao Shaoqi is, where is the main force of the Dashun army, if the judgment is wrong and rashly attacked, the weaker Gongyi battalion will be wiped out.

Whether or not to go to the rescue of Tongcheng is also a headache.

Tongcheng only had 200 recruits just recruited by Teng Shuanglin, and the city was destroyed by the bandits, even if Hao Shaoqi did not go out in person, it was difficult to block the attack of the Dashun army. Friendly troops are in trouble and should desperately save each other, but whether they can rush to Tongcheng in time, whether they can hold Tongcheng after arrieving, and whether they can ensure the safety of Chongyang at the same time must be marked with a question mark.

There was a fierce debate among the generals of the Gongyi camp over this, Zhou Guodong and Tan Xiao advocated the rescue of Tongcheng, but Wang Sheng felt that it was too risky...... But he is not fighting alone, Chongyang's civil and military affairs are related to his own safety, and they have expressed their support for Wang Sheng, and even the gentry and businessmen have been involved.

Hearing that the Dashun army attacked Tongcheng, Su Hanzhang and Yu Saburo were panicked, "Jin Buchang" and "Tongjiang Commercial Bank" opened a branch in Tongcheng, in addition to the money and industry, there are also family members to take care of it, and their lives are in danger, so the two came to the Gongyi camp, and asked Wang Kefan to send troops to rescue.

Wang Kefan politely rejected them.

Su Hanzhang and Yu Saburo didn't dare to say anything, but they were obviously very disappointed, Wang Kefan said good words to appease, and personally sent the two of them out of the door, turned around and returned to the Central Military Hall, Zhou Guodong and others immediately greeted them.

"Yuntai, really don't save you when you die, don't you care about the city?" Zhou Guodong's tone was very impulsive, and he didn't care that Wang Kefan was his top boss: "Didn't you say a long time ago: 'If you win, you will raise a glass to celebrate, and if you lose, you will fight to save each other.'" 'Why is it that when it comes to the end, it's a different story?' ”

Wang Kefan stretched out his hand and nodded on his temple, and said with a smile: "Use your brains more to fight a war, think of yourself as Hao Shaoqi, he weishenme wants to withdraw troops from Chongyang?" ”

"This ......, if you can't attack it for a long time, you will naturally withdraw your troops, and you will see that Tongcheng is easier to fight, so you will bully Teng Shuanglin."

Wang Kefan shook his head: "Hao Shaoqi has 15,000 men and horses, and the strength is ten times that of our army, even if we want to open up the city, we can divide a group of men and horses to continue to attack Chongyang, there is no need to withdraw to Puqi ......"

All the generals are the same, think about it carefully, Hao Shaoqi's behavior is a little strange, he has an absolute advantage in troops, even if he wants to attack Tongcheng, he can completely leave a group of men, which can not only contain the Gongyi battalion, but also maintain the threat to Chongyang.

Another thing is also very strange, the Dashun army quietly withdrew overnight, and then marched to Tongcheng with great fanfare, as if lest the Ming army did not know their whereabouts.

Lu Renqing looked left and right, and saw that all the generals were puzzled, suppressed the pride in his heart, bowed down and replied: "According to the last general's opinion, the reason why Hao Shaoqi withdrew his troops is to lure our army to rescue Tongcheng!" ”

His vision is more clever than Zhou Guodong and others, and he has long seen the trick, if the Dashun army does not withdraw its troops and the danger of Chongyang is not lifted, the Gongyi battalion will not go to the rescue of Tongcheng.

"Not bad." Wang Kefan nodded and said: "Hao Shaoqi deliberately showed me to be weak, just to make a sound, the real intention is still in Chongyang!" I am sure that Hao Shaoqi is neither in Tongcheng nor Puqi, but secretly ambushing near Chongyang, waiting for the Gongyi battalion to throw himself into the net......"

There are not many boats in Chongyang, and the Junshui River waterway is also under the control of the Dashun army, and the Gongyi battalion goes to rescue the city, either by taking the Yangloudong road or by taking the Longjiao Mountain road, Hao Shaoqi can calmly set up an ambush on the way and wipe out the Gongyi battalion in one fell swoop, or he can take advantage of the emptiness of Chongyang's troops to suddenly kill and take the city.

All the generals nodded silently, as if they were playing tricks, and there was no mystery in piercing the layer of window paper, and everyone quickly figured it out.

"Although that's the way it is said...... But really don't care about Tongcheng and let Teng Shuanglin fend for himself? Zhou Guodong was still a little unwilling.

Wang Kefan was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Almost." Hao Shaoqi only made a feint attack on Tongcheng, although the troops were superior, and there was not much threat to the rapid advance of the light cavalry, if Teng Shuanglin couldn't deal with it, he wouldn't be worthy of being the sentry officer of my Gongyi battalion! ”

As a history enthusiast in the late Ming Dynasty, Wang Kefan knew very well that as long as Teng Shuanglin could hold on for a few more days, the situation would soon take a turn for the better.

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Hao Shaoqi attacked Chongyang, but Yuliang Dao was accidentally broken by Wang Kefan, and he failed to make another plan, evacuated Chongyang overnight, and divided his troops to act according to the plan.

He sent a cavalry under his own banner to attack Tongcheng with great fanfare, and ordered the baggage auxiliary soldiers to withdraw to Puqi, also under his own banner as a suspicious soldier. Choosing one of the two, in fact, neither of them is the right answer, Hao Shaoqi believes that the Ming army will definitely be confused by this trick.

He himself stayed in Chongyang, and selected 5,000 elite soldiers to set up ambushes on Yangloudong Road and Longjiao Mountain Road. The Ming army in Tongcheng was weak, Wang Kefan must have come to the rescue, Hao Shaoqi laid out his pockets, and waited patiently for him to take the bait.

Unexpectedly, after cats in the forest for several days, the Ming army in Chongyang City has not moved, which has made them miserable. In order to avoid being discovered by the scouts of the Ming army, the Dashun army did not dare to make a fire to cook, and gnawed dry food and slept in the field every day, and the soldiers were almost unable to hold on.

Hao Shaoqi had the intention to withdraw the ambush, but he had the intention of being lucky, and always wanted to wait another day to see, when he was in a dilemma, Puqi suddenly sent a messenger from Yuan Zongdi.

The messenger was dressed in linen and filial piety, and when he saw Hao Shaoqi, he cried and knelt down: "General, Bixia has died!" ”

"What?" Hao Shaoqi jumped up suddenly, grabbed the messenger's neck, and shouted, "Say it again, what's wrong with Bixia?!" ”

The bixia in his mouth is Li Zicheng, the Yongchang Emperor of the Dashun Dynasty.

After Li Zicheng broke through the siege of Jiujiang, he led the remnants to cross Jiugong Mountain, and took a small number of personal soldiers to check the terrain on the way.

Suddenly hearing the news of Li Zicheng's death, Hao Shaoqi was shocked, sad and grief, the key is that without this big tree to shelter from the wind and rain, it will be difficult to mix in the future.

As long as Li Zicheng is not dead, the Qing army and the Ming army will regard him as the most important enemy, and mobilize heavy troops to surround and intercept him. After Li Zicheng's death, if the Qing army returned to Wuchang, they could sweep Puqi with a raised hand.

"Mianhou (Yuan Zongdi) ordered me to tell the general that I must go to Jiangxi as soon as possible......"

After the messenger finished telling the story of Li Zicheng's death, he introduced the current situation of the remnants of the Dashun army, after the Jiujiang fiasco, the people from all walks of life who broke through slowly gathered together, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang,

Yuan Zongdi, Zhang Nai...... Including Li Zicheng's queen Gao, they are now at the junction of Jiangxi and Hunan.

Hao Shaoqi suddenly straightened up, his eyes rolling around.

The area around Jiangxi is full of the rout of the Dashun army, and now when the dragons are leaderless, it is easy to absorb them and greatly expand their strength. Besides, the country can not be without a monarch for a day, since Li Zicheng died, the Great Shun Dynasty has to set up another emperor, although he is only a general, but there are more than 20,000 horses in his hands, if he can set up a welcome queen mother, support the new emperor of the great merit......

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been delivered to you, why hide in the ravine and compete with Wang Kefan?