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Fengyang is where the dragon vein of the Zhu family is, if it is conquered and the dragon vein is cut off, there will be a big problem in Guozuo, Emperor Chongzhen is anxious, and ordered to transfer troops from all over the country to reinforce Fengyang Mansion. He also ordered Hong Chengchou and Zhu Dadian to hurry up and attack the peasant army. Hong Chengchou was actually not ready, so he had to send troops. As a result, in the area of Fengyang Prefecture from Henan to Nanzhili, the peasant army and officers and soldiers fought in full swing, and it was difficult to distinguish between them. Fengyang Mansion has not been conquered for the time being, and Yang Yipeng's head has been saved for the time being. However, it is still difficult to predict the future war situation.

Five days passed, and the horse thieves in Daze Mountain did not make the slightest movement.

The officers of the Tiger Ben Army were a little unable to hold on. They are worried that Zhang Zhun's strategy may not work. Zhang Zhun's strategy was obviously to make the horse thieves kill each other and fight each other. If the strategy is successful, it can indeed greatly weaken the strength of the horse thief. The Tiger Army didn't need much to do to disintegrate the horse thieves. The problem is, horse thieves aren't stupid and don't necessarily fall for it. They all felt that it was safer for the Tiger Army to go directly into the mountains to clear it. Even if it comes at a big cost, it's worth it.

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Continue to wait." ”

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed, and there was still no movement.

The officers of the Tiger Army became a little anxious again. It's been a total of days, and if Zhang Zhun's strategy really takes effect, there must be horse thieves who have already begun to kill each other. However, the time passed, and the horse thieves still did not move, indicating that the horse thieves must have seen through Zhang Zhun's plan.

Zhang Zhun still said confidently: "Keep waiting." ”

Finally, in the evening of the tenth day, a horse thief finally appeared.

The horse thief was no more than thirty years old, his face was a little pale, he looked a little frightened, and his spirit was obviously in an abnormal state. He had multiple stab wounds on his body and an arrow stuck in his back. Luckily, the arrow didn't hit the point, otherwise, he would have been finished. He carried a burden with a large amount of blood stains, and led three horses, and walked out of Daze Mountain with difficulty and surrendered to the Tiger Army. According to Zhang Zhun's instructions, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army quickly brought him to Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun glanced at the horse thief and said slowly, "What's your name?" ”

The horse thief said weakly, "Xie Youzhi." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, asked him to give him food and water, and gave him some Yunnan Baiyao, and asked him to deal with his wounds by himself. It's not that Zhang Zhun doesn't want to ask someone to help him deal with his wounds, it's really that this horse thief is very sensitive to anyone who is close to him, and whenever someone approaches his side, he has to overreact.

After Xie Youzhi devoured his fill, he drank a large sip of water, and then took care of the wound himself. He first pulled out the arrowhead, then pressed the wound, sprinkled Yunnan Baiyao, and finally bandaged it with strips of cloth. Although the action is a little jerky, the basic procedure is correct. Apparently, he must have been injured before, and he had also received formal training to bandage wounds.

Zhang Zhun asked casually, "You used to be a Ming army?" ”

Xie Youzhi said bitterly: "I am from Liaodong Han. ”

Zhang Zhun asked curiously: "Why did you fall into the grass?" ”

Xie Youzhi said bitterly: "There is nowhere to go." ”

Zhang Zhunhu asked suspiciously: "Are you a military household?" Which guard's? ”

Xie Youzhi's face became more and more gloomy, as if he was reluctant to mention the previous matter, and after a long while, he said in a very low voice: "Kaiyuan Wei." ”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Huang Degong is also Kaiyuanwei, do you know him?" ”

Xie Zhiyou said a little listlessly: "I know, he and I used to live in the same room. He cut off the heads of two tartars, and was rewarded with more than sixty taels of silver, and invited us to drink. He was lucky, and then he was transferred to be a personal soldier by Master Jinglu...... Those of us who are not so lucky. Not dying at the hands of the Tartars is God forbid. ”

It turned out that Xie Youzhi was a native of Kaiyuan Wei, the capital of Liaodong, and he was a subordinate of the same banner as Huang Degong and lived in the same house. Kaiyuanwei is in the north of Shenyang, and Tielingwei constitutes the largest barrier in Shenyang. After the Battle of Sarhu, the Tartars continued to attack Kaiyuan Wei and Tieling Wei.

In a fierce battle, Huang Degong killed two Tartars, received a reward, won the appreciation of Liaodong Jinglu, was transferred by Liaodong Jinglu to serve as a personal soldier, and then continued to be promoted, and now he is a guerrilla general. But Xie Zhiyou is still a big soldier.

The Tartars continued to attack, and Kaiyuan Wei and Tieling Wei eventually fell. After the fall of Kaiyuanwei, Xie Zhiyou followed the surviving Ming army and retreated all the way to Shenyang. After Shenyang was lost, he retreated to Liaoyang. After Liaoyang was lost, it retreated to Quang Ninh. After Quang Ninh was lost...... Their ranks, inexplicably abandoned, were left behind the Tartars. There was no way, everyone had to find their own way.

At that time, in order to escape the slaughter of the Tartars, many people in Liaodong used wood and the like to cross the sea, and with the help of the north wind, they drifted to the ground in Shandong. If you're lucky, you'll be able to go ashore near Shandong or Tianjinwei. Xie Youzhi is no exception. He found a piece of wood, lay on it, and went out to sea. After a few days of drifting on the sea, he actually went ashore in Laizhou Bay.

However, at the beginning, the big-headed soldiers in Liaodong really had no other skills except cutting people. After coming to Shandong, Xie Zhiyou didn't know what to do. Because they are Han people from Liaodong, the local Ming army in Shandong, they are worried that they are Tartar spies, and they will definitely not accept them. Even the city won't let them in. There was no other survival skill except slashing people, and they eventually fell into the grass and followed the horse thieves.

There are many people in Pingzhou like Xie Zhiyou who have turned from soldiers to thieves, this is a very common phenomenon, and Xie Zhiyou is not the only one. Most of the military households in Liaodong had difficulty making a living after coming to Shandong. Some of them are completely degenerate, keen on killing people and setting fires, burning and looting, and becoming outright thieves. There are also a very small number of people who look up to heaven in hell, hoping that they can return to the army, live a normal life, and be a normal person.