Chapter 305: Siege
As many as sixty or seventy thousand rogues were trapped in the carriage gorge by Liu Fan, and unless they put on their wings, they would not be able to escape from the valley in a short time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But there are still thirty or forty thousand rogues outside the valley who will enter the valley in the future, and now such an amazing change has taken place, and the rogues outside the valley are not stupid, knowing that if they stay, they will not escape the same fate as Gao Yingxiang and others. After recovering from the shock, he decisively abandoned the "friendly forces" in the valley and fled westward in embarrassment.
Liu Fan did not send people to pursue the escape of these rogues, not because Liu Fan didn't want to finish the battle, but because there were too few people under him. The Broken Capture Army and the Beijing Camp are full of more than 10,000 people, and it is already a little difficult to hold the valley, where is the extra force to pursue the rogues outside the valley? Besides, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Chuang Yutian and other famous and surnamed Liukou leaders are all trapped in the valley, as long as Liu Fan can catch them, it is equivalent to eliminating most of the Liukou. Liu Fan still has a clear distinction between which is more important and which is more important.
In view of the lack of strength of the Broken Army, Liu Fan thought about it for a while and ordered the soldiers to stop the attack on the Liukou in the valley. Fifty or sixty thousand people, even if they stand still and let the broken army kill, they will also kill the mountain for a long time. Moreover, the Liukou is already a turtle in the urn, Liu Fan only needs to send someone to guard the front and rear exits to trap the Liukou alive and dead in the carriage gorge.
The soldiers of the Broken Army on both sides of the valley stopped attacking, and the rogues in the valley were finally a little relieved, at least they didn't have to face the threat of death. But what happened next made them feel even more desperate, the two exits in front and back of the valley had been blocked by 10,000 tons of boulders, and there were also heavy guards of the official army, and the rogues attacked several times in a row, except for heavy casualties, they did not make the slightest progress. In such a situation, it is difficult to escape!
One day, two days, three days, five days passed, and after all kinds of escape methods were fruitless, the besieged rogues in the valley were completely desperate. And because it was an attack, the rogues didn't carry too much food, and after the consumption of the past few days, there was not much food in store now, except for the major leaders who still had some surplus food. The average rogues are already starting to go hungry.
In the face of despair, in the face of hunger, the poor psychological quality of the rogues began to collapse, fear is contagious, and the madness of one person caused a large commotion. Fortunately, there are many similar things that have been encountered by the rogues, and they still have some experience in dealing with these things, and Gao Yingxiang decisively ordered to kill all those troublemakers. Under Gao Yingxiang's iron-blooded means, the commotion temporarily subsided, but he knew that this calm was only temporary, and if there was no way to escape, they would face an even bigger storm in the future.
In desperation, Gao Yingxiang had no choice but to convene a secret meeting of the major leaders to discuss ways to escape. At night, in an inconspicuous clearing, a dozen ragged rogues gathered around a fire, whispering something. I only heard a rough voice, lowered my voice, and said in a sullen voice: "King Chuang, bosses, since these officials and soldiers don't give us a way to live, then we will fight with them!" I can't do it, with so many of us, we can't fight a way out! ”
"Foolish, you King Chuang hasn't spoken yet, can you turn your way here? Don't shut up yet! Li Zicheng scolded in a low voice, and then said to Gao Yingxiang with an apologetic face, "King Chuang, Zong Min, his head is missing a string, don't be like him!" ”
Gao Yingxiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, now that we are exhausted, although what Zong Min said is a little crude, it is not unreasonable." If we really don't have any other way, we will have to fight to the death! ”
Li Zicheng hurriedly persuaded, "King Chuang, don't be discouraged, there is a way that is endless, we have survived so many winds and waves, I believe we will definitely be able to get out!" ”
Zhang Xianzhong interjected when he heard this, "Brother Hongji is right, King Chuang, it's not the first time we have encountered such a situation, how can we give up lightly before the last moment?" ”
Gao Yingxiang smiled bitterly and sighed, "Gao Mou was smart and confused for a while, I didn't expect Liu Fan to be so cunning, and he actually set up such a big game to calculate us, the most important thing is that we were stupidly fooled." This time it's Gao's fault, it has affected everyone, and Gao is here to make amends to everyone! As he spoke, he stood up and looked deeply at the crowd.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted, and Li Zicheng even persuaded him, "King Chuang is serious, everyone is responsible for this matter, how can the blame be blamed on King Chuang alone?" For the sake of today, it is most important to find a way to get out. ”
Gao Yingxiang said guiltily, "Thank you brothers for your generosity and understanding, everyone knows the current situation, I don't know if any of you have a plan to save everyone's lives?" ”
Everyone was silent, they had tried all the methods they could think of, but Liu Fan didn't eat it softly and hard, whether it was a hard attack or a fraudulent surrender, Liu Fan ignored it, and looked like he had made up his mind to trap them here!
The roaring bonfire crackled, but the bright and warm light did not make everyone feel the slightest warmth, but there was a bone-chilling cold around the body, this cold was despair from the heart. Seeing that everyone was silent for a long time, Gao Yingxiang sighed a little helplessly, "Isn't there anything you can do?" ”
"I have a law, I don't know if I should talk about it!" A voice suddenly came out of the silent crowd, and everyone heard the voice, it turned out to be the famous "wise general" Gu Junen under Li Zicheng!
Hearing Gu Junen's words, hope ignited in everyone's hearts, and Liu Zongmin, who was impatient, roared in a low voice, "Old Gu, when is this, if you have something to say, let it go!" Made, I'm dying! ”
Gu Junen ignored Liu Zongmin's foul language, and said slowly with a look of Zhizhu in his hand, "We can repeat the old tricks, use the trick of deception to deceive the trust of the officials and soldiers, and then find a way to escape!" ”
Liu Zongmin rolled his eyes and muttered, "I still think that you, a white-faced scholar, have a good way, but it turns out that it is still the same old way." It's not that we haven't used the method of deception, but what can you do if Liu Fan doesn't eat this set? ”
Gu Junen glanced at Liu Zongmin and said disdainfully, "Who said that this strategy is aimed at Liu Fan?" ”
Li Zicheng's eyes lit up and said, "What do you mean, sir?" ”
Gu Junen stroked his beard and smiled, "Liu Fan is clean and self-conscious, it doesn't mean that other officials and soldiers are like this." The virtues of those soldiers must be clear to everyone, as long as we are willing to give a little more money and goods, are we afraid that they will not comply? As long as they take our money, then we have a way to get them to give us a way to escape, hehe..."
Gao Yingxiang frowned and said, "Sir's method is indeed very good, but now it is the Broken Army and Liu Fan who are besieging us. With them, even the best strategies are useless! (To be continued.) )