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This plan was to let Li Chengdong's 3,000 cavalry return to the rear of the official army and attack Zhangde Mansion in one fell swoop. Zhangde Mansion itself has no strategic value, but the official road from Beijing to Henan passes through there, and once Zhangde Mansion falls into the hands of the rebels, then the supply of the official army will be cut off immediately, and Zhu Youzhen will have to turn around and open up the supply line.

According to the confession of the rebel prisoners, Li Chengdong did not intend to defend Zhangde Mansion at all. His plan was to first coerce the local people into joining the rebels, kill anyone who dared to disobey, and then go directly north from Zhangde Province. Li Chengdong was originally born as a thief, and he was familiar with the trick of "snowballing" the thief's army expansion.

If this plan can really succeed, then the entire Northern Zhili will fall into turmoil, and Zhu Youzhen's officers and troops will have no time to go south, but can only be led by Li Chengdong. Even if the officers and soldiers are strong in combat, Li Chengdong doesn't have to fight at all, as long as he runs all day. By March next year, there will be a serious famine in the Jingshi and Beizhili areas, and when the official army will be in chaos without a fight, and the rebels will also take advantage of this time to control all the areas south of the Yellow River.

Originally, this sinister plan was close to success. The previous Zu Kuan, Hongyi cannons, and small groups of cavalry were all bait for Hong Chengchou to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers. And these baits are gradually thrown, more and more like the real thing, including Zhu Youzhen, Lu Xiangsheng and others, when they learned that several small groups of cavalry were intercepted and killed by Hao Yongzhong and Li Laiheng, they also felt that the rebels might be these two times.

At this time, Li Chengdong suddenly came out again, Hong Chengchou knew very well the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the guards in various places, and Li Chengdong was a fierce general under him, ruthless and murderous, as long as he was anxious during the war, it would be absolutely fatal. It is estimated that he can take Zhangde Mansion in only half an hour, and at this time, the official army is still two hundred miles away, and there is no time to rescue.

It is not as good as the sky, and Li Chengdong deserves to be unlucky, and when he attacked the city, he was just in time for the obvious grain team stationed in the city. The first thing Li Chengdong didn't expect was that it was obvious that the combat effectiveness of the 500 officers and soldiers of the guard was simply like a cloud, and his 3,000 men and horses attacked the east city wall defended by only 300 people, and he was at a loss; The second thing I didn't expect was that Gou obviously used the flying pigeon to inform the imperial camp in time, and Zhu Youzhen immediately ordered Li Laiheng to return to Zhangde Mansion in the starry night after receiving the report; The third thing I didn't expect was that the power of the defenders' grenades was so amazing, and after attacking for more than two hours, losing thousands of men and horses, they still couldn't attack the city.

In this case, Li Chengdong also made a very serious mistake, which has a lot to do with his character. That is, he is extremely narrow-minded and vindictive, and he obviously made him suffer such a big loss, at this time, for Li Chengdong, what Hong Chengchou's plan has long been thrown out of the clouds, and he only wants to completely kill all the enemies in the city.

Therefore, when the city was clearly highlighted, he no longer attacked the city, but persevered in pursuit. Of course, even if he doesn't chase, he may not be able to capture Zhangde Mansion, but the result of the pursuit is even worse, if it weren't for the wooden bridge to save his life, maybe Li Chengdong would have been wiped out.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen and Lu Xiangsheng also felt apprehensive about this dramatic battle, and paid more attention to Hong Chengchou on the other side of the river. At present, the officers and troops have expanded the scope of the search, especially in the line of Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, and Quang Binh Mansion, and specially sent small groups of cavalry to inspect back and forth to ensure the smooth flow of official roads. Hong Chengchou missed a blow, and if he wanted to play sneak attack again, he was afraid that it would not be so easy.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon when he came out of the obvious military tent. Zhu Youzhen's mood is still very heavy, because not only did many soldiers die in this battle, but innocent people were slaughtered even more, and the most important thing was that Li Chengdong ran away. With the current strength of the imperial camp, it is impossible to maintain frontal pressure and ensure the smooth flow of supply lines, and it is no longer possible to draw troops to search for Li Chengdong.

In other words, Li Chengdong, a demon who kills people without blinking, will continue to kill people and set fires, and I don't know how many people will die tragically under his butcher's knife. Of course, others don't know, but Zhu Youzhen knows that after Li Chengdong surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history, he first created the "Jiading Three Massacres", and then captured and killed the second emperor, sweeping away the two Guangzhous, and killed countless people during the process. Although in this time and space, he has not committed such evil deeds, but the nature of the country is easy to change, just like Hong Chengchou's rebellion, Li Chengdong will definitely not deviate from his killing trajectory.

At this time, there were bursts of artillery on the embankment, Zhu Youzhen exhaled heavily, and smiled reluctantly at Lu Xiangsheng: "The Art of War has a cloud: win with wonder, and match with righteousness." The reason why Hong Chengchou engaged in so many intrigues and intrigues was because he was not our opponent on the frontal battlefield. Now that he's done with all his tricks, it's time for us to clean him up! Let's go up to the embankment and watch the battle! ”

It turns out that since last night's shelling, the fighting on the frontal battlefield has not stopped. At night, because he was afraid that Hong Chengchou would use tricks again, Zhu Youzhen ordered Meng Gong not to rush to attack, and only used the Yuanrong cannon and the Xiaoyao cannon to shoot blindly. But after dawn, the effect of the two observation towers is fully realized. The deployment of the rebels on the south bank was in full view, and the few Hongyi cannons that were left had been blown up in the last night's bombardment, and there was nothing to stop the advance of the infantry army.

So starting from the early morning, Meng Gong ordered the Yuanrong artillery to continue to suppress the firepower, and at the same time ordered the first wave of 500 infantry troops to drive into the Yellow River and steadily advance to the opposite bank. The equipment and combat procedures of these infantry troops are now fully standardized, they first use large iron shields as cover, advance for a certain distance, and then temporarily stop, waiting for the people behind to bring a large number of sandbags to build a simple fortification.

Then, under the cover of the fortifications, they waited for the loose guns and rapid-fire guns in the rear to push up to the positions. After setting up the artillery, it fired several salvos, but because the distance was greatly shortened, it was not the embankment that was now bombarded, but a long distance behind the embankment, and the rebels either lay on the embankment, or they had to withdraw dozens of kilometers away, otherwise they could be crushed at any time.

When this position was completely consolidated, the 500 infantry army once again advanced with a large iron shield, and the standard procedure was behind it, and the shells were getting farther and farther. During this period, the rebels also organized two charges, but they were all repulsed by the birdmen, leaving hundreds of corpses behind. This section of the Yellow River is about two miles wide, that is, 300 zhang and 600 steps, and the officers and troops easily advanced 450 steps.

Coming here, the officers and soldiers are not leaving. The rebels thought they would be safe if they stayed on the embankment, but after a few crisp gunshots, several rebels were shot in the head by lead bullets without exception.

Zhu Youzhen, who was watching the battle in the back, clapped his hands and said quickly: "Okay! However, there are still a bit of flint guns, and if there are one hundred and eighty guns, one round of shooting will solve the problem! ”