After the ambush and the failure of the Ruzhou attack that day, Liu Fangliang and others only led more than 1,000 people to escape, and 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses were left. Not to mention the hungry soldiers and foot soldiers www.biquge.info, the horse team also lost more than 1,000 people, and the old battalion suffered two or three hundred casualties in the chaos.

These old battalions have been slowly gathered from all over the country in the past few months, most of them are strong men who have fought for many years, and many of them have risen for the old eighth team, and one has died one less. With so many casualties at once, Li Zicheng was furious at that time, and he wanted to behead Liu Fangliang, Li Guo, and Hao Shaoqi.

Because of the intercession of the generals, Li Zicheng actually didn't want to punish them sincerely, after all, Li Guo was his nephew" Liu Fangliang was his confidant general, and Hao Shaoqi was also extremely brave. Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, especially in the case of the rapid expansion of troops and horses under his command, there is a shortage of generals who can lead the army.

Li Zicheng pushed the boat down the river to save the three from death, and ordered them to atone for their crimes.

In fact, after Liu Fangliang and the three returned to the old camp, Li Zicheng also inquired about the situation at that time, but because the generals of the Chuang army were distributed in Funiu Mountain, Bear's Ears Mountain, Yiyang, Xin'an and other places, they did not know the news of the elite Wang Doujun of the new officers and soldiers, and took advantage of this opportunity to gather them to discuss the matter, Li Zicheng just asked Liu Fangliang to talk about it in detail.

Among Liu Fangliang, Li Guo, and Hao Shaoqi, Li Guo and Hao Shaoqi hung their heads, feeling that it was difficult to see people after the defeat, and only Liu Fangliang maintained a calm expression. His mentality is more stable, and he can objectively evaluate the war at that time, so Li Zicheng pointed out that Liu Fangliang said.

Liu Fangliang got up and saluted Li Zicheng, hugged his fists to the generals, and said: "King Chuang, brothers, I Liu Fangliang is very guilty, when he led the army to fight Ruzhou that day, King Chuang and all the brothers had high hopes to defeat Ruzhou City and strengthen the momentum of our righteous army, but King Chuang was disappointed.

Li Zicheng said: "Mingyuan, now is not the time to blame yourself, how does Wang Dou fight......?"

The generals of the army below are also gossiping: "Yes, Brother Fangliang, the matter is over, don't take it to heart." We old brothers were born and died with King Chuang, and victory and defeat are commonplace, so how can we blame you......"

A rough voice sounded like thunder: "Okay, Liu boy, King Chuang and the brothers don't blame you, you don't want to be like a mother-in-law and mother-in-law." You can tell me how the Ming general Wang Dou fought, it's rare to have an opponent, and I Liu Zongmin has itchy hands......"

The person who spoke sat at the head of the general, nearly forty years old, very burly, with an angular face, full of wind and frost. The face is rough and bold, like a steel needle and a halberd with a short beard. He wore an iron helmet and heavy iron armor, two long knives pinned to his waist, and a cloak covered with blood.

He spoke like thunder, and his eyes were blazing in anticipation, and he was very powerful Li Zicheng's confidant Liu Zongmin.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Fangliang was even more relieved, he knew that Liu Zongmin's status in the Chuang army was extremely respectful, and what he said was that the king of Chuang was extremely face-saving. He said that if you brothers don't blame, then you really don't blame.

He bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Master Liu." Liu Zongmin waved his hand nonchalantly.

Li Zicheng smiled and said: "Jiexuan is arrogant, as soon as I hear that there is an opponent, I can't wait......"

The crowd laughed even more.

Liu Fangliang saluted Li Zicheng again and entered the topic: "Speaking of which, there are 7,000 generals in the Wang Dou soldiers and horses. It seems that the Ming general who leads the battalion is the general, and the deputy general is only two or three thousand soldiers and horses, and there are even more than 1,000 people. Officers and soldiers are corrupt, eat empty salaries, drink soldiers' blood, and many people have fewer soldiers and horses......"

He said: "Chen Yongfu, the deputy general of Kaifeng City Guard, came with Wang Dou, he was one level higher than Wang Dou's military rank, and there were less than 3,000 soldiers and horses in the battalion. This Wang Dou is really a monster, he has raised so many soldiers and horses, and he doesn't know where the money and food come from......"

"Not only was he a great man, but he was very well armoured, and half of his men were cavalry, every man was armoured, and his horses were fat and strong. Rarely, all of his foot soldiers were armoured, and their spearmen were all dressed in iron armor. Chen Yongfu's forward battalion is considered elite in Henan, but no one in his family has iron armor......"

Hearing this, all the generals who broke into the camp moved, and the sound of whispering spread, and in the crowd, Li Yan listened very carefully, as if he was thinking about something.

Liu Fangliang continued: "The impression to me is that this Wang Doujun sentry is very powerful, and the fight is very stable, it seems that the camp is full of elite soldiers, and there is no difference between the Ming generals and ordinary soldiers. Chen Yongfu and I have also fought, and their family members and ordinary soldiers can see it at a glance, but this Wang Doujun can't see it. If these 7,000 people are all his family members, "it would be unthinkable......

Hao Shaoqi interjected: "Indeed, if you want to talk about fighting, they don't fight well, that is, the soldiers are good, and if I have such good soldiers, I will fight better than them......"

Speaking of this, he shook his head with a pout, looking very regretful.

Li Zicheng also groaned, and he said: "Mingyuan, you will fight with Wang Doujun, brothers, talk about ......"

Liu Fangliang said: "Yes, the king ...... Chuang"

He said: "Brothers, as I said just now, their sentry cavalry is very powerful, I and Li Guo brothers, Dayong brothers" Long before the officers and soldiers arrived in Jiaxian, they knew the news of their rescue of Ruzhou, and set up an ambush early. I don't know how, I was known by Wang Doujun, and then I thought about it, it should be their sentry detective. It's very surprising that against other officers and soldiers, the ambush of our rebels "will succeed nine times out of ten......

General Gao Yigong suddenly interjected: "Yes, their sentry cavalry is very powerful, after the Fangliang brothers returned to the camp, our rebels wanted to set up an ambush in the area of Daxingbao and Longmen Pass, but they were all discovered by the officers and soldiers." It's just three things, if the Fang Liang brothers were an accident that time, and this time and again, it proves that the Wang Doujun Sentinel is indeed powerful, and it is almost impossible to ambush them......"

This high level of merit is less than thirty years old, but it is the younger brother of Li Zicheng's wife Gao Hangying, whose real name is Gao Guoxun, and he has a meritorious name, but because of the ferocity of the war, he often makes meritorious contributions, so he is called Gao Yigong in the army, and his real name is rarely called, and he is the same as Hao Shaoqi.

Because he is a brother-in-law and is steady, Gao Yigong has to be appointed as the head of the whole army, and he is usually silent, but speaking at this time proves that what Liu Fangliang said is true.

Tian Jianxiu, who was beside him, said softly: "It seems that it is useless to set up an ambush for this officer and soldier......"

Liu Fangliang said: "Tian Ye is right, it is really useless to ambush Wang Doujun......

Tian Jianxiu is also Li Zicheng's confidant general, serving as the chief general of the old battalion, and his position in the army is pivotal.

Liu Fangliang continued: "On the 16th of last month, "I and Li Guo, the Dayong brothers, after the failure of the ambush in Ruzhou, did not understand the combat strength of this officer and soldier at that time, and led more than 13,000 rebel troops to surround their front and ...... hard", and a look of emotion and fear appeared in his eyes: "They are only a thousand men, guarding on a sharp hill, and one side is a river, so they hold on three sides, each side may be about 200 people, spearmen and bird soldiers half. I discussed with Brother Li Guo and Brother Dayong about the three sides of the siege, only attacking two sides, and letting go of one side......"

"Our rebels attacked twice, the first time with 1,000 men on each side, and the second time with 2,000 men on each side, and they fought badly. Their bird guns are very powerful, they are very lethal in a hundred steps, and they can fight in windy weather" and "will not explode, rarely dumb fire, our bows and arrows are not as good as their bird guns at all, let alone the three-eyed system." Their bird guns are all armored, they should be cotton armor, and they are afraid that they will not be able to shoot into them with iron leaves, and they will not be able to shoot their bows and arrows and three-eyed systems, even if they have bird guns, they will be fired at a hundred paces, and I am afraid it will be useless......"

"The brothers fought badly and shed a lot of blood, and their bird-gunned soldiers were well-trained and conscientious, and although there were only a hundred bird-guns on each side, our righteous army could not attack them at all. They don't know what kind of bird gun they use, they can kill people in one hundred and fifty steps, and they can hit it accurately......", Liu Fangliang shook his head: "The first time our rebels retreated, they attacked again, and they dispatched spearmen. I thought that they only had firearms, but I didn't expect that their spearmen were even more powerful, and our righteous army of 10,000 people was defeated by less than 1,000 of them......"

Liu Zongmin unconsciously slapped his palms on his thighs, and squeezed out a sentence from his mouth: ", donkey ball taro, it is hard stubble."

A shadow flashed in everyone's hearts, Liu Fangliang was a general in the camp, brave in battle, resourceful and wise, but he was defeated under the blow of Wang Dou. Moreover, these times have also seen that the officers and men of that unit are quite difficult to deal with, and they are completely different from the officers and soldiers who fled from the wind and fought in various parts of Henan.

Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "Mingyuan, if you keep talking, how did you fight with that officer and soldier under the city of Ruzhou......"

Liu Fangliang responded: "Yes, Chuang Wang ......"

He continued: "Brother Li Guo, after Dayong retreated to the city of Ruzhou, the main force of the Wang Dou army also arrived at the city with Chen Yongfu's forward battalion. In the first few days, our righteous army fought with the forward battalion of Chen Yongfu, and the Wang Doujun was just watching from the sidelines. To be honest, Chen Yongfu's forward battalion is very capable of fighting, but our righteous army can also fight on a par with them, although the casualties may be greater than theirs, but a few days later, the Wang Dou army will enter the battle........."

There was a deep fear in his eyes: "I thought they were blunt and spearmen, but I didn't expect them to use a kind of artillery, which should be able to hit two miles away." Tens of thousands of my rebels were beaten alive by their artillery to the point of collapse. The soldiers fled everywhere, they chased thousands of cavalry, and their horsepower was outstanding, even many brothers of our horse team, all of whom could not escape the pursuit of their cavalry, and finally returned to Yiyang and Yongning, and only these thousand brothers were left among tens of thousands of people......"

After saying that, he couldn't stop crying.

Seeing him crying bitterly, everyone in the hall felt uncomfortable.

Hao Shaoqi muttered: "These officers and soldiers are too lazy, what kind of heroes are they with artillery bombardment." has the ability to fight face to face, and I am definitely not afraid of them......"

Li Zicheng asked Liu Fangliang to sit down and pondered: "What kind of cannon do they use, they can fight so far......"