In the village south of Heiniu Town, King Han fidgeted and paced back and forth in the courtyard with an anxious expression, and because the war in Heiniu Town could not be ended for a long time, a sense of foreboding gradually rose in his heart,

The rebels and the Xiaowu army are now entangled and fighting in the town of Black Bull, and the two sides can no longer effectively carry out the orders of King Han and Li Yuntian except for desperate fighting, so all the King of Han can do now is to wait for the outcome of the war.

While walking, King Han suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky worriedly.

It was already afternoon, and if Wei Da and Wang Bin couldn't take Black Bull Town again, it was very likely that the battle would drag on until the evening, which would be an extremely bad thing for the rebels.

After all, after a long and fierce battle, both the Warriors and the rebels were exhausted, and the fall of night only complicated the battle.

What is particularly important is that the reinforcements sent by Emperor Xuande are getting closer and closer to Black Bull Town, and they may arrive at Black Bull Town at any time, and it is obvious that the rebels cannot engage them in battle with their current situation.

"Report!" At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the courtyard gate, and soon a guard broke in in a hurry, knelt down on one knee in front of the King of Han, and said loudly, "Lord Wang, our army has been defeated in Heiniu Town, and the whereabouts of Wei Dudu and Wang Dudu are unknown!" ”

"Defeated?" King Han was taken aback when he heard this, his face changed suddenly, it was unbelievable that the elite of the 20,000 rebels was defeated by the Xiaowu army, which could be called a rabble.

"Pass the order, the whole army will march towards Black Bull Town, and we must capture Black Bull Town." Subsequently, the king of Han couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and gave an order angrily.

"Lord Wang, now that the enemy army in Black Bull Town is in full swing, it is not appropriate for our army to attack." Hearing this, a general standing on the side hurriedly bowed his hand to King Han and comforted him in a deep voice.

The defeat of Wei Da and Wang Bin will inevitably affect the morale of the more than 9,000 elite rebels under the Han King, and it is not the best strategy to rashly launch an attack on the Xiaowu army in Heiniu Town, and it is bound to be resisted to the death by the Xiaowu army.

Moreover, these 9,000 rebels are the last reliance in the hands of the King of Han, and they really can't withstand any attrition, otherwise even if the King of Han conquers Heiniu Town, then it will be difficult and unpredictable in the future:

No one knows, Qin Guangyi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Tianjin, knows that the elite in the hands of King Han has suffered heavy losses in Heiniu Town, and that King Zheng and King Xiang in the capital have been in battle, whether they will still belong to King Han as previously agreed, which is very important to King Han!

Therefore, when the rebels lost the battle in Heiniu Town, the best strategy was to return to Shandong and think about it in the long run, rather than burning the jade with the Xiaowu army in Heiniu Town, I am afraid this is exactly the scene Li Yuntian wants to see.

When King Han heard this, he suddenly fell into silence, his face was gloomy as if a layer of ice had formed, although he was arrogant, but he had already passed the age of being young and reckless, and knew that the Xiaowu army that ordered to attack Black Bull Town now would do him all kinds of harm and no benefit, but he was really unwilling to leave like this, wouldn't he really respond to Li Yuntian's previous words that let him sink into the sand in Black Bull Town?

"Report!" Just when King Han was having a hard time making a choice, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the courtyard gate again, and a scout ran over in a panic, panting and kneeling on one knee in front of him, "Lord Wang, an enemy army is coming from the direction of Jingzhou, and it is less than ten miles away from here at this time. ”

"What...... What the! King Han's body suddenly froze there, with a shocked look on his face, in his opinion, the reinforcements sent by Emperor Xuande would not arrive in Heiniu Town until tomorrow morning at the earliest, how could they come so quickly!

"How many are there?" Then, King Han came back to his senses, stared at the scout and asked in a deep voice.

"The enemy's ranks stretched for miles along the avenue, and there were about thirty or forty thousand men." The scout thought for a moment and replied.

"Lord Wang, you can't stay here for a long time, please transfer it quickly." When the previous general who comforted the King of Han heard this, he hurriedly said to the King of Han.

There is no doubt that the enemy army is a reinforcement sent by Emperor Xuande, and there must be the elite of the Ming army in it, and the nine thousand people in the hands of the King of Han are not the opponents of the other party at all, and once the other party is entangled, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Withdraw to Le'an!" King Han's expression was extremely cold, his fists were clenched tightly, and four words burst out of his mouth word by word, and he had no choice but to retreat at this point.

After speaking, King Han walked out of the courtyard with a bloodless face, and the generals and personal soldiers on the scene followed behind him, and the huge courtyard became deserted in an instant.

With the order of the Han King to retreat, the rebels stationed in the village set off without packing their belongings and hurried in the direction of Le'an.

Under the warm sunshine, the people on the road to Black Bull Town shouted and neighed, and the sound was noisy, and a long procession marched in the dust.

Under the urging of officers at all levels, 40,000 Ming troops rushed from Jingzhou to Heiniu Town in a hurry to support Li Yuntian's Xiaowu army.

Zhaoyuan Bo Dusheng rode a horse and stood on a hill, looking at the Ming soldiers who passed in front of him panting with a stern expression.

Now nearly three days have passed since Li Yuntian sent someone to report to Emperor Xuande in Jingzhou City, with only 25,000 Xiaowu troops who have not been put together for a long time, how can Li Yuntian stop the elite of the 40,000 rebels of the Han King in Heiniu Town?

During the Jing Dynasty, Du Sheng had fought side by side with the King of Han, and he knew that the King of Han was powerful, so he was secretly worried about Li Yuntian's safety.

When leaving Jingzhou City, Emperor Xuande specially told Du Sheng that as long as he could bring Li Yuntian back safely, even if he would atone for his crimes, it would be enough to offset his previous defeat in De'an County.

Since being defeated by Lu Ping in De'an County, Du Sheng was thrown into the prison of Jingzhou City, and if it wasn't for Li Yuntian going to Cangzhou to pursue the King of Han this time, Du Sheng would still be in the prison now.

The reason why Du Sheng came with his troops so quickly was not that these Ming troops under his command acted quickly, but that he led his army to wait for news at the border of Jingzhou.

It was Zhang Hao's idea to let Du Sheng lead the army to support Li Yuntian, Zhang Hao attached great importance to it after receiving Li Yuntian's report, because he didn't know where the King of Han had gone with the 40,000 rebel elites, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so as not to change the war in Texas.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhang Hao sent the elite of the 20,000 Ming army in Dezhou to Jingzhou City, and asked Emperor Xuande of Jingzhou City to release Du Sheng in the prison, and let Du Sheng atone for his sins and lead his troops to pursue the King of Han.

In addition to having a close relationship with Zhang Hao and Zhou Zheng, Du Sheng is also a tiger general, so in Zhang Hao's opinion, he is the most suitable to go to support Li Yuntian.

Emperor Xuande agreed to Zhang Hao's request, and allocated 20,000 troops to Du Sheng from Jingzhou City, so that Du Sheng led 40,000 Ming troops to be stationed on the border from Jingzhou to Cangzhou, while waiting for Li Yuntian to send someone from Cangzhou to send news, while guarding against what tricks the King of Han had in Dezhou.

Du Sheng was not worried about whether he could catch up with the King of Han, King Zheng and King Xiang in the capital must have been warned by Li Yuntian, and with precautions, it would be difficult for the King of Han to break through the defense of the capital for a while.

The thing he is most worried about now is that Li Yuntian intercepts the King of Han halfway, so that a big battle will definitely break out between the two sides, he doesn't think that the Xiaowu Army temporarily formed by Li Yuntian is the elite opponent of the rebels under the King of Han, maybe Li Yuntian will lose his life in the melee, and he will not be able to explain to Emperor Xuande at that time.

"Pass the order, you must rush to Black Bull Town within half an hour!" Glancing up at the sky, Du Sheng gave an order to several heralds on the side.

In the morning, Du Sheng learned the information that a big battle broke out in Heiniu Town from several families of fleeing people, but those people fled from their homes yesterday, and they didn't meet other refugees along the way, so Du Sheng didn't know what the situation in Heiniu Town was today.

"Your Excellency, rebels have been spotted in a village eight miles ahead." Several heralds immediately rode away at a gallop, conveying Du Sheng's order to the front and rear teams, and a scout who galloped from the front of the team passed by the two heralds, came to Du Sheng, pulled the reins of the horse and stopped, turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee in front of him, and shouted a loud message.

"How many are there?" Du Sheng couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, he never expected that the rebels would be stationed in a village.

"According to small sights, there are probably more than 10,000 people, who are gathering and seem to be leaving." The scout replied in a deep voice, "Originally, the little ones wanted to get close to investigate, but they were discovered by the enemy's cavalry and had to retreat. ”

"More than 10,000 people?" Du Sheng's eyes suddenly narrowed when he heard this, which really surprised him, he really couldn't understand why the rebels would arrange so many soldiers and horses in a small village, which was completely unreasonable.

Unless...... Unless the rebels were blocked and had to stay in that small village.

The next moment, Du Sheng realized the reason why the rebels did this, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of shock, if the rebels only had 10,000 people in that small village, wouldn't it mean that the remaining 30,000 were fighting fiercely with Li Yuntian's Xiaowu army in Black Bull Town?

"Quick, order the front army to advance lightly, our army is fighting fiercely with the rebels in Black Bull Town, everyone is waiting to go to support, there must be no mistake, those who violate the order will be killed!" Then, Du Sheng shouted loudly to the soldiers and generals beside him, he really couldn't believe that Li Yuntian's Xiaowu army could carry the elite of the Han King in Heiniu Town for nearly three days, which was simply incredible.

Under Du Sheng's order, the soldiers on the march threw down their extra bags, accelerated their march, and hurried to Black Bull Town.

When Du Sheng led his army to the small village where the King of Han had previously been, the rebels stationed there had long been gone, leaving behind many military tents and baggage, and it could be seen that they were in a hurry, and there was no time to bring extra things.

The scouts quickly figured out where the rebels were going, and instead of heading in the direction of Black Bull Town, they were heading in the direction of Shandong.

At the same time, the scouts also found that many rebels were coming from the direction of Black Bull Town, and those rebels had no idea that the Han King had left.

Du Sheng didn't know at this time that the King of Han was in the rebel army that fled to Shandong, and his most important thing at present was to ensure Li Yuntian's safety, so he didn't pay attention to the fleeing rebel army, but ordered the whole army to march towards Heiniu Town.

At this moment, the rebels who escaped from Black Bull Town have long lost their fighting spirit, seeing that the Ming army reinforcements have chosen to surrender one after another, they threw away the weapons in their hands and sat on the ground gasping for breath, after the great battle in Black Bull Town, they no longer have the slightest strength.!^!

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