Li Guo's matter of taking in child soldiers and training troops was only a little eyebrow after the capture of Fugu County. Wang Jiayin, the leader of the peasant army, broke through the county seat of Fugu, which should be regarded as a major event. Because Wang Jiayin not only broke through the city, but also occupied Fugu City and prepared to defend it.

Of course, this was not Wang Jiayin's idea alone, but was approved by most of the leaders of the peasant army. Most people's thoughts are very simple, grandma's, maybe one day the head will fall off, and first occupy a county town to enjoy the blessings. This idea illustrates the blindness of the early peasant army uprisings.

Li knew the tragic end of himself and Li Zicheng too early, and tried his best to turn the situation around and act according to his own ideas. However, in the early days of the uprising, although the peasant army was huge, there was still a certain gap in the face of the Ming army. Second, the people were soft-spoken, and they couldn't be the masters, so they had to follow King Gao Chuang with Li Zicheng and listen to the orders of Wang Jiayin, the leader of the peasant army.

The capture of Fugu County made Yang He, the governor of the three sides, anxious. In the eyes of officials at that time, attacking the city and plundering the land was a blatant act of rebellion, and according to the news brought back by the spies, Wang Jiayin's occupation of Fugu meant to be called the king and the emperor, which was even more important. This is no better than robbing houses in the countryside, which is nothing more than chaos in the eyes of Ming Dynasty officials. Therefore, as a feudal minister, he has the responsibility of defending the territory, and defending the territory is actually defending the city!

Therefore, Yang He instructed the newly appointed governor of Yansui, Hong Chengchou, to lead Du Wenhuan, the chief soldier of Ningsai, and Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Yansui, to Fugu to exterminate the peasant army.

Hong Chengchou, the word Yanyan, the number Hengjiu. This person knows the soldiers and is good at the job, but he is a rare handsome talent in the late Ming Dynasty, and his soldiers are brave and good at fighting, known as Hong Bing. The general soldier Cao Wenzhao is a member of Hong Chengchou's generals, Cao Wenzhao is strict in governing the army, and his soldiers are the famous Guanning iron cavalry, invincible. Although Du Wenhuan was not subordinate to Hong Chengchou, he was also a famous brave general in Shaanxi.

Before leaving, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, led the officials of the department to send them out of the city. Yang He personally poured a bowl of wine for Hong Chengchou, and Yang He handed the wine to Hong Chengchou, "Hengjiu, this time I will go to Ping Thief, I will definitely succeed!" ”

Although Hong Chengchou is a civil official, he is also very arrogant, he took the wine bowl, dried it in one gulp, and then slammed the bowl hard, arched his hand to Yang He, and said, "My lord, I will never be dishonored!" After speaking, he stepped on the horse and led the Ming army to Fugu County without looking back.

Yang He wanted to tell Hong Chengchou to try his best to appease the peasant army, but he didn't say anything.

At this time, the peasant army gathered around Wang Jiayin had 40,000 or 50,000 troops in Fugu County, while the two roads led by Hong Chengchou had less than 5,000 people. In terms of strength, the rebel army has an absolute advantage, and many of them are deserters of the Ming army, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. However, the peasant army was loosely organized, and the Ming army was able to coordinate under the command of Hong Chengchou, so although the Ming army was small, it was an elite army. What's more, the general soldier Cao Wenzhao led the extremely brave Guanning Iron Cavalry at that time, which was able to make up for the lack of numbers in the Ming army.

Hearing that Hong Chengchou led his troops to attack, Wang Jiayin summoned the leaders of the peasant army to come to the lobby to discuss matters, and naturally Wang Ziyong, Bai Yuzhu, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other big leaders sat in front, and some small leaders stood behind.

Wang Jiayin looked at Wang Ziyong, "For personal use, Hong Chengchou led the men and horses to attack, what should we do?" ”

Wang Ziyong has not yet opened his mouth, and Zhang Xianzhong, who has a beard, slapped his thigh fiercely, "What else can I do?" Do it with them! ”

"No, no. That Hong Chengchou is fierce and treacherous, a while ago when he was still the governor of the Senate, he led hundreds of family members and personal guards to relieve the siege of Hancheng, and killed hundreds of righteous soldiers, now Hong Chengchou led four or five thousand people not to be underestimated, we might as well temporarily avoid the edge, retreat to Shanxi, that Hong Chengchou is the governor of Yansui, can you still follow us to Shanxi? Bai Yuzhu took over the words, and what he said was reasonable, but his cowardice was already on paper.

"Nope! We're going to do it with them! Especially to kill Cao Wenzhao! A young general of about twenty sprang out behind King Gao Chuang and shouted loudly.

When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Li Guo.

Li Guo's status is low, and he has no qualifications to speak, but Li Guo wears and goes, although he has not remembered the specific time of each thing, but Li Guo remembers the heavy things. Li Guo knew that if Wang Jiayin fled to Shanxi, he would inevitably die at the hands of Cao Wenzhao, and the rules of history would remain unchanged, and the fate of him and Li Zicheng would still be tragic. If Hong Chengchou is defeated in Fugu, Shaanxi Province and Cao Wenzhao is killed, maybe things will have no life.

Wang Jiayin thought about it and nodded, "Okay!" Then fight with Hong Chengchou first! Which general will fight the enemy first tomorrow? ”

Li Guo looked at the crowd and shouted, "Tomorrow I am willing to take the lead in the battle!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong stroked his beard and praised loudly, "Brother, good job!" Don't worry, my Lao Zhang will help you and never let you suffer! ”

After the meeting, Li Zicheng grabbed Li Guo, "Although I am also bent on fighting, but this time Hong Chengchou is all elite soldiers, I have no heirs, our Li family only has you a stick of incense, you have to be more careful!" ”

"Second father, I know." Li Guo was moved in his heart, and refused to say any more, so he turned his head to select the vanguard of the rebel army to fight tomorrow.

Li Zicheng looked at the thin and weak pro-soldier named Huang Xiu who was following Li Guo, frowned, and ordered his pro-soldier captain Li You, "Tomorrow you will bring fifty pro-soldiers to protect your brother Li Guo!" ”

Li You hurriedly agreed.

Outside Fugu County, Hong Chengchou had already arrived with his troops. Although the border army in Shaanxi was the main force of the Ming army at that time, the soldiers of the Ming army still wore shabby cotton armor due to the government. However, although the Ming army was not equipped with iron armor, Hong Chengchou's department was still neatly arranged and full of energy. The soldiers of the Ming army were very confident in Hong Chengchou and the two general soldiers.

Hong Chengchou ordered the drums to be beaten, the gate of Fugu City was opened, and Li Guo led more than 300 people to rush out, followed by thousands of men and horses led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who helped the battle.

Hong Chengchou looked at the peasant army that came out first, and looked at Li Guo and the big banner behind Li Guo.

The banner behind Li Guo was embroidered with a colorful tiger descending the mountain, and Li Guo was called a tiger because of his bravery. The tiger on the flag was embroidered by Huang Xiu, a pro-soldier, after he knew Li Guo's nickname. The tiger embroidery is mighty and ferocious, Li Guo is very satisfied, and thinks to himself, this little girl is quite clever.

Today's battle is a skirmish, only for both sides to test each other's strength, and this kind of battle is the most tragic, and both sides will send the strongest team, because the morale of the victorious side must be greatly boosted.

Hong Chengchou pointed to the Tiger Banner behind Li Guo, "Who is this?" ”

Left and right answer I don't know.

Hong Chengchou frowned.

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly replied, "Dashuai, this person is not famous, he must be an unknown pawn among the bandits." ”

Hong Chengchou waved his hand, "Don't be careless!" ”

Cao Wenzhao nodded, "It's okay, I'll send Mr. Zhang Qian to fight!" ”

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Li Guo was full of ambition, looking at the Ming army opposite, looking for Cao Wenzhao.

"Master, you must be careful." A voice suddenly came from behind Li Guo.

Li Guo turned his head and suddenly saw Huang Xiu riding a horse behind him. This little girl can also endure hardships these days, although she is not skilled in bow horses, but she can adapt to it. It's just that today's battle is the first time that the peasant army has fought against so many regular Ming troops, and it is extremely dangerous. So Li Guo didn't put Huang Xiu into the vanguard, I don't know why this little girl followed him again. Damn, disobedient, Li Guo scolded in his heart.

But at this moment, Li Guo didn't have time to think about it, he raised his knife, looked around, and shouted, "Come, brothers, kill those dog-day officers and soldiers, kill them and we will have a good life!" ”

"Kill!" Li Guo's subordinates shouted together and killed the Ming army.

Hong Chengchou nodded, Cao Wenzhao did not move, just waved his hand, and Zhang Qian, who was under his command, was not afraid, and led the Ming army to rush towards Li Guo.

The drums of the two armies burst out, and the drums of Ansai, Shaanxi Province dominated the world, and with the drumbeat of Dong Dong, the hearts of all the people on the battlefield beat together.