Chapter 715: The Battle of Zhu Xianzhen (5)
The 100,000 soldiers of the Righteous Army led by Gu Junen, after arriving in the county seat of Weishi, were stationed on the spot and did not continue to advance.
The elite of the rebel army, all followed the king Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin to Zhuxian Town to conquer, the 100,000 rebel army he led, almost all of them developed later, mainly homeless people, these sergeants' combat effectiveness is not strong, if they rush to Zhuxian Town, it may cause chaos, or wait for orders in Weishi County.
Most of the garrisons in Wei's county have long been evacuated without a trace, and the rest are also cowering in the city, not daring to move, and it is a matter of effort to take the county seat, Gu Junen did not ask the army to attack Wei's county, but only set up camp in a place ten miles away from Wei's county, at this time, the focus of the righteous army is in Zhuxian Town, although Wei's county town looks very easy to break, but who knows whether there will be special circumstances in the battle of attacking the city, which will disrupt the overall deployment of the rebel army.
In the middle of the night when he arrived in the county seat of Wei, Gu Junen saw the personal soldiers sent by King Chuang.
When he learned that King Chuang was going to leave some of the soldiers to fight against the official army in Zhuxian Town, and most of the remaining soldiers bypassed Zhuxian Town and attacked Kaifeng Fucheng, Gu Junen did not express his opinion for the time being, but thought carefully about the map.
Gu Junen's strategy is becoming more and more mature and comprehensive, more than ten years have passed, after countless battles, Gu Junen has been tempered, and he will consider any decision from both positive and negative aspects, and express his opinion after comprehensive weighing.
Gu Junen's status in the rebel army is not ordinary, and he has been relied on the most by King Chuang, which also makes him more cautious.
Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, made this decision, it should be said that there is a certain amount of reason, if the official army stationed in Zhuxian Town cannot be defeated in a short period of time, and even the righteous army and the official army fall into a stalemate, this is very unfavorable for the righteous army. The war has begun, the Ming court will never be indifferent, will definitely send a large number of officers and soldiers to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, and so on until the time is in vain, a large number of officials and troops have been assembled in Kaifeng Fucheng, then the tactical arrangement of the righteous army to attack Kaifeng Fucheng. Even if it is a complete failure, it may still encounter the encirclement and suppression of the official army.
The rebels bypassed Zhuxian Town and rushed straight to Kaifeng Mansion City, there is another benefit, that is, to make He Renlong, who was stationed in Zhuxian Town, panic, the official army guarding Zhuxian Town, the original intention was to prevent the rebels from attacking Fengfu City, since the rebels bypassed Zhuxian Town, what is the point of the official army guarding in Zhuxian Town.
If the officers and soldiers are in disarray. Wouldn't the rebels be able to defeat the officers and troops more quickly?
After nearly an hour of thinking, after repeatedly checking the map, Gu Junen put forward his own opinion, he suggested that King Chuang lead the army to bypass Zhuxian Town and go straight to Kaifeng Fucheng, while Liu Zongmin led a righteous army of about 30,000 to continue to fight with the official army in Zhuxian Town, not seeking to defeat the official army in a short time. At the very least, it is necessary to entangle the official army so that it cannot rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng.
After this suggestion was made. Gu Junen immediately summoned the senior generals of the rebel army and asked everyone to make all preparations and wait for the order to leave for Kaifeng Fucheng.
It was already dawn.
Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin are ready to start a new round of offensive, and this time they must severely attack the morale of the officers and soldiers, so that the officers and troops will suffer heavy losses and have an advantage in the number of troops. Let Li Zicheng have full confidence.
Once upon a time, when the rebels faced the official army, the only choice was to evacuate, but now it is different, and the rebels can take the initiative to attack. Such a change is gratifying, and it also shows the great changes that have taken place in the rebel army.
The attack did not begin at Chenshi, and the two armies confronted each other at Zhuxian Town.
Li Zicheng did not give the order to attack for a long time, he was waiting, waiting for news from Gu Junen.
After thinking about it all night, Li Zicheng thought that it was feasible for the rebel army to bypass Zhuxian Town and go straight to Kaifeng Fucheng.
Finally, at the second quarter of the hour, the scout with a tired face arrived in Zhuxian Town.
In the Chinese military account, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin listened carefully to the scout's report, and Gu Junen also wrote a simple letter.
Slowly, a smile appeared on Li Zicheng's face, Gu Junen's consideration coincided with his thoughts, in the end, he was a brother who had cooperated for more than ten years, and he could analyze the pros and cons in the shortest possible time.
Although Liu Zongmin's face was serious, he didn't have many worries.
The scout had not yet left, he was waiting for the king's order.
"Zong Min, Mr. Gu's suggestion is very good, I think it can be implemented, the 180,000 rebel army is divided into two parts, I lead 150,000 soldiers, bypass Zhuxian Town, and go straight to Kaifeng City, you lead 30,000 elite soldiers, stay in Zhuxian Town to fight against the official army, if He Renlong returns to the division to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, then our two armies are flanked back and forth, at that time, unless He Renlong is an immortal, otherwise there will only be the end of being completely exterminated, and we have bypassed Zhuxian Town, He Renlong will definitely panic, they have lost their meaning in guarding Zhuxian Town."
Liu Zongmin nodded and did not speak.
Li Zicheng stood up and spoke to the scout.
"Go and inform Mr. Gu immediately, the army will go to Zhuxian Town, make peace with us, prepare to bypass Zhuxian Town, and go straight to Kaifeng Fucheng, in addition, the scouts must carefully investigate the situation around Kaifeng Fucheng, if they detect the officials and troops rushing to help Kaifeng Fucheng, they must report it in the fastest time, Mr. Gu's suggestion has already mentioned this, after you meet Mr. Gu, follow his arrangement and carry out the investigation according to Mr. Gu's requirements."
"Find a guide around Zhuxian Town and see which road to take to bypass Zhuxian Town, this matter must be done within two days, and it must not be delayed."
After the scout left, Liu Zongmin looked at Li Zicheng and finally spoke.
"King Chuang, the army is ready to attack, do you want to continue the offensive today?"
Li Zicheng shook his head.
"Don't attack and fight today, let He Renlong have a good rest, our action to bypass Zhu Xianzhen will be publicized with great fanfare, so that He Renlong knows, I will see what kind of choice he makes."
He Renlong was ready for everything, and he didn't have much confidence in the upcoming fight, but he was just looking forward to being able to repel the attack of the Liukou again.
When the time passed, when it was close to the time, the Liukou who put on a posture had not attacked, which made He Renlong feel strange, didn't the Liukou want to attack today, you must know that the sooner the battle starts, the better, this kind of field battle, generally start the attack early, under the condition that the two armies are evenly matched, the battle will last for a long time, the sooner the fight is launched, the more you can use the time of the day to fight, the more you can kill the opponent to the maximum, once it gets dark, the double anti will be Ming Jin to collect the troops, Dead down.
The rogues did not attack, and still put on a posture not far from the opposite side.
Above the open space between the two armies, there was a strong smell of blood, yesterday when it was dark, the two armies sent sergeants to clean up the battlefield respectively, this is also the rule, although the corpses and war horses were removed, but the blood on the ground could not be eliminated, the blood that seeped into the ground had long since turned black, and large pieces were scattered around, which was particularly terrifying.
It was almost noon, and the rogues still didn't attack.
He Renlong put down the monoculars, in his opinion, it was impossible for the Liukou to attack today.
Such a situation made He Renlong puzzled, of course, Liukou did not attack, it was the most advantageous for him, to be able to spend time with Liukou in Zhuxian Town, waiting for Sun Chuanting's army to come to support, this is the purpose of deciding to block Liukou in Zhuxian Town, but Liukou did not suffer a heavy blow, let alone lose the ability to attack, and suddenly did not attack, which made He Renlong even more worried.
Looking at the dark eyes of the captain of the pro-soldier beside him, He Renlong spoke.
"Tell me, why did the rogues set up a position, but they didn't attack."
"Dashuai, my subordinates feel that the rogues are scared, their losses were great yesterday, and if they attack today, there will be more casualties."
The comforting words of the pro-soldier captain did not have the slightest effect on He Renlong, but He Renlong also knew that it was impossible to let the pro-soldier captain analyze the ugly and ugly people, and only he, the coach, could think about the mystery.
At noon, the rogue on the opposite side suddenly changed, and the foot soldiers in front began to turn and evacuate, heading in the direction of the camp, their action was very bold, and they did not care about the officers and soldiers on the opposite side at all.
Seeing all this, He Renlong's face turned a little pale, he didn't dare to order the army to chase and kill, after all, there were a large number of rogues on the opposite side, and besides, they were ready for battle, who knows if this was a trap to attract the army to charge, after yesterday's battle, Li Zicheng must have been prepared.
Seeing the gradual evacuation of the Liukou, and seeing the increasingly empty space, He Renlong fell into confusion.
Li Zicheng, who returned to the camp, had a smile on his face.
"Zong Min, we have evacuated, the officers and soldiers are still in a good position, and they dare not have the slightest negligence, which shows that He Renlong has no bottom in his heart, Mr. Gu's suggestion is correct, we must find a way, bypass Zhuxian Town, and go straight to Kaifeng Mansion City."
Liu Zongmin also had a smile on his face.
"The subordinates thought that all this was properly deployed by King Chuang, and the number of officers and troops under He Renlong was insufficient, so he didn't dare to attack rashly, today we set up a posture and prepared to attack, but in the end we withdrew, He Renlong will definitely think about why, he is afraid that he wants to break his head, and it is impossible to understand."
"You are right, He Renlong has such a worry, it is our opportunity, as long as we plan properly, when the army bypasses Zhuxian Town, it will be the time when the official army is in chaos, although our goal is Kaifeng Fucheng, but if the official army is in chaos, we must also seize the opportunity to completely defeat He Renlong."
"The subordinates must do their best to drag He Renlong."
"It's not just about dragging it down, it's about defeating He Renlong." (To be continued......)