Since Li Yan's subordinates returned to Mapo, they have been using small-scale troops to attack and harass grain convoys, which slowed down Zhu Ping'an's march for a certain distance. After arriving in Xichuan, Zhu Ping'an was also reprimanded by Wang Qiaonian, and once again did not take it as the main force to rescue Nanyang, Hu Dawei, Yang Wenyue, Sun Chuanting and others were indignant, but He Renlong, Li Guoqi and others were gloating.

To the southeast of Xichuan is the line of Neixiang and Zhenping, and Nanyang is a stone's throw away. The resistance of the invading army along the way became more and more numerous, and I heard that the battle in Nanyang was becoming more and more intense. The outer city is crumbling, and Fierce Tiger and Liu Ruzuo have already organized a defense line in the inner city, preparing to block the invading army in the street battles in the inner city after the fall of the outer city. Chen Yongfu and Gao Qian were still fighting hard in the areas of Nanzhao and Yuzhou, north of Nanyang, and their advance was very slow.

Wang Qiaonian's strategy was to use Zhenping as a base to attack the intrusive army besieging the periphery of Nanyang, and Zhenping would be used as a logistics supply center for the army, and Zhu Ping'an's headquarters would defend it.

But what Wang Qiaonian didn't expect was that as soon as the army conquered Zhenping, Liu Zongmin, the general of the army, personally commanded an army of 30,000 people, and together with the rest of the battalions on the West Road, he came to Zhenping to block Wang Qiaonian's eastward advance.

Liu Zongmin's joint camp was stationed on the road to Nanyang, firmly blocking the direction of Wang Qiaonian's advance, that is to say, Wang Qiaonian must fight to the death with Liu Zongmin as he marches eastward.

The battalion of Zhu Ping'an's department did not know the location south of Zhenping City, which echoed the army in Zhenping City. Zhu Ping'an actually doesn't know much about Liu Zongmin, because there are very few traces left by this person in history. As the number one general under Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin is a character who has no achievements, except for showing the brave and daring side in the breakthrough of Shangluo Mountain, there can be no bright spots in the history of his life's conquest. To say that the most famous is that after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Liu Zongmin presided over the establishment of the "Biliang Zhenfu Division", which was responsible for arresting, interrogating, and squeezing the surrendered officials of the Ming Dynasty, and played the role of a "cool official" very well, but did not play even a little good role. Such a person can become the chief general of the army, which shows that Li Zicheng's vision and employment orientation are indeed not flattering.

Therefore, although Liu Zongmin on the opposite side claimed to be the commander of nearly 100,000 horses, in essence, Zhu Ping'an did not take it to heart. On the contrary, Zhu Ping'an was deeply impressed by the army he encountered in Sujiagou, and he became very interested in its leader.

Hu Dawei, Sun Chuanting and Zhu Ping'an were all stationed outside the city, with opposite horns, to prevent Liu Zongmin's sneak attack on Zhenping City.

Thinking of the big battle that would come the next day, Zhu Ping'an was also a little inexplicably excited. The foreshadowing laid in the Battle of Songshan has played a role, but the edict of the imperial court has not yet reached the army, think about the time when his wife Mu Yuling is pregnant, and next month is the day of childbirth. In this way, not only is the idea of getting out of Henan even stronger, but Zhu Ping'an is also eager to return to his wife's side and wait for the arrival of their first child.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Ping'an couldn't sleep, so he called Zhang Dingbian, Shen Ke, Sun Shikang and others out of the camp to observe the terrain. Yang Tinglin's body was relatively weak, so Zhu Ping'an did not go with him.

On November nights, the cold winds and the successive years of drought caused the cold wind to be mixed with the smell of dry earth. More than 100 guards escorted Zhu Ping'an and others, quietly left the camp, and galloped towards the east of Zhenping.

Outside Zhenping City, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, between the camp of the Ming army in Zhenping City and the camp of the Chuang Army, there is a hill and mountain beam that is not too high, a river ditch surrounds it, the drought makes the river plummet, and it is only a shoal at present, and the foot pawn can wade through the water.

There are still some trees on the mountain beams, which look like thousands of troops in ambush at night, swaying with the wind, making a "whooshing" sound.

On the mountain beam, looking to the east is the company camp of more than ten miles of the army, the lights are bright, all night long, and the Ming army camp is the same as the guard.

Opposite Zhu Ping'an across the mountain was the right-wing soldiers and horses of the Chuang army, and unlike the rest of the battalions of the Chuang army, the right-wing battalion was pitch black, and there was no noise at all. The whole camp is divided into five camps, each other's horns, obviously the commander has made strict precautions against possible stealing the camp, even if a camp is attacked and lost, the rest of the battalions can not be chaotic at all.

Looking at this solid and orderly camp, Zhu Ping'an and the others couldn't help nodding in approval, the commander of the Right Wing Army used his troops well, and it seemed that he was a strong enemy, but he didn't know if he was the same person as the person in the first battle of Sujiagou.

Shen Ke held the strong bow in his hand, still looking careless, a pair of eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep the nearby terrain, but his two ears were also erected, firmly paying attention to the unusual movements around him.

This is approaching the camp of the invading army, especially the rangers and scouts who may encounter the invading army, Shen Ke and other guards have to work hard to deal with the possible sudden situation.

The clouds in the sky were piling up, the stars and the moon were not obscured, the night was particularly gloomy, the wind tended to increase, and the trees shook more violently, and even the sound became louder. Just when the wind was rising, Shen Ke's body suddenly burst out, and with a strong bow, a heavy arrow made of iron had been wound, and his fingers were suddenly loosened, and the iron arrow flew out like a meteor, hitting the same thing in mid-air, arousing a line of sparks, and falling to the ground with a bang.

The guards were taken aback, and hurriedly protected the expressions of Zhu Ping'an and others, Shen Kefei stepped forward, holding a crossbow in one hand, and at the same time bent down, and picked up the thing that was shot down on the ground, and quickly glanced at it, but he was stunned, and then took the reins of the horse, and shouted loudly: "Is it Brother Yang on the other side?" ”

A cry of surprise suddenly came from the woods, "Brother Blind! More than ten horses flew out in an instant and rushed towards Shen Ke.

Zhu Ping'an was afraid that Shen Ke would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly made a gesture, and more than a dozen personal soldiers rushed over with horses and whips, and stayed by Shen Ke's side.

The moon peeked out of the clouds, and the sight between heaven and earth was bright. Pegasus on the opposite side was a rough man, but he was wearing the uniform of an officer of the Chuang Army, lined with a yellow battle jacket, Zhu Ping'an and others recognized at a glance that this was the headquarters of the Chuang Army that had been blocked in Sujiagou.

Shen Ke smiled, and casually threw a long-handled flying knife into the hand of the rough and bearded man. "Unexpectedly, as soon as the capital is separated, my brother actually joined the army!"

The man on the other side who was called Yang Fu also laughed, "I didn't expect that my brother would actually become an official and soldier, and he also achieved the position of a thousand households!" ”

The horses' hooves in the woods were like thunder, and in an instant, dozens of knights flew out, and one of the iron-armored generals at the head asked loudly: "Yang Fan, be careful, there is an ambush on the other side!" ”

Yang Chuan hurriedly turned his horse's head and met the ironclad general, "The good general learned that the opposite side is a sworn brother who has not seen his subordinates for many years, the general can retreat first, and his subordinates will return to the camp after renewing the old days!" ”

"Oh?" The iron-armored general raised his eyebrows, and under the faint moonlight, he showed a sword-eyed face, "Since you are your sworn brother, why don't you invite you to the camp to talk about it, this general loves talent, if your brother is willing to come to the army and give in, I will definitely recommend it to King Chuang!" ”

Shen Ke suddenly laughed. Zhu Ping'an heard it clearly, but he was angry and laughing, this was the first time he had encountered this matter of poaching people in front of him, but he didn't know what kind of character the other party was, and he dared to say such a big thing.

Zhu Ping'an immediately rushed over and looked at the opposing army more than ten paces away.

"You man, you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue! This official is here, and you are so bold to lure the court officials, but there are few people in the world who have a thick face like you! ”

Shen Ke also smiled and bowed his hand to the general opposite, "Thank you for raising your love, this official is currently an army of thousands of households, and he doesn't plan to change the court, this is the main general of my family, and I don't know the name of the general?" ”

The iron-clad general was stunned, but Yang Tuo on the side was furious, and shouted at Shen Ke: "Brother Blind, how can you be happy in the army in the official army, have you forgotten how proud our brothers were in drinking wine and eating meat in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain?" This is my family general, and he has won the trust of King Chuang, and he has taken a fancy to your skills, which is the creation of our brothers! ”

Shen Ke frowned, and was about to refute, but was stopped by Zhu Ping'an. Zhu Ping'an looked at the iron-clad general carefully, and suddenly asked, "On the other side, is it under the feet of Li Yan, the general of the middle control of the army?" ”

The ironclad general was stunned for a moment, then nodded, looked Zhu Ping'an up and down, and suddenly a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "It's Li Yan below, dare to ask, but Shandong General Zhu in person?" ”

Zhu Ping'an arched his hand, "No, that's right!" ”

After reporting their names, the two looked at each other and smiled, and said at the same time: "Look up for a long time!" ”

"You are Zhu Ping'an!" Yang Tuo shouted loudly, "I heard that the Tartar you killed in Julu is full of blood, although I Yang Tuo and my brothers are righteous soldiers, but they will defend your family and defend the country and fight with the Tartars to the end, we are extremely admired!" ”

Li Yan smiled, "There are also generals, and I also have great admiration for General Zhu's achievements!" ”

"Then you want to join us in the army!" Yang Tuo is still unsatisfied, "The most hated thing in our generals' lives is the Tartar Koubian, and often advises the king to break into the world, after winning the world, he must wave his army to the east, and one sentence to level the Tartars outside the pass, and vent his anger for the Han people in the whole world." You have such a great ability, what future can you have in the official army! It's better to serve as a general, in the future, our brothers will live and die together together, and go to fight Tartars outside the customs together, how happy it should be! ”

"Yang rolls his mouth!" Although Li Yan was reprimanded, he had a smile on his face, and it seemed that he obviously liked this straightforward man very much.

"Good man!" Zhu Ping'an shouted hello, took off his cold wine bag from the horse, and threw it to Yang Fan, "Shen Ke's brother is my brother, although now you and I are enemies and I are on both sides, but for your pride, it is worth my toast!" ”

Yang turned over and caught it, ignoring the obstruction of the robe around him, unscrewed the stopper, drank a few big sips indifferently, and pursed his lips after drinking, "This wine is too soft, not to the appetite of the men in our army!" ”

"You brute!" Shen Ke was suddenly unhappy, "My lord gave you to drink, where did you come from to talk so much!" ”

Li Yan looked at Zhu Ping'an meaningfully, and couldn't help but smile, "Yang Turn, General Zhu gave wine, how rare this is, we should also repay the favor." Mr. Zhu, there is also a pot of good hometown wine here, I wonder if you are willing to enjoy it? ”R1152