The hurricane lasted for three days, and the fields were fully moistened after a long period of drought. The hurricane hit the southwest of Dengzhou, Dasongwei and Jinghaiwei, including Aoshanwei, Jiaozhou and Jimo in Laizhou. One day was fine, but it rained for three days, and the rain became a disaster.

Tong Wenhuan, the commander of the Shandong Metropolitan Division and the deputy commander-in-chief, was anxious about this, because of the impact of this hurricane, the mountain from Jimo to Dasongwei walked for two days, the marching speed was greatly slowed down, and the ranks of 10,000 soldiers were sparsely pulled, from the officers to the pawns below were exhausted.

But the rain and the wind show no signs of stopping. As soon as the news was received, the road ahead had been blocked by rain-washed rocks, and the advance was being cleared, and the army had to stop its advance.

The soldiers were relieved, but then they encountered a problem, this barren mountain and mountain range has no shelter, look at this terrain, a horse and a flat river, if you set up camp here, just making a fire to cook is a headache. Most of the food brought by the army was already wet, and many of the soldiers were infected with the wind and cold due to the sudden change in weather, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. Counting the days, today is already the fifth day of the sixth month, and the liaison messengers sent along the road don't know if it's because of the weather or other reasons, none of them have turned around, which has cast a shadow on Tong Wenhuan's heart.

In all fairness, Tong Wenhuan was reluctant to fight this battle. Huguang suppressed thieves and resisted the Tartars outside the gates, which was no problem for Tong Wenhuan, but this war made him feel extremely depressed.

According to reliable information, Yue Jinfeng, the chief general of Dengzhou Da Songwei, and Li Dingguo, the chief general of Jinghai Wei, were both Zhu Ping'an's henchmen, and both of them had also participated in the bloody battle between Julu and the slave chief Dorgon. From the bottom of his heart, Tong Wenhuan really didn't want to fight with such an opponent, but he was forced to point the butcher's knife at his comrades.

I heard that the two guards of Da Songwei and Jing Haiwei had laid off a large number of old and weak soldiers in the previous stage, and the total strength of the two guards was only 6,000 at present, so it should be said that there is no problem in winning, as long as Liu Zeqing succeeds in Dengzhou and Zheng Jiashui Shi Shun lì conquers Weihaiwei, the two guards will inevitably be in turmoil, and this confrontation is also a sure victory. But for some reason, Tong Wenhuan's heart is always heavy, and he seems to have a premonition that something bad is about to happen.

After thinking about it, Tong Wenhuan still decided that he could not camp in this wilderness. The rain was pouring down, the view was obstructed, and once the Dengzhou army launched a surprise attack, their own side would inevitably be in chaos. While they were hesitating, a report came from the front that the road had been cleared and the army could continue on the road. In addition, there is a village ten miles ahead, called Laojun Camp, the sentinel has already surveyed, and the people in it have long been scattered, which can accommodate the army to rest.

Hearing this news, the generals' spirits were lifted, Tong Wenhuan also knew that people were sleepy now, and it was already around noon, so he should indeed find a place to rest and let the soldiers and horses talk about fatigue.

Ten miles away in a blink of an eye, looking at the terrain of Laojun's camp, Tong Wenhuan couldn't help frowning again, this is a few villages sandwiched between the surrounding highlands. The southern part of Dengzhou is flat, but this section of Dasongwei is undulating, plus a tributary close to the Wulong River, if once the Dengzhou army set up an ambush here, there is no need to do anything, just block the upstream and downstream rivers of this tributary, and the river water that swells with the rain will immediately flood the Laojun camp between the highlands.

Thinking of this, Tong Wenhuan immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately rejected the plan to set up camp in Laojun's camp. All the officers immediately complained bitterly, and advised one after another, from the morning to now, the soldiers and soldiers have not entered, and the torrential rain is like a note, the soldiers and horses are all in distress, and if they go on, the army will not have the strength to fight if it faces the Dengzhou army.

In the midst of the chaos, the scouts in front of them urgently asked for an audience. The report said that Da Song Wei Yue Jinfeng had given up holding on to Haiyang County, and led the army to join forces with Li Dingguo's troops, and the two armies retreated to Rushanzhai to defend and wait for the battle.

The generals were even more relieved when they heard this, and now that they have found out the location of the Dengzhou army, there is not much risk in setting up in the Laojun camp.

But Tong Wenhuan's face changed, "What do you know!" That Yue Jinfeng and Li Dingguo are both fierce generals who followed Zhu Ping'an to crawl out of the pile of dead people in the giant deer, do you still need a large army to raid the Laojun camp, only a few hundred people can easily block the river in front of you, and then you don't need a single soldier, and we will become the delicacies of fish and shrimp in this river! ”

Tong Wenhuan waved his hand and ordered the horse to stop dripping, immediately pull out, use some dry food on the way, and rest when he arrived in Haiyang in the evening.

As soon as the order came out, the soldiers complained bitterly, and just found a dry place to bury the pot to make rice, but waited for the order to continue advancing, and did not eat a hot meal for three days, and the complaints of the soldiers can be imagined. But the officers were also angry and had nowhere to vent, brandishing whips everywhere to find fault, and the army could only move forward again with no strength.

The army slowly walked out of the village of Laojunying, the high ground stretched up, in front of it is the Laojun Mountain adjacent to the official road, it is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is just a large-scale dirt slope, the trees on the mountain are lush and green, and it is even more green and full of vitality under the washing of rain.

Tong Wenhuan got on the horse, put on his robe, looked at the tired soldiers and sighed secretly, but he couldn't force it, so he had to urge the troops to go on the road.

The official road is straight and smooth, and the only thing is that it is muddy, and the carriage and horse are stuck in it and cannot get out for a long time. Tong Wenhuan didn't feel anything, but the conversation between the two pacification officers on foot beside him fell into his ears word for word.

"I heard that the official roads in Dengzhou have now been reorganized, and they are all paved with something called cement produced by the Dusi Yamen, and the road surface is flat and hard, especially not afraid of rain erosion. Why don't you see a single one in the realm of this Great Songwei? ”

The other also nodded frequently, "My brother-in-law has traveled back and forth between Jinan and Dengzhou many times, and also said that the official road in Dengzhou is really wide and flat, and the carriage runs on it, even the bumps are much less, and the time to go back and forth has been reduced a lot. ”

Tong Wenhuan's limbs were extremely sore, and he sat on the horse to recuperate, and he didn't feel anything at first, but suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly reined in the horse's reins.

"Come on, remove the yellow mud from the ground and see what this road surface looks like?"

The officers and the soldiers looked at each other, but they still followed the order, more than a dozen soldiers brought wooden shovels and other things, and together they lifted the yellow mud on the ground under their feet, and a soldier picked up a piece of blue-black things, with a confused look, and presented it to Tong Wenhuan, "My lord, the mud is too deep, but there are such scraps below, I don't know what it is, it is a slate, it is not very similar!" ”

Tong Wenhuan took it and took a look, and carefully observed the terrain on all sides, the solemn look on his face was even worse, and then he shouted, "Order the army to speed up and advance, and don't stay in place!" ”

But how can the current situation be said to be fast, the yellow mud on the ground is as deep as a foot, and the army is accompanied by all kinds of heavy grain and grass, Tong Wenhuan's order came out, the army urged forward, but the chariots and horses were one after another into the yellow mud, the more eager, the more difficult it was to move an inch, and after a while, the pipeline had been blocked.

Just when Tong Wenhuan was sweating in a hurry, a deafening sound suddenly came from the top of Laojun Mountain, as if a thunder had fallen out of thin air.

Tong Wenhuan was shocked, "Throw away the baggage, and all the armies rush forward!" ”

But it was too late. After many days of rain washing, the mountain of Laojun Mountain has been extremely slippery, at this time encountered a sudden change, the sediment and rainwater collapsed down at once, the yellow countercurrent rolled down, and the viscous mud tilted towards the official road with the momentum of Mount Tai.

At the same moment, the first and last parts of the army sounded a dull snare drum beat one after another. Tong Wenhuan's face turned pale, so he had to gallop forward, regardless of whether there were soldiers blocking the road in front of him.

People shouted and neighed, making a mess, but still could not stop the mud pouring down, the middle of the entire army was covered with mud in an instant, although the number was not too much, but it also covered the area within a radius of a thousand steps near the official road, and the people and horses rolled and struggled in it, all wrapped in a layer of yellow mud.

Tong Wenhuan didn't run far, he felt a strong attack, and the slanted mud knocked down the mount, and he also fell into the thick mud, before he got up, his mouth was already filled with mud, and the armor and lily clothes on his body became a burden at this time, and he wanted to get up, but he felt like he was pressed against a mountain, and the soldiers in the mud panicked, and struggled to escape in two directions, and the mud continued to tilt, and some of the soldiers who were knocked down were buried in it, but they were never able to stand up again.

The front army and the rear army also heard the loud noise, and when they looked back, they saw that the Chinese army had been buried in the mud, and they couldn't help but be in a state of confusion. At this time, the horn and the snare drum sounded loudly, the Dengzhou army rushed out from the east and west sides, and it was impossible to see how many of them were in the heavy rain.

Tong Wenhuan has turned into a clay man, and finally broke free from the quagmire, hurriedly took off his coat, and just wanted to take off his armor, a pair of cavalry on the opposite side had already killed along the road full of surrendered Shandong soldiers.

The cavalry grabbed the reins of the horse in front of Tong Wenhuan, and the black-armored general at the head looked Tong Wenhuan up and down, and Tong Wenhuan was eager to find a crack in the ground at this time.

"But Tong Du commands Tongzhi?" The Black-Armored General asked.

"It's down there!" Tong Wenhuan's face was hot, so he had to reply.

The black armor general nodded, "In Xiajing Haiwei Li Dingguo, my marshal asked the subordinate to tell the lord that Liu Zeqing's army has been completely annihilated, and now the Shandong Metropolitan Division and the generals of the General Military Mansion are all guests in Dengzhou, please Lord Tong must also go to Dengzhou!" ”R1152