The first attack failed, and more than 3,000 cavalry were lost, Li Zicheng did not blame Liu Zongmin, after all, he also agreed with Liu Zongmin's idea, and it was his and Liu Zongmin's common idea to defeat the official army in the shortest possible time, plus the official army was only 20,000 people, but he did not expect that the official army actually had bows and crossbows.

The first attack failed, the losses were so huge, and these attacking cavalry were the elite of the righteous army, which made Li Zicheng very distressed, and he really felt the courage of He Maniac, it seems that he wanted to defeat the official army through one or two rounds of attacks, such a possibility does not exist, and it is also because of this reason that Li Zicheng thought of leaving part of the righteous army sergeants to fight against He Renlong, and the rest of the army bypassed Zhuxian Town and rushed straight to Kaifeng Fucheng.

The reason why Li Zicheng thinks like this is also his own reason, the number of officers and soldiers guarding Kaifeng Mansion is not large, and he must seize the opportunity, otherwise when the official army comes to reinforce, there will be no possibility of capturing Kaifeng Mansion.

Liu Zongmin thought that King Chuang's idea was not very realistic, but he couldn't refute it directly, but suggested that he still had to fight with the official army, after all, the previous attack was not particularly well prepared, and if the attack was well prepared, it would not achieve good results, so he could find a way to bypass Zhu Xianzhen.

Although Li Zicheng has such an idea, he will not implement it easily, he sent his own soldiers around him to quickly find Gu Junen, such a big matter, he still has to ask Gu Junen's opinion.

Nearly 80,000 rebels began to set up camp, it was getting late, the army had been on the road for a long time, and needed a good rest, and after dawn, a large-scale attack was launched.

It was dark to watch. He Renlong finally breathed a sigh of relief, the first battle, the loss was not very large, after the end of the battle, the number of soldiers killed was less than 200, and the number of rogues killed was at least more than 2,000. This can be regarded as a huge victory, and more importantly, the fighting spirit of the sergeant has risen, no matter how many rogues there are, the sergeant has no fear and can deal with it calmly.

Except for the sergeants on duty, He Renlong ordered all the sergeants to rest as soon as possible to replenish their strength. Firing a bow and crossbow during the day, the physical exertion of the sergeant is huge, and it is necessary to rest early, and after dawn, there must be a fierce battle.

The lethality of the bow and crossbow is huge, and it can be said that in the field battle, there is no good way to break through the intensive shooting of the bow and crossbow, but the limitations of the bow and crossbow are also very large. On the one hand, firing a bow and crossbow requires a huge amount of physical strength, and it is impossible for a sergeant to support it for a long time. On the other hand, the cost of crossbows is very high, and the number of crossbows carried by He Renlong is limited, and it is impossible to supply them indefinitely. Attract the shot of the bow and crossbow, so that the bow and crossbow of the army are almost consumed, and then send cavalry to attack, with this method, you can crack the power of the bow and crossbow.

The first battle. The bow and crossbow played a decisive role, and the possibility of defeating the official army through the bow and crossbow was not very great, Li Zicheng was not so stupid, and continued to use the cavalry to provoke the bow and crossbow.

He Renlong had a deep impression of the strength of the Liukou, and at this moment he actually had a feeling of fear, with 20,000 soldiers, it was impossible to defeat the Liukou, maybe when the army could not resist, he had to withdraw in the direction of Chenliu County, and the only reason for the army to hold on was that Sun Chuanting's reinforcements arrived as soon as possible.

He Renlong estimated that the army would be able to hold out for three to five days at most, regardless of casualties, and once Sun Chuanting's reinforcements had not yet arrived within this time, then he would have to give the order to evacuate Zhuxian Town.

The survival of Kaifeng Mansion City, as well as the fate of the 20,000 soldiers under He Renlong, were pinned on Sun Chuanting.

Such worries, He Renlong will never leak the slightest.

The night was already very deep, He Renlong did not have the slightest sleep, he walked out of the Chinese military tent, under the escort of his own soldiers, slowly patrolling the camp, there were not only sergeants on the periphery, but also scouts, to prevent the rogue from taking advantage of the night to raid, as for sending the sergeant to raid the camp of the rogue , this kind of suicidal measure, He Renlong would not adopt.

Thinking of Sun Chuanting at the same time, He Renlong also thought of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, the most courageous army of the Ming Dynasty, must be the Zheng Jiajun, think about the Houjin Tatar several times into the customs and looting, and finally failed under the command of the Zheng Jiajun, when Li Zicheng occupied Luoyang, it was also the Zheng Jiajun dispatched, and the Liukou was defeated, and now the Zheng Jiajun is stationed in Shaanxi, and the Liukou do not dare to go in the direction of Shaanxi at all, even if they encounter huge difficulties, they are trying to avoid Shaanxi.

If the emperor didn't have so much suspicion of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, and ordered Zheng Jiajun to go out to exterminate the Liukou, I don't know what kind of battle situation it is now, but one thing is for sure, the Liukou is not so bold, and he still wants to attack Kaifeng Fucheng.

When he was in Nanjing Jingying, He Renlong had contact with the officers of Zheng Jiajun, including Zheng Jinhong and others, he knew them, on the surface, there was nothing peculiar about the officers of Zheng Jiajun, but the murderous aura they showed could always make people feel real, that is, not to offend these people's feelings.

He Renlong boasted that he was very good, but this kind of pride could not be shown at all in front of Zheng Jinhong and others.

The battle in the court, all the policies implemented by Zheng Xunrui in Nanzhili, the emperor's suspicion of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, He Renlong is clear, as a straightforward officer, He Renlong does not have so many ideas about turning around, but one thing his feelings are clear, that is, as time goes by, the emperor and the court have no way to deal with Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun.

As for how the situation will develop, He Renlong does not dare to think about it and will not think about it.

There was a burst of snoring in the camp, the fighting during the day was too tiring, and He Renlong, who had personally rushed to kill, was also very tired, but he was not sleepy, after charging a distance of about five hundred meters during the day, He Renlong ordered to collect the troops, he knew that there were a large number of rogues waiting in front, and the 10,000 charging sergeants, if they could not control it, were likely to fall into the encirclement of the rogues.

The camp was very quiet, and from time to time there were sergeants on duty with torches, and after seeing He Renlong, these sergeants all stopped to salute, and He Renlong also stood and saluted.

When it was almost time, He Renlong inspected most of the camp and returned to the Zhongjun tent.

Entering the Chinese military tent, the captain of the pro-soldier came in with a basin of hot water, He Renlong is used to soaking his feet in hot water every night to eliminate fatigue, this method is now widely spread in the army, it is said that this is also from the Zheng family's army, and the effect is really good.

Looking at the captain of the pro-soldiers, He Renlong slowly spoke.

"You have also seen the toughness of the rogues today, if the 80,000 rogues we are facing are all so strong, how long do you think we can hold out."

The captain of the pro-soldier barely thought too much before he spoke.

"Marshal, my subordinates feel that the Liukou is not so strong, the Liukou who attacked today should be their most elite troops, if the Liukou are so strong, they will not nest in Nanyang for so long, and they would have taken Kaifeng Mansion and even the entire Henan Province a long time ago."

He Renlong nodded slightly, agreeing with the statement of the captain of the pro-soldiers.

"What you said makes sense, but one thing you don't have to forget, any army, as long as there are such strong sergeants, it can lead other people, I don't need to say more about this reason, the reason why the rogue attack failed today is because we don't know that we have bows and crossbows, but tomorrow's attack will be different."

Speaking of this, He Renlong sighed slightly, that is, in front of the captain of the pro-soldiers, he would slightly reveal some real emotions.

The captain of the pro-soldier quickly spoke again.

"Dashuai, my subordinates don't think it's necessar, the rogue will attack tomorrow, if we send foot soldiers, then we won't use bows and crossbows, focus on using bows and arrows, and wait until the rogue cavalry attacks, and then use bows and crossbows."

He Renlong smiled bitterly and shook his head, the reason why the captain of the personal army said such layman's words was because he had never commanded a large army to fight, and he was not particularly clear about the role of bows and crossbows.

"You remember, don't say such words in the future, the attack of the bow and crossbow, you need to put on a good posture, rush into battle, the bow and crossbow cannot play a role, the rogue first attacks with foot soldiers, we use the bow and arrow to deal with, and when the rogue cavalry attacks, we have no chance to set up a bow and crossbow, and we can only use the bow and arrow to deal with it, and then the bow and arrow are fired, the same consumption of energy, after a few rounds of bow and arrow fire, the sergeant has no way to continue to fire the bow and crossbow."

The captain of the pro-soldier blushed and lowered his head, he really didn't know this common sense.

"Okay, you go and rest, there will definitely be a brutal fight tomorrow, it is not as easy and simple as today, the casualties are certain, but we must hold Zhuxian Town and wait for Lord Sun's help, I believe that Lord Sun will speed up the pace of the march, and I don't know if the scouts sent out have contacted Lord Sun."

The captain of the pro-soldier gently withdrew from the Chinese military tent, he will not rest, he will definitely wait outside the Chinese military tent, even if he takes a nap, he will not leave, and the rest of the pro-soldiers are also scattered around the Chinese military tent in shifts, when He Renlong is resting, no one is allowed to enter the Chinese military tent.

Looking at the lights in the tent of the Chinese army that have not been extinguished for a long time, the captain of the pro-soldier is also very anxious, he has no way to persuade He Renlong to rest early, He Renlong is under too much pressure, opposite is a large number of rogues, the cruel fight is coming soon, how to stop the pace of the rogues, wait for Sun Chuanting's help, how to defend the city of Kaifeng, is the problem that He Renlong needs to think about diligently. (To be continued......)