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The next morning, when the first rays of morning light poured into the silent county town of De'an, the people in the city began another day of fearful life. , the latest chapter is available at shuhАhА.cc.

At this time, the corpses outside the south gate were all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and the ground was full of corpses of the besieging Ming army, and the closer to the city wall, the denser the corpses became.

Just this morning, the Ming army launched a wave of massive siege of the city, and it was not until not long ago that this tragic night battle ended, and the two sides took advantage of their free time to rest and recuperate, and treat the wounded.

Under the watchful eye of the rebels in the city, the corpse collection team of the Ming army carried away the corpses outside the city in an orderly manner and did not obstruct them.

Although the storage of corpses can discourage the besieging party, the accumulation of large numbers of corpses often leads to plague, which is a more terrible thing than war.

Therefore, the side defending the city will not embarrass the corpse collection team of the attacking party, not to mention that both sides of the war are under the banner of the Ming army, which still needs to be talked about.

Outside the city, in the camp of the Ming army, in the camp tent of Xingping Zhao Yong, he gathered his generals and was arranging today's siege matters.

After two days of fierce fighting, the Ming army has suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, but there have been several gaps in the south wall of De'an County, and the rebels have fewer equipment used to defend the city, and they have begun to demolish houses to save the emergency, as long as they hold on for a few more days, they will definitely be able to break through the south wall.

"Report, the general has a letter!" Suddenly, a guard walked in quickly outside the camp tent, kneeling beside Zhao Yong on one knee, holding a sealed official document in both hands, and the general in his mouth naturally referred to Zhang Hao, the Duke of Yiguo. [35315671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 353 ruling the Ming Dynasty 356

"Give the order to go down, stop the siege, and rest the whole army." Zhao Yong tore open the official document and looked at it, his eyes showed a shocked look, and then said to the generals on the scene in a deep voice.

"Master Hou, as long as you attack for two more days, you will definitely be able to take down the county seat of De'an." A general didn't know why, and said to Zhao Yong in a loud voice.

When the other generals heard this, they also echoed it, wouldn't this give the rebels in the city a chance to breathe.

"Ben Hou received a letter from the general that the rebels who left Dezhou City the night before yesterday are likely to go to Cangzhou and want to get my capital." Zhao Yong glanced around at the generals and said with a stern expression, "The King of Han may be in this rebel army, as long as this rebel army is defeated, then the battle situation in Shandong is enough to calm down." ”

"My lord, in that case, I might as well go to Cangzhou to pursue!" The generals couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and one of the generals then said.

The rest of the generals looked at Zhao Yong one after another when they heard this, and their eyes showed a hot look, they are now outnumbered, if they can capture the King of Han, it will be a great achievement, enough to jump into the marquis.

"I haven't gotten the exact news that King Han went to Cangzhou yet, so don't act rashly." Zhao Yong knew everyone's thoughts, and said solemnly, "The governor of Shandong has already led the army to Cangzhou, and the general has an order, let me and others trap the rebels in De'an County, and don't let them escape." ”

When the generals heard that it was Li Yuntian who went to pursue the King of Han, they couldn't help but glance at each other, looking very surprised, but they knew that the army in Li Yuntian's hand was composed of miscellaneous soldiers from the local guards, and it was definitely not the opponent of the elite rebels in the hands of the King of Han.

"Stand down." Zhao Yong's heart was also very surprised, he never thought that Li Yuntian would dare to lead his men to chase the King of Han, and when he saw the stunned faces of the generals, he waved his hand at them.

"Obey!" The generals came back to their senses, bowed their hands to Zhao Yong, and left the camp in groups, secretly discussing Li Yuntian's trip to Cangzhou in private.

"I hope Governor Li can stop King Han!" After the generals left, Zhao Yong looked at Cangzhou, Dezhou and Wu'an counties on the map with a solemn expression, and said secretly in his heart.

Dezhou is two hundred miles away from Cangzhou, and Wu'an County is more than two hundred and thirty miles away from Cangzhou, and the King of Han not only set off half a day earlier than Li Yuntian, but also closer to Cangzhou, so it is not easy for Li Yuntian to catch up with the King of Han.

In the morning, the backyard of the county government of De'an County.

Lu Ping paced back and forth in the bedroom restlessly, and the Ming army outside the city did not attack the city as he expected, but retreated into the camp and waited for it.

He didn't know what was going on, but one thing was for sure, something big must have happened that he didn't know, otherwise Zhao Yong would definitely not give up halfway and give him a chance to breathe. [35315671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 353 ruling the Ming Dynasty 356

"Do they know that King Han went to Cangzhou?" Suddenly, Lu Ping stopped, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.

The king of Han did lead his troops to Cangzhou, this matter was only known to Lü Ping in the rebels, Lü Ping's task was to defend the county seat of De'an, drag the main force of the Ming army, do his best to cause casualties to the Ming army, cover it to go to Cangzhou quietly, and then reach Tianjin through Cangzhou.

Qin Guangyi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Tianjin, had reached an agreement with the King of Han in private, as long as the King of Han could throw off the Ming army and reach Tianjin, then he would sacrifice Tianjin, and then join forces with the King of Han to go north, bypassing the county seat of Wuqing and going straight to the capital.

At that time, the 40,000 elites of the King of Han and the 20,000 elite soldiers under Qin Guangyi, with the cooperation of the internal response in the capital, the capital will undoubtedly become the bag of the King of Han.

In return, the king of Han will crown Qin Guangyi as the prince of the country and take charge of the governor's mansion of the left army, which is a huge temptation for Qin Guangyi.

Therefore, in order to buy time for the King of Han, Lu Ping must defend to the death, otherwise he will definitely not be trapped in the small county town of De'an, and he will definitely go to Dezhou City behind the high walls of the city.

Lu Ping knew that he could only get out of this battle of defending the city if he held on to the county seat of De'an until the Ming army got the news that the King of Han had gone to the capital.

According to Lu Ping's calculations, if the Ming army wanted to find out that the Han King had gone to the capital, at least wait until the Han King arrived in Wuqing County, which would be at least three or four days.

However, according to the progress of the Ming army's current siege of the city, they will be able to break through the southern city in two days at most, and then the two sides will inevitably start a bloody street battle in the county seat of De'an County, and it is impossible to wait for the Ming army to learn that the king of Han went to the capital.

Now that the Ming army suddenly stopped attacking the city, this strange situation had to make Lu Ping vigilant, if the Ming army knew the whereabouts of the Han King, I am afraid that he would turn the defense into an attack, and take the initiative to attack to drag Zhao Yong, so that he could not chase the Han King for the time being.

As Zhao Yong ordered the siege to be stopped, the tense situation in Dezhou gradually calmed down, showing an eerie silence, except for a very few people, no one knew why Zhao Yong gave up halfway, giving the rebels in De'an County a chance to breathe.

Just when Zhao Yong and Lu Ping were anxiously confronting each other in De'an County, Li Yuntian led his army and rushed to Cangzhou without stopping.

Li Yuntian knew very well that the King of Han was closer to Cangzhou than him, so he could only urge the troops to rush desperately, rest on the spot when they were tired, and eat the dry food they carried with them when they were hungry.

Fortunately, the soldiers brought by Li Yuntian this time were all young and strong, otherwise there would definitely be a lot of people picking on them on the way.

Considering the difference in the physique of the personnel in the army, Li Yuntian deliberately led 10,000 old Xiaowu troops first, these people were all sergeants of the guard, and their physique and military qualities were higher than others.

Wang Jian led the rest of the people to follow, dutifully along the way, not daring to slack off in the slightest, if the King of Han really wanted to go to Cangzhou, then what awaited him would be a crucial battle, enough to affect the battle between Emperor Xuande and the King of Han.

Li Yuntian's destination was Heiniu Town, thirty miles south of Cangzhou City, Heiniu Town was a necessary place to go from Dezhou to Cangzhou City, as long as he could get there first, he could stop King Han.

In the early morning of the second day after leaving Wu'an County, Li Yuntian and the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army finally arrived at Heiniu Town, which was immersed in the quiet night at this time.

The war situation in Shandong has not yet affected Cangzhou, so the people of Cangzhou can still live a stable life.

Under the cold moonlight, Li Yuntian stood on a hill outside the town of Heiniu Town, looking at the town at night with a stern expression, perhaps this town will become a huge battlefield in the near future, and many people in the town will probably experience the tragedy of the separation of wives and families.

In order to avoid alarming the rebels in Cangzhou City, Li Yuntian did not enter the town, but only sent some people into the town to investigate, and the rest of the Xiaowu army hid in the mountains outside the town and rested on the spot.

"Young master, I have captured a resident of the town." Not long after, just as Li Yuntian was munching on cold noodles in the tent while consulting the map on the table in front of him, Li Daniu, who was wearing scale armor, walked in and said in a deep voice.

In private, Li Daniu and Li Manshan prefer to call him that, sounding closer than "adult".

"Bring it in." Li Yuntian stuffed the remaining bread in his hand into his mouth, clapped his hands and said in a deep voice.

Immediately, several soldiers carried a sack into the tent, and in the sack was a sleepy-eyed middle-aged man, tied up with five flowers, wearing a white "colored" undershirt, who seemed to have been caught from the bed, looking at Li Yuntian with a frightened face, not knowing who Li Yuntian was in a black "color" military uniform.

"Don't be afraid, this official is the governor of Shandong appointed by the emperor, and he came here to quell the rebellion." Li Yuntian asked the middle-aged man to loosen his ties, and asked quietly, "This official asked you, did a large group of rebels pass through the town and go to Cangzhou City yesterday?" ”

"Your Excellency, no rebels are coming." When the middle-aged man heard about Li Yuntian's official army, a hanging heart finally let go, and he hurriedly said nervously.

"How many rebels are there in town?" Knowing that King Han had not yet come, Li Yuntian's face showed a hint of relaxation, and then asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, there is a hundred rebel families who lead people to live in Zhao Shanren's house in the town." The middle-aged man thought for a moment and answered honestly.

"Tell me to go down, and if I am found by the people in the town, I will detain them, and I must not leak the news." After inquiring about the middle-aged man's situation in the town in detail, Li Yuntian asked him to take him down, and then said to Li Daniu in a deep voice.

Li Daniu nodded when he heard this, and walked out quickly to arrange, a big battle in Black Bull Town had unconsciously kicked off