"The whole army stops advancing! Rest in place for the day! Wu Shigong ordered.

Because there was a small delay in the battle situation in Xuzhou, the Runing army stayed in Xuzhou for one more day than originally planned. It was not until the 11th day of the first month that the Runing Army pulled out the camp, and nearly 8,000 soldiers from the headquarters set off to return to Runing Mansion.

However, as soon as he entered the territory of Guide Prefecture, he received an urgent report from Deng Qifan: the peasant rebel army had entered Runan, and the city of Runing Mansion and the camp of Runing Army were in crisis.

Their nest was in danger, which made the Runing army panic, and they immediately marched day and night, thinking about returning to their hometown as soon as possible.

And today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Runing army had already approached Runing Mansion, but at this time, Wu Shigong had already found that his men and horses were out of shape, so he had no choice but to let the whole army rest for a day to recover their strength.

Since the Runing Army entered the war in mid-November last year, the Runing Army has traveled no less than 2,000 miles on the total distance of the march. And to add the battles of all sizes and large and small.

This time, because the peasant rebels were too close to the camp of the Runing Army, and most of the families of the soldiers lived in the camp, the psychological anxiety reached a level where it was about to collapse.

But we already know that the combat in the era of cold weapons is still the most physical strength, even if we can rush back to Runing Mansion at the expense of physical strength, but because we have no physical strength on the battlefield and suffer defeat, then it is better not to come back to help.

Therefore, although Wu Shigong was also very anxious in his heart, he still had to let the whole army rest and recuperate. And he has to make a confident appearance, at least to give his subordinates some confidence.

"Master! weishenme: Why don't we let the cavalry corps rush back first? It was obvious that Tao Xin was still a little lacking in confidence.

"I told you to follow me to learn more and watch more, and learn all about the pig's brain?" Facing his apprentice, Wu Shigong also vented the anger in his chest. In this battle against the peasant rebels, the Runing Army was led by the peasant rebels from beginning to end. And now that the peasant rebel army is able to threaten the foundation of the Runing army, how can this make Wu Shigong not angry.

But seeing Tao Xin looking at his pitiful face, Wu Shigong still took a deep breath, suppressed the irritability in his heart, and explained to him: "You don't look at how much our war horses have lost weight, they have lost a lot of weight. If you lose your horsepower and march back, most of the war horses will be scrapped! ”

"Besides, if the Shaanxi bandits want to attack the city and the camp, it is nothing more than a siege war, and our cavalry will go back. It doesn't play a big role, it's better for the whole army to arrive at the same time and give the Shaanxi bandits a ruthless blow. On the contrary, those cavalry who ran out of horsepower were easily defeated by the cavalry of the Shaanxi bandits. At that time, the war horses of our Runing Army will have no physical strength, and it will be difficult to say. I can't run away even if I want to! ”

"How many times have I told you! Now that the children are looking at us, we ourselves have to calm down. We also need to trust Uncle Wynn, who is at home, and the brothers there. Look at your frizzy look. What big things will I have in the future. How can I trust you with confidence? ”

"Isn't that worrying about home!" Tao Xin whispered. The teenagers in the rebellious period are always a little stubborn.

But Wu Shigong was completely annoyed by Tao Xin's backmouth, and he scolded loudly: "Do you want to take a fart heart? Your wife is now in your Qianhu, and there is no family in Runing. Just like you, now you want my Xiaojie? That's not a door! ”

Wu Shigong's anger immediately silenced Tao Xin and his soldiers in the big tent. But at this moment, several messengers entered the camp, and the soldiers took the letter from them. hurriedly handed the letter to Wu Shigong in the big tent.

When Wu Shigong opened the letter, his face became a little strange. After thinking about it for a while, Wu Shigong ordered loudly: "Quickly call everyone above the battalion commander!" ”

The 11th day of the first lunar month. After Zhu Dadian and Zuo Liangyu's troops basically wiped out the peasant rebel army brought into Xuzhou by shooting the collapse of the sky, and the main force of the Runing Army left the Guide Corps in Xuzhou, which lacked an infantry regiment, and let them occupy the coal and iron mines in Xuzhou as much as possible and loot useful materials. Return to Runing Province.

On the same day, the army of the five provincial governors Hong Chengchou finally arrived belatedly. Regardless of the fact that they were about 200 miles away from them, they marched into Luo Rucai's army in Shaanxi, and the whole army entered Henan. And the Xuanmo Department near Luoyang also went south at the same time.

On the twelfth day of the first month, Wu Shigong had to urgently report that Zhang Xianzhong's troops had entered Runan, and the whole army rushed back to Runing Mansion in a hurry. Hong Chengchou's army and the local Henan army led by Xuan Mo totaled more than 37,000 people, and the whole army drove towards the peasant rebel army entrenched in Nanyang Mansion. And even at this time, no one knew about the actions of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and guessed that the target of this peasant rebel army was Fengyang.

On the thirteenth day of the first month, it was discovered that the main force of the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou was moving south, and Gao Yingxiang, who was entrenched in Nanyang Mansion, gave up the idea of attacking Nanyang Mansion and began to move south into Huguang. And after this information was detected and understood by the Runing Army in Ye County, a messenger was sent back to the Runing Army camp in a hurry.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xianzhong's troops suddenly accelerated their movements from west to east in Runan, and they met the Runing army led by Xue Yongli at the Shenshui River in the central part of Runing Province. The two sides had mutual scruples and were unwilling to take the initiative to attack, so they acted separately across the Shenshui River. After more than a day of preparation, the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's army left the defense line set up by the Runing Army at the Shenshui River, and the crisis at the headquarters of the Runing Army was basically resolved.

At this time, Xue Yongli, who was in Shenshui River, first understood that Zhang Xianzhong's goal was in Fengyang. But at this time, Fengyang's officialdom and garrison did not know about this situation. They did not send scouts in the direction of Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion in Henan at all, and they did not even send a messenger to ask questions from the Runing Army and the local government of Henan.

So now Fengyang is still singing and dancing. Maybe they think that the affairs of Henan have nothing to do with them; Perhaps they thought that the peasant rebels would respect the border between the two provinces and would not cross it; Maybe they thought that no one would dare to attack Fengyang. In any case, they were completely defenseless, and they did not know the accurate information of the peasant rebels.

On the 15th day of the first lunar month, 8,000 people from the Runing Army Headquarters were quite tired after a rapid march and rested in the southern area of Kaifeng Province between Guide and Runing Provinces. During the recuperation period, it was learned that Zhang Xianzhong's troops did not attack the city of Runing Mansion and the camp of the Runing army, but passed through Runing Mansion to attack Fengyang. In the evening of the same day, another good news came from the Runing Army camp, the peasant rebel army in Nanyang Province began to move south, and the crisis in the Runing Army headquarters was basically resolved.

And on this day, Zhang Xianzhong's department quickly drove towards Yingzhou, which is now Fuyang, Anhui Province, through the Shangcai and Xincai areas. At this time, the Fengyang government was horrified to discover this peasant rebel army of as many as 130,000 or 40,000 horses. (To be continued......)