A day later, several rebel armies were still besieging Hanseong. In the evening, the sunset curls, the afterglow of the sunset, the shining sky is full of red, and the sunset and the smoke of war fly together. The smoke of gunfire was filled, the sound of all kinds of fighting became weaker and weaker, and the rebel army began to recall its soldiers and slow down the offensive.

It was getting late, getting darker and darker, and the battle had lasted for two days, and the officers and soldiers in the city had no intention of giving up resistance, which made the leader of Wang Zuogui's rebel army anxious for a while, and there was nothing to do, it was impossible to give up attacking Hancheng.

At the east gate of Hancheng, the Li family's army had already receded like a tide, and in just two days, more than 100 people were killed, and two or three hundred people were seriously injured. Of course, compared to other rebel armies, this figure is nothing but a drop in the bucket. However, for Li Zicheng, it was simply a heavy loss, and the direct loss of combat strength was four to fifty percent, which was completely unexpected by him.

Li Jiajun stopped on a flat area five miles away from the east gate of Hancheng, with the camp backed by a mountain forest area, flanked by two mounds that were neither tall nor low. When the smoke rose, Li Zicheng led people to stand on the mound on one side, looking at Han Cheng from afar.

At this moment, Tian Jianxiu stood aside with a solemn look on his face: "Boss, according to the spies we sent to report, Hancheng's reinforcements came from the northwest and stopped thirty miles away from Hancheng. ”

After saying this, Tian Jianxiu admired his boss more and more, so prescient, he made the search range of his spies expand to forty miles, far more than the ten miles of other rebel armies.

Otherwise, if there is no rigid requirement of the boss, the officers and soldiers will not know from behind, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Thinking of this, Tian Jianxiu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and his back was cold.

At the same time, he was very puzzled in his heart, and seeing that Li Zicheng did not react, he asked instead: "Boss, I really don't understand, Hancheng is already in danger, and it is possible that the city will be broken and lost overnight." If the rebel armies from all walks of life let go and want to take Hancheng, how could the reinforcements of the official army still have time to support? Could it be that he just wants to watch Hancheng City fall apart, and he is not afraid that the court will be held responsible? ”

Li Zicheng's dark eyes flashed a few inexplicable glints, and he said in a deep voice: "See Xiu, don't forget, although the number of support troops in the official army is small, only about three thousand. However, don't forget, they're all elite cavalry. The distance of thirty miles is just an overnight matter for the cavalry, and they will soon be able to support Han Cheng. ”

"Boss, what do you mean...?" Tian Jianxiu's heart moved, and he asked in surprise, but he didn't say everything with reservations.

Li Zicheng turned his head at this time, no longer staring in the direction of Hancheng, and looked at Tian Jianxiu with a solemn expression: "You guessed right, this support army is not simple, his commander has a deeper plan, he wants to sneak attack the camp of the rebel army at night, so as to relieve the siege of Hancheng, and also want to capture the leaders of the rebel army alive in one fell swoop, if I guess correctly." ”

Although he had already guessed and was mentally prepared, Tian Jianxiu's heart still turned over a huge wave, his eyes widened, and his snort intensified: "But, boss, I really don't understand, since this is the case, why don't we tell the other leaders the news?" The official reinforcements are hidden thirty miles to the northwest, and we have made a guess. ”

"Hehe..."Li Zicheng smiled nonchalantly, and said meaningfully: "See Xiu, we and Wang Zuogui, Miao Mei and others are just temporarily together, and we have scruples about each other. Let's not talk about whether they will believe our news and judgment, just talking about our combat strength in the past two days and this reconnaissance ability will also make them jealous and guard against us even more. In that case, why should we tell them? ”

Although I was anxious, I was worried about the other rebels. However, as soon as he heard the boss's analysis, Tian Jianxiu couldn't help but nod his head again and again, agreeing very much, feeling that the boss had bad intentions and had deeper intentions.

At the same time, the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly smile, and he said: "Don't forget, the reason why we defected to Wang Zuogui and them is to divert the attention of the pursuers, so as to reduce the pressure on our future actions." Moreover, once Wang Zuogui and Miao Mei, the leaders of the rebel army, get the news, the reinforcements of the Ming Court may flee in all directions in the future, how can we evacuate calmly? ”

Having said that, Tian Jianxiu already understood Li Zicheng's plans and intentions, why didn't he tell the news and judgment to those rebel leaders. And Li Zicheng's next words just verified his guess.

"Seeing Xiu, when it was a little late, I immediately asked the wounded brothers to secretly retreat, from the jungle to the east. As for the other brothers who were intact, they waited until late at night to evacuate. ”

"Yes, Boss, I understand!"

Tian Jianxiu nodded heavily, of course he understood why Li Zicheng would make such an arrangement, first let the wounded and literati like Li Changmao evacuate, and after crossing the jungle, wait for the rendezvous in the back. And the brothers who stayed behind were not only to stabilize the other rebels, but also to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, thinking that they and others had not yet discovered their intentions.

After all, all that was left behind were the elite cavalry of the Li family's army, and if they wanted to evacuate, no one could stop them!

At this time, as if thinking of something, Li Zicheng turned to say: "By the way, Jianxiu, after waiting for a while, when the sky is gray, let Liu Fangliang lead a small group of people into the jungle in the east in advance and arrange some traps." ”

"Okay, boss, I will make a special request, let the people led by Liu Fangliang are all those veterans in Ganzhou, skilled craftsmen, those who used to haunt Qilian Mountain, and those who are good at taking local materials and arranging traps."

Tian Jianxiu agreed, his heart moved, and he immediately realized that this was not the first time the boss had done this.

Before coming to Hancheng, when evading the pursuers, the boss often did this, and on the way back, he arranged some traps for hunting, so as to delay the marching speed of the pursuers, snipe the pursuers as much as possible, and win more time for evacuation.

Thinking of this, Tian Jianxiu had to admire the boss's flexible mind, in order to evacuate and delay the marching speed of the pursuers, he could think of and use all kinds of tricks. Learning and applying it has reached the level of transcendence.

Of course, some of these tricks are difficult to achieve, and some are unspeakable.

Li Zicheng couldn't see what Tian Jianxiu was thinking. However, even if he knew, he Li Zicheng didn't care. Reputation, what is good or not, he Li Zicheng doesn't care at all, as long as he can win the battle and transfer successfully!

Li Zicheng and Tian Jianxiu left the mound and returned to the camp to act separately.

Soon after, a group of soldiers, as usual, left the camp of the Li family army and headed east, not only with swords hanging from their waists, but also with knives and axes, and at first glance they were going to the jungle to chop wood for the next day's cooking. The difference is that this team is all fresh faces, led by Liu Fangliang.

When darkness came, a bright moon hung in the night sky, slowly rising, and the moonlight shone over Hancheng, sprinkled all around.

In the camp of the Li family, the fire burned, and the sound of crackling echoed in the quiet air.

At this time, the black shadows in the camp flickered, gathered together, wandered between the camp tents, and Li Zicheng's whisper sounded: "Everyone listen, fill the fire with dry firewood, and leave all the camp tents behind." And the scarecrows, all of them, and put on their clothes, or put them around the camp, or lay them flat near the fire. In short, disguised as an illusion, our people are still here, have you heard it? ”

"Yes, Boss, we hear you."

A whispering voice responded to Li Zicheng's words, and they all lowered their voices to reply, and then they took action, got into the camp tent, and took out the scarecrow that had been prepared a long time ago.

Not long after, taking advantage of a dark cloud blocking the moonlight, in a burst of rustling sounds, Li Zicheng and a group of subordinates quickly withdrew, leading the war horse. What is amazing is that under the wild barking and howling of the one-eyed black dog black ruffian, all the war horses that originally wanted to neigh were honest, obediently let the soldiers lead them, and quickly retreated towards the grove.

The wind was roaring, the canopy was swaying, and there was a loud noise, as soon as Li Zicheng and the others withdrew into the woods, the direction of the west gate of Hancheng suddenly burst into flames, and there were bursts of fighting sounds, followed by the direction of the north gate.

However, such a scene, seeing such a shocking change that he had expected a long time ago, Li Zicheng was in the woods, and did not leave immediately, but his eyes flashed with a faint light, mixed with a shrewd taste, and said in a cold voice: "Everyone obeys the order, evacuates in stages, retreats alternately, sprinkles the prepared tripwire and triangular horse nails on the ground, and then evacuates." ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces showed a glow of excitement, they were all too familiar with such a yin damage trick, and they were excited when they heard it, which was more energetic than fighting and fighting, and it was enjoyable.

Needless to explain, the tripping horse is of course against the war horse; As for the triangular horse nail, it has three needles, but it is useless for a war horse with a horseshoe. However, the triangular horse nail was not used against war horses, but against infantry.

No one doesn't know that in this era, even the most elite infantry of the official army can have a pair of cloth shoes, not to mention other miscellaneous troops? All of them are straw sandals, and in the dark night, the triangular horse nail is simply a nightmare for these infantry, and they can't march fast in the first place!

If you want to catch up with Li Jiajun who is riding on horseback, it is even more impossible!

Although I couldn't see the faces of Li Zicheng and the others, it was not difficult to hear their sneering laughter, and it was not difficult to imagine their evil faces.

Obviously, they often do such things. Moreover, it is still a great weapon that has been tried and tested again and again, and it is a great weapon to hinder the pursuers!

Whether it is a tripping horse rope or a three-edged horse nail, it is easy to carry, small and exquisite, and every one of Li Zicheng's subordinates, including himself, is a must-have for marching.

Finally, there was no sound in the woods, and there was no longer Li Zicheng and others, and the battles in the west and north directions of Hancheng intensified, and the officers and soldiers in the city went out of the city to respond to Hong Chengchou's sneak attack.

Soon after, a group of cavalry of the official army slaughtered the camp left by Li Zicheng, and followed the trail to the woods.