When the sky was dark, the battle in Lanzhou City was not over, and there was a noisy sound of fighting everywhere, but it was quiet in Liu Guangsheng's large army camp dozens of miles away. Bands of soldiers were already in full formation, with swords in one hand and shields in the other, gathered at the entrance to the canyon.

At this moment, Governor Liu Guangsheng was wearing a flying fish suit, riding on the war horse with sleepy eyes, yawning again and again: "Ah~ Chief Soldier Zhang, can you use it so early?" It's not dawn yet~ah~"

"My lord, the soldiers are very fast, only after passing through this canyon can the last general relax his heart, and the next encirclement and suppression of the rebellion in Yuzhong County can he have a greater certainty." Zhang Zongbing's face was solemn, showing the perseverance of a soldier, his posture was upright, and he rode on horseback without moving.

"Ah~ah~" A few more yawns came, Liu Guangsheng stretched comfortably, and did not answer Zhang Zongbing's words, but looked around. Suddenly, his eyes shrank sharply, his face showed surprise, and he kept rubbing his eyes, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, opened his mouth wide, and muttered: "Mr. Zhang, what's going on?" Just overnight, how can there be so many people missing? And what about the two thousand infantry? ”

"My lord, those two thousand infantry passed through the canyon last night."

Mr. Zhang's expression was calm and relaxed, he had long expected such a situation. Seeing Liu Guangsheng's suspicious gaze, he explained: "My lord, the last general is worried that there is fraud in the canyon and there is an ambush. Therefore, the last general privately gave an order, in the middle of the night, at the third watch, taking advantage of the night to explore the way in front and eliminate the danger, I let the two thousand infantry follow closely behind, take advantage of the cover of night, and silently pass through the canyon. ”

A trace of displeasure flashed in Liu Guangsheng's eyes, but he still praised him: "Well, yes, not bad, Mr. Zhang is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, thoughtful, and precautionary." In this way, even if there was an ambush in the canyon, the 2,000 infantry could make a strategy and quickly take down the slopes on both sides. ”

"What the lord said is exactly, the two thousand infantry are already equal to the number of Li Zicheng's men, even if there are ambushes on the other side of the canyon, and the official road in the canyon is blocked, there is no need to worry about them being attacked by anti-thieves." Zhang Zongbing no longer cared about Liu Guangsheng's opinion, thinking about how to save his own life and that of his subordinates, and to complete this task as much as possible.

Although he was angry and unhappy, Liu Guangsheng still held back, he was self-aware, and he knew that this operation still depended on General Zhang, and he, a civilian official who had just arrived and had never led troops to fight, could not command more than 5,000 people.

Moreover, before the battle, the generals are not in harmony, which is a taboo for soldiers. Even if he is a civil official, Liu Guangsheng knows this truth very well.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Guangsheng didn't break his thoughts anymore, no longer dwelled on this matter, looked up at the gray sky, and then said loudly: "Okay, Mr. Zhang, let's go~!" ”

"Yes, sir." Mr. Zhang agreed, then waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go!" ”

Suddenly, with the order of General Zhang, all the soldiers moved, and the two thousand cavalry were divided into two sections, protecting the heavy infantry and firearms battalion in the middle, and hurried away.

Walking in the canyon, I saw the grass and trees surrounding, and the crisp birdsong bursts, getting stronger and stronger, echoing around. Along the way, General Zhang and Governor Liu Changsheng did not say anything more.

However, the calm along the way, nothing abnormal happened, and Zhang Zongbing's heart became more and more uneasy, and he had a bad premonition of restlessness. As the army continued to deepen, the stronger his emotions became.

However, the feeling is the feeling, it is impossible for him to persuade Liu Changsheng to withdraw to Lanzhou City with this reason, and after discussing with the governor Yang He, he will attack the Li family army with multiple armies, so as to achieve the effect of annihilation in one fell swoop.

Mr. Zhang knew that his idea was simply whimsical. If the governor really listened to himself, he would not have fought in such a hurry, and before he had explained all the matters in Lanzhou City, he would have gone out of Yuzhong County to encircle and suppress the thieves.

However, Zhang Zongbing understands in his heart and can understand Liu Guangsheng's approach, which is nothing more than three fires for new officials to take office, and every official wants to have political achievements as soon as he takes office, so as to gain the emperor's appreciation and recognition. In this way, the official position can sit firmly and steadily, and only then can the official fortune be prosperous, and the official position will be prosperous and rising.

Soon after, the sun rose in the east, the fish belly was white, the morning glow filled the sky, and the birds became more and more cheerful. Finally passed through the canyon, but Zhang Zongbing didn't feel a little relaxed, but his heart became heavier and heavier, but he heard Liu Guangchang breathe a sigh of relief, and muttered to himself happily.

"Huh~ Finally passed through this canyon, it is inevitable to exterminate Li Zicheng and other anti-thieves, just a little force, and facing our sudden attack, Mr. Zhang, we will win this battle!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Guangsheng also made a gesture of winning the ticket, clenched his fists, and waved them in the air one after another, his face was full of energy.

Despite his bad mood and concerns, Mr. Zhang still echoed: "What my lord said is right, if there is no accident, 5,000 troops are enough to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng and these thieves." ”

Hearing this, Liu Guangsheng didn't feel a little happy, but frowned slightly, and sensitively caught the word "accident", but still said excitedly: "Yes, there is not only a firearms battalion of 500 people, but also 30 tiger squat cannons and five cannons, even if Li Zicheng is a god soldier from heaven, with copper skin and iron bones, he can't stop the conquest of the 5,000-strong army, and they will definitely die!" ”

At last, 3,000 men and 2,000 infantry joined together and continued to move forward, pointing straight at Yuzhong City, ignoring some of the villages along the road, and hurried on the march.

Just walked out of the canyon for about ten miles, suddenly, the marching speed of the army slowed down, and a soldier came quickly, standing in front of Liu Guangsheng and General Zhang: "My lord, general, it's not good, the official road ahead has been destroyed, the potholes have been dug, and the donkey carriage pulling the cannon can't pass through at all, unless the road is filled." Otherwise, there will be a scene where the car reverses and crashes to the ground. ”

"Stop!"

General Zhang shouted loudly, made the army stop, and then looked at Liu Guangsheng and asked: "My lord, it is obvious that the thieves have received the news that our army is pressing the border. Destroy the road, so as to obstruct the advance of our artillery, cut off our artillery support, so as not to storm Yuzhong City. My lord, why don't we withdraw and think about it in the long run? ”

Liu Guangsheng knew that this Zhang Zongbing had always disapproved of this action. Therefore, when he heard these words, he was not surprised, nor angry, nor did he respond, but stretched his neck, his eyes contracted sharply, and he looked at the situation on the official road in the distance.

Although he couldn't see it very clearly, only a vague outline, Liu Guangsheng also knew that what the soldiers said was true, the official road ahead was a mess, and the carriage and donkey cart could not pass at all. Even if it is a cavalry, if you want your horse not to be harmed, you must either lead the horse or ride it slowly.

After all, if you are so far away, you can see the big pit at the mouth of the bowl, and it will only get bigger when you get closer. Moreover, it stretched for nearly a mile, and the war horses simply ran up.

Liu Guangsheng's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and it only lasted for a moment, and then he said decisively: "Hmph, since the anti-thieves have made such a great effort to prevent the army from continuing to go deeper, then the more it shows that it is necessary for us to continue to go deeper, and Li Zicheng does not have the strength to confront us head-on." ”

Mr. Zhang was speechless for a while, and really wanted to scold, MD, it's really a human mouth, you can say anything? People Li Zicheng is so stupid? Just so naïve? People are so stupid and stupid, naively thinking that engaging in this kind of pediatrics can block the determination of the official army to encircle and suppress?

I really convinced you, didn't you hear the soldier's report? The official road has been destroyed, and the artillery can't pass through it at all. Without artillery to suppress and cover the fire, although the walls of Yuzhong City are not high, under the strong attack, it will only suffer heavy losses, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Zhang Zongbing was indignant in his heart, and thought from the bottom of his heart that Liu Guangsheng did not take the lives of soldiers in his eyes at all, and only wanted to establish military merits, so he didn't care about the lives of others?

At this moment, Liu Guangsheng's voice sounded again: "Hmm... Leave a thousand men to fill in the official road and clear a path that will allow donkeys and wagons to pass. The rest of the soldiers continued to advance and rushed to Yuzhong City as soon as possible, lest the rebels escape. ”

The commander's order has been given, even if General Zhang has the heart to persuade again, but it will be to no avail, so he can only echo and say: "Yes, my lord." ”

After Zhang Zongbing responded helplessly, he immediately issued another order to supplement Liu Guangsheng's decision, and once the 1,000 people left behind were ambushed, they could still provide rapid support.

"The whole army obeyed the order, 1,000 cavalry in front, 1,000 cavalry in charge of the rear, and 2,000 infantry walked in the center, guarding the safety of the firearms battalion and the tiger squat artillery, and continued to advance."

Hearing this, Liu Guangsheng nodded with satisfaction, although he felt that the whole team looked strange after the 1,000 cavalry, but he didn't say anything.