In Xihao, northwest of Qingyang Prefecture, there lived a peasant army.

The leaders of this peasant army were none other than Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Tuo Yangkun and Zhang Miaoshou.

Zhang Xianzhong and others got out of trouble from the Carriage Gorge, and quickly joined forces with Li Zicheng to capture Gongxian together.

Later, under Gao Yingxiang's arrangement, they moved to Zhenyuan.

Knowing that Hong Chengchou was in Qingyang, he took the initiative to withdraw from the siege and stationed troops in Xihao.

Xihao is backed by mountains and plains to the south.

Being able to attack and defend is an excellent place.

Li Zicheng was in his residence, polishing his knife.

When he left the house, he was about to discuss with Zhang Xianzhong, but when he saw the southwest direction, Gao Jie came back on horseback with four sentinels.

Li Zicheng's brows furrowed.

He remembered that at least seventeen sentinels were sent out each time.

Why are there only five people left, including Gao Jie.

The reason why so many are sent is because there is a high possibility of encountering the Ming army.

There were few people and it was easy to be besieged by the Ming army.

It's just that I didn't expect to suffer a big loss this time.

"What's going on? Why did you come back with so many people? ”

Waiting for Gao Jie to get off the horse, Li Zicheng hurriedly asked.

"Chief, we've got a great enemy."

Gao Jie hung his head and said, "Not only did we lose twelve brothers, but Leader Zhang didn't come back. ”

"Huh?" Li Zicheng's eyes widened.

He was about to ask.

I heard Zhang Xianzhong scolding and scolding: "Dog day, a bunch of melons, embarrassed with our old man." ”

He was followed by four righteous sons.

Li Zicheng was quite calm: "The official army has been in Qingyang Mansion for many days, but they have not attacked us for such a long time, they must be waiting for strong reinforcements." ”

"Where did this son of a come from!" Zhang Xianzhong scolded, "Dozens of our Lao Tzu and your cavalry are all in their hands. ”

"How many enemies are there?" Li Zicheng looked at Gao Jie.

Gao Jie replied awkwardly: "There are twenty-four people, but their way of playing is a bit strange."

We encountered a group of enemy troops, about a dozen of them. When they saw us, they immediately retreated.

We thought they were scared, so we chased after them.

Then, we were flanked from one side by another team.

First two shots were fired, and then a collective charge was made, with both men and horses next to each other.

The saber in his hand is also very strange, it can be said that he sharpens iron like clay.

In one charge, we suffered a lot of losses, so we quickly turned around and ran.

Thinking that they would charge some distance and stop.

Unexpectedly, they kept charging and chased at least a thousand paces.

If we are slower, we will be killed or knocked to death. Hurry up and run for your life. ”

Hurry up, referring to the fact that there are only five of them left.

Zhang Xianzhong had difficulty breathing.

The strength of the other party is also too scary.

Li Zicheng reacted very quickly: "Leader Zhang, it is not appropriate for us to continue to be stationed here, we have to leave quickly." ”

"What's the matter, if you don't fight, you have to leave." Zhang Xianzhong was a little unwilling.

"If you don't withdraw, what will you do? We can't beat this army. ”

Li Zicheng is also unwilling, but the reality is cruel.

Zhang Xianzhong comforted him: "The enemy is so strong, there must not be many people, let's fight more and less, and I'm afraid that we won't be able to kill him." ”

"This ......" Li Zicheng still wanted to hold on.

Zhang Xianzhong continued to persuade: "Shaanxi has such a large piece of land, raising 200,000 righteous troops. If it weren't for the lack of a place, we would have been driven to this place and play with the enemy. ”

This is also true.

The peasant army has always been like this, and they are all rushing to the good places.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are one step late every time.

There is no way, who told them to be stared at and beaten by the main force of the official army all the time.

Anyone who wants to do something big will be snuffed out at the beginning.

Li Zicheng had no choice but to agree.

They didn't have to wait long.

The new year, the first month of the sixth year of Chongzhen.

It was sunny for three days in a row.

The mud on the ground also dried out.

Li Zicheng had a hunch that the enemy was about to attack.

Sure enough, on the thirteenth of that month, the Ming army attacked the peasant army on a large scale.

One of them is the 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the Liaodong Army.

The combined number of soldiers and auxiliaries was only 8,000, but they had to face the Li Zhang combination, one of the strongest peasant armies in the northwest.

Not only that, but among the thousands of men, there were two governors and one governor.

Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang, Sun Chuanting, and the figures who influenced the general trend of the world in history are among them.

"Report! The sentinels in front reconnoitred and the enemy was approaching us, with a large number of troops. ”

The Sentinel finishes its report, and Pegasus leaves.

Li Guoying ordered the construction of fortifications on the spot.

The auxiliaries repaired the horses and dug trenches......

The cavalry changed their horses and put on thick cotton armor.

The artillery also moved to build artillery positions.

They pulled the cannon to the position, plugged in the poles, and measured the wind speed and direction.

Everything is in order, and there is no panic at all.

The three civil servants did not panic.

With their hands behind their backs, they stood in the tent of the staff headquarters and watched the staff officers draw pictures.

This kind of work on the map, they have never seen or heard of it.

Sun Chuanting asked curiously, "Where are you studying?" What are you learning? ”

"Lecture on martial arts reading."

A staff officer, while using a ruler and a brush to draw lines, replied: "I learned to do homework on the map, and I specially drew the positions of each army according to the observation post." ”

Hong Chengchou looked up and down and asked, "Little brother, how old are you?" ”

"Twenty years old." The staff officer replied.

"How many years in the army?"

"This is the second year."

"When did you send the books you read?"

"Two years of the apocalypse."

"All the time studying before joining the army?"

"Yes. I went to the university hall and then entered the martial arts school. ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was stunned.

Just as he was about to ask again, Li Guoying came.

He glanced at the picture drawn by the staff officer: "These peasant armies want to use more people to crush our army. ”

Guo Zhaoji, who was reading the intelligence, said after listening to it: "The opponent's tactics are still very special, and the armor cavalry is in front, which is a bit like the Eight Banners of Jianzhou." ”

"Hmm."

Li Guoying nodded, and Guo Zhaoji continued to look at the intelligence.

"Herald!" Li Guoying shouted.

"Yes." The herald came in.

"Immediately order the artillery to take position and carry out the first round of bombardment of the enemy."

Li Guoying said: "At the same time, order the cavalry and prepare for battle. ”

"Yes." The heralds went out.

Li Guoying also hurried out with a telescope.

Sun Chuanting took a look and followed out.

As soon as he came out, he saw Li Guoying standing on the dirt mountain, observing with a telescope.

"General Li......" Sun Chuanting was about to speak, when he suddenly saw dust raised in the distance.

The thieves are coming! Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up.

"Artillery preparation."

With the commander's order, the artillerymen skillfully put gunpowder and iron bullets into the barrel and tamped them with pounding sticks.

The peasant army is getting closer.

The cavalry regiment even saw the weapons in the hands of the other side, all sorts of things.

"Ready...... Put! ”

Bang Bang ......

The iron bullet went over the heads of the cavalry and smashed into the positions of the peasant army.

Boom Boom!

The casualties did not stop the peasant army, and they still rushed forward.

"Kill!"

The peasant army was overjoyed to see the enemy getting closer and closer.

As long as they get closer, they can launch a charge, relying on more people to fight fewer people, and win the war.