Where is Mengjiazhuang?

It is located in the upper reaches of the Honghe River, which flows through Xincai County, northeast of present-day Pingyu County, and is only 13 kilometers away from Pingyu County.

It is only forty-two kilometers away from Xincai County.

It is only forty-five kilometers away from Xiangcheng, the next station of Fu Zonglong's and Yang Wenyue's troops of the Ming army.

It is not too much to use the phrase "hiding under the noses of the enemy" to describe the position of the peasant army at this time.

For the hungry and crazy Ming army, it was a fog of war.

The Ming army marched north, and at the same time set a strategy of dividing the troops to eat, that is, robbing the common people to eat, and reaching Xiangcheng.

They did not want to exterminate the peasant army, but wanted to garrison Xiangcheng and prevent the peasant army from entering Huguang.

No way, who let there be no food to eat.

On the morning of the sixth day of the first lunar month, tens of thousands of Ming troops left Xincai County and scattered towards Xiangcheng.

Plundering the people everywhere, and when they were about to arrive at Mengjiazhuang, the sun came out.

Zheng Jiadong rode his horse to catch up with He Renlong.

The two walked side by side.

Zheng Jiadong turned sideways in the saddle and asked:

"Brother He, it's not a way for us to go on like this, the troops are too scattered, but it's a taboo for soldiers."

"Humph! If the court stutters, we won't do it. Both Henan and Shaanxi are like birds, and they are so poor that they are faint."

He Renlong said helplessly, "Even if you stutter, you can't fill your stomach. Ay! You haven't seen the food of the Liaodong Army, forget it...... After talking too much, Lao Tzu felt hungry again."

"At the very least, we must gather our main forces together in case of accidents."

Zheng Jiadong said: "The talent of a thief cannot be underestimated."

"Makes sense."

He Renlong immediately called the heralds, gathered the two families together, and followed them slowly.

There was no way not to be slow, many soldiers were scattered outside, grabbing the rations of the common people.

Chickens and dogs jumping everywhere.

Suddenly, screams rang out.

Immediately afterwards, waves of Qin soldiers fled in a hurry.

"Is there an enemy coming?" He Renlong gave an order, "All on guard, resist the enemy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a herald galloped in.

The soldier was on horseback, clenched his fists and said, "General He and General Li are arrayed to defend against the enemy, and they are attacked by the thieves and ask for support."

"Got it." He Renlong replied lightly.

The herald rode away.

Zheng Jiadong said: "Friendly troops are in trouble, and they can't help it. He, madman, send troops."

He Renlong was brave in battle, and people called him "He Maniac".

However, He Renlong did not react at this time, but looked at Zheng Jiadong:

"You are the old general of Governor Sun, and I am the old general of Governor Hong, and neither of them will be allowed to be the new governor. If you run out of your troops again, Li Guoqi's old story will be repeated to you and me."

Li Guoqi finally survived to the general army, but because he was honestly defeated by the peasant army in Sichuan, he was questioned by the imperial court and demoted to deputy general soldier.

Fishing in the troubled waters of the river, He Renlong, who is almost traveling, is still a general soldier.

"What then?" Zheng Jiadong hurriedly asked.

"One word, withdraw!"

He Renlong ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag, and the army retreated without a fight.

Zheng Jiadong also retreated.

As soon as they left, Li Guoqi, who was arrayed to defend against the enemy, was attacked by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

The peasant army used the "three walls" tactic.

First, the heavy cavalry was divided into three or four teams to charge forward, and one round after another attacked to break the front line of the officers and troops.

Once the opening was torn open, the infantry followed, led by strong warriors, heavily armored and spear-in hand, and continued to attack.

Weaker soldiers, followed suit.

Under the "three-plate axe", the Ming army Li Guoqi's troops were suddenly defeated.

The Qin soldiers, the He Renlong Division, retreated without a fight, and Li Guoqi's troops fled.

Only the Baoding soldiers led by Yang Wenyue remained

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Baoding soldiers looked at it, we are familiar with this routine. Without saying a word, he fled directly.

Liu Guozhu was dumbfounded, so he had to protect Yang Wenyue and run away with the rout.

They ran so fast, so in a hurry, that they seemed to forget about a person.

Who is this man?

It was Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, who had just come out of the edict prison.

He burned the shop and was surrounded by peasant troops.

On the ninth day of the first month, Fu Zonglong sent people to congratulate Renlong and Li Guoqi, asking them to come to the rescue.

These two people have a fart friendship with Fu Zonglong, and they are surrounded by peasant armies, so they don't hesitate to be sloppy.

They all said that this must be a conspiracy of the peasant army, the purpose of which was to encircle the point and send reinforcements.

There were no reinforcements outside, no food inside, and Fu Zonglong used mules and horses to satisfy his hunger.

The peasant army dug two trenches on the periphery and besieged the Ming army.

On the night of the 18th, the Ming army broke through and fought and left.

On the morning of the 19th, Fu Zonglong was captured by the peasant army only eight miles away from Xiangcheng.

The peasant army took Fu Zonglong and went to Xiangcheng to call the door.

This allowed Fu Zonglong to break the defense.

Call the door, isn't that what Ming Yingzong did? I'm a courtier, how can I do the emperor's business.

So he scolded loudly, cursing that the peasant army could not die well.

The enraged peasant army put Fu Zonglong to death.

The peasant army was stationed in the field of Xiangcheng, ready to rest for a few days before attacking the city.

At this time, an uninvited guest arrived.

This person is none other than the Eight Kings of Xiying - Zhang Xianzhong.

Li Zicheng set up a banquet to entertain him.

At the banquet, Zhang Xianzhong congratulated: "Our righteous army can reproduce the glory of King Gao Chuang, all thanks to King Li Chuang."

"There is also a credit to the Eight Kings here, if it weren't for the Eight Kings to help me attract the strongest You Shilu Division, I wouldn't be able to successfully capture Fu Zonglong and defeat the Qin soldiers and Baoding soldiers."

Li Zicheng, as before, is very modest.

"Hey! Compared with King Li Chuang, our Lao Zhang is considered to have suffered a great disaster. You Shilu's donkey ball beat me to death."

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't shed tears if he wanted to, so he could only pretend to wipe his tears with a handkerchief.

As soon as Li Zicheng heard it, he knew that Zhang Xianzhong was here to ask for help.

Ignoring Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance's crazy hints, he said to Zhang Xianzhong:

"We have the credit of the Eight Kings to where we are today. As long as the Eight Kings speak, I will help you."

"That being the case, our old Zhang is not hypocritical. My men have been broken and scattered, can you support some of my soldiers?"

"No problem, there are five hundred newly recruited Qin soldiers, and they are all cavalry, and they are given to the eight kings."

"That...... Firearms, gunpowder, etc., can you support me a little?"

"No problem."

"It's still Lao Li who is open-minded, and we Lao Zhang are really lucky to have a friend like Lao Li in this life."

"I am also fortunate to have a brother like the Eight Great Kings."

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know what to say, just laughed.

Li Zicheng was also laughing.

Only the soldiers of the army had a cold face, and even Luo Rucai couldn't stand it, and twisted his face to the side.

After sending Zhang Xianzhong away, Luo Ru was puzzled:

"Zhang Xianzhong is an ungrateful person, how can King Chuang fund such a person!"

"How could I not know." Li Zicheng said, "According to my estimates, he still has tens of thousands of horses in Shenqiu."

"And why are you?"

"Although the righteous army is huge at the moment, the only person who can fight is Zhang Xianzhong, except for you and me. At the moment, our great enemy is still a tyrant, and we are still united in the first place."

"King Chuang really has the talent to dominate the world."

Luo Rucai admired.