The 919th Battle of Xiangcheng

Qin soldiers stationed in Xiangcheng.

A large group of squires and wealthy families pulled wine and meat and came to greet the officials and soldiers.

Isn't this the legendary "eating pot pulp to welcome the king".

Wang Qiaonian was in a good mood, and at the banquet to meet the squire, he promised in public:

"The thief army is already in my sleeve, and in two or three days, I will sweep away the thief atmosphere for you, and the culprit will be broken like powder."

"The grass people and others wish the officers and soldiers a successful start and success."

The squires fell to their knees.

They were bullied by Li Zicheng miserably, and they couldn't wait to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

Wang Qiaonian also lost himself in the praise.

He ordered He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu and Zhang Guoqin to lead their troops to 40 miles east of Xiangcheng to support You Shilu.

He and Zhang Yinggui led the army to be stationed on the outskirts of Xiangcheng, waiting for the victory of the Qin soldiers.

In Wang Qiaonian's view, he has a good Qin soldier under his command, and You Shilu who is good at fighting in Yuncheng, and victory is within reach.

As everyone knows, Li Zicheng learned of his arrival and was excited.

"You Shilu and the rest of the Ming army are huddled in Yuncheng, we lack siege weapons, and we are worried that we can't solve them. I didn't expect Wang Qiaonian to take the initiative to send it to the door, and if he didn't say anything, kill him!"

Li Zicheng pointed to the map, said the last three words, and slapped the map fiercely.

The place that was photographed by Li Zicheng on the map is called Huangzhuang.

That was where the main force of the Qin soldiers was.

"The Ming army stationed in Huangzhuang has four general commanders, He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu and Zhang Guoqin."

Niu Jinxing analyzed: "He Renlong and Zheng Jiadong are our 'old friends', they are very familiar with us, and we are also very familiar with them, and they are not easy to deal with."

Hearing the words "old friend", all the generals of the peasant army laughed.

Although he was often beaten by He Renlong in the past, the time is different from the past, and the generals are no longer afraid of the Qin soldiers; Second, they heard that the reason why He Renlong worked so hard was because of the strategy of the late Inspector Yang Sichang, and He Renlong was purely working in vain, and they all thought it was funny.

"There are two general soldiers left, one Niu Chenghu and one Zhang Guoqin."

Niu Jinxing waited for them to finish laughing, and analyzed, "I personally think that Zhang Guoqin is easier to deal with."

"Then take Zhang Guoqin and defeat the Qin soldiers in one fell swoop."

Li Zicheng crossed his hands on his hips, majestic.

The generals stood solemnly, and they knew that King Chuang was going to give orders.

"Li Guo, Liu Zongmin!"

"Yes."

"You led the army to continue to besiege Yuncheng, build more banners, and set up more earthen stoves, so that the Ming army in the city would not see the flaws."

"Yes."

"Li Shuangxi."

"Yes."

"You send more scouts, and always keep an eye on the movements of the Ming army in other directions."

"Yes."

"Gao Yigong manages the grain and grass, prepares more people, and collects it when our army wins."

"Yes."

"Tian Jianxiu serves as the left wing, in case you encounter the Ming army coming to the rescue from the left flank, you must stop it."

"Ordered."

"Hao Shaoqi serves as the right wing, and his responsibilities are the same as those of Tian Jianxiu."

"Please rest assured."

"Yuan Zongdi, as the vanguard, you attack Zhang Guoqin's troops, only defeat but not victory, and lure the enemy into the encirclement we have set up."

"Haha, that's a clever ploy."

"I am the Chinese army, He Jin is the rearguard, and I will lead the army to support depending on the situation."

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he pulled out his sword and stretched it forward: "Destroy the Qin soldiers and capture Wang Qiaonian alive!"

"Destroy the Qin soldiers and capture Wang Qiaonian alive!"

The generals also drew their swords from their sheaths and stacked their edges together.

Ming army camp, Zhang Guoqin's department.

Zhang Guoqin was in charge of dealing with the peasant army due east.

He looked at the ragged peasant army and couldn't help but laugh and said, "This thief army is so tattered, how can it easily defeat General You."

"Master must not underestimate the enemy, General You is fighting a bloody battle with Dongyu on the battlefield of Liaodong, maybe it is a trick of the thief army to lure the enemy." The adjutant general persuaded.

"That was before. Today's You Shilu is no longer a well-disciplined generation of famous generals, but similar to us, no! Killing God who is more vicious than we are."

Zhang Guoqin said and went down the watchtower.

As soon as he entered the watchtower, he ordered the army to prepare to meet the peasant army.

"No, sir, we're just supporting, not going out to sell our lives."

The adjutant general persuaded bitterly.

Zhang Guoqin said: "We came here on orders, how can we see the reason why the thieves do not attack."

The entourage brought a war horse, Zhang Guoqin turned over on the horse, waved his hand, and led the troops to leave the camp to attack the peasant army.

Yuan Zongdi, who served as a lure to the enemy, spit out the weeds in his mouth and beckoned his soldiers to flee east.

The breaking army ran in front, and Zhang Guoqin led the Ming army to chase behind.

In February, heavy snow fell.

The two sides chased after me, Fang Guoan didn't know that he had fallen into the trap, his mouth was hot, and his face was full of excitement.

Li Zicheng was built on the dirt mountain, looking into the distance.

Knowing that the Ming army had entered the encirclement, Li Zicheng waved the flag in his hand.

The invading army poured out from three sides, encircling Zhang Guoqin and the Ming army under his command.

"Tricked!" Zhang Guoqin commanded the Ming army to retreat quickly.

But the unorganized retreat soon turned into a rout. ap.

The Qin soldiers were driven like ducks and fled to the Ming army camp.

How embarrassed are they?

Even Zhang Guoqin fell off his horse and was trampled to death, he didn't care about it.

Li Zicheng went down to Tushan and commanded the Chuang army to pursue: "Taking advantage of their chaos, we will take down the Qin soldiers in one fell swoop."

The fleeing Qin soldiers were like a flood, crushing their own camps.

He Renlong and other old fritter generals saw that the situation was not good, so they ran away, completely ignoring Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides in the rear.

The peasant army relied on the Qin soldiers to rout, not only defeating the mighty Qin soldiers in one fell swoop, but also surrounding Wang Qiaonian in Xiangcheng.

Wang Qiaonian wanted to cry without tears, so he had to send someone to You Shilu for help.

It's funny now, the people who support them ask for help from the people who are being supported.

You Shilu received a letter asking for help, two words - ignore it!

From You Shilu's point of view, this is the truth.

Ding Qirui, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, has been entangled with Li Zicheng in Henan for so long, and he can barely maintain the situation.

Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, did not achieve good results and knew how to defend it.

The poor people of the Sichuan Soldiers and the National Security Department didn't have pants to wear, and there was no accident when they traveled thousands of miles to help.

Damn, you Wang Qiaonian led the Qin soldiers! That was Sun Chuanting's top elite of the Ming Dynasty who pulled down his old face and deducted food from the mouths of the gentry.

For the sake of this elite, Sun Chuanting was even imprisoned until now.

How did you Wang Qiaonian command, you actually sent the Qin soldiers clean in the first battle.

You Shilu couldn't protect himself, so he didn't have the heart to care about him.

Without support, Wang Qiaonian could not withstand the attack of the peasant army at all.

Four days later, on February 17 of the 11th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng attacked Xiangcheng.

Zhang Yinggui, the general soldier who protected Wang Qiaonian, was killed by firearms, and the governor Wang Qiaonian was beheaded for public display.

The impact of this battle was extremely great, and the problem that Li Zicheng had been worried about before, the source of soldiers, was perfectly solved.

More than 10,000 Qin soldiers with rich combat experience surrendered to Li Zicheng.

Sun Chuanting's hard work was given to the army by Wang Qiaonian like a Spring Festival gift.

Not only that, but also got 20,000 war horses, countless materials and equipment.

Li Zicheng was full of ambition and prepared to join forces with Luo Rucai to attack You Shilu again.

And then......

"King Chuang, You Shilu has run away!" Li Shuangxi reported.