Chapter 150 Surprising changes in northern Shaanxi

Seeing that the kingdom was about to succeed, a messy voice came from behind. After Li Guoqi retreated two rebels, he shouted anxiously: "General Wang Shen, retreat quickly, the rebels in Ansai City are coming..."

"What?" Wang Guo turned around and stared at Li Zicheng, "Li Zicheng, you are indeed a wolf-like ambition. You actually communicated with the rioters in advance."

"General Wang Shen, don't blame Li. If Li didn't rely on him, he would not dare to raise an army blatantly..."

"You...bastard, I was really blind at the beginning. Why didn't I realize that you were actually a beast? There are so many of them here that are your former robes..."

"The way is different, don't plan for each other!" Li Zicheng's expression turned cold and his eyes were extremely firm.

Looking at Li Zicheng in front of him, Wang Guo wanted to poke the other party to death, but for the sake of the lives of his brothers, he had to order him to retreat.

That night, Li Zicheng personally made bait to attract the attention of Wang Guo and others. Li Yangchun sent Hua Xiaorong and the Blue Knife to detour from both sides, secretly cutting off the way for the northern Shaanxi border troops to retreat north. Therefore, when Wang Guo and others found that the situation was not good, they were already trapped in many sieges.

After a chaotic battle at night, the border troops in northern Shaanxi were quickly dispersed. In desperation, they began to organize their own troops to break through.

When the first dawn rays penetrated the clouds and dawn enveloped the earth, I realized how miserable the battle was that night.

That night, the northern Shaanxi border army suffered heavy losses. The town was stained with blood and the bodies were everywhere, extending northward for more than ten miles. The kingdom of the gangster and the guerrilla general Li Xianzong broke through together, but at dawn, they were still surrounded by a large number of rebels in Gaobai Mountain south of Bailuo City.

Gaobai Mountain is less than thirty miles away from Bailuo City. As long as you return to Bailuo City, it will be safe, but this short thirty miles has become an impossible road to return.

Gaobai Mountain is just a small hill, without dense forests, and not many dangerous passes. Now there are only more than 400 remaining soldiers around, and at this time, the border troops from northern Shaanxi are too busy to take care of themselves. It is impossible for reinforcements to come to support Gaobai Mountain in a short time.

Sitting on the cold stone surface and looking at the bare hills, the kingdom smiled miserably and felt desperate.

After half of his life in the military, he pursued fame and fortune, but in the end he was a waste of time. He never thought that his kingdom could not die at the hands of the Tatars, but he would die on this Gaobai Mountain.

Li Xianzong had his left arm hanging, with several scars hanging on his face, and his situation was even more embarrassing than the kingdom. Looking at the situation at the foot of the mountain, Li Xianzong let go of the knife in his hand and lay on the dry grass next to him.

"General Wang Shen, we have no chance. The rebels will not let us go. One general, one guerrilla general...haha..."

Li Xianzong's smile was extremely bitter, and his laughter was like a sharp blade, stinging the heart of the kingdom.

"General Li, no matter what choice you make, Wang won't blame you. But Wang will never surrender..."

The kingdom held the iron halberd on the ground and slowly stood up. His kingdom may not be a famous general. He was a little greedy for money and had withheld military pay, but he would never surrender to the rebellious party. This is the last dignity of his kingdom.

It’s not why the court is just for the sake of his family. He will be punished by his family and can enjoy the reputation of bravery. But if he surrenders, his ancestors will be humiliated and his family will be liquidated by the court.

Seeing the expression of the kingdom, Li Xianzong shook his head with a wry smile, "Choose? General Wang Shen, do you think Li still has a choice? How many generals are afraid of death on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty? Today's situation is only to die in battle... It's just that a real man cannot die in the desert grassland, but he dies here, and he is a little unwilling to accept it..."

While speaking, there were already bursts of shouts of killing at the foot of the mountain, and a large number of riots flooded the small Gaobai Mountain like a tide.

Among this crowd, the figures of Wang Guo and Li Xianzong seemed so fragile.

On February 23, the second year of Chongzhen, a bad news spread throughout Shaanxi again, shocking the court.

Under the urging of the imperial court, the border troops of Ningxia, Gansu and Suideji defeated Ansai City but failed. At night, Li Zicheng and several general leaders of the general team suddenly launched an army to rebel. The rebels joined forces with the Ansai City Rebellion Party and defeated the officers and soldiers in Anding Town.

After a day and night of fierce battle, the border army lost more than half of its troops. Later, the rebels besieged Gaobai Mountain and wiped out all the officers and soldiers on the mountain. The Gansu gang general, Li Xianzong, died in battle.

This incident was like a blow, hitting the Shaanxi officers and soldiers hard. The court gathered forces to make a breakthrough, but the rebels found an opportunity and were defeated.

Especially the matter between Wang Guo and Li Xianzong brought a heavy blow to the morale of various soldiers.

Before the imperial court order was issued, the troops of the three towns of Xuanfu, who were responsible for attacking Ganquan, quickly withdrew back to Mizhi City. Wu Guofu and Liu Yingyu, who were originally planning to gather troops and eliminate Shangluo Daliang, Wang Daliang, in one fell swoop, also temporarily stopped their pace.

In contrast, the morale of the rebels was greatly boosted. Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang joined forces to launch a fierce attack on Xi'an Prefecture. This ancient imperial capital of several dynasties was subjected to heavy military disasters.

Fortunately, Xi'an's prefecture was high and thick walls were thick, and the rebels lacked powerful weapons to attack the city. After a day of attack, they were unable to stand at a disadvantage.

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The Golden Palace of the Forbidden City is silent today. The ministers who were scrambling to discuss national affairs in the past are all shrank their necks today.

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjianhan sat on the dragon throne with a face and stared at the ministers in the hall. At this moment, he really wanted to curse. These people were very capable on weekdays, but once they encountered something, they didn't dare to take responsibility.

"My dear friends, now that Shaanxi and northern Shaanxi are defeated, the morale of the rebels is greatly boosted, and they besieged Xi'an Prefecture. What should we do now?"

In fact, Zhu Youjian had an idea in his mind, but he still wanted to see what the ministers reacted.

As a result, he was very disappointed. Qian Qianyi and others said something, but it was all useless nonsense. In the end, they kicked the ball back.

In fact, Qian Qianyi and others were not thinking about it, but Shui Ye was just unwilling to say it. Now Shaanxi is a big fire pit, and anyone in charge of Shaanxi will live a life of a bad life. Only a fool would do such a thankless thing.

In fact, there is never a shortage of fools in this world, and Yang He is one of them.

After a big defeat in northern Shaanxi, Chongzhen made a new decision. He believed that the reason why the situation in the suppression of bandits in Shaanxi was not good was because no one was in charge of the overall situation, so Chongzhen thought of Yang He.

An imperial edict ordered the governor of Shaanxi Yang He to be the governor of the three sides, to command all military and political affairs in Shaanxi, and to coordinate and manage all troops in Shaanxi.

This is obviously a hot potato. If it were someone else, he would have been entrusted to return to the court or resigned from his post and returned to his hometown, but Yang He actually took on this job.

Not to mention the troops in Shaanxi, the troops prepared by the troops, and just talking about the border troops on all sides, they are all elite soldiers on the nine sides, and the treasures under the command of the generals. How could these border generals really listen to Yang He's order?
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