Chapter 282: Guide to the Divine Wood

"I think they are crazy. According to the eyes of the girl, I don't have to pay attention. Zhenxiwei City is high and thick, and Brother Sun is the one who can fight the most. Even if he can't defend Zhenxiwei, as long as he wants to retreat, the officers and soldiers can't stop him."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and quickly replied to the officers and soldiers outside the city. After the letter fell into Mangui's hands, Mangui took a look and his face turned blue.

The content in the letter is very simple, with only four words.

"You go eat shit!"

"Okay, okay," Man Gui shouted three times in a row, and smiled coldly, "Brother, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't take our brother seriously..."

Eat shit? Tiemo's face turned pale. It seemed that he was not moving. Zhang Xianzhong thought he was having fun with him. "Order, I will attack the city hard, and the artillery camp will help to cheer up. Tie wants to send this shit to Zhang Xianzhong!"

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that this had completely angered Man Gui and Tiemo. A series of orders were passed on, and soon Liu Guoneng commanded his troops to launch a fierce attack on Zhenxiwei. This time he used artillery again, covering artillery fire and attacked muskets. After only two rounds, the soldiers defending the city were lost to more than a thousand, and Sun Kewang was beaten so he was stunned. At this time, no matter how stupid Sun Kewang was, he could see that the officers and soldiers outside the city had no strength at all. If they had attacked with all their strength, they would probably have been completely destroyed. The Iron Cavalry of Yunfu, who was constantly circulating outside, completely gave up Sun Kewang's idea of ​​retreating. Most of his command were infantry. Once he left Zhenxiwei, he would definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the cavalry.

Before, Sun Kewang was full of confidence and never dreamed of encountering such a situation. So, he had no choice but to find a way to deliver a letter, hoping that Zhang Xianzhong would send reinforcements to help. He was afraid that the person who sent the letter would be stopped by the officers and soldiers, so he specially sent out more than a dozen people.

The situation in Zhenxiwei took a sharp turn. When Sun Kewang's letter of help was sent, Zhang Xianzhong was a little speechless. It was already unusual to send so many letters of help. It was not easy for officers and soldiers to block the road and want to send letters and help. It was obvious that the officers and soldiers were deliberately putting pressure on him, Zhang Xianzhong. They either agreed to pay the ransom or gave up the defenders of Zhenxiwei.

For a moment, Zhang Xianzhong was in a dilemma. Liu Wenxiu bowed his back, frowned, and kept walking around. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but say, "Enjoyed Father, why don't you let the brothers from Zhenxiwei retreat."

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, "Retreat? Do you think I have never thought about it? But it is not so easy to retreat? There are thousands of cavalry cruising outside. Leaving the strong city of Zhenxiwei, it is tantamount to seeking death. As for helping the town of Zhenxiwei, it is even more impossible. Geng Zhongming is very difficult to deal with and has been striking Fugu, just waiting for the opportunity to start."

These days, I have plundered a lot of money from Zhenxiwei. You should know that these things are all from Zhang Xianzhong. With these supplies, I can reward my brothers and I can still raise tens of thousands of trusted soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong really can't bear to send these money out, but he can't bear to give up thousands of brothers in Zhenxiwei. Those thousands are their own capital and their old capital. Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that he could have the status and voice in the rebel army today because he held a team that could fight. Without the soldiers to fight, he was nothing. Nowadays, only soldiers can have infinite possibilities. Without soldiers, self-protection is a problem.

Without hesitating for too long, Zhang Xianzhong sent people to Zhenxiwei to deliver letters. Fortunately, although the Yunfu cavalry blocked the retreat route of Zhenxiwei, they did not stop the communication between the two sides. In just half a day, Sun Kewang received Zhang Xianzhong's reply.

After receiving the reply, Sun Kewang was so angry that he thought he had read it wrong. He paid the ransom in exchange for the safe retreat of the defenders of Zhenxiwei. What the hell is going on? No matter how unbeliever Sun Kewang is, since Zhang Xianzhong made the reply, the offensive of the officers and soldiers against Zhenxiwei has become much weaker.

As for how to pay the ransom, Zhang Xianzhong gave it to others for negotiation. In this regard, Zhang Xianzhong had never thought about playing tricks. He dared not make jokes about the direct lineage of thousands of people in the Zhenxiwei. It is certain that he could not even tell the matter. If he really wanted to tell it, the Xuanfu and Datongfu people would have to kill all the defenders of Zhenxiwei in order to avoid suspicion.

The transaction was very hidden, but some things could not be hidden from the court, but they could not be hidden from them. Zhang Cunmeng was so close to him. After learning that Zhang Xianzhong paid the ransom to the officers and soldiers, Zhang Cunmeng went crazy. Even if Zhang Xianzhong defected to the officers and soldiers as traitors, Zhang Cunmeng would not find it strange, but paying the ransom to buy his life is really incomprehensible.

After a day, the cavalry cruising northwest of Zhenxiwei disappeared without a trace, and the offensive against the city wall became weak and inaudible. Sun Kewang seized the right time and began to take his men out of Zhenxiwei and flee towards Fugu. At the beginning, Sun Kewang was just a test, and he was even more worried. He could not guarantee that the officers and soldiers would be sure to be credible. If these officers and soldiers changed their minds temporarily and the cavalry rushed forward, then Sun Kewang would die here.

From Zhenxiwei to Fugu, the road was safe and sound, and there was no decent harassment. Near Fugu, Monk Geng Zhongming, had already received news that the troops retreated ten miles and gave up the route. Geng Zhongming's actions made Zhang Xianzhong feel a little amused. Tie Mo and Mangui took the money to do things seriously. In order to avoid conflict, they even asked Geng Zhongming to lead people to retreat and give way.

In Hequ County, Zhang Cunmeng was furious. If Zhang Xianzhong had not been strong in the army, he would have ordered this person to be arrested and rectified on the spot. He actually did business with the officers and soldiers and was blackmailed so much money by the officers and soldiers. If this matter was really spread, how could the Shaanxi-northern rebel army behave?

However, soon, Zhang Cunmeng was not interested in getting angry with Zhang Xianzhong. Because once Xuanfu and Datongfu regained Zhenxiwei, Cao Wenzhao's troops, who had been holding troops, immediately commanded the troops to launch a strong attack on Ganquan City again. Now the one who is stationed in Ganquan City is nothing else, but Cao Wenzhao's old acquaintance, Red-eyed Rakshasa Yuan Ma.

Cao Wenzhao is not unfamiliar with this cannibalist. Although Yuan Ma has a very poor reputation, he is definitely a difficult guy. Perhaps it is because of the lessons learned from Mizhi's previous defeat. Now Yuan Ma has become much more cautious. Since entering Ganquan City, he has been strengthening the city defense. Ganquan City is now like a wall of iron. Yuan Ma has no great talent, but he has only one advantage and is ruthless in war.

Cao Bianjiao leaned against a willow tree and looked at Ganquan City with a gloomy face. He had launched no less than four attacks on Ganquan City in the past two days, and he returned without success every time. Most of Yuan Ma's command was a group of thugs, and these people were really scary to survive.

After all, Cao Bianjiao was young and his characterization was far from being far behind. When he returned to the command post, he saw Cao Wenzhao sitting firmly like a bell, and he stomped his feet in a hurry: "Uncle, we haven't even eaten a brick in Ganquan City until now, so why are you not in a hurry at all?"

Cao Wenzhao locked his eyebrows and glared at Cao Bianjiao, "Why are you still so frivolous? What are you anxious at this time? What should you worry about are the rebellious parties. We just need to hold back most of the troops in Yan'an Prefecture, and we don't have to worry about the rest for the time being."

Cao Wenzhao was as clear as a mirror. The reason why he was not anxious was that he knew that the joint troops were mainly to recover the Hetao Plain. As long as the Hetao Plain was taken back, he could make an agreement with the court. As for the suppression of Wang Ziyong and the recovery of the entire Shaanxi territory, he would not think about it for the time being. Cao Wenzhao had been in Shaanxi for so long and had fought with bandits for a long time. He knew how powerful the power of Wang Ziyong's peasant army was. At present, Wang Ziyong's power quickly expanded to more than 100,000 people, and countless responders gathered. It was absolutely impossible for the court to wipe out Wang Ziyong without an army of 80,000. At present, the soldiers in his hands, plus the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and Datong Mansion, all together were more than 30,000.

On the seventh day of April 1, the third year of Chongzhen, Cao Wenzhao suddenly ordered to strengthen the offensive against Ganquan City. Cao Wenzhao's offensive has always been tepid, as if he was dealing with official business. Suddenly, Yuan Ma was really surprised. In the past two years, Yuan Ma had not yet tried to get it in Cao Wenzhao's hands. Thinking about his previous energy, he did not dare to be careless at all. Although Ganquan City was still as stable as a rock and there was no danger, he still sent a letter of help from Zhang Dashou of Yan'an Prefecture.

Zhang Dashou knew Cao Wenzhao's power, so he immediately asked Zhang Yichuan, the sweeping king stationed in Wild Boar Gorge to rush to help Ganquan City, and must block Cao Wenzhao's troops in the south of Ganquan City. After receiving the order, Zhang Yichuan did not dare to neglect and quickly organized people to go to Ganquan City.

In his heart, Zhang Yichuan looked down on Yuan Ma. In the past, he sweeping the floor king Zhang Yichuan was also a famous figure, but now he wants to attack Yuan Ma. Since his defeat, when Leader Wu died, he cast a vote for Wang Ziyong. It was a coincidence that the disbanded Altiox Star Weiyang and the Nine Dragons Du Wen also cast a vote for Zhang Dashou, the three of them were stationed in the Wild Boar Gorge. This time, the three of them got together.

Because of Wu Yangui's death, Wei Yang and Du Wen had a lot of opinions about Zhang Yichuan. Although Zhang Yichuan explained it, this knot has been hidden in his heart, which also led to Zhang Yichuan's position in Zhang Dashou very embarrassed. In this battle in Ganquan City, Zhang Yichuan was determined to perform well. If he continues like this, he will be able to step on him, Zhang Yichuan's head and act as a blessing.

In fact, Wei Yang and Du Wen also knew that Wu Yangui's death was no wonder Zhang Yichuan, but when they remembered Zhang Yichuan's words and following Li Zicheng, they thought Zhang Yichuan was a villain.

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After Zhenxiwei was recovered by the officers and soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong cleverly chose to give up Fugu and retreat to Mizhi County. The broken place in Fugu was unable to defend at all. There were other reasons why he simply retreated. Zhang Xianzhong did not want to be a shield for Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng to the front. If his troops were too damaged, wouldn’t he be unlucky?

After Geng Zhongming's soldiers took down Fugu without bloodshed, he cleverly chose not to pursue, but instead sent troops north and pointed his finger at Shenmu. Geng Zhongming used practical actions to tell Zhang Xianzhong that the target of Xuanfu and Datongfu was Hetao.

At this time, there was a person who was the most angry, and this person was Zhang Cunmeng. Now he was stationed in Hetao. Zhang Xianzhong asked to leave the Fugu and let the officers and soldiers go, which clearly showed that he had no good intentions. It is said that there are people in the world, and the power struggles of the court are fierce, and the power struggles of the peasant army are not inferior.

Recently, Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Cunmeng have had many conflicts over the Hetao incident. Hetao is a hot commodity. Whoever stations in Hetao will guard a treasure pot. At the beginning, Zhang Xianzhong thought that he could get a share of the pie, but the leader Wang asked Zhang Cunmeng to guard Hetao. Since that's the case, if the officers and soldiers attack Hetao, you, Zhang Cunmeng, will find a way to solve it yourself.

Zhang Cunmeng returned to his anger, but he could not do anything to Zhang Xianzhong. In addition to sending people to Wang Ziyong to complain, the next step was to mobilize troops to garrison. After Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan arrived at Fugu, he joined forces with Geng Zhongming to fight towards Shenmu. At this time, the Orge's troops, who had been stationed in Juyanhai, began to take action in the north of the Hetao Plain.

Orge personally led 3,000 cavalrymen to the south along the Juyanhai Gobi Desert and rushed straight to Suide. Now, Zhang Cunmeng's pressure suddenly increased. It was not because of insufficient troops, but because of the feeling of fighting everywhere. He had already sent troops to garrison, but he still felt that it was unstable everywhere, and it seemed that officers and soldiers could break through anywhere.

Since the Juyanhai garrison all divided the cavalry, the march was very fast. He walked south along the ancient road and turned to the southeast one day later. On the ninth day of April, the cavalry of Orger and the troops of Baihan Valley took the lead in the confrontation at Changle Fort.

Zhang Cunmeng never dreamed that the direction of Fugu was shocking, but the first one to fight was Changle Fort in the north. Changle Fort was located between Honger Mountain and Yulin, less than 60 miles away from Shenmu. From this, to the south, it could directly penetrate Yinzhou to attack Yan'an Prefecture for 40 miles. As the former deputy general of Ningxia, Bai Hangu knew the importance of Changle Fort, so he naturally refused to let Orge go easily. The two sides started a fierce battle in the narrow area between Changle Fort and Honger Mountain.

Bai Hangu did not hold back this time. Others could surrender, but he couldn't. If he fell into the hands of officers and soldiers, he would definitely end up being cut into pieces.

A day later, the battle of Changle Fort was in a stalemate. Although the cavalry of Orger's troops fought bravely, the terrain here was not suitable for cavalry development. Baihan Valley relied on its compact formation and familiarity with the terrain, which forced Orger's steps. At this time, at the command of Liu Guoneng, the elite border troops who had already rested began to launch a fierce attack on Shenmu.

On this day, the wind was strong and the sky was gloomy. The rumbling drums were heard all around. While Liu Guoneng led his troops to attack, the fire camp was also building temporary artillery positions on the high slope not far away.

Elizabeth, wearing a red military uniform, stood beside him in a heroic manner, aiming the thousand-mile mirror in his hand at the Shenmu City in the distance.

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