The afflicted Wang Ziyong

In early June of the third year of Chongzhen, the weather was getting hotter. In the hot climate, nearly 40,000 Xuanfu army finally completed the assembly in Taiyuan Prefecture and began to advance towards Yueyang Prefecture. This time, infantry and cavalry advanced together, and the Liehuo camp was supporting the support. Although the speed was a little slower, the formation was not chaotic. Even if the bandits wanted to ambush halfway, they could not find any opportunity.

After following Sun Chengzong's time, he didn't learn anything else, but learned Sun Chengzong's stability to a full extent. When he had the advantage of strength, there was no need to hurry up. He pushed it over little by little. At that time, the other party would be anxious.

Liaodong used this method before, but unfortunately the finance could not support it. But Tiemo had no worries. Yunfu and even Xuanfu had the final say. Chongzhen also agreed not to interfere and fight whatever he wanted. If he wanted to command the front line and military strategy, he was really bad, but if it was to say that the progress was stable, it would be too simple. The Iron Tortoise was simply invincible.

In Yueyang City, more than 100,000 peasant troops were crowded near this small city. Fortunately, when the border troops came over, Wang Ziyong and others suddenly felt the pressure increased sharply. So many people gathered together and were very strong, but once the situation was unfavorable, they would collapse very quickly.

Although he has an army of more than 100,000, he can burn the incense if he can fight. Facing the elite army of the Living King of Hell, Wang Ziyong really has no confidence at all. The war is about to begin. At this time, Wang Ziyong realized that there seemed to be a very important person around him.

"Where is Zhang Xianzhong? Why haven't he come yet?"

Zhang Dashou and others looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "Maybe something was delayed halfway, right?"

They didn't know that just when everyone was focusing on Yueyang, Sun Kewang led his troops south, set out from Yicheng, and rushed straight to Jiangshan. Then, on the sixth day of the sixth month, he suddenly launched a fierce attack on Jiangxian. At this time, Jiangxian was unprepared and the city gates were wide open. What's more, the local inspection department and the guards were not opponents of Sun Kewang's elite troops. In just one hour, Sun Kewang's troops took Jiangxian.

After taking Jiang County, Sun Kewang did not stop. He joined forces with Liu Wenxiu and led the few cavalry under his command to the southwest and rushed straight to Shanzhou. From Jiang County to Shanzhou, these dozens of miles can be said to be unobstructed and unobstructed. What's more, Sun Kewang's subordinates are all cavalry, which takes only half a day. Before the news of Jiang County reached Shanzhou, Sun Kewang's troops had already reached the city of Shanzhou.

Shanzhou, the ancient city on the bank of the Yellow River, was worse than Jiang County at this time, and it was equivalent to being unprepared. In this way, Sun Kewang rushed to Jiang County and Shanzhou in one day, and cooperated with subsequent troops to steadily occupy Maojin Ferry.

At this point, Zhang Xianzhong's intentions were clearly exposed to everyone's vision.

Zhang Xianzhong wanted to cross the south from Maojin, Shaanxi to the Yellow River and enter Henan Prefecture.

Zhang Xianzhong was really too tolerant. Before that, there was no sign that he had the intention to go south. In addition, Sun Kewang's lightning attack did not give anyone time to react. When the news reached Yueyang, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Dashou, Zhang Cunmeng and others were all confused, especially Zhang Dashou, whose head was buzzing, and he felt that he was slapped hard. Zhang Xianzhong was nominally under his control. Just under his nose, Zhang Xianzhong had conspired for a long time, but he found nothing.

Wang Zi used his face to become colorful. Zhang Xianzhong was stuck at this critical moment. When he came out, he was like stabbing a fiercely in the chest of the peasant army. He knew that he naturally knew that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to protect himself and crossed the Yellow River south. But most people did not know the truth. The Xuanfu border army came to attack, and Zhang Xianzhong's troops did not come to Yueyang to meet the enemy, but went south to Maojindu. No matter how he looked, it seemed like he was going to run away. Before he fought with the Xuanfu border army, a group of troops fled in panic. What a blow to the morale of the peasant army?

Zhang Cunmeng had a gloomy face and pounded the table hard, "I have seen this Huang Laohu have a backbone behind his head, so I must keep a good eye on it. But you just don't listen and let him become bigger. Now, this bastard is going to defect and go south."

At other times, Zhang Xianzhong dared to do this. Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng had already joined forces, and the army suppressed Zhang Xianzhong and crippled him. But now, the officers and soldiers are in front of him, so how could they care about Zhang Xianzhong?

Similarly, Zhang Xianzhong's incident also surprised Tie Mo. In the original history, Wang Ziyong's men showed no sign of crossing the Yellow River south, making Zhang Xianzhong even more impossible. Now, Zhang Xianzhong actually wanted to split up with Wang Ziyong and led his own troops to Maojin Ferry. History has become unrecognizable. The most serious thing is that Gao Yingxiang's troops have taken down Nanyang Prefecture and turned the southwest of the Central Plains upside down. If Zhang Xianzhong breaks into Henan Prefecture from the north, with Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong's ability, Henan must be disbanded.

Could it be that the two heroes Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are going to join forces in advance to create glory? When I think of this possibility, Tiemo's scalp is a little numb. Li Zicheng is cunning and Zhang Xianzhong is cruel. If these two guys get together, their destructive power will be amazing.

No matter how worried he was, he had no choice but to deal with Zhang Xianzhong at this time. Zhang Xianzhong occupied Maojin Ferry and could cross the Yellow River south at any time. Wang Ziyong must be full of anger. He wanted to destroy Zhang Xianzhong? Unfortunately, the two sides were already confronted near Yueyang, and no one dared to act rashly, so he could only put Zhang Xianzhong aside for the time being.

In mid-June of Chongzhen, in the northern plains of Yueyang, Yuan Ma, Zhang Yichuan, Du Wen and Weiyang, the troops of Zhang Dashou, started contact with Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming, and kicked off the Yueyang War.

Although this time was just a contact battle, the two sides invested nearly 50,000 troops, and the result was that Zhang Yichuan and others suffered a crushing defeat. The Iron Cavalry of Yunfu still became the main theme on the battlefield. Even though the peasant army was already prepared, when the cavalry began to charge, the peasant army was still defeated step by step. The musket formation prepared before played a role at the beginning. But soon, the muskets and the new muskets of the opponent were in a different way. Without continuous firepower coverage, the cavalry rushed to the front of the face and broke into pieces.

This miserable defeat completely cut off Wang Ziyong's plan to win by relying on superior forces. Similarly, Wang Ziyong realized that if he wanted to hold back the officers and soldiers, he could only rely on the strong city of Yueyang.

Wang Ziyong gathered more than 100,000 troops inside and outside Yueyang City. The four camps and Yueyang City were in the middle of the support, which really made Liu Guoneng useless for a while. Tie Mo and Wang Zuogao held the Thousand Mile Mile Mile Mile, staring at the situation in Liyang City for a long time, and had a very troublesome headache. Wang Ziyong was determined to be a turtle, and more than 100,000 troops were huddled together. No matter which direction the pressure was high, they could rush to support in time. In this case, although the Xuanfu border army had amazing combat power, if they forced Wang Ziyong to take over the main force of the peasant army, they would not get any benefits in the end. Fighting with Wang Ziyong with both sides was not what Tie Mo wanted.

Wang Zuogao was frowning. As a military advisor, giving advice was his job. At this time, he and Tie Mo were the only ones in the tent, so the pressure was not that great. Wang Zuogao admitted: "Supervisor, according to the current situation, if we want to chew this hard bone, we may have to pay a lot of money. Of course, we can continue to waste it, and when the food and grass in Yueyang City are not in progress, the bandits will be in chaos."

Tie Mo sighed: "But what we lack most is time. If we spend it, when we arrive in Henan, the Central Plains will still be in chaos. And I think some people in the imperial court don't want to see this scene. If we just drag it for a few days, the official documents that urge to fight will fly like snowflakes."

Wang Zuoguai nodded with a wry smile, pondered for a moment, and whispered: "In fact, it is not too difficult to break this situation. It depends on whether the supervisor is willing to do so."

"How do you say this?" Tie Mo was surprised and couldn't help but urged: "Sir, you and I have nothing to do with it. There is only you and me here, so there is no need to worry about it."

After Tie Mo said this, Wang Zuobu's little concern was gone. He shrugged and said frankly: "Supervisor, if your subordinates say they will drive Wang Ziyong to the Central Plains, can you bear it?"

"????" Tie Mo didn't react for a moment. When he came back, he immediately grinned and pointed at Wang Zuoguai, "Sir, you can really ask Tie for trouble. Gao Yingxiang's part is enough for the court to stand it. If Wang Ziyong also broke into the Central Plains, the court might have to ask for an explanation. But as long as the emperor has no objection, the others are not happy, and this supervisor doesn't seem to have to pay too much attention."

"Haha, that is to say, the supervisor agreed?" Wang Zuobu couldn't help laughing. Many times, he liked Tie Mo's boldness. He drove Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang to the Central Plains. If someone else had someone, he would definitely think that Wang Zuobu was crazy. But Tie Mo didn't think so, and even thought it was a clever plan.

In fact, this is the case. On the surface, all the bandits active in Shaanxi have flocked into the Central Plains, which seems to turn the Central Plains into the second Shaanxi. But in fact, this may not be the case. There are too many attractions in the Central Plains. When bandits enter the Central Plains, it is difficult for them to wander around as casually as in Shaanxi. After all, there are too many poor places in Shaanxi and even the northwest, and even the bandits look down on them, so they naturally give up.

But what about the Central Plains? There are too many places that tempt people. If the city has countless food and wealth, can it still give up at will? As long as the bandits can no longer roam around like before, it will be like losing the greatest advantage. Similarly, if Wang Ziyong enters the Central Plains, the troops in Shaanxi can also be freed up. At that time, Chen Qiyu, the three-sided governor, can turn around and cooperate with Tiemo, the governor of the three provinces, to deal with the chaos in the Central Plains with all his might.

Wang Zuoguai wanted to use the Central Plains to attract the bandits, and then find opportunities to seriously damage the bandits' vitality. However, this idea was only dared to let Tie Mo know. He told others that others would probably kill Wang Zuoguai.

Even though I understand, how many people can withstand the pressure of a large number of bandits pouring into the Central Plains? Because if the response is not good later, the Central Plains will be completely in chaos, and the court will definitely be punished.

After all, Tie Mo is different from others. He is bold and meticulous and not afraid of taking risks. After all, Tie only needs to be responsible for Chongzhen. What's more, his family is in Yun Mansion, and it really doesn't work. When he returns to Yun Mansion, he is still a local emperor.

He thought of it and did it. Soon, Tie Mo gave Man Gui Xiu a letter. When the official document was sent, he ordered Li Jiucheng, Li Yingyuan and Miao Mei to bypass Yueyang and attack Hongdong and Zhaocheng. Zhaocheng and Hongdong guarded the gateway to the west of Yueyang. The bandits entered and left Yueyang. These two places can be said to be a must-pass place. When Miao Mei's troops launched a fierce attack on Hongdong, Wang Ziyong reacted.

If the officers and soldiers seized these two places, wouldn’t they be able to go back to northern Shaanxi? Losing the entire northern Shaanxi for the sake of Yueyang is not worth the loss. In desperation, Wang Ziyong could only order Zhang Yichuan and Du Wen to lead 5,000 troops to support Hongdong. Not long after Zhang Yichuan and Du Wen left Yueyang, they encountered Zhou Dingshan’s troops in Jiuqi Mountain. After several rounds of firepower were covered by musket soldiers, they beat Zhang Yichuan’s people to cry and call him, only to regret that their parents had less legs. When they were escaping, thousands of cavalry chased after him. When Zhang Yichuan and Du Wen retreated to Xidaying, they counted the number of people, but they lost half.

Upon hearing the bad news, Wang Ziyeng sighed bitterly and swallowed it back with a mouthful of old blood. But at this time, Miao Mei, who was attacking Hongdong, suddenly stopped.

The remaining hundreds of soldiers in Hongdong hid in the city and shivered, and kept asking Wang Ziyong for reinforcements. But how could Wang Ziyong dare to send reinforcements? As long as he was not a fool, he could see that the officers and soldiers were going to fish with Hongdong and Zhaocheng, and they were waiting for reinforcements to come to the door so that they could ambush.

Wang Ziyong was helpless. The combat effectiveness of the peasant soldiers under his command was still a problem. If there were fewer troops, it would not be enough for others to fight. If there were too many troops, the officers and soldiers would definitely transfer the main force to eat a big bite. In short, Wang Ziyong was very frustrated. After all, fighting in the wild can't beat others at all. Think about it, who did the people in the Xuanfu, especially the Yunfu fight? They fought with Mongolian Tartars all year round, and their combat effectiveness was the best at nine sides.

Wang Ziyong no longer sent reinforcements. When Tiemo saw that fishing was not done, he simply waved his hand and ordered Miao Mei, Li Jiucheng and others to quickly occupy Hongdong and Zhaocheng. At the same time, Man Gui mobilized the main force of Datong Prefecture and began to launch a fierce attack on Mizhi, Shaanxi and other places. Since the main force of the peasant army was not present, Man Gui fought in the east, Cao Wenzhao and Hong Chengchou led Shaanxi troops to fight in the southwest. In just two days, Ansai City and Ganquan City were captured, and Yan'an Prefecture was almost all under control.

Man Gui, Cao Wenzhao and others cooperated with Tie Mo, and after this fierce attack, Wang Ziyong lost his temper. Now, Wang Ziyong and others regretted that they shouldn't have come to Yueyang. Not long after staying in Yueyang, the base camp of Lao Cang was beaten to pieces by the soldiers.

Not to mention rescue, how the main force returns to northern Shaanxi has become a big problem.

Wang Ziyong was extremely frustrated, but Zhang Xianzhong had another situation. While no one could care about him, Zhang Xianzhong's troops mobilized ships and took four days to cross the Yellow River leisurely.
Chapter completed!