Chapter 352 The Battle of Gangguanshan

The Han River channel connects the mud river in the east. Even in the cold winter, the river water still flows slowly without any signs of freezing. Li Jiucheng grabbed his hair helplessly. Any advantageous terrain would not allow bandits to ambush.

The south of the Yangtze River is full of mountains and rivers. The proud cavalry under Tiemo is always restricted from time to time and cannot exert its due combat effectiveness. This time, Li Jiucheng wanted to take the opportunity to kill Zeng Qian's troops in large quantities, but he did not expect that the cavalry on the Han River could not pass. As soon as he stopped, he was ambushed by the bandits. He failed to pursue and was slapped twice, so he naturally couldn't get better.

Li Jiucheng felt bad, and Zeng Qian felt even worse. After losing Lujiang City, he didn't know how to get in touch with Gao Yingxiang. With Gao Yingxiang's temperament, although he had no worries about his life, he would probably be severely punished. With a nervous mood, the remaining soldiers of Zeng Qian's troops entered Tongling City. At this time, the old acquaintance of Zeng Qian, the eight-armed Heavenly King Xu Beifeng.

Xu Beifeng is burly and powerful, with a rough appearance, but he is actually a person who is as careful as a hair. It is precisely because of this that Xu Beifeng was highly valued by Gao Yingxiang and has repeatedly taken on important tasks. It goes without saying how important Tongling City is, it can be said that the bandits can enter Zhejiang smoothly because they hold Tongling City in their hands. After thinking about it, Gao Yingxiang finally decided to hand Tongling City over and over again. In addition to Li Zicheng, only Xu Beifeng can take on this task.

At least in Gao Yingxiang's eyes, Xu Beifeng was no worse than Li Zicheng and Li Yangchun, and even better than Li Yangchun in terms of defense. Xu Beifeng did not disappoint Gao Yingxiang. The imperial army set out from Digang to attack Tongling before, but he saw through it in advance, set up an ambush in the southeast valley of Digang, and defeated the Ningguo Mansion's troops and horses fled in a siege.

The calmness and decisiveness that Xu Beifeng showed formed a huge contrast with his appearance. In the room, Xu Beifeng leaned against a cowhide chair and slowly drank strong tea. Zeng Qian also took a sip, and after drinking it, he frowned and immediately spat, "It's so bitter... This tea is too bitter, how can you drink it?"

"Bitty tea can refresh your mind. If Brother Zeng gets used to it, he will understand the benefits!" Xu Beifeng looked faint, Zeng Qian was wicked and didn't take it seriously. Isn't drinking such bitter tea sick? Putting down the tea cup, he smiled bitterly: "Brother Xu, you have to save me this time. Isn't you going to be guilty of losing Lujiang City this time."

"This is hard to say, but Brother Zeng can rest assured and will always do his best to help you." Xu Beifeng's eyes were a little more solemn. In his opinion, Zeng Qian should not bear the fall of Lujiang City alone. The previous King of Chuang transferred troops from near Lujiang and transferred troops from Beixia Pass, which was destined to be out of protection. With the troops near Lujiang City, the Living King of Hell was really determined to attack Lujiang, and it was a matter of time before.

The facts are the facts, but the King of Chuang will definitely not think that he has done something wrong. Xu Beifeng thought about this, and Zeng Qian was very uneasy, "Hey, what should I do!"

Xu Beifeng glanced at Zeng Qian, his eyebrows moved slightly, and said lightly: "Brother Zeng, don't worry too much. I think about it. What is the attitude of King Chuang? It depends on how it develops next."

"What does Brother Xu mean?" Zeng Qian looked puzzled. Xu Beifeng thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "If the war in Nanzhili goes smoothly, brother Zeng will probably be severely punished. If the war in Nanzhili goes badly and goes badly, the King of Chuang will probably not pursue Lujiang City."

"This..." Zeng Qian scratched his head with a strange expression. Although he didn't understand the inside, he didn't expect his army to be defeated several times. His mind was always a bit strange.

"Okay, these are all later things. Just do your best to help you. Let's cheer up. Since the Living King of Hell has decided to fight in winter, it will definitely not be as simple as Lujiang City. It is estimated that the officers and soldiers will come to Tongling City in no time!"

Xu Beifeng twisted the teacup and looked at the map on the table with deep eyes. When the officers and soldiers fought Tongling, they had to force cross the Nijiang River. The next thing they did was to see what the officers and soldiers did, and what they had to do was to adapt to the situation and block the officers and soldiers in the Nijiang River area.

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The Nijiang River is not only turbid, but also cold winds. Liu Guoneng, Geng Zhongming and others have been camping here for some time, and they have also blew the cold wind for a long time. Zheng Guosong on the opposite side felt that the officers and soldiers were collectively gaining and losing. For a long time, both sides did nothing and looked at each other across the river. Many times, while the wind was taking advantage of the good wind, some people even ran to the river to urinate and provoke the enemy. Training, eating, and provoking the enemy on the opposite side. This kind of life is quite interesting, but this strange atmosphere changed after the fall of Lujiang.

Zheng Guosong has been very nervous in the past two days, afraid of something going wrong. In order to prevent loopholes in the Nijianghe defense line, he added more than a dozen patrol teams, and at the same time, he secretly sent a lot of spies to the other side.

"Report, the news was sent by the other side. Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming divided the troops into two groups, along the river bank, heading south and north. Now the officers and soldiers have left the camp, and their intentions are unknown!" The news sent by the messenger made Zheng Guo feel relieved. For a moment, he thought the spies were blind. "Is the news confirmed? Is it a trick played by the officers and soldiers?"

"Return to Leader Zheng, the news has been confirmed repeatedly. The original camp of the officers and soldiers is now empty. The brothers on the shore have also seen it. The news is absolutely fine!" The messenger replied seriously. In fact, at the beginning, everyone thought it was a conspiracy of the officers and soldiers, so they watched for a long time before they dared to send the news. The matter was indeed intriguing, but it actually happened.

Zheng Guosong was still a little worried, hurried out of the house, then ordered a fast horse, left Nijianghe Town, and came to the riverside. At this time, many leaders were also stopping by the river, and everyone whispered, all with doubts. He took the Qianli Mile Mile Mile from his personal soldiers and looked at the other side. The soldiers who had trained in groups in the past were indeed gone, and the unique flags belonging to the Yunfu officers and soldiers were gone.

What's going on? Lujiang City just fell into the hands of officers and soldiers. At this time, shouldn't the officers and soldiers work together with the Lujiang troops to take down Nijianghe? Zheng Guosong was really unsure of his mind and could only send the news to Tongling City. After Nijianghe's army reported to Tongling City, Xu Beifeng couldn't help frowning. At this time, he was a little anxious for the officers and soldiers to fight.

Zeng Qian sat next to him, grumbled with a dark face, "Can you not fight this living king of Hell? You always do these false tricks!"

徐北风抿着嘴,浮现一丝苦笑.打仗,虚实结合,讲究的是策略和头脑.现在还真有些搞不懂官兵想干嘛,不过徐北风也没太过惊慌,他手里兵马充足,不至于捉襟见肘,眼下只要看好荻港以及泥江河,就不怕官兵能玩出什么花样来,“曾兄弟,麻烦你领五千兵马埋伏在钢官山一带,若是官兵绕道荻港,必会走铜陵东南方向的官道,到时,你只需从钢官山杀出,袭扰一番即可.若是官兵不走荻港,你便按兵不动.”

"Okay!" Zeng Qian would not object, so he chatted with Xu Beifeng and took his men to Gangguan Mountain. Gangguan Mountain is very close to Tongling. The terrain here is not high, but the forest is lush and the moisture is heavy. In winter, it is even more chilling. This cold is different from the coldness in the north. After staying in the forest for a long time, it will be uncomfortable all over.

Not long after Zeng Qian brought his men into Gangguan Mountain, there was indeed a movement near Digang. An elite cavalry was slowly moving along the Digang official road. Although it was on the official road, the cavalry did not speed up. They were the cavalry under Zhou Dingshan. Most of these cavalry were veterans who had been through the battlefield, and they were the elite among the elite.

The Han and Meng cavalrymen were all clasped, their backs were straight and their eyes were like fire. Although their swords and guns were restrained, they could not hide their murderous aura. Because Zhou Dingshan was responsible for the Lujiang War, the jurisdiction of this cavalry was temporarily under the command of Liu Guoneng, a month ago, as early as Liu Guoneng. At this time, Liu Guoneng slowly followed the team, beside him, and was also a beautiful woman in military uniform. The woman frowned slightly, and obviously was in a bad mood.

Xu Zhixin was really unhappy. She had been to Nijianghe for many days, but she had not seen Tie Mo yet. This time she came, her father Xu Hongji, and Tie Mo was still missing. It was a bit too much.

"General Liu, are you sure the supervisor will go to Tongling?" Xu Zhixin looked at Liu Guoneng with sarcasm. Liu Guoneng coughed twice in embarrassment. The lady in front of him was the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion. He didn't know what the supervisor thought, but he actually asked him to drag Miss Xu. This aunt is not a vase, she is very smart, so she is not so easy to procrastinate?

督师什么心思,刘国能一清二楚.督师是想着先把铜陵吃下来,再跟徐大小姐见面,这样宣府这边就能多吃点好处.至少,庐江,铜陵获取的物资好处可以直接揣兜里.督师打的好算盘,但人家徐小姐也不傻.之前找了各种理由希望把徐小姐送到孤山附近去,可是徐小姐根本不上当.这不,这次来攻打铜陵,徐小姐也跟着来了,其实就是来监督的.

"Ahem, Miss, don't worry, my supervisor will start from Lengshui Pass and will definitely meet in Tongling!"

"Is that? Lengshui Pass? The Tie Governor went from Lengshui Pass to Nijianghe for several days. The speed of traveling was really slow. If you don't know, you would think that the Tie Governor was climbing to Nijianghe!" Xu Zhixin said sarcastically and turned to look at the surrounding scenery. This was the first time since she was a child, she was fooled by someone as a monkey. Tie Mo was bold and unwilling to deal with.

At the beginning, Tie Mo replied, saying that he would quickly arrive at Nijianghe when he was waiting in Nijianghe. But what Xu Zhixin never expected was that Tie Mo had not arrived for several days and waited until the battle of Lujiang began, and Tie Mo did not show up.

Half a day later, the army passed Digang and became closer to Tongling, so naturally it was closer to Gangguan Mountain. Looking at Gangguan Mountain in the distance, Xu Zhixin held the horse whip and pointed to the distance, "General Liu, this place is called Gangguan Mountain, and there can be tens of thousands of ambushers. Should we send some people to the mountain to see the situation?"

Liu Guoneng bowed and smiled, "What the eldest lady said is that Mo Jiang also thinks so."

Turning his head and giving a few instructions to his personal soldiers. After a moment, a sound arrow soared into the sky. Xu Zhixin was still a little confused about whom he was sending a signal to. In a flash, he saw the same signal response from Gangguan Mountain in the distance. What Xu Zhixin didn't know was that there was a sound of killing on Gangguan Mountain at this time, and thousands of people were fighting together, and the scene was quite chaotic.

After Zeng Qian led his troops into Gangguan Mountain, he found a place to rest, but within two hours, he found that they were not the only ambushers on Gangguan Mountain. There was also a group of soldiers who seemed to have been ambushed on the mountain early. The brothers rested for a while and were attacked. At first, they thought it was their own people, but after the other party started a massacre, they determined that the troops were the living king of hell.

Zeng Qian was anxious and afraid. Until this time, he didn't know how this army entered Gangguan Mountain. This is Tongling, with Nijiang River and Lujiang River around it. These are not one or two people. More than two thousand soldiers and more than two thousand people were bypassing Lujiang and Nijiang River and appearing in Gangguan Mountain in the hinterland of Tongling. It was so terrible.

In any case, the troops must be destroyed. Otherwise, the ambush will cooperate with the officers and soldiers who arrived later to sweep across the periphery of Tongling. At that time, the defensive power within a radius of ten miles will be swept away by the officers and soldiers.

Zeng Qian was anxious, and Sha Yan was also anxious. He hid on the Gangguan Mountain, but he had worked a lot of effort. In order to hide in, he planned for nearly two months. As a result, he was about to launch a surprise attack and actually bumped into Zeng Qian's soldiers.

"Hurry up, send a green signal and ask General Liu's people to come and help quickly. You must kill the thieves on the mountain!" Sha Diao was also anxious. Since the sneak attack could not be done, then just destroy this bad guy and good-for-all bandit soldier. Under Sha Diao's order, the soldiers of the mountain camp changed their harassment strategy and began to chase the bandits.

As a result, Zeng Qian felt the pressure increased sharply. At this time, the spy had already heard news that a large number of officers and soldiers were rushing towards Gangguanshan in the southeast.

Zeng Qian didn't want to get caught here, so he made a quick decision and shouted: "Retreat from Beishan, you must not let the officers and soldiers go around behind us!"

If the opponent's cavalry were asked to go around the official road, it would be hopeless to escape.

Sha Diao saw Zeng Qian's intention and ordered to delay it as much as possible. However, since the founding of the army, the mountain camp has been based on special operations, focusing on sneak attacks and small-scale operations. Large-scale encounters such as this are by no means the director of the mountain camp. The mountain camp tried every effort, but many bandit soldiers retreated to Beishan.

Crossing the official road from Beishan, Zeng Qian did not dare to walk the main road, and quickly fled to Tongling along the small road.

The defeated soldiers retreated to Tongling City. After knowing the truth, Xu Beifeng couldn't help but sigh that he was so lucky.
Chapter completed!