Nine-curved Heartbroken Road
"I'm so angry!" He Yishan was really unwilling to give up. He just had a small negligence, and even caused such great losses to Anqing City. He picked up a knife and rushed out along the city gate. He never thought that someone would run over from the other side. The man was young and gentle, with a steel knife in his hand, full of murderous aura.
"Wu Sangui...it's actually you..."
He Yishan never dreamed that Wu Sangui would sneak into the city from under his nose, which was a big stain on his life. Cao Bianjiao attracted attention in front of him, and Wu Sangui brought people into the city. The two of them were really brave. Whenever they were discovered, Wu Sangui would die. When he entered Anqing City, no matter how powerful Wu Sangui was, it would be the meat on the chopping board. Unfortunately, he didn't recognize it. Cao Wenzhao was also willing to leave such a dangerous thing to Wu Sangui.
At this time, even if He Yishan thought about it, he knew that the officers and soldiers had conspiracy. Wu Sangui led his troops to fight and disrupt Nancheng and broke the South Gate. Then Cao Wenzhao should soon make an action. There must be troops nearby, otherwise Wu Sangui would not dare to be so arrogant, but where is this army hidden? Wu Sangui would not give He Yishan time to consider it. He drew a semicircle in the steel knife and wiping his mouth and laughed three times, "He Yishan, you actually came to the door by yourself. Now Cao Bianjiao is not surprised that you can't go on your head. Don't leave now... Brothers, stand by side, chop off He Yishan first and capture Anqing City. We are the first to be the best..."
He Yishan was furious immediately. It would be fine if Cao Bianjiao said that, but Wu Sangui was the same, as if He Yishan's head could be picked by anyone. "Bastar, do you really think I'm easy to bully?" He Yishan roared wildly, gestured to everyone, and rushed towards the south gate. However, He Yishan did not completely lose his mind. Before going out, he greeted Feng Cen and asked him to order the troops outside to be taken back.
At present, in addition to Huilin Town, there are still ten camps guarding the troops outside. However, depending on the situation, Cao Wenzhao's troops will definitely rush in along the Huilin Town road, which means that the troops in other directions have lost their meaning. Instead of putting them outside and staring at them, it is better to gather together to deal with the strong attacks of the officers and soldiers. He still has more than 20,000 troops on his hands. If he can block the south gate in time, he may not be unable to defend Anqing City.
In a blink of an eye, He Yishan and Wu Sangui's men had already fought in a group. After fighting for a while, He Yishan began to feel bitter. He found that Wu Sangui was also very capable. Although he was not as fierce as Cao Bianjiao, this boy was slippery like a loach, making you unable to get up and down. The more you fought, he became more and more frightened. Because the chaos in the south city was a mess, most of the soldiers wanted to clear out Nancheng, and the city gate could not be used. He Yishan found that he could not do anything to Wu Sangui for a while. For about half a stick of incense, He Yishan forced Wu Sangui back with one sword, and he quickly retreated. At this moment, he also realized that Wu Sangui was really delaying. If he continued to tangle with him, he would be fooled.
"Retreat, don't worry about Wu Sangui's troops. Go to the city to find something for me. You must block the southern city gate." He Yishan roared, Wu Sangui's eyes were like copper bells, and he was very anxious. If He Yishan retreated, wouldn't he be in vain? So he rushed forward with a steel knife, "Brothers, rush, keep the southern gate..."
He Yishan immediately laughed. As long as you want to protect the South Gate, you have to rush over and fight. I have more soldiers and can consume you to death. Soon, the main battlefield of both sides moved from outside the South Gate to the South Gate Cave. In a moment, Wu Sangui began to sweat on his forehead.
Feng Cen was very happy and destroyed Wu Sangui, waiting for the outer troops to withdraw. With sufficient troops, there was great hope to defend Anqing City. So he shouted excitedly: "Brothers, work harder, the dog officers and soldiers are no longer able..."
Wu Sangui stared at the eyes in anger. If there were more people under his command, he would have rushed over and twisted Feng Cen's dog head off. Just when the war was at its most tense, there was finally movement outside the South Gate. A soldier and horse came out of nowhere. They rushed out of the forest and rushed straight to the South Gate Camp. They took the lead in a silver-armored general, majestic, "Wu Sangui, wait for a moment, I'll come!"
Before the people arrived, the roar had already reached the south gate. The city had tried its best to intercept it, but it could not stop the officers and soldiers from charging. Some people recognized the silver-armored general and shouted in horror, "He, the big thing is wrong, the thief general Zhao Rujiao is here..."
Zhao Ruo Sect? He Yishan's mouth twitched, and his heart was extremely bitter. What's going on? Didn't it mean that Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Ruo Sect's soldiers were not moving in Qianshan County? Why did they reach Anqing City so quickly? Judging from this situation, Zhao Ruo Sect had already led people to ambush in Huilin Town. The key is how Zhao Ruo Sect's soldiers avoided the spy search?
Zhao Shujiao had more than 3,000 soldiers, and they were all from Liaodong soldiers, with strong combat power. They walked along the south gate and entered the city, as if there was no one. He Yishan had tried his best to send troops to stop him, but the peasant army with low morale could not stop the Liaodong soldiers and horses like wolves and tigers. In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhao Shujiao's troops had already rushed through the south gate and attacked the city wall. At the same time, news came from outside the city that Cao Wenzhao and Qin Liangyu's entire army were dispatched, with the target aiming directly at Anqing City, and it was expected to arrive in two hours.
The southern city wall was filled with smoke and the sound of fighting was endless. Most places had become the territory of officers and soldiers, and the southern city was even more chaotic. Many people also secretly participated in it and helped the officers and soldiers deal with the peasant army. In short, in a blink of an eye, there seemed to be no safe place in the entire Anqing City.
He Yishan stared blankly at everything in the city. In two hours, can he drive Zhao Rujiao and Wu Sangui out of Anqing City within two hours? In fact, He Yishan has no confidence at all. He cannot defeat Zhao Rujiao within two hours. When Qin Liangyu and Cao Wenzhao's main army arrive, his group of people will be blocked in Anqing City.
By this time, Feng Cen was already a little panicked. He looked at He Yishan dryly, "Brother He, what should I do now? He has sent people to rush forward several times. As soon as he arrived at the southern city wall, he was beaten down by Zhao Shushu."
He Yishan was very upset, clenched his fists and waved his void, "What else can I do? I can't rob the south city wall, and the city gate is also held in other people's hands. If I stay, I will wait for death and retreat. Tell everyone not to get involved. Let's retreat from the north and retreat to Guanchi."
Guanchi is in the northeast of Anqing, less than fifty miles away from the two places, Feng Cen felt scared and asked carefully: "Brother He, let's retreat to Guanchi, okay? The officers and soldiers can reach Guanchi in a blink of an eye."
"So what? Do you really want to leave the officers and soldiers aside and find a safe place to have a good sleep. Don't forget that the task given to us by King Chuang is to hold back the officers and soldiers and prevent the officers and soldiers from setting up checkpoints in Chizhou Prefecture." He Yishan glared at him angrily. The person King Chuang is not very good. If he really leaves the officers and soldiers and runs alone, King Chuang will definitely look at He Yishan's head.
He Yishan is a very bachelor. Since he decided to withdraw, he would not procrastinate. Zhao Shujiao had limited troops and could only cover the Nancheng area, so he had no choice but to watch the peasant army withdraw from the battle and flee eastward.
However, for Zhao Shujiao, it was already very satisfying to be able to take Anqing City. As long as Anqing City is in his hands, the matter between Chizhou Prefecture is not decided by the peasant army. He can send troops to Chizhou Prefecture at any time, becoming a roadblock for the peasant army to withdraw to the Central Plains.
Around the time, Cao Wenzhao and Qin Liangyu's main troops finally arrived at Anqing City. Although Anqing City was taken down, Cao Wenzhao's face did not look relaxed. For him, the real difficult thing was still behind. Next, he entered Chizhou Prefecture, which was a fierce battle. After coming to the government office and everyone sat down, Cao Wenzhao said seriously: "Every ministries should hurry up and rest, set off tomorrow at the hour of 10 tomorrow, everyone will pass through Anqing, and strive to arrive at Jiuhua Mountain within two days."
Wu Sangui was shocked and asked somewhat unwillingly: "General Cao, do you really need the entire army to be dispatched? Then isn't An Qing going to fall into the hands of the bandits again?" After thinking about Anqing City that had just been captured and giving in, he felt uncomfortable after all.
Cao Wenzhao sighed and explained helplessly: "What is our purpose of taking Anqing City? It is to quickly go to Chizhou Prefecture through Anqing, not to guard Anqing City. You must figure out one thing, our real goal is Gao Yingxiang's main force."
At this time, there is no need to avoid it. Cao Wenzhao told everyone in detail the plan he had formulated before. It can be said that this plan is very large. The entire plan must be completed by Cao Wenzhao, Tie Mo and Xu Hongji. Now the elite soldiers of the Xuanfu are chasing the main force of the peasant army behind him, and Xu Hongji also led his troops to advance towards Chizhou Prefecture. The rest depends on whether Cao Wenzhao can lead his troops to block the peasant army.
After everything settled down, Anqing City also calmed down. The next day, under the leadership of Cao Wenzhao, the troops of various units went east according to the planned plan and soon entered Chizhou Prefecture. As for Guanchi County, which was close to him, Cao Wenzhao ignored it. Now, He Yishan, who was in Guanchi, was in a dilemma. On the surface, it seemed to be very beneficial to He Yishan. He could send troops to harass him, or send troops to retake Anqing, and even chase the butts of the officers and soldiers into the heart of Chizhou Prefecture.
However, Cao Wenzhao's army had entered Chizhou Prefecture, what's the point of defending Anqing again? Send troops to harass? Zhao Shujiao could hold two thousand Guanning iron cavalry in his hand. Send troops to harass him. Maybe in the end, the officers and soldiers would seize the opportunity to fight a beautiful battle.
It seems to be beneficial, but it is actually passive, but He Yishan doesn't have much time to think. As Cao Wenzhao's army gets closer and closer to Jiuhua Mountain, the situation in Chizhou Prefecture becomes clearer. No matter what the result is, you have to do something, otherwise, if the King of Breaking was blamed afterwards, he would not even find a reason to defend himself.
"Pull everyone out, let's chase Cao Wenzhao's butt!" He Yishan also made a ruthless move. The officers and soldiers can not let Anqing City, and they can not let Guanchi County go out of the city to chase the officers and soldiers. No matter how much chance of winning, they will fight first.
Feng Cen disagreed very much, but he had no choice. He Yishan's consideration was not completely unreasonable. In order to take less responsibility in the future, he had to do something. However, sending troops to harass him may lead to many casualties.
Half a day later, He Yishan's troops, who were pursuing, encountered an ambush at the mouth of Chishuihe River. Cao Bianjiao led three thousand troops and horses to wait in Chishuihe for a long time. The cavalry was mobilized in the area of ​​Chishuihe River, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry under Zhao Shujiao finally had a place to play. The result is conceivable that He Yishan's troops, who were hastily responded, were killed by Cao Bianjiao and lost. He Yishan's plan to hold Cao Wenzhao's army was completely shattered.
To the east of Jiuhua Mountain, there is a long official road. Because this road is winding and twists, it is a necessary road, it is called the "Nine Qu Heartbreak Road" by the locals. What Cao Wenzhao had to do is very simple, which was to arrange the army on the Nine Qu Heartbreak Road and set up checkpoints layer by layer.
In Hangzhou Prefecture, Yuqian County, batches of peasant troops were evacuating the county town in a hurry. Lin'an City was occupied by the Living Hell King. Now news came from Chizhou Prefecture that Cao Wenzhao's army broke Anqing City, and bad news came one after another. At this time, the peasant army was afraid that if it retreated a little later, it would not be able to return to the Central Plains.
Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others had already evacuated Yu Qian a day ago, and the burden on them was not light. Li Zicheng led his troops to the front, and he was determined to arrive at Jiuhua Mountain quickly to eliminate his worries, but he rushed slowly, but he was still half a beat slow. He had just arrived at Longmen Mountain, and heard news from there that Cao Wenzhao led his troops to occupy the official road of Jiuhua Mountain. Now Li Zicheng was not in a hurry to go to Jiuhua Mountain. Anyway, he was going to attack for a strong attack. It would be better to wait for the subsequent troops to arrive before fighting.
This matter was a complete mistake. Before that, neither Gao Yingxiang nor Li Zicheng had ever thought about the dangers that would be in Chizhou Prefecture. Until later, Li Yan woke everyone up with one sentence.
At that time, Li Yan suddenly said that Jiuhua Mountain was a must-pass road and that if something happened, it would be a big trouble. After hearing Li Yan's words, Niu Jinxing was the first to react and immediately urged Gao Yingxiang to send troops to station in Jiuhua Mountain. However, it was still too late. Then Cao Wenzhao broke the Anqing City and occupied the official road of Jiuhua Mountain. That heartbreaking road would become a difficult problem for the peasant army to return to the Central Plains.
On the 28th day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Chongzhen, King Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Wang Yan and others gathered in the southeast of Jiuhua Mountain. At this time, the main force of the peasant army was less than 20 miles away from Cao Wenzhao's army. As long as both sides were willing, a war could break out at any time. Cao Wenzhao's command had more than 30,000 elite soldiers, and after Gao Yingxiang passed through Hangzhou Prefecture and Nanzhili, it had expanded to a terrifying number of 130,000 people. It seemed that there were many troops, but Gao Yingxiang did not dare to act rashly.
Chapter completed!