Chapter 376 We were beaten
At this time, Cao Wenzhao blocked the road before, and he should pursue the main force of the peasant army at all costs. Suddenly, he let the troops rest in Banbi Village, which was a missed opportunity.
If the person who led the army was someone else, Gao Yingxiang would laugh three times happily, but the other party was the Living Hell Tie Mo, so he had to think about it more. The Living Hell attracted people to hate, but one thing is beyond doubt. In terms of military attainment, the Living Hell did not follow the rules and was invincible, and his decisiveness was still above Cao Wenzhao. Will such a person do stupid things that would delay the opportunity to fight?
Spy from all sides came out, but the news sent back was surprisingly consistent, that is, Tiemo's Xuanfu army stopped in Banbi Village, without any intention of playing tricks.
Southeast of Jiuhua Mountain, Shidi Town. Gao Yingxiang kept slamming the table in a hurry, wrinkling his forehead, "Tell me, what do you think of this Living King of Hell?"
Li Zicheng and others were all bitter. Who knew what the living Hell sold in the gourd? Everything was normal before, but since leaving Hangzhou Prefecture, this guy changed his normal behavior and pursued slowly, like a lazy donkey on a mill. Sometimes people even doubted whether the living Hell had conflicts with the court and did this on purpose.
Everyone was thinking, but no one could tell why. Niu Jinxing was silent all the time. After feeling Gao Yingxiang's gaze, he had to bow and say, "King of Chuang, my subordinates have an immature idea. Niu asked everyone a question. Since the Living Hell captured Deqing City, it has been nearly a month since the Living Hell captured the city of Deqing, have you ever seen the artillery force on the battlefield that has made great achievements?"
"Hmm?" Everyone was a little confused, especially Li Zicheng. After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but look horrified, "This... I have not seen the Living King of Hell use artillery for a long time. At first, I thought it was because of the inconvenience of movement, so I stayed in the rear. Now when I think about it, something seems wrong."
Xu Beichuan felt even more trembling. At the time in Tongling, the dog's brain was almost out of his way by this artillery.
"This...this...this...Mr. Niu, what do you mean is that the Living Hell has quietly transferred this terrible army to the Jiuhua Mountain area?" Xu Beichuan's face was pale and his voice was trembling.
Niu Jinxing nodded with a wry smile, "Niu has this guess. Otherwise, it would not explain why the Living Hell was so negligent and delayed. It would not explain why Cao Wenzhao had the courage to use his weak force to rush on the Jiuqu Heartbreak Road as a roadblock."
"If Niu guessed correctly, the Liehuo Camp should have not reached the predetermined position and is not fully prepared. The Liehuo King stopped in Banbi Village, just because he didn't want to put too much pressure on us, and wanted us to hide in Jiuhua Mountain for a few days. Perhaps, in two days, the Liehuo Camp will reach the predetermined position, and Xu Hongji's Jing Camp will join forces with Cao Wenzhao. At that time, the Liehuo King will definitely pounce on him like a mad dog!"
After listening to Niu Jinxing's narration, Xu Beichuan and others were sweating coldly. Gao Yingxiang was also panicked. The more he wanted to continue, the more he felt that this possibility was very high.
"Mom, don't care." Gao Yingxiang suddenly swears, and he said with a dark face: "No matter what the plan of the Living Hell is, we can't delay it anymore. As long as we break out of the heartbreaking path as soon as possible, all the plans of the Living Hell are meaningless."
Gao Yingxiang's words make sense, but when you think about it carefully, it's unreasonable. The Living King of Hell is difficult to deal with, but Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Lujiao are not easy to bully. Jiuqu's heartbreaking path cannot be said to rush over. Gao Yingxiang's side is under a lot of pressure, and Tie Mo, who is in Banbi Village, also has a lot of pressure. On the surface, there is no offensive pressure in the short term, but who can guarantee that Cao Wenzhao will definitely not make a mistake?
Xu Zhixin sat in the chair, her beautiful eyes glanced at Tiemo from time to time. She came from Hangzhou Prefecture and became more and more impressed by Tiemo's ability. This person seemed bold, but he was not reckless. He often made plans and then moved. After a long time of contact, his understanding of Tiemo became deeper. Seeing that Tiemo was frowning, Xu Zhixin asked in a low voice: "Worry about Jiuhua Mountain?"
"Yes, General Cao, General Zhao, and General Qin have never encountered such a tough battle. Moreover, I am worried that Manzi Gao will be anxious to jump over the wall. If he passes Jiuhua Mountain at all costs, it will be difficult for General Cao to hold on!" When talking about the troubles, Tie Mo looked distressed, "By the way, where has Mr. Xu been?"
"I just got the news and had bypassed the southern part of Chizhou Prefecture. It is expected to reach the northern part of Jiuhua Mountain in two days." Xu Zhixin did not hide anything. After all, the military situation was urgent and there was no room for trouble. This was not a time to make a fool of himself. Xu Zhixin also had his own opinion on the matter in Jiuhua Mountain. "In my opinion, Gao Manzi will probably fight hard, and those thieves are not stupid. We stayed in Banbi Village and did not move. They must have realized that things were not good. The key to idleness is how to find a way to help a group of Cao Wenzhao and others. If the bandits break through the heartbreaking path of Jiuqu, all our plans will be ruined."
Xu Zhixin is not an overly persistent in success or failure, but this action is too important to the Duke of Wei. As long as you win this battle, you can get unimaginable benefits. In the next twenty years, the Duke of the Duke of the Cabinet will not have to look at the faces of the six ministries of the cabinet. The six ministries have always been blocking the Duke of the Duke of the Mansion from the military supplies and silver, and will sooner or later take the life of the Duke of the Mansion. Although this fund still cannot solve the fundamental problem, it is enough to do a lot of things in twenty years.
Tie Mo's lips moved and looked at Xu Zhixin with deep meaning. It seemed that the Xu family wanted to win this battle more than anyone else. However, Tie Mo did not point out Xu Zhixin's thoughts, but said lightly: "Tie has sent cavalry to go around the north, I hope it can be rushed. But we have to be more careful. If Gao Manzi suddenly goes crazy and turns around and hit us, then we will be in trouble."
Xu Zhixin rolled her eyes in anger, but she didn't know whether to scold or praise her. Tie Mo was really crazy. She secretly transferred the cavalry away, but then she acted as a big army to rest. At the moment, the Xuanfu army in the village of half of the village was a very weak fat man. If Gao Yingxiang had a sudden idea and wanted to take the life of the King of Hell alive, and sent troops to fight, it would definitely be revealed. By then, Xu Zhixin would have to escape with Tie Mo.
"How careful? What's the use? The man Gao really wants to lead troops to fight. You think we can stop it. It's better to think about the way out in advance." Xu Zhixin teased him very rarely, but that childlike attitude fell into Tie Mo's eyes.
"What are you afraid of? If your legs are on us, he can't stop us even if we want to run away. But now, Gao Manzi is thinking about how to pass Jiuhua Mountain. Tie borrows his courage and he dare not turn around and fight me." Tie Mo looked confident. If he had no confidence at all, he wouldn't dare to secretly transfer a large number of cavalry. Ren Gao Yingxiang wanted to break his head, but he probably wouldn't have thought that he had turned around north before he crossed Wushan. I guess those thieves really thought they were sleeping in Banbi Village at this moment.
How could it be possible? The troops in various units were in a tight position, and the elite soldiers in their hands were hiding in half of the village to watch the scenery. Not to mention that Xu Hongji was unhappy, he was not willing to accept it.
On the 30th day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the wind was still a little cold. On this day, Li Zicheng got up early and took Zheng Guosong and others to Kanggezhuang Village not far south of Jiuhua Mountain. Looking at Jiuhua Mountain that was so close, Li Zicheng had a headache. He never thought that this Jiuhua Mountain would become a roadblock for the peasant army. In the past, the peasant army liked mountains and forests the most. Once they drilled up the mountain, the officers and soldiers had no choice. But this time, they really couldn't go directly to Jiuhua Mountain because the army transported too many supplies.
Walking from Hangzhou Prefecture, plus the materials that were previously plundered from Nanzhili, the King of Chuang is holding countless materials in his hand, which are the capital for the rebel army to settle down in the future. Li Zicheng did not agree with this approach very much. He had suffered many losses in Yuhang and Jiaxing Prefecture before. The Living King of Hell is not a good person. He took advantage of the slowdown of the marching speed by the supplies, but he found many opportunities. This time it was the same. If he was not reluctant to give up these huge amounts of materials, why would he have to go on the heartbreaking path?
The war is imminent, and Li Zicheng wants to find another road that can pass through Jiuhua Mountain, but this idea can only be a daydream, "Hey, if the King of Chuang can give up some of the supplies, our army will penetrate from Jiuhua Mountain, what can the Living King of Hell have to stop us?"
There are so many valuable materials that are inconvenient to transport, so you can only walk on the official road, but there is only this nine-curved heartbreaking road in the Jiuhua Mountain area. There are some local people in the Nanzhili army. They all know how difficult this road is, and it is winding, like a crawling snake. It is close to Jiuhua Mountain and may be blocked by human traps at any time. Li Zicheng has always believed that the biggest advantage of the rebel army is mobility. Since it is wandering, it cannot bring too much cumbersome materials.
Of course, these are Li Zicheng's ideas, but Gao Yingxiang has his own ideas. Li Zicheng could only think about this kind of thing by himself, and did not dare to say it clearly. Seeing that Li Zicheng was not in a high mood, Zheng Guosong comforted in a low voice: "General, there must be a way before the car arrives at the mountain. Cao Wenzhao's men and horses are complicated in their composition, and they are not subordinate to each other, and their strength is far from enough. We may not be able to pass Jiuhua Mountain."
"The reason is this, but I am always worried about the Living Hell King. That guy will really stay in Banbi Village and stay still?" When I mentioned Tie Mo, Li Zicheng frowned and fought with the Living Hell countless times, almost being plotted against each other. So far, Li Zicheng had a little psychological shadow. "Hmph, according to my general's idea, concentrate his troops to drive the Living Hell away first. It's not a good thing to have him standing behind him. But... the King of Chuang doesn't want to do this..."
Lu Weiliang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's understandable that King Chuang does this. At present, the most urgent task of our army is to turn around and fight the Living Hell through Jiuhua Mountain. The risk is too great. If we are bitten by the Living Hell, we can't even retreat. If anyone else would have made the same choice as King Chuang."
Youdao is the butt that determines the head. Sitting in Gao Yingxiang's position, the problem must be different from other people. These supplies were obtained by King Chuang through great hardships. King Chuang made so many good things not to be a local rich man. Everyone could vaguely feel the thoughts of King Chuang, but no one dared to mention them. With these money and materials, choose a place to manage them well, and King Chuang may become the real "king".
At the beginning of Si, a commander rushed over and strangled the horse. After he stopped the horse, he said in a hurry: "General Li, Zhao Shujiao suddenly sent troops to Nan'ao Village and launched a sneak attack on our troops. The King of Rebellion ordered you to lead troops to reinforce Nan'ao Village immediately, defeat the officers and soldiers, and join forces with Wang Yantou to capture Jiuqu's heartbreaking road."
Li Zicheng and others were really surprised. At the moment, no matter how you look at the situation, the rebels should be in the offensive position. Why did Zhao Lujiao attack first? Li Yan browsed calmly and muttered expressionlessly, "It's worthy of being a person from the border army, he is indeed slick..."
The officers and soldiers took the lead in attacking, but on the surface they could not get any benefits, and they might even be gathered by the rebels and beaten up. But in the long run, Zhao Shujiao's attack completely disrupted the rhythm of the rebels' units.
According to the scheduled plan, Wang Yan's troops headed north from Nan'ao Village, while General Li's troops attacked Qin Liangyu's headquarters northwest through Kanggezhuang Village. After Zhao Shujiao's fight, Wang Yan was not able to deal with it. King Chuang could only ask General Li to go to Nan'ao Village to deal with the trouble first. Unconsciously, the rhythm of the offensive of the rebel troops had been affected.
Nanao Village is located southwest of Jiuqu Broken Heart Road. It was supposed to be the bridgehead for attacking officers and soldiers, but at this time it was a mess. Wang Yan was not mentally prepared for the attack of the officers and soldiers, so he naturally had no rules when dealing with it. After half an hour of fighting, the entire Nanao Village military camp was burned halfway, and Wang Yanqi's face turned green. "I don't believe it when gathering the troops and horses. Whoever dares to fight us?"
Wang Yan was also a bachelor. When he saw that the camp was destroyed, he simply ignored it. He ordered the leaders of various departments to gather their troops and attack the officers and soldiers who were harassing the outside. Sure enough, after the peasant army rushed out, Zhao Rujiao ordered the retreat without thinking. Wang Yan was willing to let these people go. If he watched Zhao Rujiao take people away, would he still have Wang Yan's face?
At the southern end of the Jiuqu Heartbreak Road, officers and soldiers fled north, while Wang Yan led tens of thousands of peasant troops to chase them. After a long time of pursuit, some people ran fast and some people ran slowly, so the team naturally lengthened and even divided into several sections. Unfortunately, Wang Yan, who was angry, had no idea about this and was determined to cut off Zhao Lujiao's head.
Chapter completed!