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Chapter 545

King Chuang was unable to participate in the meeting due to an arrow injury, and the military meeting was presided over by the chief sentry Liu Zongmin instead. Regarding the withdrawal of troops, after all, King Chuang had already made a decision, and the actual situation was the same, so no one had any opinions.

It's just that now that the official army has advanced to the original position of the cavalry camp, which is only more than one mile away from King Chuang's camp, how can we ensure that the army will not be chased by the official army when they withdraw.

Liu Fangliang said: "Jiexuan, I think it's still necessary to fight a battle. First, beat the officers and soldiers so that they don't dare to chase our army."

Liu Zongmin didn't speak. He looked at Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and the others and said, "Mr. Niu, what good strategy does Army Master Song have?"

Niu Jinxing said: "Retiring without a fight would be disgraceful, but our army still has more than [-] people, but we don't have enough food and grass, so we really can't last long with the officers and soldiers under the city of Kaifeng."

He turned his head and glanced at Song Xiance, and then continued: "Instead of fighting one more time, it is better to divide the army into three parts, each with more than [-] people, and retreat each other to cover each other. Then there is Master Liu." The cavalry is wandering around the periphery, it is expected that the officers and soldiers may not dare to chase after them."

Liu Zongmin looked at Song Xiance again, and asked with a smile, "How does Army Master Song feel?"

Song Xian groaned strategically, and then said: "I think what Juming said is feasible, our army doesn't need to fight with the officers and soldiers, we should eat immediately, regroup the army after dinner, break out of camp and leave before noon.

Gu Ying's troops marched westward first to confuse the officers and soldiers, and then turned south after passing the Xinghua Camp; General Liu Tichun led the majority of the Chinese army and then set off to protect King Chuang all the way south.

General Liu Fangliang's army was the last to go, and the three troops could support each other. The army passed through Xincheng and Zhuxian Town all the way, and first broke through several villages in Weishi County to replenish some grain. "

When he said this, he looked at Liu Zongmin, and continued: "I also ask Master Liu to lead the cavalry to stop the army, so as to prevent the officers and soldiers from chasing our army.

According to my estimate based on the information in the past few days, the number of cavalry under Zhang Cheng's command is not too many, no more than [-]. There are many cavalry.

Master Liu can lead the cavalry to carry three days of rations and stay here to intercept the officers and soldiers who may pursue our army. When the sky turns dark, he can rush to chase my army going south. "

Liu Zongmin also nodded, and he quite agreed with Song Xiance's words, seeing that everyone had no other opinions, so he turned and went into the inner tent to seek advice from Li Zicheng.

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On December 13th, 27th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, in the afternoon, there were thunderous cheers on the west wall of Kaifeng City, followed by bursts of cheers on the four walls, and the soldiers and horses guarding the city ran to tell each other.

"The intruder retreated..."

"The thieves are retreating..."

After a while, the sound of gongs, drums, suona, and firecrackers came from all the streets in Kaifeng City.

Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzun also got the letter very quickly, and he hastened to send an order to pay homage to the ancestral temple in person, to thank the ancestors for their manifestations, to protect Kaifeng's prefecture, and to protect the vassals of the Zhou king.

At the same time, he sent someone to send an order to Gao Mingheng, the inspector. This time he was able to repel the bandit army, thanks to the concerted efforts of the officials in the city and their courage to do things. All the officials who participated in the city defense are meritorious officials. Ask for a reward.

He even ordered Cao Kun, the officer in charge, to go out of the city to find Zhang Cheng and the others. In addition to some consolation, he also told Zhang Cheng not to be negligent, in case the bandits came back unexpectedly.

However, Zhang Cheng knew that the retreat of the Chuang army was true. Although Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, now has a famous name and a great momentum in Henan, his foundation is not solid and his wings are still fledgling.

Most of the old eighth team he could rely on were training more than [-] newly recruited bandit soldiers on Funiu Mountain, and now the cavalry team of less than [-] on the east side of Yudong can be regarded as an elite.

But among them are the local bandits and bandits and the cavalry of the army who are newly recruited in Henan. Although they are quite powerful, their internal integration has not been completed. In an instant, they will disperse like birds and beasts.

This is also the reason why Chuang Wang Li Zicheng was eager to retreat. He had already had enough food in Luoyang before, and even if he didn't do anything in the next year, he would not worry about food.

Li Zicheng originally led his army to Kaifeng City for a trial only because of a moment of enthusiasm, and he didn't want to really fight to the death with Zhang Cheng under Kaifeng City.

In his view, since the city of Kaifeng can't do anything, then go south instead and go back to Ruzhou. After the tens of thousands of troops are completed in the coming year, they can attack Kaifeng again!

Now, when Zhang Cheng saw that Li Zicheng was about to run, he originally strongly advocated pursuing him, but Liu Zongmin led the bandit cavalry to stop him. Although his cavalry was more elite, there were only more than a thousand of them, and it was difficult to fight against him.

He originally wanted to ask Chen Yongfu to cooperate with him in the battle, but now Cao Kun brought Zhou Wang's order, and he didn't know whether Chen Yongfu would join forces with him to chase the thief.

After sending away Cao Kun, the entrusted official of the Zhou Palace, Zhang Cheng invited Chen Yongfu and his son into the military tent, and said to Chen Yongfu: "Chen Shuai, I want to send Li Thief off, I wonder if Chen Shuai would like to go with me? "

Chen Yongfu looked a bit embarrassed, he has been in Kaifeng for a long time, and he is also the deputy general of Henan, and he will be stationed in Kaifeng in the future. This week, he dare not disobey the king's order, and it is indeed difficult to make a decision at the moment.

Chen De is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Seeing his father's silence, he said: "Since Zhang Shuai has this intention, Chen De is willing to go with Zhang Shuai!"

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Cheng laughed and said, "Okay! It really is a general, so let's send Thief Li off together, and let him have a good time."

He turned his head and said to Chen Yongfu: "Chen Shuai, please sit in the camp for me and wait for the artillery team led by Chen Jiugao of the Beijing camp to arrive. I will lead an army to send Li thief off. Chen De is afraid that I will be alone. In the past, when I fell into the treacherous tricks of bandits, I reluctantly led the army to follow, and share the merits, and if there is a fault, I will bear it alone!"

Chen Yongfu said with an embarrassing expression on his face: "How can Zhang Shuai be alone? I didn't mean that."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "I also know Chen Shuai's difficulties, but there are only a thousand cavalry under his command, and I still need Chen De to help me. The officers and soldiers of the two guerrilla camps in the car camp and the Beijing camp stayed in the camp outside the west city. In order to prevent the bandits from killing the carbine.

I will only lead a thousand cavalry, and add another infantry to pursue the bandit army. If I can fight, I will fight with them. If not, I will lead the army back.Chen De's troops only need to support them from the sidelines, and Chen Shuai doesn't have to worry about it. "

Seeing that Zhang Cheng had said so, Chen Yongfu had no choice but to say: "Hey, since Zhang Shuai has decided to pursue Thief Li, I will give my full support. Besides, Zhang Shuai's officers and soldiers are well-equipped, well-drilled, and they are indeed brave. I am comparable to the officers and soldiers of Henan Province.

However, the thieves are accustomed to deceit, often pretending to be defeated, but secretly setting up ambushes, and Zhang Shuai has to be on his guard every time the officers and soldiers fight against them. "

"Thank you, Chen Shuai, for reminding me, I can reflect on myself!"

(End of this chapter)