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Chapter 566
After Li Zicheng withdrew his troops outside Kaifeng City, he headed south all the way, and the rangers of the officers and soldiers continued to harass them. It was not until Liu Zongmin got rid of the pursuing officers and caught up with the brigade that the rangers of the officers and soldiers restrained themselves, although they did not harass the brigade as much as before. , but always spying on the army from a distance.

During this period, the chief sentry Liu Zongmin also sent teams of horse thieves several times to carry out the campaign. Except for the little leader nicknamed "Crash the Mountain" who brought back a few heads of the cavalrymen, a few horses and ordnance, the other teams had nothing to do. get.

Tong Shoushan originally joined the Chuangjun camp as a deserter. He said to the public that he was originally a military household in the North. In the 11th year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the guard with Xuanda Governor Lu Xiang.

He took dozens of brothers and fled all the way to Henan, and joined the commander-in-chief Wang Shaoyu as the commander-in-chief. He was already dissatisfied because the superiors always withheld military pay, so after the city of Luoyang was broken, he led his brothers to join Chuang Wang.

When he voted for Chuang Wang, he brought 82 people with him. At first, they were divided into Liu Fangliang's command, and he was supplemented with 120 people. They formed a team alone, and he was still the leader.

Since he fought against the bandits attached to Luoyang, he has always strived to be the first in every battle, and he never lagged behind when he went out to scout. .

This time, he was the only one who led the team of 30 outposts. In the river valley south of Zhuxian Town, he encountered a ten-man sentry team from the government army. He retired from the army and brought back four heads of the army and seven horses.

It's strange to say that since Dashan Ye made his contribution, the sentry cavalry of the official army also disappeared, and it seemed that they had given up tracking the movement of the army.

Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin also hurried south all the way without letting go of their saddles and people without resting their feet. They crossed Xincheng and Zhuxian Town without attacking, and did not start camping until they reached Weishi County.

After a military discussion, in order to relieve the pressure on the military rations, Chuangjun decided to divide his troops into three groups and march towards Funiu and Xiong'er Mountain in western Henan from tomorrow.

First, Liu Zongmin, the chief sentry, led the cavalry team and Liu Tichun's infantry brigade with more than [-] people to guard Chuang Wang as the Chinese army, and moved southwestward across Weishi County to Weichuan, Xuzhou, and Xiangcheng.

Second, Liu Fangliang's troops were on the right wing. They went south from Weishi County to collect grain near Fugou and Yanling, then marched southwest to Linying, and then waited for an opportunity to turn to Xiangcheng.

Third, with Gu Ying's soldiers and horses as the left wing, they marched westward from Weishi County in the direction of Xinzheng, Yuzhou, and Jiaxian County while harvesting grain.

Soldiers from all walks of life set up the banner of King Chuang, waiting for the opportunity to harvest food, passing through various county towns where they can fight, and those who can't fight just cross, and finally meet again in the Baofeng and Lushan areas, and return to Funiu Mountain to rest.

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After the military meeting, Li Yan, Song Xiance, and Niu Jinxing came to see the injury of Chuang Wang Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng's arrow injury was not serious at first, and his only regret was that he ruined one eye.

However, the days of marching made him unable to rest in peace, so the wound had not been closed and scabbed. The old god Shang Jiong was always by his side, changing the dressing for him every day and nursing the arrow wound in his left eye.

Li Zicheng just snorted twice when Shang Jiong was fetching the arrow for him. After that, no matter how Shang Jiong did his diagnosis, dressing, bandaging, he endured the pain and stopped humming. Jiong admired it.

Today King Chuang's camp is set up in an abandoned village fifteen miles southwest of Weishi County. Li Zicheng's Chinese army tent is a fairly intact house surrounded by layers of Chuang army tents to protect him.

When Li Yan waited for several people to enter the room, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng was lying on the warm earthen kang, and some light knives and cloth strips were placed on a small wooden table. put away.

Li Shuangxi also stayed by Li Zicheng's side all day these days, not daring to leave. Seeing a few people entering the house, he also stepped forward to say hello, then picked up the tongs and fiddled with the charcoal stove on the ground in the middle of the house, The fire was more intense, and then they took a kettle and poured hot tea for each of them.

Li Zicheng forced a smile and said: "Come on, all the gentlemen come to sit on the kang, but it's very hot."

Niu Jinxing and others came to sit by the Kang with teacups and sat down. He was the first to say: "King Chuang, please rest in peace. Although Kaifeng has not been captured in one fell swoop today, we have found out the real situation in the city. When the army comes out next year , why worry about not being able to open the seal!"

Li Zicheng leaned back on the kang, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Victory and defeat are common. Since the incident, I have fought with the officers and soldiers for more than ten years. Since Tongguan was originally in ambush, only eighteen riders stood out. How difficult it is." , No, they all survived.

The purpose of this aggressive attack on Kaifeng was to take advantage of the emptiness, but it failed. As expected, our army has always been weak in attacking the big city, so this time it should be regarded as training. "

When he said this, he stopped for a while, raised his head to rest for a while, and then continued: "However, Zhang Cheng's troops in Xuan Town are indeed brave, and they are not comparable to other officers and troops, and even stronger than Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu, etc. The army led by Madman He and others is nothing more than Cao Bianjiao's troops."

Li Zicheng seemed a little tired. He stopped and said nothing, but looked at Song Xiance and Li Yan. Song Xiance then said: "Through the observations of the past few days, the officers and troops under Zhang Cheng have not only fought bravely, but also fought bravely. What's more, the officers and troops of this department have well-founded advances and retreats, and there is no panic between attacking and defending, unlike other officers and troops who advance in swarms, and retreat even more scrambling."

Li Yan also said at this time: "What the military adviser said is true. Zhang Cheng's troops are well equipped with armor and armaments, especially the chariots and guns, but these are not a problem. What he can have, we will have in the future.

As the military adviser said, the officers and soldiers of this department are united in one mind, their orders are consistent, their advances and retreats are well-founded, and their offense and defense are effective. This is the key point of this department. "

Li Zicheng smiled again, and he continued, "It seems that we really ignored Zhang Cheng in the past. If all the generals in Ming Dynasty are like Zhang Cheng, we can't get along, so why should we talk about it?" Take the world!"

He turned his head to look at Li Shuangxi and said, "Shuangxi, think about this matter. From now on, you should pay more attention to collecting information about Zhang Cheng. No matter how big or small, no matter whether it is useful or not, don't let it go."

He paused for a while and then said: "There is also news about the other border troops in Ming Dynasty, we must also pay attention to collecting, and don't let go of their generals' deeds, military strength and other information."

Li Shuangxi agreed softly, and Niu Jinxing who was on the side said at this time: "Actually, there is no need to worry about King Chuang. It is difficult to find a second one like Zhang Cheng in the entire Ming Dynasty. Maybe there is no need for me to wait, someone will clean him up first."

(End of this chapter)