East Factory Governor

Chapter 420
"General Zuo, more than 1000 brothers have been lost in this attack, and now there are less than [-] brothers left in the city. What's more serious is that we have run out of bows and arrows, so we can only reduce the use of the other side's shots. Those arrows The arrowheads are worn out and cannot be used immediately without polishing."

Lieutenant General Xia Peicheng said to Zuo Guangxian worriedly.

Just after he finished speaking, General Wang Ruxin also said, "General Zuo, although we have wiped out nearly ten thousand thieves in the past two days, it seems that there are no fewer thieves at all. It seems that there are still thirty to forty thousand. This pair of brothers It took a huge hit to their morale."

Zuo Guangxian looked solemn, without saying a word.

Xia Peicheng continued, "At the suggestion of the last general, blow up the secret road out of the city immediately. Some brothers have been discussing this secret road in private these days, and they seem to have the idea of ​​​​escaping from the city. If this continues, the soldiers will not have to fight to the death. I have lost my courage, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold on until reinforcements arrive."

Zuo Guangxian finally spoke.

"Peicheng, the allies who should be notified have already been notified, right?"

Xia Peicheng nodded, "I should have received the letter! We have sent three groups of people to the nearby camps that can be contacted, and one of them will arrive, right? Especially He Zongbing and Hong Futai, we sent Five groups of people go over!"

Zuo Guang nodded first, then stopped talking, as if he was thinking about something.

Xia Peicheng urged again, "General Zuo, do you want to blow up the secret road? This is related to morale!"

Zuo Guang pondered for a while, and said, "We can't bomb yet! Send a few more people out to find the reinforcements from all walks of life, especially He Zongbing and Hong Futai, and tell them the strength of the bandits' attack this time. It’s far more than [-] to [-]. They may be surrounding the spot to fight for aid, so be careful when asking them to come to aid.”

Xia Peicheng patted his head and exclaimed, "Oh, General Zuo is right! There are many bandits and bandits, and the last general only thought that they were increasing their troops one after another, but he didn't think that they might be a large army. A net has already been laid around the city! In this way, if the reinforcements come one by one, they will definitely be divided and wiped out!"

"That's right! No wonder it's been so long. Up to now, only the Weifeng Camp has come to save us! The last general thought that Kuishanwei, Shangyuanying, and Quyiying would die, but now that I think about it, they are probably halfway through. They were ambushed!" Wang Ruxin also said.

Zuo Guangxian sneered, "It seems that Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang want to complete their merits in one battle, completely defeat the 21st Battalion in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and become kings from now on!"

"Hmph! I'm afraid they won't die!" Xia Peicheng stood up and said, "The last general will send out a few more people to remind all reinforcements to gather in one place before coming."

Wang Ruxin said, "General Xia, hurry up, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

Xia Peicheng nodded, and then ran out quickly.

Zuo Guangxian pondered for a while, and said to Wang Ruxin, "General Wang, organize the people in the city to donate the cauldron at home and go to the side wall to help the officers and soldiers boil water. If there are not enough arrows, we use boiling water, boiling oil, and asphalt to make up for it." .In addition, the large shields in the city are all mounted on the city wall, and there is not enough door panels to prevent bandits from suppressing them with bows and arrows."

Wang Ruxin stood up immediately and replied, "The general will do it!"

Three miles west of Hancheng, Zhang Xianzhong camped.

Zhang Xianzhong talked with all the soldiers in high spirits.

"Haha, military commander, everything is just as you expected! The big camps around Hancheng don't need us to fight at all, they will come to your door by themselves! Now the big camps within [-] miles of Hancheng are almost eaten by us. Right? As long as we turn around and gnaw the bones of He Renlong and Hong Chengchou, we will be able to join the territory of King Chuang. From then on, my old Zhang will be the king of Jinnan, and we don’t have to run around anymore! , really lived up to the name of Cao Cao!"

Luo Rucai smiled lightly, and said, "General Zhang, it's not that he is a great talent, it's just a coincidence. If we want to thank, we have to thank Qin Shuhuai, the demon of the Ming Dynasty. If he didn't fight for power on three sides, he would mess up the three sides. , how could we be so smooth?"

Li Dingguo laughed, and said, "What kind of monster of Ming Dynasty is just fabricated by the court to strengthen the courage. This kind of idiot has come to three sides, and it is better than Yang He for us! It seems that Daming is really exhausted gone."

Luo Rucai said with a smile, "Ning Yu, if you meet that monster of Ming Dynasty, are you confident to deal with him?"

Li Dingguo smiled disdainfully and said, "I heard that he is seventeen this year and I am twenty this year. If I meet him, I will let him know that my three years more than him are not for nothing!"

Zhang Xianzhong smiled appreciatively, "Okay! Ning Yu, foster father likes you!"

Five miles east of Hancheng, Gao Yingxiang camped.

Unlike Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang has a more restrained temperament and doesn't talk much.

On his left, Li Zicheng was sitting.At this time, Li Zicheng was already the number one general under Gao Yingxiang's command. Since the change of Jisi, he led two to 3000 troops to fight here and there, and gradually grew to more than [-] people. Then he joined Gao Yingxiang and made countless military exploits.In addition, he can speak well, so he has risen rapidly.

Li Zicheng pointed to a map and introduced the situation of the Battle of Hancheng to the generals present.

"Everyone, we have eaten up all the reinforcements within 80 miles of Hancheng. Judging from the situation in front of us, our only opponents are He Renlong and Hong Chengchou. He Renlong now has an army of [-]. When we come back from Taiyuan, we may bring some soldiers from the Taiyuan camp, but we don’t know the exact number.”

Gao Yingxiang held his chin and thought for a while, then said, "General Li, how many soldiers do you think he can bring back?"

Li Zicheng said without hesitation, "Probably not less than [-]."

All the generals present were slightly surprised.At this time, no one thought that Hong Chengchou could bring so many soldiers back. The reason was that Qin Shuhuai had just killed Yang He. According to common sense, the soldiers and horses loyal to Donglin near Taiyuan City should be competing with Qin Shuhuai at this time. Where is Qin Shuhuai going? So many soldiers were transferred for Hong Chengchou to bring back?

Even Gao Yingxiang couldn't help asking, "How can you see that?"

Li Zicheng said, "Qin Shuhuai has taken over the Wuyuan camp, with [-] soldiers, and Hong Chengchou is said to have brought [-] soldiers there. In addition, Cao Wenzhao and Hong Chengchou have a good friendship, and may also lend a helping hand to Hong Chengchou. The three groups of people add up, maybe It will reach thirty thousand."

At this time, a dark and strong man said, "General Chuang, I don't believe what you said. Then Qin Shuhuai only has [-] soldiers in his hands. Could it be possible to give them to Hong Chengchou? Without soldiers, how could he subdue those arrogant soldiers near Taiyuan?" Titans?"

The one who spoke was Liu Guoneng, nicknamed Chuang Tian Tian, ​​and he was also a hero under Gao Yingxiang.

Li Zicheng chuckled disdainfully. He was born in the army and was a petty official, so he naturally looked down on Liu Guoneng's muddy legs.

Said, "If Qin Shuhuai dares to use these [-] soldiers to coerce the nearly [-] troops near Taiyuan City to submit to him, he may fight with the generals who are close to Donglin. Once there is a fight, more than half of the generals on the three sides will be defeated." Boycott him, do you think he is so stupid?"

Gao Yingxiang nodded slightly after hearing this, while Liu Guoneng still looked confused.Obviously, this "Crossing the Sky" does not understand the delicate relationship between the various factions on the three sides.

Li Zicheng continued, "It can be said that these 1 people are not only of no benefit to Qin Shuhuai's conquest of the major camps around Taiyuan, but may also cause fierce conflicts. Why doesn't he dump all these soldiers to Hong Chengchou? Qin Shuhuai at the beginning Coming to the Three Sides, he just killed Yang He and became the titular King of the Three Sides, so he naturally hopes to use a victory to establish his prestige. Therefore, he will never let Hong Chengchou bring back only 1 people!"

With these words, half of the generals were still confused, while the other half nodded frequently.

Gao Yingxiang said, "General Li, if Hong Chengchou comes with an army, what good strategy do you have?"

Li Zicheng smiled conceitedly, "Well, of course there are good strategies."

(End of this chapter)