East Factory Governor

Chapter 427

Gao Yingxiang pondered for a long time, and finally spoke.

"In this battle of Hancheng, more than 4 government troops have been encircled and wiped out. Since then, the pressure on the rebels in southern Shanxi and southern Shaanxi has been reduced, and the intended goal has been achieved. To be on the safe side, this king believes that all ministries should withdraw immediately to accumulate strength and come Japan can make a comeback."

Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief, he thought Gao Yingxiang's decision was wise.

Gao Yingxiang's territory is not far from here. Counties such as Huanglong, Baishui, Chengcheng, Pucheng, Dali, and Heyang are their territories. These counties have good defense facilities, and there are 10,000+ troops stationed there. As long as they If you retreat back, you won't be afraid of Qin Shuhuai's 5 or [-] people coming in.

Now Gao Yingxiang has enough money and food, and is purchasing a large amount of weapons and equipment through business brigades from various places. In just one or two years, the equipment of the whole army will be completely new, and the training of soldiers will be more proficient. It will not be too late to come out and wrestle with the officers and soldiers .

Hearing Gao Yingxiang's words, Li Dingguo panicked immediately, and said, "King Chuang, Qin Shuhuai is only 30 miles away, if he retreats now, he will definitely bite my southern Shanxi rebel army, and we will be in trouble then! "

Zhang Xianzhong's siege brought a total of 6 troops to Hancheng this time, and lost 5. Another [-] were sent to Yichuan to help Gao Yingxiang ambush Qin Shuhuai, so now there are only about [-] left.Although there are still about [-] troops in their territory, but because they don't occupy the city, they have no city to defend, and most of the [-] are motley troops. If Qin Shuhuai led an army to chase him, he would definitely not be able to hold it.

Gao Yingxiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I will lead the army to the west first to find He Renlong's 2 people. As long as he finds them, Qin Shuhuai will definitely come to help the leader He Renlong. In this way, can you evacuate safely? Yet?"

Gao Yingxiang still had about [-] troops under his command, so it would be enough to deal with He Renlong's [-] troops alone.However, if the large group of cavalry from the Ming army that he discovered earlier had joined He Renlong, then he could only make a gesture, fight with He Renlong for a while, and then retreat into his own territory.

I have to say that Gao Yingxiang is still very loyal.Because the risk of fighting He Renlong is very high, if the opponent has more than [-] cavalry, the casualties of his troops will not be small.However, in order to allow Zhang Xianzhong to continue to exist in Jinnan, he still decided to do this.

Li Dingguo saw that Gao Yingxiang's words had reached this level, so he knew that he was benevolent and righteous, so he said, "So, the next generation of father-in-law, I would like to thank King Chuang for his generous help!"

Gao Yingxiang said, "The two armies of yours and ours are united in spirit. As the saying goes, you don't have to thank me. Go and tell your father to retreat quickly."

At this moment, suddenly the soldiers came to report.

"Report! Report to King Chuang that He Renlong's army is rushing towards Hancheng! It has reached Banqiao, more than 40 miles west of the city!"

All the generals were surprised.

He Renlong suddenly rushed to Hancheng at this time?
One wave is not smooth, and another wave is coming!Another soldier ran in.

"Report! Report to Chuang Wang that a large group of cavalry soldiers appeared more than 40 miles south of the city. The number is about tens of thousands, and they are rushing towards Hancheng!"

The generals were shocked and stood up one after another!
Tens of thousands of horsemen? !
Now, everyone understands!

Qin Shuhuai has surrounded Han City from the west, north and south, and wants to fight them decisively!
If they were surprised when Qin Shuhuai suddenly appeared in Longmen Town before, now they are completely terrified.

Although they still have more than 8 troops in total, Qin Shuhuai and He Renlong also have 1 to [-] troops, and more than [-] of them are cavalry. If they really fight, they have no chance of winning!

Li Dingguo hurriedly said, "King Chuang, for the current plan, why don't you take your brothers to retreat eastward into Shanxi. My father commander still has 13 troops in the east, and we have 18 in total. If we recall the [-] in Yichuan The army, we have an army of [-], if we fight back at that time, we will not be afraid of Qin Shuhuai!"

Zhang Mengcun immediately said, "No, if we enter Shanxi, there will only be more than [-] soldiers left in Shaanxi, and we will definitely not be able to defend so many cities! If the ten or so counties we managed to defeat were taken away by Qin Shuhuai, Isn’t the previous painstaking efforts ruined?”

The other generals also disagreed.After all, without this large base area, they would have to live a life of homelessness again, and no one thought about it.

Gao Yingxiang frowned, then looked at Li Zicheng, and asked, "General Chuang, what do you think?"

Li Zicheng said, "If we only lose the city, that's fine. Now Shanxi's army is empty, and we used to occupy a few counties easily. The problem is that once we leave, Qin Shuhuai will take advantage of the situation to wipe out our strongholds, and then stay in Shaanxi. These 10,000+ rebels may suffer heavy losses!"

Gao Yingxiang nodded, agreeing with Li Zicheng's words very much.Most of the 10,000+ rebels left in Shaanxi were troops following his allies. They were weak in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will. If Qin Shuhuai went to suppress them aggressively, he would suffer heavy losses.

Besides, in the dozen or so cities he occupied, he had hoarded countless money, food and supplies. If these things were robbed by the officers and soldiers, his finances would be set back for several years.

With no stronghold, no money and food, when he arrived at Zhang Xianzhong's territory in Shanxi, wouldn't he still have to act according to Zhang Xianzhong's face?
Thinking of this, Gao Yingxiang said decisively, "Don't retreat eastward. Now that the matter has come to this point, we should hold on to the determination to fight the government and the army to the death!"

Li Zicheng immediately said, "The last general will second the proposal!"

Zhang Mengcun, Liu Guoneng and other generals also immediately said, "The last general waits for second!"

Gao Yingxiang said again, "This king believes that if we want to fight, we must fight He Renlong's [-] troops, and we must fight quickly. As long as we can defeat them quickly, we can immediately retreat into Huanglong City. Forgive me that Qin Shuhuai will not dare to attack. .”

Compared with the more than 1 cavalry in the south and the more than 4 army in the north, among the three forces besieging Hancheng, He Renlong's 80 army is indeed the weakest.If Gao Yingxiang can break through He Renlong's defense line, he will be able to stand out from the encirclement.After that, they went west for more than [-] miles, which was Huanglongcheng.

His suggestion was unanimously approved by the generals.

Gao Yingxiang said to Li Dingguo again, "General Li, Qin Shuhuai will definitely come to pursue our army in this way, and you can still withdraw from Han City safely. Hurry up and find your father commander to arrange the retreat, or it will be too late."

Li Dingguo responded, then galloped out, mounted his horse and ran back to his camp.

Gao Yingxiang's battalion took action immediately, and all the soldiers who were preparing to attack the city were called back, and then the whole army assembled and set off immediately.In order to speed up, each of them only brought five days' rations, and the rest of the luggage was burned on the spot.

But at this moment, Qin Shuhuai was only 25 miles away from Hancheng.

(End of this chapter)