The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 201
"More than 4000 people can't hold a Li County, can't hold a Li County! What does Wang Pu do for food?!"

In the south of Qinzhou City, Hong Chengchou looked horrified, and his voice was cold as if it came from under the Nine Netherworld.

The four generals and officials all stood behind tremblingly, no one dared to step forward and say anything.

Even the officials and generals who are friends with Wang Pu are silent at this time, looking down at the ground.

Hong Chengchou had never lost his composure in the past, but this time Hong Chengchou was really angry.

Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town, has done his best.

Hong Chengchou's eyes were red and he was burning with anger.

If Wang Pu was in front of him now, he might have to command the military law on the spot.

Hong Chengchou couldn't contain the anger in his heart, looking at the rolling mountains to the south, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

Last year, Li Zicheng went into the deep mountains and valleys of Cheng and Jie to find loopholes in the defense line and broke into northern Sichuan from Wen County, and he was under tremendous pressure.

Especially when Chengdu was besieged and the king of Shu was trapped, the emperor's edicts were sent directly to the army.

So that in the end he had to personally lead the troops all the way to aid Sichuan, and then chased thousands of miles, and finally surrounded Li Zicheng in Qinzhou.

Surrounded from all sides, he thought that the problem might be the Fengxiang mansion guarded by Cao Wenzhao.

But even after all the calculations, I didn't expect that the final problem would be in the south.

Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Yansui, had 4000 soldiers under his command, and [-] of them guarded a pass. Li Zicheng broke through the pass and crossed Qishan without even guarding it for a day.

At this time, Li Zicheng re-entered the Cheng and Jie Mountains, broke free from the trap, disappeared again, and his behavior was unpredictable.

To the west, you can enter Minzhou Wei, to the east, you can enter Hanzhong Prefecture, and to the south, you can enter Northern Sichuan.

No matter which path Li Zicheng chooses in the end, all his arrangements and arrangements have become a joke.

The deadline to suppress the bandits in March is coming soon, and it is impossible to suppress the bandits.

Now that Li Zicheng is once again out of the tight encirclement, he may have to throw down his black hat as the governor of the three sides because of this...

"Fast news to Sichuan, Li Chuang has already broken through the encirclement, and if he enters the deep mountains, he may break into northern Sichuan again."

Hong Chengchou held the horsewhip tightly, the blood in his eyes had slowly dissipated and receded, and his expression gradually regained his calm, calming down from the rage.

The matter has come to this point, no matter how much anger, no matter how much cursing is useless, it is better to try to make up for it.

Hong Chengchou's eyes scanned the surrounding scene, but what he was thinking about was the route of Li Zicheng's march and the place where he broke through.

"Minzhou should not be possible..."

Hong Chengchou regained his composure, and the first of the three options had been ruled out while his mind was turning.

The possibility of Li Zicheng re-entering Minzhou Wei is very small, and now Li Zicheng leads troops to Minzhou Wei is undoubtedly a self-inflicted trap.

Because most of the army in Shaanxi has been concentrated around Gongchang Mansion, if Li Zicheng enters Minzhouwei again, he only needs to block the two passes in the north and south, and then the invading army can be trapped in the northwest.

Li Zicheng was not an idiot. At this time, he led his troops south again into the Chengjie Mountains, and he would never enter the Northwest again.

"Order Fengxiang Mansion to order Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao to immediately lead the army to Lueyang via Feng County."

Hong Chengchou acted resolutely, and Li Zicheng was able to jump out of the siege no matter whether he was going to Sichuan or Hanzhong.

For the current plan, the only way is to set up defenses everywhere and intercept them heavily.

After removing the option to go to Minzhou, Li Zicheng has only two options left - Sichuan and Hanzhong.

On the other side of Sichuan, although most of the troops rushing to aid Chengdu have been disbanded, there are still many remnants, and Hou Liangzhu is also there, so they should be able to hold on.

"Let Chen Wang go south immediately, take a shortcut and rush to help Hanzhong."

Hong Chengchou knew very well the combat strength of Zhou Yumao's troops. If Li Zicheng really attacked Mian County, Zhou Yumao would definitely not be able to resist it.

Li Zicheng has many cavalry under his command, they turned into Rufeng, and now they have lost track for many days, no one knows where Li Zicheng has gone.

The most dangerous place right now is Hanzhong Mansion.

After Chen Wang was transferred out of the mansion, there was only Zhou Yumao's battalion of soldiers and horses left in Mian County, as well as the guards of Hanzhongwei.
If Li Zicheng attacked Hanzhong Mansion, Zhou Yumao would not be able to resist it.

The interior of Hanzhong Mansion is empty, and now there are only [-] auxiliary soldiers left by Chen Wang in Jitou Pass in the entire central part of Hanzhong Mansion, and it is difficult to defend Hanzhong City.

King Rui was in Hanzhong City, so there must be no mistakes.

No one can bear the responsibility for the fall of the Qin clan.

……

Fengxiang Mansion, Baoji County.

The military order issued by Hong Chengchou was an urgent military order, and it was urgent for eight hundred miles. At noon on the second day, the order sent by the order had already arrived in Baoji, Fengxiang Mansion.

Cao Wenzhao, who received the order, knew that the matter was of great importance, so he raised his troops and pulled out the camp, led Cao Bianjiao and led the cavalry first, and galloped all the way towards Lueyang.

The troops were all thrown to the command of Cao Dingjiao, who led the troops to follow closely.

The order Chen Wang received was to help Hanzhong instead of going to Lueyang like Cao Wenzhao.

The military order is urgent, and there is not much time left.

After Cao Wenzhao led the troops to leave, Chen Wang also led his troops straight southward, galloping towards Hanzhong Mansion.

Li Zicheng's re-entry into the Chengjie Mountains not only exceeded Hong Chengchou's expectations, but also exceeded Chen Wang's expectations.

"Order Hu Zhiyi to lead the troops to Mian County as soon as possible, and never allow the bandits to enter Hanzhong again..."

What Chen Wang was thinking about was not the safety of King Rui, but what he was thinking about was the guard that he had finally built.

Chen Wang led the cavalry to advance lightly, and handed over the troops to Tang Shiping, but even so, it took a total of seven days to arrive in Hanzhong.

The plank road from Baoji to Hanzhong is difficult, and it is nearly [-] miles.

And when Chen Wang arrived in Hanzhong City, a message was sent to Hanzhong City from the west.

In the southern camp of Hanzhong City, in the tent of the Chinese army, a soldier was half kneeling on the ground, reporting the news from the west.

"The intruder crossed Lueyang and broke the seven barriers. Baoning Mansion is in a hurry!"

Chen Wangxuan's heart was also relieved because of this message.

Li Zicheng did not come to Hanzhong Mansion, but chose to go to Sichuan again, which means that Hanzhong Mansion is considered safe for the time being.

It's just... the Qipan Pass was broken after all.

The deadline for pacifying thieves in March has also reached the last month.

In April, as long as the rogues were not wiped out within the time limit, the imperial court would impose fines on officers and soldiers at all levels.

In history, Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong and others were all demoted to three ranks, and they were charged with crimes against bandits.

Sun Chuanting blamed the loss of support and cut his rank, and Hong Chengchou was also punished.

But the current situation is even worse than the original process. Li Zicheng has now won successive victories, with great momentum, breaking through the siege, and fighting thousands of miles away.

I am afraid that the court's punishment this time will be much more serious than the original process.

The direction of history has completely changed...

Li Zicheng crossed Guanshan again and advanced into Sichuan again, catching everyone by surprise.

In the continuous mobile battles, the Ming troops who were advancing and suppressing from all directions were already exhausted due to the continuous rush, and [-]% of their combat power might not be able to exert [-]% of their combat power.

The rogues are the opposite. They hold the initiative on the battlefield, have a large number of cavalry, and have much more time to rest than the Ming army.

This time, Li Zicheng probably won't be beaten by Sun Chuanting, leaving only [-] riders, and then fled into Shangluo Mountain in a panic...

Chen Wang waved his hand and pushed the messenger away.

Li Zicheng led his troops into Sichuan again. He didn't need to think about these issues, he just needed to defend Hanzhong Mansion.

Hong Chengchou did not conscript him to attack again, but let him continue to sit in Hanzhong Mansion. His task was to guard Hanzhong Mansion and keep King Rui safe.

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao are already leading the troops towards Qipan Pass, chasing after them.

After the messenger who reported the message left, the atmosphere in the tent was still dull.

It's not because the period is approaching and I'm worried about being demoted, but because I'm too tired.

For more than half a year, I traveled thousands of miles to and from northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi, and fought fiercely for several battles. It was not made of iron, so how could I not feel tired.

"Chen Gong."

Chen Wang turned his gaze to look at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong was sitting on the seat at this time, drowsy, and he regained consciousness instantly when he heard Chen Wang's shout.

"I am humble!"

Chen Gong came back to his senses, and hurriedly got up and clasped his fists in response.

"never mind……"

Chen Wang thought about it, and decided to let Chen Gong stay in Hanzhong.

"I'll go to Shiquan, you stay in Hanzhong to control the tribes, don't cause any trouble."

"What did Big Brother go to Shiquan?"

Chen Gong sobered up a lot. Hearing Shi Quan, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked with some doubts.

"Meet someone."

Chen Wang said concisely.

"An important person."

……

To the east of Shiquan City, Hanzhong Wei Youqianhusuo City.

Chen Wang led more than a hundred guards and rode lightly on two horses, and arrived at Shiquan in only three days.

At dusk on the third day, the city wall of Suocheng had already appeared in front of Chen Wang.

Chen Wang stayed at Ma Gaopo, looking at the city in front of him.

When he left Shiquan at the beginning of March last year, the walls of the outer city hadn't been built yet, only the buildings inside the city had been repaired, and none of them had been fully completed.

It has been almost a full year since returning to Shiquan again, and the walls of the outer city of Suocheng have been completely built.

When Chen Wang led a group of guards to the western suburbs of Suocheng, the avenue was already full of Suocheng military officials who came to greet them.

All the guard officers and officials, big and small, were standing in the cold wind.

Wang Yuankang stood at the front of the crowd wearing a scarlet round-neck gown and a black gauze cap. His scarlet robe was very conspicuous among the crowd.

The cold wind gnawed at the bones, but there was no trace of impatience on the faces of everyone, they all stood on the road and waited quietly.

Suddenly there was commotion in the crowd, someone looked into the distance and shouted
"The commander-in-chief is here!"

Everyone raised their heads when they heard the sound, and they all raised their eyes and looked into the distance.

In the next instant, a rush of hoofbeats came from afar.

In sight, just far from the official road in front, a group of cavalry of about [-] people is galloping towards the direction of the city.

(End of this chapter)