Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 283 Li Guo Trapped in Jiangxia City

In Jiangxia County Government Office, Li Guo was walking back and forth in the lobby, while a group of Ming army generals stood silently by the side.

"Hou Ye! From the general's point of view, the Green Camp was frightened by my name as the Five Loyalty Army. They wanted to abandon the city, but they were also afraid of being punished by Lecter, so there was really nothing to worry about after singing such a big show. !" Before everyone else, Li Laiheng still called Li Guo according to his relationship with the army.

The battle of the Ming army attacking Jiangxia was really strange. Li Guo had never fought such an unreasonable battle. The two armies clashed, and one side seemed to be defeated for the sake of defeat. He didn't need the Ming army to make any effort, but he cooperated very well. It was too bizarre to lose.

After hearing Li Laiheng's words, Li Guo couldn't help but glared at him, and then said to the attendant who was in charge of delivering the military order: "Have the scouts been sent out yet?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Bilong clasped his fists and replied: "I have been sent out, there should be news back soon. The Duke has also sent a fast horse to report."

Li Guo nodded his head when he heard the words, he was relieved a little, after all he had 3 horses and was in the city, even if the Qing army wanted to cheat, he was sure to stick to it until Wang Yan's army came to help.

"Okay~" After Li Guo thought it through, he waved his hands and said, "You all go down, all departments must cheer up, and strictly prevent the Qing army from cheating."

"Nuo~" All the generals clasped their fists together after hearing the words, and then turned and exited the lobby. But when they reached the door, they saw Zhang Neng, the general who was in charge of patrolling the city wall, walking towards the lobby in a hurry, and they all rushed forward again. stop.

"Master Hou, the last general walked around the city just now. Except for the east city, the other three walls were deliberately destroyed by the Qing soldiers, and even the north gate was demolished!" After Zhang Neng came in, he hurriedly saluted.

Li Guo and the generals at the gate couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard the words, and at this time there was another sentry horse outside the yamen, stopped the horse, then quickly dismounted, ran into the hall, knelt on one knee and said: "Master, Geng Jimao He led the defeated troops to Wuchang, joined forces with [-] elite cavalry from Luck Dehun on the way, and turned back.”

Li Guo was shocked when he heard the words, "It's not good, it's a trick."

The Eight Banners soldiers are powerful and extremely fast. Now that the Ming army has entered the city, it is impossible to withdraw from Chibi.

"Zhang Neng, hurry up and order people to repair the city gate first! Laiheng, you lead your troops to strengthen the city defenses. General Chen, you are responsible for patrolling the city. If you find suspicious people, arrest them immediately, and strictly prevent the Qing soldiers from cooperating inside and outside!" For the cavalry, it is undoubtedly the best choice to garrison troops in the city. Although Jiangxia was destroyed by the Qing soldiers, it was better than being raided by the cavalry in the field. Zhang Bilong said: "Wen Lie, go to Chibi in person and give the Duke the information about Jiang Xia's army!"

"Nuo~ The last general takes orders!" After hearing the order, all the Ming soldiers quickly responded in unison.

The Eight Banners soldiers were no better than the Green Camp, and the Ming army still felt a little apprehensive. The generals had received the general order, and they dared not be negligent, so they all left and went back to prepare.

The Ming army captured Jiangxia City in the morning, and Geng Jimao returned to the city with troops and horses in the afternoon. Instead of attacking the city, he and Luck Dehun commanded troops to surround Jiangxia.

On the tower, Li Guo looked at the cavalry of the Qing army galloping below the city, and couldn't help but feel a burst of shame in his heart. He came to attack Jiangxia, but now he was surrounded by the Qing army, and he needed Wang Yan to rescue him.

The Qing soldiers did not attack the city, and the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight the Qing cavalry in the wild, so the two sides reached a tacit agreement, one stepped up to build a big camp, and the other quickly strengthened the city defense.

It was night, Li Guo spent sleepless nights in the government office, so he simply put on his armor and went to inspect the city, but he happened to meet Chen Youlong who was in charge of the night patrol, so they inspected the city defense together.

The two walked around the city, patting the shoulders of the guards from time to time to cheer them up and guard against the night attack of the Qing army.

Before they knew it, they turned the seven-mile-long city wall around. At this moment, Chen Youlong stood upright and asked, "What do you think the Qing army is doing?"

Li Guo also stopped when he heard the words. He looked at the Qing camp with little lights flickering in the dark night, and after a moment of contemplation, he opened his mouth and said: "I originally thought that the Qing soldiers were going to take advantage of the power of the princess and kill me. The soldiers and horses were all wiped out in Jiangxia City, but the Qing soldiers turned back to the city yesterday, but they did not take advantage of the fact that the city gate had not been repaired, and immediately robbed the city. What I mean by this is to make me very puzzled, if General Chen has any ideas, you can tell me and listen!"

Hearing the words, Chen Youlong nodded and said: "The general is really worried. During the day, the general easily defeated Geng Jimao, so he had doubts in his heart. Now it seems that he has fallen into the Qing army's tricks!"

"Oh?" Li Guo couldn't help but look at him suspiciously upon hearing the words.

"Master Hou made a good analysis just now, the target of the Qing army is not our army in the city, but to force Lord Hou to ask the Duke for help!" Chen Youlong said: "From the point of view of the general, Luck Dehun's plan this time is very big! "

After Li Guo heard this, he already understood in his heart, he couldn't help taking a breath, "General Chen, what you mean is that Luck Dehun wants to plot against the Duke, and gather around for help?"

Chen Youlong nodded: "The Qing army surrounded Jiangxia but didn't attack. I'm afraid it was to let the Duke send troops to rescue, and then set up an ambush halfway. Basically, I am the main force of the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing this, Li Guo's face became extremely heavy, he knew in his heart that this was the purpose of Luck Dehun, but he didn't see through it, and sent his confidants to Chibi for help from the very beginning.

Wuchang was originally the capital of Huguang Province. Although Zuo Liangyu looted Wuchang and destroyed the city when he rebelled against the East, after the Qing soldiers occupied it, they repaired it and re-fortified it, restoring Wuchang to its original appearance. Above is a majestic city.

There are [-] troops in Luke Dehun's hands, most of them are from Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia. It is impossible for these troops to surrender, so there will inevitably be a tragic siege battle in Wuchang.

Wang Yan didn't want to lose the few elites in his hands, so he carried a large number of siege equipment. It was these equipment and the burden of the [-] civilians that made the army move slowly, and it has not yet walked out of Chibi.

This day when the army arrived in Jiayu County, Jiangxia's spies reported that Li Guo had defeated Geng Jimao and occupied Jiangxia City.

The county town guarded by [-] Qing soldiers was taken by Li Guotian one day. Wang Yan was shocked by such combat power, but he was also very happy in his heart.

Now that Jiang Xia was captured, the Ming army could drive directly to the city of Wuchang without any scruples. The generals of the Ming army couldn't help being excited, but the excitement didn't last long. In the afternoon, they reported to Wang Yan again, saying that Li Guo Already trapped in Jiangxia City, Wang Yan was shocked when he learned about it.

At that moment, Wang Yan hurriedly recruited the generals to discuss the matter, and the generals were shocked when they learned that Li Guo was surrounded.

Dai Zhifan immediately came out and said: "Li Buzhi is a general under the Duke, the Duke has no choice but to save him!"

　Thank you Yuedong Woxin, the reward of the battle

　　
　
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