Chapter 476: Killing the animals and walking forward, the thorn in the body

He Renlong, Gao Jie and Bai Guangen are all military generals guarding the three sides of Shaanxi. Gao Jie and Bai Guangen are nominally subordinate to the command of He Renlong, the general of Shaanxi.

Since the three of them followed the commander Hou Xun out of the pass, they echoed each other in the army that suppressed the bandits. The commander Hou Xun and the commander Xu Dingguo, who had been suppressed for a while, were breathless.

However, now, these three generals with good relationships are scolding each other in the residence of the governor Hou Xun, who are completely distorted. Niu Chenghu has no subordinates and has to stay aside timidly. Shanxi General Xu Dingguo also looked indignant. When he stood up, he was as good as a bull.

He claimed to be a god of military use. Zhuge Zaisheng's supervisor Hou Xun sat on the top, but at this time he could not see any demeanor on his body. He seemed to be scattered in his seat like a bag of rice bran. Later generations gave Hou Xun the evaluation that he looked at his appearance and behavior, and it looked like a famous scholar in the world, and it was just rice bran in his skin. This was extremely appropriate.

Speaking of which, this meeting was convened by the Supervisor Hou Xun himself. The army had no food, and the troops who opened up food channels everywhere, and the troops who went to the countryside to plunder food supplies were all suppressed by the gradually approaching Shun Army troops.

There is no food in the army, but we can't be like this. If we continue to starve day by day, we will die as soon as we die.

What's more, in order to maintain the main force as large enough and not be taken advantage of by the Shun Army, the general secretary Hou Xun concentrated most of the troops here, so that the daily consumption of food and consumption is greater and it is more difficult to supplement.

Originally, the five generals were somewhat respectful to Hou Xun, because after all, they almost forced Li Chuang into a desperate situation after winning so many battles. However, after entering Jia County, Hou Xun responded almost step by step, and everyone understood. The previous victory was probably just a mistake.

Today, several generals were summoned to deal with military rations. Since there was no food, eat meat. Where did the meat come from? There is no need to mention pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks in the city. They had long been eaten by the army.

But there are also big livestock such as mules, horses, donkeys, and cattle, which are either provided for riding. Or used as carts to pull cattle. Now they have no choice but to eat these. According to the commander Hou Xun, each general sent out 300 livestock to serve as military rations, and then urgently reported to ask for help.

There is Zuo Liangyu in Huguang, and there are Jiang Xiang and Tang Tong in Shanxi. It is a joke that their two soldiers come to break through the siege. Big livestock is one of the strength of each battalion. To give one is to reduce one point of its own strength. Why do you take it yourself? If the other troops grab more, you should hand over it more.

Those who are said to take too much are also unwilling to take too much. We obviously take too little. Don’t swear. As for the so-called Jiang Xiang, Tang Tong, and Zuo Liangyu rescue, everyone sneered.

The commander Hou Xun just finished speaking this proposal. Shaanxi General He Renlong stood up honestly and said:

"We leave Tongguan, and Zuo Liangyu's son stayed in the south and remained moving in the battle. In this situation, can we still expect him to come? Don't dream in the daytime."

The quarrel about the livestock lasted for an hour. Everyone's personal soldiers had already entered the yard and confronted each other in the yard outside the hall. On the one hand, they were paying attention to the quarrel in the house. If anything was wrong, they were just preparing to go in and fight.

Shaanxi General He Renlong had the highest position, and his subordinates had the strongest. After arguing for a while, he became more impatient and patted the table twice. After the room was a little quiet, he shouted loudly:

"Even if we take out all the mules and horses for the men to eat, how many days can we eat? After eating, can we change the situation? When the day is not clear, everyone dare not go out and can only wait for death here?"

When he said this, he roared like thunder, looking at Hou Xun sitting in the head, and did not take this commander, who was a Grand Secretary and a Governor of the Five Provinces seriously. However, Hou Xun could only pretend to be unseen, with a worried look on his face, but he did not speak out.

"After eating mules and horses, I'm afraid I'll eat people. Then we'll disperse ourselves before the people outside call us."

The quarrel was just now blushing. Shanxi General Xu Dingguo sat there and gasped for a few breaths, and said in a muffled voice:

"No need to wait until then, the people below us have already begun to disperse. The militia townsmen who came to join have been running out these days. Even the people from the chariot camp were secretly running. I have killed three or four of them."

He Renlong stared at Xu Dingguo fiercely and shouted loudly:

"We don't move for a day, just walk to the death for one more day. Isn't the blind man in Xiangcheng? Let's go and beat him up."

Having said this all the time, Hou Xun, the supervisor, sat there, said in a stern voice:

"The thief has already set up an ambush. If we go through this, we have some chance of winning. Don't fall into the trap..."

"Mr. Hou, in this situation, even if the sky is clear, the army has no food and the morale is low, and the thieves are besieging us everywhere, it will cause us to collapse completely. Each battalion has produced some big animals, and we can eat for about three days. We will take advantage of these three days to fight the blind man. It is our luck to win. If we can't win, we will run away. Now the road to Shaanxi has been locked by the thieves, but we can still walk on the road to Kaifeng."

These words almost yelled, but everyone had no time to consider He Renlong's tone, but his words provoked a way of thinking. Several people stood up immediately and looked at each other. After Hou Xun was a little stunned, he also understood. He immediately swept away a little depressed and shouted that the personal soldiers outside would come in with the map.

The people in the main hall forgot that they had just quarreled, and they were all surrounded by the map. Xiangcheng was Xuzhou to the north, and Xuzhou to the north was Yushi. As long as they could pass the Yushi, it would be the area guarded by Duke Li Meng of Qi, although the Ming Dynasty and Duke of Qi are now incompatible.

But the hostility between the two sides is the same thing, but it has not been completely broken up. Moreover, despite the cruelty of Qi, Duke of Qi, his attitude towards the Ming army was still good. During the day, Zuo Liangyu's thousands of soldiers were nailed to wooden stakes one by one in Lanyang County. It was because the Zuo Ping thief did too much.

He Renlong drove Li Zicheng to a desperate situation many times. Gao Jie and Bai Guangen were rebels in the rebel army. They knew that even if they wanted to surrender to the Shun Army, the other party would not accept it. They would most likely kill them all. The general Hou Xun and Shanxi General Xu Dingguo, their family members are now under the control of the Ming court. Even if they were willing to surrender, they would think about the consequences of the surrender, and they would be cold in half of their hearts. How dare they surrender?

If you can get to the territory of Duke Qi Li Meng, then he is still a Duke of the Ming Dynasty and is also a ruler. It is said that he is recruiting wise men from all over the world, which is better than dealing with these thieves.

The map was rough, but everyone could see it clearly. Everyone soon had no other attitude and decided to go to Xiangcheng to take the initiative to fight Li Chuang.

However, the supervisor Hou Xun stumbled a few times and spoke carefully:

"It's rainy now. The ground is wet and muddy, and it must be extremely difficult for the army's carriage to move forward. What should I do?"

"If you don't want to push a cart, you can walk slowly. Just kill it with one knife. Now it's just that life is worthless!!"

Regarding Hou Xun's question, He Renlong, who was beside him, had not spoken yet, but General Gao Jie of Yansui first smiled and continued. Although the generals looked different, no one expressed any objection to this statement.

In this Jia County, there were some righteous gentry loyal to the court. When the Shun Army left the land, these people did not leave, but after the discussion in the morning, these people began to be unlucky. The soldiers began to search door-to-door, and all those who could use were arrested and treated as civilians.

At the same time, the four generals all left the city. The surrounding areas of Jia County were blocked. In order to avoid the defeat of various troops, the arrested Zhuangdeng and others escaped. In addition, Gao Jie also acted fiercely this time and no longer preserved his strength. He personally led his troops to guard the north gate of Jia County, which was considered as a rear guard.

On the sixth day of the September 19th, the Ming army in Jiaxian and the surrounding areas began to set up a large pot. They removed all the wood that built the houses and chopped them up, and then slaughtered the livestock. They cooked in a large pot, saying that the food was only one day out, but some soldiers had been hungry for about three days. The opening of this day was really life-saving.

But after being hungry for too many days, I suddenly ate some beef and horse meat. The extremely weak people could not withstand this. Many people finally managed to survive until the slaughter and eat, but they were dying.

No one cares about these people who did not starve to death but were suffocating. If they die, they will die. Who will care about them? More people will die next.

The commander Hou Xun and the Shanxi General Xu Ding Guo's troops were in the central army, the Shaanxi General He Renlong was on the right, the Yulin General Bai Guangen was on the left, the Yansui General Gao Jie broke the rear, and the Cheying camp was the vanguard, and began to leave Jia County and advance towards Xiangcheng to the east.

It was raining continuously, even though it was a plain, the land and roads were muddy and difficult to move. It was difficult for a large cart equipped with baggage and armor to move forward. This was the hard wooden wheel. After a few steps, it was stuck in the mud and could not move. The soldiers and civilians who were pushing were transported and lifted again. It was extremely troublesome.

During the day, Zhang Kun led the lead team to set out from Hejian Mansion to Yongping Mansion. The distance was not long, and the road was muddy and difficult to move. The daily transportation was pushed, and the people were almost exhausted and collapsed, and they were in extremely poor condition.

That was the troops trained by Jiaozhou Camp itself. The soldiers were all disciplined, consciously engaged in heavy physical labor, and had sufficient physical training. But even so, these people were still exhausted by the difficult itinerary, and their spirit and physical strength were exhausted.

Not to mention the temporary arrest of the civilians, the reluctant strong men, and these people are not full yet, how could they withstand such heavy physical labor? After leaving for a short time, many people just couldn't move.

In the victory, many things can be smiled peacefully, but in the current situation, it becomes quite cruel. At first, many local civilians, even soldiers, thought that the rules had not changed much from the past. Some people worked there but failed, and some soldiers even stood aside.

In order for the chariot camp to move forward smoothly, He Renlong and Bai Guangen sent cavalry teams to supervise the battle and urge them. Anyone who saw the slow-moving civilian soldiers would whip them with whips regardless of the delay. If there was any delay, they would just use a knife to slash and stab them with a spear.

For a moment, the scene became extremely bloody, and the soldiers and soldiers screamed in pain. Many people were whipped to the ground by whips and died by the supervised horses. Under the threat of death, the captured men and soldiers of Hechebat were finally driven away.

The car camp began to move forward slowly, and the sky was still covered with clouds, and there was no hope of clearing up...

In Xiangcheng, 80 miles away from Jia County, Liu Zongmin's troops, Hao Yaoqi's troops, and Li Zicheng's own old camp members, were already gathered together in Xiangcheng, eighty miles away from Jia County, and almost 80% of the main force of the Shun Army.

Since the general of the army, Hou Xun, has been victorious since Tongguan came out of the pass, and Ruzhou has been captured. The women, children, elderly and weak in Tang County were massacred, and the city of Xiangyang was behind Nanyang Prefecture. This Ming army may not be the strongest combat force in the past, but it caused great damage to the Shun army.

If the Ming army is not completely defeated, the Shun army's rule in Huguang and Henan has just stabilized, not to mention the army generals and captains who are already out of control because of their families being killed. If they do not have to completely defeat the victory of the Hou Xun army to appease them, their internal affairs may be unstable.

The rain was even heavier in Xiangcheng, and Li Zicheng was still in a red-taxed felt hat and cloth-clothed cloak. He and several trusted generals rode horses on the high slope on the other side, watching the troops marching on the official road below.

These troops of the Shun Army also had baggage and horses. It was quite inconvenient to move, but no one complained or urged them. Everyone moved forward silently. There were not many reasons that could make them like this. First, they were well-trained and experienced in combat, and second, they were hatred for the Ming army.

Li Zicheng's face was as deep as water on the high slope, and his face did not have to be bright at all. He and Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi's level, and his relatives and family members were all in Xiangyang City. During that day, Liu Zongmin and Hao Yaoqi were in the Yufu Mountain area, in order to indicate the loyalty of King Chuang. He once killed his wife and children.

The two of them, Liu Zongmin, were ruthless, Hao Yaoqi was a cold-hearted person, did they have their family members and relatives in the old camp in Tang County? Liu and Hao had no hatred in their hearts.

For them, the troops led by Hou Xun were the last field force of the Ming Dynasty. If this force was annihilated, the Ming court would probably only passively defend in the future. Let the Shun Army marches the world.

Looking at Li Zicheng's depressed look, General Quan Liu Zongmin said with a smile:

"Brief Chuang, look at our powerful army. Hou Xun's old man was proud for a long time, and it was time for him to be unlucky. Then he would use his heart to drink for the Brief Chuang."

The rain fell on Li Zicheng's felt hat and flowed down the brim of the hat. Li Zicheng threw it off with his hand and said with some reproach:

"Zongmin, how many times have we said that we are not the same as before. We should put away the style of the past, otherwise we would scare the people who followed us. If Hou Xun, He Caizi, Bai Guangen, and Xu Dingguo are willing to surrender, we should treat them politely."

Liu Zongmin was a little embarrassed. A person was missed in the words Li Zicheng said just now. Gao Jie, the general of Yansui. Gao Jie abducted Li Zicheng's wife to surrender to the Ming army. This kind of shame and humiliation would certainly not mean to surrender. Liu Zongmin and Hao Yaoqi knew it in their minds and would not mention it.

General Hao Yaoqi is different from Liu Zongmin. He often has a stern face. He also looks at the people in front of him. Hao Yaoqi could see that the morale of the troops walking downstairs was very high, but he couldn't feel anything happy. On the hillside, Hao Yaoqi hesitated for a while and asked:

"The prince of the storm, Hou Xun is already a dead pig and dog. We will win this battle, but the big insect in Kaifeng is really..."

He wanted to speak but stopped, but Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin understood who they were talking about. Liu Zongmin was stunned for a moment, and also stopped the smile on his face and said silly:

"Now the north of the Weishi is blocked, and every village is connected to Baojia, and there is no way to send people in. However, the old brothers inquired about the news that Kaifeng City has always been guarded by Yuan Shizhong and Jia Dashan in the past few months. There are only more than 8,000 troops and horses. They also have to take care of Guide Mansion, so it should not be a hindrance to us."

Hao Yaoqi is often said by a group of old brothers to be too fancy, and consider things different from those who are really different from those, and always likes to pour cold water on everyone. He heard Liu Zongmin say this, it is difficult to refute anything. He also knew that He Jin led 20,000 troops to defend the side of Wuchuan. This kind of arrangement seems very complete, and Kaifeng and Shandong have always been very calm. It seems that the Duke of Qi Li Meng has been conducting a northward strategy. He cannot take this direction for the time being.

Two generals around him were talking about it, but Li Zicheng, the King of Chuang, had no meaning at all. Since Yufushan entered Henan, Li Zicheng felt that his work was getting smoother and smoother, and the situation was getting bigger and bigger. Now there is a large piece of land, and the systems everywhere have been established. What the fortune teller said on that day was divided into the world. This ideal seems to be getting closer and closer.

But the world seemed to be right in front of him, Li Zicheng didn't feel any joy at all. Instead, he felt very anxious, and this anxiety was gradually deepening.

The Ming Dynasty court was already full of holes, and it was extremely chaotic in both south and north of the Yangtze River. Li Zicheng knew that Zhang Xianzhong went south from Yiling area a few days ago and entered the territory of Hunan and Jiangxi. The troops in the south of the Ming Dynasty were defeated one by one, and the cities were captured one by one, and the north was already decayed like this.

Of course, Li Zicheng also regarded Zhang Xianzhong as his opponent in his heart. If he had the opportunity to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong, then Li Zicheng would definitely give priority to this.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's backbone troops were defeated too many times, and it was only in the past year or so that they were rectified and packed up. Li Zicheng was confident that he could use about 50% of his strength to wipe out the Daxi Army. The Ming Dynasty was already a waste waiting to die. In other words, there were still some remnants in the south.

Despite this, Li Zicheng was still anxious. The bigger the territory and the more stable the situation, he became. He was even awakened by a nightmare when he was sleeping at night.

Because there is a giant in the north and in Shandong. This giant is getting bigger and bigger, and Li Zicheng cannot figure out the way of this giant. His behavior is completely different from what the superiors of this era think. Li Zicheng often put himself in his shoes and thought about what he would do if he was in where he was.

No matter how you think about it, Li Zicheng cannot understand Li Meng's actions, and it is impossible to understand. But several collisions are all due to the blood flow of his head.

At first, Li Zicheng was quite convinced by Niu Jinxing's analysis. He believed that Li Meng had no ambitions and as long as he could have an advantage in the general trend, he occupied enough territory and finally gave Li Meng a high enough name and affordability, and he could be paid.

However, as time progressed and the situation progressed, Li Zicheng became less and less confident in Niu Jinxing's inference. After entering Xiangyang, the Shun Army continued to integrate and strengthen, and the combat power was strong, Luo Rucai's troops joined. Li Zicheng's most conservative estimate was that he was much stronger than he had back then.

But with his strength increasing so much, Li Zicheng still has no confidence, because he still doesn't know what scale Shandong is. Until now, in the rough intelligence system of the Shunjun, there are only four words to judge the power of Li Meng, Duke of Qi.

Li Zicheng still remembered his miserable defeat at Woshui, and also remembered the various arrangements made by Shandong during the battle in Zhuxian Town. Yuan Shizhong suddenly fled. The restraining arrangements everywhere were more decisive than the previous few times, but why was it so quiet and even put on a defensive posture.

The information we have received at the moment is all about the information about the Kaifeng City being stockpiled and military rations and preparing to close the city to defend. What is the other party going to do? Do you really want to sit here and watch the tiger fight?

The more I couldn't figure it out, the more nervous I felt. Li Zicheng also made a few arrangements before leaving...

"The Prince of Breaking, the Prince of Breaking!"

Li Shuangxi, the leader of the personal guards, greeted him a few times. The old camp's elite cavalry brigade was already on the way. Li Zicheng should act with them. His thoughts were interrupted. Looking at the few people who were a little surprised, Li Zicheng took a handful of rain, wiped his dark face, laughed out loudly, and said:

"This time, Hou Xun's troops will be destroyed, let's go!!"

The people around him responded and drove their horses together...

"The Duke of the Kingdom, the oral message brought by the rebels, said that it was a resentment from the Ming Dynasty. After the matter was settled, it only took Shaanxi, Henan and Chu to share the world equally with the Duke of the Kingdom."
Chapter completed!