Chapter 344: Chase and meet a tiger, the wind and rain are coming

On the third day of the fifth month, Li and Luo's army had already arrived at Nanxidian between Changge County and Weishi County, and the vanguard of the Xiaoyuan Camp Yuan Shizhong had already attacked Xiaweishi County.

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, in the refugee camp, slept very late every day and did not sleep very well. They jumped up immediately when there was a turmoil. They were not worried about the decisive battle in Zhuxian Town, but about whether Shandong soldiers and horses in the east would appear.

Mercedes-Benzing between the army and the southeast of Kaifeng Prefecture was endless, and they were trying their best to convey the news about the border as quickly as possible.

As the army headed north, his army was developing better and better, and there was no news of sending troops in Shandong. Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai gradually calmed down.

There were also small villages of wealthy families in Nanxidian. However, when the army of millions of refugees came over, who would dare to stay here and run to another place early?

This rich family's mansion is the best. The rooms are large and the lighting is good, so you can live in a comfortable place. There is also a hall for military discussions and the kitchen can make hot meals, so it naturally became Li Zicheng's temporary residence.

The movement of millions of troops, although it was a division of troops, was still huge. Sand and dust were rising on the road. If there were planes, you could see a yellow dragon from the sky. Late at night, except for those who were left behind, the rest of the battalions rested early, and the noisy earth in the day suddenly became quiet.

At this time, only Li Zicheng, the residence of King Chuang, was brightly lit. A large map was laid on the ground of the hall, with roughly drawing the terrain of Henan Province. From the perspective of today's people, it looked rough, without a reliable scale, no contour lines, and even the distances in various places were inaccurate. But for the camp, this map was extremely precious.

This was a battle with the Shaanxi soldiers who had left the customs a few days ago. Before the Shaanxi Governor Wang Qiaonian was captured alive, he had no time to burn it, so he fell into the hands of the rebel army.

For the military's actions, a good map is extremely important, otherwise there would be no scene of Zhang Song presenting a map in the Three Kingdoms. After the soldiers and generals in the camp discovered this map, they immediately felt like they had a treasure and presented it to the King of Chuang.

There were also several generals standing beside Li Zicheng, and Liu Zongmin led troops below. Here are his nephew Li Guo, adopted son Li Shuangxi and Gao Yigong. Speaking of which, they are all relatives and confidants who have some relationship with Li Zicheng, and they are the most trusted generals. Today, everyone is rebelling and surrendering, and no one can trust anyone. Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo were the first example.

"King of Chuang, I can't figure it out here. Even if Li Meng from Shandong is unwilling to get into this muddy water, there should be a large army in Guide Mansion and Xuzhou. But since our operation, there has been no movement in Shandong. I always feel that there is something strange here. You must be careful."

Gao Yigong said depressedly that he had a lot of words on such occasions, and the names in the camp were quite casual, and he directly called himself "me". No one felt rude.

Li Zicheng's vision has never left the map. He carefully watched the prefectures and counties around Zhuxian Town. He answered the question of Gao Yigong after a while:

"The arrow is on the string, and there is no possibility of retreating. We can only do our own things well. I think that as long as Zhuxian Town is captured, our strength will be completely stabilized. Henan is our world. Even if Li Meng comes, he will not be able to shake us. His army is very heavy, and the area in Henan is not so easy to fight."

The three military generals around him nodded repeatedly. Li Zicheng's eyes focused on the point of Zhuxian Town, and a rare smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly:

"The key is here. Don't let Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu run away. Eat these, we can go all over the world and go everywhere."

Li took a step forward and whispered:

"Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongdi have already prepared according to the instructions of the King of Chuang, but Cao Cao is still in trouble."

Li Shuangxi, who was beside him, shouted loudly. He was signaled by several people and quickly whispered, but he was quite angry in his tone and shouted in a low voice:

"When I was in Linying, I snatched a big-name little girl. I have been tired of hiding in the tent these days. I ignored everything I said in the past. The Thirteenth Taibao under him is also a virtue. I am a damn person. Whatever he did in the past seemed to be someone owed whom what he had."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng frowned and said:

"What are he doing in these trivial matters? Now that the enemy is in front of him, Lao Cao is also an old corps. He knows what's important or not."

Li Guo just pulled a few times behind Li Shuangxi, but after King Chuang said it so calmly, he couldn't help but step forward and say:

"King of Chuang, Cao Cao's big fish and meat, and the women's gold and silver are all very jealous. I heard from Chen Erhu that three days ago, a man under his command had a handful of people and sent him quietly over with more than 100 people. This is not a long-term solution. One day he has a day, we..."

The King of Breaking Li Zicheng's face was already gloomy and he said coldly:

"I have a scheming in my mind. We can't be confused by the enemy at the moment. Besides, Luo Rucai has only more than 80,000 people. We have so many people in the camp, so what's there to be afraid of? Don't talk about it before the battle in Zhuxian Town is over!"

The tone of the King of Chuang was stern. Li Guo, Li Shuangxi, and Gao Yigong did not dare to say it again, but the meaning in Li Zicheng's words was already very obvious, so everyone naturally knew it.

The situation of the King of Chuang is getting bigger and bigger. In the past few months, many scholars and juren have come to surrender, and some small officials from prefectures and counties have also come to surrender. Everyone is watching the camp luck getting stronger and better. The Ming Dynasty seems to be about to end. This army of refugees who have entered the camp is also a good choice. If things happen, they can be a founding father, and maybe they can even get into the Lingyan Pavilion painting.

Li Zicheng's thoughts became increasingly bigger when he entered Henan. Since the second time, although the scale of the refugee army has expanded, Li Zicheng has always been hard-working and has extremely strict self-disciplined. He also strictly enforced the military discipline of his subordinates. The army has also tried hard to accumulate various materials and is very concerned about the base area.

But Na Luo Rucai never had any long-term plan. He lived a happy day and used up everything he had plundered on weekdays quickly. He also ransomed the local area, and conflicts naturally arose.

When he was divined, he said that Li Zicheng had a part in the world. Li Zicheng was interested in this, and Li Guo, Li Shuangxi, Gao Yigong and others who were closest to him were naturally eager.

The few of them are the ones who consider everything from Li Zicheng on the same standpoint, and they all prosper and lose.

The tent had just said something, but everyone was speechless. Li Zicheng turned around and continued to look at the map. He was confident of winning, but the other party was also known as an army of 400,000, so he had to take it seriously. In this approaching opportunity, he always had to think of all the factors that should be considered.

Li Zicheng's tent just quieted down, but there was a sudden noise outside. Li Shuangxi held the close guard of the King of Chuang and heard the inquiry outside. He bent at the King of Chuang and hurried out of the tent.

In addition to Li Zicheng, the few people in the handsome tent were calm and composed. Gao Yigong and Li Guo both looked outside with vigilant expressions, with their hands on the hilt of the knife.

Hearing Li Shuangxi shouting loudly there. The guards of the guards replied loudly. Everyone knew the teams around the coach's tent. When the teams reported their names, everyone's mind was also stable. There was no change outside, and each team was still calm.

How did the noise come about? While he was confused, Li Shuangxi walked into the handsome tent with an anxious look on his face. He flashed to the side, and two personal soldiers walked in with a man covered in blood. Seeing this man covered in blood, Li Guo and Gao Yigong both cried out in dislodged voice.

"Li Dong, what's wrong with you!!"

This person is Li Zicheng's distant nephew, but he is no longer much younger than Li Zicheng. When Li Zicheng was rampant in Shaanxi, he returned to his hometown of Mizhi. His relatives all came to join him. These people are Li Zicheng's true confidants.

The two personal soldiers relaxed their hands a little, and Li Dong's body was so soft that he was about to fall to the ground. His face was covered in blood, and he couldn't open it at all.

Li Guo stepped forward and shook him and shouted, "The first year of high school claimed the crime, took out a jar of wine from the tent of the King of Chuang, put it in his mouth, and approached Li Dong, and squirted it on his face.

When the strong wine was removed, Li Dong was suddenly stimulated and opened his eyes suddenly, but then he was about to close his eyes. He saw that he was just not able to do it. However, when he saw Li Zicheng standing there, he still felt a sense of energy. He struggled to gather his last bit of strength and said:

"King of Rebellion, Yuan Shizhong led the forward and ran to the east..."

Having said that, my strength was unsustainable. When I tilted my head, I couldn't do it anymore. However, the people in the tent didn't care about the sadness, as if they were bolt from the blue, and everyone was shocked.

The small Yuan camp was in the camp and its combat effectiveness was the strongest. Li Zicheng came out of Yufu Mountain and rushed into Henan. Heroes from all over the country came to visit. During the day, Yuan Shizhong brought 130,000 people to join him.

But Yuan Shizhong was not from a mud-legged family. He was originally from a wealthy family in Beizhili and Henan, so he has never been able to enter the real core circle.

However, the camp was quite good for him. Every time he divided the spoils, he was promoted and earned. Yuan Shizhong now has nearly 40,000 troops, much less than before, but what he left behind was the real core of the team, which was stronger than before.

This time when he went north, the responsibility of the forward was also on him, and he promised that after the decisive battle, Yuan Shizhong would also participate in the collegial meeting of the general account.

Now, all these are unnecessary. When Yuan Shizhongdi vanguard ran away, the army's heart was immediately exposed to the government army without any cover, with huge loopholes.

And where did Yuan Shizhong run? Why did he run? Maybe the entire million-dollar army collapsed because of Yuan Shizhong's sudden escape.

"Li Guo, you go to the old camp horse team and set off to pursue it three minutes later. I will go there in person. Li Shuangxi, send someone to inform Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu and Hao Yaoqi, so that they can remain stable and not cause chaos. You and Mr. Niu suppress the camp and maintain order. No action should be done before I come back. Gao Yigong, you will lead the troops and horses to advance quickly. To the Weishi County, you will be the vanguard."

The King of Chuang ordered one by one. Several people in the tent followed the order loudly and hurried out. Li Zicheng shouted a few more times. A personal guard came over with his armored weapons, so that the King of Chuang was completely covered with his clothes.

It was night, and it was in a hurry. However, the mobilization and activation of the camp was extremely efficient and orderly. If Zuo Liangyu's military camp did this, it might be in chaos immediately, and the camp might even mutiny.

The old camps of the rebel army were all old cavalry and the old foundation of Shaanxi border soldiers. They were the first-class elite forces in the rebel camp. After three minutes, the cavalry teams of each battalion had already gathered. Li Zicheng's army had many local figures from Henan, and the road was also very familiar.

After roughly talking about the direction of Xiao Yuan's camp, these people could basically determine where to chase them. The brigade raised its troops and left the dust. The camp was originally quite quiet at night. But at this time, the bow was skeletoned and the knife was unsheathed, and everyone was in the first-class nervous and alert state.

Although the spring breeze brings warmth, the camp is solemn...

There were more than 40,000 people in the Xiao Yuan camp. There were only about 4,000 cavalrymen, and the rest were all infantrymen. When it was dark, they suddenly said they were going to run away. They were already mixed with sand in the camp and the team was already in an uproar. They stopped and stopped, but did not go too far, and nearly 6,000 people had dispersed.

Yuan Shizhong's confidants desperately urged the killing, which was the only way to stabilize the situation. Let the small Yuan camp continue to move towards the east, but the speed still could not be increased.

As a result, after walking all night, I had just arrived at the Shahe River. The skylight first appeared, but Li Zicheng led the territory brigade to raise an army and was about to catch up.

The Shahe River is a big river. The sudden departure of the camp was a sudden moment. There must be no equipment to cross the river, so it took a lot of time here.

According to Yuan Shizhong's idea, when he arrived at Tongxu County, the entire army could enter the city for a short rest, and he could rely on the city there to be a little safer. But there was too much time to delay along the way. When he was thirty miles away from Tongxu County, he was caught up by the army led by Li Zicheng.

The army was chasing, and Yuan Shizhong did not dare to run around without hesitation, so he had to set up a chaotic formation. Both sides were preparing to fight. There were more than 30,000 people in the small Yuan camp now, and Li Zicheng chased him with more than 8,000 elite cavalry. It was really unknown what the outcome was.

But Li Zicheng, Li Guo and Yuan Shizhong have been fighting for many years, so they naturally know what the outcome of this battle was. The confrontation between the two sides was very quiet.

A day ago, everyone was still comrades-in-arms who shared life and death. Who would have thought that they would become enemies at this time? After a little quiet, someone from the King of Chuang took the horse out of the battle and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Yuan Shizhong, King Chuang treats you very much, but the war is coming, why are you doing such a treacherous thing?!"

Yuan Shizhong was wearing a round-armed iron armor, which was decorated with decent shapes on top and bottom, and was completely different from the other refugee generals. At this time, his eyes were covered with blood and extremely tired. Hearing the other party's inquiry, he couldn't help but curse in a low voice, turned around and said to a close confidant:

"Old Wu, we can't beat the old camp team of Li Xiaozidi. Go and gather our brothers on horseback. See my order later and be ready to leave at any time!"

The confidant nodded and hurriedly went. The person who was calling out to the camp's main formation shouted a few more times. Yuan Shizhong's small Yuan camp escaped for no reason. At this time, the king of Chuang came after him and was shouted several times. The formation was already a little unstable and restless. Yuan Shizhong had no choice but to call a few people to answer.

"Yuan Shizhong has nothing to say..."

"King of Rebellion, Yuan Shizhong brought 150,000 people to join you that day. In just one year, how many people are left in my little Yuan camp."

"King of Chuang, I, Yuan Shizhong, was the second person in Henan to come to you in the day, but I have never been recruited into your commander to discuss matters. I have always been under Liu Zongmin and Hao Yaoqi. Everyone has the same identities. How powerful is my little Yuan camp that day? Why should I surrender to others?"

"King of Chuang, over the past year, whenever he fought with officers and soldiers, most of the Little Yuan camp was a vanguard. Yuan's brothers and backbone were killed and injured. Has the prisoners been captured ever made any supplements? Why are the one-stop baggage teams so fat and oily? Why? "

"King of Chuang, there are 400,000 government troops in front this time. I, Yuan Shizhong, have to fill in the front? Yuan doesn't care, but so many brothers are all from the villagers. Why!!"

He shouted back one by one, and at first said that there was nothing to say, but he was full of resentment. Li Zicheng sat on the horse and sank as water, Hao Yaoqi and Tian Jianxiu, and even Liu Zongmin, the leader of the general, played the striker more times than Yuan Shizhong. Moreover, the foreign military horses could keep 40,000 people in the camp. This is good.

The one-stop mentioned by Yuan Shizhong. He was accompanied by more than 80,000 people, and now there are more than 2,000 brothers following him. These things are nothing, they just want to leave and find reasons for themselves.

But the King of Chuang is the King of Chuang. After all, there is something unique. After giving orders to the people around you, he rode alone in the formation. He immediately clasped his fists and shouted loudly:

"It's true that Li did something wrong. Let's reimburse Brother Yuan first. Brothers have finally reached today and it's almost time to be rich. If you disperse like this, will you go back to your hometown to live a hard life? Go back first and discuss things carefully. It's better than if you turn your back on your face and not be brothers."

Yuan Shizhong did this, and Li Zicheng said this, and the people's hearts were naturally clear. Yuan Shizhong in the formation was also silent. After a while, someone came out and shouted:

"King Chuang, now that's the matter, isn't it a boring thing for Xiao Yuanying to go back? Prince Chuang, you are a big shot in the world, just give Xiao Yuanying a way out!!"

Having said that, there was no need to continue. The King of Chuang retreated to the formation, raised his arms, raised his flag, swung the flag, and the officers of each team shouted in unison to give orders. The horse team began to move forward slowly.

No matter how unwilling the infantrymen in Xiao Yuan Camp were, they had to prepare for battle as they watched the opponent press over like this. The little officer below ordered the formation to prepare at the top of his lungs.

But at this moment, Yuan Shizhong turned his horse's head and ran towards the south where the two armies confronted each other. The horses behind him were all hurriedly following.

Yuan Shizhong's men were caught off guard by this action, and they actually watched the more than 3,000 riders heading towards the south.

The infantrymen in Xiao Yuan Camp had no intention of fighting, but now they watched their commander leave. The entire army immediately collapsed and the entire array immediately collapsed.

The sudden change on the opposite side made the generals of the pursuing troops in the camp stunned and had no time to react. Only Li Zicheng's face turned pale and looked at the soldiers who had dispersed privately on the other side and said in a cold voice:

"Arranging people to gather Ding Zhuang and Li Guo, you should take five thousand riders to chase after him. You must see where Yuan Shizhong ran. It is best to bring these more than three thousand riders back. If you can't bring them back, don't let others make a profit."
To be continued...