When the rebel army collapsed, Li Chengdong summoned the defenders and left immediately. One of the leaders was puzzled: "Defender, we helped the officers and soldiers defeat the rebel army. Didn't we agree that the profits would be ours? We left without taking anything."
Li Chengdong sneered: "People can only live longer if they are content. Do you really think that the officers and soldiers will not suppress us? We have knives in our hands at this time, which is no different from thieves. The officers and soldiers have no time at this time and have to borrow money to do it. I will be blind when I wait." When they have spare energy, they will take action on me as soon as possible. Why don't they leave immediately and still want to grab things? They have some discernment and keep things for the officers and soldiers, which can be regarded as our money to buy our way and our lives!"
As soon as these words were passed on, the guardian army all nodded in agreement. Sure enough, being a guardian has a different perspective. Run away quickly. After the food is distributed, quickly disperse and lurk for a while.
So the guardian army left for Jizhou, while Huang Degong's troops were resting and counting the spoils. A few miles away in Zhending City, Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong looked pale. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that it was the rebels who were defeated. If the officers and soldiers If defeated, no matter how stupid you are, you will not flee north. It turns out that the supporting troops are officers and soldiers!
Fearing that something was wrong, as soon as the idea came to mind, Ma Shiyao discovered that Huang Degong's troops were slowly besieging the city. Maybe they were going to attack the city in one go all night long. The frightened two men hurriedly ordered preparations for war.
Huang Degong would not attack the city when he was exhausted, but would try to persuade him to surrender for the last time, but this time his words were more tempting: "The imperial court has issued a decree. If anyone surrenders, he will forget the blame and be awarded the honor in his original position!"
Ma Shiyao was Li Zicheng's uncle of Wushan, which meant that as long as he surrendered, the court would really treat him as a count, far from being a self-proclaimed copycat.
In addition, Huang Degong also threatened the current situation. The officers and soldiers laid nets everywhere and there were more than 100,000 soldiers. As expected, the battle had already begun in Baoding City in the north. The bandit army could only rely on the refugees. I think you guys in Taiyuan There are more than 100,000 refugees, so there is nothing the little governor can do, not to mention that they also have tens of thousands of refugees in their hands at this time, and there will be more and more...
Under the threat and inducement, Ma Shiyao was moved, and after a long discussion with Ren Jirong, both of them agreed to surrender. Although many officers and soldiers have surrendered to the bandits in recent years, there are still many bandits who have surrendered. Gao Jie and even Zhang Xianzhong surrendered back then. , Bai Guangen also surrendered, Li Yan in Taiyuan... and those who surrendered were not killed by the imperial court. Anyway, they are all doing well now. Gao Jie is now the chief soldier, Bai Guangen was also the chief soldier before, and Li Yan is definitely not doing well now. Difference.
Although the two wanted to surrender, they did not dare to believe Huang Degong. They thought that the person who handled Zhang Xianzhong's surrender was Xiong Wencan, Gao Jie and Bai Guang'en were Hong Chengchou, and they were all governors. They were ministers of the Ministry of War, and even Li Yan was the governor of Dongchang. Lord, my great uncle Wu Shan, is my rank so low that I can be dismissed with just one general soldier?
In addition, the two of them are still struggling with another matter. Although being a thief is risky and does not provide the stability and security of a court servant, that was all in the past. In recent years, the rebel army has grown stronger. On the other hand, it is officers and soldiers who have come to surrender. Is it difficult for them now? Want to do the opposite? If I make the wrong bet, do I have to be as shameless as Bai Guangen?
Furthermore, the previous surrenders were made when they were desperate. Gao Jie abducted Li Zicheng's wife and had to leave. Zhang Xianzhong, Bai Guangen, and Li Yan were all defeated. But now that the rebel army is so powerful, he has only been besieged for a few days. Are you really going to surrender?
But once the signs of surrender sprouted, they couldn't go away. After struggling for a long time, the two wanted to see Chang Yu and talk with the little eunuch in person before making a decision.
Unexpectedly, Huang Degong laughed loudly: "The little governor is currently fighting the intruders in Baoding City. He has no time to talk nonsense with you two. If you don't believe it, the intruders will be routed and run south in a few days."
Ma Shiyao and Ma Shiyao were really shocked. After a long time, the little eunuch set off a smoke bomb to attract Li Guo's main force. In fact, he was commanding the battle in the north. He was so cunning...
However, King Chuang still has a hundred thousand troops and countless refugees there. How capable is the little eunuch to defeat the rebel army? Apart from Li Yan's troops in the north, he only has less than 20,000 troops and Shi Kefa in the city. As for the Zhou Yuji had been chased by him and fled to the mountains... But then he thought that according to the spies' report, there was still an army of officers and soldiers in Hejian Mansion. If they cooperated internally and externally, the three people might really be able to defeat King Chuang together. After all, the little eunuch used troops. It's so divine...
While worrying about gains and losses, Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong made a decision to wait and see for a few days before making any further decisions.
Huang Degong didn't take it seriously. He just said this, and it's up to you to make the decision. He immediately led the army to respond and rest. Only a few men and horses were left to guard outside the city. At the same time, he ordered all the detective horses to go north to detect the movements of the bandits.
The army was defeated like a tide. In the dark night, when the wind roared and the cranes roared, the grass and trees were all deserted. However, Li Guo led his troops to break through and retreated hastily towards the north. Tu Yuan led his troops to pursue them for more than ten miles. As for Cihe, they had just withdrawn their troops. However, the rebels were too timid to stop and continued to flee for more than ten miles to the end. When we reached the bank of the Shahe River, we finally couldn’t run anymore.
The defeat was so severe and there were countless casualties. Li Guo was gnashing his teeth, angry and regretful. He was slapped by the bull's nose. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Seeing him trembling all over, Gu Kecheng and Luo Hu came to comfort him, but they couldn't. I don't know what to say to comfort.
Silence is better than sound here, everything you say is nonsense.
Fortunately, he had not seen any big scenes in more than ten years. Later, Li Guo's mood gradually calmed down and he was asked to count the casualties. After receiving the report, he felt a chill. Five or six out of ten of him and Gu Kecheng's troops dispersed and were not killed in battle. He was captured or escaped. The worst thing was that military advisor Song Xiance broke his leg while escaping... Another military advisor, Gu Junen, was missing. On the other hand, Luo Hu's Zhenshan Camp suffered very few casualties, which shows that Zhenshan Camp was indeed well-deserved.
The dog eunuch was full of tricks, and this time he fell into his trap again. Li Guo wanted to eat his flesh, but for now he could only appease the morale of the army, send people to report to Li Zicheng, and at the same time send a message to the nearest bandit army to come for support.
Not long after the spies left, they brought good news: Prime Minister Niu Jinxing had arrived.
Li Guo was overjoyed, thinking that after Li Zicheng got his revenge, he felt that the situation was serious and asked Niu Chaozi to come and make suggestions. Although Lao Niu was not a good person, he had many tricks up his sleeve, so he could feel at ease with him. It can soothe the military's morale.
But who would have known that Niu Jinxing would give him a shocking thunderbolt as soon as they met!
The young eunuch was commanding a battle in Baoding Prefecture. He anticipated that the enemy would take the opportunity to defeat the two rebel armies and then rush to the city walls to defeat the siege troops. They blocked the rebel army on the south bank of the Qingshui River in one fell swoop. The two sides were in a confrontation...
Boom boom boom... Li Guo felt the world spin, and countless thunders roared in his mind. The little eunuch was not here, the little eunuch was not here, he was fighting only Huang Degong, and he was defeated by this simple-minded warrior... Rebels The Baoding city was defeated and the generals suffered heavy casualties...
Seeing Li Guo gaping with his mouth open and his eyes blank, as if he was stupid, Niu Jinxing shouted several times in worry, and then Li Guo suddenly came back to his senses and said sadly: "How could it be like this? How could we, with more than ten troops, and countless refugees be so miserable..."
"Bohou, this is a good thing!" Niu Jinxing said quickly.
Li Guo was surprised, a good thing? When he got angry and started to curse, Niu Jinxing quickly stopped him: "Bohou, please listen to me..." Then he analyzed the current situation eloquently, and as expected, Li Guo's eyes shone with a little joy: "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. If that's true, it's really a good thing." Then he sighed slightly: "It's just a pity that I couldn't kill the dog eunuch to avenge his shame."
"There will be opportunities in the future. Our losses in the north are no more than refugees and some partial troops. The main force has not been damaged. It's just that someone on Bohou's side accidentally fell into a trap and injured his bones..."
"This revenge must be repaid." As soon as Li Guo mentioned this, he couldn't contain the anger in his heart and interrupted Niu Jinxing's murderous roar!
"Bohou, the overall situation is the most important thing!" Niu Jinxing advised: "The main thing now is to bring what we have gained along the way back to Xi'an smoothly. At this time, officers and soldiers are surrounding us. Let's break out first."
"Prime Minister, do you have any good ideas?" Li Guo asked after calming down a little.
"I have discussed with my lord before that we should fight a tough battle in the north to cover up the public's ignorance, then retreat slowly in secret and return the same way..." Niu Jinxing said everything he had discussed earlier.
Li Guo frowned: "But at this time, there is Huang Degong blocking the way in the south, and there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the south trying to regain the lost territory. How can we get through there are so many checkpoints?"
Niu Jinxing smiled: "But it is the only feasible way. It is impossible to go to the north. There is the Great Wall in the mountains to the west, and it is just under Taiyuan City. To the east, we go further and further in the opposite direction. Of course, the fastest and shortest distance is still the original way. On the way back, although there are officers and soldiers blocking the way, but how many people can block it? We still have tens of thousands of main force and countless refugees. Going west becomes easier and easier..."
A smile gradually appeared on Li Guo's face.
"What's more, where did the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers come from in the south? It's unreasonable to have so many small eunuchs sent to recover places where there are only a few hundred people or at most a thousand rebels to defend instead of using them to encircle and suppress us! So it's all To confuse the enemy, it is enough to have thousands of people! What do you have to fear with such a small number of troops?"
Li Guo nodded repeatedly: "What should we do now?"
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