Seeing Tu Yuan's fall from a distance and Luo Hu fighting his way out of the encirclement, Chang Yu was furious and immediately led his troops to chase after him, shouting at Wuzhong: "It's useless to change your name!"
"What do you mean?" Wuzhong looked confused, and Lao Jiu next to him whispered: "The governor said you are a waste!"
"Stop it, you are such a waste of talent, go and chase the leader of the thief for me..." Wuzhong became angry and slapped his horse in pursuit. When he got to Tu Yuan's side, he saw that he was unharmed and was getting on his horse, so he shouted: " "Trash"
Tu Yuan was tricked by Luo Hu and dismounted with one shot. No blood was seen due to his armor protecting his body, but he was knocked unconscious. It took him a while to recover. When he heard that Luo Hu had escaped, he was furious. He got on his horse but was killed by Wu again. The guy scolded him, and his anger became even stronger. He pointed at Luo Hu's figure with his knife and said, "You bitch, I'm going to chop you up!"
The army was defeated like a mountain. The rebel army had previously pursued Huang Degong with great arrogance. At this time, it was like a bereaved dog scurrying away with its head in its arms. The officers and soldiers clung to it and chased for more than ten miles at a stretch. By the time they abandoned the camp, they were exhausted, but they still couldn't. Seeing reinforcements from the rebel army arriving from afar, Chang Yu ordered to stop the pursuit, rest on the spot and set up a defensive posture with the military camp as the center.
The two armies faced each other several miles apart, and then slowly retreated after about a cup of tea. Huang Degong asked, "Do you want to pursue me?"
"Chasing a chicken" Chang Yu was furious and watched helplessly as the rebel army retreated. The generals saw the unkind look on his face and did not dare to breathe or say a word.
Chang Yu entered the abandoned village and had no time to reminisce about the early years of Shijiazhuang. He climbed to the roof of a house and looked into the distance with a telescope. He saw countless refugees on the banks of the Hutuo River, piled here and there. There were also bandits who had gone south for more than ten miles. .
Chang Yu was puzzled that he had told Huang Degong to give way if he was not well-informed. How could he end up being defeated and being chased by the bandit army even if he was prepared? Huang Degong told him the truth, and Chang Yu was horrified: How could there be a bandit army coming from the southeast to kill him? ?
The southeast is Zhaozhou, and several surrounding cities are occupied by officers and soldiers. Where did this bandit army come from? I was suddenly shocked. Could it be that...
"You idiot, I thought you were tricking me, but I didn't expect it was a slap in the face!" Chang Yu laughed. The generals looked at him and saw that his face was cold and devoid of a smile. They all felt frightened because they had never seen him before. People have seen the little eunuch look like this.
Huang Degong boldly asked: "Lord Governor, what is going on? There are several abandoned cities in Gaocheng in the east, Tian Xiong is guarding the city in Zhaozhou, and the territory further east in Jizhou is also occupied by officers and soldiers. Where did this bandit army get around? of?"
Chang Yu sneered: "It just passed under our noses."
Everyone was puzzled, and Chang Yu took a long breath: "If the governor's prediction is correct, Li Zicheng has already crossed the river, and even passed Zhaozhou by this time."
"How is that possible? He has wings." Huang Degong curled his lips in disbelief.
"I don't know if he has wings or not, but this time he slapped me hard." He raised his head and glanced at the fast horse riding in the distance and said calmly: "How did he get there? I'll know right away." ".
The horse rushed to report, and the spies were ordered to go north to investigate the whereabouts of the rebel army's rearguard. However, they encountered Zhou Yuji's tribe at Cihe. Zhou Yuji was shocked when he learned that the rebel army had crossed the Hutuo River, and ordered the spies to report to Chang Yu: Li Zicheng The main force did not come to Zhending Mansion at all, but went directly south from Qizhou. As expected, they crossed the river from Shenze County, and Li Yan had led his troops to pursue them!
All the generals were shocked. Even though Chang Yu had calculated that Li Zicheng would sneak south long ago, he trembled when he heard this. He was confident that Li Zicheng would definitely come to rescue Li Guo. Failed, he is indeed a generational hero, able to take it but also let it go. As for sending another support force to help Luo Hu and others cross the river, it is obvious that the attempt to recruit and surrender has been in vain.
"General Zhou's troops are gathering troops and heading towards Zhending City." The spy's last words made Huang Degong want to move. Now that Li Yan had seen through Li Zicheng's treacherous plan, he led his troops to pursue him. , maybe they have all caught up at this time. If the trespassers are in Zhaozhou, Tian Xiong sends troops to intercept them, and Li Yan chases them... He suggested that Chang Yu immediately order an urgent pursuit to help, and maybe they can stop them.
Chang Yu laughed a few times, then shook his head gently, "I can't stop it, and it's too late to stop it." Not to mention that Tian Xiong had only a few thousand soldiers in Zhaozhou. Facing an army of tens of thousands of thieves crossing the border, he should be praying that the thieves would not attack the city. How could he have the courage to intercept them?
As for Li Yan, even though he chased him, he couldn't stop him, or... he didn't want to stop him.
The generals were confused and Chang Yu sneered: "Have you ever heard of Huarong Road? Guan Erye once spared Cao Cao on Huarong Road." Huang Degong was furious: "Is it possible that Li Yan will betray him again? You will know if his thief's heart does not change." This guy is unreliable..."
"It is impossible to betray him, but Li Yan is a person with kindness and justice. He has been a thief for several years, and the intruders treated him well. Although they are their own masters at this time, if there is a chance, they will let him go to repay the past. It's a gift of knowledge. If Commander Zhou goes after him this time, he will cling to him and wait for me to kill him, maybe he can stop him, but now..."
Everyone was talking in low voices, Huang Degong cursed at the top of his voice, Chang Yu coughed lightly and said: "Well, I didn't ask to stop him at all. There is Gao Jie in front, we just bite him from behind, so we ordered the troops to stop him. Return to Zhending City to rest.
Being scolded by Li Zicheng made Chang Yu extremely angry. He kept his face livid and remained silent all the way. Even when he saw some refugees blocking the way when crossing the river, he even whipped and yelled at him. This showed the anger in his heart and all the generals were cautious. I dare not take a breath.
As soon as they arrived at Zhending City, they saw Zhou Yuji's personal soldiers arriving in a hurry, with more than 10,000 troops stretching for more than ten miles behind him. Chang Yu ordered Cheng Ming to lead the Tengxiang Guards to Hutuo River to garrison in preparation for the rebels' counterattack, and also to supervise the refugees to clean up the battlefield. .
The rest of the troops were stationed outside the city to rest. When Zhou Yuji followed Chang Yu into the city and arrived at the government office, he explained in detail what had happened in chasing the enemy along the way. Chang Yu entered the government office with an expressionless face.
Ma Shiyao woke up early in the morning. He had to report the battle outside the city and was worried about the gains and losses. At this time, he heard that Chang Yu had returned to the city and reluctantly came to inquire. Chang Yu did not hide it, so he told Li Zicheng about Li Zicheng's secret escape from Chen Cang.
Ma Shiyao was startled for a while and then smiled bitterly: "It would be a good thing if he surrendered. It doesn't matter if he escapes. If we meet again in the future, he will be a mortal enemy." Chang Yu had no time to tell whether he was speaking from the bottom of his heart or just for himself. He comforted him to recover and let him recover. The old troops were summoned to appease the morale of the army.
Ma Shiyao knew there was no way out, and he was seriously injured. Killing him would be like killing an ant. The reason why he didn't kill him may be because he kept his word, or maybe just to keep the morale of the army in check, but no matter what At this time, he didn't dare to neglect anything the little eunuch told him. He lay on the hospital bed and summoned the thieves under his command to have a heart-to-heart talk.
After drinking a few cups of tea, Chang Yu's anger gradually subsided. Naturally, he was not angry that Huang Degong was defeated too quickly, or that Tu Yuan and Wuzhong did not capture Luo Hu, but that he was careless and complacent, thinking that others were defeated instead. Damn it, now that I think about it, I feel like a fool. The gang of thieves and even Li Guo must be laughing at me at this time.
Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong are old acquaintances. A few years ago, the two of them led the Tengxiang Guards out of the capital to suppress thieves. These two were considered the most loyal generals in the Ming Dynasty at this time, but they were both taken under Chang Yu's command.
The old friend had endless things to say when they saw each other again, but Chang Yu was by his side at this time, so the two of them did not dare to chat, and only talked about the important things. Zhou Yuji also proposed that troops should be immediately sent to pursue the enemy, and at the same time he divided his troops to help Li Yan.
Chang Yu shook his head and said, "I can't stop him." He told Zhou Yuji what he had said before. Zhou Yuji fell into deep thought. No wonder when Qizhou split, Li Yan repeatedly proposed to chase the intruder himself, saying that he was cunning and treacherous, and he knew his way well. , can be easily dealt with...it turns out to be selfish.
Seeing that it was already evening, the soldiers came to report that tens of thousands of refugees were still gathered on the banks of the Hutuo River. This gave Chang Yu a huge headache. How to deal with these refugees was really frustrating. He couldn't kill them. How could there be tens of thousands of people left here with mouths to speak of? With so much food to drive them away, where should they go now? How to make a living?
After discussing with Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong for a long time without any results, Li Muxian whispered a suggestion. If the refugees were from Baoding and Zhending Prefectures, they would be given a small amount of grain to allow them to return to their hometowns for farming, while the other mansions would stay here temporarily, and then they would go south with the soldiers to return to their hometowns.
Thinking of no other way, Chang Yu nodded in agreement. The rebels had plundered a lot of food and grass in the city, and they could share it with the people and send them back to their hometowns. This matter was left to Li Muchian to handle.
After several days of fighting, both Zhou Yuji's and Huang Degong's troops suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted. Chang Yu ordered a fire to start a rebellion, slaughtered the dead horses and injured the horses to reward the whole army. He also ordered detective horses to search everywhere, and went south to keep an eye on the movements of the rebels. At the same time, inquire about Li Yanbu.
Li Yan, Li Yan, I know you value friendship, but don’t harm yourself. It was getting dark. Chang Yu went up to the city and looked south. He was very confused. Historically, Li Yan lost his life in Zhending Mansion, so he felt very sad. Very worried.
