Two flowers bloomed, one on each side, turning around and saying "Bai Wang".
That night, when the officers and soldiers launched an all-out attack with great fanfare, Bai Wang was taking command and preparing for a fierce battle with the officers and soldiers when he suddenly heard the sound of killing from behind. Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike led more than a thousand soldiers to kill them from behind as if they were descending from the sky. Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers immediately pushed forward with all their strength. The already shaky morale of the army collapsed instantly. Unintentionally fighting, they fled in a hurry under the cover of night.
The only way to retreat in the southeast and northwest was to look south and escape deep into the mountains. Under the protection of his own soldiers, Bai Wang fled in embarrassment across Qishan Lake and plunged into Qishan.
Qishan is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is just a hill by the lake. The trees on it are so lush that no sunlight can be seen. At the foot of Nanshan Mountain is the Ksitigarbha Temple. After Bai Wang's defeated troops entered Qishan, they did not dare to stay long for fear of being chased by officers and soldiers, so they climbed over the mountain. When passing by the temple, they looted everything and continued to flee south.
The terrain further south of Qishan is relatively flat. The defeated soldiers ran for several miles in one breath and reached the foot of the mountains before stopping to rest. Bai Wang made a rough count and found that there were only more than 400 people. He was filled with grief and anger and beat a tree crazily. , in the blink of an eye, the skin on his hands was torn and blood was flowing out. His subordinates quickly held him back, and Bai Wangyang howled to the sky. For a moment, the surroundings were silent and speechless, and hundreds of people were dejected and lonely.
Bai Wang's collapse was felt by all the bandits. They had been entrenched in De'an for several years. Zuo Liangyu and Lu Daqi remained unmoved no matter how they conquered. Then they came out of the mountains like tigers, attacking cities and plundering the terrain like bamboo. In just a few months, they went north along the river to attack several prefectures and approached the city of Nanjing. Outside, the limelight was not going anywhere for a while, and everyone felt that things were going to change and that they had to stand up and take charge.
But who knows! If God changes his face, he will change his face. In just over a month, the situation has reached this point. There are only a few hundred people left in the tens of thousands of troops. They are like bereaved dogs. Who can feel better if they are left alone?
The reality is cruel, but he can only face it with gritted teeth. Bai Wang calmed down a little and knew that it was not yet time to die, but if he was not prepared, these hundreds of people would be shattered in the blink of an eye. It will no longer be a lost dog, but will become a corpse.
So he sent people to Qishan Lake to inquire about the news, to see if the officers and soldiers were chasing him, and if there were other friendly troops scattered elsewhere. If there were any, he quickly summoned them. At the same time, he also sent people to scout the surrounding terrain to see if there were any villages as a place to stay. point.
At dawn, good news kept coming. The officers and soldiers did not go into the mountains to pursue them but only tried to persuade them to surrender outside the mountains. However, most of the people they persuaded to come back were cannon fodder and ordinary people. The real rebels were worried that the officers and soldiers were just trying to lure them in and did not dare to come out of the mountains to surrender. They were scattered around Pingshan and Hunan. In various mountains and forests, after getting the news, they moved closer to Bai Wang's place, and among them was Yuan Sanzhong.
The spies responsible for investigating the surrounding areas brought good news. Behind them were not mountains, but a few long hills running from north to south and east to west. There were dozens of small and large villages between the hills.
Bai Wang couldn't help but look up to the sky and shout: "If the sky never stops me, I won't be able to stop you!"
When it was almost noon, the bandits who had fled to various places in the mountains slowly gathered together. There were nearly a thousand people when they were counted. This made Bai Wang feel a little better. He tried hard to calm down his subordinates and left Qingshan without fear of running out of firewood. After more than ten years of rebellion, he has developed the ability to take root. Back then, a small gang of dozens of people was able to conquer half of the Ming Dynasty, and it can still be done now. What's more, he still has a trump card in his hand, and An Qing is still in his hand. If that doesn't work, you can go around De'an's base. The worst consequence is that you can't get out, so you can settle down here. The spies have already conducted reconnaissance. The hills are connected to the vast mountains for more than ten miles to the south. You can set up camp on any hilltop and start all over again!
The thieves fled all night. They were frightened, scared, hot and hungry. They were looking for a shady place in the mountains and forests to lie down and regain their consciousness. Bai Wang was furious and ordered his men to loot the villages everywhere. They wanted no one but food. The thieves suddenly became energetic and shouted. Go out in company.
While the bandits were busy looting, Bai Wang and Yuan Sanzhong carefully analyzed the current situation in a quiet place. The officers and soldiers had just arrived in Chizhou City, so it was impossible to immediately enter the mountains to chase them. They had to rest for a few days and then pursue them into the mountains if they failed to recruit them. , and may even go straight to Anqing without paying any attention to it.
If he surrenders, it is absolutely impossible for Bai Wang to surrender. He knows very well that he has been fighting with the imperial court in Jiujiang for several years. The imperial court hates him deeply. If he surrenders, even if he is not killed at the time, he will be found in the future. He would kill him if he had the chance, so he would rather fight to the death than surrender. At least he would still have the backbone to die like this!
But if he doesn't surrender, what if the officers and soldiers go into the mountains to pursue him?
Bai Wang calls himself the king of the mountains and forests, and is skilled in guerrilla warfare over mountains and ridges and into the woods. He is not afraid of officers and soldiers coming in, especially since he knows that these officers and soldiers have no experience in jungle warfare at all... No! Bai Wang and Yuan Sanzhong suddenly thought of Wang Ti Zhong, the once most brave subordinate, if he entered the mountain...
The two of them were immediately filled with hatred. If the officers and soldiers did not enter the mountain and go straight to Anqing, they could find a roundabout way out of the mountain, or suddenly burst out when they were attacking Anqing, or go around in front of them and ambush them.
But what if the officers and soldiers send troops into the mountains? It seems that we need to make many preparations!
"If only people from the royal body enter the mountain, no more than two or three thousand at most, we can first familiarize ourselves with the terrain and then use the terrain to deal with him. It is not certain who will win. If the officers and soldiers enter the mountain in large numbers, then we will have to retreat deep into the mountain, so we must First, reserve more food and grass as a long-term plan." Yuan Sanzhong sighed longly, and Bai Wang agreed.
Just after noon, the looting bandits have returned one after another. Some people are carrying pockets full of grain, and some are leading cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock. It can be seen that the harvest is very rich, but the people in the mountains are pitiful. I thought I could avoid military disasters in the mountains, but unexpectedly, I was looted by the defeated army. Of course, the bandits must have committed other evil deeds while looting.
These thieves were killed like lost dogs by the officers and soldiers last night. After suffering so much, they are now venting their anger on the people in the mountains. They are not good at fighting, but they are definitely good at robbing. And they must prefer the pleasure of robbing when fighting. They worked tirelessly to fight. The mountains and ridges looted all the surrounding villages for more than ten miles, and Bai Wang was very satisfied with the supplies he brought back. It was roughly estimated that it would be enough for more than a thousand people to last three to five days.
Of course there are other villages in the mountains, so just grab them after eating.
Just as the rebels were celebrating their harvest and their morale was gradually recovering, the spies on guard at the front reported that less than a thousand officers and soldiers had entered the mountain, but it was Wang Zamao, an old acquaintance.
When they heard that Wang Zamao had entered the mountain, Bai Wang and Yuan Sanzhong were so angry that they couldn't help but curse. Yuan Sanzhong even volunteered to lead his troops to fight with him, but Bai Wang poured cold water on him. At this time, the morale of the army could no longer fight. Reluctantly fighting hard will only weaken the morale of the troops and force them to surrender. What's more, when many people flee, they leave behind their helmets and armor and don't even have anything in their hands. So what's the point of fighting with the officers and soldiers, just rocks!
So, at this moment, it's okay for the bandit army to rob the mountain people, but let's forget about the war, at least not for now.
"But if Wang Zamao is allowed to drive straight in, he can catch up in half a day at most. What will happen then?" Yuan Sanzhong was a little anxious, but Bai Wang seemed unusually calm: "Don't worry, whether it is Wang Zamao or others after entering the mountain, they will If we become cautious and don't dare to advance rashly, we can send some people to deal with it or lead it elsewhere, and we will have enough time to prepare."
Jiang is indeed old and hot. Bai Wang didn't guess. Wang Zamao took his remaining six or seven hundred people into the mountain, preparing to capture Bai Wang and increase his rank. He cherished this opportunity given by Chang Yu very much. Therefore, after crossing Qishan Lake and landing at Qishan, we marched forward steadily and dispersed manpower all over the mountains and plains, shouting various slogans in the mountains to persuade them to surrender, such as treating prisoners preferentially and seeking glory together, and spreading the word that Baiwang would surrender and the court would treat him favorably. He also said that if anyone catches Bai Wang, he will also be rewarded heavily...
This seemingly nonsense slogan actually had a lot of effect. Some thieves hiding in the mountains could not bear the hunger and suffering and surrendered. Wang Zamao also believed in his words and treated them kindly. This action actually paid off. Several of Bai Wang's informants were attracted to surrender and informed Bai Wang of his approximate location.
Although Wang Zamao was overjoyed, he did not dare to advance directly. Who knows if Bai Wang dug a trap for him and sent people to pretend to defect to him, but in fact, they passed on false information to lure him into the trap. He knew the tactics of the rebel army very well. Well, Zuo Liangyu has been tricked like this in the past years.
So Wang Zamao gathered his troops to use Dizang Temple as a base and sent several groups of spies to scout the location of Baiwang's tribe.
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