Chen Wang's final conclusion was indeed correct.
Now Li Guo was almost frightened three times a day. There was a roar of wind and cranes and soldiers all over the place.
When Li Zicheng led the army south to attack Chunhua, Li Guo was left behind to lead a small number of cavalry to prevent Zuo Liangyu from leading troops from Pizhou to attack Sanshui.
Outside Pingliang Mansion and Huating City.
Li Guo took the reins and stood up, gazing at the dilapidated Huating City not far away with a clouded look on his face.
Looking back at the group of soldiers marching quickly on the official road, Li Guo's expression did not soften much.
After he led his troops to retreat from Sanshui, the officers and soldiers did not seem to send anyone to pursue him.
But Li Guo was always restless and plundered many villages and towns in Pingliang Prefecture along the way.
Finally, the officers and soldiers arrived. The officers and soldiers were from the Pingliang Mansion camp, with more than 2,000 people.
After the officers and soldiers arrived, Li Guo finally relaxed a lot.
All the bandits who have been fighting for a long time know one thing.
If there is no news from the officers and soldiers, the only possibility is that the officers and soldiers have surrounded them all and are attacking from all directions.
This was the case in Shanxi at the beginning, and it is also the case in Xing'an.
The officers and soldiers came in force to suppress the attack. At first it was silent, but when they were encircled, it was like thunder.
Therefore, Li Guo was always in fear. It was not until he saw the officers and soldiers entering the suppression that he felt relieved.
Li Guo originally felt that there were few officers and soldiers, so he sent his hungry soldiers to attack, hoping to defeat the officers and soldiers with a human sea tactic.
The result was naturally that the officers and soldiers won. Although the Pingliang Mansion camp was weak, it was not a hard nut that Li Guo could chew with a remnant of the defeated generals.
Even if he defeated the ambush later, Li Guo could not stop the soldiers from Pingliang Mansion from retreating. With his current size, there was no way he could swallow them all.
The soldiers from the Pingliang Mansion didn't seem to have much fighting spirit. After showing a slight decline, they retreated.
"There's still no news about the officers and soldiers around?"
Li Guo frowned, he had always felt uneasy during this period, but the scouts and detectives sent out reported back that everything was normal.
"There are still no traces of officers and soldiers around..."
The adjutant on the side raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said.
Li Guo was really a little nervous during this period. His nervousness not only affected himself, but also everyone in the army.
Li Guo often ordered to go north and then south, constantly changing directions, which made the people below complain endlessly.
The adjutant paused for a moment, seeming to remember some important news.
"By the way, those camp soldiers captured a few days ago shared some important information this morning."
"King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings are currently leading the troops to attack Xi'an Mansion. Hong Lao has summoned most of the officers and soldiers to Xi'an Mansion."
The deputy officer breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had figured out all the key points.
"There aren't many officers and soldiers to begin with. I'm afraid those soldiers from Pingliang Mansion are here to suppress all our officers and soldiers."
Li Guo's eyes narrowed slightly and he nodded indifferently. There were indeed very few officers and soldiers entering Shaanxi for suppression.
Hong Chengchou's side has been making noise and rain, saying there is an army of tens of thousands, but the Ming army they have encountered in the past few months has not exceeded 4,000. ….
"Now we have entered Huating's territory."
"After turning around the mountain, go directly southeast to Fengxiang Mansion."
Li Guo already believed the lieutenant's words, but for some reason, he still felt uneasy.
"Does the army still have enough food?"
Li Guo turned his head and asked.
"Pingliang Mansion is short of food. The food collected these days can last for about ten days."
"But it's okay. Once we enter Fengxiang Mansion, it won't be difficult to raise food on the spot."
Li Guo nodded.
The so-called raising food is actually robbery.
Ten years
One day is enough time to go southeast from Huating and go deep into Fengxiang Mansion. As long as you encounter prefectures and counties and are inhabited, supplies will be easy to solve.
"Then just follow the original plan. You lead three hundred elite cavalry to clear the way. Put the old and weak in the middle. The cavalry troops will protect the two wings and the troops will be pushed back."
Li Guo hesitated for a moment, glanced behind him, and said in a deep voice.
"It's always good to be careful. You must explore both sides of the road. I will lead the troops and retreat. If the situation goes wrong, retreat immediately. Don't be afraid of getting into a fight."
Li Guo originally had only 3,000 cavalry under his command, of which only 700 were elite cavalry, and the rest were ordinary horse troops.
After entering Pingliang Mansion, they added more than a thousand cavalry and gathered about 5,000 cavalry.
The Jingqi currently led by Li Guo actually only has 400 people who can truly be called Jingqi.
Li Zicheng defeated Zhang Waijia in Sanshui City, plundered Sanshui City, and obtained a lot of horses and armor.
Therefore, many cavalry troops were promoted to elite cavalry, and many troops were promoted to cavalry troops.
There are now 700 elite cavalry under Li Guo's command, and more than 300 of them have been promoted from cavalry to elite cavalry in this way.
However, although these newly promoted elite knights are well-equipped with armor, their riding skills and other aspects are still not up to the standard of elite knights.
Strictly speaking, they were just horse soldiers wearing armor.
And those new cavalry troops were just a group of mounted troops, and they couldn't even charge on horseback.
This is one of the reasons why Chen Wang was able to win a big victory in Chunhua.
In a battle between two armies, large numbers are often an advantage, but sometimes they can also be a disadvantage.
The army under Li Zicheng suddenly expanded several times, causing chaos and difficulty in control.
Not only did the newly promoted elite cavalry and horse troops not strengthen their combat power, but they made the army bloated and made it difficult to command.
One of the reasons why Li Zicheng fled in Chunhua was because he originally wanted to restrain his elite cavalry and horse troops, but he could no longer control them as before.
The more than a thousand horse troops newly recruited under Li Guo's command, not to mention their riding skills, some even rode mules and donkeys instead of horses.
Jingqi has one person and two horses, while most of the other horse armies only use one horse.
Although Li Guo was still uneasy, he could not think of a better way.
The more than four hundred horses he brought with him were all his family assets. They all had two horses and were fully equipped with clothes and armor.
More than 300 of them were frontier cavalrymen from the frontier army. They were all skilled in bow and horse and capable of conquering and fighting.
Li Guo had already made up his mind, and it didn't matter whether he abandoned his troops or his cavalry.
As long as he can ensure that his team of elite cavalry is not lost, the world is in dire straits anyway.
It won't take much time to gather tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of "armies" again.
Li Guo led the fine cavalry at the front of the rear group, turned around Huating, and walked southeast for nearly ten miles. Along the way, Li Guo's heartstrings were tight and did not relax at all.
As dusk approached, everything was still calm.
After watching the sun sink into the mountains, Li Guo finally felt relieved.
The lights were on in the camp, and all kinds of crude barriers and barriers were erected around the perimeter.
Although he was relieved, Li Guo still carefully arranged defensive measures around the camp.
Li Guo's mind was all focused on the surroundings of the camp, but he was completely ignorant of what was happening a few miles away. .
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