The Sanshan Camp was bustling with people and horses, and people were coming and going.
The Chinese army in the Zhongshan camp was erected by Li Yangchun on the top of a fairly wide flat land, with a huge Chinese army green curtain standing in the center of it.
From the foothills to the mountainside and then to the top of the mountain, layers of military tents surrounded the big green tent, protecting it in the center like stars holding the moon.
Directly in front of the Chinese army's large Qingmu tent, a large blue banner stood on the broad ground.
All around were armored warriors wearing blue riveted cloth masks, tasselless high-top helmets, blue scarves wrapped around their helmets, and wearing blue robes.
These are the elite cavalry under Li Yangchun.
Li Yangchun was from northern Shaanxi and was also a member of the army. He once served as the commander-in-chief.
There was a severe drought in northern Shaanxi and there was a lack of pay for many years. Li Yangchun also participated in the large-scale mutiny during that period.
He, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others were among the first batch of rioters.
Most of Li Yangchun's elite cavalry were fugitive frontier troops from Guyuan and Yansui towns, as well as veterans who had been killed in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Compared with the elite cavalry in ordinary rebel camps, they are obviously a whole level stronger, not only in terms of combat power and spirit.
The most noticeable thing among Li Yangchun's subordinates was the neatness of their clothes and armor.
Almost all the elite knights wore blue robes and blue clothes, carried blue flags and wore blue scarves.
The troops and hungry soldiers all wear blue scarves, and the veterans and elite soldiers wear blue clothes.
The three mountain camps are stacked on top of each other. Although there is nothing outstanding about the layout, there are not many mistakes or omissions.
The camp of the old and weak is in the middle, the camp of the hungry soldiers is second, and the camps of the infantry and cavalry troops are stacked and staggered on the outside.
Jingqi is concentrated on the Chinese military position and can respond to the other two mountains at any time.
After many years of fighting, it would be impossible for Li Yangchun to become the leader of a battalion if he were still just a general.
Now the entire rebel army has 13 families and 72 battalions, all of which respect King Chuang Gao Yingxiang as the leader.
The name of the family was not decided until eight years after Chongzhen. It was originally called Ying.
At first, Wang Jiayin became the king of the organization, commanded all the tribes, divided thirty-six battalions, and entered the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Wang Jiayin used to be a border soldier, but later fled back home because of arrears of pay.
In the first year of Chongzhen, due to lack of food, he led the people to revolt in Fugu.
Therefore, the initial establishment of the battalion was also based on the Ming army's garrison camp military system. However, due to different actual conditions, the establishment naturally changed accordingly.
Now "family" is the largest organization.
The one next to "home" is called "camp".
Under "camp" there are "big camp" and "small camp".
The number of people in the "big camp" is basically more than 10,000, with the elite cavalry starting from a thousand people, and Li Yangchun is the leader of the big camp.
The "small camp" may consist of thousands or thousands of people, with hundreds of elite cavalry as the backbone, and the King of Climbing Heaven is the leader of the small camp.
Under "home" and "camp" there are titles such as "general manager" and "manager".
Different battalions have different names, and due to geographical and other reasons, the organization is extremely complicated.
There are thirteen families in the entire rebel army.
They are:
Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Hui Hui Ma Shouying.
Ge Liyan congratulated Yilong, the Kaishi King Xu Bian, and the Zuo Jin King congratulated Jin. ….
Hui ascended the throne of the star of the sky, Li Wanqing shot down the sky, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai.
Mix one hundred thousand horses to Jinzhong, Hengtian Wang Zishun, Shuntian Wang He Guoguan, and Nine Dragons.
There are also seventy-two battalions. Some of the seventy-two battalions are independent of the Thirteen Families, and some are subordinate to the Thirteen Families.
Gao Yingxiang's force is the leader of the camps, and now he has successfully ascended to the position of leader, but he is unable to truly control the camps.
All the thirteen families are divided into camps and factions, and the same is true for the seventy-two battalions.
For example, Mantianxing and Huntianxing are the leaders of the seventy-two battalions, and they are subordinate to Prime Minister Guo Tianxing Hui Deng.
The Climbing King Lin Shengquan is subordinate to the reincarnated king Xu Bian, and is the leader of the four teams under his command.
The Four Heavenly Kings Li Yangchun is independent of the Thirteen Families and does not directly belong to any one.
Although he and Climbing King both carry the title of King, they are not the same.
When taking sides, Li Yangchun has always been on Gao Yingxiang's side. He is half of Gao Yingxiang's camp.
In the central military tent, Lin Shengquan, the Climbing King, was dressed in bright golden fish scales, with his general belly sticking out, sitting carefree on his right, drinking tea from a bowl.
Li Guo, on the other hand, was much more low-key. He only wore a light red armor and sat cautiously on the left side.
Li Guo frowned. Although his hand was placed on the tea cup, he did not pick it up.
How could he think about drinking water and tea when the enemy was approaching?
Over the past month, Li Guo was really exhausted mentally and physically, and the cavalry of the army were pestering him like maggots on his tarsus along the way.
Even though he had guessed some of the intentions of the officers and soldiers following him, how dare he really confirm whether it was really safe.
At the foot of Qinzhou City, the officer and general led his troops to pursue him again. Li Guo gritted his teeth and made up his mind to fight.
More than 2,000 infantry and hungry soldiers, plus more than 3,500 horse troops, even the nearly 700 elite cavalry under his command, pressed forward.
This time it was no longer an ambush, but a head-on confrontation on the plains, but the result was still a disastrous defeat.
The fine cavalry lost hundreds of people, and the cavalry army was killed and dispersed. At the end, only more than 2,600 people were gathered.
All the troops and hungry soldiers were abandoned at the foot of Qinzhou City.
"Don't worry, nephew Li Xian. You can't be safer in this Sanshan camp. I, Li Yangchun, don't have any other skills, but I am good at setting up camps and setting up defensive formations."
Li Yangchun wears a jade belt around his waist and a net scarf on his head. He is wearing a raven-black Xie Zhi cloud shoulder sleeves with floral woven gold gauze. He sits at the head of the tent calmly and calmly.
He naturally noticed Li Guo's expression and spoke slowly.
Li Yangchun and Li Zicheng are both leaders of the first camp. They are equals, have the same surname, and belong to Gao Yingxiang's camp, so they have a good relationship with each other.
Li Guo was Li Zicheng's nephew, so Li Yangchun naturally called Li Guo his nephew.
Li Yangchun was upright and dignified, with good demeanor and dignified appearance.
Wearing a Xie Zhi uniform, he looks less like the leader of the bandits and more like a magistrate in Beijing.
"The army has enough food to last two months. If it's not enough, Brother Lin still has plenty. Just bring it from Nanzhai."
Li Yangchun showed a little pride on his face and said calmly. ….
"Without destroying the outer camp, the officers and soldiers cannot enter the mountain, and our food routes cannot be cut off."
Li Guo's expression softened slightly and his brows relaxed slightly.
Li Yangchun is indeed famous for his good defense. He was once a Dunjun soldier.
During the Tianqi period, many forts in northern Shaanxi fell to the Mongol invaders. Not only did the military fort guarded by Li Yangchun not fall.
On the contrary, there were gains. The Mongolian army that entered the border and knocked at the pass suffered a bloody blow under the military fort guarded by Li Yangchun.
It is for this reason that Li Yangchun was promoted to general manager.
"Brother Li is right. Those generals and officers who know something about military affairs will definitely not dare to attack the mountain rashly after hearing the name of Brother Li."
There was no trace of nervousness on the face of Climbing King Lin Shengquan. He drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and then threw it aside casually.
"It has been five days now, and there is no movement from those officers and soldiers."
"If you ask me, they are just a bunch of cowards."
Lin Shengquan took a piece of pastry on the table and ate it vigorously.
"There are about four to five thousand officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain."
"The total of our three battalions is less than 30,000 people. The officers and soldiers are counting the camps. There are so many of them and they don't dare to attack the mountain. I feel that most of them are new recruits."
"Otherwise, according to the temperament of the officers and soldiers, they would have come here long ago, why would they be waiting for us to drink tea here?
Have a meal. "
Li Guo raised his head and stared at Lin Shengquan, who was eating cakes, with a slight chill in his heart.
Now that he calmed down, he noticed something was wrong. He didn't even notice this detail originally.
Lin Shengquan looked carefree and reckless, but he noticed this detail that he didn't even notice.
Li Guo turned his head and looked at Li Yangchun who was standing aside. Li Yangchun still looked calm and composed.
"Brother Lin is right. The officers and soldiers are divided into two battalions, one battalion of veterans and one battalion of new recruits. They are very easy to identify."
"Although I don't know what the officers and soldiers are thinking, my nephew's previous guess must be correct."
Li Yangchun sat back on the Grand Master's chair with his hands on the armrests.
"These officers and soldiers really wanted to drive you into Hanzhong Mansion, but our two battalions entered Gongchang Mansion and disrupted this person's plan."
"But we don't need to worry about what the officers, soldiers and generals are thinking, as long as we hold on to the camp."
Li Yangchun raised his hand and said.
"Officers and soldiers are different from us."
"We can afford it, we have time, but the officers and soldiers don't."
"Hong Chengchou can't help but think that the military order to attack has already been issued. If the generals and officers do not attack, they will be punished."
Li Yangchun's eyes were bright, he clenched his fists and spoke resolutely.
After fighting with Hong Chengchou for so many years, they still didn't know some of Hong Chengchou's habits.
"Just stay on the three mountains and wait for the officers and soldiers to attack."
"If we win this battle and defeat the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain, then the entire Gongchang Mansion will be at our disposal!"
The soldiers and horses of Gongchang Mansion had been defeated by Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other troops long ago. They have not yet restored their combat strength and are just huddled in the city and some key pass areas.
He and Lin Shengquan didn't encounter many obstacles all the way from Fengxiang Mansion, and the villages and towns along the way were easily conquered by them. ….
Although Gongchang Mansion is not as wealthy as Fengxiang Mansion, it is located in southern Shaanxi and has not been severely affected by the disaster. It still has a lot of gold, silver and food.
By seizing the Gongchang Mansion, Li Yangchun's power could be doubled, enough to make him as powerful as the Thirteen Families.
Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Ma Huihui and others agreed that most of them would go to Henan and leave a small number to support Shaanxi.
Li Yangchun volunteered to stay in Shaanxi because he saw the emptiness in Shaanxi Province.
This was an opportunity. He originally thought that everything would be easy to grasp, but he did not expect that a group of officers and soldiers would follow Li Guo.
Lin Shengquan seemed to have remembered something and said coldly.
"The general of the officers and soldiers seems to be called Chen Wang, a newly promoted guerrilla."
"I heard some news when I was in Shannan. In Chunhua, it was Gao Jie, that bastard, who set the fire in the back camp. He is now a camp officer among the officers and soldiers. It was all written in that official document..."
"Gao Jie!?"
Before Lin Shengquan finished speaking, Li Guo stood up suddenly, his face turned red, his eyes were blazing, and his white teeth were clenching.
Along the way, Li Guo was wondering why his uncle Li Zicheng was defeated in Chunhua with an army of more than 100,000 people.
Now everything can be explained clearly. It turned out that it was Gao Jie who was eating everything inside and outside.
At first, he felt that there was something strange about Gao Jie, and Liu Zongmin also asked him to help pay attention to it.
But after all, it was still not enough time.
"Guerrilla?"
Li Yangchun raised his eyebrows slightly and said in surprise.
"How can the guerrillas have four to five thousand soldiers and horses?"
"Could they be Pingliang's guards?"
Lin Shengquan thought for a while and then shook his head.
"It shouldn't be the Guards. The Guards are very old-fashioned, and this group of soldiers is obviously not."
It is very easy to distinguish between the guards and the camp soldiers. The guards marched in unison. However, the guards were extremely depressed and had the lowest morale. This could be seen from a distance and there was no need to look into it in detail.
"The approximately 1,500 soldiers and horses in that battalion should be direct descendants of the guerrillas, and the other 3,000 are newly recruited soldiers."
In just a few sentences, Lin Shengquan and Li Yangchun had already analyzed the general situation.
Li Guo originally only felt that he was in the clouds and fog, but now he felt like he was seeing the sun through the clouds.
Originally, Li Guo and Lian Jie were a little arrogant, but now he has restrained his arrogance.
There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. He originally thought that he was on his own, but now it seems that he is more than a little behind.
"The officers and soldiers are not strong, so..."
Li Yangchun looked thoughtful and spoke.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the sudden noise outside the tent.
Li Yangchun frowned slightly, showing displeasure.
All the guards in the tent were on guard, and the two guards near the tent did not hesitate and went directly out of the tent to take a look.
In less than a few breaths, a soldier with an order flag on his back burst open the tent curtain and rolled into the tent.
All the generals in the tent turned their heads and looked at the soldiers who rushed into the tent.
"Two battalions of officers and soldiers came out together and approached towards the west mountain."
"A total of nearly 4,000 officers and soldiers were dispatched, with the cavalry in front and the infantry behind."
"Yuan Wang found that there seemed to be chariot equipment among the officers and soldiers, but the distance was far away and it was impossible to detect what kind of equipment they were."
Just when the soldier who reported the news had just finished speaking, the sound of the horn representing the warning sounded from all over the mountain.
But even after hearing the horn sound, none of the generals under Li Yangchun in the tent stood up. Their eyes were all focused on Li Yangchun, waiting for Li Yangchun's military order.
Li Guo raised his head and looked at Li Yangchun. Lin Shengquan looked slightly solemn and sat on the chair without saying a word. He was also waiting for Li Yangchun's military order.
There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two commanders in the army.
In military battles, fighting for power before the battle is the most taboo.
Li Yangchun slowly stood up, his sharp gaze swept across everyone's bodies, and a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.
Even the newly-recruited battalions have combat capabilities. After all, they are at least fully equipped, and the generals and officers are not many mediocre people.
But the biggest flaw of the officers and soldiers is the pitiful self-esteem of the officers, soldiers and generals.
The civilian officer leading the army gave an order, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of them, they had to break through.
It was because of this reason that Ma Fengyi, who led the white-pole soldiers, was trapped in a tight siege, and it was also because of this reason that Ai Wannian was trapped in Xiangle. .
Luo Xiaoming
