"More than four thousand people can't defend a Li County. They can't defend a Li County! What on earth does Wang Pu do for a living?!"
In the south of Qinzhou City, Hong Chengchou looked horrified and his voice was cold, as if coming from under the Nine Netherworld.
All the generals and officials were standing behind him fearfully, and no one dared to step forward and say a word.
Even the officials and generals who were good friends with Wang Pu were silent at this time and looked down at the ground.
Hong Chengchou had never lost his composure in the past. This time, Hong Chengchou was truly angry.
Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town, has finally achieved his goal.
Hong Chengchou's eyes turned red and he was burning with anger.
If Wang Pu were in front of him now, he would probably be ordered to issue military orders on the spot.
Hong Chengchou could not contain the anger in his heart. Looking at the rolling mountains to the south, his eyes seemed to be bursting with fire.
Last year, Li Zicheng penetrated into the deep mountains and valleys of Cheng and Tie to find loopholes in the defense line and broke into northern Sichuan from Wen County. He was under tremendous pressure.
Especially when Chengdu was besieged and the King of Shu was trapped, the emperor's edicts were sent directly to the army.
So in the end he had to personally lead his troops all the way to Sichuan's aid, and then chased him for thousands of miles, and finally surrounded Li Zicheng in Qinzhou.
Surrounded from all sides, he thought the problem might be the Fengxiang Mansion guarded by Cao Wenzhao.
But I never expected that the final problem would arise in the south.
Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, had four thousand soldiers under his command. Four thousand men guarded a pass, but they did not even hold it for a day before Li Zicheng broke through the pass and crossed Qishan Mountain.
At this time, Li Zicheng entered the Chengjie Mountain area again and broke away from the snare. His traces disappeared again, and his tracks were completely unpredictable.
To the west, you can enter Minzhou Wei, to the east, you can enter Hanzhong Prefecture, and to the south, you can enter Northern Sichuan.
No matter which path Li Zicheng finally chose, all his arrangements and arrangements became a joke.
The deadline for defeating the thieves in March is coming soon, and it is no longer possible to defeat the thieves.
Now that Li Zicheng has once again broken through the siege, he may have to lose his hat as the governor of the three sides...
"Urgent transmission to Sichuan, Li Chuang has broken through the encirclement, and if he enters the deep mountains of Chengjie, he may break into northern Sichuan again."
Hong Chengchou held the riding whip tightly. The blood in his eyes slowly dissipated and his expression gradually returned to calm, easing from his rage.
The matter has reached this point, no matter how angry or cursed, it is of no use. It is better to try our best to make up for it.
Hong Chengchou's eyes scanned the surrounding scene, but what he was thinking about was the route of Li Zicheng's previous march and the location of the breakout.
"It shouldn't be possible in Minzhou..."
Hong Chengchou regained his composure, and in a flash of his mind, he had already eliminated the first of the three options.
The possibility of Li Zicheng re-entering the Minzhou Guard is very slim. Now that Li Zicheng leads troops to the Minzhou Guard again, he is undoubtedly throwing himself into a trap.
Because most of the entire Shaanxi army has been concentrated around Gongchang Mansion, if Li Zicheng enters the Minzhou Guard again, he only needs to block the north and south passes to trap the invading army in the northwest.
Li Zicheng is not a fool. At this time, he once again led his troops south into the Chengjie Mountains and would never enter the northwest again.
"Send an order to Fengxiang Mansion and order Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao to immediately lead the army to Lueyang via Feng County."
Hong Chengchou acted vigorously and resolutely, and Li Zicheng was able to escape from the encirclement net whether he went to Sichuan or Hanzhong.
The only solution for now is to set up defenses everywhere and intercept them heavily.
With the option of entering Minzhou removed, Li Zicheng only had two options left - Sichuan and Hanzhong.
On the Sichuan side, although most of the troops rushing to aid Chengdu have been disbanded, there are still many remaining, and Hou Liangzhu is also there, so they should be able to hold on.
"Follow Chen Wang and immediately go south, taking a shortcut and a small road to rush to Hanzhong."
Hong Chengchou knew very well the combat power of Zhou Yumao's troops. If Li Zicheng really attacked Mian County, Zhou Yumao would never be able to resist it.
There were many cavalry under Li Zicheng, and they turned like the wind. Now they have lost their traces for many days. No one can know where Li Zicheng has gone.
The most dangerous thing right now is Hanzhong Mansion.
After Chen Wang was transferred out of the mansion, only Zhou Yumao's battalion of soldiers and horses were left in Mian County, as well as the Hanzhong Guards.
If Li Zicheng were to attack Hanzhong Mansion, Zhou Yumao would not be able to withstand it.
The interior of Hanzhong Mansion is empty. Now there are only two thousand auxiliary soldiers left by Chen Wang in Jitou Pass in the entire central part of Hanzhong Mansion, making it difficult to defend Hanzhong City.
King Rui was in Hanzhong City and could not make any mistakes.
No one can bear the responsibility for the fall of the clan.
…
Fengxiang Prefecture, Baoji County.
The military order issued by Hong Chengchou was an emergency military order, and it was urgent at 800 miles. The order rider who delivered the order at noon the next day had already arrived in Baoji, Fengxiang Prefecture.
After receiving the order, Cao Wenzhao knew that the matter was of great importance, so he immediately raised his troops and broke out of the camp, leading Cao Bianjiao to lead the cavalry first, and galloped all the way towards Lueyang.
The troops were all left to the command of Cao Dingjiao, who led the troops forward closely.
The order Chen Wang received was to rush to help Hanzhong instead of going to Lueyang like Cao Wenzhao.
The military order was urgent and there was not much time left.
After Cao Wenzhao led his troops and left, Chen Wang also led his troops straight south and galloped towards Hanzhong Mansion.
Li Zicheng's re-entering Chengjieshan District was not only beyond Hong Chengchou's expectation, but also beyond Chen Wang's expectation.
"Send an order to Hu Zhiyi and ask him to lead his troops to the rescue of Mian County. The rogue bandits must not be allowed to enter Hanzhong again..."
What Chen Wang was thinking about was not the safety of King Rui, but the guardhouse he had finally built.
Chen Wang led the cavalry lightly and handed it over to Tang Shiping. However, it took a total of seven days to reach Hanzhong.
The plank road from Baoji to Hanzhong is nearly 500 miles long.
When Chen Wang arrived at Hanzhong City, a message was also sent to Hanzhong City from the west.
In the main camp in the south of Hanzhong City, in the central military tent, a soldier was half-kneeling on the ground, reporting the news coming from the west.
"The intruder has crossed Lueyang and has broken through seven levels. Baoning Mansion is in urgent need!"
Chen Wang's hanging heart was relieved because of this piece of information.
Li Zicheng did not go to Hanzhong Mansion, but chose to go to Sichuan again, which meant that Hanzhong Mansion was considered safe for the time being.
It's just that... the seven-game barrier was finally broken.
The deadline for defeating the thief in March has also come to the last month.
In April, as long as the bandits failed to be eliminated within the time limit, the court would impose reduced penalties on officers and soldiers at all levels.
Historically, Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong and others were all demoted to the third level and were assigned to the task of suppressing bandits.
Sun Chuanting blamed the loss of support and reduced his rank, and Hong Chengchou was also punished.
The current situation is even worse than the original process. Li Zicheng has now won successive victories with great momentum, breaking through sieges and fighting in places thousands of miles away.
I'm afraid the punishment from the court this time will be much more severe than in the original process.
The direction of history has completely changed...
Li Zicheng crossed Guanshan again and advanced into Sichuan again, catching everyone by surprise.
In the continuous mobile battles, the Ming troops advancing from all directions were already exhausted from the continuous rush, and they were afraid that they could not use 70% of their 100% combat power.
The rogue bandits, on the other hand, hold the initiative on the battlefield, have many cavalry, and have much more time to rest and recuperate than the Ming army.
This time, Li Zicheng might not be beaten by Sun Chuanting until he was reduced to eighteen riders, and then fled into the Shangluo Mountains in embarrassment...
Chen Wang waved his hand and dismissed the messenger.
Li Zicheng led his troops and ran into Sichuan again. He did not need to consider these issues. He only needed to defend Hanzhong Mansion.
Hong Chengchou did not recruit him to join the suppression campaign, but asked him to continue to sit in Hanzhong Mansion. His mission was to guard Hanzhong Mansion and protect King Rui's safety.
Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were already leading the troops towards Qipanguan, pursuing them one after another.
After the messenger who brought the news left, the atmosphere in the tent was still gloomy.
It's not because the deadline is approaching and I'm worried about being demoted, but because I'm too tired.
For more than half a year, I traveled thousands of miles between northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi, and fought fiercely for many battles. I was not made of iron, so how could I not feel tired?
"Chen Gong."
Chen Wang turned his eyes and looked at Chen Gong.
Chen Gong was sitting on the seat at this time, drowsy. He suddenly regained consciousness when he heard Chen Wang's shout.
"The humble position is here!"
Chen Gong came to his senses and quickly stood up and clasped his fists in response.
"never mind……"
Chen Wang thought for a while and decided to let Chen Gong stay in Hanzhong.
"I'll go to Shiquan. You stay in Hanzhong to control the various tribes and don't cause any trouble."
"Brother, what are you doing in Shiquan?"
Chen Gong sobered up a lot. When he heard Shi Quan, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked with some doubts.
"Meet someone."
Chen Wang's words are concise and concise.
"An important person."
…
To the east of Shiquan City is the city where Hanzhong Wei Youqianhu is located.
Chen Wang led more than a hundred personal guards, one person and two horses, to travel lightly, and it took only three days to reach Shiquan.
At dusk on the third day, the city walls appeared in front of Chen Wang.
Chen Wangzhao Ma Gaopo, overlooking the city in front of him.
When he left Shiquan in early March last year, the outer city wall had not yet been built, only the buildings in the city had been repaired, and they were not completely completed.
It has been almost a full year since I returned to Shiquan again, and the walls of the outer city have been completed.
When Chen Wang led a group of personal guards to the western suburbs of Suocheng, the avenue was already filled with Suocheng soldiers who came to greet them.
All the guards officers and officials inside were standing in the cold wind.
Wang Yuankang stood at the front of the crowd wearing a crimson round-neck robe and a black gauze hat. His crimson robe was extremely conspicuous among the crowd.
The cold wind was biting the bones, but there was no trace of impatience on anyone's face. They all stood on the road and waited patiently.
Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and someone looked into the distance and shouted
"The Commander-in-Chief is here!"
Everyone raised their heads when they heard the sound and looked into the distance.
The next moment, a burst of rapid horse hooves came from a distance.
In sight, far away from the official road ahead, a group of cavalry of about a hundred people was galloping towards the city.
(End of chapter)
