The victory in this battle greatly increased the confidence of the rebel army, and some even felt that the official army had nothing to fear.
After defeating the official army, Wang Da led the rebel army to pursue the victory and captured the nearby Kaiyuan County. The number of the rebel army also continued to increase, and now there are about 15,000 people.
The governor Zheng Zhizhou scolded Liu Yong who had escaped. Zheng Zhizhou knew in his heart that the rebel army was developing very fast. If it was not eliminated in time, it would lead to disaster. Liu Jinrong was a good example.
Therefore, Zheng Zhizhou quickly sent his capable general Anhua to quell the rebellion. This time Zheng Zhizhou asked Anhua to lead 20,000 troops to wipe out the rebels. After receiving the order, Anhua led 20,000 troops straight towards the rebels.
As for the rebels, they soon learned that the government had sent 20,000 horses to exterminate them this time. Wang Da was a rough man. Since the officers and soldiers came, they just went with him.
However, Prime Minister Zhou Pingchang felt that it was better to be careful this time. After all, the official army came with 20,000 troops this time, while his side only had about 15,000 troops. The gap in numbers was still obvious.
General Chen Sankuai felt that Zhou Pingchang was a little too careful. The rebel army did not defeat the official army of 10,000 with 8,000 men last time. This time, they can defeat 20,000 with 15,000 men. In the end, Zhou Pingchang could only obey the majority.
In front of the two armies, as soon as the generals of both sides gave the order to attack, the troops on both sides rushed forward to fight each other.
Anwar is worthy of being the capable general of the governor Zheng Zhizhou. On the battlefield, Anwar alone singled out two generals of the rebel army, and even had a slight tendency to gain the upper hand.
Looking at Chen Sankuai and Guo Kai, who were fighting Anhua on the left and right, they were secretly shocked at this time. They didn't expect that the enemy general was so powerful. One person could still do a little bit against them both. Having the upper hand, both of them were having a hard time fighting at this time.
In fact, Chen Sankuai is really good at shooting bows and arrows, so he would be better if he could fight with real swords and guns, and Guo Kai was just a little bandit leader before and had no martial arts skills. He relied on his fierceness to fight.
Anwar practiced martial arts when he was a child, and received formal military education in the army when he grew up. Therefore, Anwar is still very powerful, otherwise he would not have become an effective general under Governor Zheng.
The two gangs fought together in darkness, but in the end the official army won. After all, the number of official soldiers was much larger than that of the rebels, and the leader of the official army, Anhua, was quite powerful.
As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain. At this time, Wang Da had to retreat even if there were ten thousand people who were unwilling. Wang Da led the remaining defeated soldiers and fled back to Xintian County. The strength of Xintian County now only has about five thousand people.
Zhou Pingchang felt that the official army was now powerful, and the rebel army should temporarily avoid its attack and leave Xintian County. However, Xintian County, which was finally defeated, was given to the enemy with nothing. Wang Da felt reluctant to give it to the enemy. Wang Da, Chen and others could not help but There was something wrong. Chen Sankuai felt that there were still 5,000 rebels in Xintian County. As long as everyone worked together, they would be able to defend Xintian County.
I remember when Zhou Pingchang suggested that the rebels just stay out of the way and defend the city. At that time, there were more than 10,000 rebels and there was no problem in defending the city. However, everyone else did not agree to a decisive battle with the official army. Now it was better to lose. They didn't want to leave but insisted on sticking to it. These guys really didn't stick to it when they should, and insisted on sticking to it when they shouldn't. Zhou Pingchang was also very helpless about this.
Next, Anwar led 20,000 officers and soldiers to surround Xintian County. After failing to persuade the rebels in Xintian County to surrender, Anwar ordered the siege, and the offensive and defensive battle of Xintian County began.
This Xintian County is really not easy to fight. The official army continued to attack for half a month without defeating it. However, the rebels in Xintian are now a little unable to hold on. Although the rebels are defending desperately, they cannot withstand the strength of both sides. Great disparity.
The official army has not captured Xintian County for half a month, but Anhua, as the commander-in-chief, is not anxious at all. In fact, what Anhua fears most is that the rebel army will abandon the city and flee after its failure. In that case, it will not be easy to wipe out all Xintian County. It is true that Tian County is not easy to defeat and the rebels are relatively tenacious in defense. However, as long as Anhuajue's officers and soldiers persist for a while, Xintian County will be able to defeat it.
In Xintian County - Wang Da also felt at this time that Xintian County would be captured by the army sooner or later if the situation continued. Wang Da now regretted not listening to Zhou Pingchang's words. If he had run away earlier, he would not have ended up like this now. It seems that war cannot be done blindly, but it is too late to think of this now.
Chen Sankuai is also very upset now. Chen Sankuai was a little disdainful of Zhou Pingchang before. Chen Sankuai thinks that what can a person like Zhou Pingchang who has only read a few books know about war? Does war still have to be on the battlefield? Fighting the enemy with real swords and guns is the real thing. Only now did Chen Sankuai feel that what Zhou Pingchang said before made some sense, but now he realized it was a bit late.
However, Zhou Pingchang still suggested Wang Da to lead everyone to break out of the siege quickly. The earlier the breakout, the greater the chance of success. Wang Da felt that there was no point in defending the city now and it would be captured sooner or later. He felt that what Zhou Pingchang said still made sense. of.
Since there is hope, let's give it a try, so Wang Da prepared to lead the rebel army to break out at night. Zhou Pingchang suggested breaking out at night, because this is the time when people are most sleepy at night.
The ugly time of night has come
Wang Da led the rebel army to break out from the north gate
Seeing that the rebel army was about to break out from the north gate, the government and soldiers rushed to the north gate to support them. The rebel army and the government army fought until dawn. Wang Da led the rebel army to fight a bloody road. Wei Dahu was still protecting his younger brother Wei Erhu. Killed by officers and soldiers.
The rebels finally broke out of the encirclement. At this time, there were only less than a thousand people left. Everyone didn't know where to go. At this time, Guo Kai suggested that everyone could go to their former stronghold to hide. When I heard it, I thought this was a good idea. Guo Kai's former cottage wasn't too far away from here, so Wang Da led everyone to Guo Kai's former cottage.
On the government and army side, Anhua did not expect that the rebels would be able to break through. However, even if they broke through, Anhua would capture them. Only in this way could the mission be completed perfectly. The whereabouts of Wang Da and the others were soon discovered by the government and army. , Anwar prepared to lead his men to capture the thief leader Wang Da.
Guo Kai's cottage is located in a place called Baiyangling. The dense and continuous mountains and forests here are really a good place for Tibetans. Wang Da and the others temporarily settled here.
It didn't take long for the officers and soldiers to find this place. They had no choice but to hide deep in the mountains and forests under the leadership of Guo Kai. Guo Kai had been a bandit here for more than ten years and was very familiar with the terrain here. The officers and soldiers also used to do it sometimes. Came to suppress bandits but never caught him.
Guo Kai led everyone to play a hide-and-seek game with the officers and soldiers in the dense forest. Guo Kai was extremely familiar with this place. It was not easy for the officers and soldiers to catch him. The officers and soldiers had been searching for a man here. After a month with no results, I could only leave happily.
Anwar can't always waste time here with a bunch of people. Even if he wants it, Governor Zheng won't agree. Now that the rebels have been successfully wiped out, those few captured fish will not be able to make any big waves in the future. .
After the officers and soldiers left, Wang Da and the others finally no longer had to hide in Tibet. During the month of hiding from the officers and soldiers, Wang Da and the others were frightened every day, and they couldn't eat well or sleep well. It was really not a human life. But now that the officers and soldiers have finally left, Wang Da and the others have become bandits here for the time being.
