There's nothing a grenade can't fix.
If so, then two.
What's more, the New Army's death squads threw more than thirty grenades and blew up the Luzhou city gate to the ground.
Wu Dapu and other Luzhou officials and gentry were all bombed to death.
Then the death squad soldiers rushed into the city, fought bravely, and firmly occupied the city gate.
Deng Xinghui in the distance got the signal and immediately led the main force to rush over.
Seeing the city gates fall, the defenders in the city knew that the situation was over. Some fled in rout, and some surrendered.
Luzhou Prefecture, an important town in northern Anhui Province, changed hands in just one hour.
Although King Hun Tian and other leaders of the northwest rebel army retreated, they were still nearby and originally wanted to see what the Shandong New Army wanted to do.
When they saw that the new army actually launched an attack on Luzhou, and there were only more than a thousand people, King Hun Tian and others had thoughts that they shouldn't have.
They mobilized their troops, and they came running to get a piece of the pie.
Before they reached the gate of Luzhou City, they saw red flags rolling behind the city and a huge army like a tide.
Immediately afterwards, overwhelming artillery fire fell into the rebel formation, frantically harvesting human lives.
Where have King Hun Tian and others seen such a terrifying scene?
No longer caring about Luzhou in front of him, he turned around and ran away.
The 34th and 35th regiments of the Fifth Division crossed Luzhou City and pursued bravely, and did not stop until they reached Lu'an and Shucheng.
Further ahead is the Dabie Mountains, which has complex terrain and is impoverished and remote.
According to the battle plan of the headquarters, the end point of the new army's advance is here.
The 34th Regiment and the 35th Regiment occupied Lu'an and Shucheng, and established checkpoints on the main roads in and out of the mountains, cutting off the possibility of the northwest rebels returning to northern Anhui.
Soon after, the 36th Regiment also arrived and occupied Yeji to the northwest.
At this point, all passages through northern Anhui in the Dabie Mountains have been blocked.
The Northwest Rebels came with ferocity and retreated like a tide. After all, they were unable to gain a foothold in the Huaihe River area and gave the Shandong New Army a wasted effort.
Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses and retreated westward, re-stationing themselves in Yingzhou.
Seeing that the Shandong New Army did not pursue them, the two began to rest and reorganize.
However, I still have lingering fears about the strength of the Shandong New Army.
Liang Yue had woken up and received great attention from Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.
"Brother Liang, Zuo Menggeng is so powerful, why didn't he go to the capital and steal the emperor's throne from his old Zhu family?"
Liang Yue shook his head, his eyes full of worry.
"The general doesn't know. That Zuo Mengeng is cunning and cunning, and his mind is treacherous, and very few people can guess it."
Gao Yingxiang sighed and looked at the military camp filled with mourners, no longer as high-spirited as before.
"I thought that Zuo Menggeng was also rebellious, and at worst he could be of the same mind as us. But I didn't expect that he actually regarded us as our enemies."
Liang Yue thought about it for a while.
"King Chuang, as the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Although Zuo Menggeng also rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, he was also afraid that we would become his opponents. When Zhu Yuanzhang raised troops to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, didn't he also defeat Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang before the Northern Expedition?"
Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng listened carefully and couldn't help but feel depressed.
I'm afraid no one wants to have a powerful opponent like the Shandong New Army.
The Northwest Rebel Army suffered heavy losses and had no other choice but to temporarily settle down and recuperate.
The only good thing is that the Shandong New Army did not pursue them, but stopped in Mengcheng. Judging from their posture, they were not ready to move westward.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
After sending Gao Yingxiang away, Gu Junen quietly approached Li Zicheng's ear.
"General Chuang, Zuo Mengeng sent someone here."
Li Zicheng's eyes widened for a moment, and he admired Gu Junen's caution.
"Where are the people?"
Gu Junen led Li Zicheng to quietly leave the military camp and come to the dense forest of Dongshan.
Here, a small team of people has been waiting.
Seeing the familiar military uniform of the other party, Li Zicheng couldn't help but grit his teeth.
It was these people who beat his elite cavalry to ashes, and he didn't know how long it would take to recover.
What made him even more unexpected was that after a battle had already been fought, why did the other party dare to come to meet him?
"I'm Zheng Jiada, director of the Lianghuai Division of the Shandong Intelligence Department. On orders from my commander-in-chief, I came to contact General Chuang."
Li Zicheng snorted angrily: "I thought Zuo Menggeng was one of my fellow Taoists, but for some reason he became a lackey of the imperial court and became our enemy?"
Zheng Jiada laughed and didn't feel dissatisfied.
"The imperial court is unjust, and I, Shandong, are resolute in our rebellion. There is just one sentence, I wonder if General Chuang has heard of it?"
Li Zicheng had a cold face and waited for him to say.
"How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?"
Li Zicheng understood.
The reason why the Shandong New Army took action was that they did not allow the Northwest Rebel Army to invade their territory.
"The land of Lianghuai belongs to the imperial court, what does it have to do with you, Shandong?"
Zheng Jiada showed his talents.
"Now I belong to Shandong."
After all, Li Zicheng was a tycoon. He knew that he could not be defeated on the battlefield, so there was no point in a verbal dispute.
The land between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River has been lost and it is impossible to get it back.
"That being the case, why did Mr. Zheng come here?"
This is the attitude towards negotiation.
Zheng Jiada cupped his hands and said sincerely: "My commander-in-chief has something to say. General Su Wenchuang is different from other rebel leaders. He never commits any crime wherever he goes, and he loves the people like a son. His noble ambitions coincide with ours in Shandong. If you want to overthrow the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty, , only by cooperating with General Chuang can we succeed."
He laid the groundwork and stated Shandong's conditions.
"We, Shandong, hope to enter into an alliance with General Chuang. If the rebel armies will no longer invade the two Huaihe Rivers from now on, we, Shandong, can provide necessary support to General Chuang."
Li Zicheng frowned and thought carefully.
"Can we not control other leaders?"
Zheng Jiada did not hesitate.
"This agreement is only between you and me. As for the other leaders who don't want to be friends... then just be enemies."
Shandong just doesn't want to continue the conflict with the Northwest Rebels, it's not that it's afraid of the Northwest Rebels.
If we really want to fight, all the northwest rebels combined will not be a match.
Seeing Zheng Jiada's confident look, Li Zicheng was really envious.
Whether the new Shandong army attacked the imperial court or them, they were always victorious and victorious. It's not like people like them, who are always being chased and running around like lost dogs.
He suddenly remembered that Zheng Jiada seemed to have said that he would give him a helping hand.
"What if we agree?"
Zheng Jiada clapped his hands, and the people below worked together to bring the things up.
Li Zicheng only glanced at one of them, and his eyes immediately turned hot.
Zheng Jiada took it in his hand and showed it to Li Zicheng.
"General Chuang, how about this gun?"
Li Zicheng barely held back and almost started to rob.
The rebels fought against the Ming Army and the New Army, and were all beaten by firearms. They dreamed of having such weapons.
However, the rebels moved around and had no fixed territory, so they could not produce on their own.
At this time, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the muskets brought by Zheng Jiada.
