When he came to his senses, he turned around and asked Chen Yongfu: "Where are the reinforcements? Didn't they say reinforcements were coming?"
Chen Yongfu pointed at the disappearing trace and said: "That's the cavalry army. They are said to be guerrillas from Wu Sangui, Bai Guang'en, Tang Tong, Ma Ke and Li Fuming. They came to reinforce them on the order of the Duke of China to contain the bandit army and let them go." We insist that when the main force of the imperial court arrives, it will be the day when the siege of Kaifeng will be lifted!"
"It's them?" When Gao Mingheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy and suddenly gained more confidence.
These five people were originally from the General Soldier and were quite famous. However, he was convicted in the Songjin War, punished by the court, and reduced to guerrilla status. This was already mentioned in the Di newspaper.
"What do you think?" Gao Mingheng slowly recovered and became less excited, and asked Chen Yongfu.
Chen Yongfu looked at the north, then observed the movements of the bandits outside the city, and then said slowly: "The thieves are too powerful. They must have insufficient troops, otherwise they would not be able to contain the bandits. We still have to wait for the main force of the court. !”
"Where is the main force of the imperial court? When will it arrive?" Gao Mingheng asked immediately after hearing this.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu pointed to the west and said, "It should be Governor Sun's Qin army!"
Seeing that the Henan patrol looked a little confused, he explained: "There are rebels led by Xiao Yuanying and Zuo Liangyu in the north. Even if the imperial court has troops, they cannot go south. These five guerrillas can appear outside Kaifeng City. It’s an accident. Only Governor Sun has the most elite soldiers in our Ming Dynasty, and Governor Sun’s ability to suppress thieves is obvious to all. The imperial court will definitely order Governor Sun to come out for rescue!”
Gao Mingheng nodded after hearing this, and when he was about to speak, he heard movement from behind: "Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements?"
He turned around and saw that it was Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen.
Haha, is he happy for nothing?
As for the bandits outside the city, when Yuan Zongdi stopped his troops from reacting, he could only watch Wu Sangui and Bai Guangen's cavalry cross the Yellow River again and fly away, leaving behind the corpses of the bandits along the way.
His face was ashen. When he saw the imperial officers and soldiers on the other side, he ordered his bodyguard: "Quickly, report to the general again. The main force of the imperial army has occupied the north bank of the Yellow River. Li Diwan's entire army has been wiped out. There is no chance to report the message." No!"
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Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were dividing their troops to attack the city in the south, and captured many cities. At the height of their success, they suddenly received an urgent report from Yuan Zongdi, and immediately led 20,000 cavalry troops and returned as soon as possible. Kaifeng.
As a result, by the time he arrived in Kaifeng, Yuan Zongdi had already taken a detour across the river and probably figured out the situation.
After hearing his report, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel a little regretful. The mere harassment of soldiers and horses caused him to lead his troops back and interrupt the attack on the southern city.
But when he came, he was ready to cross the river and annihilate this imperial army of only 10,000 people.
Unexpectedly, the imperial officers and soldiers on the other side of the Yellow River ran away immediately when they saw that there seemed to be movement across the river.
Li Zicheng had never encountered this kind of situation in the early years of Chongzhen, but in the past few years, it has become a common thing.
He didn't care, he just left five thousand cavalry for Yuan Zongdi, and then continued south. However, before leaving, he told Yuan Zongdi: "These imperial officers and soldiers in the north are not strong enough, they can only harass, they are not worth mentioning." .”
At this point, he pointed to the west and said with a stern face: "But we must be careful of the Sun Dog thief. Although I have sent Li Guo to lead troops to garrison Luoyang and Sanmenxia, you must also be careful."
Yuan Zongdi was fooled for a while and felt a little embarrassed, so he asked Li Zicheng: "General, there are imperial officers and soldiers in the north. Does that mean the imperial court has defeated Yuan Shizhong and Zuo Liangyu?"
They naturally knew about Yuan Shizhong and Zuo Liangyu's move north.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng said without thinking: "What kind of soldiers are there in the capital? Yuan Shizhong and Zuo Liangyu are not just people with false reputations. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can they be solved so easily? The old emperor It must be that he was worried that his relatives would be killed by this general again, so he had to divide his troops and send such a force to contain him."
Yuan Zongdi heard this, and after thinking about it, he no longer had any doubts.
If it weren't for Zhang Mingwei's appearance, according to the original development of history, the only way to rescue Kaifeng would be to rely on the Qin army.
Zuo Liangyu and other troops gathered in Zhuxian Town and did not dare to fight Li Zicheng at all. After a stalemate for several days, Zuo Liangyu escaped first, causing the 180,000 army to collapse, and then fled into the ambush set by Li Zicheng in advance. , sending heads, baggage, and surrendered soldiers, he was basically the captain of the transportation brigade, which strengthened Li Zicheng's strength.
Only Sun Chuanting came out of seclusion according to the order and fought with Li Zicheng's troops, and at the beginning, he really won the battle. But later he turned victory into defeat, could not save Kaifeng, and fled back to Tongguan.
Whether it was in Kaifeng City, the bandit Li Zicheng, or Wu Sangui and others, their ideas were actually correct. Because no one expected what would happen to the sudden rise of Duke Xingguo. This was the variable in the battle of Kaifeng!
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On the north bank of the Yellow River, Wu Sangui and others retreated to Dongming, far away from the Yellow River. Except for the night, the whole army rested here.
However, their mood at this time was completely different from the mood when they first arrived in Dongming.
They heard Wu Sangui say to them: "This time we wiped out 20,000 thieves and even reached the gates of Kaifeng City. The guards of Kaifeng City can prove it, so we have tried our best!"
"That's right, we only have 10,000 people in five groups. The reinforcements from the bandits have arrived in Kaifeng. Even if the Duke asks, we have already experienced it!" Marco nodded and immediately agreed.
Bai Guangen listened and said with a smile: "This time, we are not running away from the battlefield, we are just avoiding the enemy's edge and fighting again in the future!"
"Yes, yes, we will fight again tomorrow," Tang Tong echoed loudly, "Isn't it the mission of the Duke to contain the bandits? We have already done it!"
Although they all said this, they all knew in their hearts that the next step was to be passive and sabotage until Sun Chuanting's troops left Tongguan and attracted the main force of the bandits.
Otherwise, if we face the main force of thieves and lose the battle, even if the whole army is not wiped out, after the loss of troops and generals, we will not be able to recruit strong men to replenish the troops as before. The court will not pursue the case or not, and the only point of support will be gone.
However, things never go as expected.
The very next day, Wu Sangui suddenly summoned four other guerrillas urgently, and said to them with a strange expression: "Everyone, we must take action!"
"What do you mean?" When Bai Guangen heard this, he immediately asked, "Could it be that the main force of the bandits has crossed the Yellow River?"
Others also looked worried after hearing this. But they were a little strange. They all deployed night-bending troops in the south, and they didn't hear the return of their own night-bending gangs. The bandits didn't cross the river in large numbers, right?
After hearing this, Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "It's not that the main force of the bandits is crossing the river, but that we have to fight against the bandits again..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ma Ke: "I say Wu Sangui, if you have the ability, you can go. Anyway, I won't go. The bandit cavalry is obviously much larger. You can take care of yourself, right?"
When Wu Sangui heard this, he stared at him with a half-smiling expression and said, "Really?"
Li Fuming saw something was wrong and quickly smoothed things over: "Uncle Chang, do you have any news? We advance and retreat together, regardless of each other, right?"
Others also reacted. Based on their understanding of Wu Sangui, if a new situation had not arisen, he would never have been so active in fighting the thieves.
Therefore, everyone surrendered and said good things. :/
Seeing this, Wu Sangui told them: "The latest news is that Min Benbing fell ill and returned to the capital to recuperate. The army is commanded by the Duke..."
"What?" When Ma Ke heard this, he immediately interrupted him in surprise, "Min Benbing returned to the capital to recuperate, so how can we fight this battle?"
"Yes, where is the Duke's age? He..." When Bai Guangen said this, he was a little afraid to speak ill of the Duke. After all, in the court today, the Duke was at the peak of his power, so he changed his words and said: "Then the capital camp is Aren’t you going to withdraw your troops?”
"..."
Wu Sangui listened to them talking and had the same reaction as when he first heard the news. He felt a lot more comfortable and raised his voice a little: "Can you hear me out?"
After hearing this, the other four people looked at him, waiting for him to speak.
"The Duke of Guo rode alone in front of the two armies to persuade them to surrender and incorporated Xiao Yuan's camp, and then defeated Zuo Liangyu's rebels in a battle. Although Zuo Liangyu and Hou Xun were not captured, they only allowed them to escape for a thousand or so. All the riding, food, grass and baggage fell into the hands of the Duke."
When Wu Sangui said this, seeing their dumbfounded looks, he said in a more serious tone: "The Duke has won a great victory. He will be here soon after heading south!"
It took Bai Guangen and others a while to come back to their senses, and everyone was very surprised.
Because Zhang Xianzhong and others surrendered and rebelled again, only a short time had passed, so they never thought that Xiao Yuanying would be recruited. What's more, he didn't expect that the famous Zuo Liangyu, who was shouting that he wanted to take over the throne, would be beaten by the Duke and his entire army was basically wiped out in one battle.
This...this is really unbelievable!
They even doubted whether the news was true or false, and asked Wu Sangui again. After receiving a positive answer, they could no longer sit still.
Duke Xingguo's wisdom and martial prowess far exceeded their expectations. If before they thought they could fool the court and the Duke after winning the battle for a while, they no longer have this idea now.
How could the Duke be so good at fighting and not see their little thoughts? If this leaves a bad impression on the Duke, he will definitely not be able to get along with the court unless he becomes a thief.
Thinking like this, they all decided unanimously to lead their troops south and fight against the bandits again.
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