Chapter 17 Kill the horse gun

Let's say that Huang Chao spoke generously in front of the Chinese army and all the first, second and third villages in Shezhou. After giving orders to march into the southern Xinjiang, the three armies roared and resounded through the sky, and the mountains and valleys responded, and the birds came out of the forest.

The people with a radius of two or three hundred miles heard that the generals of Daqi were going to go on an expedition to southern Xinjiang, take sheep and wine, bring a lot of food and things to the barracks and give them to the heroes of the expedition. There are tens of thousands of pairs of straw shoes given by the people.

A 70-year-old man, carrying a bag of soybeans and crutches, came to the yellow nest step by step and said with tears, "King Huang, this is a little intention of the mountain people. I have cooked this soybeans. When the soldiers are hungry, grab a handful of food to satisfy their hunger. You must accept it!"

Huang Chao took a step forward, picked up the old man's soybean bag and put it on the ground. The two soldiers hurried forward to help the old man. Huang Chao said excitedly, "Old uncle, you are so old that you have come all the way to send cooked soybeans to Daqi soldiers to eat. This is Huang Chao's heart! But Huang Chao also has something to give. You must accept it!"

The old man opened his turbid eyes and said hoarsely: "King Huang, I don't want your gift! There are many difficulties in the expedition of Daqi. You must bring more things on your way. Although I am very old, I can still work in the field and support myself. The old man knows that you fight the world for the poor!"

Huang Chao took out some scattered silver and stuffed them in the old man's pocket. He said sincerely, "Old uncle, this silver two is given to you by Huang Chao in his personal capacity! You are Huang Chao's godfather. This is your son's filial piety to the old man. If you don't accept it, you won't recognize Huang Chao's god son!"

The old man burst into tears: "Yellow King, I'm so happy today. I'm proud to have you as a godson! OK, according to what you just said, I will take this silver to help the poor!"

The scene of military and civilians saying goodbye was so touching that the people left the barracks reluctantly and rushed home in the dark.

The generals had a good dinner, and the night was deeper, and they couldn't see their fingers. Huang Chao and the generals arranged an alert, inspected the barracks, and returned to the Chinese army tent to discuss the strategy of entering southern Xinjiang.

The generals had just sat down in the tent of the Chinese army and visited Ma to report: "King Huang, Peng Youzhang, who was stationed in Xinzhou, took the opportunity of our army to withdraw from Raozhou, left Geng Cheng and Wu Biao to defend Xinzhou, and led troops with Mi Jiang to attack Raozhou! Gao Yu has recruited a lot of soldiers and horses from the surrounding towns. In addition, his original, no more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, left Langzhou, reoccupied Yuezhou, and went all the way east to attack Jiangzhou. Sun Mei and Yue Lingfei led their troops to defend Jiangzhou. Because they were outnumbered, they had to give up Jiangzhou and retreat to Hongzhou to defend. Gao Qian turned to attack Hongzhou and couldn't attack it for a long time, so he withdrew from the siege and continued eastward and rushed to Shezhou!"

After listening to this, Huang Chao locked his eyebrows and meditated for a long time. Fang Qi said, "The war situation in the south of the Yangtze River has changed significantly. Gao Yu, including Kelangzhou, Yuezhou and Jiangzhou, the western defense line of the Yangtze River was occupied by Li Tang, and Sun Mei and Lingfei are in a difficult situation! Gao Qian bullied many new recruits in our army, and there was a shortage of military supplies, so he dared to drive east to find the main force of Daqi in the decisive battle, in an attempt to eliminate the main force of Daqi in Jiangnan in one fell swoop! Peng Youzhang, the evil wolf, took the opportunity to attack Raozhou. We must teach him a good lesson!"

"Yes, this boy Peng Youzhang just owes a beat!" Meng Kai shouted.

Huang Chao stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "The Chinese army and the first village and the third village have traveled a long way to Shezhou. The division veterans are tired. It is absolutely not appropriate to attack now!" Let the second village teach Peng Youzhang a lesson this time!"

Cao Min stood up and shouted, "Brother Chao, Cao Min immediately went to Raozhou to teach Peng Youzhang this evil wolf!"

"Madam doesn't have to do this. This time we will skillfully return the horse gun and win the greatest victory at the least cost!" Huang Chao was confident and said with a smile.

After Peng Youzhang captured Raozhou, he was very proud and said to Mijiang, "I have figured out the tactical characteristics of Huang Chao thieves, that is, to focus on mobile warfare and strive for victory. The Tang Dynasty's all parties were separated and the level of coordinated combat was poor, which made the thieves bigger step by step. Now we have set up a barracks to carry out continuous management of villages in various states and counties, and adopt the continuous sitting method. Any unruly people who support and participate in thieves will be killed without mercy!"

"General Peng followed the method of the First Emperor of Qin and opened the way with hegemony to deter the rebels, which is really the way to cure the root causes!" Mi Jiang flattered.

"According to the horse report, Gao Qian's army has occupied Jiangzhou, and then went to Raozhou and Xinzhou to join our army and attack the thief Lao Chao Shezhou. I think if this battle is won, the main force of the Jiangnan thief will be finished!" Peng Youzhang is full of pride.

"There are more than 20,000 volunteer soldiers in Raozhou and more than 10,000 soldiers in Xinzhou. If General Peng makes military achievements in the Battle of Shezhou and expands his troops, it won't be much of a problem to be a rifty. The last general is eager for this day to come as soon as possible!" Mi Jiang continued to flatter.

"Hahaha, if I become a governor one day, I will let you be a history! The rest of the generals will be added to the title!" Peng Youzhang was intoxicated in his dream and began to make wishes to his subordinates.

He nodded and bowed at the scene and flattered one after another. Peng Youzhang listened to it, don't mention this joy.

Cao Min, Lin Yan, Qiao Yu, Niu Feng, Li Hanzhi, Qiu Tao and Qiu Hong led 50,000 elite soldiers in the second village of Daqi. The horse picked the bronze bell and walked quickly, quietly surrounded Xinzhou.

After the deployment, Cao Min issued a battle order: "Lin Yan led 10,000 troops to attack the East Gate; Qiao Qian led 10,000 troops to attack the South Gate; Niu Feng led 10,000 troops to attack the West Gate; Li Hanzhi led 10,000 troops to attack the North Gate. I, Qiu Tao and Qiu Hong led 10,000 soldiers and intercepted the remnants of Li Tang who escaped outside the North City. This battle should be decided quickly so that the enemy will not escape the net!"

Geng Cheng and Wu Biao were ordered by Peng Youzhang to be stationed in Xinzhou. More than half a month has passed and have been safe. Second, his nervous nerves relaxed, and he often gathered with his subordinates to drink and gamble, and be happy.

One evening, the second general held a big banquet in the government office, drinking and chatting with his cronies. After three rounds of drinking, Wu Biao opened his red eyes and said, "Guys, others are afraid of Huangchao thieves, but we are not afraid! Now the volunteers have completely controlled Raozhou and Xinzhou, and the bandits have either fled north or south. Gao Yu's army has occupied Jiangzhou and is coming to us soon! Let go of your stomach and drink. It's absolutely okay! Hahaha!"

As soon as Wubiao's voice fell, the people who went to the banquet laughed wildly. There was a noisy sound in the banquet hall. Tang Bing and Tang began to guess the order. Most of them drank and swayed, full of wine, and some fell to the ground and fell asleep.

The banquet was finally over, and Geng Cheng stumbled back to his house and fell asleep with his head covered. In the middle of the night, the rebels outside Xinzhou drilled out of the hidden place and began to attack the city. Lin Yan, Qiao Qian, Niu Feng and Li Hanzhi's four soldiers and horses quickly rushed into the city, like tigers into the flock of sheep, and the shouting to kill shocked the world. The Tang soldiers could not resist and ran around.

Geng Cheng and Wu Biao woke up from their sleep, hurriedly took weapons, and broke out with their own soldiers. In the melee, Geng Cheng met Qiao Yu and was cut by Qiao Yu under the horse with a three-pointed two-edged knife, and the Tang soldiers surrendered one after another.

Wu Biao led his soldiers out of the city. Only more than ten horses followed him and ran for dozens of miles. He tripped over the horse rope set up by the volunteers at a mountain path. The volunteers rushed up, tied Wu Biao's ropes and released them to the central army's tent.

The volunteers took Wubiao to the Chinese army's account. Cao Min asked for the reason and said coldly, "Wu Biao, I heard that you once said that the volunteers in Xinzhou were invincible, and even the Huangchao thieves were afraid of three points. Is this possible?"

"Madam, spare my life. These are all villains who lost their words after drinking. You must not take it seriously! Because of Geng Cheng's great joy, he cultivated the habit of bragging and patting his subordinates. Madam, I don't dare to drink and talk nonsense again! I would like to return to Daqi and serve in front of the Yellow King's army!" Wubiao's two eyes shed tears and looked pitiful.

Qiu Hong said, "Dong's mother, Wubiao's scum is also a scourge. Let me kill him!"

"God has the virtue of a good life. The generals and soldiers are kind and love the people, and it is not in vain to kill those who surrender. Wu Biao, are you sincere when you return to Daqi this time? Cao Min's face was frosty and not angry.

Wu Biao kowtowed repeatedly and cursed, "Madam, Wu Biao is completely sincere! If my words are false, there will be five thunderbolts!"

Cao Min's face became a little milder and smiled: "Wo Biao, in order to show that you are sincerely submissing to Daqi, I want you to do something."

"Say it, madam, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it!" Wu Biao was overjoyed to see that Cao Min would not kill him.

Cao Min's tone was calm: "Wu Biao, you write an urgent document, and it is said that the chaotic people near Xinzhou gathered and attacked the state and county, asking Peng Youzhang to quickly send elite soldiers to assist in the conquest and suppressing."

"I will follow your order, and I will write it now!" Wu Biao accompanied a smiling face and looked obedient.

Cao Min ordered his own soldiers to bring a pen and paper and handed it to Wubiao. Wubiao's pen was written in a while, and then respectfully presented it to Cao Min. Cao Min took a look and ordered his own soldiers to take Wubiao down and take strict care of it.

Cao Min handed the letter to Qiu Tao and ordered it like this. Qiu Tao took the urgent document and went straight to Raozhou. He lied to the Tang soldiers guarding the city that it was a messenger sent by Geng Cheng to ask Peng Youzhang. Tang Bing immediately reported to Peng Youzhang. After the Rebels captured Xinzhou, the Tang soldiers made no mistake. Cao Min also ordered his subordinates to strictly seal the news, so Peng Youzhang did not know that the rebels had attacked Xinzhou.

Peng Youzhang looked at the emergency document and asked, "Why is this emergency document written by Wubiao?" Why don't you write it?"

Qiu Tao replied cleverly: "General Peng, because there were several chaos outside Xinzhou, General Geng sent General Wu to lead 3,000 troops to fight in the city, but it was not effective. General Wu repeatedly asked General Geng to send reinforcements, but General Geng drank all day and ignored military affairs. General Wu was worried, so he wrote an emergency letter and asked General Peng for help!"

"So it is, Geng Cheng, you bastard! When I take my troops outside Xinzhou City to eradicate the riots and go to the city to strip you of your skin!"

"General Peng, you personally led your troops to Xinzhou to suppress the rebellion. That's really a great achievement. I thank you for General Wu! I will take you to General Wu's camp first, and then divide the troops to suppress it. I will definitely succeed!" Qiu Tao continued to fool Peng Youzhang.

"Okay, I think you are quite clever. After the rebellion is successful, I will promote you to my side as a ercer!" Peng Youzhang brushed his short beard and said happily.

Early the next morning, Peng Youzhang ordered Mijiang to garrison Raozhou and ordered 10,000 volunteer battalions. Under the guidance of Qiu Tao, he went straight to Xinzhou. When the soldiers and horses arrived in the area of Huaiyu Mountain, the road became narrower and narrower. In the evening, a cold current hit, and heavy snow fell on the sky. Peng Youzhang ordered to camp near the valley and bury the pot to make rice.

After arranging these, Peng Youzhang felt physically and mentally exhausted and took a nap in the Chinese army tent. At this time, a personal soldier ran in in a panic and reported to him, "General Peng, it's not good. The messenger of Xinzhou Wubiao is missing!"

"What? Missing?! Where did this boy go? Peng Youzhang was shocked when he heard the news.

"This man took advantage of the dark and didn't know where to go?" The soldier said.

"It's not good! We have been tricked. Pass the order quickly and withdraw your troops as soon as possible!" Peng Youzhang jumped up, picked up the golden needle toad, and ran out of the tent.

Peng Youzhang realized too late. Cao Min led the second village soldiers and horses of Daqi and had already surrounded Peng Youzhang's tens of thousands of horses. Under Cao Min's order, the Rebels shouted to kill the Tang army. Peng Youzhang ordered his subordinates to resist desperately, and the two sides fought in the snow. The Tang army was outnumbered and was soon at a disadvantage.

In the fierce battle, Niu Feng intercepted Peng Youzhang's battle and fought for more than ten times. Niu Feng shouted loudly, rose up his power, straightened up the wild goose tail, and fell into Peng Youzhang's right shoulder socket, and Peng Youzhang rolled down. Li Hanzhi came to Peng Youzhang, swung a hundred pebbles of mace, and beat Peng Youzhang to his brain and died.

The battle ended quickly, and the Rebels won a complete victory. Peng Youzhang's 10,000 volunteer battalions were mostly killed and injured. The rest surrendered to the rebels, and only hundreds of soldiers escaped from the siege and fled to Raozhou.

Qiu Tao returned safely to the Rebel camp and couldn't help but be happy to see Cao Min: "Mother, I took advantage of the dark to sneak out of the Tang camp, climbed to a nearby mountain and hide in the dense forest. If you can't hear the fighting, you will know that our army has won and came out of the dense forest.

"Good job, Tao'er. Before Gao Yu and Peng Youzhang met, we solved the main force of Peng Youzhang's volunteer soldiers, which is equivalent to cutting off one of Gao Yu's wings! This is a big blow to Gao Yu!" Cao Min said with a smile.

Qiu Hong giggled and laughed: "The righteous parents expected the enemy to be like a god, and they skillfully killed the horse gun. Peng Youzhang, the evil wolf, was awarded the head, and the great Qi Xiongshi can successfully enter southern Xinjiang!"