Chapter 180 Li Xin
After learning that the thief army had captured Qi County, Zuo Liangyu did not stop running, but led his troops to stop running and stationed in the area of Qi County, so he led his subordinates to drive in the direction of Qi County. This time, he not only brought 20,000 soldiers and horses he gathered from the Huguang area, but also brought some officers and soldiers around the vicinity. It was also gathered, and the number of troops was expanded to more than 40,000, known as 100,000 soldiers. He came in the direction of Qi County, hoping to distinguish between Qi County and Xiao Tianjian.
Up to now, the whole area of Kaifeng can be said to be full of clouds of war. If you look at it from a high altitude, you can clearly see that a group of people and horses like ants have gathered from the surrounding area to the surrounding area of Qi County, and gradually converged into two camps, and the continuous camp is separated along Gaoyang Town in the west of Qi County. Several miles began to unfold, and the scouts of both sides of the team also began to fight on the battlefield before the main force contacted, trying to block the battlefield and find out the military situation of the other party. For this reason, small-scale battles continued to unfold fiercely everywhere.
On the morning of the eighth day of April, the soldiers and horses of both sides were basically in place, and the scouts of the two sides' exploration of the enemy was basically over. The two armies suddenly began to calm down, but the atmosphere before the war made the air seem to be frozen, which weighed heavily on the hearts of all the two armies.
Zuo Liangyu took a pergola and looked to the east of the battalion. He could only faintly see the scarlet Xingtian flags fluttering in the wind on the banditary camp, but he was very uneasy. To be honest, he was not sure whether he could win this battle. Although he had learned through Tan Ma, the strength of the thief army At most, only about half of him is not enough, but he knows very well what the strength of his generals is.
You should know that this thief army is the most fierce thief army in the world today. It is not at all the same level as Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, Li Zicheng and other thieves he fought against at the beginning. I don't know how many officers and soldiers have been defeated by this thief army. Now although he is ordered to encircle and suppress this thief army, he can He is not sure that he can't win.
And the generals who followed him were also a little nervous, like facing a big enemy. For more than a month, they have been chasing the thief army everywhere in Henan, but this group of thieves circled around them in Henan, dragging them around, and accidentally turned their heads back and bit him fiercely. They, especially their cavalry, are even more fierce. There are no gods and ghosts, and they are very fierce. As long as they are left alone, it is almost no good for them to be destroyed or bitten by them. Therefore, during this period, even if they go out to loot, they will be wrapped together and dare not It's too far from the army.
And today it's time to fight with the other party. Everyone was a little nervous about this and looked at their general Zuo Liangyu. Now Zuo Liangyu is only 40 years old. He is tall and has a red face. He rides a tall horse. He looks majestic and has a general demeanor in heavy armor. It made them feel more or less at ease.
After looking at the situation of the thief's camp, Zuo Liangyu ordered Liu Guoneng to lead his troops to fight first to explore the reality of the thief's army.
And Liu Guoneng is not someone else. It was the collapse of Xiong Wencan who surrendered to Xiong Wencan last year. Since he was appeased, Xiong Wencan has asked the court to give Liu Guoneng the position of guarding, so that he was placed under the command of Zuo Liangyu. Now this time Liu Guoneng also came to Qi County with Zuo Liangyu, as General, Zuo Liangyu used him to fight for a while, and he naturally couldn't disagree.
So Liu Guoneng bravely agreed, returned to the camp with an order, and took thousands of people under his command out of the camp, and only rushed to the left wing camp of the Xing Tian Army.
Xiao Tianjian stood on the arrow tower in a camp and looked at the situation of Zuo Liangyu's camp with a telescope. When he saw that there was already something in Zuo Liangyu's camp, a man and a horse came out of the camp and went straight in the direction of the left wing of the Xing Tianjun. Then he put down the telescope, turned around and went down the arrow tower. Before returning to the big tent, he ordered: "It is rumored that Zhao Er Lv came from the soldiers and horses under the command of Liu Guoneng, which made him defend the camp. Don't use more firearms to withstand Liu Guoneng's attack, and pretend to Zuo Liangyu as much as possible, so that he thought that we were not as powerful as the legend! Don't fight lightly!"
Tietou immediately nodded and ordered the messenger to pass on Zhao Er's donkey on the left wing.
Although Zhao Erlu is still a battalion commander, because he is the oldest in the army, the generals in the army also respect him. In this battle of Qixian County, Zhao Erlu was personally named by Xiao Tianjian. He sat on the left wing of the army and led a war barracks in his headquarters. At the same time, he also led a super editor. The reserve camp alone led nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, which was also a general brought out by Xiao Tianjian this time.
After Zhao Erli was ordered, he did not send troops to fight according to the order. Liu Guoneng led his troops and scolded him for a long time in front of his battalion. However, Zhao Er's donkey suppressed his anger and did not let a soldier go out of the camp to fight. Liu Guoneng shouted for half a day to see that the Xing Tian Army refused to fight, so he ordered to attack the left wing camp of the Xing Tian Army, while Zhao Er Donkey was ordered to defend by order. In the large battalion, the generals of the reserve battalion were sent to fight, and the two armies fought inside and outside the battalion. After a fierce battle for half a day, Liu Guoneng ordered to retreat.
The battle on the first day was also over. Zuo Liangyu was still a little nervous, but she didn't expect that the Xing Tianjun was trapped in the garrison on the first day to avoid the battle, so he was somewhat relaxed. When Liu Guoneng led the troops back, Zuo Liangyu recruited Liu Guoneng to the big deal and asked Liu Guoneng how he felt about the battle today. How about the thief army?
Liu Guoneng did not suffer a loss in the first battle today, so he seemed to be a little arrogant. He hugged his fist and replied, "Your Excellency, although the thief army is known as strong, they think you can't do it! Today, the inferior army led the soldiers to scold him. The thief's army did not dare to fight behind closed doors. Although the inferior position failed to enter the thief's camp in the afternoon, the thief's army was not as sharp as the legend, and the firearms were not sharp. Therefore, in the humble position's view, adults will definitely break the thief' army this time!"
Zuo Liangyu laughed and said, "That's good! Liu Shoubei has worked hard today! However, we still can't underestimate the thief army. When we go to war tomorrow, you must obey the order, and we will definitely surround and annihilate the thief army here! Anyone who takes back Xiao Tianjian's head in this battle will definitely report to the court and add him to the third level of official! Reward ten thousand taels of silver!"
After the "victory" of the first day, the generals of Zuo Liangyu were a little less nervous and waited for another battle the next day.
On the first day of hesitation, Xiao Tianjian strictly ordered the troops not to fight. As a result, Xing Tianjun was full of anger. When it was dark, he saw Liu Guoneng lead his troops to withdraw, so the generals asked Xiao Tianjian to fight one after another, and insisted on going out to teach Zuo Liangyu a lesson the next day.
"You have to make noise! Didn't you see that this is a proud plan? Zuo Liangyu is extremely cunning. Although he led his troops to fight this time, he did not plan to fight with all his strength, but left a way out. Once we are not at a good match, he will immediately lead his troops to escape!
And we are here to fight against it today, not just to repel it! What I want is to cripple Zuo Liangyu in this battle. It's best if you can annihilate Zuo Liangyu completely. Even if you can't annihilate Zuo Liangyu completely, you will hurt him this time, and you will never dare to be my enemy again!
So what if we let him be arrogant for a few days? Tomorrow's war is still the old way. Don't fight behind closed doors. Let them attack casually! Let them taste the sweetness first! When their morale declines again, it will be the time for our whole army to attack! If anyone doesn't respect the order and goes to war without authorization, don't blame my military law! All right, let's go down and have a rest! Nourish your spirit. Sooner or later, there will be a time for you to attack! "Shit back!" Xiao Tianjian didn't talk to these generals, but directly said what he thought. With a wave of his hand, he expelled them out of the big deal and did whatever he had to do.
Turning his head, Xiao Tianjian said to Li Jinde, "I think this arrogant plan is good. Zuo Liangyu has been fighting smoothly with all kinds of rebels for more than a year. Now is the time when he is the most powerful. Let's hide our strength first and let him enjoy it for a few days, which is also good!
That's right! A few days ago, Jiang Qin sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that there was a man named Li Xin in the county seat of Qi County. Now Qi County has been taken down by us. Have you sent someone to find this person? In addition, have you inquired about it? Is there a female thief named Red Lady around?
Xiao Tianjian had arranged for Jiang Qin to send someone to visit Li Xin earlier, but because of the current chaos in various places, and the area of Qi County is also unstable. Although Jiang Qin has sent people to visit the local area, he has not found the exact information, but recently, Jiang Qin's men have been in Qi County. It is known that there is a grain bank in the county. There is a manager named Li Xin, but the word is not Yan, but it is said that this person has a strong sense of justice, and it is said that he is good at literature and martial arts. He has repeatedly fought against injustice in the area of Qixian County and released grain to help the disaster victims. He is quite famous in the area of Qi County. I don't know if this is the Li Yan that Xiao Tianjian said is exactly this. Li Xin, who was in charge of the grain bank, so Xiao Tianjian simply led the troops directly to kill Qi County and attacked the county seat of Qi County. As soon as he entered the city, he sent someone to start to visit Li Xin. However, after a few days, although the grain bank found it, when they broke through the county seat of Qi County, the people of the grain bank had already run away. Time could not find this Li Xin in the county seat of Qi County, so Xiao Tianjian blocked the county seat of Qi County while preparing for the battle outside the county seat of Qi County, which made Li Jinde pay attention to arranging people to continue to visit this person in the city. Today, Zuo Liangyu has arrived here with his troops, and the big battle was about to start. Xiao Tianjian remembered this matter again and asked Li Jinde. Tao.
Li Jinde immediately nodded and said, "The commander-in-chief, in fact, I have received the news today that Li Xin has been found, but the commander-in-chief is busy with military affairs, so he did not tell the commander-in-chief immediately!
There is indeed such a person in a grain industry in Qi County. This person is the main account of the grain industry. At about 30 years old, he is a person from Qinyang, Huaiqing Prefecture. He used to be a tribute student, and his ancestors had martial arts. He should be called a person who is full of literary and martial arts. Because his temperament is too straightforward, he could not enter the official career. Later, He came here with his uncle to make a living.
This person has many good deeds in Qi County. He has also taken out grain for the grain of his uncle many times to help the disaster victims. He has also gathered people to make trouble with the county government office and asked the Qi County government office to open up for relief. For this reason, he is not liked by the county government officials, but he has a good name for the local people. This time, the general attacked Qi County to look for this person. The people of Qi County do not know. The handsome man came to him and thought that the general was going to harm him, so some people hid him secretly and lied that he didn't know his whereabouts, so that so many geniuses found this person! Today, our people in the city have picked up this Li Xin and placed it properly first. Please rest assured!
As for the matchmaker mentioned by the marshal, no one has heard of such a character nearby. Maybe it's a fraudulent rumor!"