Ming Zuo

Chapter 755 The Dilemma of the Rebels

The situation of the Northwest Rebel Army has now reached the most dangerous edge.

In the spring, Chen Qiyu, as governor of the five provinces, mobilized troops from all walks of life from Shanzhou, Henan to the south, all the way to Jun County and Zhushan.

The army was so powerful that Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others couldn't resist it at all, so they had to march westward to Sichuan.

Although they conquered Xiezhou Prefecture and opened the door to Sichuan, they also made Sichuan's grass and trees all soldiers.

The aged Qin Liangyu was not afraid of his old age, and personally led the army to go out. With strong support, he defeated the Northwest Rebel Army.

Blocked in the front and pursued by soldiers behind, the Northwest Rebels had no choice but to choose a way to go north, wanting to return to Shaanxi.

This is their hometown, everything is familiar.As long as you can go back, you have a chance to make a comeback.

However, all of this was already in Chen Qiyu's calculations.

He ordered Qin Liangyu to follow the Northwest Rebel Army.

When the Northwest Rebel Army entered Hanzhong, all passages into Sichuan were immediately closed.

Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to ascend to the sky.

Attacking Sichuan from Hanzhong has always been a huge problem; but entering Hanzhong from Sichuan is very easy.

The passage back to Sichuan was closed, and the Ming Dynasty gathered heavy troops in Hanzhong Prefecture.

To the east was Chen Qiyu's main army, which was chasing after him.

The Northwest Rebels had no choice but to continue heading north.

Originally, the high mountains and dangerous roads in the Hanzhong area should be a good place for the rebels to deal with the official army.

But the sky failed, and the rebel army encountered continuous rainy seasons.

It rained heavily for more than [-] days, causing many roads to be damaged and causing great inconvenience to the movements of the rebels.

The biggest problem is that under the continuous rain, the weapons of the rebel army also have problems.

"Uncle, all our weapons are broken."

Li Guo found Li Zicheng covered in muddy water and complained.

Because of the rainy weather, all the bows and crossbows of the rebel army were glued, and the bow strings were loose.As for the iron objects such as swords and gun heads, they were all rusted.

Li Guo saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, knowing that if the officers and soldiers came at this time, they would not even have any weapons in their hands.

Gu Junen is also frowning.

"The big guy's clothes are all soaked, and there is nothing to change. If this continues, he will get sick sooner or later."

Li Jin was also cursing.

"The hooves of our war horses are rotten due to this terrible weather, and we can't run. Even if we want to go, we can't go fast."

All kinds of difficulties gathered in front of him, making Li Zicheng tremble with fear.

"Send the generals of the battalions to come over, we have to find a way."

Not long after, Li Zicheng's generals gathered together.

It's just that the atmosphere is oppressive and everyone is tired. Obviously, the difficulties in front of them make everyone at a loss.

In this case, Li Zicheng could only speak first.

"King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings have sent a message that there are not many officers and troops in the north. For the current plan, only the big guys will try their best. As long as we return to northern Shaanxi, then we will live."

After hearing this, everyone was not happy.

Liu Fangliang has a high status and has something to say.

"We don't have much food, and it's such a hell, the big guys can't go fast when they are hungry. If we are caught up by the officers and soldiers, we will die."

Li Zicheng stared with tiger eyes.

"Can we live if we stay here? That Chen Qiyu is treacherous and cunning, and has a strong army. Once bitten by him, our fate will be even worse."

Such is the situation today.

Because of the lack of strength of the Northwest Rebel Army, there is no way to stay in one place for too long.

They can only fight on the move, relying on mobility to deal with officials and troops.

Originally, they didn't have any burden, they fought if they could beat them, and ran away if they couldn't beat them, which made the officers and soldiers helpless.

But now all the bad situations have come together, which restricts their actions.

But in the mountains of Hanzhong, they are poor and white, and it is impossible for them to get supplies.

In this case, if you stay here, you will definitely be dumped by the officers and soldiers.

Everyone had no choice but to choose to obey Li Zicheng.

Only Liang Yue looked hesitant, gritted his teeth, and finally spoke.

"Chuangjiang, according to the opinion of my subordinates, we cannot go north."

There was another voice of opposition, which made Li Zicheng very dissatisfied.

"Are you tired too? Are you going to take a good rest here?"

Liang Yue blushed and hurriedly explained.

"This subordinate doesn't mean that. It's just that this subordinate feels that the north may be a trap."

Li Zicheng snorted, but gave him room to speak.

Liang Yue cheered up quickly and expressed his judgment.

"The subordinates have been paying attention to Chen Qiyu these days, and found that this thief is different from Hong Chengchou, who has a fiery personality. After gathering enough troops, they blocked our way and pressed on. Now that we are trapped here, the thief must know. But he didn't come to the door, there must be something bad about him."

Li Zicheng listened to these words.

"Tell me carefully."

Liang Yue was so excited that he hurriedly raised the volume.

"Although we are not good at traveling these days, the subordinates still sent a trusted brother to the north to check. The people below came back and reported that the terrain in the north is very dangerous. There is a valley between two mountains, and the stretch is endless. You should know if you are in the way. Marching and fighting, never entering the valley. Guess Chen Qiyu is waiting for us to fall into the trap."

These words made all the generals in the Chuang army terrified, and at the same time they looked at Liang Yue with admiration.

Because none of them thought that under such a difficult situation, scouts could be ruled out for investigation.

If it is true what Liang Yue said, they head north rashly, I am afraid that there is really no way to go to heaven, no way to go to earth, and they will die so badly.

But in this way, Li Zicheng had even more headaches.

"If we don't go north, where can we go? The south, west, and east are all surrounded by the officers and soldiers. If we don't move, the officers and soldiers will press up, isn't it the same?"

Liang Yue chuckled, and valued his brother even more.

"This subordinate has an idea."

It is of course great to have someone to offer advice in such a difficult time.

Li Zicheng quickly sat up and urged him to get up.

"Say it."

However, Liang Yue looked around and found that they were all trustworthy people, so he opened his mouth slowly.

"Then Chen Qiyu is besieging us from all sides. He just wants to drive us all into the valley and annihilate them in one fell swoop. The subordinates feel that we can do whatever we can. Let's hide for now, and wait for the other ministries to enter the valley and besieged by the officers and soldiers. Afterwards, the officers and soldiers must have made omissions in some places. At that time, we will attack them and save them. Not only will we be able to escape, but we will also be able to rescue other leaders.”

Everyone in the room listened and looked sideways.

No one thought that this guy would be so ruthless.

He is going to use other rebels as bait to achieve Li Zicheng's supreme reputation!
(End of this chapter)