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Chapter 216 Li Yan encounters a red lady, Chongzhen is trapped in Bagong Mountain (please subscribe for monthly tickets)

Song Xiance was a wandering warlock before he was chosen by the Intelligence Department.

He is also proficient in some hydrological and geographical techniques, and he is very familiar with the matter of releasing water and digging embankments.

He had already calculated that as long as the Majiakou embankment of the Yellow River near Kaifeng City was opened, the water of the Yellow River would flood Kaifeng City.

We even went to the Majiakou Embankment in advance to check the terrain.

At this time, he received Li Zicheng's order and naturally set off for Majiakou immediately.

However, the north of Kaifeng City is already a vast ocean, so they can only go around from the south of the city to the west of Kaifeng.

Breaking open the Yellow River embankment does not mean just removing the embankment casually.

He needs to build embankments in key surrounding areas in advance to ensure that the Yellow River water is directed to Kaifeng City.

Therefore, Song Xiance brought a total of 30,000 soldiers.

But when passing through Xuanwuwei west of Kaifeng, they were blocked.

Song Xiance originally thought that the Ming army was leaving the city, but when he saw thousands of troops in various chaotic clothes and armor in front of him, the big flag with the word "Shun" fluttering in the wind further showed that these were his own people.

The leader is none other than Li Yan!

Song Xiance said: "Master Li, Song went to Majiakou to garrison on His Majesty's order. Why did you stop him?"

Li Yan was an old acquaintance of Song Xiance, and he knew that the purpose of Song Xiance's trip must be to dig the Yellow River embankment.

He said: "Song Military Advisor, digging the Yellow River is not a trivial matter. It affects the lives of millions of people. Li still advises you to rein in your efforts!"

Song Xiance said: "Master Li, it's too late. The Ming army has already dug up the embankment of the Yellow River, and the north of Kaifeng City is now a vast country!"

Li Yan said: "The Ming army only dug a small opening at the entrance of Zhujiazhai, which only affected the areas north of Kaifeng. If I guessed correctly, the Song military advisor went to Majiakou this time to completely dig out the Yellow River embankment. Bar?"

"In this way, not only the city of Kaifeng, but also the entire Kaifeng Prefecture, and even the surrounding Guide Prefecture and Fengyang Prefecture will be affected. Life will definitely be ruined."

Song Xiance was naturally unreasonable in this matter. He knew that Li Yan was from Qixian County, Kaifeng Prefecture, and he did not want his hometown to be flooded.

But this matter is related to whether the Chuang army can capture Kaifeng and capture Chongzhen alive. There must be no mercy for women!

He said: "Master Li is joking. Your Majesty is the Emperor of Dashun, and the people of Kaifeng are naturally your Majesty's subjects. Song was ordered to guard the embankment to prevent further destruction by the Ming army. How could he do such a sad thing?" A conscientious thing?"

"The Emperor Song is on the line and I don't dare to delay. I also ask Mr. Li to give up the passage. Don't embarrass Song!"

Song Xiance refused to admit his guilt, and Li Yan was helpless.

With only a few thousand troops in his hands, there was no way he could be Song Xiance's opponent.

And if this matter comes to Li Zicheng, he will definitely be punished. If he is abandoned by Li Zicheng because of this, then the only "poisonous person" like Song Xiance will be left around His Majesty.

In the end, he had to order his men to get out of the way and let Song Xiance and others go north.

Song Xiance did not embarrass Li Yan too much. He clasped his fists and said, "Song sincerely admires Mr. Li for his ability to put the overall situation first!"

Then he whispered quietly next to Li Yan: "Don't worry, your majesty, Mr. Song, won't talk nonsense!"

Looking at Song Xiance's retreating figure, Li Yan was also filled with emotion.

After all, he is now Dashun's right prime minister, and he is no longer the chivalrous and unrestrained Mr. Li back then.

There are many things he can’t help himself with!

Just as Li Yan was sighing, he saw a burst of arrows shot out, and many soldiers from the invading army around Song Xiance fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.

Although the number of feather arrows is not large, the enemy's arrow skills are very tricky, and almost all of them hit vital parts such as the throat.

Before anyone could react, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out, led by a woman dressed in red and wearing a red cloak.

Although Song Xiance was walking at the front of the team, there were still many guards around him at this time.

When they saw an enemy attack, they quickly stepped forward to stop it.

However, the woman's marksmanship was very good. She threw out a few spears and quickly stabbed several people down in succession. The cavalry behind him were also very good at fighting. They were like sharp arrows piercing Song Xiance directly.

Although Song Xiance was usually eloquent and eloquent, he was just a scholar after all. How could he cope with such a situation?

He actually stayed where he was and became the prisoner of the bandits.

Li Yan knew this person, she should be the legendary "Red Lady".

The red lady is also from Qixian County, a fellow villager of Li Yan. It is said that this person was originally an entertainer and knew some kung fu.

Later, he was inspired by the White Lotus Sect to rise up and organized a rebel army. They robbed the rich and helped the poor around Qixian County. They were supported by the local people and became somewhat famous.

Although Song Xiance pretended to be calm on the outside, he was actually very flustered inside.

The red lady whispered in his ear: "Song Town's governor has a vicious plan. It doesn't matter if you flood Kaifeng. After that, are the millions of victims going to fend for themselves, or are you going to ask the prince of Liaodong County to clean up the mess for you?"

This red lady is actually from the Intelligence Department. As the envoy of the Intelligence Department, she is absolutely kept secret. Even only a few people in the Intelligence Department know about it!

Then the red lady said: "Breaking the embankment is absolutely not allowed. Not only cannot the embankment be dug, but the previous gap must be plugged as soon as possible!"

Song Xiance said: "Song knows it, but how can the girl escape?"

The red lady said: "My mission is to get close to Li Yan, and I also ask the envoy of Song Town to facilitate this!"

Then she said loudly: "Song Shorty, I heard that you are planning to dig up the Yellow River embankment. Is this a problem?"

Song Xiance said: "That's nonsense. Song was ordered by Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun to lead his army to Zhujiazhai to block the breach of the Yellow River. Girl, please don't misunderstand the rumors!"

The red lady's saber was pressed against Song Xiance's neck, and she said, "I can't believe what you say, so let them back off first!"

Song Xiance felt no pain, only felt something wet flowing down his neck, which must have been bleeding.

This bitch actually used a knife on herself, she was really cruel.

Song Xiance said quickly: "The army retreated 30 steps and put away their weapons!"

Then he added: "The accent sounds like the girl is from Henan. Li Yan, our right prime minister in Dashun, and Mr. Li are from Qixian County, Henan. I think the girl must have heard of his name. Mr. Li can prove that what my military advisor said is definitely not the case. False words.”

At this time, Li Yan had also rushed over. After all, Song Xiance was taken prisoner and the army was without a master, so he had to come and take charge of the situation.

In fact, for a moment, Li Yan really wanted the "Red Lady" to kill this "Song Dwarf".

But after seeing Song Xiance's pleading eyes, Li Yan finally relented.

He said: "This girl must be the 'Red Lady' from Qixian County. My dear Li Yan is also from Qixian County. The Song Military Advisor did go to the dam to block the breach on His Majesty's orders."

"I also ask the girl to let him go quickly, so as not to waste time and make the Yellow River burst bigger and bigger."

"Li Yan dares to guarantee with his personality that the girl and your men can leave here safely."

Seeing that it was her target Li Yan, Lady Red quickly said: "Everyone in Qi County and even Henan knows Mr. Li's name. Lady Red is willing to believe in Master Li!"

After saying that, he let go of Song Xiance, and Song Xiance took the opportunity to say: "Girl, since it is consistent with my national policy of Dashun to rob the rich and give to the poor, why not join my Dashun directly!"

Seeing that the red lady had no objection, he smiled and said: "Since the girl is from the same hometown as Mr. Li, she might as well join Mr. Li's army!"

The red lady looked at Li Yan shyly, clasped her fists and said, "The red lady is willing to surrender to Dashun and do whatever Young Master Li does!"

Li Yan then noticed that although this "Red Lady" was a female leader of the White Lotus Cult who was born in the military, her appearance was not bad, with eyebrows like distant mountains and a face like a peach blossom. So she gathered hundreds of her troops.

At this time, the Red Lady said to Song Xiance: "Commander Song, I was so offended just now. If you can successfully repair the embankment this time, the Red Lady will come to you in person to apologize!"

"If you can't keep your promise, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword!"

In this way, Song Xiance, who was originally planning to break open the Yellow River embankment, now had to seal the breach of the Yellow River!

Not long after Song Xiance's troops set out, news came that the Ming army in Kaifeng had broken through to the Chenliu and Qixian areas in the southeast.

At this time, the Dashun army besieging the city was in chaos. The troops in the north of the city had just escaped from the flood and were in shock.

Song Xiance led another 30,000 troops north to the Yellow River.

They remained in the south with only tens of thousands of stragglers.

If the Ming army breaks through with all their strength, they will not be able to stop them at all.

Without saying anything, Li Yan quickly led Hong Niangzi and others toward the south of Kaifeng City to intercept the Ming army.

I have to say that the Ming army did choose a good time to break through.

At this time, the Dashun army outside the city was in chaos and could not stop the Ming army coming out of the city.

The Ming army marched forward with great success and successively occupied Chenliutongqi County!

It is very close to the Guide Mansion controlled by Li Xianzhong.

At this time, Yang Sichang in Kaifeng City said: "Your Majesty, the 3-strong army led by Governor Yuan has successfully attracted the main force of the Chuang Army to the Qixian area. We can set off!"

There were 65000 defenders in Kaifeng City. Yuan Chonghuan led infantry troops to take advantage of the chaos and break out in the direction of Guide and Fengyang to attract the attention of the bandits.

At this time, Chongzhen, Yang Sichang and others, under the cover of more than 10,000 cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao, broke out towards Xuzhou southwest of Kaifeng.

It's not that Chongzhen doesn't want to bring more troops and horses, but that these are the only horses left in Kaifeng City.

Previously, Yang Sichang flooded the bandit camp again, and sent Yuan Chonghuan to break out to the southeast, laying a lot of groundwork.

So their journey south went very smoothly.

Chongzhen said: "Does Yuan Qing's 30,000 troops have any hope of breaking out of the siege and joining us in Fengyang?"

Are you kidding me if you let Yuan Chonghuan go to Jiangnan together? Yang Sichang deliberately made Yuan Chonghuan a suspect.

On the one hand, it is to attract Li Zicheng's main force and create conditions for him to go south!

What is more important is to exclude Yuan Chonghuan from the core power group of Nanxia to prevent him from threatening his position.

Although the Chuang Army was not strong, Guide Mansion was garrisoned by Li Xianzhong's Liaodong Army.

He expected that after Yuan Chonghuan circled outside Kaifeng City, he would eventually choose to return to Kaifeng and hold on.

This will not only help you get rid of the pursuing soldiers, but also hold on to Kaifeng and attract the main force of thieves.

Of course, he would not let Chongzhen know about the latter. Yang Sichang said: "We don't know how many troops Li Xianzhong deployed in Guide Mansion, but Governor Yuan and the others are much closer to Fengyang than us. Maybe Governor Yuan They've already picked us up in Fengyang!"

Chongzhen and others were careful all the way, staying day and night, and finally arrived near Xiangcheng, the southernmost part of Kaifeng Prefecture, five days later.

Xiangcheng is already very close to Fengyang.

Since escaping from the capital, Chongzhen and others have been wandering all the way, surrounded by dangers, and now they are finally entering Fengyang Mansion in southern Zhili.

The excitement of the crowd was beyond words.

Soon they were heading east along Yingshui River, preparing to enter Yingzhou.

But just when they were about to arrive at Yingzhou City, the sentry rider brought back bad news.

Five days ago, the Liaodong Army moved south from Yanzhou and captured Xuzhou, an important town on the south bank of the Yellow River.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River did not enter the sea from Shandong, but took the Huai River and entered the sea. The Yellow River flowed southeast from the Kaifeng section, directly entering the Huai River channel and entering the sea.

Therefore, important towns such as Xuzhou and Huai'an are close to the Yellow River.

The fall of Xuzhou means that the natural dangers of the Yellow River have been conquered!

The even worse news is that after capturing Xuzhou, the Liaodong Army did not stop at all.

Li Xianzhong ordered Zuo Liangyu and Mao Wenlong to go south and attack Fengyang and Huai'an respectively.

Now that Fengyang Mansion is in danger, Chongzhen will definitely not dare to go.

So after they replenished some dry food in Yingzhou City, they went straight to Luzhou.

When the army reached Bagong Mountain in the north of Shouzhou, it happened to encounter the Liaodong Army heading south.

Although the cavalry under Cao Wenzhao were not a mob, they fled all the way, as anxious as a bereaved dog, and as panicked as a fish that slipped through the net.

People can still eat some dry food, but the war horses have no good alfalfa and feed at all, and they are already very weak.

They were all cavalry from the Yulin Camp originally, and their combat power and equipment were comparable.

In terms of commanding generals, Cao Wenzhao is actually better than Zuo Liangyu!

However, due to differences in war horses and morale, what should have been an even battle quickly became one-sided.

Zuo Liangyu's Yulin Battalion has had high morale since joining the Liaodong Army.

They quickly gained confidence when facing their former colleagues.

Zuo Liangyu's tribe took advantage of the impact power of the war horses to continuously kill Cao Wenzhao's cavalry, quickly tearing apart their defense line.

Zuo Liangyu and Li Guoying were like giant pliers, and they quickly surrounded the cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao saw through Zuo Liangyu's purpose, but at this moment, their power was low and they were unable to stop it.

Cao Wenzhao said to Cao Bianjiao on the side: "Our horses cannot outrun the Liaodong Army. You should quickly lead your majesty to retreat to Bagong Mountain!"

The situation was extremely critical. Although Cao Bianjiao wanted to stay and fight alongside his uncle, at this moment he had no choice but to carry out the general's order with tears in his eyes.

Cao Bianjiao opened the way with a silver spear and killed the enemies blocking the front. Finally, he led more than 3,000 people to kill them before the Liaodong Army encircled them.

Finally they retreated to Bagong Mountain behind them.

Chongzhen and others were panting from exhaustion as they climbed the mountain.

When he looked back at the battlefield down the mountain, Cao Wenzhao's cavalry had been divided and surrounded by Zuo Liangyu.

And he himself died fighting because he was outnumbered!

Looking at Cao Bianjiao, whose eyes were red next to him, Chongzhen said: "General Cao is really a loyal minister. I will definitely praise your Cao family!"

Every time Chongzhen encountered danger, Yuan Chonghuan stepped forward to save him at the critical moment.

But Yuan Chonghuan is far away in Kaifeng at this time, who can come to rescue him?

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