A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 412 Arrival
In the 14th year of Chongzhen, the fourth day of February, afternoon.
Ten miles to the southwest of Xiangyang, there is a mountain called Huangjiawan. Not far to the west is the elegant and beautiful Longzhong Mountain.
At this time, in the mountains of Huangjiawan, nearly a thousand soldiers of the Shun Township Army were quietly lurking.
They were wearing armor and cloaks, and they all sat quietly beside the tent, only chatting softly from time to time.All the horses around the crowd also had bits on them, and those bits were not removed from the horses' mouths except when feeding the horses.
These people belonged to Wen Fangliang's B Department soldiers. Since the second day of February, they braved the severe cold and under the order of Dingguo General Wang Dou, quietly crossed the upper reaches of the Han River, and quietly lurked in this mountain forest. place.
Before leaving, Wang Dou also informed the generals of the purpose of the trip, and everyone was stunned like a thunderclap.
"The thieves want to take Xiangyang by skillful cavalry, and our division just came up with a plan to wipe out the thieves and take their heads, making an indelible contribution."
Although the generals had a premonition that something big might happen in Xiangyang from the importance General Dingguo attached to Xiangyang, but it was so big that everyone still couldn't believe it.
Will Zhang Xianzhong really come?Isn't he in Sichuan?Yang Ge's troops mobilized their troops, and a hundred thousand troops went straight from Huguang to Sichuan. Could it be that the bandits have escaped from Sichuan and returned to Huguang, and they still want to take the important town of Xiangyang lightly?If the matter is true, isn't it just a chance to catch a turtle in the urn with my army here?
Moreover, catching or killing the thief, this credit is too great!
Who is Zhang Xianzhong? At this time, he is even more hated than Li Zicheng. He has repeatedly surrendered and rebelled.According to the imperial edict, Luo Ru was allowed to surrender, but Zhang Xianzhong was not allowed to surrender.Li Zicheng promised to surrender, but Zhang Xianzhong refused to surrender, which shows the emperor's hatred for the thieves.
If what the general said is true... In ancient times, Kong Ming was born in Xiangyang.
After all, it was rumored that Kong Ming wanted to use the east wind to try to set up the altar, but in the end he backfired and vomited a liter of blood.The general did not predict the prophet, and his calculations were astonishing, but he didn't see anything, and he didn't vomit a drop of blood. You can tell at a glance which is better.
After Wang Dou's arrangement, although the generals still couldn't believe it, their long-term belief in Wang Dou and the obedience of the soldiers of the Shun Township Army were deeply rooted in their bones, so they took orders one by one and left.
At the same time, the excitement in everyone's hearts is unspeakable. They killed and sacrificed thieves, rescued King Xiang, and achieved incomparable achievements. In addition to the victory in Luoyang, it is impossible for the Shun Township Army to become famous all over the world.
Wen Fangliang led the soldiers of Part B and lurked in the Huangjiawan mountain forest for several days. He looked cynical, but in fact he was extremely shrewd, decisive, and patient.When the subordinates were a little anxious, his expression remained unchanged, as if he was standing on a hillside carelessly, looking down the hill with a binoculars in his hand.
Not far from the foot of the mountain is the official road from Yicheng to Xiangyang. No matter who passes by, they cannot escape the observation of the people on the mountain.
The generals of Department B and the officials of the Thousand Headquarters gathered around Wen Fangliang at this time. They all looked down the mountain intently, but there was no movement. Occasionally, some pedestrians and merchants passed by, but they had nothing to do with the Thieves Brigade.
A boss finally couldn't bear it and said: "Mr. Wen Qian, do you think the thief will really come?"
Wen Fangliang waved his hands, with an unfathomable expression on his face, which he learned from Wang Dou, he said: "Don't worry, the general said that the thieves would come, then they will come, follow the general for so long, you guys Don’t know the general’s temple is counted yet? Just wait to make a great contribution!”
All of a sudden, the expressions of the people were concentrated, but there was movement at the foot of the mountain. On the official road to the south, there was a billow of smoke and dust rushing towards some sentinel cavalry. Looking at their behavior and equipment, one could tell that they were soldiers from Wen Daxing's command. .
Wen Fangliang's heart beat violently a few times: "Here we come!"
Sure enough, the sentinels of the second department quickly picked up the numbers with Yiwu Yebushuo, and brought them to Wen Fangliang.
In the notification of the corps leader, there was indeed a large group of thieves, rushing all the way to Xiangyang.There is a thief inside, surrounded by elites, tall and thin, with a yellow face and long beard, riding a healthy horse, it must be the big thief Zhang Xianzhong.
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong's appearance and characteristics were also well known to the entire army. He was a long body, yellow face and long beard.
Wen Fangliang laughed loudly: "Wonderful, the thief has really come!"
All the generals were in admiration, and sure enough, they were caught by the general again, for Wang Dou's foresight and foresight, he predicted everything like a god, and everyone felt a sense of surrender.
At the same time, the crowd became even more in awe of Wang Dou. All kinds of feelings could not be explained by the "XingXiu God Man", and Wang Dou was shrouded in a layer of mysterious brilliance.People are always afraid of mysterious power and unknown affairs.
Wen Fangliang collected himself, and asked carefully: "How many people are there, and how about their armor?"
The captain of Ye Bu Shou replied: "There are about two thousand thieves, all fast horses, without flags. Their equipment is all felt hats and crotch, holding long spears and waist knives. All the old bandits have bows and arrows, and no other firearms. Baggage."
Wen Fangliang finally asked: "When will the army of thieves arrive in Xiangyang?"
The Corps Leader Yebushou thought about it for a while, and said, "I will arrive in the suburbs of Xiangyang around Maoshi (5:7-[-]:[-] in the evening)!"
This is based on the horsepower of Zhang Xianzhong and others, but it cannot be compared with the Yebushou of the Shunxiang Army.
The Shun Township Army did not accept one man or three horses at night, and they were full of elite horses. After discovering Zhang Xianzhong's trace, they rushed back to Xiangyang in the afternoon and notified in advance, but Zhang Xianzhong and others arrived in Xiangyang several hours later.
Wu Yebu took it away and left quickly, turned around and continued to monitor.
At the same time, Gao Shiyin and others, who were ambushing in the forest to the west of Zhanggong Temple, also went to inform the army all night.
Another two Wuye Buchao followed the trail, bypassed the mountains, and went straight to the vicinity of Guangde Temple, where Yebuchao Qianzong Wen Daxing and others were waiting here.
During the detection of Zhang Xianzhong, Wen Daxing, the chief executive of Ye Bu Shou Qian, dispatched a team of ten troops to continue the detection.According to Wang Dou's order, the rest of the group sneaked into Xiangyang City during several days in order to protect the safety of the palace in the chaotic situation.
Upon receiving the news, Wen Daxing stood up abruptly, his eyes shot a sharp light: "Sure enough, the thief has come."
He said: "Leave two five people and follow me to cross the river. The rest will continue to monitor. I will inform the general of this information as soon as possible."
Near the Han River, the Shun Township Army collected some boats and crossed the river for private use, so as not to leak information.Soon Wen Daxing and others crossed the river and went to the north bank.
At this time, Wang Dou, leading the Central Military Department, the Chief Guard, and Li Guangheng's cavalry Chief Qian, were still hidden in the mountains northwest of Fancheng.After getting the information, just like Wen Fangliang and others, Li Guangheng and others were also very surprised. As the general said, the thief came.
Wang Dou, however, looked calm and said, "Has the thief come? Good! Soldiers, recharge your batteries. When the sky gets dark, our army will set off for Fancheng. Stay until midnight to control the pontoon bridge. When Xiangyang is in chaos, sacrifice the thief." Enter the city, my army will enter the city with it, and kill him without leaving any behind!"
All the generals took orders together, and the armor leaves clanged.
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On that day, at Mao time, it was approaching Chen time.
Although it was early spring at this time, the weather was still extremely cold, and the sky was getting dark quickly. Not long after entering Mao, the surroundings were already dark, the spring was cold, and there were very few people on the official road and post road.
There was silence all around, not even the chirping of insects and birds, only some lights seemed to come from the village in the distance, dimming and flickering, like will-o'-the-wisps.
Suddenly the silence was disturbed by the sound of hoofbeats, and a large black horse team came galloping.
When I ran closer, I saw knights on horseback, either wearing felt hats or wrapping headscarves.Their army may not be as well-organized as the Shun Township Army, and their horses are not as well-equipped as the Shun Township Army, but they are still quite imposing. Many of them are skilled in equestrian skills, and they all have a fierce and bloodthirsty look in their actions. .
In the middle of the horse team, there was a big man wearing a cape and a felt hat. He had a yellow face and long beard, and rode a healthy horse. Unruly meaning.
This person is Zhang Xianzhong, the young generals around him, and the guards of the old camp behind him are his adopted sons Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang and others.
After setting off from Jingmen, Zhang Xianzhong led the army on a journey day and night, passing through Yicheng and other places, and finally arrived near Xiangyang City today.
Seeing that it was not far from Longzhong Mountain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhang Xianzhong issued an order: "Light up the torches, pay attention to the road surface, don't lose the horse's hooves, and break the fast horses of the army."
These men and horses are all elites. Although they are exhausted from the long-distance running, their spirits are not much worse.Under Zhang Xianzhong's order, everyone lighted torches and paid attention to their feet, but the forward speed of the people and horses did not slow down a bit.
Zhang Xianzhong was quite satisfied, and cursed with a smile: "The children are not bad. When Xiangyang is captured, I will definitely reward you well."
The army cheered, Zhang Xianzhong raised his eyes and looked around, and said: "There are no sentry horses, no beacon fires, it seems that the government in Xiangyang City has no defense at all, donkey balls, I will give them a good look tonight!"
Sun Kewang said: "Father Commander, my army has arrived in the suburbs of Xiangyang, Wenxiu and the others have entered Xiangyang City."
Zhang Xianzhong said: "Wenxiu is doing things, I am at ease. Order the army to continue forward, we rushed to Xianshan to ambush, it is a few miles away from Xiangyang City, once the city gate is opened, we will rush in."
"Attention, after passing the Zhanggong Temple, you can't light a torch, so as not to be discovered by the officers and soldiers."
Xianshan is a few miles southwest of Xiangyang City, with many trees, it is easy to hide people.When Zhang Xianzhong feigned surrender, he had stayed in Gucheng of Xiangyang Prefecture for a period of time. He knew the terrain of Xiangyang City quite well, and soon thought of an ideal place to hide.
The horse team continued to move forward, and when they passed Huangjiawan, Zhang Gongci and other places, Li Dingguo felt a little uneasy.
He raised his eyes and looked, in the dark night, the vegetation on the mountain was all humanoid, like a well-organized army, elite soldiers.He shook his head secretly, every time he looked at the history books, he read the words "every tree is a soldier", and never thought that he would have a day of paranoia.
He didn't think about it anymore, and continued to gallop away.

(End of this chapter)