nanming man

Chapter 196

In Yicheng County, amidst the screams of killing, the soldiers of the Western Army swarmed into the city like wolves and tigers.

There was a battle flag of the Ming army on the top of the city, which was pulled down by the soldiers of the Western army who rushed up the tower, and dropped from the city. Countless feet stepped on the big "Ming" character on the flag and entered Yicheng.

At the west gate of Yicheng, the city gate was pushed open by the soldiers of the left army. Xu Yong, the general of the left army who was in charge of breaking the rear, galloped on horseback and led hundreds of left soldiers to escape from Yicheng in a panic.

At this moment, he heard the cheers coming from behind him, he couldn't help reining in the horse, turned his head to look, and saw the figure of the Western Army wearing jute on the city wall.

Several soldiers of the left army were shot and killed by the western army on the city just after they ran out of the city.

The cavalry of the Western Army began to appear at the head of the city and on the streets connecting the gates.

Xu Yong's face was pale, and he secretly thanked himself that he got out of the city first.

He thought he could get out of his shell and quietly evacuate Yicheng, but he didn't want Li Dingguo's attention to come to Li Guoying's departure, and the Western Army immediately stormed Yicheng.

Fortunately, he was the most decisive, he made a prompt decision, the strong man cut off his wrists, and escaped with only his personal guards without notifying the other ministries.

Xu Yong looked back with a pale face, and saw the figure of the Western Army began to appear in the door opening, so he quickly pulled the rein of his horse and fled in a panic to the southwest.

At the south gate of Yicheng, Li Dingguo, dressed in mountain-patterned armor, with a phoenix-winged helmet on his head, and a red cloak behind him, riding a horse and carrying a big iron gun, rode his horse into Yicheng County surrounded by his personal guards. .

He calmly looked at the corpses lying on the street, listening to the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing from time to time in the city, he walked slowly along the street.

At this time, the battle in the city was not over yet. Xu Yong ran away by himself, but did not inform his followers.

The left army in the city has not received the military order, and they are still fighting on their own. The city is still full of dangers, but Li Dingguo is not afraid at all, and his expression is indifferent.

It has been a year since the ambush in Yancheng. During this year, the Zuo Army has also recovered to a certain extent, and brought out some relatively elite soldiers.

Most of these troops went south with Li Guoying and Xu Yong to defend Zhang Xianzhong, so the left army in Yicheng County was still relatively difficult to deal with.

Li Dingguo was riding on the horse, looking over the heads of the infantry in front, he could see the thick smoke and dust in the direction of the county government, and he could hear the shouts of killing around him.

The battle in the city was still fierce, but Li Dingguo quickly made a judgment based on what he saw and what he heard.

Although the left army in the city is still resisting, they lack a clear command. Some are retreating to the government office and want to hold on, while some are rushing towards the city gate, obviously wanting to leave the city.

This let Li Dingguo know that the big things were settled, and there was an imperceptible smile on his face.

At this time, he rode his horse and was walking on the street. A soldier of the Western Army came galloping from the western street on horseback. ?”

Li Dingguo frowned slightly, he still didn't understand why Li Guoying suddenly withdrew from Yicheng from Xicheng last night, and Xu Yong also chose to break through from Xicheng today.

Xiangyang is to the north of Yicheng, the left army should retreat northward.

"Don't chase for now, let General Bai wipe out the left army in the city." Li Dingguo rode on the horse, speaking loudly to the left and right: "Pass down the general's order, all troops should clear up the remnants of the enemy as soon as possible, and then come to the county government to meet."

Many personal guards took orders one after another, promised loudly, got on their horses, and rushed to various places in the city, issuing military orders to wipe out the remnants of the enemy.

Just as Li Dingguo judged, the left army did not have a unified command, and fought separately. In less than an hour, the remaining left army in the city was killed and captured, and Yicheng was quickly controlled by the western army.

In Yicheng County, in the lobby of the government office, Li Dingguo sat on the main seat, with Bai Wenxuan and other generals of the Western Army standing on both sides, and in the middle were a few kneeling soldiers from the Zuojun Military Academy with their hair loose and tied behind their backs.

Li Dingguo is Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son. He is only 24 or [-] years old this year, but he has been on the battlefield for many years. He has fought nearly a hundred battles, big and small. Mature and steady.

Under Zhang Xianzhong's order, he led an army of [-] to the north, as a vanguard to conquer Zuo Liangyu and capture Xiangfan.

After the army arrived in Yicheng, it was blocked by more than [-] left troops. At the beginning of his battle, the left army in Yicheng suddenly withdrew, and they did not retreat to Xiangyang, but rushed out of Xicheng, which made Li Dingguo puzzled.

This made Li Dingguo feel suspicious, but he didn't show it on his face. The general who commanded tens of thousands of troops had already shown no emotion. Make another decision.

"Tell me, why did Li Guoying and Xu Yong withdraw westward suddenly?" Li Dingguo looked at the prisoners of the left army with a dignified face.

Among the few people in the hall, one wanted to kowtow to beg for mercy, but his hands were tied behind his back, so he could only nod violently.

"Say it!" Li Dinghui misunderstood, raised his finger and pointed at the man, and said without doubt.

The man was stunned for a moment, his face full of astonishment, and he nodded and shook his head, "General, the villain is just a hundred, and he doesn't know anything, please spare your life, General!"

Li Dingguo waved his hand, "Pull it down!"

Two personal guards stepped forward and pulled the man out of the hall, and chopped him down with a knife in his hand.

The rest of the people were scared out of their wits. In the turbulent world, human life is not worth much.

Zhang Xianzhong was famous for killing people, and the young general in front of him was not bad at all, he killed decisively and never dragged his feet.

For a while, the rest of the people became scared, but most of them were not high-level and did not know the secrets.Seeing that they were about to be killed one by one, one of the generals said anxiously: "The villain knows that it is Li Zicheng who is going to attack Xiangyang, and Commander Zuo ordered the army to withdraw to Jingzhou."

The generals of the Western Army on both sides, when they heard that Li Zicheng was going to take Xiangyang, couldn't help but change their expressions and began to discuss in low voices.

The captive's words verified Li Dingguo's thoughts. He waved his hand, "Take them all down!"

Several personal guards then dragged down several left soldiers who were like a puddle of mud.

At this time, Bai Wenxuan came out, frowned and cupped his fists: "General, if Li Zicheng goes south, then Xiangyang may not be easy to fight. Shall we go after Zuo Liangyu now, or continue north?"

The generals of the Western Army on both sides were timid when they heard that Li Zicheng was going south. After all, in the past two years, the Western Army was indeed not as good as Li Zicheng, and he was dumped by Li Zicheng.

"Zuo Liangyu is not worth mentioning, Li Zicheng is our threat." Li Dingguo pondered slightly, and then said: "Xiangyang is very important. If Xiangyang falls into Li Zicheng's hands, then we will not be able to stand firm in Wuchang Heel, so we must continue to go north, capture Xiangyang, and block Li Zicheng."

If Xiangyang is taken down, no one in Huguang will be a match for the Western Army, and the Western Army will be able to capture the entire land of Jingzhou.

"But we only have 2 horses!" Bai Wenxuan was obviously not confident, "What if we run into Li Zicheng?"

Li Dingguo stood up, glanced at the crowd, his gaze was firm, "Whether Li Zicheng will go south is still unknown, even if he goes south, so what. If we go north this time, if Li Zicheng has not arrived, then we will take the opportunity to occupy Xiangfan. If Li Zicheng has already occupied Xiangfan , then we have to fight him and let him see how powerful our Daxi army is. Only when Li Zicheng knows that we are not a soft persimmon will he dare not continue to go south and attack Wuchang."

Everyone wanted to talk, but Li Dingguo waved his hand without discussing with them, and directly waved his hand to order, "Send the order, the army is ready, and immediately set out to kill Xiangyang."

After speaking, he looked at Bai Wenxuan again, "General Bai, immediately send someone to Wuchang to inform the king, and let the king send troops to follow up, and pay attention to the direction of Jingzhou and Yuezhou."

In the early morning, Gao Yihuan was woken up by urinating, put on his clothes, and prepared to go to the toilet.

In fact, there is a chamber pot in the room, but Gao Yihuan is not used to using it, he is still used to going to the toilet, or urinating wild shit or urinating wild.

Just as he came out of the room at this time, he bumped into Zhao Zhuzi, and before he could open his mouth, Zhao Zhuzi said anxiously: "Second brother, Zhang Xianzhong's striker, Li Dingguo has already killed him."

"Damn it, so fast!" Gao Yihuan was so startled that he choked back his urine in fright.

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