nanming man

Chapter 202 Merger Allies
Just at this time, there was a sound of exclamation outside the city, Gao Yihuan looked down again, and after a while, the Western Army had chased the defeated army and appeared in Gao Yihuan's field of vision.

What is a sea of ​​people?Right now, the Western Army has won a battle. When the momentum is in full swing, people and horses are rolling in, it is a sea of ​​people.

Gao Yihuan stood at the top of the city, looking around, there were crowds of people outside the city.

The thousands of local bandits in front, who were chased by the Western Army, cried for their fathers and mothers, and their intestines were full of regret.

Gao Yihuan was newly defeated. Seeing that the western army was chasing him in a hurry, he wanted to rush to the bottom of the city in one breath. He was afraid of shaking the morale of the defenders on the city, so he turned his head and said, "Hurry up, fire a few shots and kill Li Dingguo's spirit."

The shouts of killing came from outside the city like waves, and at intervals of two or three miles, the soldiers and young men on the city could hear the cries of the Western Army, and all of them looked solemnly at the Western Army that was rushing towards them.

At this time, several officers rushed to the side of the artillery, hurriedly commanding the gunner, "Quick, the general has an order, load and fire immediately!"

When the gunners heard the sound, they woke up like a dream, and immediately started to move.

Outside the city, Li Dingguo rode in front of the wind, and the strong wind brought by the fast gallop of the horse blew the red cloak behind him, which attracted people's attention.

Behind him, countless figures of the Western Army shouted and rushed towards Xiangyang with overwhelming momentum, as if they were going to take advantage of the situation to take Xiangyang City in one fell swoop.

At this moment, there were several deafening explosions from the top of the city, "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Li Dingguo's eyes sank while he was running, and he saw several balls of white smoke rising one after another from the tall city of Xiangyang, with orange-red flames flashing, and several black bullets whizzing over.

"Woo~" Li Dingguo suddenly pulled the reins of the horse, and the horse's front hooves hung up. A shell fell three feet away in front of him, smashed a mud pit, splashed a large amount of soil, and then bounced up again, fell to the ground and rolled down far away.

Six shots were fired from the city, two hit the Western Army, three hit the gap between the Western Army and the heroes, and one shot hit the fleeing hero.

At this time, Li Dingguo stabilized his horse, and immediately waved his hand, and the western army chasing behind him stopped outside the city.

Bai Wenxuan rode forward, "General, why don't you chase after me?"

Li Dingguo waved his whip and pointed at the top of the wall, "See, the opponent is already prepared, no matter how close they are, the arrows will be fired at once."

Bai Wenxuan looked at Xiangyang City from a distance. Several dark cannons on the city wall were aimed at them, and between the walls on both sides of the cannons stood a figure holding a bow or holding a firecracker. The city was indeed prepared.

At this time, Bai Wenxuan's eyes fell from the top of the city to the city wall, and he couldn't help exhaling. The majestic Xiangyang City is more than three feet high, surrounded by moats, the city gates are protected by urns, and the city wall defense facilities are extremely complete.

While pulling the reins, Bai Wenxuan controlled the restless warhorse frightened by the majestic city, and said to Li Dingguo, "General, let the thief escape first. The city is already prepared, and we don't have any siege equipment." , I am afraid that Xiangyang will not be easy to fight."

However, Li Dingguo sneered, and then pulled the rein of his horse, "The general ordered the army to station in the fortress first, arrest the prisoners, and wait for the general's order."

Although the Western Army defeated the Chuang Army, it is said that the Chuang Army in Xiangyang was only Li Zicheng's vanguard.

If Li Zicheng arrives in Xiangyang, the Western Army will have to withdraw southward.

Therefore, the Western Army did not have much time and could only break through the city before Li Zicheng arrived.

Bai Wenxuan wanted to ask what Li Dingguo's strategy was, but just as he was about to speak, Li Dingguo pulled out the reins and ran back, and Bai Wenxuan had to pull out the horse to follow, and as soon as the two left, the artillery on the city exploded. Then it roared again, and fired six more cannons.

The soldiers of the Western Army approached the city, causing panic in Xiangyang City.

After all, Gao Yihuan had just occupied Xiangfan, he had no foundation, no support from the people, and returned in a big defeat, so the situation was still very dangerous.

It was night in Xiangyang City, with bright lights everywhere, and patrolling soldiers on the streets and city walls, and the city was filled with a tense atmosphere.

At night, in the original lobby of Zuo Liangyu's commander-in-chief's mansion, the lights were brightly lit, there was a tablet on it, and a coffin in the middle, but there was no corpse inside, but the clothes of the king's body.

At this time, Gao Yihuan and Gao Zurong were standing in the hall, and they both put hemp on Wang's body to show their grief.

"Father, now Li Dingguo has arrived outside the city. He originally had 2 people, but he captured another [-] or [-]. If he storms Xiangyang, we will suffer a lot!" Gao Yihuan said worriedly, standing on the side of the lobby.

He was really ruthless, he wanted to defend Xiangyang regardless of the casualties, it might not be impossible, after all there were five thousand elite soldiers in the city, tens of thousands of villagers, and thousands of defeated troops, but Gao Yihuan was reluctant to use up his elite soldiers.

It is now September of the 16th year of Chongzhen, and there is still half a year left. The Manchu Qing is very likely to enter the pass as in history.

Gao Yihuan now has more than 9000 troops, and it took him a year to bring them out. If thousands of people died in Xiangyang, then he would have no time to bring out another elite army.

This is also one of the reasons why he hastily returned to Xiangyang, because he didn't want to fight recklessly.

At this time, the generals of Gao's army were all busy guarding the city, and there were only Gao's father and son in the hall.

Gao Zurong said, "Zhang Xianzhong doesn't necessarily want to go to war with Li Zicheng. It's not good for him, but it will deplete his strength. Thinking about it as a father, they can't put themselves in the pinch of the Shun army and the Ming army, so Xi Although the army covets Xiangyang, if they cannot attack, they will definitely return south to Wuchang."

Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, "Father, you are right. Zhang Xianzhong only occupies Wuchang, and the Ming army in the southeast has returned to defense. His situation is not optimistic, so he will not spend a long time in Xiangyang."

Speaking of this, Gao Yihuan clenched his fist and walked a few steps, "But Dad, you don't know Li Dingguo outside the city, but he is a ruthless character. Although I made some preparations to defend the city, after all, I was defeated by him just now. The Western Army really wants to attack. Zhang Xianzhong I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist. After all, we all know in our hearts that it is impossible for Li Zicheng to come."

Gao Zurong nodded, "Yihuan, you don't have to worry too much now, do what you can do well. First of all, you must unify people's hearts. Now that Wang Tizhong is dead, most of the leaders of other villages have also been captured. This is an opportunity. You have to seize the opportunity and first unify the military power in the city, so that the Western Army will attack, and you will have the strength to fight. Secondly, you still have to bluff and try to make the Western Army retreat in spite of difficulties."

Gao Yihuan nodded frequently after hearing this, and suddenly turned his head and asked, "Go, bring Wang Deren here."

The soldiers outside the hall hurriedly clasped their fists to accept orders, and after a while, they led Wang Deren outside the hall.

As soon as Wang Deren came in, he could see the layout of the hall clearly. It was a mourning hall with a memorial tablet engraved with Wang Tizhong's name and a coffin in the middle, which made him feel like he had prepared it in advance.

Wang Deren was startled when he saw it, Gao Yihuan's movements were really quick, everything was arranged so quickly.

This made Wang Deren's back feel a little chilly, if he hadn't run so fast, there would probably be his tablet on it.

When Gao Yihuan saw him coming in, he grabbed his hand without any fuss, "Captain Wang, he died in battle in his body. This general was very heartbroken, but the situation is critical now. We living people still need to look forward. .”

Gao Zurong on the side also said: "Deren, he died in the body, but Nanyang guards this position, and someone needs to be there. Yihuan is going to recommend you to take over, what do you think!"

Taking advantage of the time when the guards went to call people, Gao Yihuan and Gao Zurong had a brief discussion. In fact, they had already talked about this issue outside the long pavilion in Nanyang.

Gao Yihuan directly took over Nanyang, which would arouse Li Zicheng's fear, and letting Wang Deren, a general of Wang Tizhong, take over, would serve the purpose of deceiving others.

Wang Deren is also a smart person, and he understood it as soon as he heard it. He looked at the spiritual seat in the king's body in the hall, and his heart was even more chilled. He hurriedly knelt down on one knee, "Humble post, thank you for the promotion, the general will definitely look after you from now on."

Gao Yihuan smiled and helped him up, "They are all my own brothers, it's better to give it to you than to an outsider." After speaking, Gao Yihuan patted him on the shoulder, "But this time your Nanyang troops have lost too much, I would have thought about it Thinking about it, I still decided to call you a few captains to help you restore your strength, what do you think?"

This is not to help him regain his strength, it is clearly a blatant placement of his confidantes and wings, but Wang Deren can only say with a smile on his face: "The general is considerate, and all humble positions are under the command of the general!"

Before the king's body was cold, Gao Yihuan directly annexed his power in front of his mourning hall.

Gao Yihuan nodded in satisfaction, "Deren, I think you are very capable, follow me and work hard, I will not treat you badly!"

He was talking, when Huang San suddenly came in hurriedly, saluted and said: "General, I have something to report for my humble position!"

(End of this chapter)