Nanming Engineer

Chapter 219 Why are you

The terrain of Hanzhong is gentle, connected to the Qinling Mountains in the north and Daba Mountain in the south. The wind and sand in the northwest has kept Hanzhong a rare good climate, so it has the reputation of "Jiangnan in the Northwest", "Land of Fish and Rice, and Home of National Treasures" in ancient times.

The Jinniu Road in the west is the ancient trestle road from Wuding to Shu, passing through Daba Mountain and connecting with the central Sichuan; the Chencang, Xiegu, and Ziwu Valley in the east are important passages, passing through the Qinling Mountains to pass through the middle of the customs, and the ancient capital of Xi'an is only a short distance away.The terrain has always been critical, and military strategists must contend for it. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Liangzhou General Manager's Mansion was established, and heavy troops were stationed here to guard it. After several dynasties, the position and title of the Hanzhong General Soldier have changed, but they have never been absent.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were riots in Shaanxi. As the throat guarding Shaanxi's entry into Sichuan, Hanzhong's status became even more prominent. Don't dare to stick to the side here, although the position of the commander in chief is valuable, but the life is even more precious. Guarding Hanzhong is a high-risk job, especially in the last years of Chongzhen, where you have to fight a few times with the bandit peasant army every few weeks. The bloody battle where the knife is red, so as a veteran of Jiuzhen Hanzhong, He Zhen can be regarded as a warrior who can handle it.

If it hadn't been for 14 years after Chongzhen, Li Zicheng would have been too mighty. He would have conquered several big cities, chopped off the heads of several uncles of Emperor Chongzhen, made Shaanxi a mess, and wiped out Sun Chuanting's invincible Qin army, and wiped out the entire Guanzhong was all in the bag, and Sichuan was snatched by Zhang Xianzhong. He Zhen was alone and oppressed on both sides. Maybe Hanzhong could keep him in the hands of the Ming court for a while.

When Li Zicheng was surrendered, He Zhen was not welcomed at first. Li Zicheng was always suspicious of him, so he refused to let him stay in Hanzhong, and was exiled to Gansu to raise horses.It wasn't until Zhang Xianzhong sent Sun Kewang to send troops to Hanzhong while Li Zicheng was going north to rob Beijing with Chongzhen. Ma Guang.

He Zhen defeated Sun Kewang neatly and regained his status as the King of Hanzhong. From then on, no one could replace him, and his arrogant temper became more and more arrogant.

Even now that he has joined the Qing army, He Zhen still wears her hair in a bun and refuses to shave it, which is enough to show his domineering character.

However, no matter how defiant a person is, he still gasps when he sees the sky-high camps in the distance.

"I didn't expect Zhang Manzi to come with so many soldiers and horses. Is this coming from all over the country?" A strong man in heavy armor and an iron helmet on his head said in surprise: "Zhang Manzi is not afraid that his lair will be taken advantage of by the Ming army. ?”

The talking brawny man, with a very strong figure, carried a lance on his back, reined in his horse and a group of heavily armored generals on horseback stood five miles away from the Daxi Army, looking at the tent that could hardly be seen in the distance, surrounded by everyone Behind them, 1 cavalrymen silently lined up in the field, forming a dark horizontal row.

"General Luo Dai is right. The size of this camp is no less than 10 people." Another big man echoed with a pale face, "Aren't we taking some risks?"

He looked anxiously at a silent man in the middle, and said anxiously: "It's better to retreat first, we are all cavalry, there is still time to go now, and when Prince Su's army arrives, we will have a showdown with Zhang Manzi Bar."

The man in the center is wearing a beautiful heavy armor with mountain patterns, and the armor swallowing beast on his shoulders is shining brightly. The black rhinoceros leather belt and red cape complement the eight-petal iron helmet with golden phoenix wings. The distinctive armor sets off the In addition to the noble status of the armor-piercing person, he is Hanzhong Wang Hezhen.

He Zhen turned her head slightly, glanced at the man who was speaking, stretched out her hand and stroked her long beard on her chin calmly, and said, "Are you afraid? Dang Mengxian, whom I know in this army, is not a coward."

This sentence caused Dang Mengxian, who was frightened by Zhang Xianzhong's huge battle, to choke on a mouthful of blood. The big men around him snickered and couldn't help but blush. It's just a suggestion, so there's no saying that I'm afraid of Zhang Manzi!"

He Zhen shook her head, and said in a deep voice: "If we retreat back and wait for help in the isolated city, we will inevitably waste our energy and increase Zhang Manzi's confidence. If the people in the city are confused, some people may rebel. And if we He is not afraid of the lack of people, but he dares to set up a challenge first, regardless of success or failure, he can give him a big blow, and it doesn't matter if he loses, he just retreats, we cavalry have one man and two horses, he can't catch up, but if we can take advantage, then It will be stronger, and the morale of the brothers will rise immediately, and it will be a disadvantage if you fight more with fewer battles, and it will be even more difficult to win a battle. This way, it will be easier to defend the city."

He glanced around and asked: "So I insist on leading troops to invite battle, do you understand?"

These words are so thorough that fools don't understand, a group of soldiers suddenly realized, and nodded flatteringly: "So that's how it is, the army is mighty and has far-reaching considerations, and the final general can't catch up with it!"

He Zhen had heard these words a lot, and she didn't take it seriously at all. She looked at the barracks in the distance, opened her eyes and said in a cold voice: "Smoke is rising in the distance, Zhang Manzi has come out!"

In the Daxi military camp five miles away, groups of soldiers swarmed out, led by their respective generals, rushed out of the gate, and quickly lined up in square formations on the vast plain according to their respective affiliations. The dark crowd almost occupied the entire horizon, and there were scouts running around along the periphery of the military formation, conveying military orders.

Zhang Xianzhong, under the protection of Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and other generals, wrapped up in the guards, came to the front of the formation first, and looked at He Zhenjun on the opposite side five miles away.

"Little He Zhen, do you really dare to come?" Zhang Xianzhong's yellow face was filled with black air, obviously he was in a rage, his teeth were clenched tightly when he spoke, and every word seemed as if it came out of the teeth.

"Father, let me go and deal with that guy, say this for my father!" Ai Nengqi was tall and violent, and he didn't want to see anyone more ferocious than him, so he immediately rode out and shouted loudly. .

Although Zhang Xianzhong was angry, he did not lose his heroic character. He instinctively stopped the reckless Ai Nengqi: "Don't be busy. Those guys are all cavalry. They come and go like the wind. If you go up rashly, you will only get into his way. Look carefully first." Say it again!”

Ai Nengqi held his breath and retreated behind him. Zhang Xianzhong looked at it intently for a while, pondered for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

Sun Kewang cooperated and quickly asked, "Why are you laughing, father?"

Zhang Xianzhong pointed forward with his horsewhip, and said with a smile: "I saw He Zhen's children's formation, a row of horizontal formations, not a battle formation, obviously not to fight against me dignifiedly, but to harass my army and to boost morale, that's all. Little trick, can you hide it from me? Hahaha!"

Sun Kewang said happily: "Father is wise, that bird boy is definitely not my opponent. Father, what should we do now? Should the army just press it over?"

"No!" Zhang Xianzhong said decisively: "The bird man is waiting for our whole army to go up. He will definitely split into two, spread out on both sides, and harass my two wings with cavalry and shooting. He fights and runs at the same time, how much can he catch?" Get as much money as you can, and then run away, our army is huge, it is not conducive to chasing, if the whole army presses up, it will hit its target!"

He stopped laughing and shouted: "Where are Feng Shuangli and Wang Shangli?"

Hearing the sound, the two generals rode forward, rolled their saddles and bowed under Zhang Xianzhong's horse's hooves, and said in unison: "The last general is here!"

"Order you two, each with [-] cavalry from the guards, to go out from the two wings of the army, and wrap up the enemy army. If the enemy army separates, each will attack one; I will personally lead the entire army to press forward and annihilate all the enemy forces!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Feng Shuangli and Wang Shangli paused loudly, then got on their horses and rushed to both sides.

Ai Nengqi who was behind couldn't bear it anymore, and leaned up again, and asked aggrievedly: "Father, why didn't you send your son?"

Zhang Xianzhong laughed, and waved his hands at him: "You can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer. To deal with this kind of traitor, I don't need my son to do it. If the enemy doesn't retreat later, my son will take his dog's head for my father."

He snorted coldly, and said again: "He Zhen is no more than Li Zicheng's running dog, why do you fight me? It's almost the same when the Tartar Emperor came."

Sun Kewang also laughed, and said to Ainengqi: "Don't worry, King Dingbei, this is just the beginning. When the Tartars arrive, there will be battles, so don't worry."

A few people chatted and laughed, and then they heard the sound of drums at the back of the formation. Generals Wang and Feng, leading the cavalry, galloped out from the banner at the back of the formation along the two wings amidst the sound of horns all over the sky, raising smoke and dust covering the sky, like two A gray dragon swept forward.

He Zhen on the opposite side looked up to the sky and sighed, looked left and right at the smoke column, shook her head and said: "Zhang Manzi is well-deserved, he is not easy to deal with, let's withdraw!"

(End of this chapter)