Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 97 Pocket Array

Zhang Huangyan received Yan Ermei's secret letter and hurried to see Li Zicheng.But at this time Li Zicheng had already led an army of 15 to the south, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance accompanied him, and Li Guo and Niu Jinxing were in Xi'an.

"Ambassador Zhang, the emperor of your dynasty is very sincere, and the method he proposed is not bad. It's a pity that I have already sent troops to the emperor. I can't decide this matter, and I can't leave Xi'an casually. How about this, I will send some soldiers to send you to chase me Emperor of the court, please be sure to persuade Ambassador Zhang, it is only reasonable for the Ming and Shun dynasties to resolve a war of war."

As Li Guo said, he immediately made arrangements and sent more than a dozen soldiers to escort Zhang Huangyan out of Xi'an City, chasing Li Zicheng's Luanjia all night long.

Zhang Huangyan knew very well that he was bearing the great trust of the emperor, and that it was related to the safety of the two dynasties, so he did not dare to be negligent.

Unexpectedly, when they came to the boundary of Shangzhou on this day, an army of hundreds of people suddenly chased after them and stopped Zhang Huangyan and others.These people wore white felt hats and Dashun military uniforms, but they drew their swords at each other without saying a word.

"Who sent you here, why did you intercept us?" Zhang Huangyan called out.

Those people just charged and killed, not answering.

The leader of the soldiers escorting Zhang Huangyan shouted: "Ambassador Zhang, run, run..."

Zhang Huangyan twitched his horsewhip violently, his mount neighed, and his hooves flew wildly.He turned his head and saw the guards falling down one after another. The leader was stabbed several times and was still fighting bravely.

"Who is obstructing it?" Zhang Huangyan was full of doubts.

After running for a few miles, there were shouts of pursuers behind him. Zhang Huangyan had no choice but to turn his horse's head and run into a mountain forest to take shelter temporarily.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Huangyan failed to catch up with Li Zicheng in the end, so he was unable to convey the Ming Dynasty's intention to stop the army and make peace.In early June, Li Zicheng's army arrived in Xiangyang City.

The Dashun regime was first established in Xiangyang, which is regarded as the old revolutionary base of the Dashun court.After arriving in Xiangyang, Li Zicheng feasted on the guests while formulating a strategy for using troops, and the Huguang area was suddenly in a state of panic.

Li Cunming received the relevant information, summoned the ministers in the Department of General Administration, and said: "My dear friends, it seems that this battle has to be fought!"

Yan Ermei said: "What did Zhang Huangyan do? Why can't Li Zicheng be stopped?"

"Li Zicheng is determined to eat weights. Zhang Huangyan can't blame Zhang Huangyan for this matter." Li Cunming waved his hands, gritted his teeth and said, "I gave Li Zicheng a chance, but he couldn't grasp it. Don't blame me for being ruthless."

"I really care about the situation of the Three Kingdoms, but it doesn't mean that I'm weak, and it doesn't mean that I will back down without a bottom line. Backing down can't bring about unity, only resolute struggle, and only fighting to make Li Zicheng docile, he Only then will I pay attention to my Great Ming Dynasty!"

After taking a sip of tea, he said again: "You can speak freely, and talk about how to fight this battle."

Yan Ermei said: "Huang Degong, Yuan Jixian, and He Tengjiao are stationed in the Huguang area, and Huang Degong is fighting a tough battle, so it shouldn't be a big problem. It's just that the Fengyang area is empty, and the governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying, is not handsome. Do you want Zhou Yuji to go south from Suizhou to Fengyang to support Ma Shiying?"

Liu Wenbing said: "General Zhou is stationed in Suizhou, not only to guard against the troops in Dashun and Kaifeng, but also to cooperate with the defenders in Xuzhou, Jining and other places. The strategic significance is extraordinary. It is not appropriate to send him south. Your Majesty, let Let me lead the troops to Fengyang, I have never led an army to fight alone so far!"

Li Cunming thought over and over again, and made a decision: "Liu Aiqing, you lead 5 people to support Huang Degong and others; Zhou Yuji will attack Kaifeng. Since I have torn my face, I should take back the Kaifeng city that I sent out."

"As for Fengyang, I will make other arrangements. Li Zicheng's army is not familiar with water warfare. As long as we firmly control the Yangtze River and force him to move on land, I have a way to lure him to Fengyang and arrange a pocket formation for him! "

According to Li Cunming's deployment, Huang Degong and Yuan Jixian guarded Wuchang and Jiujiang, and prepared for a protracted war in the city. Dozens of huge warships and hundreds of warships were deployed on the river to patrol.

Most of these warships and warships were captured from Zuo Liangyu's army, and the rest were built in the past few months.The warships are equipped with Hongyi cannons, sufficient ammunition, and strong soldiers.

Liu Wenbing took [-] soldiers to Changsha, joined He Tengjiao, and deployed troops in Hengzhou and Xiangyin to prevent Li Zicheng from capturing Hunan.

At the same time, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces issued edicts to fortify the walls and clear the countryside. The common people either hid in the cities or fled into the mountains. They hid their food tightly and took their valuables with them.

Li Zicheng's army could not take Wuchang City, and fought fiercely again and again in Hunan. Although the loss was not large, the morale was low.

Originally, it was because of the famine that they went to the south to rob food, but after arriving in the south, after fighting several battles, they still couldn't eat enough, and the soldiers in the army gradually became resentful.

Moreover, the soldiers were not blind, and they could all see that the situation in the south this time was very different from the previous years.

I remember that in the 16th year of Chongzhen, wherever the peasant army passed by, the common people welcomed them with food pots and pulp, but now they regard them as enemies and avoid them.

"The world has changed, and the common people don't seem to welcome us very much!" Many veterans in the army sighed from time to time.

Faced with this situation, Li Zicheng was worried.Retreat, return without success, the food problem has not yet been solved; continue to fight, lest you fall into the swamp and sink deeper and deeper.

"Military division, what's your opinion?" Li Zicheng asked Song for advice.

Song Xiance said: "I still say the same thing, withdraw the troops, and send envoys to make peace with the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Zicheng shook his head and looked at Liu Zongmin.

Liu Zongmin said: "The matter has come to this point, so we can only fight on. There is no food, and the troops retreated back to Xi'an, still sitting in the empty city. This battle does not seek to capture the city, but at least grab some food and go back!"

"Where can we go to grab food?" Li Zicheng frowned.

Liu Zongmin spread out the map, moved his fingers on it, and said: "Hunan and Jiangxi are heavily guarded, and the walls are solid and clear, so it is difficult to get food here. Let's go to Nanjing. We can't break through the blockade of the fleet on the Yangtze River, and we can't do it." Let’s talk. Now there is only one place, and maybe there will be gains, and that is Fengyang!”

Liu Zongmin poked his finger heavily on the landmark of Fengyang, and analyzed: "Fengyang is in Jiangbei, we don't have to cross the river. Moreover, there are few troops here. The governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying, is mediocre. I will lead the army to kill quickly, and we will surely win. Retreat immediately after the food, presumably foolproof."

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "In the past, there were peasant troops who came to Fengyang to dig the imperial tomb of the old Zhu's family. Fengyang is located in the middle of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and it will take a lot of effort for the troops of the two places to rescue them. Well, attacking Fengyang mansion is a difficult task. good idea!"

"Your Majesty, you continue to fight in Hunan and Jiangxi with a large army, as a suspicious soldier. I will lead the army to kill without anyone noticing, and you will succeed." Liu Zongmin said.

Li Zicheng immediately issued an order: "The soldiers are divided into two groups. One is led by Zhen to continue to go to Hunan and Jiangxi, and the other is led by Liu Zongmin to kill Fengyang Mansion."

Song Xiance sighed and looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back. He always felt restless.

More than ten days later, when Liu Zongmin's vanguard troops entered the boundary of Fengyang, Li Cunming also arrived at Fengyang Mansion.

Hearing the spies report that Liu Zongmin had brought 7 horses, Li Cunming smiled and said, "Don't worry, let Liu Zongmin continue to drill in. When he gets into the stomach of the pocket, we will tie the pocket tightly and close the door to catch the thief!"

At the same time, they specially dispatched an army to fight against Liu Zongmin's vanguard troops, fighting and retreating, luring Dashun's army to continue to deepen.

It happened that at this time, Xi'an city underwent earth-shattering changes!

(End of this chapter)