Ming Zuo

Chapter 1076 Where to Go
The sky where the sheep retreated from the village was filled with gunpowder and smoke.

The rumble of cannons has never ceased from morning to night, but the walls of the Yangtzu Village have never stopped standing.

It's not that the artillery of the army is not powerful.

It's that the shells didn't land on the city wall at all.

Liang Yue's deployment is very subtle.

He had asked people to dig five trenches before and after the city wall early on.

The trenches are also connected with traffic trenches.

The ground in front of the trenches was also severely damaged, with ditches and ridges everywhere, and barbed wire and landmines were buried in them.

With such terrain, the shield vehicles and cavalry of the official army dare not come up at all.

In desperation, the officers and soldiers had no choice but to use infantry to attack.

Since the formation of the peasant army was in front of the city wall, there was no point in bombarding the city wall with artillery.

Another one, Liang Yue has already deployed his artillery on the city wall.

The cannons used by both sides are bronze cannons purchased from Xia Guo, with exactly the same specifications and range.

With the peasant army's artillery condescending, the official army's artillery was at a disadvantage in terms of range.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou just left the artillery behind and used it to bombard the fortifications in the trench area of ​​​​the Peasant Army.

But obviously, solid shells are extremely weak against this kind of trench.

"If only there were Xia Jun's explosive cannonballs, we must have captured these bandits."

Hong Chengchou's emotion made the generals around him find a reason.

It's not that they are weak in combat, but that their weapons are not enough.

Many people even imagined, what should Xia Jun's artillery look like?
Just four days after Li Zicheng left, Hong Chengchou finally caught up.

However, Liang Yue kept his promise and set up a blocking position in Yangcuizhai, and refused to let Hong Chengchou cross the Tao River no matter what.

There were rogues in front of him, although there were not many of them, and Li Zicheng was not among them, but because he was guarding the only ferry, Hong Chengchou had no other choice but to attack by force.

He thought that he was strong and strong, and he would definitely be able to win the battle quickly.

Unexpectedly, the rogue generals on the opposite side deployed very cleverly, repelling his attacks more than ten times in succession.

Overall, the casualties of the officers and soldiers were far higher than those of the bandits.

This made Hong Chengchou scratch his head.

"Who knows who the general on the other side is? This person is really talented. If he can be used by me, the official reward will be generous."

Hong Chengchou and the Peasant Army are old rivals.

In his heart, even Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang are just mediocre.

He can only fight mobile, and occasionally he can defeat the official army only by relying on the number of people.

Only the general on the opposite side actually blocked his progress under the disadvantage.

Wouldn't it be great if he could be recruited and add a general under his command?

He Renlong had already found out.

"So that Bingxian can know that the general opposite is Li Zicheng's former battalion Liang Yue. This man is the most brave and good at fighting, but because he is not from Qin, he has been excluded many times. If Bingxian wants to surrender, he will succeed immediately."

"Oh, there is such a story?"

After listening, Hong Chengchou was greatly moved, and immediately stopped the attack.

In the sheep withdrawal village, Liang Yue, Jiang Chaoyun, and Zhao Si were also discussing the battle situation.

"We have to retreat as soon as possible. If the officers and soldiers are allowed to detour and block the other side of the river, we will surely die."

The person who didn't want to fight this battle the most was Zhao Si.

The soldiers and horses in his hands are the last property of the White Lotus Sect.

Xu Yaqing had secretly instructed him to preserve his strength no matter what.If the loss is too heavy, he can't explain it to Xu Yaqing.

Liang Yue also felt the pressure.

But when he agreed with Li Zicheng at the beginning, he would stick to it for ten days.

It's only halfway through now, if it is to retreat and let the officers and soldiers catch up to Li Zicheng, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?
"Let me think about it, maybe we can stop the officers and soldiers and keep our vitality."

Before the words fell, soldiers outside the tent came to report.

"General, the officers and soldiers have sent someone to talk about something important."

Hearing that the official army sent someone over, the three of them were taken aback for a moment, and they understood what was going on casually.

Liang Yue was even more delighted.

"Haha, this is really drowsiness, and the pillow is here. Zhengchou doesn't know how to deal with the officers and soldiers, this time I will tease them."

Jiang Chaoyun and Zhao Si also laughed.

I don't know how many times there have been fights and peace between the peasant army and the official army for so many years.

And every time the officers and soldiers were played very seriously.

It is just right to use the opportunity of peace talks to buy time.

Facing the people sent by Hong Chengchou, Liang Yue warmly entertained them and arranged a sumptuous banquet.

Hong Chengchou's envoy walked around the camp of the Peasant Army, and had already seen the truth and reality here.

Sure enough, there are not many troops here.

So under the hospitality of Liang Yue, the envoy firmly believed that he could succeed in recruiting.

It's just that Liang Yue's asking price was a bit high, and he actually asked for the position of chief soldier.

And with his reputation, it seems a little unqualified.

However, it is common sense to bargain during the peace talks.The more Liang Yue did this, the more convinced the envoy was that he really wanted to surrender.

In the next few days, envoys from both sides came and went, very busy.

Finally on the ninth day, after repeated negotiations, Liang Yue accepted Hong Chengchou's offer of deputy commander-in-chief.

The two parties agreed to hold a surrender ceremony outside the Yangtzu village early the next morning.

However, the next morning, the officers and soldiers suddenly found that the opposite position was quiet, and there was no shadow of a ghost.

Only then did Hong Chengchou realize in horror that he had been deceived.

His annoyance can be imagined.

But Liang Yue had already fled.

There were more than [-] people left under his command, and instead of going south to chase Li Zicheng, he turned around and went north, running to the vast mountains in southern Ningxia.

Now all the ministries of the government and army are encircling and suppressing the main force of the peasant army in Longnan and Hanzhong. They hide in the mountains, and they are not afraid of the encirclement and suppression of the officials and troops.

But things didn't get much better.

A practical problem is still in front of Liang Yue.

Northern Shaanxi and Ningxia were barren and desolate everywhere, and it was difficult to supply supplies.

An army of thousands of people eats horse chews, which consumes a lot of energy and cannot sustain it at all.

On top of that, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Seeing that the cold winter is approaching, many people only have single clothes on them.

If they can't find shelter and clothes, they will freeze to death just by being cold.

"Do you want to tide over the difficulties?"

Just when he was frowning, Xu Yaqing appeared.

This woman was always elusive and disappeared for a year.

When she appeared in front of Liang Yue, she was still wearing a white dress.In the northwest where the yellow sand is all over the sky, it is so spotless, which is very miraculous.

"What's wrong with you?"

Liang Yue was curious and wary at the same time.

Could this magical lady Bailian really find a way out for the big guys?
Xu Yaqing's slender hands rested on his shoulders, and breathed into his ears like blue.

"You beg me! If you beg me, I will tell you."

(End of this chapter)