please make me king

Chapter 892
"Hurry up, hurry up! Don't spare the horsepower, I will ask the imperial court for the loss of horses!" Zuo Guangxian yelled loudly while whipping the mounts under him, urging the cavalry under his command to speed up the march.

Huazhou is seventy miles away from Huayin, which is exactly the normal marching distance for cavalry in a day.

Ever since Hong Chengchou, governor of the five provinces, was defeated by Zhang Shun and chased and killed by the rebel army for dozens of miles.

After all, those with two legs could not run with four legs, so in fact, most of the retreating officers and soldiers in Tongguan were horse troops.

It's just that the officers and soldiers relied on the natural danger of Tongguan, and the horse army was useless, so it didn't show up.

And when Tongguan fell, Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, first defeated Huayin and Huazhou, and the power of his cavalry was revealed.

This is also the main reason why the officers and soldiers were still able to stop Chen Changzhu and Li Mou from advancing even if they were defeated again and again.

Because as long as the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan can withstand a day, Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, will be able to bring [-] cavalry to support that night.

At that time, the second battalion of Chen Changbing and Li Mou had no more than [-] troops, and the second battalion of Cao Wenzhao and Wang Shaoyu had to be stationed at Tongguan to prevent Shanxi officers and soldiers from sneaking into Fenglingdu.

Short of manpower, after Chen Changzhu had suffered from Zuo Guang's pioneer cavalry, he was afraid of losing the "General Qingtian", the ten-thousand-jin red cannon.

Only "golden artillery" and "field artillery" can be used as the main force for siege.Moreover, a part of the manpower had to be allocated to prevent Zuo Guangxian's surprise attack, so he was powerless to face the small city of Huayin.

Zuo Guang first defended himself with a fortified city, and he was quite proud of the way the cavalry delayed the support.

Originally, he thought that without spending several months of work, the rebel army would be unable to do anything to him.And after a few months, when the Jin soldiers retreated, the officers and soldiers would naturally be able to work together to defeat the enemy in front of them.

At the beginning, things went as he expected, and the rebel army was unable to do anything to Huayin County for a while.

As soon as his own cavalry arrived, the rebels had to withdraw to Tongguan.The officers and soldiers can take the opportunity to repair the damaged city, waiting for the next attack of the rebels.

It's just that he never expected that he had just blocked the thieves for more than ten days, and this morning he suddenly received a beacon warning, and got the information that "the thieves have gathered a large number of troops, and the attack on the city is imminent, and the city of Huayin is crumbling."

It turned out that Zuo Guang first retreated to occupy Huayin and Huazhou, and after deciding on the plan of "wearing out the enemy with a strong city and aggressively attacking with cavalry", he specially ordered his soldiers to build a simple beacon tower between the two.

These so-called beacon towers are actually simple fire piles made of stones and clods.

Set up one every ten miles, and only need to set up five between Huayin and Huazhou.Once there is an alarm, dry and wet firewood will be ignited, and smoke will be emitted to deliver the message.

The information that these beacon towers can transmit is limited. Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, made an agreement with the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan: if there is a policeman, one beacon will be lit; Three smokes.

But this time, he received three warnings from the wolf smoke early in the morning.

What does this mean?This shows that either Zhao Guangyuan was besieged by the enemy several times, or some accident occurred and he was at stake.

Zuo Guang rushed to Huayin City eagerly, feeling somewhat annoyed at the same time.

At the beginning, the officers and soldiers were suddenly attacked by the rebel Li Mou from Jingou, and they had to withdraw from Tongguan under the attack from both front and back.

It was only because the officers and soldiers were defeated again and again, and morale was low, that there was a certain degree of rout.

In order to restrain the soldiers, Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, expended a lot of effort.It's just that it took a lot of time to build a cottage near Huashan, south of Huayin City, in a timely manner.

If this is the case, I am afraid that Zhang Shun will come to personally, and it is impossible to put Huayin City in danger so soon.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world, if you can't do it, you can't do it, no matter how much Zuo Guang is upset now, it will be useless after all.

The officers and soldiers galloped for an unknown amount of time, when suddenly a vanguard sent a messenger to ask for instructions: "Report to the general, the army has reached the last beacon."

"And the front is only more than ten miles away from the bandits, and there is a possibility of being discovered by the bandits at any time. May I ask if you need to rest for a while before marching?"

"What did Zhao Guangyuan's messenger say earlier?" Zuo Guang asked instead of answering him.

Around noon, the officers and soldiers ran into the messenger of the guerrilla general Zhao Guangyuan, claiming that "the thief's artillery is sharp and unstoppable. If the general cannot rescue in time, I am afraid that Huayin City will be lost."

"Among them, there may be exaggerated words in it!" The scout couldn't help muttering when he heard the words.

"You tell me You Zhaiyuan, if he is timid to avoid the battle, I can get someone else to take his place!" Zuo Guangxian, the general soldier of Shaanxi, said coldly.

This You Zhai Yuan is the younger brother of You Shigong, You Shilu and You Shiwei, the "Three Generals of the You Family" of the Yansui generals, and also the younger brother of You Zhaiwen, the deputy editor-in-chief of Huguang Governor Tang Hui, so he is a bit rebellious tame.

Zuo Guangxian is a general who relied on bravery and fought from the grassroots, and his family has a lot of money, so why should he be afraid of him?

Sure enough, Nayou Zhaiyuan got a reply from the scouts, and immediately became honest.

He couldn't help cursing: "Zhi Niang, you cheer up me! You should expel and kill all the scouts you meet as soon as possible, and make sure you don't let the thief find out the truth before fighting with the thief!"

The guerrilla general You Zhaiyuan's inadvertent move has caused a lot of trouble for the rebel army.

It turned out that in order to defeat Zuo Guangxian, Zhang Shun asked He Jin to lead the cavalry to hide in Huashan Mountain, so that the cavalry under his command had fewer scouts, and they were quickly driven out by the officers and soldiers, unable to find out the truth of the officers and soldiers.

However, Zhang Shun will not become a "blind man", at least he also got the news that the officers, soldiers and cavalry rushed to Zuo Guangxian before the main force arrived.

At that time, the main attacking force of the rebel army was under the cover of artillery, climbed up the city wall again, and fought desperately with the officers and soldiers.

The generals couldn't help being surprised when they heard the news, and they all suggested: "Zuo Guang was always brave, but now he suddenly appeared, please ask King Shun to give an order in time to let the siege soldiers retreat temporarily, so as not to be taken advantage of by the officers and soldiers!"

Zhang Shun laughed and said: "The Art of War says: Don't rely on him not coming, rely on me to wait for it. I have been waiting for him for a long time, why is Zuo Guang coming so late?"

"Now that the rebel army has been besieging the city for a long time, they have already found out what is inside the city. Sure enough, there is no artillery to defend it. Order the whole army to press forward and stop within a stone's throw of Huayin City to meet the attacking soldiers!"

"What?" The generals couldn't help being surprised.And that Hong Chengchou was even more suspicious, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly in his heart and said: I heard that King Shun was always good at taking risks, now I know it!

Why do you think Zhang Shun is so bold?

It turned out that after Hong Chengchou, chief of staff, analyzed the reality of Shaanxi, he realized that this was a chance for the rebels to seize Shaanxi.

If Hong Chengchou's expectations are not bad, then now Shaanxi only has Zuo Guangxian as a mobile force to deal with him.

And the other officers and soldiers were either restrained by Houjin Dorgon and Yue Tuo, or by the remnants of Hu Duntu, or by other rebels running around, not to mention that there was no extra manpower to deal with him.

And the more this is the case, the more the rebel army should be bold and aggressive, and catch the officers and soldiers by surprise.

The more everyone thinks that the situation is temporarily stable, the more they should destroy the current stable situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, when a discerning person discovers this fragile balance and soon has a breakthrough point, he will fall into a passive position.

Zuo Guangxian, come on!Let this king test how you are!

"What? Dare you, thief!" At the same time, the guerrilla general You Zhaiyuan had already reported the movement of the rebel army to Zuo Guangxian, the commander in chief of Shaanxi, and Zuo Guangxian couldn't help being furious when he heard this.

These rebellious officials and thieves dare to continue attacking the city in front of their faces. Don't they think Zuo is in their eyes?

Not to mention, Huayin City is now crumbling again.If I hesitated a little longer, I am afraid that the morale of the army in the city will be shaken, and it would be meaningless for me to come to support day and night.

"Pass my order and order the main force to go to the south of the city to form an array. Don't send You Zhai Yuan to lead more than a thousand cavalry and hide behind Huayin City. When our army fights with the bandits and the fight is inextricable, we will come out from the north , strike its back, and annihilate this beast in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)