East Factory Governor

Chapter 534 Weinan fiasco
At this time, in Baoji City, in addition to the remaining 3 Ming and coalition forces from the previous battle, there were also 2 horses brought by Hong Chengchou himself, totaling more than 5.Among the more than 5 horses, there are about 500 cavalry.

While Meng Hu took Qin Shuhuai's warrant to assemble the cavalry, Qin Shuhuai also found Hong Chengchou and told him about Li Zicheng's "escape from the golden cicada" in Ankang.

How sophisticated is Hong Chengchou's experience?As soon as I heard it, I knew that Li Zicheng must have gone to Weinan. If he had set off more than two days ago, he should have arrived in Weinan soon.At that time, the He Renlong tribe who are besieging the city in Weinan is bound to be attacked from both sides!
So he immediately said, "Your Majesty, take all the cavalry in the city to reinforce first, and then I will take [-] troops to Weinan!"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Excellent. But Mr. Hong must arrange Baoji's defense first before leaving. Baoji is an important town in Xiping, so there must be no mistakes."

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, the next official will arrange it properly!"

Qin Shuhuai and Hong Chengchou briefly explained, and then Meng Hu came to report that the cavalry had assembled, so Qin Shuhuai bid farewell to Hong Chengchou and led the troops out of the city.

Apart from himself, Wang Datong, Zhiren, Li Daliang, Meng Hu, Zhao Keli, Wan Yunshan, Sun Bai, Chang Wuji, as well as Ma Sansao, the deputy head of the Cao Gang who had never played before, and Tang Men went out this time. Sect master Tang Sanniang, Huashan school elder Shi Shiming and other masters.

The reason why he brought so many masters was because Qin Shuhuai believed that several apostles from the Demon Sect must have also arrived in Weinan City. The Ming army had suffered a big loss in the confrontation with masters last time, and this time, they must not repeat the same mistakes.

Four thousand five hundred cavalry galloped out from the east gate of Baoji City and headed straight for Weinan.

The distance from Weinan to Baoji is more than 500 miles. It takes about one and a half days for cavalry to arrive, and about three days for infantry.

On the night of June 5000th, according to the plan, He Renlong left the big camp and 5000 troops to set up a suspicious formation to continue the siege. The remaining 50 people secretly withdrew and went to lie in ambush at Lijiapo, [-] miles south of Weinan City.

He believed that Gao Yingxiang of Shangluo would definitely send troops to relieve the siege of Weinan in the next few days.

Taking advantage of the darkness, the army quietly withdrew from the camp and headed south.

After walking for about 20 miles, suddenly the spies in front roared back and yelled frantically, "There are enemy troops ahead! There are enemy troops ahead!"

The soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion led by Zuo Guangxian were startled, and hurriedly greeted the spy from his horse.The spy's face turned pale with anxiety, and he shouted, "A large army is attacking our army in front of us, go and report to the general!"

The people from Qianfeng Battalion didn't dare to neglect, and immediately threw it to report to Zuo Guangxian.Zuo Guang was shocked when he heard the words, and then he personally took people to find He Renlong from the Chinese army.

He Renlong was also shocked when he heard this, and wondered if Shangluo's soldiers had come early?
It would be a bad idea to meet here!Because this place is relatively flat, there is no place for ambush.Moreover, this place is only 20 miles away from Weinan City. Once the war starts, Liu Guoneng in Weinan City will definitely send a large army to help. It will only take half an hour for them to arrive here.

But at this time, another horse whistle rushed into the team, shouting, "Urgent report! Urgent report!"

He Renlong's heart skipped a beat again.Like him, the other soldiers were also shocked.

After calling the horse sentry to come over, I only heard him say, "General Qi, there is a large army coming towards our army five miles behind! Visually, there are at least [-] troops!"

He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian looked at each other in unison, their eyes filled with shock.

They are all veterans who have led the army for many years, so they naturally know that this is by no means a coincidence, but that their own army has been surrounded by the enemy!

He Renlong hurriedly said, "Send the order and break out to the west immediately! Let's go back to Xi'an!"

At this time, they wanted to return to Xi'an, they had to march west for fifteen miles, cross a hill, and then go north.Fortunately, they have no baggage, so they are not afraid of crossing hills.

The orderly galloped down the long line on horseback, shouting as he ran, "All the army to the west! All the army to the west!"

The team changed direction urgently and rushed westward at high speed.

But before he ran five miles away, he saw a deafening shout of killing suddenly sounded in front of him!
In the dark night, Li Zicheng was wearing a bronze helmet, and the jumping fire light shone on his dark face, making him look extraordinarily high-spirited!

This beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle was completely done by him!

Long before he left Ankang City, he had already arranged everything through the masters of the Devil's Cult.He first asked the masters of the Demon Cult to intercept and kill the cavalry soldiers who set off from Ankang, so that He Renlong and Zuo Guang could not get information about Ankang first.Secondly, he asked the masters of the Demon Cult to go to Shangluo, and asked Gao Yingxiang to send [-] troops to Weinan.In the end, he made an agreement with Liu Guoneng of Weinan that everyone would start besieging the official army together in the early morning of tomorrow.

But what surprised him was that He Renlong secretly went south tonight.But it doesn't matter, Li Zicheng, Liu Guoneng and others immediately adjusted their strategies.Since He Renlong's road going south was not far from Li Zicheng's road going north, Li Zicheng turned another corner and came to intercept him, and he blocked He Renlong halfway.The troops from Weinan City and the troops from Shangluo followed closely behind.

In this way, Li Zicheng's [-] troops and He Renlong's [-] troops encountered each other first, and without saying a word, a brutal fight immediately started.

If there were only people like Li Zicheng, it might not be able to do anything to He Renlong.But more than a quarter of an hour later, Liu Guoneng arrived with an army of [-], and there were about [-] Demon Sect Five Elements Flags in their team.

Another quarter of an hour later, [-] bandits from Shangluo, led by another general under Gao Yingxiang, Gu Junen, also rushed to the battlefield.

At this time, the rogues had gathered a total of 5000 troops to encircle and wipe out He Renlong, who had only about [-] people!
He Renlong knew that he would be defeated, but he still organized the army to fight back.Since the surrounding area is relatively flat, there is no danger to rely on, so he immediately divided the army into four sections, each responsible for the defensive side, to deal with the enemy.

He Renlong discovered that the rogue soldiers at this time had not only improved a lot in equipment, but also their fighting power had improved a lot compared to the previous battle in Hancheng.In addition, the opponent's line is supported by the Five Elements Banner of the Devil's Cult, and one's own line is always broken by the Five Elements Flag. It is really impossible to defend against!
The two sides fought fiercely for about half an hour, and the official army was gradually defeated.

They were already under heavy siege, but once the image of defeat was revealed, the officers and soldiers became more and more flustered, and those who fled before the battle also appeared.

He Renlong knew that the situation was over, so he had to order to disperse and break through.

(End of this chapter)