Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 256 Attack
Zhao Wen wandered around outside the city gate, checked the situation of these refugees, and then led the army into Pingyang Mansion.

As for the officials in the Pingyang Mansion and the officers of the guards, they are all quietly staying in their homes at this time.

Regarding Zhao Wen's arrival, it was as if it had never happened.

A huge open space has been cleared in the city. This open space is also Liu Wenqing's land. This open space can almost accommodate the troops brought by Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen took his soldiers and set up a tent in this open space.

The sun gradually set on the western mountain, and the whole world was plunged into darkness.

When the night covered the land, the thieves who besieged Daning City also began to eat dinner.

The bandits who besieged Daning City were Li Zicheng's men. They had been besieging Daning City for four or five days.

At this time, in the middle of the Liu Zei barracks, there was a brightly lit tent.

This big tent is Li Zicheng's big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Guo stood in the middle of the big tent, looked at Li Zicheng who was sitting on the main seat, his face was full of depression, "Uncle, Daning City has been attacked for several days, and it hasn't been captured yet, I think we Why not just go around and attack the next city."

Li Zicheng was wearing a white felt hat with no expression on his face.

"Go around? How do you go around? Are you going around to let the rebels in the world see us as a joke?" Li Zicheng said in a deep voice.

"But we have been attacking for several days, and it has not had any effect so far. Instead of wasting time here, we might as well just take a detour." Li Guo said rather dissatisfied.

Li Zicheng shook his head, looked at Li Guo and said, "Let me ask you, who is the biggest in the rebel army?"

"Who else can it be? The leader of the 36th Battalion, King Zijin Liang, is for his own use." Li Guo replied.

Li Zicheng stood up from his chair, "Now Zijinliang King himself is elected as the leader of the 36th Battalion by the leaders of the rebel army. This is because Zijinliang was the first to raise the banner of rebellion, and also fought the most.

He can be elected as the leader, and his victory is inseparable.If we want to stand upright in the 36th Battalion, we must take down this Daning City. "

"That's the reason, but the refugees we used to attack the city are about to bottom out. If we continue to fight like this, we will have to let the old battalion go." Li Guochang sighed, his face full of helplessness.

This Daning City is not a fortified city. There are not many defenders in the city, but they cannot be attacked.

And the old camp is Li Zicheng's foundation, any less would be a great loss.

Li Zicheng sneered, and a stern light flashed in his eyes, "If the people in the camp are gone, go to the nearby villages to collect them. We are the rebels, and we are helping them resist the tyranny of the imperial court. If they don't come, then give them to me." Please come here."

Driving out refugees and attacking cities is what rogues are best at. Whether it is Li Zicheng or other rogues, they all like this method very much.

When I was in Shaanxi before, using this tactic was almost always beneficial.

But after crossing the Yellow River, they attacked the city repeatedly, and the number of refugees in their hands dropped sharply.

In addition, when the people heard that the bandits were coming, they all fled for a while, and they couldn't find enough people to attack the city for a while.

"But where are the people around here? When the people here see us, they are like sheep seeing wolves. They have already fled and disappeared. It may not be easy to find enough people." Li Guochang sighed.

Li Zicheng stepped down from his seat. He stood in the center of the big tent, looked at the people in the big tent, and said, "There are no people nearby, so spread your hands farther away. If you can't get enough in one day, then wait a little longer." A few days, anyway, the time of these few days is not bad.

After getting enough people to attack the city, it is not too late to start attacking the city.All in all, even if you wait a few more days, you can't bypass it.If we go around, we will not only become a joke among the rebels, but even the defenders in Daning City may even harass our retreat. "

"Uncle, then I will do as you said."

Li Guo cupped his hands at Li Zicheng, and then walked outside.

At the same time, outside Puzhou City, Zhang Xianzhong was sitting in the big tent of the military camp with a smile on his face.

"Why is foster father laughing?" A young man in black shorts and extremely energetic stood beside Zhang Xianzhong, looking at Zhang Xianzhong with a puzzled expression.

Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said: "According to my father's estimation, Puzhou City can be breached in just a few days. By then, the belongings of the gentry in the city will be ours. Dingguo, do you want some what?"

The young man standing next to Zhang Xianzhong was none other than Li Dingguo, who would later become famous as the king of the two kingdoms, but now he is still Zhang Xianzhong's adoptive son and takes Zhang Xianzhong's surname.

Zhang Dingguo pondered for a while, then said, "Father, I don't need anything."

Zhang Xianzhong stroked Zhang Dingguo's head and said with a smile: "You will save money for father, but now there is no need to save these things at all. These gentry are hateful. It's important to take their things to save face for them."

"Father, I want a long life lock made of gold." At this moment, a boy slightly older than Zhang Dingguo shouted to Zhang Xianzhong with excitement.

This boy is the eldest of Zhang Xianzhong's adopted sons, the famous traitor Sun Kewang in the future.Of course, at this time he also took the surname of Zhang Xianzhong, called Zhang Kewang.

There are also two teenagers in the big tent, these two teenagers are the future Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi.It's just that at this time they all followed Zhang Xianzhong's surname Zhang.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi again, "What do you all want?"

The two looked at Zhang Xianzhong, then at Zhang Dingguo, and shook their heads slightly, "We obey the orders of our foster father."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the appearance of the two of them, and couldn't help laughing, "Hahaha, you are worthy of my adopted son Zhang Xianzhong, with my Zhang Xianzhong's demeanor, when I break through Puzhou City, I will take you directly to Puzhou City Go. When the time comes, tell my father what you like, and my father will definitely satisfy you."

When the sun rose, Li Zicheng's camp also became noisy, but today Li Zicheng did not plan to attack the city, but scattered all his troops to search for the people.

As for Zhang Xianzhong, he sent all his men out to attack Puzhou City.

These thieves have only dropped their hoes for a few days, and they have not undergone professional training, and most of them are common people who have been searched, so when they attack the city, they always rush forward.

If it is pushed forward for more than ten years, in the Wanli period, if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong want to break through the city, it will not be a simple matter.

The magistrate of Puzhou stood on the city wall, and he looked at the thieves rushing towards the city wall under the city, with a bitter expression on his face.

"My lord, today the thieves seem to have suppressed all the people in their hands. I'm afraid our situation is not good." The master standing beside Zhizhou looked at the densely packed thieves under the city, his face was full of seriousness.

The Governor Zhi sighed, and sighed: "We have sent out people for help for several days, but there is not even a movement.

That's enough, let's not talk anymore, the bandits are going to attack the city.Hurry up and get the soldiers ready. "

Zhizhou patted the female wall on the city wall, sighed with ashen face, and then led the master to go down the city wall.

At this time, Zhao Wen gathered the three Zhou brothers and Zhao Daniu together.

Zhao Wen sat in the big tent of the barracks, looked at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "According to Yebu's report, now Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang, Ma Guangyu and other gangsters are attacking Puzhou, Daning and Yangcheng together.

And judging from the battle situation in the past few days, these counties can't last long.

In order to avoid confusion, I decided to transfer the refugees in Pingyang Prefecture to Xuan Town. "

Zhao Wen looked around and shouted loudly: "Zhou Lao Liu, Lao Qi, Lao Ba, you lead your troops, and I will match you with more than [-] people, a total of more than [-] people, and transfer [-] people. .

Before leaving, take all your food away.Remember, you must escort the people to Xuanzhen for me. "

"The last general takes orders!"

The three brothers of the Zhou family clasped their fists at Zhao Wen and said loudly.

"But my lord, we have taken all the food away. What should I do, my lord? The food delivery team has not yet arrived. There is no food in this city. I'm afraid it won't work."

Zhou Laoliu looked at Zhao Wen and asked suspiciously.

Even if he took away 8 refugees, besides these 8 people, there are still almost [-] people. What will these [-] people eat?
Zhao Wen smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to ensure that the refugees you transport can return to Xuan Town alive.

As for the food of the food team, if you meet them on the road, unload the food you need on the spot, and let them send the rest to Pingyang Mansion.

By the way, when you escort these refugees to Xuanzhen, come back quickly,"

Zhou Laoliu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

When Zhao Wen's order was issued, the entire army began to move.

After Zhou Laoliu led Zhao Wen's troops to him, he headed out of the city.

Zhou Laoliu escorted [-] people this time, which can almost transfer all the people outside the city.

When Zhou Lao Liu came out of the city, he began to let people spread the word among the refugees.

When the refugees heard that these soldiers were going to take them to a place where they could survive, they immediately became excited.

People often say that it is hard to leave the homeland, but in this situation where you will die if you don't leave, no one will not follow the soldiers of Xuanzhen.

They didn't doubt whether what these soldiers said was true or not. After all, since they came to Pingyang Mansion, these soldiers provided them with a meal almost every day.

Although there is not enough to eat, it can guarantee that they will not starve to death.

It is not so easy to gather [-] refugees. After all, these are [-] refugees, and they are all refugees who cannot read a single word.

Therefore, Zhou Laoliu divided the [-] refugees into three groups and left in batches.

The first wave of 2 people was escorted by [-] soldiers, Zhou Laoqi was in charge, and left on the first day.

The third wave consisted of 3 people, escorted by [-] soldiers, Zhou Laoba was in charge, and left the next day.

The remaining 2 people were the third wave, escorted by [-] soldiers. Zhou Laoliu was in charge of it himself, and left on the third day.

As for the extra soldiers, Zhou Laoliu compiled them into night not receiving, which was used to pass news or investigate the situation.

After Zhou Lao Liu set off with the last wave of refugees, the outside of the entire Pingyang Mansion began to become empty.

However, the traces of life left by the refugees did not disappear, and the ground was full of sewage and mud.

The foul smell in the air has been persistent for a long time, after all, it is summer now.

After Zhou Lao Liu led the refugees away, Zhao Wen got some food from Liu Wenqing, and Zhao Wen distributed the food to the refugees in the city who hadn't left yet.

But the food they got was still too little, so in desperation, Zhao Wen had to stay in Pingyang Mansion, waiting for the food team.

On the third day after Zhou Laoliu left, Ye Bushou, who was sent by Zhao Wen to Daning, Puzhou and Yangcheng, brought back the latest news. At the same time, the food team also delivered food.

"My lord, now Daning, Puzhou and Yangcheng were captured by the bandits yesterday afternoon."

In the large tent at the station, Ye Bushou, who was extremely tired and had bloodshot eyes, stood in front of Zhao Wen and said pantingly to Zhao Wen.

"Okay, you go down and rest first." Zhao Wen waved his hand at Yebushou, and then looked at Zhao Daniu, "Assemble the soldiers, it's time to attack. By the way, you give Liu Wenqing the food sent by the food team. Let him distribute it to the refugees for us, and leave another 50 for him."

Zhao Daniu cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong, and then went outside.

A quarter of an hour later, almost 400 people had assembled.

Zhao Wending, wearing a helmet and armor, rode on a horse and led the 500 people towards the bandits.

Originally, Zhao Wen wanted to attack when the thieves had not broken through the city, but the food had not been delivered, and the food did not arrive. Zhao Wen was really worried about the refugees in the city.So Zhao Wen has been waiting until now.

It was not too late to attack at this time, after all, the bandits had just broken through the city.As long as you act quickly, you can get a lot of people out.

Because Puzhou is the closest to Pingyang Mansion, Zhao Wen first came to Puzhou.

Zhao Wen stopped about five miles away from Puzhou, and he looked at Puzhou City with a telescope.

After a while, Zhao Wen put down the binoculars and said to Zhao Daniu who was behind him: "Give me an order, eat some dry food first, and plan to attack Puzhou in a quarter of an hour."

After Zhao Daniu passed on Zhao Wen's order, the soldiers opened the cloth pockets hanging around their waists, and dug into them with their hands to eat fried noodles.

These fried noodles are rich in sugar, which can provide soldiers with a lot of calories, so that they can have plenty of physical strength when fighting.

(End of this chapter)