nanming man

Chapter 90

Yancheng is located in the southeast of Xiangcheng, strangling the main throat connecting Runing. Like Xiangcheng, it is located between Kaifeng, Nanyang and Runing. For Zhongzhou, its geographical location is very important.

At this time, on the mountain road to the south of Yancheng, nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses were braving the drizzle, stepping on the mud, pushing vehicles forward with difficulty.

That guy Zhao Yingyuan was late and came to Chenzhou to meet up two days late, which made the time for the bandits from Guide Mansion to rush to Yancheng tense.

At this time, the sky began to rain again, making the intruders who set off from Chenzhou and came to intercept the southern officials in Yuzhou miserable.

At this time, Gao Yihuan's troops were nearly 3000 people, walking in the forefront of the army, the soldiers' armor was already covered with muddy water, and they looked a little embarrassed.

Gao Yihuan cherished the horsepower and did not ride his yellow-haired old horse. He led the rein and trudged forward with the soldiers on the road.

"Reporting to the captain, the front is the place where the official roads of Nanyang and Runing meet!" Several soldiers in coir raincoats walked against the direction of the army, came to Gao Yihuan, and clasped their fists to report.

Gao Yihuan gasped and stopped, "Send the order to stop the army!"

The flag bearers behind him immediately raised the flag high, and then put it down again, and the team on the mountain road gradually stopped.

"Zhuzi, follow me up the mountain to check the terrain!" Gao Yihuan handed the reins to a guard, then waved his hand, calling Zhao Zhuzi and others to climb up a mountain next to the road together.

At this time, Gao Yihuan and the others had left the plains in southeastern Henan and entered the forested area of ​​Runan. The terrain became complicated and dangerous.

Here is the remaining vein of the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain, dominated by hilly terrain, and further south is the Dabie Mountains.

Gao Yihuan's armor and leather boots had been covered with mud for a long time. He stood on the top of the mountain in a state of embarrassment, and saw two roads converging and merging into one among the mountains to the south, forming a Chinese character for "person". At the junction of strokes.

These two official roads, one is connected to Wuyang County in Nanyang Prefecture, the other is connected to Xiping County in Runing Prefecture, and after the intersection of the two official roads, it leads to Yancheng County in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Gao Yihuan's ambush here will prevent the officers and soldiers from Nanyang and Runan from outflanking Xiangcheng and prevent them from attacking Li Zicheng's rear.

"Let the brethren go to the forest on the right side of the mountain road to hide, and take the time to camp and rest. Shizhao, you go and command the brothers, don't leave traces on the road!" Gao Yihuan watched the winding mountain road, gave Wu Shizhao an order, and then He turned his head and said, "Zhuzi, go and tell Liu Heizi and Zhao Yingyuan to let their people go to the left side of the mountain road."

Wu Shizhao and Zhao Zhuzi immediately clasped their fists together, and then went down the hillside holding their sabers.

Not long after, the Gao family's army on the mountain road got into the forest on the right side one after another, and the vehicles were pushed in, leaving only hundreds of soldiers on the road, smoothing away the footprints and the traces of the wheels.

Two days later, on the mountain road from Wuyang County, Nanyang Prefecture, a troop meandered from the south. The marching speed was extremely slow, stretching for several miles.

There are about 8000 people in this team, divided into three parts. There are less than a thousand people in the front, which is the forward of the team, and there are more than 1000 people in the back, which is the rear team for escorting supplies.

The middle group has the most horses and is the main force of the army. A general in silver armor rides a black horse and walks ahead of the middle group. Behind him are more than a dozen generals in iron armor and a flag that is three feet high.

In the middle of the big flag is written the word "Zuo" in a big way, and there is a small vertical line of characters in the corner, which reads "Prince Shaobao, general who suppresses thieves".

This team was led by Zuo Liangyu who came from Xiangyang. He had already been demoted by the imperial court and asked him to perform meritorious service to atone for his sins.

After Zuo Liangyu arrived in Xiangyang, he was afraid of being pursued by the court, so he recruited more than [-] defeated soldiers and refugees.

Because it is impossible for the imperial court to help him support 20 people, these men and horses want to eat, so they collect food everywhere, and what they do is actually a rogue thing, so that the imperial court loses the hearts of the people in Huguang. Later, when Li Zicheng attacked Xiangyang, the gentry and villagers all burned incense. welcome.

After receiving Sun Chuanting's transfer order this time, he quickly selected more than 20 people from the [-] mob to go north to Nanyang, but he did not continue north, but waited for news from the north.

After he learned that Sun Chuanting had won successive victories and almost captured Li Zicheng alive in Jiaxian County, he extorted some money from the Tang clan and entered Wuyang County. , and then come out to pick up a bargain.

Two days ago, he received another transfer order from Sun Chuanting, and finally made up his mind to go north to join the war.

After all, Sun Chuanting is a ruthless person, a master who will fight everything, Zuo Liangyu is still a little afraid of him.

At this time, most of the soldiers held their weapons and walked forward with their heads bowed, keeping their eyes on the puddles on the road. The generals on horseback were also rather sluggish, and looked up from time to time to look around.

On a hilltop in the distance, Zhao Zhuzi pushed aside the dry grass, looked down, and watched the troops marching down the mountain. He found that there were 8000 to [-] people, but there were only about half of the armored soldiers, which was not too many.

Zuo Liangyu had just experienced the defeat of Zhuxian Town, a lot of supplies and armor were discarded, and the soldiers also lost a lot. Although there are many others and horses, there are not many elites.

Zhao Zhuzi watched for a while, then retreated carefully, and then quickly disappeared into the forest.Not long after, he appeared behind a hill with an official road behind it. There were gray tents scattered all over the hillside. Gao Yihuan had been waiting here for two days.

He was originally worried about Zhao Yingyuan's disappointment, but he didn't want the officers and soldiers to come later than Zhao Yingyuan.

"Second brother, Zuo Liangyu's people are here!" Zhao Zhuzi ran to Gao Yihuan and reported anxiously.

Gao Yihuan was sitting on a big rock, holding a dead branch in his hand, and was drawing a map on the ground. Hearing the words, he couldn't help breaking the dead branch and throwing it aside, "How many people are here, and how long is the line?"

"There are about 8000 to [-] people, and the line is very long, about three or four miles long." Zhao Zhuzi replied affirmatively after thinking about it for a while.

"How about the equipment?" Gao Yihuan continued to ask without missing any details.

These details are very important, they can judge the elite level of the enemy army, and thus estimate whether Zuo Liangyu's troops can be eaten.It would be a joke if they rushed out but couldn't beat them.

"Half of them are wearing armor and half are wearing ragged jackets. It seems that their morale is not very good. They should not be considered elite."

Gao Yihuan nodded, thought for a while, stood up with his saber in his hand, and while climbing to the top of the mountain, he ordered: "Pass on the military order of Lao Tzu, let all the ministries be in place, and send a signal to Liu Heizi on the opposite side, let them pay attention to concealment, Don't expose it in advance, you must put Zuo Liangyu in and fight again, I want to capture that guy alive!"

(Thanks to JindandanO Xiaojin for the 500, the flying dumpling zard0, Zhuo Guang for the reward, thank you for your support.)
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