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Chapter 718

Zhu Yousong fixed the Paomaling of the Tortoiseshell Mountain with one arrow, took over the mountain king Yao Qisheng, and successfully rescued the general Tian Jianxiu, which became a good story.

Tian Jianxiu could not kneel down, wept bitterly, thanked Zhu Yousong for his kindness, and vowed to devote himself to death, in order to repay His Majesty's deep kindness.Zhu Yousong pulled him up and said a few words of relief.

Previously, people thought that Zhu Yousong made a big fuss when he came down the mountain for a group of bandits.Just a few thieves and grassroots bandits, do you still need him, His Majesty the Emperor, to go to war?I really think highly of these bandits!There are thousands of soldiers and hundreds of red-clothed cannons, and it only takes him one will to raze the Tortoiseshell Mountain to the ground.

But now they finally know the value of Yao Qisheng. This Yao Qisheng is definitely not an ordinary bandit. The unicorns are buried in the fields, and the tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains. The real masters are among the people.Even the well-known Li Zicheng suffered a defeat in Chengdu, and Li Zicheng only narrowly beat Yao Qisheng in a one-on-one fight. It can be seen how capable this Yao Qisheng is?

But in the end Zhu Yousong solved it with one arrow, Yao Qisheng bowed his head and professed his minister, and Zhu Yousong did not convict him, and let him perform crimes and meritorious deeds in the army.As for the more than 1000 minion soldiers on the mountain, Zhu Yousong also pardoned them all.Those who are willing to join the army will be registered with the army, and those who are not willing to join the army will be registered, and they will be dismissed on the spot according to Ming Dynasty's policy, and they will be sent back to their hometowns. .

These minion soldiers are so cheap at first glance, and besides, the king of the mountain is gone, so how dare they stay here?Some joined the army with the king of the mountain, and some were dismissed on the spot.In order to appease these demobilized minion soldiers and avoid troubles, Zhu Yousong ordered people to give them some money and food so that they could return to their hometowns to make a living.

Then Zhu Yousong reorganized these minion soldiers who were willing to join the army, gave them food, salaries and armor, confiscated all the savings on the mountain, including the 10 dan of grain and grass, and then set fire to the cottage. After dealing with these matters , the brigade left Hawksbill Mountain and came to Anxi Town...

After Li Zicheng left the Ming army camp in Anxi County with 2 horses, he had already reported to the Shi family and his son in Nan'an Prefecture.

When Shi Lang heard this, the opportunity came again. He asked his father Shi Daxuan to lead troops to defend Nan'an Prefecture, and acted according to circumstances. Then he led 5000 soldiers and horses, dressed as Ming army soldiers, and escorted a group of grain and grass carts, detoured to the Ming army's grain depot. Come.

Now the Ming army's grain depot is located on Shangkang Mountain. After the bandits robbed it, the Ming army sent heavy troops to guard the grain.At this time, Zhang Huan, a young arrow general of the Ming army, was in charge of guarding the grain depot.

Because he was injured, Li Zicheng asked him to stay temporarily to help Gao Yigong and Li Guo guard the camp while recuperating.

For the brave and resourceful Shi Lang, Li Zicheng made it clear before he left that the three generals should just guard the camp and not enter the army.Gao Yigong and Li Guo asked Zhang Huan to guard the grain depot and recuperate his wounds on the mountain. These two generals and tens of thousands of horses camped in Anxi Town, more than [-] miles below the mountain, waiting for Li Zicheng.

Shi Lang's troops suddenly appeared on the mountain road north of Shangkang Mountain. The Ming army saw that it was their own grain transportation team, but they still asked where they were from?

After makeup, Shi Lang lied that he was sent by the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture, saying that the prefect knew that there was a shortage of food and grass in the army. He was ordered to collect 2 dan of food and grass, and brought them over. He asked where the food and grass were stored?
Zhang Huan is a child under 20 years old, more than brave, but not resourceful.Hearing this report from his subordinates, he didn't think about anything else at all. He thought that Shi Lang was in Nan'an Prefecture. If we didn't attack him, he would definitely not dare to come. Even if he did, there would be Gao Yigong and Li Guo. An army of 5000 to [-] was standing there, so Shi Langlang's [-] men and horses were escorted up the mountain with the grain truck, and of course they had to enter the grain depot first.

But when they got to the mountain, when the grain cart was about to be put into storage, Shi Lang laughed, showing his true colors, the grain cart was not loaded with any grain at all, it was all bows and arrows and fire starters.

Shi Lang shouted loudly, and led 5000 men to start killing. Some of his men set fire to it, and some robbed them of food.The 1 Ming soldiers guarding grain on the mountain realized they had been fooled, but it was too late, and they were caught off guard.

After Zhang Huan heard the news, he was so frightened that he was out of his wits. Regardless of the pain on his body, he dressed neatly, grabbed a pair of knives, carried a bow and arrow on his back, and led the people to kill him.

The two sides started a scuffle on the mountain, Zhang Huan was not Shi Lang's opponent in the first place, and he was caught off guard because of his injuries, so the one who was killed was not far behind.

While holding on here, he hurriedly sent someone down the mountain to deliver the letter.At this time, Shanxia already knew, and they couldn't hear the shouts of killing, but when the fire came together, the fire and smoke shot straight into the sky, and Shanxia knew immediately.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong still don't know what's going on, and they blame Zhang Huan in their hearts for what happened?How did it cause the fire for no reason?Regardless of sending people to investigate, leaving Li Guo here to guard the camp, Gao Yigong rushed up the mountain with a team of 5000 horses.

After running halfway, he happened to meet Zhang Huan who came down to move troops to ask for help, and Gao Yigong knew that he had been fooled by Shi Lang.

Gao Yigong's men arrived at Shangkang Mountain, and together with Zhang Huan's men, they killed Shi Lang's men.

Shi Lang robbed part of the grain and grass, went down the mountain and returned with a full load, and still took a detour back to Nan'an Prefecture.

Zhang Huan and Gao Yigong didn't dare to chase after them. The Ming army they commanded was only concerned with putting out the fire. If the grain depot was burned out, the tens of thousands of people down the mountain would have no choice but to drink the northwest wind.

At this time, Shi Daxuan, the guard general of Nanzhou, got the report of the scouting horse. Seeing that his son had succeeded, he was very happy, so he hurriedly acted according to the plan.

It turned out that the father and son had planned a series of schemes, Shi Lang went to the mountain to rob grain and set fire to it, and together with the fire, he not only sent a message to the Ming army at the foot of the mountain, but also sent a message to his father in Nan'an Prefecture, there was a lot of intention to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Shi Daxuan ordered the gates of the city to be opened wide, and ordered 5000 soldiers to attack the Ming camp in Anxi Town.

Fortunately, there was a general guarding the camp this time, otherwise the defeat of the Ming army would have been a big deal.Li Guo was brave and good at fighting. He led his troops to charge and killed Shi Daxuan's 5000 troops.

Shi's father and son got part of the food and grass, which was considered a victory, and they still retreated to Nan'an Prefecture.Send out spies to find out how the army food and grass were burned by this fire, and then they will make a plan for the next step.

Gao Yigong and Zhang Huan led their troops to put out the fire. After several hours of tossing, the fire was finally extinguished.The soldiers of the Ming army on the mountain suffered more than 2000 casualties.

Zhang Huan stomped his feet and beat his chest. He was so ashamed that he wanted to commit suicide with a knife. Gao Yigong snatched the knife away and kicked him to the ground. Follow His Majesty's orders!"

Zhang Huan didn't dare to say anything. In the end, the three generals discussed together, and there was no longer any delay. There was only so little food and grass left in the army, and it was difficult to last for two days. Without food in the army, the morale of the army must be unstable.Now all he has to do is put all his eggs in one basket and win Nan'an Prefecture in one go. If he fails, he will be benevolent. Otherwise, he will not be able to explain to the commander-in-chief Li Zi, let alone his majesty.

After the three generals discussed it, they gathered all the soldiers and horses, nearly 7 people, set up their camps and marched to Nan'an Prefecture in a mighty manner.

Unexpectedly, they were not far from Anxi Town when Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong arrived with a large team.

(End of this chapter)