Aspiration

Chapter 38 The army gathers
In Shangzhou, Ding Qirui's camp civil and military officials gathered, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.

It has only been ten days since Ding Qirui came back from Xiangyang, and he has already arranged for Shaanxi to wipe out the bandits.Originally, Yang Sichang told him that after half a month of preparation, he would attack from the east, south, and north, and he must wipe out the intruders in Shangluo Mountain.

What excites Ding Qirui is that he has two surprises.One is that Songjiazhai sent people to say that they could make an excuse, and they were also responsible for instigating the defenders who rebelled against Hukou.What a surprise.Going straight to Li Zicheng's lair, that's a godsend opportunity.Ding Qirui felt that he was lucky. Last year, he assisted Sun Chuanting in Tongguan to stop the enemy and was promoted to the governor of Shaanxi. This year, he fought against Li Zicheng again. Before it started, he did not expect that Songjiazhai would send such an important gift, two passes, You can go straight to the enemy's lair without a knife or a shot. Isn't that luck?
While Ding Qirui was dancing with joy, what made him even more excited was that Sitting Tiger had captured Li Zicheng alive!
Terrible, terrific, Ding Qirui imagined himself sitting on the throne of governor.Li Zicheng's head, that's it?It has been more than ten years, how much thought has the current emperor spent on this human head?How much food did the country spend?How many heads of the people of Ming Dynasty fell to the ground?Haha, now this head is in my hands, Ding Qirui.

Ding Qirui was overjoyed.He decided to use [-] elite troops to attack Li Zicheng's old camp in the east, and to take Li Zicheng out of Shimen Valley in the north.

He spread the news to Xiangyang, and Yang Sichang was also happy. He ordered the general attack to be advanced five days.

The atmosphere in the old camp was extremely tense.Tian Jianxiu sits in the middle army.

Li Guo, Tian Jianxiu, Li Laiheng, Li Shuangxi, and Zhang Nai held a secret meeting first.Now, only Tian Jianxiu, Li Shuangxi, and Zhang Nai are left in the Chinese military camp, and they are planning the specific details of the battle.

Li Laiheng dressed up as Li Guo's personal soldiers, and they went to Shehukou.

The terrain of Shehukou is dangerous, and it is really a so-called pass that cannot be opened by one man.Originally, this place was guarded by five hundred elite soldiers led by Gu Ying. Since the Song Family Village carried the uprising flag, there was another barrier here, so it was changed to guard by Yang Chun.Yang Chun is Gu Ying's lieutenant general, he is usually cautious and serious, and he has made a lot of military exploits, so he can rest assured that he will lead [-] elite soldiers to guard.However, what I didn't expect was that somehow he suddenly rebelled.

Li Laiheng and Li went to shoot the tiger's mouth, not to kill Yang Chun, they just went to supervise the formation and check the defense.

"Report to General Li! The last general, Yang Chun, came to greet the general." Yang Chun, who looked 27 and eight years old, opened the door to welcome Li Guo and his party.

Li Laiheng could tell at a glance that there were a few more strangers beside Yang Chun.Of course, it is impossible for Li Laiheng to be familiar with everyone, but the strangers he refers to are those who look different.Li Laiheng glanced at another soldier beside him, the soldier he brought himself.This person will stay later, Li Laiheng sees if he has noticed these people.

He paid attention.He also glanced at Li Laiheng, with a murderous look in his eyes.Li Laiheng was very satisfied. This time, he discovered a group of talents during the military training.

"The enemy will attack soon, are you not relaxing here?" Li Guo rode his horse into the pass.

"Report to the general, all the soldiers are full of fighting spirit, and they can't wait to go to war as soon as possible."

"Okay, General Yang Chun is good. Tonight, I will stay with you. I haven't been drunk for a long time. There will be a big battle in five days. Tonight, you can get some good wine to enjoy yourself."

Yang Chun was taken aback for a moment, but was startled when he heard that he was spending the night here.Soon he was ecstatic again, wanting to drink?Well, if you want to drink, it's easy. I have plenty of wine here. If you get drunk, I will cut off your head first, and you can make more contributions.People's luck is like this. When there is no luck, everything goes wrong. When luck comes, all good things come, and nothing can be stopped.Today Li Guo sent the head to the door by himself, how could Yang Chun not be overjoyed?If it was normal to chop off Li Guo's head, don't say that I, Yang Chun, don't have the ability, even He Renlong, the commander-in-chief, has the ability?
Yang Chun happily prepared delicious food and wine.

In the woods to the east of Shehukou, Luo Hu was assigning tasks. Tonight, they were going to slaughter under the moonlight.Luo Hu had many tasks to complete tonight, the first task was to slaughter [-] officers and soldiers.

Li Laiheng sent someone to tell him that the two thousand officers and soldiers were all elite soldiers, and they were Ding Qirui's standard battalion. To kill these 2000 people, you must fight in close combat, and if you jump up close enough, you will be able to cut off their heads.

Luo Hu knew that with more than 700 of his troops massacring 800 officers and soldiers, and he was prepared to fight, this kind of battle is not difficult to fight, the difficulty lies in not allowing one person to slip through the net.The news between Luo Hu and Li Laiheng is smooth, he knows that his elder brother Li Laiheng will face an unprecedented test tonight.His [-] people are his backer, or in other words, his capital, and he must complete this task cleanly.

Tonight, he will fight two battles, Luo Hu will fight the first battle against encirclement and suppression.

Starting tomorrow, the elite team trained by Li Laiheng will be transferred to the Shangluo Mountain battlefield as a strategic reserve team.In fact, it is likely that they are not the strategic reserves, but the main force.

Luo Hu was excited with anxiety.What is exciting is that they fought fiercely as soon as they took over the battle, or it was very bloody. The training for more than a month can finally come in handy.However, he was also very anxious. Without Li Laiheng's personal leadership, Luo Hu became the commander of the front army.

Li Laiheng cannot hide the truth from his cronies.Wang Si and Luo Hu are his right-hand men.The two of them knew that Li Laiheng had replaced Li Zicheng, and he would be the actual commander of this anti-encirclement campaign.

Luo Hu looked at the sky, and there was a red sunset in the west.

"Let's go!" He whispered softly.

A force of 700 men set off quietly in the woods.

Shoot the tiger's mouth.

Li Guo was drunk.

Suddenly, a fast horse galloped from Laoying.Urgently ordered Li Guo to return to the old camp.

Li Guo seemed to be unsatisfied, holding the jug in his hand, cursing, "I have only been out for a few hours, and I am going back to the nest, and the officers and soldiers are calling here? Drink, drink. Come, come, drink too Have a drink. Yang Chun, I will leave this place to you. You must help me guard the mouth of the tiger. Maybe if they come to sneak camp, then our old camp will be finished. Come and drink this cup, I will come to see you again in two days."

After finishing speaking, he put the wine glass heavily, staggered a bit, and got on the horse with the help of his own soldiers.

No one noticed that there were 15 people when he came, and there were still 15 people when he went back, but ten of them had changed.Li Laiheng quietly put a team here.

The atmosphere in the old camp was very solemn.Now wait for Liu Zongmin to arrive.King Chuang was still seriously ill, and everyone wanted to see him, but Li Shuangxi guarded the door and forbade anyone from entering the room.

Almost all the generals and leaders have arrived today, and the fortresses are all in charge of the deputy.Zuoshanhu was an exception, he said that Heihuxing went home to bury his mother, and there was no one to guard Shimen Valley, so he didn't come.

"Let's wait for Master Liu, the chief whistle, while we are having a meeting. King Chuang has not recovered, and he is worried that everyone will be infected with the epidemic, so he will not directly participate in the meeting. If there is any opinion, we will pass it on to him." Tian Jianxiu acted as the host of today's meeting.

Everyone's heart is very heavy.Everyone already knew that the officers and soldiers were about to launch an attack. At this critical moment, King Chuang could not personally command the battle.

"The time for the officers and soldiers to launch the attack should be tomorrow morning. Therefore, after the meeting, everyone has to rush back to the station to organize the resistance. Let's talk about the general situation first. Everyone has a bottom line and is psychologically prepared."

Tian Jianxiu introduced the plan discussed in the afternoon to everyone. He concealed some details, such as the upcoming surprise attack by officers and soldiers, so that everyone would not be distracted from the meeting.

He went on to say: "The enemy's total strength is close to [-], and the number of troops directly participating in the battle is about [-] to [-]. They will attack in three ways. On the east road, Shangzhou is the headquarters, and Ding Qirui personally sits in the town. The commander-in-chief is He Renlong. They are The key direction of this attack is the closest to our old battalion, only one day's journey away. This route, Li Guo, you are in charge of the overall command. The second route, that is, the North Route, the enemy's headquarters is in Hotan, and the other route is Yuan Zongdi The general is in command, and the first line of defense, Shimen Valley, is already unreliable. Therefore, Dayu Valley is your main battlefield, and you must not lose it. On the South Road, Wuguan is the enemy's headquarters, and that part of the enemy is directly under Yang Sichang's command, and its combat effectiveness is very high. Strong, the general post is sitting there."

"Where do I sit?" Liu Zongmin came in, just heard this sentence, and asked loudly.

(End of this chapter)