Aspiration

Chapter 44

Li Guo, who had longed for the autumn eyes, finally hoped that the rescuers would come, and he was ecstatic.

However, when he saw clearly who these people were, he spurted blood, a group of women and children, including his wife.

Isn't this moving the old camp to Shehukou?Now, not only does he have to repel the enemy's attack, but he is also responsible for protecting this group of old, young, women and children!

"You Li Laiheng's old lady!" He cursed in his heart.

Li Laiheng's mother is in the female soldiers.Li Guo took a look at his wife. This woman who only held a broom was walking in the middle of the team with a spear and a flag, looking very energetic.

"What are you doing here?" Li Guo didn't question Mrs. Gao, he yelled at his wife.

"Let's reinforce the general!"

The voice that answered Li Guo was not only Li Guo's wife, but many women and children.This voice is high-pitched and delicate, it should never appear on the battlefield, it should be at home.

He Renlong and Li Guo had fought against each other for many years, and he knew that Li Guo was one of Li Zicheng's generals, so he didn't rush forward, but fought steadily and slowly exhausted Li Guo's troops.

He Renlong is one of the three main forces in Shangluo Mountain to wipe out the bandits.This guy leads a group of members of the He clan to form a core team, all of whom have experienced many years of battlefield training, so He Renlong's standard battalion is very effective.

This time, Ding Qirui didn't let him attack Li Zicheng's old camp, and He Renlong felt a little upset. Later, the elite soldiers who attacked Li Zicheng's old camp were wiped out, which gave him a kind of psychological balance.Now, Ding Qirui can only rely on him to congratulate Renlong, and the frontline command has been handed over to him.

One or two more attacks, Li Guo will surely be defeated.He Renlong thought, shutting down so few remnants, can he still fight against his elite?Impossible.

He Renlong also thought about it, why didn't Li Guo always have reinforcements here?He couldn't figure it out.If it is said that there are no reinforcements and no soldiers to use, then why do they fight?Isn't destruction doomed?He Renlong always felt that something was wrong.

Ding Qirui sent someone to supervise the battle again.He Renlong knew how the old man felt, if he didn't attack Shehukou and sweep up Li Zicheng's old camp, he, Ding Qirui, could not escape the guilt.The ghosts of two thousand soldiers did not want his life, and Emperor Chongzhen would also want his life.

He Renlong prepares to attack.

Suddenly, many flags and spears were added to the pass of Shehukou.

"Suspend the attack!" He issued an order to suspend the attack.

The officers and soldiers who have been encircling and suppressing the rebels for many years have become smarter. They bully the weak and fear the strong. Just now they were soft persimmons. Everyone also felt that the great success was about to be accomplished, so the morale was very high.Now, the enemy's situation has changed, so let's take it easy, and you won't die if you take it slow, anyway, the three armies are attacking, so there's no need to rush to death.

"Make food, let the soldiers eat! Rest for a while before attacking." The general issued an order.

As for when to rest, he didn't say.

Liu Zongmin was lying on the ground snoring, he was in a deep sleep.

The enemy is determined to kill them all. Although they captured Zhiting Mountain, Liu Zongmin was alone and helpless, but the enemy did not stop there. Their attack on Liu Zongmin did not show any sign of relaxation. Liu Zongmin is a giant bandit, second only to Li Zicheng If you capture him alive, or take his head, the imperial court will definitely reward you very generously.

There are more than 2000 people left in Baiyangdian. They are exhausted, injured, and morale is extremely low. Regarding the evaluation of their combat effectiveness, Liu Zongmin himself dare not brag.

Zhang Nai was very young, and he had never been so discouraged before. In the past, death was still far away for them, but now they don't think so. He thought that if the enemy came to charge twice, the pass would change hands.

The enemy is preparing for the next attack, and the most shameful thing is that their preparations are being carried out a hundred paces away. They are already too bold to care about the strong crossbows on the pass.

The next attack will begin.

Liu Zongmin was still fast asleep.

Tian Jianxiu felt an inexplicable irritability, and he also had an inexplicable anger towards Li Laiheng. Although he knew that even if he commanded by himself, the result would not be much better, but this battle was really terrible.The campaign plan designed by Li Laiheng is really beyond praise.

"completely annihilated."

This word appeared in Tian Jianxiu's mind many times.

Li Laiheng also seemed to have lost his previous composure, and he seemed a little anxious.Obviously, he also knows that the battle situation has reached a critical time.

"I want to visit Shimen Valley." Li Laiheng said suddenly.

"Why? You went, who is here to direct?" Tian Jianxiu said angrily.

Li Laiheng smiled and said: "The Shimen Valley in the north is very strange, I really want to know the situation there."

Strange you just want to see it?Are there many strange things?Now that the enemy has penetrated into Dayu Valley, Shimen Valley is no longer important. There, whether it is monkey playing or juggling, there is nothing to see.Tian Jianxiu really didn't understand why Li Laiheng went to Shimen Valley.

"Little nephew, let me say, the war has reached this point, do you still have the heart to watch the fun? Think about our retreat, I see, the rout is only a matter of today and tomorrow."

Li Laiheng smiled, this time he really laughed.He said to Tian Jianxiu, haven't you noticed that we have passed the first difficulty?
what!
Tian Jianxiu was taken aback, was this a joke?
Li Laiheng said: "There will be no more fighting on the eastern front today. After today, this front should be safe. On the southern front, the general sentry did not attack Zhiting Mountain. With 2000 people, no matter how difficult it is, they can survive three or four times." God. So, these two fronts are temporarily stable, isn’t the situation very good? As soon as the difficulties are over, we can counterattack in due course.”

There seems to be some truth.However, this kind of reasoning is a bit sad and beautiful. Is this also a good situation?

"Is the Shimen Valley meaningful?" Tian Jianxiu even agreed with Li Laiheng's statement, but it is obviously wrong for the general to leave his post for something that has no practical significance.

"The current situation is within our calculations, except that Shimen Valley is not within our plan, so it is necessary to clarify the situation there."

"Can't others go? Lao Jiu, yes, Lao Jiu, you trust him very much, so he will go."

Li Laiheng pondered for a while, wondering why the people he sent didn't come back?Old Nine, only there is no information about Shimen Valley.This is a very strange thing.It's a little inappropriate to go there by yourself, but almost all the people under him are exhausted, and there is an old nine by his side, and if he goes out again, he will really be alone.

"Okay, let Lao Jiu go out." After a period of contemplation, Li Laiheng made such a decision.Now, all he can do is sleep!He was also blind, and there was no intelligence officer around him.

Li Shuangxi came in, saw Li Laiheng was alone in a daze, so he also sat down.

"Laiheng, do you feel that there is no hope? If you really feel that there is no hope, I will give you 500 people here. You are very capable. You can lead them to break through." Li Shuangxi has always acted as the big brother in front of Li Laiheng. identity.

Li Laiheng smiled and said, "What do you think? Do you feel hopeless?"

Li Shuangxi also laughed.They are all young, and young people will not be disappointed. He also smiled and said, "I don't think we will be worse than Tongguan now, right? The point is, there was King Chuang in the past, but this time, there is no commander-in-chief." It seems very difficult. Hey, Lai Heng, do you really think that King Chuang will be fine?"

"What could happen?"

Li Laiheng really didn't know if King Chuang was okay.The situation in the north is not clear at all, even Wang Si's two hundred soldiers and horses have disappeared without a sound.However, Li Zicheng really existed in history, and he led the peasant army to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. Since history is a fact, then Li Zicheng should not disappear suddenly.

However, is history so reliable?Some say that Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain, where he was beaten to death by villagers; there is another theory that he did not die, but he became a monk in Shimenxia, ​​Shimen County.Since there are many theories about his death, can Li Zicheng have another possibility?For example, isn't there Li Zicheng in Shangluo Mountain now?Wasn't Li Zicheng commanding the battle in Shangluo Mountain?

In history, could there be a copycat version of Li Zicheng?
Thinking of the copycat Li Zicheng, Li Laiheng shuddered.

He is only 19 years old, the burden of history is so heavy, he does not want to be Li Zicheng.He didn't want to think about it anymore.

Now the old camp is just a symbolic meaning, the old and the weak, women and children all went to Shehukou to cheer for Li Guo.Li Shuangxi led 500 elite soldiers. They were originally Li Zicheng's guards. It is not an exaggeration to say elite soldiers, but what can these [-] of them do?
What they were supposed to do was to protect Li Zicheng. Now, they had no one to protect. Li Shuangxi led them only when necessary, that is, when the rebel army was completely defeated.

(End of this chapter)