Zhang Xianzhong's face was ashen, he had already sensed the huge danger.

It had been two days since Li Zicheng left Gucheng. The imperial army stationed in front of Gucheng had not evacuated, let alone pursued Li Zicheng. However, news came from the direction of Xiangyang Fucheng that an army of troops was coming towards Gucheng with at least 100 troops.

Twenty thousand people.

Gucheng was under attack from the front and rear by the imperial army.

At this moment, even if Zhang Xianzhong thought about evacuating Gucheng quickly, he had no chance.

If you evacuate hastily, you will definitely encounter a flanking attack from the two front and rear imperial armies. However, if you do not evacuate and the army is besieged in the Gucheng area, there is a possibility that the entire army will be annihilated.

Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that he had been fooled and fell into Li Zicheng's trap. It was ridiculous that he had thought of annexing Li Zicheng who was being pursued by the imperial army, but he didn't know that Li Zicheng had already planned it.

Anger is useless, and complaining is impossible. At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong's only choice is to cut off his wrists, decisively evacuate Gucheng, and head towards Sichuan, where the mountains are sparsely populated and the roads are steep, so he can escape the pursuit of the imperial army.

Zhang Xianzhong thought of Gao Yingdeng who was stationed in Baokang. He wondered if Gao Ying and others were aware of the traces of the imperial army. He did not intend to inform Gao Yingdeng of the information he obtained. Besides, when heading to Sichuan, it was difficult to enter from Baokang.

Using the shortest path, Zhang Xianzhong could also lure the imperial army to the Baokang area and let Gao Yingdeng deal with it while he took the opportunity to evacuate.

After thinking about all this, Zhang Xianzhong did not waste any time and immediately summoned his close officers to secretly arrange the evacuation.

The retreat must be dominated by the sergeants of the old camp. As for the sergeants of the new camp, they must make sacrifices. In Zhang Xianzhong's view, even if all the sergeants of the new camp are lost, it doesn't matter. As long as the sergeants of the old camp can be saved, they will be saved.

strength.

The time to evacuate Gucheng was set at Chou hour. The sergeants of the old camp and their families set off from the military camp at Chou hour, while the sergeants of the new camp set off at Mao hour to delay the pursuing imperial army.

...

He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu have already contacted each other and basically established a battle plan.

At this moment, He Renlong suppressed his anger. He knew that he had been fooled. Li Zicheng had safely evacuated and headed towards Guanghua. If the prediction was correct, Li Zicheng planned to enter Nanyang, Henan from Guanghua.

Henan's military strength is weak. Although the military commander Yang Sichang is camped in Luoyang, Henan, nearly 10,000 Liaodong Frontier Army sergeants stationed in Luoyang have already gone to Xi'an Fucheng, Shaanxi. Li Zicheng led the rogue bandits into Henan at this time, which can be said to be the right time. Besides, Henan

There are also rogue bandits such as Luo Rucai in the territory. Once they reconcile, they may cause a big incident in Henan.

It was too late to pursue Li Zicheng. Besides, Li Zicheng would only make peace with Luo Ru who was entrenched in Nanyang. He Renlong did not dare to guarantee that he could win the battle, so he vented his anger on Zhang who was stationed in Gucheng.

On Xianzhong and Gao Yingdeng.

After several days of investigation, He Renlong has obtained accurate information. The rogue bandits under Zhang Xianzhong are mainly stationed in the Gucheng area, and the rogue bandits under Gao Yingdeng are mainly stationed in the Baokang area. The two responded to each other and basically controlled the situation.

The surrounding area of ​​Xiangyang Fucheng, so He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu reached an agreement to first deal with Zhang Xianzhong stationed in Gucheng.

He Renlong had made up his mind and ordered the Qin army sergeants to attack Gucheng by force.

The walls of Gucheng are not high and there are no artillery, so it is not difficult to attack. Moreover, Gucheng is basically filled with rogue bandits under Zhang Xianzhong. The people in the city also support Zhang Xianzhong. Even if He Renlong destroyed Gucheng, there would be no trace of it.

The problem.

As for Zuo Liangyu, he was mainly responsible for the combat mission of blocking Zhang Xianzhong.

He Renlong judged that Zhang Xianzhong, who was under attack, would definitely evacuate in the direction of Baokang and seek peace with Gao Yingdeng who was stationed in Baokang. Therefore, the army led by Zuo Liangyu went to Baokang in Gucheng.

When an ambush was set up on the official road and the armies of He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu met, it was the time to annihilate Zhang Xianzhong.

The attack time determined by He Renlong was Chou hour.

Before it got dark, He Renlong ordered the sergeants to set off and drive towards Gucheng.

This time, He Renlong was determined to capture Gucheng and defeat Zhang Xianzhong no matter what difficulties he encountered.

When the sky completely darkened, He Renlong's sergeants were already only five miles away from Gucheng.

The attack was about to begin, He Renlong began to issue many combat orders, and all the sergeants became busy.

...

When Zhang Xianzhong learned that He Renlong had led an army to besiege Gucheng, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. His action was still too late. Anyone who was not a fool would have understood what He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu meant. All his anger was gone.

When it comes to him, people have already regarded him as their biggest opponent and must destroy his army.

Within a short period of time, Zhang Xianzhong made a decision. The army still had to evacuate Gucheng. If he stood firm in Gucheng, once the imperial army broke through the city, his army would really not be able to save it.

However, the smoothness of the army's evacuation from Gucheng has changed. The first to evacuate were the sergeants from the new battalion, followed by the sergeants from the old camp and many family members. This arrangement allowed the sergeants from the new battalion to attract and hold back those who were attacking Gucheng.

The imperial army and the sergeants of the old camp took the opportunity to evacuate in the direction of Baokang.

Zhang Xianzhong was always decisive in doing things. After thinking clearly, the order to evacuate was issued again.

This time, Zhang Xianzhong will fight for his life.

...

"Report, General, a large number of bandits have rushed out from the south gate of Gucheng. They are holding torches and there are many of them..."

He Renlong squinted his eyes, with a vicious look on his face.

"Damn it, does Zhang Xianzhong want to escape too? I let Li Zicheng go, and I will let you Zhang Xianzhong go as well. Don't even think about it. Pass my order. The cavalry will attack in front, and the infantry will follow. I will never let Zhang Xianzhong go."

..”

He Renlong was still happy in his heart. He originally planned to attack Gucheng City. Although the city wall was not high, the rogue bandits could still hold on to the wall to resist. In this way, the Qin army sergeants who attacked Gucheng would definitely suffer greater losses.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong chose to evacuate Gucheng, which saved He Renlong a lot of trouble. By this time, He Renlong had made up his mind to kill all those who rushed out of the south gate, whether they were sergeants from the new camp or the old camp.

No forgiveness.

...

The rumble of horse hoofs sounded. This was the first time He Renlong commanded an army to fight at night.

Fortunately, there are countless torches outside the south gate, illuminating the surrounding area.

Arrows roared in the sky, and screams came one after another. He Renlong on horseback, holding a monocular telescope, looked at everything outside the south gate without any expression on his face.

There were enough bows and arrows, so He Renlong ordered the sergeants to shoot out all the bows and arrows, and then the cavalry would launch an attack.

A steady stream of torches came out from the south gate and rushed forward. Although there was rain of arrows in the sky, there were still many torches rushing over.

"Order the cavalry to launch an attack..."

The moment He Renlong issued the order, the rumble of horse hooves sounded.

The war horses rushed towards the south gate, and the screams appeared again, but the screams became shorter. The bandits killed by the cavalry fell motionless and stopped moaning. Those who were killed by bows and arrows

After shooting the bandit who was rolling on the ground, he gradually became quiet.

The smell of blood spread at the south gate. The bandits who charged desperately had some hesitation, but their hesitation did not last long and they quickly continued to charge forward, facing the cavalry charge.

There are still a steady stream of torches coming out from the direction of the south gate.

...

He Renlong's eyes almost burst out with fire. This is a common tactic used by rogue bandits. These charging rogue bandits must be sergeants from the new camp, and the sergeants from the old camp are still in the city. They will not charge for the time being. They have to wait until the new camp.

Only when the sergeants entangled the officers and soldiers would they suddenly rush out and then evacuate as quickly as possible.

Faced with all this, He Renlong had no other choice but to order the sergeants to kill mercilessly.

...

Zhang Xianzhong was also very aware of the fighting outside the south gate, but he was very calm.

Officers and soldiers are also human beings. Although Madman He is very famous and all the rebels are a little scared, Madman He only has so many sergeants under his command. Even if these sergeants are made of iron, their physical strength will sometimes decline. When the officers and soldiers are exhausted, the old camp

The sergeants can evacuate across the board.

Zhang Xianzhong was worried about his family, but at this time, it was impossible for him to completely consider his family.

The sergeant kept coming to report the fighting situation outside the south gate, and his voice trembled when he spoke.

Zhang Xianzhong's face has always been expressionless. In fact, he didn't need the sergeant to come to report. He also knew the fighting situation outside the south gate. The sergeants in the new battalion did not have much combat effectiveness. When facing Madman He, they would definitely be slaughtered.

Nearly an hour has passed, and it's almost Yin time.

When the sergeant came to report again, Zhang Xianzhong finally spoke.

"Order the sergeants of the old camp to be ready and start evacuating in a quarter of an hour."

...

There were countless corpses on the ground, as well as bandits fleeing in all directions. He Renlong's face turned ashen.

The corpses have slowed down the cavalry's pursuit. Most of the infantry have also joined the battle group. There are only three thousand people in the reserve. This is not because He Renlong deliberately hides his strength, but because there are too many rogue bandits rushing out.

The cavalry could not cope with it at all, and it would be very dangerous if the cavalry were surrounded by rogue bandits. In order to avoid losing the cavalry, He Renlong had no choice but to order the infantry to join the battle.

When the sound of killing and the sound of horse hooves appeared, He Renlong's face suddenly turned pale. The sergeants from the old camp of the rogue bandits finally moved. There were only three thousand sergeants around him, all of them infantry. He used these infantry to deal with the rogue bandits.

The cavalry is like hitting a rock with an egg.

In desperation, He Renlong spoke to the messenger beside him.

"Immediately report to Commander-in-Chief Zuo Liangyu and the sergeants from Zhang Xianzhong's old camp that they are coming in the direction of Baokang."
Chapter completed!