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In Guojiazhuang, a military camp stood on the main road, with deer antlers, thorns, and horse-resisting rifles. There were also archers behind the camps, scratching their hooks, tripping their horse ropes, and trapping them in the horse pit. Li Guard and Wandushi's position had just accommodated a group of remnants who had retreated from Lishui, and the sound of horse hooves arrived with a thunderous sound.

Far away, the figures of the cavalry of the white-clothed army gradually became clearer and clearer. The rumbling drums of war were like rolling thunder in the low pressure sky, rolling over from the low altitude. The generals of the two families returned to their homes. The entire army was waiting for the arrival of the white-clothed army in silence. They had been waiting for a long time.

The scene of galloping horses and the rumbling sound of war drums are intertwined, making people's hearts surging.

"Archive, prepare, release!"

"Bow and crossbow, prepare, release!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!" Ten cannons sounded loudly, and a piece of iron sand and lead balls intertwined into a steel rain curtain swept across everything within a hundred meters horizontally. The white-clothed vanguard troops rushed to the front fell down one by one. The war horses either fell to the ground, and their huge bodies rolled forward a few feet, or ran out horizontally with blood and pain. The fast horses behind them collided and trampled on them, trampled them into meat paste, and they were also overturned and continued to be trampled by the followers.

The white-clothed army bypassed the obstacles made of flesh and blood and continued to rush forward without stopping. They fought north and south, fighting every day. The warriors who survived now, regardless of their will or force, were undoubtedly powerful people in a hundred ways. If they were not because of their increasingly disappointed in their future, their combat power would have been improved to a higher level.

But now, they mustered up their courage again, because Yang Hu drew a big cake for them. For this beautiful big cake, they raised their spirits and fought desperately. They seized time with their lives. One round of arrows, two rounds of arrows, and only two rounds of arrows were shot out. More than 500 white-clothed soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and then the fast horse running like a dragon rushed to their eyes.

"Retreat, fire the musket!" Like fried beans, amid the crackling sound, people fell off the horse and ran away. Another death was a scattered death. The bravery of officers and soldiers was not as good as those on the death line and had been transformed into bandits who had become real soldiers, but from the completeness of weapons to the neatness of the formation, they could not compare with them.

"Retreat again! Serve the gun array", a long spear was raised, and another bamboo spear was wrapped in layers to prevent it from breaking easily. The spear was leaning on the ground with the tip of the spear forward, standing like a dense forest.

"Puff puff puff puff" The trembling sound of the spear tips entering the flesh, the people shouted and the horse neighed, and fell to the ground with a bang. The white-clothed army in the back team reacted. The short-handed gun was thrown out with the horse's force, and the officers and soldiers were torn apart, and the white-clothed army rushed into the officers and soldiers' team, and the sharp steel knife was raised. Facing the bright sunshine, the cold ground was reflected.

Li Shoujie and Wandushi supervised the battle with a knife. Anyone who retreated was killed and unpardoned. They received a strict order to kill, and those who dared to fear war and persevere the enemy would kill their generals. This was the order of Duke Wei Yang Ling. No one doubted his determination to execute this order, so they had to first implement the battlefield discipline of killing the soldiers without mercy.

The war horses charged and tore open a gap. But before the white-clothed army could be happy, they found out with annoyance that they were once again in the embarrassment of attacking Nanjing City. They rushed into the enemy formation, but they could not use their maneuverability to repeatedly perform sprints and chop movements.

Behind them, they were artificially raised and dug low-lying roads, and there were various vehicles, including donkey carts and trolleys, which were obviously collected from nearby villages. These weapons that cannot be called weapons have the effect of hindering the horse team from killing the front and covering officers and soldiers to avoid them.

Although there were few cavalrymen in Jiangnan, these officers and soldiers holding spears and single-killing soldiers used the benefits of the terrain to offset their advantage in the war horses. Then, they used the seven-man beheading team to move from the Zhuang family soldiers to cooperate with long and short weapons, some were responsible for attacking, some were responsible for defending, some were responsible for stabbing people, and some were responsible for cutting horse legs, which caused the white-clothed army who were riding on horseback and lost their attention to the other. The impatient bandit simply jumped off the horse and strangled them into a group with the officers and soldiers.

The white-clothed army continued to join the battle group, and Li Shoujie and Wandusi gradually could not suppress the situation on the battlefield. At this time, Huo Baihu, who was responsible for guarding Dongping Town, Li Qianhu, Tongshan Town, and County Chief He from Qiqiao Village led the officers and soldiers to waving flags and cover them up.

Although there were not many officers and soldiers, the three sieges of the two sides immediately increased the psychological pressure of the white-clothed army and began to retreat. Although they had always been invincible in the battle, they did not have many opportunities to fight tough battles with the officers and soldiers. However, now the officers and soldiers seemed to be crazy and became as unafraid of death as they were, and they lost the advantage of war horses.

The brave one wins when they meet on a narrow road, and courage does not come out of thin air. The arrival of reinforcements has greatly boosted the defenders who have already developed a decline, but the white-clothed army is depressed. Every step forward is closer to Nanjing City, but every step of the remaining roads has to be covered with blood. Is such a short distance like a natural barrier?

Yang Hu was indignant, but he was also worried that more and more officers and soldiers would come to support after hearing the news. Their advantage lies in their fastness, but not in the attack. Why do you have to attack the long-term with a short-term attack? Yang Hu began to roar the gong and decided to detour and go to Nanjing.

The army began to move eastward. Li Qianhu, who had just been killed, and Huo Baihu was reluctant to give up his achievements and pursued him relentlessly. Yang Hu was furious and turned around and fought again. He lost the advantage of the chariot camp and the rugged ground. He had no time to form a formation to protect himself. The officers and soldiers were no match for the cavalry and were killed immediately and scattered. Yang Hu was not interested in fighting and immediately drove his horse and left.

When he led his troops to Maoshan Town, he saw a river blocking the road, and a bridge was on the river. The vanguard horses had just rushed over more than two hundred. With a loud bang, a ball of fire and smoke rose from under the bridge, blowing the bridge up to the sky with dozens of white-clothed soldiers who had just rushed up the bridge.

Thousands of arrows were fired in the reeds on the other side, and then countless people and horses emerged. Look at the costumes, most of them were brave men and brave. They surrounded the 100 white-clothed legions of cavalry and shot with only long-range crossbows. In a moment, there were only more than a hundred lonely war horses left on the battlefield.

I saw a civil servant who was surrounded by a civil servant walking to the bridge. The civil servant was black and brawny, holding his stomach and laughing loudly, shouting loudly: "I am the inspector Maoshan inspector, Sishui Tiandao, here is the white-clothed thief. You are already out of the way, but you still won't surrender?"

Yi Chenfeng was furious when he heard this. He grabbed a bow and shot it with an arrow. Someone from the other side raised a shield to greet him, protected the water and retreated down the dike. Then he hurried hundreds of Min Zhuang shot across the river. Yang Hu was so angry that his veins were rising and ordered that he would not be entangled with these Min Zhuang, and he continued to advance eastward, and rushed towards the Li family's tomb.

The army rushed halfway. Just as the soldiers of the Xianren Guard came to the aid, he was caught off guard by him, and the officers and soldiers were defeated. Yang Hu felt angry and commanded the army to attack Taoist Ridge. There was also an army stationed on Taoist Ridge. There was a small number of people, only about a thousand people. According to the high defense.

Yang Hu commanded the army to attack the ridge. The generals on the ridge burned bundles of wormwood and threw them down the slope. The thick smoke rolled and choked his eyes and noses, and the war horses were also affected. If it were normal, Yang Hu could lead the army to go away. The officers and soldiers could not chase him with their legs, and they could only do nothing. But now Yang Hu is determined to be in Nanjing and must not retreat. So he made a ruthless move and ordered the army to sacrifice his life to attack the mountain.

After fighting for more than half an hour, the officers and soldiers on the mountain gradually retreated to the mountain. In order to prevent the white-clothed army from chasing, the officers and soldiers ignited the wildfire. The ridge was not high, and all the shrubs were born. When the fire broke out, the smoke stormed the night. Yang Hu had no time to chase the remaining soldiers and passed by the ridge.

When the army rushed to the clay pot nest, Yang Hu was shocked. There was a deep trench in front, and hundreds of vans formed the formation on the opposite side. The van had already fought with the white-clothed army. The opponent's bows and arrows, big crossbows, bowl-mouth guns, and killing cannons were rampant across the trench, blocking horses with trenches and using trenches to resist horses with chariots and campfire weapons. Such exquisite equipment was three points better than Guojiazhuang.

Yang Hu was already dizzy. He felt that the more officers and soldiers he went to the city of Nanjing, he was ambushing everywhere and soldiers everywhere, and he couldn't help but feel sad. Is it true that as Han Bai said, the surprise attack on Nanjing was as expected by the imperial court?

However, Zhao Crazy Zi and Liu Qi were both attacking Nanjing City as agreed. If they escaped along the way and failed, they would only live a few more days. If the other two armies were defeated, where could they go based on their own troops? It was just a few days later that they would be ruined in Jiangdong.

Just as he was thinking, a faint light caught a glimpse of the corner of his eyes. A long and featherless arrow shot from a large crossbow broke through the air, roaring sharply, and with a "pop", it passed through the chest and abdomen of a close-fitting guard riding on a horse, and continued to fly back with a ball of blood mist, shooting three people to death one after another, dodging in panic.

Yang Hu thought about this and ordered abruptly: "You can't go any further. No matter what, you must break through. I don't believe it. All the roads lead to Nanjing. How many soldiers and horses in the court have been constantly defending along the road? Kill me. Yi Chenfeng, you lead your troops to take the lead, Li Yeyin lead your troops to the left wing and break through the officers and soldiers' camps."

On the right wing of the clay pot nest is a thorny mountain, and on the left is a puddle. The officers and soldiers use this terrain to dig trenches to resist. There is a road on the right wing mountain, but they don’t know where to lead. The roadside is full of thorns and it is difficult to cross, and it is difficult for horses to go up the mountain. It is the fastest way to go around the puddles of several miles from the left wing to attack the officers and soldiers’ flanks.

The two generals immediately took the order and left. Yang Hu directed the white-clothed army to shoot against the officers and soldiers to cover Yi Chenfeng's attack. However, he did not know that the fireworks on Shiling were simply the contact signals agreed by the officers and soldiers. Defenses were deployed everywhere on the periphery of Nanjing. No matter which way he attacked, there were fireworks signals in the places suitable for surroundings to facilitate contact nearby.

With the fireworks of Taoist Ridge, the officers and soldiers knew that Yang Hu's cavalry had chosen this line to attack and had already begun to gather around the Clay and Toad Bay area. After half an hour, the left side of the killing sound shook the sky, and suddenly a team broke out to form a square formation, storming troops from the field beside the puddle, and the spears were raised as if they were like forests. Another spear formation was a magic weapon to overcome the cavalry with its footsteps.

Yang Hu was shocked and quickly led his troops to rush forward. The white-clothed army, who could survive the battles in succession, was indeed brave and good at fighting. Despite the rapid march and fierce battles for several days and nights, they could barely resist the attack of the officers and soldiers who suddenly came out.

The two sides fought together, six or seven long spears against a war horse, and countless officers and soldiers formed a small formation of seven people, and the small formations formed a large formation to avoid being chasing the war horses, swords and guns, blood flying everywhere, and the battle was extremely tragic.

Yang Hu showed his power and snatched a long bamboo spear. One spear was like a dragon coming out of water in his hand, covering the front and back, and sting the back. He was killing the generals all the way, no one could stop him. Yang Hu broke into the encirclement of the officers and soldiers alone, swung his arms, swung his spears, and then shouted loudly: "Where is that bastard Li Yeyin?"

No matter how stupid he was, he knew that the situation was not good. Li Yeyin was one of the three local gentry who surrendered to him in Qingzhou. Because of his outstanding martial arts, he became one of the five tiger generals under him. When he surrendered to the three gentry in the mountains, their servants, guards and relatives were all in Li Yeyin's army. Li Yeyin was sent back from the left wing to attack the flanks of the taxi camp. At this time, countless officers and soldiers came from the left wing, where were Li Yeyin's troops?

Yang Hu looked back at Yi Chenfeng, who was commanding troops in the distance to launch a hopeless attack on the ammunition camp, and his heart was extremely sad: "As time goes by, people's hearts are seen, and they are truly loyal and good brothers. They must be the brothers who came out of the Bazhou Village, who are born and die together. How many others can trust them?"

He roared, and lifted the gun and stabbed it for more than a dozen long spears, but then another sharp gun tip was handed over from all directions. The gun tip was sharp and stood far away, just shrank and handed over, no matter how powerful he was in martial arts, he could not fight so many long spears at the same time. Yang Hu had no choice but to fight and retreat.

The officers and soldiers around him also saw that this person was the leader, especially his one-eyed person, which looked like Yang Hu, the leader of the white-clothed army in the government paintings and graphics. Emperor Zhengde posted an imperial list. Anyone who killed bandit leaders Liu Liu and Yang Hu would be rewarded with 10,000 gold and was awarded the title of Count. The official promotion was three levels.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under heavy rewards. Those who join the army are trying their best to fight for their lives, but they are worth it when they play with Yang Hu!

If they were one-on-one, they would not have the courage, and dozens of guns from all directions were greeting Yang Hu, and they would have been brave enough to each other. Maybe who would be lucky enough to poke a big hole in his chest. Then they would be prosperous. Who would be willing to let such a fame and fortune come to his door?

While commanding the white-clothed army to attack the chariot camp in front, Yi Chenfeng paid attention to the movement of the elder brother. Seeing that he was surrounded by officers and soldiers, Yi Chenfeng hurriedly sent a horse to rescue him. The long weapon he used was a sharp steel fork, which was like a windmill danced by him. Yi Chenfeng rushed to Yang Hu and fought side by side, fighting and retreating.

At this moment, reinforcements also appeared on the top of the right-wing clay pot mountain, waving swords and guns toward the mountain. Yi Chenfeng saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Hu, the situation is not good. Going forward, I am afraid it is really a dead end. Let's retreat, retreat first to rectify, and then decide where to go!"

Yang Hu smiled bitterly and said to himself: "It is the last hope to capture Nanjing and gain a foothold. Otherwise, where can we go?" However, Yi Chenfeng retreated to reorganize the troops and planned to reorganize the team. He agreed. Now that the officers and soldiers are surrounded by three sides, the white-clothed army will be attacked from three sides. He can break out first. Even if the three officers and soldiers form a whole route, the only one who can confront him is the frontal enemy, and the number of officers and soldiers does not exist.

Yang Hu took a long breath and shouted: "Retreat! Withdraw immediately! Withdraw back to Taoist Ridge and fight again!"

The two of them left first. A speculative soldier waiting for promotion and wealth in the distance kept shaking among the crowd, but he didn't rush forward, holding a bow in his hand to look for opportunities. When he saw the two of them turning their horses, the officer and soldier were overjoyed and immediately opened the bow and shot the arrow, and a cold arrow shot coldly.

With a "puff" sound, it did not hit Yang Hu, but hit Yi Chenfeng's back. Fortunately, the officer and soldier had limited arm strength, so the arrow was not fatal. Yi Chenfeng groaned, and did not care about pulling out the arrow to heal his wounds. He endured the pain and led the defeated soldiers backwards.

The archery soldier was extremely upset and put down his long bow with hatred, picked up the bamboo gun and chased him and scolded: "Damn it, the big fish didn't catch it, and shot a small shrimp!"

Yang Hu's army was about to escape, but the officers and soldiers had no choice but to do anything. Even though they had cavalry, they could not send them to chase the enemy due to their limited number. They could only watch Yang Hu's army fleeing towards the return route. The three reinforcements formed their own formations, and then slowly advanced from the back, tracking them reluctantly. At the same time, several other reinforcements from all over the country were also rushing here.

Everyone in white was bleeding. What was even more frustrating was that the morale that was inspired by Yang Hu's money and beauty had disappeared, and the deserters riding on the horse had completely lost their fierce and fearless spirit.

Cang Cang retreated twenty miles in panic. He saw a rumbling drum on the Taoist Ridge under the Taoist Ridge, which was still smoking. In an instant, flags were waving, and thousands of people holding crossbows emerged from the back of the slope. There were the remaining soldiers of the Immortal Guard whom he killed, and the strong people in Maoshan Town, who were looking at the defeated white-clothed army from the ridge.

"Prepare, bow and arrow!"

A creaking sound was heard, arrows were scattered, and locusts were flying all over the sky...

Zhao Crazy took action. As soon as the scheduled date arrived, he immediately got rid of Yangling's army, passed through Woyang, Mengcheng, and Huaiyuan, and rushed all the way to Fengyang, the emperor's hometown. The imperial army was still slow to move and tried his best to stay far behind.

The defenders in front also realized it later. When they were far away, they waited until they heard the news. Zhao Shu's army had already eaten and drank in the town. They could catch up with them and check their horses' butts, which was not threatening Zhao Shu's army at all.

Zhao Fengzi was even more proud of this. This was the marching speed of the imperial army, at the speed of the officers and soldiers. He could only gain advantage in the battle of tough battles and the encirclement and suppression of Zhongtiaoshan. Otherwise, the world would be so great that he could come and go?

When Zhao Fengzi attacked Fengyang City, he was still leisurely and swaying. Fengzi Dragon and grandsons liked to go to the Dihuang Enlou Building the most. After tasting the immortals, they rushed out of the production of Huangjian Lu'an Tea, rested for half a day, and then continued to advance eastward, rushed to Biwa Lake without stopping, and seized the ship to the south.

Zhao Fengzi entered the river from the lake. The brigade took the land route, and the team sailed through Yangzhou. He boarded the boat and crossed the river on the edge of the Yangtze River, and kept ferrying. Finally, he landed at Hanqiao and entered the Jiangnan region.

Unexpectedly, the Yangling Army was "unable to catch up" and landed in Zhenjiang. In front of them, Zhao Fengzi didn't care. He thought that the cavalry could easily dodge the officers and soldiers and rush straight to Nanjing. In order not to collide with Yangling's army, Zhao Fengzi quickly penetrated towards Danyang.

Unexpectedly, the army rushed to Danyang and saw flags waving in front of them. The Yang-like banners were flying at the top of the city. Tens of horses were slapped and halberds were slapped like forests, and the army formation was like mountains. Zhao Fengzi was shocked when he saw this. The rapid response troops of the court finally officially appeared, and both sides chased each other. "Who dared to arrest him in the six-way circle?" Zhao Fengzi was bitten by Yang Ling and chased him relentlessly, forcing him to move towards Changzhou.

The atmosphere in the temporary central army tent was very tense. Zhao Caizi said with a heavy expression: "We traveled across Henan, Yang Ling was always helpless. Unexpectedly, he was so tolerant that he had prepared a powerful cavalry early, which was not useful until today.

Making a wrong judgment on the maneuverability of officers and soldiers, at critical moments, that is a fatal flaw. Our speed advantage no longer exists. They are now holding on to us and always blocking the key points of our westward advance. The original plan must be changed."

Zhen Yangge shouted: "I'm afraid of him as a ball, otherwise we will rush forward and fight him head-on. The cavalry of the court may not be our opponent."

Zhao Fengzi shook his head and said, "Don't forget that the one who led the troops was Xu Tai and Jiang Bin. They were all powerful generals of the border army. I suspected that Yang Ling secretly drew elite border troops to go south to participate in the encirclement and suppression. I was determined to win Nanjing City. I deliberately crossed the river here. The original intention was to run a long distance away, to get rid of Henan officers and soldiers, attract the main force in Jiangnan, and create conditions for Liu Liu and Yang Hu.

At the same time, we use our cavalry advantages to penetrate through the gaps in the surrounding army, but now Yang Ling leads a large group of cavalry to block us, and the opportunity has been lost, so we must adapt to the situation."

He paved quickly, suddenly stopped, and said to Hongniang: "Deputy Marshal Cui, tomorrow is noon, the agreed time to break the city. I think Yang Hu and Liu Liu are advancing together, and there is always a way for the two armies to arrive, but this battle is too important. In case of precautions, I will lead the main force to attract Yang Ling's attention. You will lead 4,000 troops to attack Nanjing City.

Their attention is on Liu Liu and Yang Hu, and this side must be empty. You must arrive at the east gate of Nanjing at noon. Nanjing is extremely dangerous. The city is high and the walls are thick. If you take it hard, as long as the city has sufficient food and grass, even if there is an army of 200,000, it will be difficult to capture it for a month.

It is better to attack the city than to attack the city. Wisdom is the best strategy. The three armies are rushing to attack and make an appointment for a unified action date. As long as the cooperation is done properly, Nanjing City will be earned by us. I have already arranged for Feng Lei to seize the East City Gate. If Yang Hu and Liu and the other armies cannot arrive in time, then you have to defend the city gate and wait for our three men to arrive."

When Mrs. Hong heard that she wanted her to take Qingqi to Nanjing, she could not only avoid being enemies with Yang Ling, but also seek revenge from Zhou De'an. This proposal was just right, so she nodded immediately to agree.

Zhao Caizi said: "I will lead my army to lead Yangling and go down from Yixing. Go to Liyang and Lishui to help you. Our goal is to compete with Yangling for speed. It is because he can stop our three armies from advancing together, or should we seize Nanjing City first."

The Hongniang said, "Don't worry, scholar, I'll set off now."

"Let's wait!" Zhao Sui called her, pondered for a moment, and his tone became quiet: "If... I mean... If the thunder fails and the city gate is not captured, then don't hesitate anymore. If we can't seize the city gate, we can't defeat Nanjing at all. You must not hesitate without hesitation, immediately implement the reserve plan, cross the river and flee to Shaanxi."

The Hongniang was shocked and blurted out: "You...what are you?"

Zhao Sui laughed and said, "When I and Yang Hu and Liu Liu join forces, I can only fight. We can still be free when we divide our troops into three groups. Now that we have joined forces, what can the officers and soldiers do to me? We can fight Zhejiang, go back to Jiangxi, cross Huguang, and even enter Sichuan. I have already traveled half of the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, and then stroll around the beautiful mountains and rivers in the south. What's the difficulty of going to Shaanxi?"

Seeing that the Hong Madam hesitated, Zhao Sui laughed and said, "This is just a decisive solution and may not be used. It is difficult to attack Nanjing. The difficulty lies in the hard shell. As long as you open a door, it will be the opening of the Nine City Cave. What are you still afraid of? Just go."

The Hong Madam didn't say anything. She stared at him silently, clasped her fists and led her to flash out.

Zhao Sui took a long breath and said to Zhao Pan, Zhao Hao: "Originally, Yang Ling was entangled with us in a dim way, but now we are entangled with him. Come here, let us three brothers have a good idea, and Yang Ling is on the edge of Taihu Lake, and we are divided into high and low!"

Three willows on the north bank of the Yangtze River. This is a small place. The place name is Sankewels, but green willows are roaming by the river. More than a thousand trees are planted. Miao Kui stood under the weeping willows by the river, watching the river flowing water flowing eastward. Countless ships of all sizes are crossing the Yangtze River and sailing to the north bank under the orders of the government.

A lieutenant rode his horse from the east and ran quickly along the willow embankment by the river. When he arrived near the lieutenant rolled down and bowed, he bowed: "Report to the father-in-law, the ships left by the horse thief on the other side of the Han Bridge, and the ships left by the horse thieves were also seized by us and all sailed back to the north shore."

Miao Kui responded lazily and turned around and wanted to leave.

The captain hurriedly said, "Dad, there are countless ships along the river on the north bank. Are there any centralized management? Where should we store them? Can we send troops to guard them?"

Miao Kui laughed and cursed, "You idiot, where can you concentrate so many ships? Besides, can those land ducks float over from the opposite side to get the ship?"

He walked up the embankment, walked to a green willow tree, stopped and thought, "Well... But for a moment, the local governments sent some inspectors and brave men to watch, don't be stolen by the rascals."

The captain quickly responded and hurriedly turned around.
To be continued...