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Since the day of the siege, the secret work has been connecting with the big families, and at this moment it can finally take the opportunity to start.

Moreover, these people did not go to the city wall to help, but ran in groups to attack the homes of the defenders.If you can't get in, you will set fire directly, and if you get in, you will be massacred, even children will not be spared.

The grievances between the big households and Zhang Xianzhong were too deep, and the meticulous work could not control the situation at all.

Many city guards looked back and found that there was fire coming from their own direction, and there were shouts of killing, and they all wanted to go back to protect their families.

Finally, a soldier guarding the city left the city wall without authorization and ran wildly towards his home.

"Give back my family's life!"

Zhu Hekun, the son of the general of the town, although not a Datong army, or even a Datong peasant soldier, spent his own money to make leather armor, and rushed to the front with a waist knife.

His parents, his brother, his wife and children were all killed by Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhu Hekun, who was wounded on his shoulder, suddenly turned in from the stomping mouth, and slashed with a knife on his face.Seeing an enemy stabbing him, he slammed forward. After his waist was bruised, he hugged the enemy and fell to the ground entangled.

More and more Datong soldiers attacked the tower, and more and more defenders fled the city wall.

Yu Liangfu, the main general of the Southern Camp, did not immediately enter the city to strangle the remnants of the remnants of the soldiers after he stormed the tower, but ordered the whole army to shout together: "The world is in harmony, the world is in harmony!"

Beiying direction.

When Zhang Xianzhong saw the fire in the city, he was already in shock, and then he heard the sound of shouts in the city. How could he not know that Qizhou city had been captured?

The Qizhou soldiers who came to help the battle were even more frightened, their families were all in the city!

At this time the sky was dimly bright, Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that his teeth itched, he said aggrievedly: "Withdraw the troops!"

Raid at night, with the help of city guards, left the Beiying Datong Army with at most 10 minutes to assemble.

In such a short period of time, the peasants and soldiers of Datong actually assembled, and more than half of them reached the defensive position.

Such a situation was completely beyond Zhang Xianzhong's imagination, and he could not understand how the enemy did it.

A regular division of Li Zheng, although it was too late to rescue, he still came.

"Bang bang bang!"

After a volley of guns was fired, Zhang Xianzhong's infantry collapsed instantly - they were already on the verge of collapse due to the loss of the city.

Zhang Xianzhong abandoned his infantry and went west, but Sun Kewang caught up and said, "Don't you go east?"

Zhang Xianzhong said depressedly: "The enemy's reinforcements have all come, our plan has been seen through, there must be Zhao Han's cavalry blocking the way to the east."

Zhang Xianzhong led the cavalry back the same way, and then ran straight north. He wanted to make a time difference to see if he could find a place to cross the Qishui River.As long as they succeed, they will be able to support their elite infantry across the river.

Li Zheng saw corpses all over the camp, and asked, "How about the loss?"

Jiang Liang said angrily: "There are thousands of casualties, and it is estimated that thousands of people were killed in battle. Several camps were breached, and the cavalry rushed into the battle in a hurry."

The Datong army also gained something, not only captured Qizhou City, but also got thousands of mules.

Those were the mounts of Zhang Xianzhong's mule team, carrying fire starters and a small amount of food.I planned to kill all the way to Wujiaxue, but I didn't expect that I didn't even take down Qizhou Beiying. In the end, thousands of mules were all given to Zhao Han.

Zhao Han sent out a large number of sentry cavalry, looking for traces of Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry everywhere.

After a whole day, finally got the news that Zhang Xianzhong had crossed the Qishui River.

Zhao Han finally understood Yang Sichang's feelings, his mother's "ten sides spread the net", every time the net was not set up, Zhang Xianzhong had already run away!

However, only the cavalry and cavalry were able to escape. Zhang Xianzhong's tens of thousands of infantry, food and civilian husbands were all pursued by Zhao Han in the mountains.

Zhao Han deliberately chased him lightly, hoping to lure Zhang Xianzhong back to rescue him.

He even deliberately made the enemy infantry who had been divided to regroup and escape, but Zhang Xianzhong just didn't show up, and it seemed that he really abandoned all the infantry.

Who the hell is this?

It is absolutely impossible for Zhao Han to do such a thing. Even if there is only a chance of survival, Zhao Han will fight with tens of thousands of infantry.

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Zhang Xianzhong will not come back, let's annihilate all these enemy troops."

Lu Xiangsheng was also very depressed. He led the cavalry to intercept, but ended up blocking an empty space. Every time he misjudged Zhang Xianzhong's marching route.

Regardless of Zhang Xianzhong's fighting ability, this guy's ability to escape is definitely an S-rank general.

To be honest, if Zhang Xianzhong was given [-] cavalry, he might be able to play tricks, and the interspersed raids would always be unexpected.

Zhao Han got on his horse and ordered: "Follow at full speed, gather and annihilate the enemy's infantry!"

Chapter 376 [Datong Town Victory]

in the valley.

The sentry cavalry scattered for several miles, and the mountain search team was also sent to the mountains along the way to search for the enemy.

Suddenly I saw thousands of enemy infantry laying down their weapons and sitting in front, and some enemy generals were kneeling in the road tied with thorns.

A sentinel rushed forward tentatively and asked, "Who is in front?"

The general stood up on his knees, and replied loudly: "The sinful general, He Jiuyi, leads all the troops to kneel to welcome His Highness the King of Wu!"

"You follow me, the others are not allowed to move!" Said the sentinel.

In the past two days, the enemy's grain transporters have escaped in sevens and eighties.Since the food and grass could not be taken away, some of Zhang Xianzhong's generals burned some.

Regardless of whether Zhang Xianzhong left with his cavalry, this battle was already impossible to fight.

It is said that there are tens of thousands of elite infantry, but only [-] to [-] can really fight. The main reason is that Zhang Xianzhong's troops have expanded too much.Moreover, most of the new troops that have been trained in the past year have not been allocated land. They are more like farming soldiers, and they have to farm the land to pay rent when they are not fighting.

With such an army, it is okay to fight against the wind, but it may flee at any time against the wind.

After more than half a month of continuous siege, soldiers were lost and morale plummeted.

Zhao Han led his troops in pursuit all the way. Not only did a large number of civilian husbands flee, but Zhang Xianzhong's infantry also fled one after another.

At this moment, a large-scale surrender team finally appeared.

He Jiuyi was escorted in front of Zhao Han, knelt down and said, "The guilty general He Jiuyi, pay homage to His Royal Highness King Wu!"

Zhao Han asked, "Where are you from?"

"The criminal's ancestral home is Yunyang." He Jiuyi replied.

"Isn't Zhang Xianzhong from the old camp?" Zhao Han asked again.

He Jiuyi replied: "Report to the King of Wu that the guilty general was originally a good citizen of Yunyang. He could read a few words after reading for a few days. Because he couldn't bear the exploitation of the government and Zhang Xianzhong led troops to kill him, the guilty general volunteered to join the army. After Zhang Xianzhong became entrenched in Hubei, in order to win over the locals and check and balance the veteran generals, he continued to promote the positions of criminal generals."

"I see." Zhao Han understood Zhang Xianzhong's approach very well, because Zhao Han himself was also promoting officers who were not from Jiangxi.

He Jiuyi said: "The [-] infantry under the general's command are mostly sergeants in the fields. There are only a thousand soldiers who have not done too many evil things. I implore the King of Wu to be magnanimous. The general does not want anything else, but to be dismissed and return to the field as a farmer. "

"Who is the commander of the infantry left behind by Zhang Xianzhong?" Zhao Han asked.

He Jiuyi said: "The commander's name is Wang Fuchen. He is from Shaanxi. He has been fighting with Zhang Xianzhong for ten years. Wu Wangrong reported that according to the criminal general's guess, all those who came out of the valley in front of the mountain were suspicious soldiers. The real elite infantry have been led by Wang Fuchen to cross the north. At this time, most of them are rushing to cross the Qishui River in the direction of Liuhe Town."

"I'm afraid they won't go there." Zhao Han laughed.

There were [-] peasants and soldiers in Taihu County. They entered the mountains from Huating Lake and started along the valley road between the mountains. They were stuck in the narrow valley formed by the Qishui River.

It would be best if Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry could go there to approach the elite infantry.Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the northern passage was blocked, leaving only a gap in the west. Lu Xiangsheng's cavalry had already rushed over, and Zhao Han's army could encircle them as soon as they arrived.

Zhao Han ordered: "I'll give you a chance to pay off your merits."

He Jiuyi was overjoyed: "Please show me, the king of Wu, the crime will definitely be death!"

Zhao Han said: "You still take your soldiers with you, and your weapons will not be confiscated. Display the banner of the Datong Army, no looting is allowed, gather routs along the way, and persuade the enemy who has not fled to surrender!"

"Yes!"

He Jiuyi kowtowed repeatedly.

Zhao Han was not afraid of He Jiuyi's rebellion. The more soldiers he recruited, the less effective he would be in commanding.

If the strength of the troops were to become [-] to [-], it would be difficult for He Jiuyi to command and march.

Han Xin ordered more soldiers, the more the better, not everyone can be Han Xin.

Immediately, Zhao Han speeded out of the mountain with the army, and He Jiuyi ran forward to recruit the miscellaneous soldiers.

After leaving the mountains, He Jiuyi had [-] soldiers under his command, including a large number of civilians.Don't talk about commanding operations, the marching is messy, divided into more than a dozen small groups, just walking with He Jiuyi, only hoping that the logistics of the Datong Army will send food to eat.

When they came to the plains, He Jiuyi assigned his own generals to temporarily serve as officers of the surrendered troops, and he was able to barely command more than 1 people.

"Report!"

"Your Highness, Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry tried to sneak attack on our troops besieging Qishui City. After being discovered by our sentry ship, the sneak attack was fruitless and the attack was powerless. It has disappeared without a trace. The defenders in Qishui County surrendered, and our army has occupied it. Qishui County."

This is good news. After taking Qishui County, the number of troops Zhao Han could use for encirclement and suppression increased to more than 7 in an instant.

Zhang Xianzhong was really good at running, first he went to attack the Datong army besieging Qizhou, and then he went to attack the Datong army besieging Qishui.

However, the farmers and soldiers of Datong are really powerful. With the excellent quality of soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong's two raids were unsuccessful.If it were officers and soldiers who were dealt with like this, if they rushed over with certainty, they would be routs, and Zhang Xianzhong would have been able to make a comeback long ago.

Zhang Xianzhong's mobile combat capability gave Zhao Han a headache.

The super morale and discipline of the Datong Army also made Zhang Xianzhong blind.

A sense of powerlessness was born in each other's hearts.

Regarding this, Zhao Han only had one strong awareness: buy more horses and quickly expand the cavalry, otherwise the enemy will lead him by the nose in the future!

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The banks of the Xishui River.

Zhang Xianzhong's face was gloomy, he felt that he couldn't go back this time.

On the Xishui River, which is nearly a hundred miles long, there are several small fishing boats cruising every two miles.Every five miles, there are several small warships.

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry appeared, the small fishing boats in the river began to blow their horns, one after another, and the nearby small warships immediately started to move.

He managed to smuggle across Qishui, but it was difficult to smuggle across Xishui.

And in the west, there is still a Bashui.

All three rivers originate in the Dabie Mountains and flow into the Yangtze River from north to south.If Zhang Xianzhong wants to lead his troops back to the hinterland, he must cross these three rivers, otherwise he can only plunge into the Dabie Mountains.

Zhang Xianzhong really drilled into the Dabie Mountains!

What else can we do if we don’t drill mountains?

Not only did he sneak into the Dabie Mountains by himself, but he also sent someone back to pass an order that Wang Fuchen also enter the Dabie Mountains with the real elite.

Zhang Xianzhong's army on the South Road had 20 soldiers, [-] civilians, and countless supplies of food when they went out.Today, only [-] cavalry, [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry were left in the Dabie Mountains, and the rest of the population and food were all lost.

Fortunately, the cavalry and cavalry, the infantry have been fleeing along the way, and there are 2000 people left to enter the mountain, which is considered to be Wang Fuchen's ability to command troops is extremely strong.

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At the confluence of the Qishui River and its tributaries, [-] farmers and soldiers from Taihu County have built a simple camp with earth, wood and stones.

Wang Fuchen came here with [-] infantry, and his army had already run out of food, so he could only rob the poor people in the mountains along the way.This is the people under Sun Kewang's rule, and there is no ration left. How many catties of miscellaneous grains can be enough for tens of thousands of people to grab?

Seeing the camp of the Datong Army in front of him, Wang Fuchen was frightened, and immediately led his troops to run northwest along the tributary valley.

There is a small town in that direction called Datong Town.

Hundreds of years later, there will be a Datong Reservoir, but at present it is only a small lake in the mountains.

Li Zheng led the troops to chase from the south, one man and two mules, full of vigor.

Along the way, I saw some mountain dwellings. Not only food was robbed, but the whole family often died tragically. The enemy chose to massacre the village in order to hide their whereabouts.

This is Zhang Xianzhong's territory, and what they slaughtered was their own village!

Seeing the miserable conditions of the people along the way, only three villages were massacred, and the soldiers of the Datong Army were already full of anger.

The people who escaped by chance, saw Datong soldiers rescue the villagers, immediately ran out of their hiding places, and offered to serve as Datong army guides in the mountains.

"The enemy has fled to the northwest!" The friendly army in the simple camp reminded.

The guide in the mountain quickly said: "General, let's chase after it quickly. After passing Datong Town, there are four passages ahead, and it will be difficult to chase then!"

"Datong Town?" Li Zheng liked the name.

The guide in the mountain said: "It is Datong Town, and there is also a Datong Lake."

Li Zheng laughed loudly: "This name is auspicious. The Datong Army should kill the enemy and destroy the thieves in Datong Town. The whole army speeds up to catch up!"

The sound of running mules echoed in the valley.

After chasing for about two miles, two sentry cavalry rushed back: "Dudu Li, the enemy troops are in formation ahead, and there are probably ambushes in the mountains to the south."

"Slow down and march!" Li Zheng ordered immediately.