After the second brother Gao gave the order, he sent people to guard outside the town to prevent the villagers from leaving the town, and then let the more than 1,500 brothers rest for a while and recover their strength before letting the army continue to move forward.

"Get up and go!" Gao Yihuan turned over and got on his horse, and the officer behind him kept shouting loudly, kicking the sleeping soldier awake.

The soldiers hurriedly folded the blankets, rolled them into a cylindrical shape, tied them behind their backs, and then took up their weapons, lined up on the threshing floor, and followed their officers out of the town and onto the official road.

The second brother of the high school came to Gao Yiyi's side and said softly: "Yiyi, you go with me."

This operation was very important to the second brother, and he saw that Gao Yiyan was a little absent-minded, and he was worried that it would affect his plan, so he was ready to go and talk to him again.

Historically, Runing, Nanyang, and Xiangyang were all fought after Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting, taking advantage of the emptiness of the official army, and Yang Wenyue and Hu Dawei both died in Runing.

If Sun Chuanting still fails this time, Li Zicheng will definitely take advantage of the situation to take Nanyang and Runing, and once Li Zicheng takes it and sends troops to garrison it, the road for the second brother to develop to the southwest will be blocked, so the second brother must take Runing before Li Zicheng.

Runing belongs to the ancient land of Chen Cai, there are big mountains in the southwest and southwest directions on the landform, the plains are only concentrated in the areas along the Ru River, and the cultivation is not as good as Luyi, but the terrain here is complex, you can drill the mountains if you can't win, you can attack and retreat, and you can defend it, which is suitable for the weak and snobbish development in the troubled times.

Luyi is located in the plain, the Qing army a cavalry comes and goes like the wind, once the siege of the city, Gao Yihuan's men and horses are not as good as the Qing army, and they dare not come to the rescue, so he does not plan to operate Luyi as a nest, but just a nail he put on the East Henan Plain, and his main force will be entrenched in Nanyang, Runing, these hilly areas.

If the Qing army besieges Luyi and Chenzhou, the second brother will wait for the Qing army to attack for a long time, and suddenly rush out of the mountains and forests in search of an opportunity, killing the Qing army by mistake.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, Luyi, and Chenzhou, which has just been occupied, must have a particularly strong defense, and the Qing army cannot easily break through.

Now the second brother Gao has built a beggar version of the fortress in Luyi, and he will cast the matching artillery in the back, he believes that once it is completed, the Qing army will really enter the customs and will come to fight his territory, and he will definitely be able to knock out a mouthful of teeth.

At this time, there is an outpost used to drag the Qing army, and now the second brother has to find a safe rear for himself, a place that can provide him with a steady stream of soldiers and food and grass.

At this time, the second brother was in the middle of the crack, and now it is more suitable for Runing Mansion.

There were originally thousands of officers and soldiers in Runing City, but they followed Ding Qirui to fight Li Zicheng, and they were all reimbursed in Zhuxian Town.

At this time, the men and horses in the city were mainly the defeated army that fled back with Yang Wenyue and Hu Dawei, with a total strength of less than 1,000 people, and most of them were wounded.

This time, Hu Dawei was ordered to go north, and took a few hundred people with him, leaving only more than 500 old, weak, and disabled people in the city.

This point of soldiers and horses to defend the city is not enough, but the imperial court has no troops to replenish, plus there are two counties of Xiping and Shangcai in the north of Runing Mansion, Runing's location is still relatively safe at the moment, so Runing's troops have not been replenished.

At this time, Yang Wenyue was dismissed, Hu Dawei led the troops to fight, and Runing City was guarded by the prefect of Runing, Wang Shicong, and Lu Yifang.

Outside the northern city of Runing, Gao Yihuan led 1,500 soldiers and came over with murderous spirits. The officers and soldiers in Runing City were unaware, except for the people on duty at the city gate, most of them were recuperating in the camp.

In the war in Henan, the merchants in the south did not dare to come, only some locals came in and out, and the north gate was more deserted compared to the other gates, and there was no one coming for half a day.

At this time, a few old soldiers, hiding from the howling cold wind in the doorway, a group of men and horses in the distance came closer, and a soldier who was standing on the head of the city and was responsible for overlooking the distance was suddenly stunned, and then quickly approached the city wall, leaned out half of his body from between the battlements, and shouted to the bottom of the doorway, "Baihu, there is a large army coming, you come up and take a look!" ”

In the doorway, a member of Baihu, who was sitting on a chair with his legs on the table, was closing his eyes and recuperating, and he couldn't help but be startled when he heard the sound, and almost fell off the seat. He was shocked in his heart, and wondered if the thieves were killed? But Xiping and Shangcai County did not warn!

Hundreds of officials and soldiers hurriedly stood up from their seats, hurriedly walked out of the doorway, put their hands on the pergola and looked into the distance, and sure enough, they saw an army of more than 1,000 people, coming towards Runing.

"Quick, shut the gates!" Baihu hurriedly retreated to the doorway, kicked a few napping soldiers, and then said urgently: "Sixth son, hurry up and go to the yamen to ask Wang to come over." Zhao Qian, you go to the camp and call some brothers over, hurry! ”

After saying that, the hundred households ran up to the city tower, and more than a dozen soldiers behind him hurriedly closed the heavy city gate, and then lifted a horizontal log to lock the city gate.

With Runing's defense, if the second brother Gao had cavalry, he could directly rob the city, but he didn't have cavalry, and when he walked to the city gate, more than 100 people and horses had come to Runing City to place on the city wall.

At this time, Gao Yihuan rode on a horse and led the men and horses until fifty steps down the city wall, and then suddenly waved his hand, and the people and horses behind him immediately stopped.

The officers and soldiers on the city wall had already seen the soldiers and horses under the city, under the banner of the Ming army, and they were not thieves, but why so many officials and soldiers suddenly came to Runing made him a little puzzled.

"Is the king here?" The Baihu official turned his head and asked, but the soldier shook his head, so he could only walk to the wall by himself, hold the wall battlement with one hand, and ask loudly: "Brother below, where did the people come from?" ”

He had just finished asking a civil official and hurriedly ran up to the city, but it was not Wang Shicong, but Lu Yifang, who lived here.

Lu Yifang was an official of the Daimyo's Mansion, and the road was cut off and he couldn't go back, so he stayed in Runing, "Wang Yanshi and Zhou Fujun went to Chongwang's Mansion again, borrowed money and grain from Chongwang to recruit troops, and they haven't come back yet." ”

Lu Yifang said to Baihu, and then looked out of the city, "Wang Baihu, what's the situation?" Is it Zuo Liangyu's person? ”

At this time, under the city wall, Gao Yihuan gave Gao Yiqi a look, and the latter let out a heavy breath in his nose, so he pulled out the reins of the horse, galloped to the city gate, and then restrained the spinning war horse, and said loudly: "Open the city gate quickly, it's me!" ”

When Lu Yifang and Wang Baihu saw Gao Yiqi under the city, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, "It's Yiyi!" Why did you come back with a troop of troops? ”

Gao Yiyan looked up and saw that it was Lu Yifang in the city, but he didn't speak for a while, and the second brother in the back saw this, and hurriedly led Zhao Zhuzi and others to guard forward. He surpassed Gao Yi's head of a horse, attracting the attention of everyone in the city to him, and immediately clenched his fists, "This general is the subordinate general under the command of Inspector Sun, the supervisor defeated the thieves in Xiangcheng, Cao Ying Luo Rucai fled south, and the supervisor learned from the general army of Hu that Runing's troops were empty, and ordered Ben to garrison Runing to guard against the thief army and protect Chongfan!" ”

When everyone in the city heard this, their faces couldn't help but be shocked, and Lu Yifang's face was suddenly overjoyed, "What about Inspector Sun's defeat of the thieves?" ”

Gao Yihuan had already thought about it when he came, if he said that he was Zuo Liangyu's person, even if the officials in the city believed it, they would not let him enter the city, and only if they said that they were Sun Chuanting's soldiers, the officials in the city would accept it.

Not long ago, he defeated Li Zicheng in Jiaxian, saying that he won another victory in Xiangcheng, and his credibility is still very high.

The second brother nodded, "It's a victory, but it still let the main force of the thieves escape." ”

If he wanted to say that he killed Li Zicheng, then Lu Yifang would not believe it, but when he said that Li Zicheng led the main force and fled again, he basically believed it.

When Lu Yifang heard that Li Zicheng had escaped, he was a little disappointed, he suddenly looked at Gao Yicheng, and asked, "Yiyi, where is the tiger commander?" ”

The second brother Gao turned his head and glanced at Gao Yitong with a sharp gaze, Gao Yitong raised his head, "The superintendent said that the tiger general soldier is familiar with the terrain of Kaifeng, and let him go with the army to chase the thief." ”

Lu Yifang had no doubts about Gao Yiyan, and there was no flaw in the words of the second brother Gao, he did not doubt it, and turned his head to Wang Baihu and said: "It is windy outside the city, open the city gate and let the soldiers enter the city!" ”

When Wang Baihu saw him speak, he waved his hand and said, "Open the city gate!" ”

The heavy city gate was slowly pushed open, and the second brother couldn't help but let go of his heart. At such a close distance, as long as the city gate is opened, it will be too late to close it.

The second brother stared at the city gate, and at the moment when the city gate opened, he suddenly waved his hand, "Rush in!" ”

After finishing speaking, the second brother of Gao grabbed the horse's belly and rushed in like the wind, and more than 20 guards behind him pulled their legs and galloped, and 1,500 people behind him suddenly let out a roar and rushed in~

(End of chapter)