More than 200 miles southwest of Xiangcheng, on the official road leading to Nanyang Fucheng, a group of men and horses struggled in the rain.

The cold rain in the sky, like beads with broken threads, kept coming.

Since the retreat of the official army from Xiangcheng, it has been raining heavily in the sky for several days, the roads are muddy, and the lighter vehicles can barely walk, and the artillery carriages equipped with artillery have become very difficult to move.

On the muddy road, several officers and soldiers in tunics, shouting trumpets, struggled to push a gun truck stuck in a mud puddle.

"One, two, three, push hard!" The little flag officer commanded anxiously, several soldiers exerted force in the back, and a mule and horse pulled in front, and kept neighing.

There were many types of trains, some with clothes and blankets, some with rations, and some with artillery.

These vehicles formed a line on the official road, spreading for several miles, and from time to time the wheels got stuck in mud puddles and paralyzed on the official road.

At this time, looking down from the sky, on the road to the northern foot of Fangcheng Mountain, a red line stretches for more than ten miles. On the congested road, the neighing of people and horses, the sound of leather whips whipping mules and horses, and the shouting and scolding of soldiers were all loud and noisy.

Sun Chuanting was dressed in a robe, standing on the side of the road on horseback, looking at the embarrassed army with a solemn face, turning his head and asking, "Yingwu, how far is the army from Fangcheng Mountain in the north of Yuzhou?"

According to Sun Chuanting's plan, he would retreat to the foot of Fangcheng Mountain and face Li Zicheng with his back to the mountain, but the heavy rain made the march slow, and the army had not yet arrived, which made him a little worried that Li Zicheng would catch up.

"Supervisor, Zheng Zongbing sent someone to report that he has already passed Chenjiaji, and he is only sixty miles away from the foot of the mountain, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in two days." The rain hit Gao Jie, and he replied with a fist.

When Sun Chuanting heard that it would take two more days, he couldn't help frowning, he was silent for a while, and suddenly turned his head to look at the person next to him.

That person was Qiao Yuangui, the deputy envoy of the Prison Army, who was in charge of logistics, and he felt Sun Chuanting's gaze, and immediately urged the horse to approach Sun Chuanting.

The two were very close, Sun Chuanting leaned over, turned his head and asked in a low voice, "How is the situation of grain and grass?"

Qiao Yuangui urged the horse to get closer, and replied in a low voice: "Back to the superintendent, there is no news in the direction of Shaanxi, it is estimated that the grain road has been cut off, but the prefect of Nanyang has raised some grain and grass for the superintendent, and it is being transported to Yuzhou."

"How much food do you have for the army?"

Qiao Yuangui stretched out three fingers, "Three days." ”

Sun Chuanting's brain was dizzy, his body shook on the horse, and he almost fell off the horse, he stabilized his body, looked up at the sky, and the cold rain hit his face, making him instantly energetic.

If it hadn't rained, he would have arrived at the boundary of Yuzhou by now, set up a position, and wait for Li Zicheng to bump into him.

"Eigo, you immediately give the order to let the army abandon the heavy objects and accelerate the march! Before it gets dark tomorrow, we must rush to Yuzhou. Sun Chuanting looked at the sky, and suddenly turned his head and ordered.

Gao Jie was about to hold his fists to receive his life, but at this time, a team of cavalry rushed from behind, and the first person was Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier of Henan.

The cavalry galloped over, the horses' hooves trampled in the mud puddles, and the sewage splashed everywhere, startling the Qin soldiers on the road to dodge again and again, scolding their mothers.

When Sun Chuanting heard the commotion, he turned his head to take a look, and saw Chen Yongfu, who was covered in blood and had a few arrows stuck in the gaps of his iron armor, was running towards this side, and his face immediately turned a little red.

"Supervisor, the thieves are chasing and killing, and the last general has been scattered!" Chen Yongfu almost rolled off the war horse, and came to Sun Chuanting in a panic to report on one knee.

Sun Chuanting knew that the situation was not good when he saw him, his lips trembled slightly, and he tried his best to calm down and not let himself appear flustered, "What's the situation now?" Where are the thieves?"

"General Qin's soldiers are fighting to the death, and the thieves are less than fifteen miles away from the rear army!" Chen Yongfu replied in a deep voice.

Sun Chuanting opened his mouth wide, and he didn't speak for a while, this is the sky not to help him.

"Inspector, do you still give orders?" Seeing that Sun Chuanting was silent, Gao Jie couldn't help but ask softly.

Sun Chuanting's chest rose and fell a few times, looked at Chen Yongfu, who was still kneeling in the muddy water, and said comfortingly: "Chief Chen, you go to collect your subordinates first and bandage your wounds, your task has been completed, and the rest will be handed over to the governor."

Sun Chuanting's words were very reassuring, making the generals feel a kind of dependence and not panic.

Chen Yongfu clasped his fists and saluted, covered the arrow wound on his arm with one hand, and stood up, and two of his subordinates immediately stepped forward to help him away.

Sun Chuanting waited for him to walk away before turning back to Gao Jie and said, "Fang Cai's military order has been cancelled, and the governor now re-orders, ordering the army to stop marching, set up a formation on the spot, and prepare to meet the thieves!"

Gao Jie's face was a little hesitant, this was too far from the plan they had made, but the army had already caught up, and they had no other choice.

Thinking of this, Gao Jie's face became solemn, "Don't worry, the last general will go to give the order, and we will fight with the thieves." ”

Sun Chuanting waved his hand, "You go." ”

As soon as Gao Jie left, Sun Chuanting looked up at the sky again, as if he had a pair of eyes that could dispel the dark clouds in the sky.

In the wilderness south of Yexian and north of Yuzhou, the cold wind was howling, the drizzle was continuous, and the whole sky and earth were hazy.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops set up a large array here, like a forest of spears and dogs, soldiers in the rain motionless, from a distance, as if a forest.

At this time, the ground suddenly began to tremble slightly, and then the sound of rolling thunder came, and a crowd of people appeared in the far distance to the north, and countless intruders pressed towards the south like a raging tide.

In front of the crowd were nearly 10,000 cavalrymen galloping wildly, and the war horses splashed patches of mud.

Qin Yiming and hundreds of official cavalry, their armor was torn, and there were arrows shot by thieves stuck in their backs, and they were rushing forward again.

Qin Yiming urged the horses and looked back, only to see the cavalry running behind being shot off their horses by the thieves from time to time.

Behind the Ming cavalry, a large number of intruding cavalry chased after them with whips, bending their bows and shooting arrows from time to time to kill the Ming troops in front.

"General, catch up!" A thief cavalryman glanced up and suddenly reminded urgently.

Li Guo looked up when he heard the sound, and couldn't help but change his face. On the vast field, a human wall suddenly appeared, and tens of thousands of Ming troops set up a large array several miles long, already waiting for them.

At that moment, Li Guo couldn't help but restrain his war horse and shouted loudly, "Stop!" ”

The cavalry around him raised his head and blew the horn, and the cavalry of more than 10,000 galloping troops suddenly reduced their horse speed one after another, and rushed more than 100 meters before slowly stopping.

Qin Yiming, who had no cavalry to pursue, led hundreds of cavalry, and immediately the pressure was light, bypassing the large formation in front of the Ming army and heading to the rear.

At this time, Li Zicheng, who was wearing a robe, led more than 100 horsemen, galloped to the front, stopped next to Li Guo, and began to look at the Ming army in array with cold eyes, and a big battle was about to break out~