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"Short (Song Xiance's nickname), the reinforcements of the Ming army have arrived, it looks like we can't attack tonight, let's withdraw."

At this time, Gao Guiying came to Song Xiance's side and said to him.

"Yes, ma'am."

Song Xiance saw that Gao Guiying had already advocated retreat, and knew that this battle was not suitable for fighting any longer, so he agreed to Gao Guiying's retreat opinion.

"Li Guo, give the order to retreat." Immediately, Song Xiance said to Li Guo.

"Okay." Immediately, Li Guo ordered Mingjin to collect his troops and retreat.

"Damn, tonight we are just the last o'clock to attack Kaifeng, all blame that cavalry, where did that cavalry come from?"

Song Xiance and Gao Guiying On the way to retreat, Li Guo looked unwilling, and gritted his teeth and said.

"That's Li Zixiao's centaurs." At this time, Song Xiance answered.

Gao Guiying on the side immediately looked at Song Xiance, and asked with a solemn expression: "Shorty, are you sure that cavalry is Li Zixiao's subordinate?"

So, Li Zixiao has also intervened in this battle? ”

It is no wonder that Gao Guiying's expression was solemn at this time, Li Zixiao and his subordinates the White Dragon Army have always put huge pressure on Li Zicheng and other generals of the breaking army.

Since the rise of Li Zicheng's peasant army, their advantage over other Ming armies has been expanding day by day, and the Ming army defeated in their hands is countless.

But only Li Zixiao's White Dragon Army had defeated them several times, but they had not defeated the White Dragon Army once.

The elite of the White Dragon Army has always been extremely feared by Li Zicheng and other generals of the breaking army.

Now Gao Guiying heard Song Xiance say that the cavalry was the White Dragon Army under Li Zixiao.

Now, what worries Gao Guiying is that if Li Zixiao really leads the White Dragon Army to rescue Kaifeng, then their battle will be even more difficult.

"I don't know if Li Zixiao intervened in this battle, but I dare to guarantee that the cavalry before was not mistaken, it was the cavalry of the Feiyu Battalion under Li Zixiao.

Led by a Ming general named Qi Wei, he was once stationed in Ruzhou City, and he was the one who was surrounded by me in Wushi Mountain. ”

Song Xiance said seriously to Gao Guiying.

"This matter is very important, we have to go back and report to King Chuang quickly, if Li Zixiao really brings someone to rescue Kaifeng, we have to be more careful.

That Li Zixiao is treacherous and cunning, and he is scheming, we have already suffered a lot of losses in his hands, and we can't repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"Hmm." Song Xiance nodded, deeply impressed by Gao Guiying's words.

On the other side, Li Zicheng waited in the camp for most of the day, and he was still waiting for Gao Guiying and Song Xiance to send him good news.

As a result, after waiting for nearly two hours, the herald who waited for him to come back informed Li Zicheng that Gao Guiying and Song Xiance's night attack had failed.

This made Li Zicheng's face quite ugly, and he turned back directly to the military tent, and then reluctantly ordered the soldiers who had already been called to go back and sleep in peace.

Since Gao Guiying's Song Xiance side failed to attack, there is no need for Li Zicheng's side to launch a general attack at the south gate of Kaifeng.

"Whoa! We won, and the thieves were beaten away. ”

Compared with Gao Guiying and Song Xiance, who are soldiers like them, they look listless and demoralized.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army on the side of Kaifeng Beicheng were very excited and celebrated.

"Whew, it's finally held."

On the city wall, Chen Huayuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and said with a look of the rest of his life.

But then, his eyes were still looking into the vast night to the north, but he did not see a single cavalry of the Flying Feather Battalion returning.

But in his heart, he was still very grateful, and Qi Wei's battle out of the city was of great help to them to be able to hold the north gate of Kaifeng City tonight.

At this time, a few miles northwest of Kaifeng, the cavalry was moving forward with the faint moonlight, which was the 'Flying Feather Battalion' led by Qi Wei.

From the time Qi Wei led people out of Kaifeng City, until he led the people to leave, they only existed on the battlefield for more than ten minutes.

During this period, their battles were clean and neat, and they were caught off guard by the sergeants, and they didn't even react in time to snipe them.

The casualties of Qi Wei's men were also very small, with only a dozen people killed and only about 30 wounded, which was not much for their overall combat strength.

"Big brother, where are we going to find the general now?"

At this time, Li Tianba, who was following Qi Wei, asked out loud.

Li Tianba is not from the Flying Feather Battalion, but this time Qi Wei only came to Kaifeng with the Flying Feather Battalion, and Li Tianba directly threw his 'Tiger Ben Battalion' in Kaifeng and came with him.

"According to the general's previous instructions, the general should have led the main force to Kaifeng at this time, but unfortunately we don't know the specific location of the general at this time.

It's a bit difficult to find the generals directly.

However, we have the simplest and most stupid solution, and that is to wait for the rabbit.

Since the general will appear in Kaifeng sooner or later, let's wait near Kaifeng for the past two days, and when the general and them appear, we will meet with him. ”

"Hehe, that's a solution." Li Tianba smiled innocently and said.

But Chen Yongfu was also relieved when he heard the news from Beicheng in Kaifeng Mansion and knew that the army had withdrawn.

Such a toss made the Ming soldiers in Kaifeng City not sleep well, and now it seems that in two hours, the sky will be bright.

In case Li Zicheng sends troops to attack again, these Ming soldiers in Kaifeng City have not rested well, how can they have the spirit to fight.

Therefore, Chen Yongfu immediately ordered that the assembled Ming soldiers be disbanded and let them return to the camp to rest.

It's just that after Chen Yongfu used the lesson of being attacked by the army at night tonight, he didn't dare to be careless, and he adopted Chen Huayuan's approach in the north.

He ordered a large number of quilts to be collected, and all the 2,000 soldiers were arranged to sleep on the city wall, and the remaining Ming soldiers and soldiers were all rested in the houses near the city wall.

Chen Yongfu ordered the requisition of many houses near the city gates as a resting point for the soldiers of the Ming army.

As time passed, the sky soon brightened, but the strange thing is that until dawn, Li Zicheng's army did not attack Kaifeng again.

"Haha, it seems that the thieves under Li Zicheng last night were not easy to toss, and it is estimated that they will not attack again today."

At dawn, seeing that the intrusive army had not yet launched an attack, Chen Yongfu said happily.

Chen Yongfu's guess was not wrong at all, at this time, it was not Li Zicheng's kindness that continued to launch a strong attack on Kaifeng City after dawn.

Rather, his officers and men really couldn't get up, and yesterday they fought for a day during the day, and the large army did not fight at night.

But they were also gathered by Li Zicheng, ready to receive the news of Gao Guiying's capture of the North City Gate at any time, and then launch a general attack.

In this way, the soldiers were really tired, and they fell asleep when they lay down, and they all slept until dawn, and no one got up, they were too tired.

In this case, even Li Zicheng knew that it was not appropriate to attack Kaifeng today, so he could only order a day off.

Therefore, on the day of the 30th, Kaifeng City was surprisingly calm, and the army was resting, building more siege equipment, and preparing for the next wave of stronger offensives.

In the same way, in Kaifeng City, Chen Yongfu was also busy arranging defense, recruiting young people, and transporting rolling wood and stones to the city wall.

On the afternoon of the 30th, the 30,000 White Dragon soldiers led by Li Zicheng also came to seven or eight miles southeast of Kaifeng, hiding behind a hill.

"Strange? Why is Kaifeng City so quiet? Didn't Li Zicheng lead the army to attack Kaifeng? ”

When Li Zixiao took Luo Chao, Zhao Zilong and other generals of the White Dragon Army to climb a hill and look towards Kaifeng City with a clairvoyant mirror, he looked surprised and said.

"The subordinates are also wondering, the general has to ask Han Tong about this." Luo Chao also put down the clairvoyant mirror and said.

"Someone, go find Han Tong."

A moment later, Han Tong led several White Dragon Army scouts to the hillside where Li Zixiao and they were.

"Han Tong, what's the situation in Kaifeng now? Where is the specific location of Li Zicheng's army at this time?

Didn't you say before that Li Zicheng was storming Kaifeng? How is it quiet now. Could it be that Li Zicheng willingly withdrew his troops? ”

Seeing Han Tong coming, Li Zixiao asked the doubts in his heart.

"Returning to the general, this morning, we captured a sentry cavalry of the Chuang army, and learned from him that Li Zicheng launched a night attack on Kaifeng Beicheng last night, but failed.

Li Zicheng and the others tossed all night, and it was estimated that his subordinates were too tired to give up today's attack.

At this time, Li Zicheng's army camp was in the southwest of Kaifeng City, only five miles away from Kaifeng, and about thirteen or fourteen miles away from where we are now. ”

"I see, I said, how could Li Zicheng be willing to give up Kaifeng!

He has never given up on Kaifeng, but Kaifeng is Lao Tzu's favor, he Li Zicheng wants to lay down Kaifeng, go in the next life.

On the contrary, if Li Zicheng storms Kaifeng this time, it just gives us the opportunity to settle in Kaifeng.

Ordered the whole army to retreat five miles to the east and camp, so as not to let Li Zicheng discover us in advance. ”

At this time, Li Zixiao had a smile on his face and ordered.

"General, what if we help Kaifeng City this time and repel Li Zicheng, then Chen Yongfu and Gao Mingheng, what if we are not allowed to enter Kaifeng?"

Luo Chao was on the side and expressed his worries.

"Hmph, when the time comes, it's not up to them to let our army enter the city."

Li Zixiao snorted coldly, and said in a somewhat cold tone.

This time, Li Zixiao spent so much time and so much energy before and after, just to finally settle in Kaifeng justifiably.

At that time, even if Chen Yongfu and Gao Mingheng deliberately obstructed the White Dragon Army from entering the city, Li Zixiao could find a reason to forcibly enter the city.

Unless the time comes, Chen Yongfu and Gao Mingheng dare to take on the charge of 'forcing Li Zixiao'.

Otherwise, at that time, Chen Yongfu and Gao Mingheng had no reason to prevent a Ming army that rushed to help them and repelled Li Zicheng's army from entering the city.

As long as Li Zixiao's men and horses are allowed to enter the city, no one will want to drive Li Zixiao out at that time, with the power of the White Dragon Army, it is easy to control the entire Kaifeng after entering the city.

After Li Zixiao actually controls Kaifeng, it is estimated that Li Zicheng will give up the idea of opening the seal again.

As long as Li Zixiao waited slowly, after two years, Li Zicheng's army continued to snowball, attacked the Beijing Division, forced Chongzhen to death, and Daming died.

At that time, Li Zixiao could take Kaifeng as the center and quickly occupy the entire Central Plains.

Although, at this time, the Central Plains at the end of the Ming Dynasty has been ruined by natural disasters and man-made disasters over the years.

But I have to say that at this time, the Central Plains, whether it is a strategic location, land resources, or population, is still the richest in the whole of China.

Li Zixiao is confident that when he takes over the Central Plains land, as long as he is given two or three years, he can make this land revitalize.

"Han Tong, disperse all your scouts, keep an eye on the movements of Li Zicheng's army, and at the same time don't let the scouts of the thieves discover the traces of our army."

Li Zixiao ordered Han Tong.

"Yes, my subordinates are commanded."

And just when Li Zixiao also led the army to Kaifeng, Li Zicheng's camp set off a heated discussion.

The reason is that last night Gao Guiying and Song Xiance made their night attack on Kaifeng Beicheng, and the flying feather cavalry battalion led by Qi Wei, who fell short.

After Gao Guiying and the others came back, Li Zicheng also got a report from them, knowing that the night attack failed last night, and it turned out that the White Dragon Army was playing tricks again.

This made Li Zicheng very angry, and couldn't help roaring: "Li Zixiao, sooner or later, this king will cramp and peel you off your bones." ”

However, after Li Zicheng roared, he also had to think calmly, he was worried that the appearance of the Flying Feather Cavalry Battalion led by Qi Wei would mean that Li Zixiao also led the army.

If Li Zixiao also came with a large army, Li Zicheng would not have much confidence in whether Kaifeng could be won again in this battle.

In Li Zicheng's heart, he hated and feared Li Zixiao at this time.

Li Zicheng has lost to Li Zixiao's White Dragon Army several times before, saying that he does not leave a shadow in his heart, it is simply self-deception.

At this time, not to mention Li Zicheng, even his subordinates Song Xiance, Tian Jianxiu, etc., but all the generals who fought with the White Dragon Army under Li Zixiao were afraid of the White Dragon Army in their hearts.

However, fortunately, Li Zicheng then found a group of Ming generals who they had captured before, and learned from them that the real reason for the appearance of Qi Wei's subordinates.

This made Li Zicheng and other generals breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that the White Dragon Army that rushed to Kaifeng to support this time was only this cavalry battalion led by Qi Wei.

In this way, Li Zicheng is not worried, a cavalry battalion of more than 2,000 people, no matter how elite it is, is powerless to reverse this battle.

After all, Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng at this time, with nearly 150,000 men, and the strong attack on the 29th only lost 6,000 or 7,000 people.

Under the battle of such a large army, it is impossible for a mere 2,000 cavalry to turn over most of the waves.

Therefore, Li Zicheng was determined to continue to storm Kaifeng.

He spent 30 days of rest and recuperation to build more siege equipment, so that after dawn on the 31st, he regathered his army of more than 100,000 and launched a strong attack on Kaifeng.

(End of chapter)