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This young man is none other than Li Dingguo, who will be named king three times later, but he is still Zhang Xianzhong's adoptive son.

"Hmph, Zhao Wen's ball resistance is just because of his weapon. If I also have this kind of weapon, it's Zhao Wen who should run now instead of us.

God is not fair, Zhao Wen was just a frontier soldier in Xuanzhen, and his background is similar to Lao Tzu, so why should he live better than Lao Tzu?Still can be emperor. "Zhang Xianzhong was indignant, his words were full of jealousy and resentment.

Zhang Xianzhong had been the local emperor in De'an Mansion for a while. As the saying goes, you know the taste by eating the marrow. Now Zhang Xianzhong is used to enjoying the taste of being superior. It is always uncomfortable to be photographed on the altar so suddenly.

"Hmph, if I had a weapon like Zhao Wen, I would be the emperor by now."

Zhang Xianzhong kept mumbling while walking forward.

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Two days later, Zhang Xianzhong led his troops to Yingcheng County.Yingcheng County is located in the south of De'anfu Fucheng, about 80 miles away from De'anfu Fucheng.

Zhang Xianzhong had soldiers and horses in Yingcheng County before. After arriving in Yingcheng County this time, Zhang Xianzhong planned to rest in Yingcheng County for a few days, and then led the soldiers and horses in Yingcheng County to flee south again.

After Zhang Xianzhong rested in Yingcheng County for a few days, Zhang Xianzhong's defenders on the city wall saw a mighty team coming towards Yingcheng County.

"Who are those people? Why are there so many people? Could it be that Zhao Wen's soldiers attacked here?" On the west wall of the city wall of Yingcheng County, a soldier standing on the watchtower saw a vast expanse of darkness. Crowds come here.

"Not good, enemy attack, enemy attack!"

The soldier on the watchtower hurriedly shouted loudly.

The soldiers under the watchtower panicked instantly after hearing his voice.

The enemy attack at this time, apart from the legendary Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses, what else can there be?

The defenders on the city wall began to panic, and the chaotic noise became one.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" A hundred households looked at the panicked city, rushed up to the watchtower, slapped the soldier's face with a big mouth, and slapped the soldier so hard that he didn't know where to go.

"My lord, look what it is!" The soldier on the watchtower covered his face and pointed to the crowd outside the city with aggrieved expression.

Baihu looked in the direction of the soldier's finger, only to see a group of black crowd coming towards this side.

Baihu's heart sank suddenly, and he gasped heavily.

"Impossible, impossible, impossible, it is impossible for Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses to be so fast, how could they be so fast. Unless they don't want those cities, don't want those people, otherwise it is impossible to be so fast." Bai Hu He muttered a few times, then squinted his eyes and looked out.

"Dangdangdang!"

At this moment, an unknown soldier rang the bronze bell on the city wall as a warning.

The sound of the copper bell was very penetrating, and it spread into the city.

After Zhang Xianzhong, who was resting in the county government office, heard the sound of warning, he instantly became vigilant.

He rushed from the backyard to the front hall, holding a waist knife in his hand, and shouted in a panic: "What's going on? What happened? Did Zhao Wen call?"

The guards in the hall looked at each other in blank dismay. Now there was no news from the city, and they didn't know what happened.

Seeing this, Zhang Xianzhong didn't care about anything, and shouted at the guards in the hall: "Hurry up and take my order, gather all the soldiers and horses in the city, and prepare to go up the city wall. If it is really Zhao Wenlai No, none of us can escape."

After Zhang Xianzhong said that, he ran towards the city wall. Li Dingguo and other adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong in the backyard also heard the bell, and hurried out of the backyard, and followed Zhang Xianzhong to the front.

At the same time, Li Zicheng was riding eastward on a war horse.

The distance between him and Yingcheng County kept getting closer, and there was not much distance left.

"This Yingcheng County is within the range of Zhang Xianzhong's strength. In the past, I might not have the idea of ​​Yingcheng County, but now I can't. If I don't get some money and food, can my soldiers and horses survive?" It’s not guaranteed to stick to the capital.” Li Zicheng looked at the county seat of Yingcheng County not far away, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"Uncle, do you think that Zhang Xianzhong has not received the news that Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses are attacking Huguang? This is not very far from De'anfu City. If he receives it, he will definitely flee south. If we run into each other when we are buying grain in Yingcheng County What should Zhang Xianzhong's men do?" Li Guo frowned.

"Haha!" Li Zicheng laughed loudly, "What are you afraid of? Zhang Xianzhong is just an incompetent person. Even if I meet him here, I am not afraid of him at all. Besides, it is impossible for such a coincidence to happen. Meet him here."

Li Zicheng felt that Zhang Xianzhong's speed should not be so fast, after all, Xiangyang Prefecture is not far from De'an Prefecture.

At this moment, Li Zicheng suddenly heard the bronze bell from the top of the city.

He frowned and looked at Yingcheng County, and murmured: "There are copper bells on the city wall. It seems that there should be defenders on the city wall. If there are defenders, it proves that there are still people in the city, and supplies and so on should be besides."

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong came to the west wall.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Li Zicheng who was getting closer and closer to Yingcheng County, his heart was beating violently.

Zhang Xianzhong kept praying in his heart, hoping that the people who appeared outside the city were not Zhao Wen's soldiers.

As the distance between Li Zicheng and Yingcheng County continued to approach, Zhang Xianzhong finally saw Li Zicheng's banner clearly.

I saw a large black flag with the word "Li" written on it fluttering in the wind.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at these "Li" banners and frowned tightly.

"These people outside the city should not be Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses. Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses have strict military regulations. Marching and fighting are very methodical. It is impossible to be so messy. And this Li character banner looks familiar. Could it be this Is it Li Zicheng's men?" Zhang Xianzhong kept thinking.

"It should be. Li Zicheng is in Xiangyang. I heard that Xiangyang was the first place where Zhao Wen's soldiers attacked. Li Zicheng will definitely not resist Zhao Wen's soldiers and will definitely run for his life.

But, I can't figure it out, why did he go east and come to me instead of fleeing all the way south? "

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Chapter 655

Standing on the city wall, Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Zicheng's banner outside the city wall, his face full of doubts.

"If Li Zicheng didn't run all the way south, why did he suddenly come towards me? What the hell is he planning?" Zhang Xianzhong frowned and kept mumbling.

Not long after, Li Zicheng led his troops to the outside of the moat.

Li Zicheng looked at the moat in front of him, and said to Li Guo and Liu Zongmin who were following him, "Both of you, bring some people and trick me into opening the city gate. We don't have many soldiers and horses in our hands. If we attack hard , will cause us a lot of losses.”

From Li Zicheng's point of view, although he and Zhang Xianzhong were full of conflicts, both of them belonged to the "rebel army", and they might be able to open the city gate by fraud.

After hearing Li Zicheng's order, Liu Zongmin and Li Guo led a group of people to the edge of the moat.

Liu Zongmin looked at the city wall behind the moat, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "Don't be afraid of the defenders on the city wall, we are the men and horses of the King Chuang. It's getting late today. For the sake of the fellow rebels, we still Ask the brothers on the wall to open the city gate and let us go in and rest for the night."

Liu Zongmin's voice kept echoing on the city wall, Zhang Xianzhong stood on the city gate tower, looked at Liu Zongmin and others by the moat, and kept sneering, "Hehe, those who were kicked out by Zhao Wen are like dogs, It’s definitely not safe to come to me. What time is it now, it’s getting late, and you want to spend the night, it’s really funny.”

Zhang Xianzhong leaned out of the city wall, and said in a strange way: "Hey, isn't this the number one general under King Chuang? Aren't you in Xiangyang? Why did you come to me? Oh, yes, I heard that Zhao Wen's soldiers The horses are coming. Could it be that you were chased to this place by Zhao Wen's soldiers?

how?Could it be that you are too afraid of Zhao Wen, and you have no place to hide when you are chased by them, so you just want to run to me?That's right, even though Li Zicheng is known as Chuang Wang, he is nothing more than a reckless man. "

Zhang Xianzhong's strange voice came out of the city wall and reached Li Zicheng's ears.

With a gloomy face, Li Zicheng rode the horse under his crotch to the edge of the moat, and looked in the direction of the voice.

Li Zicheng recognized Zhang Xianzhong at a glance, "How could it be him? Why did he come here too? Damn it, with this guy here, I guess the Yingcheng County in front of me can't be taken down."

"Hehe, who am I supposed to be? It turns out that Zhang Xianzhong is the head of the family. I remember that you ascended the throne and proclaimed yourself emperor in De'an Mansion before? You didn't take good care of your emperor in De'an Mansion, how did you come to Yingcheng County, a small county? What? This Yingcheng County can't accommodate your emperor." Not to be outdone, Li Zicheng directly turned back.

What Li Zicheng said now was slapping Zhang Xianzhong in the face, and he was slapping Zhang Xianzhong in the face in front of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates.

Zhang Xianzhong's face turned green and pale by Li Zicheng's words.

"Hmph, King Chuang is so powerful. You are so powerful, why did you come here? I think it must be because you were frightened by Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses? Yes, I know the courage of King Chuang Yes, back then I only dared to hang out behind Gao Yingxiang. If Gao Yingxiang hadn't been captured by Zhao Wen and you had taken over Gao Yingxiang's troops, who knows what you are like now?

By the way, I almost forgot that the name Chuang Wang belonged to Gao Yingxiang in the first place, not to you Li Zicheng.Also, I remember you weren't called Li Zicheng before, and one more thing, are you married yet? "

When Zhang Xianzhong uttered the first half of the sentence, Li Zicheng remained calm, but when Zhang Xianzhong uttered the second half of the sentence, Li Zicheng almost ran away.

Li Zicheng had a lot of past events, and the one who made Li Zicheng most embarrassed was his daughter-in-law back then.

Back then, Li Zicheng's daughter-in-law stole a man and was caught and raped by Li Zicheng in bed. Then Li Zicheng killed the adulterer and adulterer in a fit of anger.

I dare not say that everyone knows this matter, but there are many people who know it.

Zhang Xianzhong's words not only uncovered Li Zicheng's scars, but also sprinkled a handful of salt on them.

Li Zicheng became agitated in an instant. He directly pulled out the waist knife from his waist, pointed at Zhang Xianzhong on the city wall and shouted loudly, "Zhang Xianzhong, you scoundrel, open the city gate if you have the ability, we two are real swords and guns!" Do a fight."

"Hmph, come here if you have the ability, but if you don't, then get the hell out of me." Zhang Xianzhong didn't take Li Zicheng seriously at all. Now that Zhang Xianzhong is inside the city wall, he has the advantage.

Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses were not Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses, and they did not have such powerful siege weapons in their hands, so Zhang Xianzhong was not afraid of him at all.

Li Zicheng's teeth were clenching and creaking non-stop. Now he really wanted to go to the city and chop Zhang Xianzhong alive, but his reason told him he couldn't do that.

If he really let his soldiers attack the city at this time, let alone whether the city can be taken down, the time delay and the loss of soldiers and horses are all Li Zicheng can't afford now.

Moreover, if the delay is too long and Song Hu's troops overtake him, then it will not be so easy for him to run away.

"Uncle, let's go. With Zhang Xianzhong in Yingcheng County, we won't be able to attack at all. Not to mention the loss of soldiers, we will waste a lot of time.

If we are caught up by Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses, then we will be really miserable. Uncle, let's go east and make plans after arriving in Nanzhili. We will definitely get a lot of money there. Money and food. Li Guo hurriedly stood in front of Li Zicheng, persuading Li Zicheng earnestly.

Liu Zongmin also persuaded: "Yes, brother, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. If Zhang Xianzhong is willing to stay here, let him stay here. After Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses come, he will suffer. Let's go Let’s go east, time waits for no one.”

Li Zicheng didn't want to attack Yingcheng County either. If Zhang Xianzhong wasn't in Yingcheng County, Li Zicheng still wanted to attack, but now that Zhang Xianzhong was there, he couldn't fight.

"Zhang Xianzhong, remember, I will spare your life today for the sake of being a rebel army. If there is another time, I will definitely cut you to pieces." Li Zicheng pointed at Zhang Xianzhong on the city wall and cursed for a while, Then he took the soldiers and horses under his command and went east.

"Li Zicheng, if you have the ability, you can call me up? Pooh, you still call yourself the king of Chuang, what a waste." Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Zicheng who was gradually going away, and kept yelling and cursing until Li Zicheng completely disappeared in Yingcheng. outside the county.

"It's not right, it's really not right. What's wrong with Li Zicheng today? In the past, if I scolded him like this, even if he didn't attack the city, he would still be harassed by his subordinates. But today he seems to be a different person. He ran away like a human being, this is not Li Zicheng's temper." Zhang Xianzhong looked in the direction where Li Zicheng disappeared, and kept guessing.

No matter what Zhang Xianzhong thought, he couldn't think of Li Zicheng's thoughts and plans.

"Father, let's go south quickly, Zhao Wen's troops will arrive at some point." Standing behind Zhang Xianzhong, Li Dingguo said.

Zhang Xianzhong turned around and looked at Li Dingguo, "You're right, let's go quickly. Pass my order and notify all the soldiers and horses in the city to take away all the valuable things in the city. I can't take them away." Just burn it directly, don't leave anything to Zhao Wen."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the soldiers on the city wall and shouted loudly.

A moment later, flames burst out from Yingcheng County, and there were screams along with the flames.

Under the blowing of the strong wind, the flames continued to grow bigger and soon enveloped the city.

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Zhang Xianzhong led his team out of Yingcheng County, and then marched south.

At the same time, Song Hu has captured the whole of Xiangyang, and he has sent the vanguard to De'an Mansion.

If it was just a simple attack, then Song Hu's speed at this time could not be so slow.

Song Hu's speed will be much slower because he has to gather the people, settle the people, and take over the city.

Song Hu rode on a war horse and drove towards the Fucheng of De'an Mansion.

"Liu thieves don't do production, just like locusts, they only know about disasters. Before Li Zicheng left, he also burned all the food in Xiangyang City, plus the people he left behind. I had to take out the army food to help the people. But in this way, the logistical pressure is increasing day by day." Song Hu was riding on the horse, his face was full of worry.

"General, Li Zicheng is really not a dog. We should have sent a troop to hunt him down." One of Song Hu's personal guards followed Song Hu with an angry face.

Song Hu waved his hand, "Li Zicheng is certainly hateful, but the more important thing for us to attack Huguang is to take over the city and settle down the people.

As for chasing and killing Li Zicheng, it was secondary.After we take all of Huguang, where else can he go? "

"Okay, let's stop talking about this, order the whole army to move in at full speed!" Song Hu shouted, waved the horsewhip in his hand, and accelerated the speed.

At the same time, Zhao Daniu has already captured Caoxian, Shanxian, Jinxiang, Caozhou and other cities in the east, west and south of the mountain.

Every time Zhao Daniu breaks through a city, he will withdraw part of the reserve troops he leads and stay there.

The advantage of this is that Zhao Daniu can always ensure that the number of regular troops in his hands is sufficient.

Song Hu is the same as him, every time he wins a city, he will keep the reserve soldiers in his hands there.

At this time, Zhao Daniu led them to Fan County, which is not far from Dongchang Mansion.Taking Dongchang Mansion means that the entire east and west of Shandong have fallen into the hands of Zhao Daniu.

Zhao Daniu was riding on the horse. He looked at the sky and said to the messenger beside him: "It's getting late now, let's set up camp here. It's not too late to leave tomorrow, don't be in a hurry."

After Zhao Daniu's voice fell, a dozen or so messengers rushed down with Zhao Daniu's order.

In fact, Zhao Daniu is not in a hurry now, Shandong is not as big as Huguang, and Dengzhou, that is, the Shandong Peninsula has already fallen into Zhao Wen's hands, so Zhao Daniu has plenty of time.

When the sun went down on the western hills, the camp was set up.

Zhao Daniu led the soldiers and horses of the personal guard battalion to inspect the camp and then returned to his tent.

Not long after sitting in the big tent, a personal guard rushed in.

"General, someone wants to see you!" The guard looked at Zhao Daniu who was sitting on the main seat.

Zhao Daniu frowned, quite puzzled, who would come at this time?

"Who?" Zhao Daniu asked.

"General, he seems to be from Qufu. As for the name, he didn't explain!" Qin Wei replied.

When Zhao Daniu heard that he was from Qufu, he immediately thought of the two members of the Kong family who went to Xuanzhen.

"Could they be from the Confucian Mansion?" Zhao Daniu muttered for a while, and said, "Let them come in. At this time, they come to me in the middle of the night. You are really brave, and you are not afraid that the soldiers will kill them if you enter the barracks at night." Was it chopped off as a spy?"