After reading the letter, Liu Guoneng did not hesitate at all. He quickly sent a letter to Huangzhou Prefecture, willing to be dependent on Zhao Yan, and forcibly suppressed the opinions of his subordinates.

Then Liu Guoneng took most of his troops toward Huangzhou Prefecture.

However, Liu Guoneng had just walked for two days and walked into Hong Chengchou's heavy troops in Baling (Yueyang), and all the passages in front and rear were blocked.

To the west is the Yangtze River, and Liu Guoneng could not cross the river at all. To the east is a mountainous area, which was also surrounded by official troops.

Liu Guoneng quickly sent an envoy to explain to the official army that he had already pacified General Jianwei.

The situation was reported to Hong Chengchou immediately. After hearing the report, Hong Chengchou looked ashen, and he was furious and said, "It's outrageous. It's my responsibility to suppress the thieves. This Zhao bandit and dog meddled with the rats and actually came to me."

"Sir, since we have been slaughtered, why bother with us? Just let him go." said a person next to him.

"He wants to persuade the bandit Zhao, but I don't let him do it, and I think I can't give it to others." Hong Chengchou snorted coldly. He was in a very unhappy lately.

It was all because of Zhao Yan's "Da Ming Dynasty" that the superiors cursed Hong Chengchou bloodily, which ruined Hong Chengchou's reputation, and Zhao Yan and his gang became bigger and bigger.

Zhao Yan accused Hong Chengchou of being incompetent, while Hong Chengchou called Zhao Yan a bandit, implying that he attacked the official army and was not of a good background, which was the same as the bandits.

Everyone was speechless, and Hong Chengchou said, "If you order the deceased to break into the sky, you will be slaughtered by me, otherwise I will be able to destroy me."

"Yes, sir."

Hong Chengchou also proposed to Liu Guoneng to recruit him, but Liu Guoneng received an envoy sent by Hong Chengchou and knew his purpose, he directly beat the envoy out of the messenger.

"Even if you caress the pigs and dogs, we will not caress the shameless people Hong Xiangjiu." Liu Guoneng said on the spot, receiving unanimous support from his subordinates.

The name of Hong Chengchou, the old turtle, is so stinking. Any thief who hears Hong Chengchou want to be comforted will be indignant.

"The general is willing to recruit us and will not wait for our troops to be destroyed. You will follow me to kill you like a mountain and wait for the general to save him." Liu Guoneng said to his subordinates.

Everyone had no objection. At this moment, it was no longer a question of Xiang's caress. They were surrounded, and it was impossible for Xiang Hongchengchou to caress, and only Zhao Yan could save him.

On that day, Liu Guoneng killed like a mountain overnight. Liu Guoneng personally went to fight to kill the enemy. When his troops heard that they had already comforted Zhao Yan, their morale was rising.

If they were to care for others, there would be almost no guarantee for the refugees below. Only Zhao Yan offered a condition that fascinated them - to allocate them to the land, exempting tax for three years.

I went to Shandong. Although there were famines in Shandong from time to time, it was not as frequent as in the Central Plains and the northwest. Moreover, it was operated by Zhao Yan in Shandong. It was rumored that there were overhauls in water conservancy there, and there were no disasters every year and the local area was peaceful.

On that day, Liu Guoneng broke through the official defense line and rushed into the mountainous area with a huge team that expanded to 200,000. Hong Chengchou immediately sent someone to surround him again.

Although there are continuous Dabie Mountains in the east, Liu Guoneng is in only one mountainous area that is not big or small, and is surrounded by plains and hilly areas. Although Liu Guoneng, who hid in the mountainous area, avoided the crisis of being wiped out by the official army on the spot, fleeing into this mountain was even more surrounded by the official army.

When Liu Guoneng was besieged, Zhao Yan had already arrived in Hanchuan. He was overjoyed when he received a letter from Liu Guoneng, and he asked people to speed up the reunion with Liu Guoneng.

However, less than two days later, the news from the front made Zhao Yan furious.

Liu Guoneng sent someone to ask for help. Hong Chengchou, the old ghost, actually Liu Guoneng surrounded the mountainous area. How could Zhao Yan not be angry? Last year, Hong Chengchou, the old turtle, had just ruined his good things, but this time he came to destroy it.

"Qin Zhiyuan." Zhao Yan immediately called the general and called his personal guard.

"Arrival." Qin Zhiyuan immediately stepped out of the promise.

"You lead the Third Battalion of Cavalry to cross the Yangtze River as quickly as possible and take Liu Guoneng out of the mountainous areas. If you are obstructed by other officials and troops, you don't have to keep your hands when necessary." Zhao Yan ordered Qin Zhiyuan. The two new cavalry battalions brought out this time were only temporary, and there was no battalion commander set up, and Zhao Yan personally commanded it.

"I will receive the order." Qin Zhiyuan was overjoyed. As the former servant of every family, Qin Zhiyuan has been serving as Zhao Yan's personal guard commander and rarely leads troops to fight. When he received the task this time, he was overjoyed.

Qin Zhiyuan ordered the third battalion of the cavalry and ran away on three horses.

Zhao Yan left Qin Zhiyuan by his side as the chief guard who had been with him for more than three years, and he already wanted to release him to command troops. This time, it is also a prelude!

Qin Zhiyuan led 4,000 cavalry to speed up to travel more than 200 miles to 300 miles. The third time he crossed the Yangtze River from the east of Honghu Lake. Many cavalrymen on the road exhausted the bad horse under their crotch to death.

As a cavalry battalion, one man and two war horses are standard configuration. The inferior horse is used for transportation, and the war horse is used for rushing. Most of the marchings are used for inferior horses and another slightly worse war horse.

Although bad horses were exhausted, they were not seriously injured. There were not many horses in the Ming Dynasty. Most people in this era were accustomed to raising horses, mules, and many horses were used to using horses, as long as the war horses were not exhausted to death.

At the same time, in the mountainous area, Liu Guoneng had fought fiercely with the official army. After Liu Guoneng refused Hong Chengchou's pacification, Hong Chengchou was in a hurry to suppress it because Zhao Yan's army was in Huangzhou Prefecture and was heading here.

Hong Chengchou was unwilling to see the cooked ducks fly, so he sent tens of thousands of official troops into the mountains to clear out. At this critical moment, Liu Guoneng led more than 80,000 young and strong men with high morale, setting up an ambush in the mountains, annihilated most of the official troops entering the mountains. Only Cao Bianjiao, who was sent to the mountains, left the army of Cao Bianjiao, who was sent to the mountains. The two sides fought one after another in the mountains. Liu Guoneng, who had high morale, fought fiercely with the official troops led by Cao Bianjiao.

The tenacious will of the bandit was completely beyond Cao Bianjiao's expectations. Ordinary bandits would be defeated if they were killed by his soldiers for a while.

However, Liu Guoneng, a bandit, seemed to be no one afraid of death, and he fought to the death under his fierce attack. In the end, more than a thousand casualties led by Cao Bianjiao could not hold on and was defeated by Liu Guoneng. Liu Guoneng led his troops to cover up and kill more than a thousand more people. Cao Bianjiao led more than two thousand people to run out of the mountain area in shame.

Liu Guoneng also suffered nearly 5,000 casualties in this battle, more than twice the casualties of the official army. If it were not for the opportunity to annihilate more than 1,000 people when the official army was defeated, the casualties would be five times the casualties of the official army.

Although there were many casualties, the government army was defeated and its morale surged again. However, Liu Guoneng had fewer food in his hands, which was the issue that Liu Guoneng was most worried about.

At the right time, the heavy rain dropped sharply, as if it was pouring, and the drop was not slowed down for two consecutive days.

In the mountains, Liu Guoneng had no means to shelter from the rain, and his morale was extinguished by the heavy rain for a while. In such weather, people generally felt depressed.

When Hong Chengchou saw the heavy rain pouring for two consecutive days, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and laughed: "As soon as the rain falls, the bandits will inevitably be depressed, and the Shandong army cannot cross the river. We only need to surround us for a few days. When the rain stops, we will advance again, and the bandits will collapse."

However, at this moment, Qin Zhiyuan had already arrived with four thousand cavalrymen, and saw the four thousand cavalry stomping on the muddy ground, rushing towards a large official camp at the foot of the mountain.

That camp was the Guanning cavalry of the general Zu Kuan.

When Qin Zhiyuan and his men approached the camp for a mile, Zu Kuan discovered the troops marching in the rain and hurriedly took their servants out of the camp to check.

The person who came was undoubtedly the official army, and Zu Kuan did not need to order troops. He was just curious about which official army it was, and he came in the rain.

Just as Zu Kuan was staring at the horse, a cavalry wearing dark steel armor and a steel helmet appeared in the pouring rainstorm. A green-blue Zhao flag was floating in front of him, floating in the horse galloping.

Zu Kuan's eyes suddenly condensed!

He remembered that in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang brought 300,000 to 400,000 thieves to the west. He looked at the mountains and hills in a distance and was afraid to attack.

But even the two teams of such cavalrymen, facing dozens of times of the bandits, launched a crazily charge, and eventually defeated the bandits.

Thinking of that scene, Zu Kuan couldn't help but feel horrified. He immediately turned his posture and changed into a solemn expression to welcome him. Zu Dale and Liu Chongzhen were also the same, and they all changed into solemn expressions.

The might of Shandong cavalry is by no means comparable to their Guanning cavalry.

Qin Zhiyuan led 4,000 cavalry straight to Zukuan less than ten meters, frightening Zukuan to a pale face, thinking that Shandong soldiers were going to charge against them.

However, the cavalry in front suddenly stopped ten miles away, and the cavalry behind suddenly stopped, showing their super coordination ability.

"I wonder which brother is coming, but what's the price?" Zu Kuanqu immediately asked two steps forward. However, the cavalry in front did not react at all. The mask of the helmet completely covered the expressions of the cavalry.

At this time, a cavalry ran out and shouted loudly to Zu Kuan: "According to the general's order, we will break into the army to be recruited by Shandong. You can retreat quickly. If you are obsessed with it, do your own things, and the general will punish him."

"Everyone is this..." Zu Kuan's eyes turned, and he was about to chat with him, but the Shandong army opposite him remained motionless and stared at them.

"Sir, I think I'd better quit!" Liu Chongzhen reminded Zu Kuan.

"It's not our business to suppress the thieves. It doesn't matter whether to retreat or not, so let's retreat!" Zu Kuan nodded and asked Zu Dale and Liu Chongzhen to summon troops to retreat.

Within a quarter of an hour, Zu Kuan took the Guanning cavalry to retreat directly. After Qin Zhiyuan opened a gap in the encirclement, he sent people to the mountain to contact Liu Guoneng.

Hong Chengchou was playing chess in the camp, listening to the sound of rain outside, he felt quite immersive.

Suddenly, when he heard someone coming to report, Zu Kuan suddenly led his people out of the encirclement, which made Hong Chengchou unable to react for a long time and was extremely confused.

Zu Kuan is not wrong to be accustomed to his orders, but he is still quite active in dealing with his orders. Why did he withdraw before the thief even came out?

Hong Chengchou quickly sent someone to question Zu Kuan, and asked He Renlong to take five thousand officers and soldiers to block the gap.

After a while, the sent out came back and reported to Hong Chengchou: "Sir, Zu Kuan said that the Shandong Army had already been pacified by the Shandong Army. The Shandong Army had sent people to come, so he retreated."

"Ba~!" Hong Chengchou suddenly stood up, and slapped the chessboard in anger. The black and white chess piece rolled down. In anger, Hong Chengchou cursed: "Damn Zu Kuan, this official is referring to the emperor to learn a book, but his head falls to the ground."

"How many people have come to the Shandong Army?" Hong Chengchou asked in his heart.

"Zu Kuan said three or four thousand people came, but he couldn't see clearly." The visitor reported.

"So what if his Shandong army comes? I will transfer Cao Bianjiao to me. Tell me who Long and Cao Bianjiao and let them drive away those Shandong men. If they don't leave, they can attack them. I will take responsibility for it." Hong Chengchou said angrily.

"yes."

...He Renlong hurried to the encirclement where Zu Kuan was responsible for, and immediately saw 4,000 Shandong cavalry camping. Company advances in the rain and they must repair it.

Qin Zhiyuan saw that an official army came and immediately ordered the camp to stop and prepare for battle.

He Renlong couldn't help but be surprised. When did the troops emerge?

Judging from the equipment, these soldiers should be Shandong Army. Last year, Zhao Yan sent troops to Shaanxi and had a military confrontation with Hong Chengchou, and He Renlong also participated.

The strength of the Shandong Army has long been famous among all the official armies.

"According to the general's order, we will break into the sky and be slaughtered in Shandong. The idle people will retreat quickly. If there is any obstruction, we will definitely be killed." A Shandong cavalry rode his horse to the Herenlong Formation and shouted loudly.

"This..." He Renlong quickly stopped, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. In a moment, Hong Chengchou's order arrived.

After a while, Cao Bianjiao also arrived with the four thousand men who had been supplemented. He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao joined in and talked for a while.

"Damn it, there are only more than 4,000 people. We have nine thousand people. No matter how elite the Shandong army is, it cannot defeat us." He Renlong said to Cao Bianjiao, "They are just wearing turtle shells. In addition, they will definitely be exhausted this time."

"If you fight, fight, anyway, the governor will be there to support us." Cao Bianjiao looked at the Shandong soldiers in the distance coldly, "We will definitely be famous for fighting these Shandong guys."

The two of them decided to go together, regardless of Qin Zhiyuan, and let people warn him repeatedly, and instead of retreating, he advanced instead of advancing.

Qin Zhiyuan saw He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao's two troops not listening to the warning, pulled out their saber, and directly ordered: "On the outside world."

All the cavalry quickly pulled out the cavalry rifle, bit off the oil-paper-wrapped gunpowder pack, and quickly loaded the ammunition into the cavalry rifle.

"The bullet is finished."

"Kill." Qin Zhiyuan pointed his saber and the third cavalry battalion, which had already been arranged in formation, rushed towards the coming official army without any disturbance or driving away. Qin Zhiyuan ordered a charge resolutely.

They have been walking in the rain for two days and must end the battle as soon as possible. They have no energy to do anything to bother. Qin Zhiyuan made a quick decision to quickly resolve the battle.

The Shandong cavalry suddenly launched a charge, and the faces of He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao changed. This was something they never expected. In their understanding, the Shandong army was very restrained. Last year, a group of Shandong soldiers entered Shaanxi. Although they had conflicts with them, they were very restrained. They would never act decisively without saying a few words.
To be continued...