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Volume One Songjiang Mansion Chapter 241 Li Zicheng¡¯s Counterattack

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    Although he didn't know how to contact Li Zicheng, Zhang Lei was not worried about this, because he only needed to give the letter to Jiang Yuyang, and he would naturally find a way.  [Supreme magical power]

    When the time was agreed upon, Li Zicheng led the army out of the city. Zhang Lei and Sun Chuanting also brought their own troops. The two sides joined forces, with a total of nearly 700,000 troops heading north. Zhang Lei asked Le Qiu to transport those  The equipment is still in his hands, and Zhang Lei is not ready to take it out for Li Zicheng and the others to use now. After all, there is still a long way to go before the Qing army. There is no need to distribute it now, otherwise something might happen.  It's better to give it to you when you get to the north.

    Of course, Zhang Lei wrote a memorial to Chongzhen about this matter. If not, Chongzhen might have thought that Zhang Lei and Li Zicheng were collaborating to rebel.

    When Zhang Lei and Li Zicheng met, they were still at the door of Huihulai Restaurant. Zhang Lei's first words were: "I didn't expect Chuang Wang to stick to his reputation. It seems that our next cooperation should be  It¡¯s very pleasant, it¡¯s getting late, let¡¯s hurry up.¡±

    Li Zicheng's face was so dark that it was dripping with water. He said: "I, Li Zicheng, naturally keep my word. After this matter is completed, the accounts between the two of us will be settled slowly."

    "This is easy to say. As long as the Manchu Tatars can be completely wiped out, you don't have to say it. I will get you a high-ranking official from the emperor to do it first. I will accompany you to the end whatever you want." Zhang Lei vowed.  said.

    Li Zicheng didn't know what he was thinking, and said expressionlessly: "Let's talk about those things later. We have other things to do now. As for whether there will be such an opportunity in the future, I can't guarantee."

    Zhang Lei smiled and didn't say anything, so the 700,000-strong army headed north. The food they needed every day was staggering, but Zhang Lei was not afraid. He didn't even use the food from the prefectures and counties along the way.  , but directly let the Tianzi warship go upstream to transport food directly from Taiping Island.  This move frightened Li Zicheng, and Zhang Lei's strength became increasingly unpredictable.

    After more than a month of rapid march, they arrived in the north, but not at Shanhaiguan, but to the west of the capital. It was a hundred miles away from the capital. As long as they continued northward and crossed the Great Wall.  Just arrived outside the customs.  At this time, Zhang Lei finally felt that it was time. On this day, they were on a grassland for the last rest before leaving the customs. Zhang Lei sent someone to call Li Zicheng over and said: "The Tatars in the north are extremely ferocious. If not  It is impossible to defeat them with good equipment. Although we have an army of 700,000, the Tatars have one million soldiers, and if they fight outside the pass, the grassland is the best battlefield for their cavalry. We have no cavalry.  But we have the equipment, and now I will distribute all the three-eyed muskets to you, so that we can fight together when we get outside the customs."

    Li Zicheng nodded.  Said: "Then I'll ask someone to pick it up."

    So in the next day, Zhang Lei distributed 10,000 three-eyed blunderbuss and one million rounds of bullets to the people sent by Li Zicheng. Each of these people looked strong and powerful, and it was obvious at a glance that they were among the army.  of the elite.  Zhang Lei saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.  Since he has agreed to give all these things to Li Zicheng, he has no right to control who Li Zicheng distributes these equipment to, and this is not the focus of his concern.

    After distributing these things, it was already evening, and the grassland was very quiet at night.  Everywhere he looked was pitch black, and no matter what season it was on the grassland, it was always cold at night. Zhang Lei was wearing a cotton-padded jacket and staying in a tent heated by a charcoal fire, without even the thought of leaving the tent.  , the wind blowing on the face is like being scraped by a knife. Who wants to go out and suffer such a sin?

    after awhile.  He called Jiang Yuyang in and said, "Are everything ready?"

    Jiang Yuyang replied: "All the cannons have been set up and can be moved at any time. There is no movement from them yet. Mr. Zhang, do we really want to do this?"

    "What did we do? How many times have I told you, this is not about hitting them, but preventing them from hitting me. Do you understand? As the saying goes, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others."  Zhang Lei said.

    Jiang Yuyang raised an objection: "Master Zhang, this sentence doesn't seem to be used in this way."

    Zhang Lei said: "It doesn't matter how he uses it, that's how I use it anyway. Hurry up to your position and get ready. If it comes, it's okay. If it comes, then you can take action. You're welcome."

    So Jiang Yuyang went out. Zhang Lei sighed and said to himself: "Oh, why is this necessary?" Then he went to sleep peacefully.

    The tents of Li Zicheng's army are one mile away from the tents of Zhang Lei's army. AlthoughNow because of the agreement between Zhang Lei and Li Zicheng, the two sides have formed a temporary alliance, but in fact the two sides are still enemies, so it is naturally impossible for them to even be stationed together.

    Stroking the cold and hard steel body, Li Zicheng couldn't put it down. He had been dreaming of this thing for so many years, and he finally got it today. Although the way of getting it seemed a bit humiliating, but with him, naturally  The humiliation can be washed away.

    He stood up and came to the door curtain and looked outside. In the distance, bonfires were burning around the tents of Zhang Lei's camp, forming the only light in this dark world.  A deputy general came over and Li Zicheng returned to his seat to prepare. The deputy general walked in and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, brothers are all ready. Ten thousand three-eyed muskets are enough to wipe out everything. And  Through observation, our people discovered that none of Zhang Lei¡¯s soldiers on the opposite side was equipped with firearms, and now we are going to attack them as if they were attacking us before.¡±

    "It's better to be careful in everything. Zhang Lei is full of tricks and must not be underestimated. Although they don't have three-eyed guns, there is no guarantee that they won't have other things. If we are a little careless, then we will be doomed."  Disaster." Li Zicheng said.  Having dealt with Zhang Lei so many times, he had no idea of ??contempt for this young man who was much younger than him.

    The deputy general said: "In addition, through our observation of their camp at night, we only found one strange thing, that is, they carried all the large boxes that previously transported equipment into the tent. I also  I asked someone to ask, and he also said that he did this to prevent the equipment from getting wet. Isn¡¯t this ridiculous?¡±

    Although he was confused, he didn't know why Zhang Lei did this. Li Zicheng was thoughtful.  But he didn't think of anything. He just said: "Okay, let's go down. Before we take action, keep a close eye on what's happening over there, but don't alert others."

    After more than an hour, the moon in the sky had drifted and hid behind the clouds.  It was close to midnight, and the grassland was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the wind blowing through the grass. Occasionally, there were a few scalp-numbing wolf howls in the distance, but there was nothing else.

    Zhang Lei was already asleep, but Li Zicheng was full of energy, holding a three-eyed gun in his hand.  With the ten thousand people dispersed, they sneaked towards the area where Zhang Lei was. The weeds about the same height as a person hid their figures very well. As they advanced in the dark, they seemed to have really blended into the night.  It's one piece, and it's absolutely impossible to tell if you don't look carefully.

    Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel proud, "Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei, you should never have given me this three-eyed blunderbuss. The hatred between the two of us cannot be completely cleared even if we pour all the water in the river."  .  How could I be at your mercy?  I'm afraid you can't imagine that as soon as I get your gun, I will point it at you, right?  After I kill you and occupy Yingtian Mansion, I will have as many guns and cannons as I want. You can no longer stop me. By then, the whole world will be mine.

    They are getting closer.  But there was still no movement across from everyone. At this time, those who were patrolling the night had become lazy and found a place with leeward to lie down and sleep in a daze.

    The distance to the nearest tent was already less than thirty feet away. If you went further, you might be discovered. At this moment, someone suddenly said with some confusion: "Why does the grass here feel a little wet? It's still there."  There¡¯s a weird smell.¡±

    A person next to him whispered: "I guess a wild horse just came to pee where you were standing."

    "That's really unlucky." The man said with a gloomy look on his face.

    But a person not far away from him said: "Why does the ground feel a little wet? It feels sticky when I walk on it."

    "Could it be that you stepped on shit?" someone said.

    Of course, none of them will know what the specific situation is. You can't just squat down and pick it up with your hands if you suspect there is shit on the ground, right?

    Sudden.  A strong light source appeared in front of them. They had been walking in the darkness and felt that they had lost their vision for a moment because they could not stand the stimulation of the strong light. Then there was a crackling sound in their ears, which was very dense.  .  Before the soldier who suspected that he had stepped on shit had time to figure out what happened, he felt something penetrated his chest. The bone-chilling pain instantly spread throughout his body. He still remembered to open his mouth and shout.  Help, he had already lost consciousness and fell to the ground. On his body, a small hole was bleeding.

    There was a loud sound of gunfire, but it was not the people brought by Li Zicheng who started the attack, but Zhang Lei's army, their uniformNeedless to say, the offensive method and positioning have been prepared for a long time.  Then, several tents fell down, revealing the Ares-1 that had already been loaded with shells.  The artillery shell was launched, fell into the crowd, and exploded violently. All the surrounding soldiers were blown up into the sky. Not only that, the well-growing pasture began to burn with a raging fire. The fire spread quickly, and soon it was  It had become a sea of ????fire, and the bodies of the dead were ignited, giving off an unpleasant stench.  Those who were lucky enough not to be killed were not spared either. The thick clothes on their bodies caught a few sparks and began to burn.

    The scene suddenly became chaotic. The soldiers whose bodies were on fire screamed in horror and panicked. They found a direction and started running around. Many of them ran directly into the muzzles of Zhang Lei's army.  A few people ran in the right direction. They came to a place where there was no fire burning. They couldn't wait and fell to the ground and started rolling over, trying to put out the flames on their bodies and no longer suffer.  Some of the more calm ones threw away the three-eyed guns in their hands, then began to take off their clothes and pants, and then ran to a place where there was no fire.

    Zhang Lei had already been awakened by the huge gunfire. He got dressed and walked out of his tent. When he saw the sea of ????fire in front of him, he couldn't help but smile coldly, Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng, fight me, you really are  I'm a little more mature. If I dare to give you the gun, how could I be unprepared?

    Seeing this scene, Li Zicheng knew that he had lost the battle with Zhang Lei again. He didn't even know about Zhang Lei's preparations, so he was caught off guard by Zhang Lei.  His heart was weeping silently, watching his elite soldiers fall one after another. He had to order the cancellation of the mission and began to walk back under the escort of the soldiers.

    After they all left, the fire continued to burn. Sun Chuanting stood beside Zhang Lei and said with admiration: "Master Zhang is really good at predicting things."

    "Don't say that, as long as you use your brain a little, it shouldn't be difficult to think of these things." Zhang Lei said.

    Sun Chuanting added: "Why don't we ask people to put out the fire now, so that it doesn't get blown to our place by the wind."

    "Don't worry, wait until all the corpses are burned. I have taken out all the oil that 100,000 people use to eat. We have to make full use of it." Zhang Lei said.

    So after more than an hour, Zhang Lei sent someone to put out the fire.  After resting all night, Zhang Lei had already erased all traces of last night's battle by dawn, except for the charred land that could not be restored.

    Li Zicheng came with his own troops, mixed with Zhang Lei and others, and continued to set off. Both Zhang Lei and Li Zicheng had a tacit understanding and never mentioned what happened last night, as if it had never happened.

    By the afternoon, they had arrived at the foot of the Great Wall. They only needed to pass through a checkpoint to get out. Once there, I was the territory of the Tatars, so I had to be extra careful.  Zhang Lei asked Li Zicheng to take the lead. Li Zicheng had no intention of resisting now, so he could only obey Zhang Lei's instructions.  (To be continued.)
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