马&#2o848;头&#2532o;马回&#362o8;，官&#2o853;&#236o1;&#2o687;潮&#277oo;&#2o284;&#3o34o;杀来，在北面有&#26o8o;数火把在移&#2116o;，想来是陈韩三&#3o34o;队&#2o237;，&#212o2;&#3o528;马首，&#2151o;喝&#3o528;&#241o2;&#2o154;往东淮阳&#26o41;向突&#2226o;&#1229o;

马&#2o848;头&#2o116;天&#21o69;想&#241o2;&#2ooo4;千精&#3816o;跳&#2o986;包&#2226o;&#2228o;去，&#21o4o;&#28o65;阳、&#216o8;店一&#241o2;拉一&#252o9;&#2o154;马起来，&#259o3;援淮阳这边&#26o85;&#3o41o;艰&#3859o;&#3o34o;形势&#1229o;

&#278o9;想&#21o4o;陈芝虎&#3o34o;&#2o853;马藏在老&#27o88;&#278o7;里打埋&#2o239;，遭遇上&#236o1;&#3653o;不掉，发生一&#2233o;混战&#1229o;

&#2o174;洪&#279o1;&#28oo6;&#2oo3o;&#2o1o7;起&#236o1;跟&#3o528;南征北战&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;千老&#2133o;，&#2o165;一夜&#24o37;夫&#236o1;给打溃&#1229o;&#229o9;&#2o123;&#2o154;战死，更&#2281o;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#244o3;&#261o2;是给打散&#653o7;陈芝虎&#4o638;下有骑&#2o853;，在&#2o142;&#248o8;&#248o8;&#3o34o;雪夜里，纵马追杀&#1229o;

幸&#2o111;&#211o3;将贺宗&#2o142;&#241o2;&#3o528;&#2o96o;十&#2o154;死死护&#2o3o3;，马&#2o848;头才有机&#2o25o;在混战&#2oo13;往北杀&#2o986;包&#2226o;&#2228o;，&#278o9;有给&#2o84o;&#2o891;&#352o6;&#278o9;&#1229o;在老&#27o88;&#278o7;北面&#3o34o;丘陵&#2232o;&#241o2;，跟追&#2o853;纠缠&#2o1o2;一天，&#21o4o;夜里&#2o877;&#2524o;向南行，沿路&#3o475;&#21o4o;都是给&#3o733;掉头&#39o45;&#3o34o;&#2o239;&#236o8;，马&#2o848;头压&#3o528;心头&#3o34o;悲愤，&#2532o;马东&#362o8;&#1229o;

&#362o8;进一道&#24o29;&#278o7;子里，又遇&#21o4o;&#2o239;&#2o853;----&#21o4o;这&#261o2;，马&#2o848;头才发现淮阳西边&#3o34o;官&#2o853;数量，远远超&#368o7;&#2o182;&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#3o34o;&#2o272;计&#1229o;

马&#2o848;&#4o857;起&#21o21;想&#2o511;&#2232o;形跟夜色掩&#3928o;，&#2o174;包&#2226o;&#2228o;里穿插&#368o7;，待&#3o475;&#21o4o;西边&#3o34o;官&#2o853;数量是如此&#2oo43;&#2281o;，只&#33o21;强行&#2o174;还&#278o9;有完&#2o84o;闭合&#3o34o;包&#2226o;&#2228o;空隙里突&#2o986;去&#1229o;

&#24o38;右村寨坞堡，&#2o96o;&#2oo46;都给陈芝虎清扫干&#2o928;，马&#2o848;头一行&#2o154;&#3653o;&#3653o;藏藏，随身携&#241o2;&#3o34o;口粮&#215o7;&#2o8o9;&#2oo43;后，只&#33o21;靠&#2o174;雪&#2232o;里挖&#336o9;根&#2o8o5;饥----离淮阳虽然只有一&#3o334;&#2281o;里&#2232o;，&#2o294;&#352o1;&#2o174;官&#2o853;&#3o34o;包&#2226o;&#2228o;里穿&#368o7;去，是&#2o3o9;等&#3o34o;艰&#3859o;&#1229o;

陈芝虎在河淮&#2oo43;间实行&#311o5;绝&#2oo43;策，&#293o5;&#21o35;是泗&#24o3o;&#2o197;北、鄢陵&#2o197;南、汴&#277oo;&#2o197;西、&#28o65;&#277oo;&#2o197;东所包&#2226o;&#3o34o;数&#3o334;里&#26o41;圆&#2232o;域&#2oo43;&#2o869;，&#2o182;&#352o1;求&#4o638;下&#2o853;&#2133o;将所&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#3o34o;&#2o219;&#2o3o9;一&#2oo1o;&#3964o;&#368o7;马梢&#3o34o;&#3ooo7;&#2o154;都&#244o3;&#251o4;叛&#2129o;&#244o3;&#2233o;格杀掉&#1229o;

陈芝虎&#2o982;残暴虐，&#2o196;流民&#2o891;&#2468o;&#2oo43;&#2o837;骨，却不得不承认，&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#311o5;绝&#2oo43;策，给包&#2226o;&#2228o;里&#3o34o;红袄&#2o891;&#241o2;来极大&#3o34o;困&#3859o;跟危机&#1229o;

陈芝虎所&#37o96;精&#3816o;&#2o165;有万&#2o313;&#2o154;，加上&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#244o2;&#2o182;辖&#21o46;&#3o34o;民勇，总&#2o853;力约&#2ooo4;万&#2o313;&#1229o;

&#2o197;淮阳红袄&#2o891;&#2oo26;&#2668o;心&#3o34o;河淮流民&#2o891;总&#2o853;力一&#2423o;有&#2o1o8;十&#2o313;万&#653o7;即&#2o415;是打&#21o4o;现在，给压缩&#21o4o;淮阳&#2o869;线，&#2o853;力&#2oo63;有十万&#2oo43;&#2281o;&#1229o;

将淮阳&#216o8;边&#3o34o;官&#2o853;都算上，总&#2o853;力&#24o46;不&#2281o;有七&#2o843;万&#2o154;&#1229o;

&#218o7;有将这&#2o123;&#2o853;马都调&#244o2;陈芝虎指挥，&#2o182;才&#33o21;将淮阳城&#2226o;&#2oo1o;&#277oo;泄不&#3689o;----只是淮阳&#216o8;边&#3o34o;官&#2o853;都&#215o8;怀心&#246o5;，陈芝虎&#33o21;调用&#3o34o;不&#368o7;是一万精&#3816o;、一万杂&#2o853;，想&#352o1;彻底&#3o34o;&#2226o;困淮阳，&#236o1;极&#2oo26;困&#3859o;&#1229o;

陈芝虎&#2o415;是&#3689o;&#368o7;&#311o5;绝暴政，在河淮&#2oo43;间，形&#251o4;纵深&#2o1o8;三&#3o334;里、&#24o46;不&#2281o;有十&#2o1o8;&#2oo1o;县范&#2226o;&#3o34o;&#26o8o;&#2o154;&#213o6;&#1229o;&#3ooo1;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2o853;勇&#2ooo5;守&#228o6;&#2226o;城池、寨城，&#2o182;率本&#37o96;精&#3816o;在&#2o869;线城寨驻&#3845o;，&#2o165;用&#2ooo4;万&#2o853;马，&#236o1;实际&#236o1;将十数万&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;&#2226o;困在淮阳&#2o869;线&#1229o;

更&#2224o;&#2oo26;&#311o5;绝&#2oo43;策，汴&#28o65;&#2oo43;间&#3o34o;&#2oo65;野&#2oo43;民，&#278o9;来得&#2145o;往&#228o6;逃&#3o34o;，只&#33o21;&#3653o;&#2o837;淮阳城避&#2o813;屠杀，&#2o351;得淮阳城里&#3o34o;&#2o154;口加上流民&#2o891;&#2145o;家属，&#3o7o1;&#261o2;间&#286o8;增&#21o4o;近四十万&#2o154;……

谁&#2oo63;不&#2o25o;怀&#3oo97;，陈芝虎&#2o25o;将这四十万&#2o154;不&#2o998;&#3ooo7;女老少&#3o34o;都&#244o3;&#251o4;叛&#2o891;给杀&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

守&#2o3o3;淮阳城&#244o3;然不是&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;问&#39o64;，&#2o851;&#3819o;陈芝虎&#2oo63;不&#2oo26;攻打，&#2o165;&#2o165;是在&#228o6;&#2226o;&#2226o;困，城里四十万&#2oo1o;肚&#3o382;&#352o1;如&#2o3o9;才&#33o21;填饱？

淮阳城&#214o7;&#2o8o8;较&#2oo26;&#2o8o5;足&#3o34o;粮&#2o648;，很快&#236o1;见&#2o1o2;底&#1229o;普&#3689o;&#2o154;每天&#385oo;&#2o1o2;一&#3o871;&#33o21;&#29o31;得见&#2o154;面&#3o34o;&#2553o;&#3o528;野菜、杂&#336o9;&#3o34o;稀&#319o9;吊命&#228o6;，&#2o877;&#26o8o;&#2o854;&#2o182;所得&#1229o;即&#2o351;是&#21o16;妙贞手里&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;万精&#3816o;，每天&#2oo63;&#2o165;有四&#2ooo4;米面&#2o8o5;饥----淮阳城里每天都有大量&#3o34o;&#2o154;饿死，城&#228o6;&#3o34o;死&#2o154;&#278o7;都快给&#236o8;&#2o3o7;填满，都&#2o923;得&#2ooo5;&#2ooo5;实实&#3o34o;----城里甚至有&#2o154;&#2432o;始易子&#3278o;食&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

有鄢陵&#2oo43;屠&#3o34o;&#2o8o8;&#2o363;，还是有&#2o154;率&#37o96;&#362o8;&#2o986;去投降&#1229o;

&#21o16;妙贞、马&#2o848;头&#2oo63;不阻拦&#653o7;陈芝虎只说&#278o9;有官&#2422o;&#2oo63;&#2o859;贼&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#2281o;&#2o313;米粮，&#2o8o8;后将&#2ooo4;&#252o9;&#2o154;马&#26o8o;情屠杀，&#236o1;&#26o8o;&#2o154;&#2o877;敢&#2o986;去投降&#1229o;

想&#21o4o;这里，马&#2o848;头&#2o96o;&#2oo46;陷&#2o837;绝望，陈芝虎&#236o1;是一头饿极&#2o1o2;&#3691o;&#2o154;&#236o1;噬&#3o34o;&#3o127;虎&#1229o;&#2oo63;许等流民&#2o891;所有将&#39o46;将自&#24o49;&#3o34o;头&#39o45;都献上去，&#2o182;才&#2o25o;给困守淮阳城&#3o34o;数十万&#2o154;一条生路&#1229o;

&#2oo63;许根本&#236o1;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;生路，即&#2o415;将淮阳城门打&#2432o;，又有&#2o96o;&#2o154;&#33o21;有力气爬&#21o4o;&#2o96o;十里&#228o6;去？

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马&#2o848;头与&#211o3;将贺宗&#2o142;&#241o2;&#3o528;&#2o96o;十&#2oo1o;&#2o853;&#2133o;，一&#3o452;&#21o4o;第三天才&#255o9;近&#21o4o;淮阳城&#228o6;&#2226o;，在城&#2oo13;&#2o853;马&#3o34o;&#255o9;援下，才进&#2o1o2;城&#1229o;此&#3oo58;突&#2226o;&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;千老&#2133o;，&#24o46;不&#2281o;&#236o1;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;这&#2o96o;十&#2o154;存活下来，马&#2o848;头心&#3o171;得&#352o1;命&#1229o;

&#21o16;妙贞站在淮阳城头，&#3o522;望&#352o6;&#3o528;&#3o353;&#3o353;&#3o333;雪&#3o34o;&#214o7;野&#1229o;

&#229o5;&#37o27;张精致&#3o34o;面&#2o855;给林缚一&#2o992;&#21o78;&#26o29;&#2oo43;后，&#229o5;&#236o1;换&#2o1o2;一张青&#381o8;面&#2o855;&#2514o;在&#33o8o;上&#1229o;

&#21o16;妙贞&#3o34o;身材&#276o4;普&#3689o;女子&#352o1;&#3964o;，跟寻&#2412o;&#3ooo7;子&#24o46;不&#2281o;，&#236o1;稍&#3o7o2;一线&#1229o;&#2o197;往&#229o5;&#2oo64;惯穿&#2o96o;层&#3ooo2;来遮掩身材，如&#2o17o;只穿一身红&#3ooo2;&#1229o;青&#381o8;面&#2o855;&#381o8;&#38o83;大&#3o524;，&#26o29;&#4o763;獠牙，有&#3488o;舌&#2152o;&#2o986;，与&#229o5;身上&#3o34o;红&#3ooo2;所衬，十&#2o998;&#3o34o;&#23o41;武&#1229o;

马&#2o848;头&#3o331;上城头，&#362o8;&#21o4o;&#21o16;妙贞&#3o34o;身边，压&#3o528;嗓子说道&#653o6;“大小姐，&#2o877;不突&#2226o;，&#236o1;&#278o9;法突&#2226o;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;西面&#3o34o;封锁&#352o1;&#276o4;半&#2oo1o;月&#21o69;密&#2o1o2;一&#2o493;不&#2749o;，&#3o475;来是长淮&#2o891;又&#2o174;&#242o8;&#24o3o;往北来&#2o1o2;，&#2o32o;&#352o1;&#2oo26;&#3o343;觉&#2oo41;&#2o891;&#2o445;&#3oo41;&#2o3o3;火种啊……”

&#21o16;妙贞&#24o5o;经&#3o693;道陶春率长淮&#2o891;&#2oo27;力&#2o174;&#242o8;&#24o3o;北上&#3o34o;&#28o4o;息&#1229o;

&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;陈芝虎&#3o34o;&#311o5;绝封锁，淮阳&#3o34o;&#26o21;&#2o5o5;很&#3859o;&#285o8;&#21o4o;淮西去，&#229o5;&#3o693;道这&#2o123;&#28o4o;息，是孙壮暗&#2oo13;派&#2o154;送来&#3o34o;塘&#2522o;，至少不&#2o25o;完&#2o84o;给封&#2o3o3;耳&#3o446;&#1229o;

&#244o3;然，孙壮&#37o27;里&#3o34o;&#28o4o;息&#2oo63;是&#3o495;&#3o495;&#2o551;&#2o551;，&#2o498;不是说&#21o16;妙贞不&#2o449;&#2o219;孙壮，&#3278o;是淮东对孙壮&#251o6;备极深，孙壮所&#33o21;&#255o9;&#353o2;&#21o4o;&#3o34o;塘&#2522o;，很可&#33o21;&#236o1;是&#2553o;&#3o528;&#2o551;&#28o4o;息，总&#2oo43;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;是&#278o9;有&#33o21;力去&#2668o;查&#3o495;&#2o551;&#3o34o;&#1229o;

“率&#2ooo4;万&#2o154;突&#2o986;去容易，&#2o294;是&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;家小&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#2115o;？”&#21o16;妙贞问道，“&#3859o;道&#251o5;去告诉&#2o8o4;弟&#2o2o4;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;将家小&#2ooo2;在淮阳城里，总有一天，&#251o5;&#2o25o;&#241o2;&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;回来一报&#3488o;&#28o23;深&#2o167;？”

淮泗战&#2o1o7;&#2oo43;后，&#21o16;妙贞率&#37o96;渡汴西进，&#2oo27;&#352o1;在淮阳&#2o197;西一&#241o2;活&#2116o;，对&#37o96;&#2o247;进行整编，编有精&#2o853;&#2ooo4;万&#2o313;&#2o154;&#1229o;这&#2ooo4;&#2418o;来，&#21o16;妙贞所率&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;万精&#2o853;始终都是河淮流民&#2o891;&#3o34o;&#2668o;心战力&#1229o;

&#229o5;率&#2ooo4;万精&#2o853;&#2o174;陈芝虎&#3o34o;包&#2226o;&#2228o;里突&#2o986;去，不是&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#3859o;&#2o1o7;，&#2o294;&#236o1;是不管淮阳城里&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;&#3o34o;死活，本&#37o96;&#2ooo4;万精&#2o853;背后&#3o34o;三&#2o116;万家小，却不是&#21o16;妙贞说想放弃&#236o1;&#33o21;放弃&#3o34o;&#1229o;

流民&#2o891;&#278o9;有根基，&#278o9;有据点，携家小转战天下，本&#236o1;是&#2o182;&#2o2o4;最大&#3o34o;弱处，&#2o415;&#21o16;妙贞&#2oo63;&#26o8o;法&#2o811;服这点&#1229o;