Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 182
Not long after Lu Xiangsheng and the generals agreed on the strategy of suppressing the thieves, and sent several scouts to Zhuxi and Zhushan sentries to investigate the enemy's situation, good news came one after another.

First, the court's Tang Bao was delivered, and the content on it made Lu Xiangsheng feel relieved: Gao Yingxiang was defeated and captured by Sun Chuanting in Heishuiyu, south of Xi'an, and was later escorted to the capital Ling Chi for execution.

Zu Kuan and other generals felt more disappointed and injustice. Gao Yingxiang's elite was completely lost in the battle of Shouzhou, and the remaining remnants were vulnerable to a single blow.Qin Jun must be rewarded this time, and those grandsons have earned credit for lying down, but he is still fighting with thieves in the mountains, grandma!Comparing people to people, it makes people mad!
Immediately afterwards, another piece of good news was sent by the Ministry of War: 2 troops from the Beijing camp are on their way, and Lichen is requested to plan in advance the strategy for suppressing bandits after tens of thousands of troops join forces; The roster and rewards of all the soldiers who participated in the war will be distributed to the whole army in a few days, and the ministers are requested to announce the generals to reassure the army.

With a smile on his face, Lu Xiangsheng said in a loud voice: "Crossing the adversity and capturing it, the governor of Shanxi made a contribution! I congratulate the emperor! Congratulations for the imperial court! Congratulations for the great Ming! The demise of these giant thieves shows that all thieves are doomed." Flee to the same fate!"

Zu Kuan, Li Chongjin and others remained silent, while Huang Degong, Yang Maogong, Qin Yiming and others all had excited expressions on their faces.

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at everyone's expressions, and saw through everyone's thoughts.

He smiled and continued: "I have received the order from the Ministry of War. The imperial court complies with my emperor's decree and is drawing up a list of rewards. The first battle in Shouzhou will be included in the battle to wipe out rebels. Its merit is the same as that of the Qin army!"

Zu Kuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, he grinned and said, "The Commander-in-Chief's words are serious? Did I just say, we are working so hard, can the Holy Majesty and the court not see? Hahaha! This time, the sons and daughters are more energetic !"

Li Chongjin said happily: "Commander, no matter how the imperial court rewards us, as long as we are not forgotten! Our Liaodong Army is willing to die for the Holy One!"

Zu Kuan next to him glanced at him and said nothing.

Huang Degong smiled and said: "Superintendent, give the head to the intruders. The biggest remaining thieves are the thieves in front of us. The rest are nothing to worry about! If we wipe out the thieves again, who will be the official army of the Ming Dynasty?" Can you stand shoulder to shoulder with us? Zhou Yuji made great contributions to the Qin army, but after Shaanxi was wiped out, the Qin army has nothing to do! My old Huang has a chance to show his face this time, and I must call old Zhou Xiansha !"

Huang Degong's words immediately mobilized the minds of everyone in the tent.

Now that the biggest banditry in Ming Dynasty has been eliminated, all that remains are the culprits who burned down the imperial mausoleum in the eighth year of Chongzhen——Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui and others.

Especially Zhang Xianzhong, who has been listed by the emperor as an unforgivable thief, if he is captured and beheaded, it will be a great achievement no less than the extermination of Gao Yingxiang.

In the Battle of Shouzhou, Huang Degong brought the 5000 standard battalions from the Yongwei Camp to confront the bandit cavalry. In the end, there were only more than a hundred horsemen and nearly a thousand infantry casualties.Seeing the heavy casualties of the soldiers he brought out with his own hands, Huang Degong was depressed for a long time; The young and strong lieutenant generals will be supplemented with [-] people, but the cavalry cannot be supplemented for the time being.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that the originally dull atmosphere suddenly became lively, and the generals' spirits were greatly improved, and they felt extremely relaxed.

He waved his hand to stop the generals from discussing each other, and then said: "There is another happy event to tell the generals: Your Majesty, considering that our army has been fighting for many years, and the soldiers are exhausted, so he sent 2 troops from the Beijing camp to help! The battalion has arrived at Ruyang Mansion, and will arrive in Yunyang soon! The Ministry of War requires this officer and the generals to investigate the situation of the bandits and formulate a strategy. After the army joins forces, we will strive to capture the bandits in one fell swoop!"

When the generals heard that the imperial court had sent a large army to help, they were both happy and worried.

Zu Kuan cupped his hands and said: "Commander, we have been transferred from Liaodong to the mainland for more than a year. We have fought countless thieves, and our sons have lost a lot; but the imperial court has never shortened our food and pensions, son. We have no complaints. A soldier should work his life for his salary. This is a matter of course. The Holy One has worked so hard, and we are grateful, but we can still fight, even if he offers thieves and bandits! As long as the commander-in-chief With one order, our Liaodong Army will definitely take the lead and crush the current thieves!"

Huang Degong and others also expressed their opinions one after another, saying that there is no need to wait for the soldiers from the Beijing camp to arrive, the current force is enough to wipe out the thieves, and the commander-in-chief is asked to order an immediate attack.

How could Lu Xiangsheng not understand everyone's thoughts?Huang Degong's words just now had already moved everyone, he was afraid that the Beijing camp would come to grab the credit, so he bewitched himself to order an attack immediately, in order to try to wipe out Zhang Xianzhong before the Beijing camp arrived.

He was very clear about the purpose of the emperor sending the Beijing camp to Huguang. The recruits of the Beijing camp must go through the training of the battle formation to become a strong soldier. Replace Guan Ningjun.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng scolded with a smile: "You guys, don't play tricks in front of me! The thief has been designated as an unforgivable thief, so the first task of this campaign is to find out the truth and distribution of his department, and then formulate a careful strategy. Completely wipe it out! Tanma has not been sent back to Qingzhi, the situation of the enemy and ourselves is unknown, and the terrain in Yunnan is complex. According to the cunning of the bandits, what if they escape early like Shouzhou? What's more, according to Yunyang Fuzhi, there are still Don't be a thief; according to my official opinion, this time I want to capture the Huguang thieves in one go, so that one can get away! You are so greedy, why have you ever thought about the overall situation?"

Lu Xiangsheng's words made all the generals wake up immediately. All the generals are people who have been in battle for a long time, and they know that they have just taken it for granted.

Zhushan is nearly [-] miles away from Yun County where the army is located, and Zhuxi is another [-] miles away; Fang County is even further away from Baokang.Several road scouts have to go through mountains and rivers to reach the destination, and then they have to covertly approach and investigate, record the terrain and the deployment of the bandits' troops, and then return to report, and then formulate strategies and tactics based on the intelligence recovered.All these are indispensable and important measures for combat. How can we fight without knowing the terrain and the enemy's situation?Doing that is purely a useless scholar's move on paper.

Seeing everyone's embarrassing expressions, Lu Xiangsheng smiled and comforted him: "You are eager to make contributions, how can I not know? Don't worry, the imperial court counted the meritorious service of Shouzhou as rewards, how could this Yunyang battle be ignored? The credit cannot be missed without you! But the generals must remember! Once the battle begins, the generals must obey the general's orders, cooperate with the friendly forces, and make sure the thieves get away! Otherwise, the official will not show mercy!"

Speaking of the last sentence, Lu Xiangsheng's tone suddenly became severe.

After all the generals clasped their fists and obeyed the order, they each returned to the camp to announce to the soldiers that the court rewarded them for their merits.

Since Zhang Xianzhong got the support of Pan Duao and Xu Yixian, his ambitions have increased sharply. The attachment of the two means a lot to him, and it is a symbol.

As strong as Gao Yingxiang, he had [-] fine cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry in his heyday, plus other rogues from all walks of life who came to join him. When his soldiers and horses were at most hundreds of thousands, he had already become the leader of the world's rebels .

But even with such a powerful force, no scholars have ever come to join him.

This means that scholars are not optimistic about the prospects of the rebels.

Although Pan Duao and Xu Yixian are not the elite among scholars, in the eyes of reckless people like Zhang Xianzhong, people who have read sage books are top-notch figures in terms of vision and knowledge.

From another perspective, the defection of the two indirectly shows that scholars are no longer optimistic about Daming's country.

Since the two came to the dedicated camp in Huangmao Pass with their families, Zhang Xianzhong showed the utmost respect for them.

He equipped the two with twenty personal soldiers, all of whom were specially selected elite soldiers who had experienced battles.

According to Zhang Xianzhong's instructions, the 20 people were divided into several teams, and guarded by their sides at twelve hours a day, and stood outside the door to watch the night when they were sleeping.

Zhang Xianzhong specially found several servants and maidservants from Zhushan and sent them to the two people's homes for the help of their families.

Zhang Xianzhong, who understands men's preferences, also presented two beautiful maidservants to each of them. This thoughtful arrangement made Pan Duao and Xu Yixian very grateful.

The two were not born in a luxurious family. Although there is a little money in the family, it does not mean that they can spend it as they like.Pan Duao, who is older, has only one wife and two sons in his family, and his father who is nearly 30 years old.The daily income is based on the output of the [-] mu of land owned by the family and the [-] mu of land under his name. In addition, he usually writes letters for others, which adds up to [-] mu a year. The income of two silver is considered to be slightly better than that of ordinary people.

The situation of Xu Yixian and Pan Duao's family is similar, and they are also ordinary families with more than enough.

Haven't the two of them envied those rich and powerful people who have lovely wives and beautiful maidservants?It's a pity that at most it's just polishing the eyeballs, drinking some wine, and cursing a few words about the corruption of the world to relieve the anger.

The beautiful things that could be imagined but unattainable suddenly appear in front of you, and they are real and can be enjoyed as much as you want. Everything is like a dream.

While Pan Duao and Xu Yixian were very grateful to Zhang Xianzhong, they also used all their abilities to help him.

Although Zhang Xianzhong has been in the army for several years, he is quite proficient in the affairs of the army, but he knows nothing about the law of war. Fighting depends on experience and on-the-spot sense of smell. The soldiers under his command also follow what he learned in the army It is not a very profound method to train with that little fur.

Pan and Xu took out the handwritten Sun Tzu's Art of War and explained it carefully to Zhang Xianzhong, and taught him the method of practicing regiment and battalion phalanx that they had read from the book.

Zhang Xianzhong called Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo from Zhuxi to listen to the teachings of Pan and Xu, and then trained some of the veteran soldiers according to the method.

After nearly a month of practice, the behavior of the thousands of soldiers in the old battalion has taken shape, and it is no longer the chaos of the original battle;

During this period, old Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Liyan He Yilong, Cao Cao Luo Rucai and others who were entrenched in Fangxian County more than a hundred miles away, after hearing that Zhang Xianzhong had led his troops here and broke through Zhushan County, they also sent people to fight with them. Zhang Xianzhong's department got in touch and informed Liu Guoneng, who was farther away in the Baokang area.

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