The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 835
More than half of the Ming army in Shanxi was reorganized by the "Red Banner Army", and more than half of the prefectures and counties were controlled by the General Conqueror. As we all know, now ten thousand households in Ordos have been conquered by the "Red Banner Army".

Yulin City, where the General Army Mansion is stationed in Yansui Town, is the safest place. The walls here are high and thick and can be defended firmly.

There is another great advantage of stationing here, and the tiger skins are pulled up as a banner, because the "Red Banner Army" is close at hand, and the Tartars and Jiannu should walk around this place.

Wu Xin was in a state of disarray, the emperor issued an imperial decree ordering him to lead the troops to rescue Xi'an, but he escaped to Yansui Town without fighting a battle.

Fearing what to do, it didn't take long for Wu Tong to see dozens of Ming army cavalry who broke out from Xi'an and came to Yulin City.

These people are all Yansui men, and they had to choose to run back to their hometown after being separated.

What happened in Xi'an quickly spread throughout the three sides. Not only Wu Sheng was trembling, but all the civil servants and generals of the three sides were in danger, and even Wang Zhixin, the eunuch who supervised the army, was terrified enough.

When the emperor settled accounts after autumn, not only civil servants and military generals were killed, but also the eunuchs who supervised the army were also stabbed!Wang Zhixin, the emperor's servant, is afraid of the enemy, and the possibility of losing his head is nine out of ten.

Gao Yingxiang left his son-in-law Li Zicheng and general Liu Zhe to guard Xi'an. He attached great importance to the newly established heavy barracks, and the main general Liu Zhe was left behind to strengthen training.

It is also because there are many troops in Xi'an City and more than [-] people stationed in the heavy barracks, so there is no possibility of the city being breached when there is no shortage of food and grass.

In addition to the 1 armored cavalry of Gao Yingxiang, half of the bandits in the Northern Expedition included Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying, etc., totaling 10.

Different from the past, this time the troops were dispatched without refugees, because Gao Yingxiang had developed from a bandit to a separatist regime, and a large number of people were needed for reclamation.

There were more than 13 allied forces of rogues and slaves, and the vast majority of the soldiers and civilians fled in anticipation, and more than a dozen cities were occupied.

Gao Yingxiang went to Yan'an Mansion, where the Ming army had voluntarily evacuated, and then went to his hometown Ansai.

In history, Gao Yingxiang was a short-lived ghost who was not able to return home with [-] teachers. Now that he has done it, it is a lot of fun. There is no doubt that this is in line with human nature.

How did the poor people know that Gao Yingxiang, the King of Qin, was a mere feather, and they were frightened silly when they saw the boundless army.

Knowing that many of the soldiers were under the command of Qin Wang Gao Yingxiang, they all knelt down and worshiped. Too many young people from Yan'an Mansion volunteered to join Gao Yingxiang's team, and all the young and middle-aged people from the Gao clan came.

Tan Ma reported the strength and defense of Yulin City. After learning that there were more than [-] elite Ming troops there, Gao Yingxiang was not willing to take the fortified city.

He sent someone to inject several letters into Yulin City, informing the fellow countrymen there that they were welcome to join the rebel army at any time, and promised that no matter who was rich or honored, he would never forget each other.

In order to express his unwillingness to be an enemy of his hometown, the rebels took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles and moved into Yan'an Fucheng.

In fact, all this is in vain. Nine out of ten men in Yansui Town are hard-bodied men, and it is impossible for them to surrender voluntarily.

In history, Li Zicheng, who lived in Chongzhen for 16 years, can be said to be in full swing, while Daming is already at the end of his life, and there are few soldiers in Yulin City.

And because of their character, the people of Yansui were not afraid of death, and even women and children fought bloody battles with bandits for seven days and seven nights. After the city was broken, they continued to fight in the streets.

You Shiwei, You Shilu, You Zhaiwen, You Dai, Liu Tingjie, Liu Tingkui, Hui Xian, Du Ren, Wang Shiqin, Wang Shiguo, Hou Shilu, Hou Gongji, Wang Changling, etc. all died generously for justice.

These Yansui men were all born in aristocratic families, and they were proud in their hearts. They despised Li Zicheng, a wretched man who was born in a postman, from the bottom of their hearts.

Today's Yulin City has strong soldiers and horses, and there is a "Red Banner Army" stationed at Piantouguan not far away. How could Wu Zimian, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, Mengruhu, etc. be so low as thieves.

Although Jierhalang was dissatisfied with Gao Yingxiang's conservative tactics, he could only show his anger in front of Fan Wencheng, because they had been eating the food provided by Gao Yingxiang, and this situation seemed to last for a long time.

The Ming army in Yansui Town did not dare to face the battle and hid in the city to stick to it. Gao Yingxiang occupied dozens of cities and cottages, took in hundreds of thousands of people, and got tens of thousands of recruits.

He accepted it as soon as he saw it, based in Yan'an Mansion to train soldiers, build siege equipment, and prepare for the attack on Yulin City by force.

Zuo Liangyu, who was attacking westward, fought more fiercely, which was entirely because Zuo Liangyu was eager for a place to stand.

The seat of the Trilateral General System is Guyuan Town, but unfortunately Hong Chengchou is nowhere to be found. Now the army here is empty and has no fighting spirit. When the guards heard that the Manchurian cavalry and 10 bandits were killed, thousands of people in the city fled immediately. without a trace.

The majestic brick-and-rock Guyuan city was obtained without bloodshed. Zuo Liangyu was finally not a rootless apple.

The next few cities were successfully attacked by storm, and a large number of captures and seizures were obtained, and the food problem was finally alleviated.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Ming court began to be in chaos again. The senior officials in the court changed again. The first assistant Zhang Zhifa was just dismissed. The cabinet minister He Fengsheng lost his position a month ago. Township.

Yang Sichang was terminally ill and unable to continue serving as Minister of the Ministry of War, Chen Xinjia became the new Minister of the Ministry of War.

Sadly, Chen Xinjia was born at an untimely time, and just after he became Minister of the Ministry of War, he received the sad news that Xianyang and Xi'an had fallen, and King Qin, King Rui and many county kings were captured by rogues.

Hong Chengchou, the commander-in-chief of the three sides, fell into the chaos, and he has not seen anyone alive or dead.

In fact, Hong Chengchou did not die, and the "Hong Jun" was not in vain. Thousands of people protected Hong Chengchou and played a big role when he broke through overnight.

The landforms near Xi'an are special, with steep sides and a wide and flat top called Yuan, and there are countless places like this.

The traffic on some plateaus is extremely stable, so military disasters can be avoided, and many clans can survive. Hong Chengchou is now hiding in a place called Fengyuan with dozens of servants to survive.

The rogues captured vassal kings, county kings, town generals, etc., and the number of them was as high as dozens. Hong Chengchou's official position was not enough compared to the prince.

Therefore, Gao Yingxiang did not issue a special order to search for Hong Chengchou at all. He wanted to see people and dead bodies. Shaanxi is a huge territory, and there is no way for the rogues to go to the hills and plateaus to search.

Chongzhen was furious when he learned that the two vassal kings had become captives of the rogues, and he was even more furious when he learned that the governor of Shaanxi, Wu Sheng, was retreating with tens of thousands of frontier troops.

The civil and military generals who were implicated or directly convicted were in danger.

(End of this chapter)