Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 882 The world is in chaos, who is the dragon?Who is the real dragon?

Regarding whether to stop the salaries of officials of the Ming Dynasty, it was finally put on hold.

There is no other reason, because there are too many people who need to rely on their salaries to support their families.

The gentlemen of Donglin are not all rich people. The cabinet scholars, the six ministers, the ministers of each department, and the censors may not be short of money, and the local governors are not short of money, but it does not mean that those officials are not short of money. Bad money.

Although they are all oily, who doesn't want to support a big family?
It is not easy to live in Beijing Normal University, but is it easy to live in the local area?

There are more human contacts in the place!
If the salaries of the officials are cut off at this time, then it may not be just Li Zicheng, a postman from Ganshan, who is armed to ask for salary.

The Ming Dynasty had abundant military virtues, and civil servants could compete with military generals. If it really happened that Emperor Chongzhen owed wages in good faith, then these officials who were deeply rooted in the local area would inevitably have to be armed to ask for wages.

No one wanted to see that situation. The abolition of most of the country's postmen and Li Zicheng made everyone uncomfortable. If Wang Zicheng and Zhang Zicheng were made, the world would be completely chaotic and Muggle tomorrow.

Since we can't reduce expenditure, and we can't increase income for the time being, we can only consider what we should do now, such as asking Hong Chengchou to go to Ganshan as soon as possible, and try to change the situation in Gansu and Shanxi.
Hong Chengchou, who led the governors of the three sides with the Minister of the Ministry of War, is now full of ambitions, but also a little nervous, because the current situation in Gansu and Shaanxi is not ideal, and Hong Chengchou also knows who the real opponent he has to face is.

The trilateral governor of the Great Ming Qi Dynasty, the core member of the New Party, and the powerful leader of the New Army, who has been in Ganshan for eight years like a Buddha, is an absolute ruthless man who has been calm in Ganshan for eight years, Shi Kefa.

Shi Kefa, the name was very famous in the previous dynasty. Although this person rarely appeared in the court, both Emperor Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu trusted and supported Shi Kefa very much.

When it comes to prestige and popular support in Ganshan and Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou knows that he cannot be compared with Shi Kefa, but it is impossible for Hong Chengchou to admit that he has failed. He is also an extremely proud person. Now he has become the trilateral governor of the Ming Dynasty, with a [-] army in his hands, and tens of thousands of lives and deaths in Gansu and Shanxi. Especially at the moment of crisis in the northwestern part of the court, he has no self-confidence in his heart. take this burden.

Hong Chengchou came to Ganshan, and arrived in Ganshan with his guard of honor of the governor of the three sides. At the same time, he took over the original Beijing camp, frontier army and Ganshan guard.

The Governor-General of Hong Chengchou is stationed in Pingyang Mansion, Shanxi.
That's right, the dignified governor of the three sides is not based in Shaanxi, but in Shanxi.

The biggest reason is that now the whole of Shaanxi has been divided up by the uprising army. Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other eighteen anti-kings have occupied the whole of Shaanxi, especially the three soldiers of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Gao Yingxiang have become the entire Gansu-Shaanxi. The most powerful force in the region.

The Eighteenth Route Against the King was largely supported by Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Gao Yingxiang. After all, these three were also the place where Datong Society invested the most manpower and material resources.

But in fact, those who are interested can see very clearly that the three of Li Zicheng are just pioneers for the king. They are just clearing the obstacles and cleaning the environment for the real master, waiting for the person who can really be the master of Ganshan to come.

But now that Shi Kefa has arrived in Ganshan, the real master of Ganshan has returned.

Shi Kefa came back very low-key. He didn't contact too many people. He was still watching the situation in Gansu and Shanxi silently, waiting for a suitable entry point.

"Now Hong Chengchou is stationed in Pingyang with an army of [-], eyeing Ganshan and Shanxi. The Eighteenth Route Anti-King seems to have hundreds of thousands of troops, but in fact only Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Gao Yingxiang are worthy of a battle."

"These three are the most supported by our Datong Society. Now Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Gao Yingxiang add up to more than 18 soldiers and horses, of which [-] were originally soldiers and grassroots officers of our Datong Society."

"And through our unremitting efforts during this period, the 18 troops of these three families have all the soldiers that can be fought. As long as the governor gives an order, Ganshan can pull out eight towns at any time."

"We are not moving now, just waiting for you to come back, President Shi, you only need to say a word, and we can directly raise the banner of our Datong and go to Shanxi at any time!"

Shi Kefa's titan Qi Yuangong expressed his opinion to Shi Kefa in this way.

Eight towns, 13 soldiers and horses, which means that Li Zicheng and other three main anti-king armies are basically under the control of the Datong Society, and the remaining [-] are either mobs or uneducable, otherwise the propaganda and enlightenment of the Datong Society Ability must have been drawn in.

With 13 soldiers and horses, Datong can instantly change the color of the three provinces in the northwest and directly threaten Zhili.

Even in Ganshan and Shandong at that time, two sharp knives, one on the left and one on the right, were on Zhu Youjian's waist, which made it impossible for Zhu Youjian not to be afraid.

After getting this answer, Shi Kefa was not too excited. He quietly looked at the map of Ganshan and Shanxi, and waited for the people around him to get a little impatient before he said: "When I was in Shenyang, I participated in the highest-level central council of our Datong Society. Yuan Fu gave me two choices at the meeting: one is to stay in the central area and serve as the head of the newly established organization department; the other is to return to Ganshan and serve as the governor of Ganshan and the president of the three towns."

"I chose to come back without any hesitation. It's not that I don't think I can be the chief of the organization department or that I can't do the work of the center. It's just that I have a habit of doing things from beginning to end. This Ganshan business is endless. How can I I won't go either."

"Hey, it's also interesting to say. I'm from Henan, but I've spent half my life dealing with Ganshan. This Ganshan is my second hometown."

"Those bastards from the Donglin Party have made Ganshan like this. If we don't clean them up properly, I'm so angry that I just can't get out."

"But then again, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Gao Yingxiang are also heroes. They can't be seen when they have not made their fortunes. Once they encounter troubles, they will all become dragons."

Qi Yuangong couldn't help but said: "What kind of dragons are they? If we hadn't been cooperating to control the organization for them, they wouldn't be where they are today."

Shi Kefa smiled and said: "A hero is a hero, and you can tell the difference when you meet an opportunity. You said that we have been helping them, but isn't this their opportunity?"

"As for Hong Chengchou's resume, I have read it. He is a talent. Let Li Zicheng and the others try Hong Chengchou's quality. These people are all heroes for a while. Don't be impatient and just watch. In the future, there will be big dramas in Ganshan You can see."

Shi Kefa has a feeling that this Hong Chengchou will become his main opponent in Ganshan, but Shi Kefa is not worried that he will not win. He has the support of the people in Ganshan and the reputation of Ganshan. Hong Chengchou did not have such a deep local foundation and reputation as Shi Kefa, and it was even more impossible for him to receive much support from the Ming court. At that time, he would have to earn money to support the army.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou has to face much more difficulties than Shi Kefa. He can't take advantage of the time, location, and people. He didn't occupy the time and people in the first place. Just thinking about it gives Hong Chengchou a headache.

"Don't be in a hurry, first give them a chance to display their talents. If there are really rare talents among these people, then what's the matter with the governor personally helping him?" Shi Kefa said calmly, showing everyone What comes out is a confident sense of confidence.

In particular, Shi Kefa's vision and heart have not only paid attention to Ganshan and Shanxi, but to the entire Northwest, and even the entire Central Plains!
Qi Yuangong's words are not bad, Shi Kefa is now equivalent to holding eight towns in his hands at all times, even if five of them are not the foundation of the new army, but these days have also been practiced in the flames of war, holding 13 troops, the whole world And what is he Shi Kefa can't go?
Standing in front of the building, Shi Kefa looked at the Central Plains: "Five years ago, our Datong Society had to leave the Central Plains and even the North because of the environment and our own needs at that time."

"But now, the Central Plains deer are fat."

Shi Kefa did not show up for the time being, determined to give Li Zicheng and Hong Chengchou a chance to perform. From the very beginning, Shi Kefa did not put himself in the same class as them. If Shi Kefa really wanted to make a move, it would be a real collapse up.

So Shi Kefa quietly watched the duel between Li Zicheng and Hong Chengchou, and also looked at how many talents have emerged in the Northwest.

At this time in Pingyang, Hong Chengchou was also looking at the situation map of Shaanxi with his generals.

"Nowadays, the Eighteenth Routes of Shaanxi are rebelling against the king. Among them, the most noteworthy ones are Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang, but in my opinion, they are Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. Compared with them, Gao Yingxiang is a little less bold. "

Hong Chengchou said indifferently, as if he regarded the Shaanxi Eighteenth Road against the king as nothing: "Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are both aggressive. One of them is going north and the other is going south. It is clear that they want to take half of Shaanxi each. Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the Eighteenth Route Anti-kings, shrank in Xi'an and was unwilling to move, and Xiaofu was safe, that is, the fate of a landlord and old fortune."

"Don't talk to Gao Yingxiang, he is not important now, he has so many elite soldiers, not as good as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the 10,000+ talents held by these two people are the elite of the entire Shaanxi rebels."

"In other words, they have those thieves from the Datong Society under their command!"

Hong Chengchou could see very clearly that without the help of the Datong Society, it is expected that these originally mud-legged, illiterate guys can pull up 10,000+ soldiers and horses, and manage all these in an orderly manner instead of just refugees. This is simply impossible.

Hong Chengchou understood that what he was facing seemed to be Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, but in fact, what he was facing was the Datong Society behind them.

"Who did the Liaodong rebels send to Ganshan? Is this investigation clear?" Hong Chengchou asked.

The generals under his command bowed their heads and remained silent, and Hong Chengchou was not surprised. He hoped that these defeated people could find out the situation on the other side, so that they would not be beaten like chickens that lost their feathers.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know who it is. Anyway, we hurt Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. If we are in a hurry, the people behind it should show up."

"Pass down the order, the army is ready, and we will set off tomorrow, aiming at Yichuan!"

As Hong Chengchou said, he pointed his sharp sword on the map with great arrogance, and he wanted to test Li Zicheng's quality here.

On July [-], the sixth year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty, led an army of [-] troops into Ganshan and defeated the defense deployed by Li Zicheng in Yichuan. Then the army stationed in Yichuan to dispatch supplies and troops. The entire Yan'an Mansion can be seen clearly.

In particular, Hong Chengchou's ex-army scouts have already arrived in Ganquan, so we can know how crazy Hong Chengchou is.

Faced with Hong Chengchou's direct slap in the face, Li Zicheng was not to be outdone. He personally arrived at Fushi with his old background and his elite troops, ready to fight Hong Chengchou.

The goal of the two sides is obvious, that is to compete in Ganquan. Now this place not only attracts the attention of the big and small forces in Ganshan, but also the attention of most people in the Northland.

Now the situation in Shandong has become a foregone conclusion. Zhou Yuji is entrenched in Shandong like a tiger, recruiting troops, and selecting elites to form elites. Now he has changed from two towns to four towns, with more than 7 elites under his command, and more than 8 logistics and preparations. , it is located in Shandong, and the soldiers and horses deployed by the Ming court around Shandong dare not mobilize the slightest.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi to station 15 troops in Henan all the time. If both sides have not moved now, then Ganshan will be the only place where the war is most intense in the entire Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that now Ganshan has attracted the attention of most people in Ming Dynasty. Even in the southeast and southeast places where singing and dancing are peaceful, I don't know how many people have turned their attention to Ganquan.

If the Ganshan uprising is just a signal, and the war in Shandong is a harbinger of Zhang Haogu's strong return with the Datong Society, then the current war in Ganshan and Shanxi is another fierce collision between the Datong Society and the Ming Dynasty, the new party and the old party, and it is also a decision A confrontation between the two sides who is the real dragon.

Whether the current Chongzhen court and the old Donglin Party can stabilize the situation, or the return of the king of the new party after five years of hard work after ten years of strength, all depends on the confrontation between the two sides in Gansu and Shaanxi.

Ganquan, with beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery, used to be the hometown of beautiful water and also the location of Bailu Temple.

Of course, Ganquan County has nothing to do with the famous Ganquan Palace in Han Dynasty.

However, today, in the sixth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Ganquan became famous because Hong Chengchou and Li Zicheng lined up troops here and launched a frontal battle.

In front of the former White Deer Temple, more than [-] troops from both sides gathered together, and the evil spirit was so strong that no one dared to approach this land of evil spirits.

And the White Deer Temple is even more empty now, even the Buddha dare not open his eyes to watch the battle of the hundred thousand tigers and wolves.

Whether it was the rebel army under Li Zicheng or the Ming Dynasty army under Hong Chengchou, a considerable part of them came from the new army, and their quality was absolutely excellent, all of them were elite.

As soon as this battle started, Hong Chengchou started a battle of artillery. After all, the official army was orthodox in the imperial court, and all kinds of ordnance were abundant, and Hong Chengchou himself was born as a pure civil servant. The Donglin Party members also wanted to fight a turnaround to make Zhu You Check it out, so I provided a lot of help to Hong Chengchou, almost asking for money and food, which made Hong Chengchou very confident.

So at the beginning of the war, Hong Chengchou ordered his men to fire all the cannons. Hundreds of cannons of the generals opened fire, as if they were thundering and furious, shaking the mountains for a while.

In the final analysis, Li Zicheng was born as a lowly postman. Even now he has become an anti-king, but he can't change his peasant temperament. He still likes to eat big cakes and is still used to saving. After all, he is afraid of poverty and dare not spend money when he has money. .

At this point, Li Zicheng still thought that the two sides would exchange fire with muskets, and then fight with cavalry according to the regular routine. He never expected that Hong Chengchou would learn from the new army and use so many heavy artillery.

And after Li Zicheng was stunned by this round of heavy artillery, Li Zicheng's ruthlessness also came up.

If he was not ruthless, it would be impossible for Li Zicheng to kill officials and rebel. If he was not ruthless, it would be even more impossible for Li Zicheng to become the two strongest of the Eighteenth Route Rebel Kings.

Now being beaten by Hong Chengchou with a cannon, Li Zicheng swung his horsewhip fiercely: "Fire the cannon, fire the cannon, fuck the fuck!"

"As for the horse team, the horse team went around to the side, aimed at the big banner surnamed Hong, and chopped him off!"

Give an order, and the artillery in Li Zicheng's army launched a counterattack. After all, Li Zicheng was also the one who took down half of Shaanxi, and there is no shortage of artillery in his hands. Hundreds of generals fired.

Now that the cannon was fired, the rumble of the cannon directly aroused the bloodiness of the soldiers. The armies of the two sides fought against the cannon fire and started a short-handed battle. For a moment, rivers of blood flowed under the White Deer Temple, and the sound of killing pierced the sky.

As the main forces of the two sides entered into a fierce battle, Li Zicheng finally waited for the opportunity and immediately dispatched his cavalry to launch an attack. Li Zicheng's cavalry was mainly three-sided cavalry, and he also trained a group. Now it is easy to gather more than 2000 cavalry loose.

As soon as Li Zicheng's cavalry moved, the rebel soldiers immediately began to cheer. Often when Li Zicheng's cavalry was dispatched, it was time to decide the outcome, and a cavalry composed of more than 2000 elite riders from the three sides was enough to sweep the battlefield. Enough to come and go freely.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's cavalry team will often win a big victory.

But now Li Zicheng's cavalry sent out did not live up to his hopes. More than 2000 elite riders directly broke through Hong Chengchou's left wing, disturbed the left wing of the official army, and went straight to the central army.

Li Zicheng looked happily at the cavalry that was rampaging in the ranks of the officers and soldiers: "That governor surnamed Hong looks like he's going to die on his forehead, beat the drums, cheer up my brothers!"

But Hong Chengchou watched Li Zicheng's cavalry rushing over, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Oh, we finally waited for this cavalry."

"Here's an order, all the armies will launch their battles according to the plan, and let the governor eat Li Zicheng's cavalry!"

Soon, the left wing of the army, which was originally chaotic, changed. A cavalry suddenly rushed out and entangled Li Zicheng's cavalry. Then, a large number of shields and hooks and sickles poured out from all sides to surround Li Zicheng's cavalry between the left wing and the central army. In between, Li Zicheng's cavalry was trapped like an iron wall.

Li Zicheng looked at his trapped cavalry in astonishment, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

(End of this chapter)