Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 883 Sanshan welcomes Shi Kefa, Datong Society is back!

More than 2000 people, if you look at the [-] army, it is very inconspicuous.

But these 2000 people are veterans of the frontier army, and they are all elite riders!
Two thousand infantry are not conspicuous, but two thousand cavalry cannot be ignored.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, the cavalry of more than a thousand people is an extremely important strategic force, and the later the Ming Dynasty, the more elite cavalry is lacking.

It is not comparable to the three dynasties of Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande. After the defeat of the civil fortress, the elite of the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed, and the excellent cavalry and good generals were also completely destroyed. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has turned to strategic defense, and the cavalry has become more and more rare.

This situation became more conspicuous after Jiajing's Xiuxian performance and Wanli's complete failure. In the late Ming Dynasty, there was a shortage of elite soldiers, and even less elite cavalry.

Until the Tianqi Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao was deeply aware of the disadvantages of Ming Dynasty, and fully supported Zhang Haogu in forming a new army to train elite soldiers. It took five years to build [-] to [-] cavalry. Later, Monan Mongolia surrendered, and Ming Dynasty The quality of the cavalry has been improved, coupled with the surrender of many Jurchens in Liaodong, this has allowed the Ming cavalry to be built into elites step by step.

During the Apocalypse Dynasty, Daming once owned more than [-] cavalry, a real [-] cavalry.

But in the Chongzhen Dynasty, there were only some cavalry in the Beijing camp and the frontier army left in the Ming Dynasty, and the Chongzhen Dynasty was not as rich as the Tianqi Dynasty, and the number of cavalry continued to drop sharply.

To put it bluntly, cavalry is a high-level army, and horses eat better than people. To raise a cavalry is not only to feed a rider, but also a complete set of equipment, to feed a war horse, a pack horse, and food for war horses Better than the cavalryman himself, this cavalryman is as good as a group of infantry.

Therefore, there were fewer and fewer cavalry in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and there was a shortage of cavalry everywhere.

It was really not easy for Li Zicheng to have two thousand elite cavalry. He started out as a postman, and finally managed to win over some frontier troops, and slowly he managed to gather these two thousand cavalry.

Although there are only [-] cavalry, this is Li Zicheng's greatest capital and the elite that Li Zicheng relies on most. It can be said that Li Zicheng can lose [-] infantry, but he really cannot lose the [-] cavalry.

Nowadays, the entire Eighteen Routes of Anti-kings in Gansu and Shanxi may not be able to gather seven or eight thousand cavalry. He, Li Zicheng, holds the two thousand cavalry, that is the great anti-king in Gansu and Shanxi. Without the two thousand cavalry, his status It will plummet!
Therefore, seeing his cavalry surrounded by Hong Chengchou's army, Li Zicheng's face changed instantly. He knew that he was deceived by Hong Chengchou!

"This straight girl thief! He cheated!"

"He deliberately arranged the old and weak on the left wing to attract my attention. He knew that there would be a gap in the connection between the central army and the left wing composed of these old and weak. He would definitely not let this opportunity pass. !"

Li Zicheng regretted watching his heart and soul charge left and right in the heavy siege of the imperial army but could not escape at all. Li Zicheng, who could not bear the weight of losing the cavalry, had to order the whole army to attack. To get his team back!
While Hong Chengchou was sitting in the central army, watching Li Zicheng couldn't bear to launch the whole army charge, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I knew that these refugees and rebels can't make a fortune."

"Send the order, the army forms an array, block the opponent's arrows, and shoot ten thousand arrows to block the opponent's position. After eating his cavalry, the governor will deal with these people!"

The torrents of the two armies collided, and the yellow rebel army and the red imperial army fought together. The two sides fought each other desperately, slashing with swords, stabbing with spears, hitting with fists, and biting with teeth!
Shouts, cursing, and howling were mixed together, and more and more corpses fell on the ground, and the Buddha stone sculpture in the temple had compassionate eyes, and it was unknown whether they were crying for the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood.
In the middle of the night, Li Zicheng's army retreated to Fuzheng. At this time, more than half of Li Zicheng's army suffered casualties, but the cavalry managed to save hundreds of horsemen. With this foundation, Li Zicheng was confident that he could start all over again.

And as Li Zicheng withdrew from Fuzheng, Hong Chengchou officially settled in Ganquan, which also represented that the imperial court returned to Ganshan again, and it was still a strong return.

Hong Chengchou used the battle of Ganquan to gain prestige for himself. In the first battle, he defeated Li Zicheng, who was faintly the leader of the Eighteenth Route Against the King, and the frightened Ganshan Eighteenth Route Against the King was uneasy.

Li Zicheng was defeated, but Li Zicheng couldn't swallow his breath. He recruited more people and contacted Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other ministries, hoping to unite and drive Hong Chengchou out of Ganshan.

In fact, whether it is Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, they are very clear that their power is not pure, and there are many other people in their power. After all, how could it be possible for a few mud-legged rebels to attract so many military and internal affairs talents? , and help them keep their local and military affairs in order?

If it is said that God is merciful, then how can there be no rain from God when there is a severe drought in Gansu and Shanxi?

So Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that they could not afford the price of failure.

After Li Zicheng voluntarily gave up many benefits, Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang also decided to fight for it. They didn't believe that the combination of the three could not beat Hong Chengchou!

But Shi Kefa didn't intend to give Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong this chance.

After getting the whole history of the Battle of Ganquan, Shi Kefa knew that Li Zicheng was an ordinary person who started as a postman. He may be gifted and talented, but it needs to be sharpened in battle after battle and filled with countless lives. Work out.

Datong doesn't have so many lives for him to consume. Every soldier in Datong is precious. Shi Kefa must stand up on his own. Otherwise, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will never be able to beat Hong Chengchou. Once I have the idea of ​​arrogance and lust, and once I have the idea of ​​not caring about the flood after my death, I plan to start doing evil in Ganshan regardless of my care, then things will get out of hand.

After deciding to stand up on his own, Shi Kefa immediately called a meeting of the generals.

"The Battle of Ganquan is enough to prove that Hong Chengchou is a character. He cannot be underestimated, nor can Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong be expected to fight. Ganshan, after all, is the Ganshan of our Datong Society. If they are allowed to fight and destroy, The people of Ganshan and Shanxi are about to suffer utterly."

"Send a letter to the cadres of our Datong Society under the command of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, ordering all ministries to set up camp immediately after receiving the order. I will wait for them in Qingyang."

After the order was issued, the cadres of the Datong Society under the command of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and others received military orders one after another, and they immediately began to gather troops and set off.

All of a sudden, these anti-king troops began to mobilize in various places. Such a big move could not be concealed from others. After Hong Chengchou learned that the troops of these rebels were constantly mobilizing, he was in shock for a while. He wondered if these rebels wanted to Combined to make war on him.

With this in mind, Hong Chengchou immediately ordered the repair of the Ganquan city wall and at the same time mobilized troops and horses to build military strongholds on the outskirts, intending to spend a long time with these rebels in Ganshan and Shanxi.

The suppression of the rebellion in Ganshan and Shaanxi cannot be resolved within ten days and a half months. This requires repeated seesaws, constant temptations, and bit by bit eroding the forces of the rebels until the snowball gets bigger and bigger. The attitude of sweeping fallen leaves swept across Ganshan and Shanxi.

Hong Chengchou was not in a hurry, he could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, but Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Because the soldiers and horses under them no longer listened to their command, those low-level military academies, and even middle and high-level generals, began to lead their troops away one by one, and the army under them continued to shrink. Famous generals who can fight, as well as those civil servants and officials who rely on them to govern, have all left their subordinates!
In the small town of Fuzheng, Li Zicheng was already very tired. Everything that happened these days was beyond Li Zicheng's control, which made him exhausted physically and mentally, and his whole body became decadent.

Originally, Li Zicheng had [-] to [-] troops, a large territory, and many strong generals and officials, but now, the army has been transferred directly to others, and the generals and officials have also left one after another.
All this happened so suddenly, so caught off guard, although Li Zicheng had expected it, but when he encountered such a situation suddenly, Li Zicheng was beaten at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Soon, Li Zicheng received news that not only him, but also the elite army and military officials under Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang had escaped from the control of Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang. These people all went to one place, Qingyang!

At this time, in Ganshan Qingyang Mansion, the flag of the Datong Society had been hoisted on the top of the city, and teams of soldiers were continuously marching into Qingyang.

They have reason to be happy. Governor Shi is back. Zhang Shoufu has appointed Governor Shi to continue to serve as the governor of the three sides and the president of the three towns. They can also restore their identities, how can they not be happy?
Shi Kefa was standing on the top of the city at this time, wearing only a set of casual clothes, quietly watching the troops that kept entering the city.

After counting carefully, in just a short time, no less than two soldiers from Qingyang poured in.

Given time, it would be really easy for the original three towns of new troops to expand into eight towns of soldiers and horses.

Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang lost the control of most of the army, and the remaining small number of troops and generals could not maintain their former momentum and territory. Inevitably, the three of them were no different from other anti-kings. Ten The eight-way anti-king is now a mob.

The changes in the situation in Gansu and Shanxi made people feel dizzy. First, the [-]th Route Anti-king Rebellion swept Ganshan and expelled the imperial forces from Ganshan. Then Hong Chengchou came and defeated Li Zicheng in the first battle. Then most of the Eighteenth Route's anti-king territory changed their flags, and the flag of Datong officially flew over Ganshan.

At this time, in Qingyang Mansion, there were already eight towns of Datong soldiers stationed there. Shi Kefa held a meeting in Qingyang, officially announced that Datong Society had taken over Ganshan and expressed that he would carry out reforms and restore the new law.

Afterwards, the officers and men of the eight towns changed their uniforms, and Shi Kefa started his own Ganshan economic strategy plan.

The soldiers of the eight towns went to Pingliang Mansion, Gongchang Mansion, Fengxiang Mansion, Hanzhong Mansion, Xi'an Mansion and other places respectively. Shi Kefa quickly took over the anti-kingdom sites in Ganshan and Shaanxi provinces, and Shi Kefa, who held the eight townsmen in his hand, easily wiped out most of them. In Ganshan and Shanxi, there is only one place left in Yan'an Prefecture.

In today's Yan'an Mansion, not only Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, and Li Zicheng stationed here with their cronies and loyalists, but also the imperial army led by Hong Chengchou, so Shi Kefa temporarily ignored Yan'an Mansion.

Shi Kefa's economic plan for Gan and Shaanxi chose Fengxiang Mansion instead of Xi'an Mansion. The Chinese army was stationed in Fengxiang. The remaining forces and those bandits who took advantage of the situation were cleared up one by one.

At the same time, the cadres of the Datong Society quickly moved into the prefectures and counties and began to handle the government affairs of the prefectures and counties. Except for Yan'an Prefecture, the rest of Gansu and Shanxi stabilized at a very fast speed.

The arrival of Shi Kefa gave the people of Gan and Shaanxi great confidence. During the Tianqi period, Shi Kefa used new laws in Gan and Shaanxi, implemented new policies, built water conservancy, cut off corrupt officials, and wiped out powerful horse bandits. day.

In addition, the new army was stationed on the three sides, and Tumet, Turfan and other ministries were also photographed by the new army's deterrence and did not dare to mess around. At the same time, river channels were strengthened and ditches were dug, which restored Gan and Shanxi a lot of vitality. Who in Gan and Shanxi don't think of the good of the new army and the good of Shi Kefa?
At that time, the people almost cried and sent Shi Kefa and the new army away from Ganshan, and then the people of Gansu and Shanxi lived in dire straits. Tiger.
The vitality of Ganshan was finally recovered, but it was ruined by Xungui, an official of the Chongzhen Dynasty. The fields were barren, the rivers were dry and cracked, catastrophes came, and the families of the people were destroyed and displaced.
If it weren't for this situation, it would be impossible for Li Zicheng and others to set off a wave of rebellion that swept across Gansu and Shaanxi. The people really endured to the limit, and the people were completely disappointed with the Chongzhen Dynasty.

At this time, Shi Kefa's return to Ganshan gave the people a completely different feeling. Shi Kefa's arrival represented hope and the future for the people of Ganshan.

"Governor Shi is back!"

"Governor Shi, are you still leaving when you come back?"

"Governor Shi, Governor Shi, everyone is looking forward to your return!"

"Datong Society is back, we can live a good life for a few days!"

Shi Kefa watched the people from all the counties come to welcome him spontaneously. Seeing these ragged, sallow and thin people with sincere smiles, Shi Kefa suddenly had a sore nose and red eyes. This Ganshan is Shi Kefa's first Two homes.

How could Shi Kefa remain unmoved when his hometown became like this, and the people were ruined like this?
"Big guy, come back!"

"Don't worry, come back this time, I won't leave! Datong Society won't leave!"

"Shoufu said, let me come back, and lead everyone to continue to build Sanshan, so that everyone can live a good life!"

"In the future, let's work hard together, old and young, and a better day is just around the corner!"

Shi Kefa also spoke Guanzhong dialect unknowingly. Standing under the red flag of Datong Society, Shi Kefa waved his hands and told the people about the policies of Datong Society, which made the people can't help but ring out the good days of Tianqi Dynasty
While stabilizing the situation in the prefectures and counties of Gansu and Shanxi, facing the severe drought in Gansu and Shanxi, Shi Kefa personally mobilized troops from the three towns to lead the young and strong people to open ditches and dig wells, and at the same time distributed a large amount of grain to the people. But these are not enough, food is not enough!
For this reason, Shi Kefa had to write a letter to Zhang Haogu, hoping to get support from Liaodong.

Liaodong, Shenyang, the center of the Datong Society.

Gu Yanwu, the director of the office, sent the letter from the Northwest to Zhang Haogu: "The first assistant, the letter from the General Secretary of Ganshan and Shanxi."

President Shi is a respectful name for Shi Kefa.

A mere governor of a province or a town can't afford this title; looking at Shi Kefa and Zhou Yuji, they both control one side of the military and government, and have the power of the economic and strategic side. This gave rise to the title of Mr. Shi and Mr. Zhou. At first, Zhang Haogu laughed and joked, but later it became a special title within the Datong Society.

Now the Prime Minister's military and political affairs include Zhou Yuji from Shandong, Shi Kefa from Ganshan, Zhao Yuqi from Dongying, Huang Degong from Jiaozhi, and Cao Wenzhao from Heihe.

Among them, Zhou Yuji now leads four towns of soldiers and horses to sit in Shandong Hushi Zhili, Zhao Yuqi leads three towns to control Dongying, Huang Degong leads three towns to deter Southeast Asia, and Cao Wenzhao leads three towns to be in charge of the military in Jilin and Heihe.

Shi Kefa is the most powerful and powerful. The eight towns occupy Ganshan and Shanxi, and they are arrogant in the northwest. They can enter Jin and Henan in the east, and go to Hunan and Shu in the south.

Now that Shi Kefa wrote a letter, Zhang Haogu naturally attached great importance to it.

After carefully reading Shi Kefa's letter, Zhang Haogu frowned slightly: "Shi always came to ask for help. There is a severe drought in Gansu and Shanxi, and there is a severe shortage of food. No matter how much water conservancy and wells are built in Ganshan and Shanxi, it will not be able to solve the current situation. The plight of food shortages."

Gu Yanwu said: "Shoufu, it's not easy to transport grain from Liaodong to Ganshan."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "The distance between us and Ganshan is a little far, but it is not impossible. At least the Chidao on the grassland can still be used."

Chidao, as an important project launched by Zhang Haogu during the Tianqi Dynasty, is a big move to connect the world and stabilize the national veins, which is equivalent to the blood vessels and collaterals of the giant Ming Dynasty.

However, Chongzhen abandoned Chidao, all Chidao in Zhili area were abandoned, and even a few Chidao built in the Central Plains were abandoned. Now the Chidao has begun to grow grass, and those sleepers and steel have also been dismantled and sold.

At present, only the Chidao in Monan and the newly built Chidao in Liaodong survived. If Zhang Haogu hadn't taken over Monan decisively, I am afraid that these Chidao would not survive.

But now through this fast road, the materials from Liaodong can cross Monan and directly reach Sanshan, and it will be much easier for Shi Kefa to send people to receive them at that time.

With this in mind, Zhang Haogu said: "Disaster relief is like fighting fires. Let's talk to Chief Lu and Chief Huang to send a batch of food to support Ganshan."

"Tell Mr. Shi that the current predicament in Gansu and Shanxi is still because they are trapped in a corner, and they have to fight out."

"With a hundred thousand soldiers in hand, are you still afraid of ghosts and monsters? Put our red flag in Jin and Yu!"

(End of this chapter)