Win the Ding 1617

Zuo Liangyu's entire army was defeated. When Luo Hu ordered his men to quickly send them to Banpodian, Li Zicheng was commanding Hao Yaoqi, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and other troops to attack Ding Qirui and Hu Dawei in turn.Although every attack can cut off a large piece of fat from these two officers and troops, facing the retreating three armies and horses, although they have tried their best to break into Cao's family, but if they want to take a bite It is difficult to swallow.

When the commanders who were rushing into Cao Xian's family were nervously dispatching their troops and launching a fierce attack on Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, and Hu Dawei who had already retreated, Luo Hu's messenger delivered the latest military information.

"Nonsense!" Hearing Niu Jinxing recite Luo Hu's handwritten letter for the three of them, Li Zicheng immediately thought of this sentence. "I'm still powerless to deal with these three troops together. You only have 2 people. How can you defeat Zuo Liangyu's army?!"

Although he was full of slander, out of trust in Luo Hu, Li Zicheng snatched Luo Hu's military documents.The characters were written by Luo Hu himself. Although he hastily ignored the frame structure of the font, it is clear at a glance.

"Father Commander, our troops have defeated the elite of Zuo Liangyu's Central Army and the Biaoying Division, and are now on the way to pursue! Father Commander, please send troops to intercept and kill the left troops along the way, and send people to assist our troops! With enough cavalry, Today, my son will capture Zuo Liangyu alive and offer it to his father!"

This official document is not an official document, and the family letter is not a family letter, but it made the three giants among the late Ming rogues a little panicked.

I have some doubts, but Luo Hu's performance when he broke through the Battle of Kaifeng was in front of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, but if you believe it, how will Zhenshan battalion with 2 troops face Zuo Liangyu's [-] returnees? And crush it?

Hesitating and hesitating.There was a commotion outside the Banpo store, but it was Zhang Dingguo who brought hundreds of his own soldiers to escort thousands of disarmed prisoners, drove many horses and mules, and carried the luggage that had been picked up on the battlefield to report the victory!

What else is there to say!Li Zicheng didn't care to listen to Zhang Dingguo's detailed description of the situation on the battlefield, and immediately ordered someone to send an order to Tian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun, Gu Ying and other troops to immediately pursue Zuo Liangyu's troops.Be sure to wipe it all out in one fell swoop!

"Talk to Yufeng, I will wrong him a bit today and let him listen to Luo Hu's command!"

Tian Jianxiu has always been known for his generosity and kindness when he was in the camp. After hearing this, he didn't take it seriously. He just smiled, got on his horse, and led nearly ten thousand soldiers, including two thousand veterans assigned to him by Li Zicheng. The elites join Gu Ying and Liu Tichun.Sweep away!

"Jingxuan, you can ask Maotang's nephew to bring people over there, and select the elite from the left battalion soldiers and horses." In line with the principle of having a meal for everyone, and to show that he is true to his word, Li Zicheng smiled at the present The astonished Zhang Xianzhong said with a bit of flaunting.

When Tian Jianxiu and others led the army to arrive, there were no large-scale battles on the entire battlefield, and occasionally there were a few sporadic resistance. The resistance that occurred when the soldiers copied away.

On the big battlefield that spreads for tens of miles.All kinds of weapons, banners, armor, vehicles, luggage, and livestock.Randomly discarded everywhere.Everything from Zuo Liangyu to ordinary cooks can be found here.

"Uncle Yufeng! Let the infantry brothers clean up the battlefield, take the prisoners, and hand over the two thousand cavalrymen to me." Luo Hu, who was sweating profusely from the killing, gave Tian Jianxiu a job right away without caring about the politeness. .

The addition of two thousand old battalion cavalry.It even made the situation on the battlefield turn one-sidedly towards the peasant army.

Compared with Liu Zongmin's tough and brave combat, Tian Jianxiu's character is a bit more rigorous and meticulous.Coupled with the fact that he is a few years older, he naturally doesn't have so much anger.Li Zicheng entrusted Luo Hu with this errand, because he knows people well!

At present, Tian Jianxiu organized his men with a smile to take in the left army's defeated soldiers and pick up weapons and armor.Packing supplies, artillery and other things, of course, food for mules and horses is more important.

Having two thousand more cavalry in his hands made Luo Hu more courageous, "Wang Si'er, I will give you half of the two thousand cavalry brought by Uncle Yufeng, and give me a good bite on Zuo Rabbit!"

Having been with the soldiers of the Beijing camp for a long time, he naturally had to be educated, but nothing else. As for Zuo Liangyu's background, these men from the [-] camp of the Shenji camp explained to Luo Hu thoroughly.

"Brother Hu, don't worry!" Wang Si'er was also a child soldier, so he naturally admired Luo Hu of the same background, and immediately led a thousand old battalion elite cavalry, looking at the direction of Zuo Liangyu's brigade and shouting: "Catch alive Master Zuo Rabbit!"

"Catch Lord Zuo Rabbit alive!"

The sound of slogans resounded throughout the battlefield.

The news of Zuo Liangyu's defeat was passed to the troops of Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Hu Dawei and others by Chuangying and Cao Ying soldiers as quickly as possible. Morale, another stick came down the middle.

Originally thought that the tiger could be relied on by the fox, but he didn't expect it to be a paper tiger, and was beaten out of its original shape by someone else.

"Our army's 2 troops defeated Zuo Liangyu!"

"Zuo Liangyu has already been defeated! Those who know how to surrender quickly!"

Chuangying and Caoying's cavalry didn't care about the resistance they might encounter at this time, they just rushed into the formation of the Ming army, constantly shouting slogans of surrender and threats.

Along the way, I don't know how many soldiers and horses from the three armies were either captured or surrendered on the spot.Just kidding, Zuo Liangyu is a general who suppressed thieves certified by the imperial court's quality system. Now his 10,000+ people have been leveled by 10 thieves. What are our troops?Is it enough for these [-] people to eat?

A veteran general of the republic with outstanding merit once said that soldiers are the happiest in the following situations, for example, correctly judging the enemy's situation, defending the most critical positions, and capturing the most critical hills, but all of the above , It's not as cool as watching mountains of weapons and groups of captives passing by.Tian Jianxiu, the current battalion general, enjoys this last kind of comfort on the battlefield.

Hundreds or thousands of officers and soldiers of the Left Battalion were escorted past him, and some hungry people who followed the army carried large and small baskets and baskets, which were full of all kinds of weapons and weapons.

"Come, come! Brothers from Zuoying, we will be a family from here! Go over there and get your meals!"

Too many prisoners.There are more officers and soldiers of the Left Battalion scattered in a radius of tens of miles.Tian Jianxiu ordered people to dig pots and stoves around his own camp, and use a large pot to boil water for cooking.Soon, hundreds of cauldrons were boiling with water and hot soup, and the strong aroma of food attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers of the left battalion scattered everywhere.

Steaming steamed buns, rice porridge, and soup with plenty of oil and water.For these hungry and thirsty rout soldiers, the lethality is no less than that of Luo Hu's thousands of firecrackers.However, if you want to fill your belly, it is not a big problem.

In front of the steaming food that exudes fatal temptation, two rows of cavalry under Tian Jianxiu lined up on both sides, forming a long passage.In front of the entrance of the passage, hundreds of large and small baskets were placed there.

"Throw your weapons inside, and take off your armor first." Wang Jing, the leader of Tian Jianxiu's personal army, said very politely.But there is no doubt about it.Those officers and soldiers of the left battalion who had already lost their fighting spirit couldn't control that much for a while, not to mention, Tian Jianxiu's reputation had always been good, and he had never been killed or surrendered.

In an instant, thousands of people dropped their weapons and took off their armor.There were those hungry people who swiftly collected these armour-staff weapons by category.

An endless stream of hungry people lined up in a long line, carrying weapons and armor.Leading the mules and horses, I came to the Banpo shop and asked the three generals to have a look.

It should be said.Compared with the Southern Guangdong Army and the Qing Army, Zuo Liangyu's equipment level can be said to be incomparable at all.Even compared with the old camps of Chuangying and Caoying, there are fewer armors, fewer horses, and fewer firearms.The problem is, this has a premise, that is, these equipments appear to be few because they are dispersed in an army of 10,000+.And once concentrated.Just dizzying amounts.

For example, Armor, Wu Ruyi, the general manager of the Chinese army, reported the numbers loudly to Generalissimo Li Zicheng, two generals Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong (the Eight Great Kings also have a resounding title, Cheng Tianblessing the People and Begging the Thieves General). There are [-] breastplates in Nanzhong, and about [-] cotton armors, dragon leather armors, and coconut shell armors.There are [-] to [-] iron helmets.If there are [-] troops, less than one-third will be armored.Considering that some armored soldiers are required to wear double armor, in fact about one fifth of them wear armor.Therefore, if you look at it at a glance, you can basically think that Zuo Liangyu's army is an army with a very low armor ratio.But once these tens of thousands of armors are put together, it looks like a small mountain.In addition to looking shocked, a certain general surnamed Zhang drooled directly.In order to hide his gaffe, he had no choice but to quickly wipe off the drool on a beard, as if nothing had happened.

However, Zhang Xianzhong soon discovered that compared with armor and weapons, there are other things that deserve more attention.Among the prisoners passing by, he saw an officer of the left battalion at a glance.Zhang Xianzhong didn't talk nonsense, he rushed directly into the queue and grabbed the man with his hand, and then said triumphantly: "Boy, last time I was chasing after me, I had a lot of fun, why are you shouting, don't let the thief run away. Look clearly , my father is right here, you are here to capture the Eight Great Kings and go back to receive the reward?!"

The Zuoying officer was also stubborn, "Eighth King, if you want to kill me, we won't say anything. But, if you give me five hundred cavalry, it will be much cheaper than killing my father!"

"Hey! You are a donkey! You are a kind! You are not only chasing and killing me! Good! Xiao Wang! This person will call you, and let him bring five hundred cavalry!"

Hahaha, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help laughing out loud after he finished speaking, and with the laughter, his long-standing depression of defeat was relieved.

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong venting his anger on the thief like a child, Cao Cao smiled slightly, while the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth twitched slightly, obviously dissatisfied.However, he didn't say anything, and soon, he also fell into the ecstasy similar to Zhang Xianzhong.

What he saw were mules and horses that could not be seen at a glance.

Li Zicheng did not have mechanized corps in his era, but he also knew that the overall marching speed was the life of the army.What hindered the army's march the most was logistics, and at that time and even for a long time after that, the only solution was mule and horse transportation.

With mules and horses, you can put heavy supplies on the carts and horses, the supplies can keep up with the speed of people, and soldiers can have food at any time.At the same time, mules and horses are also important production materials.In the future, if the territory is laid down, mules and horses will also be the key to resume production.Therefore, seeing so many mules and horses, how could Li Zicheng not be overjoyed.

It is also a direct manifestation of mobility.

And Cao Cao.But he directly stared at the firecrackers carefully arranged neatly by the hungry people.Like the Peasant Army, Zuo Liangyu now also buys a large number of Nanzhong firecrackers. Although the models are quite mixed, there are flintlocks commonly known as tap fires and matchlock guns, but they are generally genuine products from Nanzhong, and the quality is very guaranteed.After returning from Shandong.Wang Long had told him many times what he had seen and heard during his contacts with the Beijing camp, especially the incident in which Changqing smashed the Xiang Kiln of the Meng family, which deeply impressed Luo Rucai.Luo Hu took down Kaifeng's fortified city in less than a day, and it only took a burst of shelling to tear the opening, consuming some gunpowder.Facts have fully proved the power of firearms, so Cao Cao decided that it doesn't matter if there are more or less other supplies, but the firecrackers and cannons must be obtained more.

"Xiao Wu, you give orders. General Maotang, please send someone to pick out the horses, weapons, and armor."

"Hey! My Brother Li! No, Generalissimo! You are our brother Zhang! Xiao Wang, hurry up and pick our 1 people!"

"No, it's 2 people! Xiao Wu, remember, 2 people are equipped with armor, weapons and horses!"

Li Zicheng's move.Zhang Xianzhong was even more moved, he held Li Zicheng's hand and just shook it.It took a long time before he said, "Brother Li, don't worry, our old Zhang will never embarrass you when we go south to fight against Ming thieves!"

The three guys who have been giants in the eyes of the officials and the court since the beginning of Chongzhen's ascension to the throne, this season's mood is probably the best and most relaxed moment in the past ten years.People keep sending the latest military developments:

Liu Zongmin is powerful in beheading the tiger.The seal flag was seized, and more than [-] people under Hu Dawei's troops were taken in with horses, swords and guns.

Hao Yaoqi and Li Guo stormed Yang Wenyue's troops, but Yang Wenyue disappeared and only seized his edict, Shangfang's sword, seal and flag.However, along the way, he accommodated more than a hundred artillery pieces of different sizes and more than [-] firecrackers under his command, which can be regarded as a fruitful harvest.

Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang, Li Yan's younger brother Li Mo and others went straight to Ding Qirui's troops and captured the court supervisor.

"Generalissimo, after this battle is over, Chongzhen will have no soldiers to fight against us!"

Luo Rucai blinked her small eyes proudly, looking forward to a bright future.

"Old Cao, not necessarily? Don't forget the one in the east, but he has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers!" Zhang Xianzhong deliberately bickered with Cao Cao.

Luo Rucai smiled and said: "I said eight kings, are you deliberately entertaining our old Cao or something? If the one in the east doesn't release the water, can we defeat the official army so easily? Don't be kidding, it's not good to say it, no Talk about what's in our bowl, on our body, in our hands, I'm afraid we can talk about whether our heads are on our necks or not."

"In addition, I want to understand a truth these days. For the time being, we can't become the enemy of the one in the east, and we won't even be able to in the future, so you can rest assured."

"Although the Southern Guangdong Army is strong, its ambition is not in the world. What it does is wealth! Even if it is to give money to the old son of Chongzhen, it is to seek more wealth. And we, it is useless to ask for money, we can give them all In this way, they want money, we give it, and they want people, we give it even more! As long as they give us knives, guns, food and gunpowder, what contradictions can there be?"

Li Zicheng put down the binoculars in his hand, and pondered for a while: "Of course what Lao Luo said makes sense. However, soldiers and horses are not as good as people, so it is hard to feel at ease after all. The Southern Guangdong Army is powerful, and its laws and punishments are a hundred times stronger than those in the mainland. In addition, there are enough soldiers, weapons, food and wages, and we are close at hand. Although we don’t intend to compete with us for a day, the world depends on strength in the final analysis. This time I also want to understand, we must take good care of Nan Secondary school. Otherwise, Li Shouhan does not have the heart to fight for the Central Plains now, but if he has, who can stop him? Although our army has a large number of soldiers and horses, but ask yourself, how many battles can we have with the Southern Guangdong Army? Don’t say To fight against the Nanyue Army is to defeat Zuo Liangyu, who would have thought that it would be a little tiger who has been with the Nanyue Army for a few days! Therefore, there is no need to delay the training of the new army, and I am going to execute it immediately."

Luo Rucai blinked his small eyes: "The new army is good, but how does the new army practice?"

"Little Huzi learned a lot from the South China Army, and even kidnapped and cheated, and even hired a few talents. What artillery, surveying and mapping. Especially one named Wu Xing, it was Xiaohuzi who tied up his whole family I got it here. This person not only knows how to train soldiers, but also knows how to run a government. What’s more rare is that he is very humble. He thinks that his skills are not ranked in Shandong. I have had several long talks with him. He suggested that I wait If you plan to stay permanently in the Central Plains and take root, you need to plan the regime well. He said that you might as well follow the example of Uncle Ning Yuan when he started his family, plan a school, select the generals of each battalion, teach arithmetic and literacy, and teach them after they are qualified. Marching and fighting. With this school as the core, re-establish the officer team, and then train troops according to the training method of Nanzhong."

"Wu Xing believes that the stage of establishing officers is the most difficult, but once it is done well, recruits can be pulled out to fight for at most three months, and their combat effectiveness is no less than that of veterans. Moreover, no matter how much the soldiers and horses are worn out. As long as the officers are there, the veterans The foundation is that now there are hungry people everywhere, and after a little time, there will be tens of thousands of elite soldiers in hand again!"

"Generalissimo, that's what I said, but I also heard that kid Wang Long once said that the entire Nanyue Army is like a big machine. Soldiers and horses are just a link, a component. The most important thing is still each Chuzhou County Yamen. An order is issued from Ningyuan Bo’s Mansion, and the village can be reached overnight. It is also indispensable!"

"You're right. It's not just training. The difference between the new army and the past is discipline. The cavalry of the Zhenshan Battalion that Xiao Huzi defeated Zuo Liangyu this time are actually infantry who can barely ride horses. But once they strengthen If you have discipline, you can make dozens of people like one. And if you don't fear life and death, you will be invincible. Therefore, in the future, discipline will be stricter. In the Southern Guangdong Army, there is a so-called even sitting method, and I plan to implement it among the rebels! Soldiers break the law , punish the officers one by one, even the commander-in-chief is no exception. For example, suppose a soldier robs himself without permission, then the soldier will be beheaded first, the officer above him will be punished, and the officer above him will be scolded. When it comes to me, he will Review your negligence with the old brothers. If you shrink back in fear of battle, the whole team will be killed!"

As night gradually enveloped the battlefield, the soldiers of the old battalion lit up the lights and brought dinner.The three giants, who were talking about sex, didn't care about eating, and ordered the soldiers to call their staff, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Ji Gui, Xu Yixian and others, to discuss the matter of opening a mansion and building a government office on the current site .

Under the cover of night, the retreating Zuo Liangyu had already run a long way.

Tian Jianxiu saw that Luo Hu was still leading his men in pursuit, and most of his men, horses and infantry could not catch up, so he withdrew his troops and came back to continue to eliminate the scattered left army.

The defeated army has been divided into small groups, each with dozens, dozens, or hundreds of people, and there are also large groups of thousands of people. No matter where they go, they flee everywhere.The local people usually hated the officers and soldiers to the bone marrow, and Li Yan came to give relief in the past two days, and they were even more grateful to the rebels and hated the officers and soldiers even more.Most of the young and strong people obeyed the call to enter the camp, took up hoes, sticks, and picks, intercepted and killed the fleeing officers and soldiers everywhere, beat them to death, and took the captured armor, knives and guns to the rebels to report their meritorious service.Some families who have been killed by the officers and soldiers, or whose wives and daughters were raped by the officers and soldiers, or whose houses were burned down by the officers and soldiers, in order to relieve their hatred, not only killed the officers and soldiers, but also killed them. Cut the heart, cut the body, or throw it into the fire.

Luo Hu didn't care about these things, he just chased after him.

Along the main road from Tongxu and Weishi to Xuchang, Luo Hu divided his cavalry into four waves, resting in turn, and chasing them in turn.Relying on the mules and horses intercepted along the way, the number of cavalry in the Zhenshan Camp increased. Those who had no pursuit missions collected rout soldiers along the way and seized assets and equipment.

Zuo Liangyu's men and horses had already disintegrated, and only less than two thousand cavalry followed him.The killing sound gradually faded away, and finally could not be heard.Zuo Liangyu thought to himself, as long as the left and right generals are still there, a group of scattered soldiers can be gathered together, and after fleeing to Xiangyang, it will not be difficult to use his prestige to recover.Seeing the dejected look of the soldiers, he immediately encouraged his cronies: "We broke through the enemy's interception and came here, which shows that the auspicious man has his own destiny. After all, the thief made a mistake. If he uses large soldiers to intercept along the way, we will It is very dangerous. Although the men he is chasing and killing us are ferocious, they are too few after all. There are not many people intercepting us along the way. In addition, our soldiers use their lives. Although the casualties are not small, what is Li Zicheng Monai and me? Now the front will not If there are any more enemies, everyone hastened on their way. When we arrived at Xuchang, we had a short rest and then went to Xiangyang. When we arrived at Xiangyang..."

Zuo Liangyu's confidantes and generals are all dead men he has raised for many years.Usually Zuo Liangyu pampered them in every possible way and rewarded them casually, the purpose was to make them work in danger and work hard for him.And his personal soldiers and generals, servants and dead soldiers never had a court in their hearts, no emperor, only a "Left Marshal".

Since Zuo Shuai said that Xuchang will go to Xiangyang to recuperate and recover after a short rest, then everyone will listen to the commander.Seeing that the sky had completely darkened, everyone immediately felt relieved.The speed of the march has become much slower, and it also allows the horses under the crotch to breathe a little and recover their strength.According to the general practice, the sky darkened. No matter how fierce the fighting was during the day, the two warring parties had to withdraw their troops to rest. The reason was very simple. They could not see clearly at night and could easily hurt their own people.Everyone is safe now.

Just when they were about to rejoice, there were exclamations from the side horses in charge of the rear of the palace in the distance. Behind them, a large group of cavalry came from afar, and the lanterns and torches almost turned half of the sky red.

"Catch Lord Zuo Rabbit alive!" (To be continued...)

ps: Five-star out of the East, your character has appeared.It is estimated that he is destined to be reviled by the gentlemen.Be prepared to be infamous forever!