Win the Ding 1617

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On the main road leading from Guangshan, Queshan, Gushi, and Fuyang to Kaifeng in the east of Henan, a mighty army rolled up the smoke and dust and rushed to Kaifeng at a rapid march.

The huge team meandered and circled on the rugged and narrow official road, and pulled out a long dragon. The forward had already left the Dabie Mountains and reached the plain, but the rear guard was still on the line between Yingshan and Huoshan.

The sound of the forward's rumbling horseshoes and the constant tremor of the ground struck by tens of thousands of iron hooves raised smoke and dust all over the sky.

In the territory of Shangshui, the vanguard composed of more than a thousand elite soldiers, holding dozens of huge banners high, galloped like a storm.Although there are only a thousand people, there are thousands of war horses!

Almost every horse rider wore an iron helmet and heavy armor. Although it was already summer, no one dared to take off the armor even though the sweat was pouring out from the pores.Each of the saddles is tied with a long rein, ready to change the horse at any time.

The banner fluttered in the gusts of wind, and the words on the banner could be vaguely seen.

"Horse!" "Hey!" "Lin!" "Liu!"

It is the so-called Five Battalions of the Hui Revolution!

Five rebel commanders, Ma Shouying, Ge Liyan (He Yilong), Zuo Jinwang (He Jin), Liu Xiyao, and Lin Chengcheng, led by the old Hui Hui, were brandishing whips and galloping under the protection of hundreds of personal soldiers.

In front of him was the Shaying River in Shangshui County. The vanguard galloped to the river and saw that although the river was wide, it was quite gentle. With a crack of the whip, hundreds of riders followed him straight into the river.When they reached the middle of the river, all the knights on horseback raised their backs or hugged their heads.Thousands of war horses are lined up in a line, and the river is full of horse heads, and the riders on horseback may hold the horse's head.Or lead the horse's tail, just like that, the river seems to stop flowing, and the horses reach the other side one by one.The horseshoes were full of mud.

Thousands of war horses shook their manes and long tails, scattering water droplets all over the sky.

Ge Liyan and He Yilong raised the binoculars in his hand, not far away, a small group of people galloped up holding a big banner of Chuangzi.

"Old Ma. It seems that Brother Li and Brother Cao sent someone to pick us up!"

What Ge Liyan He Yilong said was right, the person who came across was none other than Wu Ruyi from the Chinese army in Li Zicheng's residence, leading two hundred cavalry to meet the five generals.

After Wu Ruyi greeted He Yilong, Ma Shouying and others, he couldn't help saying politely, "The five generals have worked hard. The general and the general are very happy to know that the five have come to share in this important event. At this moment, the two of you have arrived in Xuchang. Specially ordered me to come to meet the five commanders." After finishing speaking.Wu Ruyi ordered someone to present a list of gifts, which were nothing more than pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, silk, satin, gold and silver. Wu Ruyi specifically explained that the soldiers and horses of Huige Fifth Battalion in Henan were considered brothers who had rushed to the Cao family to invite them to help. , All food and grass expenses are provided by the Chuang Cao family.

"Okay! Brother Li and Brother Cao are so polite, let's not be polite." Ma Shouying turned around and discussed with He Yilong, He Jin, Lin Chengcheng, Liu Xiyue and others, and then shouted loudly: "Then So it's settled! Each battalion carefully restrains their soldiers and horses, and on the ground of Brother Li and Brother Cao, they are not allowed to act recklessly! Don't act recklessly!"

"Old Ma. Lao He, according to the military situation inquired by the young people below, the two counties of Shangshui and Fugou are still in the hands of Ming thieves. Now that we have arrived in Henan, we are grateful for the deep friendship of Brother Li and Brother Cao. We will Lay down the two counties of Shangshui and Fugou, and make a meeting ceremony for the two old brothers!" Lin Chengcheng, the king of fighting for the world, blinked and winked at the four partners.

Two teams were separated from the large group of people, and they rushed towards the two county towns of Shangshui and Fugou.Wu Ruyi just smiled after watching this scene, and didn't say much.

On the surface, it is a so-called meeting gift, but in fact, it is to see that the two counties of Shangshui and Fugou are relatively prosperous.He had never suffered too much damage from war, and he planned to open the county seat and go in to loot. "Sure enough, he has a ruthless heart!" Wu Ruyi despised these fellow villagers who had not made any progress over the years.

Contempt is contempt, and I can only slander secretly in my heart, but on the surface, I dare not neglect at all.There is no other reason, the strength of Huige Fifth Battalion is quite impressive.

Zheng Eryang, then governor of An, Lu, and Chi in the Ming Dynasty (referred to as Wanfu), said in his memorials, "Ge and Zuo are as cunning as Xian and Cao, and there are more than tens of thousands of good fighters." They mainly rely on the Dabie Mountains ( Known as the Yinghuo Mountains in history) to fight.The situation here is dangerous and occupies an important strategic position: the east is a threat to the remaining capital Nanjing, the northeast is Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum, and the west is not far from Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other rebel forces, and they can receive mutual echo effects. . (If you don’t know the importance of this place, you can look up the military history of the People’s Liberation Army. A large part of it belongs to Dabie Mountain and its descendants.)

The Huige Fifth Battalion was flexible in combat, so that the officers and soldiers were often passive.Historical records: "Hui and Geshan bought natives as spies, and most of them were used by Xingbu market peddlers. The officers and soldiers were more likely to hide, while the few were to meet the enemy. Searching mountains and clearing fields highlighted the suburbs, and arrayed plains were dangerous. Qing. The thieves are the main ones, and the soldiers are the guests, so there are many defeats." In order to defend Nanjing, Fengyang, and the ancestral tombs of Sizhou, Emperor Chongzhen appointed Zhu Dadian, Shi Kefa and others to gather troops to defend.

In the winter of the 13th year of Chongzhen, when Yang Sichang concentrated his forces to pursue Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other rebels, the imperial court could not produce enough troops to deal with the fifth battalion of Ge and Zuo.Yang Zhuoran, the military governor of the Ming Dynasty, personally went to Qianshan and Taihu Mountains to meet with the leaders of the Fifth Battalion, trying to lure them into accepting the imperial court's surrender.

The five generals of Huige's fifth battalion replied: "We all have peerless talents, and the court is useless, and the rest are all robbers because of the famine. If the country handles it properly, how can we know that we can't be loyal people? And I heard More than a dozen battalions of Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing returned to the sincerity and died for the country. Gu Yu alone could not do it? But there are more than [-] of us, where should we put them? And who is the master? Where will the salary come from? Is the official waiting for me?"

Yang Zhuoran agreed to forward the report to the imperial court, and at the same time designate the mountainous area of ​​Huangzhou Prefecture as the location for Ge and Zuo Wuying. The name is "Xinmin".The two sides temporarily suspended military operations.

By the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Ming court was hesitant on the issue of recruiting security due to various scruples; Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army achieved amazing results in conquering Luoyang and Xiangyang at the beginning of this year. The war situation has undergone tremendous changes. The unfavorable side of the Ming army was tilted.Only then did the [-]th Battalion of Ge and Zuo regroup and began to take the initiative to attack.

Volume [-] of "Huailing Bandits Always Recorded" says: "Ge and Zuo surrendered and plundered freely. Yang Zhuoran explained himself every time he covered up. As for Xiangyang and Luoyang, they broke through, broke through, and sacrificed together. Ge and Zuo wanted nothing. Attacking plagiarism. Edict to the Ministry of War: Leather and Zuo want to sweep up the poison without a period of time, and the land must be divided and punished. Zheng Eryang was stationed in Luzhou, Mou Wenshou defended Fengyang and Sizhou, and Qian Zhong chose to protect Chengtian. Zhang Maojue went to Yingzhou, Shouzhou, Bozhou, and Suzhou to investigate crimes, Yang Zhuoran praised paintings and searched for them, Zhu Dadian entered the governorship, and restrained all walks of life. The town and other officials marched into Yingshan and Huoshan to supervise and suppress them."

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the fifth battalion of Ge and Zuo once marched eastward, including Kechao County, Hanshan, Quanjiao and other counties, and the troops headed straight to Beijing.Later, they cooperated tacitly with Zhang Xianzhong's troops and captured Lu'an, Huoqiu, Wuwei, Luzhou and other prefectures and counties.Zheng Eryang, governor of Ming Anlu, and Gao Douguang, governor of Fengyang, were dismissed and arrested for questioning.

Now, the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai have conquered Kaifeng and swept almost the entire territory of Henan.After defeating Zuo Liangyu, the rival of the peasant army, all the elites were lost, they began to train officials in Henan and govern the local area. Various situations have proved that the two of them have established a firm foothold.

Under Li Zicheng's and Luo Rucai's generous words and invitations from messengers, Hui, Ge, Zuo and others decided to leave Anhui and go north to Henan to join forces with Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

"Xincai County Chronicle" records: Ge Liyan "led tens of thousands of troops to join the intruders, passed through the north of Caicheng, and the armored soldiers were fine. From Mao to You, the camp was not exhausted." "Shenqiu County Chronicle" also said: "On the third day of October One day, the rogue bandits Laohuihui, Zuojiwang, Geliaoyan, Yidougu, etc. came from Gushi and Xincai, like a storm.” These descriptions show that the fifth battalion’s strength is quite strong.

The two counties are naturally like paper in front of these tens of thousands of elite soldiers.In a blink of an eye, it became a delicacy in Huige Wuyingkou.

Several marshals were satisfied when they saw the countless wealth and goods added to the team.Ge Liyan also asked very carefully, "Did you kill people indiscriminately after breaking down the city?"

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, after the city is broken, the brothers will strictly abide by the military orders, as long as they don't resist, they will not be killed!"

It has been guarding Yingshan and Huoshan for many years.He also had quite a lot of contacts with businessmen in Nanjing, everything in the world can be exchanged for what he needs, this is the experience of Lao Huihui, Ge Liyan and others.Therefore, now that they have broken through the city and the stronghold, they will definitely not kill people indiscriminately.

Marching along the main road to Xuchang City, at this time, we no longer adopt the posture of rushing, but walk slowly, so that we can see the scene along the way.

The wheat fields on both sides of the road have been harvested, and some farmers are nervously baling and transporting the straw away.These will be good firewood for the winter in the future, and they will also be indispensable fuel for cooking on weekdays.Some impatient people have already cleared the fields and are preparing to plant another crop.From time to time, someone sang a few lines of Bangzi opera on the ground.

In a daze, let these northern Shaanxi men return to the days before they rebelled. At that time, the wheat harvest season was the same in all parts of Shaanxi.After harvesting the wheat, in the evening villages from all over the country will come to several social fires and sing a few passages of love to celebrate.

"Xiao Wu, the wheat in Henan is growing well! You have your army rations!"

He Yilong teased Wu Ruyi rather jealously.

"Marshal He made a joke, but right now there is famine everywhere, if there is no food in hand, how can we deal with the hungry people all over the place? We have food in hand, those hungry people and refugees will rush to the flag of the rebel army like a tide!"

"If there is no such reliance, the Generalissimo and the General would not dare to promise to the generals to bear the food and salary expenses of your ministry in Henan!" Wu Ruyi was quite proud, but it also made He Yilong speechless for a while.It seems that the gap between myself and the two old brothers is gradually widening!

In Xuchang City, a cheerful and joyful atmosphere exudes outward.

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai organized a musical instrument troupe of hundreds of people to welcome the arrival of the five old partners outside the city gate.

"Brother Li, it is said that you are simple, you wear rough clothes, you are not good at female music, even if you eat a chicken, why are you so extravagant today?"

Lao Huihui pointed to the full array of cups and plates on the table in front of him, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, He Yilong, Liu Zongmin and others, smiling.In the courtyard, nearly a hundred Eight Immortals tables were set up, and the generals of Chuangying, Caoying, and Huige's five battalions sat together, cheering and drinking.The respective tables are also rich in wine and meat, and the buns steamed with new wheat are piled up like a small mountain.

"If you, old horse, and a few old brothers hadn't come, you would have killed me. Let's break into the camp, and Cao Ying would not be willing to kill cattle and eat meat right now!" Li Zicheng deliberately put a high hat on Lao Hui, and pointed The old Huihui Ma Shouying put on the big pots and bowls of beef, chicken, duck, fresh fish and other things, "I, Li Zicheng and your Brother Cao carefully cooked this for you from the Halal chef we found in Bianliang City."

"For your old horse. Our Cao Cao slaughtered seven or eight of the best Luxi yellow cattle!" Cao Cao and Luo Ru deliberately put on a miser's face, "If these cattle were not slaughtered, they could cultivate dozens of acres of land , How much food can be harvested after autumn? How many soldiers can be fed..."

"Thank you, Brother Li! Thank you, Brother Cao!" Although he knew that Li Zicheng and Cao Cao's words were not true, Ma Shouying was still quite moved.

"Both, now that the new wheat is coming down, everyone is scrambling to plant autumn crops. As long as the government army can't enter Henan after autumn, Henan under the control of our rebel army can breathe a little bit of relief." Liu Zongmin sat in Geli and congratulated Across from Yilong.He also grinned and laughed non-stop.

With a relatively stable source of military rations and a strong base of soldiers, the peasant army, which has defeated the enemy for more than ten years, can make a good plan.What's more, the marshals, generals, and masters present here have all tasted the great sweetness of having a solid base!

The next day, in the Chunqiu Building in Xuchang, the senior generals and commanders of the three families, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan, Wu Xing, and Gu Junen who broke into the camp.Ji Gui of Cao Ying and other literati gathered together and started a fierce debate about where the three families should go next.

"Hit Shaanxi!"

"Hit Huguang!"

"Fight Anqing and Luzhou!"

After arguing for half a day, three schools of opinion gradually formed.Among them, the voices of attacking Shaanxi and the four prefectures of Chengtian, De'an, Jingzhou, and Xiangyang in the northern part of Huguang are the highest, and the momentum is also the most powerful.The supporters also put forward the advantages of attacking here.

Fighting in Shaanxi, everyone is from Shaanxi, so naturally they can return home in good clothes.The so-called riches and honors do not return to their hometowns, such as traveling at night in brocade clothes, who will see the beautiful scenes?

It is a lot of benefits to hit the four prefectures of Huguang.This piece of land is currently one of the few remaining grain-producing areas of the Ming court, and the so-called "Huguang Shutianxiazu" refers to this area.and.Right now entrenched here is precisely the unit of Zuo Liangyu, the mortal enemy of the Peasant Army.Right now, he is on the verge of death, relying on the manpower, material and financial resources of Huguang Sifu to try to regain his vitality.If you don't beat him at this time, don't wait until he heals his wounds.After regaining his vitality, he rushed over and strangled everyone?

For a while, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying, He Yilong and others were also somewhat uncertain.

"King Chuang, general, you are all commanders, the students are a little dull, let me tell you for a laugh." Li Zicheng was in the ranks of civil servants.Gu Junen straightened his robe and stood up.

Gu Junen's appearance is elegant, with three long beards under his chin, and he speaks with a Huguang accent, but he is from Zhongxiang of Chengtian Mansion.He was dressed in a scholar's uniform. He is about forty years old this year. He was a Xiangsheng in his early years. Not long ago, he went to the camp with Yu Shangyou and Yang Yongyu. This is slightly different from history. In history, he was born after Li Zicheng captured Xiangyang. Only defected to Chongzhen in 16 years.

Gu Junendo has many strategies. As a counselor, he once again offered advice to Li Zicheng and put forward various plans. In history, he also proposed the strategy of taking Shaanxi first, then attacking Shanxi, and then taking Beijing. Li Zicheng trusted him very much and basically obeyed.

"Students think that whether it is Shaanxi or the four prefectures of Xiangyang, they are all to be fought! However, there must be an order. After the arrangement is made, whether it is good for Shaanxi or the four prefectures of Xiangyang, it is like a tree that is ripe. The fruit of the fruit, shake it a little, and you will be able to pick it up!"

"Shaanxi is of course to be taken. Guanzhong is the country of your hometown. With a hundred and two mountains and rivers, you get two-thirds of the world. The scholars and horses in the northwest of Guanzhong are known as the elites in the country. If you take it, you can build a foundation, but at this time, it's too early to lose it. also."

"However, Feng Shikong, the governor of the Qin Dynasty, defended Tongguan to the death. Tongguan is naturally dangerous and difficult for flying birds. Behind him is Sun Chuanting who commanded Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu and other troops, and he recruited and trained new troops in Guanzhong. If our rebel army attacks the pass, it is bound to be in Tongguan. Even if Tongguan is broken through, there will be huge casualties, so the loss outweighs the gain. What's more, Shaanxi is suffering year after year of severe drought like Henan, and lacks food and grass. If it weren't for the great marshal and generals who are doing benevolence and righteousness in Henan, I'm afraid that Henan is already starving and dying everywhere. Therefore, the students think that our rebel army should first seek to seize the four prefectures of Xiangyang, De'an, Jingzhou, and Chengtian in Huguang!"

He said with high spirits: "Huguang is rich in food, and in terms of terrain, it is a land extending in all directions like Henan. If you capture Huguang, you can attack Zhili in the south, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou in the south, and Sichuan in the west. An important place is obviously more favorable than Shaanxi."

"Mr. Gu, then, when we fight Huguang, we are bound to encounter Zuo Liangyu's troops. Do you think this battle is easier than the one at Tongguan?"

Lin Chengcheng looked down on these scholars very much, and he was full of mouths to transport grain ships, but he was useless in doing things seriously.He deliberately opened his mouth and knocked him. (~^~)