Daming wolf ride

Five years after Chongzhen, the disasters in the Northwest and Central Plains were even worse.

In six years, more than half of the people in Yaozhou and Chengcheng counties died of drought locusts throughout Shaanxi.According to local newspapers, the common people competed for food in the mountains. After the grass was eaten, they peeled off the bark and ate it. After eating the bark, they could only eat Guanyin soil, and finally died of abdominal distension.There is a drought of locusts, people eat each other, all the grass and trees are exhausted, and the local bandits rise together, and there is a great famine in the north and south... The dead abandon their children, and the rivers are full of roads.

Lu Weiqi, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, who lives in Henan, also wrote to the court: "For several years, the ministers and villages have suffered from drought every year, every month without suffering soldiers, and every day without suffering defeat. Gengwu (the third year of Chongzhen) was drought; Xin Wei drought; Great drought in Renshen. There is no grass in the fields, and ten rooms are empty.... There are no barking dogs in the village, but they still knock on the door to call for conscripts; Green phosphorus, every night seems to hear ghosts crying. If you want to turn poor people into robbers, you can't get it."The drought caused locust plagues, making the disaster worse.

In the capital, Chongzhen heard that the disaster was like this, and wept in the hall.

There are rumors in the capital that this scene is a sign of the end of the world.

......

Lushunkou, after reading the latest mansion newspaper from Dengzhou, Dayong looked at the sea and let out a long sigh.

"After Haoge succeeded to the throne, the seventh year of Tiancong was changed to the first year of Chongde, and he did not intend to abandon Shenyang. Instead, he restructured the civil engineering and prepared to rebuild Shenyang City. In addition, the spies sent to Shenyang found that Haoge was planning to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. , I heard that even the title of the country has been selected." Wu Heyin reported the information sent back by the spies from Shenyang in a low voice.

After hearing this, Dayong didn't turn his head back and said, "Is it Daqing?"

"How did the Commander know?" Wu Heyin was taken aback. He had just received the information that Hauge wanted to change Houjin to the Qing Dynasty. How could the Commander know it first?Could it be that there are secret spies besides the Military Intelligence Department?

Shi Dayong didn't answer Wu Heyin's question, but just stood there blankly looking across the sea.

The sea is very calm, and the waves emit a golden light, which makes the eyes uncomfortable.

Wu Heyin didn't dare to disturb Shi Dayong, stood there cautiously, wondering what Shi Dayong was thinking while looking at the sea.

After a long time, Dayong Fang withdrew his long-sighted gaze, turned around and glanced at Wu Heyin: "Did the imperial court send someone here again?"

Wu Heyin hurriedly said: "I've already arrived in Dengzhou. I heard that the person who came this time is the supervisor of ceremonies, and his status is much higher than those of the previous ones."

"It doesn't matter who he comes, ask Li Dashan to drag it first."

"Commander, the emperor's emissary has come several times, and the court has already become suspicious of the commander's delay in seeing him, but some people say that the commander has no king and no father. I heard that the emperor once said that he..." Wu Heyin hesitated to speak.

"what?"

"The Son of Heaven said he saw...the wrong person..."

"The Son of Heaven is still young, and he can't see through or understand many things. It's not that I, Shi Dayong, don't want to go to Beijing, it's really... alas..." Dayong sighed again, why didn't he want to go to Beijing to report victory, But he was very afraid that he would never come back, because he had done too many things that caused people to criticize.

Seeing Dayong like this, Wu Heyin persuaded: "It's not a problem for the commander-in-chief to procrastinate so long. Although Lu Yao knows the horsepower and sees people's hearts for a long time, but three people become tigers. Since ancient times, loyal ministers and good generals have been subject to court. There are countless things that can harm the church."

"It's not a day or two to say that I'm Shi Dayong domineering, or that I have rebellious bones in the back of my head. I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of?"

Wu Heyin hurriedly said: "The little one is only afraid of the reputation of the commander in chief, but the others are not afraid."

"By the way, Mrs. Hong really died of illness?" Dayong talked about another matter.

"I heard that nosebleeds started from outside the mouth. After thousands of miles back for help, seeing the tragic situation in Shenyang City, I was so anxious that I couldn't afford it. I died within a few days." Check it out.

"It turned out that he died from blood loss." Dayong smiled. Mrs. Hong seemed to have died from blood loss in the original history. It is pure nonsense that Dorgon killed his brother.How many days can a person who bleeds a lot of blood every day live?

Dayong suddenly asked Wu Heyin: "The imperial court must have known the news of Mrs. Hong's death, what do you think the imperial court will think of this matter?"

"Of course I'm happy..." Wu Heyin was talking, but seeing Dayong's eyes seemed wrong, so he shut up.

"I heard that old slave Ha Chi died at the hands of Yuan Chonghuan?" Dayong said this meaningfully.

"Old slave Ning Yuan was hit by a cannon, and he couldn't stand the scrutiny. How can anyone fight again after being shot, let alone die after a few months. I think this is mostly because of Yuan Chonghuan putting gold on his face." How the old slave died, Wu Heyin's low-level pen and stick style naturally has no way of knowing, but he knows that the old slave went to fight Mongolia after returning from Ningyuan, so he doesn't believe the legend that Yuan Chonghuan killed the old slave at all.

Dayong said: "It's true, it's false, true is false and false is true. Things in this world are afraid of people opening their mouths."

"What does Marshal mean?" Wu Heyin was confused, not knowing what Shi Dayong meant.

"Your military intelligence department has been established for two months. The mission of this military intelligence department is not as simple as spying on the military situation. Sometimes, you also have to engage in propaganda. You should know that people can kill with their mouths, and sometimes they are better than thousands of troops. "

"Propaganda?" Wu Heyin was at a loss when he heard this term for the first time, "What is propaganda?"

"It is to make the world believe everything that comes out of our mouths."

"Little one understands, the commander-in-chief means to put Mrs. Hong's death under our name?"

"Smart, right now I want people in the world to believe that Mrs. Hong died at my hands! Not only the people in the world have to believe it, but the emperor has to believe it!"

"However, Mrs. Hong's death was not concealed by Donglu, so how can it be attributed to the Marshal?"

"Donglu said that Mrs. Hong died of illness. Could it be that Mrs. Hong really died of illness? Are the words of the enemy more worthy of the people's belief than what we say?"

"The little one knows how to do it. Please rest assured, the commander. The little one will make the world believe that Mrs. Hong died at the hands of the commander!"

"Very good, do it well, this commander will not treat you badly."

"By the way, commander-in-chief, I heard that Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, is going to encircle the bandits. The officers and soldiers from all walks of life have mobilized 10,000+. The momentum is quite large. If it succeeds, Ming Dynasty will be at peace."

"Taiping?" Dayong shook his head, "Chen Qiyu won't succeed."

...........

In Shaanxi, after Chen Qiyu became governor, there were more than 15 battles, big and small, all of which were won. However, more and more bandits were suppressed. Seeing that the bandits were fleeing everywhere, Chen Qiyu called a meeting of governors and general soldiers under his command in Xi'an. After the meeting, he mobilized [-] troops to fight Shaanxi, Hubei, and Henan came out, intending to encircle the bandits, and it was determined by the first battle.

Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang heard that Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, was mobilizing 10,000+ troops from all walks of life to surround him on all sides. Knowing the disparity between the few and the few, he dared not fight recklessly.

Li Zicheng made great military achievements in the past two years. He crossed the Yellow River in the south. He led the army to break through Mianchi and subdued Gu Junen's tribe.

After receiving the warrant from King Chuang, Li Zicheng and Gu Junen went to the meeting. Before they entered the meeting room, they heard that there was already a commotion inside.

It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, strongly advocated entering Sichuan at the meeting, while Xie Zikuai, Zhang Miaoshou and others clamored to hide in Shangluo to avoid the officers and soldiers.

Although Li Zicheng has risen in the past two years, he still has no status in the 36th Battalion. Seeing the leaders arguing, he quietly came in and sat aside to listen.

After more than half an hour, Gao Yingxiang saw that Zhang Xianzhong and the others were arguing endlessly, inconclusive, feeling depressed, he stood up and shouted: "Everyone is wasting their tongues here, but the officers and soldiers don't wait for us, if we continue to argue like this, what will be the point?" " After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Zicheng and asked, "Why are you silent? Hey! The Confucian scholar beside you hasn't asked Gao's name yet."

Gao Yingxiang saw that Gu Junen was in his thirties, dressed in a Confucian uniform, with a long sparse beard floating under his chin, and his demeanor was quite elegant, he immediately fell in love with him, and felt sympathy for each other.

Li Zicheng tugged at Gu Junen, and said, "This is Gu Junen, my new military advisor. He is a scholar who has been educated in the county. Meet King Chuang soon!"

Gao Yingxiang didn't wait for Gu Junen to salute, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "We have all been to school, so let's make a bow!"

Gu Junen insisted on refusing, and said: "Since ancient times, the order of respect and inferiority should not be messed up." He knelt down and bowed.

Zhang Xianzhong saw him at the side and said with a smile: "You two sour old scholars, you are so fastidious that you have a knife up to your neck!"

Gu Junen bowed in groups, met with everyone, and then responded: "The Eight Great Kings are not bad, and they are useless. Are you a scholar! But just now, after listening to everyone's words, the students thought it was wrong. The Eight Great Kings said that they should enter Sichuan. OK."

A talent who just joined the gang dared to question himself, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly became angry, opened his eyes wide, stared at Gu Junen and said: "What's wrong? You can tell me the truth, if you can't tell, I want you to look good!" "

Gu Junen was not intimidated by Zhang Xianzhong, but after taking a look around everyone, he spoke eloquently, "We are in Yunyang, and we are well connected in all directions. There are many ways out. Going northeast, you can connect to Xichuan and Neixiang in Henan, and go to the northeast. From the northwest to Pingli, Xing'an, Xunyang, and Shanyang in Shaanxi, to the southwest to Dachang in Sichuan, to the south to Jingmen, Yuan'an, and Yiling in Huguang, and to the southeast from Hanshui to Xiangyang. Right now, Chen Qiyu has heavily deployed troops in the west, northwest, northeast, and southeast, but what does he want to do if he makes an opening in the southwest?"

Without waiting for everyone to answer, he went on to say, "He intends to drive us into Sichuan. It is true that Sichuan has been a land of abundance since ancient times. Don't forget the difficulty of the road to Sichuan. It is difficult to go to the blue sky. It is extremely dangerous for us to be pursued by elite soldiers, and we are attacked by the enemy. Even if we fight to the death and enter Sichuan, where the mountains and miasma, our ancestors live in the north, the water and soil are not acclimatized, it will consume a few years like this, without the siege of the officers and soldiers, we will fend for ourselves.”

"What a sinister plan!" Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and Gao Yingxiang was even more terrified. He was inclined to Zhang Xianzhong's plan to enter Sichuan, but now it seems that it is a good plan!

Zhang Xianzhong is also a smart person, and immediately understood why Chen Qiyu left a hole in the southwest, he rubbed his big hands and said anxiously: "Then, where should I go?"

Gu Junen said with burning eyes: "There is only one way to go back to Shaanxi."

Xie Zikuai was puzzled and said: "There is Lian state affairs in the northwest, how can we make it through?"

"Soldiers who, deception also……"

Gu Junen thought that most of the people in front of him were rough men who could not read big characters, so he quickly changed his words: "Lian doesn't know much about military affairs, so he must think that we will not return to Shaanxi when he comes, and secondly, he thinks that Hong Chengchou is behind him, although he has a large army, It must be careless. Besides, there are mountains and mountains in the northwest, how can he cover everything without any mistakes? We were caught by surprise, we were unprepared, and when the officers and soldiers understood, we had escaped from the encirclement and returned to the carbine in Shaanxi."

Gao Yingxiang said worriedly: "Then Hong Chengchou is very good at using troops, you should not underestimate him. You must have never dealt with him before, so it's nothing."

Li Zicheng said: "Hong Chengchou was demoted just now, and he is feeling bad! He may not be willing to die. In Shaanxi, we are familiar with people and land, we got into the ravines and circled with the officers and soldiers. No matter how many of them there are, they can't do anything to us!"

Gao Yingxiang looked around and saw that the crowd did not object anymore, and said: "The army is divided, and it is easy to be defeated by the officers and soldiers. Let the five groups of people fight together, tear a hole in the northwest, and go back to Shaanxi."