Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Ball! Do you really think that so many people can attack Dacheng? Although we have 40 to [-] people, how many of them are piled up on the city wall? Aren't they being massacred by the officials? There are still so many sons and daughters If people eat horse chews, we won't be able to attack the city for a month or so. As long as we don't eat or drink, our sons and daughters will be scattered. If the official dogs from all over the country come around again, we will run away if we want to No. I think Lao Zhang's brain is probably burnt out."

Luo Rucai, as a representative of the exile faction, began to talk nonsense to the leaders of the peasant rebel army who had the same views as him as soon as he entered Xingyang, and those leaders kept nodding their heads.

At this moment, a soldier around Gao Yingxiang came out and shouted: "King Chuang, please come to the big tent to discuss matters." All the leaders of the peasant rebel army stopped talking and walked into Gao Yingxiang's central army in twos and threes account.

After entering the account of the Chinese army, the leaders faintly formed three regiments according to their own views.The group with the largest number of people are all descendants of Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang and the Allied Army. They are basically based on Gao Yingxiang's opinions, and they are in a neutral position.

One group is the wandering faction headed by Luo Rucai. They advocate that it is better to run around and plunder instead of fighting head-on with the main force of the Ming army; the other group is the hard-line faction headed by Zhang Xianzhong. Defeat one or two main forces of the Ming army, take down several large cities, expand the influence of the peasant rebel army, and strengthen the strength of the peasant rebel army.And the two factions can be seen from the positions where the Chinese military tents stand, that they are clearly opposed.

As expected, when the military discussion started, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong immediately had a fierce dispute.They are justified by the public, and justified by the mother-in-law.At the end of the dispute, the old Huihui of the wandering faction proposed to cross the Yellow River north and enter Shanxi.Zhang Xianzhong mercilessly ridiculed that the old man had become less courageous in the Vietnam War, and the atmosphere in the Chinese military tent suddenly became tense, and the two factions also began to fight with each other.

In fact, both schools of view have some truth.Although the peasant rebel army is very powerful now, compared with the Ming army, its strength is still in a weak position. Therefore, it is also a correct choice to avoid the truth.

However, if you want to establish a new regime, there is no future in fighting and running all day long. Taking advantage of the current advantage of the peasant rebel army in this part, they will take down several big cities.Eliminating several Ming armies is also a necessary condition for expanding influence and even establishing bases.

In the final analysis, the differences between the fleeing faction and the hardlining faction stem from the difference in the ultimate goals of the rebellion by the leaders of the two factions.The Rogue faction still holds the idea of ​​a rogue, and wants to live a life of a rogue in a casual and unrestrained way.But hardliners are a little different.They saw that their strength had grown, and they were already making preparations to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

The scene of the discussion was a little out of control.Gao Yingxiang immediately opened his mouth to stop the dispute between the two parties.So everyone looked at Gao Yingxiang.Waiting for him to make his final decision.

On the surface, of course Gao Yingxiang had to be impartial, otherwise this loose alliance would disappear in no time.So he first said a few words to Zhang Xianzhong: "All of you here are good brothers who have shared weal and woe for many years. Some of the Eight Great Kings' words are not quite right. They are all heroes who have fought hard against officials!"

But in his heart, Gao Yingxiang still tends to be hardliners.Anyway.If the Ming Dynasty can be overthrown, or if it can take a step back and dominate the side to accept the Ming Dynasty's court's recruitment, then Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the peasant rebel army, will also be in the highest position.

Therefore, Gao Yingxiang went on to say: "An ordinary man can fight hard. How about hundreds of thousands of people? Today, our soldiers are ten times the number of officers and soldiers. Although Guan Ning's iron cavalry arrives, there is nothing we can do. The only way is to divide the troops. Each will act according to his direction. Sharp and blunt, listen to the sky."

In fact, Gao Yingxiang's decision was a peaceful one. It was nothing more than letting each peasant rebel army act on its own. Those who wanted to flee would flee;It is nothing more than echoing each other, highlighting Gao Yingxiang's position as the central command.

So Gao Yingxiang's decision was immediately unanimously approved by all the leaders, and they all said: "Good!"

Then came the specific military arrangements.The leaders first volunteered, followed by an indeterminate draw.In the end, such an overall military arrangement was formed:

Ge Liyan and Zuojian Wang went south to Nanyang Mansion and Huguang to block the Huguang Ming army's encirclement and suppression; Heng Tianwang and Hun Shiwan went west to meet the Shaanxi army sent by Hong Chengchou; Deng and Wei used it to attract and mobilize the Ming army from Kaifeng, Guide, Henan, and Runing.

However, Zhang Xianzhong and Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang attacked eastward, broke down the city, and the children of gold and silk were distributed to each family and each battalion.And Laohuihui and Jiutiaolong are traveling and supporting.

In order to prevent the Western Army from being defeated, shoot the sky, change the king of the world to be the king of heaven, and mix [-] successor troops.After arranging all the arrangements, kill the cattle and horses to sacrifice to the heaven oath master, and prepare for the expedition.

It can be seen from this military plan that the peasant rebel army is completely defending from the west and attacking from the east, with the north and south wings moving freely.In other words, they believed that their east and south were the weakest defenses of the Ming army.

And in this way, the southwest of Runing Mansion; the south and north of Ye County; the north of Runing Mansion; the west and north of Guide Mansion will all be under the vanguard of the peasant rebel army.It can be said that the defense line of the Runing Army is everywhere.

And the military deployment of the Xingyang Conference, which should have been top secret, was accidentally leaked.After the Xingyang Conference, a small leader of the Shaanxi Bandit who claimed to have heard the news fled to the army. Henan Governor Xuanmo learned of this important news after interrogation.

Although I don't know if this news is a smoke bomb released by the peasant rebel army, but in order to pay attention to it, Xuan Mo still spread the news to the neighboring areas.

As a result, the local Ming army in Henan completely shrank. They only focused on protecting Luoyang, Kaifeng and other areas along the Yellow River, and completely gave up the rest of the area.

Xuanmo just sent Zuo Liangyu's [-] troops to move east of Kaifeng, in case the peasant rebel army who entered Shanxi would cross the Yellow River and threaten Kaifeng City, or invade Guide Mansion.In Xuanmo's mind, with Hou Xun's support and support to Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu should do his best.

And Shanxi is also defending the whole territory. Even the [-] troops of Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao sent by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, to support Henan via Taiyuan, were also retained by the governor of Shanxi with a lot of money.And don't need to work hard, and can get huge profits, so Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's department will stay in Taiyuan with peace of mind.

Zhu Dadian, governor of Shandong, was also overwhelmed by the mighty peasant rebel army.He must wait until the [-] court reinforcements from Guanning Cavalry, Tianjin, and Tongzhou arrive before leading Shandong reinforcements to Henan.

And the Ming army in the Xiangfan area of ​​Huguang in the south has also been mobilized. Facing the coming peasant rebel army, it is too late for them to protect themselves. How can they go to Henan to rescue them?

But the Grand Canal soldiers behind the Runing Army's control area, the Shandong Army, and the Ming Army in Fengyang, the central capital, had the Runing Army standing in front of them, so they were happy to watch a good show.Anyway, the Runing Army didn't care what happened to those who beat them to death.Not to mention the reinforcements, they didn't even support the Runing Army with a grain of rice or an arrow.

However, the peasant rebel army was just as arranged by the Xingyang Conference. They were divided into three groups: one route crossed the river from Shanzhou and went north to Pingyang, Shanxi;

Facing the aggressive offensive of the Peasant Rebel Army, as long as the Runing Army wants to keep the peace in the area under their control, they will absolutely not be able to evade, and must independently fight these three peasant rebel armies without any foreign aid. up.

What's even more tragic is that because of poor communication and lack of attention, the Runing Army did not receive any command orders from the imperial court and the Henan Governor's Yamen. Even important information such as the Xingyang Conference was not reported to the Runing Army.So the Runing Army is completely groping in the dark to fight the peasant rebel army. (To be continued..)