Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"The whole army stops advancing! Rest in place for a day!" Wu Shigong ordered.

Because there was a small delay in the Xuzhou battle, the Runing Army stayed in Xuzhou for one day longer than originally planned.It was not until the [-]th day of the first lunar month that the Runing Army broke out, and nearly [-] soldiers from the headquarters set off to return to Runing Mansion.

But as soon as he entered Guide Mansion, he received an urgent report from Deng Qifan: The peasant rebel army had entered Runan, and the city of Runing Mansion and the camp of the Runing Army were in crisis.

His old nest was in danger, and all of the Runing Army panicked at once. They immediately marched day and night, thinking about returning to their hometown as soon as possible.

And today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.The Runing Army had already approached the Runing Mansion, but at this time Wu Shigong had already found that his men and horses were out of shape, so he had no choice but to let the whole army rest for a day to recover their strength.

Since the Runing Army joined the battle in mid-November last year, the Runing Army has traveled no less than two thousand miles in the total distance of the march.Add to that the battles, large and small, that he participated in.

But physical fatigue is nothing, this time because the peasant rebel army is too close to the camp of the Runing Army, and most of the families of the soldiers live here, so the psychological anxiety has reached a level that is about to collapse. to an extent.

However, we already know that physical strength is the most important thing in combat in the era of cold weapons. Even if you can spare no effort to rush back to Runing Mansion, but lose the battle because you lack physical strength on the battlefield, the result is better not to come back to help.

So although Wu Shigong was also very anxious in his heart, he still had to let the whole army rest for a while.Moreover, he had to look confident, at least to give his subordinates some confidence.

"Master! Why don't we let the cavalry corps go back first?" It was obvious that Tao Xin still lacked confidence.

"I told you to follow me and learn a lot, have you learned it in a pig's head?" Facing his apprentice, Wu Shigong also vented his anger in his chest.In this battle against the peasant rebel army, the Runing army was led by the peasant rebel army from beginning to end.But now that the peasant rebel army was able to threaten the foundation of the Runing army, how could Wu Shigong not be furious.

But seeing the pitiful look Tao Xin looked at him, Wu Shigong still took a deep breath, suppressed the irritability in his heart, and explained to him: "You don't even look at how much our war horses have lost weight. , I have lost a lot of weight. If I run out of horsepower and rush back, most of the horses will be destroyed!"

"Furthermore, if the Shan bandits want to attack Fucheng and the camp, it is nothing more than a siege battle. Our cavalry will go back alone. It will not play a big role. It would be better for the whole army to arrive at the same time and give the Shan bandits a hard time. On the contrary Those cavalry who have exhausted their horsepower are easily defeated by the cavalry of the Shan bandits. At that time, the horses of our Runing Army will have no physical strength.

"How many times have I told you! Now that everyone below is watching us, we have to hold our breath. We also have to trust Uncle Yongli and the brothers who are arranged at home. Look at your frizzy look. .What important matter will I have in the future? How can I entrust it to you with confidence?"

"Aren't you worried about the family!" Tao Xin said in a low voice.Teenagers in the rebellious period are always a little stubborn.

But Wu Shigong was completely annoyed by Tao Xin's back-talking, and he cursed loudly: "What do you want to worry about? Your old lady is now in your thousand households, and you don't have your family in Runing. Just like you , and now want my Xiaojie? That’s because there’s no door!”

Wu Shigong's anger immediately caused Tao Xin and the soldiers in the big tent to be silent.But at this moment, several messengers entered the camp, and the soldiers received the letters they sent.Hastily handed the letter to Wu Shigong in the big tent.

When Wu Shigong opened the letter and read it, his expression became a little strange.After thinking for a while, Wu Shigong ordered loudly: "Call everyone above the battalion commander!"

The eleventh day of the first lunar month.When Zhu Dadian and Zuo Liangyu's troops basically wiped out the peasant rebel army brought into Xuzhou by Shetatian, the main force of the Runing Army left the Guide Army in Xuzhou, which lacked an infantry regiment, and let them occupy as much coal as possible in Xuzhou. After iron ore and search for useful materials.Return to Runing Mansion.

On the same day, Hong Chengchou, governor of the five provinces, finally arrived late to suppress the bandits.They ignored Luo Rucai's troops who were about [-] miles away from them and marched into Shaanxi, and the whole army entered Henan.The Xuanmo Department near Luoyang also went south at the same time.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Wu Shigong urgently reported that Zhang Xianzhong's troops had entered Runan, and the whole army rushed back to Runing Mansion.And Hong Chengchou's army and the Henan local army led by Xuan Mo combined more than 7000 people, and the whole army marched towards the peasant rebel army entrenched in Nanyang Mansion.But even at this time, no one knew the actions of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, guessing that the target of this peasant rebel army was Fengyang.

On the [-]th of the first lunar month, it was detected that the main force of the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou was heading south. Gao Yingxiang, who was entrenched in Nanyang Prefecture, gave up the idea of ​​attacking Nanyang Prefecture and began to go south into Huguang.After this information was discovered by the Runing Army in Ye County, a messenger was sent back to the Runing Army Camp.

On the [-]th of the first lunar month, Zhang Xianzhong's troops suddenly accelerated their actions from west to east in Runan. They met the Runing Army led by Xue Yongli at Shenshui River in the middle of Runing Mansion.The two sides had scruples about each other and were unwilling to take the initiative to attack, so they acted separately across the Shenshui River.After more than a day of defense, the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's troops left the defense line of the Runing Army at Shenshui River, and the crisis at the headquarters of the Runing Army was basically resolved.

At this time, Xue Yongli, who was in Shenshuihe, first realized that the goal of Zhang Xianzhong's troops was in Fengyang.But at this time, Fengyang's officialdom and garrison are still unaware of this situation.They didn't send scouts to Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion in Henan at all, and they didn't even send a messenger to ask Runing Army and Henan local government.

So now Fengyang is still peaceful with singing and dancing.Maybe they thought that what happened in Henan had nothing to do with them; maybe they thought that the peasant rebel army would respect the border between the two provinces and would not cross it; maybe they thought that no one would dare to attack Fengyang.Anyway, they were completely defenseless, and they didn't even know the exact news of the peasant rebel army.

On the 8000th day of the first lunar month, [-] people from the Runing Army Headquarters were exhausted after a hasty march, and rested in the southern area of ​​Kaifeng Prefecture between Guide Mansion and Runing Mansion.During the rest period, I learned that Zhang Xianzhong's troops did not attack Runing Mansion City and the Runing Army Camp, but went through Runing Mansion to attack Fengyang.On the night of the same day, another good news came from the Runing Army camp. The peasant rebel army in Nanyang Prefecture began to move south, and the crisis in the Runing Army headquarters was basically resolved.

And on this day, Zhang Xianzhong's troops quickly drove towards Yingzhou, which is now Fuyang, Anhui, through the Shangcai and Xincai areas.At this time, the Fengyang government was horrified to discover this peasant rebel army with as many as 4 to [-] horses. (To be continued..)