Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In fact, up to now, everyone including Drilling Mountain Leopard still doesn't believe that Liu Guoneng will collude with the government, because Liu Guoneng also used his old background in the battle with Huang Degong.

Besides, in the late Ming Dynasty, wars belonged to wars, and it was quite common for the Ming army to have contact with the commander of the peasant army, and both sides would exchange information.It's not an exchange song, at least it's a kind of propaganda and psychological warfare, so these leaders didn't think in that direction at all.

Why did the Drilling Mountain Leopard say this?It was nothing more than finding a reason to prove the justice of his downfall.But the reason he was looking for happened to be the truth.

On September 1th, Drilling Mountain Leopard volunteered to be a pioneer and led more than [-] people to conquer the dilapidated Wuwei County again.After that, he invited Liu Guoneng, Jin Xiong and other leaders of the Chinese army into the city for a feast.

Although Liu Guoneng entered the city, his long career of licking blood made him very cautious, so Liu Guoneng refused the banquet on the grounds of being tired, and just stayed in the city overnight.

One plan failed, so Diamond Mountain Leopard immediately used the second plan. He attacked Liu Guoneng's residence in the middle of the night.But Liu Guoneng, under the desperate protection of the guards, killed the city wall and jumped out of the gap, saving his life.Unfortunately, Jin Xiong died.

After dawn, Liu Guoneng learned that the mutiny was in chaos, and Liu Guoneng couldn't tell the enemy from himself, so he didn't dare to gather troops.With only more than 1 people in his old battalion, he immediately surrendered to the following Runing Army.

On September [-]th, Xue Yong heard of the mutiny and immediately ordered his three legions to pursue in three directions.Since Liu Guoneng's remnant soldiers were scattered all over the mountains and plains, the three legions were all entangled in their footsteps, and the pursuit of the Mountain Leopard failed.

On the same day, Tao Xin's tribe, who had already reached Lujiang, encountered nearly [-] people from the Zuanshanbao tribe who had fled in a hurry.Tao Xin thought that the Zhanshan Leopard Department was Liu Guoneng's department, so he didn't let his troops change from marching state to combat state at all.Just send someone to the Zhanshan Leopard Department to contact.

But as soon as the contact person approached the Diamond Mountain Leopards, the Diamond Mountain Leopards ordered them to shoot.So the two sides immediately launched an encounter.

At the beginning of the battle, Tao Xin's troops were quite passive. They were not ready for battle and encountered a group of poor bandits, so they were a little caught off guard, and the battle once reached a state of hand-to-hand combat.

Then there was a struggle.Because there were too many new recruits in the new army, many recruits panicked after encountering the enemy hastily, and even forgot the basic tactical actions.I only know that they are running around like headless chickens, and the whole army is in chaos.

It wasn't until Tao Xin went into battle in person and rushed to the front line with [-] soldiers that the entire front stabilized.During the battle, the handle of Tao Xin's ax and spear was also broken.The armor was also battered, but fortunately, only a few minor injuries were sustained.

Take advantage of this gap.The new army finally formed its formation.The fight that followed was lackluster.The Drilling Mountain Leopard Department is just like an axe.When the Runing Army launched a formal battle, they immediately collapsed.

It wasn't until after the prisoners were interrogated that Tao Xin knew that there was a mutiny in Liu Guoneng's department, but at this time, the Diamond Mountain Leopard had already left with the remaining 6000 people, and Tao Xin was too late to chase.then.He could only wait where he was, waiting for Xue Yong to join him.

This time Liu Guoneng's surrender was completely anticlimactic, which made Xue Yong and Tao Xin dejected.They immediately passed the news back to Runing, but Wu Shigong did not criticize.He still wrote good words to comfort the two people.

After the Diamond Mountain Leopard returned to the Dabie Mountains, it immediately went on a killing spree, killing thousands of family members of Liu Guoneng's soldiers.For this reason, according to Wu Shigong's order, Liu Guoneng's old battalion was organized into a legion, and combined with the Huguang Legion into Yuanyue Town.Tao Xin also became the commander of Yuanyue Town, and Liu Guoneng was the deputy commander.

And Yuanyue Town and Jiaoji Town, these two towns each with two legions, also started to suppress bandits in the Dabie Mountains, in order to completely wipe out Zuanshanbao and others.

This bandit suppression operation was carried out very hard, and the encirclement and suppression lasted for eight or nine months.During this time, it was impossible for the two towns to conduct military operations elsewhere.Fortunately, this period of time was also a rare period of peace, so the two towns regarded the bandit suppression as actual combat training for recruits.

"Eunuch Lu! You can't delay any longer. We are the army of Nanzhili, and now we are in Prime Minister Xiong's place. We are afraid that the dog will catch the mouse, and it will be thankless!" one of Lu Jiude's aides persuaded.

After hearing this, Lu Jiude stared straight ahead with his bloodshot eyes, and he sat motionless, seemingly without any reaction.After a long time, Lu Jiude came back to his senses. He sighed and said, "The miscellaneous family can't figure it out. Why are you so clearly distinguishing the bandit army? It's just a short breath!"

After Lu Jiude joined Liu Yuanbin and Xu Ming, the whole army has reached 5000 people.Resting on the spot for a while, Lu Jiude led this army to chase after Zhang and Luo's coalition forces.

But Zhang and Luo's armies are very cunning, they are at the right time, their whereabouts are erratic, and they will throw some cannon fodder from time to time, playing a trick of escaping the shell, making Lu Jiude's and Zuo Liangyu's troops miserable.At this time, the news came again that Liu Guoneng passed through Chuzhou and violated Yangzhou.

There was an urgent report every day in Nanjing City, urging Lu Jiude to lead his troops back.Because the place where Lu Jiude was chasing after was already Huguang, which was already under the charge of Xiong Wencan, the prime minister of the five provinces, so Nanjing City asked Lu Jiude not to meddle in his own business.

Gradually, Lu Jiude couldn't resist anymore, but he was also very unwilling.Seeing that Zhang and Luo's coalition forces are about to be blocked, if they return east now, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?

But Lu Jiude also understood very well that he had just taken office as the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and his foundation in Nanjing was not yet solid, so if he didn't go back, impeachment memorials might be flying all over the sky.

"The spy who caught said that the bandit army will go this way. Wait for another three days!" Although Lu Jiude is in command here, he still discusses with everyone in a pleading tone.

Seeing Lu Jiude like this, everyone who discussed the matter softened their hearts.But just when they were about to nod, a general rushed into the big tent excitedly, and he reported: "The bandit army appeared thirty miles to the northwest."

Lu Jiude stood up excitedly and ordered loudly: "The whole army gathers, and go kill the thieves with the miscellaneous family!"

"Godfather! This time the Eight Great Kings were generous and gave us this road. We are not as burdensome as the Eight Great Kings. As long as we hurry up for a few days, we can get rid of the official dog." Yang Chengzu said cheerfully.

"The Eight Great Kings are still unambiguous." Luo Rucai also stroked his short beard and smiled, "If he hadn't taken the initiative to speak up, I would still be ashamed to divide the troops. We also have to be righteous. After we get rid of the official dog, if we can help, Just help the Eight Great Kings!"

"Hey!" Yang Chengzu quickly nodded in agreement.

At this moment, a fast horse came galloping suddenly, and before the horse stopped, the spy shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! We found Eunuch Lu's troops ten miles ahead."

But before Luo Ru woke up from the shock, another spies came galloping, and he told again: "Your Majesty! On our right side, the army of the left thief is coming!"

Luo Rucai suddenly realized that this road was recommended by Zhang Xianzhong to him, and he immediately understood, so he cursed: "You don't want to die, you want to send us into an ambush and let him escape by himself, what the hell is it?" Bo Yuntian's Eight Great Kings? Shit!"

"Godfather! Then what should we do?" Yang Chengzu was also anxious.

"What else can we do? Run! If you escape one by one, you motherfucker! This place in the south of the Yangtze River is evil. After we get out, we'd better go back to Shaanxi." Luo Rucai was so angry that he couldn't choose what to say.

"Then I will lead someone to block it! Godfather! Take the brothers away quickly!"

Zhang Xianzhong, who was entangled by the officers and soldiers, came up with a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain.He took the initiative to give way to Luo Rucai, and then sent someone to secretly report to Lu Jiude and Zuo Liangyu, and threw Luo Rucai out as an abandoned child.

Sure enough, Luo Rucai was fooled, and he was ambushed by Lu Jiude and Zuo Liangyu.Under Yang Chengzu's desperate resistance and almost all his belongings, Luo Rucai barely escaped.

Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu was a great help. When his soldiers saw the treasures on the ground, they immediately stopped chasing and looted on the spot. Moreover, the looting was very lively, and even Lu Jiude's troops chased him away. The road is also blocked.So in the end Luo Rucai's loss was tolerable, with nearly 2000 casualties, at least the skeleton of his troops was completely preserved.After that, Luo Rucai led his troops and headed towards Shaanxi without looking back.

After Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of Luo Rucai, he also successfully withdrew his troops back to Hubei.Since Lu Jiude's army returned to the east, Zhang Xianzhong, who only faced Zuo Liangyu's Ming army, was greatly relieved. However, this trip to South Zhili also caused him a lot of wear and tear.Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't wait to take some time to recuperate.

Unexpectedly, Drowsy met the pillow.Xiong Wencan, who was suppressing the prime minister in Xiangyang, sent people to recruit Zhang Xianzhong based on the policy of appeasement.And Zhang Xianzhong also expressed his willingness to accept the consolation, and sent someone to give Xiong Wencan a batch of treasures, including two pieces of jasper more than one foot long and two pearls each inch in diameter.

Xiong Wencan, who is greedy for money and good goods, is of course Dayue. He thought that recruiting Zhang Xianzhong could not only win the peace easily, but also collect endless treasures, so he tried his best to suggest recruiting to the court.

And these good news came to the imperial court, which made Emperor Chongzhen elated, and the two giants Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Guoneng succeeded in recruiting successively. Wouldn't it be possible to achieve peace in the world without any effort?

At this time, the soldiers and salaries for the "Ten Faces Zhang Net" presided over by Yang Sichang have also been prepared. (To be continued..)