Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

To be honest, if Yu Zilian did not abide by military discipline like this, but indulged the troops to plunder the people, at least he would be impeached by other officials, which would also gain him some reputation.It was also introduced in the previous article: because in the eyes of the ruling and opposition scholars of the Ming Dynasty, there is a very strange conclusion: the Ming army who can plunder the people is a good Ming army who fights bravely.

In addition, Yu Zilian did not use money to make friends with the upper echelons, so the court was quite unfamiliar with Yu Zilian and his Ruzhou Army. Some ministers didn't even know that there was such an official army in the Ming Dynasty.

It was under such circumstances that Yu Zilian came on stage.

On October 22, the Ruzhou Army left Ruzhou and marched northward.On October [-], the Ruzhou Army crossed the Yellow River in the Yellow River section of Henan Prefecture.Afterwards, the Ruzhou army seemed to have plunged into the dark night, and suddenly lost its direction.

The first is a word: chaos!Yu Zilian could not get any information from the Qing army.

First, it was collected from the local government and the fleeing civilians, but the information collected was really hard to distinguish between true and false. If all this information was taken seriously, the number of Qing troops entering the pass would exceed one million, and the Ruzhou Army was also wiped out. The army was heavily surrounded.The most exaggerated information was that Luoyang was occupied by the Qing army, but this kind of information made Yu Zilian a little dumbfounded. You must know that the Ruzhou army just crossed the Yellow River from the edge of Luoyang city.

No way, then send out scouts!It was okay at first, and I walked safely for four or five days.But then, those reconnaissance cavalry ran into the Qing army, which was divided into four places. Within three days, the Ruzhou army lost nearly a hundred cavalry, which made Yu Zilian feel distressed.You know, it was only now that Yu Zilian managed to gather thousands of cavalry in the Ruzhou army.So Yu Zilian didn't dare to spend any more, so he completely gave up sending scouts.On the contrary, he also completely lost his understanding of the enemy situation around him.

Then there are two words: lack of food!

Yu Zilian also encountered the same problem that Wu Shigong encountered when he was serving as king for the first time during the Jisi Change: the local government refused to supply food and grass.But this time the local government gave Yu Zilian a choice: if the Ruzhou Army stayed to help defend the city.The local government will fully provide food and salaries.

But does Yu Zilian have a choice?Qin Wang!Qin Wang!Even if the emperor doesn't show his face, isn't that the autumn queen sent to settle accounts?Yu Zilian also had self-knowledge, and he also knew that he had been neglected in the court. If he failed to win the battle this time, once the Qing army withdrew, even if no one made trouble, there would be no one in the court to speak well of him.So what to do?Only bite the bullet and go.

Because the scouts sent out were not all ineffective, so Yu Zilian realized that although the Qing army was moving around, they were also divided into small groups.As long as the Ruzhou army is formed into a group, it will be difficult for the Qing army to move its own army.

So Yu Zilian gave an order.The whole army set off happily, and regardless of the local government's persuasion, they walked towards the capital like a blind man walking at night, carrying more than ten days of military rations.

That is to say, the soldiers of the Ruzhou Army are quite superstitious about Yu Zilian.And the Ruzhou army all came from the common people, so they had no fear of the Qing army at all.this state.It is well said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.The difference is that the ignorant are fearless, so the morale of the Ruzhou Army at this time is still high.

And Yu Zilian was willing to go all out, anyway, the worst result would be annihilation of the whole army.At that time, everyone will be dead, so they will no longer suffer from all kinds of anxiety to support the Ruzhou Army!Yu Zilian at this time.It is a standard mourning posture.

Therefore, when the Ruzhou Army walked, it seemed to be reckless and upright.This surprised the Qing army operating nearby. They were like tigers who had just seen Qian donkeys, but they were frightened by the Ruzhou army.

It went like this for another two days.When they came to Anyang County, a Qing army of more than 1000 people who had just broken through Anyang County couldn't hold back. They couldn't understand the arrogance of the Ruzhou Army, so they wanted to try to attack and test the quality of the Ruzhou Army.

The Qing army immediately learned what it meant to be a desperado.When the Qing army dismounted to shoot arrows, the Ruzhou army did not show any weakness and shot at each other with firecrackers; when the Qing army mounted their horses and charged, it was the first time they saw someone charging against the horses.Caught off guard, the Qing army lost hundreds of people at once, and the rest of the Qing army immediately fled away on horseback, not even caring about the capture of Anyuan County that had just been harvested.

This small victory immediately inflated the morale of the Ruzhou Army, even Yu Zilian was overjoyed, this Qing Army is nothing more than that!So the soldiers called for battle one after another, wanting to chase the Qing army away.

Yu Zilian summed it up: Even if the Ruzhou army arrived in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen would not let himself just parade, he would definitely arrange for him to fight. Since it is a war, where is it not?It's better to pursue this defeated army.Reservoir dogs are better than fresh troops!

Besides, with the capture of Anyuan County, Yu Zilian also temporarily solved the most troublesome problem of military rations, which was enough to support the battle for more than a month.Now that you don't have any worries, let's chase!

Of course, Yu Zilian still sent a messenger to the capital to report the "great victory" to the imperial court, but at the end of Ming Dynasty, when he fought against the Qing army and won hundreds of battles, it could indeed be called a great victory up.

But Yu Zilian didn't know that although most of the other Ming armies were just watching from the sidelines, their "success" was still sent to the imperial court one by one, and the cowhide was still blown to the Dali. The court played like a fool.If the court is serious and asks for the head, then I'm sorry, no!Because of the city defense battle, "the Tartars picked up the chieftain's corpse and fled far away!" So Yu Zilian's victory was quickly submerged in the vast victory memorial.

But Yu Zilian didn't know all this yet, he was still immersed in the small victory in the first battle, so his head became hot, and he began to mobilize troops to actively pursue the Qing army.However, the Ruzhou Army is mainly infantry, and there are more artillery and carts in the army, so the marching speed is relatively slow.

And the Qing army has also learned how to be good. The small Qing army did not come close at all, but hung the Ruzhou army from a distance.But even so, the Ruzhou Army still broke the siege of several cities, saved quite a few Li civilians, and won a lot of praise from the local area, which made the Ruzhou Army a little bit elated.

But Yu Zilian and the others didn't know that the Qing army had begun to merge small groups of troops and gradually mobilize them together, preparing to completely defeat the Ming army who dared to go out of the city to fight the Qing army, and then sweep them up without any worries.Lu Xiangsheng and Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army were their primary targets.

But this is also in December, let's talk about the Runing Army first!

"Brother-in-law! What's wrong with Chen Guerrilla and Jiang Shoubei coming? At least we have more people, and we are all old brothers who fought together. Don't worry! There is no need to put on such a bitter face!" Li Lu Said.

"I'm surprised, why are you so happy?" Wu Shigong looked at Li Lu who couldn't close his mouth, and said, "We are going to fight, not a group of brothers to drink flower wine. I really don't know. What are you happy about?"

"Happy! Why are you so confused?" Li Lu curled his lips and rolled his eyes at Wu Shigong.

"What amorous feelings? Ask your sister-in-law to solve it!" Wu Shigong immediately responded.

"It's better than some people being chased by Jinling Eryan!" Li Lu also grabbed Wu Shigong's braid.

The two bickered until they were evenly matched, so they looked at each other and let out a lewd smile, which made the guards around them feel terrified.

After laughing for a while, Wu Shigong asked: "After talking for a long time, you still didn't tell me why Chen Youji and Jiang Shoubei didn't go north and go directly to the capital, but followed me along the Grand Canal and took a detour to King Qin?"

"Aren't they two poor children?" Li Lu replied, "The officers and soldiers in Kaifeng and Luoyang are all direct descendants of the governors, so they hid themselves and refused to move, so they were transferred from the southernmost side. And they also I'll just give in to you, brother-in-law, of course I want to go with you. What? You're not happy?"

"Look at what you said, it seems that we are not the officers and soldiers of Henan." Wu Shigong scolded with a smile.

"Hey, if you don't tell me, I really forgot." Li Lu replied, which immediately caused the two of them to burst into laughter.

"It's nothing to go with me. We are old brothers who are familiar. Anyway, Liu Hezhou from Caozhou is also with us. But the ugly thing is, I am going to fight. If I meet the Tartars, I want them to fight. Aren't they afraid? Injury? Or are they like Liu Hezhou, just send them to Tongzhou camp?" Wu Shigong continued to ask.

"That's why they should be the same as Mr. Liu. On the way there, if you meet Tartars, listen to your advice and go to war. This should be nothing to say. But after arriving in Tongzhou, they probably won't follow us!" Li Lu replied.

"Us? Do you want to go to war with me?" Wu Shigong asked in great surprise.

"Don't you look down on people?" Li Lu was very dissatisfied, "I'm from the capital, and I'm a well-known man. Others are afraid of Tartars, but I want to compete with Tartars. In a word, I will go wherever you go. Li Lu almost slapped his "ribs" hard.

Li Lu secretly laughed in his heart: How can the bumpkins in those places be as smart as this man from the capital?Did they really think that nothing would happen when they arrived at Tongzhou Daying?At that time, the imperial court will still force them to send troops.Rather than gambling on luck at that time, it is better to follow Wu Shigong closely. Li Lu is 120 assured of Wu Shigong's command ability and the combat effectiveness of the Runing Army.

Besides, my brother-in-law is not a loyal person, and he has always been a character who does not benefit early in doing things. Doesn't he know how to preserve his strength?It won't hurt you to follow him, and you can also take the opportunity to get closer to the relationship between the two.

"Yo! Can't you see it? I was lucky to meet a real man in the capital. I, a fake man, feel a little ashamed! Are you really not afraid of fighting?" Wu Shigong teased. (To be continued..)