Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Today's Wu Shigong is very happy, because he finally let go of a heart problem.Because after more than a month of hard work, Zhou Xun's western expedition finally successfully occupied Junzhou.

This Western Expedition can be described as full of twists and turns.Logically speaking, the Runing Army also attached great importance to this Western Expedition, and dispatched the No. [-] figure in the army—commander Zhou Xun, not counting, but also used secret agents to lure them, and there were [-] troops outside.

You must know that the rule of the Runing Army has always been to pay double wages when they go out for an expedition. In addition to the cost of buying Wang Guangen and the others, and the supply of logistics and grass, occupying the land in Junzhou can no longer make up for the cost of this western expedition.The reason why the Runing Army will do so regardless of cost is because they want to make a good start in the implementation of their overall strategy.

However, as soon as the Runing Army joined the troops of Henan General Zhang Renxue, the two armies collided.Think about it: Zhang Renxue has only 7000 soldiers, while the Runing Army has more than 5000. Whose command is this under?How can the military officers in Zhang Renxue's army feel comfortable?

If it's just like this, it's fine, anyway, at most, they are marching together, fighting separately, and taking care of themselves.But then the soldiers of Zhang Renxue's troops discovered that the difference in treatment between the two armies was too great.

Just look at the diet!One side has two meals a day, the other side has three meals a day;Not to mention the gaps in equipment, horses, vehicles, and clothing.It is simply one day and one place.So Zhang Renxue and the military officers were out of balance.

Another point is that the ranks of the chief and deputy commanders of the Runing Army are too low.Zhao Degong is a member of a thousand households, Zhou Xun is a leader of a thousand, and in Zhang Renxue's army, there are at least a dozen military officers who have more than the rank of these two.

However, this is also a historical legacy of the Runing Army.In the Runing Army, except for Wu Shigong who is the commander-in-chief, the ranks of other military officers are very low.Because it was awarded to Wu Shigong as the commander-in-chief at that time.Then there was the assassination of imperial envoys. Although after that, the imperial court and the Runing Army restrained themselves from making the situation worse, the imperial court would no longer be interested in promoting the ranks of these officers of the Runing Army.

Therefore, in the Runing Army, the officer's imperial rank does not reflect his actual official position at all. Often a general becomes a regimental commander, and may even become the deputy commander of the association.That's why in the Battle of Blood Ridge, Huang Ding can always replace the commander.

And Huang Ding's total acquisition was also very tricky. It was Wu Shigong who specially gave the navy and marine regiment a higher imperial rank in order to make his officers gain attention from Zheng Zhilong.otherwise.According to Huang Ding's qualifications, it is impossible to even obtain the general banner.

Moreover, there are also officials in the Runing Army who hang upside down.For example, in the town of Tao Xin, the town commander Tao Xin is the general manager, and the deputy commander Liu Guoneng is the defense.Therefore, within the Runing Army, those who only look at the ranks of their own ranks in the army will never compare the ranks of the imperial court.

But Zhang Renxue and the others didn't know about this situation.Seeing the disparity in official titles, they wanted to bully others.He also encouraged his soldiers to steal the supplies of the Runing Army.

But who is the actual coach Zhou Xun of the Runing Army?He was used to being domineering in the capital back then.Apart from being beaten up by Wu Shigong, he has never convinced anyone in his life.And in these years, Zhou Xun, as the supreme commander of the Runing Army in Nanyang and Ruzhou, even the local prefects and prefectures were polite when they met Zhou Xun, let alone the magistrate, so.Where would Zhang Renxue, the "little" general soldier, be taken seriously, so Zhou Xun's response was two words-tough.

But in this way, the friction between the two armies continued.If it weren't for Zhang Renxue's mind not being confused yet, he thought that he would face the foreign enemy of the peasant army.Forcibly suppressing his own troops, maybe the two armies will fight each other, and there will be a cannibalism first.

Then there is constant restraint and compromise.After finally waiting for the two armies to restrain their impulses and set off officially, the news of Luohoushan's disastrous defeat came.

As a result, the two armies had a huge abandonment of the next operation.

Because of Zuo Liangyu's disastrous defeat and the strength of the peasant army, Zhang Renxue had to hold back his troops for the time being, and would not send troops until the other Ming armies gathered.

But Zhou Xun was in a hurry to rush to Junzhou.He was afraid that after the peasant army became stronger, Wang Guangen and the others would continue to rebel, and it would take a lot of effort for the Runing Army to occupy Junzhou.

But Zhou Xun didn't dare to stop himself at this time.After all, the reason why the Runing Army dispatched troops this time was based on the order of the commander-in-chief Zhang Renxue. If the Runing Army sent troops to occupy Junzhou alone now, how would they explain it to the court in the future?So Zhou Xun urgently reported to Runing and asked Wu Shigong to decide the next move.

When Wu Shigong heard about the change suddenly, he also attached great importance to it, and immediately gathered civil and military officials to discuss it.At the end of the discussion, it was decided to send troops, even if they fought alone.Anyway, the combat effectiveness of the Runing Army is also there, and the Peasant Army can't move at all, and it is also close to Runing, so it can quickly reinforce, so it was finally decided to let Zhou Xun send troops.

But just as Zhou Xun was about to set off after receiving the order, the imperial court issued another order to arrest Xiong Wencan and dismiss Zhang Renxue.As a result, the command system for encircling and suppressing the Peasant Army was paralyzed all of a sudden, and all the officers and armies were unable to shrink back, and no one took the initiative to attack again.And Zhang and Luo's coalition forces are also more powerful, and Runing's army has really become a lonely army.

What's more troublesome is that with Zhang Renxue's dismissal, his troops also mutinied and fled continuously. In order to stabilize the situation in Nanyang, the Runing Army stayed in Nanyang Mansion for another ten days.

After finally setting off, when the Runing Army hurriedly marched to Junzhou, the situation there had changed greatly.Wang Guangen and other two battalions of peasants were finally persuaded by Lin Yufei to join the Runing army, but the other three battalions of peasants saw the success of Zhang and Luo's joint forces, and they wanted to turn against them again.As a result, Junzhou became a chaotic battlefield, with some fighting, some waiting and watching, some neutral, and some fleeing.

After the Runing army arrived in Junzhou, they united with Wang Guangen's two battalions of peasant troops to pacify and wipe out the rebellious areas one by one, and it took a lot of effort to occupy them.

Then Zhou Xun was rewarded for his achievements, stabilized the place, built cities and stockades, checked and reorganized the peasant army who surrendered. After some hard work, the Runing Army finally occupied the first strategic point.

In order not to attract the attention of the imperial court, Zhou Xun finally left Jiang Cheng's independent association in Junzhou, together with two regiments (both small regiments of thousands of people) composed of Wang Guangen's two battalions of peasant troops, and then took Ru The main force of the Ning army has returned. (To be continued..)