Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"This brother still speaks like a human." Shumo glanced at Ye Min sideways, and said, "That's it! Complete all your associations, and I will take away the extra people. I will give it to you." You guys are losing face."

Shumo also knew that it was impossible to eat alone, so with such a step down, he gave way appropriately.However, Yao Liang's association originally had more than 5000 people. If it is fully compiled, it will add another [-] at most, so Shumo still has a lot of money.

"No matter how you say it, we have hard work if we don't have credit, so give us some points!" Ye Min kept his posture very low, but he still refused to give up an inch when negotiating. After all, we took the risk!"

"You said it wrong. It should be my seven and you three. Wait, why did you get me in? Who promised Sanqi to open?"

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Then the two sides racked their brains and began a tit-for-tat negotiation.This kind of negotiation, in the final analysis, is a "spoils sharing conference". When it comes to the end, it is no surprise that there is a [-]-[-] split.Shumo went back contentedly, but Yao Liang and the others dared not speak out.But no matter what, the road before going to Kaifeng City was smoothed out.

After Shumo sent a battalion to escort the old, weak, women and children back to Germany, the two armies briefly cleaned up the battlefield, and briefly armed the auxiliary soldiers with the captured weapons and armor. City trip.

In early March, the two armies arrived in Kaifeng City.The Book and Ink Department embarked on the return journey non-stop.And Fu Sheng and Ye Min led two battalions and a chariot team of more than 300 horses, crossed the newly navigable Yellow River, and headed for Liaodong.Yao Liang who stayed in Kaifeng City had more than 500 people.

The task of rescuing Kaifeng City seems to have been successfully completed, but as soon as Yao Liang arrived, he encountered a strange thing-Kaifeng City refused to let him enter the city.Why?Ridiculous reason.Because Yao Liang brought too many soldiers and horses to Kaifeng City.

At this time, there were only 9000 troops of Chen Yongfu in Kaifeng, so how could the officials in the city dare to let Yao Liang's army enter the city?In case they harm the local area, the city doesn't even have the power to suppress Yao Liang.Therefore, there are reasons for the concerns of the officials in Kaifeng.

But this way, Yao Liang was not happy.Seeing that the siege of Kaifeng City had been lifted, Yao Liang proposed: Bring 10 taels of hard work, and they will return to Runing immediately.

But the officials of Kaifeng City also refused to settle the bill with the Runing Army.Apart from paying 2 taels to reassure Yao Liang, they refused to pay the remaining 8 taels.why?The reason is very simple: just left Kaifeng City after entering the camp, if the Runing army took the silver and went back, and then returned to the camp after entering the camp, Kaifeng City would be in trouble.

So Kaifeng City has been supplying Yao Liang's troops with good wine and meat.In terms of supply, he did not treat Yao Liang badly.Guan Kesong was even sent from the city to come to Lao's army, trying to use his influence on the Runing Army to appease Yao Liang's troops.As for whether it will work or not, God knows.

So under such circumstances, the Henan government also pinched their noses and recognized the cause of Chen Zhongzhi's death, and turned a blind eye to the Runing Army's annexation of Chen Zhongzhi's department, and turned a blind eye.And because Yao Liang never received the order from Runing to return him to Jian.So I could only stay helplessly.

Let's not mention Yao Liang who was sadly urged to stay in Kaifeng.Let’s talk about Li Zicheng’s entry into the camp first!

After the broken He Yaoqi was defeated, he went to the rear to gather his troops.Gathered overnight.It was discovered that only more than 1000 people were killed, injured or fled in the camp.What's interesting is that if calculated according to the battle loss ratio, this time it should actually be considered a victory in the camp.

But after the defeat, He Yaoqi would definitely not play this kind of numbers game.When he learned the reason for the defeat from the escaped soldiers, He Yaoqi didn't dare to stay any longer.Don't look at the many soldiers and horses who waved the flag. If the flag of the Runing Army appeared again, those Henan soldiers would still flee.So the next morning.He immediately rushed to the large army that broke into the camp with the defeated soldiers.

And when there was such a big gap behind them, the generals who broke into the camp immediately panicked.Not only for Yao Liangbu's threat, but also for fear of Niu Jinxing's wrong judgment.In case the Runing Army is really planning to fight Chuangying, then choose the road of Ruzhou.Will be automatically on the road to a dead end.

Then the spies' investigation reassured Li Zicheng and the others a little, because Yao Liangbu did not follow, and they turned north to Kaifeng City.But even so, it cannot completely eliminate Li Zicheng's fear of a decisive battle with the Runing Army in Ruzhou.

At this time, another famous historical figure appeared, that is Li Yan.

Li Yan, formerly known as Li Xin, was born in Qixian County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province, and a native of Tianqi Ding Maonian.His father, Li Jingbai, also has a saying that Li Yan is Li Jingbai's adopted son.And Li Jingbai is the governor of Shandong and the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. In the early years of Chongzhen, Wei Zhongxian was sentenced to "make friends with close servants, and second-class theory, three years in prison, and lose and redeem for the people".Anyway, Li Yan was born in a family of officials.

At this time, Li Yan was proud of his youth, and he had literary talent and military strategy. In addition, Li Yan was generous and forthright by nature, often helping the poor;Therefore, the people of Qi County respectfully call him "Mr. Li".

But when there was a severe drought in Henan and the people were struggling to survive, Li Yan went to see Song, the county magistrate of Qi County, to plead for the people.Maybe he was young and energetic, and he had some language conflicts with the county magistrate. In addition, the government at that time was eager to guarantee the "three salaries" collected by the court, so they couldn't provide extra money and food for disaster relief, so Li Yan's pleading failed, and he offended the county. Ling Song.

Afterwards, Li Yan took out more than [-] shi of food stored in his home to help the victims.On the contrary, he was accused of distributing family wealth privately and buying people's hearts to plot against him, so he was falsely imprisoned.But we have to pay attention, although Song, the county magistrate, did something dirty, but he didn't frame Li Yan.In the feudal dynasty, private individuals really could not provide disaster relief without authorization.It is because they are afraid that someone will buy people's hearts and plot evil.Therefore, no matter how enlightened the emperor and the court are, for the sake of their own stability, they will not take into account the life and death of the people.

Then there was a good scene of a beautiful woman saving a hero.The "acrobat" of the rivers and lakes, Hong Niangzi, leads the hungry people and gathers people to kill the county magistrate and rob prison.Afterwards, "Strong Commitment." It is really a blockbuster movie combining action and love!But by the way, Li Yan had actually married the Tang family of a wealthy family in Qi County before.

When Li Zicheng retreated this time, Li Yan joined Li Zicheng under the introduction of his cousin Li Mou, so he joined Li Zicheng's camp and changed his name to Yan.In the first conversation with Li Zicheng, the two talked very happily, so Li Yan was also regarded as a military adviser.

As soon as a newcomer joins the group, he must first present a vote.When he learned that Li Zicheng was worrying about the Runing Army in Ruzhou, Li Yan volunteered to go to Ruzhou to be a lobbyist in person, hoping that the Runing Army would give him a way to break into the camp.And the reason to convince the Runing Army is nothing more than words like "the birds are exhausted and the bows are hidden".

Of course, Li Zicheng welcomed Li Yan's self-recommendation.After a few polite words, Li Zicheng asked Li Yan to go to Ruzhou with a lot of gifts.For Li Zicheng, it is best for Li Yan to succeed.Even if they are unsuccessful, they will understand the attitude of the Runing army, and can verify Li Yan's loyalty through this matter.As for Li Yan's personal safety?Would the generals of Li Zicheng's army, who had the heart to kill his own wife and children, care about such small problems?

But Li Yan's luck is quite good.When he arrived in Ruzhou, he was surprised to find that the Runing Army had already retreated.

Li Yan didn't know that when Xue Yongli led the troops to Ruzhou and joined Zhou Xun, on the one hand they faced the pincer attack of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, and on the other hand they had to free up their hands to take care of the prisoners, so it was very important for the peasant army Ruzhou has become a weak point for the Runing Army.Therefore, Xue Yongli and Zhou Xun escorted the captives to Nanyang and Runing.

So after breaking out in a cold sweat, Li Zicheng's camp passed through Ruzhou smoothly, and joined Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's 4-odd horses smoothly.Once the two armies form a coalition, the momentum of the peasant army will become even greater.So Li Zicheng immediately named himself "General Marshal Fengtian Advocating Righteousness", and Luo Rucai also named himself "General Daitian Fumin Weide".

As we have learned above, in the Ming Dynasty, the titles of marshal and general were almost equal, so this coalition army was commanded by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, and there was no distinction between the status of the two.

But now the two-headed command in the Peasant Army can't be wrong, and the Peasant Army hasn't had time to fight for power, because this coalition army thinks that they will soon face the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court.

Although the Runing army had retreated, Zuo Liangyu had already entered Henan, and Fu Zonglong had finally crossed the Yellow River.So the peasant army was preparing for a decisive battle with these official troops.Unexpectedly, after Zuo Liangyu's troops regained Luoyang, they also sent troops to the south.As if he didn't see the Li and Luo coalition forces around him, he also passed through Ruzhou, passed through Nanyang, and returned to his garrison - Huguang.

And Fu Zonglong is about to do a face project.After offending Yang Sichang and being sentenced to prison by Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen had to reactivate Fu Zonglong because of Yang Sichang's suicide this time.The person who recommended Fu Zonglong was Ding Qirui, Premier of the five provinces.However, this recommendation made Yu Zilian, who was inexperienced, "how can he not have a meal" in Nanjing.

So now Fu Zonglong is always cautious in doing things.Although the siege of Kaifeng city has been lifted, he still has to go to Kaifeng to show his face.So he ignored Li and Luo's coalition forces for the time being, first went to Kaifeng, and then crossed the Yellow River and returned to Zhili in the north.

The abnormal behavior of Zuo Liangyu and Fu Zonglong was nothing more than their fear of fighting the mighty Li and Luo coalition forces.So after being frightened for a short period of time, the Li and Luo coalition forces finally had time to digest the oversized troops. (To be continued..)