Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After Yao Liang in Kaifeng received Xue Yongli's order, he ignored the officials in Kaifeng's efforts to persuade him to stay, and took 3 plus [-] taels of silver later, turned around and went home, and returned at the end of March. Arrived in Guide.

At this time, the city of Kaifeng was in turmoil. Because of the bereaved vassal, Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and Luoyang General Soldier Wang Shaoyu had been locked in prison cars by the imperial envoys sent by the imperial court.The governor of Henan was Gao Hengfei.So in the rush of handover, the officials in Kaifeng City were not in the mood to grind Yao Liang's troops, so that they could not leave.

So at the end, I don't know if Shumo and Yao Liang will stare at each other after Shumo and Yao Liang meet?At that time, the two of them fought tit for tat for the auxiliary soldiers, but now they became a family. The future is really unknown!

At the same time, after discussing with Deng Qifan and the others, Xue Yongli jointly decided on a plan to expand the army in advance and recruit another [-] recruits.However, this recruitment is the first time that the Runing Army requires retired veterans to re-serve because of the "crisis moment".There are nearly ten thousand such veterans, so as long as these veterans are equipped with weapons, they can immediately go into battle.

As soon as Yao Liang returned, Xue Yongli left Zhou Xun in Runing to command, and left He Fei's personal guards and Yang Rusong's Huhou Town in Runing. After that, he led the four towns and the artillery regiment directly under him. With more than 5000 horses, they began to conquer the peasant army of the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo.

By this time, it had been more than two months since the Fifth Gezuo Battalion left the Dabie Mountains.Once out of the Dabie Mountains, the Fifth Gezuo Battalion and the nearby cities of Lianke obtained a large amount of money and food, and the relief also attracted refugees to vote, and their power expanded rapidly.

But there is one county that has not been captured, and that is Huoshan County where Sun Chengxiu was the magistrate.After the implementation of the Runing Army's contraction strategy, although the Dabie Mountains were abandoned.But there are two strongholds that have not been abandoned.One is Huanggang by the Yangtze River, and the other is Sun Chengxiu's Huoshan.Of course, choosing Huo Shan also has Wu Shigong's intention to take care of Sun Chengxiu.

Therefore, when soldiers and horses from the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo attacked Huoshan County, they were surprised to find that there was a battalion of the Runing Army and more than 4000 commercial firms guarded by Chang Meng in the county.If you add the people that Sun Chengxiu mobilized in the city, the number of soldiers and horses defending the city exceeds [-].Such a number of defenders can even exceed that of the average capital city of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the Runing Army is very well equipped.

And Chang Meng, the highest official of the Runing Army in Huoshan County, although he is not very good at fighting.But he is a confidant who stayed by Wu Shigong's side, and he has a good understanding of the fighting power of the Runing Army, not to mention that he is very self-aware.So Chang Meng became a hands-off shopkeeper.Let the troops of the Runing Army and the guards of the merchants play freely.

The result of this battle was no surprise. It was a partial division of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion that attacked Huoshan County.Not many people.After the unsuccessful attack, the morale was discouraged. After the Runing Army rushed out of Huoshan County after recharging their energy, the battle became one-sided.But the partial division of Gezuo Fifth Battalion threw away their helmets and armor and fled away.

And it is impossible for the Fifth Gezuo Battalion to stop for a small Huoshan County. Since Huoshan County has such a strong army, that's good!You are ruthless!We couldn't afford to provoke them, so the Fifth Gezuo Battalion bypassed Huoshan County and headed east.

The eastbound of this road is not detailed.Anyway, there was no Ming army on this road, and the 10,000th Battalion of Gezuo also plundered and recruited refugees along the way, and gradually expanded to [-]+ people.

Until they came to the line between Hanshan County and He County.The Fifth Gezuo Battalion was blocked by the Nanjing Jingying Battalion led by Lu Jiude.The battle between Liu Guoneng's peasant army and Huang Degong's troops was repeated again.

But this time, both sides were very cautious. There was only a small-scale contact battle, and no large-scale decisive battle was formed.Because Lu Jiude had already brought out all the Ming troops in Nanjing, he was afraid that if something went wrong, it would cause corruption in Nanzhili.But the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo did not want to fight the Ming army, and still wanted to find another way out, and resumed wandering around.

So after a period of stalemate, the [-]th Battalion of Gezuo began to collect ships, preparing to cross the Yangtze River to seek another development, but at this moment, the situation of the battle suddenly changed.

On March 13th, 7000th year of Chongzhen, a regiment of the Marine Corps stationed in Huanggang set off ahead of schedule under the cover of seventeen gunboats, and began the campaign of the Runing Army to encircle and suppress the [-]th Battalion of Gezuo.Three days later, the Runing Army's Feima Town and Jiaoji Town's association requisitioned more than [-] horses in the army and civilian horses, and began a rapid march.

On March 28, the gunboats of the Runing Army sailed to the Yangtze River and the county, and opened fire on the ships collected by the Fifth Gezuo Battalion, destroying and capturing more than 100 large and small ships.Then, the artillery fire from the gunboat cleaned up the shore. After cleaning up, at Baiqiao Town, a regiment of the Marine Corps with a total of more than 700 people landed and occupied Baiqiao Town, and blocked it with overhaul fortifications in Baiqiao Town. The retreat route of Gezuo Fifth Battalion.

On the second day, more than 1 Runing troops marched to Shihe Town in a hurry.After handing over the requisitioned horses to the cavalry of Feima Town for safekeeping, the association in Jiaoji Town also blocked the retreat of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion here.And in this way, the Fifth Gezuo Battalion was suddenly surrounded by the Nanjing Jingying Battalion and the Runing Army.

Seeing that the way back was cut off, Ge Zuo's Fifth Battalion immediately panicked.They first launched an attack on the Runing Army in Shihe Town.But the troops defending Shiqiao Town, with the cooperation of Runing Army Feima Town, held the front line firmly.However, the Fifth Gezuo Battalion could not form a continuous attack at all, and the battle was repeatedly frustrated.

Then, the [-]th Battalion of Gezuo began to attack Baiqiao Town.After all, they still have some ships in reserve. If this road is opened up, whether it is walking along the river or crossing the Yangtze River in the dark, they will be able to escape a group.Of course, it is impossible to bring the entire army out of the encirclement.

And this battle was more brutal.After all, the Marine Corps has a small number of people.Although covered by gunboat artillery, the 800th Gezuo Battalion attacked the town three times before and after, and were finally counterattacked by the Marine Corps.However, the attack of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion also cost a lot of money, and they all used the old battalion in the end.The Navy Marine Corps had more than [-] casualties. If it weren't for the small town of Shiqiao, it might have missed due to insufficient troops.

Until April [-]rd, the main force of the Runing Army rushed to Wuwei County under the leadership of Xue Yongli, which made the [-]th Battalion of Gezuo suddenly realize: the Wu Butcher in Runing had already dispatched troops, and he had been surrounded by two powerful Ming armies. up.

As soon as Xue Yongli's troops arrived, they immediately launched a strong attack on Gezuo Fifth Battalion.On April 3th, the Runing Army defeated the 5000th Battalion of Gezuo, killing and capturing more than [-] soldiers of the [-]th Battalion of Gezuo.On the second day, the Runing Army continued to attack, causing the fifth Gezuo Battalion to lose more than [-] people.That night, more than [-] soldiers from the Fifth Gezuo Battalion fled to the Runing Army camp.Under the fierce offensive of the Runing Army, the Fifth Gezuo Battalion was about to collapse.

Knowing that the Runing Army won one after another, Lu Jiude laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.He kept sending envoys to the Runing Army to assure Xue Yongli that as long as the Runing Army completely wiped out the Fifth Gezuo Battalion, he would definitely add officials and ranks for Xue Yongli and all the officers and men.But at this moment, the Runing Army strangely stopped their attack.

On April [-]th, in the camp of Zuo Jin Wang He Jin.

"Call the two brothers over today! I just want to discuss it. I don't like talking about nonsense, so I want to tell the two brothers that I, Lao He, are going to surrender to the army. I don't know what the two brothers mean?" He Jin said.

Today, He Jin only invited Liu Xiyao, the king of the reincarnated world, and Lin Cheng, the king of the troubled times.Because old Huihui Ma Shouying and Ge Liyan He Yilong have always been at odds with the imperial court, and they are very disgusted with Zhao'an, so He Jin first sought out these two companions who were not very firm in their "revolutionary will", and wanted to unify the three of them first. know.

But He Jin's words immediately stimulated these two people. They couldn't help holding down the handle of the knife, and unconsciously looked outside the big tent out of the corners of their eyes, observing possible movements.

"Don't be suspicious!" He Jin waved his hand nonchalantly, "Thinking about tossing a cup, Lao He, do I still dare to sit here alone?"

Liu Xiyao and Lin Chengcheng were right when they thought about it. There were only three of them in the big tent, and they were carrying weapons. If there was an ambush, He Jin might be the first to die.So it seems that He Jin has a negotiating attitude.Therefore, Liu Xiyao and Lin Chengcheng relaxed a little, and their hands were also released from the handle of the knife.

"Brother He, have you contacted the official dog...the government?" Liu Xiyao asked.

"Yeah!" He Jin nodded and said, "I sent someone to visit last night and talked to them."

"Which side is it from?" Liu Xiyao asked again.

"Which side is there? It's on Butcher Wu's side."

"Isn't there another side?" Lin Chengcheng asked immediately, "Speaking from the bottom of my heart, we are at a loss when the battle has reached this level. But the officers and soldiers on both sides have to choose a good one. Whoever has better conditions will go to the other side." Which."

"That's a good word!" He Jin nodded, and said, "Is there still a choice? The person I sent met with Chuang Tatian. He is doing well with Butcher Wu. He will lead his troops and keep his family wealth. , even the family members of the brothers under his command have been resettled, can you give us everything you said?"

"But there is Eunuch Lu from Nanjing! He is much older than Butcher Wu." Lin Chengcheng said again.

"If you believe in the words of those who don't have eggs, sows will climb trees!" He Jin curled his lips disdainfully, "Give us an official position, and be careful against us. The brothers under him will either be cannon fodder or be dismissed. Displaced, unless we want to fight back, otherwise who will care about them?"

Both Liu Xiyao and Lin Chengcheng nodded to He Jin's words.Then Liu Xiyao asked with concern: "Then what conditions did Butcher Wu give us?" (To be continued...)