Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The result of this private transaction is that everyone gets what they want.

First of all, of course, Xue Yongli promised Lu Jiude: The Runing Army has absolutely no objection, and is absolutely loyal to the emperor and the court.As for the artillery of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion, they also seized and manufactured it themselves, and had nothing to do with the Runing Army.

This promise at least made Lu Jiude no longer worried that the Runing Army would not threaten Nanjing now.As for what will happen in the future?Does Runing Jun really think so?Still pretending to be confused!

And Lu Jiude now has the confidence to control the situation.The [-] Southern Zhili troops, facing the [-] Runing Army, guarded the [-] Gezuo Fifth Battalion, which was placed on the spot. This comparison of strength is more than sufficient.Even if it can't be dealt with, with two thousand Runing troops, there can't be a big storm, and there is enough warning time here in Nanjing City.

However, Lu Jiude didn't know how terrifying the military-civilian integration system of the Runing Army Tuntianzhuangzi was.Of course, this is also the result of the fact that the Runing Army has been blocking the internal situation, so that the outside world does not know much about it.

But no matter what, the battle in front of him was finally resolved.Moreover, Xue Yongli was very good, and gave Lu Jiude the first job in commanding and annihilating the Fifth Gezuo Battalion this time.Therefore, because Lu Jiude suffered several defeats, he unexpectedly became the commander in chief of a brilliant victory, which made Lu Jiude feel like a pie in the sky.

As for the generous gift received, it was a surprise to Lu Jiude.Therefore, in order to make a good relationship, Lu Jiude also very interestingly sent two famous prostitutes who Wu Shigong "never forget" in Nanjing.And Wu Shigong, who is currently in Liaodong, just so inexplicably has two more concubines.

As for the opinions of Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi?Will Lu Jiude allow them to object?The reputation touted by scribes is a scum in the eyes of the powerful.It's just that I don't want to get such a bad name in normal times.

Unexpectedly, under Ruan Dacheng and Hou Fangyu's intentional or unintentional publicity in Nanjing, there was a lot of applause for this kind of gift.As long as it can be guaranteed that the literati and poets are still in Jinling City, who will care about those two former masters?As for the old man who beat his chest and stomped his feet like a gorilla who was "broken in love"-Qian Qianyi.All the people in Nanjing completely ignored it at this time.

And the Runing Army was finally able to get away because of the agreement.Because the bargaining time is too long, the battle situation between Huguang and Henan has changed a lot.Zhang Xianzhong's troops and Li and Luo's coalition forces set off big waves one after another.

But after hearing the news from Huguang and Henan, Xue Yongli couldn't stop rashly, otherwise he would have made a pot of raw rice.So Xue Yongli could only bite the bullet and hold on.It wasn't until an agreement was reached and the Fifth Gezuo Battalion was roughly arranged that Xue Yongli led the main force back to help Runing.But at this time, it was already August of the 13th year of Chongzhen.

In April, Zhang Xianzhong's troops were unable to attack Yingshan, so this peasant army crossed the river again.Turn to attack Suizhou with lightning speed, and conquer it within a day.And the actions of this peasant army made the remaining Runing army stand on end, because they were too close to Nanyang and the southern area of ​​Runing.

Fortunately, after conquering Suizhou.Zhang Xianzhong's troops did not flee quickly, they began to sweep the nearby areas.And Zhao Degong, who was stationed in Nanyang Fucheng, was restless.This is the first time he has encountered such a critical moment.Therefore, he repeatedly asked Zhang Biao for help and asked him to send more reinforcements.

But where did Zhang Biao get the extra manpower?Now the left-behind Runing army has to fortify everywhere, defending the peasant army in the north and south directions, and there are already more than 500 people in Nanyangfu City. These troops should be enough to defend such a medium-sized city.

So Zhang Biao took hundreds of soldiers to Nanyang Fucheng to find out the situation.It was only then that the problem was discovered. It turned out that the civil officials in the city, such as the magistrate of Nanyang, did not cooperate with Zhao Degong's affairs of defending the city.

This is also the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, where civil officials are in charge of all affairs of the military and civilians.But now it's really a war.Zhao Degong was a little timid when he met such a civil official who likes to dominate everything, has little knowledge of military affairs, and still holds traditional officialdom concepts.

So Zhang Biao gave an opportunity to Zhao Degong face-to-face: In the Runing Army, officers have the toughest waists, and as long as it is a military issue, civilian officials must stand aside.So Zhang Biao backed up Zhao Degong and let him let go of his hands and feet. If there was any problem, Runing Army would take care of it.

Now Zhao Degong has courage.His family background is either incompetent or inexperienced in field battles, but he is very familiar with defending the city.So Zhao Degong disregarded the opposition of the Nanyang magistrate, requisitioned strong men in the city, concentrated medicinal materials and grain, and reinforced the city wall, preparing for the siege of the peasant army.

Although the prefect of Nanyang, who was deprived of his rights, kept protesting, he couldn't hold back Zhao Degong, who held military power.In this way, after the scholar met the soldiers a few times, the civil officials such as the magistrate of Nanyang could only hide in the yamen and sulk.

And Zhao Degong's decisive action was very timely.In June, Zhang Xianzhong's troops finally let go of their hands and feet and began to go south to besiege Nanyang Fucheng.And he also divided his troops to the east, and even wanted to move to Xinyang.

But the battles of the two armies were not smooth.Zhang Xianzhong, who attacked Nanyang, lost troops and generals under the city. After repeated setbacks, he encountered a surprise attack by Zhang Biao's regiment Lianzhen, so he had no choice but to give up the siege.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Xinyang in the east were blocked by Yang Rusong's Huhou Town at the junction of Runing and Nanyang, and they failed to gain the upper hand in several field battles.If it weren't for Yang Rusong's lack of troops, He Fei's rotation training association had to guard against the northern part of Runing, and they might have been beaten to pieces by the Runing army.

Seeing this good opportunity, Zuo Liangyu, who had been standing still and rushing back to Huguang, also dispatched. Taking advantage of the confluence of the two peasant armies, Zuo Liangyu led his troops to defeat Zhang Xianzhong and wounded him in the battle. The report to the imperial court was suspected of beheading Zhang thief.

On the way to escape, Zhang Xianzhong's misfortunes never come singly, and his remnant soldiers were defeated by Wang Yuncheng again.So Zhang Xianzhong, who was desperate, also defected to the Li and Luo coalition forces.

But at this time, Li Zicheng was a strong soldier, and he also proposed that Zhang Xianzhong "meet him with his own steps, and if he doesn't follow, he wants to kill him."The scene from two years ago was staged again, but the characters were changed. It's really a turn of events!

However, Luo Rucai is indeed very loyal. Although he also had conflicts with Zhang Xianzhong, he stopped Li Zicheng at this time.He also gave Zhang Xianzhong five hundred horses as a private gift, and sent Zhang Xianzhong out of the camp, giving him a chance to make a comeback. (To be continued..)