Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Weishi County, Henan, West Jiangzhai.

"My lord! Why did the bandits dig so many ditches? How can our horses survive?" an officer from Pegasus Town asked Zug.

The long-distance attack of Pegasus Town made it difficult for the Peasant Army to respond.It wasn't until they came to Xijiangzhai that Feima Town met the hastily gathered more than 7000 peasant troops.

As for Xijiangzhai, it was already outside the encirclement circle of Zhuxian Town, and the peasant army relied on the already dug ditches, earthen walls and other fortifications to stop this army of cavalry officers.

For Pegasus Town, it doesn't take much effort to defeat the [-] peasant army in a field battle, but let the cavalry fight the tough battle?That's a little difficult.

"Let all the regiment get off their horses and form an infantry phalanx. Crap! I have practiced this before, do I still need to teach it?" Zug immediately cursed, "Let the horses behind carry mud bags to help Fill the ditch. Do you bastards think that you are superior to others when you get on a horse? We are the Runing Army, we have to be infantry when we should be infantry, and we have to do the work of civilians, and we must be worthy of the monthly two or five renminbi (Runing army cavalry pay)."

"promise!"

Under Zug's order, the first regiment of Pegasus Town immediately dismounted and formed an infantry phalanx, and the one-pounder artillery used by the cavalry was also pulled up. attack...

In the early morning, Yu Zilian patrolled around Yanggu Town as usual.But today, as soon as he walked to the edge of the outer earth wall, he lifted his steps and rushed towards the wall.Then he lay down on the top of the wall and stared out with his eyes wide open.

The soldiers on the side quickly stepped forward and held up the shield to protect him, but Yu Zilian angrily pushed away the shield hand, then he pointed to the outside of the earth wall and shouted at the officer in charge of the defense here: "You are blind! , the thieves all ran away. You still don’t know?”

The aides and officers following Yu Zilian's inspection immediately all fell to the top of the wall, only to see that the camp of the Peasant Army outside was lifeless, extremely quiet, and looked deserted.

"My lord! The thieves made a lot of noise last night, and the little ones were preparing for their sneak attack, and didn't pay attention at all..."

"Okay! Stop talking!" Yu Zilian waved his hand to interrupt the officer's defense.Even if you can't see clearly at night, you should observe the situation in the morning, and even send some spies out of town to investigate, so what the officer said is not a reason.

"You take people out of the town to inquire now. If you don't inquire about the situation of the Qing thieves, you don't come back. The whole army is assembled! Prepare to chase the thieves."

"promise!"

……

After the whole Heiyun army had assembled, Yu Zilian also calmed down completely.The people who went out to inquire about the city have also returned, and they reported that the retreat of the peasant army was hasty, and a lot of luggage was abandoned.Judging from the traces, the peasant army has withdrawn thirty miles away.

"My lord! What should we do?" Zuo Yin asked.

Yu Zilian pondered for a while.Immediately ordered: "Let's not follow the thieves, let him go wherever he goes. Listen to the order: the whole army immediately marches towards Kaifeng."

"Ah?" The staff and officers screamed in unison.In their view.The Black Cloud Army will either retreat or retreat.Either follow the peasant army in pursuit, and never take Kaifeng City as the first goal.So they couldn't understand Yu Zilian's order.

And Yu Zilian looked at the expressions of everyone, and explained: "Since the thieves retreated in such a hurry, it must be Ru Ning Wu Fu who came. As for suppressing the thieves, let him bother. Let's go to Kaifeng quickly. As long as the siege is resolved, let alone the first credit, we will always have a share of the credit."

After listening to Yu Zilian's explanation, Yang Tinglin nodded and said, "Feng Gu is right. I arrived in Kaifeng City earlier, and there is a reason to ask the court for food and payment."

With Yang Tinglin's approval, the decision was made.But Yu Zilian thought about more than that.

Now that Wu Shigong was judged to send troops, as a "rival in love" who knew Wu Shigong well, Yu Zilian knew that the Runing Army would definitely achieve the goal of sending troops.The retreat of the peasant army that surrounded Yangcheng Town also proved this point.Now that the peasant army in Yangcheng Town has retreated, the peasant army in Kaifeng City will also retreat.Therefore, there should be no risk for the Heiyun Army to go to Kaifeng City.

And Yu Zilian also has his own ambitions.He has achieved the first step of owning the army, and the second step is to find a base for the Heiyun Army, which can provide supply guarantee for the Heiyun Army.

If the Kaifeng city can be rescued in the first time, then the imperial court will definitely reward them.Although Yu Zilian's approach is somewhat opportunistic, but in the competition with Wu Shigong, Yu Zilian is confident to gain the upper hand.

And at that time, Yu Zilian could find a foothold for the Heiyun Army in northern Henan.Even if the Runing Army actually controlled the entire territory of Henan, Yu Zilian could also bring the Heiyun Army to Beizhili to find a piece of territory. After all, Yang Wenyue had died in battle, and there would be a vacancy in Beizhili.And in this way, there is a material guarantee for the survival and growth of the Heiyun Army.

On the ninth day of September in the 15th year of Chongzhen, the entire Runing Army began to storm the defense line of the Li and Luo coalition forces, and launched a military operation to rescue Kaifeng.

On the [-]th, Yang Rusong and Shu Mobu of Donglu broke through the defense line of the peasant army and repelled the counterattack of the peasant army.In the evening of the same day, the peasant army in Yanggu Town withdrew the siege and retreated westward to the main force of the Li and Luo coalition forces.

On the same day, a family camp in the rear of the Matali and Luo coalition forces in Feima Town, which was interspersed in a large area on the left, caused more than 2 casualties of the family members of the peasant army.

On the [-]th, the Heiyun Army, led by Yu Zilian, who learned that the siege had been relieved, rushed to Kaifeng City.

On the same day, Yang Rusong and Shumobu, who were heading towards Kaifeng City in the northwest, encountered the retreating peasant army in Yanglu Town. many people.If the Runing Army hadn't been in a hurry to rescue Kaifeng, the peasant army might have been wiped out.

On the same day, the Pegasus Town of the Runing Army on the West Road encountered the peasant army of Xijiangzhai. They started a hard battle and rushed through the fortifications built by the peasant army step by step.Although the battle went smoothly, the time for Feima Town to rush to Kaifeng City was delayed.

That afternoon, after Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai learned about the battle reports from various places, they realized that the Runing Army in the front was attracting them so that they could not move at will, but the army of Runing Army appeared in the east and west. A semi-encirclement circle was formed, with a posture of swallowing the main force of the Li and Luo coalition forces in one gulp.So in the panic, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai immediately issued an order for the entire army to retreat. (To be continued..)