Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Such a brutal official army is already in the same situation as the people of Xiangyang.Hearing that the peasant army was coming, they all burned incense and saluted, and offered wine to welcome them.Some people even took the initiative to act as guides, leading the peasant army to bypass Zuo Liangyu's fortifications and cross the Han River from the entrance of the White Horse Cave.And he also desperately carried the guns for Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and assisted the brigade to cross the beach.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zuo Liangyu immediately broke out of the camp and fled eastward. What he passed was burning down the houses, destroying all the stoves and wells, arresting all the young men and women, killing all the old and weak women and children.In order to be able to explain to the imperial court, he asked Ma Xianglin, the chief soldier of the collateral line, to stick to Xiangyang City, which has no soldiers and no food.

Before the war, Wu Shigong wrote to Ma Xianglin, asking Ma Xianglin to flee to Runing in a critical moment.But Ma Xianglin was deeply influenced by his mother's "loyalty to the emperor".Before the war, he wrote to his mother Qin Liangyu: "My son swears to live and die with Xiangyang, and I hope that adults will not worry about my son's safety!" Qin Liangyu's reply letter only had one sentence: "Yes! Yes! Really my son!"

On October 22, the city of Xiangyang was broken, and Ma Xianglin died in battle.After the news of the fall of Xiangyang reached Jingzhou, King Hui Zhu Changrun, governor of Pianyuan Chen Ruimo, and various ministers of civil and military affairs led the absconding, so that there was no one at the gate of the city.On the [-]th, the peasant army occupied Jingmen Prefecture and advanced towards Jingzhou.Jingzhou scholars slaughtered pigs and sheep, and held up banners to welcome the peasant army. On the [-]nd, the peasant army entered Jingzhou and killed the whole family of Ming Xiangyin King Zhu Yanyi.

It can be seen from this that Zuo Liangyu devastated the people of Huguang so badly that the people were looking forward to the arrival of the peasant army to rescue them from the fire and water.But in this way, the threat of Zhang Xianzhong's troops to the Runing Army suddenly increased.

Then, the peasant army continued to march towards Chengtian.And Chengtian is Zhongxiang County, Hubei today, and it is the fiefdom of Emperor Jiajing's father Xingxian Wang Zhu Youhang.Because Ming Wuzong Zhengde had no sons after his death, Jiajing became the successor of Datong.Therefore, Zhongxiang was also regarded as the "land of dragon potential", and it was also the location of Xianling, so it was upgraded to Chengtian Mansion, and two guards of Chengtian and Xianling were set up for defense.

When the storm of the peasant army swept across the land, the imperial court, in addition to moving the general army of the province to garrison, also transferred other provinces to assist and suppress the general army to assist in the defense, and ordered the provincial governor and inspector to sit in Chengtian to protect the mausoleum.But even though there are heavy soldiers guarding here, they can't shake people's will.When the vanguard of Zhang Xianzhong arrived in Chengtian by boat, some local residents wrote "Welcome Wangshi" on the gate.Some opened the city gate of Xiguan to welcome the peasant army into the city.

On the first day of November, the Peasant Army conquered Chengtian.Huguang governor Song Yihe committed suicide, inspector censor Li Zhensheng was captured, general soldier Qian Zhongxuan died in battle, and Qin Tianjian doctor Yang Yongyu surrendered.Zhang Xianzhong ordered to change Chengtianfu to Yangwu Prefecture.This means that the place where the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the sky has become a place for the peasant army to show off its might.At the same time, people were sent to demolish the Xiangdian of Xingxian Mausoleum and excavate Xianling Mausoleum.

When Zhang Xianzhong's peasant army was brilliant all the way.The Runing Army has been standing still, even after the Peasant Army entered Huguang.None of the naval battleships of the Runing Army entered.This enabled Zhang Xianzhong's troops to cross the Yangtze River and the Han River smoothly back and forth.

The main reason for this is that Huguang is the territory of the Zuo Liangyu Department of the official army.The Runing army did not want to have any friction with the Huguang official army before solving the problem of the Li and Luo coalition forces in the north.In addition, the expansion of the Runing Army is concentrated on the army side, and the navy's gunboat construction has been greatly slowed down, which also makes the navy not capable enough to block the Yangtze River and the Han River.

But Wu Shigong didn't expect that Zhang Xianzhong would recover so quickly, let alone Zuo Liangyu was in such a bad situation.Even Xiangyang, his hometown, gave up as soon as he said he would give up.

Although in terms of performance, Wu Shigong was very saddened by the death of his brother-in-law Ma Xianglin, but he was more worried.Now Runing's defense is empty, and Zhang Xianzhong's peasant army in Huguang is getting bigger and bigger. Wu Shigong is really afraid that Zhang Xianzhong will stab him in the back.

"Uncle! The only thing we worry about is the Qin army and the Chu army. Now that the Qin army has suffered a crushing defeat, the Chu army has already gone to these two enemies. And our Runing army is only focused on foreign affairs. Where can we go inside the universe? "Xue Yongli comforted Wu Shigong.

"So, it's really unreliable to rely on these pig teammates." Wu Shigong also shook his head with a wry smile, "We can't spend time in Henan Mansion anymore. The south is our foundation, and we must not lose anything. Let Yongzi and Xunzi first Enter Huguang to encircle and suppress! We will start another war here, and strive to drive out the Shan bandits from Henan Mansion within a month, and then the main force will go south to wipe out Zhang bandits first."

"But without Commander Zhou watching in Nanyang, we can't drive the two thieves Li and Luo to the south, or force them to return to Shaanxi, or force them to cross the Yellow River, which is different from our pre-war estimates. Ah!" Xue Yongli said.

"It's best to force them into Shaanxi. As long as we hold Tongguan in our hands, a large number of Shaanxi thieves won't be able to get out. It's also good if we don't cross the Yellow River. Let them go to Beizhili and Shanxi to make trouble. I need to inform Yu fool, If he wants Henan Mansion, he has to do it himself, and our Runing Army will not do things for him."

"Hmm!" Xue Yongli nodded, then she considered for a while, and pleaded for Zhang Rubao: "Then Rubao also has nothing to cook, and you can't blame him if you can't control Jiang Nian. How about being demoted and retained?"

"Forget it! The whole army is notified!" Wu Shigong waved his hand and said, "Give him another chance. However, it is also good to drive away the Shaanxi bandits. We will go to Huguang this time and take Ruzhou and Nanyang by the way! Grab it in your hand and talk."

"Uncle! My little one, I heard that Mr. Deng's mind is going to explode these days. In Runing, a group of people who lent us money are all around him, and they want to get the land in Henan earlier." Xue Yongli smiled.

"Divide the unclaimed land that has been measured first! Let these rich men rest at ease. I also ask Mr. Deng not to worry anymore. It is fair for everyone to draw lots. But the management of those Zhuangzi needs us from the Runing Army, especially It's the farm guard team, and it can't be controlled by those squires. I don't want to create a state within a country. As for the seeds and farm tools, those who take the land will take care of themselves. In terms of manpower, we still need to capture more prisoners. Weak women and children are fine. These people will be counted as domestic slaves of our Runing Army, and they will be temporarily lent to those gentry, so we will not charge any more money! It can also be regarded as a preferential treatment for them."

"However, there are quite a few self-cultivating farmers in Henan. According to calculations in the inner study, less than [-]% of the local people own land. The rest of the land is in the hands of the emperor's relatives and officials' families. My son, you are afraid of causing trouble if you handle it like this. !” Xue Yongli worried. (To be continued..)

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