Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The knight riding his horse and whipping his whip was lowering his head and walking quickly, when suddenly bursts of muffled thunderous sounds entered his ears. [ ] Reminiscent of his mission, the knight reined in his horse with a pale face, then climbed up the low slope on the left side of the road and tried his best to look in the direction of the thunder.Soon a thrilling scene appeared in front of his eyes. Countless fleeing crowds were hacked one by one by the chasing knights on horseback. Only those who begged on the ground could escape death by chance.

Due to excessive horror, the knight watching the battle was stiff and almost completely forgot his reason for coming. Fortunately, the three-color battle flags that appeared later finally brought back his mind.Like an old cat whose fur has exploded, the knight subconsciously turned around and ran down the slope, so anxious that he tripped over a few unremarkable stones and fell to the ground.However, the knight obviously cared about the pain, clutching his bleeding forehead, hurried back to the horse, and then drove the already quite tired mount back the way it came.

Unaware that Gartu's envoy had been frightened back, the cavalrymen of the Zheng army were finally ordered to gather their formation after a hearty massacre.Although the killing stopped there, thousands of corpses lay under their horseshoes, and nearly [-] Green Battalion soldiers who were still in shock became captives.

Of course, part of the Qing army escaped, but Zheng Jun was obviously not worried that they would flee to Xiangfan to strengthen the defenders.Compared with the rout of the northern green battalion who were not familiar with their lives, Commander Zheng Fang felt even more troubled by cleaning the battlefield before sunset and monitoring the tens of thousands of surrendered troops in front of him.

"There is no cannon, which means that the Outer Firearms Battalion should be at the end." Le Minyue judged based on the findings on the battlefield. "It's just that I don't know where the Tartars are now. If the forty cannons were allowed to escape, it would be unacceptable. Brother Long Jie, what advice do you have for this?"

Yin Mintong took the towel from the attendant and wiped the sweat from his brow, and then responded in a calm voice: "Brother Long Jie, Mr. Lin had already planned before the battle, so obviously we don't need to attack Xiangfan. [ ] I mean , Simply go north, take the entire Nanyang Mansion into your hands, and completely cut off the way for the Qing captives to flee north to Henan and west to Ganshan."

"Take down the entire Nanyang Mansion." Le Minyue took a sip of water from the kettle, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face. Yin Mintong's so-called complete cut off of the Qing army's escape from north to west is actually untenable. In fact, Nanyang has a vast territory There are many roads. Not only is there Zijing Pass in the west that can lead to Gansu and Shanxi, but it is also adjacent to Kaifeng Mansion and Xuzhou Zhili Prefecture in the north, and it is also connected to Runing Mansion in the east. If the Qing army is allowed to escape, there will be at least six The defensive force of 7 people, otherwise they would not be able to stop them from escaping in all directions. Therefore, there is a saying in history that Xiangfan is Jing'e Yaohou and Nanyang is the emperor's township, not the other way around.

"Taking Nanyang Mansion is to bypass Huanghuai and look north to the former station of Central Plains." Le Minyue paused to show that he understood Yin Mintong's true thoughts. "But Mr. Lin didn't let us participate in the attack on Xiangfan because our cavalry is precious. In the same way, Brother Long Jie is willing to use cavalry to attack Jiancheng?"

Yin Mintong laughed loudly: "Brother Zhicai really knows how to joke. No matter whether the city is strong or not, I will never agree with the idea that it is just a cavalry attack."

Yin Mintong pointed to the captives in a place: "For the time being, regardless of whether our army will open the city to beg for surrender, even if we want to face the fortified city, what are these, they will not let them eat our army rations for nothing."

Le Minyue also meant the same thing, and the two immediately hit it off: "Then it's settled, come!"

Le Minyue shouted at the staff officer beside him: "Immediately send someone to report to Mr. Lin, saying that our department has defeated [-] reinforcements from the Qing army, beheaded [-], and captured [-] enemies. Our casualties are only [-]." , but the artillery team of the Banner Battalion was nowhere to be found. Therefore, our department will take a short rest and head north tomorrow to find the artillery team of the Qing Army and wait for the opportunity to seize Nanyang Prefecture and surrounding counties."

Le Minyue's report was obviously embellished, linking the seizure of Nanyang County with the search for the follow-up troops of the Qing army. Yin Mintong only reminded: "The Qing captives who fled to the north may have returned the same way, so the brigade or We can go out tomorrow, but in order not to leak the news, we should send a regiment of elite soldiers to block the four gates of Tang County first. 【New】”

"Brother Long Jie is right." Le Minyue nodded. "Then it's settled." Le Minyue explained a few words, and soon a small troop left the brigade and headed straight along the river towards Tang County. "Then it's time to deal with these surrendered troops." Le Minyue pointed at the dark crowd of heads in the distance with his horsewhip. "Pass down the order and let them hand over more than a thousand official bills. If there are hidden ones, the old rule is to kill at eleven."

Just as the cavalry reported their achievements and future plans, the battle in Zaoyang was at its final juncture.Zaoyang is a county under the administration of Xiangyang Prefecture. It does not have complete city defenses like Xiangyang and De'an, and it is not as good as the two frontline cities of De'an and Suizhou.Therefore, when the defenders of De'an changed flags and Suizhou was tricked by Yue Shenglong to open, control the city gate and soon fell, Zaoyang was caught off guard and fell into the siege of Zheng's army.

Facing the raging army outside the city, the Qing army guarding the city naturally wanted to surrender, but Fu Tu, who was in Zaoyang in Huguang, participated in politics and held the grain store, beheaded two Qian Zong who proposed to surrender. The Zaoyang county magistrate continued to resist.Speaking of it, even if Fu Tu mobilized the people in the city to go to the top of the city to resist, it would be like a mantis' arm, but Zheng Jun did not launch the attack immediately in order to avoid his own casualties.It wasn't until the arrival of Yue Shenglong's Department, which had incorporated the Suizhou garrison, that the war really broke out.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the new attached army has always been the most brutal support for the Qing army, and vice versa. In order to show his ability in front of the new master, Yue Shenglong did not hesitate to use the little Zaoyang as a knife. It is extremely hot when it is opened---although the workmanship of the artillery built by the Qing army is poor, and the firepower is far inferior to the field artillery used by the Zheng army, but because Yue Shenglong immediately called more than [-] city fire artillery in De'an and Suizhou to fight Zaoyang bombed indiscriminately, so the city wall of the east city of Zaoyang was quickly defeated-then the two sides fought repeatedly around the defeated city wall.

Although the Zaoyang garrison resisted tenaciously under the intimidation of Manren Daotai, and even though the strong men in the city were killed and injured, Yue Shenglong took advantage of manpower to rush into Zaoyang City within half an hour after the shelling ended. , Then a new round of fighting started in the small county town.

"Lord Yue," the shouts of killing in the city have gradually faded, and the black smoke soaring into the sky is also slightly dimmed under the cover of twilight. At this time, the supervisor Zheng Fan who followed Yue Shenglong warned with a serious expression that he had just completed a magnificent turn. someone. "Since this city is about to change hands, it is the territory under the rule of this vassal. I also ask Mr. Yue to restrain the troops immediately, so as not to accidentally injure innocent people."

If someone else said that, Yue Shenglong would have blocked him back with a sentence of compassion, but this is different from the past. After all, he is a newcomer who has just joined the past, so he can't be too domineering. Who knows that the prisoner next to him What is the origin of the army and whether it can go directly to Tianting, so Yue Shenglong accepted the suggestion as a matter of course.

"Master Hao is right, come here," Yue Shenglong took off the sword from his waist and threw it in front of the horse. "Pass around the whole city with the sword of my officer, and anyone who commits crimes and violates military discipline will be punished with all my might!" The general took the order and left, and after waiting for a while, Yue Shenglong made a gesture of invitation. "How about Master Hao going to the city together?"

The military supervisor surnamed Hao did not dare to embarrass Yue Shenglong who treats others with a smiley face. After all, he first donated the city of De'an, then provided detailed information on the reinforcements of the Qing army, and then tricked and opened the gate of Suizhou city, allowing Zheng Jun to go smoothly. Breaking into the city, coupled with the fact that De'an has just been conquered, all these merits add up, not to mention that Lin Sheng has already agreed to sponsor the other party as the commander-in-chief and earl, even if the merits are re-recorded, this will also make the other party a high position in Zheng Fan , so he nodded in agreement.

But before the two of them entered the city, several captives had already pulled them in front of their horses: "Junmen, this is"

"Needless to say, I know you." Yue Shenglong looked down at someone whose joint was broken in front of him. "Master Fu, please stay safe." Fu Tu yelled, but Yue Shenglong was like a breeze blowing his face, not at all annoyed. "Yue is a descendant of Wu Mu. In the past, Qu Jie joined the bandits because of helplessness. Now he just doesn't want to be a generation who forgets his ancestors. Master Fu, why bother to chatter." Of course, Yue Shenglong didn't say this to Fu Tu, but wanted to Hao, who was next to him, explained to Ming Zheng's high-level why he would join him. Of course, this is just a certain degree of deception, but the world may accept this trick. "Come here," since Supervisor Hao had heard it, Yue Shenglong naturally wouldn't continue talking to Fu Tu. "Send Mr. Fu to Mr. Lin."

"Junmen, little one, you didn't resist the Heavenly Soldiers on purpose!" The guerrilla hijacked by Fu Tu didn't know who Mr. Lin was. He thought he was going to send himself on the road, so he prostrated himself in front of Yue Shenglong's horse and wept bitterly. pleading. "Junmen, give the lowly job a way out, and the lowly job must be a cow and a horse to repay the military sect's great kindness!"

Yue Shenglong listened with a smile at first, but from the corner of his eyes, he suddenly noticed Hao Jianjun's disdainful expression, and his heart suddenly moved. Yes, he took the initiative to surrender and made great contributions. Naturally, it is his capital to gain a foothold in Zheng Jun. This self-joy is the way to bring disaster, thinking about it, Yue Shenglong suddenly changed his smile into a sneer: "Gua, come here, take it with you."

When the shouting Qing army guerrillas and Fu Tu, who was like a dead dog, were dragged away, Supervisor Hao suddenly said: "Master Yue, I will not enter Zaoyang, and I need to leave as soon as possible after the inspection. Lin Zongzhen sent people to guard."

Yue Shenglong's eyes narrowed all of a sudden, and he heard Hao Jianjun continue: "Tomorrow morning, our army will continue to advance eastward. Only by taking down Xiangfan and blocking the northward retreat of the Qing army in the south of the town, can my lord be able to move forward in the future." There is a place before the king."

Yue Shenglong was terrified, and immediately responded: "Your Excellency's words are true, I will issue an order now"