Daming Military Empire

Chapter 244 Lecture

After some preparations, Zhu Cijiong finally set off with the Second Corps of the Imperial Guards and the Dingliao Army. According to the original plan, the first stop was Fengyang, the central capital, where there were dozens of rebels with a total of more than 15 people. The Fengyang garrison and Nanzhili garrison led by Huang Degong totaled 15 people. It stands to reason that [-] officers and soldiers could easily defeat the [-] rebels Huang Degong. Why has there been no result after the stalemate for so long?
It's not that Huang Degong is greedy for life and afraid of death, but that Zhu Cijiong has strict orders to guard against death and not to attack!These days, there are a few people who dare to disobey the imperial decree, and that would implicate the nine clans. Of course, Huang Degong didn't dare, so he honestly led the army to guard Wupingwei.

This kind of approach seems useless, but it is actually the last thing the rebels want to see. The rebels are not very afraid of the number of officers and soldiers. You have a large number of people and strong combat effectiveness. We cannot fight, but we can run. As long as the officers and soldiers dare to chase Come out, it will be easy to handle, just send a few people to lead the officers and soldiers to go around in circles, and others can take advantage of the opportunity to rush to Fengyang and dig up the ancestral grave of the old Zhu's family. The crime will be punished, and none of the defenders will be able to escape, and they will all die!
This is a trick commonly used by the rebels. Zhang Xianzhong has played this way in history. At that time, Yang Sichang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was ordered to suppress the rebels. As a result, Zhang Xianzhong led his officers and soldiers around Sichuan, and Yang Sichang followed him, but he couldn't catch up. Zhang Xianzhong once wrote a doggerel sarcastically: "In the past, there was Governor Shao, who often came to dance in groups; what a Yang Ge tribe, Three days away from me."

As a result, Li Zicheng took advantage of the falsehood to attack Luoyang and killed Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu. Zhang Xianzhong also led his army to surprise Xiangyang and killed King Xiang and King Guiyang. Yang Sichang collapsed completely.

Huang Degong didn't know that the guerrilla tactics of the rebels were playing tricks, but Zhu Cijiong knew, so he strictly ordered Huang Degong to hold the city, hold the rebels, and not attack.

Zhu Cijiong made a lot of effort to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. Not only did he send troops to the peripheral Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang and other places to strictly guard against death, but the main force he led also changed to a new tactic. This time he did not send all the 20 troops Concentrate together and advance in groups, but divide the two legions into dozens of troops and cover Fengyang Mansion in the central capital like a net, while he leads the two legions of [-] cavalry Shi Shiran to follow behind, ready to attack at any time. Support each way.

If it was changed to before, it would definitely not work. No matter how bad the rebel army is, 10 people will have no problem against thousands of officers and soldiers. As long as they find the right path and attack wildly, it will take a little time at most, and they will definitely defeat the officers and soldiers. If they do, the net is broken, and they run away again.

But now there is no problem at all, because all the Ming armies are equipped with telegraphs, and when they advance, they all move forward by pulling the wires. Zhu Cijiong also specially designed a set of separate and combined attack tactics for this purpose. Two sets of lines were assigned to each Ming army, the main force and each branch marched alternately, and the communication was kept open at all times. Once the rebel army was found, it would be reported immediately, and then he would command the nearby Ming armies to encircle and suppress according to the number of rebels, or Take the main force directly to support, so that the rebel army will be instantly surrounded no matter which way they attack, and there will be no way to run if they want to run.

Naturally, the various rebels outside Wupingwei did not know that Zhu Cijiong had changed tactics. They were trying their best to lure the defenders out of the city, but Huang Degong seemed determined to let them go. Jumping up and down, swearing in different ways, just indifferent.

It stands to reason that since Li Zicheng's side has succeeded, they should retreat. With the equipment of officers and soldiers, even if there are only 5000 to 5 people inside, they cannot attack, let alone [-] to [-] people inside.Knowing that staying here is a waste of time, and they may be surrounded by officers and soldiers, why don't they retreat?
This is all to blame Saicao Cao Luo Rucai, who insisted on surrounding here to buy time for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

What should Luo Rucai say? Since his nickname is Sai Cao Cao, there must be nothing wrong with his brain, and he should be quite smart, otherwise why would he be called Sai Cao Cao.There is indeed nothing wrong with his mind, and he is full of wit and tricks, very smart, but he has another problem, that is, he is too loyal.

Logically speaking, loyalty should be an advantage, so why has it become a problem again?Talking about loyalty to people who talk about loyalty is naturally a kind of advantage, but talking about loyalty to people who don't talk about loyalty is a problem!

Do Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong talk about loyalty?It is said that Zhang Xianzhong was born as a pig killer, and his characteristic is only one word, that is "ruthless". As for Li Zicheng, he can be said to be a murderer, with several murders on his back, and he rebelled because he could not escape. Two words must be used for his characteristic, that is 'more ruthless'. It is basically difficult for these two ruthless people to show loyalty!
In history, Luo Rucai did not say anything to Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. For example, after Li Zicheng was defeated, he went to Zhang Xianzhong and was almost killed by Zhang Xianzhong. It was Luo Rucai who saved him.Zhang Xianzhong also defected to Li Zicheng after his defeat, and was almost killed by Li Zicheng. It was Luo Rucai who sent him 500 troops privately and let him go.For example, when Li Zicheng was ambushed in Tongguan, Luo Rucai hurriedly persuaded the volunteers from all walks of life to go to the rescue with him, and Li Zicheng escaped.

In short, Luo Rucai was very loyal to these two people, but how did Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong treat him?Zhang Xianzhong will not talk about it, because he went to Sichuan to work alone and basically had no intersection with Luo Rucai. Luo Rucai has been following Li Zicheng all along.The final result is: Li Zicheng killed him in order to maintain his dignity!
So, if you talk about loyalty to someone who doesn't, it's a problem, and it needs to be cured!

Luo Rucai has not yet realized that Li Zicheng is a white-eyed wolf. At the Xingyang Conference, Li Zicheng said that the success of this four-way attack depends on whether the people from all walks of life can persevere. At the last moment, that is: if the officers and soldiers do not come to encircle and suppress, they will never retreat!Only in this way can the imperial court lose sight of the other and panic, only in this way can other rebels have a chance, only in this way can the rebels have a way out!

Luo Rucai believed it deeply, so after finding out that Fengyang could not be taken down at all, he still persuaded the leaders of the various rebels to stay here with him, distracting the court's attention, and creating opportunities for other rebels.He stayed here for more than a month. He didn't retreat when Gao Yingxiang's entire army was wiped out, and he still didn't retreat when Li Zicheng captured Luoyang. He patted his chest and assured Li Zicheng that the officers and soldiers would not come to encircle and suppress, and he would never retreat!

Well, now the officers and soldiers finally came, and they were 20 when they came. By the time he realized it, it was already too late, because he found that there were officers and soldiers everywhere in all directions, and they were already surrounded!
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