Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 170
Lin Yi's men had just moved to Lizhou in the north of Shanxi, when Zheng Chongjian's call to action arrived, saying that the stars would not be stained with mud, the lights would not be bright, the sweeping tigers, and the thieves would entangle tens of thousands of horses and harass them. The prefectures and counties have already threatened the Xi'an Prefecture. Li Guoqi, the general soldier of Shaanxi, lost sight of the other, and the situation was already difficult to deal with. Lin Yi was asked to rush to Xi'an to suppress the bandits immediately. He was also accompanied by Chai Shihua, the general soldier of Gansu.

Immediately after the extermination of the thieves, the three generals moved southward to Xing'an, that is, the Ankang area of ​​Shaanxi Province in later generations, and surrounded the eighth king Zhang Xianzhong and Laohui Huima Shouying's troops. He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu had already led their troops to Xing'an .

Seeing that the task of suppressing the bandits was serious enough, Lin Yi immediately ordered the troops to speed up and sent scouts to collect military information along the way.

Soon Lin Yi grasped the thief situation in Shaanxi area.Because the three generals of Guyuan, Lintao, and Ningxia in the Gansu-Shaanxi region, Zuo Guangxian, Mark, and Cao Bianjiao, were ordered by Hong Chengchou to move to Liaodong.

Since Shaanxi is a hard-hit area and the birthplace of thieves in the late Ming Dynasty, of course this is also the focus of the Guan army's suppression of thieves. He was beaten to pieces and disappeared.Only a few small remnants hid in the deep mountains and old forests and hibernated. Over the sky, the lights are not on, the mud is not sticky, the sweeping tigers, and the sky are all famous thieves. They came from thousands of people. There are only 800 to [-] people left in some, and even the fewest people are only a few dozen people left.

During this period, the peasant armies all over the country fell into a low ebb, and these thieves were also discouraged and disappointed. They even wanted to break up at that time. idea.

But at this moment, Cao Bianjiao waited for these fierce men to withdraw. The news of these thieves was very well-informed. They felt that their spring had come again. , They eat everything, they steal money and sex, live a day, and do what they do.

Later, great news came for them. Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng raised their banners to rebel one after another, and Luo Rucai and Ma Huihui followed suit.

With the lesson learned from last time, they know that the government will soon come to encircle them. In order to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the government and the army, these gangsters have united and become more and more powerful, and they all live with their heads on their belts. There is wine to drink, meat to eat, and women to play with. In this kind of life, one day counts as a day, and you don’t leave any regrets for yourself when you die.And they are sometimes very loyal, and they are kind and friendly, and they are a bit of a reckless hero in Liangshan.

Some murderers and arsonists can no longer get along, and bandits and robbers still envy them this kind of life, as long as they can survive, have food, food and clothes, so these criminals come to join them because of their fame, and many lives are not good. The ordinary people who went down also joined them, as did the generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty who were caught by the thieves.

Therefore, although their team is mixed with good and bad, there are everyone, it is purely a rabble, but it develops very rapidly, and it is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball.They murdered and robbed, attacked cities and seized land, and bloodbathed yamen. They pointed their finger at the Ming government and the local tyrants and evil gentry.

After understanding this, Lin Yi had to teach these peasant troops a lesson.

For these peasant armies, or simply called bandit armies, Lin Yi has long had a qualitative understanding. In the textbooks of later generations, they are called peasant rebels. No matter whether the word "righteousness" is missing or not, before crossing In fact, Ji Dong used to sympathize with them very much, because they were associated with farmers and came from poor people, which was determined by Ji Dong's class background.

I used to feel very kind to Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and some of their generals, and once regarded them as heroes whom I yearned for.

But now Ji Dong’s sympathy is gone, because Ji Dong has integrated into the parties involved, that is to say, he has become one of the parties involved in this history from a bystander watching history hundreds of years later, or is called a participant. Or, with the change of status and status, it is of course different to behave in the world.

Ji Dong felt that these people were not worthy of sympathy. Due to the limitations of their class and short-sightedness, they could not become great weapons in the end, and they were eventually wiped out by the Ming army or the Manchu Manchus. The efforts they made, if you say nothing The meaning of positive progress does not conform to the facts. From the perspective of the Marxist view of historical development and historical materialism, they attacked the reactionary rule of the Ming Dynasty and accelerated the demise of the decadent Ming Dynasty. Significantly, if you say that, those traitors such as Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Li Chengdong and the like are all historical heroes.

Not to mention these, but now Lin Yi believes that the significance of their progress is not as great as the negative impact, disrupting the society, and disregarding human lives. Even Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who are talked about by some later generations, are only engaged in Li Landlord and Landlord Zhang's act of replacing Landlord Zhu will cost the lives of tens of millions of people, and Lin Yi also became one of the victims.

Ji Dong thinks that these peasant armies are nothing more than the dross under the rolling wheels of history. If you sympathize with them and treat them softly, you are irresponsible to yourself and sorry for this time travel.

What's more, now that Lin Yi is a general of the Ming Dynasty, his food, clothing and housing are all paid by the court, and dealing with Tartars and thieves is his duty.

Ji Dong knew this well when the frontier soldiers entered the guards and attacked and killed the thieves all over the sky.

Therefore, as Lin Yi walked forward, he warned himself that in this troubled world, there must be no benevolence of a woman. If you want to do a vigorous career, you have to follow me to prosper and oppose me to perish, or else just follow the trend , resigned to fate.Of course, I can't do the latter. Is it for nothing these days?The damn dick is up, whoever dies will be dead, just like what Lu Xun said, we can only mourn their misfortune and be angry with them. I would rather be a hero in troubled times than kill them all!
However, Ji Dong also knew that these thieves must not be underestimated. They are indeed mobs, but how many well-known officials and veterans were planted under the hands of these mobs. In terms of combat effectiveness, they may not be as good as the Manchu Tartars, but their The means can't be said to be low, and they can't say that they are not high, including Emperor Chongzhen, who were forced by them to hang themselves on the crooked neck tree in Meishan.

Crossing the stars, not getting mud, lights not working, sweeping tigers, breaking the sky, Ji Dong counted the leaders of these thieves in his heart, and he knew from their nicknames that they were all thorns that were not easy to mess with, even though they did not Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are well-known, but the imperial court has sent heavy troops to suppress the bandits who have not been wiped out for so long, so they should not be underestimated.

Therefore, as soon as he entered Shaanxi, Lin Yi adjusted his formation so that the newly appointed military officer Wang Jianle (second only to the guerrilla general) led the new training camp to the front, and the deputy general Zu Keyong led Biaoying to the front. Behind, Lin Yi took his personal guards and supplies of food and grass, sandwiched in the middle as the Chinese army.

It should be said that these thieves have very good eyes and ears. They have been dealing with the government and the army for a long time, and they often disguise themselves as ordinary people to inquire about the news of the officers and soldiers. News, now they know everything about the government and the opposition.

Now that Lu Xiangsheng is gone forever, they don't have to worry about Lu Yanwang anymore.

Sun Chuanting was hidden by Emperor Chongzhen, Xiong Wencan was also arrested for questioning, and Hong Chengchou went to Liaodong. These people were probably what they were most afraid of in the Ming Dynasty. Now the lovely Emperor Chongzhen helped them get away, and they are a little unscrupulous.

These thieves have already captured Suide and Yichuan and other counties. Li Guoqi, the general soldier of Shaanxi, lost two battles in a row. With more than 2 troops, there are now only 16000 left. He neither dared to attack Suide nor entered Yichuan. , now he can only divide his troops to defend Yan'an Mansion and Xi'an Mansion. He is afraid that these thieves will take advantage of the situation and take down his Yan'an Mansion and Xi'an Mansion. Zheng Chongjian, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang, how many heads does he have enough for these people to chop off?
Now he can only stand by and wait for help. Zheng Chongjian has sent someone to tell him that Lin Yi, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, and Chai Shihua, the commander-in-chief of Gansu, will come to support soon. Only then did my heart relax.

On this day, General Li Guoqi was in the army tent, and someone came to report, "My lord, the troops of Master Lin, the general of Miyun, have arrived in the area of ​​Luliang Mountain. There are about 7000 people in total. In a few days, we will be able to join you with your lord."

Although he thought 7000 troops were a little small, they finally came, so Li Guoqi twitched his beard and nodded.

"Where are the troops of Mr. Chai, the general soldier of Gansu Province?"

"In answer to the people, no troops have been sent from Gansu, and the Governor-General Zheng Chongjian has sent three appeals in a row, but Mr. Chai has not responded."

"What does the surname Chai want to do?" Li Guoqi stood up after hearing this, "He doesn't listen to what the Governor has to say. Do you have to ask Mr. Yang Ge or the emperor to invite him?"

After waiting for two more days, there was still not a single soldier sent from Gansu, but news finally came from Gansu. The commander-in-chief Chai Shihua said that he had received the news that a group of old Huihui was going to return to Ningxia. There are no soldiers to send, and they dare not leave Gansu.

"Damn it, I obviously didn't dare to come here because of excuses! Only 7000 reinforcements have come, how do we fight this battle? Let Zheng Chongjian come here to supervise the division in person!" Li Guoqi cursed, of course he knew that the men who had returned to Ma Shouying were here now. How could Yunyang from Hubei run back to Ningxia?

"My lord, calm down." Li Longkai, a general next to him, saluted, "Although Mr. Lin only has 7000 troops, they have repeatedly defeated the Manchurian Tartars and won many Mongolian tribes. With more than 1 people, the Lord Shang should be similar in suppressing bandits, at least the Xi’an and Yan’an mansions can be saved.”

"Hey, these thieves are different from the Tartars. They are full of scheming, elusive, unexpected, and run away after fighting. These thieves are hob meat. They don't have many times the strength of the thieves. I'm afraid it's not easy to suppress the thieves. Mr. Yang Ge They are surrounded by four corners and four corners, and the nets from ten sides did not destroy them. Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, their uncles and nephews are so powerful, but they have not been eradicated. What is the use of Mr. Lin with 7000 soldiers? Now the bandits The military strength is more than twice that of ours, can you maintain the status quo? Mr. Zheng wants us to quickly move south to Xing'an after we wipe out the thieves." Li Guoqi sighed and shook his head.

"Then it's a little difficult." The general just wanted to comfort his lord, but when he heard this, he also had a bitter expression on his face, and he was speechless.

Li Guoqi's worry is not unreasonable. These thieves are really difficult to deal with. If they can beat you, they will appear in the open. If they can't beat you, they will hide in the dark. It is Mr. Lin and the others. Well, there are only more than 5 soldiers in total, how to deal with these [-] or [-] thieves?These people are extremely fierce, killing people without blinking an eye.This battle is really hard to fight, if you don't get killed by the bandits, you will have to be killed by Zheng Chongjian, Ding Qirui or Yang Sichang.Hey, this Chai Zongbing from Gansu is too hateful...

The general also shook his head.

At this time, a general galloped from Yan'an Mansion into Xi'an Mansion, and when he saw Li Guoqi, he knelt down: "My lord, according to reliable sources, Sweeping Tiger and Chuangtatian took tens of thousands of horses to Luliang Mountain. It is not good for Master Lin and the others. Please judge, should we send troops to Luliang Mountain?"

"No." Li Guoqi thought, "These thieves are full of tricks. If it is their trick to lure the enemy in, the consequences will be unimaginable. Go back and tell Huang Ming, stick to the city, wait and see what happens, and don't leave the city. "

"Promise." The general agreed, left the General Army Mansion, flew out of Xi'an on a flying horse, beat his horse like flying, went straight to Yan'an Mansion, and went back to pass orders to Yan'an Guard General Huang Ming...

Li Guoqi's lieutenant general, Huang Ming, was ordered to guard the Yan'an mansion. After receiving the order from Li Guoqi, the chief soldier, he did not dare to go out of the city to use troops without authorization.

He knew that their commander-in-chief's worries were not unreasonable. What if they sent troops at this time and someone took advantage of the situation to attack Yan'an Mansion or Xi'an Mansion?
But as far as he knew, the more than 1 thieves, Sweeping Tiger and Chuangtatsutian, must have ambushed Ji Dong and the others. I hope Master Lin can escape this catastrophe.Gansu's reinforcements are hopeless, and Miyun's reinforcements are ambushed again, and future battles will be even more impossible. Where are the four corners, six corners and ten sides?Is it just so few people?
Huang Ming, the deputy commander, was at a loss when he thought about it. He wanted to send someone out to deliver a letter to Lin Yi and the others, but he felt that it was too late.

(End of this chapter)