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

Chapter 213
After winning the tiger's mouth, there are still many post-war matters to be dealt with. Considering that Jiang Xingyuan's injury has not recovered, and Zu Keyong also needs to stay and recuperate. In addition, there are many wounded people in this battle. It is not suitable to travel long distances.

Therefore, Lin Yi left Jiang Xingyuan's fourth battalion here to clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses, treat the wounded here temporarily, and get a batch of food and salary, which needs to be handed over to Wang Jian's sixth battalion. Handed over to Jiang Xingyuan's Fourth Battalion for custody, these post-war aftermath work will take time, but Lin Yi's brigade can't stop because he was ordered to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng.

On the second day, that is to say, Lin Yi only stopped here for one day, and set off on the road with more than 1 people from the first, third, fifth, women's and guard battalions.

After passing the Tiger's Mouth, we walked forward for another day. When it was dark, we set up a temporary camp and buried pots for cooking. After dinner, the army came to report that Li Zicheng's men had captured Nanyang City. Yang Sichang and others Retreat to Luoyang.

Old Li deserves to be promoted as the King of Li Chuang, really amazing. It seems that he did not practice in vain this year in Shangluo Mountain, and won Nanyang in the first battle. Chang Zhiliu is not an opponent at all. According to this speed, next year will be the 14th year of Chongzhen in the historical records, that is, 1641 AD.But this time I met Lin Yi, let's meet him in Nanyang City first to see if you, Li Zicheng, are the best, or I, Lin Yi, are the best!
That evening, Lin Yi sent an order to make meals at the fourth watch and set off at the fifth watch.

Before dawn the next day, Lin Yi's troops set up camp, and more than 1 people marched towards Nanyang City...

Li Zicheng sent Li Guo and Hao Yaoqi's 1 troops to stop Lin Yi. As soon as the troops left, Li Zicheng's army was dispatched.He gathered more than 2 horsemen to attack Nanyang City in three ways.Ask Liu Zongmin to lead a group of troops to attack from Hechuan, Gao Yigong to attack from Xinye, and Li Zicheng to lead Liu Fangliang to attack from the inner countryside. David's Baoding soldiers, Nanyang's defenders, and the newly recruited Henan soldiers were all compressed into the city and dared not fight.

As for the Yang Ge Department, he was protected by a group of staff including Li Wenhai, the head of the Ministry of War, Yue Qijie, the governor of Henan, Chen Qianfu, the push officer of Henan, and Yuan Shu, who participated in politics in Henan, and had already gone to Luoyang.

Nanyang is not far from Luoyang, which is about a few hundred miles away.If it was cavalry, it would have been a two-day journey. Now that Nanyang is in a hurry, Yang Sichang and the others have been defeated and returned to Luoyang.

Bringing his son Xiaofu Wang Zhu Yousong, who also weighed two to three hundred catties, two super fat men came to Yang Sichang's big tent, and questioned Yang Sichang and Yue Qijie's staff anxiously.

What if Nanyang City can't be defended and Li Zicheng's soldiers go to Luoyang?How did you become Minister of the Ministry of War and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet?And you, Yue Qijie, how did you become the governor of Henan?Tens of thousands of officers and troops can't even deal with Li Chuang's thousands of troops. Losing the city and losing ground, you lose again and again. Now you have run from Nanyang to Luoyang, and in the future you will run from Luoyang to Kaifeng, and then from Kaifeng to Beijing?

Yang Sichang and others hurriedly explained to King Fu that they were mobilizing reinforcements to encircle and suppress the intruders.

In fact, now Yang Sichang is ten times more anxious than their father and son.

Because Yang Sichang had still received the exact news that Huang Taiji outside the pass had lost confidence in the Ming court's peace talks, and felt that Ming was not sincere at all, so he brazenly closed the door to the peace talks.Even if the Ming Dynasty sent people to discuss the matter of peace now, he would not agree, and he would resort to force.

He ordered Azige in Yizhou to command 8 troops to attack Jinzhou from the west. Huang Taiji left Daishan and Jierhalang to sit in the capital. Jinzhou goes straight to the north.

The Qing army was divided into two groups with nearly 20 troops, including the Manchurian Tartars, Mongolian Tartars and the Eight Banners of the Han people, and they were already approaching the city.

The eunuch Gao Qiqian, the governor of the Ming army, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, hurriedly gathered the commanders of several towns such as Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Changping, and Jiliao. 10,000+ Ming troops were stationed in Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. Ningjin battle Instantly.

Zhang Xianzhong had already gone to Sichuan to toss, Zheng Chongjian, governor of the three sides, and Ding Qirui, governor of Shaanxi, had no choice but to move to Sichuan and Sichuan's soldiers to deal with Zhang Xianzhong.

In addition, the Fifth Gezuo Battalion headed by Ma Shouying, who returned to your old age, was tossing in the Huguang area. Emperor Chongzhen ordered Lu Jiude, the eunuch, to be the governor, and took Huang Degong and other part of the management soldiers and Huguang soldiers to deal with the Gezuo Fifth Battalion.

The hungry people in Shandong rioted again, and Liu Zeqing also left.

Under such circumstances, the Ming Dynasty was blooming everywhere, and soldiers were needed in several places. Where could the imperial court send reinforcements?
Yang Sichang, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, also knows that the soldiers in the court will be riddled with holes. Those soldiers who ran away as thieves, those who were caught and then became soldiers again, and those who were defeated and were captured, and then returned to the army. The chaotic images of those who turned to the thieves, those who supported their own self-respect, and those who were paid for nothing.

He also couldn't ask Emperor Chongzhen for soldiers. It was enough for Emperor Chongzhen not to ask him for soldiers.

But in the face of King Fu's questioning, he, the minister of the Ministry of War, had to answer respectfully when he saw Yang Sichang, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Because regardless of what he is, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Grand Master of the East Pavilion, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, etc., Yang Sichang was scared to death in front of this King of Fortune and did not dare to hold him too high.

Because Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is the biological son of Emperor Wanli. Among the sons of Emperor Wanli, he ranks third. The eldest is of course Zhu Changluo, who is the biological father of Emperor Chongzhen. That is to say, the old Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is the uncle of the current Emperor Chongzhen. .

Let alone his uncle, his surname is Zhu, and he is a relative of the emperor. No one dares to mess with him. What kind of person is he, Yang Sichang?Emperor Chongzhen can bring it up when he uses it, and put it in prison when he doesn't use it.He, Yang Sichang, was at best a top minister among such ministers.

Yang Sichang is very self-aware and has positioned himself very correctly, so he respects both Old Fu Wang and Xiao Fu Wang.

Because Luoyang is the fiefdom of the father and son, Yang Sichang, as Minister of the Ministry of War, must try to ensure that Luoyang is safe and sound, which is his duty and obligation.

Therefore, hearing Zhu Changxun's question, he quickly said obediently: "My lord, be safe and don't be impatient. I have ministers waiting to ensure that Luoyang is safe and sound."

While comforting Prince Fu and his son, Yang Sichang turned his head to Li Wenhai, the head of the Ministry of War, and said, "Where are Lin Yi's troops heading now?"

Li Wenhai quickly saluted: "Answer, it is reported that he has already arrived in Danyang area, and he will arrive in Nanyang in a few days to fight against the intruders."

Yang Sichang nodded.The old Fu Wang Zhu Changxun said: "Master Yang, who is Lin Yi?"

"Return to the prince, this is the general soldier of Miyun."

"How many soldiers and horses does a mere Miyun general have? I heard that you brought Zhu Dadian's Nanjing soldiers, Tiger David's Baoding soldiers, and Henan soldiers. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are useless. A Miyun What can the commander-in-chief expect?" Zhu Changxun was obviously unhappy with his big belly.

Yang Sichang's old face blushed, and he quickly explained: "Lord Fu, you probably don't know it all the time. This Lin Yi is no different from an ordinary general officer. He was originally a soldier in the frontier army. In the past few years, he has been like a god. Taoist military strategy, punishing bandits and killing Tartars, has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, even the father and son of Jiannu Huang Taiji outside the pass were defeated by him. There are also Luo Rucai and other gangsters. Because of his meritorious service, his official position has soared all the way, from the small banner in the army to the thousand generals, guerrillas, generals, deputy generals, and now the generals. General Pingzei, he is coming, and he will surely defeat the intruders, so don’t worry, my lord.”

Hearing this, the old Fu Wang's chubby face with big gongs eased his anxiety, but he was still worried: "Although Lin Yi is good at fighting, after all, there are too few soldiers and horses, only more than 2 people." , and I heard that Li Chuangzei now has tens of thousands of people, even if Lin Yi comes, he may not be able to succeed, and he is dispatching troops, including all the soldiers and horses from Kaifeng, Henan."

"What the lord said is that the cabinet department will do it now."

Yang Sichang didn't even dare to say a word, and immediately ordered Yuan Shu, who participated in politics in Henan, to transfer the soldiers and horses in Kaifeng.Kaifeng was the provincial capital at that time, and Yuan Shu also had a job, that is, Daliang Bingbei Dao.So it was just right for him to do this task.

After Yuan Shu took the order, he immediately took people away.

Only then was the old King Fu satisfied, shaking his huge body and his son's two big fat men, he left Yang Sichang's tent and went back to King Fu's mansion.

After the Zhu family's father and son left, Li Wenhai quietly said to Yang Sichang: "Your Excellency, there is one more thing. According to reports, the intruders sent 1 troops, led by generals Li Guo and Hao Yaoqi, to stop the attack from the mouth of the tiger. Lin Yi went, it is said that both Li Guo and Hao Yaoqi have the courage to be undeserved. Especially Li Guo is brave and resourceful, I hope Lord Lin can pass through the tiger's mouth as soon as possible to relieve Nanyang's danger."

When Yang Sichang heard this, his heart hung in his throat.Of course he had heard of the two names Li Guo and Hao Yaoqi, and knew that they were famous generals under Li Zicheng.

Don't look at how he boasted about Ji Dong in front of the old Fu Wang just now, that was to comfort the old Fu Wang and find a way for himself. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in Ji Dong.Don't look at Lin Yi who killed Luo Rucai in the battle of Baishuihe.But how can Luo Rucai be compared with Li Zicheng now?
I hope Lin Yi can win this battle. If he loses, no one can deal with Li Zicheng. The power of intruders is developing so fast. Nanyang, Luoyang, and Kaifeng are more important than each other. If these places If there was a mistake, the Emperor Chongzhen had to let him do it, and even directly killed him.

Therefore, Yang Sichang was worried these days, and sent a large number of scouts to the Danyang area to inquire about Lin Yi's news, knowing that he got the news that Lin Yi broke the tiger's mouth on this day.

Yang Sichang breathed a sigh of relief, wishing he could kneel down and kowtow, Mr. Lin really lived up to expectations, great job!

But Yang Sichang was only half happy when the news of Nanyang's fall came. Li Zicheng's three-way army took Nanyang in only five days.Yang Sichang's heart that had just been let go hangs up again...

(End of this chapter)