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

Chapter 248 Another Eighteen Riders

The Battle of Mushroom Cliff wiped out the imperial bandit Li Zicheng, Xiaoying, Zhezhe, Zhang Hua, Zu Keyong and others all congratulated Li Zicheng.

Lin Yi shook his head. Li Zicheng, a legendary figure, might not be eliminated so easily.

The imperial court suppressed them for more than ten years, Yang Sichang, Xiong Wencan, Zheng Chongjian, Fu Zonglong, Hong Chengchou, Ding Qirui, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and other powerful figures surrounded and suppressed him for more than ten years, but they did not wipe him out.

Especially how seamless the planning in Tongguan Nanyuan was.It is said that Li Zicheng's entire army was wiped out, and he could not escape even if he had wings.Yang Sichang, Ding Qirui, Hong Chengchou and others played their crowns to celebrate each other, and wrote to the court to report their military exploits. As a result, a year later, Li Zicheng came out from Shangluo Mountain again, and then forced Chongzhen to hang himself in one go.

In contrast, the scale of the current battle was much smaller, so Lin Yi didn't hold much hope in this battle, it was just a small victory, but he still ordered people to check the prisoners immediately, and it turned out that Li Zicheng was not there.

Then they inspected the corpses, including those on the mountain and those who fell down the cliff, and went through two or three thousand dead people and one thousand living people one by one. In the end, not only was there no Li Zicheng, but also his wife Gao Guiying. In addition, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Li Laiheng, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, none of these generals under Li Zicheng.

Ji Dong knew that they must have run away, but this Mushroom Cliff is surrounded by cliffs, and there is only one passage. Where did they run away from?After interrogating the captives and searching the mountains carefully, they finally found a hidden cave. The entrance of the cave was covered with wormwood, and people who didn't know it couldn't see it at all.

After finding this dark cave, Ji Dong was afraid that there was an ambush inside. The gunners and archers at the entrance of the cave were all ready, and ordered people to shout inside, telling them to come out and surrender. A few guns and a few more arrows were fired, but there was no response.

In the end, he ordered someone to rush in with a torch. When he got inside, he realized that the further he went into the cave, the lower the terrain, and the darker he went. In the end, he didn't know how far he went. , and left this Mushroom Cliff, it was obvious that Li Zicheng and the others had already run away from here.

Ji Dong ordered to clean up the battlefield and bury the corpses, and those soldiers who surrendered, including the families and children of the thieves, were not to be killed.At the same time, military discipline is strictly enforced, and rape and looters will be killed without mercy.Except for the five or six hundred captives who were willing to stay as soldiers, the rest of the captives were released on the spot, together with the families and children of the thieves.These people never dreamed that they would survive if they fell into the hands of the officers and soldiers. After they were released, they would scatter like birds and beasts.

In the end Ji Dong left Mushroom Cliff with the loot and five or six hundred prisoners.

A few days later, Lin Yi's men teamed up with the three groups of soldiers to search the deep mountains. After searching for a few days, they did not find any trace of Li Zicheng and others.

Lin Yi and other generals had no choice but to jointly report the matter to Yang Sichang in Nanyang and ask for a teacher.

Soon Yang Sichang's order arrived, and Lin Yi and other 5 officers and troops could withdraw to Nanyang City. Yang Sichang personally met Lin Yi and others, and held a banquet for them to congratulate them on their victory.

Then he drafted an excerpt to report to the court, saying that Li Zicheng's men and horses were basically wiped out this time, and the whereabouts of the rest were unknown. They searched the mountains several times, but no one was alive or dead, and then they waited here for the imperial court's order.

At this time, within the Qinling Mountains hundreds of miles away, more than a dozen riders were gathering here.

The leader was Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, followed by his wife Gao Guiying and others.

Li Zicheng's carefully chosen Mushroom Cliff, which was said to be one man guarding the gate and ten thousand men could not open it, was also breached by officers and soldiers in one fell swoop. The 3000 troops were first attacked by red cannons and firecrackers, and finally tens of thousands of troops rushed into the cliff. Li Zicheng's troops were completely unstoppable and suffered heavy losses.

When Li Zicheng fell in love with Mushroom Cliff, it was not because of the dangerous terrain here, there is only one passage, and no one can open it.This is just one of the factors, there is another important factor.He found that there was a secret cave in it, which could lead to the outside.Therefore, it was decided to build a camp here.

Although Li Zicheng's combat effectiveness is not good, 3000 troops, half of them are mobs, and only half are from his old battalion, the combat effectiveness is not bad, charge into battle, attack cities and occupy land, all depend on Li Zicheng's generals, but this time there are too many officers and soldiers In addition, there is too much disparity between the number and widows, plus their powerful artillery fire.

Li Zicheng's generals couldn't hold on no matter how much they could fight, and finally Li Zicheng and the others retreated into the secret road.After getting out of the secret passage, they ran for more than 100 miles in one breath. They stopped to rest after checking that there were no pursuers behind them. .

Specifically, Li Zicheng, Gao Guiying, Huiying, Huimei, Shuangxi, Zhang Nai, Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, Li Laiheng, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu, Liu Tichun, Bai Minghe, Lan Yingcheng, Shang Ziming.

Li Zicheng looked at it, eighteen riders, eighteen riders again!
He couldn't help but think of the Battle of Nanyuan in Tongguan two years ago, when officers and soldiers were ambushing him, only [-] cavalry escaped into Shangluo Mountain after tens of thousands of horses.

It has been almost two years since the incident. He has been recharging his energy in the mountains, recruiting soldiers and buying horses, and making ironware. After saving two years, he finally made a comeback.After defeating the champion several times, he developed to more than 3 horses.

But I didn't expect that the good times didn't last long, and I met Ji Dong again.It has been less than two months since the war, and it has returned to the miserable scene two years ago.

Among the eighteen people, except for Li Zicheng and his wife, sixteen people were very depressed and embarrassed.In particular, several generals were slightly injured. The leader of the boy soldiers, Zhang Nai, was hit by a gunfire on his left thigh, bleeding profusely. General Lan Yingcheng was stabbed in the back.

Fortunately, among the 18 of them was a military doctor. This was Shang Ziming, who was nicknamed Old Immortal. He was the chief medical officer in Li Zicheng's army.

The rest have not followed now, and the entire army must have been wiped out, either dead or captured.This battle was too miserable, the most pitiful thing was their families, female battalion and child soldiers, except for Gao Guiying, Huiying, Huimei, and Zhang Nai, the rest were all finished.

While these 18 people were frustrated, now they hated Ji Dong and Hao Yaoqi even more.

But Li Zicheng still can't figure it out. Hao Yaoqi hates the government the most. He doesn't know how many corrupt officials have been killed. Before Li Zicheng rebelled, Hao Yaoqi had already rebelled.For so many years, I followed King Gao Chuang first, and now I follow him again. I have fought to the death for many years, and I have never been a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

As for traitors, there were many in their team, but Hao Yaoqi hated traitors the most, especially Gao Jie and Xing. When it came to this couple, Hao Yaoqi even hated Li Zicheng even more.

But such a person, why did he betray them this time and turn to Ji Dong? He had nothing to do with Ji Dong before. How did Ji Yi subdue him and make him work hard for him?

Li Zicheng was puzzled by this matter.

The rest of the dozen or so people have now scolded Hao Yaoqi again. If it wasn't for this traitor who lured Lin Yi's troops over, they wouldn't have suffered such a miserable defeat.

Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, and Li Laiheng became more and more angry at cursing, and finally the three of them came to King Chuang to ask for orders. They planned to use the tactic of feigning surrender to assassinate Lin Yi and Hao Yaoqi in the camp, and killed both Lin Yi and Hao Yaoqi. One can also vent the bad breath in the chest.

Li Zicheng did not agree. This trick might work for other people, but it definitely wouldn’t work for Lin Yi, because when Li Zicheng was in Nanyang, he had just used the trick against Lin Yi. The 1000-man undercover agent was caught there, and the entire army overwhelmed.If these people use countermeasures again, they will undoubtedly throw themselves into the flames and die.

"King Chuang, what should we do? So many of our brothers died in vain?"

Li Zicheng's eyes were deep and his face was indomitable. No matter how hard he was hit, he didn't need anyone's persuasion. He could digest himself, never sink, and get up from where he fell. No one can compare to him.

Especially at this time, Li Zicheng saw that the remaining 18 people were all elites among the elites. As for the lost soldiers, what are they?Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. With so many generals around, it will be very simple to find soldiers and horses, as long as they can survive the current hurdle.

Therefore, Li Zicheng encouraged everyone: "Their blood will not be shed in vain. It is still the same sentence. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. As long as I am waiting for three inches, I will be able to kill corrupt officials, get rid of bullies, and pay for the dead." Brothers take revenge."

"King Chuang, what should we do now?"

"The old way is to drill into the forest, find the people in the mountain, and talk about it after you settle down."

Everyone nodded, and Li Zicheng's eighteen riders headed for the depths of the Qinling Mountains...

Lin Yi won consecutive battles, that is, after Luo Rucai was wiped out by the Baishui River, he drove Li Zicheng into the deep mountains and old forests, where he never saw anyone alive or dead. The news quickly spread to Beijing.

Beijing City, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.In the Palace of Qinzheng in the Imperial City, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the memorial. Standing beside him was the Supervisor of Rituals, Wang Chengen, who was holding the pen, several young eunuchs in charge of serving, and a group of court ladies.

At this time, news from Jinzhou in the northeast came first. Huang Taiji and Azig attacked Jinzhou, and they were forced to fight back.

"According to my will, the slaves outside the pass are too deceitful, let Gao Qiqian and Hong Chengchou beat me hard!"

Now Emperor Chongzhen has also become cruel. Since Huang Taiji and the others have closed the door to peace talks, they have no choice but to fight each other.After delivering this decree, his back straightened a lot and his chest straightened up. He secretly thought that if he didn't teach them a lesson, these Tartars really thought that I was really afraid of them.I have been famous for nearly 300 years, Guozuo, Taizu and Chengzu are so wise, how can I let these border barbarians ride on my head!
However, Emperor Chongzhen was faintly worried now.Of course, I am worried about the suppression of bandits in China. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are hard to deal with. These people have spent a lot of national power over the years. If the bandits were not rampant in the country, how could these Tartars outside the customs be allowed to be so rampant?

After this decree was passed on, good news from the south came one after another. First, Yang Sichang's book came. Seeing that Lin Yi beat Li Zicheng and hid him in the deep mountains and old forests, Emperor Chongzhen laughed loudly: "I have Lin Aiqing." Suppressing thieves will be worry-free from now on! Such an excellent minister and good general must be rewarded heavily, Wang Chengen will draw up an order for me, and make Lin Aiqing the crown prince and grand teacher, and still hold the rank of commander in chief."

"Slaves obey the order." The supervisor of rites, Wang Chengen, quickly bowed to receive the order.

After the decree was drawn up, it was handed over to Emperor Chongzhen for review. After reading it, Chongzhen nodded and was quite satisfied, and then used the jade seal.

Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen again, how is the thief Zhang Xianzhong who ran to Sichuan now?
Wang Cheng'en quickly replied truthfully: "The emperor is so blessed, according to the news from Sichuan, the bandits are currently losing consecutive battles, first to Zuo Liangyu and then to He Renlong, it seems that the day when the bandits will be wiped out is not far away. "

"Well, it's good." Emperor Chongzhen was so happy today, and said to Wang Chengen, "You tell Yang Sichang, Zheng Chongjian, Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong that they have contributed a lot, and I will remember their credit cards for them. Suppress Chuang On the day of the thieves, when their teachers return to court, I will definitely reward them well. This time you have worked hard, and go to Nanyang to deliver the decree for me."

"The emperor is sage, the slaves don't work hard, and being able to do things for the emperor is the blessing of the slaves."

The next day Wang Chengen left the capital with two orders from Emperor Chongzhen.

Since Li Zicheng was beaten to death in the Battle of Mushroom Cliff, Lin Yi's troops were stationed outside Nanyang City, standing by for orders.

After these few battles, Lin Yi got a lot of spoils from Li Zicheng, especially in the battle of Mushroom Cliff. Although he didn't wipe out many enemies, he gained a lot because this was Li Zicheng's stronghold.

When they broke through from Nanyang, they brought all the food, gold, silver and jewels to Mushroom Cliff. Of course, most of these gold and silver jewels were snatched from Nanyang and the officials, gentry and wealthy households in those three counties. Unexpectedly, because of Hao Yaoqi, This time it was taken by Ji Yiyi.

Li Zicheng and his group of 18 hurried through the secret passage, and they didn't have time to bring these things, so they gave them all to Ji Yi for cheap.Needless to say, food and grass, white silver, golden gold, as well as pearls and jade jewelry, emeralds and agates, which are dazzling and radiant, are all registered and stored in Lin Yi's Sixth Battalion.

Seeing these things, Ji Dong was of course very happy, Li Zicheng is really a big gangster, he is so fat, these things belong to Lao Tzu!This is the cost of Lao Tzu's suppression of the bandits. Anyway, the imperial court has no money, so it should be considered a subsidy from the imperial court.

Ever since Lin Yi merged with the Shandong warlord Liu Zeqing, Yang Sichang had never mentioned to Lin Yi that when the loot was confiscated, no matter how much loot he got during the war, even if it was gold and silver, it belonged to Lin Yi himself.

It's not that Yang Sichang didn't want it, but he knew that he didn't want to leave at all. He knew that Lin Yi was different from other generals, he was not a submissive type, so he never mentioned these things.

On this day, the great eunuch Wang Chengen arrived in Nanyang with two imperial edicts. He met Yang Sichang first, and was shocked when he heard that the emperor named Lin Yi the crown prince and grand master.

But he still has to be happy, because asking for credit for Lin Yi is his choice. Now that the emperor's reward has come down, there is no reason to be unhappy. Although he has plans for Lin Yi, he dare not lose his composure in front of Wang Chengen , and then came together to deliver the decree to Lin Yi.

As soon as Lin Yi heard that Wang Chengen and Yang Sichang had come with the imperial edict, he hurried out of the camp to receive the imperial edict.

(End of this chapter)