In the Battle of Huangpi, the Ming army annihilated 20,000 Qing troops at the cost of losing 8,000 people.
After Luotuo led the defeated soldiers to flee back to Huangpi City, he counted his troops and found that there were only more than 20,000 people left. He gritted his teeth and planned to defend behind closed doors.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and with the Ming army's Northern Expedition, the undercurrent surged across Huguangda.
Luotian County is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, bordering Yingshan Mountain in the east, Xishui River in the south, Huanggang and Macheng in the west, and Jinzhai in the north. The whole county is mountainous, from north to south, with many steep mountains and ridges, the main peak of Dabie Mountain is Paradise.
Zhai is located in this county.
These places are all high mountains with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It was here that Xu Shouhui, Peng Yingyu, and Zou Pusheng built the "Red Scarf Army", established the "Tianwan" country, and established the "Zhiping" of the Yuan Dynasty.
Tiantangzhai Xiaoyao Palace is so Xiaoyao! Wang Huoding, a big thief in the eyes of the Qing court, a general appointed by the Ming Dynasty, and the rebel leader of the Xinhuang Forty-Eight Village, set up his camp here.
The Forty-eight Villages of Xinhuang were nominally under the command of King Ning Zhu Tongqi, but in fact they all accepted the official position of Emperor Guangwu. After Zhu Tongqi was defeated from the Dabie Mountains and retreated to Qizhou, his power declined greatly. With the support of Emperor Guangwu, he could barely gain a foothold. Today's Qihuang
The Forty-Eight Village Rebel Army was divided into three branches: Ning Wang Zhu Tongqi, Luotian Wang Huoding, and Macheng Zhou Chengmo, each with four thousand soldiers and horses.
Wang Huoding is in his forties this year. He is best known for his chivalry and righteousness, and is very prestigious among the Qihuang rebels. At this moment, he is holding a banquet to entertain another rebel leader Zhou Chengmo from Macheng.
"Brother Zhou, come and try the Luotian chestnuts, fragrant bacon and golden cherry wine. These are only available in Luotian and cannot be eaten anywhere else."
Luotian chestnuts are large and round and famous all over the world; fragrant bacon is made from the local Luo pig; golden cherry wine is also a local specialty. Delicacies can be found deep in the mountains, such as sweet persimmons, wild vegetables, hanging pot vegetables, poria, and black fungus.
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Zhou Chengmo burst out laughing, "I've heard for a long time that Luotian is rich in products, and it's true. Brother Wang Xian, the more you eat, the more blessed you become!"
The two exchange cups and cups, how happy they are!
Then, get to the point.
Zhou Chengmo asked: "Brother Xian, you asked Brother Yu to come here, not just to eat, right?"
"Brother, the king's army is going to the north. As officials of the imperial court, we should serve the country. I want to join forces with my brother to capture Luotian County. What do you think?"
Zhou Chengmo, like Wang Huoding, was granted the title of Councilor General by Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty. Hearing this, he said with emotion: "How dare you disobey me!"
The two of them joined forces with eight thousand troops and went to Luotian County to kill.
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Liu Bingde, a guard in Luotian of Qing Dynasty, had two hobbies in his life: greed for money and lust.
Not long ago, he received a document from Hu Guangcai, the governor of Huguang, ordering each county to organize team training and put it under the control of each county.
Liu Bingde was overjoyed. The opportunity to make money had come! Luo Tian originally had 600 garrison troops, but he actually formed a regiment of 700. However, he colluded with squires from all over the country and quoted an empty quota of 2,000. Hello, hello, hello everyone, big
Made a fortune.
When you have money, you will naturally spend it. Liu Shoubei rushed to Goulan Courtyard in excitement. He was a frequent visitor here and had included his lover there. It is said that the quality of the girls in Goulan Courtyard was far inferior to that of famous prostitutes. But Liu Shoubei
He is a rough man who cannot appreciate music, chess, calligraphy, painting, folk arts, and military arts. He only likes dry wood and a strong fire, and mixes honey with oil.
"Sir, you are here. I will call Xianglian right away." When the old bustard saw Liu Bingde, he immediately smiled.
Liu Bingde took out an ingot of silver and "brought some good wine and food to the house."
The madam smiled even more happily, and the putty on her face almost fell off, and she was busy going.
"Master, I have learned a new piece of music. Can you play it for me?"
That girl from Xianglian was only eighteen or nineteen years old. She was combed by Liu Bingde when she first started this business. She was of average-to-upper appearance, slightly fat, but she was young and energetic, with snow-white skin, and she could play a few pieces of music.
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"Well, Lian'er plays it for me to listen to."
But it was a song from "The Romance of the West Chamber". Liu Bingde frowned when he heard it, "Although Lian'er plays well, I can't understand it! How about we sing a little song for Lian'er?"
"Master, can you sing songs?" Miss Xianglian's eyes were full of adoring little stars.
"Sir, I know a lot of things." Liu Bingde smiled proudly, tapped the table with his bamboo chopsticks, and sang a folk tune. This tune has a long history and has many versions. Liu Bingde sang it very skillfully and must have hummed it often.<
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Liu Bingde sang more and more energetically, and Xianglian's face turned red the more she listened to it. When the love is strong, things will fall into place.
Liu Bingde hugged Xianglian, threw himself on the bed, undressed and took off his belt, and met frankly. While he was busy, his subordinates came to report, "It's bad, Liu Shoubei, the king of Tiantangzhai has entered the city!"
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Wang Huoding and Zhou Chengmo discussed that it might not be possible to attack the city directly, so they first sent two hundred elites disguised as businessmen to sneak into the city.
Then, take the city gate by surprise.
The rebels entered the city one after another. There were only 600 garrison troops and 700 regiments in the city. The garrison Liu Bingde went to live happily and had no one to command. How to defend it? The rebels captured the city.
Liu Bingde put on his mandarin jacket and gathered dozens of people. He was about to resist, but when he saw rebels everywhere, his face turned pale.
Zhou Chengmo led the army to attack, and with just one blow he cut Liu Shoubei in half, who had just finished his work and was soft-footed.
After capturing Luotian, Wang and his men led troops north again on Tuesday to attack Macheng.
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In the Qizhou stronghold, Ning Wang Zhu Tongqi summoned Fu Qianzhi, Gui Chan, Yu Gongliang and other generals to discuss: "The king's army is going to the north. Your Majesty has ordered me to wait for the opportunity to launch in the north of the Yangtze River. All the princes have discussed, where is the best place to attack?"
Ever since he was granted the title of Queen Ning by Zhu Hengjia as a concubine of Ning Fan, Zhu Tongqi was grateful to Emperor Guangwu and often thought of repaying the favor by performing meritorious services.
"Your Highness, the city of Qizhou is strong, and Huanggang is garrisoned by Hu Quancai, the puppet governor of Huguang of the Qing Dynasty. It's better to attack Guangji and Huangmei counties." Yu Gongliang offered advice.
This Yu Gongliang once led the people to resist rent and rebel against the Qing Dynasty. He was a famous righteous man. Zhu Tongqi sent him to test Emperor Guangwu. After he came back, he called Emperor Guangwu "a dragon and a tiger, with extraordinary appearance, wise and wise, and an unparalleled hero."
Promoted the surrender of King Zhu Tongqi of Shicheng.
"Well, what Yu Gongliang said makes sense." Zhu Tongqi trusted Yu Gongliang very much, and immediately acted according to the plan. He sent Fu Qianzhi and Gui Chan as the vanguard, and gathered four thousand troops from the whole village to kill Guangji and Huangmei.
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The main force of the Qing army was taken away by Luotuo, and the rear was empty. Zhu Tongqi successfully captured Guangji and surrounded Huangmei.
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Hu Quancai, the governor of Qinghu and Guangzhou, has been in trouble recently. First, the Ming army strictly obeyed the imperial army's Northern Expedition; then rebel armies from various places rose up, Luotian and Guangji fell, and Macheng and Huangmei were in danger; soon, a greater crisis came, and Emperor Wu of Mingguang crossed the Yangtze River
, Qian Qianyi’s troops captured Luzhou.
In this way, Huanggang is attacked from both sides. What should we do?
He originally wanted to send troops to quell the rebellion, but since his predecessor Luo Xiujin was defeated in Huguang, there were only more than 2,000 people left in Governor Biao's camp, and they have never recovered their strength. There really are no troops to send?
"Governor Xian, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Liang Biao has five thousand defeated troops stationed in Huanggang. Why not send him to quell the rebellion?" The staff gave him an idea.
"Liang Biaoxiang's navy?"
Hu Quancai's eyes lit up after hearing this, yes! How could he have forgotten this army!
This chapter has been completed!