On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of Chongzhen, they felt the threat of the Runing army and had retreated to the northern border of Guide Prefecture. Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai's troops, with their main force of more than 200,000 troops, ignored Guo Tianxing who was besieged by the Runing army.

Shooting more than 60,000 Tuantian troops, they turned west and entered the hinterland of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Caught off guard, the main force of the Runing Army, which was preparing to entangle the reinforcements of the peasant rebel army, could only watch as Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai fled. Seeing that the battlefield situation had changed, the main force of the Runing Army immediately pressed forward and blocked Guo Tianxing.

, the escape route for more than 60,000 people from the Shetaotian tribe to the east.

After hearing that they had been abandoned by Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai were trapped in Guo Tianxing, and the Shetaotian Department was in chaos. The reinforcements of Chuang camp immediately organized their own 13,000 troops to flee eastward. But the main force of Runing Army

Under the resistance of the enemy, only more than 3,000 people rushed out. But even those who rushed out could not keep up with the large group of people who broke into the camp. Basically, they were abandoned in Henan.

Guo Tianxing immediately abandoned the large group of troops. On the night of the 29th, he took more than 5,000 of his elite troops and fled toward Huaiqing Mansion overnight, thinking of crossing the Yellow River again to find a way out.

But after one night, only more than 3,000 people were left around Guo Tianxing. At this time, Zuo Liangyu, who was in Kaifeng City, heard that there was an opportunity, so he led his more than 8,000 horses along the Yellow River to outflank Guo Tianxing.

As soon as the remnants of the army engaged in battle, Guo Tianxing was severely defeated, and most of his relatives were captured by Zuo Liangyu. Guo Tianxing took the remaining 800 people and went up to the Taihang Mountains, led by the bandits who had taken refuge at that time.

The Shetaotian who stayed in place could only integrate the remaining troops. But at this time, the trapped peasant rebel army had already surrendered to the Runing army in twos and threes. When the Runing army understood the situation, they immediately

The whole army came forward to completely eliminate this peasant rebel army.

But the actions of the Runing Army immediately caused the collapse of the entire peasant rebel army, and now a large number of people surrendered to the Runing Army. Seeing that the situation was not good, She Tuantian immediately led the newly integrated 18,000

More than a thousand people fled towards Xuzhou in a panic. The Runing army was temporarily trapped because there were too many surrendered prisoners and could not catch up in time.

Therefore, as of New Year's Eve, the first phase of the Runing Army's battle in Guidefu had almost no casualties. Relying on the strength of the Runing Army and the collapse of the peasant rebel army, a total of 19,000 prisoners were beheaded and captured.

More than a thousand people. Among them were two cavalry groups with a total of more than 600 riders and an old battalion of more than 800 soldiers and horses composed of veterans. Under the leadership of their respective leaders, they surrendered to the Runing Army.

This battle report was delivered to Guide City on the second day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Chongzhen, causing the whole city to boil immediately. The sound of firecrackers completely drowned out the New Year's Eve, and congratulators from the Marquis Mansion were also incessant.

Mr. Hou also held a flowing banquet in the Hou Mansion. However, he also had a trace of regret in his heart. The two main assistants in the Hou Mansion among the military attachés, Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu, became completely enemies during the process of suppressing bandits.

However, Mrs. Hou then thought about it, didn't this highlight Hou Xun's transcendent status? As long as Hou Xun can suppress these two generals, Hou Xun's status in the court will be further improved.

Wu Shigong thought that as long as the remaining peasant rebels were forced into Xuzhou, he would only need to do some finishing work. Because the more than 10,000 peasant rebels who fled into Xuzhou could only collect at most 5,000 who could fight.

There are soldiers.

And where is Xuzhou? It is a battleground for military strategists! From ancient times to the present, how many large and small wars have occurred here in Xuzhou! In addition to setting up the Xuzhou Guard in Xuzhou, the Ming Dynasty also stationed three soldiers here.

There were more than a thousand soldiers. Coupled with the fierce local customs of Xuzhou and the complete coal and iron mines, the combat effectiveness of the miners and the servants of the local gentry also exceeded that of most of the Ming army.

But what Wu Shigong never expected was that in the face of this desperate peasant rebel army, the Xuzhou Ming army hid in the city and did not dare to take the initiative to attack, while the soldiers and military households scattered in various places fled one after another, making it difficult for them to

The strength of the peasant rebel army, which was joined by a large number of local refugees and miners, has been greatly restored.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Shigong arranged for the Runing Army to stay in Guide Mansion to guard the prisoners. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he personally led the main force of the Runing Army into Xuzhou to suppress the bandits.

In the past five provinces, the army of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, had got rid of the entanglement of Li Zicheng's troops and repelled the peasant rebel army blocking the west road. They were preparing to enter Henan to help suppress the bandits. Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's troops also crossed the Yellow River south to join them.

Arriving at the army of Xuan Mo, the governor of Henan.

After Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai's troops broke away from the entanglement of the Runing Army, they quickly headed west and soon left Kaifeng Prefecture and entered Henan Prefecture. This also allowed Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief in Kaifeng City, to free up his hands and follow the Runing Army.

Pick some benefits.

The Xuanmo army guarding Luoyang was also strengthened by Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's troops, and its number reached more than 16,000 troops. With Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's troops of 3,000 troops as the vanguard, they took the initiative to attack Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai.

More than 200,000 peasant rebels launched the attack.

To be honest, this attack was also instigated by Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao. They are both arrogant people and have never taken the peasant rebels seriously. Because until now, the peasant rebels have always seen their

They all fled at the first sign of the flag, and there was no precedent of resistance.

Sure enough, after hearing the arrival of Cao Wenzhao, the number one butcher in the Ming army, the peasant rebels immediately turned south, hoping to avoid Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's troops. During the turn, the peasant rebels dispersed for nearly two days.

The refugees who have just been gathered together.

Moreover, Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai spent a lot of money, breaking into the camp and bringing out 7,000 old soldiers and horses, and Luo Rucai brought out 3,000 veterans of the Three Sides. Under the command of Yang Chengzu, the first brave general of the peasant rebel army, they wanted to stop Zhang Yingchang.

Cao Wenzhao was the vanguard force of the Ming army.

So on the third day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the two sides fought a fierce battle. However, the result of the battle greatly exceeded the expectations of both sides.

In fact, the peasant rebel army has always had a strong fear of the Ming army, especially the elite Ming army from Jiubian. But in fact, after such a long battle, the veterans who survived the old camp in the peasant rebel army

Their combat effectiveness is very close to that of these elite soldiers from the Nine Sides. The only difference is equipment, tactics and morale.

However, during this Henan Xiaoyao Tour, no Ming army dared to stop the peasant rebel army. This situation gave the peasant rebel army great confidence. Especially in a fierce battle in Ningling County, they also trained and grew.

The attitude of breaking into the camp and daring to fight.

Although the equipment and tactics of the peasant rebel army are still far away from those of Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao, the distance can be made up by the number of people! So after the first battle, the two sides fought evenly.

Moreover, in the beginning of the battle, the peasant rebels were a little timid, but the more they fought, the more confident they became. This Yingchang, Cao Wenzhao's Guan Ning Cavalry was nothing more than this! So the morale of the peasant rebels was high

The ground launched rounds of attacks, driving Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao's troops back step by step.

The peasant rebel army commanded by Yang Chengzu was completely crazy. If the army led by Xuan Mo hadn't approached, Yang Chengzu might have won a great victory.

This battle lasted only half a day. Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao suffered more than 600 casualties and Yang Chengzu's nearly 1,000 casualties. Judging from the number of casualties, the Ming army achieved a small victory. In addition, the main force of the peasant rebel army moved towards

Fleeing south, it can be said that the Ming army achieved the goal of the battle.

Moreover, because of the arrogance of Zhang Yingchang and Cao Wenzhao, they thought they were just underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly, so the casualties of the Ming army were concealed intentionally or unintentionally, without attracting enough attention from the Ming court and other Ming armies.

However, when Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai learned about the result, they were greatly shocked. After the shock, they were ecstatic, because they did not expect that their troops had the ability to compete with the elite of the Ming army.
Chapter completed!