Besides, after Zhong Xingcan's 17,000 men were completely defeated, only 3,000 vanguard troops were left in the organized army, and the news of these 3,000 vanguard troops was only received near noon the next day. Several personal guards also returned.
With his head clear, he ran eastward all night and found the vanguard.
However, these three thousand vanguard troops still had some brains and had no intention of avenging their so-called general. Instead, they all silently found a place to hide and stopped clamoring to attack Cangzhou.
He even no longer dares to go back to his former camp, Nanpi County.
Besides, Zhu Ling's side could be considered to have won a great victory, but it was only as planned. That night, when they counted their losses, they learned that Fan Xianchao's troops had lost close to 200 people in one night! Such a large loss made Zhu Ling
I was so distressed that I held this Guan Ning cavalryman in my hands like a treasure.
Now they had lost so many people in just one night attack. But having said that, if it weren't for Fan Xianchao's heroic and impromptu decision, they would still have to face the threat of 20,000 intruders this time.
After cleaning up the battlefield, only a thousand infantry soldiers brought from Cangzhou City were cleaning up the battlefield. But it was more about updating their armor and equipment than cleaning up the battlefield, because most of the weapons and equipment of this invading army were looted
It was obtained by the Ming army. Therefore, many intact armors and swords can also be picked up from the battlefield.
Guan Ningjun was on guard duty. In addition, Fan Xianchao, Sima Jingru and others were also burying the brothers of Guan Ningjun who died in the battle last night. After a simple soul-calling ceremony, the army set off again.
This time the army marched directly towards Yanzhou Prefecture without stopping on the way. First, it was afraid that its whereabouts would be exposed and leave traces to be pursued by the high-ranking army. On the other hand, it was also to reach Yanzhou Prefecture as early as possible, after all, King Zhu Yihai of Lu had been ordered to offer sacrifices before.
It is not practical to get money from a monk, and you are afraid of being robbed, so the speed is relatively fast.
Seeing the days passing by, it was only the beginning of April a few days ago, and today is close to the middle of April. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong, who is entrenched in the southwest, has officially entered Sichuan, but at this moment he is still stranded in Wan County for up to
It took three months and I didn't move forward until June.
The Great Western Army only captured Chongqing in June. Therefore, if the imperial court reacted quickly enough and could quickly establish an effective defense line, Zhang Xianzhong may have been greatly hindered and even gave up marching into Sichuan. But the current situation is still in the fog of war.
, Zhu Ling led 7,000 people to advance towards Yanzhou Mansion day and night.
After being summoned, Shi Kefa, Zhu Dadian and others led 3,000 troops non-stop to the north, hoping to meet with His Majesty as soon as possible. Liu Zeqing, on the other hand, was afraid of Chongzhen, also known as Zhu Ling. He also sent a large army to deal with him and planned to show his goodwill in exchange for survival.
opportunity. Furthermore, Zuo Liangyu is still stationed in Wuchang without any movement.
If the Ming Dynasty had the most powerful general in arms, then it was Zuo Liangyu. As early as the 16th year of Chongzhen, he claimed to have an army of 300,000, but the imperial court only had 25,000 troops.
Therefore, he plundered the local area and built warships. If there was any movement, he would immediately escape on the ship.
Let’s talk about Huang Degong, Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo. Although historical records record that only Liu Liangzuo surrendered to the Qing court among the three, Gao Jie is also a ruthless person who oppresses the people. If Shi Kefa hadn’t personally persuaded him with righteousness in the past,
For him, he truly became a pillar of the imperial court, otherwise he might still be a warlord of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Huang Degong still wanted to make contributions to the court and eliminate the intruders, his subordinates were unwilling to continue to serve the court. They all felt that the court repeatedly failed to pay them and was even marginalized. Once there was a war, they only allowed victory.
They were not allowed to lose, so let alone the pressure, the resentment of the entire army skyrocketed.
After several people learned that the capital had not fallen, and that His Majesty had led hundreds of imperial officials on a southern tour, they were even more worried and happy. Naturally, they were worried that Your Majesty would liquidate their delay in marching to King Qin, but they were happy because of the Ming Dynasty.
There seems to be some hope for North Korea. If we can kill the enemy and perform meritorious service in the future, there is still hope.
But these few people had their own thoughts and did not take any action. The only action was to send countless spies one after another to find out where His Majesty was and what he planned to do. Of course, from their perspective, that was all.
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"Uncle, Your Majesty is expected to go to Yingtian Mansion, and there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the south of our Ming Dynasty. We must report to Yingtian Mansion as soon as possible to show our loyalty, otherwise once His Majesty is appointed as a hundred officials again to command the Southern Army, we
The situation is very dangerous." At this time, Liu Liangzuo was sitting cross-legged on the throne in the camp, with several generals standing on both sides.
"We don't know yet whether His Majesty can get to Yingtian Mansion. Furthermore, we almost burned, killed and looted along the way. We killed more thieves than civilians. With His Majesty's temperament, we sent people there. That's not right.
Are you seeking death?" Liu Liangzuo looked hateful. He knew His Majesty's character and seemed to love the people very much in front of the ministers.
"Uncle, I forgot something. Our army now has one hundred thousand troops. Huang Degong's and Gao Jie's troops also have almost one hundred thousand troops. Zuo Liangyu, who has been stationed in Wuchang, claims to have four hundred thousand troops. To be honest, the imperial court
If you really want to wipe out the bandits and go north to regain your homeland, then we are the only choice." A counselor in white slowly walked out and said with his hands raised.
"You mean the imperial court needs us and doesn't dare to do anything to us?" Hearing this, these words made Liu Liangzuo wake up. It was said that the imperial court and the Southern Army were close to one million, but in reality they were an organized army of more than 100,000.
There were only a few of them, and the temperament of Huang Zuogao and others was almost the same as his.
If His Majesty wants to settle his own sins, those people will naturally become vigilant and even directly guard against Ying Tianfu. He suddenly laughed, that is the fact. If His Majesty dares to do this, it will be suicide. Not to mention the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Whether it can be recaptured or not, I am afraid that the imperial court in the south that was lucky enough to survive will fall again.
Huang Degong and Gao Jie had the same idea, they were all waiting to see what would happen. Among them, Huang Degong was still somewhat loyal. Although he had not gone north to King Qin for the time being, he was still restraining his subordinates and not allowing troops to rob. Secondly, he was also actively
He wanted to inquire about His Majesty's movements. If possible, he still wanted to apologize to Your Majesty.
The only thing everyone is concerned about now is how will His Majesty treat them?
Cangzhou
Outside the city, one hundred thousand troops can be seen as far as the eye can see. The momentum is almost like a sight that blocks out the sky. Not only the flat ground, but also the slightly higher hills are filled with countless infantry. They are strictly disciplined.
There were a large number of people, but no foul play was seen.
"General, apart from some corrupt officials who were beheaded a few days ago and some old, weak, sick and disabled people left behind, there are not many people left in Cangzhou City." Guo Sheng quickly walked to Gao Yigong's side and said respectfully to him.
At this time, Gao Yigong, who had traveled a little distance, had a face full of vicissitudes. He had been feeling aggrieved for a long time due to the previous consecutive defeats, and he had no intention of taking care of his face. Looking at Cangzhou, where Chongzhen had entered a few days ago, he asked after a long time
: "Where is the government's treasury silver? How much is left?"
"General, the last general ordered people to look at it. They were all taken away by Chongzhen, and there was no penny left. The last general asked the officials inside again, and said that their former magistrate had also been killed, saying that it was because he planned to surrender to us.
But unexpectedly, he ran directly into Chongzhen's team, and was finally accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and was beheaded."
Hearing this, Gao Yigong couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Although this person is relatively stupid, he is also loyal to me, Dashun. Send someone to find his body, and choose a good day to bury him in a grand ceremony."
The family members can be comforted by some money, which can be regarded as stabilizing the people of Cangzhou."
"As you command!"
Several generals on the side nodded and said yes.
"By the way, where did Zhong Xingcan go? The army saw no trace of them along the way." It suddenly occurred to me that I had sent Zhong Xingcan here before, but after walking for several days, I didn't see any sign of the 20,000-strong army.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and did not dare to answer. The general had been irritable because of successive defeats before. Wouldn't it be scolding him if he did it again this time? Therefore, all the generals just pretended that they did not know and kept silent.
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"Quickly order the ministries to take over the surrounding states and counties, stabilize the people's hearts, and send a large army to station. As before, let the local wealthy businessmen and landlords give money to save their lives. If you don't want to lose your life, you must give half of your family property to support me.
Dashun, otherwise the whole family will be beheaded! The army has been gone for so many days, how can it be time to eat and drink."
The next moment, Gao Yigong showed his ruthless and decisive side again. All the generals behind him immediately bowed their heads and agreed, and they all bowed their heads in response.