Most of the generals who followed Dayong in Songshan had been killed in the battle. For example, the cavalry commanders Sun Youjin, Wu Tieshan, Li Changhe, Yongziying commander Guo Er, Wuziying commander Wang Zhengqi and others had all died in the battle.
Shi Hai, the commander of the Yongzi camp, even died of illness in a prison in Jinzhou. Because of this, Dayong and Sun Yao, the governor of Liaodong, almost went to war. If Hou Xun hadn't made peace with him and Sun Yao knew that he was in the wrong, Dayong wouldn't have been able to do so easily.
Withdraw troops from Juehua Island.
Huang An, Shao Wu, Ma Zhong and others brought more than a thousand veterans from Jinzhou who had participated in the Battle of Daling River and the Battle of Jinzhou. These veterans subsequently served as officers one after another.
After gathering the food and grass, Dayong swore to go to the Central Plains to suppress the bandits on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of Chongzhen. The imperial court rewarded Dayong by granting him the title of Commander-in-Chief of Lushun.
He was neither the General Soldier of Liaodong, nor the General Soldier of Dengzhou, nor the General Soldier of Dongjiang, but the General Soldier of Lushun. This appointment caused quite a commotion in the army. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the most small area in Lushun has been Jinzhou.
Zhongzuo Station, when will Lushun be able to have a general army?
In this regard, Hou Xun's explanation was that Dayong annexed Dongjiang without authorization, and Shen Shikui complained all over the capital. The cabinet and the Ministry of War approved Dayong as the commander-in-chief of Lushun because the Central Plains urgently needed reinforcements. In addition, the old man who was rescued from Shenyang
The military supervisor Zhang Chun also interceded for Dayong and approved the appointment. Otherwise, he was afraid that the Lushun Commander-in-Chief would not be approved. You must know that the emperor now hates Shi Dayong more than he loves him. No matter how loyal Dayong behaves, his
Doing one's power without obeying edicts is always a thorn in the emperor's heart. If this thorn is not removed, can the emperor and the court really rest assured about entrusting them with important responsibilities?
The General Soldier of Lushun is the General Soldier of Lushun, and he is also a General Soldier. Compared with the Jinzhou General who had long been misnamed, he can be regarded as a legitimate general.
Dayong became the commander-in-chief, deputy general, staff general, guerrilla commander, and commander, and the garrison was naturally appointed, but within the Liaodong Army, he was still called by the military titles of the newly established army.
Dayong led Cao Bianjiao's cavalry guard southward to quell the thieves, Huang An's second army guard, and Li Dashan's third army guard. Shaowu's fourth army guard was responsible for the transportation of grain and grass. In addition, the resettlement envoys sent many refugee reception envoys.
The people accompanying the army were responsible for collecting the refugees along the way and escorting the captured bandits to Dengzhou. The resettlement envoy had already designated a lot of wasteland and was waiting for people to plant it.
In order to ensure that Shi Dayong could join the encirclement and suppress the bandits in the Central Plains on time, Chongzhen ordered Hou Xun, the governor of Shandong Military Affairs, to accompany the army as a supervisor.
This is actually surveillance in disguise. The court still doesn't believe me. Dayong can't really say that he dislikes Governor Hou who is said to have the habit of Longyang. On the contrary, he has a good impression of him because he is an official who gets paid to do things.
Hou Xun is also a good-tempered person. Since joining the army, he has never heard of any military affairs. He only reports how many miles the army traveled every day and where it went in written memorials to the court. In addition, when passing through prefectures and counties, he acts as a supervisor.
He came forward to ask for some grain and grass supplies from the local area, and attended the banquet hosted by local officials. After a big banquet and a small banquet, the harvest was quite rich.
Guarded by the Liaodong 30,000-horse infantry, the imperial envoys and attachés who came with Hou Xun were not afraid of going south to fight against the bandits, let alone wary. Instead, they were gearing up one by one, proposing some clever military strategies to Shi Dayong from time to time.
Dayong was very annoyed, but he didn't want to offend them. It is said that the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. After all, these people are Hou Xun's disciples, and many of them spent money to gain military glory. If he offends them, Hou Xun will lose face.
It's hard to live with it. If you offend the only important minister in the court who is willing to speak for you because of these trivial matters, it will be more than worth the loss. Therefore, Dayong still has a good attitude towards these brats, but he responds passively and agrees with all the strategies they propose.
, and then the blame was put on the head of the town government Jiang Wanli, which made Jiang Wanli very anxious. Fortunately, he could still cope with it.
After traveling for more than 20 days, the Liaodong Army finally arrived at Weihui Mansion in Henan Province, and the army was stationed in Guangde Town outside the city.
The Ming army in Weihui Fucheng did not have a good impression of the Liaodong Army who came from afar. On the contrary, they regarded them as rogue bandits. The city gates were tightly closed and they had no intention of letting the Liaodong Army enter the city. This made all the Liaodong generals
Furious.
Dayong actually didn't want to enter the city. Henan was a disaster-stricken place, suffering from natural disasters and military disasters. The city of Weihui City was extremely depressed. It made no difference whether he entered the city or not. However, Weihui's official residence was so chilling that he couldn't help but
This annoyed him. For this reason, he complained to Hou Xun that Henan officials looked down upon others, but Hou Xun sighed and told Dayong that since the fourth year of Chongzhen, the local government garrison has basically had this attitude towards guest troops coming from afar.
, because they really could not afford the food and fodder of the guest army, let alone the plundering behavior of the guest army after entering the city. If the guest army was smaller, it would be fine, but the Liaodong Army dispatched 30,000 horse infantry troops for this reinforcement and suppression. In addition to Kaifeng, Henan
Like Luoyang, which city can afford so many soldiers and horses to eat, drink, and have sex, and who can guarantee that these guest troops will not loot the city like the bandits.
Dayong was silent after hearing this. He couldn't get angry anymore. After he returned, he strictly ordered the generals to take good care of their soldiers. Anyone who dared to leave the camp without permission would be punished with light punishment and heavy sticks, and those who were serious would be beheaded.
Official Wei Hui did not welcome the Liaodong Army, but he was very flattering to Hou Xun, a high-ranking official who was the Minister of Household Affairs. He sent people to invite Hou Xun to enter the city, and also invited Shi Dayong and other generals to enter the city.
After accepting the friendship of the landlord, Dayong politely refused to enter the city. Hou Xun knew that he had a temper and did not force himself, so he entered the city with a group of followers in a lively manner.
After resting in Guangde for the New Year, Dayong decided to set off, but he was not sure in which direction he would go. The Tang newspaper said that Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong split up and left, with Zhang Xianzhong going deep between the Jianghuai River and Gao Yingxiang heading northwest through Guide.
After meeting Luo Rucai and Hui Deng, they took advantage of the situation and returned to Shaanxi.
Hou Xun believed that Gao Yingxiang was a big thief, and if he could defeat him in one fell swoop, the bandits would be frightened, and the Liaodong Army would become famous all over the world, so he suggested that Dayong lead his troops to march northwest. However, Dayong decided to go to Jianghuai to suppress Zhang Xianzhong's troops first, and Zhang Xianzhong became famous once he arrived.
, the name of the Eight Kings became famous in later generations. Secondly, it was because it was convenient to raise food and grass between the Jianghuai River and the Yangtze River, so there was no danger of food shortage.
Dayong had suffered enough from the lack of food. In Liaodong, he was still able to ruthlessly slaughter some Eight Banner women and children for food. But in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, how could he be so ruthless? He didn't want to repeat the scene in Pingdu unless he had to.
Dayong insisted on killing Zhang Xianzhong first, but Hou Xun thought for a while and agreed, because he was not sure whether it was better to go to the northwest or Jianghuai. Since Hong Chengchou led the five-province campaign this time, and now that Gao Yingxiang fled to Shaanxi, it is naturally you, Hong Chengchou, who is responsible.
I'm just a temporary governor, so I don't need to take risks. It's okay if I win, but if I lose, my future will be ruined.
At that time, it was agreed to go south to the Jianghuai River, but before the army moved, bad news came one after another. Cao Wen, the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement and suppression army, ordered the soldiers to be killed when Zhending was trapped, and the Fengyang Imperial Tomb fell.
When Cao Bianjiao learned that his uncle was killed in battle, he was in grief and vowed to avenge his uncle by wiping out the bandits with blood. Dayong was also grieved and led his entire army to sacrifice for Cao Wenzhao. He then changed his decision to advance to Jianghuai and ordered Xiao Cao to lead 6,000 cavalry day and night.
He rushed to Zhangde at the same time, and he led the main force to follow up, hoping to encircle the bandit army Lao Huihui, nine dragons and Guo Dacheng, crossing Tianxing, and Luo Rucai's coalition forces.