Zhangde Prefecture, the most disaster-hit place in Henan Province, has suffered from severe drought for six consecutive years since the second year of Chongzhen. Whenever there is a drought, there will be locusts. The locust drought has devastated this place in the Central Plains to the point of losing all its vitality. No one in ten can survive.
After the rogue bandits came, the people had almost no way to survive. In order to survive, many people with their families were willing to be kidnapped by the rogue bandits and used as cannon fodder to attack the city and plunder the land, just so that they could eat half-full before they died.
And those people who don't want to be rebels are struggling desperately in this world of cannibalism. Wild dogs can often be seen wandering around a dying person in the countryside, waiting until that person can no longer
After being unable to hold on, he fell down and immediately became food for the wild dogs. He ate a lot of human flesh, and the wild dogs in Zhangde were more frightening than those in other places. Over time, the wild dogs even dared to attack living people.
A few years ago, there were constant reports of missing children in this Zhangde county, but now no one mentions it anymore, because there is no baby found in the entire Zhangde Prefecture. Except for some of them who followed their parents to other places.
No one among the victims who survived the disaster wanted to mention, let alone think about, where the rest of the children had gone.
In the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, the victims of the disaster in Zhangde Prefecture did not wait for relief from the court, but instead waited for rogue bandits who were more terrifying than wild dogs.
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Lao Huihui, Ma Shouying, and Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, led the nine dragons, Guo Dacheng, and Tianxing Hui Xiangdeng. After the allied forces ambushed and suppressed the reinforcements in Zhending, Cao Wenzhao, they led their troops to occupy Ci County, Luo Rucai occupied Yingzhou, and Guo Dacheng occupied
Wu'an, Guo Tianxing occupied Lin County, and four families with hundreds of thousands of people lived happily in this county between Zhangde and Zhending.
The victims don't have much food, but there is still a lot of food in the prefectural and county towns. The landlords in the countryside also have a lot of food. Although they can't feed too many people, they can live happily for half a year. It won't be a problem until these days.
After all the food in this place is eaten up, everyone will go to other prefectures and counties to burn, kill and loot. Anyway, the officers and soldiers are very cowardly. They can beat them to death, so why should the remaining ones who can't be beaten be afraid of him? I don't think so.
It would be a good thing to hit him!
A few days ago, Gao Yingxiang, who was going to Jianghuai, suddenly sent someone to contact Lao Huihui and them. He said that the Eight Kings had led their people into Sichuan. He led his troops into Nanyang Mansion, preparing to meet Lao Huihui and them, and then they all crossed the Yellow River together.
Return to the Shangluo Mountains in southern Shaanxi to rest and recuperate, and avoid the limelight of the army's encirclement and suppression. When the officers and soldiers are exhausted, they will rush out of the mountain and fight to the end.
Gao Yingxiang's idea was supported by Guo Tianxing Hui Xiangdeng, who also came from the frontier army. Knowing that King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings burned the Fengyang Imperial Tomb, the court would never let it go, and Hong Chengchou would also fight to get away with it.
Instead of dragging their feet and working hard to suppress them. Although Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao, who were able to fight, were killed, the official army was an official army after all. Their weapons were stronger than those of the rebels, and their food and pay were more adequate than those of the rebels. If the court was really ruthless, what else would happen?
Looking at the hundreds of thousands of rebels, they seem to be outnumbered, and I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand them when the time comes.
Didn’t we see that in the battle at the Carriage Gorge, the officers and soldiers almost killed everyone in one pot without much effort? If Chen Qiyu hadn’t been such a nerd, would everyone still be able to eat meat and drink wine in large bowls? First, cross the Yellow River and return to Shangluo Mountain to avoid the limelight.
Well, if we are really blocked on the beach of the Yellow River, it will really make heaven and earth unable to respond. There is no second Chen Qiyu in the world, and Hong Chengchou is a man who specializes in killing and surrendering. I hope he will open the net.
On the one hand, it is better to hope for the Clay Bodhisattva.
Jiu Tiao Long Guo Dacheng, who occupied Wu'an, had a mixed attitude. He didn't say he agreed to return to Shaanxi with King Chuang, nor did he say he wanted to stay in Wu'an. He couldn't make up his mind about where to go. It depends on what Lao Huihui said to them.
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The envoy sent by Gao Yingxiang was Gu Junen, Li Zicheng's new recruit. After coming out of Guo Tianxing and Jiutiaolong, he immediately found Lao Huihui. It happened that Luo Rucai was also there, so he told King Chuang's proposal. I thought that Lao Huihui and Chuang Chuang
Wang had a close friendship, and Luo Rucai was also a brother of King Chuang who had gone through life and death. The two of them would definitely support King Chuang's proposal to cross the river. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai unanimously said that they would not cross the river.
Lao Huihui said nicely. If King Chuang comes, you can come. If you need anything, everyone will give you whatever you need. Anyway, it is not short of the food of King Chuang's brothers, but it is not possible to ask everyone to follow him across the river back to Shaanxi. What Lao Huihui gave
The reason is that the place in Shaanxi has been exhausted a long time ago and there is no food for the army. King Kuang Chuang took everyone to hide in Shangluo Mountain. That mountain can support hundreds of thousands of horses? If we really want to enter the mountain, we are afraid that we will not need officers and soldiers.
If you come to fight, you will starve to death first.
Luo Rucai's reason was that the officers and soldiers from Henan and Beizhili did not dare to approach. In this case, we don't have to worry about the officers and soldiers coming to suppress us, and we don't have to worry about starvation, so why bother crossing the river back to Shaanxi? Everyone is going through life and death.
What is the purpose of raising the flag to rebel? It is not just to have enough food. Now the brothers have full stomachs and high morale. They have fought so hard that the officers and soldiers dare not come over, so why should they run away?
Seeing that the two men did not agree to return to Shaanxi, Gu Junen couldn't help but become anxious. He analyzed the dangers of not being able to stay in the triangle area of Zhending, Zhangde and Huaiqing for a long time to the two bandits, and concluded that if the two did not cross the river, they would be captured later.
Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, the newly appointed prime minister of the five provinces of the imperial court, were surrounded. I heard that a group of soldiers and horses had come from the east to fight against the Donglu. The imperial court was really cruel this time. They mobilized troops and horses everywhere, with a momentum comparable to that of Chen Qiyu.
It was much bigger at that time. Although the rebel army defeated Zhongdu and killed two generals, Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao, after all, they could only defeat 20,000 to 30,000 people within 100,000 miles. The rest were old, weak, women, children and kidnapped.
The cannon fodder will be of no use at the critical moment. Instead of confronting the officers and soldiers here, why not avoid the limelight first. Those officers and soldiers are all transferred from various places, so they can't stay in Henan forever?
However, no matter what Gu Junen said, Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai were determined not to run away anymore. Gu Junen had no choice but to rush back to Nanyang to return to Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.
After Gu Junen left, Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai looked at each other and laughed knowingly.
The 40,000 bandits under Lao Huihui are all Huihui, and there are more than 5,000 cavalry among them. Luo Rucai also has 50,000 bandits, and the cavalry is no less than that of Lao Huihui. The two families combined have tens of thousands of cavalry. This strength can not be said to be Gaoying Xianghe.
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't compare with them. Even if all the cavalry from the other eleven families were added together, they couldn't catch up with them.
King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings captured the central capital and burned the imperial mausoleum. It was certainly majestic, but we also killed Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao, two tiger generals in the army. Why should we, brothers, follow your orders from Gao Yingxiang?
Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai now have the intention of setting up a separate business. They rely on their strength and strength and are unwilling to be subordinate to Gao Yingxiang any longer.
In order to frighten the stars and the nine dragons, Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai each sent a thousand cavalry to station beside them. Firstly, they would support them at any time when the army came, and secondly, they would also warn them that no one would do anything without their consent.
I want to vote for Gao Yingxiang.
After sending Luo Rucai away, the soldiers led one person into the tent. Lao Huihui looked up and saw that it was Ma Dexi from Tangyin Majia Village. He couldn't help but ask him to sit down and asked him what he was doing.