The morning sun, as big as an oxcart wheel, as bright red as molten iron, with gushing rays of light, flashed out from the ridge due east, out of the vague mist.
According to the plateau covered with a layer of white frost, and according to the thousands of troops advancing silently and hurriedly on the plain, except for the Chinese military standard battalion marching in the middle with a red flag, the other battalions, according to the
Flags of different colors were swept across the front, rear, left and right camps. Those red, black, white, blue and purple flags, large and small, each team had the same color, fluttering in the wind among the undulating and winding hills, appearing and disappearing.
Very spectacular.
Li Zicheng, who was surrounded by a group of soldiers, sat on his horse and stared into the distance, wondering where the enemy was waiting for him. At this time, a picture of the mountains and rivers of Henan appeared in front of him.
Because of the need for marching and fighting, Li Zicheng was able to remember the local mountains and rivers and the distance of the roads he passed. Every time he was stationed, he also liked to ask the locals about the geography, people and customs. After entering Henan for more than a month, he had a lot of knowledge about Henan.
Although Li Zicheng could not be said to be familiar with the mountains and terrain, he was still very familiar with it.
After entering Henan, Li Zicheng took the lead with more than 6,000 men from the old battalion and caught Pingyang Mansion off guard. He attacked Pingyang Mansion and killed the prefect Wu Mingxin. Thousands of soldiers in Pingyang Mansion were killed and injured, and the rest were also injured.
They all surrendered to Li Zicheng. After capturing Pingyang Mansion, Li Zicheng ordered Pingyang Mansion to be burned into a clearing. All the mansions of wealthy officials and gentry were looted. The fifty or sixty thousand people in Pingyang Mansion were suddenly
Landless refugees.
These people who lost their land, houses, food and all means of survival suddenly became refugees with nothing. In order to survive, they had to join Li Zicheng's bandits. By coercing these bandits, Li Zicheng suddenly became rich again.
tens of thousands of troops.
Relying on these means, Li Zicheng coerced the people and fled around the west of Henan. The team grew bigger and bigger like a snowball, and soon threatened the entire Henan. Liu Yuliang, the newly appointed governor of Henan, sent an urgent message to the capital and asked for reinforcements.
, while mobilizing troops from all over the country to rush to Luoyang, preparing for a decisive battle with the rogue bandits.
In this case, Li Zicheng decided to attack Luoyang as soon as possible. He and his generals all believed that as long as Luoyang could be captured, Henan would be in their possession, and by then they would have hundreds of thousands of troops.
As a result, under the orders of Li Zicheng and others, an army of hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits marched towards Luoyang like locusts.
At this moment, on the official road leading to Luoyang, the commander-in-chief Liu Zongmin led Hao Yaoqi, Liu Fangliang, several generals from Yuan Zong, and more than 30 generals, and more than 4,000 celebrity bandits were walking in front. Gao Yifeng led the way.
With more than a dozen partial generals, more than 2,000 soldiers from the old camp, and more than 200 child soldiers, they protected the old camp. Li Zicheng led Li Guo, a group of personal soldiers and some soldiers to walk between the front team and the old camp. Liu Zongmin's
Two wives, Gao Yigong's wife, Li Guo's wife and adopted son Li Laiheng, as well as many of the general's family members and the soldiers protecting their family members, all rode horses and followed the old camp.
Looking at the people advancing in rough clothes and the soldiers behind them wearing various colors and holding various weapons in their hands, Li Zicheng showed a look of satisfaction on his face. He smiled and said to Li Guo beside him: "Brother Li Guo.
Look, we have only been out of Shaanxi for more than a month, and our original army of six to seven thousand has expanded to more than 100,000. If we continue at this speed, as long as we can capture the big city of Luoyang, our army can expand from
It’s hundreds of thousands.”
Li Guo nodded and smiled, "Yes, just two months ago we were forced into the ravine by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, but now it's only been a few days and we have raised another large army.
Otherwise, we rebels would be endlessly killed."
Li Zicheng laughed and said: "We have been dealing with the officers and soldiers for seven or eight years. In these seven or eight years, we have been almost wiped out by the officers and soldiers many times. What happened in the end? The more we fought, the stronger the soldiers were.
The horses are also beaten more and more, and they can eat and sleep whenever they want. This is how a man should live."
"Hahaha......."
At this point, both Li Zicheng and Li Guo burst out laughing...
Just when Li Zicheng led the army of rogues to Luoyang, the entire city of Luoyang was in chaos. Henan Governor Li Xianfeng, Luoyang Soldiers and Horses Guard Wang Yinchang, former Ministry of War Shang Lu Weiqi and others jointly came to the newly appointed Governor of Henan
Liu Yuliang sought advice from the highest military and political officer in Henan in the Governor's Mansion.
After Liu Yuliang asked his servants to serve tea, everyone who came together turned their attention to Lu Weiqi. Lu Weiqi was about fifty years old, with a long beard under his chin, a thin face, and the standard appearance of a Ming intellectual.
Because he once served as Minister of War, and according to the standards of later generations, he is the Minister of Defense. He can be regarded as a national leader at the ministerial level. He is the person with the highest status here, so logically he should speak first.
Lu Weiqi coughed slightly and said to Liu Yuliang: "Master Liu, today I, Master Li, and Master Wang are here to ask for a charter. Master Liu has won the trust of the emperor and was appointed as the governor of Henan. Then all military and political affairs in Henan
It's up to Mr. Liu to make the decision. Now the bandits will arrive in Luoyang soon. I'm not talented. In order to prevent Luoyang from falling into the hands of the bandits, I hope Mr. Liu will give you some advice."
Liu Yuliang didn't look good at this time. He only felt bitter in his mouth. He had just been the governor of Henan for a few days and he encountered this kind of thing. Moreover, he used to just play with pens, but now he suddenly became a frontier official.
, all of a sudden he felt like there were so many things rushing towards him, how could he come up with a solution at this moment?
Although Liu Yuliang's mind was almost in a mess now, he had to answer Lu Weiqi's words, who made him the governor-general in charge of military and political affairs in Henan.
However, although Liu Yuliang has no talent for military and political affairs, he has one of the greatest advantages, that is, sincerity. Liu Yuliang smiled bitterly and said to Lu Weiqi and others: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Li, Mr. Wang, to be honest, I am new here.
, I am still confused about Henan affairs. You asked me to come up with a charter at once. I really can’t come up with it for a while. However, I would like to ask Mr. Wang, what can we in Luoyang use now?
How many troops and horses are there?"
Hearing Liu Yuliang admit so honestly that he had no choice, Lu Weiqi and others were slightly surprised, and then they couldn't say some words. They all admitted that they had no choice when they first came here. What else can you say?
When Wang Yinchang heard the Governor's question, he quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, there are still about 7,000 soldiers available in Luoyang now. If we add the young and strong, it can reach 30,000 or 40,000."
Liu Yuliang frowned and said, "Does Mr. Wang think that Luoyang can be defended with this small number of troops?"
Wang Yinchang shook his head with a wry smile. Those seven thousand soldiers were cobbled together from several surrounding prefectures and counties. As for the thirty to forty thousand young men, it's okay to let them help move things. If they really want their weapons and
It would be easier for the thieves to try their best to let them jump off the building.
Liu Yuliang seemed to have thought of something, and Ruran asked: "Where is Kaifeng? There should be some troops in Kaifeng?"
Wang Yinchang shook his head and said: "There are thousands of soldiers and horses in Kaifeng, but these soldiers and horses cannot be mobilized at will. After all, the Kaifeng Night Market is such an important place in Henan. How can there be no soldiers and horses to defend it."
"Then what should we do? Do we just have to watch the bandits wreak havoc in Henan?" Liu Yuliang was angry. Chongzhen only gave him half a year to wipe out the bandits within half a year, but when he came to Henan, he realized that what he had taken over was
It is a mess. As the capital of Henan, Luoyang not only has less than 10,000 soldiers, but also
Li Zicheng, a bandit, not only did not hide from the officers and soldiers, but also actively attacked the big city. This made him feel so embarrassed when he was originally satisfied!
Seeing Liu Yuliang's anger, Lu Weiqi and others despised him in their hearts. This great scholar Liu really thought that it would be easy to calm down the bandits and make a fuss about him. Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting led tens of thousands of troops and spent several years.
The bandits were approaching the deep mountains and forests, and they were about to be destroyed. However, the emperor went crazy and transferred Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting back to the capital, and let the already cooked ducks go.
, and also sent a bachelor who only knows how to show off his words to be the governor of Henan. Does he think everyone can be as polite and military as Lu Xiangsheng?
This Liu Yuliang has been in Henan for almost a month, but every day he is either sitting in the Governor's Mansion writing articles or reciting poems and arguing with others, but he just doesn't do anything serious. Now the rogues are coming, and there are not even many soldiers and horses in Luoyang City.
You know, what's the use of sending such a governor? However, Lu Weiqi and others couldn't get around him when doing things. Who asked them to come to Henan with the king's flag and imperial edict? Without his nod, they could do anything.
No.
After Liu Yuliang lost his temper for a while, he could only stare in rough clothes. When everyone was looking at each other, Li Xianfeng said: "Master Liu, everyone, I have an idea here. I don't know whether I should say it or not.
.”
Liu Yuliang said impatiently: "Governor Li, if you have anything to say, just say it. How often do you still play that trick?"
"It's like this..." Li Xianfeng said hesitantly: "I have some friendship with Wei, the governor of Shandong, who lived in the same year in the past. In the past two years, Shandong has developed very prosperously, which can be regarded as a good relationship.
We have strong soldiers and horses. I think we can borrow thousands of soldiers and horses from Shandong, which would be a good idea."
"What? Borrowing troops?" Liu Yuliang, Lu Weiqi and others couldn't help but look at each other, each of them looking a little weird.
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