"This brother speaks like a human being." Shumo glanced sideways at Ye Min and said, "That's it! Complete your association, and I'll take away the extra ones. I'll give you this
It’s a shame for you.”
Shu Mo also knew that it was impossible to live alone, so with such a step, he gave in appropriately. However, Yao Liang's association originally had more than 5,000 people, and if it were to be fully compiled, at most two thousand more would be added, so Shu Mo
Mo still ate a lot of it.
"No matter what, we have no merit but hard work, so let's give us some of it!" Ye Min's attitude was very low, but he still refused to give up any ground during the negotiation, "Master Shu! Let's open 37! We are 7, you
Three, we took the risk after all!”
"You said it fell down. It should be me, seven, and you three. Wait, how did you get around me? Who promised to drive Sanqi?"
…
Then the two sides racked their brains and began a tit-for-tat negotiation. In the final analysis, such a negotiation was a "spoils-sharing conference." In the end, as expected, it was a half-and-half split. Shumo went back satisfied, and
Yao Liang and the others were a little too angry but dared not speak out. But no matter what, the road to Kaifeng City was smoothed.
After Shu Mo separated a battalion to escort the old, weak, women and children back to Germany, the two armies simply tidied up the battlefield and simply armed the auxiliary troops with the captured weapons and armor. After that, Shu Mo's troops then escorted Yao Liang's troops towards Kaifeng
Walk through the city.
In early March, the two armies arrived at Kaifeng City. The Shu and Mo tribe embarked on the return journey without stopping. Fu Sheng and Ye Min led two battalions and a chariot fleet with a total of more than 1,300 horses and crossed the newly navigable Yellow River.
, heading towards Liaodong. There were more than 7,500 Yao Liang who stayed in Kaifeng City.
The mission of rescuing Kaifeng City seemed to have been successfully completed, but as soon as Yao Liang arrived, he immediately encountered something strange - Kaifeng City did not allow him to enter the city. Why? A very funny reason, because Yao Liang brought him to Kaifeng
There are too many soldiers and horses in the city.
At this time, there were only Chen Yongfu's 9,000 troops in Kaifeng City, so how could the officials in the city dare to let Yao Liang's troops enter the city? If they harmed the place, the city would not even have the power to suppress Yao Liang. Therefore, the officials in Kaifeng City were also worried.
There is a reason.
But Yao Liang was not happy about this. Seeing that the siege of Kaifeng City had been lifted, Yao Liang proposed that they would return to Runing immediately for one hundred thousand taels of hard work money.
But the officials in Kaifeng City refused to settle the bill with the Runing Army. In addition to paying 20,000 taels first to make Yao Liang feel at ease, they refused to pay the remaining 80,000 taels. Why? It's a simple reason: they just left the camp.
Kaifeng City, if the Runing Army takes the money and goes back, breaks into the camp and launches a counterattack, Kaifeng City will be in a state of chaos.
Therefore, Kaifeng City has been supplying Yao Liang's troops with good wine and meat. Yao Liang was not treated badly in terms of supply. The city even sent Guan Kesong to labor the army, hoping to use his influence on the Runing Army to appease the army.
Yao Liang's troops. As for whether they are effective or not, God knows.
So in this case, the Henan government also pinched its nose and recognized the cause of Chen Zhongzhi's death, and turned a blind eye to the Runing army's annexation of Chen Zhongzhi's ministry. Yao Liang had not received Runing's request.
He was ordered to return to Jianjian, so he had no choice but to stay.
Let’s not mention Yao Liang, who was unfortunately forced to stay in Kaifeng. Let’s talk about Li Zicheng’s camp break first!
After He Huaiqi was defeated in the battle, he went to the rear to gather his troops. After gathering them overnight, he found that there were only more than a thousand casualties and escapes in the camp. Interestingly, if calculated according to the battle loss ratio, this time it should actually be
It can be regarded as a victory in breaking into the camp.
However, after the defeat, He Yaoqi would definitely not play this kind of numbers game. When he learned the reason for the defeat from the soldiers who escaped, He Yaoqi did not dare to stay any longer. Don't look at He Yaoqi's soldiers and horses.
If the banner of the Runing Army appeared again, those Henan soldiers would still flee. So in the early morning of the next day, he immediately led the defeated troops to rush towards the large army that broke into the camp.
With such a big gap behind them, the generals who broke into the camp immediately panicked. Not only because of the threat from Yao Liang's department, but also because they were afraid of Niu Jinxing's misjudgment.
If the battalion decides to fight, then choosing the path of Ruzhou will automatically lead to a dead end.
Then the spies' investigation gave Li Zicheng and his companions some peace of mind, because Yao Liang's troops did not follow them, and they turned north to Kaifeng City. However, even this could not completely eliminate Li Zicheng's fear of a decisive battle with the Runing army in Ruzhou.
At this moment, another famous historical figure appeared. That was Li Yan.
Li Yan, formerly known as Li Xin, was born in Qixian County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province. He was elected in the year of Dingmao in Tianqi. His father Li Jingbai, there is also a saying that Li Yan is Li Jingbai's adopted son. And Li Jingbai was the governor of Shandong and had the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Chongzhen
In the early years of Wei Zhongxian's rebellion case, he was punished as "having a close relationship with a close servant, and treating him as an inferior, serving three years in prison, and redeeming himself as a citizen." Anyway, Li Yan came from an official family.
At this time, Li Yan was a proud young man. He had literary and military talents. In addition, Li Yan was generous and generous by nature, and often helped the poor. He also loved to fight against injustice and uphold justice. Therefore, the people of Qi County respectfully called him "Master Li".
When there was a severe drought in Henan and the people were in dire straits, Li Yan went to see Song, the magistrate of Qixian County, to ask for orders for the people. Maybe he was young and energetic, and had some language conflicts with the magistrate, and the government at that time was eager to ensure that the imperial court collected "
"Three wages", Li Yan could not spare any extra money for disaster relief, so Li Yan's request failed and he offended the county magistrate Song.
After that, Li Yan took out more than 300 dan of food stored at home to help the victims. Instead, he was accused of squandering the family wealth and buying people's hearts for evil, and was falsely accused and imprisoned. However, we must pay attention to the fact that although the behavior of Song, the county magistrate, was dirty,
He did not frame Li Yan. In the feudal dynasty, private individuals were indeed not allowed to provide disaster relief without authorization. They were just afraid that someone would win over people's hearts and have evil intentions. Therefore, no matter how enlightened the emperor and the court were, they would not care about the lives and deaths of the people for the sake of their own country's stability.
Then there was a good show of a beautiful woman saving a hero. The "acrobatic" red lady from the world led the hungry people and gathered a crowd to kill the county magistrate and rob the prison. After that, she "forced herself to commit herself." It was really a blockbuster that combined action and love! However,
By the way, Li Yan had actually married Tang from a wealthy family in Qixian County before.
When Li Zicheng retreated this time, Li Yan joined Li Zicheng under the introduction of his cousin Li Mou, so he joined Li Zicheng's camp and changed his name to Yan. In the first conversation with Li Zicheng, the two got along very well, so Li Zicheng
Yan was also regarded as a military advisor.
As soon as a newcomer joins the group, he must first present a certificate of surrender. When he learned that Li Zicheng was troubled by the Runing Army in Ruzhou, Li Yan volunteered to go to Ruzhou to work as a lobbyist in person, hoping that the Runing Army would lend him a job.
Tao. And the reason for convincing Runing's army is nothing more than "the bird is gone and the bow is hidden".
Li Zicheng naturally welcomed Li Yan's self-recommendation. After a few polite words, Li Zicheng asked Li Yan to go to Ruzhou with a heavy gift. For Li Zicheng, it would be best for Li Yan to succeed. Even if he does not succeed, he will not succeed.
I understand the attitude of Runing Army, and can verify Li Yan's loyalty through this matter. As for Li Yan's personal safety? Would Li Zicheng's generals, who could kill his wife and children ruthlessly, care about such a small issue?
But Li Yan's luck was quite good. When he arrived at Ruzhou, he was surprised to find that the Runing army had retreated.
Li Yan didn't know that when Xue Yongli led his troops to Ruzhou and joined Zhou Xun, on the one hand they faced a pincer attack by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, and on the other hand they had to free up their hands to take care of the prisoners, so they were crucial to the peasant army.
Ruzhou became useless to the Runing army. Therefore, Xue Yongli and Zhou Xun escorted the prisoners towards Nanyang and Runing.
So after breaking out in a cold sweat, Li Zicheng's camp successfully passed through Ruzhou and successfully merged with Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's more than 40,000 troops. Once the two armies formed a coalition, the peasant army became even more powerful. So Li Zicheng immediately committed suicide
He was named "The Grand Marshal of Fengtian and Advocating Righteousness", and Luo Rucai also called himself "The General of Mighty Virtue on behalf of Heaven and the people".
As we have learned above, in the Ming Dynasty, the titles of marshal and general were almost equal, so this coalition army was commanded by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, and there was no difference in their status.
However, this dual-headed command in the Peasant Army is still in place. The Peasant Army has not yet had time to fight for power within the Peasant Army, because this coalition believes that they will soon face an encirclement and suppression by the imperial court.
Although the Runing army had retreated back, Zuo Liangyu had entered Henan at this time, and Fu Zonglong finally crossed the Yellow River. So the peasant army prepared for a decisive battle with these officers and soldiers. Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu's troops recovered Luoyang
, also sent his troops to the south. As if he had lost sight of the Li and Luo coalition forces beside him, they also passed through Ruzhou, passed Nanyang, and returned to their garrison - Huguang.
And Fu Zonglong was about to do a face-saving project. After offending Yang Sichang and being convicted and imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen, this time because of Yang Sichang's suicide, Emperor Chongzhen had to re-enable Fu Zonglong. The person who recommended Fu Zonglong was the prime minister of the five provinces.
Ding Qirui. However, this recommendation made Yu Zilian, who was relatively junior, wonder how he could earn a living in Nanjing.
So now Fu Zonglong is always cautious in doing things. Although the siege of Kaifeng City has been lifted, he still has to go to Kaifeng to show his face. So he temporarily ignored the coalition forces of Li and Luo, first went to Kaifeng, and then crossed the Yellow River back to Beizhili
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The unusual behavior of Zuo Liangyu and Fu Zonglong was simply because they were afraid of fighting the mighty Li and Luo coalition forces. So after a brief fright, the Li and Luo coalition forces finally had time to digest the over-expanded troops.
