But Zuo Liangyu knew that he was no match for the coalition forces of Li and Luo, and that the whole army might be surrounded and annihilated by the peasant army as they marched north. In order to show off Hou Xun's face, he sent his general Jin Shenghuan to report in advance with 5,000 soldiers, and acted as a guard for Hou Xun.
At the same time, he attached a letter saying that he would meet with a pro-reunion army of 300,000 soldiers later.
Zuo Liangyu's tribe only had 25,000 troops. The large number of troops he assembled through recruiting surrenders and accepting rebels were all paid by themselves by collecting food on the spot. This time he fully promised to dispatch all troops and obey Hou Xun's orders.
, the implication is that the food and salary figure for 300,000 horses was used as a signal to make Hou Xun retreat in the face of difficulties.
Hou Xun had already encountered obstacles with Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu, and since he was unwilling to carry out the imperial court's order to relieve the siege of Kaifeng City, Hou Xun followed suit.
When Hou Xun understood Zuo Liangyu's intention, he quickly wrote back saying that he could not solve the problem of food and salary for 300,000 people and asked him not to come north. He also wrote to Wu Shigong and informed Wu Shigong: Zuo Liangyu's troops could not go north, so he
Let Wu Shigong figure it out on his own.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's original attempt to use Hou Xun to win over Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu, so as to defeat the peasant army in Henan and break the siege of the Feng Dynasty, all came to nothing amid such a series of intrigues and official articles.
At this time, the only hope of Kaifeng City's preservation lies in Wu Shigong's thoughts.
"The gift sent to the Guidehou Mansion this time is quite heavy!" Deng Qifan said with a smile.
In order to send Hou Xun away, Wu Shigong was hemorrhaged this time and suddenly gave the Hou Mansion a heavy gift worth about 100,000 taels of silver. However, people like Hou Xun who are willing to accept gifts and do things are easier to deal with.
He indeed followed Wu Shigong's wishes and went to Zuo Liangyu's place in Huguang.
"Heavier, just be heavier! If you don't want to part with those yellow and white things, Governor Hou will take my most precious sons." Wu Shigong said with a smile. "I asked the inner accounting room to do the math a few days ago. Now we have
The debt owed to foreign countries has exceeded three million taels. When I saw this amount, my eyes darkened. Unexpectedly, when I found out later, oh! Now there are officials and gentry from all over the country rushing to send us money. They
I’m really not afraid! To be honest, I feel a little overwhelmed this time. If I don’t send troops to seize more terra nullius land, I really don’t know how I will pay back the money.”
Deng Qifan listened happily to Wu Shigong's words, and then said: "Those people used to look forward to those terra nullius, but now it's a little different, like they came to our Runing Army and paid their share of the money to bet. So take it easy.
It doesn't hurt to give them money and land. After we go on the expedition, the student estimates that there will be more people like this."
"Nowadays, I really sleep until I wake up naturally, and my hands cramp when counting money! Hahaha——!" Wu Shigong mentioned a commonly used modern buzzword to express his current mood.
"Don't be tired because of your long-lasting respect! You will soon run out of time to sleep peacefully." Deng Qifan also said with a smile.
Now the Runing army in Runing and Guide has expanded to more than 130,000 people, and the soldiers are basically fully equipped with weapons. The worst of these soldiers have also received a year of military training as a village guard.
Therefore, under the words and deeds of the veterans, the troops have no problem in fighting.
So after everything was ready, the days waiting for the expedition were quite difficult and free. Wu Shigong also took advantage of this opportunity to enjoy some family happiness at home. What made Wu Shigong especially happy was that he was finally promoted to grandpa.
.Xiaojie gave birth to an eldest son for Tao Xin.
Looking at Zhao Ruya who is in high spirits every day and Xiaojie who is as proud as a little rooster, Wu Shigong is not only happy, but also feels a little incredible. He is only thirty-two years old. He actually became a grandfather? We should really encourage late marriage and late childbearing!
"Yes! Before you know it, the children have grown up. If you never give up, my two daughters will marry your legitimate son!" During the chat, Wu Shigong made a marriage arrangement, and then he
He sighed, "A few days ago, Marquis Xue sent a letter saying that my eldest son has been hired by Dingguo Duke's Mansion, and the wedding is scheduled for next year. I wonder if I can make it in time to attend Lin'er's wedding!"
The deployment of the Runing Army this time will show all its strength to the entire world. It will also officially join the battle for the world. Therefore, either the Runing Army can change the dynasty, or Wu Shigong will die and his family will be wiped out. There will be absolutely no third party.
There is a way to go. That's why Wu Shigong said that he would lead troops to Beijing.
And after learning that after more than ten years of hard work, Runing Army was finally able to show off his skills. Wu Shigong and Deng Qifan both felt their whole bodies were extremely hot.
"Chang Jing, when will the entire army be dispatched?" Deng Qifan asked Wu Shigong after calming down his mood.
"We have to wait for the time being." Wu Shigong replied, "Now that Yongzi's Jiao attack town has just been dispatched, he will join Gonzalez's two regiments of the Marines, Liu'an Changmeng's 5,000 escorts, and the county
There, a regiment with 2,000 people from the village guard team will first encircle and suppress the Zhang bandits in Shucheng and completely annihilate them. After we know the preliminary victory, the whole army will go north and first relieve the siege of Kaifeng City.
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Since Wu Shigong's goal is to conquer the world, controlling Kaifeng City is also an important step for the Runing Army. Otherwise, how can the Runing Army control the entire territory of Henan?
Moreover, if Li Zicheng regards Kaifeng as his "capital", then his base area will be too close to Runing and Guide. If the battle between the two armies lasts for a long time, the strength and energy of the Runing army will also remain.
Spending time in central and northern Henan, there is no way to free up hands and feet to occupy other places. Therefore, the Runing Army will never allow Li Zicheng's camp to take root in Kaifeng City.
"Students don't know much about military matters. But I just want to ask a respectful question: To deal with the cunning and fox-like thief Zhang, we only have one town's troops. Is that too little?" Deng Qifan asked.
"The gang that Zhang Thief has just gathered together can only number tens of thousands at most. I think it's too much to use a town." Wu Shigong said disdainfully.
Because in modern times, Wu Shigong was relatively ignorant of historical knowledge, so he knew about Li Zicheng, but did not know about Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others. Therefore, the decision-making of the Runing Army was also influenced by Wu Shigong, and he paid some attention to Li Zicheng's camp.
was excessive, while the other battalions of peasant soldiers were looked down upon.
Therefore, everything is like this, either you know everything or you don't know everything. People like Wu Shigong who rely on half a bottle of ink in their stomachs to do things often make many mistakes in judgment.