We are both in the north, but the capital city is not as bitterly cold as outside the Pass. It is April, and although the grass is not as long as the orioles in the south of the Yangtze River, everything is revived. The green heads of weeds can be seen in the wilderness, and the willow trees along the roads have sprouted. It is really out of the city.
It’s a great time to go out in spring.
However, Chang Yu was not in the mood at this time. Baoding Prefecture was heavily besieged by the bandits and was in danger. Shi Kefa was trapped in it and was isolated and difficult to rescue. More importantly, he had no way to deal with the hundreds of thousands of bandits and the comeback of Li Zicheng.
There is no certainty of victory.
More than a thousand cavalry rushed south from the capital, passing through villages and towns, and the people stayed away from them. Only when they saw that they were not disturbing them did they sigh in relief. They secretly wondered who was this group of people and how could they be so murderous.
The army was dispatched, and the spies went first. As soon as Chang Yu left the city, he sent out several groups of scouts to make detailed inquiries in front, in groups of ten miles, echoing each other on the left and right.
Wuzhong's Black Wolf Battalion was leading the way. This guy, Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and the others got into big trouble last night. He was waiting for the crime. Seeing that the young eunuch's expression was always unkind, he stayed away from him.
Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong, however, were thick-skinned and were not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. They had two battalions under their command, the same as the Gongzi Battalion. They surrounded the little eunuch and tried to get close to him, but they always had hot faces but cold buttocks.
Although Chang Yu's remaining anger subsided, he was more occupied with thinking about how to snipe the enemy and had no time to pay attention to it. He was worried about the might of Li Zicheng's army. In addition to hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers, there were countless cannon fodder and the will of the people!
The people in the Central Plains had nothing to eat, so they followed him to eat and make noises. There has never been a shortage of such people in the past, but at this time, the noises were in response to the call. The thieves in the past responded with no plan, and the poor all hated the rich.
They all want to get something for nothing, they all want to kill the landlords and gentry, divide the food and money, and destroy the past grievances by smashing, burning, and looting. They are so happy and grudges, but they don't know that what they are given is just a bowl of gruel.
, and they are still just ants. When they wake up, there is no turning back and they can only drift with the flow, wherever they go.
Of course, Li Zicheng was also in pain and happiness. Although the momentum was so great that the city defenders fled, and the city could be captured without a single soldier, but there were so many cannon fodder, so many mouths to eat, and there were surrendered soldiers in the city they passed.
This snowball is getting bigger and bigger. He originally wanted to run out to get money and food, but he didn't expect to get so many mouths to eat, but he couldn't stop. If he stopped attacking, he would have no income and he would be unable to support himself.
There are so many mouths, and you can't refuse them. Otherwise, if you lose the morale of the people and the military, the common people will not come to be cannon fodder, and the officers and soldiers will not surrender and start to resist.
So this is an endless loop and a dead end.
The only way to solve this deadlock is to consume these cannon fodder and surrendered soldiers. Spending a group of people to conquer a city and grabbing a fortune is the best plan.
But who would have thought that all the way east, he encountered no resistance at all, and surrendered with a wave of his hand. Not a single one of the cannon fodder was consumed, but more and more of them rolled in, so many that they made him gasp for breath, and it really made him dumbfounded.
Watching the snowball getting bigger and bigger, until it was about to collapse, it finally reached Baoding Prefecture, the south gate of Beijing. Li Zicheng was eager to have a big fight and consume some cannon fodder, otherwise it would get bigger and bigger and he would be tired sooner or later.
die.
While Li Zicheng was thinking about how to consume those cannon fodder, he was also dreaming about a bigger dream. Seeing that he could reach Baoding Prefecture without even a single soldier, with the capital in sight, then...
This is not the Shanxi side. There are countless inner and outer walls, gates, and cities along the way north to the capital. Instead, it is almost equal to a flat river. There are no mountains, and there are not even big cities blocking the road. If this happens early on, we should go straight to this road...
What Li Zicheng didn't expect was that the road would be so smooth. Chang Yu was also surprised. He cursed in his heart those local officials and soldiers of the imperial court who took the emperor's salary and did not share their worries. They all had no spine at all. Ning Yuan, a thief, did not dare to raise his sword to resist.
It's really hateful that someone can hit you at the door of your house so easily.
Chang Yu said something in his mood and hit the horse and galloped wildly. The horse's hooves were flying like lightning, leaving his entourage far behind. Chen Wangting and other entourage did not dare to be careless and hit the horse and galloped.
Before long, Chang Yu actually surpassed the front troops and arrived in front of Wuzhong. He shouted, "Where is the governor's dog?"
Wuzhong was agitated, thinking about dogs, but he quickly realized that the little eunuch was talking about the two wolf cubs he had caught in Ningyuan Xishan.
These two black wolf cubs are full of flesh and blood. They are amazingly long and fierce. Outsiders dare not approach them. They are only afraid of Chang Yu and Wu Zhong, because they like to use violence. If they don't obey, they will be beaten. In Chang Yu's words
Yelling, white-eyed wolf needs to be dealt with.
But it is clearly a pair of blood-red eyes. Jiang Fa once said to Wuzhong that the blood-red wolf eyes are probably an ominous thing that holds grudges and should be stewed earlier. Wuzhong hesitated, but the little eunuch looked disdainful. How could the two beasts react?
Damn it? These are two dogs.
So these two dogs were kept in the Black Wolf Camp. This time Wuzhong led his troops in a hurry, so they stayed in the iron cage behind the baggage. Chang Yu snorted when he heard this, then hit the horse and ran back, until more than ten
Queues inside and outside the Luo Tang.
Luo Tang was originally a domestic servant bought by Chang Yu. The prince had hinted to kill him, but he was kindly raised in the army to be responsible for logistics. At this time, he went south with him. Although he traveled lightly, he still packed more than ten carts.
After a slow stay.
Chang Yu released the two wolf cubs from the cage. Chen Suole wanted to put a chain on it, but the little eunuch stopped him. With a shout, he hit the horse and ran away, and the two wolf cubs chased after him.
Everyone was surprised when they saw this.
The men and horses were moving in a hurry, and Chang Yu was riding his horse while teaching two wolf cubs to hunt. It was very noisy and windy. It was almost noon and they had passed through Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture.
After traveling for more than ten miles, there was a village named Pangezhuang in front of us. Chang Yu ordered to rest and recuperate on the spot. The soldiers dismounted their horses, unsaddled them, and went to the wilderness to herd their horses, while the support team arrived to light a fire and make food.
The food was plentiful, including bone soup and horse meat brought from outside the customs. In the battle at Ningyuan, all the injured and dead horses were slaughtered by Wu Sangui and used as military rations. Chang Yu brought a lot, and he also replenished the soldiers when he went south.
Fighting requires not only perseverance but also physical strength!
A detachment of troops passed by the village to rest, causing the villagers to panic. After seeing that there was no disturbance, some bold people asked forward and learned that they were the Fourth Battalion under Dongchang's command.
Upon hearing this, the villagers in Dongchang were shocked and wanted to stay away. However, seeing that their commander was kind and gentle and kept asking questions about their parents, they became bold and asked for it when they smelled the smell of meat. The commander agreed and passed it to the village, and all the villagers came.
Anyone who asks for food is allowed.
"This is how to win people's hearts," Wuzhong muttered while chewing meat and looking at Chang Yu who was surrounded by villagers in the distance.
"You know what? This is to clear the name of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!" Fan Jiaqian rolled his eyes: "Look at what kind of army in this world, the people are not afraid of hearing the news and treat them like thieves! The governor is taking great pains to clear the name, you bastard
But you say you can win people's hearts, no wonder the governor always wants to beat you!"
"Ah, does the governor really always want to beat me up?" Wuzhong was startled, and everyone laughed.
"It's not wrong to say that it's about buying people's hearts. It's just that it's not for Dongchang and the governor himself, but for the Ming Dynasty." Hu Ling sighed, and everyone was silent, and continued to eat.
Although the common people saw that this group of people was friendly, they did not dare to do anything about it. Most of them just asked for a bowl of broth and were satisfied with some minced meat. However, some children were greedy.
Reports came from the rear that Li Yan's troops were ten miles away. Chang Yu was a little surprised at how fast it was. You must know that Li Yan had more than 10,000 troops and countless baggage. After careful questioning, he found out that the husband and wife team of Li Yan had once again divided the work.
He led three thousand cavalry in advance, and the Red Lady led the remaining troops behind.
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