Early the next morning, Chang Yu punched a few times on the east wall of Jizhou and broke into a thin sweat. He took a pot of herbal tea handed over by Hu Ling and drank it clean. His eyes glanced not far away, where Chen Wangting and others were practicing.
The morning sun passed over the lake and shone brightly on them. It felt like watching old men doing Tai Chi in a park in later generations.
Fan Tiezhu came to report in a hurry. Huang Degong and Gao Jie each led 5,000 troops out of the city and ran all the way to the west. Chang Yu chuckled when he heard the words and walked slowly to the west city. He looked up and saw dust flying in the distance. Gao Jie went to Xinhe County, and
Huang Degong went to Ningjin and directly entered Zhaozhou.
Although Huang Degong and Gao Jie are both arrogant, domineering and rude, I am definitely a master at attacking cities and territories. At this time, it is most suitable for the two of them to do this kind of peripheral cleanup. With these two brushes, Chang Yu finally
You don’t have to do everything yourself.
But he was not idle either. After breakfast, he summoned the squires in the city to mobilize the people to donate money and food. Although most of the squires had been tortured, only they themselves knew whether they had injured their bones or muscles. Anyway, Normal Universe believed in the saying "Skin to death"
Camels are bigger than horses.
If the imperial court usually mobilized people to donate money and food, Chang Yu could guarantee that no one would care about you even if you screamed until your throat was broken. But it was different at this time. After Jizhou experienced the scourge of the rebel army, especially those squires who were lucky enough to survive, they hated the rebel army.
I also saw that although these officers and soldiers did not disturb the people, they were so ruthless and ruthless that they killed so many prisoners of the bandit army at any time. No matter what, they did not hesitate to donate some. Even ordinary people thought the same way.
Not surprisingly, the income was huge. In addition, there was already food and grass in the city that had been plundered by the bandits but had not yet been transported away. It was considered to be barely enough for Huang Degong's men to eat for more than a month. They no longer had to look around for help from others.
In the evening, Chang Yu, who was sparring with Qiao Sanxiu in the government office, received information from several scouts: Gao Jie's troops easily captured Xinhe County, where only a few hundred thieves were entrenched, and then spread their troops to the west. Huang Degong's journey
It is far away, but it has also included Ning and Jin.
Although there were not many bandit troops stationed in these two cities, there were several groups of refugees gathering within the territory, ranging from hundreds to thousands, camping in groups in some villages and towns. It was unclear whether they were thieves or civilians. Huang Degong and
Gao Jie's troops then went to drive them away, and their colleagues announced: The imperial court has been exempted from paying taxes for three years and they should immediately return to their hometowns to farm and make a living. Anyone who refuses to listen to the advice and insists on following the thieves or who has not dispersed for three days will be killed. He also said that the imperial court has mobilized 100,000 people.
The army is advancing due west of Jizhou at this time. If you gather together and don't disperse, just wait to die...
Listening to these false words, the refugees who had gathered from nowhere felt uneasy and discussed what to do. Many people already wanted to retreat. At that time, even though the bandit army was marching northward, they followed the booing.
This journey is no different than being a beggar and being used as cannon fodder to help the rebels resist the officers and soldiers. It is really miserable. But now that the imperial army has arrived, and they have been exempted from paying taxes for three years, why do they still follow the rebels...
No matter what they thought, believe it or not, Huang Degong and Gao Jie's troops vigorously promoted these remarks in the two cities. At the same time, they slowly advanced westward. Gao Jie's troops pointed their swords at Gaoyi County in the west, while Huang Degong aimed at Zhaozhou in the northwest.
However, according to the reports from the scouts, in Zhaozhou and Gaoyi, the refugees and thieves were all mixed together, and the thieves and civilians were indistinguishable.
Chang Yu looked up at the sky. He swept through the two cities in one day and rushed nearly a hundred miles to the Zhaozhou border. This speed was about as expected, but he knew that going further west would be a crisis. There were hundreds of miles of refugees there.
It would be difficult to take a single step with the thieves, and Li Zicheng would definitely send regular troops to stop him. The only thing he hoped now was that the slogan would be effective and make those cannon fodders wake up early and disperse quickly. At least they would not be used by thieves and blindly become cannon fodder. This way
He will be much more relaxed.
Huang Degong and Gao Jie each led only 5,000 troops. They had no pressure to sweep through Canyun in the surrounding area, but they were too stretched to deal with the rebel army a hundred miles away. So Chang Yu ordered Chang Yu's army to leave the city overnight and advance westward. At dawn
We have to go to Ningjin County first.
The generals over there were busy mobilizing their troops and sending them out of the city, but Chang Yu stood on the city and looked north. The sky was already dark, and there were stars shining in the sky, but his mind had already flown to the sky above Jingzhou City.
Information came from the north. Liu Zeqing fought a fierce battle with the rebels outside Jingzhou City. The rebels were defeated. The remaining troops entered the city to resist desperately. When they saw the city was broken, they became ferocious and set fire to the city.
After Liu Zeqing entered the city, he slaughtered all the rebels.
When did the bandit army become so bloody, willing to die rather than surrender, and when did it become so inhumane to set fire to the chickens and dogs, leaving no one alive? Chang Yu's heart was filled with rage, the damn bandits were really heartless, but there was always
He felt something was wrong. As for what was wrong, he couldn't tell at the moment. Right now, his mind was focused on how to win this encirclement and annihilation battle!
In a few days, they traveled non-stop for nearly a thousand miles from the capital. The lone army entered Baoding City. In a blink of an eye, the rebel army pursued them eastward. Then they made a sharp turn and headed south, crossing 500 miles of enemy-occupied territory and going deep into the enemy's rear. They mobilized three troops to advance slowly.
A big net was laid, and Chang Yu was determined to have a battle with Li Zicheng in Hebei Province. This battle was extremely important to both sides. If the officers and soldiers won, the worst would be to force Li Zicheng to retreat to Xi'an, leaving him unable to escape.
The Central Plains could take a breather to recuperate for several months or even more than a year, and he could also go south to deal with Zhang Xianzhong.
However, if the rebel army wins, the consequences will be disastrous. Li Zicheng is very likely to send his troops northward and approach the imperial city, which will put the Ming Dynasty in danger.
This battle can only be won but not defeated! Chang Yu's psychological pressure is actually unprecedentedly huge, even more suffocating than when he came out of seclusion. However, at this time, the battle pattern has become a trend. As long as all the ministries do not make mistakes, the winning rate is extremely high. He is sitting in charge
Huang Degong and Gao Jie led Huang Degong and Gao Jie on the west route, whether they were heading west or turning north, they would not have any big problems if they were steady and steady. Li Yan was in charge of the northern defense line. He had strict military discipline and was good at strategy. He was familiar with the rebel tactics. Chang Yu felt relieved.
Only on the east and west fronts, Zhou Yuji traveled a long distance from the west. He was afraid that he would not be able to predict the enemy and would accidentally fall into a tight siege if he entered rashly. Unfortunately, he could not contact his troops because they were too far apart.
How is the situation.
The other one is Liu Zeqing on the east side. Chang Yu is itching with hatred when he thinks about this guy. He doesn’t expect Liu Zeqing and his men to fight against Daliang. At most, he can just show off in Hejian Mansion on the east side. He just hopes that he won’t be held back until the war.
Then take good care of him.
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