Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pili attacked from inside and outside Zhengjia'ao and Guojun Town, and after defeating the official Ma Bao's troops, they not only captured the guarding Ma Bao alive, but also continued to pursue them, using Gao Qian to wander between Zhengjia'ao and Yegou villages.
, the opportunity created by repeated mobilization took the opportunity to make a surprise attack and repel Gao Qian.
It's just that apart from Gao Qian's love for writing diaries, he is also considered one of the more capable generals in the Henan army. What's more, although he lost three to four hundred troops, he still has about 1,500 soldiers on hand.
, a surprise attack by more than a hundred cavalry and two to three hundred infantry was impossible to cause a real fatal blow to it.
More importantly, it was because the morale of the officers and soldiers was low, and Gao Qian was not aware of the enemy's situation. He was worried that if he went too deep, he would be attacked by the invading troops on the flanks, and fall into the same fate as Ma Bao, and he would fall into the hands of thieves. Therefore, after a fierce battle, he
, did not continue to go south, but retreated north to the Yao'ao area, where they held their ground and sent messengers to Li Xianfeng and Chen Yongfu on the west road to convey the enemy's situation and wait for reinforcements to prepare for war.
"Gao Qian was tactful in his tactics. He suffered this loss mostly because he was not familiar with the tactics and style of the Chuang army."
Guo Junzhen told Li Laiheng how they defeated Gao Qian's troops between Zhengjiaao Village and Yegou Village. After analyzing Gao Qian and Ma Bao's military psychology, he sarcastically said: "Gao Qian hit a wall.
Knowing that Luoyang cannot be taken lightly and that it is not the time to compete for military glory, his enthusiasm for sending troops will definitely become even lower."
After Li Laiheng's victory, he also received news that Li Xianfeng from the west road, Chen Yongfu from the east road, and Gao Qian from the east road had stopped their troops at the same time and retreated to the front line in the northern suburbs of Luoyang. So he led a group of soldiers and rushed to Yegouzhai.
In the White Horse Temple, they met with Hao Yaoqi, Guo Junzhen, and Zhang Pili and discussed with them the next battle strategy.
White Horse Temple is known as the "ancestral court" and "source of Buddhism" in China. After a major renovation during the Jiajing period, its layout has undergone major changes. It is no longer "according to the old Tianzhu style" in its shape. However, the temple site has never been moved.
, so the platforms and wells from the Han Dynasty are still vaguely visible, and there are two stone horses about the same size as real horses outside the mountain gate. They have a gentle and docile image, which is a custom of the Song Dynasty.
On the east side of the mountain gate, there is a stone tablet "Records of the Ancestral Court of the White Horse Temple in Luojing". This is the two edicts issued by Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, to build the White Horse Temple.
The one in the temple is known as "Zhao Monument".
Accompanying Li Laiheng here were Gao Yigong and Fang Yiren. Gao Yigong was not interested in Buddhist scenery. Fang Yiren was much more excited. After seeing the ancient tombs of the two monks She Moteng and Zhu Falan, he went to see the tombs of the two monks She Moteng and Zhu Falan.
Moteng, the cooling platform where Zhu Falan translated Buddhist scriptures, and the Hong bell donated by Huang Jin, the eunuch who was responsible for the rituals during the Jiajing period.
Li Laiheng smiled and said: "Who said that Teng Lan's clothes and bowl are empty? Hong Zhongyuan sent a Zen. Leshan has the heart to ask Zen. It seems that the military situation in Luoyang has indeed improved greatly."
Fang Yiren did not actually believe in Buddhism, but he was very interested in nostalgic scenery. At this time, he felt thoughtful and sighed. After hearing Li Laiheng's ridicule, Fang Leshan, who always said half truth and half falsehood, finally blushed and said: "Ashamed.
If you don’t ask about military matters, but ask about Zen matters, it’s me, Meng Lang.”
"Haha! Leshan, after you finish watching the White Horse Temple, I still have a heavy responsibility for you." Li Laiheng clapped his hands gently and smiled, saying, "Now that the war is over, Li Xianfeng will not easily send troops to attack again before he understands our situation.
Luoyang is over. Now that we understand the military affairs, the rest is a matter for the political advisors."
Gao Yigong then asked: "Gao Qian's army only suffered a small loss on the East Road and lost three to four hundred people. Li Xianfeng was forced by the emperor to hold him accountable. Recovering Luoyang was an urgent task. How could he?
Why should we stop fighting after encountering such a small amount of hardship?"
"If Li Xianfeng cannot regain Luoyang, he will surely be killed. But even if he regains Luoyang, he will still be responsible for the murder of King Fu. According to Chongzhen's character, Li Xianfeng will still be killed!"
"Since everyone is dead, he has no choice but to accept the straw I handed over."
Li Laiheng used fighting to promote peace. Although he had formulated the script and plan of "King Tiande" from the beginning, if Li Xianfeng was not allowed to hit the wall first and suffer some hardships, the Henan governor might still have some luck.
Now that he had suffered a small setback in Zhengjia's Ao Village and Yegou Village, he knew that the intruders were difficult to defeat and Luoyang could not be recovered in a short time. He had to re-examine the straw of "King of Tiande".
It’s valuable!
Li Laiheng urged Fang Yiren and said: "You have to handle the matter of 'King Tiande' Li Ziquan and Liu Jingting. Not only do I want us to escape from Luoyang this time, but I also want to plant a nail in the court."
, Let’s play the long game to catch the big fish. There will be many more places for us to cooperate with Li Futai in the future.”
Fang Yiren calmed down, raised his hands and replied: "Reporting to the post, Liu Jingting has been sent to Li Xianfeng's camp. The old gentleman is quite famous among the gentlemen, and Li Xianfeng should not kill him easily. As long as the straw and storybook are handed over, Li Xianfeng will
If Futai wants to continue to be an official and continue to live, the only way he can go is to cooperate with Chuangying."
"Um."
Li Laiheng nodded and looked towards Beimang Mountain in the distance. There are countless heroes and heroines who have performed wonderful epic plays here in history.
Only this time, the show was a farce.
"What a pity. In ancient times, Luoyang was said to be among the best in the world. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and was the capital of nine dynasties. If we could completely occupy Heluo, we could replace the Ming Dynasty in a year or two!"
Gao Yigong frowned slightly and said: "We don't have enough strength. If we barely establish a base in Luoyang and become king, we will soon be besieged and defeated by the army."
"Alas! So what a pity! But at the very least, we must try to transfer most of the mountains of money, food and wealth in Luoyang City to Xiong'er Mountain and Funiu Mountain!"
Fang Yiren nodded and said: "Liu Jing... If Mr. Liu is unreliable and reveals all our plans to Li Xianfeng, how will we deal with it?"
Li Laiheng glanced sideways at Fang Yiren and said, "If Li Xianfeng wants to save his life, the only straw he can use is 'King Tiande'. Even if we reveal the entire plan to him so that he can see clearly, what choice does he have?"
Several people discussed how to negotiate with Li Xianfeng for a while. Guo Junzhen stood aside and did not interrupt. He only focused on military affairs and was not interested in such "outside moves" other than military strategies, and did not even look at them.
After waiting for a while, Li Laiheng led everyone out of the White Horse Temple and saw Hao Yaoqi and Zhang Pili riding back after arresting the fallen officers and soldiers.
This time Zhang Pizhu achieved the feat of capturing Ma Bao who was guarding the army, which made Li Laiheng very happy. He felt that this young general was gradually growing up and would have the opportunity to take on a big role in the future. He saw Zhang Pizhu's heroic appearance as a young man galloping on his horse.
Afterwards, he couldn't help but praise and said: "A hero comes from a young boy! Zhang Pizhu looks more and more like a young general in white robes!"
He seemed to have forgotten that he was actually only a year or two older than Zhang Pizhu, and he was also a young man with hairless lips. It was just that Li Laiheng was getting more and more scheming, and he had developed a magnanimity that was difficult to predict for those in power.
"Commander, that Ma Bao is so stubborn, should we simply behead him and sacrifice him to the flag?"
"We still have business to discuss with Henan Governor Li Xianfeng, there is no need to make things so desperate!" Li Laiheng rejected Hao Yaoqi's opinion. On the one hand, he also wanted to negotiate with Li Xianfeng, so there was no need to kill all the officers and generals.
On the other hand, Li Laiheng was really unwilling to kill Ma Bao, a figure who had made many outstanding achievements for the nation and the people in the history of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty in later generations.
Needless to say, Ma Bao also has many flaws in his personality. His unprincipled defection in the early stage earned him the reputation of being "two skinned" and "repeated" due to his humiliation in the later stage.
During the Dongxun period, he showed the dark side of the Southern Ming warlords who were only interested in profit and self-interest. After Wu Sangui's death, he fell in love with others and was greedy for the foundation of Yunnan and Guizhou, which exposed his fatal flaw of insufficient strategic thinking and ultimately harmed others and himself.
However, there were no saints or perfect people in the late Ming Dynasty. In comparison, at least Ma Bao in the later period was one of the people who understood the overall situation and became a great person.
Ma Bao initially surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and suppressed the three Lingnan loyalists, but he was just a shameless traitor. Later, although he followed Li Chengdong anyway, he did nothing. Apart from internal fighting and escorting, he accomplished nothing. He was no different from other Dongxuns.
However, he could be inspired by loyal ministers and martyrs. When the Qing army occupied Guangdong and Guangxi and almost destroyed the Southern Ming Dynasty, he did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty again. Instead, he drank blood in the mountains and persisted in the struggle. It can be said that there has been a qualitative change.
"China is not uninhabited..." Li Laiheng murmured. If possible, he still hopes to reach the greatest common denominator of the Han people in the late Ming Dynasty.
"At the sentry post, an urgent message came through the night: the Qin Army He Renlong's troops are moving rapidly from west Henan to the east, and they have the potential to attack Luoyang!"