Between Henan and Huguang, most importantly in the Nanyang and Ruzhou areas, there are very frequent mobilizations between the standing militia from Huguang and the local guards adapted from the Henan native bandits.
Troops one after another, after changing defenses, went to Kaifeng to collect cotton-padded clothes, cotton shoes and other supplies, and then immediately headed north. Following the outbreak of the war, the state and county guards along the Yellow River had already begun to actively mobilize northward.
Sweeping together to the north, against the snowy wind, in the direction where Donglu's horse hooves came, they struck in the opposite direction.
This was not the first time that Li Jiyu accepted orders from the Dashun Army. He had left his home base in Dengfeng Yuzhai many times and frequently participated in the military operations of the Dashun Army. Even Li Jiyu’s Yuzhai veterans,
After so many mobilizations and wars, to this day, there is basically no trace of the background of the Turkish bandit armed forces.
From the color of their Yangwu blue uniforms to their strict military discipline and neat ranks, these officers completely displayed the style of a regular Dashun Army.
Li Jiyu was wearing the armor worn by generals of the Shun Army. He was now General Guoyi of the local guard appointed by Kaifeng. Because he was relatively senior and well-known in Henan Province, Li Laiheng gave him special treatment.
Li Jiyu was awarded the hereditary title of Viscount.
This was originally a treatment that was not available to General Guo Yi in the local guards, but it was enjoyed by Li Jiyu, which highlighted his status as the oldest and most powerful among the Henan native bandits.
After all, when the rebel army first entered Henan, the three major bandits in Henan led by Li Jiyu were all as famous as the Xiaoyuan camp that was flowing on both sides of the Yellow River at that time.
His subordinate Shen Jingbang was also a mighty general in the Dashun local guard. The veterans of Dengfeng Yuzhai all had good career prospects in the Dashun Dynasty.
They led the guards officers and soldiers stationed in Ruzhou and Nanyang to rush to Kaifeng to listen to the instructions. Soon after arriving at the edge of the Yellow River, Li Jiyu met many of his old friends again.
Almost all of these people are copycat leaders who came from Henan's local bandit armed forces. Since Chongzhen's ten years of activity in Henan and the Huguang area, there are fifteen groups of peasant uprising armies, collectively known as the Yu-Chu Fifteen Families. These local bandit leaders are all related to
The fifteen Yu-Chu families at that time were related.
Some were allies who fought together with the Yu-Chu Fifteen Families back then, some were simply other members, and some were opponents back then.
Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing of the fifteenth family of Yuchu were destroyed early in the hands of Li Laiheng, Ma Guangyu died early, and the rest of Ma Shouying had been recruited by Zhang Xianzhong. The rest of the Gezuo Fifth Battalion all went their own way, and the fates of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai also changed dramatically.
The few remnants of the less famous King Shuntian and King Shunyi, and most of the remnant soldiers were integrated into the Henan Tuzhai.
They were very familiar with Li Jiyu, and they were all old friends. However, due to the war and chaos, it was not until the Dashun Army completely calmed down the chaos in Henan that they had the opportunity to sit down and reminisce about their old friendship.
Li Jiyu led the Ruzhou Guard troops to the river, and first stopped at Sunjiadu to rest. Other old brothers, such as the leaders of the local bandit villages, gathered together. They were all old friends with Li Jiyu and respected Li Jiyu.
Encountered the position of No. 1 among the Henan native bandits.
Everyone temporarily settled in a tea shop in Sunjiadu, chatting and lamenting the changes in the current situation and circumstances.
Li Jiyu's deputy, the mighty General Shen Jingbang of the Dashun Guards, was originally a very cold-blooded and cruel man, but now he has adapted to the military discipline of the Dashun Army and will not do anything to rob homes or homes.
He called on the soldiers who were transporting heavy supplies of grain and carried a lot of grain onto carts. Some of the grain was driven directly across the frozen Yellow River and sent to Hebei, and some of it was sent to Kaifeng for distribution.
There was a veteran Henan Tuzhai marshal, stroking his beard and sighing:
"Who would have thought that in the past four or five years, if we followed Lao Wansui and the Holy Lord and followed King Jin, we would end up in a situation like this today.
One by one, the lords also called out, and the generals and captains also started to do their work. Henan has been in chaos three or four years ago, with bones thousands of miles away, and ditches full of hungry people. But this year, the weather is good, and we all have to remember that Long live the old man, Your Majesty.
And the kindness of His Highness the King of Jin."
Li Jiyu maintained his identity as General Guo Yi and Lord Viscount and could not be moved easily, but after hearing these words, even a scheming man like him felt that he had made the right move by following Chuang Jun.
It seems that I will continue to follow the "Three Saints" in the future.
"The grace of the Three Saints has nourished hundreds of millions of people in Henan. This is a feat that will be remembered forever in the future. Folks and brothers, let's not be afraid of the troublesome Donglu. What is there to be afraid of? Wasn't it that Grandpa Yue was in Zhuxian back then?
Did they kill the fourth prince here?
As everyone knows, His Highness the King of Jin wields troops like a god, and he is the reincarnation of Grandpa King Yue. With the King of Jin sitting on the river, I don't think the Donglu will be able to do anything.
We all just want to fight a few more battles and get more military honors. Today for me is the tomorrow for all your brothers. No matter what, you must follow the Three Saints closely and follow His Highness King Jin closely. Do you understand?
This is a road to wealth!"
The so-called "Three Saints" refer to the old man Li Zicheng, the emperor Li Guo, and of course the Jin Dynasty king Li Laiheng who actually held the power of Dashun.
Because Li Guo was weak and unable to govern, the people of Henan generally attributed many of the political achievements since Dashun was established, especially since Henan was settled, to Li Zicheng, Li Guo, and Li Laiheng.
Therefore, the theory of "Three Saints" was born, and gradually formed a climate among the people, which in turn passed through Dashun's grassroots bureaucrats and soldiers, and further fed back to Dashun's superstructure.
At this time, it has become quite popular that senior generals like Li Jiyu are not called saints, but directly refer to the three important leaders of Dashun by the term "Three Saints".
"Think about Liu Hongqi from Runing and Han Jiadi from Xuzhou. Their copycat power back then was no worse than the brothers here. I think they were even stronger." Li Jiyu said, "But they fought against the Three Saints to the end.
Finally destroyed. Han Jiadi was rumored to have moved to Henan and Chu, and Liu Hongqi seemed to have fled to Fengyang. All their strongholds were destroyed by the Dashun army."
Li Jiyu said boldly: "Brothers are going north to Hebei. It's funny to say that I have been wandering in the Central Plains for so many years, but I have never been to Beizhili, which is across the river. This trip to the north and Donglu
There is nothing to be afraid of in a confrontation. It is nothing more than going to the confrontation site to receive some military merits and then upgrade the honorary title to a higher level."
The rest of the old commanders also laughed and said: "Many of my brothers started following the Duke in Dengfeng County and went rampant in Henan. What we have today is really due to the great virtues raised by the Three Saints. It's nothing.
It can be said that we will definitely die for the Dashun Army."
I am afraid it cannot be overestimated how loyal these local warriors are to the cause of the Dashun Army.
However, those leaders of the Tuzhai who had not directly fought against the Qing army were obviously very confident in the strength of the Dashun Army they had seen. They believed in the strength of the Dashun Army, so they were relieved to hand over all their troops.
, reorganized and adapted by Shun Army officers and even staff officers of the Military Academy.
After the reorganization, regardless of whether these local tycoons will continue to be loyal to Dashun in the future, their armies will be firmly tied to the war machine of the Dashun army.
Officials from the Recruitment and Training Department, the Military Academy, and the Military Academy all took time out of their busy schedules to come to Sunjiadu to further reorganize the various Tuzhai armed forces.
However, by the end of last year, most of the Tuzhai armed forces had almost completed the "military-oriented" adaptation. Staff officer Zhou Chang was very young. After he rode on horseback to see the conditions of the guards in each battalion, he was quite satisfied.
Immediately take people and rush back to the vicinity of Kaifeng.
At the same time, around Kaifeng, there are many other miscellaneous armed forces who are not directly from the Chuangying camp. After about a year of military reorganization since the 16th year of Chongzhen, after adding cotton-padded clothes and cutting-edge ordnance and armor, their field strength has improved.
, it can be used completely.
In this way, even if the Dianzhong Army and the Dianzuo Army General Reserve in Li Laiheng's hands are not immediately transferred, the tight troop strength of the Shun Army on the Hebei front can still be improved to a certain extent.