"In addition, the batch of cannons captured by your little tiger team after annihilating the Yuan soldiers in Yiling City. I think those with the highest merit should get it. Since Laiheng has done the most merit, these cannons should be handed over to you for disposal."
After Luo Rucai finished speaking, he looked around at the palms of other battalion leaders. By praising Li Laiheng, he actually gained control over the distribution of the coalition's spoils. And this distribution was extremely tilted towards the camp. Li Zicheng
Naturally I agree.
Cao Ying and Chuang Ying, who had the highest military exploits, agreed. Others like Hui Deng and others could not say anything even if they wanted to object.
What Luo Rucai said at the end was to leave it to Li Laiheng to decide what to do with these cannons, which was even more clever. Because Li Laiheng did not dare to do anything to offend everyone, so if he only took these cannons, he would be considered stupid and ignorant.
, if he really wants to monopolize the cannon, Li Zicheng will naturally come forward to help deal with it and distribute the cannon "fairly" to everyone.
Li Laiheng admired Luo Rucai's strategy. In just a few words, Cao Cao took the lead in distributing the spoils among the coalition forces, and also used Li Laiheng's own words to obtain the most valuable and precious cannons.
"Since Commander Cao asked me to dispose of these cannons, I think it should be distributed fairly and evenly according to the strength of each battalion head of the coalition forces." Although Li Laiheng was also very jealous of these cannons, he saw the look from Li Zicheng.
, and also knew what to do.
What's more, although the cannon is important, the gunner is more important than the equipment. And although the gunner is important, it is not so important compared to Fang Yiren who can train the gunner. Li Laiheng has already controlled Fang Yiren.
, naturally I don’t feel that I have lost the opportunity to monopolize the cannon, thanks to it.
Moreover, he could get a hundred fire guns from Luo Rucai for free. You must know that there are not so many firearms in the entire camp now!
After Luo Rucai distributed all the silver seals and firecrackers and cannons, he asked Luo Dain to greet the generals to take their seats. The banquet was prepared sloppily and crudely. Although there were ten tables, there were not many meat and vegetable dishes, which was different from Luo Rucai's usual luxury.
The habits are different. Fortunately, although there are not many dishes, the quantity of each dish is rich and substantial, and it is quite in line with everyone's taste.
The wine is a kind of dry-pressed wine in northern Shaanxi that is made by each camp of the rebel army: this kind of homemade wine is made by cooking a kind of millet commonly known as wine rice, adding wine, and fermenting it in a vat. When using, the lees are taken out.
Put it in a small cloth bag and put it on a wine press (also called a grain bed) to squeeze out the juice, which is called dry-pressed wine, or simply dry wine; add water, and the wine will have a weaker strength, which is called water wine.
The utensils used in the banquet were quite good, although there were some coarse porcelain plates and clay bowls. But for the tables where the leader and above were seated, Luo Dain specially used the precious fine porcelain and gold and silver utensils seized from the city by Cao Ying to serve the dishes.
During each banquet, Luo Rucai took the lead, and all the generals in the Cao camp toasted to Li Laiheng. Immediately afterwards, other battalion commanders headed by Prime Minister Hui Deng also toasted to Li Laiheng. Prime Minister Hui Deng knew how to read the wind, so when he saw Luo Rucai was there
Already gaining the upper hand among the coalition forces, they deliberately followed Luo Rucai's words and flattered him. As for Chuangying, which had rapidly risen in strength after the Battle of Xiangyouping, Minister Huiden also carefully tried to maintain a good relationship.
Li Laiheng had no choice but to drink in return. Although the alcohol content of these drinks was not as high as that of later industrial alcoholic beverages, after drinking so much wine, Li Laiheng, who was already drinking too much, quickly reached his limit.
Fortunately, Li Zicheng helped Li Laiheng get out of the siege. He turned the conversation to the main topic and asked: "Brother Cao, you are very resourceful. Do you think, where should we attack next?"
Luo Rucai took another two sips of wine, a few blushes appeared on his face, and his mouth was full of alcohol. He smiled and said: "Where should we attack next? In my humble opinion, we obtained the
With such an unprecedented victory, almost all the troops in Huguang Province were wiped out. Although Yang Sichang demolished the east wall to repair the west wall, Qin soldiers, Sichuan soldiers and Zuo Liangyu all had to be used against Zhang Xianzhong
, the only Chu soldiers and Yuan soldiers he can use to defend Huguang are less than ten thousand soldiers."
Leaders such as Li Zicheng and Hui Deng nodded. Luo Ru paused for a while and then said: "The troops in Huguang are so empty. After we clean up all the officers and soldiers in western Hubei, we can concentrate the main force of the coalition forces and attack directly.
Jingzhou Prefecture. Chongzhen will definitely force Yang Sichang to rescue Jingzhou Prefecture. At that time, we will cooperate with the eight kings and shoot from the left and right, and Yang Sichang will be overwhelmed by the left and right, and he will not be able to take care of both sides."
Li Zicheng praised: "Brother Cao, don't blame people for giving you the nickname Cao Cao! You are indeed resourceful. By attacking Jingzhou Prefecture directly, we have captured Yang Sichang's vitals. He cannot take care of each other between us and Xiying, so
Not only can we develop very well, but Henry Cheung can also take advantage of the situation."
Prime Minister Hui Deng thought for a while and thought about Luo Rucai's plan. Will he join forces with Zhang Xianzhong in the future? In that case, his status in the coalition forces may be lower and lower, so he thought of some reasons and objected: "Cao Shuai
The strategy is indeed very good, but do you still remember what happened at Iron Horn City? Our rebels are accustomed to using tactics to attack the enemy, but if we unite with the Western Camp and take Jingzhou Prefecture directly. I see that Jingzhou City is high and the trenches are deep, so I am afraid we will have to fight with
The officers and soldiers faced off head-on, chariots against chariots, horses against horses, no matter what the outcome was, the losses for our old brothers must have been great."
Luo Rucai shook his head and retorted: "Now and then, after we clear out western Hubei, I'm afraid we can gather 20,000 soldiers. This kind of force is far from comparable to that of Tiejiao City back then, not to mention that Yang Sichang doesn't have many soldiers left.
He couldn't command Zuo Liangyu again. We will never have such a good opportunity again. We must not miss the opportunity and it will not come again. I think we should prepare now to break through Jingzhou Prefecture, leave banks and set up officials here, and in the future we will build a country.
, it’s not impossible.”
When Li Laiheng heard this, he was as shocked as a stormy sea. He knew that in later history, the rebel army did not start operating the base until they conquered Xiangyang a few years later. But now it seems that due to his influence, the rebel army has achieved a historical victory.
The unprecedented major victory also brought forward the decision-making of the rebel army's operating base?
But if things continue like this, wouldn't Chuang Ying and Li Zicheng become Luo Rucai's deputies and younger brothers? If the coalition forces capture Jingzhou and use it as their central operating base, wouldn't Luo Rucai become the true leader of the rebel army?
Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng, Hui Dengxian and others were debating whether to attack Jingzhou Prefecture. The other generals didn't have any ideas. Li Guo, who was sitting near Li Laiheng, looked at Li Laiheng and lowered his voice and asked Li Laiheng what he thought about this.
No comments.
Li Guo became more and more impressed with Li Laiheng. He felt that after three days of separation, Li Laiheng was no longer the Amen of Wu Xia. His decision-making ability had made great progress in this battle of Yiling.
His temperament was different from what he had done in the camp. So when the coalition forces were debating the strategic direction, Li Guo, as the second or third leader in the camp after Liu Zongmin's death, the first thing he thought of was to consult Li Laiheng for his opinion.
But Li Laiheng was still shocked by Luo Rucai's strategic policy of leaving the bank and setting up officials, so he did not answer immediately. Just when he came to his senses and wanted to find some words to answer Li Guo's question, a group of cavalry suddenly broke in from outside the Yamen.
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The leader was Luo Rucai's nephew Yang Chengzu. He had been ordered to search for the fleeing Wang Guangen's troops on the road north of Yiling leading to Yuan'an County, and to take the opportunity to clear out the remnants of the army in this area. Logically speaking, the army was at Xiangyouping.
After the disastrous defeat in the battle, there were only a few scattered troops and horses left in western Hubei, and there was no threat at all.
But at this time, Yang Chengzu's armor was broken and his body was covered in blood. He dismounted hastily and rushed to the banquet, startling all the generals.
Luo Rucai frowned, puzzled by the situation in front of him, and asked directly: "What's going on! Chengzu, what happened? Why do you look so embarrassed!"
Yang Chengzu wiped the blood on his face with a rag torn from his shirt, then half-knelt on the ground and stepped in to answer: "The palm of my hand is Hua Guansuo! He surrendered to the army at Jinzhuping.
They led the officers and soldiers south to attack us. The forward group of more than 800 people was ambushed by the camp and the whole army was wiped out. I took dozens of cavalry and fought hard to kill them!"
Several generals of the coalition forces were eyeing each other. Everyone couldn't believe it. It was understandable that Wang Guangen ran away during the Battle of Yiling. But now the battle situation has completely changed. Even if he ran away during the Battle of Yiling,
If you don't dare to come back because of the relationship, you won't surrender to the army, right?
Li Zicheng was the most sober and calm. He immediately discovered the crux of the problem and asked Yang Chengzu: "No, we have wiped out all the officers and soldiers in western Hubei. Where did Wang Guangen lead the officers and soldiers south?"
Yang Chengzu replied: "I don't know what's going on. The officers and soldiers who attacked us don't seem to be Chu soldiers or Yuan soldiers. I heard the accent of their orders, which sounds more like Qin soldiers."
Luo Rucai became even more puzzled. He said to himself: "The Qin soldiers should be in Xing'an and Pingli to deal with Xiying. How could they come to the west of Hubei?"
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1 In addition to early attempts to establish a political power in Tiejiao City in the late Ming Dynasty, the peasant army had to wait until Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang in the 14th year of Chongzhen before restarting its efforts to establish a political power. This time point was earlier than Li Laiheng thought of establishing a political power in Xiangyang.
, Shunzhi's "Henan Prefecture Chronicles" said: "Thieves set up officials and left money in vain to build the foundation of the country." When Li Zicheng attacked Luoyang, although he did not necessarily have a plan to found the country, this measure at least shows that the rebels have begun to pay attention.
When it comes to establishing their own local government.
Li Zicheng and other leaders of the rebel army hope that they can have a foothold, which can not only accommodate the family members of the army, but also obtain relatively stable manpower and material resources. Unfortunately, subjective wishes cannot overcome the objective balance of strength, so they can only continue
Only by annihilating the effective strength of the official army through repeated mobile warfare can it be possible to gain a foothold in the local area. After the fall of Luoyang, Li Zicheng clearly assessed his own strength, so until the autumn of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, when the war situation changed fundamentally, he never forced it again.
He did things that his own strength could not achieve. He "broke the city and abandoned it without defending it." Before each troop transfer, he ordered the walls of the conquered city to be demolished and called it Pingcheng. The purpose was to prevent the officers and soldiers from resisting again.