Li Laiheng knew that Gao Yigong looked brave and decisive, but his nature was too gentle, which was very similar to his adoptive father Li Guo, a tiger. Many people always have a prejudice against the peasant rebels, thinking that most of them are full of recklessness and prone to violence.
In fact, if you look at the later life fates of Li Guo and Gao Yigong, you will know that the generals of the peasant army are better than the generals of the official army. Because they have both the background of the lower class and the vision and ability of the upper class, their personalities are often poorer.
is more gentle.
In later history, after Li Zicheng died unexpectedly at Jiugong Mountain, the Dashun Army on the East Road suffered heavy losses and was almost completely disintegrated. Under this situation, Li Guo and Gao Yigong, who held the complete organization of the Dashun Army on the West Road, were equal.
In treating the generals, he did not take advantage of his military strength to seize power. Although compared with Sun Kewang's ambition in the Zunyi coup of the Daxi Army, it had a fatal negative impact on the subsequent development of the Dashun Army, but it also reflected the peaceful and peaceful attitude of Li Guo and Gao Yigong.
The character trait of not being greedy for power.
After Li Guo's death, Gao Yigong led the remnants of Dashun's army into Guangxi and participated in the internal strife and struggles of the Yongli court in Nanming. He was disgusted by the situation where various warlords in Nanming were seizing control of their territories and fighting among themselves. He proposed to
His own troops and horses were handed over to the Yongli court, "Please, as generals, advocate: Return the troops to the military department, return the taxes to the household department, simplify and eliminate the weak, divide them into general battles and defenses, and compare merits and crimes, then things can still be done; if the reasons are still there
"In Li Zhe, although the soldiers are many and the generals are respected, the emperor cannot find a single soldier for him, and all the leaders and ministers are trapped."
Wang Fuzhi also recorded that in May, "Gao Bizheng (Gao Yigong) and Dang Shousu (from Nanning to Wuzhou) came to see him... He ordered Gao Bizheng and Dang Shousu to assist Guangdong. Bizheng asked Kuo soldiers and horses to return to the Ministry of War, and money and food to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
, Quan was selected and returned to the Ministry of Personnel; when he entered and stopped, he heard from the imperial court that the commanders were not allowed to act on their own terms for cheap, and they were sent to conquer personally. They could not comply with the court's opinions. They must be upright and return to Nanning in good faith."
The cowardly Yongli court did not dare to offend the separatist warlords in various places, and did not dare to use Gao Yigong's opinions, which made Gao Yigong eventually die in depression and died at the hands of the chieftain.
Li Laiheng knew that due to Li Zicheng's absolute dominance within the Chuang Army, although the Chuang Camp would not be like the later Daxi Army, it also prevented the generals of the Chuang Army such as Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others from centralizing power.
To a lesser extent, the Great Western Army also emerged with the emergence of ambitious and independent figures like Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo. In the subsequent history of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty, Chuangying was unable to play the same role as the mainstay of Xiying.
Li Laiheng patted Gao Yigong on the shoulder and said: "If Brother Gao really feels guilty for the chief sentry, he should work harder, muster up his energy, and fight hard. Uncle Jie Xuan said before his death that he
If we want to create a world where poor people can have backbone and live with dignity, we should remember Uncle Jiexuan's last words so that he can rest in peace."
What were Liu Zongmin's last words before his death? There will be countless variations in Li Laiheng's mouth in the future. Fortunately, Gu Kecheng, who really listened to Liu Zongmin's last words, will not specifically come to refute anything. As the second most important person in the camp, he also died heroically.
Liu Zongmin, his last words would become an almost divine political declaration in the camp, and would be used again and again by Li Laiheng.
"Little Tiger, Yigong, do you think the officers and soldiers led by Hua Guansuo were drawn from the troops that encircled and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong?" Bai Wang was still thinking deeply about the question asked by Li Laiheng. He was cautious and delicate, considering
The matter is very comprehensive. After thinking about it for a long time, I have almost grasped the true meaning of Yang Sichang's use of troops.
Gao Yigong frowned and said: "The commander has already analyzed it before. Yang Sichang will never move the troops to attack us. Even if he mobilizes the troops to encircle and suppress the Western Camp, he will never do it quietly... Wait,
Is that what you meant?"
A look of horror suddenly flashed in Gao Yigong's eyes, while Li Laiheng and Bai Wang looked at each other and smiled, both seeing the answer in each other's eyes.
"Yes," Bai Wang nodded and replied, "If Yang Sichang has wiped out the Western Camp, then he can naturally mobilize his troops to the west of Hubei immediately, without having to repeatedly communicate with court officials and governors from various places.
Argued."
"This is really unbelievable." Gao Yigong shook his head repeatedly. He felt that this statement was really bizarre. "There are nearly 20,000 soldiers in Xiying. It is not weaker than the strength of our coalition after the victory in Xiangyouping.
A few minutes. Yang Sichang had besieged and suppressed the Western Camp for such a long time without achieving any results. How could he suddenly defeat the Eight Kings?"
Li Laiheng replied: "You have already told the answer. After Yang Sichang's defeat in Xiangyouping, he must be eager to consolidate his position. The western Hubei army has just suffered a disastrous defeat and cannot win immediately in a short time. Naturally, he will increase his chips to deal with it.
Zhang Xianzhong and Lao Yang were unable to defeat the Eight Kings not because of lack of strength, but because Zuo Liangyu and other generals were unwilling to use their full strength. Now in order to save his life and official position, Lao Yang must promise Zuo Liangyu many things at all costs, Zuo Zhen
Once you put all your strength into it, it will be difficult for Xiying to resist if you are arrogant and arrogant."
Gao Yigong is also quite smart. He knows that the probability of Yang Sichang defeating Zhang Xianzhong in a battle is indeed very low. But only if this premise occurs, can we reasonably explain why Qin soldiers suddenly appeared on the battlefield in western Hubei. Gao Yigong's heart
In fact, he was impressed by Li Laiheng and Bai Wang's speculations. His expression kept changing, and finally he exclaimed: "Then we must prevent Cao Ying, Zhao Yingyuan and Xiao Qin Wang Bai Gui from sending troops to Yuan'an County. They are unprepared. If there is no
If there is an accident, the entire army will definitely be annihilated!"
Li Laiheng looked at the sky and sighed: "It is true, but our speculation is so incredible, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince Cao Cao... But I think if Yang Sichang really defeated Zhang Xianzhong in one battle, it won't take long for such detailed information to be available
It will be spread here.”
As soon as Li Laiheng finished speaking, he rode a galloping car all the way from the top of Yiling City to the prefecture government office, causing panic in the city. Li Laiheng, Bai Wang, and Gao Yigong all looked at one place, and they all understood.
The news that this must be Zhang Xianzhong has arrived!
Li Laiheng shrugged and said with a smile: "You two, I don't think we need to go back to the camp to rest. Let's go to the Yamen office to see what news the messenger has returned!"
The three of them all knew that the news brought by the messenger must be related to the key to changes in the overall situation, so they immediately returned to the government office. Li Zicheng, Li Guo, Tian Jianxiu and others were also still at the government office and had not yet returned to the camp. They saw Li Laiheng
The three people suddenly returned, and they were all very surprised. Tian Jianxiu looked confused, while Li Zicheng and Li Guo thought of the nervous look on the messenger's face, and instantly realized that the news the messenger brought must be related to Yang Sichang and Zhang Xianzhong, and their faces suddenly changed.
Startled.
Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and said sternly: "Little tiger, did you all expect this? Let's go! Let's go and hear what is so clever about Yang Sichang's use of troops!"
Except for Tian Jianxiu, who was still puzzled, everyone in the group who broke into the camp had a clear look on their faces. Everyone followed Li Zicheng, passed through the two entrance courtyards of the state government office, and walked to the inner hall, when they heard the messenger from Cao Ying
Report the war situation to Luo Rucai.
"...The Western Camp thought that the enemy was still far away, and its defenses were very lax. Zuo Liangyu took the opportunity to send Ding under Liu Guoneng into the sky to accompany the Western Camp's grain harvesting team in the thick fog to sneak into the stronghold. The official army took the Qin Army as the left route.
The main force of Zuozhen served as the center and right wing, beating drums as a signal, and cooperating with Liu Guoneng's troops in the village. Zuo Liangyu was newly appointed as a general, so the officers and soldiers of Zuozhen attacked quickly and violently. Although Xiying fought back desperately, it was finally defeated by
After a random attack and losing strength, they were forced to abandon the old village and be trapped on the hilltop. However, there was no water in the Agate Mountain. After a few days of siege, Zuozhen launched a massive attack on the hilltop. As a result, the Eight Kings were defeated miserably, and as many as 3,500 elite soldiers were killed.
The rebel king Yang Youxian surrendered, and military advisor Pan Duao was captured."
"Soon after the Qin army congratulated Renlong, Li Guoqi's troops caught up with Xiying again at Hanxi Temple. The general of Xiying, Yilong Xue Chengcai, and Shuntian King He Guoxian led more than 2,000 people to surrender. The next day, the army pursued Yanjing again.
Thousands more were killed and captured in Xiying, and thousands more surrendered!"
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"UC News: Shocked, Emperor Shizu of the Shun Dynasty turned out to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
When talking about Li Laiheng, what may come to the eyes of netizens is the heroic and powerful breast tiger in the recently popular TV series "Yongchang Dynasty". In "Shunshi", Li Laiheng also showed this image. As the son of Emperor Taizong,
Li Laiheng has made many military exploits since he joined the Chuang Army and made great contributions to the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty.
(Screenshot from TV series)
However, the editor has recently seen some materials and has to make a judgment. Li Laiheng may have first broken into the invasion army as a spy of the Ming Dynasty!
Regarding this issue, we must first understand Li Laiheng's early life. Mr. Gu Cheng, the author of the history of peasant wars in the late Ming Dynasty, has already verified that Li Laiheng's original name was Li Chong'er. When he was young, he had some literary talents and was famous in the countryside. He also trained local braves.
In order to suppress the local refugees, there are still relics left in Mizhi County, which shows that Li Laiheng was a fool who firmly supported the corrupt rule of the Ming Dynasty in his early years.
So why did Li Laiheng change his identity, surrender and break into the camp? According to the few historical records, it was because Ai Guobin, the governor of Shaanxi Province, took a fancy to his rural brave and wanted to seize it for his own use, so he framed Li Chonger and captured him.
Being thrown into prison and sent to the front line of the Hubei Suppression Campaign to serve as a civilian husband is undoubtedly an illogical thing.
Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army's equipment and willpower were still good. Why did Ai Guobin choose a force of 300 rural warriors? Moreover, assuming that he really framed Li Chonger, he could obviously kill him
In order to avoid future troubles, he was thrown to the front line of Hubei Province, which happened to be the area where Li Zicheng was active at that time. Isn't this like feeding a tiger and pushing this falsely accused person into the arms of the rebels?
The editor has to make a bold guess: the so-called frame-up of Li Chong'er was just a ploy between Ai Guobin and Li Chong'er. They used this bitter trick to get Li Chong'er into the camp.
The specific process of Li Chonger's joining the camp is also very confusing. When he moved to Shangluo, due to limited conditions, it was impossible for Li Zicheng to recruit refugees on a large scale, so he only introduced reliable people to join him through relatives from the same hometown. Although Li Zhonger was Li Zicheng
They were fellow villagers, but they did not know each other before. The reason why they were able to join Chuangying was because, according to the records of "The Inscription on the Dashun Deshengtuo Ode Stele" and "Shizu's Personal Expedition", Bai Youcai, who was a civilian husband with Li Chong'er, was
After getting acquainted with Li Zicheng's subordinates, he introduced Li Chonger to the group.
We tentatively believe this explanation. However, in the subsequent battle of Zhuxi County, Li Chonger and Bai Youcai were responsible for setting fires. They took the same route, performed the same task, and were also attacked.
Bai Youcai was killed due to the interception of the Ming army, but Li Chonger was not even injured. This is obviously unreasonable. Excuse me, why did Bai Youcai die? Maybe he saw or knew something he shouldn't know.
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Stepping on Bai Youcai's blood, Li Zhonger successfully joined the camp without anyone knowing his true identity and changed his name to Li Laiheng. After that, Li Zicheng fell into a passive situation of being beaten. After he transferred to Cao Cao
On the way to the rendezvous, Luo Rucai was continuously surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops from the Ming army.
What is worth pondering is that in the battles of Wumingshan and Junlingchuan, Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses from the Ming army, but the prisoners captured were all Li Laiheng's former hometown heroes. This is an impossible coincidence.
There is no doubt that this is also a strategy between Li Laiheng and Ai Guobin. Because he was worried that Li Laiheng would be unable to achieve success alone in the camp, Ai Guobin specially sent a group of prisoners to help Li Laiheng build his own base in the camp.
According to records in "Shun Shi", Li Laiheng captured and killed Ai Guobin in this battle, but did not have much information about the Ming army. He was still passive in the subsequent Battle of Western Hubei. This shows that Li Laiheng was in a hurry at that time.
The one who was busy killing Ai Guobin was probably because there was a flaw in their plan and Ai Guobin was accidentally captured. In order to prevent him from confessing himself, they killed him first.
In the subsequent battle of Shanyang County, the Ming army reacted extremely quickly and quickly targeted the invading army near Shangzhou. This was obviously also the credit of Li Laiheng.
The biggest doubt lies in the battle of Yiling. In this battle, the biggest variable is that two thousand Yuan soldiers arrived a few days late and happened to be stuck in the position of Yiling. This is something that cannot be explained by mere coincidence.
However, Liu Zongmin was extremely courageous and led his army to conquer Yiling in one day, ahead of reinforcements.
The subsequent defense battle was extremely suspicious. Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's first favorite general, with extraordinary courage and foresight. At this time, he had hundreds of people who broke into the camp headquarters, and thousands of people who wanted to seek Wang Guangen in Huaguan.
, but unfortunately died, the gap was opened by Yuan Bing's cannon.
That night, Wang Guangen led his army to escape, and Li Laiheng, who had only a few hundred men left, unexpectedly defeated the enemy's offensive during the second day's battle and ambushed 3,000 officers and soldiers.
No matter how the "Inscription on the Ode to Shengtuo Monument of Dashun" and "Records of Shizu's Personal Expeditions" exaggerated the battle, they could not change this extremely unreasonable reality. Except that Li Laiheng had colluded with Yuan Bing beforehand, there was no way to find out
For other explanations, it is obvious that the Ming army sent another contribution to Li Laiheng to help him gain a foothold next to Li Zicheng.
This can also be seen in the attitude towards Fang Yiren afterwards. Liu Zongmin died in battle, and the soldiers who broke into the camp were grief-stricken and angry. In this case, the captured enemy artillery commander Fang Yiren only died. But Li Laiheng regarded Fang Yiren as
The reason why this person was retained because he had skills in artillery and arithmetic was that he, Li Laiheng, was not a time traveler. How could an ordinary farmer in northern Shaanxi know the huge advantages of Western mathematics?
There is no doubt that Liu Fangliang arrived in time and captured the Ming army generals who were supposed to escape. At this time, Li Laiheng could only complain secretly. He was probably suspected by the superiors for killing Ai Guobin, so he took the risk this time.
Due to the great relationship, Fang Yiren must be spared.
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