After hearing this, Lady Hong asked a little surprised: "Does your husband mean to seek refuge with the imperial court?"
At this point, she seemed to be afraid that Li Yan would misunderstand, so she quickly and sincerely added: "I am a woman, and if I fall in love with you, I will be yours from now on. There is a saying that goes well, if you marry a chicken, you will follow the dog.
Dog, marry a monkey and run all over the mountain! If you want to rebel, I will rebel with you; if you want to recruit someone, I will recruit you; or if you want to live your life incognito, I will live with you!"
Li Yan looked at the deep affection in the red lady's eyes and couldn't help but feel grateful in his heart. He said softly: "I, Li Yan, am so lucky to meet such a beautiful lady in my life!"
"Husband!"
"Lady!"
While you were having fun here, suddenly, the guards shouted from outside. It seemed like something was going on.
When Li Yan heard this, he came to his senses, took the red lady's hand, and the two of them went out to inspect the situation.
"The general has ordered that each department should count the number of people and make sure that no reduction in personnel occurs during the march! If so, they will be punished as deserters and the general will be held accountable!"
When Li Zicheng's messengers saw Li Yan and Red Lady, they loudly announced the order, and then rushed to other camps to deliver the order.
Li Yan frowned immediately after hearing this.
In the past, there was no such thing. In fact, it was common for thieves to move from one army to another, with more people and less people. As long as the difference was large enough, no one would care.
But now, Li Zicheng actually issued such a military order. Obviously, he was afraid that the imperial court's victory over Jianlu in Jizhou would affect the morale of the army among the bandits and lead to large-scale desertions.
The red lady watched the messenger go away and asked Li Yan in a low voice: "What should we do?"
After hearing this, Li Yan understood what she really meant by asking this question, and replied in a low voice: "Let's take one step at a time. The general will definitely have measures to prevent this, and will not just let each battalion
Handle it yourself.”
So, the two of them began to make arrangements, or in other words, the entire bandit army began to move. Finally, leaving a field of chicken feathers, the army marched westward in the cold winter and the Spring Festival was approaching.
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In various places in the south of the Yangtze River, as Wu Sangui's 3,000 Guanning cavalry troops marched south, news about Jizhou's victory spread quickly.
Especially shortly after the arrival of the Guan Ning Cavalry under Wu Sangui, the coalition forces under Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai took the initiative to flee westward, which further confirmed the rumors that the imperial army would soon move south.
Suddenly, starting from Fengyang Mansion, then to Yangzhou Mansion, etc., the good news passed along the canal made the people and gentry in Jiangnan breathe a sigh of relief under the heavy pressure.
The sudden appearance of a powerful army by the imperial court made the news of Emperor Taizu's appearance more credible. Jiangnan, which was originally in a bleak state, suddenly began to prepare for the New Year in a lively manner.
Emperor Taizu has appeared, and there are just some bandits. It is only a matter of time that they are destroyed sooner or later!
Confidence and hope for a peaceful future in the world have never been stronger!
These things also had an immediate impact on the Jiangnan Purchasing Yamen. Originally, it was only the sea trade families who came to visit. After the news of Jizhou's great victory spread, other merchants and wealthy families also began to visit to discuss cooperation.
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The news of Jizhou's great victory was naturally transmitted from the capital to all directions. When it reached Jiangnan, the Qin Dynasty also learned the news.
The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were all very shocked. In other words, at first, no one believed that the story of Jizhou’s great victory was true! Even if there was a black and white newspaper in Di, they did not believe a word!
After all, for so many years, so many armies fought against the rebels, but in the end they were defeated or even wiped out.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the latest battle of Songjin. Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, made his fortune in Qin. His ability to lead troops in battle is definitely admired by all Qin soldiers. It can be said that,
Under the leadership of Hong Chengchou, they almost never lost in encircling and suppressing bandits. Cao Bianjiao's troops were also famous as elite troops.
But the final result was not that the entire army was annihilated. The final news was that even Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Jianlu.
Then someone said that the imperial court defeated more than 100,000 Jianlu troops and almost completely wiped them out!
Whoever believes this kind of thing is stupid!
However, as time passed, more and more news came out about the Battle of Jizhou, and it was confirmed from all aspects that the Battle of Jizhou seemed to be true.
In particular, there were prisoners who were escorted to Zhangjiakou to dig gold mines. The gold mine and the prisoners, these two pieces of gossip were absolutely eye-catching, making the news spread faster!
The soldiers in Qin were a little dumbfounded. They went from being dismissive to being skeptical, to basically believing that there was such a thing, but doubting that the results of the battle were exaggerated. In short, they were slowly coming to believe that the great victory in Jizhou might be true.
Yes.
No matter how many Jianlu were eliminated or how many Jianlu were captured, in short, the imperial court actually defeated the Jianlu, which made the soldiers of Qin begin to feel uneasy.
One of the representatives is He Renlong, known as "Crazy He".
This He Renlong was promoted from the local garrison to the general soldier based on his military merit. During the war, he acted like a madman and was desperate for his life, so he got the nickname He Renlong.
However, his situation was eventually changed by Yang Sichang.
Because after Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, when Yang Sichang came out of the capital to lead the army to encircle and suppress the traitors, he promised He Renlong a military reward. However, later on, He Renlong worked hard but Yang Sichang gave up and took away the benefits promised to him.
Gave it to Zuo Liangyu.
As a result, He Renlong was completely confused. Instead of imitating the good ones, he began to imitate Zuo Liangyu, fighting passively, and at most fighting against the wind. If he wanted to fight hard, he would turn around and run away, killing even the governor.
If the original historical development is followed, He Renlong did not learn Zuo Liangyu's degree, and there was no one in the court, so he was set an example by Emperor Chongzhen. When he sent Sun Chuanting as the governor of the three sides, He Renlong was trapped and killed to correct military law.
.Zuo Liangyu is still fine!
By the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the prestige of the imperial court was already very weak locally, not to mention in the hearts of the generals who held military power. Otherwise, they would not be so arrogant.
This is probably why Emperor Chongzhen eventually ordered Sun Chuanting to trap and kill He Renlong in order to regain his prestige. However, history has proven that relying on this method is actually useless.
But on this plane, it's different.
The imperial court did not kill a single general, but as news of Jizhou's victory spread, He Renlong panicked and summoned his generals to discuss the matter.
"The new governor of the three sides, Mr. Du, has entered Guanzhong and sent orders to the generals from all regions to go to Guyuan Governor's Mansion to discuss matters." He Renlong asked worriedly, "Do you think I am going or not?"
If you want to escape from the battlefield, of course you have to do it with an army. The same goes for his generals, but He Renlong takes the lead.
When they heard his words at this time, they all looked worried, fearing that the future would settle the score, so they lowered their heads with a frown and said nothing.
However, one of the tall and handsome generals, although he was also worried, still stood up and said to He Renlong: "Commander, I thought I had to go, otherwise, I would have to rebel!"
He Renlong heard the sound and looked around, and found that it was Gao Jie who had cheated on Li Zicheng's wife, eloped, surrendered to the army, and was eventually placed under his command by Hong Chengchou.
He knew that Gao Jie's brain was easier to use, so he asked: "If I go, what if...what if the court holds me accountable?"
After hearing this, Gao Jie immediately replied: "The same thing is said. If the commander-in-chief doesn't go, he will offend the new governor and settle old and new accounts together, and there will be no choice but to rebel. If you don't want to, then at least go and do it under the new governor.
If you behave better in front of him and let him rely on the commander, then everything will be fine!"
At this point, he quickly added without waiting for He Renlong to say more: "The general has carefully inquired about the news. This new governor was only the prefect of Changsha at the beginning of the year. It is said that he was summoned by the emperor at a speed of eight hundred miles.
Let him recruit Xiao Yuanying, then rise to the top, serve as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, and then be promoted to the governor of the three sides. He can be said to be the emperor's absolute confidant. As long as he can recognize the commander-in-chief, then the past matters will not matter! "
Hearing this, He Renlong suddenly felt happy and asked quickly: "How about I prepare a big gift?"
He and Zuo Liangyu were treated differently. After such a long time, it was natural for him to understand a little bit about the difference between the two of them!
After hearing this, Gao Jie shook his head and said: "This new governor should be a capable person. It would be inappropriate to treat him like a civil servant like before. The general thought that the fact that he dared to go to Xiaoyuan's camp alone to recruit people meant that he was a capable person."
People who are courageous and dare to take risks for the sake of the court. Therefore, it is best for the commander-in-chief to show him the brave side of the commander-in-chief, so that he can use it and make great use of it. In this way, even if the commander-in-chief is punished for the past things, it will be the most effective
Just lift it high and put it down gently!"
He Renlong nodded after hearing this. This was actually to his liking. He considered himself a martial artist, and he was most tired of dealing with those erratic civil servants. Therefore, he said to Gao Jie: "If you only rely on military merit,
Hero, who am I afraid of?"
Without this understanding, he wouldn't be called Madman He!
When Gao Jie heard this, he immediately fell in love with him and flattered him again, which made He Renlong very happy.
Finally, he said to He Renlong: "Commander, in this case, I think it is better to leave early, if I can be the first to go to the governor's tent to listen to orders. This is the attitude of the commander-in-chief towards the new governor. Let's learn from the past.
In the name of punishing Lian Po for carrying a bush, the general thought that from now on the commander-in-chief must be the first general under the Governor-General’s command!”
Upon hearing this, He Renlong couldn't help laughing.