The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47 Opportunity
For more than ten days, Chen Wang followed Cao Wenzhao in chasing down the fleeing bandits from Pingliang Prefecture.

After pursuing all the way, more than [-] enemies were captured, but more escaped.

Most of the more than 8 people are old and weak, and only about [-] are young and strong. Most of them don't have any decent weapons, and they can be seen at a glance as newly attached thieves.

Cao Wenzhao decentralized its jurisdiction, and finally handed it directly over to Pingliang Mansion for management.

More than 8 people eat horse chews every day, which is an astronomical figure, which is simply unaffordable.

However, the victories seem to be quite rich, but in fact the real victories are pitifully few.

The enemy's cavalry had only two or three thousand casualties, and the casualties of the fine cavalry were only Gao Yingen's Jingqi killed or injured more than [-] people in order to protect Gao Yingen, and when Zuo Liangyu led the troops to intercept and kill, he beheaded more than [-] people. A fine rider under the command of the King of Heaven.

Yizi Wang Tuo Xianling, Chuangtatian Liu Guoneng, Chuangtian Wang Gao Yingdeng, and most of the Jingqi and cavalry team fled to Gongchang Mansion.

This situation is actually just a microcosm of the Ming army's overall situation against the rogue bandits.

Even if it is a big victory, there will be a lot of heads reported, defeating tens of thousands, defeating hundreds of thousands, sounds very powerful.

But the actual results of the battle are very few, because the enemy will flee in all directions when they are defeated, and it is difficult to pursue them. When the last few leaders and cavalry ran away, the officers and soldiers could not catch up at all.

In June of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou once said: "There are many thieves who ride well, and every time they straddle two horses, and the officers and soldiers horses take three steps and seven steps, it is difficult to chase."

"The rogues rely on fine cavalry, marching non-stop day and night, and can travel hundreds of miles in a row. The officers and soldiers march hundreds of miles every day, and they are already exhausted."

Zhang Fengyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also made a statement: "Thieves and horses travel frequently and are sick, and they can get there in a day or two; Hanging like this, the thief He Riping!"

Pingliang City was garrisoned by Pingliang Guards, and there was a battalion from Guyuan Town to assist in the defense. King Han was also in the city. As the capital of a prefecture, the city was even more solid.

Gao Yingxiang and others did not have heavy siege equipment, and the siege failed for many days, so they re-routed southward and attacked Gongchang Mansion.

And when he arrived at Pingliang Mansion, he stuffed all the captives into the hands of the prefect of Pingliang Mansion.

The time was already approaching the end of July, and when it fell to August, Cao Wenzhao also received news from Xi'an Prefecture.

This time it was good news.

Gao Yingxiang plundered Fengxiang all the way, and led 15 troops from Fengxiang Mansion to the east, intending to enter Xingping City, the west gateway of Xi'an Mansion.

Hong Chengchou set up an ambush to the west of Xingping and successfully defeated the front team of Gao Yingxiang's army. After the defeat of Gao Yingxiang's army in the field, he was frustrated again and withdrew from Xi'an.

However, the crisis in Xi'an Mansion is considered to be temporarily lifted, and it has not been completely lifted.

Gao Yingxiang retreated from Xingping, re-entered Fengxiang Mansion westward, besieged Wugong, and plundered Mei County, Fufeng, Qishan and other counties along the way.

But all this was enough to lift everyone's spirits, and the morale of the army improved a lot.

Everyone hoped to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible, and then return to the original station. It was too torturous to go all the way to pursue and chase. Many of them had been away from home for a long time, and they were already resentful in their hearts.

Pingliang Mansion, Ming Army Camp.

Chen Wang stood not far from the tent of the Chinese army, staring at the banner belonging to Cao Wenzhao in front of the tent.

As the general manager, Chen Wang doesn't have much autonomy.

If it weren't for the fact that the recruits recruited for the third round were originally used as cannon fodder, he would have greater autonomy, otherwise he would basically be subject to the general manager of the headquarters.

The battalion under the command of Cao Wenzhao only has a total of more than [-] soldiers and three thousand headquarters.

Now the three generals already have candidates, that is to say, the general credit for defeating and beheading the rogues basically can't make him continue to climb up in the field of battalion, and can only make up for the guards. above the official position.

After this battle, the test word of "testing a hundred households" on his head can be removed, but the official position of the battalion is still only the general.

According to the normal situation, the room for promotion is very limited.

Now only when three special circumstances happen can he go to the next level.

One is to wait for Chief Qian of one of the three departments to die in battle, the other is to make extraordinary achievements, and the third is to be transferred to the new camp.

Since the beginning of the campaign, the death of General Qian in battle is no longer a minority, even the central army, garrison, generals, deputy generals, and even the generals all have more casualties in battle.

But no one can tell when this kind of thing will happen.

If it was in Liaodong, this matter would be easy to handle.

Because in Liaodong, I don't know how many generals and generals will die in a year, even the deputy generals and generals also have vacancies.

As long as he can survive, add a little more military exploits or just buy a head with money, he can be promoted all the way from the general to the general, and even with more money, it is possible to become the commander-in-chief of the first battalion.

Extraordinary achievements are even more difficult. At the beginning, Wang Jiayin was murdered by Zhang Liwei and Wang Guozhong, and they were awarded the title of lieutenant for their meritorious service.

That is to say, at least one famous thief leader must be killed in order to be awarded the credit of guerrilla attack, and Chen Wang is now only the commander of the army, how can he lead the army to catch up with the leader of the thief who leads the fine cavalry.

Chen Wang's original plan was to finish the battle of Sanyuan first, and then follow Cao Wenzhao to pursue and conquer all the way, accumulating military merits and money, and gradually promoted.

Do it on a relationship basis, at least a year and a half, at most a few years, as a guerrilla battalion officer, leading a battalion alone, and chasing Zhang Xianzhong to Sichuan to seek development in Sichuan.

During the reign of Chongzhen, almost all regions were more or less affected by droughts and floods, but Sichuan was much more affected than other provinces. Moreover, Sichuan was densely populated and fertile at this time, and it already had the style of a land of abundance in later generations.

In the later period, the Ming court's control over the place became weaker and weaker. In Sichuan, he could rely on the soldiers under his command to obey on the surface, but in fact it was a separatist party.

Liaodong's trick of raising the bandits' self-respect could also be used in Sichuan at that time.

As long as Zhang Xianzhong and other gangsters are still there, local officials and governors will have to rely on him and dare not punish him lightly. As long as he is in the barracks, he is safe.

But now an opportunity was in front of Chen Wang.

The survival of Cao Wenzhao caused a huge change in the historical line, and the Ming army won a battle that it would not have won.

But the Ming army also lost a battle that it would not have lost.

A news from Sanshui City in the north of Xi'an Prefecture broke the original tranquility of the army, forcing them to leave camp overnight and drive to Binzhou.

On July 27th, just as they had arrived in Pingliang Mansion and were clearing out the remaining bandits from all directions, Sanshui City fell.

Li Zicheng should break through the city, but Zhang Waijia, the deputy general, was caught off guard and killed by him. Most of the troops under his command were defeated.

Then Li Zicheng and Man Tianxing joined forces with [-] troops to advance to Chunhua and Binzhou, and threatened Hong Chengchou's troops stationed in Jingyang in the north.

What Chen Wang was eyeing was the remnants of Zhang Waijia's command...

This is a fantastic opportunity...

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