Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 183

The Han Dynasty was unfortunate and hated losing the two capitals.

It is said that you have no way to take my emperor captive, destroy my clothes, kill my people, destroy my temple name, make the world turmoil, and the people wither.

At that time, the Central Plains were in turmoil, and the country moved southward. This captive wears monkeys and crowns himself. He wants to draw pictures of the original land, and pretends to be China in the body of a barbarian. But I am a majestic Ming, how can I allow this captive to bully me?
Yan Huang hot blood, is there no one?
This town granted the emperor's imperial edict to lead the Cantonese division to return to Chu, and the people whose surname was Zheng Guo to start from Fujian, returned to the middle of Zhejiang, and then hunted Jinling.

Today, the three armies are raised, vowing to kill this prisoner, offering sacrifices to the land in the suburbs, making public announcements, telling the temple to revitalize the division, and marching in a timely manner.

Outside the city of Guangzhou, banners and flags were fluttering, and more than [-] soldiers, with distinctive armor and armor, were like a forest, and their flags were like clouds, standing neatly and solemnly under the high altar.

Wang Yan was wearing solid armor, a red robe on his back, python boots, and a helmet with phoenix wings and red plumes.

A wave of murderous aura, following his words, spread in the sky and the earth, and the murderous aura enveloped the entire suburb of Guangzhou.

Under the high altar, there were nearly [-] troops. Under such an atmosphere, the generals and school shouted in unison, "Recover the land of Chu, punish the northern captives", and the voice went straight to Xiaohan.

Wang Yanzhan looked at the soldiers on the high altar, and his heart was agitated. He believed that entering Chu this time would definitely make some achievements.

The sound of shouting lasted for a while before Wang Yan motioned for the army to calm down, and then he walked down the altar.

At this time, Su Guansheng, Liu Shun, He Gang, Li Bangyan and other nearly a hundred civil and military men who were standing under the altar to see them off all bowed to him, "We wish the Duke of the State great success, wipe out the northern captives, and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Hearing the words, Wang Yan nodded silently. He had already explained what should be explained, so under the watchful eyes of everyone, he stepped on the horse brought by his personal guards, waved his whip, and shouted loudly, "The army is starting!" Then he left resolutely .

At this time, following his movements, the nearly 2 horses standing under the altar also moved accordingly. The 2000 personal guard cavalry first urged their horses to follow behind him, and then the battalions moved one by one, transforming Make a long dragon and look north.

Su Guansheng and others, as well as the Guangzhou people who went out of the city to watch, looked at the people and horses stretching northward, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

The war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties was not felt urgently by the people of Guangdong in the south of the Lingnan Mountains, as if it happened far away in the sky.

They feel that the Ming Dynasty is so big, and there have been so many rogues in the north, they still live in different ways, so the Ming and Qing disputes may not affect their lives, but this time Wang Yan's expedition to the sky made them feel It turned out that they were so close to the war.

After Wang Yan's army left Guangzhou, it arrived in Shaoguan within a few days, and the Lingnan Mountains were endless before walking forward.

At that time the weather had turned cold, Wang Yan let the army rest for a while, put on the mandarin duck shirts again, and continued on the road, but the weather was not good, and it started to drizzle.

At this time, Wang Yan was standing on the small slope beside the road, watching the Ming army marching in the mud on the road that stretched for several miles, and at intervals, there were several soldiers shouting chant and trying to push the artillery cart , he couldn't help worrying.

Seeing this, Dai Zhifan on the side said, "My lord, the mountain roads are difficult to navigate. In addition to the winter rain yesterday, our army's artillery vehicles were basically stuck in the mud. It may take half a month to arrive in Hunan." .”

In Wang Yan's army, apart from a cavalry battalion of 2000 men and an infantry battalion of 3000 men, the rest of Wang Yan's army was to follow the example of Qi Gong and train four chariot battalions of more than [-] men.

Among them, the Zhongwu Camp has 500 people, consisting of two chariot battalions and a commanding army of more than 1000 people, and Wang Yan's supervising army is also two chariot battalions plus a guard horse army and guard infantry. military.

The establishment of the car battalion enabled Wang Yan's army to carry more than [-] carts, including [-] to [-] trucks, large and small.

With so much equipment and luggage, one can imagine the difficulties in crossing the Lingnan Mountains. However, Che Ying is where the Ming army's greatest strength lies, and it is also Wang Yan's reliance against the Qing army, which immediately put him in a dilemma.

At this time, Wang Yan listened to Dai Zhifan's words, and looked at the soldiers in the mud, lashing mules and horses with whips. He couldn't help shaking his head, "The speed of the army is too slow. Du Yinxi is already preparing to go to war with the Qing army, and with this governor's speed, I'm afraid the battle will be over by the time we get to Hunan."

Hearing this, Dai Zhifan frowned and thought about it: "The general will look at the weather. There may be rain in the next few days. It is really difficult for the car camp to pass through Lingnan. It is better for the Duke to lead the horse camp and the foot camp first. The general will stay behind and wait for the weather." When the sun clears, the governor will enter Hunan to join the Duke."

Wang Yan glanced at the exhausted army that had stretched for several miles on the mountain road, and could only nod his head, "This is the only way now."

At present, Wang Yan asked the army to temporarily stay in Lechang in front of him, and after he brought half a month's ration and 10 taels of silver, he crossed the Lingnan first.

In mid-December, a soldier and horse of more than [-] men appeared in Zhangyi. After the officials of Chenzhou Prefecture in Hunan Province found out, they quickly sent people to check and found out that it was Wang Yan's army.

On December [-], Wang Yan led his troops to the outside of Chenzhou city. At that time, the soldiers and horses had already lost the elite appearance when they left the Guangfu. The army must be stationed outside the city.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was not angry. After all, the official army was not much better than the bandit army these days. At present, Wang Yan did not enter the city, but gave the Chenzhou order 2000 taels of silver to help him purchase a batch of grain and grass, and send it to the city. Come to the army.

That night Wang Yan slaughtered chickens and sheep outside the city of Chenzhou to feed the soldiers. Early the next morning, he led his troops northward and entered the boundary of Hengyang Mansion.

Different from the cold reception in Chenzhou, when Wang Yan entered Hengyang Mansion, he was received by the gentry, and the reason for this was naturally that Wang Yan took the first step and sent a fast horse to report to the Wang family in Hengyang.

There are many literati in the Wang family. Wang Yanzhi's uncle was once the vice-list of the two middle schools, and the third and fourth uncles are also county writers. Most of the children of the three families have learned poetry and books, and they are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. .

On the 25th, Wang Yan arrived in Leiyang County, and the county magistrate and members of the Wang clan came out of the city to welcome them. Although Wang Yan's father had a partial house, he had already separated from the Hengyang Wang family and moved to Changsha for development, but the ties between the clans would not be. broken.

Now that Wang Yan is the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, his status is incomparably noble, and the Hengyang Wang family is naturally honored by this, so the elders of the clan come to pay their respects.

Wang Yan greeted everyone one by one, and then he still stationed troops outside the city, and followed the clan members to the clan.

After paying homage to the ancestors, Wang Yancai began to talk with the elders of the clan, only to learn that his elder brother Wang Fuzhi had been recruited by Du Yinxi, the governor of Hunan Province, and his plan to recruit the elder brother into his army suddenly fell through, but his other cousin However, Wang Jiezhi was giving lectures in his hometown. Wang Yansui decided to take a short rest and then went to see him on the way.

(End of this chapter)