nanming man

Chapter 68

Chuangjun has long been different from what it used to be. From Li Zicheng's departure from Shangluo to Henan to the current encirclement of Kaifeng, Chuangjun has been active in Henan for two years.

During this period of time, the rogues washed the sand, Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, and 6 elite cavalry. The momentum was so great that the local governor dared not listen or watch.

Now there are quite a few Chuangjun cavalry, at least close to Wanqi, and Kaifeng Mansion is located on the Yellow River Plain.

Seeing that Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue stopped here, Hu Dawei hurriedly asked them to flee to Runing, but just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the routs behind, and a large number of routs suddenly panicked and rushed forward one after another, startled The voices rang out again and again, "No, the bandit soldiers are catching up!"

The already exhausted soldiers immediately took their last breath, and rushed forward in panic, moving their numb legs and running away mechanically.

"Hu Zongrong, look!" An anxious voice sounded.

Hu Dawei turned his head to look, and couldn't help changing his face. On the vast field to the north, there was a dense mass of bandit cavalry, thousands of them galloped over, and the sound of killing was loud.

The spectacular scene of thousands of galloping horses made people feel terrified. Hu Dawei's expression darkened, and he hurriedly shouted, "Lead some horses, Gao Yi, you protect the two supervisors and go first!"

Ding Qirui ran all the way in fear, just sat down on the road for a rest, but thought clearly in his heart, he might not be able to get good things if he went back, it would be better to be a good student after death, Yang Wenyue was also a little apprehensive, so he didn't move.

Seeing this, Lu Yifang on the side became a little anxious, and hurriedly persuaded: "Ding Gong, Yang Gong, the court is now employing people, Sun Dushi has been imprisoned for two years, and he can be used again. Both of them are governors. The old supervisor who has taught for many years, as long as he leaves a useful body, he will definitely have a chance to be used in the future."

After Lu Yifang finished speaking, without waiting for the two to agree, he gave Gao Yizhen a wink, and Gao Yizhen immediately understood, "Master, I have offended you with a humble position."

After finishing speaking, he supported Yang Wenyue and helped him onto the horse, while the other guards helped Ding Qirui onto the horse, Lu Yifang also shared a horse, and the rest of them could only rely on their two-day-old legs.

According to Gao Yihuan's instructions, after Gao Yihuan arrived at the Daming Mansion, he wanted to take the silver. After sending the news, he joined his second brother, but Yang Wenyue left him behind and asked him to make the Ming army's small flag.

Yang Wenyue used his deeds of killing Tartars to boost morale, but he knew that Gao Yizhen was not a hero who killed Tartars, so he was afraid that he would reveal his truth, so he kept him by his side.

This not only makes it impossible for ordinary soldiers to get in touch with him, and they don't have to worry about revealing their secrets, it also increases the mystery of the heroes who killed the Tartars.

Gao Yizhen stayed by Yang Wenyue's side all the time. Although he was not good at martial arts, he was not without advantages, at least he was good at serving people.

When he was in Gaojiabao, he served the Gao family father and son, and the army is full of rough men, who are sloppy in doing things, so naturally they are not as careful as him. Once he came to Yang Wenyue's side, he served him very attentively, making Yang Wenyue She loves him very much and gives him something from time to time.

Time flies, Gao Yizhen has been in the Ming camp for several months, Yang Wenyue is more attractive, and Gao Yizhen is respected in the Ming camp, he enjoys this feeling very much, so he stays at ease. down.

At this time, Gao Yifu helped Yang Wenyue onto the horse, and led the horse for him in front, and called everyone to run south.

When Hu Dawei saw that Gao Yi and the others were leaving, he couldn't help turning his head and looking at his subordinates behind him. These relatives were fighting all the way, and each of them was covered in blood.

At this time, the cavalrymen of the invading army had already caught up with the rout soldiers, and the faces of the soldiers became solemn, but they did not flee, but stood tightly by the reins, waiting for the command of the general.

Hu Dawei hesitated for a moment, his face showed anger, he held up the Yanyue knife, and roared, "Follow me to kill the thief!"

After he finished speaking, he pulled out the reins of the horse, and the cavalry behind him said nothing. They all turned their horses' heads and ran northward in an instant~
In the first battle of Zhuxian Town, the army chased and killed the officers and soldiers for more than [-] miles, and captured tens of thousands of mules and horses, as well as countless supplies.

At this point, the Chuang army was no longer invincible in Henan, and there was one less official army that could suppress the Chuang army. Daming only had Sun Chuanting's elite soldiers in the pass, pinning the last hope of the Ming Dynasty.

Zuo Liangyu retreated from Zhuxian Town to the south and rushed back to Xiangyang. He was afraid of the court's accountability and knew the court's weakness, so he quickly gathered the defeated troops and coerced the people. In a very short period of time, he gathered 20 people.

With so many people, the imperial court naturally had no money and food to support them, so Zuo Liangyu stationed 2 people in Xiangyang, and sent all the rest to hunt grain in the four fields. , Let him take the blame and lead the army.

Ding Qirui, Yang Wenyue, and Hu Dawei led the remnant soldiers into Runing. Not long after, the imperial decree came, and Yang Wenyue was dismissed from office. Ding Qirui was directly demoted and sent to prison because he was the leader of Zuo Liangyu, waiting to be punished.

After Li Zicheng defeated the army at Zhuxian Town, he returned triumphantly to the city of Kaifeng, and ordered people to pile up the banners and armors of the captured army under the city. Suddenly his face turned pale.

Now it is September of the 15th year of Chongzhen. Kaifeng City has been besieged for more than half a year. The food in the city has long been exhausted, and the residents have to change their sons to eat.

After Gao Yihuan left Luyi, he went to Shangqiu first. Using 1000 taels of silver as a stepping stone, he met the mighty general Zhao Yingyuan and explained how he and Liu Heizi sent troops to attack Bozhou.

Although Zhao Yingyuan has the right to restrain himself, he doesn't pay Gao Erge and Liu Heizi, nor does he provide food, so he naturally doesn't care too much.

Whatever the captain below wants to do, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for him, he will basically not intervene, but Gao Erge and Liu Heizi beat Bozhou, which is considered trouble for him.

Because this may lead to a war between the official army and the Chuang army in Guide, but the official army did not attack Guide, and the second brother Gao sent him another 1000 taels of silver, so he reluctantly pretended that nothing happened and sang in Shangqiu Drink the wine as usual, and continue to live his life like a local emperor.

Brother Gao stayed in Shangqiu for a few days, and the situation in the city has not changed much compared to when he left. It is still the same as when it was destroyed, and it is even more deserted.

Zhao Yingyuan did not set out to restore Shangqiu City, nor did he try to restore the people's livelihood in Shangqiu. The residents inside and outside the city had no way of making a living. In just over two months, more than half of them ran away, fleeing southward one after another, leaving the city empty, and there was no one on the streets. , like a ghost town.

Second Brother Gao heard from Old Man Yang, a blacksmith, that he was not the only one in Shangqiu who could blacksmith, so he wondered if he could find some more people to go to Luyi.

After all, old man Yang and his two apprentices were too short in manpower, and it took time to teach newcomers, so they couldn't meet Gao Yihuan's demand for self-made guns.

Brother Gao walked around Shangqiu City, seeing that the people in the city were almost running away, and those blacksmiths could no longer be found, so he gave up his intention of finding people in Shangqiu and decided to go north to Kaifeng.

(End of this chapter)