nanming man

Chapter 80 Taking advantage of the situation and expanding westward
Regarding the decisive battle between Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng in Henan, Second Brother Gao only knew that Li Zicheng won. As for why Li Zicheng won, Second Brother Gao didn't know.

The second elder brother originally thought that Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, and he was very powerful, so gods blocked and killed gods, and Buddhas blocked and killed Buddhas. He didn't expect that when he met Sun Chuanting, he would suffer consecutive defeats and be beaten by the officers and soldiers. It didn't matter. Signs to win.

At this time, the advantage of Chuangjun did not seem to be obvious. On the contrary, Li Zicheng was still at a disadvantage, and even lost his family members in the old camp.

A group of thieves encircled Kaifeng, but got nothing. Li Zicheng's prestige has been affected. Now Li Zicheng is defeated by Sun Chuanting. more dangerous.

Brother Gao was a little confused, but Zhao Zhuzi handed over a letter, saying that it was sent by Ma Yuanwai.Gao Yihuan took it casually, thinking it was about reselling supplies, he opened it to look, but his eyes bulged, and his expression became a little serious.

"You don't have to worry about Ma Shiying coming to attack Guide Mansion!" Second Brother Gao was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said something to everyone.

Wu Shizhao and the others were a little puzzled. They didn't understand why Gao Yihuan said that. They couldn't help asking: "Captain, what news did Ma Yuanwai send? Why didn't Nanzhi's army come to attack Guide?"

Brother Gao sighed, pointed to the sand table and said, "The tartars have burned, killed and looted all the way to Shandong, and killed several county kings. Now Beijing has issued an order for help, and Ma Shiying, Huang Degong, and Liu Liangzuo have all received orders from King Qin , ready to send troops northward, where there is still time to fight Guide."

Gao Yihuan couldn't figure it out before, but now he connected everything at once, so he figured things out and knew why Li Zicheng wanted to win.

In the decisive battle between Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting, the Manchus suddenly entered and restrained the Ming troops in Shandong, Beizhi, and Nanzhi, so that Li Zicheng had no worries, so Sun Chuanting was killed.

As far as Li Zicheng is concerned, he can be defeated again and again, and his soldiers are everywhere. As long as the officers and soldiers can't kill him, natural disasters, man-made disasters and three salaries can conjure up a lot of soldiers for him, and Sun Chuanting loses once. It's over.

With Huang Taiji as a shit-stirring stick, it is really difficult for Daming to destroy Li Zicheng, and as long as Li Zicheng is not destroyed, the Ming Dynasty will be dragged to death by him.

This time the entry of the Qing army was tantamount to helping Li Zicheng again. Even Zhang Xianzhong in the south had to thank Huang Taiji.

Originally, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo in Qianshan County, Anqing Prefecture. The officers and soldiers had a chance to destroy Zhang Xianzhong. In time, make it bigger again.

Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting and entered Shaanxi, Zhang Xianzhong broke through Wuchang, and took Changsha all within the time of the Manchu Qing's entrance, or not long ago.

It has to be said that the timing of Huang Taiji's last two entrances was very precise. The previous time was when Li Zicheng was beaten to only eighteen riders and fled in the mountains of Shangluo. This time, it was the key to Li Zicheng's decisive battle with the army. time.

Gao Yihuan shuddered. He didn't believe that the two entrances of the Qing army were just a coincidence. Huang Taiji obviously always paid attention to the situation in the pass, and then intervened at critical moments.

This shows that the Qing army's secret operations have spread all over the pass, Huang Taiji has a strategic vision, is a man of great talent and boldness, and is not easy to deal with.

This made Second Brother Gao feel a sense of oppression and urgency, but fortunately, Huang Taiji, the grandson of the turtle, did not live long and should be dying soon. Second Brother Gao probably had no chance to confront him.

Brother Gao's brain is still relatively large, and he can quickly connect several irrelevant things, and summarize the relationship between several things, and come up with a picture of the world situation, but his subordinates , but he didn't understand for a while, Zhao Daxian touched his head and said: "Second brother, if Ma Shiying doesn't work as king and just stares at Guide, what should we do?"

"Now the government and army are facing the enemy. Since the Tatars have already attacked Shandong, the Nanzhi government and army have to defend. They have no reason to provoke us again." Gao Yihuan shook his head and said: "Besides, King Qin is a political issue. Since Ma Shiying and the others After receiving King Qin's order, they need to perform anyway, otherwise it will be difficult to pass the political test in the future."

It's like Zhao Yingyuan received Li Zicheng's order and had to use all his troops to help Li Zicheng in the battle. Ma Shiying received Chongzhen's order that he needed King Qin no matter what. Otherwise, what's the use of Chongzhen asking him to be the governor of Lufeng?
The Tartars outside the pass are very fierce, and the Nanzhi officers and soldiers must concentrate their troops for defense. At this time, the second brother is worried that the officers and soldiers will attack Guide Mansion, but the officers and soldiers should also be worried about the invasion of Fengyang.

Brother Gao looked at the sand table, pointed to the front line of Xuzhou, and said, "I think Nanzhi's officers and soldiers will definitely gather in Xuzhou and Huai'an, looking for opportunities to go north. In this way, Fengyang Mansion will be empty instead, and the officers and soldiers are more worried about the rear than we are. However, Ma Shiying's troops are insufficient, and the possibility of attacking Guide is not great."

When the Ming Dynasty was strong, there was no problem with Beijing being the capital of the Ming Dynasty. However, after the dynasty declined, especially after the Great Wall defense line could no longer resist the Qing army, there was a big problem in continuing to be the capital.

This is like in chess, placing the veteran on the edge of the Chuhe-Han border, so that people can make generals at will, it is too passive.Originally, the suppression of bandits in various places had started to improve. At this time, a general of the Qing army and the officers and soldiers from all over the country had to save Beijing and the emperor. The original deployment was immediately disrupted.

Wu Shizhao, Zhao Daxian and the others looked at each other and nodded, which seemed to agree with Brother Gao's statement.But right now, they actually have no other choice. Since Zhao Yingyuan has an order, they must send troops, and if the officers and soldiers really want to attack Luyi, they can't stop them, so they can only bet that the officers and soldiers will not attack Luyi. .

"Captain, how many people will we send this time?" Jin Xiangang asked again: "Li Zicheng is in Xiangcheng, Zhao Yingyuan asked us to gather in Chenzhou, why?"

"This time I plan to dispatch 2000 people, Shi Zhao and Xian Gang, you two will follow me. Zhao Daxian, you stay in Luyi. In addition to training new soldiers, you must urge Yu Yinglong and the others to rebuild the city." Gao Yihuan glanced at everyone and asked: " As for why Zhao Yingyuan asked us to meet in Chenzhou, what do you think?"

In fact, Gao Yihuan already had some ideas in his mind, but he still wanted to hear what some of his subordinates had to say, and wanted them to think more about it, so that they would be able to take care of themselves in the future, otherwise he would be too tired and unable to rely on him alone. succeed.

Everyone heard Gao Yihuan's question and discussed for a while, Wu Shizhao said: "Captain, is Zuo Liangyu who shrank to Xiangyang coming again?"

When Jin Xiangang raised this question, he already had some guesses in his heart, so he also said: "Captain, I think Zhao Yingyuan's order should be to attack the direction of Runing and contain the army that retreated to Runing."

Emperor Chongzhen was in a hurry and urged everyone to die. Before Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue were defeated by the Chuang army in Zhuxian Town, some of the defeated troops retreated to Xiangyang, and some went to Runing and Nanyang.

Now that Sun Chuanting is leaving Tongguan, the whole journey is like a broken bamboo. Zuo Liangyu and others will definitely receive orders to go north, encircle Li Zicheng from the south, and cooperate with Sun Chuanting.

"That's right, Zhao Yingyuan's task this time should be to contain the officers and troops in the direction of Huguang, Nanyang, and Runing, and protect Li Zicheng's flank." Gao Yihuan nodded, glanced at several people approvingly, and then said: "This time the westward march , I don’t care what Zhao Yingyuan’s purpose is, we only have one purpose, which is to take the opportunity to go west, take Chenzhou, Xiangcheng, Shenqiu and other places first, and make preparations for the next step to seek Runan and enter Nanyang.”

The second brother now has 3000 people. If it were not for reselling supplies, Luyi County would not be able to support them.Taking advantage of the flood and plague this time, he recruited a lot of talents, and with the increase in the number of people, he gained some confidence to expand.

Now that he saw the Qing army invaded again and regarded the Central Plains as nothing, he felt a little anxious in his heart. He must expand his strength as soon as possible to wait for changes in time.

"Captain, if we take these cities, will Zhao Yingyuan have any opinion? Can he watch us control these counties?" Zhao Daxian asked.

Gao Yi laughed happily, "Zhao Yingyuan is just a bandit. His mission this time is to contain the army in the south. It is impossible to garrison troops in these cities. He will definitely leave after fighting. So you don't have to worry about this. Let's make some arrangements. There should be no problem."

Brother Gao completely forgot that they were also thieves, but neither he nor his subordinates actually regarded themselves as thieves.Hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help nodding their heads, and then became a little excited~
(End of this chapter)