Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 280

The seventh year of Chongzhen was indeed a year of cross-epoch significance for the Peasant Army. In this year, the Peasant Army finally broke through the blockade of the north and began mobile operations across the country.

In January, more than a dozen battalions of rampant wolves, Yidougu, Sweeping King, and Gezuo, with 8 or [-] horses, turned to the west with deep resentment, took the road that Liu Bang took back then, broke through Wuguan, and went straight to Xi'an. Go, Hong Chengchou was so panicked that he mobilized his army to rush forward, but he didn't want this army to make a false shot, and then successively broke through Xunyang, Ziyang, Pingli and other counties, and entered Sichuan.

They could enter, but the Shaanxi army couldn't. Hong Chengchou stared angrily at the border of Shanxi.

The main force of the peasant army led by Gao Yingxiang went southeast into the Lushi Mountains. After absorbing many miners who had been suppressed by the government for decades, they turned to the inner countryside, and then went to Huguang via Dengzhou and Xishui. Force Xunyang, Xiangyang and other important places.

These days, there is Huguangshu, the name of the world is full, and Sichuan is also known as the land of abundance. The peasant army killed these two places, and it really called a knife into the two kidneys of the Ming Empire. Lacking the money and food of Huguang and Sichuan, the Ming Empire had to Unable to suffer from kidney failure, Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly urged Lu Jiude, Cao Wenzhao, Zuo Liangyu, Sichuan General Deng Qi and others to march as soon as possible to wipe out the peasant army as soon as possible.

The poor 7 Ming soldiers in Weihe were short of horses and wages, and they were forced to keep running behind the rebels. They chased and killed them for several months, but failed to achieve a decent result.

However, compared to the mighty brothers of the Peasant Army, the Beggar Army seems to be much more unknown. When they were out of Shanxi, they fought Qinzhou again, shot a feint in Tunliu, and told those trembling government officials in Shanxi, Lao Tzu Apart from leaving, no decent battles were fought.

On the one hand, the number of Song Qingshu is too small. Like Gao Yingxiang, he does not have a large team of more than [-], but only [-] elite soldiers, and everyone has horses. There is no name of the begging army.

Another thing is that the beggar army doesn't need to go anywhere to grab money like other peasant armies. Song Qingshu has money!

Joining Sun Chuanting on the bank of the Yellow River, he got millions of taels of silver left by the peasant army, and the twelve Shanxi merchants also had a common relationship with him. Don't underestimate the merchants of this year, the south is Wuhui There is no town, and there is no business in the north without Jin. In major cities in Henan, not only can you see the business names of allies, but you can often come across Jiaduobao’s own cargo depot. There are leading parties wherever you go. To supply the army, just spend money to buy it.

Even sometimes the begging army would buy and sell things with the local defenders. Compared with other peasant armies, the begging army lived a little more comfortably.

It's just that Song Qingshu's past was not satisfactory. His goal was the Dabie Mountains and Huizhou. However, in order to deal with the Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, the 10,000+ imperial army gathered successively blocked the border of Henan. Even he couldn't get in.

In later generations, even in the 21st century, the Dabie Mountains will be a place where poor counties gather. The poverty alleviation work in the mountains has caused generations of people to complain. There is not enough food to plunder, but for the beggar army carrying high-yield crops, it can be active like a fish in water.

And after communicating with Huizhou merchants, life will be alive, but, watching helplessly, I just can't make it through!

Shanxi, which was born in March of the seventh year of Chongzhen, happened to catch up with the helpless Emperor Chongzhen who established the governor of five provinces in April, and appointed Chen Qiyu, the former governor of Yansui Town, to be the governor. The begging army was blocked, and from March to June, Song Qingshu wandered between Henan Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion sadly.

In June, the scenery of Shaoshi Mountain began to be beautiful. Here is the Shaolin Temple, the most civilized temple in the world. The peasant army’s war had just been burnt out. The powerful Henan aristocratic clans with ghosts in their hearts did not know how much they brought money to the mountain to offer incense and worship Buddha.

However, just such a gathering of dignitaries and dignitaries, begging the peasant army not to find the place above their heads, no one noticed that there happened to be a peasant army entrenched behind the mountain.

Although there is a Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng County is still an extremely poor county in this era. After all, the risk of wandering around is too great. In the county, hundreds of eyeliners have been conquered. In May, Song Qingshu moved his base camp to Shaoshi Mountain. , donated some rice, grain and silver to the abbot, and fooled himself and others about their sufferings, and did not disturb the place. The beggar army, which is harmless to humans and animals, stayed here without anyone noticing it. Soldiers should practice every day, It seems that there is no difference from when we were in Wutai Mountain.

But living in the sheds built by the soldiers, Song Qingshuchou's white hairs grew a lot. The pressure on him was really too great. Five thousand elite soldiers seemed to be quite a lot. If they were exposed on the Central Plains, they would be killed. When the officers and soldiers surrounded him, they disappeared after three or two strikes, and in the north, his allies, the dozen or so families of Shanxi merchants, were also agitated. Shi Tianfu, who stayed in the north, had written letters several times. The family sent people to inquire. Even if Yan Siyin was in his hand, who knew when these ghost-like businessmen would turn their backs.

Only by bringing them a steady stream of benefits can Shanxi merchants be completely tied to their chariots.

It's about to enter July, and it's getting hotter this day. There are more mosquitoes in the mountains, making Song Qingshu even more irritable.

"Officer! Let's have some tea!"

Just when Song Qingshu was frowning and looking at the official map bought from a master in Henan Province for 5000 taels, trying to find a way to make himself a smooth road, a soft voice suddenly came from outside. When she came in, she was greeted in a lotus-colored paddy field dress, and Caiwei came in with a tea bowl in her hands.

Still be prepared, let Scarface take charge of the house, and Song Qingshu brought Caiwei to his side. Speaking of which, this girl followed him, and lived a good life for a few days, how many times he wandered all the way, looking at her also had red eye circles, Putting down the map, Song Qingshu stretched out his hand to caress her cheek with some guilt.

"It's good to leave these things to the servants. Why do you still work so hard on yourself?"

"Idle is idle, I can't help the officials, Caiwei has to do something!"

There was a little rosiness on her face, she put down the tea bowl, but Caiwei revealed a burst of happiness, and said with a smile.

It's rare that Song Qingshu's side is a little more leisurely and romantic, and suddenly a small man from outside rushed in, and while running, Xiao Luobo shouted excitedly: "Marshal, great news! The officers and soldiers have finally been mobilized!" Already!"

I had no choice but to put down Caiwei's head, and gave him a wry smile helplessly. Song Qingshu immediately unfolded the map excitedly, and pulled the little radish directly onto the table.

"Luobo, the army has been transferred? Why?"

"Zuo Liangyu! He was transferred from Ruzhou to Nanyang. It is said that Chen Qiyu chased and killed some unlucky ghost to Hanzhong and surrounded him."

Hearing Xiao Luobo yelling there, Song Qingshu couldn't help but almost spit on this guy. Zuo Liangyu was in Nanyang, and he was still blocking his way to the south. He was better than him in Ruzhou and more relaxed. It's a good thing as fart?I was so excited that I was in vain!
Seeing Song Qingshu pointing at the map of Nanyang with his fingers, the corners of his mouth twitched, Little Luobo seemed to understand something, and scratched his head resentfully: "Luobo, I'll go find out if there is another way, Commander, you continue, keep going!"

Relying on his small stature, Xiao Luobo can be regarded as the intelligence leader of the begging army, and he has also played a role here. In a flash, he has already jumped off the table, and he is about to slip out of Song Qingshu's command shed. Song Qingshu stopped him.

"Wait!"

Suddenly his face became serious, Song Qingshu spread out the map again, pointed to Hanzhong and asked: "Who do you say is trapped in Hanzhong?"

"The news is too complicated. I really didn't find out who Luo Luo was. Anyway, I heard that he is a big shot." Scratching his head, Xiao Luo Luo said in embarrassment again.

Looking at the map, Song Qingshu shook his head sadly after hitting his head several times in a row. Does he know who is trapped, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and probably Gao Yingxiang!
Huguang is an important place. Chen Qiyu served as the governor of the five provinces in the prelude. The army stepped up the offensive. The peasant army was like water. They did not invade the Chengdu Plain, and the barren mountainous areas in northern Sichuan could not support many peasant armies. After a circle in Sichuan, the large army invaded Hanzhong again, and most of China went in circles before returning to Shaanxi.

It happened that the luck of the peasant army ran out here, and later Song Qingshu looked at the forum of hundreds of schools, and the most likely opportunity for Emperor Chongzhen to come back appeared, Chexiangxia!

Tens of thousands of peasant troops strayed into a dead end and entered a carriage gorge that was more than ten miles long. They were blocked by Chen Qiyu who was chasing him from behind, and it also caught up with the continuous rain for ten days. The armor is soaked, the horseshoe is worn, and there is no food for several days!In other words, even the weapons and armor are rotten under the heavy rain with an hungry stomach.

Here is Li Zicheng who destroyed the Ming Empire, Zhang Xianzhong who proclaimed himself emperor in Sichuan, and dug up the Zhu family's ancestral grave. There are different opinions on whether there is Gao Yingxiang, but no matter whether there is or not, Song Qingshu is worried!

One is that he is sworn brother, and the other is the leader of the rebel army in the future. Song Qingshu also expects them to turn the Ming Dynasty upside down in the north, attract firepower, and give himself a stable development time in the south.

Although Chongzhen did not seize the opportunity this time in history, and believed in the surrender of the rebel army, he was killed out of the siege, but with himself, Sun Chuanting, who killed Gao Yingxiang, followed his ass to carry his bag. Who knows if there will be changes?

After pinching his chin and looking at the map for a long time, Song Qingshu suddenly gave instructions to Xiaoluobo.

"Carrot, go and call the big guys here, it's time to move!"

(End of this chapter)