Ming Empire

Chapter 205 The Dilemma of Zuo Liangyu
In Nanyang, Henan Province, where the rebel army led by Hong Niangzi is stationed, Hong Niangzi is personally training the army under her command.

Taking advantage of the chaotic situation and when Li Zicheng's gangsters suffered a disastrous defeat and fled towards Xi'an, Hong Niangzi captured Nanyang and took this famous city as a temporary base for her army.After capturing Nanyang, she ordered the city walls to be consolidated and armaments strengthened, and she also began to recruit troops to expand the army.

All of this was Cao Yue's idea, and Hong Niangzi felt that the ideas Cao Yue gave her were all correct, so she followed Cao Yue's arrangement, first developed in Henan, recruited troops to expand the army, threatened Zuo Liangyu, and then considered other.

However, during this period of time, Hong Niang's heart was a little heavy. After all, she had too many people under her command. After expanding the army, she had nearly [-] rebels. It was a bit difficult for so many people to control her as a woman. The more capable officers and cronies of the plaintiff were sent, she really couldn't control everyone.

But this is not what worries her the most. What makes her most restless is the letter Cao Yue sent her last time.

She read that letter so many times, even the letter paper was curled up, but she kept it with her all the time.In that letter, Cao Yue asked her to be his woman, to follow him for the rest of her life, to fight the world with him, and to create miracles.

In fact, Hong Niangzi was not too surprised by Cao Yue's request. She didn't know why. It may be that after several contacts, the two had ambiguity, kisses and other intimacy. She kind of defaulted to the relationship with Cao Yue. I have feelings.Li Yan is dead. Although she is sad, the last psychological burden is gone. As long as she avenges Li Yan, it is no big deal for her to remarry or have an affair with Cao Yue.

But she didn't dare to agree, or she didn't know how to respond to Cao Yue.

She knew that Cao Yue had already married a wife and became a captain-in-law. If she agreed to him, she would not be his wife, but a concubine.She also knew that if a woman of no status like her wanted to marry Cao Yue as his wife, it would be almost impossible.But now, she is already a little bit concerned about Cao Yue, and thinks of this man younger than her from time to time.

She often thinks of this little man's wretched smile and the scenes of making intimate contact with her a few times.Cao Yue is handsome and very magnanimous, and more importantly, he is a hero, an indomitable man, the pillar of the country who saved Daming from the fire and water.Any woman would fall in love with such a man, not to mention a woman like Hong Niangzi who suffered emotional setbacks and needed comfort very much.Cao Yue treated her so well, and now he personally proposed that she be his woman and create a myth with her, Hong Niangzi didn't have the courage to refuse.

But not having the courage to refuse does not mean she will accept it, she has been struggling.

On this day, before the training was over, someone handed her a secret letter from Cao Yue.Knowing that it was a secret letter from Cao Yue, Hong Niangzi's heart beat faster immediately, and she handed over the training to others, eagerly reading the letter.

It's just that Cao Yue didn't have anything personal to say in this letter, but asked Hong Niangzi to lead his troops to find a way to beat Zuo Liangyu, so that Zuo Liangyu had scruples and had to guard against it.Cao Yue told Hong Niangzi in the letter that he was going to deal with Zuo Liangyu's men.After Zuo Liangyu's men and horses are to be resolved, he will hand over his troops to the command of Hong Niangzi.Daming already had a female general, and Qin Liangyu took the place of her deceased husband as Shi Jie's envoy. Cao Yue hoped that Hong Niangzi would become another famous female general of the Ming Dynasty, surpassing Qin Liangyu in prestige and achievements.

Cao Yue hoped that after Zuo Liangyu's matter was resolved, the two could meet and talk about many things in detail after meeting.

Cao Yue said the last sentence in the letter, "I miss you, beauty, and the red lady's face was flushed impatiently, and after a few words of hatred, I felt sweet again in my heart.In the end, she folded the letter with complicated emotions and kept it close to her body, and ordered the soldiers to summon the main generals in, and she had a new deployment.
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Zuo Liangyu had already fought against Hong Niangzi's men several times, but how could the mob he led be the opponents of the tens of thousands of well-trained rebels led by Hong Niangzi?Originally, when Li Yan was in charge, the combat effectiveness of these tens of thousands of rebels was very strong. Later, after systematic training by Cao Yue, and with the help of Cao Yue, there was a well-equipped musket battalion, and the combat effectiveness became even stronger. powerful.Hong Niangzi obeyed Cao Yue's secret order, and recruited troops in the Hunan area to strengthen her power.Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke Hong Niang after several defeats.

For Zuo Liangyu, the Hongniangzi Department has been stationed not far from him, which is a heart disease and makes him very uncomfortable.But what made him even more uncomfortable was that the imperial edict for him to serve in Nanjing was sent to Xiangyang. After seeing this edict and the subsequent appointment of the generals under his command by the Ministry of War, he almost jumped three times in anger. Feet high.

He knew very well that the imperial court wanted to deprive him of his military power, and by promoting his generals, he divided and disintegrated his troops, forcing him to finally accept.Of course he would not accept such an arrangement, so he refused to obey the court's order, but he dared not explicitly reply to reject the court's appointment.He has also been sending people to investigate the movements of Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and others.

After learning that Huang Degong, Gao Jie, and Liu Liangzuo finally accepted the imperial court's order and handed over their military power to serve in Nanjing, Liu Zeqing refused to obey the order and led his troops to the north, but was eventually killed by his subordinates, and his troops were taken over by the Nanjing New Army. One target to deal with is him.No matter whether he refuses or ignores it, the imperial court will think that he is disrespectful and will send troops to suppress him.

The terrifying fighting power of the Nanjing New Army made him shudder, and Hong Niangzi's tens of thousands of horses were cruising around, so he didn't dare to give it a go. He already knew from some sources that Hong Niangzi obeyed Cao Yue's orders and was recruited by Cao Yue long ago.The red lady has been fighting against the others, she should be following Cao Yue's instruction.Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu really wanted to cut Cao Yue into pieces, this guy made him sleepless.

According to Zuo Liangyu's character, it would be the opposite, but many counselors around him advised him not to be impulsive, but to seek a balance among many forces. Didn't the rogues retreat to the Central Plains after defeat, and Jiannu chased after him?Maybe with the development of the situation, there will eventually be a chance to resolve this huge problem.

In the end, Zuo Liangyu listened to their persuasion and prepared to delay the attack.He submitted a form to the imperial court, expressing his willingness to serve in Nanjing, and led a group of people to leave Xiangyang and head for Nanjing.But after leaving for a few days, he suddenly became seriously ill, so he had to go to the form again, saying that he was ill and could not travel long distances.

Zuo Liangyu also repeatedly stated that he would not disobey orders and disrespect, and would definitely obey the court's orders.

When Cao Yue saw that Zuo Liangyu did not make a fierce confrontation and took the strategy of delaying the attack, he was also relieved, and asked the little emperor to reply to Zuo Liangyu, agreeing that he should recuperate first, and then go to Nanjing to take a post when he is healthy.

The takeover of the towns north of the Yangtze River by soldiers and horses is still a mess. Since Zuo Liangyu is not in a hurry to rebel, let him go and deal with the affairs here before going to Hubei.But he still made Hong Niangzi and continued to put pressure on Zuo Liangyu.

(End of this chapter)