Wei Congyi and Mabu robbed and kidnapped all the way, and in two days they actually kidnapped two thousand households, about ten thousand people.

At this time, Wei Congyi realized that it was more difficult to coerce the people than to lead an army. These people had no discipline at all, running around everywhere, and it was difficult for military orders to be passed down.

Wei Congyi angrily killed several disobedient people. As a result, these people still went their own way and could not be managed at all. Not to mention that although the old, weak, women and children were organized into one battalion, it turned out that the young and old of each family could not be distinguished. Clearly, there is no way to impose punishment.

Wei Congyi had no choice but to send more than a hundred cavalry to serve as commanders, chiefs and other positions. There were many flags, which seemed to be a huge force. In fact, it was a mess. He barely left fifty cavalry to serve as personal guards; another fifty cavalry were sent to patrol on both sides of the army. Anyone seen disobeying military orders, or trying to escape, or being lazy will be hacked to death on the spot.

Wei Congyi and his party reluctantly left Fangshan County and marched to the vicinity of Lugou Bridge. They claimed that "King Shun sent the general 'Little Yuchi' to the north and led 100,000 elite troops to conquer the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

Suddenly, the military situation was like flying snowflakes, drifting towards the Qianqing Palace in the capital. Emperor Chongzhen, his cabinet ministers and the six ministers could not help but be extremely nervous.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Hou Jin entered the pass, and the shock caused to the capital was still fresh in his memory. Now, "roving bandits" unexpectedly attacked the vicinity of the capital again, and the government and the public could not help but be frightened again.

Fortunately, Zhang Fengyi, the minister of the Ministry of War, said: "The 'roving bandits' are scurrying around like fish; the officers and soldiers are like hooks. Although there are many fish hooks, it is not possible to catch all the fish. Occasionally, two or three slip through the net, and it is inevitable The Holy Master was shocked."

"In my opinion, the rogue bandits who have entered the capital should be just small groups of bandits. They are just coercing the people to build momentum. You only need to dispatch a few officers and soldiers to stop them, and you will know how deep they are. The capital will arrange defense matters in time. If the officers and soldiers win, it will be a false alarm; if the officers and soldiers are defeated, it will be a safe plan!"

After hearing this, Chongzhen felt much more at ease, but he was still a little worried. Wen Tiren observed his words and said: "Although Zhang Shangshu's plan is good, it is not perfect. Your Majesty is in the capital and has a body of ten thousand gold. How can you easily take risks?" ?The king is the one who must mobilize soldiers and horses to work diligently!"

When Zhou Yanru heard this, he quickly refuted: "The bandits are escaping, and they need to be quick. If it is as Zhang Shangshu said, it is just a false alarm. If we go to war because of this, the world will laugh! If the bandits are really powerful, the world's soldiers will The horses are all far away, how can the distant water quench the thirst that is close by?"

"Although there are few thieves, they only make the world laugh. If the thieves are powerful, wouldn't they put the center of the country and put the emperor in danger? Which is more important, the emperor's safety or the world's ridicule?" Wen Tiren retorted after hearing this.

Zhang Fengyi looked at the two pavilion elders after hearing this. He couldn't afford to offend anyone, so he had to compromise and said: "Your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, so he should be cautious. I didn't think carefully. It would be better to mobilize nearby Tongzhou and Jizhou The two guards, Ma Qinwang, are so safe that even if there is a false alarm, they will not go into a big fight and be laughed at by the people of the world."

When Chongzhen heard this, he felt that this strategy was quite satisfactory, and said: "Good! Just follow this plan! The previous time Gao Qiqian had made great achievements in attacking Kong Youde, and he happened to return to the court, so he ordered him to lead an army and give it a try The thieves are real!"

When the courtiers saw that Emperor Chongzhen had made a decision, they no longer argued. They all obeyed the order and retreated, going down to arrange the execution matters.

Not to mention how the DPRK made decisions, since Wei Congyi arrived near Marco Polo Bridge, he should march, but he hesitated.

His own family knew about his own affairs, and although he was harassing the capital this time with great force, Wei Congyi knew that this "hundred-thousand-thousand-strong army" would collapse at a single touch. He didn't even need a single touch, he only had to board it for a few days, and then he couldn't control it and dispersed in a rush.

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The Marco Polo Bridge happened to span both sides of the Yongding River. If he led the "hundred-thousand-thousand-strong army" across the Marco Polo Bridge, he might not be able to escape once defeated. Thinking of this, Wei Congyi simply stationed the "army" on the south bank of the Marco Polo Bridge to make him bold.

The cavalry fired a note of war at the capital.

At that time, Gao Qiqian had just received an order to lead three thousand soldiers to test the rebels. Gao Qiqian didn't take it seriously at first. The rebel Kong Youde had a great reputation, and it was not like Gao Qiqian had never fought against him.

But when Gao Qiqian received Wei Congyi's letter of war, he couldn't help but hesitate. He had just returned to the capital, and he didn't know the depth of the bandits. How could all the bandits attack the capital in the blink of an eye?

In this way, Gao Qiqian was fully prepared and carried many firearms before he dared to go out of the city to confront Wei Congyi. In order to prevent Gao Qiqian from spying on the true situation in the camp, Wei Congyi deliberately sent his cavalry in turns to shield the officers and soldiers from scouting.

Gao Qiqian tested it out, but did not dare to attack rashly. As a result, at night, Wei Congyi pulled Master Mabu Ma out of his bed, led his two hundred cavalrymen, with their men and horses in their mouths, and ran westward.

Early on the next morning, Gao Qiqian heard the scout's report and said: "For some reason, the camp opposite is in chaos without fighting."

When Gao Qiqian heard this, he quickly got out of the tent, stood on a high place and looked at the camp on the other side of the river. Sure enough, he saw that the camp on the other side was in chaos. Gao Qiqian knew that the military plane had appeared, and quickly ordered his subordinates from the Beijing camp to launch an attack.

This capital camp had not been used for many years and had become corrupt. Fortunately, Gao Qiqian had made rapid progress since he became the supervisor of the army. He had learned a lot about how to use troops, and he strictly ordered two hundred carefully selected elites to launch an attack.

As expected, Gao Qiqian predicted events well and used his troops skillfully. The bandits on the other side of the river were defeated at the first touch. Gao Qiqian quickly led his soldiers into battle in person, trying to capture the "thief chief" to claim his merits.

As a result, they chased for more than ten miles and spent half a day. After Gao Qiqiand failed to find the location of the "thief chief", he reluctantly withdrew his troops.

Gao Qiqian sent someone to bring over a few prisoners. After interrogation, they found out that the "thief chief" on the other side had already escaped overnight. These more than ten thousand "thief bandits" were all common people who had been kidnapped in Fangshan and other places.

Gao Qiqian immediately couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to report the "great victory" and at the same time notify the Jingnan Checkpoint to search for "Xiao Yuchi, the general of King Shun's Northern Expedition".

It is said that "Little Yuchi, the general of King Shun's Northern Expedition", after leaving the Marco Polo Bridge Camp, traveled all the way in a hurry, preparing to return to Daomaguan to join Zhang Shun.

Unexpectedly, when Master Ma saw the horse's head facing south, he quickly stopped Wei Congyi and said, "Where are you going, general? Now that we have done such a big thing, how can we go south? I guess the imperial court has already issued a document to arrest us. If we

If your steps are a little slow, you might as well fall into a trap!"

Wei Congyi was stunned when he heard this, and felt that what this person said was reasonable, and quickly asked: "In Master Ma's opinion, how should we leave?"

"General, there is a checkpoint to the west of this place. It is about 200 miles away. It is called Mashuikou, and it is in Yizhou. From here, you can go west to Yuzhou. General, you can first turn to Yuzhou to avoid being pursued by the government, and then turn
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