Military Yamen.

Liu Chengzong sat in the main hall, frowning and reading the official documents sent from Tongguan.

There are two official documents, one is that Tongguan deputy general Zhao Zhirui submitted a request for detailed arrangements for the remnant troops of General Zhang Yichuan to enter the customs.

The other was narrated by General Song Jiang of the Fifth Battalion of Henan Province, telling the story of the Battle of Henan Prefecture and the defeat of Zhang Yichuan's troops.

Liu Shishi has a strange expression.

He ignored Zhang Yichuan for a moment, and Zhang Yichuan went from the bandit leader to the most powerful bandit in the world, and then fell from the top.

Very childish.

According to Song Jiang's oral account, after Zhang Yichuan captured Yongning, his military strength expanded rapidly. By the time he surrounded Luoyang, his military strength had expanded to 60,000 to 70,000 people.

The five generals under his command each led a battalion of elite soldiers and supervised twenty or thirty brigades.

There are many people in Henan, and there are countless militiamen who are coercing and accompanying them, and Zhang Yichuan refuses to refuse anyone who comes.

Liu Chengzong's regular army formation method was not suitable for the civilian army composed of these old, weak, women and children, so we simply followed the peasant army's control method and called it a brigade.

A large group, ranging from two to three hundred people to as many as five or six hundred people, marched eastward in a mighty manner.

Zhang Yichuan's title as King of Sweepers is truly worthy of his name.

Isn't this just a matter of one general leading a battalion and then moving twenty or thirty villages?

Although there is only Tongguan separated by it, Guanxi and Guandong are completely different.

Here, a majestic formation breaks out the army and kills the generals to capture the city, while on the other side, there are a hundred thousand hungry ghosts, crying and howling plague gods, running around.

It opened Liu Shishi’s eyes.

It had been six years since the uprising in Fushi County. He had heard people talking about rogue thieves and bandits, and his ears had become calloused.

But he never expected that he would personally send instructors and release this serious bandit during the Chongzhen period.

Liu Shizi’s heart is very complicated.

I sent instructors, provided ordnance, and issued rations.

You just want to learn from me and sweep away everyone you see?

Zhao Zhirui is a veteran general. As early as when Liu Chengzong was still hunting birds in Yuhebao, he was transferred from Shanxi Dusi Zhangyin to Gansu as Suzhou Counselor General, and he served for eight years.

When the news of the defeat of the Kwantung War came out, three things were done in the shortest possible time with excellent quality.

The first is to summon more than 200 officers in the camp who are not on vacation to rectify military discipline and prepare sulfur and medicine.

Second, send someone to report to Xi'an on horseback, reporting Zhang Yichuan's defeat to the Chinese army, and requesting the Tongguan Guards Banner Army to assist in the defense of Tongguan and the Wuguan garrison to take precautions.

Third, still abiding by Liu Chengzong's order, the isolation camp was packed outside the customs, and tents, firewood, bedding, and rations were prepared in the camp and in Wengcheng, ready to meet the Henan General War Headquarters.

As a result, the deployment of isolation camps outside the city was basically useless.

According to Zhao Zhirui's official documents, Song Jiang's troops were in horrible condition when they entered the customs.

More than 800 remaining defeated soldiers were divided into three groups over four days and approached Guancheng. All of them lost their helmets and armor and were injured. Everyone was as stunned as a frightened bird.

General Song Jiang was among the second group of people and was carried into Guancheng on a door panel. He was hit by eight arrows and three knives. He only managed to survive with his cloth armor.

With this small number of people entering Wengcheng in batches, there is no need for the isolation camp outside the city.

For Song Jiang, this battle actually started with the defeat.

At first they surrounded Luoyang. When they learned that the imperial court had appointed Zhang Renxue, a civil servant, to be the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, who was coming to relieve the siege of Luoyang, they set up a strong formation near Henan Mansion to wait.

His battle report also solved Liu Chengzong's doubts as to why Zhang Yichuan did not block the ancient Koguan Road, which connects Songyue Mountain to the south and the Yellow River to the north.

Because these stupid guys actually think that they have a military advantage, but the soldiers are not elite enough and cannot defeat the official army in a narrow battlefield.

And since Zhang Renxue was a literati leader, he deliberately put Zhang Renxue's Henan Army into the plains of Henan Prefecture to fight, using their rich battle experience to defeat him.

Regarding this point, Liu Chengzong cannot say that their thinking is wrong.

This is how war is fought. Although the fixed formulas related to success and failure exist objectively, there is always no shortage of novel tactics that go in the opposite direction.

Tactical tactics can only be adapted to local conditions, and there is no mechanically guaranteed way to win.

Whether it works or not depends on whether you win or lose in the end.

If you can't win, you will be a famous general, and if you lose, you will be a negative example.

But Liu Chengzong did think that Zhang Yichuan's consideration of the problem was not comprehensive enough, and he at least missed some calculations.

If a strong general like Cao Wenzhao, who is confident in force and rushes and fights fiercely, comes, then Zhang Yichuan may really be able to use his strength advantage to bury him inside.

Question: Zhang Renxue was born as a Jinshi, so why did he lose in strategizing and dispatching troops on the open battlefield?

Moreover, Henan Wuying made some miscalculations conceptually.

That means Zhang Renxue is not a leading literati.

Lu Xiangsheng in Yunyang is called a literati leader because his official position is that of governor, and he has no direct superior-subordinate relationship. His orders are in the category of guidance.

Therefore, it is necessary to coordinate the generals at all levels. If the coordination is good, it is an order; if the coordination is not good, it is his life, and he can only lead the standard battalion into battle to kill people.

But Zhang Renxue is different. He is not only a serious military commander, but also a very special military commander.

From a civilian official to a military official, there was no one in the eight provinces of Henan who could control him. He had all the soldiers and horses in Zhongzhou at his disposal, and he had a very strong superior-subordinate relationship with all the military attachés.

It can be said that this is a real military commander.

The result is obvious. The battle on Zhang Renxue's side has already started, but Zhang Yichuan still doesn't know where the enemy is.

For no other reason, Zhang Renxue had no intention of sending troops to compete with Zhang Yichuan's tens of thousands.

With one move, he recruited An Yijun.

While instigating the strong local bandits in fortresses across Henan Prefecture, Zhang Yichuan was given free death cards for each brigade.

For a time, heroic militia groups from all over the country swarmed up and attacked Zhang's grain-collecting brigade on the outskirts of Luoyang. Inside, one brigade after another rebelled, either deserting the group and fleeing, or defecting to fight against them.

Zhang Yichuan also had to place the most elite old battalion in the east, keeping a close eye on Xingyang and the direction of Sishui, in case Zhang Renxue led his troops to suddenly attack.

He wanted to withdraw, but the governor of Luoyang City, Chen Biqian and Prince Fu, had already prepared a death squad. As soon as they saw signs that he wanted to leave, they would immediately send death soldiers out of the city to chase him.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I was eager to fight, but found that the strategic location of Bishui Town was guarded by Chen Yongfu of Zhang Ren School and could not be attacked.

In the end, Zhang Yichuan was forced to summon five battalions of generals with tens of thousands of troops in hand to draw lots to determine the direction of retreat.

Subsequently, the army collapsed suddenly when surrounded by enemies. On the same day, Zhang Renxue commanded his troops to advance and easily crushed Zhang Yichuan's tens of thousands of troops.

Song Jiang, on the other hand, was chosen by lot to retreat to the west and was the first to evacuate the battlefield. However, because he was stationed in Yongning City, Zhang Renxue mistakenly thought he was Zhang Yichuan's headquarters, and instead received the most severe beatings.

At this moment, the attendant Yu Linlang came to report: "Commander, I would like to see Zhang Butang of the Li Yamen."

Not long after, Zhang Xianzhong entered the palace carrying several letters. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Liu Chengzong looking strange and asked, "Commander, what happened?"

Liu Chengzong raised his hand and asked Zhao Jifang to hand over the battle report and said: "The Henan General War Headquarters did not lose because of its inferior skills, but was burdened by the rapid expansion. This has become the prestige of Zhang Renxue."

Zhang Xianzhong read the battle report again and again with a serious face, his face was extremely distorted, and his whole expression was unbearable to watch.

After a long while, the Minister of Li Ya shook his head and said with emotion: "This coward is not the King of Sweepers. Isn't he just an old broom that has become a spirit!"

"Zhang Daguan made a little plan, and this broom spirit was beaten to pieces."

Zhang Xianzhong had never been stingy with his words towards Zhang Yichuan who wanted to visit Fengyang Mansion to visit his grave.

When the damage was done, he said with a serious face: "This is a loss of a teacher and an insult to the country, Commander-in-Chief."

To be honest, the nickname "Old Broomstick" didn't make Liu Shizi laugh, but Zhang Xianzhong's expression of loyalty and loyalty to the country really made him laugh.

Liu Chengzong would move his family to Xi'an, which he himself felt was unreal.

Although the area governed by the Marshal's Mansion was large, it was everywhere inaccessible and untaxable. Before the Eastern Expedition, the real basic territory was only the Huanggu Valley, a long and narrow river four hundred miles deep.

The population and background make it a big county.

At present, large tracts of land in Shaanxi are still ruled in name by She Tunxiang. The fruits of victory of Xi'an Prefecture are still indigestion after two months.

As a general, he is always ready to raise troops to suppress rebellion or mount his horse and run away.

Let's talk about the people in the Marshal's Mansion. Who would take victory or defeat on battlefields outside Shaanxi seriously?

No.

Zhang Xianzhong regarded Zhang Yichuan's defeat as a joke and pretended to be serious.

"It's not that serious."

Liu Chengzong waved his hand, paused and then said: "It wouldn't be so bad if he were defeated early. It would be a good thing for the people of Henan and for him."

As far as the people of Henan are concerned, no one can win against such a broom spirit.

If Zhang Yichuan defeated Zhang Renxue, he might really be able to mobilize millions of people to attack the capital.

But he will definitely not be able to win later, and then his life will really be in ruins.

Zhang Xianzhong saw that the generalissimo didn't care much about the defeat, so he laughed and said: "This broom spirit is really smart. Instead of running back, he ran to Fengyang!"

Liu Chengzong also agreed with this statement and nodded: "Although Zhang Renxue won, the Zhang Yichuan who lost was much more powerful than the Zhang Yichuan who won."

Without a sound base of officers, it would be difficult for Liu Shizi to lead 50,000 to 60,000 people, let alone Zhang Yichuan.
To be continued...