Within the Peasant Army, many people actually rated Li Zicheng better than Gao Yingxiang. Gao Chuang Wang, the nephew, had extraordinary courage and was more decisive in doing things than Gao Chuang Wang.
Just like the situation at hand, Gao Yingxiang would never give up Zhuxian Town so easily. Giving up Zhuxian Town means giving up Kaifeng Mansion. Gao Yingxiang is very tempted by the wealth contained in Kaifeng, how can he give up so easily?
What? But Li Zicheng is different. He can be greedy sometimes, but he also won't speak rashly when he can't see through the situation. If he can't see through the situation, then go in another direction. Kaifeng Mansion can't afford this piece of fat.
It is also okay to eat other lean meats.
Li Zicheng is able to take things up and down, and never hesitates to do things. This is what Lu Weiliang admires most. It seems simple, but in fact there are very few people who can do it. Faced with the temptation of Kaifeng Mansion, there are also
How many people can decide in a quarter of an hour?
When Li Zicheng made his decision, changes immediately occurred in the peasant army. First, Li Zicheng led the Ruifeng Battalion to leave Majipo, and then the peasant army lying in the east began to withdraw in an orderly manner. The withdrawal order was issued, although the leaders of each department had their opinions.
, but still strictly implemented the order. This is what makes Li Zicheng's peasant army different from other peasant armies. Li Zicheng has absolute authority when it comes to issuing orders and prohibitions. In short, no one dares to disobey Li Zicheng's orders, because those who are disobedient
, those who dared to object have long since disappeared.
It can be said that only Li Zicheng can command Li Zicheng's troops, and even Gao Yingxiang cannot mobilize this peasant army at will. Among the leaders of various ministries, Zheng Guosong has a very good relationship with Li Zicheng, but this time he has a very big opinion.
He led his troops deep into Zhuxian Town from the east and lured out Li Zhengqian's main force. In order to cooperate with the main force to kill these officers and soldiers, his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that the situation was improving, everyone was suddenly asked to retreat. Can you not be angry?
Zheng Guosong didn't want to withdraw, but he knew Li Zicheng very well. If he disobeyed the general's order, no matter how good the relationship was, he would probably suffer disaster. He had no choice but to lead his men and fight and retreat. There were people fighting everywhere within a ten-mile radius.
, it was almost impossible to spread the news to everyone, so a large part of the people were left in the north because they could not withdraw from the battle in time. Looking at the remaining soldiers with less than 2,000 people around him, Zheng Guosong's heart dropped with blood.
, those who are stuck in it will burn high if they can escape half way.
The officers and soldiers haven't noticed that something is wrong yet. Once they find that their opponents have escaped, they will definitely surround the remaining people and beat them in anger. I really don't understand General Li's thoughts. Why should he retreat in such a good situation? He will be destroyed.
With Li Zhengqian's troops and horses, Zhuxian Town is broken, and the entire Kaifeng Mansion will be unsafe to defend. The troops and horses in Kaifeng are also very few, and the chance of breaking through Kaifeng City is much greater.
When they returned to the rear, they saw troops and horses setting out to camp. There was a huge flow of people and the situation was chaotic. After searching for a long time, they finally found Li Zicheng. Zheng Guosong walked over with an ugly face and said bluntly: "General, the situation is very favorable to us.
Why are you ordering a retreat at this time?"
The two have been brothers for many years and know each other well. Therefore, Li Zicheng did not pay much attention to the slight disrespect in Zheng Guosong's words. Instead, he smiled and comforted: "Brother Zheng, don't be angry. Please listen to Li speak slowly."
Walking with Zheng Guosong, Li Zicheng told the other party bit by bit his considerations. Zheng Guosong was a little stunned when he heard it, and in the end he still felt a little too cowardly. Just because he was afraid of a trick, he withdrew, right? Too cautious? Li Zicheng can tell what Zheng Guosong is thinking at a glance, but he will not blame him. Li Zicheng does not need others to think the same as him, nor does he need others to understand him, he only needs those people to be obedient.
Under Li Zicheng's strict order, all the troops broke out of camp, left their original places, and headed northeast. At this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the peasant army had lost interest in Zhuxian Town and Kaifeng.
After realizing it later, Li Zhengqian's face turned green with anger. He went through all kinds of hardships to hold back the peasant army and wanted to win a big victory in Zhuxian Town. As a result, he lost his troops. When the decisive battle came, the peasant army actually withdrew. Yes! Is it a good thing to withdraw? If we let the peasant army leave like this, wouldn't it be meaningless to pay such heavy casualties before?
Li Zicheng led his troops to march eastward, which made Li Zhengqian feel like his dream had come true. His loss and unwillingness turned into endless anger. Continue to pursue the bandits eastward? Li Zhengqian didn't think so, but he knew better. Even if they are willing to die, with the combat effectiveness shown by Li Zicheng's troops before, these guards soldiers under his command are no match at all. The reason why they rush around Majipo to contain the opponent is because they have a back-up plan. If they are too far away and lack a follow-up plan, that is Fearless casualties.
Not daring to pursue them, and unwilling to give up, their anger was directed at the peasant troops who had not yet driven out. Under Li Zhengqian's strict order, more than 10,000 Kaifeng Guard soldiers surrounded them from all directions and wiped out all the remaining peasant troops.
Li Zhengqian was not happy at all. In the eyes of outsiders, this was a real defeat, but he was here to attract firepower. However, Li Zicheng did not follow the routine, opened the seal properly, and gave up when he said he wanted to. Just when Li Zhengqian was sulking while guarding Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng, who had left Zhuxian Town, had already sent troops to Qixian County. In order to defend Kaifeng, almost all the nearby soldiers and horses were concentrated to Zhuxian Town. Qixian County could really use There were less than 300 people who came to defend the city. How could such a small number of people defend the county town? Li Zicheng still took Zheng Guosong as the vanguard. Zheng Guosong, who was full of anger, led his troops to attack the city. It didn't take an hour to attack the city. Entered Qixian County.
On the 24th of August in the third year of Chongzhen, Qixian County fell, and the peasant army pointed directly at Chenliu County. Chenliu has been the site of the Four Wars since ancient times. The county seat guards the southeastern gateway of Kaifeng, and can drive straight into it from the east. Guide Mansion, attack Ningling and Shangqiu. Chen Liu was in danger, and there were endless comments blaming Li Zhengqian. The pressure on Min Zhengyuan and Li Zhengqian was like a mountain, but they couldn't express their suffering.
Others thought that the bandits were just a mob, so how could the officers and soldiers not defeat the bandits? After a great battle in Zhuxian Town, half of them were damaged, but the bandits were not seriously injured. In the end, the bandits leisurely captured Qi County and threatened Chen Liu. This is something unacceptable.
In the room, Li Zhengqian cursed with great grievance, "What do those people in Kaifeng know? They just know that there is no use in being poor and noisy, and the bandits come over, so they keep thinking about going to the capital to take refuge. Huh, in their eyes, the bandits are refugees. , Haha, do they know how different the bandits Li Zicheng are?"
In anger, Li Zhengqian did not lose his mind and scolded him, but he knew that someone must be responsible for the defeat of Zhuxian Town. Without even thinking about it, the person who took the responsibility in the end must be Li. Let Min Zhengyuan share the responsibility? This It's almost impossible.
Kaifeng, this historic city, is now in chaos. The once prosperous Bianhe Street is full of people running around, some carrying baggage, some pushing carts, walking in a hurry and looking panicked. , seemingly fleeing. As the peasant army captured Qixian and threatened Chenliu, many people's confidence in the officers and soldiers to resist the rogue bandits quickly weakened, and they had to think about the future. The dark clouds in Nanyang Prefecture have not yet dissipated. According to reports, It is said that the city of Nanyang was destroyed and almost all the people in the city were slaughtered. The people of Kaifeng did not want to become the wronged souls killed by the rogue bandits.
Min Zhengyuan asked people to post official documents widely to appease people, but the effect was very small. Countless people still rushed to the city gate. This situation was not a good thing for Kaifeng's defense. If the bandits bypassed Chen Liu and attacked Kaifeng, the current situation , can you rush into the city in a blink of an eye? With no choice, Min Zhengyuan could only order the city gate to be closed first.
As soon as the city gate was closed, the people in the city became even more panicked. Some gentry and dignitaries found Min Zhengyuan, hoping to clear things up. However, no matter how many benefits he was given this time, Min Zhengyuan was not moved.
Min Zhengyuan was greedy, but not stupid. He closed the city gate, and all he lost was some money and silk, and he was secretly scolded a few times. But if he opened the city gate, he was not good enough and lost Kaifeng, and his head would not be saved. Now Donglin is in the cabinet. The party has decided to sacrifice him and Yu Chenglong to preserve the foundation of South Zhili Jiangnan, so if something happens, no one will protect him Min Zhengyuan.
The situation in Kaifeng is grim, but at this time, there is a cavalry galloping urgently in Taikang County, southeast of Kaifeng Prefecture. This cavalry is belonging to Orger. According to time, in fact, Orger's cavalry should have appeared long ago. Zhuxian Town was defeated. But Min Zhengyuan and Li Zhengqian had other plans. They planned to use Kaifeng Guardsmen to attract the attention of the bandits, and then Orger, the elite cavalry, would launch a fierce attack from the south of Zhuxian Town at a specific time. In this way If we come, we will definitely hit the rogue bandits hard.
Orger was not very optimistic about this plan. Similarly, he did not need this military merit to make up the number. However, he was seconded to help, and Min Zhengyuan and Li Zhengqian, the two top military and political leaders in Kaifeng Prefecture, strongly requested it, and he was embarrassed to refuse. In order to cooperate with Kaifeng Due to the government's plan, Orger could only find a way around it.
How easy is it to launch an attack from the south of Zhuxian Town? Li Zicheng is not a fool. If he attacks directly from Kaifeng or Luoyang to the south of Zhuxian Town, the rogue bandits will definitely notice it and lose the chance of a sneak attack. With no other choice, Orger He led his cavalry from Hulao Pass, passed through Zhengzhou, crossed the Yellow River from Weihui Prefecture in the north of Kaifeng Prefecture, entered the capital's Daming Prefecture, then went south from Daming Prefecture into the Guide Prefecture, and finally left from Guide Prefecture. Detour to Taikang.
After a long circle, a few days passed in the blink of an eye. Finally, they arrived in Taikang, and before they had time to rest, news came that Li Zicheng had conquered Qixian County. Orger sighed at that time, Li Zicheng did not attack Zhuxian Town , then wasn’t the detour in vain?
Speaking of accidents? Not really. Orger was not very optimistic about the plan from the beginning, he just felt it was a pity.
To be precise, Orger was not optimistic about the plan of Min Zhengyuan and others, but he was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Kaifeng Guardsmen. When Orger thought about it, it was no problem for him to rely on the strength of the cavalry to make a detour at speed, but the Kaifeng soldiers and horses were really
Can you survive until the cavalry arrives?
In fact, Kaifeng's soldiers and horses did not last long. If Kaifeng's soldiers and horses were a little braver and normal, Li Zicheng would not abandon Zhuxian Town and go to Qixian County. It is not surprising that Li Zicheng reacted. Kaifeng's soldiers and horses
His combat power was so weak that he went to fight fiercely near Ma Yupo. It looked like he was going to die. Could Li Zicheng not think more about such a weird situation?
Orger didn't stay in Taikang for long and quickly rushed to Zhuxian Town. Now he has to rush to Zhuxian Town to cooperate with Kaifeng soldiers and horses to guard Chenliu and then garrison Guide Mansion. Remember the military order sent by the supervisor before, if necessary
At that time, even if Zhuxian Town was not protected, troops would still be stationed in Guide Mansion to prevent rogue bandits from entering Fengyang Mansion.
With this strict order, Orger had to treat it with caution.
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In Ruzhou, as a large number of doctors and medicinal materials entered Ruzhou Prefecture, Tie Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Under his strict orders, the epidemic in Ruzhou has been controlled quite well. I believe that this epidemic will be over in a few days.
His tone improved. Compared to Tie Mo's depression in Ruzhou, Li Zicheng's life was much better.
Although Qixian County is not comparable to Kaifeng, it is still a big gain for Li Zicheng. Although Qixian County is also in chaos, it is at least much better than Nanyang. Li Zicheng looted accurately, but warned the ministries not to massacre the county town unless necessary.
As more and more supplies were accumulated, Li Zicheng wanted to camp here and not leave.
The sun was shining brightly, just like his mood at this time. When he walked out of the yard and looked at the scattered streets, Li Zicheng was about to laugh loudly when he saw someone walking in a hurry. When he looked closely, it was Lu Weiliang. At this time, Lu Weiliang looked anxious and walked
Very fast.
"Brother Lu, what's going on? Did you have a conflict with other brothers again?"
"That's not the case, General, something happened to the Wembley brothers!"
Li Zicheng still had some impressions of Wembley, so he listened carefully. Soon, Li Zicheng knew what was going on.
After taking Qixian County, the leaders of various ministries began to search for property. After Qixian County was cleared, they naturally radiated to the surrounding towns. Everything was going smoothly, but when Webley took about 200 people to Qinglonggang Town, something unexpected happened.
The big families in the town gathered the villagers to resist tenaciously. Not only did they win the battle, but they also killed the leader, Webberley.
After knowing what happened, Li Zicheng's good mood suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, he felt curious. Webley was not an idiot. Who could kill Webley?
"Hey, I don't know how worried Brother Lu is about this trivial matter. Just send more people over and destroy Qinglong Gang."
Lu Weiliang couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How can things be so simple? General, does he know who is the person who is leading the trouble?"
"Who?"
"Li Xin!"
Li Zicheng was even more puzzled. He stared and said strangely: "Li Xin? Who is he? What's the difference?"
"Hey, this person's identity is not simple."
Li Zicheng obviously didn't take it seriously. If he thought about it, why not just go somewhere else?