The one who defeated Li Mengming and Dong Dacheng was commanded by the political commissar Ning Weiping.
To fight Murong Cai, Zuo Mengeng asked Huang Sanhu, the leader of the third regiment, to take command.
The reason why Huang Sanhu became the leader of the regiment mainly came from his first advance into Zunhua City.
Also during the Battle of Qingshui Pass, when he was the commander of the Second Squadron of the First Battalion, he led his men to launch a counterattack, withstood the assault of Hou Jin's heavy armored infantry, and stabilized the defense line.
The Department of Military Merits commented on him as being brave and good at fighting and leading by example.
Zuo Mengeng originally felt that as a firearms unit, it was not a good thing for officers to take the lead. If they were killed, wouldn't it affect the command?
But after repeated discussions with other people, he found that everyone highly respected such generals.
This puzzled him.
However, after repeated thinking and pondering, Zuo Mengeng found that he did not know enough.
In any era and in any war mode, the saying "the soldier's courage is the courage" will never go out of style.
Of course, being on the front line as an officer will increase the probability of casualties, but if you, as an officer, are not on the front line, will the soldiers still have the courage to fight the enemy bravely?
As for casualties...
The command system of the New Army is not afraid of anything happening to the general.
Because there are also political commissars, adjutants and officers at all levels below, who can take over at any time.
After all, he is still a young man. Although he has inherited more advanced memories, there is obviously still a long way to go before he can integrate those memories into his own and make him a famous coach.
Zuo Mengeng's strength is that he is not stubborn.
After realizing that it was his mistake, he immediately corrected it, followed everyone's opinions, and promoted Huang Sanhu to the leader of the third regiment.
The elimination of the White Lotus Sect this time is actually an opportunity to train the officers below.
Huang Sanhu is indeed a fierce general, and his tactics are very radical.
He divided the two regiments into two groups, and based on the White Lotus's lack of organization and lack of weapons, he sent the two regiments rushing forward.
The purpose is to take advantage of the new army soldiers' stronger physical strength and more ferocious weapons to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop, and then capture prisoners in the process of chasing the ducks away.
The battle started very smoothly.
The rebels had no idea that the officers and soldiers were coming to kill them. Hundreds of people were killed in one encounter, and the rest collapsed.
But when the New Army soldiers were preparing to start the pursuit as ordered, something unexpected happened.
The gates of Yidu City were opened wide, and a group of men and horses ran over quickly, blocking the way of the new army.
After handing over the command, Zuo Mengeng completely ignored him. He, Huang Zongxi, Zuo Rong and others followed behind, allowing Huang Sanhu to perform as much as he wanted.
But not long after, news came from the front that the pursuit was blocked, which surprised him.
"Let's go and take a look."
Zuo Mengeng rode forward and saw that the entire army was blocked outside Yidu City and could not advance.
"Huang Sanhu, what's going on? Why did you stop?"
When Huang Sanhu saw that it was him, he finally found his backbone.
"Master, you came just in time. It's this eunuch who won't let us pass."
Only then did Zuo Mengeng notice that those blocking the new army were some servants. The leader was a arrogant eunuch.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking the army's movement?"
The eunuch suddenly changed his color and shouted: "How brave are you? You don't get off your horse when you see our family?"
Zuo Mengeng laughed angrily.
"You, a eunuch, block the army from fighting. Even if you are beheaded, you are asking for it."
The eunuch is used to being domineering, when has he ever experienced this?
"Haha, our eunuch Zhou Quan is in charge of Prince Heng's Mansion. You, a little warrior, want to chop off our heads? Come on, try it."
His good actions were blocked, and he saw the White Lotus Sect thieves running into the mountains. How could Zuo Mengeng's temper be so patient?
"Go up and kill him."
The soldiers of the New Army did not care about the eunuchs in charge, they only obeyed Zuo Mengeng's orders.
Immediately two soldiers rushed over with bayonets in hand.
Zhou Quan didn't expect Zuo Mengeng to be so brave. His previous arrogance suddenly disappeared. His breathing became short, his crotch felt hot, and he was so scared that he peed his pants.
"stop!"
Fortunately, someone arrived in time and Zhou Quan escaped.
It turned out that after a while, a large group of people ran out of Yidu City.
The first person in front of him was wearing the official robe of the prefect, and it was Wang Qiaonian, the prefect of Qingzhou. He was almost exhausted from running, fearing that things would get worse.
Behind Wang Qiaonian, Prince Heng's eldest son Zhu Youyi also came out.
When Zhou Quan saw Zhu Youyi, he started to moan.
"Your Highness, I almost can't serve you anymore!"
Zhu Youyi had already seen what happened, and he was already furious. He pointed at Zuo Mengeng and cursed: "You are a bitch, how dare you hurt someone in my palace, do you really think that I dare not punish you?"
When had Zuo Mengeng been scolded like this?
As soon as he got on board, his expression changed, and he drove his horse forward, raising his front hooves high, as if he was going to kick Zhu Youji. The guy was so frightened that he completely ignored the lord's majesty and retreated step by step.
"My army is suppressing the bandits and suppressing the rebellion, but your Qingzhou Prefecture is obstructing us from top to bottom. What do you want to do?"
Wang Qiaonian was going crazy.
He is a member of the Donglin Party.
Although I have never met Zuo Mengeng, I know from close friends that he is one of our own.
The reason why I came in such a hurry was because I was afraid that Zuo Mengeng would suffer a loss.
But looking at it now, how can this young man be so bad-tempered?
How dare you be so unruly in the face of the feudal king.
What if this really hurts Prince Heng...
That is a serious crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan!
He quickly stopped in front and announced his home address.
"Seat Zuo Shen, I, Wang Qiaonian, have heard Huang Youxuan speak highly of you. Please don't be impulsive."
Mentioning Zodiac Zhou is telling Zuo Menggeng that we are in the same group.
Wang Qiaonian and Huang Daozhou were not only from Donglin, but also had a close relationship. Huang Daozhou's teacher and Wang Qiaonian's were both Yuan Keli, the former governor of Denglai.
Zuo Mengeng was not familiar with Wang Qionian and did not know that this man actually had connections with the Zuo family.
To be precise, if history does not change, Wang Qiaonian will be tricked to death by Zuo Liangyu in the future.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Wang Qiaonian succeeded Fu Zonglong and became the governor of the three sides.
At that time, Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng, and Chongzhen urged Wang Qiaonian to send troops one after another, just like he later urged Sun Chuanting.
But where does Wang Qionian have any soldiers?
Not only were there no soldiers, they also had no food.
He had no choice but to obey the emperor's order, so Wang Qiaonian had no choice but to gather 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people, led by He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu, and drove out of Tongguan.
At that time, Zuo Liangyu did not dare to rescue Kaifeng, so he went to attack Linying. Not only did he rob the rebels of their belongings, but they also massacred the city.
Li Zicheng was furious and stopped opening the seal. He turned around and attacked Zuo Liangyu violently.
Zuo Liangyu retreated all the way and was eventually trapped in Yancheng.
In order to save him, Wang Qiaonian thought of a move to surround Wei and save Zhao, and went to attack Xiangcheng, which was 120 miles away from Yancheng.
This is the location of Li Zicheng's old camp, and Li Zicheng will definitely return to support.
Wang Qiaonian's idea was that by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, and attacking from the front and back with Zuo Liangyu, he should be able to defeat Li Zicheng.
The idea is very good, but the people under my command are all seniors from Gongdelin.
When Li Zicheng returned to the army, He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu ran away before anything happened, causing Wang Qiaonian to be surrounded in Xiangcheng.
As for Zuo Liangyu, whom he has high hopes for...
Later, the rebel army captured Xiangcheng, and Wang Qiaonian attempted suicide and was captured by the rebel army.
Li Zicheng asked him to kneel down, but Wang Qionian refused, so he dug out his kneecaps.
Wang Qiaonian continued to curse, and Li Zicheng had his tongue cut out.
Wang Qiaonian pointed his finger at Li Zicheng and cursed him with blood, so his finger was cut off again.
Wang Qiaonian looked north and bowed, and was then cut into pieces by five oxen and torn apart on a cart and killed.
Zuo Mengeng just didn't know this history, otherwise he probably wouldn't have the face to face Wang Qionian.
But since he is one of our own and a senior, he still has to give him face.
"Wang Taizun, I also ask you to be a witness to the final general. Our army could have won a complete victory, but Heng Fan blocked it and let the White Lotus bandits run away. Even when we get to His Majesty, we have our say."
Zhu Youyi's energy was frightened just now, his face was completely lost, and he hated Zuo Mengeng deeply.
"You Qiu Ba, you are arrogant and domineering, and you despise the royal family. Just wait, I will definitely impeach you."
In Zuo Mengeng's eyes, Zhu Youyi was not even considered trash, and he was too lazy to get involved with such a thing.
"Since Heng Fan won't let us suppress the bandits, what else is there to say? Send the order, withdraw the troops, and return to Linqing."
Wang Qiaonian was shocked and quickly stopped him.
"Left Shen Zuo, the White Lotus is not destroyed, how can we withdraw our troops?"
Zuo Mengeng pointed at Zhu Youyi and sneered: "The prince has great powers, so he can kill the thieves on his own. Let's see if the prince can keep his land with his magical power."
After saying that, he bowed his hands to Wang Qiaonian and left as expected.
The other New Army soldiers immediately followed and soon disappeared without a trace.
Wang Qiaonian stood there for a long time, looking at the chicken feathers. He felt really sad and wanted to cry but had no tears.
However, Zhu Youyi's face was full of resentment, and it seemed that he would not let it go.