Jiujiang.
But it was said that Zuo Liangyu had lingering fears after his defeat to Zhang Xianzhong, and he vigorously trained the navy on the Yangtze River to confront Zhang Xianzhong.
However, after receiving the military order from Xi'an, his face was filled with hesitation.
"Father, the invading army is so powerful that we must investigate it!"
Zuo Mengeng said with an indifferent expression: "In the battle of Zhuxian Town, we lost all our soldiers. Although there are hundreds of thousands of people now, we can only use tens of thousands. We are really no match for the intruders."
Hearing these words, Zuo Liangyu sighed. There was no fierce look on his face, but a hint of loneliness:
"The imperial court hopes to eliminate the intruders with this war. We have been fighting against them for many years, how can we easily eliminate them?"
"The imperial court is afraid that it will suffer another huge defeat."
Zuo Mengeng even nodded and said disdainfully: "Father, you know best the thoughts of the imperial court. As long as we still have soldiers and horses under our hands, your position will not be shaken."
"And once we suffer heavy losses, I'm afraid we will be beheaded immediately."
"You're right!"
Zuo Liangyu made up his mind, glanced at his son, and said, "I have been fighting for many years and have suffered from old illnesses. Most of the hundreds of thousands of people under my command are refugees, so it is difficult to control them."
"It's not easy to establish oneself in Jiujiang, not to mention that there is a Western thief who is eyeing the thief. Let's leave it to Governor Sun!"
Zuo Liangyu, who had an army of 300,000, once again failed to advance with his troops, just like in previous years.
He didn't even care about resisting military orders.
He has obviously understood the true and false intentions of the imperial court. As long as he has a large army in hand, even if he resists the decree, there is no danger at all.
…
At the same time, Qin Yiming also led nearly 10,000 Sichuan troops and set off step by step.
Along the way, he was anxious.
The defeat last year had left a deep impression on him, and he was hesitant to lead the native barbarians.
Starting from Zhongzhou, go north to Kuizhou, and then go out of Sichuan to the Shang and Luo areas of Shaanxi, that is, from Wuguan, so as to flank Li Zicheng.
However, there were many stops and starts along the way, and the time was so different from the past. The soldiers took it easy and avoided the pain of being on the road, and the local Han generals had no objections.
After all, Qin Yiming has the highest status.
When they arrived at Yanchang Pass between Kuizhou Prefecture and Hanzhong Prefecture, Qin Yiming stopped his army and hesitated.
For a moment, no one could figure out what the deputy commander was thinking.
And Qin Yiming, after many days of struggle, finally made up his mind to conserve his strength and not wade into this muddy water.
During the battle in Zhuxian Town, he truly saw the strength of the intruders, and he had no luck anymore.
He deeply understood that the imperial court, even Sun Chuanting, and people like them, were definitely no match for Li Zicheng.
Moreover, his fear of intrusion also prevented him from facing the powerful Li Zicheng. I am afraid that he was already timid even before the battle.
Qin Yiming climbed up and looked up, murmuring: "Aunt, it's not that I don't want to take revenge. It's just that the thieves are so powerful that the Ming Dynasty may really be over."
"In order to preserve the bloodline of the Qin and Ma families, we have to do it!"
As he spoke, he cried silently, leaving two tears in the corners of his eyes.
…
Of the three armies, two did not obey the edict. Naturally, Sun Chuanting did not know about this situation. Even though he had a high prestige, the Ming Dynasty's signboard seemed quite difficult to use.
However, at this time, he was extremely happy.
As the troops approached Luoyang, Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, led the remnant troops to join them.
Chen Yongfu is not a simple man, he is a powerful figure that attracts attention from both the government and the public.
Li Zicheng surrounded Kaifeng City. The king of Zhou in the city spent all his wealth to reward the soldiers and civilians, and Chen Yongfu was the general who guarded Kaifeng City.
If it were not for Li Zicheng digging the several-foot-high hanging river, it is still unclear whether Kaifeng City would have been breached.
Of course, he is not famous all over the world just for his defense of the city. The main one is Chen Yongfu, who is a sharpshooter. During the third siege of Kaifeng, he blinded Li Zicheng's left eye with an arrow and solved the siege.
After Kaifeng was broken, they resisted in Guide Mansion. Now they are gathered together in Luoyang, which makes Sun Chuanting quite happy.
"Yongfu, you came at the right time. If we capture Luoyang City, Henan will recover most of it."
"I am extremely happy to see the Supervisor."
Chen Yongfu also responded enthusiastically: "This time we must avenge the millions of people in Kaifeng City."
"That's right!" Sun Chuanting looked stern and said, "How many people have been slaughtered by the thieves? It's time for us to settle the accounts."
"By the way, Yongfu, you have been in Henan for many years, but now there is Liu Fangliang, a thief general dozens of miles outside Luoyang. How much do you know?"
Sun Chuanting stroked his beard and asked seriously.
"Liu Fangliang is a thief who broke into the old camp. He is second only to Liu Zongmin and other generals. He has tens of thousands of troops and dares to come to Luoyang. It is very strange."
"It's very strange for the intruder to retreat and come back again."
Chen Yongfu said softly.
At this time, although most of Luoyang was in rubble, there were still city walls after all. This was not a field battle.
"What's this!"
Bai Guangen said disdainfully: "It must be that after retreating, the remnant soldiers gathered together, for fear of being blamed by the old thief and having to go back again, with some illusions."
Gao Jie on the side said coldly: "Liu Fangliang is only of average talent. If he wasn't loyal to Thief Li, how could he be in such a high position?"
"So, this general is a mediocre person."
Seeing this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The next day, as expected, Liu Fangliang gathered tens of thousands of refugees and came to Luoyang without restraint, and the battle started at the south gate of Luoyang.
The train battalion had been in ambush for a long time, waiting for work. Hundreds of furlong machine guns and squatting tiger guns began to fire as soon as Liu Fangliang's men entered the artillery range.
I saw tens of thousands of cannons firing, shaking the sky and cracking the earth, and smoke spread all over the entire city wall, completely shrouded in a thick layer of smoke.
But the intruders still refused to give up. After several charges, they suffered numerous casualties and corpses were everywhere.
At least a thousand people stayed.
When Liu Fangliang saw this, he frowned and had to retreat from the way he came.
At this time, Sun Chuanting gave an order, and the front line of the government troops rushed out from behind the train camp. At the front were Yang Chengzu and Huang Long's cavalry.
The intruders could not resist and fled in defeat.
As a result, the Qin army pursued them all the way from Longmen through Baisha, Da'an and Miaoxia towns.
During this period, Hao Yaoqi, He Jin, Liu Xiyao, Lin Chengcheng and others all led their troops to intercept the Qin army, but they were defeated one after another and entered Ruzhou City.
Liu Fangliang and others gathered together with solemn expressions.
"Although there are only a few refugees, such a defeat is a huge blow to morale."
Hao Yaoqi couldn't help but said: "How about we hold on for a while in Ruzhou City to kill his spirit?"
Liu Fangliang squinted his eyes and said: "According to the king's strategy, we can only retreat and kill some refugees, but we can save a lot of food."
"However, if you don't fight back, it will arouse suspicion."
