"Bamboo Girl, why don't you forget about it?"
There is a cold wind and ice and snow all over Henan, but in Xinyang, the branches and leaves are lush and evergreen.
As the only rice area in Henan Province, Xinyang is different from other prefectures. It is more like a southern region. It loves rice more than wheat. It has rivers and numerous lakes. It can be said to be a rare paradise.
Li Yan's wife, Mrs. Tang, is dressed in coarse cloth and an apron, just like a peasant woman among the people, but her unique temperament makes her detached and comfortable, giving people a sense of tranquility.
Hearing this, Lady Hong sighed: "I didn't want to, but my husband asked me to protect the Li clan before he left. But since I don't have any soldiers, wouldn't I just be able to capture him without any help?"
"This time, that time."
Mr. Tang shook his head and frowned slightly, showing a hint of haggard: "Xinyang is the imperial court's territory after all. How can we be allowed to live there for a long time?"
"The emperor in Nanjing is so powerful that we can't help but be free."
"Besides, let's just leave it alone. Hundreds of thousands of people in Xinyang are dedicated to the bright future."
This sentence immediately made the red lady angry: "If it weren't for us, they would have starved to death -"
"But the food was sent by the imperial court..."
After saying this, the Red Lady thought about it all night, and on the next day, she showed her cards to the Li clan, saying that she was willing to completely surrender to the imperial court, and the army would be disbanded or reorganized.
"The red lady understands the righteousness well, and women will not give way to men!"
At this time, among the people gathered, a man suddenly walked out. He had a mediocre face, but at this time he was full of confidence:
"I will be a member of the Imperial Guard for hundreds of households——"
"It turns out you were the one who incited it."
The red lady frowned, murderous intent spreading.
But the man stood still, as if he was sure that the red lady would not make a move.
The red lady was stunned, and she cast her doubtful eyes on the Li clan members. Many people avoided looking at each other and did not dare to look at each other.
Thinking of this, she was completely discouraged: That's all, Li Yan, I don't care about your tribe anymore...
"Leave it to you to deal with the army and the people. There is only one thing. You must not treat my brothers badly."
For a time, many generals and colonels had tears in their eyes.
"In my opinion, the red guerrillas are so powerful that they must be rewarded by the imperial court. I'm afraid they won't be the next Qin imperial order!"
The man still wanted to save her, but was rejected outright by the red lady: "Fame and wealth are worthless to me, so let's forget it!"
After saying that, she mounted her horse gracefully, turned and left.
In this way, the Red Detachment of Women, which had reached tens of thousands of people and was recuperating in Xinyang Mansion, was also included in the Nanjing sequence.
…
In Luoyang, after King Yu went to Nanjing to proclaim himself emperor, Chen Yongfu sat safely with 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Late at night, the lights were brightly lit in the study, and the figures were peaceful. No one knew how he survived these days.
When the emperor decided to resist Jiannu's move south, he mobilized 15,000 veterans and replaced Li Daitao with prisoners.
In other words, he only had 5,000 veterans under his command and guarded 50,000 prisoners.
Although some of them surrendered one after another, they could only barely defend the city. Once a war broke out, it would collapse immediately.
In order to collect grain and fodder, cultivate the fields, guard Luoyang, and guard the Yellow River to prevent the Northern soldiers from going south, he was really worried.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When news of the victory at Dahebao was heard, Chen Yongfu was overjoyed and raised his head and laughed:
"It seems that someone can sit back and look at the three, coveting the three prefectures in Hebei as a bridgehead."
The so-called three prefectures of Hebei refer to the three prefectures of Henan located north of the Yellow River - Weihui, Zhangde and Huaiqing.
(Historical trivia: the dividing line between Henan and Hebei is the Zhang River, the Zhang River where Ximen Bao governed Ye, not the Yellow River.)
These three prefectures have few military disasters and are not affected by the collapse of the Yellow River's embankments. They can be said to be one of the rare wealthy places in Henan today.
Moreover, they are adjacent to Beizhili and are a rare bridgehead.
Therefore, after Chen Yongfu learned of the imperial court's victory, he immediately wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and take action to regain the occupied areas.
"However, we still have to spread this information to dampen the enemy's morale."
The thousands-mile Yellow River freezes solidly in winter, and smuggling and interoperability are prevalent. No one can stop merchants from making money.
Behind the businessmen were the Henan gentry.
Thinking of the support of the gentry, Chen Yongfu radiated warmth, and there was no need to worry about the problem of food, grass and baggage.
…
In the barren Guanzhong, when the first year of Shaowu was ushering in, You Shiwei was hard at work leading Guyuan's army along the defense line to eliminate the Tatars who were preparing to invade.
Although Guanzhong is said to be dilapidated, it is much better than the grassland. Anyone who robs can get their money back. The poor settlers on the grassland can only take risks and engage in business without money.
The loess covered by heavy snow now turned bright white, which was extremely dazzling under the sun.
You Shiwei and others painted black charcoal under their eyelids and stared intently at the Tatars who were gradually falling in front of them.
"kill--"
With more than a thousand cavalry, You Shiwei showed off his might, and hundreds of Tatars fled impatiently.
After a chase, the Tatars were helpless and could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Take him back."
You Shiwei's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "After screening, we can add several hundred more cavalry."
The dynasty likes to use Mongolians, and during Zhu Yuanzhang's time, Mongolian prisoners were often used. At that time, half of the cavalry in the Northern Expedition to Yuan Dynasty were Mongolians; the three Duoyan guards deceived by Zhu Di during the Jingnan Campaign made great contributions.
During the Chongzhen period, Mangui died heroically while protecting Beijing.
In the Ming Dynasty, many Mongolians were granted the title of uncle, such as Yongshun Bo Xue Shou, Zhongyong Bo Jiang Xin (formerly known as Baotai), Gongshun Hou Wu Kezhong, etc., most of whom died heroically.
And You Shiwei was born in the Yulin frontier army. For him, the Mongolians are no different from the Han people. On the contrary, they have superb riding skills and are more useful.
When he was defending Yulin, he also recruited Mongolian tribes from Hetao to help him.
"General Soldier, we don't have much food in Guyuan Town."
The deputy general on the side muttered.
"What do you know."
You Shiwei saw that these Mongolians not only did not feel downcast, but smiled happily, and immediately knew that they had been fooled.
They understand Chinese.
He laughed and cursed: "These Tatars are very evil and want to eat the royal food!"
"Nothing!"
You Shiwei showed a meaningful smile: "I feed you, but I will kill you."
After saying that, he mounted his horse and ran away.
When he returned to Guyuan, his first words were: "Has the food from Xi'an arrived?"
"Heavy snow has blocked the road. It will probably take another two days."
"Send people to respond. People can starve, but horses can't."
After he had rested, he turned around and asked, "Has there been any news from Shaanxi merchants?"
The news here refers to the war in which Jiannu went south.
Shaanxi businessmen are well-informed and have access to all parts of Shaanxi. Let them deliver the news the fastest.
"No!"
The lieutenant shook his head.
"Why!"
You Shiwei sighed and turned to look west. That was the direction of Shaanxi Xingdusi, where Li Zicheng was.
It was difficult for him to sleep peacefully without leaving this pet peeve behind.
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