Early the next morning, Chang Yu punched a few times on the east wall of Jizhou and broke into a thin sweat. He took a pot of herbal tea handed over by Hu Ling and drank it clean. His eyes glanced not far away, where Chen Wangting and others were practicing. Fist, the rising sun passed over the lake and shone on them, it felt like watching old men doing Tai Chi in a park in later generations.
Fan Tiezhu came to report in a hurry. Huang Degong and Gao Jie each led five thousand troops out of the city and ran all the way to the west. Chang Yu chuckled after hearing the words and walked slowly to the west city. Looking up, he saw dust flying in the distance. Gao Jie went to Xinhe County, and Huang Degong went to Ningjin and directly entered Zhaozhou.
Although Huang Degong and Gao Jie are both arrogant, domineering and rude, I am definitely a good hand at attacking cities and plundering territory. At this time, it is most suitable for the two of them to do this kind of peripheral cleanup. With these two brushes, Chang Yu finally You don’t have to do everything yourself.
But he was not idle either. After breakfast, he summoned the squires in the city to mobilize the people to donate money and food. Although most of the squires had been tortured, only they themselves knew whether they had injured their bones or muscles. Anyway, Normal Universe believed in the saying "Skin to death" Camels are bigger than horses.
If the imperial court usually mobilized people to donate money and food, Chang Yu could guarantee that no one would take care of you even if you screamed until your throat was broken. But it was different at this time. After Jizhou experienced the scourge of the rebel army, especially those squires who were lucky enough to survive, they hated the rebel army. I also saw that although these officers and soldiers did not disturb the people, they were so ruthless and ruthless that they killed so many prisoners of the rebel army at any time. No matter what, they did not hesitate to donate some. Even ordinary people thought so.
Not surprisingly, the income was huge, and there was already food and grass in the city that had not been transported away after being tortured by the bandits. It was barely enough for Huang Degong's men to eat for more than a month, and they no longer had to look around for help.
In the evening, Chang Yu, who was sparring with Qiao Sanxiu in the government office, received information from several scouts: Gao Jie's troops easily captured Xinhe County, where only a few hundred thieves were entrenched, and then spread their troops to the west. It is far away, but it has also included Ning and Jin.
Although there are not many bandit troops stationed in these two cities, there are several groups of refugees gathered in the territory, ranging from hundreds to thousands, camping in groups in some villages and towns. It is unclear whether they are thieves or civilians. Huang Degong and Gao Jie's troops then went to drive them away, and their colleagues announced: The imperial court has been exempted from paying taxes for three years and they should immediately return to their hometowns to farm and make a living. Anyone who refuses to listen to the advice and insists on following the thieves or who has not dispersed after three days will be killed. He also said that the imperial court has mobilized 100,000 people. The army is advancing due west of Jizhou at this time. If you gather together and don't disperse, just wait to die...
Listening to these false words, the refugees who had gathered from nowhere felt uneasy and discussed what to do. Many people already wanted to retreat. At that time, although the bandit army was marching northward, they followed the booing. This journey is no different than being a beggar and being used as cannon fodder to help the rebels resist the officers and soldiers. It is really miserable. But now that the imperial army has arrived, and they have been exempted from paying taxes for three years, why should they run with the rebels...
No matter what they thought in their hearts, believe it or not, Huang Degong and Gao Jie's troops widely publicized these remarks in the two cities, and at the same time slowly advanced towards the west. Gao Jie's sword pointed at Gaoyi County in the west, while Huang Degong aimed at Zhaozhou in the northwest.
However, according to reports from the scouts, in Zhaozhou and Gaoyi, the refugees and thieves were all mixed together, and the thieves and civilians were indistinguishable.
Chang Yu looked up at the sky. He swept through the two cities in one day and rushed nearly a hundred miles to the Zhaozhou border. This speed was about as expected, but he knew that going further west would be a crisis. There were hundreds of miles of refugees there. It would be difficult to even take a single step with the thieves, and Li Zicheng would definitely send regular troops to stop him. The only thing he hoped for now was that the slogan would be effective and make those cannon fodders wake up early and disperse quickly. At least they would not be used by thieves to blindly become cannon fodder. In this way, He will be much more relaxed.
Huang Degong and Gao Jie each led only 5,000 troops. They had no pressure to sweep through Canyun in the surrounding area, but they were too stretched to deal with the rebel army hundreds of miles away. So Chang Yu ordered Chang Yu's army to leave the city overnight and advance westward. At dawn We have to go to Ningjin County first.
The generals over there were busy mobilizing troops and sending troops out of the city, but Chang Yu stood on the city and looked north. The sky was already dark, and there were stars shining in the sky, but his mind had already flown to the sky above Jingzhou City.
Information came from the north. Liu Zeqing had a fierce battle with the rebels outside Jingzhou City. The rebels were defeated. The remaining troops entered the city to resist desperately. When they saw the city was broken, they became ferocious and set fire to massacre the city.
After Liu Zeqing entered the city, he slaughtered all the rebels.
When did the bandit army become so bloody, willing to die rather than surrender, and when did they become so inhumane, setting fire to the chickens and dogs and slaughtering them, leaving no one alive! Chang Yu was furious in his heart. The damn thief was really heartless, but he always felt that something was wrong. As for what was wrong, he couldn't tell for the moment. At the moment, his mind was focused on how to win this encirclement and annihilation battle!
After traveling non-stop for nearly a thousand miles from the capital in a few days, the lone army entered the city of Baoding. In a flash, the rebel army was attracted to pursue eastward. Then they made a sharp turn and headed south, crossing 500 miles of enemy-occupied territory and going deep into the enemy's rear. They mobilized three troops to advance slowly. A big net was laid, and Chang Yu was determined to have a battle with Li Zicheng in Hebei. This battle was extremely important to both sides. If the officers and soldiers won, the worst would be to force Li Zicheng to retreat to Xi'an, leaving him unable to escape. The Central Plains could take a breather to recuperate for several months or even more than a year, and he could also go south to deal with Zhang Xianzhong.
But if the rebel army wins, the consequences will be disastrous. Li Zicheng is very likely to send his troops northward and approach the imperial city, which will put the Ming Dynasty in danger.
This battle can only be won but not defeated! In fact, Chang Yu's psychological pressure was unprecedentedly huge, even more suffocating than when he came out of seclusion. However, the battle pattern was already established at this time. As long as all the ministries did not make mistakes, the winning rate was extremely high. He was stationed on the west road and led Huang Degong and Gao Jie. Whether it is to advance westward or turn northward, there will be no big problems if we fight steadily. Li Yan is in charge of the northern defense line. He has strict military discipline and is good at strategy. Chang Yu can rest assured that he is well versed in the tactics of the rebel army.
Only on the east and west fronts, Zhou Yuji traveled a long way from the west. He was afraid that he would not be able to predict the enemy and would accidentally fall into a tight siege if he entered rashly. Unfortunately, he was unable to contact his troops because they were too far away. I don't know at this time. How's it going.
The other one is Liu Zeqing on the east side. Chang Yu is filled with hatred when he thinks about this guy. He doesn’t expect Liu Zeqing and his men to fight against Daliang. At most, he can just show off in Hejian Mansion on the east side. He just hopes that he won’t be held back until the war. Then take good care of him.
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