In the Central Plains area, in terms of military strength, there were also the military commander Ding Qirui, the governor of Baoding Yang Wenyue and the generals Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, Fang Guoan and other troops. The number of troops was about 100,000.
However, in the face of the offensive of Li Zicheng's bandit army, there was no way to fight back. Under the continuous retreat, many towns around Kaifeng Prefecture, especially in the area south of Kaifeng Prefecture, fell one after another.
On Li Zicheng's side, this time, he began to appoint local officials earlier than in the original history, to rule the local area, and there was a faint situation of separatist control of the local area, and to get rid of the name of a bandit.
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Besides, Bai Guang'en, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Li Fuming and Ma Ke's five-pronged guerrillas got rid of the obstruction of Zuo Liangyu's troops and led their troops south. When they arrived at Dongming, near Henan Province, they began to encounter small numbers of soldiers who stayed awake all night for the eyes and ears of the army. The wandering thief's detective horse. After the confrontation between the two sides, some information about the bandits was obtained.
Bai Guangen and others were shocked and quickly discussed the military situation together.
"The troops of King Chuang Li Zicheng and Cao Cao and Luo Rucai joined forces to attack Kaifeng, with a force of one million! Even if it is an exaggeration, there must be five to six million! Among them, there must be one hundred thousand old thieves, right?" Bai Guangen Frowning, he watched the other four people analyze the news he received.
After Wu Sangui heard this, he immediately added: "What I heard here is that these thieves gathered and used elite cavalry, with a strength of about 30,000. They came and went like the wind. Governor Yang Wenyue and Superintendent Ding Qirui were all defeated. In the hands of this cavalry."
"The thieves have captured many cities around Kaifeng, and even sent thieves to govern the places. Are they going to separate themselves and become kings?" Li Fuming asked in surprise.
Hearing this news, Ma Ke couldn't help but worry: "We have only ten thousand troops together, and they are not all cavalry. We are going to Kaifeng to relieve the siege. I am afraid that this small force will be like an egg against a stone?"
As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted the attention of several other guerrillas. Among them, Li Fuming asked him: "What, what do you think?"
Seeing the look of expectation in the eyes of others looking at him, Marco suddenly understood what they meant. They wanted him to take the lead in doing something, and if the court wanted to punish him, the person who took the lead would definitely suffer the worst, such as Wang Pu.
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Actually, our 10,000 men and horses are all soldiers. Although the bandits are huge, they are scattered, so there is no chance of winning the battle!"
Upon hearing his words, everyone else showed a "cheer" attitude.
After pondering for a moment, Wu Sangui took the initiative and said to them: "Actually, Marco is right. Now that the thieves are scattered, it is our opportunity. The Duke's military order is for us to wait for the opportunity and does not say that we must attack. A thief from Kaifeng.”
"Yes!" When Bai Guangen heard this, he immediately agreed, "Our most important thing is to guard against being bitten by the main force of the thieves. The difference in strength is too big, I'm afraid we won't win. Anyway, the Duke has given us the power to wait for opportunities. It is better to attack a bandit and move immediately so that the bandit cannot detect our location. In this way, we can complete the mission given to us by the state bus!"
"No, the Duke also told us that Kaifeng must not be lost!" Li Fuming heard this and quickly reminded us.
When Wu Sangui heard this, he immediately reminded: "From what the official said, Kaifeng Mansion should not fall so quickly. By containing some of the rebels, we can also reduce the pressure on Kaifeng Mansion. Once the imperial army arrives, it will be It’s time for a decisive battle with the bandits!”
"Uncle Chang, don't forget!" Tang Tong reminded him, "There are still Xiaoyuan Camp and Zuo Liangyu's rebels in the North Zhili area. It will not be easy for the imperial reinforcements to reach Kaifeng!"
After hearing this, several people couldn't help but fell silent.
The current situation is so severe that it seems to have never been seen before. Now there is a feeling that the imperial court is weak, and its military strength and other things have completely changed compared with the situation in the early years of Chongzhen.
Bai Guangen looked at them and said first: "I know Kaifeng City. The city is strong. Li Zicheng's bandit army failed to capture Kaifeng City twice before. So this third attack on Kaifeng will definitely not be so easy." Yes. The fact that the traitors are now attacking in all directions can also prove this from the side. The traitors have no choice but to encircle Kaifeng Mansion!"
"What does Brother Bai mean?" Marco asked quickly after hearing this.
After hearing this, the others also looked at Bai Guangen.
"We are actually guilty. If we do a good job in relieving Kaifeng this time, we might be able to become the commander-in-chief of one side again. If we don't do a good job, we will not only be demoted." Bai Guangen frowned and looked at Looking at the eyes of the other four people, he said seriously, "Now that the imperial court is rich, the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong have moved inward. Personally, I think that as long as the Duke is given time and the north is settled, the imperial court will have the strength to go south to quell the rebellion!" "
After hearing this, Wu Sangui shook his head slightly and said: "The Jianqi in Liaodong are not that easy to deal with. If internal migration is useful, no one has mentioned it before. In my estimation, the Jianqi will definitely bypass the Mongolian grassland and enter the customs! The strength of the internal migration , I’m afraid we still won’t be able to enter the Central Plains to quell the rebellion!”
When it comes to his views on Liaodong, among the five people, he is definitely the authoritative one.
Therefore, after listening to Wu Sangui's words, several other people fell silent again. Finally, Ma Ke looked at them and asked: "What should we do?"
Hearing this, Li Fuming suddenly said loudly: "What the hell, we are soldiers who eat food, and those who beat the mother are the ones who beat us. At least now we don't have to worry about money, food and military pay! Although the troops are small, they are all fighting soldiers!" "
After hearing what he said, Tang Tong looked at several other people who were also willing to risk their lives, and immediately said: "Yes, with the Duke in the court, the court seems to have no shortage of money now. From this point of view, it is better than before. Are you ready?":
"Yes, let's win the battle against him first. At least we can give an explanation to the court and the Duke!" After hearing this, Bai Guangen also said, "Then wait for the opportunity and don't give the main force of thieves a chance to bite! "
After Li Fuming made this move, others were not willing to be outdone and expressed their opinions one after another. They would wait for a fight.
In fact, they knew very well that as long as they still wanted to be members of the imperial court, they actually had no choice. People who have registered with the Duke are definitely being watched. The disadvantage is that there is no way to squander the work or make mistakes. The advantage is that if you perform meritorious service, you can let the Duke know about it and no one else can stop it.
So, they immediately sent out a large number of Ye Bushou to investigate the situation, looking for a place where the thieves were weak and defeated him.
A few days later, before they had chosen a target, news came.
"Good news, good news. The Beijing camp and the Baigan Army suddenly attacked Zhangjiakou and arrested all the Shanxi merchants there. They captured countless people." Bai Guangen relayed the news he heard from his family all night long to several others.
"What? Are the Shanxi merchants collaborating with the captives? Damn it, no wonder!" When Marco heard this, he couldn't help but said with hatred.
"Who knows the specific situation?" Li Fuming quickly asked.
Seeing them like this, Wu Sangui took out something and said: "I got a copy of Di Bao here and a copy of Ming Pao. The news is all in it. Your news is already out of date. It happened a long time ago. ”
He is most concerned about matters in the north, and his father Wu Xiang is in the capital and has been keeping in touch with his son. Although the transmission of news is delayed due to wars and other things, he is always better informed than others.
As soon as Bai Guangen heard what he said, he was the first to stand up, hurriedly walked over, grabbed the things in his hands, and hurriedly unfolded them.
But before other guerrillas could gather around, Bai Guangen closed the papers in his hand again and said angrily: "Damn it, I can't read!"
Marco and others were about to come to him, but upon hearing his words, they all stopped immediately. At this time, they all remembered that they didn't seem to recognize a few words.
Among the guerrillas here, Wu Sangui has a good family background and is both civil and military. Therefore, they all looked at Wu Sangui and asked Wu Sangui to talk.
If the previous five guerrillas were equal, Wu Sangui was vaguely headed by Wu Sangui at this time.
Wu Sangui enjoyed this very much, so he didn't hesitate and immediately told them all the contents in Di Bao and Ming Pao.
Before he finished speaking, Bai Guangen and others had already slapped the table and cursed.
Normally, they would have heard of smuggling by border merchants, but they definitely did not realize that smuggling by merchants would bring such serious consequences. Unexpectedly, the scale of smuggling by the eight major Shanxi merchants was so large and the harm was so great.
It can be said that several of them have suffered deeply from it. Thinking of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Tightening and Loosening, they now had an outlet to vent. With their cultural accomplishment, it was a pity that the eight major Shanxi merchants were not here, but Wu Sangui sighed in his heart when he heard it: vulgar martial artist, vulgar martial artist ah!
After waiting for a while, when the four guerrillas went to Gudong Gudong to drink tea after being tired of scolding, Wu Sangui said to them again: "These eight Shanxi merchants are estimated to have killed the nine tribes, which is very satisfying. But the most important thing is that the imperial court found out For money and food, it is said that the vehicle in front has arrived in the capital, and the vehicle at the rear is still in Zhangjiakou."
Sometimes, rumors will inevitably be distorted. This is a bit exaggerated, but they were very happy to hear it: the court has money and food, which is a very good thing!
Seeing that they were happy, Wu Sangui said to them again: "There is another news. The imperial court appointed Min Benbing, Minister of the Ministry of War, as commander-in-chief, and the Duke of Guo led the capital camp out of the capital as the commander-in-chief of the army and horses of the world."
Upon hearing this, several guerrillas immediately became happy again. This is definitely good news!
However, Wu Sangui was not so optimistic and said to them: "Don't forget, you know what is going on in the Beijing camp. There is also the Xiaoyuan camp in the north, and Zuo Liangyu's rebel army, with a total of four to five hundred thousand troops!"
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