In Huaxia, even the most stupid person knows that when the boss asks you if you are willing to do something in front of everyone, in fact, his real purpose is not to ask, but to give you orders in a more tactful way.

Yan Di was naturally not stupid enough to refuse an order from the boss, and his eyes even showed a joy that he couldn't hide, and he saluted Yang Feng and said loudly: "Grandpa Guo, don't worry, the last general will set off here, and he will definitely take down Meng Jin for you." ”

Yang Feng corrected: "You are not taking Mengjin for me, you are taking Mengjin for Your Majesty, for the people of the Ming Dynasty, so that the people of Henan Mansion can avoid the slaughter of thieves." ”

"Yes, the last general is gone."

"Go, this time my duke will also hand over Cao Yingmao's cavalry battalion to your command, I hope you won't disappoint my duke."

"Understood!"

Looking at Yan Di, who was rushing away, although the remaining generals were a little disappointed, they also knew that the days were still long, and if they wanted to make meritorious contributions, they would have opportunities in the future, so there was no need to care about this little thing.

After Yan Di left, Yang Feng ordered the whole army to rest in place for a day, deal with things such as collecting prisoners, cleaning up the battlefield, etc., and wait until tomorrow morning before setting off for Mengjin.

The Yellow River, the second largest river in China, separates most of Shanxi from Henan from west to east, so the Liukou had to cross the Yellow River if they wanted to enter Henan.

Gao Yingxiang was very lucky, thanks to the negligence and carelessness of the Henan government, and even more thanks to the erosion of the Ming Dynasty's internal guards, they easily occupied Mengjin, the most important city.

At this moment, the Mengjin Wharf, which used to be very bustling with boats coming and going, seems very unusual, although there are still many ships lined up on the wharf, but the merchants are completely gone, replaced by a rogue wearing a red turban and wearing different clothes.

In the past, the lobby of the Mengjin Garrison Mansion was very lively, more than a dozen tables were lined up, and hundreds of celebrities were pushing cups and changing lamps here, drinking and eating meat, and from time to time there was a roar of guessing boxing, and the whole scene of a group of demons dancing wildly.

A man in his thirties, with a Chinese face and a short beard under his chin, sat on a chair, watching the rogues around him drink and eat meat, while he himself sat here alone and ate silently, drinking two sips of wine from time to time.

This man is none other than Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the rogue and known as King Chuang.

Among all the rogues, Gao Yingxiang is a more peculiar person, and his peculiarity lies in the fact that he is not peculiar at all.

In this era of the Ming Dynasty, there were generally only two reasons for the rebellion of the rogues, either they couldn't survive or they didn't mix well, and almost all of these people were born with mud legs, and they had no cultural accomplishment, so they naturally couldn't talk about any discipline.

When he won the battle, he laughed and ate meat and drank wine to make a fortune, and when he lost the battle, he scolded his mother together, but Gao Yingxiang is different, this guy usually doesn't smile, he wins like that, and he loses like that, as if few things can move him, in the words of later generations, this guy has the potential for facial paralysis.

But this can't be regarded as a shortcoming, take the lead big brother, naturally you must have the majesty of the big brother, otherwise the little brothers will not be in awe of you.

Although Gao Yingxiang is not smiling, he is very righteous and treats his subordinates very well, which is why these rogues are willing to nominate him as the leader.

Since he was elected as the leader of the 36 battalions of the thirteen families, Gao Yingxiang led the rogues between Shaanxi and Shanxi, and he changed the original way of attacking the city and plundering the land as the emperor of the soil, but changed to plunder all the local money and food every time he captured a place, and coerced the local people to join their team.

Food was taken away, houses were torn down and burned, and for the people their roots were broken. They may be able to survive with these rogues, but if they stay there, they will starve to death.

Gao Yingxiang used this method to develop a team of less than 10,000 people to 200,000 in just a few months.

Strength is directly proportional to ambition, with strength, Gao Yingxiang naturally wanted to do something he didn't dare to do before, and he set his sights on Luoyang with some expansion.

Luoyang's geographical location is very critical, after occupying it, you can enter the Guanzhong Plain to the west, Kaifeng to the east, cross the Yellow River to the north to reach the Loess Plateau, to the northeast you can reach the North China Plain, and to the south you can reach the Nanyang Plain.

And the most important point is that Luoyang has the largest population and wealth in Henan, especially the king of Fu who lives in Luoyang is known as the rich and rival country, as long as he can take Luoyang to get the wealth and population there, his people and horses will immediately increase several times, then he can even lead the army back to Shaanxi, Lu Xiangsheng and his new army to wipe out.

It's just that before he could act, he heard that the imperial court had sent troops to deal with them again, and now they were coming to Mengjin.

When Gao Yingxiang heard this, he sent his right-hand man "Ge Li Eye" He Yilong to lead 7,000 men and horses to Luoyang first, and then he led the army to follow.

It's just that until now, He Yilong has not heard any news, which also makes him very uneasy.

At this moment, a rogue hurriedly walked into the lobby, came to his side and whispered, "King Chuang, there is our outpost asking to see you." ”

"Let him in."

"Yes!"

Soon, a man in his twenties with a strong demeanor hurriedly walked in, and when he came to him, he knelt down on one knee: "Li Zicheng, the officer of the outpost battalion, has seen King Chuang!" ”

Gao Yingxiang glanced at Li Zicheng, who was ragged and covered in blood, and a bad feeling surged in his heart, and he quickly asked, "Hmm, why did you come back, what happened?" ”

Li Zicheng showed a sad look on his face: "King Chuang, it's not good, our men and horses have met officers and soldiers in Wild Boar Ridge, and they have been defeated!" ”

Although Li Zicheng's voice was not very loud, it was enough for the people around him to hear clearly, and the originally noisy lobby became silent in an instant, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at him in unison.

"What?"

Gao Yingxiang was shocked, and raised his voice, "What the hell is going on, you can tell it in detail immediately." ”

Li Zicheng quickly told the battle situation as it was, and only then did he say: "According to the news we just got, the Ming army that defeated us is the famous Jiangning Army, and their commander is Yang Feng, the most capable of fighting in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Jiangning Army...... Yang Feng? ”

Gao Yingxiang muttered, he had naturally heard of the Ming Dynasty of the Jiang Ning Army, but he was a little puzzled and said: "I heard, isn't the Jiang Ning Army in Fujian in the past two years, why did it come to Henan?" ”