Chapter 146: National Scum
Under the shade of the tree, Li Chengdong poured a large mouthful of water, and extravagantly poured his whole head again, and suddenly felt very happy.
Although Fujian is full of water, for the cavalry who are marching in a hurry, in order to reduce the weight of the horses, each person can only carry a small bag of drinking water. Only he, the supreme commander, would dare to commit such extravagant acts.
His own corporal led Li Chengdong's mount to graze, and Luo Chengyao, the deputy general next to him, saw that he seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "The general has a clever plan this time, and he has won the great achievement in one fell swoop." If your subordinates say, how can the regent of the Aixinjue Luo family have to crown you as the king of Luojun, right? ”
As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the felt roll on horseback not far away, the weather in Fujian in May was quite hot, and the corpses there had come out with a foul smell, it was the Nanming Emperor they "hunted".
"King Doro?" Li Chengdong snorted coldly and shook his head, he was familiar with the habits of the Qing court, and he wanted to use and be wary of Hanchen, and he was very unkind.
Since he descended to the Qing Dynasty, he has fought from Nanzhili to Zhejiang and then to Fujian, and has made countless military achievements, but now he is just a general soldier. This time to offer the head of Longwu, to be able to be awarded a duke is considered a favor of the court.
When he raised his eyes, he saw the four cavalrymen in strange dark green outfits in the distance, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.
These men have been following them for most of the day since they appeared this morning. He sent his troops to drive them away, and the men immediately retreated, but in the blink of an eye they would stick up again.
Luo Chengyao saw his boss frowning, so he followed his line of sight and smiled disdainfully: "But a few Ming army scouts, is it possible that there are still a large number of people behind them who dare to come to seek battle?" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, several of Li Chengdong's subordinates next to him burst into laughter. They were originally intruders, often engaged in battles with the Ming army, and their weak combat power could not be more clear.
"I guess I'm afraid that we will attack his camp and send a few people to keep guard?"
"It's best if you dare to come, Lao Tzu can seize some more things and go back, haha."
Li Chengdong stood up silently, for some reason, these unidentified scouts made him feel uneasy.
He was not worried about the Ming army, but he was afraid that Durde or Nushan's troops had already arrived nearby. In order to snatch the corpse of the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, these Manchurians would definitely not hesitate to kill him.
Moreover, in addition to Longwu's corpse, he also carried another great merit on him, which he had obtained after leaving Yanping a few days ago, and he had not yet had time to report it to the imperial court.
Returning to the camp in Jianning Mansion one day earlier will be less dangerous!
He turned around and shouted to his men, "Enough rest, let's go." Then he got on his horse and whipped his whip and galloped north.
He had absolute confidence in the speed of his cavalry, and as long as he kept marching quickly, neither the Ming nor the Manchurians would try to catch up with him.
Li Zicheng's peasant army was usually thought to be a group of mud-legged men with tattered clothes and poor weapons, but in fact Li Zicheng attached great importance to cavalry construction, and the horse matching rate of his troops was second only to the Mongols in the entire Eastern world.
It was he who relied on the trick of moving quickly and hitting and leaving to make the officers and soldiers exhausted, and finally was able to sweep Jiangbei.
Li Chengdong's troops, who inherited from Chuang Kou, are equipped with two horses, and they take turns to ride when marching, and the horses do not stop, and they can march more than 200 miles a day! This speed is only reached by some elite troops of the Jianzhou cavalry.
You must know that in this era, when cavalry marches in a hurry, it is not only necessary to look at the horses, but also to see the people. Maintaining a high-speed run for a long time requires constant concentration at all times, which is a great challenge to the rider's will and endurance. The cavalry, which had not undergone strict training, could run for forty or fifty miles in a row as long as the speed was a little faster.
After the whole cavalry moved again, Li Chengdong's heart was a little more steady.
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There were Ming troops stationed all the way from Changting City to Yanping Mansion, but none of the troops dared to intercept this group of Jianyu cavalry heading north.
In fact, this was not only Zheng Zhilong's order to strictly prohibit the fighting between the Ming army and the Qing army in Fujian, but also the cowardice of the Ming officers to fight against a strong enemy was also an important factor. Most of them were watching the battle situation on the front line, and once the Qing army was strong, they immediately surrendered to show their loyalty.
All this made Zhu Linmiao extremely annoyed, and at the same time, he became more and more disappointed with these traditional Ming troops. He secretly made up his mind that in the future, he would definitely put these armies in order, and he would not let go of those who should be abolished, and none of them should be punished!
Fortunately, it was not easy for hundreds of captive cavalry to completely hide their whereabouts, and judging from the traces found by the scouts sent out, he was getting closer and closer to this group of captives.
In fact, after two consecutive days of galloping, Zhu Linmiao has almost reached the limit of his physical strength. Horseback riding, so to speak, is riding, in fact, many times the rider is standing on the stirrups, and riding continuously is an extremely tiring thing.
Zhen Zhen turned his head to look at him and said with concern: "Your Highness, I see that your face is extremely bad, so let's take a rest." ”
This is the tenth time she has said this today, and Zhu Linmiao has also shaken her head for the tenth time.
Just now, a group of hussars reported that the whereabouts of the captives had been found thirty miles away, and there were nearly 500 cavalry, and the banner was a Li character.
Li Chengdong! Zhu Linmiao's eyes were full of chills, this national scum, the shame of the Han people!
This person single-handedly created the three massacres of Jiading in the early years of Longwu, and the world only knew that it was the Qing army that slaughtered the city, but in fact, the main force that slaughtered the people of Jiading was Li Chengdong's 5,000 soldiers! Even the Manchurians who were slaughtering people had expressed surprise at the frequency of Li Chengdong's massacre, and they even apprered him for this.
The reason why later generations had a good evaluation of Li Chengdong was mainly due to the uneven distribution of spoils among the Manchu masters, and he betrayed the Qing court and erected the banner of the Yongli Dynasty. In fact, he is just a filthy villain who forgets his righteousness.
This time, he led his troops to kill Longwu in Tingzhou, so that the anti-Qing situation that Zhu Linmiao had only reversed after a little hard work took a sharp turn for the worse. As later generations commented, it was not Jianyu who destroyed the Ming Dynasty, but the scum of the Han people who emerged in an endless stream!
Be sure to slash this scum!
Zhu Linmiao patted her already numb thigh, clenched her teeth and persevered.
This time, in order to catch up with this force, the 450 cavalry he led were equipped with a total of 1,200 military horses. Although the horsepower can be guaranteed, but riding a horse for ** hours every day, Mo said that Zhu Linmiao, who has not undergone special training, is about to be unable to hold on to the cavalry under Tie Dake.
But King Guiwei Chen always galloped with them, which greatly boosted the morale of everyone. In addition, there is also the female generation of Yu Shura, who is also insisting, because none of the soldiers shouted tired, and they all held back their strength to take the team in front of them to be angry.
It wasn't until noon on the third day, when the team rushed to the border of Tingzhou Mansion, that a hussar in charge of reconnaissance said to Zhu Linmiao: "Report! It was found that the thief Li Chengdong's department was now resting a mile away from the north. ””