Operation 221 Expansion Sweep

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Through the merits of this battle, Qi Wei finally secured his position in the White Dragon Army, and even got Li Zixiao's attention.

Subsequently, the next day, Qi Wei and Li Tianba led two hundred cavalry and three hundred infantry to the north.

Because of the victory of the White Dragon Army, the whole army was full of joy, and Li Zixiao temporarily rested in the Suishui South Camp for two days, dealing with wounded soldiers, escorting prisoners, sorting out captured materials, etc., all of which took time.

Li Zixiao is not in a hurry at all, this time he defeated the officers and soldiers who were encircled and suppressed by Wu Laiyun, and there would not be any forces that could threaten them in a short period of time.

At this time, in the entire hinterland of the Central Plains, it is estimated that there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in the imperial court, and Li Zixiao can take the next move of his subordinates very calmly.

This is also because Li Zixiao does not have many people in his hands at this time, there are only a few thousand people in total, otherwise if he has tens of thousands of horses in his hands at this time, the entire hinterland of the Central Plains will open his arms to him.

As for the officers and soldiers captured by the White Dragon Army, the White Dragon Army did not abuse them, they ate and drank twice a day, although the food was not very good, but they definitely did not starve to death.

For the captives, this kind of treatment is already very good, and after Wu Laiyun was captured, he kept shouting to see Li Zixiao, but Li Zixiao definitely hung him first and said it in a few days.

In addition to Wu Laiyun, Xu Wei, and Qi Lin, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers were captured, there were still a lot of officers and soldiers who escaped from this battle.

Especially those miscellaneous officers and soldiers led by Lin Dafu, most of them successfully escaped, these guys can't fight, and they are definitely good at escaping.

When Lin Dafu panicked, with more than 2,000 remnants of the defeated army, fled back to Suzhou City without stopping, this can be regarded as relieved.

But after returning to Suzhou City, he also knew that his encirclement and suppression this time was a complete failure, and he originally planned to come to reap the merits of the war, but this time he didn't catch anything, and he almost put his life into it.

However, Lin Dafu is not worried about what he will be implicated in because of this defeat, who will make the backstage hard.

Lin Dafu immediately sent someone at this time, rode a fast horse to Fengyang Mansion, and reported to his family and the government, if such a big thing happened, it would affect many people.

Lin Dafu needs to send the news back in advance, Lin Dafu's brother-in-law is the current Fengyang prefect, he can't watch his brother-in-law unlucky, he has to let his brother-in-law prepare in advance.

On the other hand, the Suzhou government, after learning the news of the fiasco of Wu Laiyun's army, was also frightened, and it was not a trivial matter to be able to defeat the chaotic army of the 10,000-strong imperial court.

If one is not good, what if this chaotic army comes to attack Suzhou again?

Therefore, the Suzhou government reacted quickly enough this time, and hurriedly sent people out of the city to inquire about the news of the White Dragon Army along the way, while trying to collect the remnants of the defeated army as much as possible.

Because they all know very well that the current army in Shanxi is empty, and suddenly such a powerful chaotic army has emerged in Yongcheng County, which is not good news for them.

It was only at this time that they realized that they were underestimating this gang of bandits in Yongcheng County, but no matter how anxious they were, they didn't have more troops at the moment, so they could only stare dryly.

Soon, the news of the defeat of the official army spread throughout the Fengyang area in less than two days.

After hearing the news one by one, the relatives of those officers and soldiers began to cry and sought out the government dignitaries.

And the officials of Fengyang Mansion were also confused at this time, so they could only speak well, and each family issued some pension silver, and temporarily pressed this matter.

And the news of the defeat of the officials and troops in this war also shocked Suzhou and surrounding states and counties, and the local governments were immediately nervous.

And Yin Tianxing, who was in Kaifeng Mansion, did not receive the news of Wu Laiyun's defeat until three days later, and he was so shocked that he dropped the tea bowl in his hand to the ground.

Unfortunately, the very next day, he received another unfortunate news, that the five thousand men he had sent had also been defeated.

In the end, only Wei Liangde fled back to Kaifeng with less than 2,000 remnants, and most of the other officers and soldiers were either captured or scattered when they fled.

As for Tong Lei, the guerrilla general who led the troops this time, he was killed by the White Dragon Army.

And this big victory, it was Qi Wei and Li Tianba who led people to Zhouzhuang, and secretly got in touch with Liu Chong in Zhouzhuang.

They discussed attacking the enemy camp at night, flanking them from both sides, and crushed this army in one fell swoop while the officers and men were attacking the city during the day and they were all exhausted.

Yin Tianxing, as the prefect of Kaifeng, sent troops to suppress the rebellious army in Yongcheng County this time, which was his idea, and sending troops to Fengyang Mansion was also the result of his communication.

Originally, he thought that he would send 5,000 officers and soldiers to cooperate with Xiang Yong, and Wu Laiyun's side would have to send at least a few thousand men, so he should easily take down this group of white dragon bandits.

Later, when he learned that Wu Laiyun had sent 10,000 troops, he believed that this crackdown on bandits should be foolproof, and this henchman who had just emerged could be solved.

Although Yin Tianxing also understands that more than half of Wu Laiyun's so-called 10,000 troops are estimated to be mixed, he knows this situation.

But even so, this encirclement and suppression operation should be nine out of ten, and Yin Tianxing still knows the ability of Wu Laiyun's old partner.

But he didn't expect that Wu Laiyun had just led his troops into the boundary of Yongcheng County, and he was beaten by this gang of rebels, which was simply incredible.

If Yin Tianxing couldn't help but shudder, if he was able to defeat Wu Laiyun, how much would the strength of the White Dragon Army have to swell at this time.

If one is not good, it is estimated that there will be another big bandit like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, thinking of this, Yin Tianxing became more and more impatient.

If that's the case, then he, the prefect, will be considered to have done it.

What's more, with the failure of this encirclement and suppression, Li Zixiao is still alive and well, and the evidence in his hand is another big threat to him.

And as Wei Liangde fled back to Kaifeng with the remnants of the army, the 5,000 soldiers and horses he finally organized could be regarded as a clean loss, which made Yin Tianxing angry.

So, Yin Tianxing simply put all the blame for their road army this time on Tong Lei, who was still dead.

In addition, he hurriedly reported the matter to Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, and asked Xiong Wencan to send troops to take down this group of rebels.

According to Yin Tianxing's idea, it is best to ask Xiong Wencan to send the famous general Cao Wenzhao over, as long as Cao Wenzhao comes, it is expected that it will be an easy thing to solve this gang of rebellious troops.

In short, Wu Laiyun's defeat caused a shock not only in Suzhou, Fengyang and Kaifeng.

Even the entire Henan Province and the northern part of Nanzhili were shocked when they all knew the news.

Although Yin Tianxing still has the heart and continues to send heavy troops to suppress this group of white dragon bandits, there is really no extra officers and soldiers around Henan at the moment.

At present, a large number of officers and troops from Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Nanzhili, and other places have been transferred to Shaanxi and Huguang to suppress bandits.

On the eastern side of Henan, there were not many troops left for him to use, otherwise he would not have come together, only 5,000 officers and soldiers and Xiangyong,

And the newly formed recruits in Fengyang Mansion are the largest number of officers and soldiers, which is also the reason why Yin Tianxing asked Fengyang Mansion to assist in sending troops.

And for this, Yin Tianxing paid a lot of price, and promised to those officials and men in Fengyang Mansion.

All the money and food for the encirclement and suppression of the White Dragon Bandits this time were all from their Kaifeng Mansion, anyway, they were rich and wealthy in Kaifeng, and they were much richer than Fengyang.

At the same time, he also promised that all the money and grain seized by the bandits this time would not be left to Fengyang Mansion in Kaifeng.

You must know that in the past six months, the White Dragon Army has almost wiped out all the big households in Yongcheng County, and the accumulated money and food must not be good, and the officials and men in Fengyang Mansion are also moved.

All of them had just used the officers and soldiers who had just been formed, but now that they had lost the battle, they didn't have much to spare.

At this time, self-protection is not enough, what kind of mind do you have to deal with the White Dragon Army!

At present, the troops available to Yin Tianxing are really limited, but there are still three or five thousand officers and troops.

However, these officers and soldiers are soldiers and horses stationed in Kaifeng Mansion, and they must not be sent out.

Otherwise, Kaifeng is such a big city, if there are no officers and soldiers stationed there, if there is some time, he will be enough to punish the nine clans.

Besides, after the defeat of the official army this time, Yin Tianxing realized that he had seriously underestimated the strength of the White Dragon Army.

Even if he was sending troops, he was not sure that he would be able to exterminate this group of rebels, so he had to wait for Xiong Wencan to come up with an idea of how to deal with this matter.

At this time, Li Zixiao couldn't care about how embarrassed the government was an official!

Immediately after his victory in the Battle of Suishui, he began to launch a new operation in the local area.

With the power of a great victory, the White Dragon Army quickly began to divide its troops along both sides of the official road to Suzhou in the south, and carried out a sweep.

The target was directly aimed at the local wealthy and large households, and the various large estates established began his expansion action.

At this time, within a radius of more than 100 miles, there was hardly any officer and soldier who threatened them, and this time the White Dragon Army could toss it again.

On the third day after he had just won the victory in Suishui, Li Zixiao sent a part of his men to escort the wounded soldiers of the White Dragon Army, as well as the captured officers and soldiers, as well as a large amount of captured materials back to the cottage.

Then he began his expansion sweeping operation, he asked Zhou Dazhu, Wei Hong, Luo Chao, and Han Tong to lead the team respectively, each selected a target, and began the sweeping operation.

At the same time, Qian Guangyuan was sent to escort the wounded soldiers and the captured team back to the White Snake Village to be responsible for recruiting new recruits on a large scale again, as well as sending out all the teams left behind in the cottage.

At this time, Li Zixiao did not have many troops in his hands, and if he wanted to carry out his sweeping mission, the nearly 1,000 men and horses left behind in the cottage would be of great use.

Anyway, at this time, with the defeat of the officers and soldiers, no one can threaten the White Snake Village, so there is no need to continue to stay in the cottage so many troops.

Even, Li Zixiao also sent people to send orders to those who served him, the many large and small poles, so that they could also send people to join the White Dragon Army's sweeping operation.

These big and small poles, when I heard more than 10,000 officers and soldiers coming to encircle and suppress the White Dragon Army, they were all frightened, and even some of the poles were ready to run away.

They don't believe that the White Dragon Army can withstand the encirclement and suppression of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and at that time, once the White Dragon Army is destroyed, the officers and troops will probably exterminate them.

Every pole supported the White Dragon Army, and Li Zixiao didn't expect these guys to help them in any way.

The reason why Li Zixiao has kept these poles is because in the future, these guys will still be of great use to his plan, so he kept them.

At this time, Li Zixiao was short of troops and could barely use them, so he sent someone to inform them.

And those poles, when they learned that the White Dragon Army had defeated the officers and soldiers and won a big victory, they were all dumbfounded, and they refused to believe it for a long time.

It wasn't until they got the exact news that they really believed that the White Dragon Army had defeated the officers and soldiers, which made them explode.

can defeat the officers and soldiers who have been 10,000 people, so how strong is the White Dragon Army!

At the same time, these big and small poles also rejoiced, the victory of the White Dragon Army was at least much better for them than the victory of the official army.

Now, they don't have to run away.

And some of the poles were frightened at this time, because they thought that the White Dragon Army was finished this time, and they were ready to run away.

They broke the rules that the White Dragon Army had set for them before, not to attack the people in the villages controlled by the White Dragon Army, robbed several villages, grabbed a lot of food, and prepared to run away.

At this time, with the news of the White Dragon Army's victory, those poles that broke the rules were almost scared one by one.

Immediately sent someone to send the grain that was robbed back to the village where it was robbed before, and lost a lot of silver.

Fortunately, they only robbed food and didn't kill anyone, otherwise they would have been doomed this time.

Li Zixiao sent his generals to sweep in the east, west, and south, while he took the stone in the direction of Yongcheng County.

Before, because it tried not to attract excessive attention from the imperial court and acted in a low-key manner, the White Dragon Army had never attacked Yongcheng County.

But at this time, Li Zixiao's grand strategy has changed, on the contrary, at this time, they try to make the biggest noise.

And now, it is time to take Yongcheng County, and at that time, the entire territory of Yongcheng County will be under the control of the White Dragon Army.

Soon, from Suzhou, north of Fengyang, adjacent to Donglinzhuang in Yongcheng County, good news came first.

Wei Hong led his subordinate generals, plus two poles, about 800 people, and captured Donglinzhuang in one fell swoop.

The landlord of this fort, Lao Cai, also organized a team of more than 300 people to protect the village, trying to resist stubbornly, but dozens of people were killed by Wei Hong and others on the spot, and more than 100 people were captured.

The remaining Xiangyong was frightened, and immediately dispersed, escaped cleanly, Donglinzhuang was beaten down, and a large amount of money, grain, and materials were seized from the landlord Lao Cai inside.

After Wei Hong's victory, he raided the landlord's house, in addition to giving the local people a part of the grain to buy people's hearts.

The rest of the money, food, and materials were organized from the local people, and all of them were transported back to the White Snake Village, and then he continued his sweeping operation.

These peasants are very disgusted with these old landlords who have been lying on the peasants for a long time to suck blood, and the same is true of the landlords and old fortunes in Donglinzhuang.

Therefore, when the White Dragon Army attacked Donglinzhuang, there were few peasant tenants who went to help the rich man of Donglinzhuang to defend the village, and they longed for the White Dragon Army to come over.

Because Donglinzhuang is very close to Yongcheng County, the people here have long heard of the White Dragon Army's behavior of distributing land to the people in Yongcheng County.

The people living here have long envied the people of Yongcheng County.