93 took the initiative to meet the battle

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Even those who pretended to be exiles in the imperial court would be recognized.

Because, at this time, it is difficult to see the displaced people in Yongcheng County, because those displaced people have been organized by the White Dragon Army to clear the wasteland in specific areas and become self-reliant.

Once the militia was organized, these meticulous works sent by the imperial court had nowhere to hide, and they were quickly identified by the militia.

The fort chiefs of those forts were not polite to these court officials, and after they were caught, they were tortured and interrogated, and some information was prying out of their mouths, and they were cut down without saying a word.

As for the other suspicious people, they also had to go through some careful interrogation, and many of them were small traders who came to Yongcheng County to trade.

There was no time to deal with these people for the time being, so they were all locked up in the fort first, and only after the end of this war, they were dealt with separately.

Through the propaganda of the fort chiefs in various townships and villages, the local people's hearts have gradually stabilized, and they are no longer as panicked as they were at the beginning.

But after all, the human heart is such a thing, it is impossible for anyone to have one heart, and there are still a small number of people who choose to drag their families and leave here to avoid the scourge of war.

For these people who fled the local area, the local fort commanders were not polite, they could go, and they could take with them what originally belonged to them.

But the farm tools that belong to the White Dragon Army lent to them, food or something, must be kept, and the grain that has been eaten by them should be fed to the dogs, and the White Dragon Army does not want it.

The land that had been allotted to them was confiscated, and their names were immediately removed from the register, and they were never allowed to return in the future.

This set of policies of deterrence and comfort was exactly what Qian Guangyuan proposed to Li Zixiao.

Even Qian Guangyuan has begun to take his civil affairs personnel to the countryside separately to comfort the people and ensure that there will be no chaos in the base area of the White Dragon Army.

These various measures have indeed greatly stabilized the situation in the territory under the jurisdiction of the White Dragon Army and re-stabilized the territory of Yongcheng County.

It also reduced a lot of troubles for the White Dragon Army, so that the White Dragon Army could concentrate its forces to deal with the officers and soldiers who came to encircle and suppress.

As for the task of local patrols, they can basically be handed over to the fort guards of the major villages and forts and the militia teams of the villages.

And the situation expected by the officials and the army and Li Zixiao is basically not bad, and the speed of the actions of the officials and the army is far less than the speed of preparation on the side of the White Dragon Army.

The White Dragon Army gathered its main battle forces within two days, and set up camp in the north of Suishui.

All kinds of materials have also been continuously replenished to the army, and they are ready to meet the officers and soldiers.

However, the officials and soldiers on the Suzhou side were grinding, and it took three or four days to be considered to be ready in Suzhou, and then they began to swear and set off, heading in the direction of Yongcheng.

After all, the deployment of an army of 10,000 is not so easy, and these officers and soldiers are still from different places, and none of them wants to suffer losses when they should fight for and grab them.

Along the way, the scouts and meticulous workers sent by the White Dragon Army constantly monitored their movements, and continuously sent information back to the White Dragon Army camp.

At this time, Wei Hong also returned to the army from Kaifeng, and brought back the latest news about the official army in Kaifeng.

The distance between the officials and troops of Kaifeng was even farther, and they had not yet arrived at Guide Mansion at this time, and it was estimated that it would take at least six or seven days to reach the vicinity of Zhouzhuang.

And Li Zixiao has already given Liu Chongfang power, except for the 800 people sent to him to garrison Zhouzhuang, Li Zixiao has never allocated him a single soldier, a single shot, and a bullet.

The order Li Zixiao gave him was that no matter what he did and what price he paid, he was not allowed to let an officer and soldier go south before Li Zixiao completely eliminated the enemy troops coming from the direction of Fengyang.

He had to stay in Zhouzhuang to the death, block the Kaifeng direction of the officers and soldiers from Xiayi County to the south, enter the main road to Yongcheng County, and completely drag down this group of officers and soldiers.

Using 800 men to deal with nearly 5,000 officers and soldiers, although Liu Chongshou relied on Zhouzhuang for defense, it was still a very difficult task.

But Li Zixiao really had no choice, the troops in his hands were so many at this time, and he was overstretched, so he could only arrange it like this.

With a very small part of the troops, he contained the officers and soldiers in the direction of Kaifeng, and let him go all out to kill the 10,000 officers and soldiers attacking Fengyang, and only by repelling the 10,000 officers and soldiers in the direction of Fengyang, this anti-encirclement and suppression would be won.

"It's true, the actions of this official army are too slow, it's like a snail, and it's only a little more than a hundred miles from Suzhou to us.

If we had forced the army, we would have been able to arrive in one day, but these officers and soldiers had not arrived after walking for two days, so it was really in vain that we waited here all night. ”

Luo Chao stood behind Li Zixiao, looked at a map hanging up, and said with a smile to the other generals beside him.

"Yes, the brothers can be said to be in high morale now, and their mother's hands have been itching for a long time, so I'm waiting for the officers and soldiers to come over and clean them up!"

Zhou Dazhu also echoed.

This time, Li Zixiao brought a total of nearly 4,000 men and horses to meet the officers and soldiers in the direction of Fengyang, of which less than 3,000 were soldiers, and the rest were roller soldiers, men, medical soldiers, etc.

Qi Wei stood at the back of the crowd, just listening to the old brothers under Li Zixiao, but he didn't speak, but he couldn't help but feel a little distracted in his heart.

He was also born in a family of military generals, although he later saw some of the behaviors of some generals in the border army, he offended Shangguan in order to save his brother, and had to leave the army in order to survive.

Later, they fell into the grass and were not often wanted and encircled and suppressed by the government.

However, they are basically guerrilla warfare, and they can fight when they encounter a small group of officers and troops, and they can run away if they cannot.

They often leave with one blow, and never dare to fight against a large group of officers and soldiers.

And the White Dragon Army is like eating the courage of an ambitious leopard, and they alone have less than 3,000 capable soldiers.

In the face of Suzhou, the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who drove over, not a single one showed the slightest fear.

On the contrary, they were in a hurry to go into battle one by one, and they simply didn't take these officers and soldiers seriously!

Are all bandits like this now?

Of course not, as soon as Qi Wei's idea came out, he was vetoed by himself.

Joke, if the poles in the world were like the White Dragon Army at this time, then the world of the old Zhu family would have been overthrown long ago.

And in Qi Wei's heart, he no longer regarded the White Dragon Army as an ordinary pole, and he even thought that the White Dragon Army at this time far surpassed the imperial court officials and soldiers in terms of discipline and other aspects.

As for the combat power, he is not very sure, although it may not be as elite as the Ming border army, but it is definitely much stronger than those officers and soldiers of the guard who are slightly stronger than Xiangyong.

Especially in terms of morale, these White Dragon Army soldiers are even higher than the elite of the Ming Border Army, and they firmly believe that they will be able to defeat the official army under the leadership of the big boss.

This is also the result of Li Zixiao's first few successes and successive victories.

This couldn't help but make Qi Wei admire Li Zixiao even more.

As a bandit, Li Zixiao can make his subordinates like this, which is really not something that ordinary people can do.

Even a person like him, who was born in a family of military generals, has also been a border army officer, and a person who has fallen into the grass for a coward, he has to admire Li Zixiao to death.

The calmness of Li Zixiao and his generals also made Qi Wei feel a lot more at ease, he didn't want to be wiped out by the officers and soldiers just after he joined the White Dragon Army.

At this time, Qi Wei can be said to have a relationship with Li Zixiao in honor and disgrace, so he also stared at the map with wide eyes and began to actively think of a way.

Li Zixiao looked at the map, turned around to everyone, and analyzed: "The official army came from Suzhou, and there was only one official road to take, and they would not choose a small road to act.

And after they entered the territory of Yongcheng County on this trip, they had to meet with the squires in Yongcheng County first.

However, the county order of Yongcheng County probably did not dare to put so many officers and troops into the city.

Otherwise, these tens of thousands of officers and troops will enter the city, and this Yongcheng County will basically be like being sacked by bandits.

So I'm sure that the county magistrate and other gentry of Yongcheng County will choose to join the officials and troops of Suzhou in the south of the city.

Everyone came over to look at the map, and their best camping place was in Xiaoanzhuang, ten miles south of the city.

The terrain here is flat, which is more suitable for the gathering and camping of large imperial armies like this, and the materials provided by Yongcheng County to the official army will definitely be transported here first and provided to the official army.

And my idea has just been confirmed by the scouts sent back by Han Tong, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with that.

We didn't plan to let the county magistrate of Yongcheng County easily merge with the squires and the officers and soldiers.

In particular, Yongcheng County provided these grain and straw materials to the officials and soldiers, and we cannot leave them to the officials and soldiers.

So I'm going to send a team of people over and take back this batch of supplies, preferably a cavalry, which is more mobile and convenient.

As for the place where we intercepted the officers and troops to continue to go north and penetrate deep into Yongcheng County, I think it is best to choose the area south of the Sui River.

The terrain here is more suitable for us and the officers and soldiers, and it is also more suitable for post-war pursuit.

As long as we defeat the official army here, the official army will rout along the official road and flee in the direction of Suzhou, and we can continue to pursue it.

This time, if we don't fight, we won't fight, if we want to do it, we will completely cripple the officers and troops on the Suzhou side, and without these 10,000 officers and soldiers, the danger on Fengyang's side will disappear completely.

Judging from the news sent by Han Tong from the direction of Suzhou, the official army will arrive at us in a day and a half, and today we will set up camp and cross the river to the south to wait for them.

Qi Wei listens to orders! ”

Li Zixiao pointed to the map to his generals, explained his combat deployment this time, and began to issue orders.

"The subordinates are here!"

When Qi Wei heard that Li Zixiao's first order was his name, he immediately replied with a straight chest.

"The scouts came with the news that a group of villagers organized by the Yongcheng County Commander and the squires had begun to transport the grain and straw and other materials supplied to the army out of the city.

It is estimated that it will be transported to Xiaoanzhuang tonight, and your task is to go to the second cavalry team under you, and first go to solve the problem for me in Yongcheng County, and grab all the grain and straw for me.

Feel free to let your cavalry brothers see the blood and prepare for the more brutal battles that follow. Li Zixiao instructed him.

Qi Wei didn't say a word, and immediately straightened up and received the order: "The subordinates have an order, the big boss can rest assured, he can't run away from them, Qi Wei will go back when he goes." ”

Of course, Qi Wei understood that Li Zixiao was going to send his second cavalry team to solve the grain and grass that were escorted by those villagers from Yongcheng County.

Li Zixiao's main purpose was to let him lead the people of the second cavalry team to practice with those county, urban and rural warriors before the battle, so that his subordinates could see blood.

"Except for Qi Wei's second cavalry team, the rest of the people will cross the river to the south with me first, and wait for the officers and soldiers to come!"

With Li Zixiao's order, the White Dragon Army, which was assembled north of Suishui, immediately began to pull out the camp and prepare to cross the river to the south.

Qi Wei watched Li Zixiao lead the main force of the White Dragon Army, and after crossing Suishui, he immediately led his three hundred cavalry to the north to find trouble with those county commanders and squires in Yongcheng County.

Li Zixiao knew what this battle meant to him, but he still chose to take the initiative to fight in the village.

May 13 is definitely a day that should be remembered for the White Dragon Army.

This is the second encirclement and suppression of the government after the White Dragon Army has completely settled in Yongcheng, and it is facing tens of thousands of officers and soldiers.

It is also the largest military operation commanded by Li Zixiao after coming to this era, and nearly 3,000 white dragon troops have embarked on the road to the battlefield.

Groups of foot soldiers, carrying their weapons and carrying their armor, marched striding on the country roads with the neat steps unique to the White Dragon Army.

The cavalry of the scout team set out one step ahead and began to explore the way in front of the team, and at the same time clear the possible enemy scouts to cover the movement of the main force.

And Luo Chao's cavalry team acted with the main force, guarding the two wings of the team.

In the center of the procession were various wagons carrying tents, grain, and other goods, and they crossed the water at a very fast speed.

After the White Dragon Army crossed Suishui, if it continued to go south, it would arrive at the border intersection of Henan Guide Mansion under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty and Fengyang Mansion in Nanzhili.

In fact, it is the junction of Henan and Anhui, because during the Ming Dynasty, the entire Nanzhili included Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other regions in later generations.

In the two or three villages that the White Dragon Army passed along the way, the villagers poured out of the villages one after another to see the White Dragon Army on the expedition.

By this time, the villagers had completely believed what their fort chief said.

Not only did the White Dragon Army not flee this time, but under the leadership of Li Zixiao, they also took the initiative to go out to meet the official army.

So those villagers no longer had the slightest suspicion, and they all came out to see off the White Dragon Army.

When the villagers saw the White Dragon Army's brigade passing through their village, they were all a little stunned.

Although they had seen the generals of the White Dragon Army before, most of the time they had seen the small team of men and horses, and they had never seen the White Dragon Army, such a large army.

When I saw the team of the White Dragon Army today, I was a little stunned.

I saw the soldiers of the White Dragon Army, all of them were shy, with dazzling swords and guns, even if the clothes were a little messy, but they collectively walked forward with neat steps, which was still amazing.

The entire team of the White Dragon Army marched on the road, horizontal and vertically in rows, swords and guns like a forest, not chaotic at all, and even the footsteps of the steps were almost the same pace.

The pace was not chaotic at all, and no one left the team without permission, and the soldiers of the entire White Dragon Army seemed to be high-spirited, and there was a kind of murderous aura faintly.

This kind of murderous aura can only be experienced by the White Dragon Army in dozens of battles large and small in the past year.

Coupled with the rigorous training, everyone is full of spirit and demeanor.

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