In the battle of Luoyang, the thieves ran away, the car overturned the road, and the officers and soldiers followed reluctantly. Li Zicheng fled all the way www.biquge.info the pen "Fun," and the officers and men chased him all the way, from Luoyang, Yiyang, Yongning, and Lushi until they rushed in.

There were 100,000 thieves who descended, and Itogu and others, who had been watching the battle without moving, were shocked when they saw the defeat of King Chuang, and immediately pulled out the camp and fled for their lives. On the way, the thieves scattered, or disappeared, or surrendered to the official army, and only some henchmen escaped with Yidougu and others.

When cleaning up the battlefield, they found a large amount of grain discarded by the intruding troops in each camp, and counted the income from the Jianshan grain depot, which showed a total of about 50,000 stones of wheat and beans, as well as more than 3,000 cattle and hundreds of horses and mules.

The gold and silver left by the battalions are not much, only more than 30,000 taels of silver, presumably it is not easy to carry grain and grass, these light and soft, when retreating, the old battalion of the army will be taken away.

However, after cleaning the camp of the army, it was also found that there were more than four women left, so that the relatives claimed it, and there were still more than 700 left, and they were sent to the temples and nunnery for support.

At the same time, the camps were also found to be extremely filthy, with corpses all over the camp, broken hair all over the ground, and the intestines and lungs of cows, donkeys, and horses were interspersed, and the stench was overwhelming. Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, ordered the local soldiers and civilians to bury them on the spot, but they could not be cleared for many days.

The officers and soldiers pursued the thieves for several days, until the 20th day of the first month of 1641 in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, and the results were completely counted, which can be described as brilliant.

Not to mention the capture, not to mention the thieves who surrendered, in this battle alone, they killed many generals who broke into the camp, including Li Shuangxi, Zhang Ding, Liu Xiyao, Li Yu, Ma Shiyao, Xie Junyou, Wu Ruyi and others.

Others don't know, but Wang Dou knows the weight of this list. Li Shuangxi and Zhang Ding are not to mention, they are all Li Zicheng's righteous sons, and Zhang Nai was also named a righteous marquis in the future. Li Yan is Li Yan's brother, Liu Xiyao, Ma Shiyao, Xie Junyou, and Ma Chongxi are all important generals of the fifth battalion in the future. Liu Xiyao was also the general of the right battalion, and Wu Ruyi was also named Taiping Bo.

Li Zicheng was defeated in this battle, but unfortunately, although the pursuing officers and soldiers claimed that only dozens of thieves were left to rush into the mountains, but according to the confidential information that was not collected at night, Wang Dou knew that Li Zicheng was surrounded by people and horses, the old battalion and horse team, and there were more than 1,000 backbones.

Wang Dou sighed: "I can't kill Li Chuang in the end, Li Zicheng's ability to escape, I might as well too!" ”

Luoyang's victory, like a thunderclap, spread in all directions at a rapid speed. Not to mention the boiling in Henan Mansion, that is, the good news spread to Kaifeng Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, Guide Mansion, Runing Mansion and other places, all of which were full of ecstatic celebrations, the morale of the officers and soldiers was high, and the thieves everywhere were sluggish.

The name of Wang Dou, the name of the epicenter of the Central Plains, the scholars spread, all know that there is an army in Xuanfu Town called Shun Township Army, and Wang Dou has all kinds of past, all of which are talked about.

The governor of Henan, as well as the Fu King of Luoyang City, the military garrison, the prefect and others jointly played, explaining the causes and consequences before the war in detail, listing a detailed list of merits, and a number of impeachment lists, which were delivered to the Beijing division on a fast horse.

The news spread, the Beijing division was a sensation, the courtiers congratulated the tide, and Emperor Chongzhen was also relieved, not only his uncle was unharmed, but also at the juncture when the battle of Songshan was about to start, the victory in Luoyang was like a heart booster, and the benefits to the morale of the army were self-evident.

Wang Dou has been in Henan since he arrived, from the great victory in Ruzhou to the great victory in Luoyang, especially the great merit of saving the domain, how to reward the courtiers need to discuss carefully.

At this time, Wang Dou should also go, and on the day the good news was delivered, Wang Dou decided to leave Luoyang.

Luoyang has been decided, Yang Sichang has repeatedly urged, especially the changes in Xiangyang in history are close at hand, and he needs to hurry to get there again, and then win great achievements and become famous.

Wang Dou remembers clearly that on the fifth day of the second month of the 14th year of Chongzhen in history, Zhang Xianzhong attacked Xiangyang with a strategy, and today is the twentieth day of the first month, so it doesn't take long. According to the distance at this time, from Luoyang to Xiangyang, there is not a thousand miles but also 800 miles. …,

And also get there a few days early to prevent things from changing.

Wang Dou's eyes shot a cold light, and let Li Zicheng run away in Luoyang City, this time Zhang Xianzhong of Xiangyang will never allow him to run again!

The Manchu Qing Dynasty of later generations planted the evil deeds of Tuchuan on Zhang Xianzhong's head, but it is not because of this that Zhang Xianzhong is a good thing, looking at his life, killing people and slaughtering cities is common. They are no different from the Qing soldiers, Wang Ba looks at mung beans, and the eldest brother does not talk about the second brother. For the leaders of these peasant armies at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Dou did not have the slightest good impression.

On the twenty-first day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou led the army to leave Luoyang, and the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang poured into the city to send each other, and they have been sent to Luoshui.

Among the people who saw them off were the officials of Luoyang, as well as Chen Yongfu and his son, and they also had to garrison a section of the well in Luoyang. Looking at Chen Yongfu's red face, he knew that he was satisfied, and it was also a great victory in this battle, not to mention military merits, the Henan general army could not run, and there was still a lot of capture.

Of course, Wang Dou is also satisfied, and he has also gained a lot in this battle.

He looked at the veteran's high-spirited face and said with a smile: "When the last general comes back, he will call Chen Zhen!" ”

Chen Yongfu laughed: "Each other, why isn't General Wang like this?" ”

Yes, after this battle was rewarded, Wang Dou couldn't run a general soldier, if he could control a town, he could be called a general town.

In the Ming Dynasty, the governor was called the governor and the governor was the military gate, but the title of the general soldier was not fixed in the various eras of the Ming Dynasty.

Jingtai and Chenghua were formerly known as "Zongrong". Since the middle of Wanli, the title of marshal and general has become so popular that the courtiers can't stand it, and Emperor Shangshu called for a stop.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the general soldiers of a town were mostly called "towns" and "general towns", for example, when Zuo Liangyu was as fierce as a tiger chasing Zhang Xianzhong, the officers and soldiers complained about the two of them, and issued words such as "want to kill me Zuo Zhen and run to kill my fierce ......town".

Of course, if it is a seal, it is more noble to call it a title.

The two exchanged a few more greetings, and Chen Yongfu said: "Have a good journey, the old man is waiting for General Wang's return in Kaifeng Mansion, and then we will have a good time." ”

Wang Dou nodded, he knew Chen Yongfu's thoughts, in addition to befriending himself, he also wanted to send his son Chen De to the East Road Lecture Hall. Wang Dou also had the intention of laying a chess piece in Henan, and agreed to Chen Yongfu's request, but this would have to wait for his return from leading the army.

However, before leaving, Wang Dou was a little worried about the situation in Luoyang, 100,000 soldiers surrendered, and the official government in Luoyang was the same as the official government in Ruzhou.

However, it was the same at that time, the officers and soldiers surrendered to the thieves, and the thieves descended to the official government, and they did not interfere too much in the internal affairs of the local area, so they could only wish them good luck.

The old townsman brought a cup of rice wine, the cup is very large, this is the local custom of Luoyang "stack wine", which means that the old man travels far away, not drunk at this time, but when?

The villager held the cup, and all the people said in unison: "The general drinks this cup full, and the journey is smooth, and our people in Luoyang will never forget the great kindness of the general." ”

Their voices were very simple, but they came from the heart, Wang Dou's eyes were a little moist, looking back at the looming figure in the ancient capital, and then at the people living on the land in front of him.

Wang Dou took the wine glass and drank it all down.

When he was about to leave Luoyang, Wang Dou held a military meeting, and he personally led his own guards, as well as Wen Fangliang's second department, Li Guangheng's Geng department, and Gao Shiyinren's department went straight to Xiangyang. These sergeants or cavalrymen...... Or there are horse infantry, moving like the wind, and a hundred miles a day is idle.

In the army, there are also two teams led by Wen Daxing to accompany him at night, Wang Tianxue and other medical officers, and the pacification of the Central Military Department...... Some staff praise paintings, etc. This is Wang Dou's order to seize the opportunity, so the infantry army, artillery team, and baggage team are all left behind.

In order to speed up, the cooking cart did not accompany them, and only each person carried fried noodles bags, dried meat bags and other items, which could be eaten for 15 days. Since horses need a large amount of bean feed, they are accompanied by a large number of horses and mules, and some necessary baggage tents and other things, which are also transported by horses and mules. …,

Wang Dou led the more than 3,000 people to go first, and the rest marched normally and followed the army. Wang Dou also sent an order to Sun Sanjie, the general manager of Ruzhou, and asked him to lead the baggage team to transport all the harvest from Luoyang to Ruzhou, and then all the grain and grass were transported to Jiaxian, and the place was used as a place to hoard grain.

After the Luoyang War, Wang Dou obtained 20,000 stones of wheat and beans, which were 70,000 taels of silver owed by Henan officials to make up for the Henan governor Li Xianfeng, and some of the captured shares that the army deserved. From Kaifeng to Ruzhou, all the way to Luoyang, counting the time in Henan, the Shunxiang army has obtained 100,000 taels of silver, 50,000 stones of grain and grass, and more than 2,000 horses and mules, which is a good harvest.

One hundred and dozens of miles from Luoyang to Ruzhou, Wang Dou led 3,000 cavalry to set off from Luoyang on the 21st, and arrived at the city of Ruzhou in the evening. At this time, the victory of Luoyang had already spread to the territory, and the soldiers and civilians of Ruzhou were even more in awe, and Zhizhou Township Shen hurriedly greeted him, set up a banquet to entertain Wang Dou and others, and carried wine and meat to comfort the army.

Wang Dou had important matters to do, and after summoning Sun Sanjie to explain the matter, he went to Baofeng on the second day.

Luoyang, Ruzhou, Baofeng, Yexian, Yuzhou, Nanyang, Xinye, all the way to Xiangyang, this is Wang Dou's marching route.

The army marched all the way, the gods and ghosts were scattered, Wang Dou's army was all in armor, everyone had healthy horses, and at first glance they were elite officers and soldiers, who dared to provoke?

It is said that small chaos is avoided in the city, and big chaos is avoided in the countryside. When the troubled times came, from Luoyang to Nanyang, there were people everywhere who were fighting to protect themselves.

The premonition of the troubled times, the common people are very keen, any village, Zhuangzi, is surrounded by rammed earth walls, around Zhuangzi there are also deep trenches, in and out of the suspension bridge, the four corners are also built with arrow towers, 24 hours there are people watching.

Zhuangzi, which is rich, the wall is also built with bricks and stones, and the big surname and clan are deep walls and big villages, like a military fort.

In the peaceful and prosperous times, there were no small and undefended villages on all sides, not to mention the large stream of bandits, but now there were as many bandits and horse thieves as they were, so that all the villages were walled.

Of course, many villages and villages seem to be people, but in fact, they also act as bandits from time to time. Not to mention some weak passers-by merchants and ordinary people, even the officers and soldiers who look weak dare to rob. Those who have no strength cannot travel far. The more troubled the times, the more prosperous the dart game martial arts hall is.

However, Wang Dou led the army all the way south, all of which were safe and sound, and on the 27th day of the first month, the army had passed through Nanyang and did not stay.

At this time, even after crossing the first line of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, the wild fields are no longer full of wheat and rapeseed, and some rice fields have also appeared. There are also roof tiles, which gradually appear lighter.

There is more and more green in the wild, although it is drought, compared with Hebei, Zhongzhou and other places, it is much better.

Unlike those places, except for the yellow earth, there are very few trees in the field.

Of course, this is only relatively speaking, when Chongzhen was in the fourteenth year, even Suzhou Prefecture was in a great drought, and all places were full of locusts, and the price of rice cost four taels of silver for one stone. At this time, the Ming Dynasty, regardless of the north and south of the river, was at a difficult juncture.

On the twenty-eighth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, near the cow, the new field boundary, not far from the county seat.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, and along the official road not far from the west bank of the water, there were countless cavalry rushing under the black pressure.

The smoke and dust rushed to the sky, the earth trembled, and looking at the momentum, it seemed that even the city walls and mountains were about to collapse. The pedestrians and caravans walking on the road hurriedly retreated to the side of the road, looking at these knights who came from nowhere in horror.

It seems that it is the officers and soldiers, and everyone is even more careful, bowing their heads and agreeing to their eyes, and even many people kneel down, the officers and soldiers are not good people, be careful of being killed by them, robbing and killing people.

Fortunately, the knights paid no attention to them, and rumbled past them. Everyone felt that their feet were shaking, and the trees beside them and the dead branches on the ground were constantly beating.

The sound of hooves rang like thunder, and after a long time, it finally passed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, got up and discussed, where did the officers and soldiers come from. …,

Someone peeked at it just now, these knights are all bright red armor, full of bright clothes, wearing cloaks, and all the horses under their crotches are divine horses, good guys, at first glance, they are the elite of a hundred battles. I don't know which governor or governor commanded the pacesetter.

Look at the banner of the leader is "Wang", which general is surnamed Wang?

Not to mention the secret discussions of these people, Wang Dou led the army to roll forward, ignoring the biting cold wind. They were all five horsemen and one column, the guards always took the lead, Li Guangheng's cavalry followed, Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin followed, although the queue was not chaotic in the gallop.

Such a huge cavalry arrived, and the defenders of Xinye City on the other side of the river had found that their faces had changed greatly, and the gong that sounded the alarm "clanged" loudly, and for a while chickens and dogs jumped inside and outside the city.

Wang Dou raised his hand, and immediately the shrill horn of the Central Military Department sounded.

"Stop!"

Amid the neighing of the horses, all the knights quickly stopped, and the whole team made no sound except for the sound of the horses, indicating that they were well trained.

Wang Dou rode out and looked thoughtfully at Xinye City on the other side of the river, and the officials of the Central Military Department, as well as Wen Daxing, Wen Fangliang, Li Guangheng, Gao Shiyin and others also gathered around Wang Dou.

Wang Dou carefully looked at the two banks of the river, the water was wide, and the surrounding area was plain, but the area of Xinye City on the east bank was not large, and the city walls were also quite dilapidated, and there was a small pass around the city. Not far from the procession was a pontoon bridge that crossed both sides of the river and led to Nanguan in Shinno Castle.

Wang Dou said with great interest: "If you are an official, you should be like Yin Lihua if you are in charge of Jinwu, and marrying a wife should be like Yin Lihua." I heard that Yin Lihua is the new savage clan? ”

Praise painting Qin Yi said with a smile: "Yes general, not only that, Xinye was already famous in the Three Kingdoms. ”

He pointed to the surrounding land and said: "Moreover, Xinye Baili Pingchuan, there is thorny water in the east, batch water in the north, dissipation water in the west, and turbulent water.

Wang Dou nodded, judging from the march all the way, although Nanyang, Xinye and other places also saw homeless beggars, but at least the people's lives were stable, and every village and village were popular, unlike Hebei, northern Henan and other places often did not see people for thousands of miles.

At the same time, the shadow swept in his heart, according to history, after Zhang Xianzhong seized Xiangyang, in a few months, he fell into Dangzhou, Suizhou, Xinye, Yexian, Shucheng, Bozhou, Miyang and other places.

However, when he arrived in Xinye, he could reach Xiangyang in one day's journey, according to history, when Zhang Xianzhong attacked Xiangyang, but there were thousands of fine horses, and most of the rest were tens of thousands of people, all in Yicheng, which was more than 100 miles away from Xiangyang City, led by Luo Rucai.

Hmph, I brought 3,000 cavalry, and I will definitely kill him without leaving a piece of armor. ）