Chapter 371 Huaiyuan Town is a hard to gnaw iron walnut remnant like blood, the wind is slightly cold, and people can't feel the slightest temperature.Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the sunset in the distance, the fate of the Ming Dynasty is not just like the sunset in front of him, the twilight is gloomy, and people can't see hope?
Hong Chengchou's today, because of the merits of suppressing the peasant rebellion, Wang Zuogui, Miao Mei, Wang Ziyong, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves have suffered heavy losses under his hands and have been beaten to the ground.Hong Chengchou knew very well the habits of the peasant rebels, and also understood their combat effectiveness and style, but since he crossed the defense line of the Great Wall and entered the scope of Huaiyuan Town, he clearly felt that this thief army who called himself the King of Fairness was different.The other peasant rebels were gangs of gangsters, and everywhere they passed, the rich households, gentry, and landlords were all killed, the villages were burned, and the peasants and people were coerced into armies.However, Huaiyuan Town is different.Since the rise of this gang of thieves, they have never taken the initiative to attack the state capital, nor have they killed in all directions, but they have been like ordinary people, and they began to build houses frantically last year, and built many fortresses around the ancient town wall of Huaiyuan Town.Since the spring ploughing, it is all over the wasteland, when Hong Chengchou led the army to arrive, the ditch that was originally filled with sludge has now been dredged, the official road that was originally potholed has now been filled in smoothly, and on both sides of the official road is the fields that have been reclaimed.The crops in the fields are growing happily, they are green, the wind blows, the wheat seedlings are swaying in the wind, and there are some unknown crops, which almost occupy the fields.Although Hong Chengchou was promoted by Yang He, his views and ideas were completely different from those of Yang He, who believed that the rebels were peasants who could not survive and could be appeased.However, Hong Chengchou advocated killing and stopping the suppression by killing.Peeling out the factors on the platform, in fact, Hong Chengchou's strategy is a more suitable strategy for the Ming Dynasty, pacifying the need for money and grain, and the imperial court just has no money and food, Yang He was killed by his policy, but Hong Chengchou took advantage of the situation.Just when his army arrived at the town of Fenghuotun, which was located forty-eight miles south of Huaiyuan Town, this group of rebels who called themselves the Fair Army finally appeared.Fenghuotun Town was originally Huaiyuan Town Beacon Tun in the Song Dynasty, but with the passage of time, the Song Dynasty's Beacon Tun only left a pile of loess, and a place name, that's all.This is already the area closest to the Great Wall on the south side of the Tuntian of the Fair Army, and since their homes are in Huaiyuan Town, this is actually just a simple camp, with chest-high fence stakes, and it is very reluctant to defend against large beasts, not to mention the army of the Ningxia Army.Hong Chengchou was a little disappointed, and in front of them was a group of peasants dressed in tattered clothes and holding various farm tools or knives and guns such as knives, guns, hoes, hammers, and rakes.Moreover, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled.He Huchen looked at these rebels: "Lord Hong, the last general is invited to fight!"
”Hong Chengchou shook his head: "Let's see!"
”The officers and men of the Ningxia Army looked at these less than a thousand old, weak, sick and disabled, and their eyes burst out with a fierce light.The officials who dragged Daming's brains were caught in the door, their method of raising soldiers with hungry dogs was successful, and the soldiers of the Ningxia Army, whose eyes were green with hungry eyes, if they encountered a strong enemy, they immediately turned around and ran, and if they encountered an enemy weaker than them, such as the current group of homeless people, they would turn into tigers and wolves, murderous.The soldiers of the Ningxia army saw that these peasant rebels did not even have a few bows and arrows in their hands, and their vigilance was greatly reduced, they didn't even bother to raise their shields, and they moved forward quickly, shouting as they advanced: "Kill, kill, kill!"
”In the face of the majestic advance momentum of the imperial army, these rebels were naturally very afraid, but although they were afraid, they were unwilling to retreat."
Stop, stop, this is the territory of the King of Justice......"
A farmer at the head said hard words in the most cowardly tone.An officer of a thousand households in the Ningxia Army yelled at these peasants: "Surrender or die!"
”At this moment, dust and smoke rose in the distance, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard from the north, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry swarmed towards them.Iron hooves are bursting, and the murderous spirit is high.This cavalry is getting closer and closer, and what is completely different from the peasant rebels is that they are neatly groomed, uniformly dressed, with a large banner, and hunting in the wind.I saw the words "Fair Army" written on it.Hong Chengchou's face became solemn.As soon as the so-called connoisseur makes a move, he knows whether there is one, and when he sees a cavalry unit, he sees something deeper, this cavalry unit is not simple, first of all, the formation is neat, fast but not chaotic.And they are well-armed, well-trained, and murderous."
Stop, line up, the crossbowmen step forward, the spears come second, and the light cavalry covers the two wings!"
As Hong Chengchou proceeded step by step, he ordered in an orderly manner.The Ningxia army began to line up quickly, if it was the golden cavalry in front of and behind, the Ningxia army would definitely be in a mess, but in the face of the peasant army, they had an absolute psychological advantage, so they could still exert their normal strength.As time passed, a mule carrying a fat fat man slowly arrived.Chen Ying didn't ride a horse, because the short Mongolian horse couldn't move a fat man like Chen Ying, and in desperation, he had to find a mule, which was big and strong, and carried Chen Ying to hurry up and finally catch up.Chen Ying's weight alone is two others, and no matter how strong the war horse is, it is difficult to support him on a long journey.Xu Biao, the cavalry general of the Fair Army, was a little disappointed.The Ningxia army has stabilized its position in the shortest possible time and is ready for battle.In such a situation, whether it is the Mongolian cavalry or the Houjin cavalry, attacking such a formation, they have to exchange their lives.Xu Biao smiled bitterly: "Mr.
Chen, you guessed correctly, the officers and troops of this unit are not easy to deal with!"
”"How can it be easy to deal with the people who can make Wang Ziyong, Wang Zuogui and other thief chieftains suffer a big loss?"
Chen Ying rode a mule and walked in the direction of the Ningxia army.The Ningxia Army's sudden attack on the Fair Army was indeed beyond Chen Ying's expectations, according to the urine nature of the Ming Army, they were able to not cause trouble without causing trouble, and now there are fires everywhere, bandits and robbers everywhere, and rebels like the Fair Army who hide in Tuntian are rare in the world.However, Hong Chengchou mobilized the Ningxia army to attack the fair army.Under such circumstances, it really caught the Fair Army off guard, and the Fair Army's defensive focus has always been in the northwest, northeast, and due north directions, and the defense force in the south is seriously insufficient.For this reason, Chen Ying decided to commit a crime in person, talk to Hong Chengchou, delay the time, it is best to delay the time, but if you can't delay, then you have to talk on the battlefield.Xu Biao and others ordered the people of Fenghuotun Town to retreat immediately, while Xu Biao and other cavalry were on standby and responsible for covering, even if it was a decisive battle, it should be placed in Huaiyuan Town, not here, but they also understood that these people, once they ignored them, they would inevitably be killed by the Ming soldiers."
Chen Ying, under the command of the King of Fairness, asks to see Lord Hong, the governor of the three sides!"
Hong Chengchou was very surprised when he learned that Chen Ying asked to see him, he was not afraid of what tricks Chen Ying played on him, in the face of absolute strength, any plan was for work.The fair army under the command of the fair king is actually a strange one of the many peasant rebellions, with thousands of troops, but there is no record of success, this fair king, on the contrary, is like a pragmatic official.Since entering Huaiyuan Town, Hong Chengchou has not seen other places controlled by the peasant rebellion, but more peaceful than under the rule of the government, with a good social order.When it was time to hold the lamp, Hong Chengchou finally met Chen Ying."
Meet the Governor of the Three Sides, Lord Hong!""
You want to see Bento?""
Grass people Chen Ying!"
Chen Ying was like Maitreya Buddha, smiling very brightly: "Lord Hong, we are just a group of poor bitter haha, can you give a way to live!"
”Hong Chengchou said lightly: "Yes, let the fair king Luo Shiming go to the king's number, surrender to the government, disarm the department, and reorganize on the spot!"
”Chen Ying nodded and said, "Please also ask Lord Hong to give me a little time in the next time, and I am willing to capture the King of Fairness in front of Lord Hong!"
”"Humph!"
Hong Chengchou sneered: "Are you joking with Bendu?
”"It was Lord Hong who made the joke first!"
Chen Ying said with a wry smile: "Our group of people put it bluntly, just to keep warm in a group and survive in death, we have not killed officials, nor have we rushed through the state or the government, but we just hope to get the land abandoned by the imperial court, reclaim the wasteland, and survive in this troubled world!"
”"What if the Governor refuses to allow it!"
Hong Chengchou naturally knew that Luo Shiming, the king of fairness, was an outlier, although he did not show his teeth and claws towards the imperial court, but cut off all the trade routes that Huayang Society extended to Jiannu, as a person who knew the soldiers, Hong Chengchou believed that if he did this, if he wanted to control the trade routes of thousands of miles on the Mongolian border, he could not do it without one or two thousand cavalry.However, the central and eastern Mongolias are all the minions of Jiannu, tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, so that Luo Shiming can go on a rampage, such as entering the land of no one, there are only two possibilities, either the central and eastern Mongolian departments are too weak, or the central and eastern Mongolian ministries cooperate with Luo Shiming, and both sides are greedy for the property on this trade route at the same time.In either case, Luo Shiming is not alone, he has allies and hole cards.Chen Ying said with a sad face: "If Lord Hong doesn't give him a way to live, then he can only work hard, Huaiyuan Town is not as simple as Lord Hong imagined, you can clearly tell Lord Hong that Huaiyuan Town is an iron walnut, and it is not easy to swallow it!"
”Hong Chengchou shook his head: "This governor never talks about conditions with thieves, if you want to live, you must surrender unconditionally, otherwise it will be a dead end!"
”Chen Ying pointed to his fat face: "Lord Hong, think about it carefully, really don't give Chen this face?"
”Hong Chengchou looked at Chen Ying with a teasing expression: "Which green onion are you, why does this governor give you face?"
”"With this, is it okay?"
What Chen Ying took out was a piece of broken iron sheet, just a fingernail thick, about three fingers long.