This time, the remnants of the Dashun Army that went north to Jingzhou not only had more than 10,000 people from Hao Shaoqi's department, but also 2,000 people from Wang Jincai's old department.

Although Wang Jincai warned Hao Shaoqi in advance not to go north to Jingzhou, otherwise he would copy Hao Shaoqi's headquarters on the way north.

He always thought that he had a large number of generals, and Hao Shaoqi would definitely not dare to go north after being warned, even if Hao Shaoqi went north to Jingzhou, he could use the advantage of troops to inflict heavy losses on him.

But the result was that the soldiers and horses who came to copy Hao Shaoqi began to waver as soon as they heard that Hao Shaoqi went north to Jingzhou to meet with Empress Gao and the loyal battalion, and after hearing that Hao Shaoqi's northward march was based on the edict of Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi, there were immediately established officers and soldiers who took refuge in the first place, and even the officers and soldiers who did not take refuge in the north expressed their goodwill to Hao Shaoqi and the Chengtian Emperor and the Fengtian Emperor behind him in different forms.

In the end, Hao Shaoqi counted it, and there were 2,000 people in Wang Jincai's old department who took refuge in him, and if he concentrated his forces to deal with Wang Jincai now, he would give Wang Jincai a devastating blow in three or five days.

But after thinking about it, he still decided to continue to go north: "I, Hao Shaoqi, went north this time to serve the edict of Emperor Chengtian and Empress Fengtian, Your Majesty and Niangniang asked me to go north immediately I will never dare to stay, but what Wang Jincai has done, I will report to His Majesty and Niangniang, everyone knows it!" ”

Wang Jincai didn't expect that the edicts of Emperor Chengtian and Empress Fengtian would have such a great influence on the remnants of these Dashun troops, obviously it was he who copied Hao Shaoqi with superior forces and seemed to have the absolute upper hand, but before the battle started, the team was about to disperse, not to mention, there were two or three thousand soldiers and horses who ran over to defect to Hao Shaoqi, accounting for more than one percent of Wang Jincai's entire army.

Moreover, these officers and soldiers who defected to Hao Shaoqi were often the most senior and most combat-effective group of Wang Jincai's subordinates, and they took the initiative to merge with Hao Shaoqi, which naturally hurt Wang Jincai's vitality, and this matter was not over, many officers and soldiers also decided to go north to Jingzhou after listening to Hao Shaoqi's cruel words, but they were unwilling to go north with Hao Shaoqi but decided to go north on their own, but in this way nearly 1,000 people ran away.

Wang Jincai didn't understand how things had developed to this point, when Empress Gao was in Hunan, not to mention these outlaw generals under him, even Tian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, these old generals of the Dashun Army didn't take Empress Gao seriously, and even felt that Empress Gao was a burden.

But now it has only been a few months, and the Empress Dowager Gao of Dashun has become the Empress Fengtian of the Ming Dynasty, and then the remnants of the Dashun army suddenly fell into evil and played the banner of Empress Gao, as if Empress Gao was the rebirth of Emperor Li Zicheng of Yongchang, but Wang Jincai felt that even Emperor Li Zicheng of Yongchang did not have such prestige and influence.

At the beginning, Hao Shaoqi didn't take Queen Gao in his eyes at all, but now he is going north to Jingzhou at all costs, Wang Jincai really feels that these remnants of the Dashun army have been evil, and Wang Jincai feels more and more anxious when he thinks of this.

He felt that Emperor Chengtian and Empress Gao would not let him go afterwards, and he could only hope that Zhang Xianzhong and Azig could be extra powerful.

After defeating Wang Jincai's interception, Hao Shaoqi's 20,000 people happened to collide with thousands of defeated shrimp soldiers and crab generals in Yueyang, followed by a purely one-sided collapse, these remnants of the defeated generals bumped into the township soldiers and volunteers who were supported by the Yue Ming army, and the 20,000 troops led by Hao Shaoqi almost immediately knelt down and surrendered.

Hao Shaoqi caught 3,000 captives and countless booties in one go, if it weren't for Liu Yongxi and Empress Gao ordering him to go north to Jingzhou as soon as possible, Hao Shaoqi felt that he could take Changsha down, but in order to rush to Jingzhou as soon as possible, Hao Shaoqi only took the most valuable prisoners and booty.

Liu Yongxi and Empress Gao didn't expect Hao Shaoqi to go north as soon as he received the edict, not only bringing 20,000 soldiers, but even a large number of prisoners and booty, so they naturally went out of the city to greet Hao Shaoqi together: "Since General Hao is here, the western thieves are naturally not troubled!" ”

Hao Shaoqi didn't expect that Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi would have such a high evaluation of himself as soon as he met, and he suddenly felt embarrassed: "Your Majesty has won the award, Weichen has no other skills but knows how to serve the country loyally, so he rushed to the first time after receiving the edict, but Zhang Xianzhong, this thief, is a few fierce generals in the world, it is really difficult to deal with, although Shaoqi is willing to serve His Majesty with death, but Your Majesty should not place too high expectations on Weichen's soldiers and horses, and miss the national event!" ”

Hao Shaoqi didn't say how strong he was, only said that he was loyal, but this is also the truth that the more he lacks, the more he likes to say.

The remnants of the Dashun Army are all thieves who started in rebellion, and they have nothing to do with the word "loyalty", so the remnants of the two Dashun Army will be named "Loyal Battalion" and "Loyal Brigade", and now Hao Shaoqi said that he was loyal to the country as soon as they met, which was the same reason.

After all, Hao Shaoqi only met Liu Yongxi for the first time today, and he didn't know what the temperament of this Chengtian Emperor was, and what he would do with him, an old general of the Dashun Army, after all, Empress Gao and the loyal battalion returned to the Chengtian Dynasty earlier, and he chose to stay in Hunan to join He Tengjiao, so he naturally came one step late.

Liu Yongxi immediately laughed: "I only arrived in Jingzhou City yesterday, and General Hao came here today, and I know that the elite of General Hao's department is not only loyal to the country, but also the elite force that I can count in the Heavenly Dynasty." ”

This is what Liu Yongxi is most happy about, although the edict was sent by him and the seal and signature of Empress Fengtian Gao were added, but he was not sure whether Hao Shaoqi and Wang Jincai were edicted, and Wang Jincai's refusal to accept the edict was actually expected by Liu Yongxi.

But no one expected that Hao Shaoqi would go north to Jingzhou as soon as he received the edict, he just entered Jingzhou City yesterday, and Hao Shaoqi had already led 20,000 troops to meet the division today.

Although he also knew that Hao Shaoqi's 20,000-strong army had a lot of water, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, and their dependents, there were only 10,000 real combatable soldiers, and only five or six thousand people could be called elite, but Liu Yongxi knew very well that a defeated army could almost be invincible in the world as long as its combat effectiveness was truly brought into play.

Like the Loyal Battalion, Hao Shaoqi's headquarters is also a unit that has survived a hundred defeats, but whether it is the Loyal Battalion, the Loyal Brigade, or Hao Shaoqi's headquarters, they are now all fighting spirits, as long as they integrate into the military system of the Chengtian Dynasty, they will inevitably be the core of the Chengtian Dynasty's armed forces.

Moreover, the Loyal Battalion, the Loyal Brigade and Hao Shaoqi's division in Jingzhou also represent Liu Yongxi's completion of the reception of Li Zicheng's entire political legacy, and with more than 20,000 people under Hao Shaoqi's department, Liu Yongxi has enough mobile troops in his hands, although he does not dare to say that he can fight with Zhang Xianzhong and Azig at the same time, but he has a great confidence that he will completely break through the road in the shortest possible time.

In fact, Liu Yongxi received not only Li Zicheng's political legacy, although Liu Yongxi was tired of traveling, but last night Empress Gao stayed by Liu Yongxi's side in the name of asking Mrs. Xing for guilt, and Liu Yongxi also took the delicate Empress Gao and had no choice but to wronged herself.

It's just that Queen Gao, who looks majestic, is obedient and even takes the initiative to ask for joy, and Liu Yongxi's heart is also hot, so he has such a high opinion of Hao Shaoqi.

And Hao Shaoqi didn't expect Liu Yongxi to wear such a high hat for himself as soon as they met, but this was exactly what he needed: "Thank you Your Majesty for your appreciation, Hao Shaoqi is grateful, and he will definitely repay the court and His Majesty with death, but it's a pity that Wang Jincai, a thief, refused to accept the edict and didn't take His Majesty and the court in his eyes at all!" ”

Compared with the extremely stubborn Wang Jincai, Hao Shaoqi, who was born as a thief, suddenly became high-spirited, just like several ministers who accompanied the army on the expedition felt that although Liu Yongxi's comments were too much, the arrival of Hao Shaoqi's 20,000 troops could be said to have solved the urgent need of the Yue Ming army.

After the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army joined forces with the loyal battalion, everyone felt that there should be no problem in blocking Zhang Xianzhong's offensive, but if Zhang Xianzhong and Azig launched an offensive at the same time, I am afraid that they would not be able to parry, after all, Zhang Xianzhong has at least 100,000 troops in his hands, and Azig also has 100,000 troops in his hands.

However, Hao Shaoqi's headquarters claimed to have 20,000 out of 40,000, and there were tens of thousands of combatable soldiers in addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled.

It's a pity that tens of thousands of people under Wang Jincai refused to go north, otherwise the situation in Huguang would be completely changed, and Liu Yongxi heard Hao Shaoqi mention Wang Jincai and said with hatred: "Since Wang Jincai is killing himself, then don't blame me for the military law, General Hao, when this matter is over, Wang Jincai will be handed over to you to deal with!" ”

Hao Shaoqi was originally worried that Liu Yongxi would find a way to divide and disintegrate his troops, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the Chengtian Emperor would directly hand over Wang Jincai and his troops to his own disposal, and he was naturally overjoyed: "Thank you Your Majesty for your appreciation, Hao Shaoqi will definitely live up to Your Majesty's kindness, but although Wang Jincai is extremely evil, most of the soldiers under him are devoted to the imperial court, please treat them differently!" ”

Liu Yongxi immediately replied: "Wang Jincai's department is loyal to the imperial court and belongs to the elite, and they are all incorporated into General Hao's department, by the way, the queen, General Hao's army has no name, right?" ”

The reason why Empress Gao went over to ask Mrs. Xing yesterday was that she heard that Bai Wang's old department had been reorganized into a "Loyal Brigade" and was directly led by Mrs. Xing, she knew that this matter was not so simple, although the "Loyal Battalion", "Loyal Brigade" and Hao Shaoqi's department had already joined forces in Jingzhou, but the influence of Yongchang Emperor Li Zicheng must be completely erased, and the remnants of the Dashun Army could not be an inseparable group.

But Empress Gao is just a cowardly woman who wants more favor from men, so she thinks that it is not a bad thing for the Loyal Brigade and Hao Shaoqi to separate from the Loyalty Camp: "It is true that it has not been officially named yet, is it up to me to determine the meaning of Your Majesty?" ”