The battle of Miyang City was fought from morning to night, the officers and soldiers were defeated, thousands of people were killed in the battle, more than 10,000 people surrendered, Liu Liangzuo and Chen Hongfan led more than 10,000 remnants of the army, fled back to Ruyang City.

Such a big victory made Luo Rucai incomparably inflated, he and Sun Kewang chased and killed all the way, and surrounded Ruyang to the death, at this time in the hinterland of Henan, there were no extra officers and soldiers, they could run rampant fearlessly.

"Haha, it's really happy, it's really happy!" Luo Rucai was in a very comfortable mood, looking at Ruyang City in front of him, as if it was also something in his pocket.

"It's really a big win!" Sun Kewang was covered in blood, and he simply became a terrible murderous devil.

Luo Rucai praised: "General Sun's great talent, if it weren't for General Sun's courage and carefulness in this battle, how could we achieve such a victory, this battle is the first battle we have ever won since the incident, General Sun has made a lot of contributions, hey......"

Luo Rucai suddenly sighed, Sun Kewang was puzzled, and asked, "Why did Luo Dashuai suddenly sigh?" ”

"I'm envious and jealous, there are advisers like Li Dingguo under the command of the Eight Great Kings, and there are fierce generals like General Sun, how can I not be envious or sigh, if General Sun is willing to come to my Cao Cao Department, the position of the two masters belongs to you!"

"General Luo's kindness is my heart, this Ruyang City will be handed over to the general, I want to go back to my father-in-law to resume my life!" Sun Kewang said respectfully.

"Okay, okay, even if this Ruyang City is handed over to me, I will surround them! Hahaha. Luo Rucai smiled heartily.

At this time, another army of the Ming court, under the leadership of the eunuch Lu Jiude, went south from Shangshui in Kaifeng Mansion and arrived near Shangcai County in Runing Prefecture.

A gorgeous carriage was in the middle of the army, and at this time, a bannerman rode a war horse, galloped wildly, dismounted in front of the carriage and knelt down and shouted: "Report to the Supervisor Army, there are a large number of thieves around Ruyang City in front, and Ruyang City has been surrounded!" ”

A eunuch opened the curtain of the car, poked out his thin head, revealed a face without a trace of masculinity, and asked, "What, our family heard it right?" Ruyang? How can there be a thief army in Ruyang, isn't it in Nanyang? ”

"Lord Overseer, it's Ruyang!" The standard-bearer said.

"How many?" Lu Jiude asked.

"About 100,000 people." The standard-bearer replied.

Lu Jiude looked frightened, and then instructed his own soldiers: "There is a thief army ahead, we must think long-term, the army is camped outside this small county, these days hurry up, our family's body and bones are going to be broken up, our family will go to the county for a few days to live, and take care of the body and bones." ”

The whole army stopped marching, and Liu Yuanjie, the deputy general at the front of the team, also got the same military information, so he rode and ran over.

"Lord Warden, it's still early, aren't we going to march any further?"

Lu Jiude in the carriage said: "Our family is deeply favored by the emperor, the 20,000 army is the emperor's treasure, there can be no mistakes, there are huge bandits in front, our family is here to defend in Shangcai County, in case the thief army north to the land of Gyeonggi!" ”

"But Lord Supervisor, the military situation is urgent, Mr. Chen, they are trapped in Ruyang at this time, and they need to be rescued!" Liu Yuanjie said anxiously.

"Humph! That's because he is incompetent, and our family can't follow him to the funeral, so there is no need to say more, otherwise this prison army will ask for military law! The gloomy voice in the carriage frightened Liu Yuanjie from saying anything more.

Zhang Xianzhong is very proud at this time, now that the reinforcements that Zuo Liangyu is counting on have been defeated by them, I think there will be no reinforcements in the Ming Dynasty, at least in a short period of time, Chongzhen can't fight for reinforcements, he can besiege Zuo Liangyu, an old enemy who has been against him for so many years and makes him hate his toothache.

"Hey, if it weren't for the autumn harvest just now, this Zuo Liangyu's 30,000 army is estimated to have no military rations for a long time, and such a small county town would definitely not be able to support an army of 30,000." Zhang Xianzhong said with emotion, Zuo Liangyu is also powerful, he has been surrounded by himself for so many days, and he has no way to attack the city.

After Sun Kewang and Luo Rucai defeated Chen Hongfan's tens of thousands of allied troops, Sun Kewang's ambition was high, and he was extremely arrogant at this time, it turned out that the officers and soldiers were so vulnerable, and they were not as good as their righteous army, he said arrogantly: "King, I see that they are also running out of mountains and rivers, and I will attack the city in a few days, and I will definitely be able to succeed in a battle at that time!" ”

"Haha, my son is brave, and I will let you be the pioneer when the time comes!" Zhang Xianzhong laughed.

Pan Duao next to him laughed, in everyone's feelings, Zuo Liangyu was already in their pockets, so there was this atmosphere of victory just around the corner.

But Li Dingguo is still sober, Zuo Liangyu is not comparable to the general army of the Ming Dynasty, after all, he is a famous general, and his prestige in the army is very high, as long as Zuo Liangyu is still there, they can't break through this Tang County, but how long can they besiege Tang County? If the officers and soldiers from Shanxi Province in Shaanxi Province go out of Tongguan, it will be a big deal.

"Father-in-law, I have a suggestion!" Li Dingguo said.

Zhang Xianzhong said: "Oh? What to advise, albeit in the future! ”

"The art of war is to attack the city first, and the heart is the top, now Zuo Liangyu is already a turtle in the urn, and the reason why he resists stubbornly may be because he still fantasizes about waiting for help, so we should tell him the news of the rout of Chen Hongfan's army, and even ......" Li Dingguo said.

"Or even what?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.

"Even tell Zuo Liangyu that we can let him escape with a hundred personal soldiers!" Li Dingguo said.

Sun Kewang was the first to stand up and object, saying: "No, absolutely not, we finally caught this Zuo Liangyu, we must kill him, how many brothers died at his hands, absolutely not!" I'm against it! ”

Liu Wenxiu has always been a silent person, and this time he also stood up against it, Zuo Liangyu killed too many of them, and it was difficult for Liu Wenxiu to accept letting him go so simply.

Zhang Xianzhong objected in his heart, but he didn't say it directly, but looked at Pan Duao.

Pan Duao thought about it for a long time, and then seemed to suddenly open up, and said: "General Anxi is punishing his heart, whether this Zuo Liangyu accepts it or not, it will cause distrust between the officers and soldiers of Zuo Liangyu's department, Gao Ming!" King, let's follow General Anxi's method, this trick is too powerful, once they deviate from Germany, this city will be destroyed! ”

Zhang Xianzhong also understood, if this soldier does not trust the main general, the main general's life may be lost at any time.

"Okay, that's it!"

After Chen Hongfan fled back to Ruyang City, the first thing he did was to write a recital to Chongzhen, he briefly talked about the battle of Miyang City, and then pointed out that the main reason for the defeat of the war was that the general soldier Liu Liangzuo did not listen to the advice, insisted on going his own way, and underestimated the enemy's rash advance, which eventually led to the power of the war, and at the same time asked the imperial court to send reinforcements to relieve the siege of Ruyang.

At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Kong Yunzhen, saying that this defeat had a lot to do with Premier Xiong Wencan, and if Xiong Wencan hadn't taken into account the actual situation and arbitrarily transferred troops and gave orders, they would not have been so defeated, resulting in today's uncontrollable situation.

In the court, Zhang Zhifa and others began to attack Xiong Wencan frantically, scolded Xiong Wencan for incompetence, and demanded that Emperor Chongzhen immediately arrest Xiong Wencan and put him in prison, and at the same time impeach Yang Sichang for being a fool of himself and making a mistake, which caused the court to suffer huge losses.

Under the protection of Emperor Chongzhen, even if the impeachment of Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan had as many twists and turns as snowflakes, Xiong Wencan was still unharmed.

But there is a problem that must be decided, now that the Jianghuai area is empty, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong have 200,000 troops running rampant, and more troops must be transferred to suppress it, otherwise the wealth of Jiangnan will not be guaranteed, and the finances and taxes of the imperial court will not be guaranteed!

Chongzhen sat on his dragon chair and shouted to the ministers below and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, who can share my worries?" Now the situation in Jiangnan is shocking, what should we do? ”

Zhang Zhifa was silent, and Kong Yunzhen and the others kept silent, closed their eyes and recuperated, as if they hadn't heard it at all.

Liu Yuliang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the only troops that can fight now are Guanning Tiecai and the Qin army in Shaanxi, but Guanning Tiecai is very heavily defended and cannot be transferred, why not transfer Sun Chuanting or Hong Chengchou?" ”

"No, Your Majesty, Lord Sun and Lord Hong are fighting fiercely with Li Zicheng, if they are transferred out, I'm afraid there will be chaos in Shanxi and Shaanxi!" The opponent was Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department. Yang Sichang felt that it was not easy for the official army to gain an advantage in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and if the main force was transferred out now, the Shaanxi thieves would inevitably become bigger.

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work, so what? Master Zhang, you are the first assistant, you can talk about it! Chongzhen asked impatiently.

Zhang Zhifa lined up and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, the rewards and punishments are uneven, the morale is low, the law is not open, the system is broken, and the people's hearts are scattered. ”

Chongzhen's face was unhappy, Zhang Zhifa repeated the old tune again, Chongzhen clarified his question, and said: "Now I am asking, where should I transfer soldiers to suppress the bandits in Henan." ”

"Your Majesty, the land of Henan is better than Shaanxi, and the people are better, and the thieves are shouting in Henan, and there are not many responses, but if someone ascends in Shaanxi and shouts rebellion, the responders gather to follow, so the Qin army is categorically irreconcilable!" Zhang Zhifa affirmed.

Chongzhen nodded, Zhang Zhifa said this reasonably, if Shaanxi is empty, I am afraid the consequences will be more serious, he also feels that the troops of Shaanxi are not adjustable, but the problem is that the Qin army in Shaanxi is not mobilized, he seems to really have no military mobilization, can he let it go?

The land of Jianghuai, in the eyes of all Wenchen, is the grave of the generals, Zuo Liangyu is defeated, Chen Hongfan is defeated, and Liu Liangzuo is also defeated, in this case, why not push that damn Qin Yiming forward?

"Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten someone?" Kong Yunzhen suddenly reminded.

"Oh? What does Master Kong mean? Chongzhen wondered.

"This year's new champion of science and technology, the new Huguang chief soldier Qin Yiming! General Qin defeated the thief Zhang Xianzhong before, and then recruited Liu Guoneng, the strength of Lord Qin can be seen! ”

"Haha, yes! How did I forget Qin Aiqing! Where is my Qin Aiqing? ”