I don't know if God deliberately went against the Ming Dynasty, but Shaanxi, which often suffers from drought, was occupied by the rogues this year, but the wind and rain were smooth.

However, the land of Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Henan, which were still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, suffered from drought.

The Liukou and Ming armies continued to fight in Shaanxi for more than ten years, causing a large number of population losses, and the land became vast and sparsely populated, and there were no big landlords and no land contradictions.

Because Gao Yingxiang was happy to distribute acres of land to the homeless people and their families for cultivation, the wheat in many fields that had been abandoned for a short time was growing gratifyingly, and as long as they survived until the harvest, the Liukou would not be short of food for the time being.

Looking at the current situation, the Ming army was completely on the defensive and unable to counterattack Shaanxi.

The "Red Banner Army" in the interior tried to ensure that the areas under its actual control could get a harvest, and in order to make up for it from the headquarters, it was so busy that it had no intention of attacking Shaanxi at all.

It should be a sure thing that the rogue will be able to store a lot of grain when he gets the harvest.

In these years, if you have food, you will have strength, and you will be able to have a large number of troops, and it is too simple for you to form an army, and you can get a rabble by giving a wooden spear worth only a penny of silver.

Although these people's combat effectiveness and military discipline are not good, but the evil tiger is also afraid of wolves, these people may not be able to fight in a dignified battle, and they are very good at fighting with the wind, sabotage, burning, killing and looting.

It is foreseeable that 500,000 rogues broke through the defense line and entered the lands of Henan, Shandong, Huguang, and Gyeonggi, causing unimaginable losses and countless people being coerced.

This is entirely because the Huang Han Dynasty was born, and in the past eight or nine years, the large-scale promotion of high-yield potatoes, tuntian, and imports has increased the total grain of the Ming Dynasty by tens of millions of stones, and the survival of tens of millions of Han people who should have died of hunger or war in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

It also means that the foundation is thicker, and the results obtained when the rogue is plagued will be doubled, and the number of people who can be coerced will be several times greater.

In late May, Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun returned to Beijing, and they reported to Chongzhen that the "Red Banner Army" had engaged 50,000 cavalry of the Qing army in the prairie, successfully repelled the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, and won 1,000 results.

The two could not judge the purpose of Haoge and Du Du leading 50,000 horses to the west, and simply believed that it was the follow-up troops sent by Dongnu to Shaanxi.

Obviously, due to the interception of the "Red Banner Army", Dongnu's plan to reinforce Shaanxi was shattered.

The emperor and his ministers sighed when they heard the news, if the Qing army in Shaanxi doubled its troops, plus the people and horses of the Liukou, it would be very difficult to defend the defense line.

Although the "Red Flag Army" did not enter Shaanxi to participate in the war, its actions in the prairie ended in the same way, and the Ming Dynasty was undoubtedly the beneficiary.

Liu Zhilun still has good things to show the Son of Heaven, the "King of Hanjiang County" plans to launch a big battle to recover Jinzhou in early August, and the dispatch of men and horses and the preparation of materials are in full swing.

He also pointed out in a clear and unequivocal manner that it was inappropriate to recruit and dispatch the "Red Banner Army" to expedition to Shaanxi at this time.

Zheng Guochang also analyzed the drawbacks of the "Red Banner Army" labor expedition to Chongzhen, emphasizing that as long as they fought well in Jinzhou, the Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry in Shaanxi would be fluctuating, and it would be their fate to flee without a fight.

Although Chongzhen did not understand military affairs, he was able to realize the feelings of the Qing army in Shaanxi after learning that Laochao was attacked by the "Red Flag Army", and he temporarily gave up Huang Han's plan to lead the main force into Shaanxi.

What the outcome will be, who can predict? Only when the "Red Banner Army" began fighting in August will we be able to find out.

Time flies, and seeing that in July, the "Red Banner Army" led the military and civilians in Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Henan to achieve phased victories in fighting drought, and it is foreseeable that they will successfully maintain 60% of the harvest.

The "Red Flag Daily" is a big book, and the glorious image of the "King of Hanjiang County" has been raised again.

At the same time, the rogues who made trouble in Xuchang were beaten by the inland "Red Flag Army" led by Zhao Kun, Gu Rushan, and Pei Yuanwu, and lost their armor and fled eastward.

After entering the Dabie Mountains, they captured Susong, bypassed Luzhou, and killed Chuzhou to threaten the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal again.

Governor Shi Kefa originally had more than 20,000 men and horses in the hands of Mu Wenshou, the chief military officer of Fengsi, and now this Biao people and horses followed Xiong Wencan into Shaanxi and had to retreat to Shangzhou after a big defeat and loss.

Shi Kefa, who didn't understand military affairs, didn't have a good general or a soldier who dared to fight, so he had to defend the city to the death.

This time Chongzhen finally did one thing right, Shi Kefa lost his position as governor due to the negative punishment of Kou, and was demoted three levels and transferred to Langzhong of the Nanjing Zhengwupin Military Department.

Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun jointly Baoju Huguang Soldier Preparation Dao Xu Mingyang was promoted to three levels to replace Shi Kefa, and they were convincing Xu Mingyang was good at guarding, and once guarded Pingshun County, which was besieged by tens of thousands of rogue gangsters with less than 1,000 people.

As long as Xu Mingyang patrols the four prefectures in Jiangbei, he will definitely be able to curb the spread of the rogue in the short term.

After Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun returned to Beijing from outside the Guan, the relationship between the two reached a higher level. The canal is unstable and the world is in chaos, which is the consensus of the two of them, and only by handing over the defense here to the "King of Hangang County" can people rest assured.

They knew that it would not work at all to directly nominate the mainland generals of the "Red Banner Army" to take over the garrison, and it was impossible for the emperor to agree to hand over the lifeblood of the imperial court to Huang Han.

Therefore, they made a change and nominated Xu Mingyang, who has an extraordinary relationship with the "King of Hanjiang County".

It is an indisputable fact that he is controlled by others, although Chongzhen feels that it is not ideal to use Xu Mingyang as the governor of Jiangbei, but the canal is in danger, and no civilian and military general can have the courage to take responsibility.

After consulting with Liu Zhilun and Zheng Guochang, he received a positive reply that Xu Mingyang would definitely be able to ensure the safety of the canal when he went to Huai'an, and he also supported the appointment of Xu Mingyang.

The military situation was as urgent as fire, and there was no time for Chongzhen to think deeply, Xu Mingyang really got the holy decree and became the governor of the four prefectures in Jiangbei, and ruled Huai'an City, the intersection of the ancient Huai River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The Grand Canal communicates the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River, and is the main water transportation route running through the north and south.

This time, the "Red Banner Army" in the interior was not only a purely military operation, but also a more important task, and getting involved in the canal was the ultimate goal.

As soon as I learned the news that Xu Mingyang was appointed as the governor of Jiangbei by the imperial court, the "Red Flag Army" broke out, Zhao Kun, Gu Rushan, and Pei Yuanwu were abnormal, and the original steady and steady mode became a cavalry attack.

Although the cavalry they can concentrate on is only three thousand, but because they have obtained a full set of standard equipment, their combat effectiveness has soared too much, even if they do not have an advantage against the Jiannu regular soldiers, it is like child's play to deal with a rabble like Liukou.

The attack was swift, the encirclement and interception were timely, and the number of exiles and rogues who were captured gradually increased, Xu Mingyang sent good news to the imperial court within seven days of his arrival, and planned to kill more than 5,000 of the leaders of the rogues Ma Shixiu, Du Yingjin, Kaishan Axe, and the Black Evil God, and captured as much as 50,000.