Wang Tao, the governor of Suizhou, had already heard about the movements of the rebel army, and his soldiers and horses were only five or six hundred, and he knew that the enemy was no more than nearly 300,000 rebels.

Wang Yangji, the governor of Chengtian who was in charge of garrisoning Hubei, also received a report from Tang, and in the military tent, Wang Yangji was planning a strategy to resist the enemy.

Wang Yangji paced back and forth, and on one side stood the chief soldier Qin Yiming and the deputy chief soldier Yang Shien, Yang Shien received a request for help from Wang Tao of Zhizhou, and returned to the headquarters to report to Wang Yangji.

Wang Yangji stopped, and he said to Qin Yiming: "General Qin, you and I will go to Tang County to defend against the enemy. ”

Yang Shien asked, "Wang Fujun, what about me?" Is it to rescue Suizhou? ”

Wang Yanji nodded in agreement: "You don't want to enter the city, just fortify the Sandao River." Wang Zhizhou only has five or six hundred people, and it is useless to add more than a thousand of you. Remember, if you can't stand it, get closer to me as soon as possible! ”

Yang Shien arched his hand and said: "Obey!" ”

Yang Shien returned to his camp, and the guerrilla Tong Weikun and the garrison Mengzhong were looking forward to it.

Tong Weikun asked: "Deputy marshal, are we entering Suizhou City?" ”

Yang Shien was dissatisfied: "His grandmother's! Lao Tzu is the deputy chief soldier of Huguang, but he has to listen to his dispatch as the governor of Chengtian. Wang Fujun said, don't go to Suizhou City, go to Sanlihe to set up defenses. ”

Meng Zhong comforted: "Deputy marshal, you have to bow your head under the eaves of people!" Let's accept our fate, anyway, if we can fight thieves, it's the same wherever we go. ”

Yang Shien said: "Everyone will feed me today, and I will pull out the village tomorrow!" ”

Tong Weikun worried: "Only tomorrow? ”

Yang Shien said coldly: "Sanli River is only fifty or sixty miles away from us, and there is not much difference between today's opening and tomorrow's opening." ”

……

On the way back, Tian Wenju reminded Gao Junshan that the military order he issued today, after Zhang Xianzhong woke up tomorrow, he would not necessarily count, and asked Gao Junshan to make some adjustments.

When he returned to the barracks, he ordered Gao Junshan: Cao Wenzhao rushed to Tang County at night, and He Renlong rushed to Suizhou at night.

Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong did not dare to slack off after receiving the order, and each led 5,000 cavalry to Tang County. After a night of galloping, before dawn they arrived at a small village called Gushan in Tang County, where they encountered Wang Yangji's Chengtian soldiers, Cao Wenzhao's second brigade and Wang Yangji's men and horses began to fight, and He Renlong's 5,000 cavalry continued to march towards Suizhou.

He Renlong's third brigade arrived at Sandaohe after dawn, he settled the team to rest, and ordered the general Zhou Guoqing to lead a team of outposts to investigate everywhere.

In the afternoon, Secretary Zhou returned to report that fifty or sixty miles to the southeast had found a Ming army of more than 1,000 people, and there was no hostile situation elsewhere.

He Renlong ordered Secretary Zhou to closely monitor the movements of this Ming army, and ordered his nephews He Guoying and He Guoxian to go to Suizhou to inquire about information.

After dinner, it was dark, and He Renlong asked the team to spend the night at Sandaohe, and then march to Suizhou after dawn.

The next day, He Renlong's men and horses regained their strength and were setting off as a team, and Zhou Guoqing, who was in charge of monitoring the Ming army, returned.

"Marshal, I've already heard and understood, the more than 1,000 people who are the deputy chief soldier Yang Shien's men are now coming to our side." Zhou Guoqing's horse didn't stop, so he reported loudly to He Renlong.

"Dog's Ball!" He Renlong scolded, "Could it be that we have been discovered? ”

"I don't see it." Zhou Guoqing got off the horse and came to He Renlong's side, "They acted casually, it didn't look like they had discovered us." ”

"Can you be sure they're here with us?" He Renlong asked.

"Sure. Because there is only one way. ”

"Only one way?"

Zhou Guoqing accentuated: "There is only one road, and there is no other way to go." ”

He Renlong said excitedly: "Okay! Dog's Day Ball! Lao Tzu gave him an ambush in the middle of the road. ”

"What a good idea! Handsome. ”

He Renlong stepped on the war horse and said to Zhou Guoqing: "Let's go, let's go and survey the terrain together!" ”

He Renlong arrived at a mountain called Pingtou Mountain, this mountain is a stone mountain, the mountain is not grassy, the mountain is only three miles away from the road under the mountain, the cavalry can kill the road with a charge, and the slope of the mountain is gentle, it is very suitable for the cavalry to rush and kill.

He Renlong decided to put his troops behind Pingtou Mountain, and when Yang Shien came, he ambushed them.

As soon as He Renlong's general ordered, the troops moved quickly, and when He Renlong's cavalry had just been ambushed, Yang Shien's more than 1,000 people also arrived at Pingtou Mountain.

He Renlong shouted: "Give me a rush!" ”

He was the first to rush down the hillside, and in an instant, thousands of war horses rushed towards the Ming army like a surging flood, rolling up dust three feet high.

The Ming garrison Mengzhong rode at the front of the team, and he was also the first person to see the thieves rushing in like an iron stream, and he shouted: "The thieves are coming!" He took the lead in riding his horse towards the mountain, trying to block the torrent with his body. However, he was wrong, how could his physical body block the impact of He Renlong? As a result, he just buried himself in vain.

"Thief Kou Laiye" was the last voice he left in the world, he was shot through the left collarbone by He Renlong, who rushed in front, He Renlong lifted him high and fell heavily on the stone, and Meng Zhong whined and wailed.

Guerrilla Tong Weikun watched as Meng Zhong was picked off his horse by He Renlong, "He is crazy! He exclaimed.

"What? Ho madman? Deputy Chief Soldier Yang Shien didn't believe his ears, "You're not wrong, is it He Renlong?" ”

Tong Weikun said in an affirmative tone: "It's him, it's him." I also killed thieves with him, and he killed people like a madman, so they all called him 'He Madman'. ”

Yang Shien gasped, knowing that he couldn't do He Renlong, he rolled his eyes, and said to Tong Weikun: "Since you know him, you go and persuade him, ask him not to help the abuse, and stand back on the side of the court." ”

Tong Weikun was ordered to lead his subordinates to kill, and Yang Shien took a few personal soldiers to turn around and slip away.

Tong Weikun rushed to He Renlong and shouted: "He is crazy! Kill the thieves! ”

He Renlong has seen more people, I don't know who this person who called him He crazy, but he knew that this was the general of the Ming army and his enemy, so he didn't answer, and swept this person off the war horse with one shot, Tong Weikun fell to the ground, struggling to stand up, but failed to do so, and was trampled to death by the war horse that came up from behind.

Yang Shien ran away, the Ming army lost the will to fight, and those who were not killed all put down their weapons and became prisoners of He Renlong.

Besides, Cao Wenzhao encountered the brigade of Chengtian Governor Wang Yanji in Gushan, Wang Yangji commanded more than 20,000 men, and the two armies fought and killed in the dark.

The second brigade was already very tired after a night of marching, and it was a hasty response, and it was a little unbearable after killing for half an hour, so Cao Wenzhao could only fight and retreat, waiting for reinforcements.

Wang Yangji ordered Qin Yiming to pursue, and the general soldier Qin Yiming also had a hard time killing, because he was facing Cao Wenzhao, if the two armies were under the same conditions, it would be Qin Yiming who was defeated.

Now, Qin Yiming is facing Cao Wenzhao's tired army, and he has a chance to gain the upper hand.

"Brothers, the thieves want to escape, they can't let them escape, chase them!" Qin Yiming shouted loudly, Wang Yangji beat the war drums behind to cheer, and the Ming army was getting braver and braver, driving Cao Wenzhao ten miles away.

At this moment, only a cannon was heard, Ma Yuanli on the left, Zhang Hualong on the right, and Zhang Xianzhong's tens of thousands of reinforcements arrived in time.

Cao Wenzhao came to the spirit, he ordered his subordinates to kill and turn back, the two armies collided violently again, where did the Ming army dare to resist, only hated his father and mother for having two legs, turned his head and fled, poor Qin Yiming was cut into meat sauce.

……

said that Zhang Xianzhong woke up the next day and knew that Gao Junshan gave orders for him last night, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but because he had already spoken, he didn't say anything more.

He personally led Ma Yuanli and Zhang Hualong to act as a pioneer and went straight to Suizhou. It's not that he wants to shoot this first skill, he wants to be the first to enter Suizhou City and seize the beauty of Suizhou, he can't let Luo Rucai take the lead.

"The forward of the ——, Gao Jun Mountain exchanged fire with the Ming army in the lonely mountain." Tanma reported to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong let out a sneer: "Hmph! This mountain brother still hid a hand for me. ”

He ordered the horse: "Explore!" ”

Soon, Tanma reported again, Cao Wenzhao's army was defeated and was retreating to this side, Zhang Xianzhong ordered Ma Yuanli and Zhang Hualong to lie on the left and right, waiting for the arrival of the official army.

Wang Yangji saw that the situation was not good, and led more than 10,000 people to flee the battlefield and return to Chengtian, Qin Yiming and his 10,000 officers and soldiers were all buried under the swords and guns of the righteous army.

Zhang Xianzhong left Wang Yangji alone, and directly led his troops into Suizhou City.

Gao Junshan got the battle report, and he ordered Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong to rest in place and wait for Gao Junshan's army to arrive.

On February 8, the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637 AD), the army of Gao Junshan set up camp outside Suizhou City.

Before, Zhang Xianzhong had captured Suizhou City, Yang Shien with more than 100 remnants of the defeated army will flee back to Suizhou City, and Zhizhou Wang Tao together in the city to resist stubbornly, was broken by Zhang Xianzhong in one fell swoop, Yang Shien drew his sword at the head of the city to kill himself, the righteous army took advantage of the victory to pursue, killed into the city, burned the state office, burned Zhizhou Wang Tao, occupied the whole city, Zhang Xianzhong got his wish to include Suizhou beauties.

The fifteen families of Chu gathered in Suizhou, they were: Zhang Xianzhong, the eight kings, Gao Junshan, the king of Qin, Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, the old Hui Ma Shouying, Liu Guoneng, the king of the collapsed sky, He Yilong, the king of Zuojin, He Jin, the king of the reincarnation, Liu Xiyao, the king of the troubled times, the king of the four heavens, Li Yangchun, the scorpion block Tuoyangkun, the word Wang Tuo Xianling, the starry Zhang Dashou, the neat king Zhang Fatzi, and a tiger He Shuangquan. The total strength reached 320,000, which was even more awesome than the 13 72 battalions of the Xingyang Conference.

At this time, Li Zicheng received the remnants of Gao Yingxiang and was promoted to the "King of Chuang", fighting in Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi, and his army also grew to more than 100,000 people.

The prosperity of the righteous army led to great panic in the Ming court, Zhu Youzhen sent another 120,000 troops to suppress the army, and the treasury was originally empty, but he still increased Yang Sichang's military salary by 2.8 million, and transferred Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian.

Zhu Youzhen issued an edict: "The flow of the army is extended, the people are devastated, there is no way to pacify the army if it is not gathered, and there is no way to pay the army if it is not increased." Reluctantly obey the court, temporarily tired our people for a year, in addition to this serious trouble. It changed the grain to an even loss, announced to the world, and made it known to the people to do harm. ”

This means that within one year of limiting floods, it is necessary to put an end to the bandits.