Chapter Thirty-Eight: Reactions of All Parties Stuck Shang Yu Gu Dao

The news of the Yaogang people's attack on Shaanxi spread through the radio station all over the north and south of the river, inside and outside the capital, and suddenly focused the attention and attention of the entire Ming Dynasty on the battlefield in Shaanxi. Everyone was prepared for the news that the Yaogang people sent troops, but once it happened, they were still very shocked. Those who have a radio are watching the radio every day and waiting to hear the news. But two days after the start of the war, the people of Yaogang seem to have forgotten that there are still more than 100,000 soldiers fighting in front, and there is no mention of this matter in the news. It's all news about the Fenhe Bridge going smoothly and the Hutuo River Reservoir site starting to level the construction site. Just when everyone was wondering, it was suddenly reported that the Yaogang army had arrived in Xi'an. It's kind of incredible. Shaanxi is also a place carefully managed by Li Zicheng, why did the Yaogang people hit Xi'an in two days? Even if you don't fight, you can't go so fast!

Hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen danced happily and applauded.

Before the Yaogang people sent out the army, Zhang Zhimu asked Gonggong Li to send an urgent secret letter to the emperor, informing the emperor that the Yaogang people's army was about to go out. The letter was sent to Emperor Chongzhen after the broadcast of the Yaogang people had already been broadcast. Originally, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to hear the news that the Yaogang people had sent troops, but he was faintly unhappy that the Yaogang people did not inform him in advance. was sulking, and Father-in-law Li hurriedly sent Zhang Zhimu's letter over.

Seeing the secret letter sent by Zhang Zhimu, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and was in a much better mood. This shows that the people of Yaogang still take their emperor to heart. As long as the Yaogang people send troops, Li Zicheng will not be able to do well, which Chongzhen knows. Although he was very dissatisfied with the delay of the kiln gang people not coming out of the infantry, he knew better that the kiln gang people would not act blindly if they were not ready. This time, the ability to send troops in two ways shows that the kiln people are ready, and the rest is to wait for the battle report of the kiln people!

Now Emperor Chongzhen is no longer worried about whether the Yaogang people will rebel, because if the Yaogang people rebel, he has no way. In contrast, Zhang Zhimu of Yaogang can still understand himself, those thieves directly want to take over the Ming Dynasty, no matter what happens in the future, now as long as they can get rid of Li Zicheng, the scourge.

However, after the kiln people finished reporting the news of the war, there was no movement. After listening to this news, I couldn't listen to the news that I heard every day. Just when Emperor Chongzhen was anxious, good news came from today's news, and the people of Yaogang had arrived in Xi'an. The people of Yaogang are simply amazing, they have hit Xi'an in the past two days, don't let Li Zicheng, the thief, run away! That's a lot of trouble. Chongzhen kept chattering. I originally wanted to give an order to reward the kiln people, but I said empty words empty-handed, so it was better not to squeak first. Wait for the kiln people to have good news.

Zhang Xianzhong, who heard the news of the Yaogang people's attack on Shaanxi, was in a very complicated mood, he was happy that the Yaogang people went to beat Li Zicheng, but he was a little frightened. He knew that if Li Zicheng was gone, the next kiln gang person would deal with him Zhang Xianzhong, don't look at the current kiln gang people who are opening stores in Wuchang and Hankou, making them look like good friends with him. But there are a hundred reasons why the kiln people want to do it. When Zhang Xianzhong heard the news that the Yaogang people had arrived in Xi'an in two days, he sat on the chair in a daze and didn't speak for a long time. The heart said that the current combat power of the kiln gang people is simply terrifying. Li Zicheng was also killed in blood, and his subordinates were like clouds, and there were groups of strategists. It is impossible to take lightly the defense from Tongguan to Xi'an, Shaanxi, and it will not be able to stop the attack of the Yaogang people at all. It's to get a group of pigs, block the road and let the kiln people kill, and the kiln people will also kill for a while! Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong felt a chill in his back.

However, the happiest person to hear this news is the kiln gang people themselves. The people of Yaogang believe that it will not take long to solve the Shaanxi problem. If the Shaanxi problem is not solved, the people of Shanxi will have no sense of security. Because Shanxi and Shaanxi are separated by the Yellow River for more than 2,000 kilometers, when the winter freezes, the Dashun army can cross the river from anywhere. The Yaogang People's Army must deploy four divisions on the banks of the Yellow River at any time to be on guard. Ordinary people in Yaogang are concerned about not being threatened to their lives.

The Yaogang people broadcast this news after research.

After being ordered to send away the letter written by Li Yan to Li Zicheng, the intelligence officers in Xi'an posted a number of letters to the people of Shaanxi in the West Security City in accordance with the plan. In addition to informing the people of Yaogang that they had begun to attack, the notice also introduced the policy to be implemented by Yaogang in Shaanxi. These policies are more in line with the aspirations of the people. In addition, they closely watched Li Zicheng's movements.

** Took the risk to send Li Zicheng's movements out. So far, Li Zicheng has ordered the army to leave the garrison and go straight to Shangyu Gudao and Dasanguan, but the soldiers and horses in Xi'an have not moved, and many soldiers and horses have been gathered in Xi'an. just quietly sent the queen.

Li Zhi immediately sent this information to Zhang Zhimu in the command center. Zhang Zhimu understood that Li Zicheng was really reluctant to leave all the troops behind and leave him alone, so Zhang Zhimu forwarded this information to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, and proposed not to force Li Zicheng too much, leave him some leeway, and force him away as much as possible. This is also the reason why Ouyang He left Li Zicheng for another day.

Li Zhi also reported: "No. 2 has moved to Xiangyang before the Spring Festival; Most of the Xi'an intelligence stations also arranged for them to retreat to Xiangyang with Li Zicheng's team as planned. What is left behind in Xi'an are those who must be left behind; Several teams have been sent to Hanzhong, Chengdu, Chongqing, and Luzhou. ”

Zhang Zhimu was pleased that Li Zhi's intelligence work had suddenly developed so quickly, and said, "Li Zhi! You've been making fast progress during this time! We need to be at the forefront of intelligence work. ”

"Some time ago, we didn't make much progress in our work, and I was in a hurry. However, there must be a process for personnel training and screening, and it is better not to send unqualified people who are selected and dispatched. Li Zhi said, "The people we send out now have been rigorously trained and tested in many ways. I can handle the situation in general. ”

"It's just that No. 2 and ** have been out for too long, and it's hard for them." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Mr. Zhang doesn't have to worry too much, it's their life to do this job. It's a long time, and you let them go back to the kiln and stay there, and they don't get used to it at all. Li Zhi said.

"The brothers outside must be treated better." Zhang Zhimu said, "It's not easy for them, and they are in danger at any time." ”

"Good!" Li Zhi added, "There is one more important thing. Liaodong sent back news that Huang Taiji may be seriously ill. ”

"Ou! This is important news for them to keep a close eye on. Zhang Zhimu said. At this time, Zhang Zhimu knew that according to the original history, Huang Taiji should have died a long time ago, but due to his appearance, Huang Taiji did not make any big moves on the front line, so he lived a few more years. But the next regent, Dorgon, was a difficult lord, and they led their troops into the pass. So Zhang Zhimu should pay close attention to them. Now Shaanxi is undecided, and I don't have the strength to look after them. Zhang Zhimu's idea was to unify the banks of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and then go back to clean them up. But I'm afraid Dorgon can't wait.

Now Li Zicheng is already in a hurry. The army, which had been extremely disciplined, was still in chaos. As soon as the Yaogang army attacked, letters from the people of Yaogang to the people of Shaanxi appeared in various prefectures and counties. Those fast horses went out to inform the army to retreat to the Shangyu Ancient Road and Dasanguan, and as soon as they arrived at the garrisons in various places, they were in chaos. Some of the troops had just received an order to assemble in Xi'an, and immediately another order was given to them to retreat. Not to mention the retreating organization. In crowded places, you fight for each other, and it's even more chaotic. Some of the heralds saw that all the troops were fleeing, and some had fled. Many of the orders were not passed down at all.

The only thing Li Zicheng did right was that the defenders of Xi'an did not move, and the situation did not deteriorate further. But Li Zicheng knew that the kiln people gave him another day, which was already the limit. Therefore, after a day's insistence, several generals were sent on both sides of the Weihe Bridge to urge the army to cross the river as soon as possible, so that as many troops could escape. In the end, on this night, Li Zicheng left two letters for the concubines who could not be taken away. One was written to Ouyang He of the Yaogang People's Army, and the other was written to Li Yan. The letter asks them to be kind to their families. Then Li Zicheng was escorted by Liu Zongmin and others and left. At this time, the army guarding Xi'an began to withdraw, and some soldiers wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot, but Li Zicheng left a team of men and horses to patrol the streets, and they were immediately killed when they encountered illegal acts. Because Li Zicheng has to keep his promises, otherwise they can't ask the kiln people to keep their promises. Until dawn, the officers and men of these law enforcement teams also rode away.

The personnel of the Xi'an Intelligence Station, who had been paying close attention to the situation in Xi'an, immediately sent a report to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He to report the situation. Li Jing and the special forces they sent into Xi'an City in advance immediately occupied the city gate, although there were not many of them, and a city gate could be divided into a dozen people, but the automatic rifles in their hands were enough to make those scattered soldiers dare not make any moves.

The cavalry regiment, which was on standby five miles outside the city of Li'an, heard the news that they had quickly entered Xi'an, and immediately mounted their horses and galloped. Five miles will be there in a while. When they came to the gate of Xi'an, they saw that the banner of the kiln had been hung on the gate. The soldiers on the tower of the gate waved at them with brake rifles. This cavalry commander was so depressed, he thought that he would be the first to lead his troops to occupy Xi'an, but he didn't expect to be preempted.

There was no way, according to Ouyang He's order, the cavalry commander immediately surrounded Li Zicheng's palace after entering the city. No one is allowed to enter the palace to harass.

At this time, the entire people of Xi'an were watching what would happen to the Yaogang army after entering the city.

Soon, Li Jing also rushed to Xi'an with a large group of people. They first blocked the Weihe Bridge. Those Dashun officers and soldiers who were blocking the north bank of the Wei River could not cross the river and rushed hard, but the Yaogang people could block the bridge with a heavy machine gun. Not to mention that there were five more 12.7mm heavy machine guns on the river. Those soldiers of the Dashun Army who couldn't cross the river, many of them sat by the river and cried bitterly, they were all Li Zicheng's veterans, and they couldn't accept being left behind by Li Zicheng.

The kiln people left Li Zicheng a day, and he was also slowing down. Because the army in front of it reached Xi'an, but the logistics convoy had just left Tongguan. The team pulls out a long line. Li Jing in front of them also took the opportunity to trim up, and it was too tiring to run them continuously. On this day, the army behind Yaogang also defeated those counties. Dealing with such a county is almost a regiment, and the mode is almost the same, because those regiment commanders are also trained by Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He. It was the infantry artillery that opened the city gate, the heavy machine gun suppressed the city gate tower, and then the infantry charged, entered the city to clear it, and solved the battle in half a day. These chores were all commanded by Qin Peng, and Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were very idle now.

Chen Yufeng asked: "Li Zicheng has opened Xi'an, shouldn't we also send someone to take over Shangzhou?" ”

"Qin Peng has already sent someone. When Li Zicheng left Shang Zhou, we immediately sealed the Shangyu (Yinwu) Ancient Road, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were ours. I've asked them to send a report to the special forces to blow up the road to Dasanguan. Don't let Li Zicheng's soldiers go out again. Ouyang He said and smiled, "Hehe! Mr. Zhang said, now people are also wealth, and I think we are not afraid of many people in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Zhimu knows it in his heart, and he has food in his hands." Chen Yufeng said, "It's weird. After we got Shanxi, the grain production increased every year. Besides, there was more than enough grain in Baotou last year. This year will be even better. ”

"Haha! This war is the beating of silver and grain. Without these two things, we can't afford to fight! ”

"Hahaha!" Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He laughed very happily together. They should also relax, as long as the battle has not started, they always feel that they are not finished. Now that the war has begun, they will really have an easy time. They don't care about how to fight in front of them. Because they know too well the strength of their army. The special officers reassured them even more. That's been trained by them over and over again.

After Li Zicheng left Xi'an, he first went to Lantian and arrived at Lantian, where there were no defenders, only soldiers who hurried to Shang Yu Ancient Road here. Li Zicheng did not stop and continued to rush towards Shang Zhou. Because it was dark and the road was not easy to walk, it was not until dawn that I arrived at Shang Zhou. When he arrived in Shang Zhou, Li Zicheng was taken aback, it turned out that the brigade of people and horses were crowded in Shang Zhou, and they didn't bring any food, and the people who were arguing with Shang Zhou Mu here were in a mess. But where did Shangzhou Mu get so much food all of a sudden? Many officers and soldiers who did not have food did not dare to enter the ancient road. Because the Shangyu Ancient Road is more than 600 miles long and almost uninhabited, it is impossible for a few post stations in it to manage a large group of people to eat and drink. Without food, it is likely that he will starve to death before he leaves the ancient road of Shangyu.

But Li Zicheng is here, and there is no other way here. He came to the Shangyu Ancient Road and found that a large number of vehicles had been discarded here, and it turned out that the Yaogang people had indeed destroyed the Shangyu Ancient Road. It is said that after entering, more vehicles were pushed down the cliff because they could not pass.

Niu Jinxing, who was waiting here, pulled Li Zicheng and said: "Your Majesty, there is no way, so I have to borrow grain from the people!" ”

Li Zicheng understood that Niu Jinxing's meaning was to rob the army of food. However, Li Zicheng knew that the food in the people's homes was also insufficient, and Li Zicheng couldn't make up his mind for a long time. Niu Jinxing had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, take someone and leave!" You don't have to worry about the rest. ”

Liu Zongmin came over and took the reins of Li Zicheng's horse and walked forward. At this time, Niu Jinxing understood that Li Zicheng had already acquiesced to his suggestion. It seems that this wicked man can only do it himself.

Niu Jinxing gathered the generals together and whispered, "The small Shangzhou can't afford to take care of the food of our army at all. I see that the brothers will buy food from the people. ”

The generals all understood what Niu Jinxing meant, and without an order, Li Zicheng's officers and soldiers did not dare to do this, because Shaanxi was their own home, and no one dared to be presumptuous in their own homes. One of the generals asked, "Nothing will happen, right?" ”

Niu Jinxing snorted with his nose and said, "Humph! If something happens, you'll have to live to talk about it! ”

After speaking, Niu Jinxing turned his horse and chased after Li Zicheng.

The result is that Shangzhou is in trouble this time, and men are everywhere calling women and children crying. The image that Li Zicheng has worked so hard to establish is all over at this moment. However, in the small Shangzhou, the people were originally short of food, and it was not enough for the army, so since the officers and soldiers had opened the precepts, they did not care, and several nearby counties also suffered from the central government.

The 1st Division of the Lin Feng Division of the 3rd Infantry Army followed Chen Yufeng and they marched from the South Road, this time being sent by Qin Peng to Shangzhou to intercept Li Zicheng's army. In order to march faster, they also equipped a regiment of infantry with horses, and two divisions of the Shixiu Division of the Second Infantry Army also marched along the southern route, and one of their regiments was originally equipped with horses. This time, this regiment with horses also belonged to this division and participated in their operation to intercept Li Zicheng's Dashun army. The two regiments, which had horses, of course, moved quickly. They were personally led by the commander of this division to play the forward, and the commissar followed closely with the infantry on foot. Because they had to clear those checkpoints along the way, although they and Li Zicheng acted at the same time, and the distance from Weinan and Xi'an to Shangzhou was similar, they arrived in Shangzhou half a day later than Li Zicheng. When they were about to arrive in Shangzhou, the cavalry encountered some soldiers of the Dashun Army who came out to grab grain. The division commander was furious when he saw the people who had been harmed by them, and killed them with a burst of indiscriminate gunfire, and then urged the troops to advance, and when they arrived in Shangzhou, the grain grabber operation had ended. The soldiers of the Dashun Army, who had finished grabbing the grain, did not dare to stay in the city, and they were all waiting in line at the entrance of the ancient road to enter the intersection, preparing to escape from there in Shaanxi.

When the division commander entered Shangzhou City with two regiments of soldiers, he saw a miserable scene and knew that it had also been robbed. The people of Shangzhou were even more like frightened rabbits, they had just suffered an ordeal, and they didn't expect another army they had never seen before to come in, and they were all terrified.

Ignoring the people in the city, the division commander heard that the Dashun army was waiting to enter the Shangyu Ancient Road, so he immediately led people to rush out of the city and chased after Shangyu Ancient Road. When they found out that there was a secret Dashun army in front of them, they immediately dismounted and set up crane guns and mortars. Seeing that everything was ready, the division commander ordered: "Free fire, open fire!" ”

At the same time as the mortars "knocked" fired, a platoon of heavy machine guns also "tooted" fired. The heavy machine guns they brought this time were all air-cooled heavy machine guns, because such heavy machine guns are easy to carry.

The division commander was also mad at the tragic situation in Shangzhou City, and he forgot to give him the order to capture as many prisoners as possible, and he didn't take a closer look at how many soldiers of the Dashun Army were in front of him. A storm of metal blew over.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".