From Li Zicheng's entry into Henan to the current siege of Kaifeng, the army has been active in Henan for two years.

During this period of time, the thieves swept the sands, Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, and there were 60,000 elite infantry cavalry, and the momentum was already so great that the local governor did not dare to listen or look.

Now there are a lot of cavalry in the army, at least close to 10,000 cavalry, and Kaifeng Mansion is located on the Yellow River Plain, it can be said that a horse is flat, only after Xuchang, flee to Runing and Nanyang, into the mountainous and hilly areas, in order to get rid of the pursuit of the army.

Yang Dawei saw Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue stop here, and hurriedly asked the two of them to flee to Runing quickly, but as soon as his voice fell, the rout soldiers behind him suddenly burst into a commotion, and a large number of rout soldiers suddenly panicked, and rushed forward one after another, exclamations rang out again and again, "It's not good, the thieves are catching up!" ”

The already tired soldiers immediately took their last breath, panicked forward, moved their numb legs one after another, and ran away mechanically.

"Mr. Hu, look!" An anxious cry rang out.

Hu Dawei turned his head to look, and couldn't help but change his face, on the vast field to the north, there was a dense cavalry of thieves, thousands of them galloping over, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The spectacular scene of thousands of horses galloping was terrifying, Hu Dawei's face sank, and he hurriedly shouted, "Quickly lead a few horses, Gao Yi, you will protect the two overseers and go first!" ”

Ding Qirui ran all the way in fear, and just sat on the road for a rest, but he thought clearly in his heart, he was afraid that he would not be able to please him when he went back, it was better to die and be a good name, Yang Wenyue also had some worries and did not move.

Seeing this, Lu Yifang on the side became a little anxious, and hurriedly persuaded: "Duke Ding, Duke Yang, the imperial court is now the time to employ people, Inspector Sun has been imprisoned for two years, and he can be used again, both of them are old supervisors who have been superintendent for many years, as long as they remain useful, there will definitely be a chance to be used in the future."

After Lu Yifang finished speaking, without waiting for the two of them to agree, he gave Gao Yiyan a look, and Gao Yiyan immediately understood, "Supervisor, I have offended my humble position." ”

After speaking, he put Yang Wenyue on his back and helped him on the horse, and several other guards helped Ding Qirui to the horse, and Lu Yifang also divided one, and the rest of the people could only rely on their old legs for two days.

According to Gao Yihuan's instructions, after arriving at the Daimyo's Mansion, he originally wanted to take the silver, and after sending the news, he joined his second brother, but he didn't want to be left by Yang Wenyue and let him make a small flag of the Ming army.

Yang Wenyue used his deeds of killing Tartars to boost morale, but he knew that Gao Yiqi was not a good man who killed Tartars, and he was afraid that he would show his stuff, so he kept him by his side.

This not only makes him invisible to ordinary soldiers and does not have to worry about revealing the stuffing, but also increases the mystery of killing Tartar heroes.

Gao Yiyan has always stayed by Yang Wenyue's side, although he is not good at force, but it is not without advantages, at least he has a good set of serving people.

At the beginning in Gaojiabao, he was serving the father and son of the Gao family, and the army was all rough men, and he was careless when he started things, so he was naturally not as careful as him, as soon as he arrived at Yang Wenyue's side, he served him very thoughtfully, so that Yang Wenyue loved him very much, and often handed him something.

Time flies, Gao Yitong has been in the Ming camp for several months, Yang Wenyue is more attractive, and Gao Yi is respected in the Ming camp, so he enjoys this feeling very much, so he stays with peace of mind.

At this time, Gao Yiqi helped Yang Wenyue onto the horse, and led the horse for him in front, so he beckoned everyone to run south.

When Hu Dawei saw Gao Yiqi and them leaving, he couldn't help but look back at his subordinates behind him, these relatives were fighting all the way, and they were all covered in blood.

At this time, the cavalry of the invading army had caught up with the routs behind, and the faces of the soldiers were solemn, but they did not flee, but tightly held the reins of the horses and stood there, waiting for the order of the commander.

Hu Dawei hesitated slightly, and then his face showed anger, and he raised the Glaive Knife high, and roared loudly, "Kill the thief with me!" ”

After speaking, he pulled the reins of his horse, and the cavalry behind him did not say a word, all turned their horses' heads, and ran north in an instant~

In the first battle of Zhuxian Town, the army pursued and killed the officers and soldiers for more than 400 miles, captured 10,000 mules and horses, and countless materials.

At this point, the Chuang army has no opponent in Henan, and there is one less official army that can suppress the Chuang army, and the Ming Dynasty only has Sun Chuanting left an elite soldier in the pass, pinning on the last hope of the Ming Dynasty.

Zuo Liangyu broke south from Zhuxian Town, rushed back to Xiangyang, he was afraid that the court would be held responsible, and he also knew the weakness of the court, so he quickly gathered the rout, and coerced the people, and in a very short period of time he had 200,000 people.

With so many people, the imperial court naturally had no money and food to support, so Zuo Liangyu sent 20,000 people to Xiangyang, and the rest of the people were all sent to Siye to collect grain, which was like a rogue, making the people of northern Hubei miserable, and the left army was a thief.

Ding Qirui, Yang Wenyue, and Hu Dawei led the remnants of the army into Runing, and not long after, the holy decree came, Yang Wenyue was dismissed from office, and Ding Qirui was directly demoted to prison because he was the leader of Zuo Liangyu, waiting to be released.

After Li Zicheng defeated the official army in Zhuxian Town, he triumphantly returned to Kaifeng City, and asked people to pile up the captured official and military banners and clothes under the city.

It is now September of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Kaifeng City has been besieged for more than half a year, the food in the city has long been exhausted, the residents have changed their children and eaten, and now the reinforcements have been defeated by the breaking army, and the officials and troops in Kaifeng City are desperate.

After Gao Yihuan left Luyi, he first went to Shangqiu, used 1,000 taels of silver as a stepping stone, met the mighty general Zhao Yingyuan, and explained that he and Liu Heizi sent troops to attack Bozhou.

Although Zhao Yingyuan said that he had the right to moderation, he did not pay the second brother Gao and Liu Heizi, nor did he provide food, so he naturally did not care much.

What does the lieutenant below do, as long as he doesn't make trouble for him, he basically won't intervene, but the second brother Gao and Liu Heizi beat Bozhou, which can be regarded as causing him trouble.

Because this may trigger a war between the official army and the Chuang army in Guide, but the official army did not attack Guide, and the second brother sent him another thousand taels of silver, so he reluctantly acted as if nothing had happened, sang and drank wine in Shangqiu Song, and continued to live his life like an emperor.

The second brother stayed in Shangqiu for a few days, and the situation in the city did not change much compared to when he left, and it was still the same as when it was destroyed, and it was even more deserted.

Zhao Yingyuan did not set out to restore Shangqiu City, nor did he try to restore the livelihood of Shangqiu, the residents inside and outside the city had no way to make a living, in just over two months, they ran most of them, and fled south, making the city empty, and there was no figure on the street, like a ghost town.

The second brother heard that the old man Yang who was striking iron said that there would be an iron-striking shop in Shangqiu City, and he was not the only one, so he thought about seeing if he could find a few more people to go to Luyi.

After all, Old Man Yang and his two apprentices are too few people, and it takes time to teach newcomers, so they can't meet Gao Yihuan's needs for self-made cannonballs.

The second year of high school took a turn in Shangqiu City, and saw that the people in the city were almost running, and those blacksmiths were no longer able to find them, so he dispelled the intention of looking for people in Shangqiu and decided to go north to Kaifeng.