Chapter 235: The Defeated Army Is Like a Locust
Not to mention how Jing Keqin and others relied on the surrounding cottages to maneuver with the Green Camp and the Mongolian Eight Banners, it is only said that Shunqing City is no longer what it used to be.
At noon on November 27, when he received the news that the Barbarian Qing Dynasty had entered Sichuan in a big way and that Zhang Xianzhong had been killed for no reason, Yang Lin had already left Shunqing City and arrived at the camp five miles north of the city, and was preparing to lead his troops north.
Due to the reasons of education and pigtail play, Yang Lin only knows a little about the history of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and only knows that Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the customs, the rebellion of the three feudatories and other things.
After crossing over, although he felt that Zhang Xianzhong was a murderous demon king, he did not kill all the four (Sichuan) people as the legend said.
Influenced by the anti-Japanese united front in the previous life, deep down in my heart, I still hope to unite the two families to jointly expel the Tatars and restore China.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong still died like this, Yang Lin, who was playing with Yang Wen, the eldest son of the eldest daughter Qiuyue, in the back garden, suddenly felt lonely in his heart, trembling all over, and then stumbled to the hall, looking at the sand table in a daze.
After about a quarter of an hour's effort, the supervisor Qian Bangxin, the commander of the envoy Yin Chengqi, the prefect of Shunqing, Fan Wenguang, the staff Jiang Dingzhen, Zhang Lang and others rushed to hear the news, Yang Lin recovered, watched everyone sit down and said: "Everyone, the barbarian Qing entered the pass in the name of revenge of the first emperor, not only captured and killed my Zhu Ming's royal children, occupied the land of Hebei and Jiangnan, but now he has entered the four (Sichuan), which has the ambition to encompass the world, so that my Han people will become their slaves again as they did in the Yuan Dynasty."
Ladies and gentlemen, the barbarians killed my emperor, changed my clothes, encircled my land, and regarded my Han people as their slaves, whose brutality far exceeded that of the Mongol Tartars.
Whether it is in Hebei or Jiangnan, whenever there is the slightest resistance, the people of our city will be slaughtered.
The Manchu Qing is not even as good as a brute, and this Manchu Manchu should actually be called a barbarian.
Ladies and gentlemen, in the face of the brutal rule of the Barbarian Qing, I have made up my mind, for the sake of the thousands of people of my Han Dynasty, I vow not to stand with the Barbarian Qing, even if I die for a lifetime, I will restore the clothes of my Han family, and I will also destroy the Barbarian Qing This plagued nation for thousands of years, so as not to leave a disaster to future generations. ”
Although there were such and such frictions in the past, in the face of such a crisis, everyone was more united and asked for their lives one by one.
Pointing to the sand table in front of him, Yang Lin said: "Everyone, Zhang Xianzhong is dead, and the rogue is bound to collapse. Jiang Dingzhen, Wang Shuji, Wang Zhibang, Peng Jianxin, Hong Zhenglong, Lou Yi, Wang Jianming, Zhou Shangxian, Du and Gui generals went out of the city to set up defenses and collect the remnants of the Great Western Army.
You need to remember that you may have had such and such a holiday with Zhang Xianzhong in the past, but in the past it was a brotherly dispute, and now that foreign tribes are invading, what should you do? ”
When everyone heard this, they all claimed yes.
Yang Lin continued: "Everyone, what the Barbarian Qing relies on is nothing more than its Tartar cavalry, if I guess correctly, the combat power of the Tartar cavalry can be above Zhang Xianzhong's elite cavalry battalion, and everyone in Zhang Xianzhong's elite cavalry battalion may have seen it.
In the states and counties invaded by the Tartars, I was prepared to adopt a scorched earth war strategy, leaving no bricks and tiles for the Tartars to use as a tool to attack me. ”
Immediately ordered Zhang Hong to repair a letter to Jing Keqin, Yang Bingyi and others stationed on the northern front, so that everyone could block the Liukou step by step, thinking that he would win the opportunity to reorganize the remnants of the Great Western Army.
An official letter was issued, asking all counties and townships to set up a security team of more than 100 people, to be on guard on weekdays, and to cover everyone's retreat when the rogue was killed.
Xichong, Yilong, Shehong and other counties that may be directly attacked by the rogues were required to hide their grain in the stockades and hide it in the deep mountains and old forests, so as to prevent the grain from being looted by the Great Western Army.
Everyone saw that Yang Lin used the tactics of clearing the wall and strengthening the wilderness, showing a posture of not standing with the Tartars, and they all looked high-spirited.
At noon the next day, news came from the front, and the news of Jing Keqin's defeat of the Green Battalion soldiers and horses came, and everyone showed joy one by one, and some even sighed that Yang Lin was good at knowing and employing people.
However, the situation is still very serious, due to the defeat of the Great Western Army, its remnants are scattered everywhere, about 340,000 people from Xichong County to the south, of which 120,000 fled to Shunqing City, the mountains are full of fleeing people, looking at the panicked Great Western Army, the people along the way are shocked.
In order to appease everyone, Yang Lin ordered all officials to go to the countryside to appease the people, and arranged for the people within a radius of 10 miles on the edge of Shunqing City to withdraw into Shunqing City.
Looking at the tens of thousands of rogue soldiers all over the mountains, one by one they were disheveled, in order to reduce weight, some even threw away the armor on their bodies, threw away their spears, and only held a big knife, kicked in their mouths, and ran towards Shunqing City desperately.
The rout of the army is like locusts crossing the streets, especially the loss of the backbone, especially the loss of the backbone.
When the rout army reached the front of the position, groups of volunteers drove out, and everyone was fully armed to deter the rout.
Jiang Dingzhen and the others had already arranged for people to set up a cauldron in front, and when they saw the Liukou coming, everyone was boiling porridge, looking at the bursts of cooking smoke burning in front of them, smelling the aroma of rice, and the already hungry Liukou ran towards the pot stove one after another.
Groups of volunteers were stationed in front in a neat line, and when they saw the rogues running in three, three, five, and five, dozens of loud voices shouted with simple loudspeakers: "Brothers of Onishi, don't panic.
The governor has already said that in the past it was a brotherly dispute, but now that the Tartars are coming, we must defend ourselves against foreign enemies together.
Ladies and gentlemen, the governor has ordered us to set up a hundred cauldrons to make porridge for everyone, and everyone will line up first over there, and get the porridge first over there. ”
Although some people were dissatisfied, seeing that the volunteers were waiting for the battle, and that they had already become famous, everyone had to obey the order, line up under the guidance of some secretaries, and then receive dishes and chopsticks, and drink gruel.
An hour later, Yan Ximing and Gong Wanjing arrived on donkeys, and when they saw Yang Lin from a distance, everyone stumbled to the front, crying as they walked: "Ru Zhengong, Zhang Xianzhong has been killed, and the Great Western Army is finished."
Ru Zhengong and I were chased and killed by the barbarian Qing and ran for our lives, and now there is no way, I still hope that Ru Zhengong will take us in. ”
Yang Lin helped everyone up one by one and said, "Let him go over in the past, don't mention it."
Now that the barbarian invasion is imminent, our four (Sichuan) are in danger of overturning, and our Chinese civilization may be interrupted again.
Ladies and gentlemen, generals, although we had such and such arguments in the past, at that time we Han people had internal disputes.
Now the little emperor of the Qing Dynasty has stolen my Beijing and occupied my artifact. Persecute my people, slaughter my loyalty. Even the head shape left by the ancestors was forced to shave into a rat's tail.
Ladies and gentlemen, generals, we are all hot-blooded men, we all have blue blood, how can we see Chinese civilization and be degraded again, how can we endure the coercion of foreign races against us again.
Gentlemen, generals, although the Ming Dynasty has many nots, but after all, it is our own Han people's own country, although the Ming Dynasty is corrupt, but compared to the Yuan Dynasty established by the Mongols, I don't know how many times better.
Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I established the Volunteer Army is to restore the country of the Han people and to defend the Chinese civilization.
I hope that all of us will abandon our past suspicions, expel the Tartars together, restore China, relieve the people, and build a prosperous world together. ”
After hearing what the other party said this, the soldiers around him also shouted: "Expelle the Tartars, restore China, relieve the people, and build a prosperous world together."
The slogan of expelling the Tartars and restoring China was invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and during the Northern Expedition, he clearly stated in his inscription: "The slogan of expelling the Tatars, restoring China, establishing a program of Chen Ji, and relieving the people."
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's slogan, Yang Lin only removed the Ligang Chen Ji and changed it to share the prosperous world, although the language was not modified much, but its purpose can be seen at a glance.
Yang Lin ordered Yan Ximing, Gong Wanjing and others to assist Jiang Dingzhen, Wang Zhibang, Du Jigui, Peng Jianxin, Hong Zhenglong and others to divide the Liukou into 10 parts to manage them separately.
Jiang Dingzhen, Wang Zhibang, Peng Jianxin and others used to be senior generals in the Great Western Army, and they were very familiar with the temper of the rogues, coupled with the help of Yan Ximing, Gong Wanjing and others, everyone was quite relieved to hear that there were so many generals from the Volunteers Army.
When it was time to take charge of the lantern, Yang Lin left the work of placing the rogues to Jiang Dingzhen and others, and returned to the city with Yan Ximing, Gong Wanjing and others.
Looking at Yan Ximing, Gong Wanjing and others, Yang Lin smiled and said: "Everyone, the emperor has ordered me to be the governor of Yunyang, and I will also lead my troops to recover the 62 counties of the six prefectures of Yunyang, which requires a large number of people of insight."
Brother Yan and Brother Gong, now that the barbarian Qing has the potential to sweep the world, all hot-blooded men and loyal people will not stand idly by.
I hope that the two of you can stay and assist me, and when the time comes, Kuang will recover the land of Yunyang and restore the rule of our Han people. ”
Yan Ximing was shocked in his heart, and sighed: "My lord, since the Wanli years have been plagued by natural disasters year after year, we think that Zhang Xianzhong is a hero, who knows that he has done such a thing as a pig and a dog, it is really ashamed."
Now that Zhang Xianzhong is dead, we don't have the face to stand on the officialdom anymore, we just hope that the adults can settle these brothers well. ”
Yang Lin laughed and said, "Brother Yan, I only have an opinion on how to settle these brothers. But Brother Yan, if you can't display your talents, it's a pity. If you want to talk about the festival, some may say that surrendering Zhang Xianzhong is a loss of festival.
But in the future, if you can help me to resist the Qing Dynasty, who will accuse you of waiting a hundred years from now? ”
Yin Chengqi next to him also smiled: "My lord, in addition to the adults, a few people here, such as Qian Jianjun and Fan Zhifuzheng, did not take the wrong path, even when Zhang Xianzhong captured Shunqing City, I also worked as an errand under him."
Brother Yan, Brother Gong, don't shirk it, and work together to assist the adults in expelling the Tartars and restoring the great cause of China.
When the time comes, I will return to the mountains and forests, and it will not be too late for me to return to the mountains and forests after I have become famous. ”
Yan Ximing's heart moved, and he quickly knelt down and said, "My lord, since you don't dislike us, then from now on, we will only obey the general's orders." ”
Yang Lin was overjoyed, and after helping everyone up again, he said: "Brother Yan, Brother Gong, I am very pleased that you are like-minded."
Yang Lin was overjoyed, and after helping everyone up again, he said: "Brother Yan, Brother Gong, I am very pleased that you are like-minded."
In this case, Brother Yan has the right to serve as the left senator of the fourth grade, and Brother Gong has the experience of serving as the fifth grade, and assisted me in taking charge of the relevant matters of the ceremonial room, especially the work of the "Popular Xunbao". ”
Yan Ximing and Gong Wanjing were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
After that, a steady stream of people arrived, and by the evening, the preliminary statistics were about 20,000 people, and looking at the tents that spread for miles outside the city, Yang Lin also drew up a reorganization plan.
According to the past practice, the volunteers who had returned to the volunteers were formed into supplementary battalions and incorporated into the volunteers, or militia groups were formed to assist the volunteers in fighting, and a total of more than 5,000 people were selected to form 10 battalions.
The rest of the men and horses were evacuated to the surrounding states and counties under the protection of local vigilante groups, and now there are 22 counties under the jurisdiction of the volunteers, with only 1-2,000 people in each county.
After a simple expansion, the escort regiment has reached the establishment of 6 battalions, the 1st to 7th regiments have also reached 5 battalions, and the other regiments have reached 4 battalions, achieving full strength.
Ordered the formation of 4 militia groups, plus 2 militia groups formed in order to deal with the Tatar entry into Kou Shunqing, so that a total of 6 militia regiments were led by Du Jigui, Peng Jianxin, Hong Zhenglong, Zhou Shangxian and others.
After receiving the reorganization order, the general in charge of participating in the reorganization immediately convened his subordinates to discuss and arrange the reorganization matters.