"Guohua has thanked all of you, and the Volunteer Brigade will definitely live up to the trust of several adults and contribute to the country. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" After Zhao Guohua finished speaking, he raised his head, drank all the wine in the cup, arched his hand to several adults, and coldly glanced at Yang Degui, Liu Wanshi and a group of squires who were standing not far away, then turned over and said, "Let's go!" At this time, he already understood that he was sent to Wuchang Mansion to help suppress the Liukou this time, and he had nothing to do with these people.

"Click, click", in the sound of neat footsteps, the long volunteer brigade of the platoon set off.

Zhao Guohua thought while walking: "There are more than 2,000 miles of HB distance from JX to HN, long-distance march, that is, you can't go too fast, and you can't go too slow, it's enough to maintain seventy or eighty miles a day, this speed, not only can achieve the effect of training, but also won't be too tired, it will take almost a month to complete this journey, and when you get there, maybe the war in HN is over, so you don't have to fight with the peasant army." ”

Of course, he must crack down on and eliminate professional rebels like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the peasant army, but he really can't do this ruthlessly against the old and weak women and children who are being coerced, and against the old and weak women and children.

After considering these things, he ordered: "Zhang Shun and Cheng Chong, you two have remembered that the march must not exceed eighty miles a day, nor can it be more, nor less. ”

"Yes." The two agreed, and went to give the order.

On May 27 of the first year of Chongde (1636, that is, the ninth year of Chongzhen), Huang Taiji summoned the commanders and generals of the expedition in Xiangfeng Tower, they were: Azig, the king of Dorowuyingjun, Doro Raoyu Bel Abatai, Chaopin Gongyi Yangguli, Gushan Ezhen Bai Yintu, Tan Tai, Ye Keshu, Ashan, Turge, Zhanggu, and Elu Darha.

Those who did not participate in the expedition, such as Dolgon, Prince of Heshuorui, Duoduo, Prince of Heshuoyu, Haoge, Prince of Heshuosu, Yue Tuo, Prince of Heshuocheng, and Shi Tingzhu, Gushan Ezhen, of the Han Army, were also divided into left and right, and listened to Huang Taiji's face-to-face instructions on the strategy of sending troops.

The bright sun shone on the delicate and magnificent Xiangfeng Tower, and the Qing Emperor Huang Taiji, who was in his forties, sat on the dragon chair proudly and looked at the kings, Baylor, and ministers in the palace, his white and ruddy face flashed with a trace of excitement. Last month, under his auspices, the Houjin was changed to the Qing Dynasty, becoming a country on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty, and no longer a tribal alliance that could not be put on the table in people's minds.

The reason why he changed the name of the country to the Great Qing Dynasty is also exquisite. The Ming Dynasty is still red, representing fire, according to the theory of the five elements, water can extinguish fire, in order to suppress the Ming Dynasty, but also to show the ambition to replace the Ming Dynasty, he took the name of the country Qing.

Although he had not been on the throne for a long time, he had already enjoyed the pleasure of the emperor's supreme authority.

That is, as soon as the grand celebration of the emperor's throne ended, in order to continue to weaken the national strength of the Ming Dynasty and show the strength of the Qing Dynasty, he began to organize another attack and conquest against the Ming Dynasty.

“…… Wherever the teacher goes, it is advisable to plan and act together, and do not act rashly. On the way to the army, when encountering the city, if you can take it, if you can't take it, don't take it, everything must be discussed and then acted, you must express your own opinions, when everyone argues and is undecided, it will be cut off by the king of Wuying County, and you will not be violated. The expedition is related to the lives of countless Qing warriors! The slightest negligence can have tragic consequences in an instant. As long as you keep in mind the lesson of "being cautious and slacking off", you will be able to avoid mistakes. Huang Taiji said.

Azig, the king of Dorowuying, was the commander of this expedition, and after listening to Huang Taiji's message, he first stood up and said: "Your Majesty is right. We must keep in mind His Majesty's admonition, live up to the king's order, and complete the important task of this expedition. ”

"People start out with caution, but then they tend to be slack, and it's not a big mistake. All right. Lian won't say more, you go back and make the final preparations for the expedition, and three days later, Lian will personally see off the soldiers who went out. Huang Taiji said with a smile.

On May 30, the day when the army set out to conquer the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty wanted to see off the soldiers who went out.

On this morning, the dawn of the east weaves a colorful picture of the sky: the sky is turquoise in the middle and pale blue on both sides, like a sapphire. In the east, there is a colorful glow, like a golden arrow shooting into the sky. Soon a sun was rising, and the sky seemed to have been washed away, a blue color that was pleasing to the eye.

"Today is a good day." Huang Taiji looked up at the sky and said.

At this time, he strode out of the palace with a smile on his face, and went to the hall to pay homage to his ancestors.

Outside the hall, the guards were lined up, and the guard of honor "wooed" blowing the conch horn and the Mongolian tuba, and the ceremony was very solemn and majestic.

After the sacrifice, Huang Taiji came out of the hall and bowed to Tianxing three times and nine times.

Then, he came to the martial arts arena in the west of the city, got on the stage, looked at the neat soldiers under the stage, and asked loudly: "Have you remembered what I said?" ”

"Keep it in mind and forget it!" Azig and the others replied loudly.

Looking at the majestic and mighty Qing army under the stage, Huang Taiji was full of spirit, thinking of the weak and huge Ming Dynasty's splendid thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, his blood boiled, and he said loudly: "Let's go." ”

Three cannons rang out, and the army marched, and the procession quickly headed west like a long colored dragon.

Eight hundred miles of Funiu Mountain, located in the southwest of HN Province, is northwest - southeast direction, stretches more than 800 miles from east to west, about 40~70 kilometers wide, shaped like a lying cow, so it is called Funiu Mountain.

It is connected with Tongbai Mountain in Nanyang in the southeast, and is a branch of the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains. The scale of the Funiu Mountains is huge, the mountain is unusually high and majestic, the altitude is about 1,000 meters, the three main peaks are Jijiaojian, Yuhuangding and Laojun Mountain, of which the elevation of Jijiaojian is 2222.5 meters, which is the highest peak of Funiu Mountain. The southeastern section of the Funiu Mountains is divided into two branches by the main ridge east of the Jade Emperor Peak. The north branch extends to the gap in Fangcheng in an east-west direction along the junction of NZ County and LS County Z County, with a length of more than 100 kilometers. The protruding jagged ridges are mostly above 1,100 meters above sea level, and the highest ones can reach about 2,000 meters.

Since February of the ninth year of Chongzhen, due to the unfavorable operation in the Jianghuai area, Gao Yingxiang led his troops to return west to HN and gathered in the dense forest at the junction of LS County and NZ County in Dengfeng, and it has been more than two months.

With dense forests, a changeable climate, a remote location and inconvenient transportation, it is an excellent hiding place.

"King Chuang, there is Lu Xiangsheng in this Central Plains, let's develop elsewhere......" Liu Guoneng said to a middle-aged strong man in a white robe and a white scarf.

Liu Guoneng was a native of Yan'an, nicknamed Chuang Collapse, the leader of the peasant army in the late Ming Dynasty, and was loyal to the imperial court after surrendering.

The middle-aged strong man is eight feet long, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a dark square face, a wide forehead, a round chin, a thick beard, thick and long limbs, and two arms, the developed muscles bulge out one by one, looking very strong, a pair of big eyes are burning, looking forward to it, and the murderous aura is compelling.

He is Gao Yingxiang, known as the king of Chuang. Gao Yingxiang was the leader of the peasant army in the late Ming Dynasty, a native of SX Ansai, who once sold horses as a business, was good at riding and shooting, and had excellent strength.

In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), he led the crowd to rise up, claiming to be the king, and when he went into battle, he was in a white robe and a white scarf, and he took the lead.

Later, he became one of the main generals of the "36th Battalion" for the king's own use. Wang Ziyong became self-reliant after his death, and after the Xingyang Conference, he was the head of the 13 families and 72 battalions. In the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), he led the army out of Hanzhong, plotting to attack Xi'an, and was ambushed by Sun Chuanting at Heishuiyu (now SX Zhouzhi), defeated and captured.

Hahaha, Gao Yingxiang said loudly: "Brother Guoneng, have you forgotten your name?" Are you breaking into the sky, even daring to break into the sky, are you still afraid that he will be a Lu Xiangsheng? ”

With an embarrassed smile, Liu Guoneng said: "Big brother, no matter how capable you are, you are afraid of seeing the king of Hades, this Lu Xiangsheng is known as the king of Lu Yan, don't you remember the big battle between us and Lu Xiangsheng in SX Lengshui Village in the sixth year of Chongzhen......"

Speaking of this battle, Liu Guoneng still has some lingering palpitations.

This battle is extremely dangerous, Lu Xiangsheng took the lead in leading the army to break the enemy, forcing the peasant army to the cliff, the peasant army wounded Lu Xiangsheng's forehead with a cold arrow, Lu Xiangsheng wiped his face full of blood and took the lead in the charge, and finally defeated the peasant army, and the battle broke the peasant army tens of thousands.

After winning this battle, Lu Xiangsheng was nicknamed "King Lu Yan"

After listening to Liu Guoneng's words, the scorpion block Tuoyangkun also said: "******, the **** Lu Xiangsheng is a madman, whoever meets him is unlucky." ”

Lu Xiangsheng's life and the bravery of the Tianxiong Army made him also frightened.

Chongzhen's six-year battle in SX Lengshui Village, Tuoyangkun also participated, and Lu Xiangsheng led the Tianxiong army to kill without killing, killing corpses all over the field. After the victory in this battle, this army with strong combat effectiveness was named the "Tianxiong Army".

Glancing at the two of them, Gao Yingxiang said with a smile: "The two brothers are right, King Lu Yan is not aggressive, but we lose the battle, and we also need to find a place to repair and replenish for a period of time, and it is also beneficial to fight again, there are many hungry people here, which is conducive to our expansion of troops, and when our strength recovers some, we will go elsewhere to develop." ”

After listening to his words, Chuang Tiantian and the scorpion block thought about it carefully, and felt that it made sense, so they didn't speak again.

Nanyang was known as Wan in ancient times, located in the southwest of HN Province, at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi Provinces, and is a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and opened in the south.

At the beginning of the 35th year of King Qin Zhao (272 BC), Nanyang County was established. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Nanyang has become one of the eight metropolises in the country, and one of the six metropolises in the Western Han Dynasty; During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was the birthplace of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, so it was called "Southern Capital" and "Imperial Township".

The Ming Premier and the Minister of War of the Six Provinces were set up here.

At noon that day, a middle-aged man in his thirties was standing by the map hanging on the wall in contemplation, this person was sleek and straight, with fair skin, upright features, and a pair of bright eyes shining with wisdom under his thick black eyebrows.

"Where is this Gao Yingxiang hiding?" He muttered to himself.