After figuring it out, Liu Fan was not as "prejudiced" against Wang Pu and others as before. The current environment of the Ming Dynasty www.biquge.info is like this, even the governor of the five provinces like Chen Qiyu will inevitably accept bribes from the rogue, can you expect a general like Wang Pu to get out of the mud without staining? Not everyone can look at the current things of the Ming Dynasty from the perspective of a bystander like Liu Fan himself, and the same dust with light is the mainstream of officialdom!

Liu Fan's change made Wang Pu very surprised to find that Liu Fan, a very demanding person in the legend, was not as difficult to get along with as he imagined. After the merger of the two armies, even in the face of the occasional mistakes made by the people of Jingying, Liu Fan did not get angry, but handed over the matter to Wang Pu himself. With more and more in-depth understanding, Wang Pu also admires Liu Fan more and more. The strict military discipline, strong combat effectiveness, high morale, and shocking belief of the Broken Army all made Wang Pu feel refreshed. In the face of such a powerful army, Wang Pu can't help but be full of hope for the future, maybe with the help of Liu Fan, he can really fulfill his dream, surpass his father, and stand at an unprecedented new height!

Time passed quietly, three days passed in a blink of an eye, on April 15 of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Liu Fan led the 10,000 horses of the Broken Army and the Beijing Battalion, under the order of Chongzhen, embarked on a journey to Henan.

At this time, the situation in Henan had begun to change, as Liu Fan expected, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other leaders, after flowing south from the Lushi Mountains to Huguang, Sichuan and other places, felt more and more difficult. Originally, many rogues thought that they would get better and better when they entered Huguang, Sichuan and other rich areas, but when the time came, they would kill officials and rebel, and those who opened warehouses and released grain were not yet gathered! But things were not as wonderful as they imagined, and the people of Huguang and Sichuan did not welcome the arrival of these people, but fiercely resisted.

At the beginning, they followed the old method of attacking the county seat and coercing the people, and their power soon grew. But the good times were short-lived, and as their destruction grew, the people's hatred for them deepened. The people whose homes were destroyed not only did not join them as they thought, but opposed them everywhere, passed on the news, and brought the officials and troops to encircle and suppress them, and soon the rogues fell into the dilemma of being surrounded by enemies on all sides. The number of people is getting less and less, because without the support of the people, the news has become ill-informed, deaf and blind, and you have to be careful of traps everywhere. Many giants who have been crisscrossing the land of the Three Jin Dynasty for many years have capsized in the gutter and died at the hands of unknown little people.

In Huguang, Gao Yingxiang and others were surrounded and intercepted by the official army, and the small 100,000 horses were quickly reduced to less than 30,000 in less than three months, and many "generals" who had followed Gao Yingxiang for several years died tragically on the battlefield. In Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong also suffered an unprecedented blow, and the unlucky Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by Qin Liangyu and his white pole soldiers as soon as he entered Sichuan. Later, Qin Liangyu's son happened to return, and under the attack of the mother and son and the two armies, Zhang Xianzhong was even more defeated, and almost half of the 60,000 horses that escaped from Liu Fan's hands were folded in. In the face of such a crisis, Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong coincidentally chose to return to Henan.

Although Chongzhen repeatedly admonished him, Chen Qiyu did not immediately mobilize people to rush to Henan to garrison, but because the new official took office and summoned the officials and troops of various ministries to gather power. By the time Chen Qiyu reacted, the rogue had already entered Henan!

In mid-February of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Liukou concentrated on the southern border of Henan, taking advantage of the negligence of the official army and quickly breaking into Henan. At this time, the people of Henan were on the verge of life and death, and the arrival of the rogues was like a fuse, which quickly detonated this powder keg. In just one month, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others not only recovered their vitality, but also rapidly swelled from 350,000 to more than 100,000 people, and their strength increased greatly.

Faced with such a situation, Chen Qiyu knew that he had made a big mistake, and immediately ordered all the officers and troops to go to encircle and suppress. But it's too late, the strength of the rogue at this moment is not the same as in the past, Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, Li Bei, Deng Xi and other officials and soldiers have been defeated, defeated by the rogues, the strength has been greatly damaged, and they have to withdraw from the battlefield **** wound, and for a time the rogue voice and power swept through the Central Plains. The situation was out of control, Chen Qiyu hurriedly asked the court for help, although Chongzhen was very angry, but considering that the situation of changing commanders would be more difficult to clean up, he had to pinch his nose and endure Chen Qiyu's mistakes, and instead sent Liu Fan and Wang Pu to support.

After walking for more than ten days, Liu Fan, Wang Pu and others finally came to the border of Henan. In the evening, the army set up camp, and Liu Fan convened the generals in the army to discuss the military situation. The lights were bright in the handsome tent, Wang Pu, Song Cheng and other generals were seated on both sides, and Liu Fan was at the top and asked loudly, "What is the situation on the front line now?" Wang Pu, come on! ”

Wang Pu bowed down and said, "According to the military information sent by the governor Chen, now the Liukou have broken through the encirclement of the official army and ravaged the Central Plains. At present, the army of rogues is mainly divided into three routes. One of them was composed of the leaders of the old Huihui, the stars in the sky, the stars in the sky, the collapse of the sky, and the king of the mixed world, along Junzhou, and invaded Henan. One of them was dominated by Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others, who attacked from Yunyang to Xichuan. Third, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others have already crossed the golden paint ping and crossed the river to commit Shangnan. ”

Liu Fan raised his forehead and said, "So now Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places have a brigade of rogues?" What about Chen Qiyu? What's he doing? ”

Wang Pu didn't care about Liu Fan's direct call to Chen Qiyu's name, and replied directly, "Governor Chen has now arrived in Junzhou, and the governors of the four provinces will be sent to the Liukou to ask for it, and the governor of Shaanxi has been ordered to practice state affairs in Shangnan and curb its northwest. Yunyang Lu Xiangsheng stationed in the house, bamboo, curb its west. Yuan Mo, the governor of Henan, stationed in Lushi to contain its northeast. Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, was stationed in Nanzhang to contain its southeast. ”

Liu Fan nodded, although Chen Qiyu's reaction was a little slower, but the strategy was still implemented very appropriately. With the key garrison of these four people, the rogue will inevitably be contained in a very short time. Thinking of this, Liu Fan still has some admiration for Chen Qiyu in his heart. After being silent for a while, Liu Fan asked Wang Pu, "Then what is the order that Governor Chen gave us?" Do you want to go to Junju to meet him? ”

Wang Pu paused and replied, "No! Governor Chen ordered our troops to go to Qingyang to help the local defenders garrison Qingyang! Prevent the Rogues from attacking! ”

"Qingyang!?" Liu Fan looked at the map and ordered, "Okay! Since Governor Chen has an order, let's go to Qingyang! Saying that, Liu Fan stood up and said loudly: "Wang Pu! Song Cheng, straighten out the people and horses, and set off early tomorrow morning! Go to Qingyang! (To be continued.) )