Chapter 363: Legend

On the day of the great victory of the officers and soldiers, under the hard pursuit of the cavalry of the Shunxiang Army, the last tens of thousands of soldiers, only Liu Fangliang and other more than 1,000 people escaped, most of them were old battalions and horse teams, and the rest died or surrendered. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Nearly 30,000 soldiers were captured in this battle, and about 60,000 taels of gold and silver were captured, which was obviously captured by the invading soldiers near Ruzhou, as well as many carts and wheelbarrows. There are more than 3,000 stones of grain and grass, and an army of tens of thousands of people, only this grain remains, which shows that the invading army is about to run out of food, no wonder the attack on Ruzhou City is very urgent.

There were also many swords, guns, bows and arrows seized, as well as more than 2,000 horses and mules. After careful consideration, Chen Yongfu divided more than 300 horses, and the remaining 2,000 mules and horses belonged to Wang Dou.

Those carts and wheelbarrows, as well as knives, guns, bows and arrows, Wang Dou gave them all to Chen Yongfu and Qian Zuozheng, the governor of Ruzhou, which made the two extremely happy.

As for the grain and grass, he took it all himself.

In this battle, the casualties of the officers and soldiers were extremely light, and such a great victory was achieved at such a small cost, which made Chen Yongfu, Qian Zuozheng and others amazed, and they were even more deeply in awe of the combat strength of the Shunxiang army.

The news of Ruzhou's victory spread, the whole state city drums sounded in unison, firecrackers were made, and the squires in the city went to the city gate to greet the victorious Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu and his party. Zhizhou Qian Zuozheng held a celebration banquet, and the city was jubilant for several days.

On the same day, the news of Ruzhou's victory was also quickly handed to Kaifeng and Luoyang, for a while Kaifeng, Luoyang shook all places, and all the prefectures were spreading the name of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, especially Wang Dou and his Shunxiang army, which was cited as a legend by all over the world.

The good news reached Jingshi, and Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers were not surprised by Wang Dou's victory. Although everyone has different attitudes towards Wang Dou, they have a rare evaluation of Wang Doujun's combat power.

Although the good news said that this battle was the credit of Wang Dou, Chen Yongfu, and Qian Zuozheng, in addition to Henan Governor Li Xianfeng, Henan General Soldier Wang Shaoyu, and Political Participation Wang Yinchang also had the hard work of strategizing, but for the princes of the court, they knew what was going on at a glance.

For them, it is normal for Wang Dou to conquer and suppress the rogues, and it is normal to achieve victory, but defeat is abnormal, after all, the slave chief Hongtai fled in embarrassment under the blow of his Shunxiang army. While discussing how to reward him, the cabinet only urged Wang Dou to go to Luoyang, and when the siege of Luoyang was lifted, he was asked to lead the army to Sichuan.

Annoyed by Yang Sichang, in November he led his army into Chongqing, and promoted the former general of Shaanxi as the president as the tiger, and the Huguang general Zhang Yingyuan as the vice president, and let them lead the army to continue the pursuit of Zhang Xianzhong. The generals retreated, as fierce as a tiger, exhausted from running for their lives, only to burn everywhere.

Yang Sichang ordered Zuo Liangyu to enter Sichuan nine times to suppress, Zuo Liangyu ignored the order sent and did not move in Huguang, He Renlong left Yang Sichang early and returned to Shaanxi by himself.

The rest of the department is either incompetent, or domineering, resulting in a big bad thing in Sichuan, Shifang, Mianzhu, Anxian, Deyang, Jintang, Rongchang, Yongchuan cities were looted by Zhang Xianzhong, from Baoning to the state, thieves burned down the post stations around the country, seven hundred miles without fireworks.

The encirclement and suppression of thieves is so corrupt, all because there is no capable general, Yang Sichang is looking forward to the arrival of Wang Dou, but what he is looking forward to is an official document from the imperial court, Wang Dou was left in Henan, and immediately let Yang Sichang scold, hating the local officials in Henan.

By December, Yang Sichang was even more angry when he got the news of Wang Dou's victory in Ruzhou. Tens of thousands of rogues were wiped out under the blow of Wang Dou, which proved his combat strength, if he came to his command, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai would have died too long ago to die, and they would have returned to the dynasty in glory.

Therefore, on the one hand, Yang Sichang urged the imperial court to let Wang Dou come to Sichuan as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he wrote a letter to Wang Dou himself, asking him to end the local affairs in Henan as soon as possible and lead the army to join him.

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After the victory in Ruzhou, Wang Dou rested in Ruzhou for a period of time, but after the news of the victory came out, Wang Dou was not at ease to rest in Ruzhou, because Kaifeng Mansion and Henan Mansion continued to ask for help and urge official documents, all of which asked Wang Dou to lead the army to Luoyang as soon as possible.

In December, the situation in Henan Province became more and more serious, and now around Luoyang, not to mention the earliest Lushan, Jiaxian, and Yiyang counties, that is, Yiyang, Yongning, Lushi, Shaanzhou, Lingbao, Mianchi, Xin'an, Yanshi, Mixian, and Baofeng Zhudi, have been captured by Li Zicheng one after another, and only Luoyang City and Ruzhou City have not fallen in Henan Province, especially Luoyang City has become a lonely city.

It is rumored that Li Zicheng's department, counting the hungry people, was arranged on the two lines of Mianchi, Xin'an, Yiyang and Yongning, claiming that there were 100,000 people. They are eyeing each other, and the trend of attacking Luoyang is becoming more and more obvious. ,

In the face of Li Zicheng's army pressing, especially the killing of King Wan'an, King Fu and officials in Luoyang City panicked. Under their repeated requests for help, Henan political Wang Yinchang led Henan general soldier Wang Shaoyu, guerrilla Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai to Luoyang at the beginning of the month. Luoyang City also stepped up defense, digging moats, building city walls, etc.

But this can't reassure them, Chen Yongfu has already made a name for himself in Ruzhou, and in the eyes of Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and others, he has surpassed the chief soldier Wang Shaoyu, and he will definitely go to Luoyang to relieve the siege. is especially more powerful, and the legendary Wang Doushun Township Army, only when he goes to Luoyang, the officials in the city will feel at ease.

Therefore, from the end of November, Kaifeng City and Luoyang City have issued several official documents a day, urging Wang Dou to get up quickly. In order to impress Wang Dou, the officials and squires of Luoyang City promised that as long as Wang Dou came, he would definitely pay him heavily and would never break his promise. In a letter to Wang Dou, Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, hinted that he couldn't take the money and do nothing.

In fact, after Chen Yongfu received the official letter in November, he planned to get up immediately, but Wang Dou did not move, and he did not dare to move.

From Ruzhou to Luoyang, the road passed through is not far from Yiyang, where there are many soldiers, what if he goes on the road alone and is besieged by thieves? What should I do if I am ambushed? So if he doesn't move, he wants to see what Wang Dou means.

On the 6th day of the first month of December, after Wang Dou received an urgent letter, he finally "rested" enough in Ruzhou and prepared to get up and go to Luoyang.

The letter was written by Yang Sichang, which said: "The holy will is important, all in the reverse sacrifice of one person, if the general soldiers come to ......", a lot of the letter, which means that the merit of capturing Zhang Xianzhong is the first in the emperor's heart, and there is no need to pull with Li Zicheng and other people in Henan and other places.

Of course, Luoyang City is a place of pro-domain, and King Fu is the emperor's own uncle, and Yang Sichang is inconvenient to let Wang Dou ignore it, but after persuading him to relieve the siege of Luoyang, he hurried over. He, Yang Sichang, will definitely promise him a great merit and wealth.

Putting down the letter, Wang Dou smiled slightly, Zhang Xianzhong He must be able to meet for a while, but there is no need to rush to Sichuan by himself, this is the advantage of a traverser, with congenital strategic foresight. At the same time, it is wonderful to have an outstanding force in hand, all parties are vying to win over, but they are sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai.

Knowing that Wang Dou was finally going to get up, Chen Yongfu was overjoyed, but Qian Zuozheng, the governor of Ruzhou, was quite reluctant. Wang Dou's army not only has outstanding combat power, but also deals fairly, and there is no crime in autumn, which is refreshing. During this period of stationing in Ruzhou, the common people and squires praised them in unison, calling them the teachers of benevolence and righteousness.

Hearing that Wang Dou was leaving, they were also reluctant, and worried that the Liukou would make a comeback after they left. Qian Zuozheng hoped that Wang Dou could leave some soldiers and horses to escort him locally, and Wang Dou thought about it again and again, and decided to leave Sun Sanjie's baggage in Ruzhou for the future plan.

Sun Sanjie's baggage has left a total army in Kaifeng to take care of the grain, grass and silver belonging to the Shunxiang army in Zhuxian Town. However, Wang Dou gained a lot in Ruzhou, and Qian Zuozheng had already supplied 5,000 stone of grain and grass, as well as 30,000 taels of silver from the local squire. In this seizure, there were also 3,000 stones of grain and grass, 30,000 taels of silver, and 2,000 horses and mules.

From Ruzhou to Luoyang, it is necessary to pass through some mountainous areas, which is inconvenient for transportation, and there are supplies to Luoyang City, as well as future strategic plans, so Wang Dou does not plan to transport these grains, grass and silver to Luoyang, so he stays in Ruzhou and takes care of Sun Sanjie.

Wang Dou estimated that he should have something to gain when he went to Luoyang, so those carriages and horses still rushed to Luoyang, but they were empty cars, only carrying a few days of grain and grass on the road.

Of course, artillery and gunpowder and other baggage must be with the army, and in last month's battle, Wang Dou's ten Hongyi cannons showed their skills. Wang Dou hopes that in the future war against Li Zicheng, they will continue to show their might.

Qian Zuozheng was very happy that Wang Dou left the three total people, these people are called baggage soldiers, but in Qian Zuozheng's opinion, they are very elite, with them to help defend the city, it is the comeback of the rogue, and Qian Zuozheng is also sure to hold it.

Before leaving, Wang Dou also asked about the nearly 30,000 captives of the soldiers and soldiers, as well as the thousands of victims he had brought from Jiaxian. Qian Zuozheng meant to place them as civilians and to recruit some of them as soldiers.

After natural and man-made disasters and the rebellion of the soldiers, there was a shortage of people in all parts of Ruzhou, and if these soldiers were placed as people, the city of Ruzhou could slowly recover, provided that the imperial court could reduce the taxes of Ruzhou for several years and provide some assistance. In this regard, Qian Zuozheng is vigorously writing to the imperial court. ,

"Thieves are also innocent, if they are willing to change their evil and return to righteousness and keep to themselves, the court should give them a chance to give them a chance."

This is what Qian Zuozheng said.

Chen Yongfu also agreed with Qian Zuozheng's opinion, a large part of these captives were young and strong, and there was a rare source of labor and soldiers.

Chen Yongfu deliberately organized some young and strong people in the group into soldiers, and Wang Dou was a guest soldier and could not stay in Henan for a long time. And he has already made a name for himself, and in the future, the provinces of Henan will have more respect for themselves, and they will definitely get the strong support of Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, and others by proposing to organize and train a new army. These captives are a good source of soldiers.

In the battle of Ruzhou, the Shunxiang army gave Chen Yongfu a great shock, and he had already planned in his heart how to imitate the Shunxiang army for training.

They are local generals and officials in Henan, they all say this, what does Wang Dou have to say? He came to make a name for himself this time, and then to see how the Liukou fought, and he was not willing to get too deeply involved in the local affairs of Henan.

If they were ordinary victims, Wang Dou also intended to bring them back when he turned back to the east road. However, these soldiers who have been thieves are still exempt, and they can't let them lead the people under their rule.

In fact, Wang Dou suggested that Qian Zuozheng should single out the people with serious vices among the prisoners of the invasion army, as well as all the leaders, whether he is the commander, or the head of the post, the head of the department or something, and the rest of the ordinary soldiers can be given a chance. It's just that Qian Zuozheng is submissive and doesn't think so, so he can only wish him good luck.

On the seventh day of December in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou left Sun Sanjie in Ruzhou, led the rest of the Shunxiang army, and Chen Yongfu went to Luoyang.

Qian Zuo, the governor of Ruzhou, went out of the city to see him off, and the people in the city poured out their nests, reluctant to see Wang Dou and others go away.