Chapter 422: Establishment of military bases
In fact, the minds of the charioteers of the Runing Army, who were fighting in chariots for the first time, were also blank.
Faced with tens of thousands of bandits, of course, the charioteer had no other ideas, so he could only rush over at such a high speed. Except for the first swarm of bees, the charioteers also stood on the chariot like a statue with axes and guns in their hands, and watched the chariot in a daze.
And the time to cut the bandit formation this time was also very short, from beginning to end, it was only three or four hundred sucks, but in such a short time, thousands of bandits who did not run away were crushed and hacked to death by the chariot. Some of the bandits who had been cut in half and had their legs cut off were still rolling on the ground and wailing, and the screams were terrifying.
But the thrilling thing was the bandits who were lucky enough to escape, and seeing such a big result, the charioteers couldn't help but cheer. Seeing that these charioteers were a little confused, Zug hurriedly shouted: "Move faster!" The front row becomes the back row, and we will sweep those bandits again! ”
Hearing Zug's order, the charioteers responded with joy again, and they quickened their movements, quickly turning the direction of the chariot.
It was still the chariot that accelerated, and it was still the first to ignite a swarm of bees, and then one cut in two and two into two swords and three sections. The bandits of the small joint camp had no intention of fighting, and they were completely frightened by the chariots they had never seen before, and they all spread their legs and fled in the direction of the Green Ridge Pass.
But the bandits didn't see it, and after the chariot charged again, it turned a corner and retreated towards Longyan Village. The two sprints had already made the war horse a little unbearable, and it was impossible to launch a third charge.
The whole battle went on quite quickly, and it was not dark until the small gangsters fled far away. And the calligraphy and ink department, which saw the easy victory, also cheered loudly. But when they cleaned up the battlefield, the soldiers couldn't cheer. Because the whole scene is so miserable.
What a piece of minced meat slaughterhouse. Flesh and blood were everywhere, and some bandits who couldn't bear the pain actually asked the soldiers of the Runing Army to give them a good time.
The soldiers of the Runing Army were also stunned by the power of the chariot, and in such an exchange, more than 1,600 bandits were killed by the chariot.
In fact, they didn't know that as the main force of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the power of the chariot at that time was unparalleled. At that time, it was to describe the strength of a country, and the adjectives of the country of a thousand times and the country of ten thousand times should also be used.
Although Zuihou vehicles have been eliminated for various reasons, as long as they are used in the right places, the eliminated weapons can also exert great power. And the use of chariots by the Runing Army this time is to give full play to the advantages of chariots.
Moreover, the Runing Army has also improved the combat vehicle. For example, the installation and use of long-range weapons in a swarm, plus the bandits of the small joint venture have no means to resist the chariots, so this unilateral massacre is doomed.
But the nightmare of the small joint venture is not over yet. When those bandits fled out of the Green Ridge Pass in despair, they only rested in the field for one night, and in the early hours of the morning they were surrounded and killed by He Fei and Zhou Xun, who had rushed back after hearing the news.
Moreover, this semi-encirclement formed by the Runing Army is still very ingenious. The opening was blocked by the coalition forces of Li Lu, Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Cheng. A hammer, a piece of iron felt, the end of the small joint venture is doomed.
So when the cavalry sent by the Runing Army arrived in Ye County. The entire Battle of Nanyang has ended. A total of more than 4,000 bandit heads have been obtained. More than 11,000 rebels were captured and surrendered.
After this good news reached the imperial court, the spirit of Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers of the imperial court, who were being overwhelmed by the peasant rebels in the carriage gorge, was greatly boosted. In order to cover up the failure of the encirclement and suppression of the peasant rebel army, and to lift the spirits, the imperial court hyped it, and this battle was also known as the Nanyang Victory.
And the "famous general" Li Lu was also immediately famous all over the world. Although there are also other military attaches of the Ming army who have been spreading good news, the gold content of those good news is insufficient. Some of them have won hundreds of first ranks, which is considered a big victory.
But the "famous general" Li Lu is different, he either does not fight, and once he fights, he will have brilliant results. The two battles "commanded" by Li Lu wiped out tens of thousands of bandits.
In addition, Li Lu's excerpt also reached the imperial court, and in that recital, Li Lu clearly stated that the peasant rebels would surrender by fraud. Although the recital is late. became a bit of an afterthought, but after all, it also showed Li Lu's good vision.
Therefore, the reward for Li Lu was quite generous, and he was immediately promoted to the third level and was directly promoted to the position of the chief soldier of Nanyang. The rest of the military attachés were also rewarded. The only thing that hasn't changed is Wu Shigong, in the eyes of the imperial court, Nanyang Dajie and Wu Shigong in Runing are incompatible.
And Li Lu was also a little flustered for his good luck. At the celebration banquet arranged by the prefect of Nanyang, Li Lu boasted to the prefect of Nanyang after drinking high: "As long as you give me three thousand elites, I will sweep away the bandits in the country!" ”
When these words reached Wu Shigong's ears, he was a little puzzled, because these words seemed too familiar, as if he had heard them before? After reminiscing hard, Wu Shigong remembered that if "elite" was replaced with "chengguan", wouldn't this be familiar? In modern times, I don't always hear the sentence "Just give me 3,000 chengguan, and I will ......!" ”。
And this Nanyang victory also made it impossible for any official to mention Li Lu and Zhou Xun who returned to Henan without saying goodbye.
And Henan Governor Xuan Mo also attached importance to Li Lu's letter, which he had long left in the corner, and he immediately sent a letter to transfer Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Cheng, the two strong brigades, ready to prevent the peasant rebels from re-entering Henan.
Although Wu Shigong has no gains in the officialdom and is still a white man who has made meritorious contributions, he saw the problem in this Longyanzhai crisis, so he immediately made amends.
Wu Shigong immediately decided to build a walled city at the Green Ridge Pass, and wanted to completely control the Longyan Town Basin in the hands of the Runing Army. Moreover, the Runing Army will also relocate some ordnance manufacturing and repair workshops to the Longyanzhai Basin, and arrange heavy troops in the basin, plus there is fertile land in the basin, which can provide a part of the military rations to the Runing Army.
In other words, Wu Shigong is ready to build the Longyan Town Basin into a military base for the Runing Army. Military operations can be launched at any time in the vicinity.
And all the land in the Longyanzhai Basin was also requisitioned by the Runing Army. The Runing Army will acquire these lands by way of redemption. Of course, there must have been some landlords who refused to sell, so the Runing Army adopted the method of trusteeship and forcibly requisitioned them.
And in the current chaos, the local government of Nanyang Province also supported the actions of the Runing Army. After all, with this military base, Nanyang Fucheng can get the support of the Runing Army at any time.
And all the land in the basin of Longyan Town, Runing Army will be handed over to the Jimin Reclamation Commercial Bank to manage and operate. This made Chang Meng quite excited, because the reclamation firm he was in charge of finally ushered in the first big business. And those serfs in the Tuntian Villa were ready-made, that is, those small joint camp bandits who surrendered and were captured.
Zhou Xun's return this time also brought back a large amount of materials, grain and grass, all of which happened to be used for the placement of serfs in the Longyan Village basin and the construction of the Green Ridge Village.
The Runing army was racing against time, and in just ten days, they built a wooden village with trees in the Green Ridge Pass. Because the peasant rebels at this time were erratic, their movements had already made the Runing army a little confused.
After Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other troops escaped danger in Hanzhong, they turned around and headed westward, and separately attacked the areas near Xi'an and the areas of Qingyang, Gongchang, and Pingliang in Gansu.
And Emperor Chongzhen finally ordered Chen Qiyu to be removed from his post in November of the seventh year of Chongzhen and sent to prison; Hong Chengchou was promoted to the secretary of the military department, and the governor of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, and Henan military affairs.
But Hong Chengchou just sat in this position that should have been sitting a long time ago, but he was beaten on the head, the garrison of Xining mutinied, the generals were killed, the guards were driven away, and the eunuchs who guarded the town also fled in a hurry. (To be continued......)