There's an old saying that says so fast. So when Wu Shigong and Yu Zilian were arguing in Ruzhou for two or three days, the Henan bandits who had been moved were already prepared and began to wander around.

Therefore, when the Runing Army and the Ruzhou Army began to move, the bandits who had been squeezed together by the main force of Xuanmo's Henan Ming Army and Xue Yongli's army began to scatter and flee. And when the Runing army galloped and assaulted, defeating and dispersing a group of bandits with tens of thousands of people, the bandits could no longer gather together, and completely collapsed.

But such a collapse caused the bandits to scatter like headless flies to a place that had been pacified by Xuan Mo and Xue Yongli's army. As a result, both armies stopped their tracks first and began to purge the panicked bandits on the spot.

"Why are these bandits like this? Flee to Director Xue as if they were dead, and surrender to us, and our Runing Army will not kill them. "Different from the fiery temper of Xiong Zhengen, the current commander of the artillery regiment, the former commander of the artillery and now teaches the commander of the regiment, Liang Hui, that his speech has always been slow and logical.

"The problem is that they're afraid we'll kill them!" Wu Shigong said with a smile.

Wu Shigong knew that his subordinates were pretending not to know. Back then, when the Runing Army exterminated the leopard-headed bandits, they killed too hard, so now the local bandits in Henan, as long as they see the banner of the Runing Army, they will flee as far as they can.

"It's been more than half a month, and I have only caught a few stray hairs. My lord! Let's follow the old way and come to Shunchang to reverse the death! Li Sanhe was a little impatient, he was purely thinking from a military point of view, and he wanted to end this pacification operation earlier.

But Wu Shigong can't think like this, he still has to think about the political consequences. So Wu Shigong smiled and said: "Under the noses of the governor and fool Yu, it is too difficult to hide this kind of thing. Besides, this is our territory sooner or later, catch those bandits and do coolies. If we don't have a good time, then it will be a bit of trouble for us to occupy this place in the future. ”

"So what do we do? It's been so hot these days! If our war horses are used like this, they will lose weight and get sick. Li Sanhe was worried about the baby bumps of his cavalry corps.

Wu Shigong sighed, shook his head and said, "It seems that it is impossible to make a final decision, those bandits are not fools after all, they will gather together and wait for us to arrest them." It's better to calm down and follow the steps. ”

Wu Shigong pointed to the map and said, "Three rivers! You divide the three regiments and advance along the three paths of here, here, and here, and bring back all the scattered bandits. Liang Hui! You plugged this hole with the Teaching Corps. Strive to eat a piece of the bandit first. As for the bandits who escaped, let's talk about it next. ”

"My lord, you want to eat the bandits in one bite!" Looking at the map, Liang Hui and Li Sanhe both understood what Wu Shigong meant.

But Li Sanhe then asked, "My lord! We've driven so many bandits over, and the Teaching Legion is only so many, can they stop it? Don't be in danger here, adults? ”

"A bunch of local chickens and tile dogs! What's so scary? Wu Shigong didn't care at all, "Besides." It's not like you've wiped out all the bandits, and it's really nothing to miss a bit. Sooner or later, they'll fall into our hands anyway. So I won't block all the openings. Going to force the bandit dog to jump off the wall in a hurry. ”

In fact, Wu Shigong has always been very afraid of death, and he basically doesn't go to dangerous places. The reason why I say this is because Wu Shigong is still very confident in teaching the legion.

The lowest-ranking soldiers in this teaching legion were all skilled veterans, and it was Liang Hui who commanded them. You must know that the only thing that those bandits may pose a threat to the Runing Army is the frenzied charge, and Liang Hui happens to be an artillery-trained firearms expert. Arranging powerful and layered firepower is Liang Hui's strength, so it is really a professional counterpart to deal with the mad charge!

In addition, there is also the protection of the pro-soldier team, so what else is Wu Shigong worried about? It's time to take this opportunity to show off your general's style!

After narrowing down the target, the pacification operation went smoothly. On the third day of the seventh month. Li Sanhe's cavalry corps smoothly drove more than 30,000 bandits to the place where the teaching corps was. With the cooperation of Xuan Mo's main Ming army and Yu Zilian's Ruzhou army, more than 21,000 people were killed, wounded, and captured.

At this time, it was estimated that there were still 70,000 or 80,000 bandits surrounded in Henan. Xue Yongli's troops were stationed on the front line of Guide and Kaifeng to prevent the bandits from wandering and invading again, while the three armies of the Xuanmo Army, the Ruzhou Army and the Runing Army converged after the victory in the first battle on the fifth day of July.

"Yu Zhizhou can be described as a model for backwards, and the old man has help, which is really comforting!" At the banquet after the meeting, Xuan Mo ignored Wu Shigong a little, and kept praising Yu Zilian.

Yu Zilian hurriedly left the table and bowed and saluted: "The governor is too famous!" The next official is only the head of the horse! But no matter what, the joy on Yu Zilian's face couldn't be hidden.

At this time, Xuan Mo didn't mean to snub Wu Shigong. But when he learned that Yu Zilian's Ruzhou army suddenly appeared in the territory, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Because in his heart, Xuan Mo still believes in civilian officials, and there is always a bit of estrangement between him and Wu Shigong, these military attachés.

also felt that he had snubbed Wu Shigong a little, so Xuan Mo asked Wu Shigong with a smile: "Chang Jing!" How long do you think it will take? ”

Wu Shigong also hurriedly saluted: "If you go back to your lordship, the lower officials will guarantee that they will be basically cleared within a month." After that, after resting, the Runing army will gather 6,000 men and horses to leave Henan and enter Shaanxi in late August to help Governor Hong exterminate the Shaanxi bandits. ”

Wu Shigong was reluctant to break his promise when he could, and he still remembered his six-month appointment with Hong Chengchou. Moreover, Li Zicheng in the peasant army is always a heart problem of Wu Shigong, and he has the opportunity to completely eliminate the Shaanxi bandits, especially to kill Li Zicheng, even if he loses some of the strength of the Runing army, Wu Shigong will not hesitate to do so.

After listening to Wu Shigong's answer, Xuan Mo felt very satisfied, he smiled and stroked his long beard, and said, "That's right, but at that time, Chang Jing should be the commander of the army." ”

Xuan Mo had already guaranteed at this time: As long as Wu Shigong solved the bandits in Henan, then Xuan Mo would definitely protect the court and reward Wu Shigong.

But Wu Shigong was also a person who was not greedy enough, so he bowed his hand again: "Then the general will thank the governor here first." However, there is one thing to tell the adults: this pacification, Yu Zhizhou's ministry played a very big role, that is, its money and grain should have been supplied to the last general's Runing army, although it should still be used in his department, but the last general's son is short of food and grass! I hope that the governor will allocate one or two, so that the last general will pass this pass first. ”

"It's easy!" Xuan Mo agreed to Wu Shigong's small request, "Senator Li also happens to be here, long respect!" After the feast, you will be able to make what you need. Senator Lee! You can't deduct it, and then send more long respects to the five tiger squat cannons! ”

Xuan Mo also knew that the main force in Pingjing Henan this time was Wu Shigong's Runing Army, so he still encircled Wu Shigong, so he let Wu Shigong receive grain and grass at will. And Xuan Mo also knew that Wu Shigong liked firearms, and gave him five more artillery.

However, Li Bingbeidao, who managed the military quartermaster, could only say: "The subordinate officer receives the order!" Then he glanced at Wu Shigong intentionally or unintentionally. And Wu Shigong felt that his status was high now, and he was no longer willing to deal with Li Bingbeidao, so he was in "Hmph! After saying this, he turned his face and stopped paying attention to Li Bingbeidao.

He scolded in Li Bingbeidao's heart: "Arrogance! Suddenly, a messenger came in from outside the tent of the Chinese army. Xuan Mo took the letter sent by the messenger and looked at it, immediately restrained his smile, and said with a frown: "Cao Wenzhao Cao General is dead." ”

"Ahh A sound of surprise rang out in the tent of the Chinese army at the same time. In the hearts of Cao Wenzhao's Ming Dynasty officials, there was an image of an undefeated god of war, but now when they heard the news of his death, everyone suddenly had a feeling of unreality.

"Leave!" It was Xuan Mo who reacted first. At present, the most important thing is to clearly analyze the situation in Shaanxi, and Henan here must also quickly come up with a corresponding plan.

When the Chinese army tent was cleaned up, Xuan Mo asked Wu Shigong: "Chang respect!" What do you think? At this time, Xuan Mo believed in Wu Shigong who understood military affairs the most.

But what can Wu Shigong answer now? He didn't know anything about the situation in Shaanxi, he didn't know much about the number and deployment of troops on both sides, and he only knew a rough map of Shaanxi, so Wu Shigong could only consider it from the safest place.

So Wu Shigong said: "Lord Governor! Ladies and gentlemen! Shaanxi is ever-changing, and we don't really need to think about it. What we are guarding against is the re-entry of Shaanxi bandits into Henan. At present, there are few Shaanxi bandit activities in Huguang, so most of them are in Shaanxi. As long as we hold a few passes on the border of Henan, we will have nothing to do in Henan! ”

When Xuan Mo heard this, he felt that Wu Shigong's words were reasonable, so he continued to ask: "Then according to Changjing, how should we deal with it?" ”

At this time, Wu Shigong was not polite. He arched his hand and said: "The last general recommended himself, and he used the last general's Runing army to exterminate the besieged bandits." Yu Zhizhou is about to return to Ruzhou with your troops to guard the passage for Shaanxi bandits to enter the hinterland of Henan, and the rest of the troops should reinforce the border passes and cities as soon as possible. When the pacification is completed within a month, he will go to the border as soon as possible to meet the governor. ”

Xuan Mo thought about it and felt that Wu Shigong's arrangement was very thorough, so he ordered: "Then it will be more respectful." General Chen, Jiang Dusi! The two of you will stay here to help pacify, and you must complete it within a month. Yu Zhizhou, you should go back to Ruzhou quickly, rectify the defense, and wait for the big war. Vice General Chen (Chen Yongfu), you return to Kaifeng with Erbu and keep the Yellow River. The rest of the ministries followed Benfu to the west! ”

Xuan Mo's consideration was also quite thoughtful, he left Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Cheng, who were familiar with Wu Shigong, and asked them to assist Wu Shigong to complete the suppression of bandits in the whole territory of Henan as soon as possible. (To be continued......)