It's late at night. The Ruzhou military camp extinguished the lights according to military regulations, and only the fire set up at the main road crossing spit flames, illuminating the dark night in a hazy light. But in Yu Zilian's Chinese military tent, there are brilliant lights.

"Your Excellency is a great talent! This has to be a poem, and the poetry is noble, showing the grandeur in the adult's chest, which really makes the later life envious! ”

After receiving praise from the celebrities present, Yu Zilian couldn't help but hahadaxiao. However, he continued to be modest: "Reputation! Overrated! ”

After Yu Zilian exterminated the first group of bandits, his Ruzhou army had expanded to more than 6,000 people. In addition, Xuan Mo also gave a batch of weapons and armor, which really made Yu Zilian, who had nothing to do half a year ago, feel high-spirited.

Therefore, after learning of the great changes in Shaanxi, Yu Zilian still led the Runing Army back to Ruzhou with high spirits. The city of Ruzhou is small, of course, it is impossible to pour in these more than 6,000 soldiers, so Yu Zilian set up a large battalion outside the city and made every effort to reorganize and train the newly recruited 5,000 recruits.

But after a few days of practice, the bad news of Governor Xuanmo came, and Yu Zilian was stunned. But after being stunned, Yu Zilian was suddenly ambitious again, and he thought about making meritorious contributions and becoming a famous minister who turned the tide.

After that, Yu Zilian ignored the opposition of Yan Jing and other officials, not only did he withdraw all the Ruzhou army into the city of Ruzhou to wait for him, but only left a thousand soldiers to hand over to Yan Jing to defend the city, and then he personally led the main force of the Ruzhou army to the west of Ruzhou, to take the initiative to fight the peasant army that re-entered Henan.

And the Lord Zhizhou, who sighed at his bravery, some celebrities in Ruzhou City also went with the army, and Yu Zilian must have welcomed it. Maybe...... Perhaps Yu Zilian and those celebrities saw fighting as a kind of entertainment such as hunting.

But nothing can be absolute! If Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army is really strong in combat, then his action is beyond reproach, because it is still the old saying - the most haode defense is to attack!

But there is another idiom, and that is to do what you can! And what is the situation of Yu Zilian's Ruzhou army?

July 26. The Ruzhou army encountered a group of nearly 1,000 bandits, fought against it, and hanged more than 120 corpses. After the war, Yu Zilian promoted more than a dozen brave soldiers and rewarded each with ten gold (ten taels of silver). After that, he killed more than 350 new leaders and soldiers in the army who were afraid of war and did not obey orders.

Because the expansion of the Ruzhou army was too powerful, it could not be digested in a short period of time, so except for the more than 1,000 soldiers first trained by Yu Zilian, the rest of the newly recruited soldiers were all undisciplined, and some of the leaders who relied on their own shili even disobeyed Yu Zilian's orders. Therefore. This time, Yu Zilian just wanted to quickly cut through the mess to remove these weeds.

Therefore, in this first battle, although the Ruzhou Army won a small victory, the battle loss ratio after the war made people feel a little ridiculous.

However, in this way, the soldiers of Ruzhou, who felt that Yu Zilian had clear rewards and punishments, were all solemn, but they erected Yu Zilian's prestige.

After a day off. After suppressing the commotion in the army, the Ruzhou army moved at high speed. On the 28th, the siege of a rural town besieged by more than 3,000 peasant troops was relieved. In this battle. The Ruzhou army fought bravely, hanged more than 800 heads, and captured nearly 1,000 prisoners, which was another great victory.

After getting the refuge of more than 100 squires in this town, Yu Zilian selected those captives to be strong and incorporated into the Ruzhou army, and the Ruzhou army jumped to 6,000 people at this time.

In the next two days, the Ruzhou army company made some gains. The small peasant army and bandits around it no longer dared to provoke this Ming army. Although there were not many hangings, some of the displaced people scattered in the countryside began to join the Ruzhou army.

In this troubled world, in fact, there is no position or standard in the hearts of ordinary homeless people, in their eyes. As long as they are given a way to live, in fact, they don't care if they join the official army or the peasant army. Since there is such a Ming army open to appease, let's take refuge in the past first!

The actions of the Ruzhou Army also attracted the attention of the peasant army that entered Henan first. There is such a Ming army hanging by his side, and he can't let go of his hands and feet to loot? was also affected by the killing of Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian, and several nearby peasant armies united into an army of nearly 40,000 and came towards the Ruzhou army, trying to repel or force the Ruzhou army away.

At this time, the peasant army that entered Henan did not have any famous leaders, and the combat effectiveness of their troops was quite poor. The reason is also very simple, if the displaced people want to rebel, they must also take refuge in those famous leaders, so that they can live longer in this troubled world.

Therefore, although a large number of men and horses were gathered, the main idea of the leaders of the peasant army was to force the Ruzhou army away, and they did not want to fight the Ruzhou army in a decisive battle. However, sensing the movements of the peasant army, Yu Zilian immediately ordered to take the initiative to meet the army of the peasant army.

As a result, the peasant army, which was unable to move, could not avoid it, and they could only fight a decisive battle with the Ruzhou army, so on August 3, the first major battle between the two sides took place.

And the peasant army with superior numbers would definitely not be afraid of the enemy's defense, so after the formation, they slaughtered the Ruzhou army with great momentum, in a vain attempt to defeat the Ming army in front of them with a three-plate axe.

And Yu Zilian is also very different, unlike other military attachés in the Ming Dynasty who preserved their strength. He put his most elite more than 1,000 soldiers at the forefront, and personally pressed the formation behind these more than 1,000 horses, completely taking the lead.

According to what Yu Zilian learned from the Runing Army, Yu Zilian divided the more than 1,000 people into two phalanxes, with the front row of firearms, bows and arrows shooting at a long distance, and the back row of spears to cover.

Therefore, with this formation, as long as you stand still and wait for the enemy's attack, it will exert great power. Although Yu Zilian's elite only learned the surface of the Runing army, the peasant army on the opposite side was also a rabble, so under a charge, the peasant army with heavy losses was repulsed.

Yu Zilian did not hesitate, immediately beat the drum and ordered the whole army to charge, and Ding, a recruit of the Ruzhou Army who had been quite honest by the military law a few days ago, immediately attacked the whole army. The peasant army was suddenly defeated, and the Ruzhou army, which had risen in morale, directly pursued for nearly 20 miles before Mingjin withdrew its troops.

What is even more ridiculous is that the Ruzhou army was charged by 5,000 recruits, but when they came back, there were more than 6,000, because there was no time to change their uniforms, and those recruits and the captured peasant army could not be distinguished from each other in appearance. That night, three or four peasant armies, totaling 1,000 people, surrendered to the Ruzhou army, and Yu Zilian simply incorporated them into his own army. The Ruzhou army swelled to more than 8,000 people.

At this point, Yu Zilian's reputation has risen. But what makes people a little laughable is: If Li Lu and Zhao Ming are counted, there are already many people who have been turned into famous generals by Wu Shigong, so how many will there be in the future? (To be continued......)