Chapter 336: The Times
On the field in the west of Kaifeng City, there are black flags and banners at a glance.
There was a crowd of people in the military formation, all of them wrapped in black scarves.
Countless black turbans fluttered wantonly in the howling north wind, like a tumbling black raging wave.
Looking down from the city, the black crowd seems to have spread all the way to the end of heaven and earth......
As the large array of the People's Army continued to approach, the scene under the clairvoyant mirror became clearer and clearer.
Those sergeants of the army of all peoples.
Most of them were thin and ragged.
Through the tattered clothes on their bodies, even the skinny chests could be faintly seen.
Chen Wang's eyes drooped, and he slowly put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand.
The most painful and cruel criminal law in the world is actually starvation, which is the most painful way to die in the world.
That desperate hunger is more cruel than all the torture in the world.
Hunger makes people no longer human, makes people lose their dignity as human beings, and makes people become evil spirits.
Memories of the past slowly came back to his mind.
The souls of those who had fallen under his sword, the enemies who had died because of him appeared in front of Chen Wang's eyes one after another.
Most of them are yellow-skinned, skinny, and ragged.
Chen Wang turned his head and looked back at Kaifeng City.
What catches your eye is the splendid pavilions with carved railings and jade, the magnificent pavilions and manors, and the majestic palaces that belong to the king of Zhou.
Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.
Hunger was everywhere outside the city, and hunger was everywhere.
However, the wealthy families in Kaifeng City are still singing every night, and the silk and bamboo orchestra is endless, and the sound of beauty is continuous.
Rebellion is a business of killing heads and exterminating people.
If ordinary people can live and work in peace and contentment, if they can eat enough and clothe, if they can eat a mouthful, they can live.
And who would have thought of rebelling?
Whether it is the popular uprising in Shaanxi or the popular uprising in Henan, it can be summed up in four words - the official forced the people to rebel.
"Mighty!"
The tsunami-like cheers of the mountains resounded in Kaifeng City again, and countless soldiers raised their blades and cheered enthusiastically.
The rangers of the Han army outside the city had returned to the city from outside the city at this time, and they held high the captured banners, the heads of the enemy, and declared their martial arts.
The bloody scene did not terrify the soldiers in Kaifeng City, but aroused the bloody courage in their hearts.
China is rich all over the world, as the lord of the central government, and attracts all countries to the court, relying not only on the brilliant culture, but more importantly, on the strong martial arts.
Feng Wolf Juxu, drinking Ma Hanhai, and the great martial arts are the reasons why Huaxia has always stood tall in the world.
"Mighty !!"
The cheers swelled like a tidal wave, rolling in.
Chen Wang's original floating mood calmed down, like a mirror.
The decaying Ming Court has been completely rotten from the foundation.
The army of the people in front of them, compared with the Ming Court, they really represent justice.
It's just that.
Whether it is righteous or not is not important at the moment......
Chen Wang's eyes were waveless.
He had hesitated, he had wavered, he had hesitated.
But now, he has figured it all out.
The path he wants to take is the most correct path.
Now his strength is not enough to support his ambitions, and he still needs to temporarily pin his trust on the banner of the Ming Court.
……
Kaifeng west of the city.
The black dasu stood on top of the field, constantly swaying under the agitation of the strong wind.
Under the Da Xu, Li Yan wore a feather bright iron helmet, a purple gold embroidered robe, a water-milled iron armor inside, an arrow with a bow, a sword hanging from his waist, riding on a horse, and standing in front of everyone with a whip.
The horses that Li Yan rode were even a head taller than the war horses ridden by others.
Like white jade, there are snow-white hairs from top to bottom, there is not a single stray hair, and the mane and tail are trimmed.
The north wind howled, bringing up a banner and rolling to make the sound of hunting.
With Li Xin's embroidered robe, it also kept bulging and flying.
At this time, Li Xin, and when he was still in Qixian County, he was already a judgment of two people.
His complexion is no longer white, but more wheat-colored.
There is no half-point scholarly weakness on his body, and only the edge of a martial artist is revealed.
His eyes were sharp and imposing.
On Li Yan's side, the red lady was wearing a red robe and a red scarf, riding a red horse.
Li Jiyu, Clay Jar, Yidougu, and other generals are each wearing armor and are separated from each other according to their seniority and ranks.
In addition to this, there are two men dressed as scribes, who stand out from the crowd.
It was Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, who had recently joined Li Yan and were appointed as military advisors.
The two had a good reputation in later generations and were important advisers under Li Zicheng.
However, because of the butterfly effect, Li Zicheng ran west to the Hexi Corridor, and it was Li Yan who stirred up the situation in Henan.
The two of them joined Li Yan's command, and because of their own abilities, they were also entrusted with important tasks.
Niu Jinxing was born in a lifting person, and Li Yan had known him for a long time and was invited by Li Yan to enlist in the army.
Song Xiance is a friend of Niu Jinxing, although he did not go to school, he is proficient in arithmetic, so he was assigned to be in charge of internal affairs.
The joining of the two can be regarded as solving the problem of chaos in the internal affairs of the Wanmin Army.
A biting cold wind blew in front of you.
Although it has entered March, it is still cold and cold in Henan.
The clay pot looked up at the Xicheng of Kaifeng, he frowned, looked embarrassed, kicked the horse's belly and took a few steps forward, and came to Li Yan's approach.
"King Xin."
The crockpot had red eyes and gritted teeth, and he clenched the horsewhip, his knuckles already turning white from the exertion.
"The fiery red Daxu on Kaifeng City is the Dajiu of the Chen thief!"
As soon as Ruzhou was defeated, tens of thousands of troops under his command were lost, and it almost became a heart disease of the clay pot.
The group of old brothers under his command followed him to fight with the Henan soldiers, followed him and fought with the Shaanxi soldiers, and they were born and died together for many years.
In Ruzhou, most of the dead and wounded, and those who fled back to Luoyang with him were only one or two thousand remnants of the defeated generals, which was really a loss of face.
The fiery red big pot, the clay pot will not be forgotten until death.
The clay pot stared at the tower of Kaifeng Xicheng with dead eyes, and his voice was hoarse and terrifying.
"Chen Wang......"
Li Yan frowned slightly, his eyes solemn.
At the beginning of encountering these scattered elite cavalry, Li Yan had already expected it.
Among the soldiers and horses in Henan, he had never seen such an elite cavalry.
The old soldier under his command was brave and brave, and he didn't get half a benefit in the cavalry battle at all.
In the fierce battle of two days, the lost cavalry under his command was already approaching more than 300 cavalry, but he only killed and wounded more than a dozen people on the other side, and did not obtain a single head.
The dead and wounded were taken away by the cavalry of the Ming army, and it is said that they were not captured at all.
During the Battle of Zhengzhou, facing the main force of Henan officers and soldiers, Li Yan had never seen such an elite army.
"If the world is really strong, ......"
Staring at the red flag fluttering on Kaifeng City in the distance, thinking back to the confrontation in the past few days, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a trace of admiration in his heart.
"Chen Wang, Chen Wang, is really a famous general."
Li Yan dragged the war horse under his seat, looking at the ancient city standing in the field in the distance.
"Under the fame, there is no vanity."
Li Yan knew very well that his plan had already been seen through by Chen Wang.
Before arriving in Kaifeng again, there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, but after hearing the words of the crockpot, this last glimmer of hope was gone.
"Didn't Chen Wang go to Luoyang Mansion, why was he in Kaifeng?"
The red lady looked puzzled, stepped forward a little, and asked.
Just a few days ago, the troops left in Luoyang received news that the Hanzhong army had left Ruzhou and drove directly to Luoyang.
This news is absolutely true, but why did Chen Wang, as the chief soldier of Hanzhong Town, appear in Kaifeng.
"Chen Wang is in Kaifeng City, this is an undoubted thing."
"Chen Wang calculated that I would lead the troops to attack Kaifeng in the starry night, so he led his subordinates to come to the aid of the starry night."
"The Hanzhong army in Luoyang Mansion is the foot soldiers of Hanzhong Town, and they should all be cavalry pawns when they follow Chen Wang into Kaifeng, which is the most reasonable explanation."
In a short period of time, Li Yan has already speculated the real situation.
For Chen Wang, the opponent, he also did some research.
As early as the time of Qi County, Chen Wang was already famous.
Therefore, Li Yan is no stranger to Chen Wang.
During this period of time, through inquiries through various channels, Li Yan has a lot more understanding of Chen Wang.
In the several major battles that made Chen Wang famous all over the world, there were examples of long-distance running.
Chen Wang's command has an elite cavalry, and its combat power almost surpasses that of Jiannu in the North, which is all information on the surface.
A recent letter about Chen Wang stated.
Luo Rucai was only a little short, and he was cut off by Chen Wang, and the troops were defeated and died.
"Now Kaifeng City is guarded by 3,000 elite cavalry under Chen Wang, and there are at least 10,000 soldiers and horses in Kaifeng City, attacking ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate......"
The red lady looked melancholy, looking at the tall walls of Kaifeng City, and couldn't help but retreat in her heart.
The biggest reason why Luoyang fell was because they took the lead in sending spies to infiltrate the city, and the Ming army in the city was weak, and it was the weakest time, and some people took the initiative to defect.
At the beginning, the soldiers besieged Luoyang, but they just wanted the Ming army to defend Luoyang, so that they could take the opportunity to fight other states and counties.
Unexpectedly, Luoyang was directly sent to them like that.
A fortified city, coupled with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, really makes people want to be discouraged.
Along the way, they did break through a lot of cities.
But it was precisely because they had conquered a lot of cities that they knew the difficulty of attacking cities.
However, except for the red lady, the rest of the generals are in a state of eagerness.
"Chen Wang, who is Chen Wang, can he turn the sky over with him?"
"Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have been defeated, and they are still afraid of him alone?"
Luoyang also had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but he didn't even have the courage to fight them.
In the battle of Zhengzhou, they defeated tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the field battle, and Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, died at their hands.
Officers and soldiers, what's so scary ?!
Li Yan frowned, stopped his horse, and looked back.
A sharp gaze swept over everyone.
The prestige that has been cultivated for a long time has caused everyone to palpitate.
"The Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and we haven't even occupied a place now, so you are proud and complacent, and you have the heart of despising the ambitions of the world, and you really think that the world is invincible?"
Since ancient times, Li Yan had already noticed the impetuous atmosphere in the army, but in view of the need for this spirit at that time, he did not suppress it too harshly.
But now, it is clear that the army has begun to spiral out of control.
Li Yan's stern words suppressed the arrogance of the generals.
"Luoyang is only one of the nine provinces in Henan, Henan is just a province of Daming, there are countless heroes in the world, and the heroes of the world are like carp crossing the river."
"The King of Hengtian, Zijin Liang, and King Gao Chuang, who is not prominent for a while, but what is the result?"
Li Yan's gaze slowly skimmed over everyone's bodies.
"Hanzhong Town is a strong town in the imperial court, with strong combat power, and it must not be underestimated to be able to compete with the northern land to build slaves."
"Not only Hanzhong Town, but no matter which officers and soldiers you encounter in the future, you must be cautious."
Daming is like a towering tree.
Da Ming can lose ten, hundred, or even thousands of times.
But they can't afford to lose once.
If you lose once, you may be at risk of capsizing.
"Yes!"
Li Yan's voice fell, and there was no half of a joke on the faces of the generals of the People's Army, all of them were extremely dignified.
Li Yan's prestige in the army is extremely high, and he has always been leading everyone forward.
The merits of the war have made everyone happy and convinced.
The scene cooled down with Li Yan's lecture.
Li Jiyu's eyes moved slightly, knowing what to say, and immediately drove forward to break the calm and asked.
"Now there are strong soldiers from Hanzhong in Kaifeng City, and it is difficult to attack, so ...... Are we now taking a detour to Kaifeng and going to another place? ”
Li Yan looked back at Kaifeng City in the distance and raised his horsewhip.
"Nope."
"Kaifeng still has to be beaten."
"Even if you can't get in, you still have to fight."
Li Yan's words made the generals behind him feel puzzled.
Even if it is a red lady, it is the same doubt.
"Originally, my plan was to take advantage of the garrison of officers and soldiers to attack Kaifeng, but now that Kaifeng has strong troops, the chance of forcibly breaking through is indeed very small, but we still have to fight."
Li Yan's eyes were cold, and his tone was low.
"We are waiting to break through Luoyang and kill King Fu, and now the Ming court has driven soldiers and horses from all directions to suppress it."
"The Hanzhong army is the first, and next, more soldiers and horses will come."
Li Yan's voice was low and his eyes were solemn.
"According to our current strength, it is far from enough for the continuous advance and suppression of officers and soldiers in the region."
"There are nearly 300,000 people under our command, but the quality is uneven, and there are many differences."
"Soldiers care about fine, not many."
"The soldiers and horses of the Ming court have already swarmed in, and they have not left us much time to train."
"The battlefield is the best training ground, I know this sentence is a bit cruel, but we have no choice."
Li Yan's gaze dimmed, and his voice was no longer as impassioned as before.
"And we can't feed so many people all the time with the food we have......"