In the attack on the west of the city, Chen Wang led the armored cavalry and cooperated with the cavalry led by Chen Yongfu to attack on both sides, not only defeated the 3,000 armored soldiers of the northern formation of the left wing of the main force of the Wanmin Army, almost killed them, but also broke through the military formation of more than a dozen new soldiers of the Wanmin Army.

However, the battle damage of the Ming army was very few, with only about 100 casualties, which can be described as a magnificent victory.

Under the leadership of Li Yan, the Wanmin Army strictly held its own position and gave up the troops that rushed to the north of the left flank.

And the subsequent cavalry rushing from Nancheng only protected the large array and attacked the cavalry led by Gao Qian.

Therefore, Chen Wang also got the time to clean up the battlefield and win the first rank.

Therefore, in the attack on the west of the city, the Hanzhong Army under Chen Wang and Chen Yongfu's headquarters won a lot of heads, and after counting, there were as many as 3,294 pieces that passed the inspection.

During the Ming Dynasty, the inspection of the first level was extremely strict, and it was necessary to ensure completeness and correctness in order to be regarded as the first level.

At the beginning of defending the city, the king of Zhou issued 500,000 taels of gold as the capital of the army, and the wealthy households in Kaifeng City also donated a lot of silver money at the request of Gao Mingheng, and offered a very high reward.

Whoever kills a thief will receive a reward of fifty taels of silver, a reward of thirty taels for those who can shoot a thief, and a reward of ten taels for those who shoot or wound a thief.

Kills and shots are not easy to calculate because they are out of the city, so they are only counted as the first level.

But Rao is like this, and the reward to be issued this time is also an extremely generous reward.

The first rank of 3,294 pieces, that is, a total of 164,700 taels of silver had to be paid as a reward, which was undoubtedly a huge number.

But King Zhou did not break his promise, and Gao Mingheng did not find an excuse to delay.

The 160,000 yuan of silver was divided into several carts, and according to the proceeds, it was escorted by the guards of the Zhou Wangfu and sent to the military camp of Chen Wang and Chen Yongfu respectively.

Along the way, the team of the army beat gongs and drums, did not shy away, and even deliberately flaunted, opening the box so that everyone could see the heavy silver ingots inside.

The reason why the team of the army is so fanfare is also the arrangement and arrangement of Gao Mingheng.

Gao Mingheng's idea is very simple, that is, to take this opportunity to show everyone that the government and the court keep their promises, and they will never deduct as much silver as they say.

As for the threat that money exposure may cause, Gao Mingheng is not worried.

No matter how fierce a strongman is, how dare he rob the army's supplies in the city at this time?

Besides, even if there are really people with brains who want to rob gold and silver, are the soldiers of the Zhou Wangfu who are the guards all decorations?

In this way, most of the guards in the palace of the king of Zhou have also been in battle, defended the city, seen blood, and the weapons in their hands can also kill people.

The ban between the markets has also been temporarily lifted, and many people have followed the team of the army all the way to the front of the barracks to see the excitement.

The Hanzhong army under Chen Wang won more than 2,000 ranks, so the total amount of silver sent was 100,000 taels.

More than 100,000 taels of silver were divided into five carriages and loaded, and they were all the way to the gate of the Hanzhong army camp before stopping.

The guards of the Zhou palace were scattered around, protecting five carriages full of silver.

The crowd of onlookers were separated from each other more than a dozen steps away.

And Chen Wang had already been waiting outside the camp gate with a group of generals, and Gao Mingheng had already sent someone to inform him before the army set off.

Most of the heads of the army are from the palace of the king of Zhou, but the person who presides over the army is Gao Mingheng as the governor of the imperial history, and the deputy envoy is the official of the palace of the king of Zhou.

The reason is actually very simple, since Yongle, the vassal kings of the past dynasties have been raised as pigs, and they have no real power at all.

During the Zhengde period, that is, during the Ming Wuzong period, the rebellion of King Ning made the identity of the vassal king extremely sensitive.

As a vassal king, he has a high status, he can be clothed and fed, he can be drunk with gold, he can be a prestige, and he can be arrogant and indulgent in the country.

These can be done, and after reporting it, it is light and fluttering

There will not be too much substantive punishment for a few words of reproach.

However, as long as it involves military and political affairs, no matter how big or small, almost all of them will be punished extremely severely.

The king of Zhou gave a banquet this time, because the defending army won a big victory.

At the banquet, after a few words of encouragement from King Zhou at the beginning, the conversation during the banquet was all to the point, and he did not dare to involve military and political affairs at all.

This time, so much money was given to the army, and on the surface, Gao Mingheng took the initiative to request on the grounds of Henan's financial difficulties.

Like King Rui, who took the initiative to send people to reward the army, the silver he sent was only a few thousand taels of silver, including meat, rice, oil and grain.

The reason is precisely because of his status as a vassal king, and he does not dare to be too deeply involved with the imperial court generals and officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, as a clan, although life can be guaranteed, on the other hand, it is extremely restricted.

The official career has nothing to do with them, even if they want to do some work, it is quite difficult, and many times they can only live by guarding the distributed rice.

However, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with the corruption of officials and financial difficulties, the distribution of Lu rice was often deducted.

In fact, the life of an ordinary clan is not as good as many people think.

Chen Wang looked at the team of the army, and felt a little emotion in his heart, the Ming Dynasty's feudal ban system was indeed a bit overkill.

The convoy of the Qianjun army slowly stopped, and as Gao Mingheng, a patrolman wearing a round-necked official robe and a black gauze hat, got down from the sedan chair, Chen Wang also drove forward, and then dismounted to meet him.

Such a scene was naturally clearly seen by the people who were watching.

Chen Wang wore an iron crown on his head and a bullfighting suit, which was extremely eye-catching among the generals wearing armor.

All the people probed this and looked towards the place where Chen Wang was, after all, this was a character that was only seen in the past in the commentary.

The venue was much more lively for a while, and there was an uproar.

"That person is the general of the thief, I saw it when I was in the city before, it is really majestic!"

Among the crowd, there were resting social soldiers, who saw Chen Wang who appeared in front of everyone, and said with a smug look.

Guarding Kaifeng, they are also honored.

"General Ping Thief, mighty!"

Those who have good deeds shout in the crowd, and those in the army shout might.

Everyone laughed together, and then couldn't help shouting along.

"General Ping Thief, mighty!"

Gao Mingheng looked at the people around him who came to see the excitement, and couldn't help but smile on his face, and said to Chen Wang.

"General Ping Thief is so young, he is already famous all over the world, well-known to everyone, and he has made great achievements this time, and his future is limitless."

Chen Wang's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at Gao Mingheng's expression without a trace, hesitated for a while, and then said.

"The cloud toothpick is full, and the star is full of swords."

"It's not my intention to be a marquis, but I hope the sea is peaceful."

"As a military minister, rather than worshipping the general and the marquis, the last general actually hopes to see the four seas calm and the world peaceful."

Gao Mingheng looked slightly stunned, Rao is Huan Hai has been up and down for many years, and has served in the officialdom for a long time, but he still can't help but be moved by Chen Wang's words.

The poem that Chen Wang read is the poem that Qi Jiguang once wrote.

The meaning of it, Gao Mingheng doesn't know.

And Gao Mingheng could hear that when Chen Wang said this, he was indeed sincere.

"The generals of the world, if they are all like the general of the thief, how can they get to such a field......

In the face of Gao Mingheng's praise, Chen Wang also did not slack off, and still responded modestly, but he was thinking about other things in his heart.

Because of this attack and the rescue of Kaifeng, he is now widely known among the people in Kaifeng City.

This point has also been confirmed in the social soldiers, and it also makes Chen Wang more confident about controlling the social soldiers of Kaifeng City in the future.

Kaifeng social soldiers, let them go out

The war is now temporarily difficult, and it may encounter various difficulties.

But if it is used to guard Kaifeng, it is undoubtedly a strong force, and if it can be used, it can play a huge role......

What Chen Wang thought in his heart, Gao Mingheng naturally didn't know.

The two sides completed the handover of the silver money in front of the barracks, and after Chen Wang said goodbye to Gao Mingheng and the surrounding people, he returned to the barracks with a group of generals.

100,000 taels of silver, Chen Wang did not hide a single penny, and directly asked people to carry it to the school field, and according to the number of combat exploits recorded at the beginning, it was distributed to all the soldiers who participated in the battle on the spot.

In addition to the bereavement pension, the soldiers who were killed and wounded in the battle were also given bounties, which were temporarily collected by the military judges, and when they returned to their hometowns, they were transferred back by the military judges of the military academy.

Chen Wang's move made everyone in the barracks burst into cheers again, and their morale also rose.

One hundred thousand taels of silver is not much for Chen Wang now.

The most important thing in unifying the army and governing the army is to have clear rewards and punishments.

With 100,000 taels of silver, buy the loyalty of 3,000 armor riders, this transaction is cost-effective here in Chen Wang.

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Although the Ming army won a great victory in the attack on the city in the west of the city, the Wanmin army did not retreat immediately.

On the second day, as usual, the Wanmin Army launched another attack on Kaifeng City in the early morning.

It's just that the intensity of this siege is obviously much lower than at the beginning, perhaps because of the successive setbacks, the morale and morale of the army have decreased.

The defenders in Kaifeng City were encouraged by the recent victory, and the defense line became more and more stable.

Outside the city, the guard of the Great Array of the People's Army was more strict than before, the layout of the front line was more reasonable than at the beginning, and many key places were even covered with simple horse rejection.

In the early morning of the fourth day, the Wanmin Army did not attack Kaifeng City again as usual.

After completing the assembly, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the People's Army took the road to the east and slowly headed east.

The main cavalry of the People's Army remained at the rear of the ranks, as the palace army, guarding against possible pursuits.

The withdrawal of the Wanmin Army caused a great sensation in Kaifeng City, the soldiers and soldiers defending the city were all cheering, hugging and crying, and the people in the city were all smiling and running to tell each other.

With the departure of the Wan Minjun, their lives can finally be the same as before, and they do not have to be confined to the market where they live, nor do they need to be afraid and live in panic.

On the reopened streets, the people in Kaifeng City walked out of their homes and greeted each other, looking extremely happy.

The Wanmin Army retreated, and Chen Wang did not order a pursuit.

In the attack on the west of the city, he did not choose to defeat the main force of the Wanmin Army in a battle, but only cut off some of the elites and defeated some new pawns, just to keep Li Yan and let himself stay in Henan, the reason for controlling Henan.

Hu Zhiyi has successfully recovered most of the lost territory in Luoyang, and has also gained a lot of gains, far exceeding his original expectations......

And the morale of the Wanmin Army has indeed decreased a lot, but Li Yan still stabilized the morale of the Wanmin Army.

The subsequent attack also confirmed that Li Yan was still in stable control of the Wanmin Army under his command.

Although the retreat of the Wanmin Army was a little chaotic at the beginning, it didn't take much time to adjust and begin to retreat in an orderly manner.

The formation of the Wanmin Army is not chaotic, the queue is neat, the strength is orderly, and the troops who are specially responsible for the rear of the palace are also on full alert.

At this time, going out of the city to pursue will definitely not be of much benefit.

Chen Wang's original purpose was to lift the siege of Kaifeng and gain greater authority and self-esteem.

And now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to draw snakes and consume them in vain.

There are not many soldiers and horses under Chen Wang's command, and even fewer cavalry, so it can be said that all of them are treasures, and it is not cost-effective to lose them here.

Chen Wang's decision did not make anyone feel wrong

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Gao Mingheng even came to meet Chen Wang after receiving the news of the withdrawal of the Wanmin Army, and told Chen Wang that the poor should not be chased, and the preservation of Kaifeng should be the first priority.

Chen Wang didn't intend to pursue, but Gao Mingheng specially came to give orders, so he naturally borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and agreed to Gao Mingheng's request.

Chen Wang's performance made Gao Mingheng even more agreeable.

After all, there are too many arrogant generals who are difficult to control, and Chen Wang is now strong and strong, and he is a person of Yang Sichang's lineage, and he is also trusted by the emperor.

If you don't listen to the command, in fact, Gao Mingheng doesn't have much way to restrain it.

However, Chen Wang has always been extremely respectful to him, and many times when he gives orders, he will report to him in advance.

These actions undoubtedly made Gao Mingheng feel great respect.

Therefore, Gao Mingheng's attitude towards Chen Wang is also becoming more and more kind.

The imperial edict was sent to Kaifeng on the seventh day of the raid.

Kaifeng to Beijing back and forth nearly 3,000 miles, the military situation is like fire, along the road is 800 miles urgent.

The edict was conveyed, and Gao Mingheng led the governor of Henan on behalf of him, presiding over the affairs of the invasion and suppression, and Chen Yongfu led the Henan general army.

Chen Wang, on the other hand, was ordered to temporarily take charge of the soldiers and horses in various towns in Henan, and made every effort to recover the remnants of the Ten Thousand Thieves Army.

The first edict did not contain any reward, but only a change of authority and a succession of directors.

At the end of every big war, it will basically take a while for the reward to be lowered, after all, how to seal the reward needs to be carefully discussed.

But there are some things that do need to be rushed.

Henan's military situation is now in full swing and the situation is bad, and someone must immediately replace him.

Reward, Chen Wang doesn't care.

Anyway, most of his rewards are a little gold and silver, some clothes, honors, jewels and cloths.

What Chen Wang cares about is the power in his hands.

In the first edict, what Chen Wang cared about the most was not the authority to temporarily control the soldiers and horses of various towns in Henan, but the inconspicuous small characters in one of the lines.

"Train new soldiers and restore the combat strength of each town......"

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