Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 442
"Bamboo girl, why don't you forget it?"

All parts of Henan are covered with cold wind and ice and snow, but Xinyang is the only place where the branches and leaves are lush and evergreen.

As the only rice area in Henan Province, Xinyang is different from other prefectures, more like a southern region, loves rice more than wheat, with crisscross rivers and many lakes, it can be described as a rare paradise,
Li Yan's main wife, Tang Shi, is dressed in coarse clothes and an apron, like a peasant woman in the folk, but her unique temperament makes her detached and relaxed, giving people a sense of tranquility.

The red lady sighed when she heard the words: "It's not because I don't want to, it's because my husband asked me to protect the Li clan before leaving, and I don't have soldiers and horses, wouldn't I be captured without a fight?"

"This time, that time."

Tang shook his head, Emei frowned slightly, showing a trace of haggardness: "Xinyang is the territory of the imperial court after all, how can we let us live for a long time?"

"The emperor in Nanjing is in full swing, so we can't help but be free."

"Furthermore, let's just leave it at that. Hundreds of thousands of people in Xinyang are dedicated to the Ming."

This sentence immediately made the red lady anxious: "If it weren't for us, they would have starved to death—"

"But the food was sent by the court..."

After saying that, after thinking about it all night, Hong Niangzi showed her cards to the Li clan on the second day, willing to completely surrender to the court, and the army was disbanded or incorporated.

"The red lady understands righteousness deeply, and women don't give up to men!"

At this time, a man suddenly walked out of the crowd, with an ordinary face, but at this time he was full of confidence:
"I will add a hundred households of Jinyiwei——"

"So it was you who instigated it."

The red lady frowned, her murderous aura spreading.

But the man stood still, as if he was sure that the red lady would not do anything.

The red lady was taken aback, and she turned her doubtful eyes to the members of the Li clan, and many of them avoided looking at each other.

Thinking of this, she was completely discouraged: Forget it, Li Yan, I don't care about your people...

"The army and the common people are left to you to deal with, but there is one thing, you must not treat my brothers badly."

For a while, many generals and school eyes were tearful.

"According to someone's opinion, Hong's guerrilla skills are so strong, the imperial court must give him another reward, I'm afraid it won't be the next Qin imperial order!"

The man still wanted to save him, but was rejected by the red lady directly: "Fame and fortune are worthless to me, so let's forget it!"

After finishing speaking, she mounted the horse gracefully, turned and left.

In this way, the Red Lady Army, whose scale reached [-] people, recuperated and recuperated in Xinyang Prefecture, was also included in the Nanjing sequence.

……

In Luoyang, after King Yu went to Nanjing to proclaim himself emperor, Chen Yongfu took [-] soldiers and horses to sit safely.

In the middle of the night, the study room was brightly lit and the figures were stable. No one knew how he survived these days.

When the emperor decided to resist Jiannu going south, he mobilized [-] veterans, and Li Daitao was replaced by captives.

In other words, he had only [-] veterans under his command, guarding [-] captives.

Although it is said that some of them surrendered one after another, they can only barely defend the city. Once a war breaks out, it will collapse immediately.

In order to raise food and grass, garrison the fields, guard Luoyang, and guard the Yellow River to prevent the northern soldiers from going south, he was heartbroken.

"Hahahaha!"

When the news of Dahebao's victory came, Chen Yongfu was overjoyed, raised his head and laughed loudly:

"From this point of view, I can sit back and watch the third place, and covet the three Hebei prefectures, thinking of it as a bridgehead."

The so-called three prefectures in Hebei refer to the three prefectures in Henan, Weihui, Zhangde, and Huaiqing, which are located north of the Yellow River.

(Historical cold knowledge, the dividing line between Henan and Hebei is the Zhang River, the Zhang River where Ximen Bao ruled Ye, not the Yellow River.)
These three prefectures have few military disasters, and there is no impact of the Yellow River's embankment breach. It can be said that it is a rare and prosperous place in Henan today.

Moreover, they are adjacent to Beizhili, and they are rare bridgeheads.

Therefore, after Chen Yongfu learned of the imperial court's victory, he immediately wanted to take the opportunity to recover the occupied areas.

"However, it is still necessary to spread such news to damage the morale of the enemy army."

The thousands of miles of the Yellow River is frozen solid in winter, and smuggling and exchange are prevalent, and no one can stop the businessmen from making money.

Behind the merchants are the Henan gentry.

Thinking of the support of the gentry, Chen Yongfu exudes heat all over his body, so he doesn't have to worry about the problem of food, grass and supplies.

……

In the barren Guanzhong, when the first year of Shaowu was ushered in, You Shiwei was working hard to lead Guyuan's army along the defense line to wipe out those Tartars who were about to invade.

Although it is said that Guanzhong is dilapidated, it is much better than the grassland, and you can get back your money if you grab it casually. Those poor and settled people on the grassland can only take risks and do business without money.

The loess covered by heavy snow turned bright white at this time, which was extremely dazzling under the sun.

You Shiwei and others painted black charcoal gray under their eyelids, and stared intently at the Tartars who were gradually getting into the trap in front of them.

"kill--"

With more than a thousand cavalry, You Shiwei showed his power, and hundreds of Tartars fled eagerly.

After a long chase, the impotent Tartars could only kneel down and beg for mercy.

"Bring it back."

You Shiwei's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "After screening, we can add hundreds of cavalry."

The dynasty likes to use Mongols, and Zhu Yuanzhang used Mongolian captives a lot. At that time, half of the cavalry in the Yuan Dynasty in the Northern Expedition were Mongols;

During the Chongzhen period, Man Gui made a heroic sacrifice while protecting Beijing.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were also many Mongols who conferred Bosses, such as Yongshun Bo Xueshou, Zhongyong Bo Jiang Xin (formerly known as Batai), Gongshun Hou Wu Kezhong, etc., most of them were heroic sacrifices.

And You Shiwei was born in the Yulin Frontier Army. For him, the Mongols are no different from the Han people. On the contrary, they have superb riding skills and are easier to use.

When defending Yulin at the beginning, he also recruited the Mongolian tribes in Hetao to help out.

"General Soldier, we don't have much food in Guyuan Town."

The lieutenant on the side muttered.

"What do you know."

You Shiwei saw these Mongolians not only did not hang their heads down, but smiled happily, and immediately knew that they had been fooled.

They can understand Chinese.

He laughed and scolded: "These Tartars are very treacherous, they want to eat the emperor's food!"

"However!"

You Shiwei showed a deep smile: "I feed you, but I kill you."

After speaking, he got on his horse and ran away.

When he returned to Guyuan, the first thing he said was: "Has the food from Xi'an arrived?"

"The road is blocked by heavy snow, and it is estimated that it will take another two days."

"Send people to meet them. People can go hungry, but horses can't."

After resting, he turned his head and asked, "Has there been any news from the Shanxi merchants?"

The news here refers to the war of Jiannu going south.

Shaanxi merchants are well-informed and travel all over Shaanxi, so let them pass the news the fastest.

"no!"

The lieutenant shook his head.

"Hey!"

You Shiwei sighed, turned his head to look west, that was the direction of Shaanxi Xingdusi, and Li Zicheng was there.

Leaving this confidant worry behind makes it difficult for him to sleep peacefully.

(End of this chapter)