Ming politicians

He Renlong got the nickname He Crazy, and his reputation was well-deserved.

He became the commander-in-chief of the vanguard, and he didn't care about Hong Chengchou following in the team. He issued an order that all soldiers are not allowed to sleep. Even if they want to sleep, they can sleep on the horse's back. Just take a nap. But the army couldn't stop the march, and he also warned all the soldiers that when they arrived at Kuizhou Fucheng, they would start fighting immediately.

He Renlong himself strictly enforced it, and he was always at the forefront of the army. Although his eyes were bloodshot, his spirit was very excited. Let alone rest, even if he was asked to stop his progress, I am afraid he would not be able to do so. .

Thirty-five thousand troops advanced at the fastest speed, regardless of day or night.

Hong Chengchou followed the army, anxious. He fully supported the order issued by He Renlong. If there was a delay of 1 minute, the city of Kuizhou would be in danger. More importantly, if Li Zicheng suddenly changed his decision, he was ready to lead the bandits to escape. , the following hunt and kill operation will become protracted, and within a few months, the hard-working and well-designed scheme will not be able to achieve a happy ending.

Ma Xianglin's mood is even more complicated. On the one hand, 5000 white soldiers under his leadership have become the vanguard. On the other hand, seeing that the white-armed soldiers are about to start fighting with the rogues again, and the time for revenge is approaching, this kind of waiting and anticipation is very difficult. He can't wait to fly to the capital of Kuizhou and start fighting with the rogues immediately. fight.

The speed of the march has always been fast, with a strong belief supporting all the soldiers, no one is left behind, and no one stops.What everyone thinks of is rushing to the city of Kuizhou to start a fight with the rogues. Time is everything. This is a race against time to win.

Xiong Zijian, the commander-in-chief of the second echelon, was also cruel. He gave death orders to all soldiers, even though he said that some of the horses were equipped for the vanguard.However, the distance between the soldiers and the leading troops should not exceed twenty miles. That is to say, within an hour after the leading troops arrived at Kuizhou Prefecture, the second echelon would also arrive.

It is impossible to sleep, which indicates that everyone must be faster, overcome difficulties unimaginable by ordinary people, and complete seemingly impossible tasks.

that's all.Two torrents, one in front and one in the back, rolled towards the direction of Kuizhou Fucheng.

At three quarters of the hour on August [-]th, the vanguard finally arrived at the outskirts of Kuizhou Fucheng.

It was more than an hour earlier than expected.

The red-eyed scouts reported the situation out of breath, and a large number of rogues still gathered outside Kuizhou Fucheng, and the Fucheng was safe and sound.

Hong Chengchou patted his head and laughed out loud.

Finally waited until this day.For this day, he waited for more than ten years.

In the first year of Chongzhen.Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Shanxi, and it was at that time that Wang Jiayin and others in Shaanxi began to rebel, and the whole of Shaanxi began to respond. There was chaos in Shaanxi, large and small bandits.More than 100 troops were formed. From this time on, Hong Chengchou abandoned civil and military affairs, started his career of exterminating bandits, and achieved great victories.He also suffered a disastrous defeat, almost lost his head, and then entered the Jiangning camp, and began to see the hope of exterminating the bandits.

He Renlong looked at the laughing Hong Chengchou with red eyes, but did not speak.

The vanguard arrived at the outskirts of Kuizhou Prefecture, and the next step was to launch an attack. He Renlong hesitated whether he or Hong Chengchou would issue the order.

"General He, you are the commander-in-chief of the vanguard, and all the soldiers are waiting for your orders."

Hearing what Hong Chengchou said, He Renlong's body trembled, he pulled out the shining steel knife, and raised it to the sky.

"The standard-bearer follows me, never leaving. Soldiers, charge with me and kill the bandits..."

The drummer had long been waiting for the order to attack. Just as He Renlong finished speaking, the earth-shattering drum sounded, and the sound of the drum was the order to attack.

The exhausted soldiers heard the sound of the drum, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the horse began to charge forward, screaming from its mouth.

Li Zicheng, who heard the sound of drums and shouts, fell off his horse.

He had just made a decision, the army immediately retreated, and the exhausted sergeants quickly prepared to evacuate. At this time, the morale was completely gone, and the rest was to flee for their lives. Sergeants who can defeat the army and lose their murderous spirit and morale can only be regarded as lambs and let others slaughter them.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Jiang Ningying came back.

How accurate is this arrangement? I don’t know how long Su Tiancheng has been preparing for. When the rebel army set off from Bazhou, the Jiangning Battalion set off from Kuizhou Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture Mianzhu, and Baoning Prefecture Nanyang respectively. This time difference , there is no mistake, and the scouts also detected accurate information.

Li Zicheng, who was helped up, closed his eyes in pain, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.

This time he failed completely, and may not have a chance to stand up.

When the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion in red shirts rushed over, the army of rogues was completely in disarray. No matter how the officers shouted, it was useless. The rogues began to disperse, running away like headless chickens. In their hearts, The fear of the Jiangning battalion has reached the point where it is impossible to organize an attack.

Some rogues unexpectedly ran towards the city wall of Kuizhou Prefecture.

Su Tiancheng, who had been standing firmly on the city wall, also heard the sound of drums and shouts.

A smile finally appeared on his face.

At this time, Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan and others all came in front of him, and everyone's faces showed anticipation. At this time, they should not guard the city wall, and must rush out. The distance between them and the rogues Recently, it has been able to effectively prevent the rogues from escaping.

"General Sun, give an order that all the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion go out of the city to kill the enemy."

There are four hundred brocade guards by Zhu Cihong's side, so it's not a big problem.

Sun Yong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was about to follow Sun Chuanting down the city wall. Su Tiancheng looked at Sun Yong, but said nothing. Although the reputation of the Jinyiwei was not very good, he was a soldier anyway. Looking at it from the city wall, it must be unpleasant. After nearly a day of fighting, everyone's nerves have become thick, and all they can think of is to kill all the rogues outside the city.

"Liu Tiehan, remember your duty."

Su Tiancheng called Liu Tiehan to his side, and said these words softly.

The rogues who were aggressive a day ago completely collapsed at this time. No one resisted. Everyone fled. Most people fled to the riverside. There are boats there. Chance of survival.

It's a pity that they could have imagined, Hong Chengchou and He Renlong could also have imagined that on the hillsides on both sides of the road, a large number of Jiangning battalion soldiers had already ambushed, armed with flintlock guns.

Gunshots sounded, and the downed bandits quickly blocked the road. The bandits who were fleeing in front began to retreat, while the bandits behind were still crowding forward. They were crowded in the middle of the road for a while. Many bandits knew that they could not escape, so they simply He knelt down and raised his arms in both hands to signify surrender.

This kind of action was highly contagious, and more and more rogues began to kneel down, raised their weapons high, and surrendered to the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion.

The [-] soldiers around Li Zicheng wrapped Li Zicheng in the middle when the Jiangning battalion soldiers started to attack, and headed south. There is a road that can enter the mountain. As long as you can enter the mountain, you can always Figured out a way.

It's a pity that their thoughts were predicted by Sun Chuanting and Liu Tiehan. The Jiangning camp soldiers who rushed out of the city gate had no scruples about the bandits kneeling on the ground. They rushed ahead and blocked the road to the south.

There were only some sporadic fights around, and most of the rogues knelt down and surrendered.

At this time, the soldiers guarding Li Zicheng became the target of public criticism, including some rogue officers who followed. There were less than 4000 people, and they were soon surrounded by Jiangning battalion soldiers.

There's no point in fighting anymore.

Li Zicheng fulfilled his words and asked the soldiers and many officers not to resist, tied him up and handed him over to the Jiangning battalion soldiers, and everyone put down their weapons.

Unwilling to be reconciled, a few loyal soldiers rushed out roaring, ready to fight, when a few loud arrows shot over, a few of them quickly fell off their horses and remained motionless, while the rest remained silent and did not dare to move.

"Kill without mercy..."

A cold voice came, and Su Tiancheng riding a white horse appeared in everyone's sight.

It's not that he is cruel. If Li Zicheng's officers surrendered, it would not necessarily be a capital crime, but these people are no longer able to become good citizens, and staying behind is still a disaster. As for Li Zicheng's personal soldiers, they get along with Li Zicheng day and night. The officers may be more extreme. It is unlikely that these soldiers will surrender. Even if they surrender, I don’t know when they remembered it, and it is possible to suddenly appear to avenge Li Zicheng.

The rogue bandits who have been eradicated and plundered for more than ten years are about to be completely wiped out. At this time, we must not be lenient, and we must not leave fire. As for the ordinary soldiers who knelt on the ground and surrendered, they can be let go .

The surrounded guards exploded.

Li Zicheng jumped forward on horseback and spoke to Su Tiancheng.

"This must be Mr. Su, Li Zicheng, I am willing to apologize with death, and please spare these soldiers."

There was no expression on Su Tiancheng's face, and he threw out a few cold words.

"Li Zicheng, I send you a poem, Li Liyuan on the grass, one year old and one year old, the wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows again. This is what I mean. You are a smart person, and you have been prosperous for nearly ten years. , enough.” (To be continued..)