Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 285 Seeking Hanzhong

It is understandable for the soldiers to be hot-headed, after all, they were insulted by Li Zicheng.

However, as the coach, Zhu Changyuan's brain can't get hot.

To be honest, can the combat power of this army be able to fight now?

Yes, of course, now all the cavalry add up, excluding the injured, there are still as many as 150 people, and these 150 people are all enemies of ten thousand people. Once Li Zicheng's army is torn apart, it will be too easy to win.

Moreover, this is the time when the crowd is excited, and it happens to be full of energy.

However, things cannot be seen in one way.

Zhu Changyuan knew very well that Li Zicheng was not Zhang Xianzhong. Not only was the army well-supplied with Li Zicheng, but also there were many capable civil and military ministers around him.

The red cannon is a powerful weapon for defending the city, especially against cavalry, it can be said to be accurate. Don’t forget that Yuandudu used this thing to defend Ningyuan, the isolated city of Nurhachi, which was attacked by 1 people with only 20 people.

Using one's own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths, this kind of stupid way of suicide is not what Zhu Changyuan wants to see, even if the combat power of his own troops is much stronger than that of ordinary troops.He didn't want to see another brother fall under his own cannon.

"No!" Zhu Changyuan waved his hand, "Since this Liangzi has been formed, I am not in a hurry to take revenge. Our main task now is to protect these injured brothers. As the saying goes, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. This account book The general will ask Li Zicheng for it sooner or later, don't worry."

"Polu, obey orders!"

"Subordinates are here!"

Polu squeezed through the crowd.

"Lead a hundred brothers to defend the mountain pass in front, don't enter this mountain alone!" Zhu Changyuan pointed to the road just came.

"Yes!"

Polu got the order, and then led 100 people to defend the pass in front.

As long as Li Zicheng didn't pull the cannon over, the probability of trying to break in from a million-strong opponent was almost zero in this kind of terrain where one man was in charge of the pass.

As for the cannon, don't even think about it, this place is the remaining vein of Huashan Mountain, although people can leave, but the cannon can't be transported, and that thing can't walk this kind of mountain road.

"Kong He!"

"The subordinate is here!" Kong He accepted the order.

Take the remaining [-] soldiers, find a slightly open place to camp in place, and take care of the injured brothers!
"Yes!"

Not long after the order was given, Kong He led people to open up a slightly wider open space nearby, and took out a dozen large military tents that accompanied the army, each of which was set up like a yurt.

Each of the dozen or so military tents can accommodate 20 people without being overcrowded.

Zhu Changyuan camped on the spot, and with the super plug-in of the system, he naturally didn't have to worry about food and drink. For ten days in a row, all the soldiers had wine and meat at every turn. They spent a few days like gods in this chaotic world at the end of Ming Dynasty.

Ten days later, most of the wounded soldiers were fine, and those who were seriously injured were gradually stabilized. At least now that they could walk without delay, Zhu Changyuan ordered to march out of the camp.

Instead of going north to Chang'an or Huazhou City to find Li Zicheng's troubles, but to lead the army all the way south, moving slowly along the trails in the mountains.

Li Zicheng was able to mobilize hundreds of cannons to bombard Huazhou City. Naturally, there are more cannons guarding Chang'an, Weinan and other big cities. One of the main reasons for agreeing to negotiate peace.

Although Shaanxi has cannons, not every city has cannons. Generally speaking, the main task of these red cannons after they are manufactured is to prevent the invasion of the Mongols. Most of them are arranged in northern towns, such as Guyuan and Ningxia. , such as Gansu Town.

There should be no such things as Hanzhong and Ankang in the south!
According to this speculation, Zhu Changyuan led his troops all the way south, arrived at the mouth of the Han River, sailed westward by boat, and arrived in Hanzhong in seven days. The first city he wanted to attack was the first city in Hanzhong: Yang County .

Running all the way from Mount Hua, Zhu Changyuan had nothing to do with the big and small cities he encountered on the way. Whenever he passed by a city, he led his troops to pass by without attacking any city.

However, after arriving in Yang County, he changed his strategy and decided to capture Yang County first.

A lot of simplicity, Yangxian is the gateway to the Hanzhong Plain, located on the eastern edge of the Hanzhong Plain, once Yangxian is captured, it will have a foothold here.

The entire Hanzhong Plain, bordering the Qinling Mountains in the north and facing the Bashan Mountains in the south, is not a small basin among the mountains. The widest point from north to south is about [-] miles, and it is narrow and long from east to west, about [-] miles. It is formed by the alluvial flow of the Han River. Got fertile ground.

At that time, Liu Bang was named the king of Hanzhong, and later achieved hegemony, and the country name was: Han.

It can be said that Hanzhong is the place where the entire Han nation got its name from.

Moreover, the east, west, north and south of Hanzhong are surrounded by mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the territory is not very large. This is the best area for Zhu Changyuan to develop agriculture and appease Shaanxi. Even if there are occasional locust plagues, it is easy to manage.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that apart from nominally belonging to the Ming Empire, the land in Hanzhong now has a new owner: Luo Rucai.

That's right, it was Luo Rucai. It was Luo Rucai who, after hearing that Li Zicheng had rebelled out of Shangluo some time ago, raised troops all the way north from Yun County, and together with Li Zicheng, messed up the entire Ming Dynasty like a cloud of muddy water.

Although Zhu Changyuan had never met this guy, the two had been friends for a long time. In the first battle against the bandits, Luo Rucai lent 1000 troops to kill Luo Zhixiong.

"He even lent soldiers to me, and now he wants to seize his city. It seems a bit unscrupulous to say it." Zhu Changyuan was stationed outside Yang County, and scratched his head in embarrassment.

In other words, this Luo Rucai has nothing to be sorry for himself, well, except for the natural opposition between the officials and bandits.

However, speaking of integrity, as long as Luo Rucai is labeled as a traitor, no matter how much you kill him, it won’t be too much. The point of friendship is long gone.

As for the siege.

Sorry, for Zhu Changyuan, the easiest thing is neither cavalry warfare nor navy, but siege. Without him, his siege weapon is really invincible.

Besides, the city defense of Yang County, although the city wall looks tall, Zhu Changyuan found out after investigation that it is actually very thin, which is far worse than the city wall of Shenyang Huang Taiji's hometown.

Therefore, using the old method, first shouted to the people in the city, saying that Zhu Changyuan came to attack the city, scaring the main defender of the city so much that he peed his pants, and then disturbed the morale of the army in the city, and finally, with five siege weapons, easily Finally, five large holes were drilled in the Yangxian city defense.

The cavalry entered the city, and after a brief battle, the entire Yang County fell into Zhu Changyuan's hands.

What made Zhu Changyuan quite happy was that after the fall of Yang County, the four surrounding small towns that had garrisoned troops voluntarily surrendered, and took the entire Yang County area without bloodshed in one day, controlling the eastern gate of the Hanzhong Plain.

Zhu Changyuan is happy, Luo Rucai's troubles have just begun.

One day later, the news that Yang County was captured by Zhu Changyuan spread to Hanzhong.Luo Rucai ran around in a hurry like ants on a hot pot.

Unlike Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai's biggest characteristic is that he is loyal, and his biggest weakness is that he has no big ambitions. His rebellion was completely pushed by his buddies, not to compete with anyone for the world.

In addition, Marshal Luo also has a well-known characteristic: lust.

It is manifested in actual actions as marrying a daughter-in-law.

It is said that after Marshal Luo became a cavalry soldier, his status soared, and he began to marry wives recklessly. According to folk rumors, after Luo Rucai conquered Yun County, he married thirteen young women in one day.

Moreover, this guy is not shy, as long as he meets someone who is good-looking, no matter if it is a little loli of thirteen or fourteen, a super royal sister in his thirties or forties, or a widow or a married woman, he will accept it all.

Similarly, once Luo Rucai reaches the juncture of a major event, he will not discuss with his generals, but will gather together with his hundreds of wives, for example, this time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, take a look, what should we do?"

Luo Rucai paced back and forth in the hall.

Apart from him, there were dozens of beautifully dressed women in the main hall. A group of Yingying and Yanyan were together, so naturally they couldn't come up with any ideas.

"Marshal, why don't you send someone to ask King Chuang to rescue him? If King Chuang comes with an army, we will be able to defeat Zhu Changyuan."

A woman in red makeup gave him advice.

Luo Ru just listened to his words, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

It would be best if Li Zicheng could come, but who is King Chuang, it is unlikely to let him come if he does not see the benefits.Besides, even if he came, he might not be able to defeat Zhu Changyuan.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Zhu Changyuan is defeated, what if Li Zicheng's army does not leave Hanzhong?

Luo Rucai has no big ambitions, but he is not a fool, and the truth is clear.

"No!" He sighed, and said, "Zhu Changyuan is most afraid of red cannons, but we don't have them in Hanzhong, so it's not a good idea to use them against him."

"My lord, since the north is not feasible, let's go south and ask Zhang Xianzhong for help. I heard that Zhang Xianzhong has established a firm foothold in Sichuan. If he is willing..."

What the woman said was even more unreliable, and Luo Ru interrupted before she finished talking about the wine glass.

"Zhang Xianzhong will not come."

As for the reason, everyone in the world probably knows that this guy has been scared by Zhu Changyuan for a long time, not to mention sending troops to help, even if he fled to other places to seek refuge, maybe this guy cut off his head Then give filial piety to Zhu Changyuan.

When he was at a loss, a soldier in red suddenly broke into the hall.

"Bold!" Luo Ru said, "Who told you to come here?"

The little soldier plopped down on his knees, took out an urgent goose-feather letter from the bamboo tube behind him, held it respectfully in his hand, and said: "There is news from Chenggu that after Zhu Changyuan took down Yangxian County, his soldiers were bloodless." , and went down to four cities in one day.”

"what!"

Luo Rucai stood up abruptly, and never mentioned blaming Xiaobing again.

(End of this chapter)