Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 306 A thorn in the flesh?Stomach food?
Luoyang was in a hurry, and Emperor Chongzhen issued a death order, forcing Hong Chengchou, who had just dealt with the Mutiny in Xining, to rush out of the pass, and arrived in Luoyang in more than ten days. According to what Song Qingshu said, Hong Chengchou did not rush into the army. Instead, they stationed troops in Luoyang, waiting for the Shanxi, Tianjin, Huguang and other armies to arrive and attack on all sides.

But before Hong Chengchou built a camp near Dengfeng, the scene that made him vomit blood happened. The peasant army was like fireworks, and they were divided into more than ten shares in one breath. Forced Jingxiang, smashed into the sky, smashed Yingzhou with hundreds of thousands, scorpions full of stars went north to Shanxi, begged for live thieves, and Gezuo thieves went south to Yinghuo. Except for Luoyang, where there are heavy soldiers, the southeast is almost full of flowers.

Shanxi's reinforcements were forced to return to defense before they were dispatched, and more than 2 recruits from the Beijing Camp, Tianjin Wei, and Guanning Iron Cavalry had to be stationed in the North China Plain to defend Gyeonggi. Hong Chengchou's plan to defend Luoyang had already fallen through. null.

At the beginning of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to lead the Qin division to move eastward quickly, which also fell into Song Qingshu's calculations. He stared at Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, and Chuang chased and beat Li Zicheng's ass.

Hong Chengchou was obviously worried about himself, and went back to Xin County together. Song Qingshu caught at least six military scouts, but Hong Chengchou couldn't spare to deal with him, so Song Qingshu got into Xinyang Mansion smoothly, and wandered back to Xin County .

Song Qingshu went on this trip for almost two months, and the changes in Yinghuo Mountain were quite big. Under the leadership of Sun Chuanting and Liu Zongmin, they continued to march deep into the Dabie Mountains, and Huoshan County, one of Yinghuo, also fell into the hands of the beggar army. During the siege all the way to the city, there were more than a dozen cottages who surrendered one after another, and more than 1 soldiers were recruited, which can be regarded as a prosperous development.

The road to Mount Yinghuo was rough enough, and Song Qingshu had to walk for more than two days with his Gezuo Fifth Battalion who was sticking to him like a Lai Ta, before he was greeted by Sun Chuanting and settled in a military camp that had just been repaired outside Xin County. Down.

In this regard, Song Qingshu learned from the ancient Roman Empire. He built barracks on the main roads in the occupied areas to control the area with points, instead of laying down one place to defend one place, which greatly saved troops.

The 6th Battalion of Gezuo now has more than [-] soldiers, and the barracks of the [-]rd Division of the Qihuo Army that was originally planned to be stationed was almost left behind. The food has finally improved a lot, and the first meal was made by Ge Liyan. Food, and these people didn't have much food, and the food they finally got through the Fuwangmen had to be divided into [-] dan for them.

After settling down, the old ones returned, this one dispatched food, and the other Song Qingshu was unwilling, staring at the food transportation team and cursing in pain, but Sun Chuanting was always on the sidelines, happily, for a while, really seeing Song Qingshu in He muttered endlessly there, and he reluctantly held a goose feather fan and bowed his fists.

"Bo Ya, congratulations, my lord. Not only did he make a big splash at the Xingyang Conference, but he also earned tens of thousands of soldiers out of thin air!"

"Tens of thousands of farts."

As soon as this was mentioned, Song Qingshu became angry. He himself stayed well in Xinxian County. Who knows whether this old Hui Ge Liyan's head was caught by the door or kicked by the donkey. He refused three times at the Xingyang Conference, and he still sneered Come here, now it's all right, everyone in the world knows that he is here in Xin County, and he has to support more than 6 people in the Fifth Gezuo Battalion.

In fact, if 6 people really come, Song Qingshu is quite happy. The problem is that these 6 people are not under his control. The armies of Ge Zuo, Cao Cao, and the Eight Great Kings were heavily guarded against each other, and each maintained absolute independence. These 6 people were like a thorn in the territory that Song Qingshu had finally conquered.

Coming from later generations, Song Qingshu has a cleanliness obsession with absolute control, and spends his own money and food to support other people's soldiers. When did Song Qingshu do such a big thing?

Seeing Song Qingshu's resentful expression, it was rare for Sun Chuanting to show a smile on his poker face, and asked again, fisting his fists.

"Marshal, here is not far from Fengyang, where Emperor Taizu started, that is, Bozhou. Taizu defeated Chen Youliang, attacked Zhang Shicheng, and how did the invincible Ming army in the Central Plains finally come from the Northern Expedition Yuan Dadu?"

"Did you come here?" Song Qingshu couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard it.

"No! No! Taizu's soldiers were really not conscripted. In fact, most of Taizu's soldiers are like the commander-in-chief. They were all picked up!"

Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, was a gangster, but he was still a pavilion chief and a grassroots civil servant. But in history, Zhu Yuanzhang, a beggar, and a monk, could be regarded as the grassroots at the bottom of society. This is the only case of a great dynasty that won the world and lasted for two or three hundred years.

Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang in the west, Zhang Shicheng in the east and Wu in the east, and finally went north to the Northern Expedition. He expelled the Beiyuan who dominated half of the world in one fell swoop, and became the first country on the mainland to drive out the Mongolian forces. Most of you saw Taizu Not many people know how unrestrained the emperor is. Since joining the uprising army, as a soldier of Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang has been nesting in Haozhou, which is a big place for ten years.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the first step to rule the world and attacked Dingyuan, which is not far from Haozhou. He only brought along 24 people including Xu Da and Tang He. The 3000 defeated soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were almost all other people's troops. Zhu Yuanzhang led such stragglers and defeated the Yuan army camp at Hengjian Mountain in Dingyuan with a few hits. Incorporated more than 2 troops from his hands, and when Zhu Yuanzhang captured Chuzhou, he already had more than 3 well-trained and capable troops in his hands.

Regardless of whether the Yuan army surrendered, or the militia, the defeated brave, the mountains stand everywhere, and each has its own subordinates. In Song Qingshu's eyes, these are uncontrolled, garbage-like armies, but the real leaders can twist them into a rope. It also became a big deal.

Little is known about the history of the early Ming Dynasty, and Song Qingshu didn't know this part, so he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, while Sun Chuanting smiled and clasped his fists together, and then said: "Commander, after Guo Zixing's death, in order to check and balance the great grandfather, Xiaoming King Han Liner accepted Guo Zixing's son Guo Tianxu as the Marshal Governor, and his brother-in-law Zhang Tianyou as the Marshal Right, even though they didn't have the upper hand in name, the great grandfather was still able to break through Jianye and lay the foundation for the country. Marshal Cheng Yiyi, he of the [-]th Battalion of Ge Zuo may really have the intention of taking advantage of the commander, but he may not become the elite soldier of the commander."

"You mean, let me exploit Lao Huihui, Geli, to see their strength? Why don't they turn against me?"

Song Qingshu still asked with some hesitation, but Sun Chuanting smiled again, and bowed slightly with his fists in his arms.

"If you don't try, handsome, how do you know?"

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From Sun Chuanting's point of view, Song Qingshu has the advantages of being a successful leader, with skills, foresight, and courage. It's really not that broad-minded.

Other leaders of the Peasant Army wished to recruit others to their side, and formed gangs to rush forward. He was a great commander. He had rebelled for three or four years, and he was still playing alone. He annexed it, like lighting a lamp. The one who came up, Miao Mei, was not even a leader, just an errand runner, and Wang Zuogua's army was beaten to pieces by the officers and soldiers, so it could not be regarded as an annexation.

Now that the Fifth Gezuo Battalion came to the door, it seemed like heaven had given Song Qingshu a test.

After what Sun Chuanting said, Song Qingshu was really thinking about it, and when he returned to the county government, he began to plan how to exploit and annex the Fifth Gezuo Battalion. Instead, he took the initiative to come to the door.

"Come back in command, King Zuo Jin, can you adapt to living in this new county?"

Still thinking about exploiting other people's army, after exchanging pleasantries, he set up a table of side dishes for breakfast, Song Qingshu greeted him a little guilty, but the peasants were sincere, and Ge Li took the polite words seriously, grinning ugly smile.

"The commander-in-chief is quite comfortable here, but this day is too awkward, it's very wet, it's cold to the bone, and it feels damp when it's warmed up by the fire. Our men from the north can't get used to it."

As soon as the leather eye finished speaking, Zuo Jin Wang He Jin rushed to ask: "Marshal, along the way, Xinyang was given over to Cao Cao, Zhenyang, you didn't let Xinyang fight, that's all." Hurry on the road, now that we and the commander-in-chief's main force have joined together, what should we do next, fight Luoshan, or fight Gwangju?"

Luoshan and Gwangju are both prefectures and counties on the edge of the Dabie Mountains near Xinxian County. Song Qingshu is an outlier among thieves. They have never stayed in one place for more than a month in the eyes of Geli, right? To be chased away by the officers and soldiers is to take the initiative to attack the prefectures and counties. After all, the peasant army is not engaged in production, and can only survive by constant looting. How can it be like Song Qingshu, who can catch a place and nest, and stay still for a year or so?
Song Qingshu who asked this question was a little stunned. His source of income, as well as food, could be obtained through the powerful Shanxi Merchants Group and King Fu, and he didn't need to rely on robbery to survive.

"I don't plan to attack any government for the time being."

"Then how do I do it?" Immediately, all five of them became anxious, especially Geriyan, who was the most irritable, and stood up slapping his thigh.

"Marshal, we followed you to the south to do a big business, and fight with the official dog to turn the world upside down. How can we stay in this mountain? Besides, if we don't go out to fight, what will we do to win over the brothers under your command? ?”

The second half of the sentence is true. What is the purpose of rebelling with the head of the peasant army on the belt of his trousers?Do you want to live soon, and want to enjoy what you couldn't enjoy before?If you don't go out to fight, how can you lead the team?
"If you want to beg for work in the mountains, you can do it yourself. Our old Liu will lead the team to go north!" In the fifth battalion of Gezuo, Liu Xiyao, the reincarnated king who was least interested in Song Qingshu, simply stopped calling. , also stood up against the table.

If yesterday, Song Qingshu would have liked to hear them say they were going to leave, but today, after Sun Chuanting persuaded him, he became concerned about the 6 people in Gezuo. Walk?

Besides, Luoshan, Gwangju, and Xinyang are not so easy to fight. Those places are all on the outskirts of the Dabie Mountains, and the Henan government and army have begun to gather.I have eyeliner, and I slipped back all the way by taking advantage of the loopholes. If I go back now, I will definitely put it on someone else's iron plate.

Opening his mouth, Song Qingshu wanted to veto it, but who knew this skill, Sun Chuanting, who was by the side, clasped his fists with a smile on his face.

"Several generals are heroes. I and my family's generals are deeply admired. However, I have just captured Huoshan by the Qihuo Army. During this period of time, I have to recuperate. I really don't have the energy to attack the city again. How about this? Xin County will provide you with For supplies, you commanders can go on their own, if they are defeated, they are all yours, if they cannot be defeated, they will be sent back to our new county, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)