Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 158

After Li Taiping captured Xing'an Mansion and erected the anti-Tartar banner, the surrounding anti-Tartar forces came to vote one after another, among which He Zhen was the most famous.

He Zhen was originally an official of the Ming Dynasty, but later surrendered to Li Zicheng and became the general of the Dashun Army stationed in Hanzhong.At the beginning of the second year of Huaxing, the Tartars attacked Shaanxi, and He Zhen joined the Tartars again and became the general soldier of Hanzhong.

In December of the second year of Huaxing, He Zhen raised the banner of righteousness against the Tatars anyway, and considered himself a general of Fengtian advocates.Then he led [-] strong soldiers out of Lianyunzhan, and captured Fengxiang in one fell swoop.The local garrison Wu Dading, Shi Guoxi and Baoji garrison Gao Ruli all raised their troops to respond to He Zhen anyway.He Zhen captured Longzhou, Guyuan and other places, and killed He Shiyuan, the general of the Qing Dynasty.Immediately, volunteers from Jingning, Lingtai, and Guanzhong responded

In January of the third year of Huaxing, He Zhen's tribe broke through Mei County.A few months later, He Zhen, Sun Shoufa and Liu Tichun of the Dashun Army joined forces in southern Shaanxi, captured Ankang City and its counties in Xing'an Prefecture, and established an anti-Tartar regime, but soon failed under the siege of the Tartars.

In the fourth year of Huaxing, the Tartars attacked Wulang Mountain, and Sun Shoufa was killed. He Zhen retreated to eastern Sichuan and continued to fight against the Tartars.

It can be said that He Zhen is like many people in this era.First he was loyal to the former Ming Dynasty, then he surrendered to King Chuang, then he surrendered to the Tartars, and finally repented and started the struggle against Tartars again.Perhaps in the eyes of many orthodox people, they are double-faced people.However, many of those who persisted until the end and vowed not to surrender to the end to resist the Tartars were people like He Zhen.He Zhen was later also a member of the famous Kuidong Shisan family.It's just that these people repented too late, because their previous actions had caused too much harm to this country.

The history of Remnant Ming is also a history of traitors and traitors fighting each other.

Returning to Xing'an Mansion was a revisit for He Zhen.Even if Li Taiping didn't come to Xing'an, He Zhen still planned to come here.

It's just that He Zhen didn't expect that the Xing'an Mansion that she was thinking about would be occupied by a force called the Security Group, and she had never heard of this force, which made He Zhen very curious.And now that Xing'an Mansion was captured by the anti-Tartar forces, Hanzhong Mansion was in chaos after Long Kewang anyway, and the anti-Tartar forces in the southern Shaanxi area were in good shape.This is also the reason why He Zhen came to seek refuge with Li Taiping. He is optimistic about the struggle in southern Shaanxi.

Li Taiping had never heard of He Zhen's name.Before he joined the security group, he was just a hunter. After joining the security group, he also developed in the border of Henan and Hubei. He didn't know what happened here in Shaanxi.Although Li Taiping didn't know about it, Mei Renxin knew about He Zhen.After entering Shaanxi, Mei Renxin began to collect information on some local anti-Tartar forces. He naturally knew He Zhen's reputation in Shaanxi.

After listening to Mei Renxin's introduction, Li Taiping finally knew He Zhen's position in the anti-Tartar forces in Shaanxi.

When he learned that He Zhen had brought more than a thousand troops to join him, Li Taiping rushed out to greet her.

"Hearing that General He came to Xing'an, Li felt that he was full of glory. He has been admiring him for a long time." Li Taiping said politely.After several years of evening school education, Li Taiping can also speak some idioms.

"He has met General Li. When he heard about General Li's feats, he thought General Li was a middle-aged man. Unexpectedly, General Li is so young, he is so young and promising!"

After some reservations, He Zhen took a sneak peek and saw that Li Taiping was surrounded by strong men.Thinking of the patrols passing through the streets of Ankang City from time to time, the Fourth Battalion became stronger and stronger in He Zhen's eyes.Thinking back on her difficult life in the past few years, He Zhen had an idea in her heart.

After entering the room to serve tea, Li Taiping briefly introduced the situation of the security team.

After hearing that the security team had achieved a great career in only four years, He Zhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.I have been in the army for more than ten years.When it was the most powerful, it had tens of thousands of troops, captured Fengxiang Mansion, and stirred up the situation in Shaanxi.It's just that three years have passed now, and he had such a miserable end, so he had no choice but to bring troops to vote.

However, because of Li Taiping's bragging, He Zhen looked forward to joining the security group even more.

Finally, after several trials by He Zhen, Li Taiping gave a hint, and then pointed out the issue of joining the group.

"I don't know if Brother He has a place to go. If not, it's better to join the Fourth Battalion. I will give General He a position as the captain of the Second Independent Brigade. And there is no cap on the number of soldiers in the Second Independent Brigade. As long as Captain He can recruit as many soldiers as the Second Independent Brigade. How much can there be?"

After hearing this, He Zhen readily agreed. Her exhausted army also needed supplies. The number of wounded and sick people increased, and food and grass were in short supply. If it wasn't for someone to help them, they might collapse.It's just that He Zhen agreed too quickly, but forgot to ask about the food and salary.It's just that the security team doesn't pay any money, so if you want money, you have to take care of it yourself.

After joining the security team, they became a family, and He Zhen opened up her words.

"Commander, although the situation of our Second Battalion in Xing'an Prefecture is very good, it's just that the Shaanxi Tartars have a strong force. Especially last April, the Tartars transferred Wu Sangui, a big traitor who was stationed in Jinzhou, to Shaanxi and stationed in Hanzhong. This is a stab at our back The knife on your back!"

Seeing that Li Taiping frowned when he heard what he said, obviously thinking about what he said, He Zhen continued.

"Wu Sangui is a big traitor, and his Guanning iron cavalry is also very powerful. The battalion commander might have alarmed him by taking down Xing'an Mansion, but fortunately, Long Kewang of Hanzhong Mansion has also gone anyway, which caught him off guard. .It took his energy and greatly relieved our pressure."

"So although this place is good, it is still too close to Hanzhong."

"I don't know what advice Brother He has?" Li Taiping asked humbly.

"Where, since this subordinate is already the captain of the Second Independent Brigade of the Fourth Battalion, please ask the battalion commander to address his subordinate's title." He Zhen said hastily.

"My subordinates have had contact with Wang Yongqiang in northern Shaanxi. Wang Yongqiang's department has been active in Yan'an in northern Shaanxi. I heard that Jiang Yu, in Datong, Shanxi, also had the idea of ​​​​revolting in Yan'an anyway. Wang Yongqiang sent people to find us, and we made an appointment to start an incident together, so They came to Xing'an Mansion, and planned to raise an incident in Xing'an Mansion to respond to Yan'an Mansion. Unexpectedly, the battalion commander has already captured Xing'an Mansion."

Having said that, He Zhen smiled, and then said again.

"Well, I think it's better to lead the troops to the north and join forces with Wang Yongqiang of Yan'an Mansion, so as to resist the strong pressure of the Tartars."

After He Zhen bid farewell, Li Taiping invited Mei Renxin to discuss.

Mei Renxin's intention was the same as that of He Zhen, gather the manpower and material resources of Xing'an Prefecture to quickly expand the army, and then go north with all the money, food and troops, and set up a base between Shaanxi and Shanxi.Now the Fourth Battalion is like a drop of water in the eyes of the Tatars. Only by integrating into the anti-Tartar flood in Shanxi can it survive and grow.

Nodding his head, Li Taiping agreed with Mei Renxin's suggestion.

"Renxin, now that the fourth battalion is developing rapidly, I don't have enough energy, and I don't have time to do the work of the trainer. I will suggest to the organization to appoint you as the trainer of the fourth battalion. You should be the trainer first. Wait for us to talk to you. After contacting the organization, you will be converted to an official one."

Hearing this, Mei Ren was overjoyed in confidence.I finally made it through, and I, a former prisoner, finally became a training officer after a few years.This is a position where one person is below one person and above ten thousand people in the Fourth Battalion!
Mei Renxin became more and more excited, and his body trembled.He said tremblingly.

"Subordinate, this subordinate thanked the battalion commander for his cultivation, and this subordinate sent, vowed to be loyal to the battalion commander for life!"

(End of this chapter)