Daming Military Empire

Chapter 92 Heavy casualties
Originally a good encirclement and annihilation battle was fought like this, Wang Jiayin didn't want to wait any longer, as soon as the archers were lined up, he ordered in a disinterested manner: "Ming Jin, withdraw the troops."

"Kang, Bang, Bang, Bang" the huge gong sounded throughout the battlefield, and the peasant uprising army retreated like a tide. Cao Wenzhao, Zhang Hongye, Wang Chengyin and other generals all looked at Lu Xiangsheng. He beckoned, and immediately a messenger galloped to him.

He looked at the neatly lined archers on the opposite side, sighed, and ordered helplessly: "Ming Jin, withdraw troops."

The messengers led away, and soon there was the sound of "kuangkuang" gongs in the camp. The recruits of Guanning Iron Cavalry and Tianxiong Army began to retreat to the front of the camp. Several surviving messengers came to Lu Xiangsheng silently. behind him, waiting for his order.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the thieves who had assembled and left, and ordered coldly: "All the combatants are ordered to return to the camp to rest. The Beijing camp guards, load the bullets, mount the bayonets, and clean the battlefield. If there are any enemies alive, they will all be executed on the spot. .”

Another messenger led the order away, and then Lu Xiangsheng turned his horse's head and walked slowly towards the camp.

In this battle, more than [-] Guanning iron cavalry were injured, and more than [-] people were killed, almost disabled.The Tianxiong Army even killed more than [-] people. Except for the [-] transport soldiers who stayed behind in the camp, almost everyone was injured. Even the coach Lu Xiangsheng was injured in more than ten places. It can be said that he was completely disabled.

The rebel army under Wang Jiayin was not much better. Except for the archers and the [-]-sword shield soldiers who stayed behind in the camp, almost everyone who participated in the battle was injured. The butcher led a group of recruits and killed more than [-] of them.

Lu Xiangsheng was simply too terrifying. He went crazy as soon as he entered the battlefield, slashing everywhere. It seems that there has never been such a desperate coach in history, let alone such a crazy civil servant.His blood-soaked figure became the nightmare of most of the rebels who participated in the war. From then on, he had a resounding nickname among the peasant rebels. Governor Lu Xiangsheng of Shanxi nicknamed him: King Lu Yan!
King Lu Yan was not feeling well right now. Although he had won the battle, he didn't gain much by killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.He didn't feel the joy of victory, but he was a little worried. Facing a group of thieves, he beat him like this. What will happen later? Pingyang Mansion doesn't know how many thieves there are!
No matter how uncomfortable he was, this memorial still had to be written. With the assistance of his personal guards, he hastily bandaged the wound, changed his clothes, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote the memorial with the dim oil lamp.

He didn't boast too much about his achievements, but focused on the description of the bandit Wang Jiayin's department. In his opinion, this Wang Jiayin is really too powerful, and he was pulled up in just three years. They have formed a team of more than [-] people, and they are still practicing well. The general guards are not as strong as them. If this person is not eliminated, he will definitely become a serious problem for Daming.

Therefore, he made a suggestion to Zhu Cijiong: gather all the soldiers and horses in Shanxi immediately, and fight Wang Jiayin to the death in Yangcheng!

How would Chongzheng Emperor Zhu Cijiong answer him?

Naturally, Lu Xiangsheng didn't need to remind Wang Jiayin of his greatness. Zhu Cijiong's understanding of Wang Jiayin was more comprehensive than that of Lu Xiangsheng. This guy can be said to be the ancestor of the peasant uprising army in the late Ming Dynasty!Just look at the leaders of the Peasant Army in the Chongzhen Dynasty:

From the first year of Chongzhen to the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wang Jiayin himself was the most powerful in the peasant army;
From the fourth year of Chongzhen to the sixth year of Chongzhen, the leader of the Peasant Army was used by his general Zijin Liangwang;
From the sixth year of Chongzhen to the ninth year of Chongzhen, the leader of the Peasant Army was another member of his subordinates, Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang;

From the ninth year of Chongzhen until the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the Peasant Army mainly consisted of two powerful groups, one was the successor Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, and the other was the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong, and these two were also Wang Jiayin's subordinates!
In modern terms, Wang Jiayin is the father of the peasant uprising army in the late Ming Dynasty and the great mentor of the leaders of the peasant uprising army!Zhu Cijiong naturally attached great importance to such an important person. When he received Lu Xiangsheng's first memorial, he began to think about how to eliminate Wang Jiayin.

He knew that Lu Xiangsheng's newly recruited [-] troops would definitely not work, even if he was equipped with [-] flintlock guns, he wouldn't run away if he couldn't beat you!Once you let him get into the vast mountains, then don't try to catch him. Li Zicheng escaped the siege time and time again with this trick, and finally succeeded in overthrowing the Chongzhen Dynasty.

If you want to destroy him, you must be surprised. This time is a very good opportunity. Even if Lu Xiangsheng arrives in Zezhou, he probably has no way to beat Wang Jiayin. He may even be unable to defeat Wang Jiayin. After all, his Tianxiong Army has just been trained. In half a month, the combat effectiveness is definitely not as strong as Wang Jiayin's bandits.

Therefore, Wang Jiayin will definitely not run away, and he will even try his best to annihilate Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army in order to get it done once and for all.If Lu Xiangsheng's combat power was suddenly doubled at this time, and he turned his head and made a surprise attack, Wang Jiayin could probably be killed in all likelihood.Moreover, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong are all in Wang Jiayin's army now. If they can be dealt with together, it will really be done once and for all. Without the leadership of these people, the peasant uprising army is nothing to worry about.

The more Zhu Cijiong thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good opportunity not to be missed. How to strengthen Lu Xiangsheng's combat effectiveness?The flintlock guns must be given to him. This time, all the [-] guns should be given to the Tianxiong Army. Anyway, most of the bandits are in Shanxi now, and there is no problem in Shaanxi waiting for a few more months.

Then, he had to send reinforcements to him. The reinforcements should not be too many. If there were too many, Wang Jiayin would definitely run away.You can't send too little, if too little, you can't form a combat force, and it won't do much if you send it.The reinforcements had to be the best of the best. If they couldn't form an absolute advantage, Wang Jiayin would still run away with one blow.

After much deliberation, the only option is to send elites from the Beijing camp. Anyway, it is unlikely that Houjin will come to launch a surprise attack at this moment. What kind of six government offices is being built by Huang Taiji? of.

Therefore, Zhu Cijiong decided to send [-] Beijing elites to reinforce Lu Xiangsheng, and he happened to send him [-] newly made flintlock guns, plus [-] grenades.

After the source of troops was confirmed, the general who led the army gave Zhu Cijiong a headache. He sent all the five tiger generals under him to be governors in various provinces. Shi Kefa was still in the capital, but he was also very busy. , After all, the subordinates have recruited 5 new horses, and they have just started to practice, and they have to arrange defenses in various places, and they will not be able to leave for a while.

Of course, there is an even more famous general in the capital, Qin Liangyu, but he is Lu Xiangsheng's old superior, so if you send someone there, it's not appropriate to clearly distrust Lu Xiangsheng's ability.

As for Wang Zhengnan, forget it, he hasn't even grown his hair yet, let him lead the army, and don't lose himself by then.

In the end, Zhu Cijiong had no choice but to ask Sun Yuanhua, the right servant of the Ministry of War, to play a cameo role. He was awarded the rank of general soldier, and led [-] Beijing elites to support Lu Xiangsheng.This Sun Yuanhua had led troops in Liaodong before, and had fought several battles with Houjin, so it was more than enough to command [-] troops.

(End of this chapter)