Chongzhen Undergraduates

Zhu Youjian returned to Wuchang by boat directly from Longzhouping with only a few hundred people.

2Chapter 17: Raiders of the Han River

When the first snow falls on the ground in winter, the city of Xiangyang is icy cold.

The dilapidated city of Xiangyang had already lost its former prosperity. At this time, there were not a single commoner in sight except the army.

Around the city of Xiangyang, there were crowds of people who were being driven away with whips by Houjin soldiers. They were dressed in ragged clothes and had emaciated faces.People's faces were frozen with pale yellow abscesses, and the chilblains on their hands made their entire palms look thick.

Boluo, who was wearing a mink fur collar, stood on the tower and looked at everything in front of him, unmoved, even with disgust.He is the third son of Abatay, and he is currently serving as a guard commander under his uncle Azig.Azig's main force has withdrawn to Nanyang, and Nanyang City is being repaired.Xiangyang only stayed with a small number of troops and was about to give up.

The matter is very simple. According to Hong Chengchou's strategic deployment, since he can't get much advantage in Hubei, he will directly focus on governing Henan.The people in Xiangyang had already been moved to Henan by Azig within a few months.At present, Azig's non-main force is robbing people in Yunyang and Shenlongjia mountains.Even Wu Sangui sent people into the mountains of Shangluo in southern Shaanxi. It has been 18 years since the peasant army made troubles in the early years of Chongzhen, and there are no people in the whole of northern Shaanxi.

"Master Beizi! The servant just got the news that the Ming army is less than fifty miles away from Xiangyang." Boluo's coated servant ran over on horseback to report the military situation.

"Are they cavalry or infantry?" asked Bolo, with a sidelong glance at the coat.

"There are [-] sailors, and the rest are infantry, and there are [-] infantry."

The Zhongzhen Camp naturally marched from the direction of Yunmeng, while Zhu Youjian led the navy to the north from the Han River to join forces in Yicheng.

"Seventy thousand? Li Guo thinks highly of me too." Bo Luo smiled slightly. He felt that the Ming army paid too much attention to Xiangyang, and when they sent [-] troops, what they got was an empty city.

"Master Pei! Shall we fight?"

"Fuck me. Those courageous Ming troops only rely on the navy to fight. If it's a field battle, I will fight them well. Hurry up and let these people move quickly. They have to cross the river before dark, and they can't fight at night." No rest."

"If we keep guard for another ten days, we can catch more people from the mountains."

"Forget it, we have almost collected nearly a million people around here, so why care about that."

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Looking at the dilapidated Xiangyang City, Zhu Youjian thought of Wuchang a few months ago.

Even this place is even more dilapidated than Wuchang, and there is not even a section of the city wall that can be connected in the whole Xiangyang.There is no human habitation around Xiangyang, only a few wild dogs roaming around.

The empty desolation, so desolate that the back is sweating, the hair is standing on end, the scene is frightening.

"Your Majesty, from Chengtian Mansion to Xiangyang, there is not a single family in sight. There are hundreds of refugees who fled along the way." Huang Zongxi experienced the cruel reality once again.

"This is really scratching the ground!" Zhu Youjian punched heavily on a broken brick. The words "Made in Chongzhen" were actually printed on the brick. These were the blue bricks burned in the restoration of Xiangyang City a few years ago. , Looking at this brick, Zhu Youjian felt very ironic.

"Zuo Aiqing, do you estimate how many people can be hidden in the mountains on the east and west sides of Hubei?" Zhu Youjian pointed to the Qinling Mountains in northwestern Hubei and the Dabie Mountains in northeastern Hubei, especially the Qinling Mountains. Can extend all the way to Longnan.Of course, it is impossible for such a large area to be suitable for survival, and the population is mainly gathered along the Han River.

Zuo Maodi stretched out five fingers and said, "At least 500 million, it doesn't take too much effort to find it."

"That is to say, as long as these 500 million people come out of the mountain, within two years, Houjin will be able to support another 25 soldiers?"

Zhu Youjian calculated in his heart that in the future, if Jin's urination is going to go south with all his strength, it is normal for him to take one out of twenty ding.When Yezhupi first established the Eight Banners, it was stipulated that 300 people were one Niulu, five Niulu were one Jiala, and Wujiala were one Gushan. Almost all the people were soldiers.Later, when the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was established, one out of [-] was drawn, and the required horses and equipment were jointly purchased by [-] Han people.

Everyone was afraid when they thought about it. If the Jin army came out after another 25, how many soldiers would Daming have to use to resist.

"We must participate in the robbery war." Zhu Youjian looked at the north and said viciously.

"Your Majesty, we have an advantage. The Han River is the biggest advantage for immigrants. The Hou Jin must be reluctant to use mules and horses for immigration. They can only drive people in the mountains by walking. But we can quickly transfer people along the Han River along the way. to the Jianghan Plain."

"What about Dabie Mountain?" Zhu Youjian actually thought of it a long time ago. The reason why he occupied Xiangyang was because he could take advantage of the Han River.

"General Huang, please send troops out of Hezhou and into Lu'an. The later Jin army will not be able to get a bargain. Besides, most of the people in the Dabie Mountains gather in Huangzhou at the southern foot of the mountain. Huangzhou is close to Wuchang. Not many people will go to Henan."

"Let's talk about building Xiangyang City first. The engineers will arrive in ten days. They will build a cement factory in Xiangyang first, and Xiangyang City will be built with cement like Xuzhou."

"However, coal is needed to burn cement, and there is neither coal nor labor around Xiangyang!"

"Recruit people from Yiling, there are plenty of people in Yiling. In addition, look for coal in this place." Zhu Youjian pointed to a place on the map upstream of the Zhanghe Reservoir in Jingmen.

Zhu Youjian doesn't know other places, but he is very familiar with the west and northwest of Hubei, which are his two hometowns.

Huang Zongxi was skeptical. He found that after entering Hubei, the emperor seemed to be a different person. He was confident in everything and was very familiar with Hubei.

Zhu Youjian spread out a map, then slowly drew a line westward along the Han River, circled a few places in the middle of the line, and wrote his name.

"Look, this is Xiangyang. Along the Han River to the west, there are Gucheng, Junzhou, Yunyang, Baihe, Xunyang and Ankang. This is where we will be active.

This is also where Li Guo and Gao Yigong walked a few months ago.Am I right? " Li Guo and Gao Yigong looked at Zhu Youjian and smiled. That's how they did go all the way to Hubei.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have left some people in these places along the way, right?"

How did Chuangjun get started?What about taking the people with you?It is impossible for them to leave seeds wherever they go, especially in this kind of mountainous area.What's more, the first time Li Zicheng and his Chuangjun were trapped in the Chariot Gorge was in Ankang. Eighteen cavalry fled into Shangluo Mountain, and then made a comeback.This area is the old area of ​​the family!

Li Guo and Gao Yigong looked at each other, and then looked at Gao Guiying together.

"Let's tell the emperor the truth. People have already seen through, so why hide anything?" Gao Guiying gave them a blank look. She really didn't expect Zhu Youjian to know so much about Chuangjun.

To be honest, if Zhu Youjian hadn't traveled from later generations, had experience in a certain army in later generations, and didn't understand the abilities of these people, at least Zuo Maodi would not have understood.

"More than 1 people were scattered on both sides of the Han River." Li Guo blushed and said it.

"Ah!" Zuo Maodi and Huang Zongxi were stunned, they didn't expect that there were still people in Chuangjun here.

"What I mean is this: Zuo Maodi, Bai Wang and Mrs. Gao led the [-] Zhongzhen Battalion and [-] sailors to garrison Xiangyang. Five major obstacles.

Gu Cheng estimated that there were not many people left, so he stopped sending people.Starting from Junzhou, General Zhen, General Li Guo, General Gao Yigong, General Liu Fangliang, and General Liu Tiren each led 4000 people and cooperated with [-] naval divisions to go to five other places.

I would like to ask General Li Guo to go to Ankang and block the upstream, whether it is the Jin soldiers or the Daxi army, try to stop them. "

"Will Hou Jin come from Ankang?"

"That's the Meridian Road."

"Our goal is to transfer the population gathering places along the Han River, and remove as many villages and towns as possible. As for those deep in the mountains, don't worry about them for the time being. I will be responsible for going to Baihe."

"Your Majesty, the area around the Baihe River is too dangerous. The Qianqian River leads directly to Shangluo, and the Hou Jin soldiers may go south along the upper reaches of the Qianqian River at any time. You should go to Yunyang, where the population is concentrated and it is close to Wudang Mountain."

Zuo Mao first heard that it was very bad. Among the five places, only Yunyang was the safest, with a good geographical location and the protection of Wudang Mountain.

We must know that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to Wudang Mountain, which is unique. As long as Zhu Youjian appears in Wudang Mountain, the entire Wudang congregation will spontaneously protect him.This is why Zhu Youjian dared to make this kind of layout on the Yunyang line.Wudang Mountain has a mass base, coupled with Chuangjun's housekeeping ability, the chance of success in this matter is very high.

"Because I know Qianhe River better than you all." Zhu Youjian smiled triumphantly, as if he had already smelled the smell of his hometown.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Chapter 248:

The area around Yunyang Mansion had just experienced a short period of post-Jin rule, and before it had time to shave its head, several major officials were changed.

Zhu Youjian led the army up the river, and the county governments immediately surrendered upon hearing the news.After all, Ming Dynasty's rule is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially at the foot of Wudang, where Taoism flourishes.