Chapter 459 Unwilling to give up

Since entering Henan again, Li Zicheng's strength has expanded rapidly again. Especially after receiving the help of literati, he became more sure that he was a person with "destiny". After succeeding in Luoyang, Li Zicheng was extremely confident and believed that he could not go to the place without him. The strategic transfer under Kaifeng City was largely a tactical maneuver to get rid of his burden. In Li Zicheng's view, he had the opportunity to eat Dengzhou Camp bit by bit on the vast Central Plains.

Li Zicheng was quite proud of setting up Mengjiazhuang again. Lin Ya's carelessness gave him an excellent opportunity to break the "invincible" myth of Dengzhou Camp. Just two thousand people could die if they piled up. Mengjiazhuang's defensive battle seemed to be just a very fierce battle. Looking at this battle against the background of the entire Central Plains battle situation, it truly defeated the confidence of the peasant army. Whether it was a defensive battle with an absolute disadvantage in military strength or a field battle to break the defense, Dengzhou Camp showed a high-level combat ability beyond the opponent. This was a desperate gap.

When the sound of gunfire on both wings became increasingly dense, Li Zicheng ordered a retreat. The total force was invested in this battle of nearly 70,000 people, from the start of the sneak attack to the end of the defeat. From the beginning of the battle in the early morning to the defeat at noon, the time was not too long, but it was of great significance. The retreating civilian army turned into a messy escape. The four A-shaped battalions on the battlefield rushed to the battlefield without waiting for a rest, and immediately launched a fierce pursuit battle. In front of everyone's mobility, it became difficult for the retreating civilian army to run away.

The civilian army, whose fighting will was completely destroyed, fled in scattered areas, and tens of thousands of civilian troops fled into the mountains in scattered areas. The pursuit battle continued until dark. Li Zicheng's main force was defeated again and fled out of the battlefield with only more than a thousand people.

Lin Ya, who ended the battle, had no joy on her face, but had a heavy face. This was a big victory and a huge casualty battle. Since the establishment of the Dengzhou Camp, there has never been a number of casualties. The casualties were mainly caused by hand-to-hand combat. More than 350 people were directly killed, and more than 800 people were injured. It can be said that this is the largest single battle in the history of the Dengzhou Camp. Even in Liaoyang, there was no such a large casualty number.

Lin Ya, who was deeply guilty of herself, was busy late at night and could not sleep after she settled the wounded. When her heart was rolling, she stood up and wrote a battle report. One person took all the responsibility, saying that if he had not been careless about the investigation and increased the intensity of the investigation of nearby pine forests, Li Zicheng would not have the opportunity to besiege his battalion.

When he finished writing the report, there was a hustle and bustle outside. Lin Ya came out to see it. Li Da came back and brought two tied people.

"This is Li Yan, this is Niu Jinxing. Li Zicheng's left and right military advisors." Li Da also showed heavy face and had huge casualties. He also knew about the two arrested scholars. Niu Jinxing's face was pale, the hat on his head fell off, his hair was also tilted, there were blood on the corners of his mouth, and the shoes on his feet disappeared. The lying on the ground, Niu Jinxing's eyes closed, and he looked at the appointing. Li Yan's condition was not much better. His shoes were still there, his clothes were torn, and the cotton wool inside was exposed. The square scarf was gone, and there was only a belt tied with his hair. Li Yan stood there, looking up at the sky with a low face. It seemed that he didn't care about life and death. In fact, there was nothing good luck for him. King Fu was cooked and eaten by damn. What else do you do?

"Escort to the cabinet minister. Leave it to him for handling." Lin Ya thought for a while and made a decision to deal with it.

The next morning, Lin Ya sent someone to escort the two of them on the road. After staying in Mengjiazhuang for three days, all the seized were finally sorted out. Li Zicheng's army attached the most importance to mules and horses. In this battle, when the main force was defeated, most of the escaped bandits had mules and horses. Nearly 10,000 mules and horses were seized by Dengzhou Camp, which was chasing everywhere. Lin Ya ordered to go to Ruyang to rest and wait for the next order.

Overall, the real result of this battle was not too great. Apart from mules and horses, few people were caught. After the war, more than 15,000 thieves were killed and more than 10,000 mules and horses were seized, and the rest were dispersed. Here we should focus on the battle, Li Zicheng's troops were to seize mules and horses as great achievements, and guns and cannons were seized, and then food, gold and silver were the best. Because of the importance of horses, all elite soldiers had 2-4 horses, and they ran very quickly. Even if they were defeated, it would be difficult to pursue him. In the battle in Mengjiazhuang, the Jiazi Camp was also one person and two horses, but in the pursuit process, the result was not too great. The bandits riding horses ran very quickly. Lin Ya focused on this phenomenon in the report. In fact, this phenomenon occurred in the battle under Kaifeng City. A large number of mules and horses were seized, which greatly enriched the transportation team.

After this battle, the strategic pattern of the Central Plains immediately became clear. Li Zicheng's main force was defeated, and it would not take a day or a day to restore confidence. To put it bluntly, it was the type of a dog that was stranded.

Chen Xie, who arrived in Nanyang, received Lin Ya's report and was relieved. Every soldier in the character A battalion was a veteran who had been trained in combat, and every soldier was very precious. It was not too much to say that Lin Ya was wrong in this battle. Finally, Chen Xie replied to Lin Ya, and his merits and demerits were offset, waiting for the new recruits to supplement him in Ruyang. At the same time, he sent troops to Xinyang to travel to completely clean up the bandits in Henan. As for Li Yan and Niu Jinxing, Chen Xie only met once and sent someone to the capital and handed it over to the emperor to deal with. The two of them were too guilty, and Chen Xie had no choice but to save them, and he never thought of saving these two people. To put it bluntly, they were all unsuccessful scholars, that's all. In essence, it was not much different from ordinary scholars.

Li Yan was a little better, Niu Jinxing was a speculator. At this time, Chen Xie had to do a lot of things and had no intention of paying attention to them. After dealing with this matter, Chen Xie submitted a memorial to the capital, mentioning the battle in Mengjiazhuang, and said: Since then, the situation in Henan has basically been determined. Only the two thieves in Zhang and Luo, and the rest are not worthy of trouble.

Compared with Chen Xie's battle there, the troops commanded by Su Haochen were relatively smooth. After defeating Yuan Shizhong in one battle, the bandits in Henan fled one after another. Because the Dengzhou camp came, few people followed him. Su Haochen sent five battalions of troops to advance westward. The bandits along the way either fled to Shaanxi or into the mountains, which could be said to have fled in sight!

At the end of the month, Su Haochen arrived in Luoyang, and used this as a base to shift the focus of his work to the transfer and resettlement of refugees.

The thief Hao Yaoqi, who entered Jiangbei, was originally used as a cover. He brought more than 10,000 people. After hearing the news about Mengjiazhuang, he immediately stopped and turned around and fled west. Starting from Chen Xie's entry into Henan, the situation in Henan changed in just one month. Except for a few thiefs who escaped into the mountainous areas and moved from moving cases to designated locations to make a living, the rest of the thiefs received relief from Dengzhou Camp and began a large-scale migration.

Speaking of which, Li Zicheng is really an undefeated Xiaoqiang. In the battle of Mengjiazhuang, nearly 100,000 people were dispersed. On the way to Xinyang, he gathered nearly 20,000 people one after another, all of whom ran back from the battlefield. In Xinyang, Li Zicheng stayed for three days and did not dare to stay for too long, so he rushed into Huguang. Since then, he has no chance to return to Henan.

In the capital, after receiving the report of Ding Qirui's defeat, Zhu Youjian smashed the report on the ground and glared at the ministers and said, "Is this the supervisor you recommended?" At this time, the ministers did not give up their original intention, and Zhou Yanru also stood up and said, "Your Majesty calmed down. The old minister thought that no one in the world could compare with the Dengzhou camp in terms of combat power. But Your Majesty, can only have one Dengzhou camp in the future in the future?"

I have to say that this is quite cruel. But it is indeed said in Zhu Youjian's heart that those who are emperors are really afraid of this.

"Okay, Zhou Yanru, what do you think you should do?" Zhu Youjian, who called him directly, was no longer angry at this time, but was a little helpless. His trust in Chen Xie was slightly shaken at this time, and soon became firm again. The reason was very simple. From beginning to end, Chen Xie did not do anything that was unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Chen Xie repeated it repeatedly, aiming at the sea.

Given the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and because he was worried that Chen Xie would rebel, it would be better to believe Chen Xie's words. At this time, Zhu Youjian actually had no choice but to go to the dark side of the path of trusting Chen Xie.

When the emperor called him the name directly, Zhou Yanru was also panicked. He knew that this was a sign of anger. He said with his face: "I think that the strong people in Dengzhou camp are nothing more than the excellent guns and cannons, and the soldiers use their lives. I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to transfer the warriors of Dengzhou camp to enter the capital, train the Beijing camp, and ask Your Majesty to send the capable people to Dengzhou to ask for excellent guns and cannons. Once the Beijing camp is reorganized, Your Majesty will naturally be worry-free."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Tinglin stood up, looked at Zhou Yanru, and sneered: "The cabinet department instigated His Majesty to rob the minister's property. I wonder what it meant? According to the cabinet department, even if Chen Xie did not plan to rebel, he would have to force you to rebel."

After hearing this, Zhou Yanru didn't explain. He knew that if he couldn't tell Zhu Youjian this time, he wouldn't have to think about it next time. If he didn't bet, he was unwilling to give up. Why? First, Chen Xie had directly threatened the status of civil officials. Second, the two major interest groups led by Dengzhou, civil officials and nobles, had long been red in their eyes. Third, Chen Xie, now once his Majesty is suspicious of his Majesty, he will become the public enemy of the powerful faction in the world. If Dengzhou camp can fight, can you compete with the whole world?

Zhou Yanru thought this was an opportunity, and the key was to get the emperor's expenses. At this time, Zhu Youjian looked ashen and bowed his head without saying a word. He tried hard to control his emotions. At this time, he finally figured out why Chen Xie told him so many financial issues in the Ming Dynasty. After all, Chen Xie had been staying in Dengzhou because he was worried that his family's assets would be remembered by these people. Without these family assets, what would Chen Xie use to train troops and to raise his life? (To be continued) r655

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