Xie Ming

Duoduo brought tens of thousands of soldiers from the west, hoping to divert the Yellow River and return eastward.

Xiao Lang refused to block the way across the river, so he tried to escape by breaking up the two ends.

It is said that after defeating Duoduo's army that occupied Shaanxi through Tongguan, tens of thousands of soldiers returned triumphantly to the east.

In order to save the trouble of walking, most of the soldiers and horses went downstream in boats.

But Henan, south of the Yellow River, is where Xiao Bing is.

Hu Chen was stationed in Luoyang. When he saw the Tartar soldiers approaching, he crossed the river to stop them.

In order to resolve the situation, Xiao had already taken all the measures into consideration, so he rushed there quickly and reported to the court in order to delay the imperial edict.

Duoduo's troops were blocked for two days. Seeing that the Southern Army was still unwilling to let go, they were unwilling to wait any longer, so they had no choice but to abandon the water route and assemble on the north bank, then return to Beijing by land.

Only one battalion was left, and the boats were in a stalemate.

Another day passed, and on the second day of March, the imperial edict was issued, allowing the northern army to pass through the border.

Xiao Xiang did not delay and wished that these plague gods would flee eastward as soon as possible.

He then hurriedly opened a hole in the river and let the Jiannu boats pass through.

This matter ends here, there is no need to discuss it further.

However, as mentioned in the previous article, Xiao Lang was worried about the military situation in the north.

During the few days in Luoyang, we saw that Naduoduo's troops were strong, which was crucial to the fight against Shandong and the subsequent events.

On the third day, Xiao Jin made advance arrangements.

Before arriving, he wanted to gather the main force, half of the troops, and start training and military exercises in Tuocheng and Ningling, west of Guide Prefecture.

If the purpose of this move is not to pay more attention to details, there may be two reasons.

First, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers from Fengyang, and they are currently stationed outside Guide. This kind of military exercise is intended not only to show the might of Xiao's army, but also to split and reorganize this group of soldiers on the spot.

As for the second point, it is that Duoduo's troops are now urgently seeking to return to the east, and it is not ruled out that they may be secretly sent to Shandong.

Xiao Wei planned ahead, organized his troops for battle, and assembled them as soon as possible.

That’s why we came up with this measure.

So, they decided to postpone it for three days, and on the sixth day, the martial arts performance would be held.

This time, around Luoyang, a part of Hu Chen's army was ordered to allocate one battalion of strength, but Niu Kui defeated that battalion.

At Peizhong's place, a battalion was also drawn out, and Zhou Tai was also included.

Yuan Pingjun, all members are participating in the exercise.

As for the successor, he can test the two camps.

Li Hongsheng and Zhao Yingyuan, both soldiers from a battalion, were lined up for random inspection.

Wang Chuanwu, because of his lack of early combat effectiveness, was unknown to the other generals.

When this happened, Xiao also wanted to examine the foundation of his department, so he issued an order for all members to join.

In a nutshell, in a nutshell.

Xiao is concerned about the Shandong situation and has been making frequent moves recently. Even though the generals do not fully understand his intentions, they are all willing to actively cooperate with him.

But, who would have thought!
Things in this world are difficult to do.

The east wind is not favorable to Zhou Lang; the world is like a new chess game in each session.

In the midst of the great struggle to quell the rebellion, accidents happened frequently and we had no control over them.

Just look at this, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xiao’s army in Tuocheng and Ningling had just begun to prepare for a large-scale exercise.

However, an imperial edict came from the south, traveling 800 miles at an accelerated speed to Guide.

[The Emperor's edict to Duke Jingguo, General Xiao Jingchuan, the commander-in-chief of the Henan Army:]

[Recently, I heard that in early March, a report arrived from Hubei and was urgently reported back that Zuo Liangyu, the former governor of Hubei and the Marquis of Ningnan, had raised his own troops and rebelled against the country.]

[Hundreds of thousands of rebel troops are sailing along the Yangtze River and have now crossed Hubei by boat, harassing civilians and plundering soldiers and civilians along the way.]

【These traitorous ministers and generals are extremely hateful. 】

[I hereby order you to immediately mobilize the elite troops in Henan, quickly break camp, and rush to Jiujiang to suppress the bandits and rebellion.]

[The military situation is urgent, General Xiao Lang needs to rush to the rescue as soon as possible. ]

[Counties and prefectures along the way must not delay the supply of food and fodder.]

[You are allowed to act at your own discretion in all military affairs. If any civil or military official dares to disobey, it will be intolerable under military law.] [I sincerely hope that Mr. Xiao will use the military with caution. It is extremely urgent and you must not slack off in the slightest.]

[Hurry up, hurry up! ]

【I hereby order.】

【Written on the fourth day of the third month in the second year of the Hongguang reign of the Ming Dynasty.】

Following an imperial edict, a rebellion broke out in Hubei in early March.

After receiving this imperial edict, Xiao was also very surprised when he saw that horses were rushing to Tuocheng and Ningling.

But, after all, at this time, it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order.

Considering the future situation in the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao had no choice but to lead his troops south to fight.

Therefore, the military performance was stopped immediately and the battle was ready for training.

Soon after, Xiao Lang led the generals to Guide Prefecture and issued an urgent military order.

In order to follow the imperial edict and relieve the danger in Nanjing, the army was immediately assembled and troops were dispatched southward that day.

1. Quickly dispatch Yuan Ping's 2,000 elite cavalry to lead the way and march quickly south to Jiujiang.

We must act quickly and prepare defensive fortifications here in advance to stop the enemy from invading from the east.

Second, Li Huchen's troops, with three battalions of more than 7,000 soldiers, were sent to serve as the left vanguard of the central army, and fled south in a hurry.

3. Wang Chuanwu's army, with a battalion of 3,000 men, as the right vanguard of the central army, rushed south.

Fourth, Li Hongsheng and Zhao Yingyuan, two armies with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and deputy generals of the central army, stabilized the central formation and marched south.

Fifth, Xu Jizu's troops, consisting of three battalions with 7,000 men, all broke camp and assisted Minglu's central army in the rear and headed south to Kanxing.

6. Deputy General Yuan Ping was promoted, and Chen Jiulang and Lan Qi each led a team of 1,000 Fengyang soldiers and horses, and temporarily followed the left and right sides of the central army.

In addition, the remaining old troops stationed in Fengyang in Guidedong must be divided into two groups according to the original plan, and handed over to Zhou Tai and Niu Kuisheng for command.

At this point, in order to resist Zuo Liangyu's army of hundreds of thousands who invaded from the east, Xiao Dong pieced together the troops and almost emptied the entire Henan area.

He organized a force of 30,000 soldiers and horses, and that evening, he rushed south overnight.

The military affairs of Henan were fully entrusted to Sun Peizhong.

Peizhong's troops must also move south as soon as possible to dilute the garrison and fill the gaps left by the withdrawal of various camps.

Only the area around Luoyang is guarded by Niu Kuisheng with more than 5,000 men, so they can temporarily assist each other.

It can be said that a huge and urgent force was transferred to the south to make up for the omissions.

Nanjing was in a panic, hoping the plane would arrive.

So, back to the point.

Zuo Liangyu was a famous general in Hubei during the Ming Dynasty. Why was he so determined to start a rebellion at this moment? !

If we really want to investigate this matter, I am afraid it will be a long story.
Go back in time.

During the reign of Chongzhen, when he was seventeen, the country was in ruins and the family was ruined, the Ming royal court actually still had a million troops, all in the south.

They are scattered across the provinces and have strong military strength.

Later, when the country in the north was destroyed and the family was ruined, General Xiao took the prince to the south, ascended the throne in Yingtian, and named the country Hongguang.

In fact, the disputes in the world were mostly between Li Zicheng in the north and Dorgon of the Qing court.

Whether it was the Dashun, the Qing court, or the Southern Ming court, at this time, they were all too busy to take care of the southwestern provinces.

Therefore, it was under such a background that Zuo Liangyu became more and more rampant and presumptuous. After the short-term expansion, he became a local warlord who wanted to compete for the Central Plains and show his "grand ambitions".

So, after many months of preparation, Zuo Liangyu raised his own banner and openly rebelled in the name of clearing the imperial court!

Moreover, regardless of whether he secretly communicated with the Qing court and established the Qing Dynasty, he was bewitched and promised high positions and generous salaries, which led to this idea.

He had also made preparations for both situations, with the idea of ​​establishing himself as king, taking advantage of the situation, and using the emperor's power to control the hearts of the princes.

Anyway, what has been done has been done, and there is no turning back.

Xue Cao already had a million soldiers and went east along the river to attack the Southern Ming.

It is not too late to fight for the sky, with flags and sails flying to fill the sea.

(End of this chapter)