Nanming Engineer

Chapter 286 Ben Fu Wants His Horse
When Wang Huan was concentrating on collecting gunpowder in Xinhua, Li Maozu, the governor of Guangxi in the Qing court, led the general soldiers Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin, and commanded half of the Qing army in Huguang, with a total of more than 3 people. The limelight of the two places is marching on the official road that Wang Huan just walked a few days ago.

Li Maozu, who was originally a Daoist soldier in Guangbin, Guangbin, Daming, surrendered to the Qing court when Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming attacked Huguang the year before last. Because of his outstanding performance after the surrender, he worked very hard, and made great contributions to the Qing court's victory over Quanzhou in Guangxi. Because of his military merits, he was awarded the governor of Guangxi, so as to encourage him to make persistent efforts, strive to win the whole of Guangxi as soon as possible, and become a veritable governor of Guangxi.

Such a wish-like reward in advance is equivalent to a blank check that does not cost money. It can stimulate the surrendered generals to fight for the first place, and turn around to fight for a title and official position. Two silver, the effect is surprisingly good.

Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin are also former generals of the Ming Dynasty, and both of them are general soldiers. Seeing that the former generals of the same level as him attacked the city and plundered the land and flourished, but he had no chance to stay in the same place. Forget about that jealousy.

Both of them had the motivation to fight and do meritorious deeds, and they tried their best to show their faces in front of their new masters, so when Du Yinxi made an effort in Guilin, Guangxi, relying on the Zhongzhen Camp, he went to many state capitals and drove Li Maozu back to Huguang in disgrace. , the two immediately found Li Maozu, and presented a strategy of borrowing the Miao people's territory from Luxi, and attacking and blocking Yinxi's back road by surprise. Loyalty Battalion.

After hearing this, Li Maozu thought about it and felt that this plan was feasible, so he immediately bought the leaders of the Miao people with a lot of money, and granted a few chieftain titles in a similar manner. Appeared behind Du Yinxi.

Du Yinxi focused on the front line, and all the elite troops were transferred to Changde and Changsha. Those who stayed behind were all unrecognizable heroes who were not the opponents of Li Maozu's elite soldiers. They were almost unstoppable generals In just over ten days, the territory that Du Yinxi had worked so hard to regain fell into the hands of Li Maozu in a blink of an eye.

So Li Maozu was very satisfied. This strategy was actually very dangerous. He, Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin claimed to lead [-] troops, but in fact they were only in the early [-]s. Calling [-] was just a bluff to scare people. There are tens of thousands of troops. If the Ming army can deal with it calmly, and will not panic and collapse without fighting, then he will die.

But now it seems that the Ming army had the same morale as me when I was a soldier. The morale was low and the team was decadent. When I saw the Qing army flag from a distance, I turned around and ran away in fear. Even if the soldiers wanted to fight, no one commanded them. Besides, the officials all ran away, so who would work foolishly?
So as a result, Li Maozu traveled across Huguang, Prefecture and Three Prefectures without fighting a decent battle. His daily job was to rush to grab things and burn houses, which made the generals smile with joy and their wallets were all bulging with loot.

What made him a little uneasy was that a few days ago, he heard from the scouts that a group of cavalry from the Ming army, when he led the army to attack Baoqingfu City, flew past more than ten miles away and headed towards Changde. What is the intention.

Li Maozu was a little worried, but when Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin learned about it, they comforted him and said: "If the Ming army really dared to fight, those cavalry should come here while we are attacking the city. Now that they haven't come, it can only prove that The army is cowardly and cowardly, so don't worry about such a weak army."

This makes sense, Li Maozu soon forgot about this incident, the continuous victories made him more and more excited, and his heart became more and more angry. He was already thinking about how to stop the attack of the Ming army when he reached Changsha. Retreat, annihilate the main force of the Ming army in Huguang in one fell swoop, and the world will be decided in one battle.

As for Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin, they were equally elated. After all, they were the ones who came up with the idea. When the overall situation is settled, the two of them can at least be promoted to the admiral of a province. If they are lucky, they will be able to add a gem-studded crown with flower feathers. possible.

The three of them were all beaming, and excitedly drove their horses towards the direction of Changde. They had already found out that Du Yinxi was in Changde, beside him, only a few thousand Fubiao battalion, so it was a good time.

The weather has entered the third lunar month, and the heat is unbearable. Even sitting still is covered in sweat, let alone wearing armor and helmets. This is why the situation in Huguang suddenly deteriorated, but the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army remained motionless.

The weather is too hot, the Brothers of the Eight Banners can't bear it.

Brothers can't come, but the Han army can come, but because they are worried that the Han generals will sit big, the Manchu and Qing nobles are more careful. This is also the experience of the Qing court in using the Han army for many years. Therefore, when Huguang was established at the beginning of the year, Dorgon couldn't wait to transfer the Pingnan hero, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming, the three kings of the Han army, to Liaodong.

Therefore, in the entire province of Huguang, the remaining generals are all newly attached surrendered generals. There are not many soldiers and there are not many generals. Objectively, it also creates excellent conditions for Du Yinxi and He Tengjiao.

Li Maozu walked on the dusty official road, sweating all over in the heat, and the soldiers under him were lying all over the place, tearing their collars and sweating profusely, and went to the side of the road to pick large leaves to shield their heads from the hot sun. A heat wave.

"Governor, if it continues to be so hot, brothers, let alone fighting, marching will be a problem. If a large-scale heat stroke occurs, it will be troublesome." Yu Shizhong took off his iron helmet, wiped the sweat from his head with his hand, and shook it casually. I don't know if it was thrown in the face of the descendants of the horse, and he said to Li Maozu: "Should I find a shady place to rest, avoid the sun, and wait until the cold air comes up before leaving?"

Li Maozu is not tall, in his early forties, he is strong and strong, his cheeks are flushed, he has been in the army for many years, so he has trained a body of tendons, and he was born as a Jinshi, but he is a talent with both civil and military skills. Li Maozu's clothes were also wet with sweat, and although a suit of chain mail was light, it became hot under the scorching sun, but Li Maozu did not take off the armor because of this, and still took the lead in dressing neatly.

However, what he was holding was not a sword, but a folding fan, which was spread out to cover the top of his head. On the folding fan, there was a cursive calligraphy: Yingjie is my generation.

Hearing what Yu Shizhong said, Li Maozu hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "I look at the Ming army. Those who are good fighters are arrogant, and those who are timid are coquettish. The roads are muddy on rainy days, and the roads are muddy. One day, it is said that there is not enough food and wages, but it is still impossible to do it. In short, the greed is not enough, and you don’t want to march and fight. With such a large number of people, can you still call it an army?"

He took back the folding fan in his hand, slapped it on the palm of his hand, and said bitterly: "Ben Fu has long disliked this delicate and arrogant soldier. It is a pity that the Ming court is corrupt and has nothing to do. Now he has voted for a new leader. It is the time for us to move forward vigorously to show our demeanor. How can we imitate the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and hold back like a woman? As long as Ben Fu is still walking, no one can stop!"

Yu Shizhong was hit with a problem, so he had no choice but to agree and stepped aside. Ma Jiaolin next to him naturally couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only get angry and put a huge lotus leaf on his head.

After walking for a while, Li Maozu felt that his tone was too harsh just now, so he turned his head with a smile and said to the two generals Yu and Ma: "Don't worry, you two generals. If you follow the official road for more than [-] li, there will be There is a county called Xinhua County, and when we get there, we can drive our troops into the city to rest, and there are wells and houses in the city, which are enough to relieve the heat.”

The second general put on a smile and complimented: "The governor is very confident, but we are worried."

The three of them dismissed the suspicion with a smile, and while they were talking, they heard a horse galloping in front of them. Looking closely, it was a horse scout released by the army.

The scout rolled off his horse nearby and ran up to the three of them, shouting loudly: "Report! There is an urgent military report!"

Li Maozu frowned, for so many days, the scouts had never paid back so eagerly, so he stopped his horse and shouted: "Speak!"

The scout knelt down and said: "Thirty miles ahead, there is a Ming army occupying Xinhua City to block the way. The Ming army detected our approach, and has already cut off the official road at the gate of the city. Form an array around the city, waiting for our army to fight!"

"What?" Li Maozu asked loudly in surprise: "You Ming army dare to form a field battle?"

Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin were equally surprised, they exchanged glances, and Yu Shizhong stepped forward and asked, "How many people are there in the Ming army?"

The scout replied: "From a distance, the Ming army has about a thousand soldiers, all cavalry."

"Cavalry? Thousands?" Li Maozu breathed a sigh of relief. What can 1000 people do?Ben Fu has an army of ten thousand people, even if the Ming army is all cavalry, they can't block my way, so I asked in a relaxed tone: "You can see clearly, the Ming army only has 1000 people?"

"The small ones can see clearly, counting and counting, but not too many." The scout replied affirmatively.

"My lord, this is probably the Ming army that sneaked past Baoqing a few days ago. I thought they had escaped, but I never thought of meeting them in Xinhua." Ma Jiaolin rode up and stood behind Li Maozu, Said: "This is a bit abnormal. We were the only ones who intercepted the Ming army, but today we encountered a bold one who dared to intercept us. My lord, you should be more careful."

But he said to be wary, but his tone was full of jokes and disdain, more jokes than seriousness, Li Maozu didn't take it seriously when he heard it.

"Thousands of heads is another great military achievement!" Li Maozu's eyes lit up, he squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "There are also a thousand war horses, but it is a great gift that a sage cannot refuse, hahaha! "

"Sir, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, to capture his general, defeat his army, and make the first contribution!" Yu Shizhong was tall and strong, and his voice was booming. At this time, he smelled the smell of military achievements and immediately squeezed forward.

"You don't need to do that. General Yu save your strength and just follow Ben Fu." Li Maozu said with a smile: "This battle must not be defeated. The Ming army has horses, so it will be difficult to chase them if they escape. One person and one horse get away, and the thousand horses will be taken care of!"

(End of this chapter)