Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 35

There was a change in Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing's army, which forced Li Cunming to change his strategy of seeking stability and decided to send troops to conquer these two warlords.

No matter what they say, they can't make them surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but there are 20 soldiers!
Building slave cavalry is enough to cause headaches. The so-called full population is less than 20, and there is no enemy if there are [-] troops. If there are [-] more troops out of thin air, he will not be able to float to the sky?

Yan Ermei said regretfully: "It must be Li Chengdong who instigated Liu Liangzuo to surrender to the Manchu Qing. I shouldn't have prevented His Majesty from killing him that day. Thinking about it now, I really regret it!"

Li Cunming waved his hands and said: "Military commanders don't have to blame themselves. At one time and another, not killing Li Chengdong at that time was because of the situation and had nothing to do with the military advisors. Besides, Liu Liangzuo had a younger brother named Liu Liangchen who surrendered to the Tartars with Zu Dashou long ago. The two of them There must be secret contacts between them, even if there is no Li Chengdong, Liu Liangzuo will have another heart."

It was said that Emperor Chongzhen had a good face and was good at shirking responsibility, but Yan Ermei was very moved by his words.

"Ding, get Yan Ermei's positive emotion value of 3000"

"I thank Your Majesty for your tolerance, but after all, I made a big mistake, I hope I can make up for it." Yan Ermei said sincerely.

Zhou Yuji said: "Knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to victorious battles. Before sending troops, let Rong Chen say a few words of discouragement. Among the four towns in Jiangbei, Liu Liangzuo has the smallest army, but he is also known as 8 horses. Although Liu Liangzuo has the smallest army, his combat effectiveness is not weak. , because he formed a cavalry force of tens of thousands!"

"As for our side, although Xu Dingguo and Gao Jie's troops have been recruited, according to His Majesty's will, the soldiers have been strictly screened, and a total of more than 1 new soldiers have been recruited. Adding the previous [-], it is only about [-]. .”

"What's more, Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing rebelled at the same time. We feel that we don't have enough troops to conquer one of them. How can we divide the troops into two groups?"

What Zhou Yuji said was the truth. In order to forge a tiger and wolf army, Li Cunming had extremely strict requirements on the soldiers who enlisted in the army.

Xu Dingguo's 3 troops only selected 2000 in the end; while Gao Jie's [-] troops carefully selected half of them and let them use the other half to open up wasteland.

In addition, both Suizhou and Ningling left soldiers and horses to guard the city. Yan Yingyuan and his three went north to manage Liaocheng and took away another thousand soldiers. In fact, there were only [-] troops in Xuzhou City.

"General Zhou's words are not discouraging words, but seeking truth from facts. We are indeed short of troops and cannot be compared with warlords. But I will not divide my troops. I decided to concentrate my forces to attack Liu Liangzuo."

Zhou Yuji asked, "Then what about Liu Zeqing?"

"Let Huang Degong deal with Liu Zeqing!" Li Cunming said.

Yan Ermei pondered for a moment, frowned, and clapped her hands: "Wonderful, this is a plan to drive away tigers and wolves! First, it can force Huang Degong to show his attitude, and second, if he and Liu Zeqing fight, the strength of both parties will be affected." Damage. No matter which warlord's strength is weakened, it is a good thing for us!"

"Will Huang Degong obey the will?" Zhou Yuji expressed concern.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "General Zhou can rest assured, I'm sure Huang Degong will take care of the overall situation!"

"I've been going south for so long, Liu Zeqing and others have been false and submissive, at least they will make superficial articles, but he Liu Liangzuo has no news at all, and he has never published a memorial. I can see that he can bite people A dog doesn’t bark, Liu Liangzuo is a dog that doesn’t bark and bites in secret, I will break his dog’s legs first!”

Immediately, a secret decree was issued, asking Jin Yiwei to quickly send Huang Degong who was guarding Chuzhou, ordering him to conquer Liu Zeqing, and no matter how bad it was, he had to stop Liu Zeqing from leading his troops to escape to the north.

Zhou Yuji was also ordered to mobilize 3 horses, and after making sufficient preparations, he set off in three days.The remaining soldiers and horses were led by Gong Yonggu and Yan Ermei to guard Xuzhou.

Yan Ermei said: "Your Majesty is a man of ten thousand gold, so it is not suitable to take risks. Please sit in Xuzhou, and I and General Zhou will go to hunt for thieves..."

Li Cunming interrupted Yan Ermei's words: "A military adviser once told me that defending the country is worse than fighting the country, and I always think it makes sense. Moreover, my emperor Taizu and Chengzu were also emperors who went to battle to kill the enemy. Why should I not? I want to To conquer the country, you have to start by taking the lead!"

Yan Ermei said with emotion: "Your Majesty has this ambition, so I won't persuade you anymore. I will prepare a banquet in Xuzhou and wait for Your Majesty's triumphant return!"

Three days later, the soldiers had assembled and the food and grass were in place.

Wearing armor and riding a tall horse, Li Cunming came to the south gate arrogantly, looked at the 3 horses majestically, drew out the seven-star sword and said: "All soldiers, follow me and send troops to Huaihe River!"

Thirty thousand soldiers shouted "Long live", and then under the banner of "Catch the traitor Li Chengdong", they rushed to Linhuai with great fighting spirit.

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Linhuaiguan Town belongs to Fengyang Prefecture.And Fengyang is the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is regarded as the land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty, which has a very special meaning.

Liu Liangzuo sits in Linhuai, controls the Huaihe River in the north, and the Yangtze River in the south. He thinks he is the hero of his life.

The news of the emperor's personal conquest came in a steady stream, Liu Liangzuo didn't take it seriously, and even had a leisurely drink with Li Chengdong.

He took a sip of wine, smacked his lips and said, "Brother Li, Chongzhen thinks highly of you and has come to arrest you personally."

"Uncle Guangchang made fun of it. Chongzhen is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking. On the surface, he wants to capture the last general, but in fact it's for the army and horses and territory in your hands. Didn't you see how he dealt with Xu Dingguo and Gao Jie? Oh, okay The method is indeed an imperial demeanor!" Li Chengdong said.

Liu Liangzuo said: "I never thought that Chongzhen would easily recruit Gao Jie's army and enter Xuzhou City. Xu Dingguo is an idiot, but Gao Jie is considered a character. You people are living in Gao Jie's hands and have not learned from him. A little bit of skill."

Li Chengdong sighed: "Ms. Xing and the young master want to surrender to Chongzhen. What can I do? I secretly united with a group of brothers to control the military power, but I was almost beheaded by Chongzhen. I survived by luck. After escaping Isn’t it just to remind you not to repeat our mistakes?”

"My brother's intentions, I understand." Liu Liangzuo put down his wine glass and slapped the table, "Hmph, I'm not Xu Dingguo and Gao Jie, I have retreated a long time ago, I really don't take Emperor Chongzhen seriously."

"Besides, I, Liu Liangzuo, gave me the nickname 'Flower Horse Liu'. It's not for nothing. To say something arrogant, the [-] cavalry in my hands took several years of hard work and a lot of money to build. Yes, self-confidence is no worse than Guan Ning's cavalry. In the south of the Yangtze River, who can resist [-] cavalry?"

Li Chengdong said: "The final general believes in Uncle Guangchang's words, and also believes in the fighting power of your [-] cavalry. It's just that Chongzhen's soldiers and horses are approaching day by day. Whether to fight or defend, Uncle Guangchang should make up his mind early."

Liu Liangzuo stood up with a fierce look in his eyes: "With the cavalry in hand, who the hell is still defending the city, of course he took the initiative to attack!"

Two days later, at the junction of Sizhou and Fengyang, on a large open field, the two armies met.

"He, Liu Liangzuo, is really talented, how dare he take the initiative to meet him!" Li Cunming's face sank like water, but his heart was tense.

Thousands of horses are galloping, and the black cavalry team is like a dark cloud, and they are still three miles away, which brings tremendous pressure to people.

Zhou Yuji was also taken aback, and said: "When you encounter cavalry in the plains, this battle will be very difficult. We must be prepared to pay a huge price."

Li Cunming said unwaveringly: "General Zhou, I believe that you are the Optimus Prime of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't fall, the sky of our Ming Dynasty will not fall! Order to meet the enemy, and it is time to test the combat effectiveness of our army." !"

Zhou Yuji held up his knife and shouted: "All soldiers obey the order, and the chariot camp is deployed!"

(End of this chapter)