Li Tonglin wanted to take his troops to plunder Sanlin Village in the north and have a good harvest of food and silver beauties!

But before he could kill with his soldiers, there was a reply from the provocateur. Thousands of officers and soldiers came from the northeast. This group of officers and soldiers should have come to encircle and suppress the rebels.

This is not the point, the point is that when the thousands of officers and soldiers were chasing their rebel army, they went to Sanlin Village along the way.

According to the sentry detective’s reward!

The official army reported that Sanlin Village colluded with bandits to plunder the countryside, and directly attacked Sanlin Village for half a day later. In addition to slaughtering the entire Sanlin Village, the food and other goods inside also robbed the village and burned the village with a torch.

Obviously, it is not only Li Tonglin and the others who know that Sanlin Village has food, but also the official army...

This news made Li Tonglin so angry!

"That's all my food. Those officers and soldiers bullied them too much, and even dared to rob me of my food!"

Li Tonglin was furious and wanted to lead his troops back to defeat the officers and soldiers and snatch the food back.

But in the end, Sun Zhi and the others persuaded him to stop him. They were officers and soldiers of No. 3,000 or 4,000, and they were not any decayed local guards, but were recruiting soldiers from the camp. It was too late to run away when they ran away. Isn’t it so much that I turned around and fought back and was looking for death!

Luo Zhixue actually didn't understand that Sun Zhi and the others were so afraid of the officers and soldiers. He felt that the uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was so big that the combat effectiveness of the official army should not be very good, otherwise it would have been suppressed long ago, but why were Li Tonglin and the others so afraid of the officers and soldiers?

Sun Zhen answered his doubts: "There are many types of officers and soldiers. If they are ordinary guards, needless to say, we can probably win by sending hundreds of people over, but now we are not guards, but the elite soldiers under Zuo Liangyu."

There were many types of officers and soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, including elite border troops and recruiting troops that were more capable of fighting in inland areas.

It is hard to say whether the combat effectiveness of different Ming troops is, it depends on who is the general who leads the troops.

For example, when Lu Xiangsheng went south to Yunyang, he and several other official troops, he had to die in total, but he defeated the tens of thousands of rebels entrenched in Yunyang, forcing them to escape back to the mountains, and thus restored Yunyang to stability.

Now the officers and soldiers behind them are troops under Zuo Liangyu. It is hard to say whether Zuo Liangyu's army competes with large-scale rebels, but it is definitely accurate to fight a small rebel army like Li Tonglin.

If you encounter such an enemy, don’t run away, are you waiting for the New Year?

The problem is that even if Li Tonglin and the others want to run, it is not that easy to run.

Since learning that there were officers and soldiers in the north and Zuo Liangyu's army was chasing him, Li Tonglin initially shouted that he would kill him and rob the food, but he was persuaded by his subordinates after a while and then ordered to run away.

But the young and powerful refugees recruited along the way with more than a thousand people, and their speed was simply too fast.

Just three days later, they were caught up by the officers and soldiers.

When Luo Zhixue looked at the frequent appearance of officers and soldiers in the north, he knew that the rebel army he had just joined would go from escaping to a complete escape at any time.

The only question is, can you escape successfully during the escape?

"It seems that it is difficult to deal with. Now the scout of the government army has appeared. I am afraid that their forwards will not be far away. Once they are entangled by their forwards, the main force of the government army behind them will not be able to feel it for a long time, and it will be in big trouble at that time."

Luo Zhixue said to Sun Jian beside him: "General, this is not enough."

Sun Zhi, a middle-aged man with a slutty face and an ugly appearance, also looked suspicious, and only heard:

"We are now taking more than a thousand people away, and we also bring a lot of supplies. It is impossible to escape under the pursuit of the government army."

"At this point, the general needs to make a decision." After saying that, Sun Zhen turned his head and looked at Li Tonglin who was riding on a horse not far away to observe the enemy situation.

Luo Zhixue had already heard the hidden meaning in Sun Cheng's words when he listened to these words!

Make a decision early? What decision?

Luo Zhixue didn't have to think too much about it. This decision must mean abandoning more than a thousand refugee soldiers and leaving with only more than a hundred cavalry.

The more than a thousand refugees were carrying baggage. Their marching speed was very slow and they could not get rid of the pursuit of the officials behind them.

And there is another hidden danger that no one mentioned at this time, that is, they are short of food.

The remaining food in the army has been less than seven days.

And because of the officials behind, the enemy's vanguard was probably only about ten miles away from them, so they didn't even have time to stop to attack the small town and plunder food in the fields.

As soon as they stopped, the forefront of the official army was able to catch up and entangle them.

If they continue to be chased by the government army like this, even if they are not defeated by the government army, they will have to completely collapse due to shortage of food.

However, if more than a thousand refugee soldiers are abandoned, things will be simple. More than a hundred cavalry can quickly get rid of the pursuit of the government army within a time limit. After getting rid of the pursuit of the government army, the problem of food shortage in the future will not be a problem. Just find a big landlord to rob and rob it for a wave to solve the food problem.

Li Tonglin, not far away, also looked bad!

The scout cavalry of the official army has appeared, which means that the vanguard of the officers and soldiers is not far away, and the main force of the official army is also approaching.

If you continue to drag on like this, it will be a word of death sooner or later.

but!

Li Tonglin was not willing to leave more than a thousand refugee soldiers like this!

After mutiny with a group of soldiers a few months ago, he avoided the encirclement of the government troops and ran around, while looting and gathering troops. He finally gathered more than a thousand soldiers on the way.

According to his plan, after gathering more than a few thousand more people, he would follow other large-scale rebels to attack a certain county town, plunder food, gold and silver, and carry more young and strong people, and then continue to strengthen his strength. He gave him a year and a half of a year. Who dares to say that the army under his command could not expand to tens of thousands?

But he just started, but Zuo Liangyu was targeted.

This made him feel frustrated that all his efforts were wasted.

At this time, Sun Cheng also took Luo Zhi to learn from Li Tonglin's side. Sun Cheng said, "General, it's been three days."

"We have tried it, but this official army is like a dog skin plaster and cannot be shaken off!"

"General, let's go."

Luo Zhixue, who was standing by, also felt that Li Tonglin could not hesitate so much, otherwise Luo Zhixue would have to consider whether he would leave the team and run away with Lin Yuer.

They were chasing Zuo Liangyu's elite troops, including many large groups of cavalry, and they could not have escaped with more than a thousand refugees.

Luo Zhixue immediately said: "General, since the two kings, now the rebels from all walks of life in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan have emerged, including the King of Rebellion Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, etc., and now the power of heroes has been achieved."

"However, why can't the official army be wiped out the rebel army for a long time?"

When he heard Luo Zhixue speak and what he said was the general trend, Li Tonglin and Sun Jian immediately turned around and looked over.

Luo Zhixue continued: "At the beginning, the rebel army had weak strength, so he avoided the war and sought opportunities to grow. When the rebel army is in power, he would gather troops to attack or defend, and it would be difficult for the official army to continue."

"The rebel army is also very good at cavalry, or is good at cavalry, or crossing two horses. They can travel a hundred miles a day to attack the weak enemy. Even if they are accidentally besieged by the enemy for a while, they can escape easily. The officers and soldiers have more horses, three steps and seven steps, and they can't chase them."

"In this way, even though the official army has encircled and suppressed it for many years, the heroes are still marching in many provinces!"

After preparing for some words, Li Tonglin narrowed his eyes slightly!

As a soldier, and a few months ago, Li Tonglin could easily understand Luo Zhixue's words.

Why can't officers and soldiers wipe out all the bandits?

Natural disasters and man-made disasters cause people to not have enough food, and then continue to cause various uprisings and other factors. Let’s not talk about the military aspects for the time being.

The reason why officers and soldiers were unable to wipe out all the bandit armies was very simple, because the core backbone of the rebel army was mostly grooms, postmen, deserters, and rebels. The military qualities of these people were actually not bad.

In addition, "The Dream of Song Window" written by Zhang Han, a Ming Dynasty man, said: There are many donkeys, horses, oxes, sheep, fur and bones in Shaanxi.

There are many mules and horses in this place!

The combination of many factors has led to the strong mobility of the core backbone in the rebel army.

Even though the officers and soldiers sometimes besieged the large forces of the rebel army, they were only trapped by refugees who were used to raise funds. As for the core backbone of the rebel army, they basically escaped when they saw the opportunity was not good.

Because officers and soldiers have more infantry and fewer cavalry, it is very difficult for them to catch up with the rebel army.

After the escaped backbone of the rebel army got rid of the officers and soldiers, they were given several months and could carry out a large army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Even the main generals within the Ming Dynasty saw this very clearly, so they used multi-faceted encirclement and suppression, pressing step by step, and compressing the space for the rebel army to encircle and suppress the activity space, but the results were not very effective.

In fact, Li Tonglin also understood this in his heart, but he was hesitant because he was reluctant to put away the soldiers who had gathered them up.

Now, Li Tonglin took a deep breath and said, "The officers and soldiers are chasing each other tightly. So many of us gather together to have a big goal. I am afraid we can't get out of here. Let's continue to order the personal soldiers gathered mules and horses to prepare for breaking out. As for the remaining people, let them break out in dispersion!"

After thinking about it, Li Tonglin said again: "Save the food that cannot be taken away for them, and whether they will die or live in the future depends on their own lives!"

After giving the order, Li Tonglin looked at Luo Zhixue again, with kindness in his eyes: "Can Mr. Luo ride a horse? We must walk some small paths later, and it is difficult to walk on the carriage."

Luo Zhixuedao: "I have learned it these days. Although I am not skilled, it is enough to ride a horse."

He had known that this group of thieves would run away under the pursuit of the official army. He had recovered a little before, so he asked Sun Jian for a more docile pony to learn how to ride a horse, and asked many people for advice.

Now it is nonsense to say that he is skilled in horse racing, but it is still barely possible if he just rides a horse.

Besides, it’s a critical moment to run away now, and you have to know if you don’t know!

Li Tonglin nodded slightly!

Just know how to ride a horse!

He still admires Luo Zhixue quite well. Not only do he understand literature and can do accounts, but he also doesn’t think what an ordinary scholar can say.

Perhaps he can also give advice on military strategy in the future.

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After Li Tonglin made the decision, he acted very quickly. He arranged the matter in just about half an hour, and then took the lead in evacuating with more than 100 cavalrymen and Luo Zhixue.

As for the more than a thousand refugee soldiers, they scattered after receiving the distributed food.

There were thousands of officers and soldiers behind him. If Li Tonglin hadn't forced them to run away before, these refugees would have fled to their own lives long ago, and they would have been foolishly following Li Tonglin all the way there.

So, this is actually a matter of benefiting both sides.

Li Tonglin insisted on taking more than a thousand refugee soldiers to escape, so that they would really harm them.

Li Tonglin led more than 100 personal soldiers to run wildly on horseback. After more than 1,000 refugee soldiers scattered, the officers and soldiers behind him were used to this.

They have seen many similar situations. Whenever the war is unfavorable, the backbone of the thief army will basically leave ordinary refugee cannon fodder and run away alone.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers ignored the scattered refugees and soldiers, but instead bit Li Tonglin and other more than 100 cavalrymen.
Chapter completed!