It is said that postmen have become popular now. The most famous postmen in history is rumored to rebel because of losing the postmen's job, how is Li Zicheng, now? He is definitely better than postmen now. Although he is still a general, his uncle, the old postmen, Gao Yingxiang, has become the leader of the uprising army at this time. His status has also risen and he has become the second-ranking figure in the uprising army.

Since the terrifying encirclement of King Lu Yan in the fourth year of Chongzheng, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have forgotten the rebels in the northwest, leaving only 50,000 troops to defend the front line of Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi, and all other troops were transferred away!

This is a rare opportunity. After taking a rest in the mountainous area between Shanxi and Henan for a few months, King Zijinliang took 100,000 rebels and rested in the mountainous area between Shanxi and Henan. Then he started to head to Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan. Are you guarding Shanxi? I ​​won’t go to Henan? Guawazi!

Henan was simply a paradise for the rebel army. There were royal family members everywhere, and landlords and gentry everywhere. Ordinary civilians were either slaves of royal family members or tenant farmers of landlords and gentry families. The people were very resentful and the basis for rebellion was better than that of Shanxi and Shaanxi.

The rebel army was like a fish in water in Henan. It recovered its vitality in less than a year. Not only did it take down Huaiqing Mansion, but its troops were also expanded to more than 300,000. Just when Wang Ziyong was preparing to make a big move to create a career, an accident happened.

If you want to say this accident, he can only blame him for not fully understanding Zhu Cijiu's meaning. You said you stayed in Henan and honestly dealt with those borers from the royal family? He didn't know what was wrong. He heard that the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty fought in Liaodong, and it seemed that the battle was fierce. He was actually preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to take over the capital and overthrow the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop!

Well, this is also a bit too much for the Beijing News to promote it, and describe the war in Liaodong as extremely tragic. Although it was reported that the Ming army won a great victory, Liaodong had been recovered, and Jiannu fled back to his hometown, the movements of the Ming army were impossible to appear in the newspapers later. In addition, Zhu Cijiu sent Sun Chuanting to deal with the rebel army, and he was also sent to Xi'an to guard. This made Wang Ziyong completely misunderstand. He believed that the Ming army must have suffered heavy casualties, and the newspapers were all hyped, and there was no big victory. Didn't hundreds of thousands of troops be transferred here, and finally 100,000 people came back?

Sun Chuanting was originally strictly abiding by the emperor's orders and guarding Xi'an. Even if the rebel army occupied the entire Huaiqing Mansion, he did not move. According to the emperor's wishes, as long as they did not attack Kaifeng Mansion, they would ignore it. Besides, he knew that it would be no big problem to defeat more than 300,000 rebels with his 100,000 troops alone, but it would be a dream to wipe out the entire Huaiqing Mansion. At that time, they would still be in vain to go to the mountains.

What's so great is that Wang Ziyong was like a trance, gathering a large army to attack the capital. That's not bad. Although he knew that these 300,000 rebels would definitely not be able to capture the capital, letting them enter Shuntian Prefecture shock the Shengjia was a great sin! As soon as he received the news, he immediately led 100,000 Qin troops to rush towards the capital day and night, and finally intercepted the rebels in Wu'an at the junction of the capital in northern Henan.

There is nothing to say, just a beat. There are 300,000 rebels who have done more than 100,000 well-equipped Qin army. The Tianxiong army led by Lu Xiangsheng, King Lu, was fierce, but there was only King Lu, one lunatic. The Qin army was so crazy that the 100,000 people were all crazy. When they saw the rebels, they would be like being injected with chicken blood. If Sun Chuanting had not repeatedly ordered the formation to be maintained, they would probably have rushed up and snatched it wildly. It was all money, and a head of one person was worth at least ten taels of silver!

The rebels were so scared by their attitude. The generals of the generals repeatedly ordered the orders, and even sent the supervisors to stand behind with a shaky machete to rush forward with their lives. Who are these Qin soldiers? They looked at them like hungry wolves seeing fat sheep. If the generals weren't there shouting at the top of their lungs to maintain their formation, they would probably have rushed forward in a swarm.

Originally, the rebels had a way to face the Ming army without artillery. A huge shield that was several inches thick was upright, and the shield wall was together. No matter how powerful the musket was, it would be useless. This time, the Qin army did not bring artillery. If they were pulling artillery over, they might have rushed to the capital. They would not be able to get to Wu'an. However, the Qin army's tactical literacy was too high. They were not panicked at all when they encountered a rebel who was three times as good as their own. The formation speed was amazingly fast.

The rebels did not have their tactical qualities, and they had no rules when marching. The 300,000 army stretched for dozens of miles, making it extremely troublesome to command. Before the vanguard of the rebels could transmit the news to the defenders, the Qin army had already formed dozens of stacked wave formations and rushed up like waves.

Now everyone in the Qin army has equipped it with a new flintlock rifle. As soon as the wave formation is activated, the bullet will cover the rebels like rain. After a rain of bullets, the rebels will scream immediately. Many people in the front row were shot into sieves. Even Wang Zi was shot in the abdomen. Why are you still hit? Run away quickly!

The battle ended inexplicably. Most of the rebels didn't know what was going on. They only heard a crackling sound in front, like firecrackers, endless. Then countless shrill screams came from the front, and then everyone started to run away.

After running for more than ten miles, everyone stopped to rest for a while. Only then did the rebel generals realize that their leader Wang Ziyong was shot. At this time, he had lost too much blood and had a pale face, so painful that he couldn't even speak.

The 300,000 army suddenly had no leader, and the rebel generals also knew that without the command of the Zijin Liang King, they would not listen to anyone, and they could not fight this battle. It would be better to retreat to Huaiqing and wait until the Wang Master was healed.

The rebel army retreated like this, but Sun Chuanting didn't chase him. While arranging defense in Wu'an, he sent a quick horse to ask the emperor for instructions. In a few days, Zhu Cijiong's instructions came. It was very simple: Did the thief retreat? If the thief retreated, you should go back to Xi'an as well.

OK, the rebel army has long retreated to Huaiqing. Sun Chuanting is loyal to the emperor. Since the emperor asked him to go back, then go back. He actually led the Qin army back to Xi'an like this!

The Purple Gold Liang King deserves his own destiny. In history, he was injured in Wu'an in the sixth year of Chongzhen. He died of illness in Jiyuan not long after returning to Huaiqing. In the sixth year of Chongzheng, he could not escape the fate of injury and death, and died of illness shortly after returning.

Once Wang Ziyong died, the rebel generals did not accept any of them. In the end, they simply divided his team and then parted ways!

They didn't dare to go to beat the capital. They finally realized that there was a tiger's butt that could not be touched. If they didn't go, the Ming army would go crazy and block them. No one could stand the madness; they didn't dare to go to Shanxi, but that was the old nest of King Lu. If King Lu was messed with King Lu, they wouldn't have any good results. They didn't dare to go to Shaanxi. Sun Chuanting was guarding there. Wouldn't he go to seek death?

After thinking about it, it was safest to stay in Henan, so various rebels began to spread to the southeast, and soon Henan became a severely affected area of ​​rebellion, and the entire Henan area was filled with rebels.

You should know that Henan is the world of the royal family. The descendants of the 72 princes and princes have reproduced, reaching a terrifying number of more than 100,000. It can be said that at least half of the royal family are in Henan. The rebels and the royal family are real deadly enemies. Without a word, they caught one and killed one. The royal family in Henan cried and shouted for help. The memorial for help flew to the capital like snowflakes: The rebels are the seeds of the old Zhu family. Come and save us!

Regent Zhu Youjian was naturally anxious when he saw the memorial for help. He advised Zhu Cijiu to send troops to encircle and suppress the rebels again and again, but Zhu Cijiu was prepared:

After a while, he said perfunctorily that although the Later Jin Dynasty was driven away, their troops were not losing much. They are now annexing Mongolian troops in the south of the desert, and their strength has even exceeded the past. I must send a large army to defend the front line of the Great Wall, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

After a while, he said perfunctorily that the maritime power, the Netherlands, had occupied the East China Sea. They were gathering troops to prepare to invade the Ming Dynasty. I must lead the army to resist!

After a while, he said perfunctorily that Japan began to move again. I must take strict precautions. That is the Japanese pirates, and they will be on the shore. The Ming Dynasty will never be peaceful!

It dragged on again and again until the ninth year of Chongzheng.

Under Zhu Cijiu's intentional indulgence, the entire Henan was almost overturned by the rebels. Except for Kaifeng and Luoyang, almost all places were robbed by them. Most of the royal family members in Henan became their dead souls under their swords, and more than 10% of them almost hid in Luoyang City. All the rebels developed like snowballs by the money and grain they robbed, and the total number reached a terrifying 500,000 or 600,000. The rebels can be said to have reached their heyday seven or eight years ahead of schedule!

So many people, food and grass have become a big problem. What should we do if Henan is rampant? You should know that although the drought in Henan has improved at this time, we still cannot grow any food. How long can the 500,000-600,000 troops stolen from the stolen grains will be eaten? Will all be hungry to death?

Under this situation, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui, Luo Rucai, Ge Liyan, Zuo Jin King, Changshi King, Shot the Sky, Hengtian King, Mix 100,000, Zhutianxing, Nine Dragons, Shuntian King and other thirteen 72nd Battalions of the Rebels gathered in Xingyang, Henan to convene the Xingyang Conference to discuss the plan to overthrow the imperial court.

Gao Yingxiang, the most powerful person at the meeting, was elected as the new leader of the rebel army, and Gao Yingxiang's nephew Li Zicheng also showed his outstanding military talent and proposed a brilliant plan for joint combat and four-way attack:

Along the way, Gao Yingxiang led an army of 200,000 to march westward, waiting for an opportunity to attack and capture Xi'an;

Along the way, Li Zicheng led an army of 100,000 to attack Luoyang, waiting for an opportunity to kill Zhu Changxun, the most prestigious Fu Wang among the royal family;

Along the way, Zhang Xianzhong led an army of 100,000 to march southward to attack Xiangyang, and waited for an opportunity to kill Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiangzhong, the highest-ranking royal family;

Luo Rucai led the other rebels including the Fifth Camp of the Left, a total of more than 100,000 to attack the Fengyang Mansion of Zhongdu, waiting for an opportunity to dig the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family!

The trick is that the four routes are not determined by the facts and reality. Each route can make a feint attack, and each route can be turned into a main attack. Moreover, the four routes are a must-rescue for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the military strength of the court is limited. It would be good to be able to save one or two routes at that time, and other routes will definitely be able to succeed easily. As long as you succeed, the little emperor will inevitably be in chaos, and their chance will come.

In the eyes of the leaders of various rebel army, this is indeed a wonderful plan that cannot be more wonderful, and the court will inevitably be in chaos. But is this true? Let's see the next breakdown.
Chapter completed!