Please ask me to be the emperor

The term "throwing away one's armor and armor" is sometimes not just a simple adjective, but a real survival skill. Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty officers who have experienced hundreds of battles, are deeply touched by this.

As a cavalry, the ratio of soldiers to horses is not one to one. Sometimes there are more people, such as the cavalry of the Song Dynasty; sometimes there are more horses, such as most nomadic peoples.

As the Ming Dynasty's frontier army, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had a man-horse ratio of about one to one, but they would also be equipped with some pack horses and spare horses.

It’s just that since entering the customs to suppress the bandits, they have been traveling back and forth, and their horses have died many times. Now “the landlord’s family has no surplus food.”

As the head coaches, Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen had no difficulty replacing one or two spare horses, but it was impossible to replace all the left and right guards with strong horses.

There was no other way. In order to escape the pursuit of the rebel army, the officers and soldiers had no choice but to take off their armor, take off their helmets, and throw them to the ground in order to escape.

Some cavalrymen even abandoned their swords, guns, bows and arrows and wished they could strip naked to reduce the load on their horses.

However, they were still chased by the rebels, shot from behind and chopped off their horses.

Some of the brave ones, seeing that there was no way to escape, had no choice but to turn around and join the fight, launching a countercharge against the rebels.

However, because the horsepower had reached its limit, the rebels did not directly fight him. They just avoided his edge for the time being and chose a favorable angle to attack.

The officers and soldiers who responded to the battle were often rushed in from the sides and backs by the rebel cavalry. After a while of slashing and killing, they all fell off their horses.

The rebel army pursued from Weichuan to Changge, and from Changge to Yuzhou, covering a distance of 140 miles.

Scattered along the way were the armors and weapons of officers and soldiers, dead horses and the bodies of beheaded officers and soldiers.

The "King of Zuo Jin" He Jin and the "horse kite" Li Fuchen have never had such a refreshing battle in their lives.

In the past, they were chased by the officers and soldiers like wild dogs, but now the officers and soldiers were chased by them like wild dogs. Even Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen of Changge County, where officers and soldiers were stationed, did not dare to escape into the city.

When Xuan Mo, the former governor of Henan Province, was defeated and died, his subordinate Biaoying became a "stepmother" who was neither loved by his father nor his mother.

The new Henan governor Fu Zonglong first ordered them to garrison Mi County, but Li Jiyu led the Songshan Camp to successfully steal the city and retreated in defeat.

Although Fu Zonglong wanted to dismantle this group of soldiers, he was short of manpower, so he had to assign them to temporarily garrison Changge. Only then could Fu Zonglong lead the main force to besiege Yuzhou without any worries.

It's just that the remnants of Xuanmo Biaoying are "stepmothers" after all. After Xuan Mo's death, both the payment of military pay and the updating of weapons and equipment were "discounted".

Therefore, although they still have nearly 2,000 people, their morale has already been low and they are no longer useful.

Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen also knew this, so they did not dare to enter the city. Instead, they ran all the way back to the camp outside Yuzhou City.

Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, was having breakfast in the camp. When he heard that the spies had reported that a large number of cavalry had arrived, he smiled confidently and said: "What's making the fuss must be the arrival of the Liaodong cavalry from Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen."

He quickly spat out the food in his mouth and said to his left and right: "Let's go out and greet them."

"I originally agreed with them to rest for two days before returning. Unexpectedly, I came back early today. I must have exposed the thief!"

Fu Zonglong guessed that these two people had brought him an unexpected surprise, so he opened the curtain and walked outside the tent.

As a result, just as Fu Zonglong stepped out, another soldier ran towards the tent, shouting as he ran: "No, no, no, the Liaodong cavalry were defeated and were chased by thieves for one hundred and forty miles." "

"Bodies littered the field, blood flowed into rivers, and almost half of them were lost!"

"What?" Fu Zonglong was frightened when he heard this. He reached out and pulled out his sword. He stabbed the panting soldier to death with one sword. He shouted to the left and right: "This is a thief and spy who deliberately spreads rumors to disturb the morale of our army. Anyone dares to follow suit?" They are all such thieves!"

"Sir?" The staff on the left and right were all in the tent, not knowing what was going on outside. Hearing a commotion, he quickly ran out and saw a soldier lying twitching in a pool of blood.

There were already dozens of soldiers peeking outside, and Fu Zonglong couldn't help but stare a few times.

The staff on the left and right knew what was going on, and quickly scolded: "Go and do your own thing, and don't worry about irrelevant things, so as not to get into trouble!"

Fu Zonglong nodded with satisfaction, took back the foot he just stepped out, and walked back.

But just as the curtain fell, Fu Zonglong's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

"Sir!" Zuo Zuo was startled and quickly supported him.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Fu Zonglong was already in tears, "I knew Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen couldn't make anything happen!"

"The imperial court entrusted me with all military and political affairs in Henan, and I entrusted the war to you, and entrusted the victory and defeat to Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen's disciples. To this day, this is my fault for not using the troops well and not knowing the people well!"

"Sir, is this true?" Hearing this, Zuo Zuo could not help but feel cold and shiver.

If the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is lost, then their situation will be dangerous.

"It's true!" Fu Zonglong shattered their last hope, "I know that this matter is huge and beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, so I will kill this person to avoid shaking the morale of the army!"

As soon as Fu Zonglong finished speaking, there was another noise outside the tent.

He was in a bad mood, so he couldn't help but flew into a rage. He opened the curtain with a dark face and shouted angrily: "What's the fuss about?"

"Sir... Your Majesty!" the soldiers who were carrying the corpse outside the tent stammered, "Okay... it seems that General Zu and General Li are back."

"Then why didn't anyone tell me?" Fu Zonglong had a dark face and was obviously even more angry.

The two soldiers handling the corpse subconsciously looked at the soldier they had just lifted and did not dare to answer.

Fu Zonglong was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Wait for these two people to come in, and wait for them to see me as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Lord Fujun!" The soldiers on the left and right didn't dare to get into trouble with him, so they had no choice but to respond honestly.

I was in extreme anger just now, and it was inevitable that I would not think clearly.

Now this man died in vain, Fu Zonglong thought helplessly as he looked at the body being carried away by the soldiers.

But the news of the tragic defeat of the officers and soldiers was about to be known to everyone. How could they keep it a secret?

Fu Zonglong rubbed his brow. He was still in a state of panic and had no clue for a short time.

"Sir... Your Majesty?" Just as Fu Zonglong's face was full of sorrow, another soldier came closer and asked in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Fu Zonglong was extremely annoyed.

"Well... there is a group of thieves coming from outside the city. How should we deal with them?" the soldier asked cautiously.

"How many people are there? How did they come so fast!" Fu Zonglong suppressed his emotions and asked as calmly as possible.

"There are about a thousand people, all cavalry, shouting and cursing outside the city gate!"