Chapter 95 Three Fires for New Officials

After Xiao Tianjian learned the news of Luo Li and Liu Bao, he immediately laughed. The battle between Luo Li and Liu Bao was really beautiful. Originally, he just wanted the two of them to hold back Yichuan's officers and fight for Ruyang County, but he didn't expect that these two guys did better than him. What is required is much more beautiful. Unexpectedly, the 5,000 officers and soldiers were turned over with the light division, and almost all the officers and soldiers sent by the Government of Guide were eaten. Countless weapons and grain were captured, and nearly 3,000 officers and soldiers were captured on the spot.

After the more than 3,000 officers and soldiers were captured, many people were willing to join the Xingtian Army and follow the Xing Tianjun in the future. Anyway, they used to be soldiers for the imperial court, and there was often a shortage of military pay, or they simply didn't have it at all. They ate like pig food, and they were often scolded or even killed by the officials. Now they see Xing Tianjun. It's so powerful that he simply turned to work with Xing Tianjun, so Xiao Tianjian had another 2,000 soldiers in his hands.

Fortunately, these soldiers have been trained more or less. After following the Xing Tianjun, they can quickly transform them into usable combat effectiveness without too much effort. In this way, Xiao Tianjian has no shortage of troops.

In just more than 20 days after Xiao Tianjian took Ruyang County, Xing Tianjun swept through the three counties of Ruyang, Yichuan and Song County. The local officers and soldiers either fled with the wind or surrendered to Xing Tianjun on the spot. The officials of Song County fled. Yichuan County was also attacked by Xing Tian under the fierce attack led by Luo Li and Liu Bao. The army conquered, and the defenders finally abandoned their weapons and surrendered to the Xing Tianjun.

In this way, Xing Tianjun became more vibrating in the western part of Henan, but for the government, this really can't reassure them.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Wencan stepped down from office in Liangguang and came to Nanjing. He took over the position of governor of the five provinces, but the situation waiting for him made Xiong Wencan a headache.

In addition to the continuous expansion of the Xingtian army led by Xiao Tianjian in the western part of Henan, Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, is also constantly attacking and plundering in the south of Henan. First, he attacked Gwangju, and then turned to conquer Zhengyang. After the plunder, he went south again and went straight to Suizhou.

In addition, Liu Guoneng led his troops to move around Jingxiang. The scorpion block Tuo Yangkun also crossed the Yangtze River after the Spring Festival and entered the north of the Yangtze River again, which once again threatened Fengyang.

In Shaanxi, Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting's soldiers and horses fought in the Han Dynasty. At the end of the ninth year, Chongzhen's army was as strong, and he was comparable to the officers and soldiers in Shaanxi. Sun Chuanting sent troops to suppress it several times, and it can be said that he returned in vain. He didn't get much advantage from Li Zicheng.

Cao Cao and Luo Rucai led his troops into the southern part of Shanxi. He had very frequent activities around Xiezhou in the southern part of Shanxi. Several times even forced him to go outside the city of Xiezhou. Shanxi was also trying his best to encircle and suppress it, and Luo Rucai was not able to take down in several wars.

Such a situation makes Xiong Wencan's head as big as a fight, but since he has come, Xiong Wencan can only find a down-to-earth way to deal with the current situation. Otherwise, he knows the temper of today's Holy One, and whether this head can be preserved or not is uncertain.

After Xiong Wencan took office, after sorting out the current situation, the first target chose the culprit of Xing Tianjun. This time, the first offender who provoked the situation in the Central Plains. After combing, Xiong Wencan keenly found that it was Xiao Tianjian. If Xiao Tianjian hadn't suddenly crossed Henan at the end of last year, If he enters Henan and attacks Yongning County, it is estimated that it will not cause Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, Tuoyangkun and other people's troops to come out of Sichuan and Shaanxi to enter Huguang, Henan, Jiangbei and other places again. Moreover, when he first arrived in office, he received news from the three counties of Xing Tianjun, including Ruyang County, Yichuan County and Song County. Looking at the map, he could see that Xing Tianjun's behavior was different from other people's army.

For this reason, he specially sent someone to search all kinds of information about Xing Tianjun. From the recovered news, he learned that Xiao Tianjian originated in Shaanxi. His specific origin is unknown. No one can tell where he came from and what he did before, but this person was the earliest He rose up in Liyang, Shaanxi Province, and later followed Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang to fight in Longzhou.

But somehow, after the Battle of Longzhou, this person suddenly left Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng's subordinates. When he appeared again, he had already appeared in Shanxi thousands of miles away and pricked his feet in Yangcheng County.

After Xing Tianjun gained a foothold in Yangcheng, he continued to expand his strength. First, he controlled the whole territory of Yangcheng, then climbed over the mountains and took Yuanqu County, and then invaded Qinshui and Zezhou. Shanxi officials constantly sent troops to suppress it. As a result, after a battle, the power of Xing Tianjun expanded once, and finally even Hong Cheng Chou sent Shaanxi generals Zuo Guangxian and He Renlong into Jin to cooperate with the officers and troops of Shanxi to advance and suppress them. In the end, they all came to a great defeat. Now, looking at the situation in Shanxi, the Xingtian Army almost controlled the southeast of Shanxi, and Zezhou and several surrounding counties fell under the control of Xing Tianjun. In the system.

Now this thief chieftain surnamed Xiao is not only not satisfied, but suddenly led his troops south into Henan, which immediately provoked the current chaos, so that most of the people who had been squeezed into Shaanxi and Sichuan began to move again, which also made Henan fall into a slightly stable situation again. In the chaos.

Therefore, unlike others, after Xiong Wencan took office, he paid more attention to Xing Tianjun than anyone else. In his opinion, if he wants to stabilize the situation in Henan, he must first solve the big trouble of Xing Tianjun. At the very least, he must first drive Xing Tianjun out of Henan and return to Shanxi, and then seek to concentrate. Kill them completely.

Moreover, he did not dare to despise Xing Tianjun this time. Judging from the situation that Xing Tianjun has fought with the officers and soldiers, almost all of them have won. Shanxi defeated 40,000 troops such as Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong and Xu Dingguo, and then entered Henan, first Lian Kemianchi and Yongning counties, and then defeated in the river. Guan Ning's iron cavalry under the command of Zu Kuan, who suppresses the bandits in the south, and then beat all the 5,000 officers and soldiers under Liu Ruming's command of Guide Prefecture in Yichuan County.

Xiong Wencan did not dare to despise the combat effectiveness of such an army. Therefore, after Xiong Wencan took office, even if he personally arranged the appeasement of the Xingtian Army in Henan, he immediately ordered Chen Yongfu, a general, from Kaifeng Prefecture, to lead 4,000 Kaifeng soldiers to Ruzhou before the tenth day of March.

Zu Dale, who was stationed in the area of Wuyang, led his troops to Lushan County to meet Zu Kuan's headquarters. Headed by Zu Da Le, he gathered 3,000 Guanning troops and also stationed in Ruzhou.

Ma Rutian, a general of Luoyang, led 3,000 troops to Yiyang County and Wang Shaoyu's troops, bringing the number of officers and soldiers in Yiyang County to 7,000.

Feng Chun, the deputy general of Nanyang, led 4,000 troops and came out of Nanzhao to join a part of Runing Prefecture. A total of 6,000 people entered Ruyang.

For the mobilization of these soldiers and horses, Xiong Wencan handed over to Wang Jiazhen to take charge. Wang Jiazhen was responsible for the supplication of Henan on behalf of Chen Biqian, the governor of Henan, and ordered him to go to Ruzhou to sit in the town and be dispatched in the middle, so as to defeat the Xing Tianjun or rush back to Shanxi this time.

In addition, he also sent people to rush to the capital, met Yang Sichang, reported his plan to Yang Sichang, and asked Yang Sichang to find a way to raise food and salary for Henan, and to transfer more troops to Henan to cooperate with him.

Of course, while arranging to deal with the Xing Tianjun, he did not forget to deal with Liu Guoneng, who was moving in the area of Jingxiang, and Zhang Xianzhong, who was working in the junction of Huguang and Henan. At the same time, he dispatched Zuo Liangyu and Shi Kefa, a total of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress them.

In a word, Xiong Wencan is still a relatively capable person. As soon as he arrived in office, he worked enthusiastically. For this new governor of the five provinces, he was still quite afraid of people from all walks of life. After all, Xiong Wencan was personally recommended by Yang Sichang, who was extremely favored in the court, and was personally recommended by Yang Sichang. At present, Wen Tiren, who has formed a party and held power for many years in the court, has lost his power and was demoted back home for glory. Yang Sichang's limelight in the court was unmatched for a while. Chongzhen can be said to have great trust in Yang Sichang.

Under such a trend, it is naturally much more convenient for Xiong Wencan to act, and the literary ministers and generals from all over the world have been watching the wind in the court. Now Yang Sichang has come to the top and helped a Xiong Wencan. Xiong Wencan wants to mobilize them to suppress bandits. How can they dare not obey, so this face is naturally sold to Xiong. Wen Can's, not to mention the large number of soldiers and horses mobilized this time, and although the Xing Tianjun is powerful, all the troops also felt a little sure to use so many soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress them this time. Therefore, with Xiong Wencan's order, officers and soldiers and soldiers from all over the country began to take action, preparing soldiers and horses and raising food one after another. The staff began to be ordered to drive towards their respective goals.

Wang Jiazhen relieved the burden of the governors of the five provinces, but at least he was not directly deposed and arrested for guilt. The court continued to retain him to be responsible for the suppression in Henan. Now he is now ordered to go to Ruzhou to command the encirclement of the Xingtian Army. Wang Jiazhen also knows that this is his last chance to turn over. If If he can't solve the problem of Xing Tianjun by using so many troops this time, then his official career will come to an end.

Therefore, Wang Jiazhen did not dare to be careless this time. He cheered up and immediately left Nanjing. Under the protection of his family, he rushed to Ruzhou day and night to start this siege and suppress the Xing Tianjun.

But at this moment, Xiao Tianjian finally waited for a guest he had coveted for a long time. In a few days after he took Ruyang, a guard he once sent rushed to Ruyang from Lushan with a smile and reported a good news to Xiao Tianjian.