Chapter 666 Sharing the great cause (3)
Xinyang Station is a newly built base in Henan and is also the only stronghold to enter Henan.
Before taking up his post in Guangzhou, Nanwang was fortunate to receive a one-on-one top-secret "strategic deduction" lecture by the senior executives of Time Traveler. Among them, regarding Henan, Time Traveler does not recommend that Nanwang set up multiple strongholds from the beginning.
It is recommended to consider the reasons for the chaos in the north and various difficult factors such as resource allocation.
Of course, if the "collusion" with Li Zicheng's troops in the early stage went smoothly, then in the next few years, Wuhan will naturally set up strongholds in Henan... After all, at that time, both parties fighting in the city and outside the city will be "people". If you have any questions, you can prepare in advance to say hello.
Zhou Yi did not know these top-secret strategic plans, but this did not affect his implementation of the plan according to the established procedures.
After the convoy arrived outside Xinyang City that day, he immediately unloaded the goods in his chariot yard.
Since Xinyang Station is in a "high-risk area", the intelligence bureau industry here is divided into two parts: inside and outside the city.
There is currently a car dealer outside the city. It was opened from Xinyang Station from scratch. The car dealer covers a large area and can provide accommodation services while accommodating personnel, vehicles and horses.
However, this kind of accommodation service is usually not external and is only provided to "one of your own people".
The reason why the car dealer is located outside the city is very simple: it is convenient to transport materials, and there is no need to go through the Chengguan market to check the goods in and out.
Considering that wars are frequent in the future, the car dealer is actually very safe, so he always keeps vigilant and can withdraw personnel and materials into the city at any time.
There are car dealers outside the city, but in Xinyang City, there are more than one industry. From its establishment to the present, in a short time, Xinyang Station has set up an inn and a restaurant in the city.
According to the standard configuration of high-risk areas by the Intelligence Bureau, Xinyang City not only has conventional properties for receiving temporary personnel, but also safe houses in the future, as well as secret refuges that require long-term hidden construction to be built.
Zhou Yi was not interested in the property in the city. He didn't have time to check the construction progress of Xinyang Station. He led the team into the car dealer. Zhou Yi immediately directed his friend to unload the goods and feed the horses. He himself sent a telegram to the Wuhan Station in the backyard.
After that, Zhou Yi and the convoys who came with him, including the troopers, went to eat, wash and rest, and relieved the fatigue of traveling over the past few days.
Zhou Yi waited until he got up the next day before he started working.
First check the convoy status.
Since the departure was equipped with new cars and strong horses, even after a few days of fast travel, the car was in good condition. As for the horses... there was enough ingredients along the way, and now it will be delicious and delicious for two days and will be fully recovered.
After a walk around, Zhou Yi closed the door and checked the current situation with Xinyang Station’s stationmaster Fang Yanxiao. At the same time, Fang Yanxiao also sent a telegram from Wuhan to Zhou Yi.
There is nothing important to the scriptures, Nan Wang just reminded Zhou Yi to be careful and act according to the plan.
After reading the telegram, Zhou Yi got up and walked around the house for a few steps, then stretched out his finger to calculate the day, and finally made up his mind: "No need to delay, I will leave tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Fang Yanxiao was a little nervous: "Would you rest for a few more days?"
"It's too late." Once Zhou Yi made up his mind, he would not change: "There are still hundreds of miles to rush, so he always needs to save some time to come out to prevent accidents."
The plan has been decided, Zhou Yi immediately went out to find the brothers Tian.
When I found it, I found that the two guys had already gotten up and were lying on their heads to eat and drink. I brought a steamed lamb legs with a steamed steamed lamb legs. I ate it with a very happy mouth full of oil.
"Two, we are going to find General Li tomorrow. How can we hold on to our body?"
The death row life in the past few months has caused the body of the brothers Tian to be irreversible. Although they have recovered these days, Zhou Yi is still worried... After all, Xinyang is still hundreds of miles away from his destination, and there is no carriage to ride this time.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll leave tomorrow!"
Tian Da knew the seriousness of the problem, so he quickly put down the bowl and expressed his opinion: "Brother, please rest assured. We have a good body, and this is really no problem."
After a closer look, he found that Tian Da's mental outlook was getting better and better after leaving the death ground. Zhou Yi nodded with confidence.
It sounds a bit cruel... The reason why I care about the physical condition of the two is actually nothing to do with friendship and love... Zhou Yi is really afraid that they will not be able to meet the moment when they meet the King of Chuang.
“It’s just one place…”
Speaking of this, Tian Da was a little worried: "I broke up with Deputy Master Tian in Shangluo and last year... Now that Xu Riyue has passed this year, Brother Zhou, you know... I really don't know where everyone is now... I'm afraid it's not possible to know if it's far away on Shaanxi Road."
"What are you afraid of?" Hearing his family brother say this, Tian San put down his bowl and wiped his mouth, and said indifferently: "A dozen generals are in the process. I believe there are many brothers in Henan now. Let's go out tomorrow and ask a few questions."
Gu Han
"Well... there's no need to worry."
Zhou Yi nodded with a smile: "Brother, I know where Li Chuang will set up camp."
At this point in time, an important event in history is in progress.
Starting from the first month of this year (1635), the governors of the five provinces of Mingyu, Shan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Lake, and the Minister of War, Hong Chengchou, led the army to the east and began to step by step to encircle and suppress the main force of the peasant army operating in the Central Plains.
Under pressure, the leaders of the 13 72nd Battalions of Peasant Army gathered in Xingyang County, Henan in early May to discuss strategies against the enemy, known in history as the "Xingyang Conference".
At the Xingyang Conference, Li Zicheng, who was unknown at the time and was the general of Gao Yingxiang, said something amazing: "A man is still vigorous, let alone a hundred thousand people! The officers and soldiers are incompetent. It is better to divide the troops and determine their goals, and the sharp and dull will listen to the heavens."
This response plan of "dividing troops to target and attacking four routes" was finally approved by the leaders of the thirteen families, and then everyone followed the plan.
Li Zicheng, who was the first to jump on the stage of the late Ming Dynasty, has shown his strength since this conference and stood out.
It was the beginning of this Xingyang Conference that the peasant uprising movement entered a new era in the late Ming Dynasty.
Of course, in the information obtained by Zhou Yi, there will be no summary of various historical significances about Li Zicheng and the Xingyang Conference... He only knows that at this time, before the end of May, Li Zicheng's troops would be stationed near Xingyang.
So he told Tian Da firmly: He knew the position of Li Chuang General.
After Hotan made a decision, Zhou Yi went to the horse shed again.
In a separate horse shed in the backyard, several tall Mongolian horses were chewing black beans. Mongolian horses were resistant to long journeys and rough feeding, and were purchased at high prices by horse dealers in Hankou Town in advance.
After checking the horses, Zhou Yi finally returned to the house and packed up his luggage. The most important of these was a 15-watt military pocket field radio.
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As soon as the preparations were completed, Zhou Yi and his team of five walked north in the early morning of the next day.
In addition to Zhou Yi, the five-man group also has two capable agents, and the other two are Tian Da. In this group, five people and seven horses, they head north along the official road. The destination is Zhengzhou - Xingyang County is fifty miles west of Zhengzhou. This era is under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture.
As for the grain convoy left behind, it is not in a hurry now. After the renovation is completed in the next few days, the grain convoy will set out smoothly with Zhengzhou as the goal.
According to estimates, if everything goes well, there will be no need to wait for the grain convoy to move to the distant Zhengzhou, and there will be a trespasser army halfway to receive the food and grass... Anyway, there is a telegram contact between the two sides, and any location between Xinyang and Zhengzhou can be delivered.
Unlike when he was in the convoy before. Zhou Yi and his team went on the road this time, everyone was wearing strong clothes, swords and swords, and their murderous aura leaked, and their standard image as a high-ranking company in the world.
They wandered day and night every day, mainly along the official road north. Along the way, the five-person team did not enter the city, but only fought at the post stations and towns along the way.
It was the first time that Zhou Yi was traveling and riding a horse in the northern region, especially in Henan where social order is deteriorating. To be honest, this is the first time. Tian Da is so sophisticated here. It is clear where Tian Da is at a restaurant on the road and which town to spend the night at night.
The five gangsters who are not easy to mess with at first sight are themselves quite elite forces. For the young people along the way, although this force is good and good, it is too stiff and not worth making a decision. For large forces, this team of people comes and goes like the wind, but does not give them time to react at all.
In order to save horsepower, Zhou Yi and his team moved at a uniform speed of 100 miles a day. After five days, the five-person group roughly ran along Zhumadian, Luohe, Xuchang, and this straight line, and ran across the 400-mile official road and came to Xinzheng.
Zhou Yi originally thought that this kind of dangerous journey would last until his destination. He did not expect to encounter a small episode in Xinzheng.
In the evening, Wulipu, north of Xinzheng County.
The five-man team who had just finished eating and drinking at the inn and wanted to spend the night in the town ahead was stopped by a team of cavalrymen.
Usually in this situation, Zhou Yi is not afraid. He not only has the guidance of the yamen at all levels, but also has private messages and official documents from the Wuchang Governor's yamen to the Henan Order.
Zhou Yi, who has these documents in hand, can change his identities at any time to deal with the government's investigation. They are unobstructed in checkpoints all over the way, and these documents play a key role.
But today is not possible.
The cavalry that blocked the way was not as good as Zhou Yi's official documents. Immediately, these people revealed their banners, and were the Central Army's squadron under the command of He Renlong, the general transferred from Shaanxi.
Seeing the greedy look in the other party's eyes and the request to Zhou Yi and the others to "dismount and go to Xinzheng Camp to check their identities", Zhou Yi and Tian Da looked at each other and nodded slightly.
The next moment, Brother Tian drew his sword and beat the horse. With a shout, he rushed towards the Shaanxi border soldiers with a population of up to nine people on the opposite side without hesitation.
Zhou Yi, in the setting sun, sank his body and pulled his horse, raised his arms and fired a series of lightning like thunder and fire.
Chapter completed!