Dominate the Country

The battle of Linru Town ended very quickly. It started at 7 am in the morning, and at noon, Chen's army was already chasing the enemy northward. Compared with the battle between the two sides, it seemed that Chen's army took longer and more time to chase and capture prisoners.

Chen Ming was waiting outside Linru Town. From time to time, he could see the jubilant soldiers escorting groups of Qing soldiers or Qing officers wearing military uniforms back with pride. It was a pity that the three big heads of the Shaanxi Green Camp all ran away. Admiral Wang Tenglong, two deputy generals Xue Zong and De Leng'e, all escaped early, and it was impossible to win this battle.

Chen Kaishan had already led the cavalry battalion straight north. Chen Ming felt that no matter how many prisoners of war the troops could capture this time, the role of the cavalry battalion was unquestionable. There must be many people among those captured Qing soldiers who surrendered because of the cavalry battalion. In addition to assisting the troops to capture as many prisoners of war as possible, Chen Kaishan's task was to lead the cavalry battalion to run a horse race outside Luoyang City.

Taking advantage of this great victory, Chen Ming decided to push the front from Linru Town to Pengpo Town in Henan Prefecture. With the defeat of the Shaanxi soldiers, the threat from the north no longer exists. Chen Ming will allocate some manpower to fill the troops of Yang Ping and Feng Shaohua, expand the independent brigade into an independent battalion, and continue to be assigned to Chen Jianbai. Chen Jianbai will enter Linru Town and be responsible for the defense to the north. There is no need to put another battalion to guard Ruzhou City. It can be handed over to the logistics troops. The Gao Jinghui Battalion originally stationed here will be transferred to Nanyang.

"Grand Commander, after this battle, the good news will spread, and the morale of all our troops will be renewed. The Qing court's four provinces combined suppression seems to be as powerful as thunder, but in fact it is just like that."

Liu Wu stood beside Chen Ming with a smile on his face, flattering Chen Ming with good words, and flattered him immediately, which made Chen Ming laugh. Because this guy is very good at flattery, once the news of this battle spread, the pressure on the various units of the Chen family army was greatly reduced. The Green Camp of Shaanxi, the elite of the Qing Dynasty, oh, my goodness, so the so-called elite soldiers of the court are like this? In just half an hour, eight thousand soldiers and horses were in a panic and defeated? Can such soldiers still bring pressure to the various units of the Chen family army? The so-called four-province joint suppression will become a joke in the eyes of many soldiers of the Chen family army.

Yang Ping and Feng Shaohua were also beside Chen Ming. The two looked at Chen Ming's face with a smile that was even more intense, and they couldn't help but look at each other. It's no wonder that Liu Wu didn't have any merit. He was just a close follower of the eldest son of the Chen family, but he could be ranked as the captain of the personal guards. His status was no lower than that of the battalion officer in the army. At least his level of flattery was much higher than his own.

Listen to how he flattered? Think about how he flattered just now?

What the great commander-in-chief is so powerful in the Central Plains, the Chen family army is invincible, and the Qing soldiers are like grass, how can they compare with this Liu?

Yang Ping and Feng Shaohua, who were originally excited because the team specifications were upgraded to the camp, were completely relieved.

At night, the pursuing troops returned one after another, and Chen Kaishan also sent back a fast horse to report that his troops had occupied Pengpo Town. Tomorrow morning, they can show off their power under the city of Luoyang.

At this time, the fast horse that reported the victory to Lushan should have just passed Ruzhou City. Although Chen Ming had already used a carrier pigeon to report the good news to Lushan just after the war, and the pigeon was almost able to fly at this time, it was also very necessary for the fast horse to spread the news of victory along the way. This can make the Chen family army, which was shaken by people's hearts, become stable, and those gentry and wealthy families who were in turmoil, become honest.

According to Chen Ming's instructions, the fast horses that reported the victory had to shout loudly in all the villages, towns, and counties along the way: "Great victory, great victory on the northern front, the invading Shaanxi Green Camp army was completely wiped out, the Grand Commander has marched to Luoyang..."

"Great victory, great victory, the Qing Shaanxi Commander fled alone, the invading Qing soldiers on the northern front were completely wiped out..."

"Great victory, great victory, the Shaanxi soldiers on the northern front were nothing but chickens and dogs, the Grand Commander has marched to Luoyang..."

They must let the children and all the people they passed by along the way hear the news. If conditions did not allow it, Chen Ming really wanted to notify the local government again, and when the victory announcement was announced, firecrackers should be set off immediately to make the atmosphere as joyful as possible. Regardless of whether there were people who followed the firecrackers spontaneously, they were all the bureaucrats of the Chen family army who were happy.

However, the conditions really did not allow it. Pigeons are not radios, and they have great limitations. Now it all depends on the "understanding" of the local officials of the Chen family army.

The former Lushan County Office, now the General's Mansion.

It was so late, and Chen Hui was still summoning the Seventh Duke, the Ninth Duke, Chen Cong, Chen Quan, Gao Pengqi and other key members of the General's Mansion to discuss matters. Yesterday, Chen Ming released a pigeon. If not, he would have led the army to fight against the main force of the Qing army in the north to Linru Town today. Now the news has not come, and Chen Hui is very anxious. He convened a group of key members of the General's Mansion for a day's meeting. At the beginning, he made some targeted preparations for the victory or defeat of Chen Ming's meeting. In the afternoon, he almost just waited.

In fact, all the key figures of the Chen family army who stayed in Lushan were also worried today, and they were not at ease. For these native people, the name of the Gansu-Shaanxi Green Camp still has a certain deterrent effect. Moreover, the troops led by Wang Tenglong were all Green Camp soldiers. Their artillery might be slightly inferior to the previous Ford army, but their combat effectiveness was definitely far superior to the 13,000 to 14,000 people composed of Henan soldiers, Hubei soldiers and local militia.

Chen Hui now frowned deeply, pacing back and forth in the hall, feeling very scared. What happened to Linru Town? Will there be news of a great defeat? When will Chen Ming's news be delivered?

He was in a state of anxiety, with all kinds of thoughts coming one after another, and he felt uneasy.

Beside him, the Seventh Lord, the Ninth Lord and others also sat like wooden sculptures, and none of them dared to speak lightly. Their worries were no less than Chen Hui's. The Chen family, the head of the family, certainly has absolute power to speak, but as a very traditional family, the Chen family has never been the Chen family of Chen Hui and Chen Ming. This is a joint-stock company. Chen Hui and Chen Ming hold most of the company's shares, control the company's daily operations, and enjoy most of the company's interests. These small shareholders cannot beat Chen Hui and Chen Ming, who hold most of the shares, on many issues, but this does not mean that they don't want to see the Chen family get better and don't care about the future of the Chen family.

Everyone present, including Gao Pengqi, who had recently become a shareholder, hoped that the Chen family would get better and stronger day by day.

Suddenly, they heard a commotion outside the government hall, and soon, the entire general's mansion seemed to be boiling, with only one voice faintly echoing in their ears: "... great victory... great victory on the northern front..."

"The Grand Commander wiped out the invading Shaanxi soldiers... killed and captured 10,000 Qing soldiers... Wang Tenglong escaped alone..."

"... The Grand Commander's troops entered Luoyang City..."