The Minister of Punishment and Meile Zhangjing Li led Tai to send an order to gather all the ministries and prepare to pursue Huang Fei's main force along the river. The Ming army rebels who had broken up outside Suzhou City were handed over to the governor Tu Guobao Fubiao to be responsible for clearing them out.
The order was passed, and all the ministries returned to assemble one after another.
"How come there are more than 300 people who haven't arrived yet?"
After counting the troops, Li Shutai was very dissatisfied. The Eight Banners had always issued orders and prohibitions, but now he ordered all the troops to return to assemble, but so far, more than 300 people have not returned.
"These dog slaves!"
After waiting for a while, Li Shutai became impatient and said, "Take note of those wild dog slaves and wait until I return home to settle the accounts. No more waiting."
Li led Taixie to attack Suzhou and commanded 1,500 cavalry and Eight Banners soldiers. This was because Suzhou was the key point of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, and was the residence of the governor and admiral. However, it was said that there were 1,580 bannermen, but in fact it was not
Not all of them were real soldiers of the Eight Banners. When the Eight Banners entered the Pass, the total number of soldiers was only more than 200,000. As the occupied area became larger and larger, the soldiers became more and more spread out.
So in addition to conquering the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Korean soldiers, the Eight Banners of the Han army, and the surrender of the Ming army, the Eight Banners also encouraged the bannermen to carry Yu Ding and wrap their clothes to fight.
When those Eight Banners soldiers were selected for the expedition, they would also bring their younger brothers and their own slaves with them. They were not officially sent out as soldiers, but they moved with the army and did tasks such as collecting food and robbing, guarding prisoners, and keeping trophies. Because of these
The military operations went smoothly in 2011, so the Eight Banners were very happy to bring more Yu Ding and minions, so that when the time came, they could have more shares of the spoils and grab more on the battlefield.
Therefore, Li Shutai's 1,500 cavalry were actually only 500 real Eight Banners soldiers, and the other 1,000 were Yu Ding and Bao Yi's slaves. However, on the battlefield, they all had to obey military orders, except for age, equipment, etc.
Ask for less.
Li Shutai was so anxious to capture Huang Fei and kill Wu Zhikui that he did not bother to punish the soldiers who disobeyed military orders.
There were more than 1,100 men and horses left, all with two horses. Whether they were soldiers or survivors, they were all wearing armor and riding eastward along the river.
After they left, Tu Guobao also immediately sent out all the battalions of Fubiao, the deputy general of the Chinese army, Cao Hu, the general Zou Xixiang, the guerrilla leader Yang Guohai, and they must kill more rebels and capture more prisoners.
"Uncle, don't worry. As soon as Li Shutai leaves, we will have the final say in Suzhou City. We won't be able to say how many will be killed and how many will be captured. There are also the wealthy businessmen in and outside the city. Who are we to say?"
Anyone who collaborates with the enemy will be a rebel, unless you give them enough money."
Tu Guobao, who has always been cruel and greedy, patted his nephew's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Hurry up, it won't be so convenient when Li Shutai comes back."
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Yuan Zongdi led thousands of troops to hide not far outside Jiangsu City. He carefully hid his troops and kept an eye on every move in Gusu City at night.
After defeating Wu Zhikui and frightening Huang Fei, the Tatars are now arrogant and arrogant.
"Could this be a trap by the Tatars? Deliberately luring us there?"
Fan Chuan felt that something was not right. The Tatars in Jiangsu City were acting too arrogantly. They abandoned the more than a thousand Tatar cavalry outside the city and fled to the east, chasing them eastward along the river. The more than a thousand Tatar cavalry in the city were
The Biao camp also went out of the city to pursue and capture prisoners, and the city turned into an empty one.
Ma Jixiang, the bodyguard of the army and the supervisor of the army, came forward and said, "Junmen, there is someone in the editing office in the city. Can I send someone to contact him?"
Yuan Zongdi has been fighting for more than ten years and has experienced battles for a long time. In fact, he has his own judgment on the situation at hand. He is sure that the Qing army is arrogant after victory at this time. The city must be empty. At this time, they only need to press
The plan was to use the green flag and escort Wu Zhikui there, with a high degree of confidence to sneak into the city, capture the national treasure in one fell swoop, capture Suzhou City, and then hold on to the enemy as the main force, and then send troops to sweep the Fubiao camp outside the city, and then wait for the prisoner to arrive
Afterwards, they surrounded the captives who were leaving the city.
However, he was a guest general after all, supervising the imperial camp's horse army on behalf of Admiral Zhang Mingyang, and he had a team of servants with him, so he was very polite to Ma Jixiang, who was a supervisor of the Jinyiwei and Yongwei camps.
Lu Jianguo's military supervision system now extends to all levels of the army. Shen Wenzhong is the capital supervisor. The three armies below also have their own military supervisors. Each of the eight towns has its military supervisors. Each Xiebiao camp under the town has a deputy.
They are responsible for supervision and law enforcement. Although these people are not responsible for commanding operations, supervision can greatly restrict the general.
Yuan Zong was disgusted with this system of supervising the army at first. He felt that Lu Jianguo could not escape from the old style of the imperial court, with eunuchs supervising the army and civil servants supervising the army. However, after staying in the imperial camp, he found that it was not the same as himself.
It's different from what you imagine. These military supervisors oversee supervision, law enforcement and even military affairs. They do not lead operations or lead troops, but they do not interfere too much with the generals' command. This is a very important point.
Even now, the imperial camp, three armies and eight towns are beginning to add deputy positions. For example, in addition to supervising the army, a deputy position is added under the commander-in-chief at each level. It is an assistance. If necessary, he can separate the troops and horses and command them separately. There is also an additional deputy to consult the army.
Consulting and joining the army is similar to the long history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Specifically, it means making suggestions, formulating battle plans based on intelligence, assisting in managing the army, and training soldiers. It is a very tiring job.
For example, there are the bodyguards, Ma Jun, and four military-level chief officers. The admiral Yuan Zongdi is responsible for commanding the troops, commanding, and commanding the general, and is mainly responsible for decision-making and command.
There is also a deputy admiral. This position did not exist in the first place. It was also newly established by Lu Supervisor. Anyway, there was no chief soldier at first. Later, there was a chief soldier and a deputy chief soldier. Then there was an admiral, so now there is a new one.
The deputy admiral is also normal.
The deputy admiral assists in command and even divides troops into operations.
The Censor of the Supervisory Army is responsible for supervision, law enforcement, and intelligence.
Those who join the army by consultation are responsible for formulating combat plans for the generals to make decisions, assisting in training troops, and even being in charge of logistics and intelligence.
The four chief officials are not completely superior-subordinate relationships, but each has a division of labor. From the army to the town, from the association to the standard, and then to the camp and sentry, the four-chief official system will basically be implemented, each with its own division of labor and coordinated cooperation.
Yuan Zongdi has a royal flag and Ma Jixiang also has a royal flag, but the number of flags is different.
"Okay, I'll send Ye Bushou to catch some tongues, and Ma Gong will also quickly send people to sneak into the city to make contact. Before dark, I will enter Suzhou City as planned."
Ma Jixiang quickly made arrangements.
Suzhou city.
When the Huang and Wu armies arrived at Suzhou City, many gentry and common people in Suzhou City who cherished their homeland secretly rejoiced and were full of expectations. However, they had been shouting and killing all night, and then at dawn, the Tatar puppet officials sent troops to beat gongs and drums to announce the good news, but they were not allowed to do so.
It's like pouring a basin of cold water over your head.
A famous family in Suzhou, the mansion of the Wen family.
Wen Cheng held a book on war in his hand, but could not read it. His wife Zhou was sharpening her sword at the side.
"The army is defeated, the army is defeated, it is defeated!" Wen Cheng could not understand that such a large army was defeated. He was full of joy and prepared to welcome the army into the city, but he did not know that this would be the result.
However, Mrs. Zhou was still sharpening her sword, "If the incident happened yesterday, I would have sharpened the sword for my husband to help him kill the fake governor Tu Guobao and the captive servant Li Shutai. Now that the incident has failed, I have to sharpen the sword even more."
, if the husband’s contact with the outside world is leaked, and thieves come to search the house, I will use this sword to die with the enemy, and I will never be humiliated.”
The Zhou family is also from a famous family in Suzhou. His father, Zhou Shunchang, once served as Wailang, a member of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Together with Huang Zunsu and others, he was known as the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin. Her husband, the Wencheng family, was the Suzhou Wen family who produced the great talent Wen Zhengming. Wencheng's
His father, Zhen Meng, once entered the imperial court and became a bachelor of Dongge University. Although Wen Cheng was the second son and was adopted by his uncle very early, he and his elder brother Wen Bing were both talented men famous in Jiangnan.
Although he was only twenty-seven years old at this time, he secretly contacted the righteous people from all over the world, aiming to fight against the invaders and recover.
Wen Cheng couldn't help but feel ashamed that his wife understood the righteousness so well.
"I regret that I was worried about my wife and children last night and didn't dare to pick up my sword and go out to kill the captives."
"Why do you say this, husband? As long as you are loyal and loyal, you will always have a chance."
Just as he was talking, his family came to report that the young master's friend Wang Boshi came to visit.
"There is a panic outside, why is Brother Wang here?" Wang Boshi was a scholar in Suzhou and a classmate of Wencheng. The two had the same interests and were secretly planning big things together.
"The waiter from the tea shop outside Ximen has brought new tea."
Upon hearing this, Wen Cheng immediately became excited and asked, "Where's the new tea?"
"West Lake Longjing." Wang Boshi also looked excited.
"Did Longjing tea arrive so quickly?"
"Well, the first batch of tea has arrived on the outskirts of the city, and more tea has arrived in Wujiang."
"How much did the first batch of tea come in?"
Wang Boshi raised three fingers and said, "Three thousand, all carried by fast horses."
"Ah, really?" Fang Cheng almost couldn't believe it.
"Yes, the tea shop asked if it is convenient to send tea into the city now and how many tea drinkers there are in the city."
Fang Cheng was so excited that he could hardly speak. He thought he was defeated, but he didn't expect a twist.
"There are no tea drinkers left in the city now. They have all left the city."
"Well, that's what I told the tea delivery guy, but the guy said he hoped someone from our side would go back with him to take care of him. He also said he hoped we could arrange some manpower to pick up the goods at the city gate."
"No problem, no problem, I'll go out of the city with you now."
Wang Boshi said, "Brother Fang, don't worry, this is my plan. My guy and I will go out of the city to see the goods. Brother Fang, please contact the people now and prepare to pick up the goods at the city gate."
"Okay, okay," Fang Cheng stood up excitedly and walked around. Zhou put away the sword and handed the sharpened sword to her husband, "Husband, put away the sword."
When Wang Boshi followed Ye Bushuai and carefully arrived in front of Yuan Zongdi, he felt as if he was in a dream. But when he saw these three thousand elite cavalry troops and even Wu Zhikui next to Yuan Zongdi, he confirmed that these were all true.
of.
"There are only some fast and strong men in Suzhou City to help defend the city. The thieves, Futu and the national treasure, are defenseless. All Fubiao and the town camp have gone out of the city to chase the defeated soldiers."
"Fang Cheng, the son of the former Dongge University Scholar, will lead the internal response."
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After Yuan Zongdi listened carefully, he asked Ma Jixiang, the supervisor of the army, Zhang Mingbin, the deputy admiral, Chen Bangding, the consultant to join the army, and Zhang Quan, the general of Jinwu Town, "How?"
"The Tatars are rampant, God helps our army." Ma Jixiang said with a smile.
"Then we will carry out the original plan," Yuan Zongdi said, and said to Wu Zhikui, who had been cowering aside in shame, "I have to wrong General Wu again. Someone, come and tie General Wu."
Wu Zhikui stood up helplessly and let Yuan Zongdi's soldiers tie him up. He was very cooperative and even hoped in his heart that the cavalry would enter Suzhou City immediately and capture and kill the national treasure to avenge him.