The defense system of Yulin Military Town South Road has been perfected for hundreds of years and has experienced countless battles. There are a large number of beacon piers and passes throughout the territory. Even if the frontier army is now completely eroded, it will not fail easily.
If the Mongolian army were to attack, no matter how fast it was, the forts in various places would light up the smoke in time to issue a warning. Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, Huo Cheng and others, as the military commanders of Yulin Military Town South Road, could also delay the attack in time.
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However, this time it was friendly forces attacking and they had a warrant from the Governor's Palace, so the situation was naturally very different.
No matter how strong a castle is, it is always easy to break it from the inside.
After entering Yulin South Road, He Zhang hid the traces of his march and arranged a small group of elite soldiers as an advance force to clear the way.
This advance force disguised themselves as the Huamachi Camp's messengers along the way, lowering the vigilance of the beacon fire piers and passes along the way. Then they found various reasons to enter the beacon fire piers and passes, concealing their ears with lightning speed.
Taking away the control of these places, not only the passes in various places were unable to resist, but the beacon piers in various places also had no time to light the beacon smoke to issue a warning.
Therefore, when Zhan Bing's new army and Qi Bin's new army arrived at Jingbian Acropolis, several military attachés on Yulin South Road were still unaware.
It is worth mentioning that this operation was carried out by the First Infantry Battalion of the New Army. The sergeants of the First Infantry Battalion are all veterans with courageous character and strong martial arts. They are not only rich in experience, but also more capable.
Being good at disguise, he is naturally more suitable to carry out such a task than Danzi, a recruit of Qi Bin's new army.
The 1st Infantry Battalion did not disappoint He Zhang. Along the way, they destroyed 11 beacon piers and three passes, each time without missing a beat.
Seeing the performance of the First Infantry Battalion, He Zhang also felt bright. He felt that although Qi Bin's new army was more well-trained, the soldiers of the new combat army were more brave and decisive, and the quality of their individual soldiers was much higher than that of the new army.
Qi Bin's new army, in this way, Zhan Bing's new army regained a victory in the competition between the two armies.
Regardless of He Zhang's thoughts on the contest, it is said that after Zhan Bing's new army and Qi Bin's new army arrived at Jingbian Guards on Yulin South Road, they saw that the walls of Jingbian Guards were more than two feet high, with more than 2,000 troops stationed there, and surrounded by a moat.
, all kinds of city defense equipment are also available. If the city is attacked by force, once the military attache of Jingbian Guards is determined to resist to the end, the new soldiers and Qi Bin's new army, no matter how elite they are, will definitely pay a heavy price.
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Therefore, He Zhang repeated his old trick and asked a small group of elite soldiers to disguise themselves as messengers from the Huamachi Camp to enter the Jingbian Guard City. After entering the city, they suddenly launched an attack and took control of the city gate. Then there was a surprise attack by the new soldiers and Qi Bin's new army.
This method of breaking the city has been tried hundreds of times, and it still didn't fail this time. It was easy to break through the originally heavily guarded Jingbian Guard City.
After breaking the city, seeing the chaos inside the Jingbian Acropolis, it was obvious that the opponent had not yet reacted. He Zhang did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered: "Mao Jiadong, you will lead the cavalry battalion to control the situation in the acropolis. Once it is attacked,
If there is resistance, immediately suppress it! Qi Bin, your soldiers will control the city walls and gates, and you must not let anyone go! Liu Manniu, you can mobilize a thousand troops from the first infantry battalion and follow me to capture Jing.
The garrison officer of the border guard! When the armies are doing their business, they must promptly emphasize to the soldiers and civilians here that this operation is a counter-insurgency at the Governor's Palace, so as to minimize the resistance and chaos in the acropolis!"
As He Zhang finished speaking, several generals accepted the order in unison, and then acted according to He Zhang's instructions. He Zhang led the first battalion of the infantry to attack the garrison in the center of the acropolis.
Both the Zhanbing New Army and Qi Bin's New Army are the leading elite divisions in Shaanxi and Gansu. Most of the Jingbing Border Guards' border troops are old, weak, sick and disabled who cannot be reused. Only a small number of private soldiers are considered elite, so the two armies can easily control them.
Understand the situation of the Jing border guards.
However, when He Zhang led his troops to attack the garrison, he encountered some troubles.
Originally, He Zhang took the lead in attacking the Jingbian Guards on Yulin South Road. In addition to the geographical location of the Jingbian Guards being the most important, it was also because the Jingbian Guards' garrison Zhang Dacheng had the weakest temperament, the least courage, and the weakest strength, so he could easily complete the task.
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However, when He Zhang led his troops to attack the garrison, he found that the resistance of the garrison was beyond imagination. When he fought with the soldiers of the first infantry battalion, he did not lose at all!
Most of the guards in the garrison were private soldiers. Such combat power was within He Zhang's expectation. However, the strength of the garrison was more than double He Zhang's expectation, with six to seven hundred people.
Many, He Zhang only led a thousand troops to attack here. The troops did not have an advantage, so they naturally fell into a stalemate.
Seeing the resistance of the garrison, He Zhang couldn't help but feel a little strange. According to the intelligence he collected, Jingbian Guards Officer Zhang Dacheng only had more than 500 private soldiers, and the number of private soldiers stationed in the garrison would never exceed three.
Hundreds of people, but now there are six to seven hundred private soldiers resisting fiercely. This is obviously because something other than intelligence has happened.
So, on the one hand, He Zhang urged the soldiers to strengthen the attack, and on the other hand, he transferred a thousand elite soldiers from the 1st Infantry Battalion to support him. At the same time, he interrogated the prisoners in the Jingbian Guard City and asked them about the abnormalities in the garrison.
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Soon, He Zhang got the news. Shortly before the new army of Zhan Bing and Qi Bin broke into the city, General Lin Pingru of Yulin South Road and the garrison of Jian'an Fort Huo Cheng came to visit. Now Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng are on guard.
I had a secret conversation with Zhang Dacheng in the mansion. In addition to some of Zhang Dacheng's personal soldiers, the garrison force in the garrison also had private guards from Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng!
After hearing the news, He Zhang was immediately overjoyed! He even wanted to shout "God help me"!
Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng were all the leaders in resisting the military order on Yulin South Road this time. He Zhang originally thought that after defeating the Jingbian guards, he would need to continue attacking Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng's stations, but he
Unexpectedly, by chance, I would have the opportunity to kill the three of them in one pot! In this way, the subsequent tasks will undoubtedly be much easier!
Thinking of this, He Zhang immediately ordered: "Come here, please order the firearms battalion to come here and obey orders!"
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As more and more troops besieged the garrison, Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, and Huo Cheng in the garrison became increasingly panicked and confused.
Now, they already know that the army that broke the city is the new army of war soldiers from the Huamachi camp, and they also understand that the new army of war soldiers must have acted because they violated Zhao Junchen's military orders. They never expected that Zhao Junchen would actually
They are so tough that even in times of war, they will send troops to attack them. Now that things have reached this stage, there is probably no room for recovery.
When the soldiers of the new army attacked the garrison, they would also shout loudly that their attack was under the orders of the imperial envoy to quell the rebellion. Zhang Dacheng, the Jingbian guard officer, rebelled against the imperial court. This also made the garrison of the garrison
The morale of the private soldiers was greatly shaken. Although the private soldiers only recognized their employers and not the imperial court, after all, their lives were more important. They might suddenly surrender at some point.
Listening to the sounds of fighting, screams, and clashing weapons outside the garrison, Zhang Dacheng had completely lost his opinion. He asked Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng in a trembling voice: "Two adults, the new army of soldiers is about to attack.
We're here, the private soldiers outside can't stop us for long, what should we do now?"
Although Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng had a tough attitude before this, it was just because they believed that Zhao Junchen would never make a big move against them. Now the new army of soldiers came to attack and quickly defeated Jing.
In Border Guard City, they were even more panicked than Zhang Dacheng, who had always been timid, and also lost their minds.
Huo Cheng was in a panic, but he could no longer distinguish the priorities of the matter. He could only point his finger at Zhang Dacheng's nose and accuse: "Zhang Dacheng, you, what on earth did you do! Jingbianwei is also a
How could Chu Jian City be so easily broken by the new army of warriors? If the new army of warriors could not easily break the city, then we still have room for bargaining, but now... everything is over now!"
After all, Lin Pingru had a higher status and was somewhat calm. He knew that now was not the time to accuse each other, but his voice was still trembling as he said, "Tell me, if we surrender without mercy, will the Imperial Envoy forgive us?"
Before that, Lin Pingru had always called Zhao Junchen by his first name, but now he had quietly become "the imperial envoy".
Zhang Dacheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have already said that this imperial envoy is not someone who is easily fooled. Now that he is sending troops to attack us, he must be thinking of killing chickens to scare monkeys. Even if he is captured without help, I'm afraid..."
Hearing the sounds of fighting outside getting closer and closer, Huo Cheng's mood became more and more unstable, and he said impatiently: "We can't surrender, and we can't fight, so what should we do? Just wait.
Wait? They are about to attack! I shouldn’t be here, trapped like this!”
Just when the three of them had no idea, a private soldier hurried into the room and reported hurriedly: "Three adults, it's not good! Another two thousand troops came outside, and one thousand of them were musketeers.
Soldier!"
"What!"
After hearing the report, the expressions of the three people changed drastically again, and they all exclaimed in shock.
In this era, although muskets have many limitations, such as inconvenient operation, easy failure due to moisture, too long firing intervals, etc., once a large number of musketeers gather together to fire continuously, they are also incredibly powerful, far more powerful than bows and arrows.
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Therefore, once the musketeers attack, their private soldiers will inevitably be seriously injured, and the current stalemate cannot be maintained.
Thinking of this, Lin Pingru finally made a decision and gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, we can only surrender. If we continue to resist, I'm afraid things will never be undone!
After hearing Lin Pingru's decision, Huo Cheng and Zhang Dacheng's expressions became even more ugly, but after hesitating for a moment, they finally had no objection.
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At the same time, guard the outside of the mansion.
After receiving the support, He Zhang planned to further strengthen his offensive against the garrison.
But at this moment, a man dressed as an aide suddenly appeared holding a letter of surrender and begging to see He Zhang, and told He Zhang that Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng were willing to surrender.
He Zhang was not surprised by the surrender of Lin Pingru and others, after all, they were now powerless to fight back.
However, when He Zhang reviewed the letter of surrender, he laughed angrily.
It turned out that in this letter of surrender, Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng expressed their intention to surrender, but they also put forward many conditions.
They must not be held accountable for resisting military orders, the safety of their property must be ensured, and their relatives must not be harassed or retaliated against...
After reading it, He Zhang tore up the "letter of surrender" and sneered: "These people are really used to being arrogant. They still can't see the situation clearly. At this time, they still want to bargain!"
After saying that, He Zhang looked coldly at the garrison staff kneeling in front of him and said: "Go and tell Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, Huo Cheng and the others that they are not qualified to raise conditions. What exactly are you going to do with them? The general said
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter what they said. Only the Imperial Envoy has the final say. There is only one way before them, and that is to surrender unconditionally! Only in this way can the Imperial Envoy be given a lighter sentence.
I will also say a few good words for them in front of the imperial envoy! Now, I will give them a stick of incense to think about it. If they do not bind themselves in front of me to apologize after one stick of incense, then I will attack the garrison immediately.
, everyone is guilty plus one!"
Hearing what He Zhang said, the garrison staff in front of him didn't seem surprised.
This staff member was in his early thirties, thin and unattractive, but his eyes shone with shrewdness.
In fact, after this person saw the content of the letter of surrender, he knew that He Zhang would never agree, but Lin Pingru and others could not listen to his advice at all.
After hesitating for a moment, the staff member plucked up the courage and said: "General He, please listen to the students! Now is the critical period when fire is sieving the invaders, and the new soldiers are the main elite of the Shaanxi-Gansu border army.
Therefore, you must not delay too long in leading the attack this time, otherwise it will delay the border defense situation... If you agree to these conditions, then General Lin, Huo Shoubei and others will fully cooperate with your actions in the future.
Help you completely control the situation on Yulin South Road! In this way, you can complete the mission of the Imperial Envoy in the shortest possible time and return to Huamachi Camp as soon as possible to obey the Imperial Envoy’s next order. The Imperial Envoy sees you acting so neatly
Completing the task will definitely be a compliment to you, and you will also be able to fulfill the friendship of colleagues... Therefore, this matter is good for you, the imperial envoy, and my general. Please consider it carefully again.
, it’s not a bad thing whether it’s public or private…”
But before the aide could finish speaking, He Zhang interrupted: "What a joke! After I arrested Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng and others, Yulin South Road was already leaderless. I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under my command. I want to
How difficult is it to control the overall situation? Even if Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng and others dare not cooperate, how much time can they waste? What's more, I have never been with them, so how can we have any comradeship at all? "
After hearing He Zhang's decision, the staff member let out a long sigh, kowtowed to He Zhang again, and said, "In this case, the student will inform my generals and others of General He's decision..."
After saying this, the staff member was about to get up and leave.
At this moment, He Zhang suddenly asked: "What is your name? Do you hold any position in the Jingbian Garrison?"
However, He Zhang saw that this staff member dared to speak for his master at this time. He was obviously a loyal person, and his thinking was also very clear. He felt a little fond of him, so he asked about the origin of this person's name.
The staff member was slightly stunned, but still replied: "The student's name is Fu Pingsheng, and he is responsible for copywriting and writing in the Jingbian Guards Mansion."
He Zhang nodded, then waved Fu Pingsheng to leave.
Next, Fu Pingsheng returned to the garrison and conveyed He Zhang's attitude to Lin Pingru and others, while He Zhang suspended his offensive and waited for Lin Pingru and others to surrender.
However, after He Zhang waited for a quarter of an hour, he still didn't see Lin Pingru and others surrendering. He didn't know whether they were determined to resist to the end, or whether they were hesitant and undecided.
But He Zhang obviously would not wait any longer and ordered a new army of soldiers to attack.
However, at this moment, the door of the garrison mansion suddenly opened, and then a group of sergeants were seen tying up three people and leaving the garrison mansion.
The three people who were kidnapped were all wearing the uniforms of generals and garrison officers. They were obviously Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, and Huo Cheng.
Obviously, these three people were betrayed. After being tied up, they continued to struggle and glared at the person in front of them. It was a pity that their mouths were all gagged with cloth, otherwise they would have cursed continuously.
This man is dressed as a scribe, and it is Fu Pingsheng who just sent the letter of surrender!
I saw Fu Pingsheng walking up to He Zhang, bowing and saluting: "General He, according to the previous agreement, Yulin South Road Counselor Lin Pingru, Jing Border Guard Guard Zhang Dacheng, and Ding Border Guard Guard Huo Cheng, now
They have all tied themselves up in front of you to plead guilty. Please also ask General He to remember the promise he just made and intercede for them in front of the Imperial Envoy!"
He Zhang looked at Lin Pingru and others, then looked at Fu Pingsheng deeply, and asked: "Did they tie themselves to plead guilty? Or were they forced to be tied up to plead guilty?"
Fu Pingsheng's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Of course I am asking for forgiveness! ... No matter what, they all followed General He's instructions! I just hope that General He will not break his promise and leave them a way to survive!"
Seeing Fu Pingsheng's performance, He Zhang was a little unsure about this person.
Thinking that he has no reliable staff around him, He Zhang said slowly: "Of course I will not break my promise. After returning to Huamachi Camp, I will plead for them in front of the Imperial Envoy. However, the Imperial Envoy's final decision
, but it is not something I can interfere with... As for you, just work with me from today on!"
Hearing what He Zhang said, Fu Pingsheng was startled for a moment, but he quickly reacted and without any intention of resisting, he just bowed again and replied: "Students obey orders and will do their best from now on. Why do generals follow the example of dogs and horses?"
It’s a lot of work!”
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Under He Zhang's various arrangements, the defense system on Yulin South Road lost its effectiveness and failed to warn Lin Pingru and others in time. As a result, they were suddenly attacked and fell into a cage without much resistance.
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However, the border defense system in Gansu military towns is still operating effectively.
While He Zhang was gradually taking control of Yulin South Road, in a beacon pier on the Gansu border, border army Cheng Zhu was standing on the lookout looking into the distance.
A few days ago, the nearby Fenghuo Dun received a warning from the Gansu military town, saying that the Mongolian coalition forces were likely to launch an offensive from their direction. For a while, all the border troops were nervous and did not dare to be as lax as usual. Fenghuo
There will be a border soldier on the observation deck of the pier at any time to monitor.
Cheng Zhu had been on the observation deck for more than an hour, but no one had changed the guard. He was inevitably a little bored and impatient. He muttered to himself: "I don't believe it that the Mongolian Tatars are going to attack from Gansu.
, in a place like Gansu where birds don’t lay eggs, even if the Mongolian Tatars attack, they can still plunder several buckets of grain..."
However, Cheng Zhu suddenly stopped mid-sentence and stared into the distance with his mouth open.
On the grassland in the distance, Mongolian cavalry suddenly appeared.
At first there were just a few small groups of cavalry, only three to five hundred people, but as they gathered more and more, they soon became boundless and dark, with Mongolian cavalry everywhere you looked!
After Cheng Zhu was stunned for a moment, he suddenly turned around and ran towards the beacon pier, and screamed: "The Mongolian army is coming! The Mongolian army is coming! There are at least tens of thousands of people! Light the red wolf smoke! Light the red wolf smoke!"
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On this day, within the defense area of Gansu Military Town, there were wars and smoke everywhere!
After nearly a month of testing and arrangements, the Mongolian coalition finally launched an attack!