To this day, the Ming Dynasty's army, whether it is the frontier army or the imperial army, is rotten to the bone, and most of the soldiers have lost their blood.
Therefore, as Liu Dashun came forward to surrender, the more than 2,000 Han prisoners did not hesitate much and quickly surrendered in order to save their lives.
Such a result is not a good thing for Bagan. He wants to control the gates of Zhenning Acropolis. Originally, it was enough for five or six hundred Han troops to surrender. Now more than 2,000 Han troops have all
Surrendering is not easy to deal with.
However, this worry quickly dissipated in Bagan's mind with the fall of Zhenning Acropolis.
Wang Quan's strategy indeed worked wonders, allowing the Mongolian coalition to successfully break through the Zhenning Acropolis, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
According to Wang Quan's plan, Liu Dashun selected more than 600 Han prisoners, mixed with more than 300 Mongolian elites, and asked them to pretend to be defeated troops and rush to Zhenning Acropolis, pretending to be chased by the Mongolian coalition forces.
, and the main force of the Mongolian coalition is not far away but not close behind.
When the defenders of Zhenning Guard saw this scene, because most of the defeated troops under the city were from the Forbidden Army, they did not dare to offend them. In addition, the Mongolian coalition forces were far away and could not pose a threat in a short time, so they hurriedly opened the city gate to let them go...
Then, as more than a thousand "defeated troops" suddenly launched an attack, Wang Ying, a hundred households in the city, also took the opportunity to create chaos. The city gate could not be closed for a long time. The main force of the Mongolian coalition rushed over quickly, and the entire Zhenning Acropolis soon
Fell.
When Bagan rode a tall horse and entered Zhenning Acropolis with great power, the entire Zhenning Acropolis had completely fallen into the hands of the Mongolian coalition forces. Mongolian soldiers were looting everywhere. Zhenning Acropolis was in chaos and the despair of the people was everywhere.
Cries.
But for Debagan at this time, the desperate cries of the Han people are the most beautiful music in the world at this moment!
Bagan looked around at the strong and difficult-to-attack fortress in front of him, and he felt more and more that he was going smoothly during this war. It was like all his wishes came true!
The Mongols were not good at attacking cities. Bagan had already been mentally prepared that the Mongolian coalition forces would lose troops and generals during the siege, but now they easily captured Longnan's avant-garde Zhenning Acropolis, and the losses were almost negligible.
As a result, Bagan was naturally very proud, and the cautious attitude in his heart also dissipated a lot.
Just when Bagan was feeling proud, he saw Wang Quan appear again and hurried towards him.
Behind Wang Quan, there were two Han military attachés accompanying him. In addition to Liu Dashun, whom Bagan was familiar with, the other one was wearing the uniform of a hundred households of the Han border army. His rough face was covered with beards, but his pair of
His eyes shone with shrewdness, but it was Wang Ying from the Zhenning Guards who voluntarily surrendered to the Mongolian coalition this time.
The three people ran to Bogen's horse and bowed to Bogen humbly. Then Wang Quan introduced Wang Ying's identity to Bogen.
"Lord Bagan, this general is Wang Ying of the Hundred Households of Zhenningwei City! This time, whether it was Liu Dashun's tip-off or the Mongolian army's battle to seize Zhenningwei, General Wang Ying contributed a lot!"
Upon hearing Wang Quan's introduction, Bagan first took a serious look at Wang Ying, then nodded in appreciation and said: "Are you Wang Ying? As Mr. Wang said, whether it is to defeat the Han army's surprise attack this time,
Whether it was the capture of Zhenning Acropolis or not, you all contributed a lot. I will never mistreat those who have meritorious service. General Wang was willing to betray the Han Emperor and switch to me. He probably had his own agenda... Tell me, what reward do you want?
As long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you!"
Having said this, a trace of scrutiny flashed in Bagan's eyes as he looked at Wang Ying.
Regarding Wang Ying's initiative to seek refuge, Bagan had some doubts in his heart.
Ever since the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen uprooted the Wang family, Wang Quan and the Han court have had a sworn hatred. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Wang Quan actively supported the Mongolian coalition to invade the Ming Dynasty. In addition, these days of contact
, Bagan already has great trust in Wang Quan.
But Wang Ying was already a middle-level military attaché in the Ming Dynasty. Even if he had received benefits from the Wang family in the past, Wang Quan had some leverage. It is difficult to imagine that he would actively betray the Han court and hand over Zhenning Acropolis to the Mongolian coalition.
, the risk here is really too great, and for Wang Ying, the gain is definitely not worth the loss.
In this way, the true purpose of Wang Ying's move is worthy of further investigation.
Now, Bagan asked Wang Ying about the reward, actually he wanted to test Wang Ying's true intention.
On the other side, after hearing Bogen's inquiry, Wang Ying showed hatred on his face and gritted his teeth and said: "Master Bogen, I have nothing to ask for. I only hope that after the Mongolian army breaks through Jiezhou City, they can take Jiezhou
City guard Ding Quan and his entire clan, old and young, are left to the villain to deal with!"
As Wang Ying finished speaking, Wang Quan quickly explained further: "Ding Quan, the guard of Jiezhou City, is Wang Ying's immediate boss! This person has a domineering personality and usually takes pleasure in prostitutes... In the past few years,
At that time, General Wang served in Jiezhou City. During that time, Ding Quan repeatedly summoned General Wang's wife into the mansion for talks in the name of his wife... This was General Wang Ying's greatest hatred in his life!"
When talking about the latter part, Wang Quan showed that he shared the same hatred with the enemy.
After hearing Wang Ying and Wang Quan's explanations, Ba Gen finally understood the reason why Wang Ying took the initiative to betray the Han court. He felt a little dissatisfied, but his doubts dissipated a little. He assured Wang Ying with a serious expression: "Don't worry, General Wang.
, after our Mongolian army breaks through Jiezhou City, the entire clan of Dingquan who are guarding Jiezhou, young and old, will definitely be at your disposal!"
Wang Ying hurriedly saluted Ba Gen, knelt down and said: "Wang Ying will be Master Ba Gen's dog and horse from now on, and he will do whatever Master Ba Gen orders!"
Hearing Wang Ying's declaration of allegiance, Bagan couldn't help but laugh proudly.
With Wang Ying's support, the Mongolian coalition's confidence in conquering Jiezhou City will also increase!
However, because he was kneeling down and burying his head, Bagen did not see Wang Ying's complex expression at this time, which seemed to be relief after hiding from the sky, and there was also a hint of pride.
After laughing, Bogen nodded proudly and asked: "By the way, I heard from Wang Quan that the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen transported all the military rations and disaster relief grain and grass from Shaanxi and Gansu to Longnan. This batch of grain and grass was extremely large, even if it was
The granaries in Jiezhou City are not fully stocked, so a lot of them are also stored separately in Zhenning Acropolis. Is this true?"
Wang Ying raised his head and said: "It is indeed true. Now the granary in Zhenning Acropolis is also full, with as much as 120,000 stones of grain and grass!"
"One hundred and twenty thousand stones?!"
After hearing Wang Ying's answer, a hint of surprise flashed in Bagan's eyes!
There is so much food and grass in the Zhenning Guard City, so how much food will there be in the main city of Longnan, Jiezhou City? With so much food and grass, the Mongolian coalition forces will have no worries when they attack Jiezhou City! Even if they are unable to do so in the end
After breaking through Jiezhou City, the Mongolian coalition forces will not return empty-handed this time!
Thinking of this, Bagan's confidence and determination for the Mongolian coalition to break through Jiezhou City became even stronger!
But at this time, another Mongolian general rode up to Bogen with a strange expression and reported to Bogen: "Master Bogen, after the men broke through the Zhenning Acropolis, they looted a lot of property.
, but I didn’t find a few Han women and children... The sons and daughters can’t vent their anger, and most of them are a little dissatisfied now!”
After hearing the report, Bagan frowned again, turned to Wang Ying, and asked: "Why are there no women and children in the city?"
It is the practice of the Mongols to plunder and commit adultery after breaking through the enemy's city, and it is also a reward for the soldiers. After venting in this way, the Mongolian soldiers will be able to better maintain their fighting spirit in the future. Now only
Robbery without adultery would, to some extent, even affect the morale of the Mongolian coalition, and Bagan naturally did not dare to look down upon it.
What's more, although Zhenning Acropolis is not big, there are actually very few women and children in the city. This situation is really strange.
Wang Ying quickly explained: "Lord Bagan has learned clearly that although Zhenning Acropolis is in an important position, the surrounding land is not suitable for farming. Originally, there were many soldiers and few people. Since the Mongolian coalition invaded Gongchang Mansion, only a few common people were left.
They even fled to Jiezhou City, a city with high walls and thick walls. There were originally some families of border soldiers in the city, but..."
At this point, Wang Ying turned to look at Wang Quan and said: "It's just that because the Wang family has been infiltrating the border army for many years and now they have completely surrendered to the Mongolian army, Guan Wuyuan, the commander of the Forbidden Army sent by the imperial court to support Longnan, is not
Trusting the local border troops, not long after arriving in Jiezhou City, he brought all the relatives of the border troops in Zhenning Guard City to Jiezhou City in the name of protecting the families of the border troops, saying that it allowed the border soldiers to fight with peace of mind without any worries.
But in fact, it is to prevent the border troops from surrendering to the enemy easily, so there are now very few women and children in Jiezhou City..."
On the side, Wang Quan also said: "Mr. Bagan, according to the news I received, this is indeed the case. Because of my relationship with the Wang family, the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen completely distrusts the local border troops. Now it is not just the Zhenning Guards,
Most of the families of the border troops in several acropolises in Longnan were gathered in Jiezhou City by Guan Wuyuan, and because of this, the relationship between the imperial troops supporting Longnan and the local border troops in Longnan was quite tense."
After hearing Wang Ying's explanation, Bagan snorted coldly. He was quite dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to find a way to personally appease the emotions of the Mongolian soldiers.
And on the third day after the Mongolian coalition forces broke through Zhenning Acropolis, Zhao Junchen finally led the new army of soldiers and Qi Bin's new army to Haiyuan City east of Longnan, preparing to personally preside over the battle in Longnan!
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Happy New Year! I wish everyone good health and everything goes well in 2018!
Well, by the way, Chongzi’s New Year’s wish is that everything went wrong for Chongzi in the second half of 2017. His relatives took turns getting sick twice. He only hopes that 2018 will be less cumbersome and his family members will be healthy, so that Chongzi will have energy.