On October 23, twenty miles east of Zhangqiu County, Zhang Xiang led 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Tiger Division to march on the south side of the official road. They formed a zigzag formation and walked to the east of a small river, heading toward the three-level army six miles away.
Wan Shandong soldiers and horses are constantly approaching. Wang Yongji, the Xuanwei envoy from Shandong, and Liang Fengchun, the Xuanwei envoy from Denglai, lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to attack Jinan Prefecture. Wang Yongji and Liang Fengchun have never seen the combat effectiveness of the Huben Division, and they only feel that their own soldiers and horses are outnumbered.
It is six times as powerful as the 5,000 Huben Division. No matter what, we will definitely be able to defeat the Huben Division.
Wang Yongji even imagined that he would lead 30,000 men to surround Jinan and attack the city wall to defeat the Huben Division. However, his intention of attacking Jinan was not realized. Zhang Xiang rushed to Jinan according to Yang Peng's arrangement and led 5,000 soldiers to fight out.
Zhangqiu found Wang Yongji who was marching urgently towards Jinan.
What shocked the Shandong civil servants was that the five thousand Huben Division refused to give way and swaggered towards the thirty thousand Shandong soldiers and horses. Liang Fengchun, the envoy of Denglai Xuanwei, stood on the top of the carriage and frowned at the murderous Huben Division in front of him.
Without saying a word, he looked at Wang Yongji beside him and said: "Sir Wang, King Yan's Tiger Army has a powerful army in the world. Although we have six times the strength, we cannot underestimate him."
Wang Yongji smiled and said: "Master Liang, don't worry. I led the army to conquer the Mingjiao twice, and they were both big battles with tens of thousands of people fighting. Yang Peng's 5,000 thieves were not taken seriously by me.
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Liang Fengchun was very worried and said hurriedly: "This..." Wang Yongji said loudly: "Don't worry, Mr. Liang, this battle will be won. The art of war says that if you encircle five out of ten, attack them. Our army is six times that of Yang Peng.
It can be divided into three groups to attack Yang Peng's front and left and right wings, which will definitely make the thieves tremble in fear and defeat them thousands of miles away."
Liang Fengchun had a meek temper, and was not as powerful as Wang Yongji in the army. Over time, the generals all listened to Wang Yongji. Liang Fengchun still wanted to speak, but Wang Yongji had already issued the order. The messengers galloped quickly to deliver the orders. Soon, there were 30,000 troops.
They divided into three groups and attacked Huben Division.
Master Huben laughed when he saw Wang Yongji's troops attacking in three directions. "Jiang Chong, what do you mean by Wang Yongji? Why did he attack the side in three directions when we had no weaknesses on all sides of our formation?"
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Jiang Chong was a native of Cangzhou. He joined the Huben Division in the third year of Zhidao. He was originally the company commander of the Trap Regiment. Because he performed well in the Yingzhou War, the Huben Division expanded to 10,000 people this time and needed new officers. Jiang Chong
Chong was promoted to battalion commander. He led a thousand men to station in Shandong, this time under the command of Zhang Xiang.
Zhang Xiang saw that Jiang Chong was somewhat arrogant on weekdays and was a little curious about him. At this time, he asked a question to see Jiang Chong's experience. Jiang Chong put down the telescope and said: "My subordinates thought that Wang Yongji was a civil servant and had never seen anything."
Our combat power was so low that he felt that we had more troops and wanted to surround us on three sides and crush our morale. He left one side on the rear side unattacked because he wanted our Huben Division to collapse faster based on the principle of encircling the division in the art of war."
When several battalion commanders heard Jiang Chong's analysis, they found it interesting and burst out laughing. Zhang Xiang smiled, looked Jiang Chong up and down again, and said loudly: "The artillery troops came out and blew him up!"
Fifteen 18-pound cannons were pushed out, and the gunners skillfully cleared the chambers, loaded the ammunition, and aimed at the Shandong soldiers and horses five or six miles away.
Only a deafening bang was heard. Twenty-five heavy artillery spit out tongues of fire and threw the shells towards the enemy in the distance. The area occupied by 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses was very large. Although the twenty-five shells were scattered several hundred meters away,
Within the range, they all fell into the ranks of the local army.
Zhang Xiang and the officers held up their telescopes, waiting for the moment when the shells exploded. None of the 30,000 local Shandong soldiers had seen the ammunition. Although the soldiers were surprised that the shells flew from five or six miles away,
After the shell hit the ground, it killed a few unlucky people and then sank into the ground. It did not cause any panic among the soldiers. Including the officers, they all walked straight past the shell without any hesitation.
Then after a few seconds, huge sparks appeared in Zhong Feng's telescope one after another. The projectiles fired from the ammunition swept across the ground like a storm. The soldiers a few meters near the shells were blown to pieces with blood and flesh, and they all screamed in agony.
He fell in a pool of blood. The local soldiers in Shandong had never been on the battlefield a few times. How had they seen such a posture before? The soldiers near the shells seemed to have seen a ghost, running wildly to the outside, and suddenly they were not in line.
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The general's servants rushed out, brandishing their swords and forcing the soldiers to return to the queue. It took half a minute for the frightened 30,000 local troops to finally gather together again. However, what was waiting for them was more ammunition. The shells were like
The god of death made a huge scream in the air and fired towards the 30,000 local army artillery pieces. This time the local army had seen the explosive effect of the ammunition, and ran away as soon as it landed nearby, for fear of being killed by the artillery shells.
Even if no shells landed nearby, fear made the soldiers flee with their heads in their hands. The team of 30,000 people was in chaos again.
Twenty-five cannons fired at the Song army at a rate of one round per minute. After six rounds, the Song army in front was almost destroyed. Although the soldiers knew how to avoid the shells, not many people died. But that
The exploding shells almost destroyed the morale of the local army.
Zhang Xiang used a telescope to look at the approaching Song army. He saw a group of more than a thousand soldiers and horses suddenly lowered their flags and fled away. At the front of the thousand soldiers were a few people on horseback.
The running generals were obviously local generals who were panicked by the bombing and fled with their troops.
Zhang Xiang laughed loudly and shouted: "Blast him three more rounds!" The heavy artillery fired three more rounds at the Song Army in front. At this time, the Song Army had entered the direct range of the cannon. The heavy artillery fired directly. The bouncing shells were in the
Before the explosion, the bodies of the soldiers who were shot were torn apart mercilessly, and the Song army's formation was filled with howls of ghosts and wolves.
The soldiers in these places are usually very exploited by the officers. Although they are still considered camp soldiers, their morale cannot be compared with the border troops, and they may not be able to win against the bandits. The power of the dense explosion of ammunition is very terrifying, even for the Khitan
The soldiers were in chaos when they were hit. The local army in the front was bombed nine times, and their morale was depleted. Only a loud bang was heard, and the 10,000 local army in the front did not charge again after receiving 225 rounds of ammunition.
The courage of the formation turned around and fled behind one after another, and collapsed.
The 20,000 local troops attacking from both wings were dumbfounded when they saw the friendly troops in the center being blown apart so quickly. The battle hadn't even started yet, but a third of the troops had collapsed? The 20,000 troops hadn't collapsed yet?
The soldiers did not dare to rush forward, and stood hesitantly two miles away from the soldiers of the Huben Division, unable to advance or retreat. Seeing that Wang Yongji's men fell into fear and did not dare to attack, ten six-pound cannons were placed on both sides.
They also began to throw artillery shells at the enemy more than a mile away, and the Huben Division's firepower became even more intense.
Wang Yongji stood on the carriage behind and observed the battlefield. He was dumbfounded. His confidence had been completely wiped out. He never thought that the battle would end like this. Thirty thousand people rushed forward, and they didn't even touch the positions of Division Tiger Ben.
Ten thousand people collapsed. Although there were still 20,000 people who had not collapsed, they obviously had no morale and had no ability to charge into the formation again.
"Impossible..." Wang Yongji was speechless. The firepower of this Tiger Division was so fierce that he had never seen it before. Five thousand people were equipped with thirty-five Hongyi cannons, and the shells were still powerful.
It will explode, doesn't it mean that only the Beijing camp has ammunition? And it takes a long time for the ammunition of the Beijing camp to fire one shot, which is not as continuous as Yang Peng's troops.
The soldiers of the Huben Division invaded Jinan City without a single blow. Wang Yongji had never seen the combat effectiveness of this unit. If Wang Yongji had known that the firepower of the Huben Division was like this, he would not have dared to mobilize troops to attack Jinan if he had been given a hundred courages.
Liang Fengchun, the envoy of Denglai Xuanwei, turned pale and murmured: "It's over! It's over this time! Yang Peng's five thousand heavenly soldiers have shown their power, and they will definitely not let us go..." Wang Yongji was also heartbroken when he heard Liang Fengchun's words.
Zhen. He has repeatedly taken the lead in attacking Yang Peng. If Zhangqiu is defeated this time, how will Yang Peng deal with him? Will Yang Peng kill him? Wang Yongji felt a sudden chill all over his body and his hands shook.
He originally thought that 30,000 people were safe against 5,000 people, and he never thought about retreat. Now that the situation on the battlefield became like this, he began to feel scared. Now, the only option is to burn the boat. He waved his hand violently.
, shouted loudly: "Let the cavalry from the main barracks charge into battle!"
The flag was fluttering, and Wang Yongji's order was passed to the front of the battle. Three thousand cavalry in cotton armor rode out from the chaotic infantry. The Song Dynasty attached great importance to horse administration, and the general's command was often equipped with cavalry, usually four horses.
Six steps, or half horse and half step. These three thousand cavalry are the knights of the main barracks under the command of Shandong General Soldier and Denglai General Soldier. They are the most powerful soldiers and horses under Wang Yongji.
The three thousand cavalry rushed out of the queue, gradually accelerated, outflanked the Huben Division from both sides at the same time, and rushed towards the Huben Division. Wang Yongji's eyes were blood red, and he grabbed the guardrail of the carriage and stared at the three thousand charging cavalry. The three thousand cavalry
Rushing to 300 meters in front of the Huben Division's formation, twenty-five artillery pieces on both sides of the formation opened fire. Amidst the loud noise, thousands of shotgun pellets were fired towards the three thousand Shandong soldiers like a thick, bloodthirsty fog.
The cavalry shot away. As soon as the thick fog touched the cavalry in the front row, countless sprays of blood foam and blood mist exploded.
The bullets penetrated the cold cotton armor of these cavalrymen and penetrated their bodies. Blood and flesh flew out, falling like rain on the battlefield. The shot cavalrymen did not even let out a scream, and fell to the ground.
It fell on the dirt. How could the inland soldiers and horses who had never fought a few battles have seen such a massacre-like scene? The Huben Division’s reputation as the strongest soldier in the world was widely spread. So many people died before they even rushed forward. This
Can the battle be won? Looking at the more than 200 fallen horses in front, the cavalry behind them turned pale, and each of them slowed down their horses, wanting only to move the others behind them to the front to block the cannonballs.
It took a long time for the frightened three thousand Song Army cavalry to cover the next one hundred meters. The soldiers of the Huben Division were really impatient to wait. Before the Song Army's cavalry entered the two hundred meter range, one of them
An impatient infantryman pressed the trigger and fired bullets at the Shandong cavalry.
The sound of a gunshot resounded on the battlefield, and it was extremely loud. The effective range of a flintlock rifle was not more than two hundred meters, but the target looked too small at a longer distance and was difficult to aim at. This soldier from the Tiger Division fired
The shot missed. A Song Army cavalryman was hit by a flying bullet, blood arrows spurted from his chest, and he fell from his horse with a scream.
Although the local soldiers and horses in Shandong also knew that the Huben Division was a musketry that could kill people at a distance of a hundred steps. But seeing this scene with one's own eyes and facing such an enemy in person was a much stronger impact than hearsay. The Song Army's cavalry was overwhelmed.
The fragile morale was shattered by this shot. The cavalry opened their eyes wide as they watched the shot cavalry fall to the ground and died, and they no longer had the will to fight. They no longer considered the general servants who were supervising the battle behind them, howling and roaring.
Venting the fear in their hearts, they ran away to both sides one after another, trying their best to escape.
The three thousand cavalry turned into a rout, and fled like crabs on the beach. Behind the cavalry, the already panicked infantry saw this scene, and no longer had any confidence in victory, and they rushed to the rear one by one.
Escape. It only took a few minutes for the 20,000 people to collapse like the 10,000 people who collapsed first.
Wang Yongji, the envoy of Xuanwei in Shandong, saw the collapse of the army. He felt like he was struck by lightning and stayed on the carriage speechless. Liang Fengchun, who had always been meek, reacted quickly at this time. He got on the horse beside the carriage and ran away to the east.
When Wang Yongji saw Liang Fengchun running away a few hundred steps to the east, he came to his senses. He gritted his teeth and mounted a war horse to escape. But he was really panicked and his riding skills were not good. He stepped on the iron of the horse but failed.
He failed to get on the horse and fell to the ground with a thud. He looked in the direction of Master Huben in panic, tried again, and finally got on the horse.
On the Huben Division's position, the cavalrymen of the Thousand Selected Front Regiment had already mounted their horses and rushed out. Zhong Feng took the lead and rushed to the front, shouting loudly: "Seize Wang Yongji! Don't let him escape!"
Wang Yongji rode a war horse and fled eastward in panic. At this time, the army was defeated. When the soldiers and generals around him saw that Huben Division was eyeing Wang Yongji and chasing him, they all left Wang Yongji and fled for their lives. Shandong
There was no one around the governor to follow him, and he didn't know the road, so he just kept his head down and rushed forward.
One hundred cavalrymen from the Selective Regiment focused on Wang Yongji's target and were determined not to let him go. After escaping for an unknown amount of time, Wang Yongji's horse could no longer run, but the panicked Wang Yongji still beat the horse desperately. The horse's mouth was
Foaming at the mouth, the horse's speed became slower and slower, and finally his body fell limp and fell to the ground.
Wang Yongji was thrown to the ground by the fallen horse, and his black gauze hat also fell off. A large piece of skin was rubbed off his hand, dripping with blood. He glanced at the pursuers on the horizon behind him, and did not have time to pick up the black gauze hat, so he just threw his legs towards
Run east.
But how can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Wang Yongji only ran a mile before he was chased by the Selected Frontier Regiment. A cavalryman from the Selected Frontier Regiment slowed down his horse and bullied Wang Yongji with his rifle.
The butt of the gun gently hit Wang Yongji on the back.
Wang Yongji was knocked to the ground immediately and was beaten to death. He turned over and shouted loudly: "Soldier, spare your life! Catch the alive ones! Don't kill me!" The cavalrymen of the selection group looked at each other and laughed.
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On October 29, thousands of people in Jinan City went to Caishikou to watch King Yan kill an official. Six men from the family of Wang Yongji, the Xuanwei envoy from Shandong, and Liang Fengchun, the Xuanwei envoy from Denglai, were all captured by Zhang Xiang and tied to the
On the execution ground. Previously, the Dali Temple announcement had reported in detail the illegal behavior of Wang Yongji and Liang Fengchun in mobilizing troops to resist the "Dali Temple Court". People all knew why King Yan wanted to kill the two Xuanwei envoys.
The Dali Temple Court has been established in Shandong for two months. The judges enforce the law impartially and impartially, and have a very good reputation. Whether they are powerless ordinary people or wealthy businessmen who are coveted by others, the court protects them according to the law. The excellent quality of the court plus
With the positive publicity of the Dali Temple announcement, the people of Shandong fully supported the court.
Except for a few powerful people who can bully others, who is willing to go back to the original period of judicial chaos? An Lian said that the announcement said: A fair court protects a fair social order and allows the people to invest in the law without any worries.
production will eventually make Shandong as a whole more prosperous.
King Yan made decisions for the people and set up courts to do practical things for the people. King Yan was welcomed in Shandong. The two Xuanwei envoys wanted to protect the interests of corrupt officials and wanted to destroy the court in Dali Temple. They also mobilized troops to attack King Yan's Huben division.
, this behavior is so hateful.
Thousands of people gathered around Caishikou, but no one interceded for the two governors. The people stared at the death row prisoners kneeling on the ground and regarded the two Xuanwei envoys as enemies. Zhang Xiang wanted to kill the two Xuanwei envoys in one breath.
Initially, he was worried that the gentry would cause trouble during the execution, so he sent 500 soldiers to maintain order at Caishikou. However, when the execution was about to be carried out, Zhang Xiang discovered that the people watching the excitement around the execution ground were all ordinary people. Under the execution platform, they were all wearing coarse clothes.
Almost none of the brocade-clad gentlemen came.
After the great battle in Zhangqiu, how could the Shandong gentry still dare to speak out at will? Zhang Xiang walked onto the execution platform, looked at Wang Yongji and shouted: "Wang Yongji, the envoy of Xuanwei in Shandong, you first published a newspaper and spread rumors to attack the King of Yan, and then you dared to
Soldiers attacked Huben Division, do you regret it now?"
Wang Yongji's face turned pale. He glanced at Zhong Feng and closed his eyes without saying anything. Zhang Xiang went up and kicked Wang Yongji, cursing: "Wang Yongji! If you hadn't led the troops to attack, how could our Huben division have killed him?"
How many local soldiers and horses are there in Shandong? How many soldiers have you killed by mobilizing soldiers and horses for your own personal gain?"
Wang Yongji opened his eyes and said: "If you let my family go, my family will burn incense and worship these soldiers every day..." Zhang Xiang kicked Wang Yongji again and cursed loudly: "The dog officer knows
It's just superficial. You have killed so many people, do you think I will let you go?" When Wang Yongji heard this, he closed his eyes in despair. But his tears couldn't stop and flowed from his closed eyes.
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Zhang Xiang walked up to Liang Fengchun again and said with a smile: "Liang Fengchun, do you have anything to say?" Liang Fengchun kowtowed desperately on the ground and said loudly: "General Mingjian, Liang Fengchun was coerced by Wang Yongji. All matters in the army, big and small, are
Wang Yongji made the decision, and Liang Fengchun was forced to obey him."
Zhang Xiang smiled and said: "In order to mobilize the troops and horses in Denglai Town, you wrote a lot of letters to the generals everywhere!" Liang Fengchun was choked by Zhong Feng and was speechless. He looked at Zhong Feng and suddenly
He changed his color and cursed: "Zhang Xiang, you are a little general, don't think that you can do whatever you want in Shandong by following Yang Peng. The official army of hundreds of thousands is in Xianghe, and sooner or later they will send troops to Tianjin to capture the Yang thief! I have seen it
It’s time for you to be executed by the clan!”
Zhang Xiang pursed his lips and said, "You heard me clearly, Shacai. King Yan is a hero of the country and the mainstay of the Song Dynasty. The official family will not break up with King Yan because of you petty ones." Zhang Xiang stopped talking to him.
The two dog officers said more, waved their hands and shouted: "Execution!" Seven soldiers walked behind the condemned prisoner and pointed their guns at the back of the prisoner's head. There was a crackling gunshot and blood splattered everywhere.
, seven death row inmates fell in a pool of blood.
The onlookers were silent for a long time as they watched the two largest officials in Shandong being shot. After more than ten seconds, someone started to cheer. The cry was like a spark falling into the grass that had been dry for a long time. A fire was lit. Thousands of delighted people raised their fists in the air and cheered loudly outside the execution ground.
"Well done!" "Kill the dog officials who oppose the court!" "The corrupt officials in Shandong have oppressed the people for long enough, and finally they have come to the court!" Anyone who opposes the court will be killed!
On the third day of November, official Zhao Heng stood by the window of the study room of Qianqing Palace, looking at the palace outside the window with his hands behind his back. After a long time, Zhao Heng asked: "Wang Jin, how long have the 130,000 border troops been staying in Xianghe County?" Wang Jin cupped his hands and replied: "Guan family, the border troops have been stationed in Xianghe County for more than a month, but Yang Peng still has not withdrawn the court from Shandong."
"Because we are hoarding grain and grass in Cangzhou, digging trenches, and assuming a posture of defending Cangzhou. If our army surrounds Cangzhou, it will not be possible to capture Cangzhou within a year and a half..." Sighing, Wang Jin added: "Shandong Xuan The 30,000 local troops summoned by the powerful envoy Wang Yongji and the Denglai Xuanwei envoy Liang Fengchun were also defeated by Zhang Xiang's 5,000 men and were routed. The two Xuanwei envoys not only failed to capture Jinan City, but were also captured and killed by Zhang Xiang. "
"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiang did not flinch at all in front of 130,000 border troops." Zhao Heng stood by the window and thought for a long time, and finally said: "The soldiers in this place are really careless. In front of the Huben Division, It's just like paper. What I can rely on are these hundreds of thousands of border troops."
Shaking his head, Zhao Heng said: "Pass on my decree, let the border troops retreat." Wang Jin was stunned and asked: "Your Majesty, are you retreating now?" Zhao Heng said: "What I was originally worried about was The King of Yan went one step further and collected taxes and troops in Shandong, turning Shandong into the second Yanjing. Now under the heavy pressure of 130,000 frontier troops, the King of Yan should understand that my tolerance has reached the bottom line. If the King of Yan goes one step further, Thirteen The Wanbian Army will not be stationed in Xianghe, but will invade Cangzhou."
"Although there is no war, the King of Yan should understand the situation and will not impose commercial taxes and land taxes on Shandong." "Any further delay will only waste food and wages, which is not good for the overall situation of the country. The Khitan is resurrected in various places, and it is the time when border troops are needed. ." "If the border army cannot suppress the bandits when they go south, they may have to dispatch soldiers and horses from Tianjin to defeat the bandits. You can fight with King Yan, but you can't tear your face apart." "It is my decree that King Yan is strictly prohibited from entering. Shandong levies commercial taxes and land taxes without authorization, so King Yan understands my bottom line. As for the courts in Shandong, the imperial edict will not mention it, but we will talk about it later."
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.