In Mizhi City, when they saw that the bandit soldiers had shrunk their forces and abandoned the defense of Qingjian and Suide, Cao Wenzhao and others naturally smiled bitterly and sighed.
I originally thought of surrounding Qingjian and wearing down the bandit soldiers bit by bit, but now this idea can only be aborted. However, being able to capture Mi Zhi can be considered a great achievement.
Cao Wenzhao and the three of them jointly expressed their merits to the court, and on the other hand began to urge the rear to send supplies quickly. Now Mizhi is simply a dead city, and the food and other things have long been transported away by Yuan Ma. If there is no supply of food and grass, how can it be done?
Do you want to imitate Yuan Ma in eating people?
Before coming, Tie Mo thought about using war to support war and a quick victory. When the fight started, he realized that things were not simple.
Putting aside the matter of showing merit for the moment, Lou Daji still had another thing on his mind, "Brother Tie, I heard that your people captured the Bai Family Courtyard?"
Cao Wenzhao didn't know what was going on, so he glanced at Lou Daji in confusion. But what happened next was somewhat unexpected.
At night, as soon as Cao Wenzhao returned to his residence, Cao Bianjiao came into the house and complained.
"Uncle, you don't know that Zhang Bei's gang actually swallowed up all the materials collected by the rebels. It's so hateful..."
Before Cao Bianjiao could finish speaking, Cao Wenzhao slapped the other party and cursed: "Keep your voice down, do you think you are the only one who is smart and others can't tell? I'll ask you, according to your opinion, that batch of
How should materials be disposed of?”
"Of course I will report it to the imperial court and return it to the people of Mizhi..."
"Haha... Well, if the soldiers and horses of the three towns worked hard and fought bloody battles, what should the imperial court do?"
"The imperial court will reward you, and many families will provide you with compensation..."
"Oh, you kid also knows, does the court have money?"
"this......"
Cao Bianjiao stared and became speechless. But he just felt awkward. This seemed to be completely contrary to the education he had received before.
"Humph, are you speechless? There are benefits to being a soldier. If there are no benefits, who would be willing to go to Shaanxi to work hard?"
"This...uncle, are you?"
Seeing the strange look in Cao Wenzhao's eyes, Cao Bianjiao suddenly understood. His uncle must have participated in the division of the spoils, so he still foolishly thought of being loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
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The soldiers and horses from the three towns captured Mizhi and then controlled Jiazhou. It seemed that a breakthrough had been achieved, but it would be difficult to make further progress. Taking Qingjian and Suide actually did not mean much. The soldiers and horses from the three towns combined could not reach
Ten thousand people occupy the prefectures and counties, but they still have to divide their troops.
The most important thing is to eliminate the main force of the rebellious party. If we want to make further progress, we must rely on the cooperation of other friendly forces. The soldiers and horses of several towns in Ningxia and Guyuan must advance together to put pressure on Yan'an Prefecture.
Nowadays, tens of thousands of rebel soldiers and horses are gathered near Yan'an Prefecture. If soldiers and horses simply go all the way deep into the hinterland of Yan'an Prefecture, they are likely to be besieged by the rebel party.
The soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanfu won the battle in Mizhi, which was considered a good start. However, this victory was still a drop in the bucket and had limited effect on the overall situation in Shaanxi.
In early February of the second year of Chongzhen, the troops of the three towns of Xuanfu and several towns of Ningxia and Guyuan were divided into two groups to confront Wu Yangui's rebels in the northern part of Yan'an Prefecture. At this time, Wang Jiayin, who was active in southern Shaanxi, was rapidly expanding his power.
Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang divided their forces into two groups and swept through the surrounding areas of Xi'an Prefecture. The rebel party swarmed the refugees, and their number quickly expanded from more than 40,000 to more than 100,000. Their momentum shocked Xi'an Prefecture.
In the same month, Wang Daliang, the leader of the Hannan Rebellion Party, finally made a breakthrough after attacking Hanzhong for more than two months, and broke into Shangluo Road in southern Shaanxi directly to the north. At this time, in the entire Shaanxi, except for a few towns in northern Shaanxi, elite border troops were suppressing the battle.
Although the situation is relatively stable, other places are already devastated and people are wailing everywhere.
Just a few days later, after Hannan Wang Daliang broke into Shangluo Road, he was overwhelming. There were many responders, and the number of troops expanded from more than 3,000 to 20,000. The guerrilla general Gao Conglong was defeated steadily and retreated to Tongguan.
, a rebel group inserted from the rear and blocked the Yellow River ferry. Gao Conglong led two thousand remaining soldiers to resist desperately, but in the end they could not stop the advance of the rebel group.
On February 11th of the second year of Chongzhen, before the ice melted, a bad news spread throughout Shaanxi. Hannan Wang Daliang attacked Tongguan along the Shangluo Road and fought hard along the Yellow River for six days, annihilating all the officers and soldiers. In this battle, the officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses.
More than 4,000 people, guerrilla general Gao Conglong died in the battle, and his head was hung on the bank of the Yellow River.
When this incident came out, it shocked Shaanxi and also shocked the imperial court. Although civil unrest broke out in recent years, most of them fled everywhere. Often, when officers and soldiers arrived, they would chase the rebels.
This time, the officers and soldiers of Shangluo Road were completely wiped out, and the guerrilla general Gao Conglong who led the battle also died on the bank of the Yellow River. This was the first time since the civil unrest that a guerrilla general died on the battlefield.
This incident fully shows that today's rebels have already gained initial fighting power and are no longer the mob they used to be, and they collapsed at the first touch. Similarly, Gao Conglong's death in battle also told the generals from all walks of life that suppressing bandits is no longer about making money.
An easy job with meritorious service may lead to ruin and death in battle.
Gao Conglong died in battle, Wang Daliang became a leader in Shangluo Road, and the pressure on the imperial court increased sharply. Soon, Shaanxi military commander Liu Yingyu was sent to Shangluo Road, and at the same time Wu Guofu, the governor of northern Sichuan, was also sent to Shangluo Road.
Wu Guofu is a famous general in Central Sichuan. He has served as emperor for three generations and participated in the suppression of Yang Yinglong and fought against bandits with outstanding military exploits. Now that he is old, the imperial court will not mobilize this veteran general from Central Sichuan unless there are special circumstances.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court is anxious this time and hopes that Liu Yingyu and Wu Guofu will work together to annihilate Wang Daliang and other rebellious parties in Shangluo Road. You must know that chaos is rampant in Hanzhong now, and southern Shaanxi is even more chaotic.
Under such circumstances, the imperial court ordered Liu Yingyu and Wu Guofu to attack Shangluo Road from north to south, which shows how much the imperial court hated Wang Daliang.
With the court's arrangement, Wang Daliang was certainly unable to advance or retreat, and was in many dangers, but it was a huge mistake for the entire war situation.
Anyone who is a general who suppresses bandits in Shaanxi knows who the real trouble is. It is not Wang Daliang, but Wu Yangui and Wang Jiayin in northern and southern Shaanxi. As long as Wu Yangui and Wang Jiayin can be eliminated, although the civil unrest will not be eradicated, at least Shaanxi
The growing momentum of the chaos will be suppressed.
Not allowing the Shaanxi army to concentrate its forces against Wang Jiayin, but going to Shangluo Road to annihilate Wang Daliang, is simply a matter of discarding the basics and chasing the weak.
After the imperial court's order was issued, Tie Mo and others in northern Shaanxi also felt great pressure. Wang Daliang hit the imperial court in the face so hard this time. If the imperial court does not show its power, it will really become a sick cat.
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Tie Mo was not concerned about the situation in the Shangluo Road battle. What he was afraid of was that the imperial court was eager to regain face and pacify Shaanxi, so it would issue orders to urge all troops to launch an attack as soon as possible.