It was impossible for anyone to come to save Mao Chenglu.
Because at this time, all rebel forces were being attacked by the new army.
The battle plan formulated by the headquarters is to attack in an all-out manner, with no main attack and no substitutes.
Whoever is faster and can catch the tail of the rebels will attack.
All the big landowners in Shandong have been wiped out, and they have reached a tacit agreement with the court. Now that this land belongs to them, how can we allow the Dongjiang rebels to continue to cause harm?
"Eat all the rebels in one go and don't give them any chance to breathe."
Zuo Mengeng's orders were conveyed to every soldier.
All the troops were excited and rushed to catch up with the Dongjiang rebels.
Binhu Town, Chen Yongfu's troops just came here, hoping to find boats to cross Dushan Lake.
The town was already deserted.
The New Army Intelligence Department had already arrived and moved everyone here to the west bank of the canal.
Chen Yongfu's men turned the entire town upside down. Not to mention the boats, not even a single piece of wood could be found.
"Grandma, these unscrupulous people are running away so fast."
Chen Yongfu was so depressed that he ordered the pots to be buried to make rice.
They ran hundreds of miles in one breath and were already hungry. If they didn't eat something, they would have no choice but to lie on the ground.
Days of running around had exhausted the rebels. They were so busy filling their bellies that they no longer had the energy to even be on guard.
In the Duozi Mountain area north of Binhu Town, the first regiment of the 1st Division has just arrived here.
"Captain, there are rebels in the town ahead. There are a lot of them and they are cooking."
The scout reported the situation to the regiment leader Deng Xinghui.
Deng Xinghui quickly climbed to the top of the mountain and observed with a telescope from a high position.
The weather today is not very good, it is foggy and the visibility is not very clear.
But there are rebels in Binhu Town, that's for sure.
Political Commissar Cao Yongjun is not brave at all. On the contrary, he is very cautious.
"Should we ask the division headquarters for help?"
Deng Xinghui's eyes widened.
"What kind of help are you asking for? If someone else comes, can we still eat this piece of meat?"
Cao Yongjun argued vigorously.
"I don't know how many people there are in the town, but you're not afraid of something happening? Don't think that if you are brave enough to fish for your wife, you can fish for anything on the battlefield."
We can't bring this up. Deng Xinghui gets anxious when it comes up.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of wife is not a wife?"
Cao Yongjun grinned and teased his old partner without any ambiguity at all.
"Who in the whole army doesn't know that Commander Deng did not change his face when facing the flood, and even fished his wife out of the water?"
"Get the hell out of here!"
Deng Xinghui didn't want to explain, and couldn't explain clearly. He still focused on the battle in front of him.
"No matter how many people there are in this town, when they are all running for their lives, as long as we fight, how can those rebels care about anything else? They are not afraid that we will attack with a large army and be blocked in the town? So,
They must just want to run."
Cao Yongjun thought about it and thought what he said was reasonable.
"Then we can't besiege, lest the rebels jump over the wall in a hurry."
Deng Xinghui nodded heavily.
"Don't besiege, just cover up and kill."
He placed the infantry and artillery on the top of the hill, and then personally led the infantry straight to Binhu Town.
Just when the New Army appeared on the outskirts of the town, the New Army's infantry and artillery took the lead in showing off their power.
More than a dozen shells fell into the town, not many people were hit, but the effect was very obvious.
Chen Yongfu just took a bite of steamed buns and immediately jumped up.
"Let's go, let's go quickly, that bastard Zuo Mengeng is coming after us!"
"kill!!!!!"
The first group showed great fanfare and made no secret of it. While shouting slogans, they rushed straight into the town.
Sure enough, Deng Xinghui and Cao Yongjun guessed it correctly.
Gushu
The rebels had no idea how many new troops had arrived, and they had no intention of resisting. Many of them didn't even care about supplies, and their weapons and armor were scattered everywhere. They just wanted to escape.
Watching the rebels leave the town and run all the way south, the new army did not enter the town and directly bit the rebels in the butt.
This pursuit is a manifestation of endurance.
The new army's excellent physical fitness soon showed its effects.
When they reached Xiezhuang, many of the rebels simply couldn't run anymore.
They didn't want to die, and they didn't want to be prisoners, so they had no choice but to run around.
However, the terrain in this area is very complex.
To the west is Dushan Lake, with dense water nets and thick reeds. The large swamp to the east looks ordinary on the surface. Once you step on it, you won't want to come out again.
Further south is Beisha River, blocking the way again.
Chen Yongfu took the lead and ran to the river. When he saw this scene, he no longer cared about the majesty of the general. He began to take off his armor on the spot and jumped into the water with only a scimitar.
The other generals and soldiers were even more miserable. They didn't want any weapons and jumped directly into the river.
Beisha River is more than 20 meters wide and four or five meters deep.
On weekdays, this can only be regarded as a small river, and children with a little bit of water skills can take a dip in it.
But there were many people in the Dongjiang rebels who didn't know how to swim. Once they got into the river, they had no roots under their feet and immediately panicked.
"Help! Help me..."
"I'm going to die! Brother, give me a hand!"
"I don't want to...Gululu...I...Gululu..."
The entire river was full of people struggling in vain, and no one was willing to save them.
After crossing the river, those who know how to swim just want to run faster.
Even some people who knew how to swim could not get out of this small river.
Because although they gave up their armor, weapons, and even their clothes, they could not part with the stolen gold and silver.
But this thing is the heaviest.
When they got into the water, they dragged the money-greedy ghosts' bodies straight to the bottom of the river.
When the first group chased them to the Beisha River, they had to stop.
They didn't have the tools to cross the river at the moment.
Another thing is that there were too many prisoners kneeling down and surrendering by the river. If they were not restrained, there might be trouble.
Deng Xinghui inquired about the prisoners and found out that the leader of this group of rebels was Chen Yongfu, and he couldn't help but feel upset.
"This bastard can't run very fast."
Chen Yongfu's group originally numbered more than 10,000 people.
After crossing the Beisha River and gathering together, there were only less than three thousand left.
Although many of them were originally old, weak, sick and disabled, without so many people, the momentum has become less impressive.
The most important thing is that all weapons and equipment were lost, and many people were even naked and huddled in the team.
Is this still an army?
Worse than a gang of beggars.
Chen Yongfu wanted to cry but had no choice but to do nothing and did not dare to stay. He had no choice but to drive these remaining defeated generals hungry and hungry south to find other tribes.
At this time, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had already arrived in Zaozhuang.
They originally wanted to rest in Tengzhou, but Tengzhou had been taken over by the new army, the city gates were closed, and the city was lined with artillery.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming did not dare to attack the city, so they had to circle the city and go south.
When we arrived at Zaozhuang, we had to stop and rest.
Although this Zaozhuang is the same place as the Zaozhuang of later generations, they are completely different.
Today, Zaozhuang is just a small village.
Because of coal mining, a small village was formed.
The villagers had already been notified and moved elsewhere.
The rebels stormed into the village and grabbed nothing, but a feeling of hunger and sleepiness surged throughout their bodies.
I don't know when they started, but they no longer had the benefit of casually destroying the city and looting at will.
No matter where I go, I feel like I'm running into a wall of iron and steel, and I can't even get a sip of water.