The war on the northeastern border is about to begin, but the war on the northwest border is about to be concluded.
Kuai Bai and his son in Ningxia City finally completed the bloody purge, killing nearly half of the four battalions who followed him, and the remnants of the fourth battalion were finally under their control. However, these soldiers who survived the disaster may have been lost long ago.
The courage to take up arms again is no longer much different from the walking dead.
The power of Kuai Bai and his son was also consumed on a large scale in this civil strife. Even the Cangtou Army, the most elite servant unit, only had less than 2,000 people and could barely maintain its combat effectiveness. The direct troops under his control could not even survive.
Fifteen thousand people did not win the prize. Overall, the so-called 60,000 army at its peak can now gather 20,000 people and still be willing to obey their orders.
The Ningxia rebellion can now be declared a failure.
During the civil strife in Ningxia, the strength of the Ming army outside the city was greatly enhanced. Anti-rebellion troops from Shaanxi, Yansui and other towns arrived one after another, resulting in a Ming army of about 70,000 gathered outside the city of Ningxia.
These armies are also interesting to talk about. In addition to the imperial army, there are also special troops with no less than 10,000 people - elite servants of retired military generals, such as Dong Yiyuan, the younger brother of Dong Yikui, the commander-in-chief of Yansui.
Nearly three thousand servants came with his brother to help in the battle.
Brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan were also born in the general family of Xuan Dynasty. Their father Dong Yang once served as a counselor in Xuan Dynasty. Dong Yiyuan was dismissed two years ago for violating the patrol. He was originally "retired from his post and living idle". This time he found an opportunity to bring his servants here.
Help in the battle and strive to make meritorious deeds. There are many generals like him in the opposition. This is how the extra reinforcements of no less than ten thousand people came this time. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty.
Guyuan Commander-in-Chief Li Yan, Yansui Commander-in-Chief Dong Yikui and other troops rushed outside Ningxia City, leaving Gao Pragmatic's troops more than sufficient. Only Li Rusong's troops had been transferred to Zhuanglangwei to assist Gansu Commander-in-Chief Liu Chengsi who did not return in time, but
That doesn't matter anymore.
Although the specific situation in the city of Ningxia is unknown, Gao Pragmatic and others outside the city have roughly understood through the lookout towers built that the strength of the rebels in the city has been greatly reduced. They are impatient with Kuai Bai and his son's delay in opening the city. Gao Pragmatic
The letters sent to the city were also more harshly worded than the last.
Why did Ningxia delay opening the city for five or six days? Because Kuai Bai and his son had different opinions.
When Kuai Chengen killed Liu Dongyang and others before, Kuai Bai didn't know about it. It turns out that Kuai Chengen "fakely passed on the imperial edict" and dispatched troops under the guise of Kuai Bai's order. However, this kind of thing was obviously not done.
Turning back, by the time Kuaibai learned the news, it was no longer possible to call for a halt, so he had no choice but to do nothing and cooperate with his son to bloodbath the entire Ningxia Battalion in the city.
However, after the fourth camp was purged, the father and son had another dispute. Kuai Bai did not believe the conditions Gao Pragmatic agreed to, and thought that Kuai Chengen must have been deceived, so he refused to open the city. At the same time, he also believed that,
Now that the internal instability factors have disappeared and the military strength has been reduced a lot, the remaining food in the city is enough to last for at least a year, so it is completely possible to continue to resist. The imperial court absolutely cannot support a hundred thousand troops besieged outside the city like this.
long time.
After hearing what he said, Yi Chengen also had some doubts in his heart whether Gao Pragmatic had deliberately lied to him. However, the scene of Lingzhou City being bombarded by artillery really impressed Yi Chengen so much that he always felt that although Ningxia City was better than Lingzhou City,
The state city must be strong, but as long as Gao Pragmatic is willing to bomb it, it will be destroyed sooner or later. In this case, holding on to it is not a way out at all.
It stands to reason that when the father and son got into a dispute, it was Kuai Bai, the father, who had the final say. However, since the "City Cleansing" incident was initiated by Kuai Cheng'en first, he gradually gained control of a lot of troops during the cleaning process, and it became a quarrel.
In the end, he actually had one or two thousand more soldiers and horses than Kuai Bai, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of Kuai Bai's words. He almost relied on his old prestige to barely control the city gate from opening.
However, as the wording of the "reminders" sent by Gao Pangshi to the city became more and more severe, the conflict between the father and son of the Kuai family became more and more acute. Kuai Cheng'en even said openly at last night's meeting: "Is it possible?
I can't open this door!" Then he slammed the door and walked out, making Kuaibai blush with anger and almost ordered the traitor to be captured and beaten to death on the spot.
But this is just talk. In fact, Kuaibai doesn't have such ability anymore. Now even a meeting requires both sides to bring their own soldiers and horses, and they can be captured wherever they say.
After Yi Chengen came out, he was still angry. He always felt that if he had opened the city immediately after quelling the "civil unrest", Gao Pragmatic would have been very likely to fulfill his promise. However, now he was delayed again and again by the old man, making Gao Pragmatic
His tone became increasingly unkind, and he was about to change his mind.
Once Gao pragmatic waits impatiently, the city gates of Ningxia will be blasted open, and 70,000 troops will swarm in. Then what should he do if he, let alone Cheng'en, say that he will permanently secure Ningxia, even if he can't save his head?
The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he was wrong. He urgently sent someone to contact Gao Jingzhen's spies in the city - he was not Zhou Zhe's kind at this time, he was just an ordinary craftsman - and asked him to convey it to Gao Shutai.
If the old thief refuses to repent, the general has decided to kill his relatives for justice. Within two days at the latest, he must give an explanation to the Privy Council and ask the Privy Council to give him another day or two, so that the general can make some arrangements.
Gao Pangshi, who was outside the city, was quite shocked when he received the news. He thought that Kuai Bai and his son were really planning to imitate the two thieves of Anshi. Now that Kuai Chengen is revealed, should An Qingxu kill An Lushan or Shi Chaoyi?
Shi Siming?
However, Gao pragmatically thought about it. It didn't matter whether Yi Chengen wanted to be An Qingxu or Shi Chaoyi. What was important was that there were at most 20,000 troops left in Ningxia City. If there was another civil strife, it would be impossible for him and his son to open the city or not.
In fact, the difference is not that big. If that's the case, let's just let Ai Cheng'en "perform" properly, which saves me the trouble.
So Gao pragmatically sent another message back to the city. First, he seriously criticized Yi Cheng'en for his delay in opening the city. Then he changed the topic and said that considering that the relationship between father and son is indeed very difficult for people to give up, General Yi is not purely filial.
I can understand being ungrateful.
Then the conversation changed again, saying that filial piety is important for the king of heaven and earth, but before he can fulfill his filial piety, General Yi killed his relatives for the sake of loyalty to the king. This is the right way in the world, and I admire him very much. But this battle is now
It has been going on for a long time, and it is difficult for me to speak in the court, so I ask the general to do it as soon as possible, otherwise it is hard to say whether the things I promised before can be fulfilled...
When Yi Chengen learned that, he was pleasantly surprised. Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic actually "remembered" the "Yongzhen Ningxia" thing he had promised before. It was an unexpected surprise.
However, he was happy and surprised. He did not expect that Gao Pragmatic would actually feel pressure from the court because "this battle has been delayed for a long time" and had to force him to take action quickly.
In fact, Chi Cheng'en is just an impulsive young man. Just like when he launched the purge, he didn't even think about it before taking action. His current plan to "kill relatives out of justice" was actually just a hothead at the time - young people who are used to being indulged often do this.
The performance is unparalleled throughout the ages.
But now, even if he is hot-headed, he has no choice but to continue to be hot-headed. Since Gao Pragmatic has no patience, of course he cannot delay, and the "just cause of annihilation of relatives" is imminent and has to be carried out.
But how to launch this arrow, Kuai Chengen is still hesitant. Kuaibai controls the gates of the four cities, Fuyuan (Governor's Yamen) and the Kuai family's residence. There is no point in opening the city gates now. The important thing is "to destroy relatives for righteousness"
——Take it and worship me.
However, Kuai Bai has become more cautious in the past two days. No one knows whether he will stay at the governor's office or at his own house every night. After thinking about it, Kuai Chengen finds it a bit difficult to decide.
It's not impossible to take down the Fuyuan and the private residence at the same time, but it is obviously much more difficult. After all, it is easier to concentrate the elite troops. If they are divided into two groups, the strength will not be so strong, and they may be reacted by Kuaibai - the strength of both sides
Almost, once Kuai Bai realized what he was doing, with his prestige in the military, it was no longer certain that he would win in the end.
Kuai Cheng'en thought about it, but was still worried about Kuai Bai's prestige and did not dare to take action easily. Finally, he activated several male and female "dead soldiers" whom he had arranged a long time ago, intending to engage in a "one-shot deal" to determine Kuai Bai's location, and then
Concentrate elite troops to attack and capture Kuaibai himself as quickly as possible to prevent the Ningxia army from suffering any further losses - he still knows that the army is the capital of his livelihood.
However, what Cai Chengen didn't know was that there was an old saying that goes, "The old is the hotter." Two of the dead men Cai Chengen hired were double-dealers that Cai Bai had discovered and bribed in his early years.
The reason why Kuai Bai kept pretending not to know was because Kuai Chengen had never given them any instructions. Therefore, Kuai Bai originally thought that Kuai Chengen only did this out of distrust of his father as the eldest son -
- The Mongolian primogeniture system was only implemented after Dayan Khan's death. It was only a few decades ago. It is not surprising that Kuai Cheng'en was worried that Kuai Bai would pass on the family property to his other sons.
But Kuai Chengen suddenly activated the dead soldiers tonight, and as long as they determined Kuai Bai's location, Kuai Bai would be frightened and angry.
Determine the location? What to do to determine the location?
What else can be done? This scoundrel actually wants to kill his father!
Kuai Bai was so angry that his hands and feet were cold at first, then his blood boiled up, and his teeth were itching with hatred. He changed his clothes on the spot and personally led his troops to kill Kuai Cheng'en at his house (Kai Cheng'en was an adult and had an official position, and had already moved away).
Kuai Bai suddenly launched his attack, which was beyond Kuai Chengen's expectation. What's more important is that Kuai Chengen originally planned to use elite soldiers to capture only Kuai Bai, so he only gathered 500 of the most reliable elites and
He did not raise an army to avoid alerting the enemy.
However, Kuaibai was so angry that he didn't care much at all. He led a thousand Cangtou troops (now led by their father and son) and two thousand direct descendants of Fubiao from Ningxia and went straight to Kuai Chengen's house and attacked without saying a word.
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Of course, Cai Chengen couldn't resist it now, and both the front door and the back door were quickly opened. Fortunately, Cai Chengen was a dandy earlier, and there was a tunnel at home to sneak out of the house. This time, it saved his life and allowed him to take the three men with him.
More than a dozen of his cronies slipped out and hurried to their camp to fetch reinforcements.
Kuai Bai killed everyone in Kuai Chengen's house and was covered in blood, but in the end he found that Kuai Chengen had actually escaped through a secret passage. In anger, he led his soldiers and horses back to Kuai Chengen's camp.
At this time, Kuai Chengen had already led his troops back to fight. The father and son met each other, but there was no family affection at all.
On one side, Kuai Bai scolded Kuai Chengen for attempting to kill his father, and on the other side, Kuai Chengen yelled at Kuai Bai, saying that tigers are poisonous but do not eat their children. You old thief is worse than an animal.
The soldiers on both sides were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on between the father and son, let alone who wanted to kill whom.
However, a change occurred at this time. Kuai Bai's second son Kuai Chengchong suddenly jumped out and cursed Kuai Cheng'en for not being a thing. He obviously relied on his father to get where he is today, but instead he wanted to kill his father and ask for surrender. It was like heaven and earth.
If you don't tolerate it, you will be punished by death.
Kuai Chengchong usually kept quiet and didn't have many soldiers and horses at hand. Originally, his power was never considered in Kuai Chengen's eyes. Unfortunately, the timing of his jump out was a bit particular. When the soldiers on both sides heard this,
It turned out that Kuai Chengen was the sinful person, and his demeanor suddenly changed.
The soldiers on the side of Kuai worship are very powerful, while the soldiers on the side of Kuai Chengen are very weak - this shows that it makes sense for the ancients to attach great importance to teachers who are famous.
When Kuai Bai saw it, he knew that the opportunity was not lost and immediately launched an attack. Although Kuai Chengchong's troops were less than a thousand people, they also joined in to help the battle. Although Kuai Chengen's momentum was suppressed, his troops were still slightly smaller than Kuai Bai.
There were so many that the two sides fought together.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This battle was extremely bloody. Both sides had no way to retreat. They fought back and forth for two hours. In the end, the three fathers and sons of the Yi family went into battle in person.
Knife.
Perhaps it was because the bonus of "Justice" was extraordinary after all, that the battle ended in victory for Kuaibai's side.
Kuai Chengen's left arm was cut off by Kuai Bai with a knife. He was begging for mercy in panic when Kuai Chengchong suddenly appeared next to him. He suddenly added a knife and cut Kuai Chengen's neck in two. Blood spattered for more than ten feet, and his eyes were wide open.
His head growled and rolled away.
Now that Kuai Chengen was dead, Kuai Bai's prestige could come into play. After shouting angrily for a while, the rest of Kuai Chengen's troops gave up resistance and surrendered.
However, what made Kueibai despair was that after the battle, the number of capable soldiers in Ningxia City was less than 10,000, and the capital to resist the official army was completely lost.
What made him even more desperate was the sudden sound of cannons outside the city.
For the first time, the army launched an artillery bombardment on the city gate of Ningxia, and it was after nightfall. Kuaibai could understand the reason behind this without even thinking about it: the situation in Ningxia City, Gao Pangshi outside the city, had always been aware of it. At this moment, in Ningxia City
There is no more strength left to resist his army. How long will it take before he attacks the city? Is it really impossible for Yijiashi to control Ningxia?
No, that's impossible. Kuai Bai didn't believe in this trick from the beginning, and only a brainless scoundrel like Kuai Cheng'en would fall into the trap.
But... it's too late. It's too late for everything. Now that the soldiers on the tower have been mobilized to fight in the city, are Gao Pragmatic's 70,000-strong army afraid that they won't be able to defeat them all at once?
The King of Qin is nothing more than a dream.
A "clang" sound sounded at Kuai Bai's feet, and all the rebels looked towards Kuai Bai.
It turned out that it was Kuai Bai who threw away the bloody steel knife in his hand.
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