Chapter 280 The Sword Points at Japan (Nine) and Encircles Longyantun
At this point in the battle, it was roughly equivalent to dribbling the ball into the penalty area, only missing a final kick. Naturally, the morale of the Ming army was high and everyone was vying for the lead. They all hoped to show their style in the final offensive. When discussing their merits after the war,
Aim for a higher ranking.
Deng Zilong and Dong Yiyuan led their troops to attack together and successfully captured Qingshetun on April 13th. Bozhou General Yang Zhu led his troops to retreat, but he did not withdraw directly, but instead set up an ambush on the mountain road. Dong Yiyuan was eager to lead the troops in pursuit, and immediately
Ambushed by Yang Zhu.
Because the Bozhou Army was fighting on the inside, its forces were relatively concentrated, so Yang Zhu had a strong force, more than twice that of Dong Yiyuan's troops. It was precisely for this reason that Yang Zhu dared to lead his troops to encircle Dong Yiyuan, and even forcibly captured Dong's troops.
The two armies immediately started a melee.
Yang Zhu is the most powerful general in Bozhou and is Yang Yinglong's right-hand man. He is tall and strong, with amazing arm strength. He is unstoppable in slashing with his sword. In recent times, he has often promised to fight Liu Wei, and boasts that he can definitely defeat Liu in Haikou.
A human head on the neck.
Since Dong Yiyuan's troops were suddenly ambushed during the pursuit, the formation was naturally somewhat scattered and the battle situation was unfavorable.
This Dong Yiyuan was born as a avant-garde general in the Xuanfu. His father, Dong Yang, served as a general in Datong and died fighting against Anda. Therefore, Dong Yiyuan is definitely the queen of Zhongliang.
He himself is also a veteran general of Jiubian. In the 43rd year of Jiajing period, he was promoted to Shimenzhai general because of his meritorious service in fighting against Mongolia. In the first year of Longqing period, he defeated the enemy again and was promoted to deputy general. Later, he was impeached and resigned, and his title was idle. He was pragmatic and pacified.
During the Northwest Rebellion, he was temporarily appointed, and Dai Zuili was reinstated. In the 19th year of Wanli, he was appointed as the chief military officer of Yansui. In the 23rd year of Wanli, he was appointed as the chief military officer of Lintao, which was newly established that year.
The establishment of the Lintao General Soldier was an adjustment after the great victory over Yuan Dynasty, in order to strengthen the defense of the northwest border. Dong Yiyuan was able to serve as the first Lintao General Soldier, which shows that he still had some influence in the court - mainly in the eyes of Gao Pragmatic
Two brushes.
Although the battle situation was unfavorable at this time, Dong Yiyuan remained calm in the face of danger and personally led the Shaanxi-Gansu cavalry to clear the way and break through to open a gap. The Ming army fought and retreated, retreated about two miles in an orderly manner, and was able to attack again after reorganizing their formation.
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From then on, the two armies fought again, but Dong Yiyuan's troops were at a considerable disadvantage. The Shaanxi-Gansu cavalry could only be used briefly when breaking through in the mountains, and was not of great use at ordinary times. Therefore, the battle situation fell into a stalemate, and no one could do anything for a while.
No one.
Fortunately, Deng Zilong's troops were about to arrive at this time. After Dong Yiyuan learned about it, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat and join Deng Zilong. Yang Zhu also knew that Deng Zilong's troops were about to arrive, so he urgently ordered a vigorous pursuit.
This time Yang Zhu made a big mistake. Although Deng Zilong was the commander-in-chief of Fujian at the time, his direct troops were all Guangdong soldiers who had accompanied him all the way since he started his career. The characteristic of the Guangdong army was that it was relatively wealthy, so they used firearms.
High degree.
Deng Zilong is sixty-seven years old this year. It is said that old people do not rely on their muscles and bones for strength. He did not intend to fight with Yang Zhu in front of the formation. Instead, he ordered artillery to attack the enemy without any sense of martial ethics.
Yang Zhu did not expect that Deng Zilong's artillery would have so many artillery pieces, nor did he expect that his artillery positions would be deployed so quickly. He was bombarded as soon as he caught up.
Yang Zhu was heavily guarded by Ming army artillerymen because of the dense troops around him. He was hit by a cannonball and severely injured on the spot. Although he was rescued by his subordinates desperately, the Bozhou Army retreated hastily. In the end, Yang Zhu could not survive because his injuries were too serious.
He died during the escort, and the story that he always wanted to fight Liu Wei was over.
On the 16th, another group of Anjiang officials captured Mengguan, fought to Dashuitian, and burned Taoxizhuang. They were no more than three days away from Longyantun. Seeing the critical situation, Yang Yinglong hurriedly ordered the entire army to rendezvous at Longyantun.
Military advisor Sun Shitai offered advice: "Our army has not yet completely rushed back to Longyantun to rendezvous, and the officers and soldiers are pursuing it urgently. I foolishly thought that we could resort to a false surrender strategy to delay the officers and soldiers' pursuit.
Of course, this false surrender must be very different from the previous ones. Women, old and young, in Bozhou can be ordered to present surrender documents on various roads. This can dispel the suspicion of the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers will be placed in surrender along the roads, which will greatly slow down the march.
Speed, and the surrender broadcasters can also wait for the opportunity to pass on the official and military news to Longyantun."
Yang Yinglong now looked like everyone would betray him, and he couldn't help but become suspicious after hearing this: "Now that Bozhou has fallen into chaos, Mr. Sun can still have this magical power to instruct Bomin to surrender?"
Sun Shitai, however, was calm and calmly replied: "Master, you are usually busy with official affairs and in charge of military affairs. I have your own way of liaising with civil affairs. Master, don't worry. However, in order to really dispel the doubts of the officers and soldiers, we must also
It requires the relatives of Bozhou to surrender.
Now for the officers and soldiers, Bozhou is defeated thousands of miles away and is in danger. At this time, it is reasonable for Bozhou's relatives to come and surrender one after another. I want to ask Tian to feign surrender. At this time, Ma Zhongxian's strategy of feigning surrender is much faster than Ma Zhongxian's time.
The timing is more appropriate.”
Yang Yinglong's eyes lit up and he praised: "Mr. Sun is worthy of being my Yang family's think tank, and this strategy has won my heart. Now our top priority is to gather troops in Longyan as soon as possible. As long as Longyan can be secured, Bozhou can be secured.
The Yang family in Bozhou can also be protected. Without further delay, please ask Mr. Sun to start arranging this matter immediately." Sun Shitai accepted the order.
So soon after, various Ming armies continued to receive surrenders from the people during the march. At the same time, they also requested resettlement. The Ming army generals reported to Song Liangzuo, the commander of the army.
At this time, Tan Xisi, the governor of Pianyuan, and Guo Zizhang, the governor of Guizhou, both went to Chongqing and were discussing matters with Song Liangzuo. Both governors agreed with the surrender.
Tan Xisi said: "After Bozhou is pacified, Bozhou will inevitably change from chieftain autonomy to direct control by officials. Then the people of Bozhou are also the people of the emperor. Since we lead the emperor's troops to conquer the non-subjects, we should always promote the emperor's virtues and make them
The people of Bozhou can surrender with peace of mind, so that they can live up to the emperor, the court, and the people."
Guo Zizhang also agreed: "What Tan Fujun said is absolutely true. Those who are treacherous and stubborn are all the Yang family of Bozhou and their associates, but they have nothing to do with the people of Bozhou.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now that the Yang family is about to be destroyed, the bandit army is completely defeated, Bozhou is about to fall, and the people of Bozhou, who have been oppressed by the Yang family for a long time, the chieftain and some of his accomplices take the opportunity to
If you break away from the control of the Yang family and sincerely ask me to surrender, you should accept these and build the army. This is a move that conforms to the people's will and will also facilitate the smooth implementation of Bozhou's land reform in the future."
Song Liangzuo pondered and said: "I greatly admire the two loyal emperors and their love for the people. But the emperor has already made a decree. The thieves are used to pretending to surrender. They should not be trusted. If they are asked to surrender, they will behead the envoys and burn the books until Yang Ni is captured."
——The holy edict is here, you two can take it and have a look."
He signaled his staff to submit the imperial edict, and the two governors respectfully accepted it. Song Liangzuo continued: "The holy meaning is profound, and I know the key to it. Of course, we have been taught by sages since childhood, and we should not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Slaughter the common people who spread thieves.
Therefore, I think that all the people who surrender can be detained first, while the army will still attack Longyantun with all their strength, and then make plans after capturing Yang Ni. Now that all the armies are about to join forces at Longyantun, the headquarters will rush there immediately.
, I ask you both to immediately spread what you just discussed to all the troops and order the troops to strictly implement it."
Since there was an imperial edict in advance, the two governors naturally did not dare to object, so they followed Song Liangzuo's orders. After receiving the strict order, the Ming armies detained the people who asked to surrender, burned the surrender documents, and devoted all their efforts to the surrender.
Longyantun reunited.
However, it was said that Wu Guang conquered Yamen Pass and camped at Shuiniutang along the way. He fought hard with the Miao troops along the way for three days and won consecutive battles. On this day, he happened to meet a Bomin woman on the road and offered a letter asking for surrender. Wu Guang only wanted to attack Longyan Dun as soon as possible. Seeing this,
Feeling bored, he casually ordered all of them to be escorted to the rear to wait for orders.
However, the woman resisted desperately, cried bitterly, fell to the ground and appealed again, and reported to Wu Guang: "Tian, please surrender! Tian, please surrender! General, please listen to me! Tian and Yang are related by marriage, and they have done many evil things in Bozhou, and they are also responsible for
The officers and soldiers often devise poisonous schemes, but I hope they will be punished and meritorious service! I hope they will be punished and meritorious!
General, general! Tian can kill Yang Yinglong with poison in three days, and offer it to the general for merit! In just three days, in just three days, he can kill Yang Yinglong with poison, cut off his head and offer it to the general. The general will definitely make great achievements! Just please.
The general awaits good news!"
Wu Guangda was surprised, stopped, looked at her suspiciously, and asked: "Who are you? How can I believe that Tian is not deceiving me? Well, as far as I know, Tian had earlier
He once sent out four messengers to pretend to surrender, but luckily they were discovered. Do you dare to repeat the same trick in front of me today?
What's more, what ability does Tian have to dare to brazenly poison Yang Yinglong? Answer immediately, if you can't answer, don't blame me, I will kill you on the spot!"
The woman replied: "I am a member of the Tian clan, and I was ordered to deliver a message. The Tian clan had been in charge of the Miao affairs in Bozhou for many years, so I was able to secretly control the secret art of poison. Yang Yinglong didn't care about it at first, but recently he suddenly became deeply attached to the Tian clan.
He seemed to be worried that the Tian family would be unfavorable to the Yang family in the future and even rob Bozhou, so he planned to eliminate the Tian family to avoid future troubles.
It's just that now is the time of crisis, Yang Yinglong still needs to use the Tian family to fight against the government and the army, so he is holding back for the time being. The Tian family does not want to help the tyrants anymore, and this is the only chance to secretly poison Yang Yinglong, before Yang Yinglong is completely wary of Tian.
As long as you start early and have the help of Miao witchcraft, you can kill people invisible, and Yang Yinglong's head will be at your fingertips!
General, Tian promised that once he succeeds, Tian will secretly send a message to the general, and then secretly dedicate Yang Yinglong's head to the general to help the general rise to prominence, and Tian has no extravagant wishes, just that he will not be counted as a traitor.
That’s it.”
"Oh, really?" Wu Guang asked again: "Then why did you choose to ask for surrender from me instead of looking for other generals?" Obviously he still suspected that Tian had an ulterior motive.
The woman smiled helplessly and replied: "General, why do you have to break the casserole and ask the truth? In fact, no matter who you ask for surrender, it makes no difference to the Tian family. After all, the leader of all the officers and soldiers since this battle is the commander-in-chief of the town.
Soldiers are already at the pinnacle of military generals and officials in the imperial court. In this case, Tian will always ask for surrender no matter who he meets first, and please forgive me for this, general."
After the woman finished speaking, she kowtowed her head repeatedly. Although her words were straightforward and even a little unkind, Wu Guang believed her.
According to his own understanding, if the Tian family asks for surrender, the best way is of course to ask for surrender from Song Zhijun, or Guo Fujun and Tan Fujun. Of course, the three of them are stationed in the rear, so it is not easy to ask for surrender from them.
The three major frontiers could not be found, and Wu Guang should not be the one who followed him. After all, although the army was divided into eight groups, the admiral of the Eighth Route Army was Liu Wei and Liu Zongrong. Tian's next-level choice should be to find Liu.
Please surrender. Wu Guang has always been suspicious because of this.
However, Mrs. Tian's frank answer at the end was a success. It reminded Wu Guang that with Bozhou's current situation that could fall at any time, the Tian family must be in a state of panic all day long. As long as they grasped a straw, they thought it would save their lives.
Since almost all the Eighth Route Army came under the leadership of the general, who should they ask for surrender or not? How big a difference can it make? After all, the chieftain is a barbarian, and he can't figure out the hierarchy of the army within the court, so it's not surprising.
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Wu Guang felt relieved and released him, then ordered his troops to stay put and camp on the spot, waiting for changes to occur.
One day later, news came from Longyantun that Yang Yinglong was injured by Ming army artillery. When Longyantun was treating him, the Tian family had secretly poisoned him, and Yinglong was about to die from the poison.
When Wu Guang heard this, he was overjoyed and laughed to his confidants: "In this way, I can get the head of the thieves chief without any effort and achieve great success. Haha, this is the first time such a happy event has happened in this town since joining the army.
It's really unexpected.
Speaking of which, it's a good thing that Yang Yinglong was not killed on the spot, otherwise how could it have been Tian's turn to secretly poison him? However, even if he was killed, it wouldn't matter, the head would still be sent to me after all.
Hiss... But now the problem has changed a bit. As for how I got Yinglong's head, I have to prepare a statement in advance. In addition, to be sure, I need to send someone to verify what is said in the letter." So Wu Guang said a little.
Later, people were sent to investigate whether Yang Yinglong was really injured by artillery.
It didn't matter what the investigation was. Wu Guang reported that Yang Yinglong was still alive these days, actively directing the defense of Longyantun, and many Ming army generals such as Liu Wei and Ma Lin also saw it with their own eyes.
As for those who were previously said to have been injured by Ming army artillery and died, there were indeed some, but they were Yang Zhu, a fierce general under Yang Yinglong's command, not Yang Yinglong himself at all. Tian's change of Yang Zhu into Yang Yinglong in the letter was purely to deal with Wu Guang.
Wu Guang was furious: "It turned out to be a delaying strategy! Yang Yinglong sent the Tian family to pretend to surrender, just to delay time so that the rebels could withdraw into Longyandun as soon as possible! I... I am really ashamed of myself. I have strict orders not to believe his words, but I am greedy for profit and have fallen into Tian's trap.
This is a plan to fake surrender! This town must kill off the Yang family and the Tian family so that they can have no descendants!"
Wu Guang was so ashamed and angry that he wrote a letter of apology and carried it with him, hoping to find an opportunity to confess his mistakes to Song Liangzuo in person. Then Wu Guang ordered the whole army to march and rushed all the way to the vicinity of Longyandun.
, all the remnants of the Miao soldiers they faced collapsed under its ferocious attack. They had no intention of fighting and ran away. Wu Guang was also able to cut off the firewood and water source of the Bozhou Army.
After doing all this and making up for his past mistakes, Wu Guang immediately joined forces with other groups and waited for the arrival of Song Liangzuo, the commander of the army, with other generals, preparing to attack Longyantun and fight the final battle to put down the rebellion in Bozhou.
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