Chapter 1244 Probably, this is the behavior of the human master!
Jinan Fucheng
The next day, the sky was bright and the season had entered the turn of spring and summer. The weather was warm and all kinds of flowers were blooming.
On the vast expanse of sky in the east, clusters of golden-red morning glow shone on the earth. Looking around, you could see swords, guns and burning flags everywhere, a scene of tragedy, ruin and sadness.
Jinan Fucheng was besieged for eight days in total. During these eight days, there was no telling when the disaster in Jinan Fucheng would end.
Shandong Governor Zhao Qi, Chief Envoy Peng Bingyu, Deputy Chief Envoy Dong Heling and other Shandong officials all looked at the distant wilderness with excitement, feeling the joy of rebirth after a disaster.
Zhao Qi calmed down and asked Zhang Dai, who was wearing a helmet and armor and looking haggard, "General Zhang, where have General Mu's reinforcements arrived?"
Zhang Dai stretched out his hand, pointed at the official road in the distance, and said: "Look, sir, we have arrived."
At this moment, following the southeast direction pointed by Zhang Dai, there are luxuriant grasses on both sides, and on the official road with yellow weeds and flowers, you can see billowing dust and a forest of flags.
The flaming red brocade flag of the Han army was like a ball of burning flames, and the blades of the spears were shining brightly in the sunlight, which almost made Zhao Qi's nose sore and he could not shed tears.
Come.
After being besieged for so many days, Jinan Fucheng finally saw reinforcements.
However, he is, after all, a high official in a feudal territory, and his character is extremely determined.
Zhang Dai saw the soldiers and horses clearly and said: "Sir, these are the soldiers and horses of Denglai, the banner of the crown prince of Dongping County."
At this moment, as the soldiers and horses approached the capital city of Jinan, Shandong Governor Zhao Qi also saw the five small characters "Denglai Governor Mu" next to the brocade red embroidered "Han" flag, burning in clusters.
Zhao Qi's face showed joy and he said: "If anyone comes, open the city gate to welcome him."
Zhang Dai said warmly: "Your Excellency, please be patient and send someone out of the city to talk to Mr. Mu about the situation in the city."
Not long after, Mu Sheng led his troops and horses to Jinan Prefecture and said loudly: "Mu Sheng, the governor of Denglai, is leading the troops and horses of Denglai to rush to Jinan Prefecture. Mr. Zhao, the governor of Shandong, is on the city in front of him."
He clearly saw Zhao Qi, the tall governor of Shandong, who was wearing a second-grade official uniform. One was the governor of Shandong and the other was the governor of Denglai. The two of them had also met during their normal business dealings in Jinan Mansion.
Zhao Qimu looked overjoyed and said loudly: "That's exactly me. Is this the young prince Mu below?"
Mu Sheng asked: "Master Zhao, the rebels have evacuated. Master Zhao, how is the situation in the city?"
Zhao Qi had a cheerful look on his face and said loudly: "Everything is fine, Mr. Mu, please enter the city quickly."
Zhang Dai looked at the general on the side with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate."
Obviously, what he did just now was to confirm Mu Sheng's true identity to avoid it being a plan by thieves to make money.
At this moment, not long after, some sergeants began to organize their manpower and dug out the sandstone and brick wall in front of the city gate, intending to welcome Denglai reinforcements to enter the city gate.
When Mu Sheng heard that Zhao Qi mentioned that the defense of the city relied on a Dusi Qian Shi, he seemed to be quite surprised. He looked at Zhang Dai who was following him step by step and praised: "General Zhang is really a capable person."
Zhang Dai said: "The final general's responsibility is to do his best. He should not be praised by Little Prince Mu."
After a while, when the city gate slowly opened, Shandong Governor Zhao Qi led a group of officials out of the city to greet him and shouted: "Little Prince Mu."
Mu Sheng also dismounted and asked, "Master Zhao, how are the casualties in the city? How are the people?"
Zhao Qixu said: "There are many casualties in the city. Whenever Mr. Mu comes in a few days at night, the city will run out of food."
Mu Sheng answered: "We encountered rebels in Zhangqiu earlier and were attacked by enemy invaders. Fortunately, they did not breach the city. This General Zhang is really a good general."
"Thanks to General Zhang for facing the danger and leading the troops to resist the bandit attack. Otherwise, the city would be overwhelmed by the internal response alone." Zhao Qiqing said in a loud voice.
As a large number of soldiers and horses entered the city, the sound of iron hooves was chaotic, and the armored cavalry was fierce. The soldiers and horses of the Denglai Navy entered the city in a mighty manner, rolling into the city with armor.
At this moment, the people in Jinan Prefecture came after hearing the news and crowded both sides of the street to look up, happily watching the large number of reinforcements entering the city.
With the imperial reinforcements stationed, Jinan Fucheng should be as secure as a rock.
Here, Mu Sheng, greeted by Zhao Qi and a group of Shandong officials, went to the governor's office.
Zhao Qi asked: "Little Prince Mu just met the enemy bandits in Zhangqiu. What is the situation? Have you captured the bandit leader?"
"We sent people to recapture Zhangqiu County. The bandits were cunning, but it's a pity that the bandit leader escaped." Mu Sheng's eyes moved slightly under his green bamboo eyebrows, and he whispered.
Zhao Qi nodded and said thoughtfully: "During this period, all the prefectures and counties were defeated by the guards' troops and fell into the hands of the enemy invaders."
In fact, these guardsmen really didn't commit many crimes. After all, the White Lotus Sect's mission was to plead for the people and resist corrupt officials under the banner of justice. It was impossible for them to burn, kill, rape, and commit all kinds of evil after seizing the county city.
Mu Sheng looked sternly and said: "When the former Shandong Governor Lu Qi was in office, he failed to conduct an investigation. The court will hold him responsible afterwards."
The former Shandong Admiral Lu Qi was a general of the Qi Party. With the fall of Yang Guochang, the former Shandong Admiral was also transferred to Shenjing, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, where he was idle. But now that the Shandong Guards has made such a big mistake, once it is investigated,
Obviously, the former Shandong admiral must also be traced.
Zhao Qi nodded and said: "I will definitely impeach the officer afterwards. The guard general turned into a demon from the White Lotus Sect. It is simply shocking."
Mu Sheng did not continue this topic and asked: "Where did the rebel troops who previously besieged Jinan Fucheng retreat to?"
Zhang Dai took over the conversation and said loudly: "The relevant troops should have withdrawn from Tai'an Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture, hoping to use the steep terrain of the two places to delay the advance of the army."
Mu Sheng's eyes showed admiration and said: "What General Zhang said is true, but the two places are indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now that the two places are shrinking, we can only wait for the army to gather and annihilate the rebels and Jurchens on the spot."
Zhao Qidao: "The words of the young prince Mu are worthy of being an old man to seek the country. Nowadays, it is still important to protect the safety of Jinan City and regain lost territories, such as the rebels in Yanzhou and Tai'an. Only when all the troops from the imperial court gather together to suppress them can they be cured."
Cleansing effect."
Mu Sheng nodded and agreed: "What Lord Zhao said is true."
After that, Mu Sheng settled down in the city for the time being, but he was not idle. On the one hand, he sent a troop of troops to Tai'an Mansion to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he sent people with fast horses to report to Jia Heng.
The next day, at noon, Mu Sheng was talking to Zhao Qi, the governor of Shandong, in the official office, discussing the collection and supply of grain.
Although the siege of Shandong has been solved, the problem of grain shortage has not been solved. Zhao Qi asked two vassal officials to "borrow grain" from large households throughout Jinan City. Although it caused dissatisfaction among the wealthy households in the city, Zhao Qi's
The powerful ministers of the territory had no choice but to obey.
At this moment, a small school came in from outside and said with cupped hands: "Sir, a group of troops came from outside, claiming to be reinforcements sent by Baoding."
Because Kang Hong led his troops to capture Wuding Prefecture and gradually regained the prefectures and counties, there was not much delay along the way. He finally arrived after the danger of the siege of Jinan Prefecture was resolved.
Zhao Qidao: "Little Prince Mu, please follow me out of the city to greet you."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Let's go and greet him together."
Not long after, Kang Hong, surrounded by a large number of soldiers, arrived at Jinan Fucheng. Looking at the city where the Chinese flag was still flying, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
While they were talking, Shandong Governor Zhao Qi and Mu Sheng came quickly. Their expressions paused, and they cupped their hands and said, "Admiral Kang."
Kang Hong turned over and dismounted, raised his eyes to look at Zhao Qi and Mu Sheng, his majestic face was covered with smiles, and he said in a hearty voice: "Master Zhao, Mr. Mu."
Zhao Qi was elegant, with a broad smile on his fair face. He cupped his hands and said, "Admiral Kang, it's been a hard journey."
Kang Hong said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, Wuding Mansion has returned to the hands of the imperial court. Now we are investigating the demons who colluded with the White Lotus Sect. As Henan soldiers and horses attacked Caozhou Mansion, I think it should have returned to the hands of the imperial court by now."
Hearing this, Zhao Qi said with a hint of joy in his tone: "That's good, then only Yanzhou and Tai'an Mansion are left."
Although people from the White Lotus Sect have been planning for a long time and infiltrated 70% to 80% of the Dusi Guards in the entire Shandong Province, he, as the governor who comforts the army and calms the people, must also bear part of the responsibility.
Afterwards, Zhao Qi welcomed Kang Hong and other generals into the city to greet Kang Hong and Mu Sheng.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere on the wine table was lively.
"Duke Wei Guo should be arriving soon." Kang Hong pondered for a moment and said.
Zhao Qi said with emotion: "The Duke of Wei is a famous general in the world. With him leading the troops to wipe out the White Lotus cult bandits, he should be absolutely foolproof."
Kang Hong said in a clear voice: "I heard that there are still Jurchens this time?"
Mu Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "According to the tortured captured thief general, the Jurchen Prince Hauge was active in the chaos in Shandong. A certain family had previously fought with this Jurchen one-armed prince?"
Kang Hong asked in surprise: "One-armed?"
Mu Sheng explained: "It should be the arm that was lost during the naval battle in the Guangdong Sea."
Kang Hong put down the wine cup in his hand and said with emotion: "Duke Wei is really the nemesis of the Jurchens."
Zhao Qi said with a smile: "Brother Kang's words are interesting, but it is also true. Since Duduo, Yue Tuan, and now Hauge, the Jurchens have lost many princes and nobles under the hands of Duke Wei. It makes sense to say that the Jurchens are the nemesis.
of."
"This Hauge is afraid that he will leave my life behind," Kang Hong said with emotion.
Everyone mingled with each other, chatting and laughing softly.
At this moment, the soldiers outside said: "Sir, Duke Wei has sent a messenger."
After a while, the general of the army led a general of the Jinyi Mansion into the Yamen quickly.
Zhao Qi pondered for a moment and asked: "Little brother, what message did Duke Wei call you over to deliver?"
"The rebellious general, the Duke of Wei has ordered, the governor of Denglai, and the admiral of Hebei have dispatched elite infantry and cavalry to rush to Tai'an and attack the rebel army in Tai'an Prefecture. The Beijing cavalry will have suppressed Tai'an." The small schoolmaster of Jinyi Prefecture took out a volume in his hand.
Official document, he said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, Kang Hong and Mu Sheng also stood up one after another, looked at each other, then cupped their hands and said in unison: "The last general takes orders."
Zhang Dai, who was not far away, also looked at the Jinyi Primary School with an inexplicable expression.
It turned out that after Jia Heng entered the territory of Jinan Prefecture, he heard the news from the cavalry that the siege of Jinan Prefecture had been resolved, so he no longer supported Jinan Prefecture with cavalry, but diverted to Tai'an Prefecture to intercept with Xiao Lin and Du Feng.
The rebels' retreat.
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At this time, Jia Heng also led a group of Beijing cavalry troops to arrive at the border of Tai'an Prefecture in a mighty manner. Looking around, the mountains in the distance rolled up and down, like a blue dragon entrenched in the sky.
Chen Xiao's clear-smooth jade face also bore the fatigue and dust of many days of marching, and she said: "The scouts just came to report that the siege of Shandong has been lifted, and the bandits have fled to Tai'an Mansion."
Jia Heng said worriedly: "Xiao Lin went to Tai'an Prefecture and sent someone to report that the attack on the city is not going well in the past few days. Chen Yuan's defeated troops in Jinan Prefecture will also follow up. Attacking from both inside and outside, there is almost a danger of defeat."
Tai'an Mansion, as a storage place for Chen Yuan and Hauge's rebel army, also had heavy troops. Two elders of the White Lotus Sect organized the defense of the White Lotus Sect bandits. Although Xiao Lin carried a lot of firearms, he was unable to actually attack.
The city is very restricted.
Chen Xiao said: "With nearly ten thousand cavalry, even if they are defeated, they will still be safe and sound. It would be better to divert the troops and intercept Chen Yuan's returning troops."
Jia Heng said: "Let's see Xiao Lin's adaptability."
In fact, there are not many generals in the Jingying camp, but after the Northern Xinjiang War and the Northwest War, the military capabilities of the Jingying generals have improved by leaps and bounds.
It is said that by learning war in war, generals who already have some talents can grow rapidly.
As he spoke, Jia Heng led his troops and swept towards Tai'an Fucheng.
At this moment, as Chen Xiao said, Xiao Lin did not continue to attack Tai'an Prefecture after discovering that the siege was frustrated. Instead, he continued to harass Tai'an Prefecture to supply grain to Jinan Prefecture.
At the same time, a group of sentries were sent to inquire about the movements of Jinan Prefecture.
On the third day, he happened to encounter the defeated army led by Chen Yuan who came down from Jinan Fucheng. The two armies fought in Tai'an Prefecture. Chen Yuan suffered a small defeat, then detoured to the foothills, abandoned Tai'an Fucheng, and retreated to Yanzhou Fucheng.
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Tai'an Fucheng was not far from Jinan Fucheng, but it was under the intimidation of the imperial soldiers and horses.
Therefore, when Jia Heng led the cavalry to Tai'an Fucheng, there was only one Tai'an Fucheng that had stocked up the rebels' grain, trying to block the Han army's advance.
There is a town called Yangji twenty miles outside Tai'an Fucheng.
When he saw Jia Heng, Xiao Lin looked ashamed, clasped his fists and said, "Commander, I am ashamed of myself. I failed to capture the city of Tai'an immediately and allowed the rebels to escape."
Jia Heng said: "It's none of your business. You continue to contain the rebels in Tai'an and wait for the infantry from Jinan Prefecture. The army will besiege Yanzhou and annihilate the enemy in Qilu."
It was originally a matter of having jujubes but not jujubes. Now that we are worried that the casualties will be too great to capture the city of Tai'an, we should wait for Kang Hong and Mu Sheng from Jinan Prefecture to come to the rescue.
Xiao Lin said: "The capital city of Yanzhou is high and deep, with many soldiers and horses, so it is more difficult to attack."
If Chen Yuan and the Bailian cultivators refused to defend Yanzhou, it would be difficult to capture it without more than 100,000 soldiers and horses laying siege for more than a month.
Jia Heng said: "Let people urge the soldiers and horses of Jinan Prefecture to capture Tai'an Prefecture first and cut off the rebels."
Although they were rushing to rescue and suppress people along the way, in addition to recovering two or more cities, they were still on the road. They did not encounter Hauge and Chen Yuan at all. Shandong Jinan Prefecture and Denglai had already repelled the chaos.
military.
In fact, this is the norm for an empire to mature.
He has to settle everything by himself, and even this kind of civil strife requires his intervention, which is abnormal in itself.
Of course, it would be safer and more reliable for the emperor and his courtiers to send him out.
As Jia Heng led the army to Tai'an Fucheng, the defenders in the Fucheng seemed to feel the pressure, but they organized strong men to board the city, preparing to snipe the Han court soldiers and horses.
By the afternoon of that day, Jia Heng had finished resting his troops and horses.
At this moment, a scout loudly said: "Commander Jie, the troops of Governor Kang and Prince Mu have arrived from Jinan Mansion."
Jia Heng said to Chen Xiao on the side: "We've come just in time, ready to attack the city."
With that said, he led a group of soldiers and horses to greet Hebei Admiral Kang Hong, Mu Sheng and others.
In addition to Kang Hong and Mu Sheng, two generals led their troops and horses, and Zhang Dai from Shandong led 6,000 infantry from Jinan Fucheng to rush to support the army.
As for the governor Zhao Qi, he did not come, and specifically asked Zhang Dai to lead his troops to see Duke Wei.
"General Kang, Little Prince Mu." Jia Heng led a group of generals to greet the army.
At this moment, Kang Hong and Mu Sheng, accompanied by the retinue of personal guards, came closer. When they saw Jia Heng, their faces were quite excited.
And Zhang Dai also looked at the world-famous Duke Wei. This was the first time Zhang Dai met Jia Heng.
As expected, Duke Wei is extremely young, extraordinarily heroic, and has a heart-warming bearing.
After Jia Heng and Mu Sheng finished reminiscing about old times, he said, "Who is General Zhang?"
As Zhang Dai was speaking, he came quickly, cupped his fists and said, "General Zhang Dai has met Duke Wei."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "General Zhang turned the tide. He is really a good general. Strange people say that Qi Lu is a hero."
Zhang Dai was so excited that his face even flushed, and he said: "I am a humble general with a humble talent, and I dare not praise him as Duke Wei."
It can be said that a compliment from a powerful figure like Jia Heng is undoubtedly more valuable than anyone else.
Jia Heng smiled, pointed to Tai'an City not far away with the whip in his hand, and said: "There are still bandits entrenched in Tai'an City to resist the imperial army. General Zhang is here with his infantry. I am willing to serve for you." Capture it?"
The casualties suffered by the cavalry during the siege were clearly unbearable, so Zhang Dai's infantry was the most suitable force to use to attack the city.
Hearing this, Zhang Dai looked at the young Wuhou with a heroic face, and was stunned for a moment. Immediately, a heroic emotion came into his heart, and he clasped his fists and said: "Guo Wei, please wait a moment, the last general will take orders to die."
As Mu Sheng watched the young man talking and laughing, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Most likely, this is the behavior of the human master!
If you have seen the old version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you will know that the style of "Wife Cao" at this time is not very similar, but there are seven or eight similarities.
In fact, today's Jia Heng has also given birth to some personality traits, especially after merging with Song Tian. After absorbing the mysterious yin energy from this woman with the fate of "Phoenix", she is almost like a python with scales. , the first born with a single horn has already begun to show its majesty!
Well, this is what the Qi Luck Immortal says.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, looked at the young man with a clear face and a deep demeanor with longing eyes. The two of them had been together for a long time, and he felt that his heart was swaying and he couldn't control himself. He just wanted to meet each other across the road.
It's really hard to relate to that young man who was willing to act like a coward and serve the old woman.
Jia Heng nodded, turned to look at Xiao Lin aside, and said in a deep voice: "Now that we have all the troops and horses, prepare the siege equipment and capture the city of Tai'an!"
"Yes." Xiao Lin's expression paused and he said with his hands raised.
In this way, following Jia Heng's order, the Beijing camp army and the Shandong government guards began to
From noon to evening, before the sun sets, Tai'an Prefecture is restored!
On the second day of May in the seventeenth year of Chongping, after Jinan Prefecture experienced many days of siege, Duke Wei arrived at Tai'an Prefecture, met with the armies of Shandong prefectures, and attacked fiercely with infantry and cavalry. From then on, Tai'an City returned to the rule of the Han Dynasty.
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Yanzhou Fucheng
At this moment, 20,000 to 30,000 rebels gathered in Yanzhou Prefecture and began to build city fortifications. However, with successive defeats, the atmosphere in the city fell into a gloomy and gloomy mood.
However, the terrain of Yanzhou is dangerous, and among the Three Kingdoms, it was the place where some Yellow Turban thieves finally struggled to deal with the Han court.
Chen Yuan was sitting behind a round table. He had no appetite at all for the dishes on the table. His expression was ugly and incomprehensible. He slowly sat down with a look of worry on his face.
A look of thought appeared on Ruan Yongde's resolute face. He thought for a while and advised: "Sir, Yanzhou Prefecture is not a place that can be defended for a long time. It is better to abandon Shandong, go straight to Jiangsu, and fight in Huguang."
Now that soldiers and horses from all walks of life have gathered in Shandong, Yanzhou has become a death place besieged by all parties.
"Where is Prince Su?" Chen Yuan asked in a low voice with a sad look on his face.
The situation during this period has taken a turn for the worse, and now only Yanzhou Prefecture can still resist a little.
Ruan Yongde said: "I haven't come back yet."
Chen Yuan frowned and said, "It would be better if something happened."
Ruan Yongde further advised: "What Prince Su said earlier is not unreasonable. Instead of being besieged by reinforcements from several provinces of the Han court in Shandong, it is better to leave Shandong and establish another foundation."
Chen Yuan waved his hand and said in a clear voice: "How easy is it? Not to mention other things, with so many soldiers and horses fighting in the north and south, where will the food and military supplies come from? If it is just looting and coercing the people, it is bound to be unpopular. Over time, it will only be gradually weakened by the imperial court.
die."
Obviously, the son of the former King of Zhao still had the idea of establishing a base to fight against the Han Dynasty.
The overthrow of a mature century-old dynasty must come in waves. Bandits will fight across the country, shake the stability of the system, and then break the order.
"Why hasn't there been any movement in Beijing recently?" Chen Yuan frowned, obviously troubled.
Ruan Yongde said: "The Holy Mother's last letter said that it should be during this period."
Chen Yuan took a deep breath and said: "If we delay it any longer, it will not happen."
The original chaos in Shandong was to cooperate with Beijing's actions, but now it has been delayed.