Chapter 1245 Emperor Chongping: Only Jia Ziyu is foolproof!
Shandong, Tai'an Prefecture
On the other side, Jia Heng led a group of soldiers from the capital camp into the city and strode to the government office, while a group of military generals entered the hall in a mighty manner.
Jia Heng sat behind a lacquered wooden table, his face paused, and he said in a deep voice: "After Tai'an Fucheng was captured, the thieves contracted in Yanzhou. Our army attacked southward, covering all roads to attack Yanzhou Prefecture, and tried to capture the Fucheng in one fell swoop.
, wipe out the enemy in Yanzhou."
When the generals below heard this, they all bowed their hands in response.
After the generals dispersed, Jia Heng and Chen Xiao returned to the backyard. They first wrote a memorial to report the victory and a military report. They mainly described the successive recovery of the various prefectures after arriving in Shandong and the situation of the bandits and bandits.
After Jia Heng put down the brush in his hand to dry the memorial, Chen Xiao brought a cup of fragrant tea and came closer and said softly: "The only place left in the county city is Yanzhou Prefecture. Chen Yuan will stay in Yanzhou Prefecture and will definitely not sit still and wait for death."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then paused slightly and said in a clear voice: "You mean the north?"
Chen Xiaodao: "Since Hauge is hanging out with Chen Yuan, if Shandong is in chaos, the Jurchens have no reason not to send troops, even if they start another national war, there is no reason."
Jia Heng looked thoughtful, nodded, and said: "The imperial court abandoned the peace agreement earlier, and the Jurchen high-level officials in Shengjing probably used this as an excuse to cause trouble at the northern border. I will send someone to inform Peking on horseback."
The Economic Strategy and Comfort Department is on guard against the enemy at the border."
Chen Xiao said: "If the border is moved, the war here will speed up."
Jia Heng said: "The most important thing to avoid when using troops is impatience. If you rush to use troops, you will be taken advantage of by the enemy."
Hearing this, Chen Xiao pursed her pink lips and said, "If we delay for a long time, something will happen in Beijing."
"An accident?" Under Jia Heng's sharp eyebrows, his eyes were full of suspicion.
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "I heard what others said, but I still don't know what happened."
"What did your master say?" Jia Heng looked at the beauty, filled with suspicion.
Chen Xiao said: "I don't know what it is yet, so let's wait."
At this moment, Qianhu Li Shu, a personal guard in Jinyi from outside, raised his hand to ask for an audience. Not long after, a young man approached from outside and said with his hand in front of him: "Captain, the scouts have come to report that they have discovered the movements of the troops led by Hauge."
Jia Heng asked: "Where is Hauge now?"
Li Shu reported: "The bandits have fled to Yanzhou Prefecture. General Xiao Lin went to pursue them, but the Jurchens fled into the mountains and forests."
Jia Heng said: "It seems that the rebels have gathered in Yanzhou to invite Admiral Kang, Little Prince Mu, General Zhang and other generals to come over."
Li Shu cupped his fists and responded, then turned around and called someone.
After a while, Hebei Admiral Kang Hong, Mu Sheng and Zhang Dai entered the hall, bowed their hands to the young man behind the case, and said, "I have met Duke Wei."
Jia Heng said: "Now most of the bandits' troops have retreated to Yanzhou Prefecture and Jining Prefecture, and are resisting stubbornly. In order to prevent the bandits from fleeing to other places and destroying the provinces, this time we still use cavalry to block the bandits' escape routes and prevent their escape."
Disasters flow in all directions."
Kang Hong nodded when he heard this, with a look of agreement on his face.
As expected of Duke Wei, who has a long-standing reputation and is good at conquering and fighting, he hit the nail on the head.
Jia Heng ordered: "General Xiao, now General Du should be in Yanzhou Mansion. You can lead your troops to Jining, recapture Jining Mansion, and block the enemy's escape to the south."
When Xiao Lin heard this, he raised his hands and said yes.
Jia Heng turned to look at Mu Sheng and said: "Little Prince Mu, lead the Denglai Cavalry Army into Qufu County to prevent the bandits from escaping eastward to the sea."
Mu Sheng looked solemn and raised his hands in agreement.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Admiral Kang, General Zhang led the infantry and cavalry to Yanzhou Prefecture, besieged the city, and captured the prefecture in one fell swoop."
Because Jia Heng was the rebel general, he had the authority to give orders to all the generals present.
After the generals led their troops away, the temporary meeting hall of the county government gradually became deserted.
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Yanzhou Fucheng, governed by Ziyang County
Hauge Ye and Li Yanqing led two troops respectively to Yanzhou Fucheng. The city was surrounded by flags and was heavily guarded. Many defensive facilities were built on the city walls, and many soldiers, holding flags in their hands, were guarding the city.
Head patrolling back and forth.
Chen Yuan, who was in the city, had a look of surprise on his face when he heard that the scouts were riding horses to report. He hurriedly walked out of the city and looked at the rather embarrassed Prince Su Hauge.
Hauge said in a clear voice: "Brother Chen, are you okay?"
Chen Yuan asked again: "Did Prince Su encounter any dangers along the way?"
Hauge initially led two thousand cavalry to break out of the encirclement, but met Li Yanqing not long afterward. Then the two joined forces and sneaked into Yanzhou Fucheng from the mouth of the canyon in the Yanzhou Fucheng Mountains.
Hauge said: "There were a lot of damage along the way. I saw the defeated troops of Tai'an Prefecture on the way. Jia Heng'er has led the army to defeat Tai'an. The next step is to come to Yanzhou Prefecture. This place has become a death place, so it is better to do it sooner.
It’s better to leave.”
Chen Yuandao: "There are many soldiers and horses in the White Lotus Sect now. If we leave, the opponent will be full of cavalry, with a total of 60,000 cavalry. They will surround us from the front and back. No matter how many infantry there are, they will not be enough to pursue them back and forth like this."
Hearing this, Hauge was silent for a while.
In fact, Chen Yuan's worries are not unreasonable. If he wants to abandon the city and escape and imitate the methods of the rogue bandits, the premise is that most of them are cavalry. If they are all infantry, facing the siege of 60,000 cavalry from the Beijing camp, they will soon be killed.
Kill them all.
At that time, the remaining few thousand cavalry troops will fight in other provinces and coerce the refugees, which will not be of much use.
Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a clear voice: "If the situation is urgent, Prince Su can leave Yanzhou first, and there is no need to live or die with the capital of Yanzhou."
Hauge frowned, pretending to be displeased, and said: "Brother Chen, where are these words coming from? You and I are in the same boat, and we will definitely be able to survive this disaster."
Chen Yuan thought for a while and said in a clear voice: "I don't know if there is any police situation in the north."
Hauge thought for a while and said: "If Shengjing wants to send troops, it will be during this period."
With the Eight Banners' elite troop dispatch speed, it was only in the recent period.
Chen Yuandao: "Given the situation in the capital of Yanzhou, it can probably resist for two or three months and should be able to catch up."
Two or three months will be enough time for something to happen in Shenjing City, and there will be enough time for Shenjing City to send troops to attack the north in Northern Xinjiang.
Hauge thought for a while and said in deep thought: "We have enough time. Have we prepared all the food and fodder in the city?"
"A lot of grain has been stored up. There will definitely be enough grain in the warehouse." Chen Yuan paused slightly and said in a deep voice.
A lot of grain in the city was originally borrowed by Chen Yuan from Duke Kong Yan, and Qufu is not far east of Yanzhou City.
As time passed, Jia Heng led Hebei Admiral Kang Hong and Shandong soldiers and horses, and marched towards the capital city of Yanzhou.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, also led the troops of the Henan Dusi and advanced toward the capital of Yanzhou.
On May 8, the 17th year of Chongping, Chen Han's counter-rebellion army finally joined forces in Ningyang County, north of Yanzhou. This ordinary, inconspicuous small county will be recorded in history books in a few years.
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Jia Heng led a group of soldiers out of the city to welcome Shi Ding. He looked at Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, who had a warm filial piety on his head. He came closer, cupped his hands and said, "My condolences, Shi Shibo."
When Baolinghou Shi Nai came out of town to be the governor of Shandong, he recommended him to Emperor Chongping, but he never thought that Shi Nai would die unfortunately.
Of course, people are prone to misfortunes and good fortunes. If Shi Nai was killed, it is impossible to blame him for recommending Shandong to be an official. That would be to blame randomly.
Shi Ding looked sad and depressed.
At this moment, Mu Sheng, the crown prince of Dongping County, stood aside and said, "Uncle Shi Shi, I would like to express my condolences."
The look of anger on Shi Ding's face could not go away, and he said coldly: "Those rebel bandits are now gathered in Yanzhou. This time we will kill them all."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "In addition to Yanzhou, there are still some soldiers and horses in Jining. I have sent soldiers and horses to attack Jining before. They are now the turtles in the jar. It is only a matter of time before they are captured."
In addition, Yan Shenggong's family is located in Qufu, Yanzhou Prefecture, but with the courtesy the rebels gave to the Kong family, it should not lead to a bloody case.
Shi Ding took the initiative to invite Ying and said: "Zi Yu, I want to be the pioneer this time."
Jia Heng comforted him and said, "Don't be angry, uncle. Now all the armies are surrounding Yanzhou Prefecture. We are fighting steadily to prevent the rebels and bandits from escaping to other places and harassing other prefectures and counties."
While everyone was talking, Shi Ding was welcomed to the county seat again.
Then, at this moment, except for the two cavalrymen Xiao Lin and Du Feng sent by Jia Heng, a total of 10,000 people went to Jining Prefecture to attack the rebels' retreat. Chen Han's army gathered almost 100,000 soldiers and horses, and headed towards the four sides of Yanzhou Prefecture City.
More than ten thousand rebels attacked.
On this day, the mighty army finally arrived at the capital of Yanzhou.
Nearly 100,000 troops came from all directions and surrounded the several walls of Yanzhou City, making them impervious to wind and rain.
It was already late May in the 17th year of Chongping, and more than a month had passed since Jia Heng sent troops.
On the top of the city in Yanzhou Fucheng, soldiers armed with weapons walked back and forth in admiration, with alert expressions. The entire Yanzhou Fucheng seemed to be shrouded in a solemn atmosphere that a war was about to begin.
Hauge's face was solemn, he looked at Chen Han's soldiers who could not see the end of the field in the distance, and said: "The Han army has dispatched 100,000 people."
After all, he was used to leading soldiers. At a glance, he probably had an idea of the number of Han troops.
Chen Yuan said confidently: "Prince Su, there is no need to worry. The soldiers in the city are well-prepared. No matter how many soldiers and horses they have, they will be defeated under the fortified city."
Hauge pondered for a moment and said: "If the Han army still attacks with Hongyi artillery, we need to be careful to guard against it."
"I heard that the troops sent out this time were all cavalry, and there was no time to bring the Hongyi cannon." Chen Yuan paused slightly and said loudly.
"The Han army has attacked the city."
At this moment, the surrounding generals spoke one after another.
I saw a line of Han troops below like a forest of flags. The soldiers spread out in the shape of flying geese and arrows. They carried the ladders in their hands, pushed the crash carts, and approached the city gate.
"Dong dong dong!"
The two cowhide drums were beaten so loudly that the sound was deafening and earth-shattering.
The rebels on the top of the city had their swords unsheathed and their bows strung, waiting for the Han army below to attack.
Chen Yuan shouted: "The whole army is on alert to meet the enemy!"
Many soldiers from the former Shandong Guards Station were also preparing to roll logs and rocks in preparation, and the boiled gold juice was emitting an unpleasant stench.
Li Yanqing and others led a group of generals to patrol the city in order to deal with possible dangers.
Not far away, under a Chinese army banner with red satin and black edges, embroidered with the Chinese character "Han", the generals were surrounded by a stern-faced and resolute young man in a python suit, with soldiers holding bridles around him.
At this moment, the infantry of Henan Dusi, as well as the infantry of Denglai Navy and Jinan Prefecture, were divided into ten teams, each carrying siege weapons, and attacked Yanzhou Prefecture together.
As the triangular flags kept waving, the soldiers outside the city poured into the city of Yanzhou like a tide, densely packed like locusts.
Chen Xiao said: "The city was originally filled with garrison soldiers who were proficient in defending the city, and there were fierce generals like Li Yanqing and Haoge to help. It would not be easy to attack and win in one fell swoop, unless we used Hongyi cannons and bombed at any cost.
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Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Many Hongyi cannons are still in the Jiangnan Navy. It will take time to transfer them, but we have already sent someone to inform Jinan Fucheng."
As Chen Yuan said, the Han army launched a fierce attack on Yanzhou Fucheng. In the morning, a large number of soldiers charged towards Yanzhou Fucheng. However, not long after, the shouts of killing were heard, which was deafening and earth-shattering.
"Whizzing!"
Bows and crossbows shot out, with arrows like locusts. There were many infantrymen holding round shields and wearing iron armor. Some of them fell to the ground after being hit by the arrows, groaning in pain.
Zhang Dai, who was leading the troops to supervise the battle, looked at the soldiers who fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. He frowned and felt worried in his heart.
Attacking the city like this will probably end up with a lot of casualties.
A large number of soldiers carrying ladders finally rushed to the city head under the cover of Han archers and placed the ladders on the city wall. But just after climbing up for a while, they saw two soldiers carrying rolling logs and smashing them down.
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Many soldiers on the wooden ladders fell down from the ladders like dumplings and thumped to the ground.
But before they were happy, the two soldiers who emerged from the crenel saw a cold light twinkling like stars, and arrows with white feathers had already struck their faces. The arrows were shot deep into the bones, and the tail ends were still shaking.
There was also a soldier of the Han army who was approaching the top of the city carrying a ladder when he saw a spoonful of gold juice splashed down. The soldier was obviously an experienced man, so he curled up and blocked most of it with a round iron shield, but he was not hurt at all.
Some of the Han soldiers who were the first to ascend the city gate quickly occupied a territory, holding a bright scimitar in their hands, and started fighting against several people.
The soldiers under Li Yanqing and the Jurchen soldiers under Hauge organized themselves into teams, pursued them in all directions, managed the crisis, and surrounded and killed them.
And such scenes of siege battles took place in every corner of Yanzhou Fucheng.
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, turned to look at Chen Xiao, and said in a clear voice: "Such an attack on the city will cause too many casualties."
The Han army is not made of iron, no matter how elite it is, it will not lose much in the siege.
Chen Xiao twisted his eyebrows and said with a worried look in his clear eyes, "Yes, looking at this posture, the rebels can withstand it for a month or two."
In this way, accompanied by the continuous sound of "dangdang", the first tentative siege gradually came to an end in the afternoon.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, Kang Hong, the Admiral of Hebei Province, Zhang Dai and others also came to the Chinese army's tent again to discuss the war.
Kang Hong said: "The bandits are well prepared and have prepared defensive equipment in the city. If they want to break the city, they will suffer too many casualties."
Zhang Dai said: "Duke Wei, the last general also thinks that such a fierce attack will cause too many casualties and will also dampen morale. On the other hand, the morale of the soldiers in the city will become stronger as they guard for a longer time."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "I have also seen it today. Attacking the city like this will indeed cause too many casualties. However, we must first wear down the resistance in the city and then use our plan."
In fact, he didn't have any strategies to defeat the enemy for the time being. The main reason was that he still couldn't figure out the situation clearly and it was difficult to make a decision.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, said: "It is better to dig a tunnel and enter the city at night, so that the inside and outside should be coordinated."
"This tactic has been used before when the city besieged Jinan Fucheng. There must be preparations, but it is difficult to work." At this time, Zhang Dai was standing aside and said.
At this time, Kang Hong said: "I saw that the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp used thunder to blast the sky, so I think they can also use soldiers to do it."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "We have tried blasting thunder and gunpowder, but Yanzhou's capital city is mostly built with stone barriers, and it won't work if there is less gunpowder."
Obviously, Chen Yuan had already sorted out the defensive facilities in the city before deciding to garrison Yanzhou Mansion.
Jia Heng thought for a while and stopped asking. On his stern and calm face, he seemed to ponder for a moment and asked in a clear voice: "Is there any news from Qufu?"
Previously, Mu Sheng went to recapture Qufu and prevent the rebels and bandits from escaping to the east. Now, for two or three days, no news seems to have come.
Li Shu, the guard of Jinyi Mansion, responded, and then quickly left the military tent. Not long after, he left and returned, cupping his hands and saying: "Captain, there are not many rebels left in Qufu, and they have been dispersed by Governor Mu. Governor Mu asked the Governor,
The Kong family wants to reward the army and meet with the governor."
When Jia Heng heard this, he was slightly surprised and asked, "Oh? Where is he now?"
It is interesting to send grain to the Kong family. Who supported the rebels when it came to the rice grain in Yanzhou Prefecture?
However, now that a hundred thousand troops are gathered here, the army is very short of rice and grain. During this period, after the King of Chu fled back to Henan, he mainly assisted Henan in transporting grain to the army.
Li Shu cupped his hands and said, "In two more hours, we will escort the grain and fodder to the outside of the military tent."
Jia Heng nodded and said nothing else. He looked at Kang Hong, Zhang Dai and other generals, and said thoughtfully: "Generals, please go back to your tents to rest today and recharge your batteries. We will send out troops to attack early tomorrow morning."
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When all the generals in the tent heard this, they responded one after another.
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Let’s not mention for the moment Jia Hengdun’s troops under Yanzhou’s capital city, but talk about the city of Shenjing and the palace and garden——
After entering the midsummer of June, the temperature inside the Daming Palace gradually became hotter. The palace residents were already using fans and changing into light clothes. There was a gentle breeze and occasionally a cool breeze, revealing large areas of white skin.
Daming Palace, inner study room
Emperor Chongping put down the imperial brush in his hand, looked at Dai Quan, who was standing beside him with his hands clasped, and asked, "What's the latest news in Shandong?"
Dai Quan whispered: "Your Majesty, there is no news yet."
Since the rebellion broke out in Shandong, Your Majesty has not slept well for several nights.
Emperor Chongping was silent for a while and said: "Go and ask someone to Jinyi Mansion. It has been so long. The news from Jinan City should have been delivered."
Dai Quan said yes, then ordered an internal eunuch to go and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet military aircraft, six ministries and nine ministers are waiting for Your Majesty to come over."
Emperor Chongping said: "Put it in Hanyuan Hall!"
Then, the middle-aged emperor, accompanied by the inner prisoner, went to the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace.
At this moment, the chief minister of the cabinet Han Huang, the second minister Li Zan, the cabinet minister Qi Kun and the six ministers and nine ministers were all present. In addition, there were several ministers of military aircraft, such as Shi Jie, Xie Zaiyi and the recently selected director of the military aircraft department.
"I have seen Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." When the ministers in the palace saw the middle-aged emperor sitting on the royal chair, they all bowed.
Emperor Chongping looked indifferent and said: "Everyone is safe."
After the ministers in the palace thanked each other and stood up, Emperor Chongping immediately asked: "How is the implementation of the new policies in the provinces recently?"
"In Shanxi, the land clearing has achieved results, and it should be the best among all provinces." Qi Kun, the Minister of Household Affairs, said.
Emperor Chongping raised his eyebrows and asked: "Shanxi, how come it's so fast?"
Qi Kun cupped his hands and said: "Shandong is mainly owned by Shanxi merchants and gentry. During the war with the bandits, Shanxi merchants colluded to build slaves and cut them off for Duke Wei. Many grain fields were returned to the state.
Mr. Li Ge went to Shandong before and conducted an inventory. After King Qi arrived in Shanxi, he also supervised the troops and horses. Now the shortage of rice and grain is not serious."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his expression was in a daze.
Yes, when Chu Ziyu went to northern Xinjiang to fight, he had already wiped out Jinyang once, and the problem of land annexation had been partially alleviated.
Emperor Chongping said: "Since Shanxi's new policy is on the right track, Dai Quan will send someone to summon the King of Qi back to Beijing."
It is still not advisable for such vassal kings to be away for a long time, for fear of accidents.
Dai Quan responded, and then sent someone to ride a fast horse to summon King Qi back to the capital.
Under his thin, pine-browed eyebrows, Emperor Chongping looked around at the ministers in the palace with his cold, frosty eyes, and said, "My lords, although bandits are causing chaos in Shandong, the new policies of the provinces will not be affected in the slightest."
The civil servants below, such as Han Huang, Li Zan, etc., were slightly shocked when they heard this.
Your Majesty really has high hopes for the New Deal.
After a while, Dai Quan left and came back again. With a happy face, he said happily: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei has urgent military information."
As long as it is an urgent delivery from Duke Wei, it will most likely be good news.
Emperor Chongping's face softened a little, and he said happily: "Bring it here, let me take a look."
Dai Quan said, opening the dense wooden box in his hand and taking out the memorials and military reports.
Emperor Chongping first opened the military newspaper, then lowered his eyes and began to read it impatiently.
When the civil and military ministers below saw this scene, their faces moved slightly, and they seemed to be a little uneasy.
Duke Wei is good at fighting, so he should be able to calmly quell the rebellion, but as the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses stumble, and if the battle is defeated...
It's not that some civil servants thought this way. If Jia Heng suffered a defeat, the so-called victorious general's golden body would naturally be broken.
"My lords, Jinan Prefecture has been saved! Other occupied prefectures and counties in Shandong, such as Wuding, Caozhou Prefecture, and Tai'an Prefecture, have also returned to the hands of the imperial court." Emperor Chongping said with joy in his tone: "Now only Yanzhou Prefecture and Jining Prefecture are left.
In the hands of the bandits and bandits, the bandits and bandit kings will be entrenched, and Jia Ziyu will lead the troops and horses in Shandong, Henan and Hebei to suppress them."
He knew that if Ziyu took action, he would be successful immediately. Compared with the chaos in Shandong, compared with Liaodong, the Yu and Shuote people of Junggar in the northwest were seriously affected by scabies!
It’s not that no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty can be used, but...only Jia Ziyu can be foolproof!
In fact, this has gradually become an unbreakable truth in the hearts of the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty.
When the ministers in the palace heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately started talking about it.