In fact, the city gate being smashed open does not mean that the city has been lost, because the city gate is very narrow and the offensive forces cannot be fully deployed. If the defenders defend with all their strength, it is not impossible to hold on, at least they can withstand it for a while, and
At this time, the merchant army had not sent out soldiers to seize the city gate hole that they had smashed open.
But for the Zuo Army, the psychological defense line collapsed completely. After the first two defeats, the Zuo Army now has a deep fear of the Merchant Army because there is a wall to defend, and the soldiers
It can still be avoided by force, but the city gate is blocked by Shang
After the home army's artillery blasted away, in the hearts of most of the soldiers, the battle was lost, and Xianning would definitely not be able to defend it. Therefore, the soldiers immediately panicked, threw away their weapons, and ran down the city wall.
, fled towards other city gates.
Zuo Liangyu didn't expect that his soldiers would be so afraid of the Merchant Army. He was angry and anxious. He pulled out his saber, waved it in the air a few times, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the Merchant Army is still here."
If you haven’t entered the city, guard the city gates, and quickly go and defend the city. We will definitely be able to stop the merchant army."
But Zuo Liangyu shouted for a long time, but no one paid attention to him. The soldiers continued to run around. Some people shouted while running: "The merchant army is coming in. Xianning can't hold it anymore. Everyone, run away."
This sentence was much more effective than Zuo Liangyu's shout, and it spread among the soldiers in no time.
Zuo Liangyu was so angry that he stamped his feet and beat his chest. When he looked back, he found that only half of the soldiers around him were left. The artillerymen from seven to five artillery pieces had all fled. Zuo Liangyu was also stunned.
He was stunned, but there was nothing he could do. At this time, Li Guoying also said: "Commander, let's withdraw too. Now almost all the brothers have escaped. When the merchant army comes to the city, we may not be able to escape."
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When Zuo Liangyu heard this, it made sense. Just when he was about to give the order to withdraw, Jin Shenghuan suddenly shouted: "Commander, look, the merchant army has withdrawn."
Zuo Liangyu was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had heard it wrong, but suddenly he remembered that the Merchant Army had not fired artillery for a while, so Zuo Liangyu hurriedly lay down on the battlement and looked down the city, and sure enough he saw the Merchant Army.
They were cleaning up the artillery on the position, leading the horses to harness the chariots, and the rear team turned back by longitude and became the front team, retreating one by one.
Seeing the sudden withdrawal of the Merchant Army, the generals of the Zuo Army couldn't help cheering in unison, and Zuo Liangyu also let out a sigh of relief. This was really a thank you to God, the Merchant Army actually withdrew. Then
Quickly order people to collect the rebel soldiers in Longcheng.
, and at the same time, the city gate was quickly repaired and closed, and it was closely guarded. However, Zuo Liangyu was still wondering in his heart, what kind of medicine was Shang Yi selling in this gourd? Did he really intend to leave a way for himself to survive, or did he just want to play
A cat-and-mouse trick.
In fact, although Shang Yi is not a person who will retaliate when he is stunned, he will never be merciful and merciful. Shang Yi's principle is not to offend others easily, but if he offends others, he must make others dare not.
Provoke yourself again.
Therefore, according to his temperament, he will definitely rush into Xianning, drive Zuo Liangyu out of the city, and beat Zuo Liangyu to the ground. And the reason why he withdrew his troops when he saw a great victory was completely
It's because Wu Di has arrived.
It turned out that after learning that Shang Yi had regained Wuchang Prefecture with his scriptures, Wu Di could not help but be overjoyed, because Wuchang Prefecture was the administrative seat of Huguang. Recovering Wuchang Prefecture could be said to be the biggest victory since he left the capital. And if he could
If he annihilated Zhang Xianzhong in one go, he would not be able to say that his achievements were unparalleled, but at least he would be the number one meritorious figure in this dynasty. Therefore, at this moment, Wu Di's heart was filled with the ambition to make great achievements and become the number one meritorious figure in this dynasty.
So Wu Di also decided to go to the battle in person to supervise the battle. Although before going to the battle, Wu Di promised Shang Yi that he would not interfere with his battle, but now those who participated in the encirclement and suppression of Zhang Xianzhong were not Shang Yi's team. He needed someone
One person is responsible for coordinating and commanding, and this person is naturally Wu Zhen. I believe Shang Yi can understand this.
So Wu Di immediately led Ma Ke and 10,000 horses across the Yangtze River, rushed to Huguang, and arrived at Wuchang. Only then did he know that Shang Yi had forced Zhang Xianzhong to Xianning, so Wu Di immediately rushed to Xianning.
I met the camp of Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong, so I went to the camp of these two people first to inquire about the current situation.
Only after asking this question did I find out that the Ming army not only let Zhang Xianzhong escape, but also started a fight between Shang Yi and Zuo Liangyu. Wu Di was also frightened by this. To be honest, no matter what the two men were doing now,
No matter which one he was forced to rebel against, Wu Di could not afford to offend him. As the supervisor, he could not avoid interference.
Chen Yan, who was in the court, would never miss this opportunity to bring down his own resistance. Therefore, Wu Di hurriedly brought Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong to mediate. At this time, Shang Yi was attacking Xianning, and Wu Di came to Shang Yi's army.
He tried his best to persuade Shang Yi, asking him not to act recklessly, but to withdraw his troops first and discuss other matters slowly.
Shang Yi thought about it and felt that it was better not to have a relationship with Wu Di now, so he decided to give Wu Di a face. Although he bombed Xianning with war, he still ordered the withdrawal. He wanted to capture Xianning anyway.
Any time.
Everyone returned to Shang Yi's camp together. Wu Di asked what happened. Shang Yi also told the whole story. At the same time, he also told Zuo Mengeng and some prisoners of the Zuo Army.
He brought it up and showed it to Wu Di, who also asked him questions.
In fact, there was no need to ask. Wu Di basically believed Shang Yi's words. This was mainly because Zuo Liangyu's reputation was so bad. Wu Di had been superintendent for almost three months and was Zuo Liangyu's superior in terms of reputation.
But Zuo Liangyu issued six orders in a row, but Zuo Liangyu actually didn't even show his face.
Even though Shang Yi is a bit undisciplined, he is much stronger than Zuo Liangyu, and he is still very capable of fighting. This time, he is completely supporting the trip south.
The overall situation, so Wu Di's heart will naturally be biased towards Shang Yi.
And when he learned that Shang Yi had defeated Zuo Liangyu and even arrested Zuo Liangyu's son, although Wu Di didn't say anything on the surface, he was very happy in his heart. It was long overdue that Zuo Liangyu should be taught a lesson.
, he was so crazy that he was so crazy. Wu Zhi even thought about whether he should take advantage of this opportunity and simply kill Zuo Liangyu.
. He knew that Chongzhen and the imperial court were very dissatisfied with Zuo Liangyu for a long time. However, due to internal and external troubles and worries about Zuo Liangyu's large number of troops, they did not touch him. But now with Shang Yi, he was completely able to control Zuo Liangyu.
Good luck, if you can help the court solve this problem, it will be a great achievement.
However, this idea only flashed in Wu Di's mind, and was immediately rejected by Wu Di, because Zuo Liangyu was still very powerful after all. If things were not done carefully and Zuo Liangyu could not be solved, then Zuo Liangyu would
If you force him to rebel, you'll be in big trouble.
It doesn't matter if Shang Yi has soldiers in his hands, but he must bear this responsibility. All the achievements made by the previous supervisors have been wasted, so he can't be like a tiger but a dog. Therefore.
It's better not to cause unnecessary problems.
On the other hand, Wu Di also considered that if he wanted to deal with Zuo Liangyu, he could only rely on Shang Yi. Even if he could successfully deal with Zuo Liangyu, Shang Yi was fully capable of becoming the next Zuo Liangyu.
, who can control Shang Yi then?
Therefore, in Wu Gang's mind, he quickly set a tone for this matter, that is, to try his best to resolve it peacefully, to show kindness to Zuo Liangyu, and to let Zuo Liangyu and Shang Yi restrain each other. This is the best way.
So Wu Di advised Shang Yi that he should put the overall situation first. After all, Zuo Liangyu was also a court official. If he made trouble in the court, it would also have an impact on Shang Yi's future career. What if Zuo Liangyu was really forced to rebel?
, then it would be even more difficult to deal with.
In fact, Shang Yi didn't mean to drive Zuo Liangyu away, he just wanted to teach him a lesson. Since Wu Di said so, it was like borrowing a ladder to climb down the wall and fully agreed. But Zong Yi insisted that Zuo Liangyu must say it himself.
Admit your mistake and pay compensation for money, food and materials, which is the cost of redeeming Zuo Menggen. Of course, Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo also have a share of these money, food and materials, which was what Shang Yi had promised them.
Wu Zhengdao had no objection to Shang Yi's request, because in his heart he also felt that it was necessary to teach Zuo Liangyu a lesson and to stop Zuo Liangyu from being so arrogant, so that he could be able to boss him around in the future.
Anyway, let
Shang Yi came to be the villain and pretended to be a peacemaker. Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo didn't have any objections. Anyway, it was Shang Yi who came out to blackmail Zuo Liangyu and he had already done it. With such a good thing, so what?
What about enjoying it but not doing it?
So everyone discussed and decided that in the afternoon of the same day, Wu Di took Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo into Xianning to see Zuo Liangyu, and expressed his interests to him.
The jade suit is extremely soft.
The siege battle in the morning also made Zuo Liangyu fully understand that Shang Yi was not the imperial court and could be manipulated by himself. Moreover, he was not qualified to bargain with Shang Yi at all. Wu Di was willing to come forward to mediate and use the experience to give
If you can't get down, you will have no choice but to rebel immediately. Anyway, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Let's endure this breath today, and then slowly find a way to settle this debt with Shang Yi.
So the two parties went through another round of bargaining, and finally decided that Zuo Liangyu would compensate Shang Yi one hundred thousand taels of silver and thirty thousand shi of grain - these were all given to Zuo Liangyu by Zhang Xianzhong, but Zuo Liangyu's hands were still warm.
He gave it up immediately. However, Wu Di also wanted to save Zuo Liangyu's face and did not want him to apologize to Shang Yi in person, so he wrote a letter.
Fortunately, Shang Yi doesn't care about this, as long as Zuo Liangyu relents, he certainly doesn't expect Zuo Liangyu to be honest in the future, but at least if Zuo Liangyu wants to cause trouble for himself, he has to think carefully about whether he can accept it.
But he could not bear the consequences of his revenge. Therefore, after Zuo Liangyu sent the money and food to Shang Yi's camp, Shang Yi also released Zuo Mengeng.
Shang Yi then distributed 20,000 taels of silver and 5,000 shi of grain to Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong each. The matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.