Chapter Ninety-Seven: Counterinsurgency
These people were originally just poor peasants, and the reason why they rebelled must have been because someone instigated them, and the people who agitated were the ones who were really evil, but Tang Mo wanted to kill these peasants together, because Tang Mo understood that the kindness of women would only harm themselves and the world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Only iron-blooded means can deter those petty people.
Lang Qing is a young general selected by Tang Mo, who has an innate realm of cultivation, and sending him to suppress the rebellion is the best choice.
Tang Mo stamped the seal on the holy decree, and then put the holy decree on the left side, tomorrow a eunuch from Zhongshu Province will come to take it away, and then go to pass the decree, after Langqing receives the decree, he can lead the troops to quell the rebellion.
The next day, Lang Qing received a holy decree in the mansion, and he immediately took the holy decree and went to the guard to lead the troops.
The documents of the Ministry of War were also sent to the Ministry of Households, asking the Ministry of Households to allocate the corresponding military rations.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty was still full of vitality, and there was no major problem in fighting a battle, and the household department quickly allocated military rations and sent them to the capital guards.
Lang Qing gathered 10,000 troops, then carried military rations, left the Jingwei Station, and went to the place of rebellion to quell the rebellion.
Lang Qing led the army and did not rush to march, although he knew that the battle ahead was urgent, and if he did not arrive as soon as possible, the rebellion would become more and more widespread, but he knew better that if he brought a tired army, it would only make the situation worse.
A tired army could not solve the problem, so Lang Qing calmly led the army and headed towards the land of rebellion at a speed of thirty miles a day.
After twenty days, Lang Qing finally went to the place of rebellion, and the size of the rebel army had reached 100,000 by this time.
In the palace, Tang Mo was not too worried about this counterinsurgency, she believed in Langqing's strength.
Military reports from the front kept coming back, Langqing marched normally for thirty miles a day, and the rebels became larger and larger, and the atmosphere in the court became a lot more tense.
Some people accused Langqing of being unfavorable and slow, and that it should be replaced, which was rejected by Tang Mo.
Some people also said that the rebels were strong, and the imperial court should prepare as early as possible and prepare more war materials, but they were also rejected by Tang Mo.
Many ministers felt that the empress was acting arbitrarily, and dissatisfaction gradually grew in their hearts.
Among them is Wang Yaozu, the commander of the capital capital.
Wang Yaozu was already dissatisfied that Tang Mo crossed him and directly ordered his commanders to go to quell the rebellion, but now the empress did not listen to the advice and made a desperate bet, which made him even more dissatisfied.
Wang Yaozu's cultivation is not high, only the fifth order of the day after tomorrow, and the reason why he can become the commander of the capital is because of the shadow of the ancestors.
Tang Mo had already felt a little impatient with Wang Yaozu and wanted to replace him, but he couldn't find a reason for a while.
After all, Wang Yaozu's father was one of the founding fathers, and without a good reason, Tang Mo had no way to remove him from his official position at will.
Although Wang Yaozu was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say it in front of the empress, but he didn't say a word, and his face looked cloudy.
At this time, someone stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Lang Qing is nameless and hopeless, it is the biggest mistake to let him go to quell the rebellion this time, and I hope that Your Majesty will withdraw Lang Qing and replace it with someone else." ”
Tang Mo had heard such words several times, of course he would not be moved, nor would he change his decision, he waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I have made up my mind." ”
At this time, Wang Yaozu suddenly walked out and said, "Your Majesty, Langqing marched so slowly, I am afraid that the purpose is to make the rebels bigger, and then he will rebel with the rebels. ”
This is a heart-wrenching word!
Tang Mo felt a little difficult to answer for a while, Wang Yaozu deliberately forced her to turn against Langqing.
If she asked Wang Yaozu what evidence he had, Wang Yaozu must have been prepared, he had already dug a pit, waited for Tang Mo to jump in, and then killed Langqing.
Tang Mo's thinking was running at high speed, and he finally thought of a way to deal with it.
"Wang Aiqing, why are you so sure that Langqing has a rebellious heart?"
"Your Majesty, you have evidence. ”
Tang Mo paused and said, "Whether Langqing rebels or not, don't listen to one person's words, wait a few days to see." ”
After speaking, Tang Mo waved his hand and signaled to retreat.
"Retreat from the dynasty-" The eunuch's shrill voice fell, the hundred officials dispersed, and Tang Mo also got up to leave.
Although this seems to be just an ordinary delaying tactic, it also happens to be a way to solve Wang Yaozu's strategy, as long as time passes, Langqing will naturally be able to successfully quell the rebellion, and no matter what kind of evidence Wang Yaozu can come up with, it will no longer matter.
Langqing has come to the west side of Yongluo County occupied by the rebels at this moment, and from a distance, Yongluo County has been captured by the rebels, the city gate is open, and countless rebels have gathered under the county seat, and the water surrounding Yongluo County is impassable.
The rebels obviously did not have the rules of marching, they were all chaotic people, they had not experienced any training, and they lacked weapons, and the soldiers were even more good and bad, all kinds of people, old people, children, and women were among them.
But the rebels were outnumbered, 100,000 people gathered together, and the momentum alone was terrifying.
Lang Qing took 10,000 troops and camped a few miles away from the rebels, he was not worried about the rebels on the opposite side coming to attack the camp, they had no professional training, the command was a problem, and wanting to attack the camp was nothing more than a pipe dream.
Lang Qing was in the Chinese military tent, took out the map and looked at it carefully.
He only had 10,000 men, but there were 100,000 people on the opposite side, although the opposite side was full of rebels, but they were outnumbered, and if they fought directly, his 10,000 troops would definitely not be able to stop the onslaught of 100,000 rebels.
So to defeat the rebels, you have to use the terrain.
The terrain around Yongluo County has a valley, two mountains, and a river valley.
Lang Qing's gaze wandered, and finally landed on the valley.
He plans to use this valley and then use the tactics to lure the enemy and defeat the rebels.
Of course, before that, he needed to go to the valley and investigate it himself, so that he could establish a detailed strategy for the next battle.
The three horsemen quietly left from behind the Langqing military camp, and the people on them were Langqing and his two lieutenants.
The three of them left the barracks and walked all the way to the valley.
Soon they entered the valley and began to observe the topography of the place, and the whole valley was in the shape of a gourd with a wide inside and a narrow outside, and the further they went, the wider the valley became.
At the end of the valley, it tightened so sharply that only a narrow exit remained.
This is simply a natural ambush place, the corners of Lang Qing's mouth couldn't help but smile, and he sighed in his heart, "God help me!"
In the evening, Lang Qing determined the strategy of luring the enemy and ambushing the enemy on the second day with all the thousands of households and the two deputy commanders in the Chinese army tent, and then divided the troops into two sections of the valley overnight, and sent archers to climb the cliffs on both sides and quietly ambush them.
In the early morning of the second day, Lang Qing took the remaining 1,000 soldiers and headed for the 100,000 rebels.
Along the way, they beat the marching drums with great vigour, and scolded the rebels for their disloyalty and injustice, and everyone was condemned.
Finally, the 100,000 rebels were enraged and rushed towards Lang Qing's 1,000 soldiers.