When the two armies met, the rebel army under Zuo Liangyu was overwhelmed by black, with a large number of people, probably more than 10,000 troops; On the Jingying side, there are only 2,000 men and horses, and in addition to about 500 cavalry, the rest are infantry troops.

From the perspective of a bystander, Zuo Liangyu's rebels look varied, wearing red military uniforms, coarse linen shirts, shirtless, etc.

If you look closely, in the hands of these rebels, there are also a variety of weapons, from the standard weapons in the Ming official army, to hoes, hammers and so on, there is no shortage of them, and the most is a wooden stick.

What's more critical is that there are also some of these rebel soldiers, from fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys to white-haired old men in their fifties and sixties. More people look skinny and don't have much strength at all.

On the Jingying side, all of them are military uniforms, just at a glance, they look very spectacular and imposing.

Not only that, all the soldiers are tall and sturdy men, and the weapons in their hands are also uniform and neat.

The two armies suddenly met, and many officers on the side of the Beijing camp were shouting loudly to rectify and prepare for war, and at the same time, a dozen or so horsemen rode out from it, and came to the rebels outside the place of a stone's throw under the word "horse" on the rebels' side, and shouted to the rebels: "According to the order of the Guogong Army, those who kneel and throw away their swords will not die, otherwise they will be killed!" ”

The dozen horsemen not only shouted loudly at the rebel commander, but also scattered on horseback, shouting loudly as they galloped along the loose line of the rebels.

When Ma Duzhong saw it, he scolded, and then hurriedly shouted to his subordinates: "Go, kill those few noisy!" ”

When his subordinates heard this, they rode out, and dozens of people parted and pounced on the officers and cavalry who were shouting loudly.

However, these officers and cavalry did not engage in battle, but shouted and went back.

When Ma Qianzhong saw it, he scolded his mother again, and then saw that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side seemed to be finishing the whole team, so he turned his head to look at his side, and found that there was no formation at all, and even many people sat on the ground.

Seeing this, he hurriedly waved his horsewhip and scolded: "Quick, drive them all up and rush to the front of the battle!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, before his subordinates could respond, suddenly, a huge roar was heard: "According to the order of the Guogong Army, those who kneel on the ground and throw away their blades will not die, otherwise they will all ......be killed."

When Ma Qianzhong heard this, he hurriedly looked up, but saw that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side, under the escort of the cavalry on both sides, had already begun to start and advance, and after stepping ten steps, he stopped for a while, and then roared in such a voice.

The neat roar and the advance and retreat of two thousand people make people feel unstoppable.

"Fuck it!" When Ma Duzhong saw it, he scolded enviously, and then immediately ordered, "Quick, where are the archers and firecrackers?" Array, array......"

Although he was in a hurry, the people on his side were still scattered. Some of his men in military uniforms, brandishing swords and guns, drove the others away, drove them up, and rushed to the front of the official army. But the speed is not fast, grinding and chirping.

On the side of the imperial court, although they walked ten steps and stopped, the speed was much faster than that of the rebels, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

With a miserable scream of "ah", I saw that those rebel soldiers in military uniforms began to cut people, and those who were left behind were suddenly stimulated and swarmed forward, and there was no formation at all.

However, at this moment, suddenly, the court officials and soldiers suddenly broke out "kill, kill, kill......"

Every step is shouted out of the word "kill". Perhaps because only one word was shouted, the voice was more neat, and the outbursts were louder and deafening.

Hearing this roar, looking at the neat steps on the opposite side, it was like a wall of people pushing forward, and the murderous aura came to the face, so frightened that those rebel soldiers immediately coaxed, and no one dared to rush towards it.

However, behind them were the Overseers, and those who dared to run backwards were cut down to the ground by those of the Overseers without hesitation. and did not cut them to death, but let them cry in agony on the earth, and intimidate others.

Finally, on the rebels' side, archers and musketeers were driven to the front. These rebel soldiers didn't care about the three-seven-twenty-one, and hurriedly released the arrows and shots.

It has not yet reached the effective range, the lead bullet does not know where to fly, the bow and arrow are visible to the naked eye, and it can be clearly seen that most of them fall in front of the imperial court official army, and a few arrows that shoot far away are shot into the Ming army's formation, and they are also blocked by the shields in the front row.

Suddenly, there was a "pop", but I saw that the arquebus in the hand of a rebel soldier exploded, and the still smoking gun was thrown in front, and the soldier himself rolled on the ground with his head in his hands.

When the rebel soldiers around him saw it, no one went to check on the situation, but they were far away one by one, as if hiding from the plague; The remaining arquebusiers, who had not fired, stretched out their hands as long as they could, kept the arquebuses away from them, twisted their heads, did not look at the target at all, and pulled the triggers one after another, just thinking about getting the lead bullet out as soon as possible. ：

Smoke began to fill the rebels' side, obscuring part of the view. However, the rhythmic sound of "killing" did not stop at all, nor did it weaken, and even got closer and closer.

Suddenly, some of the rebel soldiers saw the opposite cavalry move, and pounced on them from the left and right. After only a while, the speed of the horse was raised, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves seemed to be like thousands of horses.

"Puff puff ......"

"Ahhh......h

But I saw that the arrows shot by those cavalry soldiers fell on the rebels, causing a sound.

The soldiers at the front of the rebels either dodged the direction of the cavalry onslaught, or simply fled backwards.

"Kill ......" Suddenly, those imperial infantry soldiers no longer shouted a kill, but only a roar, and began to charge.

Seeing this scene, the rebel soldiers at the front all subconsciously began to flee.

"Fuck, how is this battle going to be fought?" When Ma Qianzhong saw this, he couldn't help but scold his mother again, and very wisely, he turned the horse's head, turned around and ran away.

In the early and middle period of Chongzhen, those who transferred troops from the Guanning army to suppress bandits were all cavalry, and often one or two thousand cavalry troops, chasing tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of thieves, to kill behind the buttocks. The representative figures include Cao Wenzhao, Zu Kuan and other generals.

It's not that they are strong, but the composition of the thieves is too scumbag, and they are not vulnerable at all.

In the last years of Chongzhen, the strength of the thieves has been greatly enhanced, and there are more and more old thieves in the past few years who have transformed from the border army, thus forming the core force of the thieves. There are ordinary troops that consume the strength of the officers and soldiers, and they are using their core strength to deal a fatal blow to the officers and troops.

Even if they can't be defeated, the core force of the thieves is mostly cavalry, and they will use ordinary troops as a cover to escape. Then they plundered and coerced ordinary people, repeating this mode of warfare.

In this way, the strength of the thieves is getting stronger and stronger, while the strength of the court officials and soldiers is getting weaker and weaker. The lives were ruined, the taxes were not paid, and the court became weaker and weaker.

This trick will be used by thieves, and Zuo Liangyu, who has just become a rebel, will also use it. Because of this, Ma Duzhong ran away without any burden.

The front of Dingzhou is fighting, and there are almost no difficulty for the 2,000 officers and soldiers of the imperial court against the tens of thousands of rebels. More than 5,000 rebels were captured, and they had little to lose.

When Zhang Mingwei led the Chinese army to Dingzhou, it was already noon the next day.

Because the striker had to take care of more than 5,000 prisoners, he couldn't pursue them at all, and the corpses of about 3,000 rebels killed in the battle had to be buried, rather than being ignored like a thief.

Zhang Mingwei, accompanied by the generals, looked at the so-called more than 5,000 rebel prisoners, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. These are the people who are being coerced!

Suddenly, in the group of captives, a gray-aged man pulled a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy and knelt down to Zhang Mingwei's side, kowtowing again and again with a look of fear and worry on his face, while still muttering there.

Seeing the two of them like this, the other rebel prisoners who were originally sluggish and numb also followed the example of the two of them, kowtowing and talking at the same time, and even many of them showed their skinny bodies, as if they were very strong.

Zhang Mingwei couldn't understand their local language, but from their demeanor and behavior, he probably guessed what they meant.

"What are they talking about?" Zhu Yujiao frowned and couldn't help asking. Obviously, she couldn't understand the official language with too strong an accent.

When Zhou Yuji heard this, he relayed: "They are afraid that we will kill them!" ”

This kind of thing, when he led the army to suppress the thief, he had seen a lot.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he said loudly to these captives: "Don't worry, the imperial court will properly settle you!" ”

When the captives heard this, they were skeptical. Not only had they heard about the killing of prisoners by the imperial court, but of course they would not have heard good words from the imperial court on the side of the rebels.

At this time, the governor of Dingzhou led the local officials to hurry over.

Even if Shousuke comes, they may not come out to greet them. However, the Duke of Xingguo is here, and his power is so great that even the nine thousand years old of the Apocalypse Dynasty have to bow down.

If anyone offends and impeaches the Xingguo Gong, it will be a family raid!

If anyone hugs Xingguogong's thigh and is recommended by Xingguogong, it will be a smooth progress!

In this case, who dares to snub Xingguogong?

When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he thought that he had come just in time, so he immediately ordered the governor of Dingzhou to send someone to register these prisoners and send them all to the north.

"Guogong, settle them, and it is the responsibility of the lower officials to do so." When the governor of Dingzhou heard this, he immediately received the order, but as soon as the words changed, he said, "But these more than 5,000 mouths consume a lot of food every day, how can this be good?" ”

That's the crux of the matter! If it weren't for the seizure of a large amount of grain from the Jin merchants, there would really be no way to quell the rebellion!

These people who were obviously coerced by thieves and killed? I'm sorry for my conscience, it's hard for ordinary people to give this military order!

But if they are not killed, the placement of them will involve the energy of the army, just as the vanguard is dragged down; It is also impossible for them to bring their own dry rations, and they will consume the food brought by the army and become a big burden.

Even if the local government could help the army accept prisoners, if there was no food, it would not be possible for the local government to have much food in these years.

Then if you ignore them and let them go? In this way, they have nothing to eat, and they will eventually go on the road of being thieves.

Therefore, at this time in the late Ming Dynasty, it is really difficult!

The difficulty in fighting with the thieves is not to defeat them, but to eliminate the core power of the thieves and properly settle the people who are being coerced!

"You don't have to worry about the food problem, I have already made arrangements in advance, and along the way, from the Jingshi, there is food prepared." Zhang Mingwei explained to the governor of Dingzhou, "The most important thing for you is to register them and make a group, and then send them to the north!" ”

As soon as the governor of Dingzhou heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, the most difficult problem was solved, and he ascended the throne to make a register, as long as there was an army of the Duke of Guogong nearby, he did not worry about the problem of city defense, and he could organize the people of Dingzhou to come and detain and register and make a register.

The captives who were close to each other, hearing their conversations and knowing that they would survive, wept with joy one by one. After inquiring, Zhang Mingwei's reputation also spread among these captives.

When Zhang Mingwei continued to lead his troops south and fought a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels under Zuo Liangyu, the good news also reached the Beijing Division.

"In the first battle of the country, he broke the enemy without much effort, killed 3,000, captured 5,000, and had almost no losses on his side, a great victory!"

Emperor Chongzhen listened to the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, read the good news, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately shouted loudly: "Okay, good, Mr. lives up to my expectations, not bad, not bad!" ”

After finishing speaking, he saw that none of the courtiers below looked happy, so he asked by name a little strangely: "Du Qing thinks this good news is not true?" ”

When the cabinet assistant minister Du Yinxi heard this, he quickly denied it: "Weichen thinks that the good news is true!" ”

"Then why don't I look at you so much?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately asked.

When Du Yinxi heard this, he turned his head to look at his other colleagues, and then replied: "Your Majesty, with the strength of the Duke of the Kingdom, the first battle was won, which is expected. The next battle with the main force of Zuo Liangyu's rebels is crucial. Weichen was a little worried that it was too easy to win the first battle, and he didn't know if Guogong's side would underestimate the enemy? ”

"Yes, the court cracked down on thieves, and there were many victories in the early stage, but in the end, they could fight in ......the end," Zuo Maodi also followed.

The words were not finished, but the meaning was understood.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen immediately understood the reason why they were not very happy after hearing the good news. In this regard, after frowning, he hurriedly said: "In this way, Qing and the others will immediately write to inform Mr. to be careful!" ”

Hearing this, Du Yinxi said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect the war to be so fast, according to what is written on this good news, Guogong's side should have started a decisive battle with the main force of Zuo Liangyu's rebels at this time!" ”

"......" As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his heart suddenly rose again.

The gentleman is so smart, he shouldn't underestimate the enemy, right?

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