Chapter 522: War Reporter: Youzhou Pacification
Why didn't Zhou Pan let the Bohai Navy enter the city? Because, worried that the Tang army would take the opportunity to attack the city, he also wanted to fight to the death and defend the city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Since you want to defend the city, why not accept the Bohai Navy? Because they are a defeated army, they are afraid of infecting the fear of the Tang Army to other Youzhou troops, although they have seen it a long time ago, and the news has long been spread, but after all, they have not faced it directly, and the fear is not so great.
Again, the problem of grain and grass, if the Shence Army did not come again, there would not be much grain and grass in Youzhou. Now if you want to defend the city, relying on the geographical advantage and about to enter the cold winter, then the grain and grass are very important, since the flag was raised, Youzhou can no longer buy a bucket of rice, so you have to save some use.
In the end, he had long seen that these two armies were not pleasing to the eye, and now that he had the opportunity to trap the Bohai people, how could he not do it. So, after thinking twice, he ordered the suspension bridge to be raised. A conflict broke out with Da Mingjun on the spot, and in the end, although under the restraint of both sides, the conflict did not last too long, and finally put down the suspension bridge, but it was a little late.
Although the conflict broke out for a short time, but it was enough, the defeated army was piled up under the city, and they were all desperate, and then the drawbridge was put down again, and they saw a way out of desperation, in order to fight for a way out, the Bohai people broke out with an amazing fighting spirit and fought to the death.
It was not a fight with the Tang army, but his teammates, in order to snatch the right to cross the drawbridge, the Bohai people under the city gate were killing each other, coupled with the coercion of the Tang army in the rear, the corpses under the city wall were in disarray. Even in the moat, there were many Bohai navies who were squeezed down, and the remains blocked the moat.
If you are squeezed down, it is useless to be able to swim, and you have just been pushed into the water, maybe before you show your head, you will be squeezed to the bottom of the water by the people who are smashed down from above, and you are still facing those who can't swim and climb indiscriminately. As for the armor, it's not a problem, if you can run here, who is still wearing armor, many people have even lost their weapons.
This also made the fighting under the city extremely fierce, the Bohai people pushed, pulled, grabbed and pinched, grabbed the thighs, tightened the neck, kicked with big feet, desperately just to squeeze out. This tragedy, even the pursuing Shence army was chilled to see.
If they had used this ruthlessness to fight against the Tang army, the Tang army would still win, but I am afraid that there would be a lot of losses. Zhou Pan had this little bit of caution at the beginning, and wanted to imitate the battle against the water, break the cauldron and sink the boat, let the Bohai Navy turn around, and fight to the death with the Tang Army. It's a pity that death is death, but it's cannibalism.
I don't have time to pay attention to the Bohai people who staged the tragedy of the same room in order to snatch their lives. Seeing that the Tang army was approaching, Zhou Pan gathered on the city wall to get crossbowmen and desperately released arrows. It doesn't matter if it's accurate, it's just put.
In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, the Shence army did not approach, but was more than 200 paces away, and fired their guns at the head of the city and the army under the city. Can you hit it in 200 steps?
Yes, in fact, the Tang crossbow and the Zhongsi type musket can be hit up to 200 paces away, the problem is just accuracy. However, now that the target is so obvious, there is no need to say the accuracy, anyway, the Tang army is fighting at the city gate, and the Youzhou army is shooting slowly.
However, even if it was such a counter-fire, the Youzhou army couldn't stand it anymore, and some crossbowmen kept falling. The Tang army was not injured, and the Bohai people who rushed to cross the river at the city gate were even worse, the cannonballs could not be constructed, but the bullets chased and beat the ass.
'What a weapon this tmd. Zhou Pan's eyes were about to pop out, how could he hit such a distance? Zhou Pan hid under the city wall, not daring to probe, he didn't expect Tang Jun's weapons to be so accurate when they were so far away.
This is a Mini bullet, Li Chen got the Mini bullet out. In fact, the middle four type musket, as long as it is equipped with Mini bullets, is almost a rifle. The problem of air tightness is solved by the cork stopper behind the bullet. The problem is that Li Chen can't mass produce it. However, some are hand-made, with a scope, and are intended for use by marksmen, and it is not a problem.
In the end, the Bohai people were finally emptied, fought 40,000, and finally escaped back with less than 10,000, and became frightened birds. The remaining 30,000 have dropped by more than 10,000. The rest died cleanly.
Some of them fell on the battlefield, killed by guns, killed by artillery, trampled to death by each other, and mutilated to death. And died under the city wall, the state of death is even more bizarre, drowning accounts for the majority, some fight each other to death, are bitten to death, and the eye bubbles are deducted out to die.
The Tang army did not stay long, and the sky gradually darkened. Collect the troops and return to the camp, leaving the devastation for the Youzhou people to clean up. Zhou Pan organized people to clean up overnight. The battle of Youzhou shocked the world.
The first battle of Youzhou was quickly published in the newspapers. The fastest reaction was still Suncheon Daily as other newspapers, and when the imperial court made an announcement, Suncheon Daily first published the process of the Battle of Youzhou, and the sales of the newspaper increased several times that day, and the other two newspapers were beaten into a bleak shadow.
The other two newspapers were outraged, and although Suncheon Daily was a royal property, it was too unfair. However, injustice is injustice, and they pinched their noses and admitted it. However, it soon became clear that something was wrong. Because this time Suncheon Daily got the source of the news, it was himself.
Suncheon Daily, the world's first, dispatched war correspondents. Yes, they were fashionable enough to send war correspondents. In the history of journalism, this should definitely be written down by Xu Liwen stupidly and boldly. It was he who first proposed that since everyone was so concerned about the battle of Youzhou, the newspaper simply sent reporters to the front line to actually interview them.
This suggestion was approved by Ah Xiang. So, when the Shence army went north, he accompanied him all the way. After the war, he sent people to quickly deliver the news of the Youzhou War.
Originally, he was not as fast as the imperial court. Of course, the delivery of information is the most urgent thing for such a major event. However, when the imperial court receives it, it must be dealt with first, and the reaction is not like a newspaper, which can publish the news immediately after receiving it. And those who wait for the news of the court to get newspapers, it is even slower.
So it was reported by Suncheon Daily, and there was a time difference. A day earlier than everyone else, the report of the Battle of Youzhou was issued. This is not over, in the evening of the same day, Xu Li also observed with the army, and issued a special issue of the Battle of Youzhou. It was reported in detail that there were many matters concerning the Shence Army, such as interviewing some soldiers, interviewing their impressions, introducing the appearance of the Tang Army, and so on.
Or report on how the Shence army is mighty and does not disturb the people, and the most important thing is to describe in detail the situation of the Shence army winning more with less, and winning a great victory with a few blows, and erecting the prestige of the Shence army. This made the Shuntian Evening News of the same day a hot sale again. The other two newspapers were jealous, and they also sent their own war correspondents to make amends.
However, it was late, there was no telegram, and when Chang'an saw the news, things were often many days later. When they arrived at the battlefield, they only had time to report that the Tang army had recovered the news from Youzhou.
In this way, they lost to the Shuntian Daily, they took a step earlier and wrote the headline, and a hundred years later, the Tang Army's iron boots set foot in Youzhou again. A hundred years after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang army took steps and finally officially stepped on the land of Youzhou.
Although before, Youzhou was quite deferential, but the secession of Hebei is no longer a fact. The Shence Army is the first non-Youzhou army to officially set foot in Youzhou.
'Brothers, we Youzhou people are in charge of Youzhou affairs, this habit, from your grandfather to your grandfather, to your grandfather, we all came over like this, and now the court does not give us a way to live, and we are not allowed to treat Youzhou, I don't agree, what about you. Back a few days ago, Zhou Pan was hoarse and tried his best to encourage the demoralized Youzhou army.
Even if the Bohai Navy is separated, panic will inevitably spread in Youzhou. Zhou Pan was very anxious, constantly boosting morale, and said something as if the imperial court was wrong and destroyed the tradition of Youzhou.
However, no one took his words seriously, and everyone did not forget that it was he who did not take the court seriously and claimed to be the king of Ji to attract the court to crusade. In particular, he also recruited an interracial coalition army, there are no good things, how many people and things have been ruined in Youzhou, although the families of the soldiers have not been harassed, but in their hometown, there are always some rural feelings, and no one is sad to see their fellow villagers being ruined.
Therefore, although Zhou Pan and his cronies tried their best to stir up the morale of the army for their own glory and wealth, it had no effect. It's not that no one regrets his cronies, how did he listen to the instigation of the unobtrusive person and follow him to rebel, and now it looks like it's going to die, and everyone is fighting in their hearts.
Now the Youzhou army has been here for a short time, and no one has yet provoked trouble, and secondly, it is really unwilling to let the imperial court control it, so there is no commotion, so that Zhou Pan can temporarily control Youzhou. But the Bohai people were just scared, and finally escaped the 10,000 people, so they thought about going back.
Da Mingjun also wanted to withdraw the army, his father miscalculated, and Datang couldn't be provoked at all. He thought that at least bring these 10,000 people back, and then negotiate with Datang to see if he could release the 10,000 people who surrendered, if the Bohai Kingdom lost 20,000 people, it would be very dangerous.
The Khitans ran most of it, and I don't know how much they lost. However, they have horses, and they will not lose as much as Bohai. When the time comes, in order to make up for the losses, the Khitans will definitely find trouble with the Bohai Kingdom.
Who are you looking for if you don't look for Bohai Country? Murowei and Shanxi? The allied forces of the tribes were already lagging behind, but they did not suffer a blow, and only suffered two shots. The strength is well preserved. The Khitans will not, and they don't dare to trouble them, only the Bohai people, who have suffered the most, can make up for it.
Not to mention the Khitans, even the tribes in the north will be reversed. Originally, Bohai relied on their strength to suppress them, and they were already dissatisfied, but now Bohai is ...... Da Mingjun couldn't even think about it.
The next day, taking advantage of the Tang army's move to the camp, the camp that was originally on the other side of the Sanggan River was moved to the city of Youzhou.
How could Zhou Pan let them go? The Khitans ran away, Yelan was frightened, and he ran away with the men and horses overnight that night. Because he was afraid of being pursued by the Tang army, he fled overnight, leaving an empty camp for the Tang army. After being discovered by the Tang army in the morning, they took over the empty camp and moved the remnants back. The allied forces of the various tribes were even more simply, seeing the defeat of the Bohai and Khitans, they ran away in the afternoon of the same day.
Now there is only one Bohai country left, how can Zhou Pan be willing to let them leave. As a result, the two sides clashed again under the city gates. Less than a day apart, the situation is completely reversed, and those who were desperate to go in before are now going out. I didn't let you in before, but I won't let you go now.
This time, however, the clashes were more intense, and the two sides were almost fighting under the city gates. If you really have to fight, it's a big problem. The two sides are fighting fiercely inside the city, and maybe the Tang army outside the city will see the opportunity and immediately attack the city.
Finally, under the coordination of Zhang Zhongzhi, the two sides took a step back. Don't go during the day, go at night, don't let the Tang army find out, so that they are safer. And the flags will be left behind, pretending that they are still in the city, as if they are suspicious.
He said to Zhou Pan that if he was forced to stay, it would not help Youzhou. They were frightened by the Tang army and could not fight with the Tang army at all. Even, you have to worry about them backwater. Just let them go, and if they defend, as long as they mobilize the people to defend the city, they are much more reliable than these Bohai people.
Zhou Pan agreed, but he secretly hated in his heart, he didn't let them in at the beginning, and he was killed by the Tang Army directly, wouldn't it be more convenient, and when the time came, even Da Mingjun was killed, saying that he was killed by the Tang Army. Even Da Mingjun, the prince, died under the city, maybe Da Qianhuang will be angry, and more soldiers and horses will be sent, and Youzhou will be safe, which item is now.
It's just that night, the Bohai people didn't go, that night, the city gate of Youzhou secretly opened a crack, let the Bohai people go out, don't hurry up and can't go, today during the day, the Tang army moved the camp for half a day, and began to dig a ditch in the second half of the day, it seems that it is planning to trap Youzhou to death, and it will be two days late, I am afraid that I will not be able to go if I want to.
Who knows, halfway out of the talent, the lights suddenly turned on outside, and the voices were loud. The Tang army actually killed it and killed it directly at the city gate. The Bohai Kingdom collapsed, and the city gate was in chaos, and Zhou Pan ordered the city gate to be closed.
There are a total of eight outer city gates in Youzhou, two in each direction, because the Tang army encompasses the east, west, and south, and encircles three que. So Youzhou secretly opened the north gate and let the Bohai people out, who knew that there were ambushes here. Zhou Pan let the gate close, but of course the Bohai people did not let it, and there was a conflict under the city gate.
Who knows, the south gate, which is opposite the north gate, is also noisy. Zhou Pan urgently ordered his cronies to investigate, who knows, the cronies brought back a thunderbolt news from a sunny day, Zhang Zhongzhi dedicated the city, and now the Tang army has entered the city. When Zhou Pan heard this, he almost fainted.
'Lord, run quickly, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood.' The cronies told him to run away, and Zhou Pan smiled bitterly, "Where can you run?" No wonder there was an ambush at the north gate of the Tang Army, it turned out that Zhang Zhongzhi betrayed himself. Now surrounded on all sides, where else can you escape?
At that moment, he went home, left a suicide note, and took all the crimes down, hoping that the court could give his old father a way to live, saying that all this was done by himself and had nothing to do with his old father. However, he didn't know that with the defeat outside the city, the hearts of the people in Youzhou City were fluctuating.
Someone had already told Zhou Qi that his son had raised troops to rebel and was punished by the imperial court. As a result, Zhou Qi was angry, and he was already seriously ill, and he couldn't afford to get sick. And a few of his subordinates who served him had long known the news of the defeat, but now that the old general is dead again, he is afraid of being angry with Zhou Pan, and he doesn't want to be affected by Zhou Pan, so he scatters directly. As a result, Zhou Pan never got the news.
At this point, Youzhou was pacified.