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For the people in Dengzhou City, the 11th day of August in the fifth year of Chongzhen, that is, the day of September 24, 1632 in the Gregorian calendar, is really an unusual day.

Since daytime, something has been wrong in the city, and some people have secretly rumored that the sound of artillery has been heard from afar - as the main artillery production base of the Ming Dynasty, the local people are no stranger to the sound of cannons. And the rebels in the city did not do anything to disturb the people as before, but began to show a hint of panic.

-- Is there another official army coming? Some people in the city began to make all kinds of speculations, but no one had much hope at first, most people knew that Laizhou City was still surrounded, and if the imperial court sent officials and troops, it would definitely relieve the siege of Laizhou first, and before the official road on the Laizhou Mansion was opened, the imperial army would not be able to pass.

However, as time went on, this hope, which had been very slim, was gradually grown, and the panic of the rebels in the city like headless flies intensified this suspicion, and according to well-informed sources, an official army had actually landed from the sea and was coming towards the city with great vigour.

The rebel leaders in the city tried to suppress these rumors, but soon the hastily closed gates and the urgently assembled army confirmed these suspicions, and the sound of fire from outside the city was getting closer and closer, and the people of the city hid in their homes as usual, and they were uneasy in their hearts—although it was a good thing for the court officials and soldiers to come, the virtues of the Ming army were really not flattering. Even if the officers and soldiers can enter the city, no one can say what it will be like in the future.

In the afternoon, the rebels in the city seemed to be impatient, and rushed out of the city in a hurry, and the sound of explosions outside became louder and louder, first from the sea, and gradually on land, and finally on the sea and land, even in the southwesternmost part of the city, which was the most remote from the battlefield, the sound of guns could be heard, like firecrackers during the New Year. In contrast, the shouts of the golden drums during the wars in peacetime have been completely masked.

At this time, even the most dull and brainless people can predict that this must be the official army coming, and some families who are fighting fiercely with the rebels outside have quietly lit incense and candles at home, praying for the protection of the gods, and this time the officers and soldiers will not be beaten away again.

And more ordinary people are huddled in the house holding their heads and trembling, waiting for the unknowable fate.

When the battle reached Shen, the sound of guns and cannons suddenly intensified, like a violent storm. In a moment, dozens of huge roars erupted one after another, and even one after another, and the entire Dengzhou City trembled slightly, and just after that moment, the explosions and roars on the battlefield suddenly stopped, and it was only then that human voices could be heard—only hundreds of people were heard howling and crying...... As the gate of the northwest city opened, countless remnants of the defeated soldiers poured in in panic, screaming in surprise, but they all had only one meaning: "defeated"

Did the officers and troops win? The sights that the common people carefully observed through the cracks in the door seemed to prove this completely, but instead of taking the opportunity to take the city, this strange army of officers and soldiers fell silent.

On this night, the city of Dengzhou was filled with a certain strange atmosphere, the first half of the night was the crying and wailing of the defeated rebels, and in the second half of the night it was replaced by all kinds of noise, and the civilians, who had long been frightened birds, could only hide their heads in the bed and pray to the gods and Buddhas in heaven to bless their thin wooden doors and not be kicked open - that would mean another round of robbery and even massacre.

I barely spent the night in fear, until the next morning, but I felt another strange calm in the city. A few bold men unlatched the door and went out to look, only to find that in the middle of the night, all the rebels who had killed a thousand knives had left the city, leaving no one behind

There are only a few crumpled big flags with the word "Ming", fluttering high on the city tower and flagpole.

At noon, when more and more people dared to take to the streets, they were somewhat surprised to find that there was really no army in the city, and all of them had run away. But when they noticed that the rebels, numbering as many as 10,000 people, had not gone away, but were all gathered outside the city, a sense of tension spread through the city.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for them to see that those people were surrendering to the officers. When the surrendered rebels were being reorganized on the beach, there were already many ordinary people standing on the wall of Dengzhou Mansion watching the excitement, and there were cheers and praises from time to time. It was only when Pang Yu Ao Sayan led several thousand rebels into the city to clean up the mess that the people panicked for a while--of course, after seeing that the troops who came in this time were only cleaning the streets, and they learned from the Anmin notice plastered all over the city with the name "Daming Qionghai Town" that Dengzhou had indeed been recovered by the imperial court officials and soldiers, this panic quickly subsided.

In the days that followed, the atmosphere in the capital calmed down, and the Qiong navy deliberately did not have much contact with the civilians in the city for the first few days, lest the common people who had suffered from the rebellion spill their anger on them - in fact, when the common people confirmed that the rebel captives were no longer able to harm them, the voices of the people began to call for revenge. On several occasions, when the rebel captives were dredging and burying their bodies in the city, they were thrown with stones and clods of earth by some little hairy children, and although no adult dared to do so, the hatred in their eyes was quite obvious.

Pang Yu Ao Sayan, who was in charge of the city's affairs, was a shrewd person, so naturally he would not ignore these signs, and the two returned to Shuicheng to reconcile Xi Ling Ning Laoshi and discuss how to get out of this dilemma. Some people advocate that there should be another public trial and judgment conference, and pick a few of the most heinous crimes from those rebels to throw them out to make the people angry? Anyway, it's the debt owed by the rebels, and there is no need for our navy to protect them from disaster.

"The public trial and judgment conference is to be held, but I'm afraid it's not appropriate now." Pang Yu had already planned for this, "To be honest, those who really have a lot of blood debts in their hands didn't dare to stay that night, and ran to the area of Huangxian County, Laiyang to meet Kong Youde." It is not easy to pick scapegoats among the rebels who remain and surrender, and it is difficult to convince the common people of truth. ”

"Then what should I do, do I still have to chase down to Laiyang to arrest the remaining bandits and bring them back for trial?"

Someone said jokingly, but unexpectedly, Pang Yu nodded solemnly:

"That's exactly what I mean."

At this moment, everyone was stunned -- all they promised was to help him recapture Dengzhou Capital, and the task given by the military team and committee was only to take Dengzhou and mobilize the refugees here to move to the south as much as possible, and the total annihilation of the Shandong rebels was not within the scope of the goal.

What's more, according to historical facts, in just these few days, the main force of the Ming army will win a decisive victory over the rebels, unlike the rebels in history who have a way back to retreat, the rebels who have lost their fundamental place are now rootless, even if the Qiong Navy no longer intervenes, their destruction is only a matter of time. Qiong Haijun didn't care about the military exploits of the imperial court, so why bother to rob them of this stubble with the Liaodong Army?

Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Pang Yu only said one sentence:

"The main rebel army is still there, and most of them will come to take the city. And we can only take the initiative to attack now, because our 2,000 people alone can't fight a battle to defend the city, and the two cities here, more than 100,000 people, and more than 10,000 prisoners are all a burden to us."

After thinking about it for a while, everyone gradually understood what Staff Officer Pang meant -- no matter whether the Battle of Shahe in history was fought or not, and what the outcome was, the next step of the current main force of the rebels was definitely to recapture the old nest. Under normal circumstances, the garrison would take advantage, but the current Joan navy was an exception. If the other party sends a large army to attack, Shuicheng, as the current main base, will definitely send two or three companies, at least six or seven hundred troops to stay behind, and then let the remaining more than a thousand to defend Fucheng? I'm afraid that even the city walls will not be satisfied, let alone that there will be no mobile forces to deal with emergencies at all.

"Maybe we can let Zheng Jiajun and the captives here help us defend the city?"

Someone mentioned this, but before others could refute him, he took back the construction - for the Zheng family's allies and more than 10,000 rebel prisoners, according to their short-haired army's consistent thinking: they can be used, but they can't be relied on, and to put it more specifically, they must not pin their own safety on these people who cannot be fully controlled.

It is also a way of thinking to let the Toucheng troops assist in the defense of the city and liberate the Qiong naval forces to move freely, but when the rebels come to the city, no one knows what these people will do. If the time comes for them to make a fuss again, or even to escape from the battle, the consequences will be incalculable. At the very least, the capital city of Dengzhou will once again become a battleground between the two sides, and their previous efforts to protect the city will be in vain.

"It's not that the troops and the Zheng family army can't be used, but they can't be used to fight. That's why we have to take the initiative and drive the enemy away. ”

"Anyway, you can't let the battlefield stay around here, right?"

Xie Xi quickly understood Pang Yu's intentions, and pondered in a deep voice:

"If you want to fight again...... The point is whether there is enough ammunition?"

-- In modern hot-weapon warfare, muskets and artillery are overwhelming, and it is enjoyable to fight, but the ammunition is also consumed so quickly and terrifyingly. They rushed here from Hainan, and only fought a battle a few days ago, and everyone was surprised by the amount of ammunition they had calculated afterwards -- they had used up nearly one-fifth of the army's arms reserves, especially the huge consumption of various types of artillery shells, and the navy's "battle line" was really too extravagant.

"It's okay, we still have about 80 percent of our ammunition stock, and Lao Ma and they have recovered all the solid ammunition as much as possible, so it is not a big problem to fight two or three more battles of this scale -- but I think the Shandong rebels will definitely not be able to withstand so many blows."

Lin Feng, who was in charge of logistics, was more optimistic, which reassured everyone. So they began to discuss the plan of sending troops in detail, and after the allocation stopped, they informed several Ming envoys who accompanied the army of the next plan of action for the Qiong navy.

-- For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty, the officers and men of Qionghai Town will work tirelessly, take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely destroy the bandit leader rebels

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