Chapter 418: Zhedong Soldiers (Text)
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The gate of Huizhou was closed, and the defeated soldiers outside the north gate were like flies without a head, scolding all kinds of foul language towards the city, and some people's families were still in the city, anxious, stomping their feet and scolding.
Yang Shouzhuang stood at the head of the city, followed by two military attachés, with black stubble on his snow-white scalp, which looked freshly shaved last night.
"Guard the four gates, don't let the rebellious people enter the city!"
The two military attachés bowed and nodded, and carefully proclaimed a few slight syllables from the roof of their mouths: "Yes, yes, yes!" ”
Before the soldiers went out to Jixi, Yang Shouzhuang didn't expect this trip to be so smooth. Under Jixi City, he also set up a siege formation, and when he arrived at Huizhou Mansion, it was really a complete bloodless soldier. I knew this was the case, but I don't know why these people started the army in the first place?
He couldn't help capturing the **** of Huizhou Mansion in Jixi, and did not receive Zhang Tianlu's order to send troops without authorization, but after capturing Huizhou, he sent people to report to the camp overnight. originally thought that Zhang Tianlu was still waiting for news in Jingde, but when he saw these routs under the city, he knew that the governor was not idle. A few days ago, the spies told the soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang that there were signs of going north, but the progress of the army was unimaginable, as long as the Huizhou Mansion was occupied, what could the soldiers and horses of eastern Zhejiang do? If the army stationed in Hangzhou City keeps up, maybe it will become a breakthrough point in the war situation in eastern Zhejiang.
"Haven't I done a great job?"
Yang Shouzhuang put his hands behind his back, his face raised slightly upward, as if he was reviewing the neatly lined up generals, he wanted to laugh, but it was very important to be reserved at this time, "Ahem, put the guns down to the city, and then there are those who dare to approach the city wall." ”
"Yes!"
The two people who followed him were the leaders of the rebel army left behind, and the gentry in the city agreed on a big event, and they did not have the courage to resist, so they obediently sacrificed the city.
The defenders at the head of the city raised their guns and aimed them at their brother a few days earlier.
"Release!"
The crackling sound of the cannon made Yang Shouzhuang frown when he heard it, these people lacked training, and it would be good if the bird cannon could be fired, let alone aim.
It was the sound of guns and cannons that woke up the rebels who were wandering outside the city.
Thinking that there were still Qing Lu chasing soldiers behind them, everyone didn't dare to stay in the city anymore, each thinking about their own hometown, and some unwilling people thought that General Pinglu in eastern Zhejiang was recruiting righteous soldiers, and some people wanted to escape into Quzhou Mansion and enter Fujian from Xianxia Pass, where Emperor Longwu was.
Some of the routs were running around, and now there were soldiers and horses stationed in the mountains and forests, and Zuo Ruo ordered the soldiers on the periphery to drive them away with swords, and he had no time to clean them up now.
The sound of cannons at the head of the city reached Zuo Ruo's ears, but he ignored them and ordered the scouts to closely monitor the movements in the north. As long as you look at Huizhou Mansion, when Zhai Zhe and his army arrive, the strength of the Qing prisoner's soldiers and horses in Huizhou is at a disadvantage.
In the afternoon, the rout was almost dissipated, and there were fewer pedestrians on the official road.
Zuo Ruo was arranging the position where the soldiers who had just arrived were stationed, and the soldiers who were looking at the heights rushed down and said, "The Qing prisoner is here!" ”
Zuo Ruo climbed high and looked into the distance, and saw that in the passage of the mountains and forests ten miles away, the banner of the Qing Dynasty was moving slowly, and it seemed that there were not many pursuers, and the march was not in a hurry.
The person who came was Li Yuchun, the general of Zhang Tianlu, the pioneer of the Qing Dynasty, who was ordered to lead 5,000 soldiers to rush to the aid of Huizhou Mansion.
The soldiers with pigtails were in good spirits, they were all soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Tianlu also defended the city for Shi Kefa under the city of Yangzhou. But when he was for the Ming army, it was difficult to win a battle compared to ascending to the sky, shaving his braids, and kneeling down for Qinglu, it was like changing his life against the sky, and then going to the battlefield was like a bamboo.
Zhang Tianlu didn't think about marching into Huizhou so quickly at first, he captured Ningguo to win the battle, but taking advantage of the situation to enter Huizhou Mansion, even if the lone army went deep, but the momentum of the army's march could not be stopped at all. At the beginning of the battle between the rebels of Ningguofu and the Qing Dynasty, there were still victories and defeats, especially in the first few days of the siege of Xuancheng, the momentum was terrifying, but from the defeat of the troops outside Xuancheng, they fell to the end.
Duoduo's reply has not been sent yet, it is not that Zhang Tianlu is not careful, but the Ming army in the formation heard a few rings, so they scattered in a hurry, and attacking various places is no different from picking up in vain. Huizhou Mansion is in hand, do you want to give it away for nothing?
Qinglu's banner was close and close, Zuo Ruo looked at the high place for a while, and saw that there was no large group of people following behind.
This group of men and horses is not large in number, and after ambushing them, they will expose themselves, and it is likely to hook the defenders of Huizhou City to flank them, but it is even more impossible to let them into the city.
With a cup of tea, the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty walked to the official road between the slopes on both sides, with foot soldiers in front and behind, and two hundred cavalry in the middle.
The sound of footsteps and talking soon reached my ears.
In the mountains and forests, the soldiers lit the fire ropes, the gloomy bird's guns were aimed in the direction of the official road, and the sword and shield soldiers drew their sharp blades.
Zuo Ruo drew his knife and shouted: "Attack!" ”
To deal with these people, you don't need him to do it personally.
The Birdmen rushed down from their feet, lighting the fuse before the defenders could react. The sudden sound of a gong in the mountains and forests sounded like a gong in the ear of a person who had been quiet for a long time. The captured soldier who was shot was dizzy, and someone drew a knife and pounced on the gunner.
The bird struck five times in a row, and the Qing army that was suddenly attacked was in chaos.
Li Yuchun reacted very quickly, heard the first bang, and immediately dismounted like oil on his buttocks, hiding on the inside of the war horse, and then riding on a high-headed horse at this time to purely seek death.
After the strike, the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers who were hiding behind fought bravely, and the bird gunners formed their formations and lined up on the official road.
Li Yuchun turned around, and saw that there were many people and horses killed in the mountains and forests on both sides, and he only knew that it was not the rebels when he heard the posture of the gun.
The sound of guns echoed in the mountains and forests for a long time, and could be heard within a radius of more than ten miles.
Zuo Ruo was calm and composed, first arranged 2,000 soldiers and horses to defend the north gate of Huizhou City, and then urged the bird to attack quickly.
Li Yuchun still wanted to resist for a while at first, but when he saw that the defense line that had just gathered was shattered by the skillful gunners on the opposite side, he knew that this army of soldiers and horses was not something he could handle.
In Zuo Ruo's army, there are not many birds, and they are not constantly released, firearms are just heavy hammers used to break the defense line, and the soldiers with white blades are the soldiers who harvest life. Whenever there was a sign of loosening of the enemy's defensive line, the fierce mountain people were like sharks in blood, biting until the crumbling defense line collapsed, and then licking their lips to collect their trophies—bloody heads.
The rebels I met a moment ago were sheep, and now my opponent is a tiger.
The Qing soldiers were a little confused, and they persisted for half an hour from confusion to collapse.
Half an hour later, Li Yuchun finally squeezed out of the crowded encirclement, and saw that the Ming army was still five or six hundred steps away from him, so he dared to get on his horse, waved the horse whip in his hand and shouted: "Withdraw!" ”
Without him shouting, his horse would have been left behind by the rout if he had slowed down.
On the top of the mountain, a slow-paced five-beat drum sounded, "Bang Bang ......" This is the order to surrender.
The mountain people from eastern Zhejiang reluctantly shouted: "Kneel down and surrender!" Those who descend will not die! ”
The soldiers who had fallen behind saw no hope of escape,66 and some of them threw away their weapons and knelt on the side of the road.
After chasing and killing about seven or eight miles, Zuo Ruo ordered the troops to be collected, and the soldiers of each department cleaned up the battlefield, immediately cut off the braids of more than 400 prisoners, stripped off their shirts, and escorted them to the mountains and forests to be guarded.
Zuo Ruo walked in the mountain road with leather boots on his feet, and the soldiers around him didn't even dare to look up at him. Under the command of Zuo Ruo, the ferocity of the mountain people in eastern Zhejiang was vividly wielded, from the sneak attack of Songjiang Mansion to the half-crossing attack in the Suzhou Creek, his prestige in the army was not inferior to that of Fengqin who held Hangzhou.
Next, it is time to meet the storm of the Qing army, or Zhang Tianlu wisely abandons Huizhou Mansion and retreats to Ningguo Mansion, no matter how slow Zhai Zhe's army is, it should be able to arrive early tomorrow morning.
Even if it was 20,000 Qing prisoners and Eight Banners Army, Zuo Ruo also had the confidence to hold on all night, which was the confidence accumulated by victory.
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Li Yuchun's troops retreated for twenty miles, and there was no time to count the number of defeated troops, so he ordered the messenger to report to Zhang Tianlu quickly.
There is no doubt that this is the soldiers and horses of eastern Zhejiang, and the soldiers and horses of eastern Zhejiang are expected to appear much faster. Zhai Zhe, the general of Pingyu in eastern Zhejiang, has slowly become a legend in the past two months, and if the people in the countryside and the civil officials of the court do not know the significance of his defense in Hangzhou, raiding Songjiang, and rescuing Jiangyin, the people in the army are very clear about his achievements.
Li Yuchun was a little frightened, and the interest of an hour ago was gone.
Under the city of Jixi.
A detachment of soldiers and horses escorted seven or eight hundred prisoners. Ordinary rebels could not arouse Zhang Tianlu's interest, and these people, including Huang Daozhou, a scholar of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Shi, the director of the military department, and other more cadres of civil and military generals, were all brought out by Huang Daozhou from Fujian.
Huang Daozhou wore a blue cloth shirt, his head was disheveled, and his neck was always upright when he walked, like an aggressive rooster.
Zhang Tianlu greeted him in the city with **** on his face: "Old Huangge, I'm offended!" ”
Huang Daozhou was like air, his eyes passed past him, straightened his spine and walked forward, and waited for Zhang Tianlu to take a step, before his eyes turned to the sky, and he scolded hatefully: "Rebel and thief!" ”
Zhang Tianlu didn't care about him, and ordered these prisoners to be escorted to Jingde, just waiting for the war in Huizhou Mansion to be over, and sent to Nanjing to ask for merit.
After capturing the capital city of Huizhou, it was time to deal with the army of King Lu of eastern Zhejiang. Zhang Tianlu didn't care too much, Duoduo had already replied to him, and when the soldiers and horses from eastern Zhejiang came, they would definitely bring a large group of Qing soldiers. After taking the Huizhou Mansion, if the soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang do not retreat, they will face internal and external attacks. The smoothness of the war was unexpected, of course, thanks to the help of the great Ming Fu in front of him.
"Report!"
Two miles away, a cavalryman came panting, shouting all the way.
"Report!"
Zhang Tianlu vaguely felt that something was wrong.
The knight dismounted fifty steps in front of Zhang Tianlu, ran over, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his hand to say: "General Li led the army to Huizhou, encountered an ambush on the way, and fought hard to get out, and the one who came was the soldiers and horses of eastern Zhejiang!" ”
"The soldiers and horses of eastern Zhejiang!" Zhang Tianlu's hands tightened, "So fast? ”
He wiped his forehead and asked, "How is Huizhou Mansion?" Is Yang Shouzhuang still there? ”
"My subordinates don't know, I haven't seen the soldiers and horses retreating from Huizhou Mansion!"
"You must be trapped in Huizhou!"
Zhang Tianlu gritted his teeth, after the spies told the eastern Zhejiang army yesterday that it was still in Yuling Pass, the one who appeared in Huizhou Mansion must be the vanguard of the eastern Zhejiang army.
"Breaking into Huizhou Mansion? Or do you want to stay on the sidelines? ”