Bazhou.

Bazhou is the east gate of Langfang, and at the same time, Bazhou is also the middle point between Tianjin and Baoding, and its geographical location is extremely important.

Aratena's accusation against Taiping is actually unfair, because he does not stand in Taiping's point of view.

The importance of Bazhou, Taiping is not unaware, but it is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, and Taiping must make a countermeasure before the Langfang rebels go north.

As for the Northern Expeditionary Army......

Taiping knew how wide his shoulders were and how much of a burden he could carry, and now all he could do was to contain the Langfang rebels, and as for the Northern Expeditionary Army, he could only hand it over to Aratna and Badulu.

Mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized nearby, Taiping only had 10,000 people in their hands, and relying on these 10,000 people alone, they had to defend Bazhou and contain Langfang......

If Taiping can do it, then he can really make the world peaceful!

The transfer of the Bazhou garrison made chaos in Bazhou City.

Although the Northern Expeditionary Army is nearly two hundred miles away from Bazhou, the gentry in Bazhou City can no longer sit still, and this Northern Expeditionary Army is completely different from the previous Northern Expeditionary Army-

Fight local tyrants and divide the land.

It's about asking for their money and their lives!

Therefore, at the same time as the Bazhou garrison withdrew, the gentry and bureaucrats in Bazhou City also rolled up their bunks and left......

If you don't go, you can't go.

Looking at the mud-legged and crazy eyes on the streets, these gentry and bureaucrats understand that these people are safe and secure potential rebels!

Once the Northern Expedition thieves and soldiers come to the city, they will definitely cooperate with the outside world.

In fact, not long after the departure of these gentry and bureaucrats, Bazhou was in chaos.

Countless poor people, wielding sticks, rushed into the courtyards of the officials and gentry, and began to taste the taste of serfs turning into masters.

……

"Could it be that Yuangou has already entered the city?"

Wang Er's heart sank, the city in front of him was Bazhou City, but at this moment, the wolf smoke was billowing in Bazhou City, and it could be seen from afar, which was obviously caused by the burning and looting of the army in the city.

Hurry up, hurry, hurry. It's still a step too late.

Without Bazhou City as a support, how to block the Yuan soldiers in Tianjin and Baoding?

Field?

Judging from the map, the distance from Tianjin and Baoding to Bazhou is a little closer than that from Hejian to Bazhou, although it is not much. But it's closer.

In the city of Bazhou, is it the Yuan soldiers in Tianjin, or the Yuan soldiers in Baoding?

"General, look!"

"General, look!"

The guards around Wang Er almost spoke in unison. pointed in different directions, which made Wang Er's head suddenly big, and after looking left and right, his heart beat wildly-

What's going on?

To the east of Bazhou, smoke and dust are billowing out, and it is clear that there is a posture of army marching;

To the west of Bazhou, the smoke and dust are noisy, and there is also the posture of a large army marching.

It's just that, judging from the distance, the army in the east of Bazhou is farther away from Bazhou. And the number of troops seems to be somewhat less.

Tianjin's Yuan soldiers, only dispatched so many people, what do they want to do?

Wang Er didn't know that Tianjin Port was really embarrassed for a while after receiving the order from Aratna, because Aratna had no right to control them, but if they really ignored this order, the consequences would be unpredictable.

But if they really go all out, Tianjin Port can't do it.

Before the loss of Arathena. Taiping has already transferred 20,000 garrisons from Tianjin to the north, and now Aratena has come to transfer troops again, and let them go all out, so do you want Tianjin Port?

If Tianjin Port does not report. Will Aratna be a guarantor for them?

In desperation, the Tianjin garrison had no choice but to transfer a group of sailors from the naval army to land, transfer to infantry, and rush to the aid of Bazhou.

Although Tianjin is closer to Bazhou, sailors who have just been transferred to infantry are not used to walking on two legs. Speed inevitably suffers.

What to do?

Wang Er faces a difficult choice.

It is difficult to determine the enemy of Bazhou, and the Yuan soldiers come to help from two ways, what should I do?

If there is civil strife in Bazhou City now, any Yuan soldier entering will quickly quell the civil strife, and then his task will be difficult to complete.

Divide the troops!

In a hurry, Wang Er decided to divide his troops: "Zhou Chang, you lead 20,000 cavalry to the west to block the Baoding Yuan soldiers, be sure to drag them and prevent them from entering the city." ”

The Yuan soldiers in the direction of Baoding should be cavalry, because their speed is very fast; In the direction of Tianjin, it is a mixed foot and riding speed, and the speed is slower.

"Yes!"

Zhou Chang immediately responded, Zhou Chang's guards waved their flags, and 20,000 cavalry immediately made a detour to the west.

As for themselves......

Wang Er decided to rise to the challenge and defeat the Yuan soldiers in the direction of Tianjin, and then join forces with Zhou Chang to flank the Yuan soldiers in the direction of Baoding.

Wish......

Everything was in time!

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I rubbed it, there were so many people!

Song Jie was taken aback, because the current situation was beyond his expectations.

Ninety thousand rebels, no matter how you get it, are only nine hundred centurions, ninety thousands, and nine thousands, but now......

The centurion who appeared in front of Song Jie was as high as more than 2,000, that is to say, more than 200,000 rebels inexplicably appeared in Langfang City!

Good......

That's understandable, too!

After all, there are more than 100,000 residents in Langfang, plus porters who transport goods, I am afraid that it can break 200,000, but ......

Nima expands the army like this, then it is really a rabble!

This situation gave Song Jie an impulse to pick a pick!

It's just that Song Jie, who has already spoken out, can only pinch his nose and admit this result, because he is now a complete minority, if it weren't for the fact that these rebels still have a trace of obedience to him, he would have been ousted from power by now.

In the face of more than 2,000 centurions, Song Jie did his best and began to advocate and bewitch:

"The Langfang Mutiny has made us rebel in the eyes of the Mengyuan court, so we can only go all the way to the dark and oppose this court!"

"The Northern Expeditionary Army is behind us, their slogan is to fight the local tyrants and divide the fields, and our slogan is also to fight the local tyrants and divide the fields, so we are also the Northern Expeditionary Army!"

"We robbed Langfang, everyone is very rich, if we stop now, our wealth will be robbed by others, are you willing?"

"If you don't want to, follow me, let's go all the way north and fight over. Grab the past and overthrow the Mengyuan court, all of us are the founding heroes of the new dynasty! ”

Maybe it was Song Jie's affection and reason that had an effect, or maybe it was the pie that Song Jie drew that aroused the greed in the hearts of these people. Perhaps it was the original sin of greed that came into play, and more than two thousand centurions raised their arms and shouted:

"Hit it!"

"Grab it!"

……

Quietly wiping a handful of cold sweat, Song Jie screamed in his heart for luck.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.

With the support and support of more than 2,000 centurions, his position in this rebel army is relatively consolidated. His hard work during this period of time was not in vain.

Sitting on more than 200,000 rebels, he did not come to this scene in vain.

Thanks to Langfang, which is a transit station and has complete supplies, otherwise the food and drink of more than 200,000 people will really become a big problem.

In order to clear the way for the Northern Expeditionary Army, and also to give full play to the role of these cannon fodder as much as possible, Song Jie took 10,000 people as a unit, brought his own dry food and baggage, and then frantically rushed to the north to consume Meng Yuan's already small number of troops, at the same time. Also consume these rabble.

The plan could not catch up with the changes, and before Song Jie's cannon fodder consumption operation was carried out, the enemy situation came from the rear, and a cavalry came from the southeast, bypassing Langfang and rushing straight to Gu'an Prefecture.

Gu'an ......

Are there enemy troops in Gu'an?

Could it be that which old dog in Taiping is unwilling to fail and is dying in Gu'an Prefecture?

Is it to take Gu'an Prefecture first, or to ignore Gu'an Prefecture and go straight to Dadu?

Song Jie was in a struggle.

Regardless of Gu'an Prefecture, go straight to the capital!

Song Jie made up his mind. You can't ask Zhao Tianlun about everything, right?

Could it be that without Zhao Tianlun, he Song Jie will achieve nothing?

Could it be that he Song Jie has been mixed up for nothing for so many years?

Taiping......

You're not giving up, are you?

Lao Tzu remembers you!

……

"Now the Han soldiers can't hold it," Taiping raised his hands and motioned for the gentry to be quiet. "Even, all the poor soldiers can't hold it, because the demagogy of fighting local tyrants and dividing the land is too strong."

"I don't know what the prime minister commands," said one of the gentry, "if we can do it, for the sake of our own lives." We also fully support it. ”

"Okay." Taiping nodded, "I invite you gentry to come over this time, I hope you can do your best to protect your own lives." ”

The sage Mencius once proposed, "The topic of Taiping has changed, "Those who have constant production have perseverance, and those who do not have permanent production have no perseverance." In the face of the resistance of this group of mud-legged people, only the children of good families with innocent wealth can be trusted. ”

"Therefore, I hope that you will recommend the children of good families with innocent wealth to join the army, and at the same time, I also ask you to donate generously and use heavy profits to resolve the bewitchment of thieves."

The gentry were silent—

This is the picture of Taiping!

Not only their money, but also their people.

Of course, compared to the Red Turban Thieves, Taiping was already very merciful, at least, Taiping didn't ask for their lives.

However, this decision is really difficult to make......

"Gentlemen," Taiping accentuated his tone, and his words were serious, "If you break your wealth and protect your family, you won't lose your home; Breaking the family and protecting the wealth cannot be obtained; In fact, we don't have a choice. ”

"What the prime minister said is very true," the round-faced rich man stood up and said, "I, Liu Wen, am willing to donate 50,000 taels of silver and fifty innocent clansmen for the prime minister to drive." ”

Liu Wen's statement surprised the other gentry, because Liu Wen was known as an iron rooster, and he didn't expect that he would be willing to bleed profusely this time.

With Liu Wen as an example, the rest of the gentry also expressed their positions, and in the end, Taiping raised more than 8 million taels of silver and more than 5,000 innocent children of good families to join the army.

With this money and the children of a good family, Taiping felt that the 10,000 officers and soldiers under his command would at least have the strength to fight a battle, and the possibility of defection would be greatly reduced.

This was only the first batch, and if the Taiping's resistance was really effective, these gentry would provide a second or third support.

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Wang Er noticed the Yuan soldiers, and the Yuan soldiers naturally also noticed the Red Turban Army.

Ugan Basang is a Mongolian, born in a military family, and being able to climb to the high position of captain shows his luck and strength.

Unlike Wang Er, Ugen Basang could judge roughly how many people came from the opposite side just by a glance, how many were cavalry and how many were infantry.

Of the 30,000 red turban thieves, 20,000 were divided to intercept themselves, and the remaining 10,000 went to the east of Bazhou City......

What do they want to do?

Could it be that the Yuan soldiers from Tianjin Port have arrived?

This gang of red turban thieves is too arrogant!

Ugan Basang smiled angrily: Just 20,000 people, like blocking my 20,000 army?

Raise left and right, look at the sky and swing left and right. Then slash forward hard.

This is an order from Ugan Basan, an order to the 20,000 Tanma Red Army.

Although Ugen Basang and the other captain, Timto, were both captains, Aratena made it clear before they set out. Ugen Basang is the main one, and Tim Tuo is the supplement.

The 20,000-strong Tanma Red Army gradually divided into three groups during the march:

A group of about 6,000 people rushed straight to the city of Bazhou, turning a deaf ear to the incoming Northern Expeditionary Army;

A group of about 6,000 men faced the advance of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Rushing in, without any intention of retreating;

The last group suddenly divided into two parts, each with about 3,000 men, like two pincers, fiercely pincering at the ribs of Wang Er's army.

As soon as the master makes a move, he will know if there is one.

Ugan Basan's hand made Wang Er ......

Now Wang Er is not in this army, so it is difficult to determine how Wang Er will choose, but for Zhou Chang, he has no choice but to move forward-

Come by a few ways. I'll just go all the way!

20,000 people who blocked the Red Turban, regardless of the other three enemy forces, faced the group of more than 6,000 people of Ugen Basan who came in front of them, and launched a brazen attack-

There is no response!

There are no echelons!

All the troops forward!

Fight for one’s life!

Seeing the choice of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Ugengbasang smiled, it seems that this gang of thieves is really from a mud leg, and they don't even understand the basic common sense of battle formations, like them, they are undoubtedly self-defeating.

If you are human, you will be afraid. They will be afraid that when they are surrounded by the enemy, even if this encirclement is not solid, it will make their army feel disrupted.

So. Throughout the ages, once the logistics of a certain army were cut off, that army was abolished.

The most typical example is the battle of Guandu mentioned in the popular book "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", where the Wuchao was destroyed, and Yuan Shao's army of more than 100,000 collapsed without a fight.

Of course. Under the education of steel knives and horse whips in the imperial court for decades, the Han people are indeed mud-legged and coarse, and there are very few people who are really literate.

……

Wrong!

How can this be?

Ugen Basan's face turned pale, these thieves were not afraid of death at all, the people in front fell, and the people behind took the place of the former without hesitation.

Forward!

All the way forward!

Step on the corpses of their companions and go all the way!

In between, there is not the slightest hesitation!

Is this really that group of ignorant and lowly Han people?

Why is it that in them, Ugyen Basang seems to have seen the scene of the cliff mountain that his grandfather described to him-

The Han people who fought to the end, they calmly laid down their weapons, arranged their clothes, and followed their young emperor, as if they were going to a banquet, and calmly jumped down from the cliff hundreds of meters high.

Hundreds of thousands of Han people, regardless of men, women, young and old, no one persecuted, they voluntarily chose to kill themselves.

Shock and confusion filled the hearts of the Yuan soldiers who participated in the war, and Zhang Hongfan, the commander of the Yuan soldiers at that time, in order to save the influence, surrendered to these Han people......

As long as one person can be successfully recruited, it will be a victory for the imperial court.

However, until the end, no Han people looked back, even if Zhang Hongfan set the conditions for hereditary Wanhu Marquis, no Han people hesitated.

The people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death.

The pain came from his body, and Ugen Pasang realized that a thief was scrambling to pull his weapon out of him......

Judging by his clumsy appearance, this Han man may have just thrown down his hoe and picked up a knife and gun, but in the face of them, this Han man was still fearless.

The national policy of the Great Yuan Dynasty is wrong.

When he was dying, Ugengbasang realized the meaning of "the people are not afraid of death, but why should they be afraid of death". (To be continued.) )

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