Chapter 393 Xiatongzhou
The bravery of the Baoding Army greatly increased the confidence of Zhang Sizhi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, and it was the right time to defeat the rebel army in Shandong Town in one fell swoop.
In order to boost the morale of the army, Zhang Sizhi killed pigs and sheep that night, rewarded the three armies, and ordered people to immediately report to Beijing.
"Yesterday's battle, although Guanning was defeated, but Baoding Town's general soldier Huang Wenchang was as brave as a letter, with 500 soldiers to break the rebel army of 3,000, and captured the vanguard of the rebel army The banner of the golden helmet, now the rebel army is great, the old minister wants to take advantage of its foothold is not stable, in one fell swoop to defeat Li Rebellion, but also bright and clear, the minister Zhang Sizhi bowed again."
Tongzhou is only more than 40 miles away from Beijing, Zhang Sizhi thinks that this report will definitely be sent to Emperor Chongzhen's imperial case today, as long as he defeats the rebellion in Shandong tomorrow, then he can't say that he can go further, and become the first assistant minister of the Ming cabinet under one person and above ten thousand people.
Relying on the peerless military general Huang Wenchang, who was known as the living Zhang Fei in the world, on the side, the officers and troops of Tongzhou were all dispatched under the order of the second assistant Zhang Sizhi and set up a position in the north city of Tongzhou.
Of course, the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty must not be in danger lightly, just in case, Zhang Sizhi still left Huang Wenchang's general Xu Zhijian to lead a thousand soldiers to garrison the state city.
In the rumbling war drums, Zhang Sizhi's officers and troops were divided into three military formations, the most capable Baoding army was naturally placed in the middle army, the left wing was the military horse of Miyun's deputy general Tang Tong, and the right wing was the remnants of Gao Di and Li Tong's department, Zhang Sizhi was afraid that the military horse on the right wing was too thin, so he specially transferred more than 1,000 troops to Baoding General Zhang Da to cooperate with Gao Di, the general of Shanhaiguan.
As the president of King Qin's army, Huang Wenchang, the general of the Tiger of the World, naturally became the commander of this battle.
"Spread the commander's order, the left and right wings are all pressed up, and those who are afraid of the enemy and do not fight effectively, and those who escape from the battle will not be killed."
Huang Wenchang, the commander of the Chinese army, sat on his horse with a golden sword and gave the military order to attack.
There is a peerless military general Huang Wenchang pressing the formation, Tang Tong, Gao Di, Li Tong and other officers and generals are full of confidence, each waving their military flags, urging the headquarters of the army and horses to pounce on the military formation of the Jingbei Army.
"Ranged Soldier Shooting!"
Zhang Shaoqian, the general of the fourth town, was the first to give the military order to attack.
The Jingbei Army's military formation was suddenly filled with thick gunsmoke.
Countless guns whistled and poured into the ranks of officers and troops who came from the conflict.
One after another the officers and soldiers who were fighting with people fell on the way to the charge, but Tang Tong and Gao Di were still brandishing long knives and shouting to the death, and they were also full of confidence in Huang Wenchang behind them.
"Dashuai, they're up, shouldn't we move?"
Seeing that the Miyun soldiers and the Guan Ning army were about to meet the Jingbei army in a short battle, Zhang Da, a general of Baoding, hesitantly came to Huang Wenchang's side.
"Well, if there are casualties on the side of the Metropolitan Governor, I'm afraid that the commander can't afford to bear the guilt, notify it, and all the departments will immediately launch an offensive against the official army with a fan!"
"Bang, bang, bang......!"
Huang Wenchang's artillery team opened fire first, firing a dense barrage of scattered bullets at the unsuspecting rear line of officers and soldiers.
Immediately afterwards, countless Baoding soldiers came out of the formation, and quickly encircled the Guanning army and Miyun soldiers in front of the battle.
"What's the situation?"
"What's the situation?"
Gao Di and Tang Tong were stunned, where did they think that the Baoding army, which was defeated by the Shandong army that was still fighting yesterday, would suddenly turn back, and by the time they reacted, the military horses of the party had already fallen into the encirclement of the Baoding army and the Shandong army.
"By the command of the Grand Governor, those who lay down their arms and surrender will not die."
"By the command of the Metropolitan Governor, those who lay down their arms and surrender will not die."
The earth-shattering sound of surrender sounded under the city of Tongzhou, and the officers and soldiers who were attacked by the enemy on their backs, you look at me, I look at you, where do you dare to support me, and knelt down in front of the Jingbei army advancing in a neat queue.
"Huang Wenchang of the dog day, are you worthy of Your Majesty? Is it worthy of the imperial court? ”
Gao Di, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, looked at Zhang Da, the general of Baoding, who was brandishing a long knife and pounced on his own soldiers, and sighed.
"General Gao, do you surrender or not?"
Zhang Dabu had been planning for a long time, and when he suddenly attacked, Gao Di's pro-army team didn't have time to react, so nearly 100 people were killed, and he also fell into the encirclement of Zhang Dabu.
"The last will be willing to surrender, the last will be willing to surrender!"
Although Gao Di was a little loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he was not pedantic, and he also knew that he was at the end of his rope, so he had to turn over and dismount and fall down in front of Zhang Da.
"Don't fight, don't fight, it's down, I'm down."
Gao Di and Li Tong on the right surrendered without a fight, and Tang Tongbu on the left also fell into a desperate situation, looking at the flags around him, and the shouting and killing sound that was getting closer and closer, Tang Tong was depressed about Huang Wenchang, you fucking want to surrender, say it earlier, surrender on the battlefield now, and I don't know if the governor will surrender.
"Close the gates, close the gates!"
In Tongzhou City, Zhang Sizhi was also shocked by this sudden change, where did he think that the loyal and brave Huang Wenchang actually had a secret communication with Li Zhi.
Lu Chengye, the governor of Tongzhou, who was watching the battle at the head of the city, and Wang Bingwen, the king of the state, was also shocked like earth, closing the city gate? Is it still useful to close the gates now?
The soldiers and horses left behind in the city are more than 1,000 people and horses under Huang Wenchang's henchman Xu Yixian, as well as more than 1,000 Shandong troops captured yesterday.
The fact is the same as Lu Chengye and what they thought, when Huang Wenchang's department launched under the city, the Baoding guerrilla Xu Yixian also led a team of Baoding soldiers to Zhang Sizhi and others on the tower of the city gate.
"Don't come here, if you come here again, the old man will kill himself here."
Zhang Sizhi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at his throat.
"Dog thief, you are eating my Ming Dynasty's money, you actually betray the lord for glory, rebel against the lord, and collude with the criminal clan and Li Shun, you will not die well."
Lu Chengye and Wang Bingwen also glared angrily at Xu Zhijian and the others, as if they were about to erupt into fire.
"Hehe, what did the elder say, you want to die for the Ming Dynasty, and if you die, you will die, the governor of the capital is just telling you that if you kill yourself, he will definitely send people to your hometown to kill your nine clans!"
Xu Zhijian looked at Zhang Sizhi and the others who were standing with his sword with disdain, waved his hand, and ordered the soldiers behind him to step forward and take people.
"Ah......h
It is obviously safer to use their small family threats than to surrender directly, and under the huge pressure, Zhang Sizhi's sword has never been cut.
"The last general will meet with the Metropolitan Governor and His Highness!"
Under the city wall, Huang Wenchang, the general soldier of Baoding, who fought back, escorted Gao Di, Tang Tong and Li Tong and others to Li Xingzhi's horse in high spirits.
"Brother Huang made this great contribution and broke through the Jingshi portal for the foolish brother, thank you here."
Seeing each other, Huang Wenchang helped himself again this time, and Li Xingzhi didn't put on a stand as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, turned over and dismounted and helped up Huang Wenchang, who was about to salute.
"How can the last general be able to do it, this battle is all about the Metropolitan Governor Tiger Might, and the last general is just taking advantage of the situation."
Huang Wenchang is not stupid, before this thousands of horses and thousands of troops, how dare he call Li Xingzhi a brother, and Li Youcai promised that he would promote his daughter's affairs, and then he and Li Xingzhi would be called a brother, wouldn't it be a mess of generations.
"Brother Huang, Tongzhou is down, and the Beijing division is only in front of you, this commander wants to let you return to the capital, are you willing?"