Chapter 357: Decisive Battle, Life or Death II

Gu Huan is old, in his sixties, and the gray hair on his temples makes him live up to his youth, he also came step by step from the gentlemen, if it weren't for the Marquis of Zhenyuan who held important positions in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he would not have a military career.

"This expedition is a major event of the dynasty, and it can't be said to be a passing motion, but Chen Cao is not simple, and whether Cheng Guogong can win a big victory is a question mark..."

"After going out for your father, you are the master of the family, remember, no matter what you do, don't lose the prestige of my Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, your ancestor was a general who followed Emperor Wen on five northern expeditions, and your father naturally can't lag behind..."

"If there is something discordant, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely let you attack the lord, and you will study well, don't learn to be a gentleman, it will not be beneficial to the country..."

Gu Huan sighed, and after recalling the conversation with his eldest son Gu Zhaoji on the eve of the expedition, he adjusted his thoughts to the present, the previous recollection made him completely fall into himself, and when he came back to his senses at this moment, the shouting and killing outside was louder...

"Master Hou, you withdraw first, and the little one protects Master Hou to withdraw to the Chinese army..."

The general Gu Zhong's face was anxious, but Gu Huan smiled slightly: "Gu Zhong, you come here with your ears..."

Gu Zhong's face changed several times, first nodded, and finally his face froze, and then he said urgently: "Hou Ye, don't do it, if this is the case, the little one can't go back to face the little Hou Ye and the people of the Hou Mansion." ”

"What, do you think that the old man can't even command you as a general after the defeat? Or do you think it's time to find a master again? ”

Gu Huan's tone was stern, and Gu Zhong immediately knelt down and kowtowed and cried: "Master Hou..."

"Go ahead..."

Gu Huan waved his hand: "Remember to tell Zhao Ji word for word, if you drop a word, the old man will die, and he will never spare you..."

Gu Zhong's face was full of tears, and he bowed to Gu Huan three times: "Hou Ye take care, the little one will serve Hou Ye in the next life..."

"Let's go..."

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When Zhang Gaoping arrived outside the tent of the main commander of the forward army, Ding Wenqing was cleaning up people, and the horsewhip was whipped on the body of a guerrilla, who did not hide, but just vigorously said, "Guilty..."

"What?"

In the face of Zhang Gaoping's inquiry, Ding Wenqing looked helpless: "Marshal, when the last general arrived, our army had already broken through Gu Huan's last defensive circle, but when the last general entered the big tent, he found that Gu Huan had committed suicide..."

Zhang Gaoping frowned, not because of Gu Huan's death, but because his wound was burning and painful at the moment...

"Forget it, let the sergeant let out the words, just say that Gu Huan is dead, and we are going to hit Zhu Chunchen's military heart..."

The earth-shattering shouts have been transmitted to Zhu Chunchen's Chinese army, and at this moment the vanguard army has been defeated, although the battle is continuing, but it is somewhat caught, and even the white pole soldiers led by Ma Xianglin were coerced by the defeated soldiers of the vanguard army and retreated.

Seeing that he is about to lose...

Zhu Chunchen panicked, he thought of running away, but when he turned his head to look at Qin Liangyu, this woman did not panic in the slightest: "General Qin..."

Qin Liangyu turned around: "Dashuai, the old man is sitting here, the Dashuai can retreat first, and after the army is gathered, he will come again." ”

Zhu Chunchen's body was weak, and he was a little incoherent.

Zhu Yanrong stepped forward to support Zhu Chunchen and asked Qin Liangyu: "General Qin, our army can still fight back." ”

Qin Liangyu frowned: "If the Marquis of Zhenyuan can withdraw, our army still has the ability to fight back..."

The words couldn't be simpler, Gu Huan committed suicide in the big tent, and Duan San also died, which was a very big blow to the military spirit of the army.

Zhu Yanrong and Zhu Chunchen both understood what Qin Liangyu meant, and Zhu Chunchen still wanted to insist: "General Qin, what if the marshal goes out in person?" ”

Qin Liangyu didn't speak, just glanced at Zhu Chunchen, his face expressionless...

Yes, he doesn't have the skills to guard the vassal palace like Zhang Gaoping, and he is a lord at all...

Zhu Chunchen was paralyzed, and he was unwilling to retreat: "Baoguo Gong went to the rear army to supervise the formation..."

Zhu Yanrong immediately shouted: "Cheng Guogong, if you die here, how will the old man explain when he goes back?" ”

Zhu Chunchen is dead, and the man who bears the blame can only be Zhu Yanrong, although he is not the main bearer, but implication is essential.

"Newspaper... Marshal, the main force of the Southern Army has entered the big battalion, and the forward battalion has fallen to the enemy. ”

Gong Liang opened his mouth and said: "Two princes, you go to the rear army to supervise the formation, and leave it to General Zai Xia and General Qin here..."

"Gong Horse..."

Gong Liang's identity is a colt, Chongzhen's purpose is to let Gong Liang monitor the lords, although he is just a colt, but Zhu Chunchen also knows that Gong Liang's joining is not simple.

This is a serious royal family...

The shouting suddenly became louder, but Zhu Chunchen could clearly see the chaos in front of him...

"What's going on?"

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"What's going on?"

Zhang Gaoping grabbed a soldier who ran over.

"Handsome... Bad thing, tens of thousands of horses of the southern army suddenly appeared behind our army, took the rear army by surprise, and was defeated..."

Rub...

Zhang Gaoping drew his sword and beheaded the soldier who shouted 'defeat', and then scolded angrily: "Go and investigate..."

Sure enough, outside the camp, the rear army belonging to his own formation had already seen the panic in their eyes at this moment, and the soldiers and horses were running around.

A herald ran over: "Marshal, the southern army coming from the direction of Yizhen is under the banner of Duzi." ”

"Du Wenhuan?"

Ding Wenqing's body was shocked, and then he was a little panicked.

Zhang Gaoping didn't speak, and suddenly his body was all the while, a mouthful of blood erupted, and he fell off the horse...

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Messengers come and go very frequently, but entering Zhenjiang at this time must be a big deal.

Chen Cao has the habit of getting up at night, but it is the middle of the night at the moment, and he has been messing with Zhao Minji, who was brought back from North Korea, and his body is a little tired...

"Lord Wang... Yangzhou Front Emergency..."

After Chen Cao saw it, he immediately came to his senses: "Immediately convene everyone in the hall to discuss the matter..."

"Zhang Gaoping broke into the camp of the Northern Army with Song Changfu as the main force, but was intercepted by Qin Liangyu's subordinates, and the battle situation was stalemate, and the general of the Forward Army under the command of Gu Huan, Marquis of Zhenyuan, beheaded Song Changfu for three years, and the Southern Army was defeated...

At that time, Zhang Gaoping personally rushed into the battle, and the army once again entered the forward battalion, Zhang Gaoping personally killed Duan for three years, and Gu Huan's forward army lost its heart, and Gu Huan himself led his troops to besiege the camp...

By the time Zhang Gaoping arrived, Gu Huan was already dead, and according to the rout of the Southern Army captured by Jinyiwei, Gu Huan committed suicide and died...

The vanguard army was annihilated, Zhu Chunchen heard that he was about to escape, but Du Wenhuan arrived in time to save his life, and Zhang Gaoping focused on the situation that was already sure to win, but Du Wenhuan stole his ass, he himself vomited blood and fell down the horse, the southern army was defeated, 200,000 people were defeated, and countless people knelt on the ground and asked to surrender..."

After Chen Cao heard the report, he knocked on the table: "Zhang Gaoping is not dead, Yangzhou will not be able to hold for long, the only situation is to withdraw the troops back to Nanjing..."

Huang Chunyao spoke: "Lord Wang, Yangzhou can't give Zhu Chunchen..."

"I know..."

Chen Cao handed over the transfer order to Tang Kainian: "All troops are ready, and they will enter Yangzhou in three days, and the city defense of Yangzhou City must be taken over by our army..."

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Chen Cao is very busy, especially when Zhang Gaoping's life and death are unknown after vomiting blood, but compared to the rebellion in Suzhou, Zhang Gaoping is not even a hair.

As soon as he got off the train and stood firm, Huang Degong, who was left behind in Suzhou, came up: "Lord Wang, the last general will be guilty..."

"Come on..."

"After the news of cleaning up the fields and paying taxes as a whole reached here, the local gentry in Suzhou began to secretly connect, and the last general was ordered to stay in Suzhou, and did not find out and stop it in time, the fault is here, and please punish the prince..."

"What about Wei Zhongxian?"

Zhao Xin said in a low voice: "After the gentry rebelled, Gonggong Wei has been in Suzhou, and he is still loyal. ”

"What about the dead and wounded?"

"The main reason is that there are many local children in Suzhou among the recruits, most of their families have the land they have donated in the past, and this cleanup is among them, and the last general never expected that they would secretly connect according to the family arrangement, if it wasn't for the instructors in the army to find out in time, the big mistake has been made...

At the end of the day, the general led troops to clean up, but the casualties were more than 300 people..."

You can't kneel without a big event, but Huang Degong knelt.

"You get up, where is Lou Xingye?"

"The last rebel stronghold of the gentry in the south of the city, Lou Xingye went..."

Chen Cao entered the city of Suzhou, because of the previous war, the current Suzhou is actively rebuilding, especially for the railway line outside the city and the cement straight road in the city.

Suzhou stayed outside the yamen, and Chen Cao summoned those small officials, a total of 300 people, most of whom were graduates of the new school.

"Have you ever been a member of the party?"

"Back to the prince, the students joined the Daming Party while they were in school, and now they are all party members."

Chen Cao nodded: "Suzhou cleaning up the acres and paying taxes with the gentry is a major event, the most important thing is a good thing for the benefit of the people, you should also know the key to these things taught by the teacher, why will it cause the Suzhou gentry to rebel?" ”

Songjiang also had a rebellion back then, but only in Qingpu, Huating was because of Huang Shijing and Liu Wenzheng's correct standing and the suppression of the soldiers, Suzhou...

"Suzhou is too rich..."

A student was the first to speak: "After the students and other officials in Suzhou are cleaned up according to the pre-process, the people of the dynasty and the official positions are ninety-eight in Suzhou, and there are two hundred and seventy-two people, seven hundred and thirty-one talents, in addition, there are twenty-four farming families that have been handed down from the time of Emperor Chengzu, all of them occupy the fields in Suzhou, and the good people have only seventy-seven households, all the fields are only one hundred and twenty acres, and the rest are all in the hands of the gentry. ”

Chen Cao was shocked after hearing this, but he was immediately relieved: "This kind of thing the king knows, you are good, it seems that you have studied well in school." ”

"The students didn't dare to praise the prince, but they did their part, in addition to the above, there are only less than 30,000 acres of land for grain donation..."

The student representative's proclamation made Chen Cao also understand the good and bad of the matter: "As a member of the Ming Party, you should put the people first in everything, the Suzhou rebellion will inevitably end, and you must do your best in all counties." ”