On October 23, 20 miles east of Zhangqiu County, Zhang Xiang led 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Tiger Ben Division to march on the south side of the official road, forming a circular formation and walking on the east side of a small river, approaching 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses six miles away. Shandong Xuanwei envoy Wang Yongji and Denglai Xuanwei envoy Liang Fengchun led 30,000 soldiers and horses to attack Jinan Mansion. This Wang Yongji and Liang Fengchun had never seen the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Division, and only felt that the number of soldiers and horses was six times that of the 5,000 Tiger Division, and they would definitely be able to defeat the Tiger Division no matter what.

Wang Yongji even fantasized about leading 30,000 men to surround Jinan and attack the city wall to defeat the tiger division. However, his intention to attack Jinan was not realized. Zhang Xiang rushed to Jinan according to Yang Peng's arrangement, led 5,000 soldiers to kill, and found Wang Yongji, who was marching towards Jinan in Zhangqiu.

To the great surprise of the civil officials in Shandong, the 5,000 tiger soldiers did not avoid it, and swaggered towards the 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses. Denglai Xuanwei made Liang Fengchun stand at the top of the carriage, looking at the murderous tiger master in front of him and frowning silently. He looked at Wang Yongji beside him and said, "Lord Wang, Yan Wang Hu is a strong army in the world, and even if we have six times the number of troops, we should not underestimate it. ”

Wang Yongji smiled and said, "Lord Liang, don't worry, Benfu led the army to conquer the Ming Sect twice, and it was a big battle of tens of thousands of people. Yang Peng, the five thousand thieves, has never been taken into account. ”

Liang Fengchun was very worried, and said hurriedly: "This..."Wang Yongji said loudly: "Lord Liang, don't worry, this battle is sure to win." The art of war clouds, five out of ten sieges are attacked, our army is six times that of Yang Peng, and Yang Peng's front and left and right flanks can be besieged in three ways, which will definitely make the thieves tremble and be terrified. ”

Liang Fengchun is a gentle character, not as strong as Wang Yongji in the army, and over time, the generals listen to Wang Yongji. Liang Fengchun still wanted to speak, but Wang Yongji had already sent the order down. The herald galloped quickly to give the order, and it didn't take long for the 30,000-strong army to split into three groups and attack the Tiger Division.

Seeing Wang Yongji's soldiers and horses attacking in three ways, the tiger master laughed. "Jiang Chong, what do you mean by this Wang Yongji? Why did we swing back to the formation on all four sides without any weaknesses, and he still attacked the flanks in three ways? ”

Jiang Chong was born in Cangzhou, and joined the Tiger Ben Division in the third year of Daodao, and was originally the company commander of the trapping regiment. Because he performed well in the Battle of Yingzhou, this time the Tiger Ben Division expanded by 10,000 people and needed new officers, and Jiang Chong was promoted to battalion commander. He led a thousand men to camp in Shandong, this time under the command of Zhang Xiang.

Zhang Xiang saw that Jiang Chong was a little arrogant on weekdays, and was a little curious about him, so he asked a question to see Jiang Chong's knowledge. Jiang Chong put down the binoculars and said: "My subordinates think that Wang Yongji is a civilian official who has not seen our combat effectiveness, and he thinks that he wants to surround and crush our morale on three sides when he has many soldiers. He left a face in the back not to attack, according to the principle of the art of war, the siege of the division must be que, and he wanted my tiger division to collapse faster. ”

When several battalion commanders heard Jiang Chong's analysis, they felt a little interesting and laughed. Zhang Xiang smiled, looked Jiang Chong up and down again, and said loudly: "The artillery is out of the ranks, blow him up!" Twenty-five eighteen-pounder guns were pushed out, and the gunners skillfully cleared their loads, loaded them with ammunition, and aimed at the Shandong soldiers and horses five or six miles away.

A deafening loud bang was heard, and twenty-five heavy guns spat out tongues of fire and hurled shells at the enemy in the distance. The area occupied by 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses was very large, and although the 25 shells were scattered within a range of several hundred meters, they all smashed into the ranks of the local army.

Zhang Xiang and the officers held binoculars and waited for the moment when the shells exploded. None of the 30,000 local soldiers and horses in Shandong had ever seen ammunition, and although the shells flew from five or six miles away to surprise the soldiers, the shells fell to death and a few unlucky ghosts fell into the ground, which did not cause panic among the soldiers. Even the officers, too, walked straight past the shell with a grin, without shying away.

Then after a few seconds, one after another, huge sparks appeared in Zhong Feng's telescope. The projectiles fired from the ammunition swept across the ground like a storm, and the soldiers a few meters near the shells were blown to pieces, and one by one they fell to a pool of blood screaming. The local battalions in Shandong have never been on the battlefield a few times, where have they seen such a posture? The soldiers near the shells seemed to have seen a ghost, and they ran wildly to the periphery, and they did not form a queue.

The general's men rushed out, brandishing their swords and forcing the soldiers back into the ranks. It took half a minute for the frightened 30,000 local troops to finally regroup. However, more ammunition awaited them. The cannonballs were like the Grim Reaper, with a loud screech in the air, and they were fired towards the 30,000 local army cannons. This time, the local army had seen the explosive effect of the ammunition, and as soon as they saw it falling nearby, they ran wildly, for fear of being killed by the shells. Even if there were no shells nearby, the fear made the soldiers flee with their heads in their hands. The team of 30,000 people was again in chaos.

Twenty-five cannons fired at the Song army at a rate of one round per minute, and after six rounds, the Song army in front was almost blown up. Although the soldiers knew how to avoid shells, there were not many deaths. But the shells that exploded almost blew up the morale of this local army.

Zhang Xiang looked at the approaching Song army with a telescope, and saw a group of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses suddenly put down the flag and fled into the distance. At the front of this thousand routs were a few generals galloping on horseback, and it was obvious that the local generals were panicked and fled with their soldiers and horses.

Zhang Xiang laughed and shouted, "Blow him up three more rounds!" "The heavy artillery exploded three more rounds at the frontal Song army, and at this time the Song army had already entered the direct range of the artillery, and the heavy artillery was a direct fire. The bouncing shells mercilessly tore apart the bodies of the soldiers who were shot before they exploded, and the Song army was even more in the wolf cry.

The soldiers in these places are usually very exploited by the officers, and although they are also battalion soldiers, their morale cannot be compared with the border army, and they may not be able to win compared with the thieves. And the power of the dense explosion of ammunition is very terrifying, even if the Khitan soldiers are in chaos. The local army in front was bombed nine rounds and was demoralized. Only a loud bang was heard, and the 10,000 local troops in front no longer had the courage to charge after receiving 225 rounds of ammunition, and one by one they turned around and fled to the rear, collapsing.

The 20,000 local troops attacking on both flanks were stunned when they saw that the friendly troops in the middle were blown up so quickly. Before the battle began, a third of the soldiers and horses collapsed? The 20,000 soldiers who had not yet collapsed did not dare to rush forward, and hesitated to stand two miles away from the soldiers of the Tiger Division, losing their ground. Seeing that Wang Yongji's men and horses were afraid to attack, the ten six-pounder guns arranged on both sides also began to throw shells at the enemy more than a mile away, and the fire of the Tiger Ben division became even more fierce.

Wang Yongji stood in the carriage behind and observed the battlefield, stunned, and the confidence just now had been swept away. Where did he think that this battle would be fought like this? 30,000 people rushed forward, and 10,000 collapsed without even touching the feet of the Tiger Division. There are still 20,000 people, although they have not yet collapsed, but they obviously have no morale and are simply not capable of charging again.

"Impossible..."Wang Yongji was a little speechless, the firepower of this tiger master was too fierce, he had never seen it before. 5,000 people are equipped with 35 Hongyi cannons, and the shells will explode, doesn't it mean that only the Beijing camp has ammunition? Moreover, it takes a long time for the ammunition in the Beijing camp to shoot a single shot, which is as continuous as Yang Peng's troops.

The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division attacked Jinan City without blood, and Wang Yongji had never seen the combat effectiveness of this army. If Wang Yongji had known that the firepower of the Tiger Ben Division was like this, he would not have dared to transfer troops to attack Jinan if he had given him a hundred dares.

Denglai Xuanwei made Liang Fengchun's face pale, and he muttered: "It's over!" It's over this time! Yang Peng's 5,000 heavenly soldiers are powerful, and they will definitely not let us go..."Wang Yongji was also shocked when he heard Liang Fengchun's words. He has repeatedly taken the lead in attacking Yang Peng, if he defeats Zhangqiu this time, how will Yang Peng deal with himself? Will Yang Peng kill himself? Wang Yongji only felt a sudden chill all over his body, and his hands trembled.

He originally thought that 30,000 people were foolproof against 5,000 people, and he never thought of retreating. At this time, the situation on the battlefield became like this, and he began to feel afraid. So far, there is only a shipwreck. He waved his hand violently and shouted, "Let the cavalry of the main barracks charge!" ”

The flag was unfurled, and Wang Yongji's order was transmitted to the front of the battle. Three thousand cavalrymen in cotton armor rode out of the confusion of infantry. The Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to horse politics, and the general army was often equipped with cavalry, generally four steps and six steps, or half a horse and half a step. These 3,000 cavalry are the knights of the main barracks under the command of the Shandong General Soldiers and the Denglai General Soldiers, and they are the strongest soldiers and horses under Wang Yongji.

Three thousand cavalry rushed out of the ranks, gradually accelerated, outflanked from the left and right sides at the same time, and rushed towards the Tiger Division. Wang Yongji's eyes were blood-red, grasping the guardrail of the carriage, staring at the three thousand cavalrymen who were charging hard. Three thousand cavalry rushed three hundred meters in front of the Tiger Division, and twenty-five guns on both sides of the formation opened fire. In the loud noise that shook the sky, thousands of shotgun projectiles were like a bloodthirsty fog, shooting towards the 3,000 Shandong cavalry. As soon as the dense fog touched the cavalry in the front row, it exploded into countless blood mist.

The projectile pierced the cold armor of these cavalrymen and penetrated their bodies. Blood and flesh splattered out, falling on the battlefield like rain. The cavalrymen who had been shot did not even let out a scream before they landed on the dirt with a plop. In such a massacre-like scene, where have the inland soldiers and horses who have not fought a few battles seen it? The prestige of the world's strong soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division is widely spread, and so many people died before they rushed up, can this battle be won? Looking at the more than two hundred horses that fell in front, the cavalry behind turned pale, and they all slowed down their horses, just wanting to let the others behind go to the front to block the shells.

For the next hundred meters, it took a long time for the terrified 3,000 Song cavalry to complete. The soldiers of the Tiger Division were really a little impatient, and before the cavalry of the Song army had entered the range of two hundred meters, an anxious infantry pressed the trigger and fired a bullet at the cavalry in Shandong.

A gunshot rang out on the battlefield at this time, and it was extremely loud. The effective range of the flintlock rifle is not more than two hundred meters, but the target looks too small to aim at longer distances. The shot fired by this Tiger Division soldier missed the mark. A Song cavalryman was hit by a flying bullet, spurted a bloody arrow from his chest, and fell from his horse with a scream.

Although the local soldiers and horses in Shandong also knew that the Tiger Ben Division was a firecracker soldier who could take people's lives a hundred steps away. But witnessing this scene and facing such an enemy in person, the impact is far stronger than hearsay. The fragile morale of the Song cavalry, which was overwhelmed, was shattered by this shot. The cavalrymen watched with wide eyes as the bulleted cavalryman fell to the ground and died, and there was no longer any fighting spirit. They no longer considered the commander-in-chief of the battle behind, howling and screaming to vent their inner fears, and one by one they ran to the sides, desperately fleeing.

Three thousand cavalry turned into a rout, fleeing like crabs desperately fleeing on the beach. Behind the cavalry, the infantry, who were already at a loss, saw this scene and no longer had a trace of confidence in victory, and fled to the rear one after another. It took only a few minutes for 20,000 men to become a rout, just like the 10,000 who collapsed first.

Shandong Xuanwei made Wang Yongji see the scene of the collapse of the army, like being struck by lightning, staying in the carriage speechless. Liang Fengchun, who had always been gentle, reacted quickly at this time, stepped on the war horse next to the carriage and fled to the east.

Wang Yongji saw Liang Fengchun flee a few hundred steps to the east before he came back to his senses. He gritted his teeth and stepped on a war horse to escape. But he was really a little flustered, and his riding skills were not perfect, and he stepped on the horse iron but failed to turn over the horse, and fell to the ground with a pop. He looked in the direction of the tiger master in a panic, and tried hard again before he finally got on horseback.

On the position of the Tiger Division, the cavalry of the 1,000 Elective Front Regiment had already stepped on their horses and rushed out. Zhong Feng rushed to the front and shouted, "Catch Wang Yongji!" Don't let him escape! ”

Wang Yongji rode a war horse and fled to the east in a panic. At this time, the army was defeated, and the soldiers and generals around him saw that the tiger division was eyeing Wang Yongji and chasing, and they all left Wang Yongji and fled for their lives. There was no one around the governor of Shandong to follow, and he didn't know the road, so he just buried his head and rushed forward.

One hundred cavalrymen of the Election Regiment stared at Wang Yongji's target and resolutely refused to let him go. I don't know how long I fled, Wang Yongji's horse couldn't run, but Wang Yongji, who was panicked, still beat the horse desperately. The horse foamed at the mouth, the horse slowed down more and more, and finally fell to the ground with a limp.

Wang Yongji was thrown to the ground by the fallen war horse, and the black gauze hat also fell off, and a large piece of skin was rubbed off his hand, and blood was dripping. He glanced at the pursuers on the horizon behind him, and didn't have time to pick up the black gauze hat, so he just spread his legs and ran east.

But where can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Wang Yongji only ran a mile before he was chased by the Xuanfeng group. A cavalryman of the Selective Front Regiment slowed down his horse and bullied Wang Yongji's side, and gently knocked Wang Yongji on the back with the butt of his rifle.

Wang Yongji was immediately knocked to the ground and fell into a dog eating. He turned over and shouted, "Soldier, spare your life!" Catch it alive! Don't kill me! The cavalrymen of the Elective Regiment looked at each other and laughed.

On October 29, thousands of people in Jinan City were empty, and they all went to the vegetable market to watch King Yan kill the official. Shandong Xuanwei made Wang Yongji's family of six men and Denglai Xuanwei envoy Liang Fengchun all captured by Zhang Xiang and tied up on the execution ground. Previously, the announcement of Dali Temple had reported in detail that Wang Yongji and Liang Fengchun had deployed troops to resist the illegal acts of the "Dali Temple Court", and the people knew why King Yan wanted to kill the two Xuanwei envoys.

The court of Dali Temple has been in Shandong for two months, and the judges are impartial and impartial in law enforcement, and have a very good reputation. Whether it is a small citizen who has no power or a wealthy businessman who is coveted by others, the court is protected by law. The excellent quality of the court and the positive publicity of the announcement of the Dali Temple have made the people of Shandong fully supportive of the court.

Except for a few powerful people who can oppress others, who is willing to go back to the original time of judicial chaos? An Lian said that the announcement said: a fair court protects a fair social order, so that the people can devote themselves to production without worry, and will eventually make the whole of Shandong more prosperous.

King Yan is the master of the people, and has set up a court to do practical things for the people, and King Yan is welcomed in Shandong. The two Xuanwei envoys wanted to protect the interests of the corrupt bureaucrats, wanted to destroy the court of Dali Temple, and also transferred troops to attack the tiger master of King Yan, which was too hateful.

Thousands of people gathered around the entrance of the vegetable market, and not one of them pleaded for the two governors. The people glared at the condemned prisoner on his knees, and regarded the two Xuanwei envoys as enemies. Zhang Xiang wanted to kill two Xuanwei envoys in one go, and he was worried that the gentry would make trouble during the execution, so he sent 500 soldiers to maintain order at the entrance of the vegetable market. But when it was time for the execution to be carried out, Zhang Xiang found that the people watching the excitement on the side of the execution ground were ordinary people. Under the torture platform were all dressed in coarse cloth, and almost none of the gentry dressed in brocade came.

After the battle of Zhangqiu, where did the gentry in Shandong dare to come out at will? Zhang Xiang walked up to the execution platform, looked at Wang Yongji and shouted: "Shandong Xuanwei envoy Wang Yongji, you first ran a newspaper to spread rumors to attack King Yan, and then dared to transfer troops to attack the Tiger Master, do you know that you regret it now?" ”

Wang Yongji's face was colorless, he glanced at Zhong Feng, his eyes closed and he didn't speak. Zhang Xiang went up and kicked Wang Yongji and scolded: "Wang Yongji! If you hadn't led your troops to attack here, how would our Tiger Ben Division have killed so many local soldiers and horses in Shandong? How many soldiers have you killed by mobilizing troops and horses for personal gain? ”

Wang Yongji opened his eyes and said, "You let my family go, my family burns incense and worships these soldiers every day..." You've killed so many people, do you think I'll let you go? When Wang Yongji heard this, he closed his eyes in despair. But his tears could not be stopped, and they flowed from his closed eyes.

Zhang Xiang walked up to Liang Fengchun again and said with a smile: "Liang Fengchun, do you still have something to say?" Liang Fengchun desperately kowtowed on the ground and said loudly: "General Mingjian, Liang Fengchun was coerced by Wang Yongji. Wang Yongji is in charge of all the affairs in the army, and Liang Fengchun is only forced to be subordinate to him. ”

Zhang Xiang smiled and said, "In order to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Denglai Town, you have not written any letters to the generals in various places!" Liang Fengchun was choked by Zhong Feng and couldn't speak, he looked at Zhong Feng, suddenly changed color and scolded: "Zhang Xiang, you are a little general, don't think that you can do whatever you want in Shandong with Yang Peng." The more than 100,000 troops of the official family are in Xianghe, and sooner or later they will send troops to Tianjin to capture the Yang thief! I've seen you get punished! ”

Zhang Xiang pursed his lips and said: "You heard clearly, King Yan is a hero of the country and the mainstay of the Song Dynasty, and the official family will not break with King Yan for the sake of you crumbs." Zhang Xiang no longer said anything to the two dog officials, and waved his hand and shouted: "Execution!" "Seven soldiers walked behind the condemned prisoner and pointed their guns at the back of the prisoner's head. Crackling gunshots rang out, blood splattered, and seven condemned prisoners fell in pools of blood.

The onlookers watched as Shandong's two biggest officials were shot and were silent for a long time. It took more than ten seconds before someone applauded. The sound of cheer was like a spark falling into the dry grass, and it ignited a fire at once. Thousands of rejoicing people raised their fists and shouted cheers outside the execution ground.

"Well killed!" "Kill the dog officer who opposes the court!" "The corrupt officials in Shandong have been oppressing the people for a long time, and they have finally waited for the court!" Whoever opposes the court, kills! ”

On the third day of the first month of November, the official Zhao Heng stood by the window of the study of the Qianqing Palace, looking at the palace outside the window with his back hand. After a long time, Zhao Hengcai asked, "Wang Jin, how long have the 130,000 border troops been in Xianghe County?" Wang Jin replied: "Official, the border army has been stationed in Xianghe County for more than a month, but Yang Peng still has not withdrawn from Shandong. ”

"Because he hoarded grain and grass in Cangzhou, dug trenches, and put on a posture of defending Cangzhou. If our army surrounds Cangzhou, it will be impossible to capture Cangzhou without a year and a half." Sighing, Wang Jin said again: "The 30,000 local troops convened by Shandong Xuanwei envoy Wang Yongji and Denglai Xuanwei envoy Liang Fengchun were also defeated by Zhang Xiang's 5,000 men and collapsed. The two Xuanwei envoys not only failed to take Jinan City, but were also captured and killed by Zhang Xiang. ”

"Holy Lord, Zhang Xiang did not flinch in front of the 130,000 border troops." Zhao Heng stood by the window and thought for a long time, and finally said: "The battalion soldiers in this place are really careless, and they are the same as paper paste in front of the tiger master." What I can rely on is these hundreds of thousands of border troops. ”

Shaking his head, Zhao Heng said, "Spread my will, let the border army retreat." Wang Jin was stunned and asked, "Emperor, this is a retreat?" Zhao Heng said: "What I was worried about was that King Yan would go further and collect taxes and levy troops in Shandong to turn Shandong into a second Yanjing. Now under the heavy pressure of the 130,000 border troops, King Yan should understand that my tolerance has reached the bottom line. If King Yan goes further, the 130,000 border troops will not be stationed in Xianghe, but will attack Cangzhou. ”

"Although there is no war, King Yan should understand the situation and will not impose commercial taxes on Shandong." "If it drags on any longer, it will be a waste of food and wages, which will be detrimental to the overall situation of the whole country. The Khitan resurgence in various places was the time when the border army was needed. "If the border army goes south, it can't suppress the thieves, maybe they will have to dispatch the soldiers and horses in Tianjin to quell the thieves." You can fight with King Yan, but you can't tear your face apart. "Spread my will, strictly prohibit King Yan from leviing business taxes and land taxes in Shandong without authorization, so that King Yan can understand my bottom line. As for the court in Shandong, I won't talk about it in the holy decree, but I'll talk about it later. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.