Chapter 265 A hundred explosive packets fell from the sky
The rebels, who numbered less than 20,000, were forced to retreat to the south of Suzhou City in embarrassment under the strong pursuit of the Chang'an camp army. The morale of the army was weakened and morale was very low. Even Mu Chi, Sun Shixin, Mei
Congratulations, the four generals Gu Zhichong are all in a depressed mood.
There were differences and disputes between the four generals again.
This time Mu Chi did not dare to continue fighting against Chang'an Camp. He wanted the Hangzhou Camp rebels to withdraw to Hangzhou City. He had realized the power of Chang'an Camp and had realized that if the Hangzhou Camp rebels did not withdraw to Hangzhou,
The city would most likely be annihilated, and he, Mu Zhi's second son, would either be killed or captured.
Mu Chi was unwilling to bear such a result. He originally hoped that Mu Zhi's rebellion could succeed and even create a country like Shuizhen. Once this happened, he would be the prince, and even the future prince.
emperor.
The battle had already changed the situation a lot. Sun Shixin no longer advocated that the rebels resist the Chang'an Camp while going to Zhenjiang City. Instead, he agreed with Mu Chi's view and believed that the Hangzhou Camp rebels should immediately withdraw to Hangzhou City.
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In fact, in Sun Shixin's opinion, the Zhenjiang Camp and Zhenjiang City could probably not be defended, which meant that the rebellion of King Mu Zhi of Dongping County had already fallen into a very dangerous and unfavorable situation.
Both Mu Chi and Sun Shixin also wanted the Zhenjiang Camp rebels to retreat to Hangzhou City.
The reason given by the two men was that the Chang'an Camp was very strong and there were 20,000 officers and soldiers defending the city in Suzhou City. Under such circumstances, the Zhenjiang Camp rebels, who currently had only 8,000 people left, had no chance to withdraw to Zhenjiang City.
, the entire army will surely be annihilated in the process.
In addition, there is another reason why the two of them cannot tell it in front of Mei He and Gu Zhichong. This reason is that there are currently only 11,000 rebels in the Hangzhou Battalion and they want to withdraw to Hangzhou.
Hangzhou city will obviously be hunted down and will be very dangerous. Although there are only 8,000 Zhenjiang camp rebels left, with the addition of these 8,000 people, the strength of the army to resist the pursuit will increase, and there will be no hope of retreating to Hangzhou city.
Be bigger.
Neither Mei He nor Gu Zhichong wanted to go to Hangzhou City. They both wanted to withdraw to Zhenjiang City with the Zhenjiang Camp rebels of 8,000 people.
The Zhenjiang Battalion had only a total of more than 40,000 troops in the rebellion, 20,000 of which were levied civilians. Mei He and Gu Zhichong suddenly brought 20,000 troops to attack Suzhou City, leaving only more than 20,000 troops in Zhenjiang City.
Mei Kui led the city defenders. Now the Chang'an camp army has come in force, and there may be other counter-rebellion troops coming. Even if the content of the previous surrender letter was false, Zhenjiang City has not been breached yet, but if they don't this time
If they retreat to Zhenjiang City, Zhenjiang City will definitely be captured and Mei Kui will be killed or captured.
Mei He and Gu Zhichong also wanted the Hangzhou Battalion rebels to withdraw to Zhenjiang City. They both knew that Zhenjiang City now needed the Hangzhou Battalion rebels to help defend the city, and if the Zhenjiang Battalion rebels with only 8,000 people came to Zhenjiang City,
If Zhenjiang City is evacuated, the entire army will probably be wiped out in the process, but with the participation of the Hangzhou Battalion rebels, the hope of retreating to Zhenjiang City will be greater.
The dispute this time was very fierce, and the argument lasted for half an hour but failed to reach a result.
Mei He was forced to panic, and faced Mu Chi, Sun Shixin said angrily: "If you are not willing to help us evacuate to Zhenjiang City, then I will not follow you to Hangzhou City even if I surrender!"
At this moment, a military attaché hurriedly ran back to report: "It's not good, Chang... Chang'an camp is chasing us!"
Mu Chi, Mei He, and Gu Zhichong all panicked. Although Sun Shixin was also frightened, he still said rationally: "Evacuate to Hangzhou City quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Mei He said angrily: "I told you that I will not go to Hangzhou City. Please help us evacuate to Zhenjiang City quickly!"
Mu Chi was furious when he heard this, and started arguing with Mei He again. This time the argument turned into a quarrel, with both of them using swear words.
Sun Shixin was also angry and said to Mei He: "How long has it been and you are still arguing here? At this point, if you don't want to be killed or captured, you can only evacuate to Hangzhou City with us and wait for the evacuation.
When we get to Hangzhou City, let the prince send an army to Zhenjiang City to help your father defend Zhenjiang City."
After Mei He and Gu Zhichong hesitated, they both had to agree, and that's all it can do now.
Immediately, Mu Chi and Sun Shixin, leading the 11,000-strong Hangzhou Battalion rebels, withdrew from north to south towards Hangzhou City. Mei He and Gu Zhichong, leading the 8,000-man Zhenjiang Battalion rebels, followed.
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There were more than 30,000 Chang'an camp troops pursuing this time, a few thousand fewer.
The reason is that a total of tens of thousands of rebels have surrendered from yesterday to now, and these rebels need to be guarded. Moreover, the battlefield has not yet been completely counted, whether it is the few sacrificed officers and soldiers of Chang'an camp or the more than 5,000 rebels.
Every corpse needs to be cleaned up.
Jia Yun left several thousand officers and soldiers in charge of guarding and counting.
In addition, Jia Yun also notified Yan Yingkui, the governor of Liangjiang who was guarding the city in Suzhou, and asked Yan Yingkui to help guard the surrendered rebels and inventory the battlefield.
When Yan Yingkui learned about Chang'an Camp's great victory, he couldn't help but admire Jia Yun and was very excited at the same time.
The excitement lies in the fact that Yan Yingkui, the governor of Liangjiang, has a heavy responsibility for this counter-insurgency. If the counter-insurgency fails or cannot be put down quickly, he will definitely be asked about serious crimes. By then, the governor of Liangjiang will definitely not be able to continue to do it. Can he still do it?
There is no guarantee that he will be punished by an official, and he may even be jailed.
In comparison, Jia Yun is doing better. Even if he fails to suppress the rebellion or cannot quickly suppress the rebellion, he will be questioned and deposed as the governor of Chang'an, but at least he can continue to be his prince.
At present, Jia Yun is leading an army of more than 30,000 soldiers encamped, chasing down 19,000 rebels, following and chasing them all the way. For the rebels, this is a very difficult and tragic retreat.
When the rebels fled to a distance of 100 kilometers from the city of Hangzhou, only 12,000 people were left. Seven thousand people died, surrendered or fled in the process.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the rebel army composed of 12,000 people was about to pass through a mountain road. This mountain road is the only way to retreat to Hangzhou City. The mountain road
There are mountains rising one after another on both sides.
As the Chang'an Camp army was chasing after them with such ferocity that the 12,000-strong rebel army was embarrassed and exhausted. In addition, this mountain road was only 100 kilometers away from Hangzhou City. The rebels believed that once
Everyone was so anxious that they would be rescued when they arrived at Hangzhou City. So much so that the rebels did not carefully investigate this mountain road. Although they sent scouts to investigate in advance, the scouts failed to discover anything strange hidden in this mountain road!
At this moment, somewhere on the mountain road, there is a peak on each side, with dense woods growing on the peaks. In the woods above the two peaks, there are dozens of figures hiding, totaling a hundred and ten figures.
One person, headed by General He He from Chang'an Camp.
Previously, Jia Yun assigned He He a confidential task, which was also a very dangerous task.
After accepting the mission, He He selected a hundred officers and soldiers and asked each officer and soldier to carry an explosive pack on their backs. There were a hundred explosive packs in total. Including himself, the total was one hundred and one.
These one hundred officers and soldiers are not simple either.
As the commander-in-chief of the Guard Camp, He He led 500 Guard Camp officers and soldiers to the Chang'an Firearms Factory. This time, He He selected the 100 officers and soldiers from these Guard Camp officers and soldiers, who were equivalent to the special forces in the previous life.
And they are all brave men.
After He He led a hundred warriors to break away from the Chang'an Camp army, they quickly went around from the west bank of Taihu Lake to the vicinity of Hangzhou Prefecture. After some investigation, He He chose the mountain road for an ambush. They were going to conduct an ambush here.
Important sneak attack!
When Jia Yun went south to Yangzhou, he was assassinated on a mountain road with mountain peaks on both sides. At that time, two assassins shot an arrow at him from the dense forest on the mountainside on both sides, but he avoided them both.
, not even a single injury was sustained, and both assassins committed suicide by taking poison.
Now Jia Yun also planned a similar assassination, mainly targeting rebel generals. The difference was that there were 101 assassins in total this time, and the weapons used for the assassination were not bows and arrows but explosives.
At this moment, the 12,000 rebels walked into the mountain road and soon reached the place where He He and other warriors ambush.
He He was not in a hurry to take action. According to Jia Yun's tactical instructions prepared in advance, he hid in the woods on the mountain and observed carefully until he observed that the two generals who were guarding the rebels were passing through the attack range of the explosive packs.
Take action.
These two generals were surprisingly Mu Chi and Sun Shixin from the Hangzhou camp.
I saw He He suddenly raised a small flag with the word "Chang'an" written on it.
As the small flag was raised, the hundred warriors He He had brought with him this time lit up the explosive packets they carried, and threw the lit explosive packets towards the mountain road down the mountain.
Instead of Sister Lin falling from the sky, a hundred explosive packets fell from the sky!
The explosive package developed by Jia Yun is very powerful. At present, the density of rebels on the road down the mountain is high, and the explosive package is dropped from above and explodes. In this case, the lethality is even stronger.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang...
One hundred explosive packets, except for one that had a problem and failed to explode, several exploded in advance in the air, and the other ninety or so dropped on the road down the mountain and exploded.
The sound of the explosion resounded through the sky and was deafening.
In an instant, a tragic hell-like scene appeared on the mountain road, with gunpowder smoke filling the air, people lying on their backs, flesh and blood flying everywhere, horrifying and screaming.
The joint explosion of so many explosive packs killed hundreds of people at once, including Sun Shixin, the deputy general of the Hangzhou Battalion. Sun Shixin was a man of both civil and military skills, brave and resourceful, and was Mu Zhi's most important confidant.
In the chaos, Mu Chi sent rebel officers and soldiers to climb the mountains on both sides to kill the attackers.
And when the one hundred warriors under He He dropped the explosives, they fled quickly.
After a chase, except for a dozen people who were killed by rebel officers and soldiers, more than 80 people escaped successfully, including He He.
The main reason is that the rebels were already disorganized and were even more panicked by this mysterious and terrifying sneak attack. Moreover, the rebels were in a hurry to escape and did not bother to continue to pursue them. Otherwise, the number of people killed in this sneak attack was 101.
Warriors, few will survive in the end.
For these 101 warriors, this sneak attack is indeed a very dangerous mission. Before they came, Jia Yun said that if they complete the mission and survive, they will be heavily rewarded. He He, who takes the lead, will not only get
With heavy rewards in gold and silver, you can also be promoted from a third-grade general to a second-grade deputy general and become a high-ranking official! The sacrificed warriors will also receive heavy compensation for their families.
This sneak attack delayed the rebels on this mountain road for a quarter of an hour, and the Chang'an camp army led by Jia Yun was already in hot pursuit. A quarter of an hour later, when the rebels adjusted, they were ready to continue to flee towards the mountain road.
By the time they reached Hangzhou City, Chang'an's army had already caught up with them.
kill!
Another battle took place. This was an overwhelming battle. The Chang'an camp army had the absolute upper hand, and the rebels were powerfully crushed.
"Brother Wu, come with me to capture this person!"
After a great battle, in the chaos, Jia Yun discovered that a rebel general was escaping under the escort of more than 200 people. Jia Yun realized that the identity of this rebel general must not be simple. He had never taken action personally.
Now I finally couldn't help but take action myself.
In fact, this rebel general is clearly Mei He, the eldest son of Mei Kui.
Immediately, under the protection of a group of royal guards, Jia Yun held a bow in her hand and rode horseback to chase Mei He, who was escaping. Cao Wu led hundreds of officers and soldiers from the guard camp to follow.
kill!
Mei He and the more than 200 people who were escorting him were soon overtaken. Jia Yun drew her bow and shot arrows. Her superb archery skills killed the rebel officers and soldiers one after another.
The moon is bright and half waxing, and the arrows and shooting stars are far away.
If you control the string and break the left side, the right side will break the moon branch.
The guards of the palace were fighting while protecting Jia Yun. Cao Wu led hundreds of soldiers from the guard camp and were also fighting fiercely.
In this battle, Jia Yun personally shot and killed nearly ten people.
After a fight, only a dozen people were left guarding Mei He.
"I...I surrender!" Mei He shouted to Jia Yun, her face turned pale with fright, and her body was trembling.
"Tie him up!" Jia Yun ordered, and one of his subordinates tied up Mei He.
After a while, the hunting battle ended, and the rebels were all wiped out, dead, surrendered, or ran away.
After interrogating the rebel officers and soldiers, Jia Yun learned that the rebel general he had just hunted down and captured was Mei He. This made Jia Yun happy. Fortunately, she acted decisively. This person was very important. Capturing this person alive might be helpful in persuading him to surrender.
The meikui in Zhenjiang City is useful.
In addition to Mei He being captured, two rebel generals, Mu Chi and Gu Zhichong, were also captured alive.
Immediately, Jia Yun sent Fang Deqiang to lead some Chang'an camp officers and soldiers to escort Mei He immediately. Gu Zhichong went to Zhenjiang City to persuade Mei Kui to surrender. If Mei Kui could be persuaded to surrender, Zhenjiang City would be defeated without attacking, which would undoubtedly be a great military achievement.
Jia Yun then led the Chang'an camp army, escorted Mu Chi, and took Sun Shixin's head, and continued to kill from north to south towards the city of Hangzhou, a hundred kilometers away.
This time it is not appropriate to leave the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits, but to have the dark clouds overwhelm the city and threaten to destroy it, and the light of armor to open towards the golden scales of the sun...