Chapter 0261 Military morale is the most important
After saying that, Peng Yibin looked at Zhong Cong's family members and said, "Come here and execute all these people."
"yes."
Immediately, someone came up and took down more than a hundred members of Zhong Cong's family one by one, and wanted to chop off their heads.
When Shi Song saw this, he couldn't bear it and quickly advised: "General, for the lives of more than a hundred people, it is such a big matter, is it better to leave it to the court for decision?"
Peng Yibin didn't take it seriously and said: "Sir, you are pedantic. If this matter is left to the court to decide, if it is delayed, I don't know how long it will be delayed, and it may not be possible to kill a few people."
This time Zhong Cong started a rebellion and massacred all the government officials in Pengze County. Now he was going to kill his whole family during the war. This not only avenged the victims, but also served as a warning to future generations. No one could say that he was wrong. Wouldn't it be a pleasure?
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Shi Songzhi was speechless. In the end, all Zhong Cong and his family were killed. The people all applauded loudly. The powerful people nearby were also frightened and prepared to hand over their excess fields. Who dared to say anything?
Liangzhe West Road, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Dantu County, outside the city.
While Peng Yibin was massacring Zhong Cong's family members, two armies were facing each other across the river by the Tongji River in Dantu County.
The armies on both sides camped for more than ten miles on one side, with a total of 50,000 men and horses. This army was Wei Shengkai's rebel camp.
On the other side of the river, the army on the other side divided its soldiers and horses into three camps and arranged them along the Tongji River. Although there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses, they were better than the elite soldiers and horses who dared to fight and die, so they were not weaker than the rebels in terms of momentum.
, yes, this army is none other than Meng Gong’s army.
When Meng Gong's army arrived at Zhenjiang, Wei Shengkai was about to launch his army, aiming directly at Lin'an. This was really crazy and bold.
When he met Meng Gong, Wei Shengkai didn't take it seriously. He just regarded Meng Gong as a stumbling block and crushed him under his feet.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two sides fought, Wei Shengkai's rebels were killed and routed. In the end, only less than 50,000 people were left out of the 70,000 to 80,000 people. The others either died or fled, and some became prisoners.
After this battle, Wei Shengkai's rebels were frightened and did not dare to take the initiative to attack again. Meng Gong's army did not know why, but chose to confront the rebels across the river. Wei Shengkai did not know the reason for this.
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In Meng Gong's camp, Meng Gong stood in front of the sand table, staring at the sand table while listening to the report of the horse scout.
Every day, the horse racing team would send military information from Cao Youwen, Jiang Wanzai, Peng Yibin, and Xia Gui. Meng Gong would conduct deductions on the sand table to have a clear understanding of the entire battle situation.
After listening to Cao Youwen's report, Meng Gong expressionlessly lowered Wenxuan's rebel flag on the sand table and planted the official and military flags. It was clearly visible that the entire Fujian Road was controlled by the imperial court.
Meng Gong nodded, then stood up straight, spread the news of Cao Youwen's army's victory throughout the army, and ordered the army to engage in a tug-of-war archery competition, with the winner receiving credit.
Soon, the three military camps were filled with cheers and cheers. The soldiers began to compete in tug-of-war and archery competitions, and the atmosphere was lively.
Meng Gong inspected the camp and nodded with satisfaction. His general Liu Yi was puzzled and asked: "General, the rebels are close at hand. Why don't our troops attack and instead waste time here? If the court officials find out, I'm afraid there will be another attack."
Want to criticize."
Meng Gong smiled slightly and said: "Those who are good at fighting are those who subjugate the enemy without fighting. If Wei Shengkai causes chaos, it is not difficult to obtain them. The general can destroy them and capture them at any time to end the rebellion."
But it is difficult to have 70,000 to 80,000 people under his command who do not know the truth. They are deceived. If they directly attack each other with swords, these people will inevitably suffer many casualties. Now that the Song Dynasty has powerful foreign enemies, it is the time for our government to employ people.
, People's power is national power, and we will have to consider it for the future."
Liu Yi was still worried. He said: "If there are many impeachments of officials in the court and the officials become suspicious of the general, wouldn't it be unpredictable? The general would advise the general to think more about himself. After all, his life is his own.
It is useless no matter how long others live."
"It doesn't matter, the officials are the masters of ZTE, how can their will be so easily shaken?"
Meng Gong had absolute confidence in Zhao Yun. He knew that Zhao Yun could not be swayed by other people's opinions. He was naturally confident. As long as everything was not out of control, he naturally hoped to end this rebellion at the minimum cost.
Listening to the army camp on the other side of the river competing for prizes, the rebel camp was naturally not happy.
The rebels sighed one by one and their morale was low. They sat in groups, complaining and lamenting.
A small rebel soldier said: "Actually, we shouldn't rebel. The imperial court introduced a new law and all land confiscated was the land belonging to the gentry, outside the Yuan Dynasty. We had no losses. Moreover, the imperial court confiscated their land and distributed it to the landless people one by one.
, don’t we just get it?”
Another soldier listened and agreed with his face, "That's right. I was also suffering from convulsions at that time, so I was deceived by a member of the army. Now I am being chased by the army like this. My whole life is ruined."
"or,,,"
Xiao Bing was mysterious and whispered: "How about we run away? There are hundreds of thousands of rebels. We are all ants. The government doesn't know we are there, so naturally they won't settle accounts with us. Neither the members nor the officials
If they can’t remember us and don’t have the energy to find us, we might as well just run away.”
"This is the reason, this is the reason."
The two soldiers were immediately tempted and thought about escaping, and then they agreed to find an opportunity to leave at night. Before leaving, they went to their relatives and friends and asked them if they could leave.
The rebel soldiers have the desire to escape. This is not an isolated case, but a common phenomenon.
First of all, they are all unknowns. Even if the rebellion succeeds, the benefits they can get are really limited.
Secondly, the rebels are frustrated, and in rebellions such as decapitation, the most fearful thing is that they will be frustrated midway and make people shake. If one mistake is made, the subordinates will collapse and flee. This is what often happens.
It is for this reason that Meng Gong was not in a hurry to eliminate Wei Shengkai, but instead tried every means to shake the morale of the rebels and allowed them to flee.
That night, many rebel soldiers escaped secretly. When the number was counted at dawn, there were more than 500 missing. This was not a small number. The situation was immediately reported to Wei Shengkai.
Wei Shengkai was also very anxious. At this time, he was the most anxious in the entire rebel camp.
He is the leader of the rebels, a banner-like figure. Once the rebellion fails, everyone may run away and everyone may survive, but he is the only one who does not, because he is the leader, and Wu Yuan's death also counts.
On his head, how can he escape?
Wei Shengkai frowned and kept walking back and forth without any idea.
The powerful Zhang Bochu couldn't help but said: "In my opinion, we should withdraw our troops and return to the city. After all, there is a city wall there for support. The people below are at ease, and so are we."