How could Han Qingzhi have imagined that Ding Wei secretly recorded the conversation between the two discussing tactics and prepared to compile it into a military book to be handed down to the world?
And in this military book, he is just a brave general like Yu Chigong, while Ding Wei is the real master of military art.
However, even if he thought about it, as a person who has been punished by the society of the 21st century, Han Qing would not care too much about Ding Wei's actions.
Compared with the three immortal causes of "making meritorious service, establishing virtue, and establishing reputation" in the eyes of traditional scholar-bureaucrats, Han Qing cares more about the reality at hand. As long as Ding Wei is willing to spare no effort to support him, he doesn't mind being a green leaf for Ding Wei. He doesn't even mind.
Ding Wei wrote himself more stupid to set off "Ding Zi"'s clever calculation.
Probably because he felt a little guilty, Ding Wei, after writing the "Art of War" for that day, gathered his energy and continued to deal with all the military affairs in the city.
He has rich experience in politics, a smart mind, and excellent abilities. As long as he works hard, there are really not many things that can be difficult for him.
Even some backbones of the Chunyang Sect who had infiltrated into the ranks of local officials but had not yet found a chance to respond to the enemy forces outside the city were dug out by him one step ahead.
In this way, Han Qing has fewer distractions and can spend more energy on leading troops in combat. Based on the effect of Wu You and others in harassing the enemy, he constantly adjusts his tactical details and methods to combine Lu Ziming and this one.
The Chunyang cultists under his command suffered terribly.
As a result, before the fourth day, on the morning of the third day, Lu Ziming decisively gave up the attack on Ye County, and led his bandits to "turn" toward Pingdu in the southwest.
Being able to become the Dharma King of Chunyang Cult, Lu Ziming is not a reckless man. In order to prevent Han Qing from leading his troops to follow and kill him, he specially left his right protector Zhang Liang behind and led five thousand elites to be responsible for cutting off the rear.
Before joining the Chunyang Sect, Zhang Liang once served as a county captain and was considered a "soldier" among the core figures of the Chunyang Sect. Therefore, after receiving the order, he immediately divided the five thousand brothers into three groups: left, middle and right.
The three battalions on the left, five miles away from Ye County, captured a village called Houjiabao and formed a formation to defend it.
The three battalions on the right are at Huangye Ridge, two miles away from Houjiabao, and are at the horns of each other with the left camp.
Zhang Liang himself, however, took the central part of the four battalions and retreated to Mingtang Mountain, twenty miles away, and camped on the top of the mountain. While taking the time to sleep and recover his strength, he prepared to rely on the difficult terrain to deal with the pursuing troops.
This move is indeed remarkable from a tactical perspective. If implemented successfully, it can delay the pursuers for at least three to five days.
However, Lu Ziming and Zhang Liang forgot to consider morale and people's hearts.
Most of the Chunyang Sect believers who were incited to rebel did so out of fanaticism or superstition of Lu Daxian. If Lu Ziming led them to conquer several counties with overwhelming force, their minds would naturally become more fanatical during the battle.
He can't even turn his heels.
But now that Ye County has not been breached, Lu Ziming took the initiative to withdraw his troops. The reason was to turn around and attack the richer Pingdu. Who with a discerning eye can't see that he was frightened by Han Qing's torment, so he found an excuse to escape?
In addition, the reason why Chunyang Sect can attract so many believers is that its teachings are of course mostly based on persuading people to do good and do justice for heaven. However, Lu Ziming hastily raised troops in response to the actions of the trafficker named Yang.
Quite the opposite!
If the war is not going well and the reputation is still bad on the streets, even the most devout believers will have a sharp decline in their fanaticism.
When the fanaticism in my heart is gone, I will of course think more about my personal life, death and future.
Lu Ziming led 20,000 to 30,000 troops, but when he saw Han Qing, he still stomped away. The only brothers who were left behind were only 5,000, what was the difference between being sent to death?
If it were to die for the Immortal Lu Dongbin, many believers would still be willing to die. How many believers would be able to rest in peace if they died for the human traffickers?
Exhausted, with low morale and collapsed faith, how could such a team be able to fight? Before Han Qing could lead his troops to catch up, the Chunyang Sect believers who stayed in Houjiabao collapsed on their own.
Several incense masters joined forces to kill the hall master, and then fled with the few hundred copper coins in the army.
When the captains and captains below discovered that the hall master was taking the lead in escaping, they also picked up the livestock and valuables they could see, rolled them up and went their separate ways.
Hou Quan, Li Zheng and Hou Quan of Houjiapu, was originally not interested in what Chunyang Cult preached. He just couldn't afford to offend thieves such as Lu Ziming, so he had to provide support for them.
At this moment, he found that the Chunyang cult members stationed in his village were in chaos. Hou Quan immediately summoned the young men of the clan and launched a sneak attack on the remaining cult members.
After a fight, a mere fifty or sixty-year-old young man unexpectedly won a complete victory. Thousands of leaderless Chunyang cultists were forcibly driven out of the fort. All the rations Zhang Liang left for the Chunyang cultists were all
It became the trophy of the Hou family.
The surrounding gentry and common people also hated the Chunyang Cult for colluding with human traffickers and harming their children and grandchildren. Seeing that the Chunyang Cult could not even defeat the young men of Houjiapu, they simply organized themselves and flew to Ye County to report to Han Tixing.
, while launching a campaign against the Chunyang cult from all directions.
The remnants of the Chunyang Sect near Houjiabao were unable to resist, and had no intention of resisting. They were killed by the villagers until they were scurrying away. Some of them were overtaken by the villagers because of hunger and fatigue, and were beaten to death by the villagers. Others had relatively sufficient physical strength.
, after escaping the pursuit of the villagers, he simply took off his clothes, fled to a place where no one knew him, and continued to be an ordinary person. From then on, he had nothing to do with the Chunyang Sect.
The right army left behind by Zhang Liang cut off the rear troops and horses, and formed horns with the left army. The left army collapsed without a fight, so how could the right arm survive alone?
Soon, chaos broke out in the camp. The believers below gathered in groups of three and five, carrying their own weapons, luggage and dry food, and left without saying goodbye. The group leaders all saw each other, and not only did they refuse
To stop him, he simply rolled himself up and took the opportunity to escape without knowing where he was going.
When Han Qing led two thousand brothers and chased them to the vicinity of Huangye Ridge, where could they still see half of the rebels?
On the other hand, the patriarchs and Li Zheng of each village and fort, together with the villagers, carrying the heads that had just been chopped off and driving the pigs and sheep, took the initiative to greet Han Tixing and prove that their forts had nothing to do with the rebels.
connection!
Han Qing had no intention of taking the opportunity to search, so he immediately ordered people to collect the heads of the rebels, and took out money to reward the villagers who had performed meritorious services.
The clan leader and the village chiefs took the initiative to send the labor army's pigs and sheep, and he also ordered them to be purchased in copper coins according to the market price.
As a result, the people became more and more willing to provide conveniences to the government and troops. Without waiting for Han Qing to ask, they all handed over to Han Qing what they knew about the rebels.
There were even some brave young men who took the initiative to act as guides and spies for Han Qing, leading him and his brothers to hunt down the rebels.
As for the rebels, they were blind. Except for a few fanatical believers who would inquire for information on their behalf, most of the people were afraid to avoid it, and they were unwilling to provide any convenience for them.
One side has high morale and knows itself and the enemy, while the other side has low morale and is deaf and blind. How can there be any suspense in such a battle?
When Han Qing led two thousand brothers to the foot of Mingtang Mountain, Zhang Liang and his four battalions of rebels did not dare to fight. They would only set up obstacles along the hillside to delay the defeat.
As for attacking mountains, Han Qing was far better at fighting in the field. He sent Wu You, Li Yu and other powerful generals, each leading two hundred brothers, to attack in turn. It only took more than an hour to reach the top of the mountain.
Zhang Liang abandoned his subordinates and fled over the mountains. He was killed by his own soldiers on the way, and his head was used as a surrender certificate for the latter.
More than 300 of the two thousand Chunyang cultists who defended Mingtang Mountain were killed by the formation, and the remaining 1,600 or so were all made prisoners of the army!
At this moment, it had only been a day and a half since Lu Ziming ordered to move towards Pingdu. The main force of the Chunyang Sect was less than ten miles away from leaving Mingtang Mountain behind!
