The incident in Ningxia City was immediately reported to Pinglu City. Su Hao received the information and did not dare to delay for a moment. He led Chen Dao and Xu Guangzu to Xiao Ruxun's house in a hurry.
"Brother Xiao, have you heard that something happened in Ningxia City?" Su Hao asked straight to the point when he saw Xiao Ruxun.
"What, something happened in Kuaibai?" Xiao Ruxun asked in shock. Su Hao got the news through his own intelligence network. Xiao Ruxun did not establish such a network, so the information was much lagging behind Su Hao.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "No, it was a man named Liu Dongyang who colluded with a group of lower-level officers to kill Dang Xin and others. When I got the news, he was leading the rebels to besiege the General Military Mansion. General Zhang's soldiers
There aren’t many soldiers and horses inside, so we probably won’t be able to hold on for a while.”
"Liu Dongyang?" Xiao Ruxun looked surprised. As a senior general of the Ningxia Guard, he knew the Ningxia Guard quite well, but the name Liu Dongyang seemed very unfamiliar to him. He didn't know where it came from.
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Su Hao didn't know Liu Dongyang beforehand. The intelligence network he asked Chen Guanyu to build mainly revolved around Kuai Bai and the main people around Kuai Bai. He never expected that things would change like this, so that after waiting
He only got the information after the incident had happened. He told Xiao Ruxun the news just sent back by the intelligence officers. Xiao Ruxun's reaction was exactly the same as Wang Yi'e's, and he determined that Kuai Bai was the mastermind behind everything.
"So, Liu Dongyang is just a gun for Kuaibai?" Su Hao asked.
Xiao Ruxun sneered and said: "I'm afraid that Liu Dongyang doesn't even know that he is just a gun. He thinks he is the real one. Kuaibai is a Tatar. If he takes the lead to stir up trouble, the Han army of Ningxia Wei will
He was afraid that the soldiers would not obey him. He asked Liu Dongyang to take the lead and gathered the Han soldiers under his command. As for Liu Dongyang himself, when Kuaibai no longer needs him, I am afraid he will just throw it away like a rotten straw sandal.
Got into a mud pit."
"Now let's discuss our countermeasures regardless of Liu Dongyang or Kuaibai." Chen Dao reminded from the side.
"That's true." Xiao Ruxun said, "Mr. Chen, what do you think we should do?"
Chen Daodao: "It depends on Kuai Bai's intention. General Xiao, what do you think Kuai Bai will do next?"
Xiao Ruxun said: "In my opinion, Kuaibai will quickly send troops to occupy all the cities in Ningxia and Hexi Fort 48. He knows very well that after the court learns of the news of his rebellion, he will send a large army to attack
Suppress. He wants to turn the whole town of Ningxia into a big fortress before the army arrives."
"With his current troops, can he capture Hexi Fort 48 in a short time?" Xu Guangzu asked.
Xiao Ruxun said: "Kaibai's soldiers and horses are very sophisticated, and they are familiar with the terrain and troop distribution in Hexi. Each castle fights on its own, so I'm afraid none of them can be an opponent of Kuaibai. Besides, Kuaibai's rebellion was very sudden. If it weren't for you
Come and tell me, I don’t know about this until now. If Kuaibai suddenly comes to my Pinglu City with troops, I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist for a while.”
"General Xiao, please send people to deliver messages to the forts as soon as possible, telling them that there has been an uprising in Kuaibai, and asking them to take precautions as soon as possible." Chen Dao said.
"Okay." Xiao Ruxun agreed and called the captain of his own soldiers. He asked him to call up a dozen soldiers and ride fast horses to various castles under the Ningxia Guard to deliver messages to remind the guards of these castles to do their best.
Preparation for challenge.
The captain of the soldiers left in response. Xiao Ruxun watched him leave the court, shook his head slightly, and said to Su Hao and others: "I'm afraid this is better than nothing. Some of the guards at Fort 48 in Hexi are originally worshipers."
Some people have no fighting spirit at all. Even if they get the news, they don't dare to become enemies with Kuai Bai. The only ones who can fight are Yuquan camp, besides my Pinglu Fort. Fu Huan, the general of Yuquan camp, is quite good.
He is a man, but he only has more than 2,000 men under his command, so he may not be a match for Kuai Bai."
"There are only about 2,000 people in Pinglu Fort. General Xiao Shen can't defeat him. Do you think so?" Chen Dao asked.
Xiao Ruxun said: "It is invincible. I can only hold on to the end. In the past few years, I have been continuously reinforcing the city wall in Pinglu City and accumulating defensive equipment. Originally, I wanted to prevent the Tatars from sieging the city. I didn't expect that now
It is used to guard against Kuaibai. In my opinion, if the city is closed and held firmly, Kuaibai should not be able to attack my Pinglu City for a while. There should be no problem in defending Pinglu City for three months. In three months, the imperial army will
It’s time to arrive.”
"But, Brother Xiao, there are not only 2,000 people in Pinglu City now, but 4,000 people. In addition to defending the city, do we still have some opportunities to attack?" Su Hao asked.
Xiao Ruxun said: "Are you going to help me defend the city instead?"
Su Hao spread his hands and said: "At this point, we are already grasshoppers on the same line. If Kuaibai comes to attack, how can I sit back and watch? I just think that blindly closing the city for defense is not enough. We have 4,000 people.
, can’t we turn our defense into offense?”
Xiao Ruxun said: "Absolutely not. Kuaibai is a Tatar, and there are many Tatars under his command. He is very good at riding and shooting, and is invincible unless you and I are the two armies. We can hold on to the city. We can
Use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses to compete with him. If you abandon the city and don't defend it, and fight him on the plains, you'll probably be in trouble."
"What General Xiao Shen said makes sense. To deal with Kuaibai, we must treat the Tatars just like we do. We must not fight on the plains easily. Our Ming army and the Tatars fight on the plains. If the forces are equal, we will fight at least nine out of ten times."
Defeat, not to mention that the military strength of Kuaibai is far superior to mine, and it would be detrimental to me to go out to fight in the city." Xu Guangzu also advised.
"But what's the point of us defending like this?" Su Hao asked. In his opinion, defending the city was really a boring task. People were outside and surrounded, and he stayed in the city and couldn't do anything. Ancient book
It is often said that a certain place defended the city for several years, so that even the rats in the city were eaten by the soldiers and civilians. What is the meaning of this approach of besieging an isolated city?
Chen Dao explained: "If we change it, don't underestimate the defense. If we can hold Pinglu City, it will be a great achievement. If we can't take Pinglu City, we won't dare to let go and cross the river to invade. Otherwise, once the imperial court
If he comes to attack, he will face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. If we hold Pinglu City, it is equivalent to holding Kuaibai's life in check. As long as we hold on until the imperial army arrives, that will be enough."
"Uh... Okay." Su Hao nodded. He didn't dare to be too rash when it came to fighting. Since everyone said they couldn't leave the city, and defending the city was also a meaningful thing, he didn't want to be too rash.
I have argued with everyone, so I will wait and see again.
Since it was determined to hold on to the city, it was necessary to evacuate all the people outside the city into the city. Xiao Ruxun sent messengers to the military camps outside the city to order the soldiers to quickly take their families and property into Pinglu City to take refuge. Su
Hao also sent an order to the soldiers of the survey battalion who were scattered everywhere for surveying and mapping operations to stop their work and return to Pinglu City.
When the officers and soldiers in Pinglu City heard about Kuaibai's rebellion, they all knew that a war was coming, so they began to strengthen the city wall and prepare various defense materials according to the arrangements. There was a lot of food stored in Pinglu City, enough to support the defense for more than half a year. Su Hao asked the surveyors to survey
The soldiers in Yu camp also prepared to defend the city. The weapons and ammunition brought by Lu Xiuer, Xu Guangqi and others could be used at this time. Su Hao believed that with these firearms, it should not be difficult to defend the city.
Under the protection of Xiong Minyang and others, Jiang Tingfu escaped from Ningxia City and came to Pinglu City. He told Su Hao, Xiao Ruxun and others about the uprising of Liu Dongyang and others. Xiao Ruxun invited Jiang Tingfu to Pinglu City.
Stay in the city and help direct the defense of the city.
Let's talk about Ningxia City. After Liu Dongyang's uprising, all the officers and soldiers in the city were in panic. Some rebels took the opportunity to rob the property of the former officials in Ningxia City, kill people and set fires, creating a mess. There were also some soldiers who were unwilling to rebel and joined Liu Dongyang.
A conflict broke out, with casualties on both sides.
Kuaibai sent his private army Cangtou Army to cooperate with Liu Dongyang to quell the chaos in Ningxia City. It took two days for everything to gradually calm down. Liu Dongyang killed or imprisoned officials who were unwilling to surrender and occupied various government offices.
He also opened the prison, released the prisoners, and burned various files in the government office, determined to become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Dongyang came from a lower class background and knew the needs of ordinary officers and soldiers. He distributed the gold and silver collected from the offices of Dang Xin and others to the officers and soldiers, thereby winning the support of the officers and soldiers, and some officers and soldiers who were originally hesitant also gradually accepted it.
In reality, he surrendered to Liu Dongyang.
After controlling nearly 10,000 troops in Ningxia city, Liu Dongyang began to establish his own management system. He named himself the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, with Bai Kuaibai as the mastermind, Kuai Chengen, and Xu Chao as the left and right deputy commanders, respectively.
Guiyun and Tu Wenxiu were the left and right generals, and the other generals who participated in the rebellion also received rewards.
Kuaibai knew the importance of speed and speed, so he suggested that Liu Dongyang quickly send troops to capture the entire town of Ningxia. Liu Dongyang obeyed his advice and divided his troops into several groups, led by Kuai Chengen, Kuaiyun, Tu Wenxiu and others, and attacked Zhongwei, Lingzhou and Bei.
Pinglu City and other places along the way.
"General Xiao Shen, don't shoot your arrows. This villain is Gu Qin, the junior high school subordinate to General Yiyun. He is here to deliver a message on the orders of General Yiyun!"
On this day, a small group of cavalry ran under Pinglu City. The leader waved a small white flag in his hand, drove his horse to the bottom of the city wall, and shouted loudly to Xiao Ruxun who came above after hearing the news.
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Xiao Ruxun put his hand on the arrow stack of the city wall, looked out at the primary school below, and asked loudly: "If Yiyun has something to say, please tell me quickly."
The young man named Gu Qin responded: "General Kuai has said that my prince Kuai has always admired General Xiao's reputation and does not want the two sides to fight each other. As long as General Xiao is willing to submit, Prince Kuai is willing to protect General Xiao."
He is the deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town. If we can capture another important town in the northwest in the future, Xiao Shen will be allowed to guard it with the rank of commander-in-chief."
"Who is Prince Yi? How come I have never heard of him?" Xiao Ruxun asked knowingly.
"Prince Kuai is the original Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Ningxia Town. Commander-in-Chief Liu of Ningxia Town has appointed Prince Kuai as his mastermind." Gu Qin explained.
Xiao Ruxun spat at the foot of the city: "Bah! Isn't he just worshiping? He is a barbarian. He has been protected by our Ming Dynasty for many years. He does not want to repay his kindness and instead raises an army to rebel. Such a traitor dares to persuade this general.
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