Chapter 248: The government and the opposition shake
Chapter 248 The ruling and opposition parties were shocked
There is a small county fifty miles west of Qingzhou called Huaiyuan County, which is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture and is the only way from Jinan to Qingzhou. Huaiyuan County is surrounded by mountains on both sides and a flat plain to the east. As long as you pass through Qingzhou in Huaiyuan County
It will be completely exposed in front of people. Now Pang Gang leads 8,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed here.
Pang Gang was sitting in the big tent, and all the officers were arranged in front of him according to their official positions. Pang Gang, who was in the command position, closed his eyes and meditated without saying a word. He looked like a general, but his right hand placed in front of the case was gently moving.
He tapped the table lightly, showing that he was not as calm as he appeared.
When Pang Gang sent troops this time, it seemed to outsiders that he wanted to break with the Ming Dynasty and embark on a path of independence. Although he was already prepared for this path, most of the officers expressed their loyalty to him.
But he also understood that there were still some officers who were forced to follow him under pressure, but it didn't matter. Pang Gang believed that as long as they fought a few battles with the troops from the imperial court, they would not be able to follow him.
"Report..." A shout rang outside the tent, and then a man wearing cotton armor ran in from the outside at a trot.
"Report to the general that the enemy has arrived ten miles away from our camp."
Pang Gang nodded and said: "I know, let's explore again!"
"Yes!" Ye Buzuan turned and left.
Jin Pangang slowly looked around at everyone and said with a half-smile: "Everyone, the army sent by the imperial court is only ten miles away from us. Now I am giving orders."
"Wow!" All the officers in the big tent stood up.
"I order everyone to immediately mobilize their troops and move out of camp to meet the enemy!"
"yes!"
Everyone clasped their fists in salute and filed out.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
Soon, the gathering drums sounded, and countless sergeants poured out from their respective tents. They quickly gathered under the leadership of their respective generals. They came to the open space two miles away from the camp and started.
Form a formation and prepare to meet the enemy.
At this time, ten miles away, Chen Xinjia, who was still unaware of this, was urging Liu Zeqing to speed up.
Although the weather has turned cold, Chen Xinjia, who was sweating from riding a horse, still pulled the collar around his neck halfway to let the cold air blow in. He turned to Liu Zeqing beside him and said: "General Liu, let's leave Huaiyuan."
The county has less than ten miles of land, so hurry up and order the army to speed up and enter the city, I haven't had a good rest for several days."
Liu Zeqing was secretly angry, but his face still showed promise.
This Chen Xinjia relied on his status as the Minister of War and the Imperial Envoy to dictate to himself along the way. Even the march time and route had to be approved by him. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to accept the results of an expert leader led by an outsider.
Who made the Ming Dynasty pursue a system of civilized military control? Although he knew nothing about the art of war, he was a first-ranked scholar after all, a minister of the Ministry of War and an imperial envoy. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he had to listen obediently, otherwise he would wait until he returned to the capital.
If you have a crooked mouth in front of the emperor, you will never get any good results.
Thinking of this, Liu Zeqing couldn't help but secretly envied the daring Pang Gang. He heard that this guy was very prosperous in Qingzhou, but unfortunately he acted too radically and offended the officials and gentry in Hangzhou. He was reported to the emperor.
The glory and wealth of the past will disappear.
Liu Zeqing had fought side by side with Pang Gang and knew the amazing combat effectiveness of his troops, so he did not underestimate Pang Gang. However, in his heart, he did not think that Pang Gang had the strength to fight against him. In his opinion, Pang Gang relied on
The former was just a Rumi gun in his hand, but now he also has this thing. If there was a real fight, he would never be his opponent.
Unfortunately, like Chen Xinjia, he had forgotten the old saying that people should look at each other with new eyes after three days of separation. The current Pang Gang is not the same Xiao Qianhu he used to be.
When the team marched to three miles away from Huaiyuan County, the night guard in front came to report that a large group of Ming troops were already waiting in front.
Liu Zeqing was shocked when he received the news. Is this Pang Gang really determined to confront the imperial army?
Chen Xinjia, on the other hand, was so angry that his beard trembled: "You are so bold, you are really so bold. Is this despicable warrior really going to rebel?"
Liu Zeqing was worthy of being a military general. Although he was surprised that Qingzhou dared to send troops to attack him, the soldiers' vigilance was not lost at all. He immediately ordered his troops to form formations to prepare for the enemy.
Under Liu Zeqing's order, the eight thousand Ming army began to slowly form a formation. The soldiers began to change their formations hurriedly under the orders of their respective officers. However, because the team was too long, it still took them nearly half an hour to complete the formation.
The battle formation was set up, and Liu Zeqing was fortunate that the Qingzhou Army on the opposite side did not take advantage of their formation to launch an attack, but just stood there and coldly watched them form their formation.
After setting up the formation, the distance between the two sides was only one mile. Chen Xinjia started gesticulating again: "General Liu, please quickly order the soldiers to advance and annihilate the rebels in front."
"Don't worry about it, Mr. Chen. The general will do it on his own." Liu Zeqing replied impatiently: "Pang Gang just showed mercy by not rushing over while our army was forming. Mr. Chen should just watch the battle from behind.
, as for the battle, it would be better to leave it to the future."
"Huh, watch the battle? Do you think the emperor asked me to come here to watch the battle?" Chen Xinjia was stunned, and then became furious: "General Liu, if you can't put down these rebels for the emperor, I will tell you.
Your Majesty will send someone else here, and there are many generals in Ming Dynasty who are willing to share your worries."
"You..." Liu Zeqing was about to have a seizure when there was movement from the other side.
"Dong dong dong..."
At this time, drums sounded from the Qingzhou Army on the opposite side, and a group of cavalry came out of the formation. They slowly came to Liu Zeqing's formation and stopped two hundred steps away. The cavalry separated and walked out.
A general wearing chainmail said loudly: "I am the commander of Qingzhou, General Pang Gang of Dingyuan. Who is the commander opposite? Pang Gang has lost his distance!"
Hearing that familiar voice, Chen Xinjia, who was originally hiding in the battle formation, became angry. He shouted loudly: "Pang Gang, you damn traitor, you still have the nerve to call yourself General Dingyuan, but you don't know that the emperor
I have deprived you of all your positions, and now the imperial army has arrived to suppress the rebellion. If you don't quickly dismount and surrender, otherwise you will be wiped out when the army arrives."
Listening to Chen Xinjia's shouting, Liu Zeqing next to him was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred. Could this Chen Xinjia be the reincarnation of a pig? Everyone has formed a battle formation waiting for you, but you are still here to threaten them, for fear that they will not follow.
Why do you fight to the death?
Although Liu Zeqing was very angry at Chen Xinjia, he also knew that there was nothing he could do against him. He had no choice but to turn around and say a few words to the ordering soldiers beside him. Soon, hundreds of gunmen came to the battle formation holding birdguns in hand.
The black cannons in their hands were pointed at Pang Gang and his group. Ironically, the cannons in their hands were the same batch of Rumi cannons that Pang Gang sold to Liu Zeqing at the beginning of this year.
Pang Gang saw that gunmen had been sent to stop him from the opposite side, and he knew that Liu Zeqing did not want to meet him now to avoid suspicion. He sighed secretly and said to himself: "Brother Liu, Brother Liu, I will give you the opportunity.
If you don't cherish it yourself, then don't blame me for being rude."
Pang Gang arrived at the dock and returned to the main formation with his soldiers. He saw the officers looking at him eagerly.
After taking a deep breath, he said: "Command the artillery battalion to fire three rounds at the enemy in front of the target formation!"
After the artillery battalion located at the rear of the battle formation received the order, fifty Napoleon cannons that had been adjusted to fire targets quickly ignited the charges.
"Boom boom boom..."
A rumble of cannon fire quickly rang out after the battle formation, and soon dozens of black projectiles quickly flew forward with green smoke.
"No! They actually have artillery!"
As soon as Liu Zeqing, who was experienced in battle, heard the rumble of cannons in front, he ignored the nonsense and reached out to grab Chen Xinjia, who was still looking at the sky stupidly. He pulled hard and the two of them rolled off the horse.
"Asshole, Liu Zeqing, what are you doing?" Chen Xinjia, who was pulled off his horse, had not yet understood the situation. He was confused and cursed to himself.
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as Chen Xinjia finished speaking, there was a sound like the earth was falling apart around them. Dozens of explosive bombs exploded almost simultaneously in their formation. When each projectile exploded, dozens of projectiles flew out, accompanied by
The shock wave of the explosion hit almost no one within a dozen steps or so, which was extremely lethal to the Ming army that was forming a dense formation.
Chen Xinjia, who was pulled off his horse by Liu Zeqing, collapsed on the ground. At this time, he only felt his ears roaring and his legs trembling. He seemed to have lost the ability to think in an instant, and his body immediately became stiff.
Continuous explosions shattered the morale of all the Ming army. The originally tight formation collapsed in a short moment. The soldiers were running around like headless flies. No one paid attention to the officers' orders at this time.
Already.
The Qingzhou Army's artillery attack lasted only a short time. They only fired three rounds of salvos and then stopped. However, the damage caused by more than a hundred artillery shells to the Ming Army was huge. In just three rounds of artillery, six people were killed.
Seven hundred people were killed or injured, but the remaining Ming troops were running around. They turned back consciously without anyone's command, and ran away with all their strength.
"This...is this a failure?"
Seeing the Ming army fleeing in embarrassment on the opposite side, the Qingzhou officers who were watching the battle results in front of the formation, except for a few people chatting, were all stunned. The effect of the artillery bombardment greatly exceeded their surprise. Ordinarily they were not without it.
I have seen artillery fire, but at this time, the vast majority of artillery in the world used solid bullets. Although the lethality of solid bullets to personnel is great, at best it is nothing more than a blunderbuss magnified countless times.
But the explosive bomb launched now explodes into a large area. It has a killing range within a dozen steps after the explosion. This kind of lethality is not to mention the Ming army who was bombed, but also the Qingzhou who was watching the battle in front.
The soldiers all took a breath of cold air when they saw it. This kind of killing was so shocking. Who else could withstand it?
Pang Gang ignored the thoughts of his subordinates. He waved his hand, and the cavalry on both wings rushed forward quickly. The two thousand cavalry began to charge with rumbling sounds and dust all over the sky.
"Oops, they charged."
Liu Zeqing, who had just pulled Chen Xinjia up, heard the screams of the soldiers around him. Looking at the dark clouds rolling up in front of him, his mouth felt bitter and his heart was filled with despair.
"My men and horses are all finished!"
Two thousand cavalry rushed into the Ming army's formation like a whirlwind, like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep. As they charged and killed, they shouted loudly: "Those who abandon their weapons and surrender will not be killed!"
"Generals have orders, and those who abandon their weapons and surrender will not be killed!"
The battle formation was full of horse hooves and shouts. When the cavalry saw any infantry that dared to gather, they would use their horsepower and speed to scatter them. If they encountered resistance, they would wave their sabers to kill the recalcitrant without mercy.
kill.
Seeing that there was no hope of resistance, more and more Ming troops had to abandon their weapons and surrender with their hands raised.
The trembling Chen Xinjia held Liu Zeqing's hand almost out of instinct, and said in a pleading tone: "General Liu, General Liu, please rush out with me. I must not be that traitor."
Prisoners!"
Liu Zeqing laughed miserably and looked around at the Qingzhou cavalry who were chasing his own infantry. He slowly shook his head: "It's too late, we can't escape."
Another group of Ming army cavalry came from a distance. They surrounded Liu Zeqing, Chen Xinjia and more than a dozen Jinyi guards and dozens of soldiers. The leading officer shouted loudly: "Anyone who abandons his weapons and surrenders will not surrender."
Kill, if you don’t throw yourself at me, I’ll kill you!”
Chen Xinjia ordered everyone in a trembling voice: "Everyone put down your weapons quickly, don't let others misunderstand you!"
"Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding." Following Chen Xinjia's order, everyone who had no intention of resisting for a long time dropped their weapons.
When Chen Xinjia saw that his men had all dropped their weapons, he said to the officer: "I am Chen Xinjia, the imperial envoy and minister of the Ministry of War. Please take me to see your commander."
"Oh?" The officer looked at Chen Xinjia with a joking look, "Didn't you just say that the emperor has dismissed Da Da from all official positions? Why are you calling us commanders now? Could it be that what you just said was a lie?
Human?"
"I..." Chen Xinjia was speechless for a while and lowered his head helplessly.
The officer looked at Chen Xinjia with disgust, waved his hand and said, "Take them all away!"
As the saying goes, an army was defeated like a mountain. The remaining nearly 7,000 defeated troops were surrounded by two thousand cavalry from both sides. They were like wild beasts in an iron cage, unable to move anymore, and finally became prisoners obediently.
This was the end of a vigorous campaign of rebellion ordered by Chongzhen and executed by Liu Zeqing and Chen Xinjia.
When Liu Zeqing and Chen Xinjia were escorted in front of Pang Gang, they saw Pang Gang's smiling face.
"Mr. Liu, just now my little brother called you out to meet you but you refused to show your face. Now we meet in this way. This is really a trick of God!"
Liu Zeqing looked ashamed and angry, "Brother Pang, are you using this method to humiliate me?"
"I don't dare." Pang Gang smiled and shook his head: "My little brother is staying well in Qingzhou, but my elder brother comes with soldiers and horses to fight and kill. I can't just sit back and wait to be killed."
Liu Zeqing smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I have to come where the emperor's orders are. Since I have fallen into my hands, you can kill or cut into pieces as you like. Brother, I only ask you not to embarrass my soldiers. They
It’s just a matter of following orders.”
"Haha...Brother, where did you think you were going? How come you are always going to kill or cut into pieces." Pang Gang laughed and shook his head, "Brother Liu, don't worry, both of you and I were once under the supervision of Governor Lu."
Serve under my command
, after all, we have fought against the Tatars together, so why would I kill you? What I did just now was done out of necessity, so don’t take offense, brother."
"You, you won't kill me." Liu Zeqing was confused at this moment, "Maybe you want me to lead my troops to surrender to you, which is absolutely impossible. If so, you should kill me."
"Haha... Hahaha..." Pang Gang burst out laughing after hearing Liu Zeqing's words, "Brother Liu, what do you want me to do with your defeated soldiers? Are you wasting my food?"
Liu Zeqing's face turned red when Pang Gang laughed. Yes, people like him were defeated in less than a meal. It seemed that people really looked down on people like him.
Turning to Chen Xinjia, Pang Gang's smiling face gradually turned cold, and a cold voice came out of Pang Gang's mouth, "Master Chen, we meet again. Just before the battle, didn't you say you wanted me to be wiped out? Now Pang
You're standing right here, why don't you come over and give it a try."
Chen Xinjia's body began to sway again, "I...I...cluck..." Along with the sound of teeth chattering, a fishy smell drifted around in the cold wind.
Pang Gang frowned and took a look. Chen Xinjia's crotch was actually wet, and a foul smell emanated from him. It turned out that this guy was so frightened that he became incontinent.
"Why are all the guys these days so virtuous? That dead guy Yan Zheng is just like this, but this Chen Xinjia is a third-rank official in the imperial court, so why is he so timid?"
Pang Gang felt a sense of disgust. These court ministers were usually more arrogant than the other, but when something happened, they all turned into cowards. As soon as he waved his hand, soldiers immediately came forward and dragged Chen Xinjia away. Then he began to give orders.
The soldiers cleaned the battlefield. Those soldiers from Shandong who had died in the battle dug pits and buried them on the spot. Those who survived were ordered to take their baggage and rush towards Qingzhou. It looked like a vigorous revolt.
The war ended in a hurry
In addition to nearly a thousand of the 8,000 Shandong soldiers brought by Liu Zeqing, the remaining more than 7,000 were captured. The news soon spread like a whirlwind, and the government and the public were shocked for a time.
Another two-in-one, sorry for being a little late!