Chapter 351 Dengzhou Offensive and Defensive Battle (1)
After Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an concluded their negotiations, they hurried back to Yangzhou to prepare for the opening of a new salt farm next year. If they traveled quickly, they might still have time to go home for the New Year.
Because the rebels had been besieged for a long time, the situation in Shandong gradually calmed down. The communication between Wu Shigong and Runing Mansion finally became smooth.
This time, the Runing Army who stayed behind sent five messengers and delivered a large package of letters to Wu Shigong. These were the replies written by the families of the soldiers who were sent to the army after receiving the letters from the soldiers. And after receiving these letters
After hearing the letter, the soldiers were also very happy.
Wu Shigong himself also received a long letter from Deng Qifan, telling Wu Shigong all the recent events at the Runing Army Headquarters. What made Wu Shigong somewhat satisfied was that, except for the seizure of the Nanyang Iron Mine, there was no other
What difficult matter needs Wu Shigong to deal with?
Of course, it also brought Wu Shigong's family, and the four pregnant ladies who worried about Wu Shigong the most gave birth. Wu Shigong added four more children, two boys and two girls. Li Xin and Mei Yun both gave birth to a girl, and
Zhao Ruya finally got her wish and had a son. Qiong Niang also gave birth to a younger son for Wu Shigong.
Wu Shigong couldn't help but feel a little proud about this. So far, the number of Wu Shigong's children has reached ten. And they are all healthy. Compared with the dangers of childbirth and the high mortality rate of children in the Ming Dynasty, Wu Shigong is really
Lucky enough. It seems that from a genetic point of view, Xue Lian was really discerning when he chose Wu Weizhong's son as his son-in-law!
In addition, in the letter, Wu Shigong also learned a piece of good news. Only then did Wu Shigong know that Zhou Yanru, the chief minister who posed the greatest threat to his stay in Henan, had also stepped down. The stone that had been weighing on his heart for a long time fell to the ground, and Wu Shigong was
They were overjoyed. To celebrate, on that night, Wu Shigong and Carelli had a party the whole night.
And because the Chinese New Year is about to come, Wu Shigong specially distributed more than 11,000 taels of silver to all the soldiers of the Runing Army who are currently fighting as bonuses. However, what was distributed this time was not cash, but was given to each soldier.
A note showing how much silver each soldier received.
This is not because Wu Shigong is stingy. With this rule, as long as they return to Runing Mansion, the soldiers' money will be paid in full. Now these soldiers have food and drink in the camp, and there is no need for cash at all.
Silver. Besides, Wu Shigong also understood the truth very well: soldiers will become evil if they have silver, and soldiers will become evil because of silver.
In fact, Wu Shigong is now very satisfied with this expedition. With the departure of his chief assistant Zhou Yanru, his biggest worry has been eliminated. And he thought that he would go to Liaodong and fight to the death with the Hou Jin Army, which might cause heavy losses, but
Unexpectedly, he was involved in a civil war.
What is even more gratifying is that the army has been expanded, and a huge amount of property and ordnance have been obtained. He has also observed the battle of the highest level army of the Ming Dynasty, and even obtained dozens of Portuguese military advisers. For Wu Shigong, what else is there?
What about those who are not satisfied?
As if to recuperate their energy before the final fight, the Ming army and the rebels coincidentally stopped fighting around the New Year. Both sides' eyes were fixed on the signal to start the war - the sea water started to freeze.
In a blink of an eye, it was February of the sixth year of Chongzhen. At this time, Kong Youde's rebels were running out of food. They had eaten all the coolies. Even the military prostitutes had eaten a lot. However, the sea water at this time had already
It's starting to thaw.
Kong Youde began to order the rebels to prepare to escape by boat, but at this time an accident happened. A commander in the former Dongjiang Town of Pidao took advantage of the fact that the sea had just thawed, and rowed a few of his cronies to Dengzhou City, and brought him to Dengzhou City.
News came that shocked him: Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army stationed in Pidao and Lushun, would lead the navy to blockade Dengzhou City from the water and completely surround the rebels to death. Now Kong Youde was shocked.
Missing the mark.
"Let's go by boat as originally planned. The sea is vast, and we may not encounter an intercepting navy. As long as we find a small island where we can't care about it and settle down, with our strength, we might be able to do it.
After all the work that Mao Shuai has done, when he has the strength, it will be a good choice to join any party, or even become a king on his own!"
"What you said is easy. Anyway, you are a single person and have no worries. You must know that we have more than 7,000 family members who are going to board the ship. When we encounter the navy, we will not be able to fight or run away. Could it be that we will not be able to fight or run away?
Are you all going to die?"
"Escape is just one thing. Anyway, it's worth it after all this trouble. It's unlucky for us to encounter the navy. I don't believe it. Could it be that we can't escape even with a boat?"
"Okay! Don't argue! But I also have a question, who will take the lead? We may not have all boarded the ship. When the officers and soldiers saw that Dengzhou City had become an empty city, they would still be stupidly outside the city.
Stay?"
"What's so difficult about this? The old way is to draw lots!"
"Fart! I've seen through the lottery trick you guys are playing. Either we go together or we don't leave at all. If you want me to die, there's no way!"
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Looking at the noisy rebel military attachés, Kong Youde finally became impatient. He slammed the table, frowned and shouted: "Shut up, everyone! Just listen to what I, Old Kong, have to say!"
"We were all in trouble together at that time. When we were having sex and playing with women, it was better for the two brothers. Now that we encounter some small problems, do we have to fight against each other? I don't care about the life and death of brothers. I, Lao Kong, have never done this before.
After that, I will never do it in the future. Let's all prepare. Tomorrow, the cavalry will be the leader, and the troops will follow closely. They will rush out of the Ming army outside the city. They will be surrounded by three groups. I, Lao Geng and Ying Yuan will each lead one group.
"If you rush out, you will be alive. If you can't rush out, you will be a good man again in eighteen years! Let's all disperse. Let's go back and let the men have a good meal. Tomorrow, let the officers and soldiers outside the city see the style of our old Liao army."
After the rebel military attachés dispersed, Geng Jingzhong, who was left alone, said to Kong Youde with some worry: "There are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers outside the city. They have surrounded them with several ditches and earthen walls. What's the matter?"
Ning Tieqi, the chances of us rushing out tomorrow are slim!"
"Even if we rush out, we will become rogue bandits in Chongzhou and attack the government. Sooner or later, we will be at the end of our rope. Also, the families of those old Liao soldiers are also women, children and the elderly. They will definitely not be able to escape, so we might as well
Let’s try our luck by boat.”
Kong Youde sighed and replied: "Why don't I understand this? But look at the noisy people today. Although they are arguing with each other, they are all targeting our actions. If we arrange any troop
After the break, I'm afraid those who are not us will pull out their knives immediately. Now the only way is to break out of the encirclement together!"
"However, you, Old Geng, should take it easy tomorrow. When you see the situation is not going well, hurry up and get back. Let Li Yingyuan take the lead. Anyway, he is young and energetic. When the disaster comes, we should fly separately. You and I also have our own factions.
The servants must guard the water city. If anything goes wrong, get on the boat immediately!"
Geng Jingzhong nodded and said: "That's the only way!"
But the sudden bad news completely shattered the morale of the rebel army. That night, a general of the rebel army crossed the city at night and reported this major military situation to Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian. And Huang Qifa,
He also sent his younger brother Yuecheng to join the Henan Army.
Wu Shigong, who was awakened from his dream, immediately interrogated Huang Qifai's brother and learned about the rebels' plan to break out tomorrow. Moreover, Huang Qifai's brother was willing to stay in the Henan army as a hostage to prove the truth of his report.
sex.
At this time, Wu Shigong was hesitant. Should he tell the coaches Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian about this important military information first? Or should he discuss with Liu Zeqing first and prepare to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city? But at this moment, Zhu
Dadian and Gao Qiqian's messengers who summoned all Ming army generals for a meeting also arrived.
Wu Shigong hurriedly dressed up and rushed to the Chinese Army tent. At this time, the military meeting had already begun. When Wu Shigong learned that Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian had also received reports from the rebels here, he immediately hid in the Chinese Army tent.
He stood in the corner of the tent and watched the changes.
Regarding the accuracy of this intelligence, all the Ming military attachés in the Chinese military tent had the same opinion. For such a major matter, it is always better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.
Then came the specific arrangements. First, they arranged a tit-for-tat ambush to ambush the three rebel armies that broke out. Then they arranged for the Ming army to take advantage of the chaos to attack Dengzhou City.
Among these achievements, the first army to enter Dengzhou City must be the first one. The Ming army that ambushed the rebel breakout force is also a great achievement. As expected, Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian arranged for the Liaodong Army to be the first to attack Dengzhou City.
troops, and Qiu Lei's Ming army was the main force in ambushing the rebels. Liu Zeqing and Wu Shigong, the coalition troops, were once again honored to drink from the northwest wind.
The entire military meeting took a very short time. After the arrangements were neatly arranged, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing, who was ashen-faced, left the Chinese military tent together. After leaving the Chinese military camp, Wu Shigong looked around and saw that there were no other Ming military attaches around.
He whispered to Liu Zeqing: "Brother Hezhou, I also have people reporting from the rebels here tonight."
Liu Zeqing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately asked: "Is the news accurate? What did the reporter say?"
Wu Shigong smiled and said: "That was the news from Mr. Qian, a rebel guarding the southern city wall. The person who reported the news was his biological brother. Mr. Qian was willing to sacrifice Nancheng in the chaos. So Brother Hezhou
You have to be prepared when you go back. I estimate that the most likely time for the rebels to break out is tomorrow morning. At that time, we will find a way to enter Dengzhou City first."
Liu Zeqing was immediately overjoyed. He laughed and said, "Okay! I'm just waiting for the good news from Chang Jing!"
After returning to the Henan Army's camp, Wu Shigong immediately summoned all the officers and arranged for the troops to get up after midnight to have meals in preparation for tomorrow's battle.
On February 12, the sixth year of Chongzhen, the attack and defense of Dengzhou City finally started. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ·