Chapter 354: Offensive and Defensive Battle of Dengzhou (4)
It can only be said that the timing when the rebels discovered Liu Zeqing's troops entering the city was too coincidental or too unlucky.
At that time, Kong Youde and Li Yingyuan led the rebels to resist the Ming army's attack on the west and north of Dengzhou City, while Geng Jingzhong led the defeated army to retreat to Shuicheng to the east of Dengzhou City to prepare to board the ship. At the same time, the rebels in the city
The family members of the army also gathered in Shuicheng and began to board the ship.
At this time, the defeated rebel army had basically gathered in Shuicheng to the east, and entered Shuicheng one after another. And because the people in Dengzhou City were basically killed by the rebels, at this time, the center of Dengzhou City,
Instead, it became an empty city. And the rebels who saw the Ming army entering the city were the soldiers at the rear of the defeated army that retreated to Shuicheng.
So on the one hand, the rebels discovered Liu Zeqing's army relatively late; on the other hand, the rebels had no idea how many Ming troops had entered the city, nor how they entered the city, so after shouting for a while,
The rebels in the city were immediately in chaos.
All the rebels didn't even think about gathering their troops to take back Nancheng. They all wanted to withdraw to Shuicheng and hold on to Shuicheng, board the ship as soon as possible, and leave this damn Dengzhou City.
Knowing that the rebels had discovered their entry into the city, Liu Zeqing's troops who entered the city no longer concealed themselves, so they openly displayed their flags and shouted at the same time: "We have invaded Dengzhou City! Kill them all.
Traitor!"
Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian, who were commanding from the rear, were still frowning and nervously waiting for Dengzhou City to be breached. But at this moment, there was a loud noise in Dengzhou City, which made the two
The coach was confused for a moment about the situation in the city.
At this moment, the spies who were observing the southern part of Dengzhou City from the front line came over on Pegasus. Before his horse could stop, he jumped off the horse and knelt down to report: "Two adults, they have already invaded Dengzhou City! Already.
Invasion of Dengzhou Nancheng!"
On the battlefield, spies who serve as the commander's eyes and ears are all close confidants of the commander. And this spy is Zhu Dadian's servant. So there is a cry in his voice. This spy knows that Dengzhou City will be under siege for a long time.
Ke, my master Zhu Dadian is under considerable pressure now, and now that he has conquered the city, he has accomplished a great feat. As a master and servant, the entire Zhu family will receive great glory and benefits.
"Zhu Neng, you have been with me for so long, and you are still so uncontrollable. This city will be broken sooner or later, so why is it so strange?" Zhu Dadian scolded. But his face was suppressed no matter what.
Can't help but look excited.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Dadian asked again: "Which general's troops attacked the city first?"
The servant named Zhu Neng was not affected by Zhu Dadian's reprimand at all. He opened his mouth and said with a big smile: "Look at the flag, it's General Liu's troops!"
Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian both looked at each other in surprise, but they both reacted immediately. Zhu Dadian immediately arranged: "Okay! Ask General Liu Shen to guard Nancheng. If Dengzhou is captured today, I will protect his leader."
Gong. In addition, General Bing Qiu and General Jin were sent to order them to step up their attack on the city. There must be no mistakes!"
After issuing the order, Zhu Dadian glanced at Gao Qiqian and asked him if he had anything to add. Gao Qiqian also looked excited, and he shouted in a high voice: "Let General Liu Shen tell him, too. If
Today we captured Dengzhou City, and the Zajia will protect him as a general. If any of the other generals are spared their lives, regardless of the fact that the Zajia was easy to talk to in the past, they will definitely want his head today. Let everyone know what was gained in the city.
, the governor and the miscellaneous family did not take a penny. They all gave rewards to the men who invaded the city!"
After all, Gao Qiqian has been a military supervisor for a long time and has rich experience in inspiring and motivating the army, so his words are also on point.
For Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian, although they did not like to see Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing, the coalition military attachés, they were first and foremost the commanders of the entire Ming army. Therefore, no matter which Ming army attacked Dengzhou City first
, the two of them can never escape their strategic planning, so at this time, Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian have no prejudice.
At this time, Kong Youde happened to repulse an attack by Qiu Lei. When he heard the shouts in the city, "The army has entered the city!", he thought at first that the North City had been broken by the Liaodong Army. Until the rebels who inquired about the news
The army reported that it was only after Nancheng invaded the official army that Kong Youde realized that the Ming army was going to fly on both sides today!
Therefore, Kong Youde immediately grabbed a rebel military attache next to him and asked him to lead 200 soldiers to Nancheng to intercept him. After the rebel military attache left, Kong Youde ordered his own soldier captain: "Put the city wall on the wall."
Throw down all the defensive items and we will return to Shuicheng immediately."
After hearing the order, the rebel soldiers in front of the West City seemed to have gone crazy. They set fire to a swarm of bees and tens of thousands of enemies on the wall and threw them down the city wall. Smoke, flames, and rockets suddenly filled the foot of the West City wall.
Flying randomly. Although the Ming army had already evacuated the city wall at this time, and there were not many casualties, but seeing the situation at the foot of the West City, for a moment, no Ming army soldiers dared to approach the West City Wall anymore.
At this time, the rebel military attache who went to intercept reinforcements in the south city also returned. They went along the south city wall to reinforce. However, as soon as they reached the south city wall, they were attacked by a burst of small artillery fire from the well-prepared Ming army and the rebels anyway.
He fired with muskets and killed and wounded more than 20 reinforcements of the rebels at once. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rebel military attache immediately turned around and fled.
As soon as he saw Kong Youde, the military attache shouted loudly: "Commander Kong, more than a thousand officers and soldiers have entered the city. We can't stop them. Please withdraw quickly, otherwise we will be cut off from our retreat. We will all be killed."
The explanation is here!”
Kong Youde cursed secretly in his heart. He not only cursed the war not going well, but also cursed the rebel military attaché in front of him for his ignorance. Why did he report so loudly? Are you afraid that other rebel soldiers won't hear it? Isn't this disturbing the morale of the army?
? If it wasn't an emergency, Kong Youde would have drawn his sword and killed this guy on the spot.
But it was useless to get angry now. Kong Youde suppressed his anger and shouted: "Evacuate to Shuicheng in an orderly manner. Who dares to cause chaos? My old Kong's knife doesn't recognize him!"
But who would listen to Kong Youde's orders at this time? The rebel soldiers rushed down the city wall. Some of them were like headless flies and jumped off the city wall. Their outcome would definitely be a tragedy.
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Kong Youde didn't care about the others anymore. He got off the city wall, mounted his horse, and galloped towards Shuicheng. But Geng Jingzhong was quite loyal, and he also sent a team of servants to meet him. Fortunately, the Ming army that invaded the south city suddenly
There was no interception at first, so most of the rebels in the West City fled back to Shuicheng.
Li Yingyuan's North City was in dire straits. When they heard the shouting, they happened to be attacked by a wave of Liaodong troops. Of course, the Liaodong troops outside the city also heard that the Ming army had broken through Dengzhou City, so those Liaodong troops were like
It was like a shot of blood, tightly entangled the rebels who stayed in Beicheng, and attacked Beicheng without stopping.
At this time, Li Yingyuan was sweating. When the two armies were fighting, Li Yingyuan's rebels could not retreat no matter what, otherwise, they would collapse immediately. Although the rebels on the north city wall all seemed to explode from small universes
, withstood the fierce attacks of the Liaodong Army one after another, but their resistance reached its limit.
Liu Zeqing's army that invaded Nancheng remained surprisingly calm. The number of ladders was limited, so climbing into the city wall via ladders was not fast.
The Ming troops who entered the city were divided into two groups. One group went to open the city gate, and the other group had to guard Huang Qiqi and the rebels. Otherwise, these rebels would fight again later, which would be a bit big.
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At this time, Chen Zhongzhi led more than 200 Ming troops to climb the city wall. When he saw the rebels in Xicheng, led by Kong Youde, retreating towards Shuicheng, he asked Huang Qifa and Song General to also divide the city wall.
Send out some rebels to stop the retreating rebels.
But Huang Qifa and Song Bang both tactfully and resolutely rejected Chen Zhongzhi's order. Why is this happening? Because Huang Qifa and Song Bang are afraid!
There was no Red Cross Society in the Ming Dynasty at this time, so the disposition of the defeated side depended entirely on the mood of the victor. The military attachés of the Ming Dynasty were notorious, and they were able to kill good people and take credit for their merits, so they borrowed a few rebels.
Adding some military merit to your head is no small matter!
Besides, there are more than 700 rebels now. With more people, they can sell for a better price. So how can Huang Qifa and General Song divide their forces to intercept Kong Youde's rebels? They can hold Nancheng, but they can't.
If they take the initiative to fight for their lives, they need to think carefully about it.
At this time, the only Ming military attache who Huang Qifa and Song Bian could trust was Wu Shigong. At least Wu Shigong wanted so many benefits, so he should help. So a ridiculous phenomenon occurred. Wu Shigong
The performance of such a black-hearted profiteer made him a moral saint in the hearts of the rebels anyway.
Of course Chen Zhongzhi did not dare to push too hard, but he was so anxious as he watched Kong Youde's rebels escape. He had no choice but to immediately contact Wu Shigong to come to the city to negotiate with Huang Qifa and Song Biao. But he received
How could Wu Shigong, who had received news from the front, enter the city at this time?
Unless the south city gate is opened and the Ming army has taken control of the south city, Wu Shigong will enter the city. Besides, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing had discussed it early. It is absolutely impossible for them to eat the entire Dengzhou City by themselves.
, then let’s control Nancheng honestly. As for the rebels who escaped, there are other Ming army troops anyway. Let them wear down their strength. Anyway, the first success in breaking Dengzhou City today must be Liu Zeqing’s!