This defeat was beyond everyone's expectation. Zhang Yanling knew that Jiang Bin was useless, but he didn't expect to pull his hips like this. How could this guy be a brave and capable general among the generals, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
It's incredible.
After the news was delivered to Guangping Mansion, Zhang Yanling, Zhang Yin, Meng Liang and others who were reorganizing the army were stunned on the spot.
"How is this possible? Three dignified guards of the frontier army were attacked by a bunch of mud-legged rebels? Twenty thousand versus twenty thousand, and four thousand people were killed or injured? Haha, this is really a big joke. This son of a bitch is eating shit.
Have you grown up? Your head is full of shit? Can such a person lead an army?" Zhang Yin was shocked and cursed loudly.
"I have long said that I can't believe him, but the Marquis insists on agreeing to let him be the vanguard. Now it's great that something like this has happened. Since the Marquis sent out troops, he has never had such a defeat. This is not a fight against the Marquis.
His face?" Meng Liang echoed from the side.
Zhang Yanling's face turned purple and he murmured curses angrily. Before the battle, Jiang Bin's defeat greatly dampened the morale of the officers and soldiers, and greatly increased the prestige of the rebel army. You know, what can the rebel soldiers rely on to unite? Could it be Liu Chong Yang Hu?
Personal charisma? Apparently not.
What they rely on is the winning streak, the cohesion brought by victory and the hope it brings them.
Every victory will make the rebel army stronger. Just like during the Wen'an uprising at the beginning of the year, a fire broke out, but even if the Wen'an uprising was successful, not many people joined at the time.
At that time, the rebels had to use some low-level methods to win over the people to join. That was to let them burn, kill and loot, leaving them with blood on their hands and unable to turn back. The other was to coerce the people to join and force them to follow them, otherwise
will be liquidated.
Even so, after the incident, there were only more than a thousand people.
Until they ambush the soldiers and horses sent by Baoding County in Wen'an County, until they defeated Hui'anbo Zhang Wei's Shenwu Central Guard in Xiong County, and took advantage of the imperial court's opportunity to recruit troops to deceitfully ambush Ma Zhongxi's soldiers and horses.
After these few battles, the rebel army swelled like a rubber ball. The common people flocked to join because they saw hope. They were still waiting and watching, but the victory made them no longer hesitate. Many speculators also joined in.
Joining them, it is victory that unites them.
As long as they continue to win, the team will not break up. I have already given them a few blows. Liu Qi and the most resourceful Zhao Sui are both dead. The rebel soldiers are panic-stricken. They have lost consecutive battles and are trapped in Daming Mansion.
.Zhang Yanling is sure that some of them are escaping every day, or thinking about how to escape.
Just when they were about to collapse, Jiang Bin, a fool, ran to send a wave of warmth. This made Zhang Yanling furious.
This defeat was tantamount to giving the rebels a shot in the arm. There were 70,000 to 80,000 rebels. Even if they were just a mob, their morale and courage would greatly enhance their combat effectiveness.
The so-called issue of more steel and less air, less steel and more air is actually not a new debate. No matter what you think, the fact that Zhang Yanling knows is that nothing is impossible. If the rebels are not afraid of death, they will have to fight with themselves
Hard steel, you may not be able to win.
Even if we win, I'm afraid it will be a miserable victory.
All this is what makes Zhang Yanling angry, not Jiang Bin's success or failure and his usefulness.
The matter has reached this point, and there is nothing we can do. This battle still has to be fought, but I am afraid it will be more difficult.
Zhang Yanling ordered the soldiers and horses to set off, and after walking for two days, they arrived at Wei County. Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and others greeted Zhang Yanling's arrival in disgrace. Zhang Yanling had a sullen face and did not say a word to Jiang Bin. Zhang Yin and Meng Liang, on the other hand,
His expression and smile made Jiang Bin grit his teeth with hatred.
In the county government hall, Zhang Yanling announced the punishment for the defeat.
"From now on, Jiang Bin, with a staff of twenty, will be reduced to the commander-in-chief, leading the engineering barracks to set up camp, dig wells, set up tents, make food and feed horses, etc. The border troops and horses under his jurisdiction will be jointly commanded by Xu Tai and Wu Hao. In addition, Xu Tai and Wu Hao will be jointly commanded.
Tai, Wu and Hao both failed to fulfill their duty to remind us and failed to ask for instructions and report, which is a dereliction of duty. Each is responsible for ten military sticks as a warning."
Jiang Bin was shocked and shouted with shame and anger: "General, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. How can it be so if you lose a battle? I am a general of the border army, appointed by the court. You can't remove me from my position. You also demoted me to the lowest level."
It is a humiliation for me to go to the engineer camp to work, cook and feed the horses."
Xu Tai hurriedly said in a low voice: "Stop arguing, Mr. Jiang, stop talking."
Zhang Yanling shouted in a deep voice: "Jiang Bin, I humiliated you? Do you still use yourself to humiliate you? But if you have a sense of shame, you should bear the responsibility and apologize. I didn't expect that you would dare to defend yourself, which is really embarrassing.
Open your eyes. Jiang Bin, you are just a loser. I am also blind. I actually believed you could win.
As a pioneer officer, you have the important task of setting up camp. I tell you clearly that I not only have the right to dismiss you, but also have the right to chop off your head. If it were not ominous to kill the general before the war, I would have your head hung on the flagpole today and give the order.
Armed Forces. Isn’t it possible that the Shangfang sword that the emperor gave me cannot cut off the dog’s head on your neck?”
Xu Tai, Wu Hao and others quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "General, please calm down. This time it was indeed our fault. Mr. Jiang also blamed himself. After the defeat, he wanted to commit suicide and apologize, but we stopped him. The general is right.
, it is ominous to kill generals before the war. The lower-ranking people have already begun to camp in Daming Mansion. Once the army arrives, everything will be almost done. Please be kind to the general."
Zhang Yanling snorted coldly and said: "If it weren't for your timely remediation and delay in my army's entry into the camp, do you think I would just beat you up? Please write me a detailed account of this matter.
, I will review it and then report it to the court. Merits are merits, faults are faults. Someone has to take the blame."
Xu Tai hurriedly said: "Yes, Mr. Hou, don't worry. This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Hou. It is all our own fault. We will report this matter to the court."
Zhang Yanling nodded, waved his hand and shouted: "Pull him down and beat him!"
Twenty army batons beat Jiang Bin to the point where his skin was torn and his buttocks were bruised. The guards were particularly heavy-handed and beat them hard. Jiang Bin had rough skin and thick flesh, but he could barely get up after the beating. But blood seeped through his clothes from his whole buttocks.
, flowing down the pants leg, it’s really miserable.
Jiang Bin's eyes were full of resentment, and he scolded Zhang Yanling in his heart. But at this time, he also understood that if he spoke harshly again, Zhang Yanling would really kill him because the mistakes he made were too serious.
Xu Tai and Wu Hao were also unlucky and were beaten with ten army sticks. These two men spoke and behaved modestly, and their guards only made some mistakes to prevent them from being able to command the troops and horses in battle.
Jiang Bin was demoted, expelled from the meeting, and went to his own army to apply medicine to heal his injuries. Although he was dismissed, everyone knew that this was only temporary, and his generals did not dare to neglect, while applying medicine to Jiang Bin's buttocks.
While he was being bandaged with medicine, everyone was complaining about Jiang Bin's injustice.
Jiang Bin ordered the army's Chinese clerk to immediately write a letter to Liu Jin in the capital, explaining the matter. He was also worried that he would be unlucky because of this matter, so he communicated with Liu Jin in advance to let Liu Jin deal with it so that he could handle the matter.
Healing the past.
However, this defeat was so ugly that Jiang Bin himself felt that it could not be justified. So in the letter, he put all the responsibility on Wu Hao. He said that it was Wu Hao who made the decision, and he only followed Wu Hao's opinion out of face.
, leading to a sneak attack. It was also said that Wu Hao's troops were responsible for security and investigation, but he did not arrange such a thing.
Wu Hao also suffered from bad luck for eight lifetimes. At this moment, he had no idea that a big black pot fell from the sky and was placed on his head. Later, he was inexplicably demoted and punished because of this incident. This will not be mentioned for the time being.
On the seventh day of April, Zhang Yanling led his army to the camp that had been built in the north city of Daming Prefecture.
This time, the camp was chosen on a hillside three miles away. After being attacked, Xu Tai, Wu Hao and others immediately made remedial measures. They established a camp on the hillside, with warning posts set up around Xu Wai. It also rained heavily that day.
After that, the weather cleared up the next day, the military alert level was increased, the camp fortifications were completed, and the rebels did not launch another sneak attack.
After the army was stationed, Zhang Yanling immediately issued orders to inspect and repair firearms, build forward fortifications, build siege equipment, transport and distribute siege materials, and reinforce the earthen walls of the surrounding camps.
Not only did Zhang Yanling have to prepare for the siege, Zhang Yanling also had to prevent the opponent from jumping over the wall in a hurry, and used the camp as a fortress to protect it. In addition, he transported a large amount of grain and grass to stockpile in preparation for a long battle.
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In Damingfu City, after the great victory, the military morale was high and everyone was high-spirited.
After the victory that day, Liu Chong held a banquet to reward the soldiers and horses who fought. That night, he defeated 4,000 enemies with less than 1,000 casualties, and captured and destroyed a large amount of equipment and materials. It can be said that the public mood was high.
When summarizing the awards, everyone concluded that one of the winning points of the battle was to go barefoot without shoes. This allowed the soldiers to get rid of the pain of the mud. As a result, the two soldiers who were the first to take off their shoes among the two troops were
Unexpectedly, he was promoted to the general banner and given a reward of ten taels of gold.
This is really in line with the saying: Those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes.
After the great victory, morale was high. Liu Chong took the opportunity to launch a crusade to reinforce the city wall and build public affairs in the city. The whole army and the people of the city participated, and they set up shop on the city wall, on the streets, in the alleys, and at key intersections.
Start building fortifications for street fighting.
"If the officers and soldiers don't attack, it's just their luck. If they do attack, they will die even worse."
"Build Daming Mansion into a strong fortress with copper and iron walls that cannot be broken even for eight hundred years."
"Defend Daming Mansion and never retreat until we die!"
Various slogans were raised to inspire people.
Liu Chong even initiated an action to drink blood wine and regard blood as brothers. He did not want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but he wanted to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. He organized all the soldiers in the army to drink blood wine with him and be loyal to him. He organized the people in the city to drink blood wine with him.
Blood wine, and the military drank blood wine to show support.
In short, in the past few days, due to this victory in Daming Mansion and the promotion of Liu Chong and others, everyone felt like they had been given a shot of chicken blood, and their minds were burning.
Many people really feel that Daming Mansion is already impregnable. The Fengtian Army is acting under the orders of Heaven and will defeat the imperial army.
Sometimes, simplicity and kindness can be exploited by others. Enthusiasm and passion can be manipulated by others. The weirdness of things in this world and the darkness and unpredictability of people's hearts are horrifying to think about.