In the Zhengtai County Government Office, Su Jiakang sat at the top and said loudly to the dozen civil and military officials below:
"It has been a year since Li Erbi took the ignorant people to Lijia Village last year and plotted rebellion. During this period, our Great Tomorrow Army has won consecutive battles, first defeating Lijia Village and killing the puppet emperor Li Erbi, and then successively inflicting heavy losses on the puppet Tang Dynasty.
More than a thousand thieves were killed, but the puppet Tang Dynasty and other rebel thieves supported Li Erbi's son Li Xuan to continue their stubborn resistance, and hijacked thousands of stupid people and hid them in the mountains.
During this period, the rebels of the Tang Dynasty harmed the people and destroyed many entities one after another to the point of ruin. Even Fengjiazhuang was plundered. Many gentry and common people were terrified. If these rebels are not eliminated, the common people will not be angry!"
"In order to pacify the Li thieves, I have made several reports. Last year, the newly-appointed Lord Song also sent several messages to me in Zhengtai County, asking us to bring together the army and the people to quell the traitors Li thieves of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop, and to restore peace to the 100,000 people of Zhengtai.
Qiankun!"
Then he looked around at the many civil and military officials below, and then said: "I have summoned you all here today to discuss how to suppress this group of bold rebels!"
At this time, among the several generals sitting on the right-hand seat, the one sitting on the upper right was about fifty years old and wearing the official robe of a fifth-grade military attache. He immediately said loudly: "What Mr. Su said is absolutely true. The pseudo-Tang Dynasty
It must be destroyed, otherwise there will be no dignity for the imperial court, no safety for the people, and how can I avenge the great vengeance of Master Zeng of Tong'an Qianhu?"
"Our 600 elite soldiers from Tong'an Qianhu Station are ready. As soon as you give the order, Mr. Su, our 600 men from Tong'an Qianhu Station will go into the mountain to suppress the bandits!"
Su Jiakang glanced at Diao Leixun, the new Qianhu of Tong'an Qianhu Institute, and showed a satisfied look. This Diao Qianhu was originally the fifth-grade deputy Qianhu of Tong'an Qianhu Institute. He also followed Su Jiakang and Zeng Zi last winter.
Together with Yun, they went into the mountain to encircle and suppress the bandits in Huangzhu Mountain.
When he was ambushed in Luohu Valley, he was the one who protected Su Jiakang's escape, which could be regarded as a meritorious "protection". Later, when Su Jiakang wrote the memorial, he put all the responsibility for the defeat on Zeng Ziyun, and Diao Leixun suddenly changed his mind.
He turned into a hero who was able to resist the violent waves and hold his position until Su Jiakang successfully rescued him.
Then, he got promoted!
He was promoted from Deputy Qianhu to Chief Qianhu, and his official rank also changed to the fifth rank, becoming the new Chief Qianhu of Tong'an Qianhu Office.
With these experiences, he and Su Jiakang are natural allies, especially in the battle of Chuluohu Valley. The two of them must agree on the same tone, otherwise the truth will be exposed. Su Jiakang will be ruined, and so will Diao Leixun.
Finished!
After Diao Leixun finished speaking, a military general sitting below him who was also a fifth-grade general also said: "The rebel traitors of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty must be wiped out, otherwise we would not be here today, but now we are not here
We haven’t found the direction of Huangzhu Mountain, so rushing into the mountain is probably very risky. Why don’t you wait a little longer and send someone to find Huangzhu Mountain first?”
When this person spoke, several people, including Su Jiakang, looked at him, especially Su Jiakang, who had a look of displeasure on his face, but he did not have an attack because this person was not their Chintai
The person from this side of the county is Wang Zhitan, a member of the Fairy Shi Qianhu Suo in the neighboring county.
This time he brought the Fairy Stone Qianhu to Zhengtai County to participate in the war. It was not Su Jiakang who had great power and transferred him here with a transfer order. It was the Lord Song Zhiwen of the Xingquan Mansion who personally wrote a letter, and then he brought the Fairy Stone to Zhengtai County.
Qianhu, please come to Zhengtai County.
If Qiu Ba was really offended, Su Jiakang would have nothing to do if Wang Zhitan just walked away. After all, he was not the governor. Strictly speaking, he had no power to mobilize the army. He just brought people here because of Song Zhiwen's face.
Combat.
This time Su Jiakang gathered officers and soldiers, in addition to 500 people from Tong'an Qianhu Station and 400 people from Fairy Shi Qianhu Station, there were also about 100 soldiers from the inspection department within Zhengtai County. Su Jiakang himself recruited from the villages and towns under Zhengtai County.
There are 500 county warriors and 200 military commanders.
In addition, there were 200 soldiers from Fucheng sent by Lord Song Zhiwen from the other side of Fucheng and brought over by Song Zhiwen's Master Wu, led by Deputy Qianhu.
In this way, the total force used to encircle and suppress the puppet Tang rebels will exceed 2,000 people!
It's just that the regular troops who can fight inside, the two thousand households are not actually the 900 people in the two thousand households, let alone the county warriors, but the more than 200 soldiers from the city brought over by Master Wu.
The people are not the military households who serve as soldiers in the traditional guard station, but the soldiers are recruited!
These two thousand people had already gathered in Zhengtai County and Longhua Town just after the spring plowing.
With so many troops, Su Jiakang's confidence increased greatly, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would never repeat the same defeat this time, and he would level Huangzhu Mountain and capture the puppet emperor Li Xuan alive.
After Wang Zhitan finished speaking, the middle-aged elegant scholar sitting opposite him said: "Master Wang, please don't worry. Wu has a clue about finding the location of Huangzhu Mountain. It will take ten days at most and three to five days at least."
Find that Huangzhu Mountain!"
Although this middle-aged scribe is not wearing official robes, he is sitting in the second position from the left, which shows that his status is not low.
Therefore, this person is Wu Junzhi, a confidant of Song Zhiwen, the prefect of Xingquan Prefecture. Although he does not have any official authority to come to Zhengtai County this time, he is here on behalf of Song Zhiwen, the prefect of Xingquan Prefecture. Therefore, even if it is Su
Ieyasu has to give this person face.
Not to mention, he brought over two hundred soldiers from Fucheng, who were the backbone of this battle.
Since Wu Junzhi said there was a way to find the location of Huangzhu Mountain, others would naturally have no objections. After discussing for more than two hours, everyone dispersed one after another.
Early the next morning, Zhengtai County was bustling with activity. A large number of Ming troops, county warriors and other people came out of the small city gate one after another. Among them were not only generals such as Diao Leixun and Wang Zhitan, but also Su Jiakang and Wu Junzhi.
Just like last time, this time Su Jiakang went to the mountains to clear out the traitors of the puppet Tang Dynasty. Su Jiakang still went to the battle in person. This was not because he liked fighting, but because he wanted to get credit for it.
In terms of coordination, don't expect the several thousand households below, the deputy thousand households and the like to work together.
Su Jiakang led his men and horses all the way from Zhengtai County, and when they passed by Longhua Town, the rear base camp, Su Jiakang left two hundred county soldiers stationed outside to prevent accidents at Longhua Town, a logistics station with a large amount of grain and grass reserves.
The others were brought into the mountains by Su Jiakang.
When Su Jiakang led a large number of men and horses into the mountains with great momentum, Li Xuan, who was deep in the mountains, also learned the news of the Ming army's arrival from the spies who trotted back to report the news!
The moment he heard the news, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly darkened and he felt dizzy. Even though he had been mentally prepared for a long time and had been working hard to resist the coming Ming army in the past few months, but really
When he heard that the Ming army was marching into the mountains in large numbers, with a strength of two thousand men, he still couldn't remain calm.
That's two thousand people. How many people did the King of the Tang Dynasty have? There were less than 350 people in the standing army and more than 80 people in the Guards. This force was only 430 people.
And these 430 people have basically squeezed out the potential of the more than 2,000 people in the Tang Dynasty. Even if they mobilize again and pull out all the old and weak men who can barely hold a knife and carry a gun, this number is the highest.
At most, there are six to seven hundred people.
And it is basically impossible for such a small number of people to defeat the Ming army of more than 2,000 people!
In Li Xuan's mind now, there are only three big characters and a question mark: What should I do?