After Jiedu stayed, Zhang Jun had already completed his mobilization, and all the sergeants were excited, and they all expressed their intention to kill the bastards of the Shence Army.
The origin of the Jingyuan Army is a bit special among the towns in northwest Beijing.
During the Guangde period, due to the lack of defense in the Yuanzhou area, the Tubo army marched straight in. Therefore, the imperial court sent Bai Xiaode and Duan Xiushi to lead the Anxi Ting Army. They moved from the suburbs of Chang'an, Yanzhou and other places to the Puning and Jingyuan areas to garrison and guard the land.
During the Dali period, Ma Lin and Sun Zhizhi led part of the Anxi army to join the Bai tribe.
At the end of the third year, the imperial court established the town of Jingyuan to be controlled by the Beiting Army. At the same time, the Pingning Prefectures were assigned to the Shuofang Army that had moved from the river, and was commanded by Guo Ziyi.
From then on, there was endless factional struggle.
There is both cooperation and confrontation between Ma Lin (Anbeiting Army) and Guo Ziyi (Shuofang Army), which seems to be what the princes in the court want to see. After all, Shuofang's army is powerful and has a history of rebellion. It is true that one family is dominant.
Too dangerous.
In the eighth year of the Dali calendar, because Tubo invaded, anti-autumn troops from Youzhou, Hebei Province, with 5,000 infantry and cavalry, led by Zhu Tao, arrived in Jingzhou.
These are all "talents"!
After Ma Lin's death, Duan Xiushi took over the Anxi Army, but was later dismissed. Shuofang's general, Pit Commander Li Huaiguang, also served as Jing Commander.
Li Huaiguang asked the Anxi Army, which had grown to 30,000 men, to go to Yuanzhou to farm. The Anxi Army disobeyed, and Li Huaiguang killed five generals.
The Anxi Army was angry. After finally cultivating the fields in Pizhou, they asked you to go to Jingzhou. After Jingzhou was cultivated again, they asked you to go to Yuanzhou, so they simply occupied the city without obeying the imperial edict.
When the imperial court saw this, it withdrew its order and appointed Zhu Tao's brother Zhu Si as the commander of Jing. The Anxi army and the Youzhou army merged, which directly led to the Jing division change during the Jianzhong period.
After the rebellion was put down, Li Sheng, who came from Sun Zhizhi and Fengxiang's lineage, reorganized the Jingyuan army and killed more than 30 generals in a row, regardless of his incestuous feelings. Although he tamed this unruly army, he also broke its backbone and reduced its combat effectiveness.
Devastated.
Today's Jingyuan Town is basically the descendants of the Beiting Army and the Youzhou Army in those days. They have had several conflicts with the Shence Army.
This time the imperial court appointed Xu Yanruo as the military envoy, and the Jing division mutinied. Shen Ce left Yuan Shi behind the army and ran away because he knew he would not be able to survive.
Hearing that Prime Minister Zhang Jun led 40,000 Shence troops to attack, Zhang Jun brothers ran around, contacted the generals, and pulled out all the people who could fight in the three states. They counted more than 15,000 people on foot and cavalry, and then recruited party items.
, the Tubo soldiers gathered 20,000 and decided to fight to the death with the Shence Army.
By this time, the mobilization had been completed, and the entire army left Jingzhou one by one, with three thousand cavalry as the vanguard, heading towards Qianshuiyuan.
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Qianshui was originally the county seat of Yilu County (today's Changwu) and belonged to Pizhou, so it should be said to be relatively safe.
There is a place fifty miles west of Yilu, called Changwu City. It was built during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty. It was later abandoned and rebuilt by Guo Ziyi of this dynasty.
More than 4,000 people from the Shence Army were walking around noisily inside and outside the city.
This is already the boundary of Jingzhou, and it is only fifty miles away from Jingzhou City.
They didn't encounter the Jingyuan Army even when they got here, which showed that the rebels were already frightened, and the Shence Army was immediately calm.
After sending out scouts to patrol from a distance, everyone settled down and waited for the next order.
Why don't you move on? The envoy didn't give the order. Why are you so active?
So those who basked in the sun, those who hung their clothes to dry, and some young men took off their military uniforms, put on new clothes, and went to the nearby villages to see if there were any beautiful village girls.
Many sergeants even took off their armor. Because the weather was a bit cold, it was uncomfortable to wear iron armor, so they had to put on cotton clothes to keep warm.
The officer turned a blind eye, didn't want to take care of it, and couldn't.
Among those who take the lead, which one has no legs? Either he is a son of a prince or a general, and if you take charge of it, you don’t have to wait until the next day, someone will send you to another town to serve as a military guard.
They are all just rewards. They are already worthy of a saint when they go on an expedition without finding anyone to replace them. Why do they need to make it so ugly?
At the end of the day, the warm sun makes people drowsy.
To the west, at the end of the Jingshui River, thousands of cavalry came rushing towards them like lightning.
The leader was Zhang Jun's younger brother Zhang Xiu.
He was a veteran on the battlefield. After arriving at the starting position, he discussed with his subordinates and formulated several attack plans.
There are sounds of attacking from the east to the west, sneak attacks at night, luring the enemy into ambush, etc., very detailed.
But after careful observation, Zhang Xiu silently returned to his hiding place and said to the generals: "I decided to take a gamble. The Shence Army may use the old and the weak as bait to lure me to attack. However, if we defeat the enemy in the first battle, we can
This greatly boosts morale. As long as you are not greedy, you will not fall into the enemy's trap."
The generals agreed.
After the three thousand cavalry were dispatched, they first formed an array on the plain. Then they divided into three groups and set off at a jog. When they got closer, they began to speed up.
"There are thieves attacking!" Sergeant Shence, standing on the top of the city looking out, shouted.
Someone heard this and looked towards the city head in surprise.
Some people didn't hear it and were still gambling.
The muffled thunder in the sky is getting closer and closer.
At this time, most people realized that something was wrong. The officer was so anxious that he took out his whip and asked the sergeants to close the city gate. Those who were slow to react immediately whipped them down.
Don't worry about being polite. If this continues, everyone will die.
"Boom!" The war horse rushed directly to the half-opened city gate.
If we respond proactively at this time, such as setting up horse-repelling guns directly opposite the city gate, forming infantry formations to block them, and ambushing archers on the houses on both sides, we can even cause the Jingyuan cavalry that rushes into the city to suffer a big loss.
Unfortunately nothing happened.
The Shence sergeants were immediately in chaos. Some people hid in private houses, while others fled directly from another city gate. In order to fight for the way, they even fought with each other.
The Jingyuan cavalry wielded their weapons and slashed and killed.
The sergeant who took off his armor due to the cold suffered a bloody misfortune.
The sergeant who didn't have any sunbathing equipment was also unlucky.
There were cries and screams everywhere.
Broken limbs and broken arms were flying, and blood was flowing all over the ground.
Zhang Xiu's swords all had curled blades.
So far, only three Shence sergeants have dared to resist him. Their martial arts skills are good and they should be the kind who have not fallen.
But among the more than 4,000 people, how many of them dare to fight? Can you count a hundred?
The cavalry fought through the city and then rushed outside the city in pursuit.
In the open wilderness, no one can outrun the four-legged knight, and no one can escape the pursuit of the Jingyuan army.
More than 4,000 Shence troops collapsed like this...
"General, this is too... child's play!" Faced with the general's doubts, Zhang Xiu also felt a little unreal.
Of course he didn't know that in history, the Shence Army "collapsed in the face of the wind" in Hedong and collapsed without even a fight.
Poor Zhu Quanzhong gave Zhang Jun 3,000 elite soldiers to serve as his army. They were originally very capable of fighting, but they were affected by the unambitious retreat of the Shence Army and had no intention of fighting. They followed him and ran away. In the end, they suffered heavy casualties and few of them came back. .
"The Shence Army should not be the Shence Army before..." Zhang Xi said.
He analyzed it from the situation of the battle just now.
But how should I put it? After all, it is the famous Shence Army. It has suppressed all the vassals in the world for many years and participated in many wars against the rebel vassals. Why is it so indifferent?
"Immediately send someone back to inform my brother that the Shence Army is unable to fight. Their martial arts are neglected and slack, and their military discipline is completely gone. Bring out all the cavalry and let's charge straight to Qianshuiyuan. I see that Zhang Jun may not know where our main force is." .The battle was fought in such a chaotic manner, this is the first time I have seen it in twenty years of military service." Zhang Xiu said.
All the generals laughed when they heard this.
The imperial court's crusade army once pressed down on their heads like a huge mountain, making people feel like they couldn't breathe.
But when we started fighting, we realized, what are these things?
"Tear off their clothes and armor, and let's pick them out to see if they are suitable for use." Zhang Xiu ordered again.
Everyone agreed with a roar.
"General, the Shence Army is so unbeatable, let's fight to Chang'an, shall we?"
"Yes, grab the emperor!"
"It's time for us to get rich. There should be many beauties in Chang'an. Now I feel comfortable."
"The imperial court bullied us so badly back then. That thief Li Sheng should have descendants in Chang'an. Kill them all!"
"Go to Chang'an!" Zhang Xiu also laughed.
The situation was such that he did not dare to go against the opinions of the sergeants. Those who came to power through mutiny could naturally continue to mutiny.
If you prevent the big-headed soldiers from getting rich, no matter what, I will kill them with a single blow without any discussion.
Zhang Xiu didn't have the guts to stop them. His brother probably didn't want to make things worse, but when the crowd got excited, some things were difficult to control.
When Cheng Shuai led his troops into Chang'an, he knew it was Huang Chao's plan, but was he still coerced into the city?
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The ranger urged his horse with all his strength and ran back to the camp quickly.
Wu Zang Zaisi pulled the scout over and asked, "How?"
"Changwu Fort neglected its precautions and was attacked by the Jingyuan Army. Both parties were routed. The rebels must be coming to kill them," the scout replied.
Without further thought, I immediately made a decision.
"Go down with the order and go to Pizhou City to help defend. The battle can't be fought. Let's just protect Pi Ning."
The sergeants who received the order quickly got busy.
They were all soldiers of the Mu Zang Department and the Dongsan Dangxiang of Gyeongju, totaling 1,500 people, plus more than a thousand sergeants from Hebei. They had been trained by Mu Zang Zaisi for two years, and they were more resolute in executing orders.
If you get mixed up with a bunch of losers, even if you can fight again, your military morale will be shaken and you will be unable to fight again. In this case, it is better to retreat quickly and take temporary refuge in Pizhou City.
Half an hour later, two to three thousand men from the Shenwei Army lined up and left the camp, heading east.
The other ministries looked at them in amazement.
No matter how lax military discipline is, running away openly like this is still a bit excessive, right? Even though everyone wants to do this in their hearts.
"Why are the robes of the Divine Power Army retreating?"
"If you leave like this, I'm afraid the Queen will be reorganized and dismissed? How will you get rewards in the future?"
"Brother, listen to my advice and don't leave now. When you get to Jingzhou, shoot two arrows before running away."
"There must be something fishy about this!"
More and more sergeants were watching, and some were laughing, gesticulating, and making sarcastic remarks.
In the end, Wu Zang couldn't bear to think about a soldier again, so he directly replied: "Our army is defeated! If we don't leave now, when will we wait?"
It was like a thunder on the ground, exploding in front of everyone's ears.