133 [Ordered to return to Beijing] (for the leader Ou Tianming
Xu Tai knew that this was the main force of the bandits, so he followed them all the way from Bazhou to Cangzhou, killing many scattered bandits along the way.
It was the annihilation battle of Lu Wan, the Minister of War, and the pursuit of Xu Tai, the deputy commander-in-chief, that turned the main force of the bandits from 50,000 to 60,000 to more than 10,000. In fact, not many were captured and killed by the officers and soldiers, and most of them broke up and became refugees.
, or become a small band of rebels and rob towns.
Under Cangzhou City, nearly half of the main force of the bandits was lost, and most of them fled. Some bandit leaders saw that they could not attack for a long time, and the army was short of food and grass, so they simply ran away secretly with their men. They might make a lot of money by plundering towns and villages in advance.
Pen.
Xu Tai understood all these circumstances. He was a martial arts champion and was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. He led troops from Xuan Mansion to perform meritorious service. So when the friendly forces were still halfway, he chased the main force of thieves and bandits for thousands of miles. How could he be willing to give in?
The cooked duck flies away?
"kill!"
Xu Tai led more than a thousand cavalry to chase down the defeated thieves, killing them one by one and kneeling down to beg for mercy.
"General, there is a thief general here!" his subordinates shouted.
Xu Tai ran back on his horse, only to see a thief with a armored head, his legs crushed by a fallen horse. He immediately asked: "Who are you?"
"If you don't change your name when you're working, if you don't change your surname when you sit down, you must be Liu Hui!" Liu Hui sneered.
"Haha," Xu Tai laughed happily and ordered, "Treat this thief's injuries quickly, and don't die before he can capture the capital. This is only the fifth one after Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Yang Hu, and Qi Yanming.
No. Thief Chief."
At this moment, a strange voice came from the side: "Deputy Xu Zhen, your hand is too long, isn't it?"
Xu Tai turned around and saw a burly military man, and immediately asked: "Who are you?"
The military man suddenly tore off his beard and sneered: "Prince Commander Zhu Ying!"
Xu Tai immediately did not dare to neglect, and quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "It turns out that it was Eunuch Zhu in person."
"I don't dare, I'm just a young official." Zhu Ying held her head high and looked at Xu Tai through her nostrils.
Eunuchs are of the fourth rank, young eunuchs are of the fourth rank, and eunuchs are of the fifth rank. Not all eunuchs can be called eunuchs - although they were already shouting indiscriminately in the Ming Dynasty, if they meet someone they are not familiar with, they will not allow them to approach them like this.
.
Zhu Ying's real job was to serve as the imperial eunuch, starting from the sixth grade, which was a very low grade.
However, just as the imperial censors are of low rank but can be powerful and powerful, the eunuchs who serve as imperial guards are equally difficult to mess with. They write official documents and records for the emperor, and they are all the emperor's cronies.
Wang Zhi, the great eunuch at that time, was born in Fengyu, the imperial eunuch, and had exactly the same position as Zhu Ying at this time.
Xu Tai became more cautious, clasped his fists and said, "If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me Lord Zhu."
Zhu Ying pointed at Liu Hui who was carried out by the soldiers: "This thief was captured by our army. Does Xu Deputy Town want to take the credit?"
"I don't dare." Xu Tai lowered his body and cursed his mother in his stomach.
Wang Yuan had already taken off his armor, led the horse over, and said to Zhu Ying: "Vice-President Xu chased the thieves for thousands of miles. There is no credit but also trouble. Let's share some of the profit with them."
Zhu Ying, who was still arrogant just now, immediately became gentle and said with a smile: "Since Wang Yushi has spoken, I will give you some face."
Xu Tai had already received the emperor's notification and asked in surprise: "But that Wang Yushi of the Hanlin Academy?"
Zhu Ying smiled and asked: "Besides the number one scholar in Jinke, which censor is so brave?"
Xu Taike didn't care about the imperial censor or the number one scholar, he only cared about the emperor's attitude. The emperor reported Wang Yuan's achievements to the armies, so he naturally favored him and must not offend him. This imperial eunuch, who served as the imperial eunuch, was very loyal to Wang Yuan.
If Yuan Wei obeys his orders, then Xu Tai should take a few glances at Wang Yuangao.
"Wang Yushi, the champion, defeated the bandits with an outnumbered enemy, which really puts our generals to shame," Xu Tai flattered him, "It's a pity that when I arrived, Wang Yushi had already removed his armor, so I couldn't witness Wang Yushi's killing.
The heroic appearance of the enemy is a great regret in my life! The remnants of the bandits have not yet been wiped out. The thought of fighting side by side with Wang Yushi makes my life worthwhile!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "That's an exaggeration. Xu Zhen is the number one scholar in martial arts appointed by the late emperor. I am the number one scholar in literature appointed by His Majesty. We are both number one scholars, so why should we be so arrogant?"
"How can the number one scholar in martial arts be compared with the number one scholar in literature? Wang Yushi's promotion is inferior." Xu Tai had a good impression of Wang Yuan, because there are few civil servants who are so easy to talk to.
Not only did Xu Tai get the credit, but Nie Zhen and Man Zheng also got the credit. Let the eunuch Zhu Ying discuss the specific details. Anyway, everyone can be promoted together.
Wang Yuan only had one suggestion, that is, give them a little more points for those who were killed or injured.
The losses during this charge were considerable. A total of 38 riders fell off their horses, and more than 20 of them died on the spot. Some fell to death, some were stabbed in the vitals by spears, and some were chased by thieves.
Trampled to death.
When cleaning the battlefield, it was found that eleven people were still alive, but nine were seriously injured. It was not known how long they could survive.
There were only two lucky ones who didn't die after falling, were not trampled by cavalry, and were not hit by bandits. One of them didn't run all over the place, and the other coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and only suffered minor internal injuries.
After spending a full day, Zhu Zhi finally fished out Liu Qi's body.
Wang Yuan did not pursue any more, and only led his army to Dongguang County. While sending people to report the victory, he first took some rest and supplies. These elite cavalry were not made of iron. They were exhausted from chasing and killing all the way, and they needed at least half a rest.
Only a few months will do.
Xu Taize still wanted to continue to make meritorious deeds, so he abandoned his large army and continued to lead the cavalry in pursuit along the way. Another battle was fought in the villages and towns in the south of Dongguang County, but they were all small groups of bandits who had escaped before, and no valuables were captured.
The heavy head made the deputy commander very depressed.
…
"Your Majesty, what a happy event!" Gu Dayong ran quickly in the leopard room.
Zhu Houzhao was practicing martial arts. When he heard this, he asked, "Why are you so happy?"
Gu Dayong smiled and said: "Wang Yushi led His Majesty's 200 elite cavalry to the north of Xinqiao Station in Cangzhou and beheaded the bandit leaders Liu Liu, Liu Qi and Qi Hutou. In addition, they also captured the bandit leader Liu Hui alive and beheaded countless others.
Capture three thousand!”
"Liu Liu, Liu Qi is dead?" Zhu Houzhao paced back and forth happily, and then laughed, "Haha, Wang Erlang has indeed lived up to my trust. He can accomplish such a world-shattering feat with only two hundred cavalry. What else can he do?"
The battalion and the frontier army are all nothing but wine and rice bags. Tens of thousands of people fight against tens of thousands of people, and they are always rewarded with hundreds of prisoners and beheads."
Gu Dayong flattered him and said: "It's all thanks to the emperor's keen eyesight and foresight. If the emperor hadn't prepared in advance and trained the cavalry hard for several years, where would the fine cavalry be available? If the emperor hadn't asked Wang Yushi to lead the troops, even if there were fine cavalry, it would have been impossible.
How to break the formation and kill the general? Your Majesty is truly the wise, divine, and mighty Holy Emperor!"
"Haha, what you said makes sense." Zhu Houzhao was very happy at the moment.
Gu Dayong suddenly said: "According to Wang Yushi's report, thirty-six of your Majesty's two hundred fine cavalry have been killed in battle, one person is seriously injured and cannot be cured, and the fate of two others is unknown."
"With such a great victory, only thirty-nine were lost?" Zhu Houzhao was quite surprised.
Gu Dayong replied: "It is true that only thirty-nine were lost, but more than half of the Jinyi guards were killed or wounded."
Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and said: "Wang Erlang is my Wei Qing!"
Gu Dayong reminded: "Your Majesty, the remaining more than a hundred elite cavalry cannot be fought anymore. We need to retain the seeds of a strong army and select elites to add them. It is best to expand to 500 cavalry."
"You are right," Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "If we have five hundred elite cavalry and let Wang Erlang lead the army, we will not be afraid of facing the little Mongolian prince."
Gu Dayong suddenly knelt on the ground: "The leader of the thieves has been eliminated, but the remaining sins have not been exhausted. I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao didn't understand and said with a smile: "Why did you suddenly kneel down?"
Gu Dayong had no choice but to express his intention: "I am willing to lead the army and kill the thief myself on behalf of His Majesty!"
Well, this eunuch saw that Liu Liu and Liu Qi were dead, and the rebel bandits were now gone, so he wanted to run out and get the greatest credit for quelling the bandits.
Zhu Houzhao was very generous to his cronies and said with a smile: "Since you have this intention, then fight for me!"
Twenty days later, Wang Yuan received the news, asking him to immediately lead his men back to Beijing to receive the reward.
At the same time, Gu Dayong became the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion, supervising military affairs as a royal eunuch. Mao Rui, the Pingqiang Bo, served as the chief military officer, eunuch Zhang Zhong led the Shenji Battalion, and Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, became the frontline officer.
Commander-in-Chief.
Faced with this situation, the eunuch Zhang Yong could only watch dumbly, because he controlled the Li Supervisor and could not compete with the Royal Horse Supervisor in military affairs.
Therefore, Zhang Yong once again cooperated closely with the civil service group, hoping to transfer the border troops back as soon as possible so that Gu Dayong could no longer be in the limelight - the competition within the eunuchs was also fierce.