Han Shizu

Chapter 1722 Scarlet Yulin

Whether it is Li Jiqian or Yuan Ke, they can barely be called "thieves", and they all have the temperament that people called heroes at the time. When they are not in desperate situations, they always choose to struggle.

However, Liu Yang could sit back and watch the chaos in Yulin and give up control of almost all areas except the town, but he would not let the rebels move.Strictly guard against the rebellious army attacking the town, and focus on attacking the bandit army who looted the transportation line.

Rebel leaders like Li and Yuan, who have been registered with the imperial court and even Emperor Liu, are also Liu Fang's key targets. Holding back is just a matter of strategy.

Therefore, when the two thieves Li and Yuan attacked one after another, the Han army followed suit.Along the way, Li Jiqian, led by Meng Xuanzhe as the main general, acting as the county prince Zhe Yuqing, and Wen Mo's cavalry general Pan Luozhi and other deputy, rode [-] to the north at the rate of [-], looking for Li Jiqian and attacking him.

Meng Xuanzhe and Pan Luozhi don't need to say more, Zhe Yuqing's identity is obviously special. This is Liu Fang's cousin, who is 26 years old now, and is also the head of the Zhe family.

The titles of many heroes of the Han Dynasty, 24 Dukes, descended from the third generation, the Duke of Daiguo, starting from Zhe Congruan, first passed on Zhe Dejian, and then Zhe Yuxun, Zhe Yuxun died early in his prime, because he had no children, he died under Emperor Liu Under the decree of the emperor's favor, the young Yuqing's stepbrother became the nobleman.

In fact, if it is purely inherited by blood, according to the succession system of the title of the Great Han Dynasty, it makes sense to take back the acting duke if there is no heir to the Royal Honor.However, there are always exceptions to everything, not to mention Zhejia's influence in the military world, even if it is to disrespect the concubine Xian, Emperor Liu has to make an exception.

However, by the time of Yuqing's death, the Duke of Daiguo could no longer maintain it, so he was downgraded to hereditary and changed to Duke of Daijun.In addition to its own special attributes, it also has another meaning, that is, it became the beginning of the hereditary inheritance of the top nobles of the Han Dynasty.

After all, the 24 heroes, except Wang Zhang and Wang Jun, who have no successors, most of the first and second generations of other families are still there, and the Zhe family just left a bit fast
Of course, Zhe Yuqing didn't only rely on one status to be reused. Although he was young, he had outstanding military talents. He had previously served as the commander of Taiyuan's army and horses.

On Yuan Ke's journey, with Tian Zhongjin as the main general, he led more than 3 imperial troops to the west, supplemented by the Lingyan local army, and jointly attacked Yuan Ke's rebels, not only to prevent Yuan Ke from crossing the Yellow River and rushing into Hexi, but also to prevent Yuan Ke from crossing the Yellow River and entering Hexi. It is intended to completely wipe it out in Lingzhou.

Such a large-scale military operation can be said to be the first time since the chaos in Yulin that the government and army have really exerted their strength, and tens of thousands of people are involved at every turn. Of course, this is also the result of Liu Fang's preparations for several months. .

This is still on the basis of ensuring Yulin's "Great Martial Law" as well as urban defense and logistical support. Why is it necessary to mobilize 10,000+ troops to suppress a mere Yulin rebellion? It is to ensure complete control. No matter how noisy you are, the situation is stable. Placed under the control of the army.

It is certainly not a good time to mobilize troops in the middle of winter, but the bad weather is the same. Even if the rebels belong to the "home field battle", their life is really sad, otherwise they would not be in a hurry to fight trapped beasts. Forced by the army.

In contrast, in addition to fighting against the severe cold weather, the officers and soldiers are fully guaranteed food and clothing. If there is enough food and clothing, the army will be stable, killing thieves will have military exploits, and casualties will be compensated. This is the crushing of absolute strength.

When Li Jiqian went north, he also had a cunning mind. He mobilized the officers and troops, looked for an opportunity to wipe out a part, fought a victory, collected and captured, and gained space for the next spring battle.

Judging from the results, part of his goal was achieved, and the officers and soldiers were indeed dispatched. However, under the leadership of Meng Xuanzhe, the word "gou" was highlighted, and fancy tactics such as splitting and attacking were not used. And go.

The scouts are scattered widely, the army has become mules and horses, and the army has abundant supplies, ready to fight at any time, maintaining combat effectiveness at any time, and will never advance rashly.When encountering raids and harassment by the rebels, they resolutely counterattacked, but were not in a hurry to disperse the formation and seek to expand the results of the battle.

The two armies entangled all the way to the north, competing and fighting in the desert Gobi and the strong wind and cold. However, no matter what conspiracy Li Jiqian planned, what tactics he implemented, whether he harassed and delayed, or pretended to be defeated, the officers and soldiers remained motionless.

In the end, Li Jiqian was so forced that he had no choice but to come up with some practical temptations and lead his army northward, across the frozen Yellow River, to attack Fengzhou.

Fengzhou, as the northernmost jurisdiction of Yulin Road, has been like an outsider during the turmoil in Yulin for more than a year. It has not been greatly affected, because Li Jiqian's riot hotspot has always been in the relatively prosperous southern area where party members gather.

It was not until the autumn and winter of this year that the Yulin rebellion broke out. Under the overall counter-rebellion strategy of the imperial court, the local officials and troops in Fengzhou were really on guard.Fengzhou here has a small population and a small army, but it has the most basic characteristics of the border towns of the Han Dynasty, that is, solid and reliable.

When the rebels came, they were not in a hurry, they fortified the walls and cleared the fields, and just defended the city to the death.The rebels searched and plundered Fengzhou, and after not gaining much, they pushed towards the city and quickly launched an attack.

The rebel army led by Li Jiqian has more than [-] people, and they are basically party members. Even if they rely on human lives to pile up, Fengzhou may not last long.However, when Fengzhou's request for help reached the camp of the Han army going north, Meng Xuanzhe still did not move lightly.

Because Li Jiqian was very familiar with the formation he had set up in Fengzhou. A few months ago, the defeat of Zhen'an Fort was still fresh in his memory.

However, the reason why this method has been tried and tested repeatedly is that the key to attacking the enemy must be saved.Since the rebellion in Yulin, the rebels have been rampant, but they have never conquered any city in Yulin.

Even if Fengzhou is just a small border city, if it falls, the political price behind it is not something Meng Xuanzhe can bear.Therefore, Fengzhou was in danger and urgently asked for help. He still had to lend a helping hand, and he could not just sit back and watch Li Jiqian attack Fengzhou without being indifferent.

Li Jiqian also had the idea of ​​encircling the spot to fight for aid, and Fengzhou was just a bait. However, Meng Xuanzhe's stability finally let him down.The Han army made rescue moves, but they were not impatient. They still fought steadily, moving slowly and cautiously.

Under the leadership of Li Jiqian, the surprise attack of the rebel army did not achieve the desired effect, or it was just waiting for them to make a move. The entanglement between the two sides finally had a result along the Yellow River.

In terms of hard power, even if the rebel army is twice as powerful as the official army, it is still weaker. Although the party members are fierce, they are far inferior to the official army in terms of organization and training.

The previous entanglement was endless, although Meng Xuanzhe was conservative and safe, the rebels were cautious and did not want to take a neat gamble.Of course, it is not the two warring parties that determine the outcome of the battlefield. Li Jiqian set up a trap in Fengzhou, but ignored the truth that the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind.

The deadly threat came from behind, of course not Fengzhou. Li Jilong, the commander-in-chief of the Prince Consort and the Commander of Shanyang, led five thousand Shanyang iron cavalry, descended from the sky, and beat the rebels hard. Together with Meng Xuanzhe, Li Jiqian's rebels were completely defeated.

More than 3 rebels were wiped out once, and Li Jiqian fled in embarrassment without knowing where they ended up.The official army only captured more than a thousand people. Under the relentless pursuit of the official army, fewer than a thousand people escaped.

Therefore, before the end of the 21st year of Kaibao, the main force of the Xiazhou Dangxiang rebellion had been wiped out. Although Li Jiqian, the leader of the bandit, was still on the run, how could the court really care about such a person.

Li Jiqian, without the support of the party rebels, is in the final analysis just a rogue.However, given the current situation in Yulin, it is even more difficult for Li Jiqian to continue to attack repeatedly as he has done in the past year or so.

Li Jiqian was defeated, and his momentum fell to the end. Yuan Ke, who went west to Lingzhou, was also a brother in difficulty. He was facing the elite of the imperial court including the imperial army, and he was a veteran general like Tian Zhongjin. In view.

Unlike the endless entanglement in Xiazhou's suppression of the chaos, Yuan Ke's rebels were completely encircled and suppressed.Before Yuan Ke's rebels left Yanzhou, they were captured by Tian Zhongjin's army. They fought three times in a row, and the rebels were defeated three times. Collapsed, but the situation was even more dangerous. With the cooperation of the Lingzhou government and army, he was completely trapped, with no way to go to the sky, and no way to go to the ground, until he was killed.

The "anyway" rebel general Wang Qi confessed the rebel generals under Yuan Ke's subordinates. One counted as one, and they were either beheaded on the battlefield or decapitated after being captured.

Even Yuan Ke, the leader of the rebellion in Yanzhou, failed to escape a dismal end. He didn't seem to have Li Jiqian's evasive attributes, and was trampled into flesh on the battlefield.

Yuan Ke is good enough to be Song Jiang, but it is really not enough for him to lead the army in battle, face to face with gongs and drums, and fight head-on with the court.After all, this is just a careerist who can't recognize himself clearly and has unrealistic ambitions. Taking advantage of the situation, he rises and dies suddenly.Even, earlier than Li Jiqian's defeat.

In fact, 22 years after entering Kaibao, there are no large-scale rebels in Yulin. The rapid defeat of the two thieves, Yuan and Li, basically announced the final outcome of the Yulin rebellion.

However, after the two decisive victories, Yulin did not calm down. It was not that the party members who rebelled and rebelled were unwilling to compromise, but that the imperial court's blockade continued.
After the beginning of spring, the government and army attacked again, letting go of their hands and feet, attacking and killing bandits who were suspected of being rebels. In Yulin, whether they were bandits or not had already been determined.Of course, in this matter, apart from a part of the officers and soldiers, it was the subordinate Zahu tribe who assumed the role of the butcher knife.

Under the laissez-faire and even encouragement of Xingying, whether for survival or wealth, these miscellaneous servants did not hesitate to raise their butcher knives at those "rebels", slaughtered wantonly, and offered their heads to the court for rewards.

The entire Yulin gradually became a Colosseum at the beginning of the 22nd year of Kaibao. All the people who were excluded by the government had to turn into beasts, biting and killing each other until the blood flowed out and everyone died.

(End of this chapter)