Ming Zuo

Chapter 578

It is impossible for someone to rescue Mao Chenglu.

Because at this time, the various departments of the rebel army are being attacked by the new army.

The combat plan formulated by the high command is to attack in an all-round way, with no main attack and no substitutes.

Whoever has the fastest speed and can catch the tail of the rebels will attack.

All the big landlords in Shandong were wiped out, and a tacit agreement was reached with the imperial court.Now this land is his own, how can he allow the Dongjiang rebels to continue to cause harm.

"Eat all the rebels in one go, don't give them any respite."

Zuo Menggeng's order was conveyed to every soldier.

All the ministries were full of enthusiasm, let go of their feet, and chased after the Dongjiang rebels.

In Binhu Town, Chen Yongfu's department just ran here, hoping to collect boats to cross Dushan Lake.

There was no one in the town.

The Intelligence Department of the New Army had already arrived and transferred all the people here to the west bank of the canal.

Chen Yongfu turned the whole town upside down, not to mention the boats, not even a single piece of wood could be found.

"Grandma, these tricksters are slipping away quickly."

Chen Yongfu was so depressed that he had to order to bury the pot and make a meal.

They ran hundreds of miles in one breath, already hungry.If you don't eat anything, you can only lie on the ground.

Days of running around exhausted the rebels.They were so busy filling their bellies that they didn't even have the strength to be vigilant.

In the Duzishan area north of Binhu Town, the first regiment of the First Division has just arrived here.

"Captain, there are rebels in the town ahead, there are quite a few of them, and they are cooking."

The scouts reported the situation to the regiment leader Deng Xinghui.

Deng Xinghui hurriedly climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down with a telescope.

Today's weather is not good, foggy, see is not very clear.

But there are rebels in Binhu Town, that's for sure.

Political commissar Cao Yongjun is not brave at all, on the contrary he is very cautious.

"Do you want to ask the division for help?"

Deng Xinghui rolled his eyes.

"What help? Someone else is here, can we still eat this piece of meat?"

Cao Yongjun argued hard.

"I don't know how many people there are in the town, and you are not afraid of accidents? Don't think that if you are brave enough to catch your wife, you can catch everything on the battlefield."

I can't mention this matter, Deng Xinghui is impatient when it comes up.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of daughter-in-law is not a daughter-in-law?"

Cao Yongjun grinned, teasing his old partner was unambiguous at all.

"Who in the entire army doesn't know that you, Commander Deng, didn't change your face in the face of the flood, and even fished out a daughter-in-law from the water?"

"Fuck your ass!"

Deng Xinghui didn't want to explain, and couldn't explain clearly, so he still focused on the battle in front of him.

"It doesn't matter how many people are in this town, when they are running for their lives, as long as we fight, how can those rebels care about other things? They are not afraid that we will be attacked by a large army and be blocked in the town? So, They must have just wanted to run."

Cao Yongjun pondered for a while, and thought what he said was reasonable.

"Then you can't besiege, in case the rebels jump over the wall in a hurry."

Deng Xinghui nodded heavily.

"No siege, only concealment."

He placed the infantry on the top of the hill, and then personally led the infantry straight to Binhu Town.

Just when the new army appeared on the outskirts of the town, the infantry of the new army took the lead.

More than a dozen shells fell into the town, not many people were hit, but the effect was very obvious.

Chen Yongfu just took a bite of steamed buns and immediately jumped up.

"Go, go, go, that bastard Zuo Menggeng is chasing you!"

"kill!!!!!"

The first regiment made great fanfare and made no secret of it. While shouting slogans, they rushed straight into the town.

Sure enough, Deng Xinghui and Cao Yongjun guessed it right.

The rebels didn't know how many new troops had come, and they had no intention of resisting at all. Many people didn't even care about supplies, weapons and armor were thrown everywhere, and all they wanted was to escape desperately.

Seeing that the rebels left the town and ran all the way south, the new army didn't enter the town, and directly bit the rebels' ass.

This pursuit is the embodiment of endurance.

The excellent physical fitness of the new army soon showed results.

When they ran to Xiezhuang, many of the rebels could not run at all.

They didn't want to die, and they didn't want to be prisoners, so they had to run around.

But the terrain in this area is very complicated.

To the west is Dushan Lake, which is densely covered with water and reeds.The large swamp in the east looks ordinary on the surface, and once you step on it, you will never want to come out again.

Further south is the Beisha River, which blocks the way again.

Chen Yongfu ran to the river first, seeing the situation, he couldn't care less about the majesty of the general, and began to take off his armor on the spot, only carrying a scimitar, and jumped into the water.

The other generals and soldiers were even more miserable. They didn't want any weapons and jumped directly into the river.

The Beisha River is more than [-] meters wide and four or five meters deep.

On weekdays, this kind of river can only be regarded as a small river, and children with a little water skills can swim freely.

But there are many people in the Dongjiang rebel army who don't know how to swim. Once they got to the river, they had no roots under their feet, and they immediately panicked.

"Help! Help me..."

"I'm dying! Brother, give me a hand!"

"I don't want... Gululu... I... Gululu..."

The entire river was full of people struggling in vain, and none of their companions were willing to save them.

After crossing the river, I just want to run faster.

Even some who can swim have not been able to get out of this small river.

Because although they gave up their armor, their weapons, and even their clothes, they were not willing to part with the gold, silver and treasures they robbed.

But this thing is the heaviest.

When they got into the water, they dragged the greedy ghosts one by one to the bottom of the river.

When the first group chased to the Beisha River, they also had to stop.

They didn't have the tools to cross the river for a while.

Another one, there are too many captives kneeling and surrendering by the river.If you don't tie it up, maybe there will be trouble.

Deng Xinghui asked the captives, and learned that the leader of this group of rebels was Chen Yongfu, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"The bastard runs fast."

Chen Yongfu's team originally had more than ten thousand people.

After crossing the Beisha River and gathering them together, there were only less than three thousand left.

Although many of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, there were not so many people, after all, the momentum was a bit weaker.

The most important thing is that all weapons and equipment were lost, and many people even huddled in the team naked.

Is this still the army?

Worse than the beggars.

Chen Yongfu wanted to cry, but he had no choice, and he didn't dare to stay, so he had to drive these remnants of defeated soldiers southward hungry to find other ministries.

At this time, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had already arrived in Zaozhuang.

They originally wanted to rest and recuperate in Tengzhou, but Tengzhou has been taken over by the new army, the gates of the city are closed, and there are many cannons on the top of the city.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming did not dare to attack the city, so they had to go around the city and head south.

When we arrived in Zaozhuang, we had to stop and rest.

Although this Zaozhuang is the same place as Zaozhuang in later generations, it is completely different.

Today's Zaozhuang is just a small village.

Because of coal mining, a small village was formed.

The villagers have already been notified and moved elsewhere.

The rebels rushed into the village, but did not grab anything, but the feeling of hunger and fatigue flooded my body.

I don't know when, they no longer have the harvest of breaking the city and looting at will.

No matter where I go, I feel as if I have encountered an iron wall, and I can't even drink a sip of water.

(End of this chapter)