Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1235 Three-sided vibration
Tu Wenxiu, who went out to invite Boshuoketu, was considered to have achieved his wish, but the other plans of Yanbai had successes and failures, and it could not be regarded as everything went smoothly.

One of them was the capture of the Hexi Forts by Cheng Chengen and Xu Chao.

Yan Chengen led the army to Ningxia Zhongwei first, and Xiong Guochen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Zhongwei, saw that the thieves were overwhelming and the dust and smoke covered the world.

He is not usually close to Yanbai, and both of them are generals, and he is not a subordinate of Yanbai in the past. It is really hard to believe that he will gain the trust of Yanbai in the future, so he refuses to cast the thief.

But if he wants to fight, he has no confidence.Especially when the army's salaries have been drastically cut this year, it is not the patent of Ningxia Zhencheng. His situation in Ningxia Zhongwei is almost exactly the same as that of Ningxia Zhencheng, except that Ningxia City is a large city in the northwest, with a large number of troops and a large population, but Ningxia Zhongwei is a big city. They are stationed in Zhenlu Fort, Yongkang Fort, Xuanhe Fort Ning'an Fort and other forts. The scattered troops are not easy to gather and cause trouble, and it is not a heroic city, so the sergeant's life pressure is relatively small.In the final analysis, the situation in Ningxia City was slightly better, but not much better. There was actually a powder keg sitting under his butt.

Jiang was not reconciled, and he did not dare to fight. Xiong Guochen thought about it, and finally, on the grounds of moving troops, he abandoned the city without authorization and fled.When he left, Ningxia Zhongwei officers and soldiers were of course at a loss, and the people panicked.

In the Zhenlubao where the commander and envoy was stationed, Zhou Zhe, a leader of the township, was filled with righteous indignation. He stepped on the stage and shouted, calling on the gentry to donate salaries.

The commander Wang Hu led his troops to attack the city. Wang Hu gave an order and set up a high platform to shoot arrows in the city while bombarding the city gate with artillery. The siege ability is not strong).

The sound of killing outside the city was so loud that both sides of the city gate were in a stalemate.Ximen guard Han Fan was heartbroken, thinking that even Xiong Shenrong ran away, why should I die alone as a guard?Then he opened the west gate and asked Wang Hu to surrender.

Wang Hu was overjoyed when he saw this. He led the way into the west gate. The rebels broke into the branch and killed them. The army and the people in the city were in chaos.

After the fall of the city, because Ningxia Zhongwei was stationed in each fort, it was not a complete success to take one place, so he ordered Wang Hu's troops to rest on the spot, and continued to lead the army to advance.

Wang Hu hated Zhou Zhe for gathering a crowd to resist, so he wanted to kill him to warn the soldiers and people.

Zhou Zhe was furious when he heard the words, he wanted to slam his head against a pillar, and shouted angrily: "I am a scholar of the Great Ming Dynasty, why would I be willing to kneel and ask the thief to save his life!"

When Wang Hu heard this, he became even more furious, and the clerks who were temporarily serving as staff members hurriedly grabbed Wang Hu and persuaded him, "I am not good at writing in Ningxia. Although Zhou Zhe only raises people, he is a great scholar in Ningxi. The killing is really ominous. If the general wants to win the hearts of the people to keep the city stable and not chaotic, he must soothe their hearts. In this way, when we leave the city and plunder the land, the people will not be chaotic.”

After all, Wang Hu was also a person of this era. He was well aware of the prestige of literati in the village. After hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed. He only ordered Zhou Zhe to be placed under house arrest in his own mansion, and he was not allowed to move around.

A few days later, Wang Hu conscripted soldiers, sent troops out of the city to the north, and led 50 people to temporarily live in Zhenlubao to defend.Zhou Zhe learned that it was convenient for his son Zhou Bang to plan: "Now the central guard is empty, and there are less than a hundred people left alone, including Wang Hu. Wang Hu is vulgar and unscrupulous. You only need to prepare enough food and wine to congratulate him, and he will be numb and careless. Go quickly." Choose more than a dozen like-minded people, pretend to be Confucian scholars, hide sharp blades, and wait for the opportunity to strike."

Zhou Bang still had doubts about this, and said to his father: "Father, although Wang Hu has few guards, it is difficult to move away from him.

Zhou Zhe said with a smile: "What kind of loyalty do the rebels have against the party? But snobbish, ignorant and reckless, wait until he kills Wang Hu before he reprimands him, and then divides up the money. Capture. I don't have to worry, just go and prepare."

After Zhou Bang's preparations were completed, Zhou Zhe led the team to Wang Hu's place to congratulate him.Wang Hu had doubts for some reason.

Zhou Zhe replied: "The army is strong and powerful, and the Zhenlu Fort has been owned by the general. Since the current situation is like this, we and other Caomins should adapt to the current situation. Today, we are all outstanding local Confucian scholars, who have read poetry and books, and are familiar with civil affairs. General affairs, it can help the general to keep the entire central defense. In order to express the meaning of our submission, the students have prepared their own food and drinks, and hope to have a drunken break with the general.”

Wang Hu was overjoyed, thinking to himself that he had been in battle for a long time, how could he be afraid of this group of Confucian scholars?Immediately drive away from the left and right, and drink with the crowd.When the wine was half full, Zhou Zhe signaled, and everyone surrounded Wang Hu in the name of toasting, and immediately stabbed him with a dagger.

At this time, Zhou Zhe also showed the difference between the literati in Northwest Bianzhen and Jiangnan literati. He personally stepped forward and cut off Wang Hu's head without blinking, arousing applause.Immediately after he led the crowd to the door, he reprimanded the rest of the rebels, and under the pretense of appeasement with money, he ordered Ji to set fire to the house.Running around the city to tell each other, Zhenlubao was restored.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and the main force of the later bandit army came back. After the last big loss, Zhou Zhe knew that the strength in the city was not enough to fight, so he took his family and Wang Hu's head to Guyuan to warn.Ningxia Zhongwei then belonged to the father and son of Qibai.

In the direction of Pinglu north of Zhencheng in Ningxia, the rebels' offensive was the most difficult.Although the Pinglu military system is only "Pinglu guards the thousands of households", but at this time, there are already permanent constables guarding it, named "Guarding the Pinglu City of Ningxia North Road".

Tu Wenxiu and Yanyun led the army to Pinglu, and Pinglu joined the general Xiao Ruxun out of the city to fight.Because Pinglu was the most important main city in Northern Ningxia, it was well-armed and had many firearms. Xiao Ruxun was born in a general and naturally refused to surrender.

He supported the two-wing cavalry, dispatched firearms, guns, artillery, and archers to suppress the central front line of Tu Wenxiu.Since the rebels did not have enough firearms for the rebels, Xiao Ruxun once had the upper hand in the battle when the firearms were insufficient and the accuracy was scattered during the movement.

After several rounds of salvos from the Pinglu defenders, the infantry lined up and attacked by the two cavalry, but at this time Xiao Ruxun's right flank made a mistake, and there was a situation of mutual obstruction.Qibai's adopted son, Qiyun, immediately seized the fighter and led the army to the right wing.Since this Chan Yun can be accepted as the adopted son of Chan, he is naturally brave and skilled in fighting, and has high martial arts skills. In addition, the troops under his command are the troops of the Chan family. This shot is unstoppable. Xiao Ruxun hurriedly ordered the former camp to return. However, Yan Yun was still able to threaten Xiao Ruxun's main formation several times.

As he galloped, Yan Yun scolded sharply: "Yan'an Xiao Clan, you have no guts! No matter how many guards you have, you can only protect you for a while. As a military general, can you dare to fight me to the death? If you can die by my hand, it counts as well. Although you are defeated, you are still honored! If not, I will raze this Pinglu Fort to the ground!"

Xiao Ruxun laughed a few times when he heard the words, and scolded in return: "You are originally a barbarian outside the Great Wall. When you came to this Pinglu city today, you must think that you have a foolproof plan. You are such a reckless and stupid person, this general will I was embarrassed to do something with it. Rebels slammed the clouds, don't be mad! I know that you are here to break down the Pinglu as soon as possible and connect the rebels together, but no matter what you do, you will not be able to break my Pinglu Fort! At that time, I'll see how you explain to the dying person who worships!"

Yan Yun was furious when he heard it, and before the horse was beaten, the leader of the troops charged again.Xiao Ruxun's Ming army's rear team formed a solid defense, and the front battalion arrived and attacked from the side.

Xiao Ruxun wanted to change the formation along with him, but he suddenly realized that if he moved, the thieves would be close to the gate, dividing the defenders inside and outside the Pinglu Fort.So Xiao Ruxun inspired the army, personally challenged the elites of the army to kill, forcing back a part of the bandit army, and hurriedly ordered the army to turn around and set it up in front of Pinglu Fort again.

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's position in the front, Yan Yun was eager to command and was distracted in front of the battle, so he secretly shot an arrow, but unexpectedly, Xiao Ruxun still avoided the key point and just shot in the thigh.

Although Xiao Ruxun's arrow did not seem to be a serious problem, the morale of the rebels was soaring.Seeing this, Xiao Ruxun knew that it would be unfavorable to fight again at this time, so he ordered to slowly return to the city.

Since then, Xiao Ruxun could not hold on to it, and swore to stick to it.The city of Pinglu is strong, the city is full of grain, and the water source is sufficient, but the city here is barren after all, and the treasury is especially short of money.In order to stand firm for a long time and wait for help, Xiao Ruxun's wife Yang sold jewelry, purchased food as military rations, and worked the army every day.In addition, the Yang family also mobilized women in the city, many of whom were guards, wives and children, to take care of them day and night and take care of logistics.In order to protect the well-being of the family and to keep the city from falling, the soldiers and soldiers in the city were deeply encouraged, and they were all willing to die for retribution.

Every day when the enemy was attacking the city, Xiao Ruxun personally went to the city gate to supervise the battle, and when commanding the soldiers intermittently, he alternately maintained armaments and strengthened the city defense, sharing weal and woe together.Regardless of the fact that the injury on his leg has not healed, he still insists on patrolling the city defense four times a day, taking care of the wounded, commanding the defense, inspiring the army, eating with the defenders, and singing with the defenders. admired.

Because they couldn't attack for a long time, Tu Wenxiu and Yanyun were afraid of the punishment, and they thought hard about breaking the city.

Tu Wenxiu said: "Pinglu deserves to be an important frontier defense area, with perfect defense, and soldiers dare to fight. Unlike other places that can be destroyed at a touch, our troops are not twice as many as the defenders, and there have been many casualties under the continuous siege of the city, plus firearms. Insufficient, it is difficult to break the Pinglu gate, what should I do?"

Yan Yun said angrily: "It's better to throw a single bet, tomorrow I will be in front of the generals, and I will swear to defeat the flat captives!"

Tu Wenxiu rebuked the courage of Dan Yun's reckless husband, and he did not know how to strategize.With a leopard's eyes, he said, "Then what's your best strategy?"

Tu Wenxiu was too lazy to get angry with him, so he said to himself: "The art of war has a cloud, if you encircle it at ten times, you will attack it. If you break the flat captives, you will definitely increase your army. I heard that the rest of the generals have occupied all parts of Ningxia one after another, and our army is the only one. I am ashamed of being blocked everywhere! The only soldiers who can borrow now are the troops of Boshuoketu.”

It turned out that Tu Wenxiu didn't have any good strategies, but he just pulled Boshuoketu to besiege together.So he ordered Yanyun to go to Bosuo Ketu, lead his army minister to attack Pinglu, and Tu Wenxiu broke the city from the side.Chou Yun ordered Pegasus to leave the camp.

Xiao Ruxun found out that Tu Wenxiu wanted to invite Boshuo Ketu to help. Xiao Ruxun was full of courage and martial arts. Boshuo Ketu was young and vigorous.Although the Pinglu are strong, they cannot be allowed to confluence.So one day later, Xiao Ruxun personally led the elites, and set up an ambush at Nanguan during the night, trying to catch turtles in the urn.

Bosuo Ketu set up a large camp ten li west of the South Pass, and the cloud led the Mongolian cavalry to whistled and passed before the South Pass.Xiao Ruxun led a rapid attack, and Yun Yun was overjoyed to see Xiao Ruxun coming, so he ordered the left and right to close the siege and then split into the assault.

Although Boshuoketu was young, he was after all the lord of Jinong in Mongolia and Wanhu in Ordos. His Mongolian cavalry was very capable of fighting. Xiao Ruxun's surprise attack failed to do as he wished, but he was defeated by their combined forces and led his troops to retreat to Nanguan.

Yan Yun wanted to capture Xiao Ruxun alive, and ordered more than [-] Mongolian main forces from Ordos to chase into the pass.

However, after all the main Mongolian forces entered the gate, the gate was suddenly closed, and the mountains and rocks burst into flames.

The Mongolian soldiers did not expect this, and they were in chaos and fled in all directions.In the darkness of the night, the fireworks shrouded the horses, and the horses were frightened. Except for the dead soldiers who trampled on each other, there were countless others.

Yun Yun couldn't stop drinking, and when he was distracted, Xiao Ruxun shot him off his horse and died in the chaos of the army.

Xiao Ruxun immediately ordered the door to be opened, took advantage of the situation to cover up, and went straight to the Boshuoketu camp.Boshuo Ketu was shocked by the news and gathered the remnants to retreat fifty miles, temporarily avoiding Xiao Ruxun's front.Xiao Ruxun took advantage of the situation to destroy the Boshuoktu camp, and also captured some enemy soldiers and cattle, sheep and livestock, and then pretended to be loud and returned to the city in triumph.

Seeing this situation, Tu Wenxiu was naturally shocked, so he retreated for ten li first, and stayed with his troops to continue to station.

As for Guyuan, when he first heard about Ningxia's unusual mobilization, although Gao Guangxian did not expect such a huge change in Ningxia, he immediately dispatched [-] cavalry to investigate the truth in two ways.

However, [-] troops led by Chanbai set up an ambush on the Beishan trail. The Guyuan cavalry was caught off guard and lost more than half of it on the spot. Chanbai ordered the entire army to cover and kill.The other Guyuan soldiers had to report the Ningxia mutiny in the middle of the road, and quickly detoured back to Guyuan, but they were still chased by Yanbai, and they were all killed by the crowd.

Qibai took advantage of the victory to advance to Guyuan, first feigned attack and then divided his troops to the east to attack Rufu County.However, Guyuan and Ningxia are both important towns on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and the city is strong. There are [-] troops stationed in the area under the jurisdiction of Guyuan Town. Although most of them are scattered around, there are still more than [-] elite troops stationed in the city.

Although Gao Guangxian made continuous mistakes in judgment before, in the face of this situation, he finally did not continue to hold back Gao Pragmatism, personally supervising the battle, and sticking to the original.After two days of attacking, Qaibai felt that there was no way to take advantage of it, and he was afraid that Ming troops from all over the country would come to help, so he had to lead his troops back north.And Gao Guangxian finally became wise, and began to order the forcible mobilization of troops, no longer entangled in the issue of military pay; while urgently reporting the military situation, and at the same time begging the emperor.

The rebel armies under the leadership of Chengen and Xu Chao either made a surprise attack or used governors and general soldiers to defend and lure the city.Due to the strength of its soldiers, they come and go like the wind, kill without restraint, and are rampant and arrogant. The Ming troops stationed in various places may be caught off guard, or because they are weak and weak, it is difficult to resist, and Bo Shuo Ketu suffered a loss Afterwards, he became furious and really mobilized his own main force to help, so that the rebels were invincible wherever they went, and all the 49 cities and dangerous fortresses in Ningxia returned to worship except for the flat captives.

At this time, Chenbai already had more than [-] troops and looked down on the frontier fortresses. It was rumored that Chenbai called himself "Prince Chen" (like the "Little Prince" commonly known as Dayan Khan in Daming), and he was about to split the earth and seal the king, and three sides shook.
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