Jingming

Chapter 251
When he was hiding in the mansion, Luo An ranked first in the Xing Palace as a military officer of Zhengqianhu.But at that time, it was very idle.

After escorting Zhu Houcong to Beijing to succeed to the throne, he was promoted by a special order to become a commander and acquaintance, and temporarily served as the commander of the Jinyiwei.Although I was busy at that time, I didn't have to go out of Beijing.

Now, Luo An has been trekking in southern Hunan for more than half a month.

East of Baoqing Mansion, Baima Pass.

In front of him is a ruined wall, and the pass that was not considered majestic before has been scorched.

There are many white horse passes in the world, which probably stems from the love for white horses.

The Baima Pass in the east of Shaoyang in Baoqing Prefecture, located at the junction of Changsha, Baoqing and Hengzhou, is not as famous as the Baima Pass in Deyang, Sichuan, where Pang Tong died nearby, nor is it as famous as the White Horse Pass on the Great Wall in the northern suburbs of Beijing. Guan is famous, but at this moment more than [-] elite soldiers are slowly coming here.

"How far is it to the mouth of the Zhanshui River?" Luo An stopped his mount, and then continued to order, "Let's rest for a while, feed the horse and drink water."

Behind him, Bao Qingwei's commander hurriedly replied: "There are still more than [-] miles to go. Commander Luo, is it true that you won't go with the army?"

Luo An shook his head: "Although Bao Qingwei was persuaded by Zhan Huabi to surrender and took away the soldiers of the two thousand households, but watching them burn down Baima Pass instead of stationing troops here, we know that they have no intention of defending the Hengzhou government. Presumably the news of Marquis Funing entering Yongzhou Mansion from Guilin Mansion has already reached Hengzhou Mansion, you Baoqing Guards should not only reserve enough troops to guard against bandits, but you should join forces with Jiuxi Guards and march along Steamshui to the city of Hengyang."

Huan River is a tributary of the Xiangjiang River, which flows into the Xiangjiang River at the place where Hengzhou Prefecture governs Hengyang County.

But now, Luo An has to hurry on the road faster, and cannot walk slowly with the army.

The direction he was going was Yongzhou Mansion in the south.

After a short rest, the white horse closed, and Luo An only said: "Meet in Hengyang."

Then, he again led only 30 people to applaud the pass, and looked south.The remaining [-] or so Jinyiqi schools that finally met with him in the Changde mansion have all disappeared at this moment.

At this moment, Zhu Qi, the commander-in-chief of Guangdong and Guangxi, had just led [-] elite soldiers to Xiangbi Mountain at the junction of Hunan and Guangdong, and saw Dong'an County in Yongzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Qi, who was deprived of his title of title, now only has the title of Marquis of Funing and the official position of Guangxi General Military Officer.

For the past three years, he has been suppressing bandits in Guangxi.The robbers in Fujixia are in chaos, and the situation is extremely complicated.

Chen Jin and the two of them have devoted themselves to Guangxi for three years, and it has been quite effective now.

However, Chen Jin and he even downgraded from the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the general soldier of Guangdong to the governor of Guangxi and the general soldier of Guangxi.

However, Zhu Qi knew very well that what was done before was probably only "partial responsibility".As Chen Jin said, the real credit will not be these, but the reunion that His Majesty is planning.

Now there is an opportunity to make meritorious service in advance: counterinsurgency.

After the news of King Ji's rebellion spread to Wuzhou, Zhu Qi didn't dare to disturb at first.Only after the imperial decree arrived on August 5000th did he dispatch troops according to the decree. He set off with [-] men from Guilin, first went to Quanzhou along the upper reaches of the Xiangshui River, and finally entered the boundary of Huguang today.

As soon as the army moved, there were endless sentries.

Zhu Qi stopped here first, waiting for the report from the sentry.

The Xiangshui River turns east at Elephant Trunk Hill, and then walks tens of miles eastward to Lingling County, where Yongzhou Fuzhi is located.

He entered Hunan from Yongzhou Prefecture and encircled the south of Hengyang City along the Xiangshui River. Whether this Yongzhou Prefecture was captured or not was the first problem to be solved.

As for encircling the south of Hengyang City from the north via the Leishui River, that is a matter of Guangdong.As far as Zhu Qi knew, Chenzhou in the upper reaches of the Leishui River had already been attached to the rebellion, and the first difficulty the Guangdong army had to face was the Guang'an and Ningxi camps on the Nanling Mountains.

Two quarters later, the sentry came back.

"My lord, two thousand elite soldiers of the Ningyuan Guard have arrived at Lingling County along the Xiaoshui River from Daozhou, and they are going to capture Changning County, the capital of Hengzhou, through Qiyang first. This is the news that came from Lingling County to Dong'an two days ago."

"There is no rebellion in Yongzhou Mansion?"

"No, everyone in the Yongzhou Mansion should be as usual."

Zhu Qi felt relieved: "Okay! You go to Lingling with the letter of the Marquis first. Since the Yongzhou government is still loyal to the emperor, prepare the food and grass, and prepare the boat. The soldiers are very fast. We will arrive at Lingling within three days, and we will arrive at Lingling by boat." Qi Yang and Ning Yuanwei join forces and conquer Changning County together!"

Changning County, the capital of Hengzhou, is not on the banks of the Xiangshui River. From Yongzhou to Hengyang, there is actually a direct road from Guilin to Hengyang.

But the expedition of the army, not to mention how long it takes on the road, will definitely become a tired army along the way.

It will be faster and easier to take a boat - the premise is that there is peace in Yongzhou Mansion.

He can choose this way, but Gu Shilong can't.

In the Changsha mansion, Gu Shilong spent several days dealing with many problems, but the Yuezhou Wei, Wuchang Wei and Shenjiying who had already conquered so far did not have to be idle.

Now he only needs to sit in Changsha first, Tang Peiyu fled, the remnants of the Changsha Guard surrendered, and the two counties of Xiangtan and Xiangxiang to the south of Changsha Prefecture were quickly re-taken over, and Nanchang Guard, who had come all the way, finally appeared in Liling.

It was the place of rebellion before, and every time a county was recovered, troops had to be stationed again.

Now Jiuxiwei, who had recovered Xiangxiang, only transferred 800 people to join the 1000 people transferred from Baoqingwei to the west of Hengyang City. They walked across the mountains and ridges.

Mianyang Guard left 1000 people to guard Xiangtan, and another 3000 people also had to walk across Hengshan Mountain to the northwest of Hengshan County.

The Wuchang Guard has more than 3000 members in the formation and the [-] members of the Shenji Battalion can go south.

They took the road from Changsha to Hengyang.

The marching speed was not fast. In front of them, Hengshan County, located in the northeast of Hengyang County, was the nail that had to be pulled out first.

Although Nanchangwei was a tired army, after Tang Peiyu fled south, they easily settled in Liling County.After the rest, Gu Shilong gave them the order to capture You County and Chaling Prefecture in the southeast corner of Changsha Prefecture, and then conquer Anren County in the southeast of Hengzhou Prefecture, so as to relieve the worries of the besieging army on the east front and stop the rebels from going southeast. The escape route.

In Hengzhou Prefecture, there are not many troops now.

Changdewei, Hengzhouwei, Guang'an, Ningxi, plus Changshawei for more than a month to "fight" for Pu Zitong, and the gold and silver treasures that Zhan Huabi looted all the way from Changde Mansion, Hengyang City This battle will never be as simple as Changsha City.

Gu Shilong was calculating his strength and was thinking about how to fight the battle in Hengyang City, when one of Silong's subordinates came to report.

"Lord Hou, Si Baihu has received an order from Commander Luo to fight the battle of Hengyang City. We have other tasks."

Gu Shilong was furious: "Your Majesty has an order. After you stay in Huguang with your grandson, you will be restrained by this Marquis. What does Commander Luo mean?"

"...I don't know the humble official, Si Baihu only ordered the humble official to deliver the letter."

"Where is Commander Luo?" Gu Shilong asked and then ordered his soldiers, "Go ask Huang Xing to come."

Gu Shilong felt that the battle of Hengyang City was difficult, and Si Cong's special service team, Huang Yanzhong's Jinyiwei Huguang Captain, might get in touch with people who had lost contact with them in the ensuing battle and obtain more information.

"Where is Commander Luo, I don't know the humble position. Commander Luo's small banner officer went directly to Xiangtan to deliver orders."

Gu Shilong pondered for a moment, knowing that it was pointless to get angry at him.

After arriving at Huang Yanzhong, he also opened his mouth and said: "I am about to bid farewell to Lord Hou. I just received the military order from Commander Luo. Commander Luo already knows that Lord Hou has defeated Changsha, and I will send you another order."

When Gu Shilong was at a loss, the soldiers outside the door came to report: "Master Hou, what is the Commander of Jin Yiwei, please see him Quanan."

"... Please!"

With He Quan'an's official position, there is no doubt that Luo An was a high-ranking official who went south with him.

He Quan'an entered the lobby of the original Changshawei government office, saw Huang Yanzhong and received a salute from him first, and then saluted Gu Shilong: "I am ordered by the commander to come here to discuss important military affairs with Lord Hou."

Gu Shilong's face was a little ugly: "Your Majesty has a will?"

After defeating Changsha, he had just arrived in the capital for two days, so why should Luo An discuss some important military matters with him?
He Quan'an asked Huang Yanzhong to leave first, and asked Gu Shilong to send away the idlers before he said: "Commander Luo received His Majesty's order when he was in Changde Mansion, and first joined the Fifth Army Battalion to enter Sichuan to select the front, and then went straight to Baoqing Mansion."

The west front of Changsha World War I was completed by Geng Yongfeng leading Jiuxiwei and Lizhou Qianhu. The situation at Baoqing Mansion was handed over to Luo An, and Gu Shilong knew about these things.

But He Quan'an first introduced the latest situation of Baoqing Mansion, and then said: "Commander Luo received the order from Changde Mansion, His Majesty gave the Commander a mission, and must rescue Prince Rui's mother and son."

"...in Hengyang City, rescued Prince Rui's mother and son?"

He Quan'an nodded: "At that time, Changsha City was not conquered, and Commander Luo had no way of proceeding with the development of the war. Now that the rebels are all gathered in Hengzhou Prefecture, Huguang, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Jiangxi Zhulu armies are encircled, and things may be planned."

Gu Shilong only frowned.

Why bother?It is difficult enough to win directly and conquer Hengyang City, but it is even more difficult to rescue Prince Rui's mother and son first.

"You said it was His Majesty's will, what is the purpose?"

Gu Shilong is also the commander of the main force of the counter-insurgency army. In his thinking, the first thing to consider is to make persistent efforts to defeat the rebel army, take down Hengyang City, and put down the rebellion as soon as possible. He does not want to make it difficult for himself.

"The humble post brought it, Lord Hou, please take a look."

He Quanan came prepared, and when Gu Shilong got it, he saw that it was not an official edict, but just a secret order, and it was only stamped with Zhu Houcong's seal.

But this is the real imperial edict after all.

His face was ugly: "Commander Luo, what plan does he have? How do you hope this Marquis will respond?"

"Please Lord Hou draw up the book and use the seal, use the humble position as the envoy, and Huang Yanzhong and Si Cong as the guards, go to Hengyang City to surrender."

Gu Shilong's eyes were fixed: "There is still Captain Jinyi in Hengyang City, this Marquis knows. But you three entered the city, it is not known whether you can survive, how to rescue Prince Rui's mother and son?"

"Then it depends on the ability of the low-ranking people." He Quan'an didn't change his face.

"...You are the commander of Jinyiwei, what is your role?"

"The low-ranking full-time commander is the newly established special service office under Beizhen Fusi."

Gu Shilong took a deep look at him: "I only need to do this? You have to know, whether you can succeed, I will not change the counter-insurgency strategy."

"How to suppress the rebellion, Commander Luo will naturally not ask."

"it is good!"

It's just trying to recruit surrender first, Gu Shilong doesn't care.

And in his letter of surrender, there is no need to promise anything, just affirming righteousness, informing all the armies of the encirclement situation, and taking the momentum of Changsha's great victory to persuade them not to hold back.

Half a day later, in the west of Changsha City, He Quan'an, Huang Yanzhong, and Si Long boarded a boat, went upstream along the Xiangshui River, and headed south quickly.

On the boat, Huang Yanzhong and Si Long realized that there was another mission to enter the tiger's den.

"Afraid?" He Quanan asked lightly.

Huang Yanzhong and Si Long dare not say they are afraid.

Nowadays, among Jinyiwei, there are many opinions about the Taibao. Wang Zuo, the governor of Jinyiwei Beizhen, is the leader, He Quanan is the second, and even Liu Zhenyuan, the governor of Beizhen, who manages thousands of households, is also in third place.

After Sloan was demoted for committing a crime that year, he was trained by He Quan'an, and then went south as the first special agent dispatched from hundreds of households.

"It's still a few days before we arrive in Hengshan County, how to do it, I'll explain it to you on the way."

At this time, Tang Peiyu, who was the first to flee from Changsha City, finally crossed Hengshan Mountain and arrived in the northwest of Hengshan County.

A total of more than 1000 people left the city in two batches, and there were only more than [-] people when they fled.

At this moment, it has reached the scale of nearly 2000 people.

This is because several villages and towns were plundered along the way, some young men were captured, and four groups of bandits were rounded up.

Seeing so many people "approaching the city", the Hengzhou guards in Hengshan County refused to open the city gate.

"General Tang, the governor is in Hengyang City. The last general was ordered to stick to Hengshan City. The food and grass in the city can't support the general's soldiers. Please continue to go south and discuss with the governor in Hengyang City about joining the army!"

In Hengshan City, there are only [-] defenders of the direct line and the bravery recruited. How can the Hengzhou Wei Qianhu guarding the city dare to let Tang Peiyu enter the city?

In case of being swallowed, wouldn't Tang Peiyu be able to negotiate better terms with Pu Zitong if he was sitting in Hengshan City?
Tang Peiyu was furious, he hated Pu Zitong for treachery, now his subordinates have fled for more than [-] li, but they can't get supplies in Hengshan City.

But if it's brazen to ask for it here, it's really not decent.

"General, that Pu Zitong is called the Great Governor. Now that we go to Hengyang City, we will be scattered and the general will be idle." A man without armor behind Tang Peiyu came over, "I will see you at the end , it’s better not to enter the city. At the southern end of Hengshan Mountain, there is a peak in the north of Hengyang City, which is less than twenty miles away from Hengyang City. If we guard there, Puzitong will definitely be in trouble!”

Tang Peiyu is not very familiar with Hengzhou Mansion, now he relies on a bandit leader who is familiar with the location, and also needs his brave bandits to support the scene.

It is really difficult for the defeated general.

What's more, this Yan Da Niu Nao Gua Zi is really good.

After being dispersed, the nearly [-] subordinates now need to be reorganized.Along the way, Yan Daniu and Lao Ma knew the way, and really helped Tang Peiyu a lot, and now he has become one of his new confidantes.

"You, Zhu Rongdong, have always lived on the mountain. This general now has an army of two thousand. How can he live on the mountain?"

Tang Peiyu knew that what he said made sense. If the two thousand remnants of Changshawei did not enter the city, but stayed outside Hengyang City, Pu Zitong would indeed be wary.When the imperial army came, they might have to guard against Chang Shawei.

To do this now, one is to let Pu Zitong see that Changsha guards are still strong and available, and the other is to use this faint threat to make Pu Zitong show his attitude.

Changshawei cannot be broken up.The enemy is at present, it depends on the situation of Pu Zitong.

It's just that if you stay at the 岣嵝 peak, what will you do with the food and grass?
Yan Daniu said again: "The Xiangshui River and Chidao are just under the Gouyi Peak. As long as there are two deliveries of grain and grass to Hengshan City, Pu Zitong will have to come and discuss with the general."

Tang Peiyu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"There is no lie! We have robbed many caravan grain ships on the Xiangshui River and Chidao!"

Tang Peiyu was a little happier: "The name of the Three Caves and Nine Villages on Hengshan Mountain, I have heard about it in Changsha Mansion. Pu Zitong has always been ineffective in suppressing bandits, but asked for food and military funds, but now you are going to join the rebel army. You didn't vote for Pu Zitong, but you voted for this general. Why is that?"

Yan Daniu said bitterly: "Although Pu Zitong didn't intend to seriously suppress him, but the brother who was the last general who worshiped him did die at his hands, how could I vote for him?"

The rebels and the bandits belong to the same family, but now they have different identities. Tang Peiyu only feels that he is very kind.

"Then you go to rob first, there is not much food and grass left with the army!"

"The last general takes orders! In addition, the Tianhu Village is on the top of the mountain. Don't worry, the general. When the last general takes his brothers to pacify it first, there will be no shortage of food in the village! After the last general succeeds, we will clean up the village and welcome the general into the village." Fortress!"

"Okay!" Tang Peiyu looked back at the danger of Mount Heng, only to think that if major events fail in the future, with a team of nearly 2000 people, it is not a bad idea to be a king of the mountain. "If Tianhuzhai is willing to surrender, you will surrender first. Now The situation, the more brothers under this general's command, the better!"

"Yes!"

After Yan Daniu finished speaking, he set off with more than [-] original brothers in his village and more than [-] bandits from another village that he subdued on the way.

Only then did Tang Peiyu put away his smile and looked at his back.

Naturally, I can't believe it all.

After entering Hengshan, there were few villages and towns, and I didn't meet imperial officers and soldiers, and I didn't give them a chance to vote for a certificate.

But when they helped him destroy some bandits who refused to surrender, they were brave.Now go to plunder Puzitong's food and grass, and put down the Huzhai that day, it depends on whether they can do it well.

Tang Peiyu needs to re-strengthen his strength and needs people. He can choose to believe first.

But his true confidants and elite soldiers will never leave him for a moment.Bingjia and military resources will not be provided to these newly invested bandits now.

"Go south along the Xiangshui River! If you encounter a village on the way, first recruit food, grass and military resources!"

How could Tang Peiyu have any scruples when he entered the boundary of Hengzhou Prefecture?
After setting off and heading south, Tang Peiyu was even more silent when he saw that there were fortresses every few miles beside the road on the east bank of the Xiangshui River.

Using Changshawei as cannon fodder, Pu Zitong has already made full preparations in Hengzhou Mansion.

In this case, he really needs these Hengshan bandits more and more.

Difficult.

(End of this chapter)