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Chapter 113: Take Suiping first, then seek the iron field

"What?!" Zhao Guangping was shocked and angry after hearing what the police officer said, and he still didn't want to believe it. "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the city gates and patrol the city walls? How could the thieves enter the city so easily?"

The policeman said with a grimace: "The thieves disguised themselves as refugees and approached the city gate. Suddenly, they all took out their crossbows and started shooting. Dozens of the country soldiers guarding the gate were killed or injured, and then they collapsed."

"Do you know how many thieves there are?"

"About three to forty people."

The detective wasn't really sure.

He was dozing by the city gate at the time. He only realized what he was doing when the thieves defeated the country soldiers, and he immediately fled to the city.

It is true that there were only three to four hundred "refugees" who raided the city gate, but he didn't know whether there would be other thieves later.

But he did not dare to explain the situation for fear of being punished by Zhao Guangping for escaping quickly.

Speaking of which, although Zhao Guangping treated his officials well and shared the soup with others, if someone failed to complete their errands, he would punish them very severely.

Zhao Guangping is not as afraid of death as Cai Wending, the magistrate of Queshan County, or he is a more ambitious person.

After listening to the policeman's words, he thought that there were only a few hundred thieves, most of whom were bandits from the Chaya Mountains to the west, who wanted to raid the county town to grab a handful.

Immediately he shouted loudly to the wealthy people present: "Dear sages and gentry, the thieves entered the city by surprise, so their number must be small!

We have more than 1000 rural soldiers and hundreds of government officials in Suiping City.You all go back to summon the guardians and servants, and come to the county government office to listen to the county's dispatch. You will definitely be able to drive the bandits out of the city, or even wipe them out in the city! "

After saying that, Zhao Guangping bowed to all the family heads, and then called the policemen and government servants in the courtyard to hurry out.

Two government officials escorted Nanning Yun over and asked, "Master County Master, how should we deal with this person?"

Zhao Guangping said impatiently: "Didn't I say that I would go to jail!"

After leaving the side courtyard, Zhao Guangping sent out his trusted servants to investigate the specific situation of the thieves and the situation of the rural soldiers.

Unexpectedly, not long after the two servants left, one of them ran back and said in a panic: "It's not good, sir. The thieves are coming towards the county government office. There are hundreds of them!"

"Go straight to the county government after entering the city?!" Zhao Guangping was also a little scared and angry, "Where on earth is this thief so bold!"

Generally speaking, after bandits raid into a city, they mostly rob wealthy households.

They may not dare to touch those large households with many nursing homes and servants, let alone the county government.Once the county government is breached and the county warehouse is robbed, it will be tantamount to a rebellion.

Until now, Zhao Guangping had not thought that a large group of rebels had invaded the county.

Zhao Guangping had led rural soldiers to exterminate small groups of bandits and had some military experience.

Knowing that the thieves were going straight to the county government office, he immediately took the government officials who summoned him and the two to three hundred rural soldiers who were originally used to defend the county government office, and relied on the county government buildings to set up defenses.

Only half of the arrangements were made when hundreds of Shengjie Camp guards disguised as refugees rushed over.

Zhao Guangping could see clearly from the top of the wall and immediately shouted: "Archers, shoot quickly!"

The rural soldiers who guard the county government were all recruited and trained by Zhao Guangping personally, and they were stronger than those in Queshan County.

Hearing this, dozens of archers opened their bows and shot arrows.

Unfortunately, their bow power was not strong and there were few people. Dozens of arrows fell, but only a few actually hit the guards.

Although the guards of Shengjie Camp did not carry shields, they all wore cloth face armor and hats made of felt and bamboo on their heads. The few people who were hit by arrows were only slightly injured, which did not affect their combat effectiveness.

In the time of a round of arrows, the guards of Shengjie Camp had rushed to the place twenty or thirty steps in front of the county government office, and they immediately fired their crossbows.

In comparison, the crossbow arrows fired by the guards of Shengjie Camp were numerous, accurate and fierce.

In just one wave, dozens of rural soldiers and government officials who had just appeared were dead. Fortunately, Zhao Guangping was supervising the battle from behind, otherwise the remaining few hundred people might have fled on the spot.

Zhao Guangping also realized that the enemy was powerful and immediately shouted: "Don't show your head, wait until they come to attack!"

The first battle of Shengjie Camp is the time when they want to build their reputation and momentum.

He Lianyue, who was in charge of leading the guards of Sanbai Shengjie Camp, saw this, removed a door panel, held it in his hand, and ordered: "Come with a few people to attack the county government gate with me, and others will take the opportunity to climb over the wall and enter! "

Immediately, more than a dozen brave personal guards came over, working in pairs, and each took down a door to use as a shield.

Immediately, more than a dozen people rushed towards the county government gate from the front!
When they rushed to the front steps, someone appeared from the wall and wanted to shoot an arrow.

However, he was shot to death with a crossbow by the guards hiding behind the door panel.

In this way, He Lianyue and others came to the county government gate and directly hit the door with their bodies.

More than a dozen people were strong, and the gate of the county government office was shaken by the impact. Zhao Guangping was so frightened that he quickly sent people to block the door.

As a result, the number of rural soldiers and government officials guarding the courtyard walls decreased.

I don't know when I touched the guards of Shengjie camp outside the courtyard wall, so they climbed in one by one and killed them on the ground.

Three or five rural soldiers were no match for the guards of Shengjie Camp, so more and more guards climbed over the wall and entered.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Guangping hurriedly evacuated to other courtyards.

As soon as he left, the rural soldiers and government officials who had been unable to withstand the situation immediately fled in all directions.

Zhao Guangping wanted to escape directly over the wall, but he was reluctant to part with the gold and silver he had embezzled in Suiping in the past two years, so he ran back to his residence to get some.

As a result, the guards of Shengjie Camp blocked the room and captured him during the search...

Suiping's soldiers are a little stronger than Queshan's soldiers, but their strength is very limited.

Although it took some effort to attack the county government and control another city gate, it did not cause many casualties to the rebels.By the time the rebels took control of the entire county, they had only killed five people and injured more than a dozen others, all of them minor injuries.

After taking control of the county warehouse, Liu Sheng learned that there were only a few hundred shi of grain and more than 1000 taels of silver, so he repeated his old trick and asked the officials to notify large households to donate money and grain to help the rebels relieve refugees.

The next day.

After breakfast, Liu Sheng summoned the battalion generals, adjutants, and military and political officials at the county government office to discuss matters.

After everyone arrived, Liu Sheng went straight to the topic of the meeting.

"Everyone knows that our attack on Suiping is just a side trip, and the real target is the government-run iron yard in the west.

At present, our standing army does not have enough armor. If the army expands again in the future, there may be a shortage of armor and weapons.

The government-run iron yard in the south of Wuyang County is the closest and largest iron yard to Tianmu Mountain.

Only by taking it down can we ensure the future sources of armor and weapons for our rebel army. "

While talking, Liu Sheng motioned to his guards to hang a simple map on the screen.

It indicates the approximate locations of Queshan, Suiping, Ruyang, Xiping, Wuyang and other cities, as well as the official iron yard.

It can be seen that this iron yard is probably about eighty or ninety miles northwest of Suiping County (where Wugang was located in later generations).

Liu Sheng pointed the map again with a bamboo pole and said: "Of course, our current strength is limited and it is not suitable to divide our troops to occupy too many places.

So this time, we first went to seize the iron materials, blacksmiths, and miners stored there. When we capture Ruyang in the future, we can later occupy this place and set up mines and ironworks. "

There is another reason for attacking Suiping and the official iron field first, that is, Liu Sheng felt that he could not capture Ruyang too early.

For one thing, Ruyang is a prefectural city.

Secondly, there is Prince Chong’s Mansion in Ruyang.

If the rebel army captures Ruyang early, it will inevitably shock the Ming Dynasty.

Based on some of Chongzhen's performances in history, he would probably hastily dispatch surrounding troops to exterminate the rebels.

Although Liu Sheng was not afraid, he did not want to attract all the officers and soldiers from Henan and give Li Zicheng and others an advantage.

Therefore, even if you want to capture Ruyang, it is best to wait until mid-to-late November.

It was already well into winter at that time, and even if officers and soldiers from other places in Henan were to come to exterminate the rebels, they would have to wait at least until the first month.

With such a long time, not only could the rebel army train a group of new soldiers, but Li Zicheng in the west would also capture Luoyang, causing greater shock to the Ming court and distracting the Ming court's attention.

As for the impact that the emergence of the rebels might have on history, Liu Sheng also considered it.

He felt that the existence of the rebels was likely to make Li Zicheng more active in Henan Prefecture and grow earlier.

In other words, in terms of confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, the emergence of the rebel army will only have a beneficial impact on the side fighting the Ming army.

But as long as we don’t leave Runing Prefecture and its surrounding areas, this impact is actually limited...

Previously, when Liu Sheng led his troops to leave Queshan, he deliberately wanted to go northeast first to confuse the spies and think that the rebels were going to attack Ruyang.

After that, they changed their route and raided Suiping County.

This time Liu Sheng brought the First Battalion, Second Battalion, Fourth Battalion, Fifth Battalion and the Guards. The number of soldiers and civilian warriors also increased to 2000, of which one thousand were [-] civilian warriors trained from Queshan. The middle note comes from.

Queshan County is now garrisoned by four sentries of the Third Battalion of Red Lady, the Sixth Battalion, and a thousand civilians.

On Suiping's side, after a military meeting, Liu Sheng decided to let Wen You lead the first battalion and a thousand people to garrison.

After the meeting, Liu Sheng left Wen You alone.

"Do you know why I want you to garrison Suiping?"

Although Wen You has a relatively introverted personality, he was once a scholar. After a moment of pondering, he replied: "Because my subordinates can not only be responsible for city defense, but also urge the big households in the city to donate money and food."

"Not bad." Liu Sheng smiled and nodded, "In terms of city defense, you are meticulous and good at defense, so you are more suitable than Peng Youyi and the others.

To urge big households to donate money and food, you need to use a soft knife, and you can't cause chaos in the city - you have seen what I did in Queshan before, so just follow it.

In addition, you also need to help the hungry people outside the city and screen and recruit them.

Following the practice in Queshan, refugees with families were organized into teams and sent to Queshan.

The single young men stay here to train as civilian warriors or as civilian husbands. "

Wen You nodded, "I will remember it."

Liu Sheng was relatively relieved about Wen You.

So on the afternoon of the second day after Suiping was captured, Liu Sheng took the personal guards, three battalions of standing troops, and a thousand civilians, and left the city to the northwest.

With thousands of troops, no bandits or fortresses dared to cause trouble along the way.

On the contrary, if the rebels passed by any fort and stopped at the front, they could "borrow" food.

People eat rice and flour, and mules and horses eat grass and beans, but they are not hungry.

In just over a day, on the morning of October 25, Liu Sheng led more than 3000 people to appear near Tieshan Temple.

　Second more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)