Ping An Biography

() It was too late for Yu Shilang (the right servant of the Ministry of War) who was still in Wuchang Mansion to hear what happened in Lizhou, so he immediately sent a letter to Changde Mansion for questioning.Because of other matters, Yu Qian asked Xue Lu to return to Wuchang to meet him.

Xue Lu still didn't know his mistakes, and he didn't take it seriously for the brutal things he had done, thinking that the "thief soldiers" were future troubles if they were alive, and the court would not hold them accountable.Yu Qian couldn't help but get angry and said: "The rebels have already disarmed and become prisoners. What's the use of killing them like this? Besides, it is reported that most of the nearly 1000 people are newcomers who have just been recruited by the rebels. These people were farmers not long ago. What's the use of killing?"

Xue Lu was speechless.Yu Qian said again: "Paper can't hold fire. Once this incident happens, if we fight against the rebels in the future, the enemy will fight to the death and never surrender. Even if it is a battle where we have the upper hand, we will definitely have to pay unnecessary casualties. Sigh Why is Marquis Wuyang so confused?"

At this time, Xue Lu reluctantly accepted his mistake, and said: "Fortunately, we won the first battle and killed more than a thousand enemies. Why is Yu Shilang so sad? Thinking about the defeat of Cheng Guogong before, the rebel army only had more than a thousand people."

"It's not what it used to be. At that time, Cheng Guogong was fighting against the main force of the rebel army. This time, Tan Yousheng met only a small part of the rebel army, most of which were just new recruits. What's more, the rebel army has already grown, and its strength has reached More than 1 people."

Seeing that Xue Lu had already admitted his mistake, Yu Qian didn't want to have any more conflicts with him, so he said, "I should care about General Xue when I report my meritorious service to the imperial court. The matter of killing prisoners will only be submitted to the Ministry of War with secret memorials. I hope Xue Lu will From now on, the general will put the overall situation first, so we must be cautious. The matter of Huguang is very important. If we make mistakes again, it will inevitably lead to serious troubles and become eternal sinners. Since you and I are in danger by the emperor's orders, don't spoil the emperor's important affairs .”

"Yes." After hearing this, Xue Lu bowed in earnest.

Yu Qian couldn't help feeling in his heart that there are very few truly invulnerable talents, and the talents of a court general like Marquis Wuyang are no more than that, and in the end he has to be a literati to plan and calculate for him in the military.

"There is one more important thing to do in recalling Marquis Wuyang to Wuchang this time." Yu Qian said, "It was originally planned to gather soldiers from Jingzhou, Wuchang and Changsha as a two-pronged campaign, but it will take time to make preparations. During this period, we cannot ignore it Inaction. Soldiers are unpredictable, the enemy will not wait for us to be ready before attacking. Recovering the three counties of Lizhou is a good thing, the second thing we have to pay attention to defense... Changde Mansion, I have been with my friends many times in the past few days Debate, think that it is necessary to urgently deploy troops and horses to prepare for it."

Xue Lu said with a surprised expression: "Yu Shilang thinks that the traitors dare to take the initiative to attack Dacheng?"

"What are you afraid of?" Yu Qian said, "The rebel army has expanded to tens of thousands, and the small Chenzhou government can't afford it. They will attack the city again because of the situation and reason. For Zhang Ning, which place is the most important?" valuable?"

Xue Lu said: "In this way, the rebels may really want to get Changde Mansion. This place is a place with good weather, abundant rice harvests, abundant aquatic products, and affluent land."

"Not only that. The strategy of this place is also very important. We have always planned to use Changde as the base to attack. This place is not only close to the main force of the rebel army, but also has convenient water and land transportation; the river flows directly into Dongting, and the ships pass through Dongting. It is Changde Mansion. Occupying this place, the officers and soldiers can rely on river boats to transport a large amount of food, grass, and war preparations to the front to ensure the supplies of soldiers. For the rebels, if they can capture this place, it will not only eliminate a major threat; The threat on the lake disturbs a large area along the coast of Dongting, especially the grain road and the rear luggage, and a small number of troops can force the officers and soldiers to separate a large number of soldiers and horses to defend and take the initiative."

After hearing Yu Qian's words, Xue Lu bowed deeply sincerely, and was immediately convinced.

At this moment, even Jin Yiwei Lu Qianshi, who just came in, was convinced: "Our people found out not long ago that the bandit army has set up a new battalion named Changde Camp. Maybe the mystery is here."

...Some people say that the person who understands you best is the enemy, and sometimes this is very accurate.Zhang Ning did have some considerations in naming Changde Camp. He discovered the important strategic value of Changde in this stage of the campaign early on.However, few of them understood its meaning; perhaps people just thought it was just a name, whether it was Changdeying or Changshaying, there was nothing wrong with calling it Jingying.

The first army of the Suzaku Army had only more than 100 people at first, and its name was the First Brigade of the Left Post of Yongding Camp.But until now, the Yongding Acropolis is still in the hands of the government army; at first he was unable to capture this very important Acropolis, but as the situation changed, it gradually lost its value, and there was no need to take it specially.The weight of any place depends on when it is, but that's all.

Now that Changde Mansion has come into Zhang Ning's sight again, he couldn't help but use it as the name of the second battalion.Sometimes vision is indeed a talent.Experience makes people proficient; talent makes people imaginative and creative.

The news of the fall of Lizhou and other three counties quickly spread to the center of Chenzhou. First, it received Kong Wuyang's urgent military report, and then it was confirmed that the three counties had fallen into the hands of the government army.The massacre of the Lizhou Department was soon found out; besides the army, there were many people from the Suzaku Army. So many people were massacred, even in the secluded mountains and forests, it was difficult to hide it.

When Zhang Ning heard the news, in retrospect, he still remembered Kong Wuyang's voice and smile. He knew this general.They often meet in the barracks and occasionally participate in discussions.While regretting the loss of a general and a team, he considered rationally and felt that this should be Yu Qian's mistake... But it is also very likely that it was not what Yu Qian ordered to do. Based on Zhang Ning's understanding of him, he should not be People who do such cruel and useless things.There are many rules in the officialdom, but there are also many people who make good opinions.

After the discussion of the Senate, the Suzaku Army decided to take this matter a step further.At that time, there was no concept of human rights, but the concept of morality still existed; no matter if they were sinners or whatever, they were all Han Chinese, and it was obviously not honorable to massacre their own race.Even the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di killed many people back then, but he didn't show it off by himself.

First, Wang Yu and others found a group of literati to write a few provocative sacrificial articles, in order to incite the black and white values ​​of the scholars, because for the common people, they are easily influenced by the public opinion of the scholars.Then the Senate issued an official document to inform the whole army of the tragedy in Lizhou.

The Senate believed that Kong Wuyang had fulfilled his duty of guarding the land when he surrendered when he ran out of ammunition and food, so he paid the dead soldiers to their families as if they were killed in battle.Now they are not worried that this is encouraging surrender. I am afraid that it will be difficult for anyone to surrender in the future. It is better to die in battle than to be pit|killed like an animal.

Zhang Ning has seen all kinds of modern political | means of turning black and white, and he is not satisfied with telling the truth to the world, he also wants to create something.Soon after, he instructed the Senate to fabricate a lot of tyranny after the officers and soldiers occupied Lizhou and other places. In the event of a military disaster, there is actually no difference between soldiers from other places and bandits.

With various "facts" as evidence, Zhang Ning can publicize his righteousness and justice in all parts of Chenzhou. Righteousness is illegal (according to the traditional system, it is illegal for Zhu Di to seize power from the eldest grandson of Taizu).These remarks not only encouraged some laymen, but even many generals in the Suzaku Army believed it.

Before preparing to attack Changde Mansion, Zhang Ning personally gave a speech on the street in front of the city gate to boost morale.At that time, soldiers and soldiers gathered on the main street, and there were also many people watching the excitement, and it was crowded for a while.

He declared that the Son of Heaven was ordered by the heavens, and once someone who took the position through "unreasonable" means occupied it, evil spirits would emerge.That's why there are many unjust cases in the world today, the souls of unjust deaths linger in the world, justice cannot be done, and officials and gentry collude with the common people.Of course, these problems are unavoidable problems in any feudal dynasty, but the argument of deification can arouse the approval of the army and the people.

Then he said that his soldiers and horses exist to establish a fair and just country, to correct the wrong path that Ming took, and to rebuild the dream of a strong and prosperous empire.

The soldiers in the city shouted long live, and the crowd was raging and very lively, comparable to a festival-like event.

At this time, Zhang Ning accidentally found a group of guards guarding a pavilion next to the city wall, and the person watching upstairs seemed to be Zhou Yiniang.Those clear eyes could not help but appear in Zhang Ning's mind. Subconsciously, he wondered if his words would be seen through by that young lady?His mood was affected a little because of this, and he couldn't continue his big words, so he waved to the crowd below the city and left the city.Unexpectedly, people were still unsatisfied and shouted the name of Jade King.

Zhang Ning walked into the tower and saw Wang Xian and others inside, as well as Zhou Mengxiong, Zhou Mengxiong's father on Tuesday.He casually asked Zhou Mengxiong: "Just now I said a lot in public, is it wrong to say too much?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Mengxiong was full of praise, saying that he is articulate, sincere and powerful, and has a mind to accomplish great things.Wang Yu also said: "For a long time, no matter the relatives of the emperor or the officials of the frontier have been living within the high wall, ordinary people only hear their names but do not see them. The princes face the soldiers and the people as one, and their fame must be heard in the village."

He then returned to the official office to continue his work. Zhou Mengxiong then said that most of the soldiers and horses of the Suzaku Army were new recruits, and there was not enough training time, so they were not ready for a big battle.Alluding to the plan to rush to attack Changde.

But Zhang Ning said: "The best training is to experience it on the battlefield. After a few battles, the new army will become an elite soldier." What would Yu Qian, who is the governor of Huguang, think about?"