Chapter 746: The Fall (II)

"He still has a letter for me to bring to you." Hu Yong took out a small paper roll from his arms. Flattened and handed it to Silence.

Silent then he read it by the help of an oil lamp, and saw that it was written: 'My lord has used division to make my brother kill flesh and blood.' My brother is obsessed, how can he not get into it? However, I have made this book so that adults can know that although the design is ingenious, it is not seamless, and if it is not for the discouragement and resignation, it is impossible to teach adults to sell so easily. ’

Although it is useless now, in order to prevent the adults from underestimating my people in southern Jiangnan, I will crack it a little: Lai Qinggui sent his henchmen to pretend to be Li Zhen's envoys to spy on them, and the adults responded with fake leave, so that they were convinced. This plan can be hidden from the world, but it can't be hidden from the next - there is no other, just the person involved. If he tries his best to distinguish with the head of the big dragon and asks him to send someone and his subordinates to Longnan again, it will definitely prove that the so-called 'Li Zhen Messenger' is false, and the adult's plan will be shattered. ’

'I didn't say anything about it, because I was extremely disappointed in the big dragon, even if I could pass it. It is also a mantis arm as a car, and its destruction is a foregone conclusion. I know that I am guilty of a great sin, and I will not forgive my sins in death, and I have no love in my life, and I do not want to live in the world anymore. Therefore, the 'Rooster Crow Soul Rejuvenation Pill' sent by a friend was transferred to General Hu, and when the adults read this letter, they should return safely, fortunately, fortunately. ’

'Woohoo, since the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the seasons of the Han, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, every time to the end of the world, the good people have risen up, and the people have become robbers, why not? All of them are caused by the Lord's faintness, the taxes are too harsh, the corrupt officials are corrupt, and the people's bone marrow is scraped! It must be known that although the people are easy to abuse, the anger of the people is difficult to commit; A small number of people can't bear it, and they can pull the emperor off the horse; Even if you are as strong as Optimus Prime, you dare to learn to work together! ’

'Becoming a king or defeating a coward, a pinch of loess, it is useless to talk more, and stop laughing. I hope that the adults will treat Li Shu well, and ask him to succeed Xiao Gui Cao. Then Gannan Yongding, the mountain people are very lucky! If the adults are only for expediency, ignoring the people, after the matter is decided, the old state will relapse, then Li Wenbiao, Lai Qinggui and others will be resurrected, and then they will fight recklessly, see how to win the trust of the people? Ming will die! ’

After reading it, Shen Mo handed it to Shen Mingchen, Shen Mingchen quickly browsed it, handed it to Yu Yin, and said with a smile: "This is called a boiled duck with a hard mouth, the method is right, but I haven't thought of it for a long time, what's the use." ”

Yu Yin said in a low voice: "This is a talent, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

"There's nothing to be sorry about." Shen Mo smiled and pointed at Hu Yong and said, "What I value more is our own talents." Saying that, he nodded heavily at him and said, "Very well done, you are the first contributor to the suppression of the rebellion in southern Gan this time!" ”

Hu Yong was not stingy by nature, but at the moment he was embarrassed to get up and said, "I can't afford it." ”

"You deserve it!" Shen Mingchen gave a thumbs up and said, "Because of your contribution alone, our army will lose thousands of deaths, but it is a real merit!" ”

"Really?" Hu Yong scratched the back of his head and said, "I really don't realize what I did......" recalled his experience in those days. As if in a dream, he muttered: "It's still the adults and Mr. Shen who are powerful, and they have a thorough ...... of Lai Qinggui," and said with admiration: "Your strategy is too powerful." ”

"Hehe, it's not that powerful." Shen Mo shook his head lightly and said, "Our strategy is not very novel, Lai Qinggui is also a male chief, he should not be so deep." After a pause, he said in a low voice: "He didn't know anything about such a counterplot, in fact, he was blinded by his own selfish desires......"

"Ah......" Hu Yong stared at his ignorant eyes, waiting for answers to his questions.

"He originally thought that Li Zhen was captured by us, and there must be no reason to survive, so he could naturally get the black armor army." Shen Mingchen explained to him: "That's why he was cold about rescuing Li Zhen, he just didn't want to see this kid again, who knew that the Black Armor Army was loyal to the Savior, and we also cooperated, and let Li Zhen go back. ”

"No matter how good a strategy is, it must be based on the shortcomings of the opponent itself." Yu Yin said slowly: "The wall is a thousand people, and if they have no desire, they are strong, if they trust each other, no strategy can separate them." ”

"On the contrary, if they are full of suspicion and vigilance with each other," Shen Mingchen took over and said: "It's easy to fall for the trick......" and paused: "It can't even be ruled out that he will plan at the beginning." wanted to find an excuse to get rid of Li Zhen, but who knew that the reaction of the Black Armor Army was too intense, so he let him beat the chickens and eggs......"

"Okay, let's stop talking about the past." Shen Mo stood up and said in a deep voice, "Focus on our battlefield!" ”

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In September of the 43rd year of Jiajing, the campaign to suppress bandits in southern Gan officially began......

The official army was led by Liu Xian, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou, and they traveled day and night, and went straight to Xiali. After carefully analyzing the situation, the three of them believed that although the officers and troops could launch an offensive of more than 50,000 people, the mountainous areas of southern Gannan were high and steep, and the terrain was complex. Moreover, in this case, the supply has become very difficult, especially since the officers and soldiers also carry a large number of firearms, and how to complete the supply has become a desperate proposition. Therefore, wanting to fight in a large army is tantamount to daydreaming.

As a result, nearly seventy percent of the troops were used to control the main transportation routes and be responsible for protecting the transport of baggage, while the real fist force was less than 20,000 people. However, compared with the last attack presided over by Zhang Zhen, this military operation is obviously more prepared. The advance work has also been done to the fullest. First of all, all the troops participating in the battle received strict training in the mountains, and Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, and others brainstormed and explored a complete set of operational strategies for attacking fortified positions in the mountains. and prepared the necessary equipment...... Among them, the armament of firearms is the most eye-catching, with long and short firearms, portable Franc machines, and a large number of lightweight equipment, which have been distributed to each independent combat unit, and have been given sufficient new ammunition, which has undergone a large number of tests, and the test results are excellent.

Of course, even if these heavy materials were transported from Guangdong, it would be a huge military expenditure. Shen Moxuan asked Jiangxi Province to seize half of the property of Yan Song's father and son, and then donate one million yuan by Huizhou businessmen, so that he could cope with the past.

Second, after a series of practical and effective actions, the image of the officers and troops in southern Jiangxi has been reversed, and the silent plan to suppress bandits has also been widely recognized. Under the trend of the times and the temptation of interests, although the various departments of the She nationality were unwilling to openly help the officials and soldiers to suppress the bandits, they were at least able to maintain their neutrality and even provide some useful information.

At least with their help, the officials and soldiers have drawn an accurate topographic map of southern Jiangnan, and they have a clear understanding of the landscape roads and dangerous valley roads here, which undoubtedly has extremely important reference value for the formulation of the overall strategy.

It was precisely with a clear goal in mind that after entering the next calendar, the three dared to divide their troops, and each led their headquarters to outflank them from the west, south, and north, and adopted various operational strategies to attack Lai Qinggui's outlying cottages first.

This unconventional mode of warfare is aimed at the current situation of low morale and demoralization of the Lai bandits. First hit the side who was estranged from Lai Qinggui, most of these people were pulled into the gang by Luan Bin, and now that Luan Bin is dead, he will naturally be separated from Lai Qinggui, and it is impossible to fight to the death for him.

As a result, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's two teams went very smoothly, often the Ming army had just arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the other party had already sent someone to ask, if the team surrendered, how many official positions could be sealed and how much reward would be given; And often not one cottage negotiates alone, but several together, and there are constantly cottages joining. This situation will naturally be handled by the civilian officials sent by the strategic government, and it is good for the army to maintain deterrence.

But Liu Xian's side met with stiff resistance, and he didn't want to solve the problem through negotiations...... In that case, where will it stand? So the thunder shook the earth, and the two sides greeted each other. The usual experience of the rebels. Thinking that if you defend the danger at the entrance of the village, you can not open it, beat the grandmother in a group, and beat the officials and soldiers like a wooden fish.

But this time they miscalculated, because between the charges, the officers and soldiers fired first. In this era, it is not uncommon to fight *, not to mention far away, just say that when Zhang Zhen attacked the mountain at the beginning of the year, he had hit a lot of shells, and those 'iron steamed buns' were certainly powerful, but after all, the number was limited, as long as they were not too unlucky, or hiding, they would not be smashed.

So when they saw that the officers and soldiers were coming with small cannons again, the rebels did not panic at all, but instead exposed themselves from their bunkers and boldly threw rolling stones and logs downward.

However, for the officers and soldiers who have returned to the old place, this old routine no longer works, they have already chosen a position, there is no need to build any more cover, just rely on the shelter of the mountain rocks, they can stay away from the threat of wood and stones, and they can also send out shells in a good time.

A puff of white smoke rose from the air, and the black shells flew towards the rebels in a graceful arc accompanied by the rumbling sound of cannons...... Under the training of Western technicians, the accuracy of the gunners of the officers and soldiers has been greatly improved, and at least half of the shells have fallen on the heads of the rebels, killing dozens of them on the spot.

But the rebel nightmare had just begun, and the shells didn't bounce off the ground and then flew out of nowhere. Instead, it exploded the moment it touched the ground, and sharp pieces of iron and stone chips immediately flew around. All the rebels within the blast range were all screaming and rolling on the ground in the next moment.

There were even more terrible shells, which burst into flames after they exploded, and the shells fell one after another, and the fire was continuous...... This is also the reason why the war is fought in late autumn, when there is very little rain and the weather is dry, which is the best time to use firearms; Moreover, the grass and trees are dry and extremely flammable, which will undoubtedly contribute to the power of fire oil bombs.

As a result, hundreds of fire oil bombs burned the rebels' positions into a sea of fire. In the firelight, I saw many figures struggling frantically, and the wailing sound penetrated the sky, making Liu Xian, who had already ignored life and death, feel his scalp tingle.

The shells poured mercilessly, how could the rebels have experienced this kind of test of purgatory on earth? They all abandoned their positions and fled to the mountains.

"Rush!" Liu Xian ordered in a deep voice.

'Boom...... Boom... The drums became more and more rapid and excited, and the officers and soldiers recovered from the shock of the moment and seized the opportunity to charge. Attacking until the top of the mountain, the rebels did not stand on their feet anymore, formed an effective resistance, and were captured by the Ming army.

The bandits are very calm, occupy it, anyway, we are fighting a wandering war, and it is too late to fight a little soft, so they rush down from the back mountain, as long as they enter another mountain, it will be the sea and the sky are open to the birds to fly.

However, this time they were disappointed, and with the help of local villagers, Liu Xian had already sent troops to copy from the shortcut path to the back mountain, and set up an ambush on the road they had to pass. There was a blockade in front and a chasing soldier in the back, and the rebels remembered the policy of the official army and surrendered one after another.

But Liu Xian has already drawn his sword out of the sheath, and he has not yet drunk blood, how can he be willing? Then he gave a fierce order: "Kill them all!" "I want to kill the soldiers.

"Wait." Yu Yin, who was ordered to supervise the army, stood up and stopped him: "The battle has just begun, you must not kill prisoners!" This is also the reason why Shen Mo arranged for Yu Yin to follow him, Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were silent and not worried, they were worried that this Liu Xian would kill him.

Liu Xian said unhappily: "They surrendered only because of the situation, and there are so many people, what if they turn around?" ”

"Lord Rong doesn't need to worry." Yu Yin said: "They have already been frightened by the Heavenly Thunder, how dare they face us again?" Besides, it's better that they don't flee to other cottages, but if they do, they will only help us spread our prestige and make more enemies fearful. ”

"It's better to say than to sing," Liu Xian looked at the frightened faces, but he already believed half of it in his heart, but he was still unwilling to say: "If you don't win, what are the children's achievements?" That's what he really thinks.

"The victory in the first battle is already a beautiful first achievement." Yu Yin said in a deep voice: "If General Rong can take care of the overall situation again, the adults will definitely be very happy, and when the time comes, I will help with a few more good words, presumably the merits will only be more and not less." ”

What he said was very good, and it really made Liu Xian's resistance greatly reduced. Seeing this, Yu Yin hit the railroad while it was hot: "The adults have promised not to slaughter, you killed all these people, how can he explain to the She people?" ”

"The two armies are fighting, and there are no eyes for swords and guns." Liu Xianman said indifferently: "What is there to explain?" ”

"They are also the people of the Ming Dynasty!" Yu Yin said without giving in: "Their parents and brothers will only count this blood debt on the heads of adults, and they can't carry out this kind of senseless killing!" ”

Liu Xian was a little surprised, this unattractive guy is usually silent, and even a little sloppy, but at this time he is quite tough. But when he saw his subordinates casting their eyes, he felt a little unable to get off the stage and said, "Give me a reason to convince me first!" ”

Yu Yin said in a low voice: "Killing prisoners is ominous. ”

When Liu Xian heard this, he first stared at him with some anger for a long time, and then laughed loudly: "Okay, just say this to you, I can't kill it." ”

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Liu Xian won the first battle in Xifeng Mountain with the momentum of thunder, and those mysterious shells were even more famous in the First World War, and they were rumored to be miraculous, and some people even said that it was the weapon of the heavenly soldiers and generals, and it was borrowed by Lord Jinglu to quell the rebellion...... In any case, the battle shattered the myth that the rebel cottage could not be captured, and dealt an unusually heavy blow to their self-confidence.

If a unit that has no sense of unity, no logistics, and no goals is even broken to save its life, what reason is there to hold on?

So like boiling soup and pouring snow, Liu Xian's troops kept going, and captured more than ten cottages one after another, like a sharp knife, directly against the general village of the Qing Dynasty.

However, at this time, they had to stop, because they had already broken into too deep alone, and there was no cover on both sides, and it was very easy to be cut off from the back road. Second, the troops have been advancing all the way for half a month, and they are already exhausted, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced; Third, the ammunition has long been exhausted, the supplies have not yet come up, and it is really unwise to attack the rebel headquarters with the highest difficulty.

But he didn't wait too long, because with his successive victories, Shen Mingchen, who was in charge of the negotiations, took the opportunity to exert pressure, making the negotiation process of the other two roads much faster. At this time, He Xinyin was sent out to the scene, and finally many rebel generals, when the mountain was exhausted, recalled the old master-apprentice relationship, and went down the mountain to surrender.

As soon as the follow-up troops came up, the Qi family army and the Yu family army, who had long been unable to hold back, marched towards the general village. Because the rebels in this direction had already surrendered, there was no hindrance, and the two armies converged with Liu Xian's troops.

At this time, Liu Xian's troops had also completed their rest, and the attack on the rebel general village finally began, and the result was a blow - it turned out that in the face of the catastrophe, Lai Qinggui finally recovered his true character, and he calmly analyzed that under the current situation, it is no longer possible to defend the cottage, or to go back to the old way, lead the main force to wander around in the mountains, attack the small units of the official army, and hit the supply line of the official army.

And the reason why he chose this place as the general village, in addition to the good feng shui and dangerous terrain here, but also because there is a very hidden path on the mountain, which can be transferred unconsciously. So he sent people to light torches all over the mountain, as if he were ready for battle, and at the same time took advantage of the night to move for three days.

In fact, it is not completely impossible to discover, but in the face of a series of easy victories, Liu Xian inevitably underestimated the enemy, and he really didn't notice it. As a result, the family was transferred smoothly, and the soil explosives he prepared were buried under the Justice Hall. Although it did not hit the head of the Ming army, it also caused it the biggest heavy blow since the start of the war.

Just looking at the flaming Zongzhai from afar, Lai Qinggui no longer has the pride to start all over again......

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Finally finished the things I saved when I went back to my hometown a few days ago, and we have to speed up......

Chapter 746: The Fall (II)

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