While Zhending Fucheng was making a mess of porridge, Huang Degong, who was in charge of Zhaozhou, was not idle. While resting his troops and building fortifications, he was also scouting for information, because Chang Yu had said before leaving that there was a possibility that the rebel army would come. Attack the overall situation.
However, after waiting for a whole night and a day, no movement was seen from the rebel army. Instead, there was a lot of noise from Gongziying and Li Chengdong's troops outside. I heard that they fought with several troops and caused a mess within a hundred miles. At the same time, they also brought a The news is that the refugees near Dingfu City are in chaos.
Huang Degong suddenly realized, no wonder the bandit army did not send troops to attack. It turned out that the backyard was on fire and he had no time to do anything. Then he thought about why the refugees had caused chaos for no reason. Was it the officers and soldiers who had done a good job in publicity recently, or was it the little eunuch who left yesterday who was behind the scenes? It's something done by adding fuel to the flames.
"My lord, the refugees in Zhending Fucheng are in chaos. This is a good opportunity. Why don't we take advantage of the opportunity to attack and seize the city?" General Weng Zhiqi suggested, and everyone agreed.
Huang Degong was a little tangled. At this time, he was deeply entrenched in the heart of the bandit army and was in danger. He did not dare to move without the eunuch's order. Although he could see that he was attracted by this opportunity, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Be prepared for war and act when ordered!"
Unexpectedly, before long, when he was discussing with the generals, he sent a spy who secretly followed Chang Yu to report: "The young governor wants to sneak back to the northern front, and ordered his troops to look for opportunities." Huang Degong was shocked, and it was dangerous to go to the northern front. Seriously, this little governor really doesn't take his own life seriously.
At this time, it was also known that the civil unrest was indeed related to the young eunuch. After hearing this, Huang Degong immediately sent an order to mobilize the soldiers and prepare to send troops.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for another spy to report. The governor's personal servant, the great immortal who was pretending to be a ghost, sent information and asked him to immediately send troops to take advantage of the chaos and capture Zhending Mansion.
Huang Degong was overjoyed and immediately mobilized troops and horses. He ordered Tian Xiong to lead two thousand troops to defend the city, and led his subordinates Ma Xiong, Ma Degong, Qiu Yue, Zhang Jie, Huang Ming, Chen Xiance, and Weng Zhiqi to send troops northward.
When I went north to Luancheng (today's Luancheng District, Shijiazhuang), I saw not many refugees. I knew that the chaos of the people in the north must have attracted the refugees. I was overjoyed when I suddenly heard that Huang Ming's pioneers were being killed by bandits.
Huang Degong immediately led his troops there, only to find an army of more than 2,000 thieves. He mobilized his troops to surround and kill the thieves. The thieves were defeated and retreated. After capturing the prisoners and interrogating them, they learned that it was Ji Rong, the leader of the thieves. The men and horses met again by chance to search for traces of Gong Ziying.
It seemed that there was a lot of commotion in Gongzi Camp. The people there were in chaos and the rebel army still wanted to hunt them everywhere. It was obvious that they were hated by many people. Huang Degong immediately ordered to continue heading north.
After traveling less than ten miles, spies came to report that a cavalry force of several hundred people was approaching a few miles northeast. Huang Degong was about to order his general Qiu Yue to lead his troops to check, but he saw that a group of troops had already left the camp, but it was Tu Yuan. The Black Tiger Camp.
Tu Yuan was left in Zhaozhou by Chang Yu to help in the war. He had nothing to do but brainwash his subordinates. When he was free, he was scolding his mother, wondering why there were jobs in the four camps of Dongchang, but he could only bask in the sun in this small town. Today Finally, Er was ordered to go north. When he encountered the bandit army before, the bandit army collapsed before he could get on the battlefield. He howled angrily. When he heard that there was an enemy, he killed Huang Degong on his own initiative without waiting for Huang Degong's order.
Huang Degong was speechless. This man was invincible and a close confidant of the young governor. Fortunately, the spy reported that there were only a few hundred people on the other side, so he should be a small band of thieves, so he could just relax.
Unexpectedly, Tu Yuan left just as quickly as he came back, and by the way, he also brought the troops over, which turned out to be Li Chengdong.
Li Chengdong was seconded by Chang Yu from Gao Jie. He had an ulterior motive, but on the surface he valued Li Chengdong very much. He was asked to train a group of prisoners and collect intelligence near Zhaozhou.
Favored by the governor of the East Factory, Li Chengdong also worked extremely hard. In the past few days, he had brought a dozen of his confidants to train prisoners in Zhaozhou, and then conducted reconnaissance nearby, publicizing the court's policies to deceive and expel the refugees, and even went up to them when encountering a small group of thieves. , but it was also prosperous. At this time, he led 500 captive soldiers who had just come from the northeast to Gaocheng.
Gaocheng has become a city without an owner. There are no officials, no thieves, and even the refugees have left. They all followed the half-immortal to Zhendingfu City, but there is an army of thieves there, nearly ten thousand! Li Chengdong reported the intelligence to Huang Degong very seriously, but Huang Degong already knew all this and even more details. For example, he already knew that the bandit army stationed on the bank of the Hutuo River more than ten miles east of Zhendingfu City was Gu Kecheng, and he also knew about Li Guo's army. On the way.
But Huang Degong obviously did not expect that the rebel army would be waiting for him in the Hutuo River. This started with the defeated army under Ren Jirong. After being defeated, he fled to Zhending City to report to Gu Ke Cheng and Ma Shiyao.
Gu Kecheng was struggling with the refugees outside the city. When he heard that the officers and soldiers were heading north, he was shocked. He threw the refugees' burdens to Ma Shiyao, "Why don't you hide in the city and have no worries? If these officers and soldiers come to kill me, where will I run?" So he ordered They set up a defensive line on the shore to await the arrival of officers and soldiers.
And Ma Shiyao in the city is not a cold person, and he knows the truth of cold lips and teeth. If Gu Ke is defeated, he will be the next one to be surrounded by officers and soldiers. If it is normal, he is not afraid. , but the situation was very different at this time. There were tens of thousands of refugees making trouble outside, so they decided to send troops to help.
However, it was not that easy to figure it out. When Li Muxian saw the officers and soldiers arriving, he immediately summoned the refugees to make way for them to make room by the river for them to fight, and then beguiled the refugees to besiege the city.
It is said that it was noon when Huang Degong arrived at the Hutuo River. He saw the bandits setting up defenses on the other side, but he didn't have time to order his soldiers to rest and eat some dry food. He pointed his sword at the city and said, "After the city is broken, there will be enough wine and meat for dinner!"
Half an hour later, Huang Degong ordered an attack. The two armies fought in the river. In the city, Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong watched the battle from a distance. Seeing that Gu Kecheng was defeated, they immediately sent troops out of the city to support them. However, they found that they could not get out at all. The refugees blocked the city gate. Not giving an inch.
This finally stepped on Ma Shiyao's bottom line and ordered those who stood in his way to be killed! Unexpectedly, the rebels had just cut down several people with knives, causing an uproar among the refugees. The crowd was furious. The beaten refugees rose up in anger and grabbed the knives to kill. The rebels were shocked and did not expect the refugees to be so brave. , hurriedly exit the city before making a decision.
Needless to say, those who had been ambushing the city gate and spearheading the riot were the guardians of Chen Wangting and others. When they took action, the refugees shouted in agreement: "The intruders killed people, the intruders killed people...beat them to death, and we also rebelled." Tens of thousands of people were deliberately paced by someone who roared with anger. Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong in the city were really shocked and at a loss.
So a strange scene occurred. The rebel army was really unable to get out of the city. Tens of thousands of refugees surrounded the city and shouted for rebellion. The two armies were fighting on the banks of the Hutuo River a few miles south of the city.
Gu Kecheng rushed to fight, and saw that Ma Shiyao was not coming out of the city. The shouts of the refugees below the city were loud. Not to mention that the soldiers were demoralized, but he himself felt that he lacked confidence. He was worried about the gains and losses. He was worried that the rebels would suddenly rush to kill him. In addition, his troops were not strong enough. Without an advantage, Huang Degong calmly commanded the seven generals under his command, charging head-on or flanking, or crossing the river from a distance to fight in a roundabout way, and defeated the rebel army with only half a stick of incense.
The mob was nothing more than this. Seeing their rout, Huang Degong had mixed feelings. The bandit army was not invincible. Why were the officers and soldiers defeated when they encountered it? But they didn’t know that the most powerful thing in a battle was momentum. When the bandit army marched eastward, they often claimed to have millions of troops and coerced the refugees. Countless people are so aggressive that most people would feel weak after seeing them. The most important thing is that the officers and soldiers have no intention of fighting. They are short of food and pay, and no one is willing to work for the court anymore.
But things are different now. His military discipline has always been strict and he will not mess up when encountering thieves. Although there was no shortage of food and pay before, the problem of food and pay was solved easily as soon as the young eunuch came forward. In addition, in the past few days, he swept hundreds of miles and was invincible. The army's morale was shaken and morale was shaken. Unprecedentedly high, at the beginning of the battle, Huang Degong pointed to the refugees outside Zhending City and said to the soldiers: "Those people are waiting and watching. If we cross the river, they will immediately become our own!"
Needless to say, there were so many more of our own men, and the morale increased quickly. However, when the rebel army was worried about gains and losses, they could not withstand it, and they were defeated and fled in the blink of an eye.
What Huang Degong said was correct. The bandit army here had just collapsed. He led his troops to pursue them north. The refugees who had gathered under the city over there rushed towards the battlefield in a swarm, picking up weapons on the ground and plundering the silver from the corpses...
"From now on, we will do it ourselves! If they can claim to be rebels, why can't we?" With weapons, Li Muxian was more confident, and the believers immediately clamored even more for self-reliance, adequate food and clothing, and the roar was loud enough!
Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong in the city were dumbfounded. So, now there is another force?
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