[Empty City Plan]
What Yuan Mi faced was not ordinary bandits. Different from other mobs, the core composition of Pang Xun's bandit army was 500 battle-hardened regular troops, that is, 500 Xu soldiers from Guizhou's border guards.
Xuzhou soldiers have always been famous for their tough folk customs and bravery in combat. These five hundred people have received the baptism of war and have been sublimated in actual combat. They have excellent military qualities and are a veritable imperial field army. Moreover, these five hundred people are an organized rebel with a mature and complete structure system and command system.
On the other hand, Yuan Mi actually led an amateur police force. His main job was to maintain local security and arrest bandits and theft. His military qualities were ordinary and could not be compared with Pang Xun's 500 Xu soldiers.
Therefore, there is no need to make a fuss about Yuan Mi's repeated failures. Yuan Mi did not realize this clearly, which laid the foundation for his tragic end.
Yuan Mi was not idle and summoned the generals to discuss the plan to attack the city.
Pang Xun was not idle. He plundered Suzhou City and filled 300 large ships with food and supplies. He also presented a thousand pieces of silk to the eunuch Zhang Jingsi and sent troops to escort him out of the country. He hoped that he would speak kindly to the court. sentence; after that, the women were asked to hold sticks to watch, while the troops moved with the ships overnight.
The next morning, the Yuanmi Army discovered that the city was full of "female soldiers." After some inquiries and on-site inspections, they found out that the rebels had already fled.
Yuan Mi ordered a quick pursuit. The troops didn't even have time to eat breakfast before they were on the road in a hurry.
Finally, traces of the bandits were discovered at a river embankment and pier.
The sight in front of him made Yuan Mi immediately judge: the bandits were going to escape by water and wander around the world with impunity. So he ordered the entire army to attack and not let any enemy go.
Yuan Mi didn’t know that this was another carefully designed trap.
Pang Xun hid his elite soldiers in these seemingly messy boats, and deliberately arranged the old, weak, sick and disabled to line up outside the river embankment to lure the enemy.
Yuan Mijun ran a marathon on an empty stomach all morning, without taking any rest, and was ordered to sprint 100 meters again. When they got closer, the bandit army "fleeed", and the Yuanmi army followed closely and plunged into the swamp. At this time, the bandit army ambushed them everywhere.
The fighting lasted from noon to evening. Yuan Mi, all the generals, and the eunuchs who oversaw the army were all killed, and more than a thousand soldiers were killed. All the remaining soldiers surrendered, and no one was able to return to Xuzhou City to report the news.
Pang Xun found out the truth about Xuzhou from the surrendered soldiers.
Next target: Xuzhou!
It was not until this time that Cui Yanzeng, the chief executive of Xu Si's observation envoy who stayed in Xuzhou City, received the news that Yuan Mi had been destroyed by the regiment.
The city of Xuzhou was in danger, terrified both inside and outside, and without any fighting spirit.
Someone advised Cui Yanzeng to run away.
Cui Yan was furious and wanted to repay the emperor's kindness by eating his wealth. If unfortunately the city fell into the enemy's hands, then it was my duty to die generously!
Cui Yan once beheaded the people who persuaded him to escape, showing his determination to live and die with Xuzhou. Then militiamen were recruited, fortifications repaired, and preparations made for battle.
Soon, Pang Xun's bandit army came to the city.
The rebels did not rush to attack the city, but comforted the people outside the city with good words, reiterated that they were forced to have no choice, and promoted themselves as the saviors of the people of Xuzhou...while beating drums to cheer and create momentum.
People who did not know the truth and believed the rumors joined the bandit army one after another. Within a day, the outer city of Xuzhou declared its fall, and Cui Yanzeng was forced to retreat to the inner city.
For several days, the city of Xuzhou was shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see the sun. The fog is getting worse day by day.
Perhaps because he felt that there was no hope of defending the city, Cui Yan once ordered that all the family members of the rebels in the city be killed.
The fog became thicker.
The next day, the people in the city actively acted as insiders, pushed the carts piled with firewood under the city gate, set them on fire, and cooperated with the bandits outside the city. Soon, Xuzhou City declared its complete fall. Cui Yan was once captured alive by the bandits.
The rebels captured Yin Kan, Du Zhang, and Xu Xingjian alive. They first disemboweled them, gutted them, and then cut them apart. Their families were also brutally killed.
Pang Xun was promoted to the Xuzhou government office amidst cheers, and he was surrounded by mighty and orderly soldiers. All the civil and military officials in the city knelt down in the hall, trembling, and no one dared to look up.
On the day Xuzhou fell, more than 10,000 people joined the bandit army.
This situation made Pang Xun inflated beyond measure. He couldn't wait to implement the next step of his plan.
[National calamity shows loyalty]
Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but it is evil; everyone in the world knows that good is good, but it is not good.
When the country is in crisis, loyalty is shown, and when the family is poor, they miss a virtuous wife.
When faced with difficult choices, when faced with the test of life and death, only then can human nature be exposed, and loyalty and villainy emerge.
It is precisely because there are servile, greedy and fearful villains who shamelessly follow the crowd and live an ignoble existence that makes those upright people who insist on their beliefs appear taller. They are like monuments that remain standing, constantly inspiring future generations. They are the backbone of the nation, and their names and deeds are like the rising sun, shining brightly.
Pang Xun found Wen Tinghao, the author of "Three Difficulties and Five Harms", and expressed his appreciation for his literary talents. He also asked him to draft a memorial for him asking for the Jiedu Envoy Yue.
Wen Tinghao said that this memorial should not be careless and hasty. He would give me one day and I would go home and think about it carefully.
Pang Xun was overjoyed and sent Wen Tinghao home as a gift.
That night, Pang Xun was so excited that he stayed up all night. Countless heroes come to mind: Wang Zhixing, Wang Zhixing, Wang Zhixing...hey, there is also Wang Zhixing.
Pang Xun had 10,000 men under his command, sufficient food and grass, and actual control over Xuzhou, Suzhou and other places. He only lacked the official recognition of the title of Jiedu Envoy or Observer Envoy. "Why isn't it still daylight? Oh, have you finished writing Wen Tinghao's memorial?"
As soon as the weather was over, Pang Xun sent soldiers to Wen Tinghao's house to urge him.
The light of early dawn illuminated the sky, making the hall look particularly dark. Pang Xun wandered awkwardly in the narrow darkness until Wen Tinghao's figure appeared at the door of the hall.
Due to the backlight, Pang Xun could not clearly see Wen Tinghao's face and expression, and could only see a tall and straight figure set off in a bright halo.
"Mr. Wen, has the memorial been completed?" Pang Xun tried hard to restrain his excitement, slowed down his speech, controlled his tone, and tried to make himself appear as dignified as possible.
"No."
Wen Tinghao replied decisively. The voice is loud and the words are clear and round.
"Ah?" Pang Xun was caught off guard and didn't recover for a moment, "What?"
Wen Tinghao said that the reason why he did not refuse in person yesterday was because he had not had time to say goodbye to his family and explain his funeral arrangements. Now that he had nothing to worry about, he came here to die.
Pang Xun carefully looked at the man wrapped in the sun in front of him, looking left and right, up and down, and saw that he was majestic, and his gestures exuded an awe-inspiring righteousness.
Righteousness is the most powerful aura and a silent force. Like sunshine, leaving darkness nowhere to hide.
As soon as Pang Xun entered the city, he used heinous and cruel methods to kill dissidents. He looked at everyone in the city with murderous intent, admiring the way they shivered under the blood and terror.
However, in front of Wen Tinghao, Pang Xun suddenly felt his own insignificance, feeling so humble and insignificant.
"Are you... really not afraid of death?" Pang Xun felt incredible, because he had never seen anyone who was not afraid of death, and had only heard of it in dramas.
Wen Tinghao stood upright with his head held high and did not answer. He has answered Pang Xun with practical actions.
"Hehehe..."
Pang Xun smiled, a smile from the bottom of his heart, a sign of admiration and respect, and also a sense of relief. He finally saw with his own eyes the loyal ministers in the play, and personally appreciated the arrogance of the literati. Pang Xun suddenly felt that he was very lucky.
"Forget it, forget it, haha, now that I have captured Xuzhou, am I still worried about no one drafting a memorial for me? You go home."
Pang Xun did not embarrass Wen Tinghao and released him immediately.
Throughout the ages, there has been no shortage of flatterers and people with great ambitions and talents, but when these two qualities come together and are embellished by the times, countless jokes will be brewed for future generations to laugh at.
After learning that Pang Xun hired a writing expert with a high salary, a man who met the above conditions jumped out and volunteered to be Pang Xun's think tank.
Under the clever calculation of this think tank, Pang Xun Group finally quickly perished.
