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The defense system of Yulin Military Town South Road has gone through hundreds of years of continuous improvement and the cruel test of countless wars. There are a large number of beacon piers and passes throughout the territory. Even if the frontier army is now completely eroded, it will not fail easily.
If the Mongolian army were to attack, no matter how fast it was, the forts in various places would light up the smoke in time to issue a warning. Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, Huo Cheng and others, as the military commanders of Yulin Military Town South Road, could also delay the attack in time. information.
But this time, friendly forces were attacking and they had a warrant from the Governor's Palace, so the situation was naturally very different.
No matter how strong the castle is, it is always easy to break it from the inside.
After entering Yulin South Road, He Zhang hid the traces of his march and selected a small group of elite soldiers as the advance force to clear the way.
The advance troops pretended to be the messengers of the Huamachi Camp along the way, which lowered the vigilance of the beacon fire piers and passes along the way. Then they found various reasons to enter the beacon fire piers and passes, and captured them with lightning speed. As a result, not only the passes in various places were unable to resist, but also the beacon piers in various places were completely unable to light the beacon smoke in time to issue warnings.
Therefore, when He Zhang led his troops to the Jingbian Acropolis, several military attaches on Yulin South Road were still unaware.
It is worth mentioning that these operations are all carried out by the First Infantry Battalion of the New Army. Most of the sergeants in the First Infantry Battalion are veterans of hundreds of battles with courageous personalities and strong martial arts. They are not only experienced, but also better at fighting. Disguise, carrying out such a task is naturally more suitable than Qi Bin's new army recruit Danzi.
The 1st Infantry Battalion did not disappoint He Zhang. They removed 11 beacon piers and three passes along the way, each time without missing a beat.
Such a performance made He Zhang proud. He believed that although Qi Bin's new army was more well-trained, the soldiers of the new army were more brave and decisive, and the quality of their individual soldiers was much higher than that of Qi Bin's new army. In this way, , the new warrior army regained one victory in the competition between the two armies.
Regardless of He Zhang's thoughts on the contest, it is said that after Zhan Bing's new army and Qi Bin's new army arrived at Jingbian Guards on Yulin South Road, they saw that the walls of Jingbian Guards were more than two feet high, with more than 2,000 troops stationed, and surrounded by a moat. , all kinds of city defense equipment are also available. If the city is attacked by force, once the military attache of Jingbian Guards is determined to resist to the end, the new soldiers and Qi Bin's new army, no matter how elite they are, will inevitably pay a heavy price. .
Therefore, He Zhang repeated his old trick and asked a small group of elite soldiers to disguise themselves as messengers from the Huamachi Camp to enter the Jingbian Guard City. After entering the city, they suddenly launched an attack and took control of the city gate. Then there was a surprise attack by the new soldiers and Qi Bin's new army. Breaking the city, this method has been tried hundreds of times, and it still did not fail this time, easily breaking through the originally heavily guarded Jingbian Guard City.
After breaking the city, seeing the chaos in the city, it was obvious that the other party had not yet reacted. He Zhang did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered: "Mao Jiadong, you will lead the cavalry battalion to control the situation in the city. Once there is resistance, take action immediately. Suppress! Qi Bin, let your soldiers control the city walls and gates. You must not let anyone go! Liu Manniu, you choose a thousand soldiers and follow me to capture the garrison of Jing's border guards! When the armies are doing their work, they must We must emphasize to the soldiers and civilians here that this operation is a counter-insurgency effort by the Governor's Mansion, and try to reduce the resistance and chaos in the Acropolis as much as possible!"
As He Zhang finished speaking, several generals accepted the order in unison, and then acted according to He Zhang's instructions. He Zhang led the troops to attack the garrison in the city.
Both the Zhanbing New Army and Qi Bin's New Army were the leading elite divisions in Shaanxi and Gansu. Most of the Jingbing border troops were old and weak and could not be reused. Only a small number of private soldiers were considered elite, so the two armies easily controlled Jing. Internal situation at fullback.
However, when He Zhang led his troops to attack the garrison, he encountered some troubles.
He Zhang took the lead in attacking Jingbian Guard City on Yulin South Road. In addition to its most important geographical location, it was also because Zhang Dacheng, the garrison officer of Jingbian Guards, was the softest, the least courageous, and the weakest in strength, so he could easily complete the task.
However, when He Zhang led his troops to attack the garrison, he found that the resistance of the garrison was beyond imagination. When he fought with the soldiers of the first battalion of the infantry, he did not lose at all!
Most of the guards in the garrison were private soldiers, and having such combat power was within He Zhang's expectation. However, the strength of the garrison was more than double what He Zhang had expected, with six to seven hundred people. So many, He Zhang only led a thousand troops to attack here. The troops did not have an advantage, so they naturally fell into a stalemate.
Seeing the fierce resistance from the garrison, He Zhang couldn't help but feel a little strange. According to the intelligence he collected, Jingbian Guards Officer Zhang Dacheng only had more than 500 private soldiers, and the number of private soldiers stationed in the garrison would never exceed Three hundred people, but now there are six to seven hundred private soldiers resisting near the garrison. This is obviously because something other than intelligence has happened.
Therefore, on the one hand, He Zhang urged the soldiers to strengthen the attack, on the other hand, he ordered the deployment of troops to support, and sent people to intensify the interrogation of the prisoners, asking them about the abnormal situation in the garrison.
Soon, He Zhang got the news. Shortly before the new army of Zhanbing and Qi Bin broke through the city, General Lin Pingru of Yulin South Road and Jian'an Fort garrison Huo Cheng came here to visit Jingbian garrison Zhang Dacheng. , now the three of them are having a secret conversation in the garrison mansion, so in addition to some of Zhang Dacheng's personal soldiers, the garrison troops in the garrison mansion also have private guards from Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng!
After hearing the news, He Zhang was immediately overjoyed! I even wanted to shout "God help me"!
Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng were all the leaders who resisted the military order on Yulin South Road this time. He Zhang originally thought that after defeating the Jing border guards, he would need to continue attacking the defense area where Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng were stationed, but he failed. Unexpectedly, by chance, I would have the opportunity to serve the three of them in one pot! In this way, the subsequent tasks will undoubtedly be much easier!
Thinking of this, He Zhang immediately ordered: "Come here, order the firearms battalion to come here and obey orders!"
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As more and more troops besieged the garrison, Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, and Huo Cheng in the garrison became increasingly panicked and confused.
Now, they have figured out the general situation and understand that the action of the new soldiers must be because they violated Zhao Junchen's military orders - they never expected that Zhao Junchen would be so tough. At this time of war, They will also send troops to attack them - at this point, there is probably no room for recovery.
When the new soldiers attacked the garrison, they would also loudly shout that their attack was to suppress the rebellion and to suppress the border guard officer Zhang Dacheng's rebellion against the court. This greatly shook the morale of the garrison and private soldiers. Although they only recognize their employer and not the court, their lives are more important after all, and they might suddenly betray and surrender at some point.
Listening to the sounds of fighting, screams, and clashing weapons coming from outside the garrison, Zhang Dacheng had completely lost his idea. He asked Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng in a trembling voice: "Two adults, the new army of soldiers is about to arrive." The attack has come in, and the private soldiers outside can't stop it for long, so what should we do now?"
Although Lin Pingru and Huo Cheng had a tough attitude before, that was just because they believed that Zhao Junchen would never make a big move against them. Now the new army of soldiers really came to attack and quickly defeated Jing. In Border Guard City, they were even more panicked than Zhang Dacheng, and they also lost their minds.
Huo Cheng was in a panic and could no longer distinguish the priorities. He could only accuse: "Zhang Dacheng, you, what on earth did you do! Jingbianwei is also a fortified city, how could it be so easily defeated by soldiers?" Has the new army broken the city? If the new army of warriors cannot easily break the city, we still have room for bargaining, but now... everything is over now!"
After all, Lin Pingru had a higher status and was somewhat calm. He knew that this was not the time to accuse each other, but his voice was still trembling. Unable to conceal his panic, he said, "Tell me, if we surrender without mercy, will the Imperial Envoy forgive us?"
Before that, Lin Pingru had always called Zhao Junchen by his first name, but now he had quietly become "the imperial envoy".
Zhang Dacheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have already said that this imperial envoy is not someone who is easily fooled. Now that he is sending troops to attack us, he must be thinking of killing chickens to scare monkeys. Even if we are captured without help, I am afraid..."
Hearing the sounds of fighting outside getting closer and closer, Huo Cheng's mood became more and more unstable, and he said impatiently: "You can't surrender, and you can't fight, so what should you do? Just wait. ? They are about to attack! I shouldn’t be here, trapped like this!"
At this moment, a private soldier hurried into the room and reported to them urgently: "Three adults, it's bad! Another two thousand troops are coming outside, and one thousand of them are musketeers! "
"What!"
After hearing the report, the expressions of the three people changed drastically again, and they all exclaimed in shock.
In this era, muskets certainly have many limitations, such as inconvenient operation, easy failure due to moisture, too long firing intervals, etc. However, if a large number of musketeers gather together to fire continuously, they are also incredibly powerful, far more powerful than bows and arrows.
Therefore, once the musketeers attack, their private soldiers must be seriously injured, and the current stalemate cannot be maintained.
Thinking of this, Lin Pingru finally made a decision and gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, we can only surrender. If we continue to resist and completely lose face, I'm afraid the matter will be irreversible!
After hearing Lin Pingru's decision, Huo Cheng and Zhang Dacheng's expressions became even more ugly, but after hesitating for a moment, they finally had no objection.
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At the same time, outside the garrison of Jingbian Acropolis.
After receiving the support, He Zhang planned to further strengthen his offensive.
But at this moment, a man dressed as an aide suddenly appeared holding a letter of surrender and begging to see He Zhang, telling He Zhang that Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng were willing to surrender.
He Zhang was not surprised by the surrender of Lin Pingru and others. After all, they were now powerless to fight back.
However, after He Zhang reviewed the letter of surrender, he laughed angrily.
It turned out that in this letter of surrender, Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng, and Zhang Dacheng expressed their intention to surrender, but they also put forward many conditions.
They must not be held accountable for resisting military orders, the safety of their property must be ensured, and their relatives and family members must not be harassed or retaliated...
After reading it, He Zhang tore up the "letter of surrender" on the spot and sneered: "These people are so arrogant that they still can't see the situation clearly. At this time, they still want to bargain!"
After saying that, He Zhang looked coldly at the garrison staff kneeling in front of him and said, "Go and tell Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, and Huo Cheng that they are not qualified to raise conditions. What exactly are you going to do with them? The general said It doesn’t matter, let alone what they said. Only the Imperial Envoy has the final say. There is only one way before them, and that is to surrender unconditionally! Only in this way can the Imperial Envoy be given a lighter sentence. I will also plead for them in front of the Imperial Envoy! Now, I will give them a stick of incense to think about it. If they don't tie themselves up in front of me to plead guilty after burning incense, then I will attack the garrison immediately. At that time, everyone will be punished one more time!"
Hearing what He Zhang said, the staff member of the garrison in front of him didn't seem surprised.
This staff member was about in his early thirties, thin and unattractive, but his eyes shone with shrewdness.
In fact, after this person saw the contents of the letter of surrender, he knew that He Zhang would never agree, but Lin Pingru and others did not listen to his advice at all.
After hesitating for a moment, the staff member plucked up the courage and said: "General He, please listen to the students! Now is the critical period when fire is sieving the invaders, and the new soldiers are the main elite of the Shaanxi-Gansu border army. Therefore, your lead in the attack this time must not be delayed for too long, otherwise it will delay the border war... If you agree to these conditions, General Lin and Guard Huo will fully cooperate with your actions and help you in the future. Completely control the situation on Yulin South Road! In this way, you can complete the mission of the Imperial Envoy in the shortest time. When the Imperial Envoy sees you completing the mission so neatly and neatly, he will definitely praise you very much, and you will also It can fulfill the friendship of comrades... Therefore, this matter is good for you, the imperial envoy, and my general. Please think about it again. It is not a bad thing in public or private matters..."
He Zhang interrupted: "What a joke! After I arrested Lin Pingru, Huo Cheng and others, Yulin South Road is leaderless. I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under my command. How difficult is it to control the overall situation? Lin Pingru , Huo Cheng and others, even if they dare not cooperate, how much time can they waste? What's more, I have never been with them, so how can we have any comradeship at all? "
After hearing He Zhang's decision, the staff member let out a long sigh, kowtowed to He Zhang again, and said, "In this case, the student will inform my generals and others of General He's decision..."
After saying that, the staff member was about to get up and leave.
At this moment, He Zhang suddenly asked: "What is your name? Do you hold any position in the Jingbian Defense Mansion?"
However, He Zhang saw that this staff member dared to speak for his master at this time. He was obviously a loyal person, and his thinking was also very clear. He felt a little fond of him, so he asked about the origin of this person's name.
The staff member was slightly stunned, but still replied: "The student's name is Fu Pingsheng, and he is responsible for some writing and writing matters at the Jingbian Guards Mansion."
He Zhang nodded, then waved Fu Pingsheng to leave.
Next, He Zhang suspended his offensive and waited for Lin Pingru and others to surrender.
However, after He Zhang waited for a quarter of an hour, he still did not see Lin Pingru and others surrendering. It was not known whether they were determined to resist to the end, or whether they were hesitant and delayed in making a decision.
He Zhang obviously would not wait any longer and would order the new army of soldiers to attack again.
But at this moment, the door of the garrison mansion suddenly opened, and then a group of sergeants was seen tying three people out of the garrison mansion.
The three people who were kidnapped were all wearing the uniforms of generals and garrison officers. They were obviously Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, and Huo Cheng.
Obviously, these three people were betrayed. After being tied up, they continued to struggle and glared at the person in front of them. It was a pity that their mouths were blocked by cloth, otherwise they would have been scolding continuously.
The person they glared at was dressed as a scribe, and it was Fu Pingsheng who had just sent the letter of surrender!
I saw Fu Pingsheng walking quickly in front of He Zhang, bowing and saluting: "General He, according to the previous agreement, Yulin South Road Counselor Lin Pingru, Jing Border Guard Guard Zhang Dacheng, and Ding Border Guard Guard Huo Cheng, now They have all tied themselves up in front of you to plead guilty, please General He remember the promise just made and intercede for them in front of the Imperial Envoy!"
He Zhang looked at Lin Pingru and others, then looked at Fu Pingsheng deeply, and asked: "Did they tie themselves to plead guilty? Or were they forced to surrender?"
Fu Pingsheng's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Of course they are asking for forgiveness! ... In any case, they have followed General He's instructions! I just hope that General He will not break his promise and leave them a way to survive!"
Seeing Fu Pingsheng's performance, He Zhang was a little unsure about this person. He didn't know whether his actions were out of loyalty to protect the master or selfishness.
Thinking that he had no reliable staff around him, He Zhang said slowly: "I will naturally not break my promise. After returning to Huamachi Camp, I will plead for them in front of the Imperial Envoy. However, the Imperial Envoy's final decision , but it is not something I can interfere with... As for you, just work with me from today on!"
Hearing what He Zhang said, Fu Pingsheng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and without any intention of resisting, he just bowed again and replied: "Students obey your orders and will do their best from now on. Why should the general follow the example of a dog and horse?" It’s hard work!”
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Under He Zhang's various arrangements, the defense system on Yulin South Road lost its effectiveness and failed to warn Lin Pingru and others in time, causing them to be trapped in a cage without much resistance.
However, the border defense system in Gansu military towns is still operating effectively.
While He Zhang was gradually taking control of Yulin South Road, in a beacon pier on the Gansu border, border army Cheng Zhu was standing on the observation deck, looking into the distance.
A few days ago, the nearby Fenghuo Dun received a warning from the Gansu military town, saying that the Mongolian coalition forces were likely to launch an offensive from their direction in the near future. For a while, all the border troops were nervous and did not dare to act as usual. It is generally unorganized, and there will always be a border soldier on the observation deck of each beacon pier to monitor.
Cheng Zhu had been on the observation deck for more than an hour, but no one had changed the guard. He was inevitably a little bored and impatient. He muttered to himself: "I don't believe it that the Mongolian Tatars are going to attack from Gansu. , a place like Gansu where birds don’t lay eggs, even if the Mongolian Tatars attack, they can still plunder several buckets of grain..."
However, Cheng Zhu suddenly stopped mid-sentence and stared into the distance with his mouth open.
On the grassland in the distance, Mongolian cavalry appeared at some point.
At first there were only a few small groups of cavalry, only three to five hundred people, but as they gathered more and more, they soon became boundless and dark, with Mongolian cavalry everywhere you looked!
Cheng Zhu was stunned for a moment, then his body trembled, and he finally reacted, turned around and ran towards the beacon pier, screaming: "The Mongolian army is coming! The Mongolian army is coming! There are at least tens of thousands of people! Light the red wolf smoke ! Light the red wolf smoke quickly!"
On this day, within the defense area of Gansu Military Town, beacon fires and wolf smoke were everywhere!
After nearly a month of testing and arrangements, the Mongolian coalition finally launched an attack!
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