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To this day, the Ming Dynasty's army, whether it is the frontier army or the forbidden army, is rotten to the bone, and most of the soldiers have lost their blood.
Therefore, as Liu Dashun came forward to surrender, the more than 2,000 Han prisoners did not hesitate much and quickly surrendered in order to save their lives.
Such a result is not a good thing for Bagan. He wants to control the gates of Zhenning Acropolis. Originally, it was enough for five or six hundred Han troops to surrender. Now more than 2,000 Han troops have all Surrendering is not easy to deal with.
However, this worry quickly dissipated in Bagan's mind with the fall of Zhenning Acropolis.
Wang Quan's strategy indeed worked wonders, allowing the Mongolian coalition to successfully break through the Zhenning Acropolis, which was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack.
According to Wang Quan's plan, Liu Dashun selected more than 500 Han prisoners, mixed with more than 300 Mongolian elites, and asked them to pretend to be defeated troops and rush to Zhenning Acropolis, pretending to be chased by the Mongolian coalition forces. The main force of the Mongolian coalition forces was not far or near behind.
When the defenders of Zhenning Guard saw this scene, because most of the defeated troops under the city were from the Forbidden Army, they did not dare to offend them. In addition, the Mongolian coalition forces were far away and could not pose a threat in a short time, so they hurriedly opened the city gate to let them go...
Then, with the sudden attack of more than a thousand "defeated troops", Wang Ying, a hundred households in the city, also took the opportunity to create chaos. The city gate could not be closed for a long time. The main force of the Mongolian coalition rushed over quickly, and the entire Zhenning Acropolis soon Fallen.
When Bagan entered the Zhenning Acropolis on a tall horse and showed off his power, the entire Zhenning Acropolis had completely fallen into the hands of the Mongolian coalition. The Mongolian soldiers were looting everywhere. The Zhenning Acropolis was in chaos and the despair of the people was everywhere. Cries.
But for Debagan at this time, the desperate cries of the Han people are the most beautiful music in the world at this moment!
Bagan looked around at the strong and difficult-to-attack fortress in front of him, and he increasingly believed that he had a smooth sailing during this war, and that all his wishes had come true!
The Mongols are not good at attacking cities. Bagan had already been mentally prepared that the Mongolian coalition forces would lose troops and generals during the siege, but now they easily captured Longnan's avant-garde Zhenning Acropolis, and the losses were almost negligible.
As a result, Bagan was naturally very proud, and the cautious attitude in his heart also dissipated a lot.
Just when Bagan was feeling proud, he saw Wang Quan appear again and hurried towards him.
Behind Wang Quan, there were two Han military attachés accompanying him. In addition to Liu Dashun, whom Bagan was already familiar with, the other one was wearing the uniform of a Han border army. His rough face was covered with beards, but his pair of His eyes shone with shrewdness, but it was Wang Ying of the Zhenning Guards Hundreds who voluntarily surrendered to the Mongolian coalition this time.
The three people ran to Bogen's horse and bowed to Bogen humbly. Then Wang Quan introduced Wang Ying's identity to Bogen.
"Lord Bagan, this general is Wang Ying, a member of the original Zhenning Guard City! This time, whether it was Liu Dashun's tip-off or the Mongolian army's battle to seize Zhenning Guard, General Wang Ying contributed a lot!"
After hearing Wang Quan's introduction, Bagan first took a serious look at Wang Ying, then nodded in appreciation and said: "Are you Wang Ying? As Mr. Wang said, whether it is to defeat the Han army's surprise attack this time, Whether it's the capture of Zhenning Acropolis or not, you all contributed a lot. The Junggar Khanate will never mistreat those who have meritorious service. General Wang is willing to betray the Han Emperor and switch to me. He probably has his own agenda... Tell me, what do you want? Reward, as long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you!"
Having said this, a trace of scrutiny flashed in Bagan's eyes as he looked at Wang Ying.
Regarding Wang Ying's initiative to seek refuge, Bagan had some doubts in his heart.
Ever since the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen uprooted the Wang family, there has been a sworn hatred between Wang Quan and the Han court. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Wang Quan actively supported the Mongolian coalition to invade the Ming Dynasty. In addition, these days of contact , Bagan already has great trust in Wang Quan.
But Wang Ying was already a middle-level military attache in the Ming Dynasty. Even if he had received benefits from the Wang family in the past, Wang Quan still had some leverage. It is difficult to imagine that he would actively betray the Han court and hand over Zhenning Acropolis to the Mongolian coalition. , the risk here is really too great, and for Wang Ying it is definitely not worth the loss.
In this way, the true purpose of Wang Ying's move is worthy of further investigation.
Now, Bagan asked Wang Ying about the reward, actually he wanted to test Wang Ying's true intention.
On the other side, after hearing Bogen's inquiry, Wang Ying showed hatred on his face and gritted his teeth and said: "Master Bogen, I have nothing to ask for. I only hope that after the Mongolian army breaks through Jiezhou City, Jiezhou can be conquered." City guard Ding Quan and his entire clan, old and young, are left to the villain to deal with!"
As Wang Ying finished speaking, Wang Quan hurriedly explained further: "Ding Quan, the garrison of Jiezhou City, is Wang Ying's immediate boss! This man has a domineering personality and usually takes pleasure in prostitutes... General Wang a few years ago He once served in Jiezhou City, and during that time Ding Quan repeatedly summoned General Wang's wife into the mansion to talk in the name of his wife... This was General Wang Ying's greatest hatred in his life!"
When talking about the latter, Wang Quan showed that he shared the same hatred and hatred.
After hearing Wang Ying and Wang Quan's explanations, Bagen finally understood the reason why Wang Ying took the initiative to betray the Han court. He felt a little dissatisfied, but his doubts dissipated a little. He nodded and assured: "General Wang, don't worry, just wait for our Mongolian army." After conquering Jiezhou City, the entire clan of Dingquan in Jiezhou, old and young, will definitely be at your disposal!"
Wang Ying quickly knelt down under Ba Gen's horse and said: "Wang Ying will be Master Ba Gen's dog and horse from now on, and he will do whatever Master Ba Gen orders!"
Hearing Wang Ying's declaration of allegiance, Bagan couldn't help but laugh proudly.
In Bagan's view, with Wang Ying's support, the Mongolian coalition's certainty of conquering Jiezhou City will increase a bit!
However, because he was kneeling and burying his head, Ba Gen did not see Wang Ying's complicated expression at this time, which seemed to be relief after hiding from the sky, and there was also a hint of pride.
After laughing, Bogen nodded proudly and asked: "By the way, I heard from Wang Quan that the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen transported all the military rations and disaster relief grain and grass from Shaanxi and Gansu to Longnan. This batch of grain and grass was extremely large, even if it was The granaries in Jiezhou City are not fully stocked, so a lot of them are also stored in Zhenning Acropolis. Is this true?"
Wang Ying raised his head and said: "It is indeed true. Now the granary in Zhenning Acropolis is also full, with as much as 80,000 stones of grain and grass!"
"Eighty thousand stones?!"
After hearing Wang Ying's answer, a hint of surprise flashed in Bagan's eyes!
There is so much food and grass in Zhenning Acropolis alone, so how much food will there be in Jiezhou City, the main city in Longnan? With so much food and grass, the Mongolian coalition forces no longer have anything to worry about when they attack Jiezhou City! Even if they fail to break through Jiezhou City in the end, the Mongolian coalition will not return empty-handed this time!
Thinking of this, Bagan's confidence and determination for the Mongolian coalition to break through Jiezhou City became even stronger!
And just when Bogen wanted to ask for details, another Mongolian general rode up to Bogen, with a strange expression, and reported to Bogen: "Master Bogen, after the men broke through Zhenning Acropolis, although A lot of property was looted, but a few Han women and children were not found... The sons and fathers have not been able to vent their anger, and now most of them are a little dissatisfied!"
After hearing the report, Bagan frowned, turned to Wang Ying, and asked, "Why are there no women and children in the city?"
Looting and raping after conquering enemy territory is the practice of the Mongols, and it is also a reward for the soldiers. After venting in this way, the Mongolian soldiers can better maintain their fighting spirit. The absence of Han women and children would, to some extent, even affect the morale of the Mongolian coalition forces, and Bagan naturally did not dare to look down upon them.
What's more, although Zhenning Acropolis is not big, there are actually very few women and children in the city. This situation is really strange.
Wang Ying's expression changed, and he quickly explained: "Lord Bagan clearly knows that although Zhenning Acropolis is in an important position, the surrounding land is not suitable for farming. Originally, there were many soldiers but few people. Since the Mongolian coalition invaded Gongchang Mansion, the city has The few remaining civilians fled to Jiezhou City, a city with high walls and thick walls. There were originally some family members of border soldiers in the city, but..."
Having said this, Wang Ying turned to look at Wang Quan and said: "It's just that because the Wang family has infiltrated the border army for many years and now has completely surrendered to the Mongolian army, Guan Wuyuan, the commander of the Forbidden Army sent by the imperial court to support Longnan, did not Trusting the local border troops, not long after arriving in Jiezhou City, they brought all the relatives of the border troops in Zhenning Guard City to Jiezhou City in the name of protecting the families of the border troops. This move was said to give the border troops no worries. Fighting, but in fact it is to prevent the border troops from easily surrendering to the enemy, so there are very few women and children in Jiezhou City..."
On the side, Wang Quan also said: "Mr. Bagan, according to the information I got, this is indeed the case. Because of my relationship with the Wang family, the Han imperial envoy Zhao Junchen completely distrusts the local border troops. Now it is not only the Zhenning Guards, but also the Longnan border troops." Most of the family members of the border troops in the several acropolis were gathered in Jiezhou City by Guan Wuyuan, and because of this, the relationship between the imperial army supporting Longnan and the local border troops in Longnan was extremely tense."
After hearing Wang Ying's explanation, Bagan snorted coldly, feeling a little dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to find a way to personally appease the restless mood of the Mongolian soldiers.
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And on the third day after the Mongolian coalition attacked Zhenning Acropolis, Zhao Junchen finally led the new army of soldiers and Qi Bin's new army to Haiyuan City to the east of the Longnan area, preparing to personally preside over the battle in Longnan!
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Happy New Year! I wish everyone good health and everything goes well in 2018!
Well, by the way, Chongzi’s New Year’s wish is that everything went wrong for Chongzi in the second half of 2017. His relatives took turns getting sick twice. I just hope that 2018 can be less trivial in life and that all his family members are healthy, so that Chongzi can I have the energy to update steadily!
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