Yaoji received a tip from Huang Degong and was stunned for a long time without thinking about what happened.
Jingying attacked suddenly and retreated in a hurry, leaving their opponents confused. It seemed that they were very successful in the path of metaphysics. They showed it to the best of their ability. Their use of troops was completely illogical. We can no longer underestimate the Jingying gang. It's rubbish.
Using troops like a god is actually not terrible. The most terrifying thing is that using troops does not follow an ordinary path. It cannot be deduced in a normal way, and it is impossible to judge the opponent's next tactic. Is there a high-level boss hidden in the Beijing camp? ? ?
Yaoji could only deduce three possibilities based on his own brain cells. First, the casualties incurred during the siege were too great for the Beijing camp to bear. Second, they suffered a heavy defeat outside the city and were in urgent need of their support. Third, Hong Chengchou's army has arrived. When they get the news, they want to run away before they are surrounded.
In addition, there is a fourth possibility, that is, the unscrupulous cannon is so powerful that it frightens the entire Beijing camp, and they know they are invincible, so they pretend to withdraw their troops, perhaps retreating in order to advance. Lure out the main force of Huang Degong, and then kill a bloody carbine. Huang Degong has sent a message that he will not lead his troops in pursuit and will first continue to defend the inner city.
No matter what the possibility is, it is good news for myself. As long as these Qishui no longer attack the inner city, they can wait for King Qin's army to surround the rebels in the Beijing camp.
The Dongchang clan, who was left behind by Fang Zhenghua at the head of the city, reported that part of the inner city wall was about to collapse under the continuous bombardment of the rebellious firecrackers. This situation combined with the sudden retreat of the Beijing camp is indeed somewhat illogical.
It stands to reason that there may be one or two more large-scale attacks. It is very likely that they will knock a gap in the inner city wall, then attack the inner city and begin to besiege the imperial city. If the attack comes to an abrupt end at this time, wouldn't their previous efforts be in vain? Lost?
Yaoji didn't know what the other party was thinking, because a certain prince did not go to the battle to watch the battle, and the Yongwei camp did not capture high-level prisoners, so he could only make guesses based on subjective assumptions.
According to the quota, each of the three major battalions has a strength of 8,000, but a large part of them are free of charge, and the actual strength is about 5,000 to 6,000.
The Beijing camp attacking the city is dominated by the Fifth Army Camp, assisted by the Shenji Battalion. As long as the Yongwei Battalion can cause more than a thousand casualties to the Fifth Army Camp, the Five Scumbags will collapse.
For an army that has never been modernized, or rather not modernized, it is considered qualified if it can withstand 20% casualties in a fierce battle and can be used as the main force. This is only supported by the personal supervision of the generals and the extraordinary will of the soldiers. Only by doing so.
The casualties exceeded 30% of the troops. Even the invincible "King of the Qing Dynasty" had to consider how to escape. Just like in the bloody battle of Hunhe River, the Baigan Army fought with an outnumbered enemy until the whole army was annihilated. That is the super trump card. Ning Jun absolutely cannot do it...
Yaoji thinks the first possibility is the most likely. For the time being, he can only assume that the scumbags in Jingying are not willing to work hard for money. If there are other reasons, there is nothing he can do.
But even if this group of traitors ran away, Yaoji still hoped that Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers and the Yongweiying cavalry sub-battalion commanded by Lu Jiude could intercept their retreat, otherwise they would really run to the northeast to join Huang Taiji. , which is equivalent to adding bricks and tiles to other people's small shacks.
There are two roads out of the capital. One is directly to Xifengkou in the northeast. You can exit through these passes and then run towards your new master. The other way is more convenient, which is to go straight to Tianjin and go to sea by boat. It is exactly the same as the way Kong Youde and others fled during the Dengzhou rebellion.
The latter possibility is that Yaoji is human. Except for the Shenshu Battalion, which is both cavalry, the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion are mainly infantry. It is impossible to achieve long-range and rapid maneuvers, and they can only find nearby transportation to escape.
If they don't want to take a long detour and don't go to Tianjin, they can only go south along the canal. If they don't go along the marching canal, it will be difficult to obtain supplies and supplies. By then, all the troops in the Beijing camp will be in chaos without fighting.
"Zhenghua, please pass on my order quickly. All naval warships and merchant ships from various countries anchored in Tianjin will leave the port immediately. Anyone who docks without permission will be punished as a crime of rebellion! There are rebel cavalry outside the city. Please take a detour. Just follow the road, don’t be afraid of trouble!”
As long as there are no such big boats and only those small sampan-like fishing boats, how can you guys run away to the outside of the customs, thinking that after beating me, everything will be fine? Can you just pat your butt and leave?
If the Beijing camp goes south, Yaoji will definitely not be afraid. Hong Chengchou's army will follow them to clean up the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas that are dissatisfied and angry with the imperial court. With Governor Hong's ruthless methods, they will not stop until they kill many people.
Madan!
There are only a dozen or so taels of tea classes in the entire province of Zhejiang a year. It’s funny to think about it!
When I clean up the mess in the capital and don’t squeeze out all your marrow, I will take your surname!
"I obey the order! Your Highness, I just came to report that all the key members of Luo Yangxing's family have escaped. They are now searching throughout the inner city and tracing their whereabouts outside the city!"
The vassal who went to invite the commander of the Jin Yiwei came to nothing. The cunning and cunning Luo Yangxing came out of his shell. Fang Zhenghua felt that he was not doing well, but he had to report truthfully.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. It seems that our commander really has something on his mind! Don't you have a few spies in Jinyiwei? Then let them do it. People from Dongchang should not get involved directly. Who wants to be promoted? , you have to show your true skills, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I don’t have a job, so whoever has the ability to take Luo Yangxing’s head, I will satisfy their wish. I guess Luo Aiqing will not run away, because The Beijing camp openly launched a rebellion, which gave him an opportunity to make a comeback, so he can conduct strict investigations in the Jifu area!"
If Jin Yiwei is to continue to be a secret service agency, then Dongchang should not be overly involved and turn this incident into a power struggle within Jin Yiwei.
Wu Mengming had just been promoted to the new commander of the Jinyi Guards, and he was the one who wanted to kill Luo Yangxing the most. As long as Luo Yangxing remained alive, his position would be unstable.
"I obey the decree!"
The prince did not punish himself for this, which made Fang Zhenghua feel a little relieved. Dongchang could not intervene in this matter, but he could provide information secretly.
If Luo Yangxing really planned to bring him back to life, he wouldn't run far away. He might really be hiding somewhere outside the city. If he cast a wide net, he might be able to catch something.
"Then just raid the Luo Mansion, seal it first, and start ransacking it after dawn!"
A monk cannot run away from the temple. Luo Yangxing has managed Jinyiwei for more than ten years and must have accumulated a lot of wealth. It is impossible to transport it all out of the city. I am afraid it will take dozens of cars. He would have been discovered by spies and reported back.
Abandoning most of the gold and silver jewelry and leaving the city with only a few possessions was one of the characteristics of Luo Yangxing's desire to make a comeback.
But Mr. Luo thought differently. Here in my house, there is only one way for salted fish to turn over, and that is if one side is fried, and I am going to fry the other side...
After the mountains of family property were copied, Jingying ran away again. Let's see how the arrested Master Luo gave a perfect explanation!
I hope that the items found can be enough to reward the soldiers of the Brave Guard Camp, otherwise I will be very disappointed.
A certain prince didn't want to pay even a tael of silver for this kind of thing. If it wasn't enough, he would let the worms who had already been imprisoned make up for it.
The chamberlain who went to deliver the order reported that Sun Chuanting had taken action, but the situation of the battle was still unknown.
"Brothers, come out, brothers, kill them for me! The prince has an order. If you kill a traitor, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you kill a few more, you can go home and celebrate the New Year~!"
Seeing a large group of enemies coming out of Guangning Gate, they were already about a mile away from the capital. Because Sun Chuanting fought hard and was re-appointed by the court, Hu Dawei, who planned to make a crime and meritorious service, rushed over first.
Following the order of Prince Shaobao and Sun Chuanting, the Qin soldiers were divided into east and west groups, planning to attack the Beijing camp where the rebellion was launched.
The east route was under the personal command of Sun Chuanting, including Zuo Guangxian, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu, while the west route was left to He Renlong alone.
Because the strength of the various units within the Qin army was very different, Zuo Guangxian only had 3,000 troops, Zheng Jiadong had only more than 4,000 troops, and Niu Chenghu had the largest total strength among the three, but he only had 6,000 troops.
As for He Renlong's troops, there are nearly 15,000 men and horses, and the rest are handymen, baggage carriers and Sun Chuanting's personal guards, so He Renlong's troops can be alone.
Because Lieutenant General Gao Jie was previously subordinate to Li Zicheng and came to surrender with his subordinates, He Renlong's troops were strong and strong, almost equal to the strength of the other three generals combined.
He Renlong asked his deputy Gao Jie to ambush outside Yongding Gate, while his deputy Li Guoqi waited outside You'an Gate. His deputy Hu Dawei squatted at Guangning Gate. He Renlong brought a thousand cavalry in the center to provide support.
This arrangement was also based on the consideration of making money, because the prince had already stipulated the division of labor between inside and outside. If you fight outside the city and inside, those who died in the city would be the result of the victory of the Yongwei camp. It would be really thankless for them.
He Renlong, who had witnessed numerous large and small battles, naturally would not take action immediately. Instead, he ordered his three general soldiers to wait patiently until the traitors withdraw from the outer city, and then kill them by surprise.
After all, a thief is worth ten taels of silver. From a soldier to a general, who would be in trouble with the silver?
As we all know, the prince is very rich now. As long as he gets enough heads, he can get enough silver from the prince.
Generals at all levels have already got what they expected during the day, but if they succeed this time, there will be additional rewards, so everyone is gearing up to do something big, no matter who their target is.
The Qin soldiers marched from west to east and fought many times. After counting the arrears of pay, each of them received ten taels of silver. Just now He Zongrong said that he could earn ten taels by killing a bandit. Soldiers are used to being poor, how could they not be moved? Secretly, they are holding back their cruelty and want to make enough money tonight!
In order to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and since it was a night battle, the troops outside the city were coordinated. Whether it was the Yongwei camp or the Qin soldiers, everyone tied a white scarf around their necks to prevent their own people from being killed in the excitement. Hacked to death.
"kill!!!!!!"
Although there are only more than 3,000 people in Hu Dawei's army, they all want to make money. If he doesn't kill three or four thieves at such a good opportunity, he will be sorry for the knife in his hand.
The lieutenants have already taken the lead, and the generals, guerrillas, and General Qian around them will naturally follow. Facing the Beijing camp, which is always known for its laziness, the Qin soldiers who have been fighting all year round really don't take this group of people in front of them seriously. .
In the eyes of Hu Dawei and others, what is in front of them is not an enemy, but a moving ingot of silver. They have to hack them all to death to be safe!
"Come on, general! Don't let them escape!"
Not to mention letting the thieves escape, even if other brothers' troops were annihilated, no one would be happy. Judging from the number of thieves in the city, this is a business involving tens of thousands of taels of silver.
In fact, there was no need for Hu Dawei to take the lead in mobilizing. Faced with unprecedented incentives, all the bloody Qin soldiers fought bravely to take the lead.
The prince stipulated that as long as the armor on the thieves' chests was cut off, they could be exchanged for silver. This way, there would be no fear that someone would kill good people and take credit for their crimes, and use the heads of innocent people to make up the money.
"Kill me, general!"
Facing countless ambush troops, the fifth army camp deputy general Ding Jian was frightened, but he still brandished his sword and loudly ordered his subordinates to defeat the enemy. He fled many ways, determined not to be surrounded and annihilated at the foot of the capital.
The soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion, who suffered heavy losses during the siege, were not interested in fighting. Their failure to break into the inner city and grab the money made everyone demoralized. They did not want to tangle with the ambush anymore. Everyone immediately fled in all directions as soon as they were blocked.
Facing the attack launched by the extremely ferocious Qin soldiers, the fifth military camp was completely unable to parry. The two sides had just entered a state of close combat. When they were charged by the other side, the rebels collapsed across the board. Some simply retreated to the outer city. As long as they did not die immediately, they could Hiding for a while.
"Shameless rat! Your death has come!"
Hu Dawei shouted angrily and pointed his spear at Ding Jian, who was thirty meters away and planned to gather the remaining troops for a breakout. Although he didn't know him, judging from his attire and the fact that he was protected by dozens of soldiers, he should be a deputy general. level person.
"Who are you? If you make way today, how about I give you a thousand taels of gold?"
In less than a cup of tea, his troops were ambushed and routed, and they did not listen to orders at all. Ding Jian was also very panicked. Since he could not defeat him, he even thought of bribery.
"Bah! How can you win people's hearts when you commit rebellion? Princes, let me take the dog's head so that I can claim credit from His Highness the Crown Prince! Kill him~!"
After Hu Dawei said that, he rode out to fight and killed his target. As a lieutenant, he relied on Sun Wuwei's recommendation and was not really used by the court. If he did not perform well in battle, he would probably be ostracized.
The guy in front of him might also be a lieutenant general. In line with the principle of repaying a favor, if he cuts off his head and offers it to the prince, it will be considered as living up to Sun Wuwei's letter to protect himself.
"Hmph! Daydreaming! Whoever can kill this person will be rewarded a thousand taels..."
Before Ding Jian could finish his words, Hu Dawei was approaching at a gallop. He was so frightened that he quickly turned his horse and fled, not daring to fight with him.
Although the surrounding soldiers were Ding Jian's direct descendants and could be considered loyal to their master, the surrounding troops of the fifth military camp had been defeated. Seeing that their master was losing the battle, they fled first. There was no reason for him to fight to the death, so he naturally followed suit.
Although a thousand taels of gold is good, you still have to spend it with your life. This general on the other side has a murderous spirit and is definitely not someone who can be defeated. Not to mention that there are dozens of followers nearby. His ferocious appearance is not easy to mess with. , it is better to escape as soon as possible.
Ding Jian's soldiers were frightened and nearly ten of them were killed by random arrows. The remaining soldiers had to flee with their master, while Hu Dawei led the others in hot pursuit, biting the prey like a mad dog...
