For Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang, Zhang Xianzhong's shameless donkey ball thing was a breach of trust by running away first. His behavior was no less bad than that of Xue Chengcai, who first defected to the army, and was even worse than what the latter did. hateful. 【≤八【≤八【≤Read【≤书，▽o√
After Xue Chengcai betrayed the army's advance plan agreed upon by the leaders, even if everyone was blocked by the army, they still had space and time to escape. At that time, they would not be trapped by the army if they directly chose to retreat.
However, when the two sides started fighting and halfway through the battle, the "Eight Kings" suddenly withdrew from the battlefield with his troops and horses, which was equivalent to giving all the remaining rebels and horses to the official army, allowing them to slaughter them at will.
If it hadn't been like this, Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang wouldn't have been surrounded by the army of officers and soldiers who had beaten them to death. They fought until the end. Considering that they had lost too many troops, they had to give up resistance and choose to surrender for the second time.
They were not sure that the court would forgive a rebellious person like them, but they couldn't run away or fight, so surrender was the only way out at the moment.
Sometimes if you want to survive, you have to bet on your luck. If you are lucky, you meet a stupid dog official who is similar to Chen Qiyu!
I heard that Bai Guangen's life has been very prosperous since he became a lackey of the imperial court. He has reached the high position of chief military officer. He can make tens of thousands of taels of silver a year just from his empty salary.
If they could escape this time, they wanted to give it a try. Now that both Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were promoted to chief military officers by the imperial court, they couldn't help but start to regret it after they were defeated and became prisoners.
All this happened was Luo Rucai's fault. After accepting the imperial offer, he just kept farming in the countryside. He had to go out to hook up with others and communicate secretly. In the end, he didn't get any advantage and was completely defeated by the army.
Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang ran away closely following the "Eight Kings". Luo Rucai and Hei Yunxiang were still behind them. They were beaten to this by the army. Luo and Hei's situation is probably even more miserable than theirs. .
However, at this time, the two of them had lost sympathy for "Prime Minister Cao" and could only complain and curse. This result was their own fault, but others could applaud it.
As for the "Eight Kings" who abandoned their allies, the two of them were extremely jealous. If you are in the first grade of junior high school, don't blame me if you are in the fifteenth grade. You don't have to wait that long. I will have a "big transformation" on the first day of junior high school. .
Aren’t you playing very thoroughly?
I am more thorough than you!
If you survive this time, you will become an official and a soldier and take Sun Chuanting directly to settle the score with you!
I want you to spit out all the benefits that you have consumed before, including the principal and profit!
"..."
After being captured into the army camp, Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang saw their old acquaintances again - Luo Rucai and Hei Yunxiang!
The former was captured alive, while the latter, like them, surrendered voluntarily when the situation turned bad. The three of them were completely the same shameless bunch.
Luo Ru is one of the main conspirators of this rebellion. It is impossible to be pardoned and must be immediately taken to the capital for trial. If nothing else happens, there will be a hearty confession.
Hei Yunxiang was in roughly the same situation as Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang. At the end of the road, he was still testing whether the court could spare his life.
After the four thieves were escorted to the big tent, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting on the left side of Hong Chengchou, scolded him with a serious face: "After the appeasement, the imperial court was generous and kind to you, but you didn't think of repaying the favor. Instead, Acting against the will, colluding with each other, launching rebellions, attacking cities, and massacring people are truly unforgivable crimes!"
Although the rank of Fu Zonglong, the governor of Sichuan, was lower than that of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, he was the local official after all. The two tribes fought on other people's territory, so they had to give some face, so the three commanders sat side by side. →eight→eight reading, ↓o≥
The four rebels who were just sent here are all prey of Sun Chuanting, so he will preside over the trial, which is just a formality. Except for the mastermind Luo Rucai, Sun Chuanting can decide the punishment on his own after verifying the expired identity of the other three. result.
With an innocent look on his face, Hei Yunxiang knelt on the ground and hurriedly excused himself: "I was bewitched by Luo Rucai, and my mind was confused. I didn't really want to fight against the imperial court. Now I have repented, and I will do my best for the imperial court from now on, through fire and water. Don’t hesitate!”
Shifting the responsibility for the rebellion to the mortal man first, and then stating that he regretted it, deliberately showing weakness and pretending to be miserable might be able to deceive Sun Chuanting, a ruthless dog official...
Zhang Yichuan hurriedly spoke to the side and continued: "Master Shaobao, what Hei Yunxiang said is true. Luo Rucai secretly sent someone to tell him that no matter whether he was against it or not, as long as he contacted him, the court would not easily Let it go, I was so scared that I gave in to him!"
Although these remarks are just to excuse myself, the actual situation is almost like this.
In addition to Wang Guangen, Liu Guoneng, and Li Wanqing who were determined not to rebel, even Prime Minister Hui Deng was thinking about whether this matter would affect him.
Therefore, when three people from Junzhou's "Xiaowu Battalion" rebelled, he was still wavering, but there was no unusual behavior in his unit, so it was not regarded as a rebellion.
Now that he heard that even Wang Guangen, who despised the behavior of the "Eight Kings", had been promoted to chief military officer, Zhang Yichuan felt even more annoyed and regretful.
If he had known this, Luo Rucai should have slapped him when he encouraged him to rebel, and then asked his soldiers to capture him and send him to the officer. In this way, he could become a commander-in-chief and be pawned, so why did he end up like this?
Seeing that his two colleagues had finished talking, Wu Ziqiang had no choice but to speak, lest Shaobao-sama forget about him, so he was responsible for the final words: "Without the malicious persecution of Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong, I would not dare to rebel against the imperial court again! I also hope that Lord Shaobao will learn from this, and I will definitely change my mind from now on, and do my best to serve Lord Shaobao!"
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. Now everyone is in Sichuan. The court is beyond reach. As long as Sun Chuanting can be stabilized, his life can be saved for the time being. What will happen next can only be discussed later.
After listening to the three people's arguments, Sun Chuanting looked at Hong Chengchou and Fu Zonglong, and immediately showed a meaningful smile.
These thieves really calculated that all their agencies were exhausted, rebelled when they gathered together, and surrendered when defeated. Not only did they regard the court's measures as nothing, but they also continued to quibble in every possible way even when they were about to die. They really thought of themselves as Chen Qiyu.
Chen Qiyu, who had a great victory over the bandit army at the Chariot Gorge, then fell into the bandit leader's trick of surrendering. These thieves, whose nature is hard to change, would rebel against the imperial court after they were out of danger.
Yang He, the father of Yang Sichang, when he was in charge of suppressing the rogue bandits, rarely resented the strategy of killing prisoners by his capable minister Hong Chengchou, but judging from the situation a few years later, this strategy indeed saved the court. A lot of unnecessary trouble.
If the "thieves" were killed back then, now that the Luo Rucai group's rebellion has been quelled, there will only be a few rogue gangs left in the world, such as the Gezuo Fifth Battalion, that need to be exterminated.
The revolt of Luo Rucai and others made Sun Chuanting, who was originally averse to killing prisoners, extremely distrustful. He did not believe that the three people in front of him planned to surrender sincerely.
Only people like Xue Chengcai who made practical contributions to the army's suppression operations after surrendering had the chance to be pardoned.
Xue Chengcai did not kill Luo Rucai or any other leader, but the information he provided was indeed extremely valuable and genuine.
The encirclement and suppression tactics implemented by the government and army based on this information were relatively successful in this battle. Although the "thieves" were allowed to escape, they were able to capture four of the bandit leaders in one fell swoop. The results were brilliant.
Xue Chengcai contributed a lot in this. In view of his performance after surrendering, Sun Chuanting relatively recognized him, and he will write to the court to open up a wide range of policies to him. Both himself and his family can be saved, which is considered a meritorious service. Too much.
"As the saying goes, the first culprit must be punished! Come here! Drag these three people out and kill them immediately!"
This time Sun Chuanting wanted to avoid future troubles forever, and he didn't want to lead his troops thousands of miles to chase the bandit army again. In the future, he could get away with it once and for all. The remaining men of the three divisions will not be guilty of the same crime as the leader of the bandit, but will be merged into Xue Chengcai's command, especially responsible for command.
In this way, Xue Chengcai's troops can reach thousands of men and horses. They can be regarded as a hunting dog attached to the Qin army. As long as conditions permit, they can be released to bite the target at any time.
"Young Master, please spare your life!"
"Don't kill anyone!"
"Sun Dog Thief, you must die a happy death..."
All the good words he had said before were in vain. The three thieves wanted to beg for mercy at first, but as they were taken away from the tent, they realized that their death was imminent, so they had no scruples and immediately turned into swearing.
"It is better for me to die alone than for thousands of people to suffer at the hands of you!"
The righteousness of these words impressed the two colleagues around Sun Chuanting, and they also admired his moral character.
This battle achieved a decisive victory, reversing the previous unfavorable situation of being passively beaten in one fell swoop. More than ten thousand enemies were wiped out, and only the "thieves" and several thousand horsemen escaped.
The troops of Luo Rucai, Hei Yunxiang, Zhang Yichuan, and Wu Ziqiang were destroyed one after another, and the infantry under Zhang Xianzhong were also strangled to death by Fang Guoan and others.
The targets that needed to be eliminated were suddenly reduced to four weak thieves: Wang Guoning, Yang Youxian, Chang Guoan, and Zhang Zixiu. Now Sun Chuanting's burden suddenly became much lighter.
Thanks to the assistance of Yang Yufan, Jiang Mingwu and Qin Liangyu in this battle, the Qin army was able to capture the four thieves. In addition to verbal thanks, Sun Chuanting had to provide actual compensation.
Before sending troops to suppress the enemy, a certain prince stipulated that if the other party's troops captured the other party's prey, the other party would be responsible for providing a reward.
In view of the fact that the Eastern Army and the Baigan Army blocked the rebel army's southward offensive during the battle, and killed many rebel soldiers by the way, Sun Chuanting could not be too stingy.
Yang Yufan and Jiang Mingwu each received 20,000 taels of silver, while Qin Liangyu received 60,000 taels of silver. The total reward was as much as one hundred thousand taels.
As the army gathered in central Sichuan to annihilate the Luo Rucai Group, which entered Sichuan, it was only a matter of time before the remnants in the Huguang area were destroyed.
Sun Chuanting believed that as long as he maintained the current offensive and held fast to the "Xian bandits" fleeing eastward, he could significantly advance the planned invasion and suppression schedule.
"Report~! The troops of 'Xian Thief' have crossed the Qujiang River and are escaping quickly to the northeast!"
After hearing the news, the three coaches immediately took the map and began to look at it. As long as the "thieves" are eliminated in the next few days, the battle in central Sichuan will be regarded as a complete victory, and the court will not need to worry about these in the future. The head of the thief is troubled.
"... Could it be that 'Xian Thief' is going to enter Shaanxi or return to Huguang?"
Fu Zonglong was very clear about the rebel army's previous advance route, because he was given five consecutive defeats at the beginning, and Fu Zonglong was so frightened that he didn't know how to express his words. Now I can finally feel proud. Although the "Xian Thief" has not been eliminated, this thief is not far from death.
"There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding various passes and cities in southern Shaanxi. If the 'thief' is smart, he will choose to return to Huguang along the original route where there are fewer official troops!"
Sun Chuanting had not moved the troops and horses deployed by a certain prince in southern Shaanxi before, otherwise Zuo Maodi would be in trouble again. This must take into account the situation in Shaanxi in advance.
"What Boya said is true. Hong also believes that the 'thieves' are very likely to sneak into Huguang again and do evil here while the main force of the army enters Sichuan. Our army must return immediately for reinforcements!"
Zhang Xianzhong was Hong Chengchou's prey. Although the rebel army suffered heavy losses, according to the information provided by Xue Chengcai, the rebel army still had at least four to five thousand horsemen at its disposal. We must not take it lightly.
"Yan Yan has a sharp eye. Although our army won a complete victory in this battle, the total strength of the rebel army in Huguang is no less than 20,000. We must make persistent efforts to put down this rebellion!"
Sun Chuanting and the three groups of rebels in Junzhou have not yet been wiped out. They must return to the army immediately together with Hong Chengchou. Moreover, the combat capabilities of Zu Dabi and other four generals are really worrying. If they are not careful, the rebel army will take the opportunity to grow bigger.
"That's right! Then Lao Zhonglun will stick to Sichuan!"
Both Hong and Sun troops were fighting in Huguang. Hong Chengchou was responsible for the lower reaches south of Gucheng, and Sun Chuanting was responsible for the upper reaches to the north. Although Hong Chengchou could strangle the rebel army by himself, with the help of Sun Chuanting, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
Fu Zonglong only needed to be optimistic about his defense zone. After previous confrontations, Hong Chengchou thought that if the Sichuan troops other than the Baigan Army were expected to come out of Sichuan to suppress the bandits, it would be better to let them stay in their local area.
Without the two of them and Qin Liangyu, the Sichuan army under Fu Zonglong might not even be able to withstand the 20,000 rebels, and maybe most of Sichuan would fall into the hands of the rebels.
In the battle plan of a certain prince, the governors of various places commanded the garrison and were responsible for the security of the city in the defense area, while the two generals commanded the field troops to gradually annihilate the bandit troops in mobile warfare.
Qin Liangyu's Baigan Army was an ace unit that could always fight tough battles. Both Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting favored it. However, if the White Army was to be transferred outside Sichuan, central Sichuan would definitely be in the predicament of being invaded by the bandits at any time.
Keep a line in life, I really want to see you in the future, so the two handsome men gave up the idea of drawing salary from the bottom of the cauldron. If the white-pole army is transferred, Fu Zonglong will be unable to make a fool of himself.
Regarding the previous failure, the governor conducted self-reflection and made corresponding strategic adjustments.
Fang Guo'an's troops guarded Daning, Zhang Ling's troops guarded Dachang, Ma Xianglin's troops guarded Wushan, Qin Liangyu led 10,000 Baigan troops to guard Fengjie, and the remaining Yunyang, Wanxian, and Kaixian counties were defended by the Baigan Army subcamp.
There is no way to separate and use the Baigan Army. The combat strength of the other Sichuan troops is too weak. However, as long as there are police in eastern Sichuan, the Baigan Army in the three places behind can move down the river and quickly move towards Fengjie. .
If the line from Daning to Wushan is not lost for the time being, or if it is not lost as quickly as this time, Qin Liangyu will have a way to hold off the rebel army first, waiting for the reinforcements arriving from Huguang to attack from both front and rear.
However, in the short term, after this battle in central Sichuan, after the official army achieved a complete victory, the rebel army will not dare to invade the eastern Sichuan area again for a while.
Luo Rucai had been captured, and Zhang Xianzhong had to face the encirclement and suppression of more than 100,000 troops under Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, and had no time to make a comeback against Bashu.
Only five areas in central Sichuan were captured by the rebels, and they were recaptured not long after the fall. It was still within the range that the imperial court could bear. Moreover, the Baigan Army also defeated the rebel attack during the battle. Fu Zonglong's Wusha and his head Finally saved. 11
