The war on the northeastern border is about to begin, but the war on the northwest border is about to be concluded.
Kuai Bai and his son in Ningxia City finally completed the bloody purge, killing nearly half of the fourth battalion who had followed him, and the remnants of the fourth battalion were finally under their control. However, these soldiers who survived the disaster have probably lost the courage to pick up weapons again, and they are no longer much different from the walking dead.
The power of Kuai Bai and his son was also consumed on a large scale in this civil strife. Even the Cangtou Army, the most elite servant unit, had less than 2,000 people and could barely maintain its combat effectiveness. The direct troops under his command could not even survive. Fifteen thousand without any luck. Overall, the so-called 60,000-strong army at its peak can now gather 20,000 people and still be willing to obey their orders.
The Ningxia rebellion can now be declared a failure.
During these days of civil strife in Ningxia, the strength of the Ming army outside the city was greatly enhanced. Anti-rebellion troops from Shaanxi, Yansui and other towns arrived one after another, resulting in a Ming army of about 70,000 gathered outside Ningxia city.
These armies are also interesting to talk about. In addition to the imperial army, there are also special troops with no less than ten thousand people - elite servants of retired military generals, such as Dong Yiyuan, the younger brother of Dong Yikui, the commander-in-chief of Yansui. Nearly three thousand servants came with his brother to help in the battle.
Brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan also came from the general family of Xuan Dynasty, and their father Dong Yang once served as a counselor in Xuan Dynasty. Dong Yiyuan was fired two years ago for violating a patrol and was originally "retired from his post and living idle". This time he found an opportunity to lead his servants to help in the fight and strive to be punished and meritorious service. There are still many generals like him in the opposition. This is how the extra reinforcements of no less than ten thousand people came this time. To some extent, it can be regarded as a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty.
Guyuan Commander-in-Chief Li Yan, Yansui Commander-in-Chief Dong Yikui and other troops rushed outside Ningxia City, leaving Gao Pragmatic's troops more than sufficient. Only Li Rusong's troops had been transferred to Zhuanglangwei to assist Gansu Commander-in-Chief Liu Chengsi who did not return in time. That doesn't matter anymore.
Although the specific situation in Ningxia City is unknown, Gao Pingshi and others outside the city have roughly understood from the observation tower that the strength of the rebels in the city has been greatly reduced. They are quite impatient with Kuai Bai and his son's delay in opening the city. Gao Pingshi sends The letters sent into the city were also more harshly worded than the last.
Why did Ningxia delay opening the city for five or six days? Because Kuai Bai and his son had different opinions.
When Kuai Chengen killed Liu Dongyang and others before, Kuai Bai didn't know about it. It turns out that Kuai Chengen "pretended to pass on the imperial edict" and transferred troops under the guise of Kuai Bai's order. However, there was obviously no turning back from this kind of thing. By the time Kuai Bai learned the news, it was no longer possible to stop, so he had no choice but to do nothing and cooperate with his son to bloodbath the entire fourth Ningxia camp in the city.
But after the four camps were purged, the father and son had another dispute. Kuaibai didn't believe Gao Pragmatic's conditions at all. He thought Kuai Chengen must have been deceived, so he refused to open the city. At the same time, he also believed that since the internal instability factors have disappeared and the military strength has been reduced a lot, the remaining food in the city is enough to last for at least a year, so it is completely possible to resist. The imperial court will never be able to support a hundred thousand troops. Being trapped outside the city for such a long time.
After hearing what he said, Qi Chengen began to wonder if Gao Pragmatic had deliberately lied to him. However, the sight of Lingzhou City being bombarded by cannons really impressed Yi Chengen. He always felt that although Ningxia City was stronger than Lingzhou City, it could be destroyed sooner or later as long as Gao Pragmatic was willing to bombard it. In this way , clinging to it is simply not the way out.
It stands to reason that when the father and son got into a dispute, it was Kuai Bai, the father, who had the final say. However, because Kuai Chengen initiated the "City Cleansing" incident first and gradually gained control of a lot of troops during the cleansing process, it became a problem. In the end, he actually had one or two thousand more soldiers and horses than Kuai Bai, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of Kuai Bai's words. He almost relied on his old prestige to barely control the city gate from opening.
However, as the wording of the "death reminder" sent by Gao Pangshi to the city became more and more severe, the conflict between the father and son of the Kuai family became more and more acute. Kuai Chengen even openly said at last night's meeting: "Is it possible? I can't open this door!" Then he slammed the door and walked out, making Kuaibai blush and neck thick with anger, and almost ordered the traitor to be captured and beaten to death on the spot.
But this is just talk. In fact, Kuaibai does not have such ability. Now even a meeting requires both sides to bring their own soldiers and horses, and they can be caught wherever they say.
After Yi Chengen came out, he was still angry. He always felt that if he had opened the city immediately after quelling the "civil unrest", Gao Pragmatic would have been very likely to fulfill his promise. However, now he was delayed again and again by the old man, making Gao Pragmatic His tone became increasingly unkind, and he was about to change his mind.
Once Gao pragmatic waits impatiently, the city gates of Ningxia will be blasted open, and 70,000 troops will swarm in. Then what should he do if he can't even save his head, let alone Cheng'en's plan to permanently secure Ningxia?
The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he was wrong. He urgently sent someone to contact Gao Jingzhen's spies in the city - he was not Zhou Zhe's kind at this time, he was just an ordinary craftsman - and asked him to convey it to Gao Shutai. The old thief refuses to repent, and the general has decided to kill his relatives for righteousness. Within two days at the latest, an explanation must be given to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council will be asked to allow one or two more days, and some arrangements will be made at the end.
Gao Pangshi, who was outside the city, was quite shocked when he received the news. He thought that Kuai Bai and his son were really planning to imitate the two thieves An Shi. Now that Kuai Chengen is revealed, should An Qingxu kill An Lushan or Shi Chaoyi? Shi Siming?
However, Gao pragmatically thought about it. It didn't matter whether Yi Chengen wanted to be An Qingxu or Shi Chaoyi. What was important was that there were at most 20,000 troops left in Ningxia City. If there was another civil war, it would be impossible for him and his son to open the city or not. In fact, the difference is not that big. In this case, let's just let Kuai Chengen "perform" well, which saves me the trouble.
So Gao pragmatically sent another message back to the city. First, he seriously criticized Yi Chengen for his delay in opening the city. Then he changed the topic and said that considering that the relationship between father and son is indeed very difficult for people to let go, General Yi is not purely filial. I can understand being ungrateful.
Then the conversation changed again, saying that filial piety is important, but loyalty to the emperor is still important before filial piety is fulfilled. General Yi killed relatives for the sake of loyalty to the emperor. This is the right way in the world. I, Gao, admire it very much. It's just that this battle has been postponed for a long time, and it's hard for me to speak in the court, so I ask the general to do it as soon as possible, otherwise it's hard to say whether the things I promised before can be fulfilled...
When Yi Chengen learned that, he was pleasantly surprised. Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic actually "remembered" the "Yongzhen Ningxia" thing he had promised before. It was an unexpected surprise.
However, he was also surprised. He did not expect that Gao Pragmatic would actually feel pressure from the court because "this battle has been delayed for a long time" and had to force him to take action quickly.
In fact, Yi Chengen is just an impulsive young man. Just like when he launched the purge, he didn't even think about it before taking action. The plan to "kill relatives out of justice" was actually just a hothead at the time - young people who are used to being indulged often do this. Performance is unparalleled throughout the ages.
But now, even if he is hot-headed, he has no choice but to continue to be hot-headed. Since Gao Pragmatic has no patience, of course he can't delay, and the "righteous extermination of relatives" is about to happen.
But how to launch this arrow, Kuai Chengen was still hesitant. Kuai Bai controls the gates of the four cities, Fuyuan and the Kuai family's residence. There is no point in opening the city gates now. The important thing is to "kill relatives for the sake of justice" - to capture Kuai Bai himself.
However, Kuai Bai has become more cautious in the past two days. No one knows whether he will stay at the governor's office or at his own house every night. Kuai Chengen feels it is a bit difficult to decide after thinking about it.
Take down the Fuyuan and the private residence at the same time? It is not impossible, but it is obviously much more difficult. After all, it is easier to concentrate the best troops. If they are divided into two groups, the strength will not be so strong, and they may be reacted by Kuaibai. The strength of both sides is about the same. Once Kuaibai reacts, With his prestige in the military, it is not so certain that he will win in the end.
Kuai Cheng'en thought about it, but he was still worried about Kuai Bai's prestige and did not dare to take action easily. Finally, he activated several male and female "dead soldiers" whom he had arranged a long time ago, intending to engage in a "one-shot deal", confirm Kuai Bai's location, and then Concentrate elite troops to attack and capture Kuaibai himself as quickly as possible to prevent the Ningxia army from suffering any further losses - he still knows that the army is the capital of his livelihood.
However, what Cai Chengen didn't know was that there was an old saying that "the old is still hotter than the old." Two of the dead men Cai Chengen hired were two-faced craftsmen that Cai Bai had discovered and bribed in his early years.
The reason why Kuai Bai kept pretending not to know was because Kuai Chengen had never given them any instructions. Therefore, Kuai Bai originally thought that Kuai Chengen only did this out of distrust of his father as the eldest son - - The Mongolian primogeniture system was only implemented after the death of Dayan Khan. It was only a few decades ago. It is not surprising that Kuai Chengen was worried that Kuaibai would pass the family business to his other sons.
But Kuai Chengen suddenly activated the dead soldiers tonight, and as long as they determined Kuai Bai's location, Kuai Bai would be frightened and angry.
Determine the location? What to do to determine the location?
What else can be done, this evil son actually wants to kill his father!
Kuai Bai was so angry that his hands and feet were cold at first, and then his blood boiled and his teeth itched with hatred. He changed his clothes on the spot and personally led his troops to kill Kuai Chengen's house.
Kuai Bai suddenly launched his attack, which was beyond Kuai Chengen's expectation. What's more important is that Kuai Chengen originally planned to use elite soldiers to capture only Kuai Bai, so he only gathered five hundred of the most reliable elites and No army was raised to avoid alerting the enemy.
However, Kuaibai was so angry that he didn't care much at all. He led a thousand Cangtou troops and two thousand direct descendants from Ningxia Fubiao and went straight to Kuai Cheng'en's house and attacked without saying a word.
Of course, Kuai Chengen couldn't resist it now, and both the front door and the back door were quickly breached. Fortunately, Yi Chengen was a dandy earlier, and his family had a tunnel that allowed him to leave the house quietly. This time, it saved his life, allowing him to sneak out with more than thirty cronies, and quickly ran to his camp to recruit reinforcements.
Kuai Bai killed everyone in Kuai Chengen's house and was covered in blood, but in the end he found that Kuai Chengen had escaped through a secret passage. In anger, he led his troops to Kuai Chengen's camp again.
At this time, Kuai Chengen had already led his troops back to fight. The father and son met each other without any affection at all.
On the one hand, Kuai Bai scolded Kuai Chengen for trying to kill his father, and on the other side, Kuai Chengen yelled at Kuai Bai for trying to kill his father.
The soldiers on both sides were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on with the father and son, let alone who wanted to kill whom.
However, a change occurred at this time. Kuai Bai's second son Kuai Chengchong suddenly jumped out and cursed Kuai Cheng'en for not being a thing. He obviously relied on his father to get where he is today, but instead he wanted to kill his father and ask for surrender. It was like heaven and earth. No, it's a crime worthy of death.
Kuai Chengchong usually kept quiet and didn't have many troops at hand. Originally, his strength was never considered by Kuai Chengen. Unfortunately, the timing of his jump out was a bit particular. When the soldiers on both sides heard this, It turned out that Kuai Chengen was the sinful person, and his demeanor suddenly changed.
The soldiers on Kuai Bai's side were very powerful, while the soldiers on Kuai Chengen's side were very weak - this shows that the ancients made sense in attaching great importance to teachers' reputation.
When Kuai Bai saw it, he knew that the opportunity was not to be missed and immediately launched an attack. Although Kuai Chengchong's troops were less than a thousand people, they also joined in to help the battle. Although Kuai Chengen's momentum was suppressed, he still had slightly more troops than Kuai Bai, and the two sides fought together.
This battle was extremely bloody, with both sides unable to retreat. They fought back and forth for two hours. In the end, the three fathers and sons of the Kuai family went into battle in person.
Perhaps the bonus of "Justice" was extraordinary after all, and this battle ended with the victory of Kuaibai's side.
Kuai Chengen's left arm was chopped off by Kuai Bai. He was begging for mercy in panic. Kuai Chengchong suddenly appeared next to him and suddenly made a stabbing blow, cutting Kuai Chengen's neck in two. Blood spattered for more than ten feet, and his eyes were wide open. His head grumbled and rolled away.
Now that Kuai Chengen was dead, Kuai Bai's prestige could come into play. After shouting angrily for a while, the rest of Kuai Chengen's troops gave up resistance and surrendered.
However, what made Kueibai despair was that after the battle, there were less than 10,000 capable soldiers in Ningxia City, and they completely lost the capital to resist the official army.
What made him even more desperate was the sudden sound of cannons outside the city.
For the first time, the army launched an artillery bombardment on the city gate of Ningxia, and it was after nightfall. Kuaibai could understand the reason without even thinking about it: the situation in Ningxia City, Gao Pragmatic outside the city, had always been well aware of it. At this moment, Ningxia City has no remaining strength to resist his army. How long will it take before he attacks the city? Is it really impossible to let Yijiashi control Ningxia?
No, that's impossible. Kuai Bai didn't believe in this trick from the beginning, and only a brainless scoundrel like Kuai Chengen would fall into the trap.
But...it's too late, it's already too late. Now that all the soldiers on the city tower have been mobilized to fight in the city, are Gao Shiji's 70,000-strong army still afraid that they won't be able to defeat them all at once?
The King of Qin is nothing more than a dream.
A "clang" sound sounded at the feet of Kuai Bai, and all the rebels looked towards Kuai Bai.
It turned out that it was Kuai Bai who threw away the bloody steel knife in his hand.
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