At this point in the battle, it was roughly equivalent to dribbling the ball into the penalty area, only missing a final kick. Naturally, the Ming army's morale was high and everyone was vying for the lead. They all hoped to show their style in the final offensive. When discussing their merits after the war, Aim for a higher ranking.
Deng Zilong and Dong Yiyuan led their troops to attack Qingshedun successfully on April 13th. Bozhou General Yang Zhu led his troops to retreat, but instead of withdrawing directly, he set up an ambush on the mountain road. Dong Yiyuan was eager to lead the troops in pursuit, and was immediately ambushed by Yang Zhu.
Because the Bozhou Army was fighting on the inside, its forces were relatively concentrated, so Yang Zhu had quite a strong force, more than twice that of Dong Yiyuan's troops. It is precisely because of this that Yang Zhu dared to lead his troops to surround Dong Yiyuan, with the intention of forcibly devouring Dong's body. The two armies immediately started a melee.
Yang Zhu is the most powerful general in Bozhou and is Yang Yinglong's right-hand man. This man is tall and tall, with amazing arm strength, and is unstoppable in slashing with his sword. Recently, he has often promised to fight Liu Wei, and even boasts that he can definitely take Liu Wei's head in Haikou.
Since Dong Yiyuan's troops were suddenly ambushed during the pursuit, the formation was naturally somewhat scattered and the battle situation was unfavorable.
This Dong Yiyuan was born as a avant-garde general in the Xuanfu. His father, Dong Yang, served as a general in Datong and died fighting against An Da. Therefore, Dong Yiyuan is definitely the queen of Zhongliang.
He himself is also a veteran general of Jiubian. In the 43rd year of Jiajing period, he was promoted to Shimenzhai general for his meritorious service in fighting Mongolia. In the first year of Longqing period, he defeated the enemy again and was promoted to deputy general. Later, he was impeached and resigned, so he lived in idleness. During the Northwest Rebellion, he was temporarily appointed, and Dai Zuili was reinstated. In the 19th year of Wanli, he was appointed as the chief military officer of Yansui. In the 23rd year of Wanli, he was appointed as the chief military officer of Lintao, which was newly established that year.
The establishment of the Lintao General Soldier was an adjustment after the great victory over Yuan Dynasty, in order to strengthen the defense of the northwest border. Dong Yiyuan was able to serve as the first Lintao General Soldier, which shows that he still had some influence in the court - mainly in the eyes of Gao Pragmatic. Two brushes.
Although the battle situation was unfavorable at this time, Dong Yiyuan remained calm in the face of danger and personally led the Shaanxi-Gansu cavalry to clear the way and break through backward to open a gap. The Ming army fought and retreated, retreating about two miles in an orderly manner. After reorganizing their formation, they were able to attack again.
From then on, the two armies fought again, but Dong Yiyuan's troops were at a considerable disadvantage. The Shaanxi-Gansu cavalry could only be used briefly in the mountains when breaking out of encirclement, and was not of great use at ordinary times. Therefore, the battle situation fell into a stalemate, and no one could do anything for a while. No one.
Fortunately, Deng Zilong's troops were about to arrive at this time. After Dong Yiyuan learned about it, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat and join Deng Zilong. Yang Zhu also knew that Deng Zilong's troops were about to arrive, so he eagerly ordered a full-scale pursuit.
This time Yang Zhu made a big mistake. Although Deng Zilong was the commander-in-chief of Fujian at the time, his direct troops were all Guangdong soldiers who had accompanied him all the way since he started his career. The characteristic of the Guangdong army was that it was relatively wealthy, so they used firearms. To a high degree.
Deng Zilong is already sixty-seven years old this year. It is said that old people do not rely on their muscles and bones for strength. He did not intend to fight with Yang Zhu in front of the formation. Instead, he ordered artillery to attack the enemy without any sense of martial ethics.
Yang Zhu did not expect that Deng Zilong's artillery would have so many artillery pieces, nor did he expect that his artillery positions were deployed so quickly. He was bombarded as soon as he caught up.
Yang Zhu was heavily guarded by the Ming army's artillerymen because of the dense troops around him. He was hit by a cannonball and seriously injured on the spot. Although he was desperately rescued by his subordinates, the Bozhou Army retreated hastily. In the end, Yang Zhu didn't make it through, because his injuries were too severe and he died during the escort. His always wanting to fight Liu Wei was over.
On the 16th, another group of Anjiang ministers captured Mengguan, fought to Dashuitian, and burned Taoxizhuang. They were no more than three days away from Longyantun. Seeing that the situation was critical, Yang Yinglong urgently ordered the entire army to gather at Longyantun and hold on.
Military advisor Sun Shitai offered advice: "Our army has not yet completely rushed back to Longyantun to rendezvous, and the officers and soldiers are pursuing it urgently. I foolishly thought that we could resort to a false surrender strategy to delay the officers and soldiers' pursuit.
Of course, this fake surrender must be very different from the previous ones. Women, old and young, in Bozhou can be instructed to present surrender documents on various roads. This can eliminate the suspicion of the officers and soldiers. The surrender arrangements of the officers and soldiers along the way will greatly slow down the march, and the surrender broadcasters can also wait for the opportunity to convey the news of the officers and soldiers to Longyantun. "
Yang Yinglong now looked like everyone would betray him. Hearing this, he couldn't help but become suspicious: "Now that Bozhou has fallen into chaos, Mr. Sun can still have this magical power to instruct Bomin to surrender?"
Sun Shitai, however, did not panic and replied calmly: "Master, you are usually busy with official duties and in charge of military matters. I have your own way of liaising with civil affairs. Master, don't worry. However, in order to really dispel the doubts of the officers and soldiers, we also need to It requires the relatives of Bozhou to surrender.
Now, for the officers and soldiers, Bozhou is defeated thousands of miles away and is in danger. At this time, it is reasonable for Bozhou's relatives to come and surrender one after another. I want to ask Tian to fake surrender. At this time, Ma Zhongxian's plan to fake surrender is much faster than Ma Zhongxian's time. The timing is more appropriate. "
Yang Yinglong's eyes lit up and he praised: "Mr. Sun is worthy of being my Yang family's think tank, and this strategy is very popular with me. Now our top priority is to gather troops in Longyan Hoarding as soon as possible. As long as Longyan Hoarding is secured, Bozhou can be secured. The Yang family in Bozhou can also be protected. Without further delay, please ask Mr. Sun to start arranging this matter immediately." Sun Shitai accepted the order.
So soon after, various Ming armies continued to receive surrenders from the people during the march. At the same time, they also requested resettlement. The Ming army generals reported to Song Liangzuo, the commander of the army.
At this time, Tan Xisi, the governor of Pianyuan, and Guo Zizhang, the governor of Guizhou, both went to Chongqing and were discussing matters with Song Liangzuo. Both governors agreed with the surrender.
Tan Xisi said: "After Bozhou is pacified, Bozhou will inevitably change from chieftain autonomy to direct control by officials. Then the people of Bozhou are the people of the emperor. Since we lead the emperor's troops to conquer the non-subjects, we should always promote the emperor's virtues and make them The people of Bozhou can surrender with peace of mind, so that they can live up to the emperor, the court, and the people."
Guo Zizhang also agreed: "What Tan Fujun said is absolutely true. Those who are treacherous and stubborn are all the Yang family of Bozhou and their associates, but they have nothing to do with the people of Bozhou.
At present, the Yang family is about to be destroyed, the rebel army is completely defeated, and Bozhou is about to fall. The Bomin, chieftains and some of their associates, who have been oppressed by the Yang family for a long time, take the opportunity to escape from the control of the Yang family and sincerely surrender to me. These should be accepted. The establishment of an army was a move that complied with the people's sentiments and would also facilitate the smooth implementation of Bozhou's land-return reform in the future. "
Song Liangzuo pondered and said: "I greatly admire the two loyal emperors and their love for the people. But the emperor has already made a decree. The thieves are used to pretending to surrender. They should not be trusted. If they are asked to surrender, they will behead the envoys and burn books until Yang Ni is captured." ——The holy edict is here, you two can take it and take a look."
He signaled his staff to submit the imperial edict, and the two governors respectfully accepted it. Song Liangzuo continued: "The holy meaning is profound, and I know the key to it. Of course, we have been taught by sages since childhood, and we should not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Slaughter the common people who spread thieves.
Therefore, I thought that all the people who asked to surrender could be detained first, while the army continued to conquer Longyantun with all their strength, and then make plans after capturing Yang Ni. Now that all the armies are about to join forces in Longyantun, the headquarters will also rush there immediately. I ask you two to immediately spread what you have just discussed to all the armies and order all the armies to strictly implement it. "
Since there was an imperial edict requesting it in advance, the two governors naturally did not dare to object and followed Song Liangzuo's orders. After receiving the strict order, Ming armies from all walks of life detained the people who asked to surrender, burned the surrender documents, and went to Longyantun to join forces.
However, it was said that Wu Guang conquered Yamen Pass and Yingshui Niutang along the way, and fought fiercely with the Miao troops along the way for three days, winning consecutive battles. On this day, he happened to meet a Bomin woman on the road and offered a letter asking for surrender. Wu Guang only wanted to attack Longyan Dun quickly, but when he saw this, he felt disgusted, so he casually ordered them to be escorted to the rear to wait for orders.
However, the woman resisted desperately, cried bitterly, fell to the ground and appealed again, and reported to Wu Guang: "Tian, please surrender! Tian, please surrender! General, please listen to me! Tian and Yang are related by marriage, and they have done many evil things in Bozhou, and they are also responsible for The officers and soldiers often devise poisonous schemes, but I hope they will be punished and meritorious service! I hope they will be punished and meritorious service!
General, general! Tian was able to poison Yang Yinglong within three days and presented it to the general for credit! It only takes three days, just three days to kill Yang Yinglong with poison, cut off his head and present it to the general. The general will definitely make a great contribution! Just ask the general to wait for the good news! "
Wu Guangda was surprised, stopped, looked at her suspiciously, and asked: "Who are you? How can I believe that Tian is not deceiving me? Well, as far as I know, Tian had earlier He once sent four messengers to pretend to surrender, but luckily they were discovered. How dare you repeat the same trick in front of me today?
What's more, what ability does Mr. Tian have to dare to brazenly poison Yang Yinglong? You answer immediately, if you can't answer, I will kill you on the spot! "
The woman replied: "I am a member of the Tian clan, and I was ordered to deliver a message. The Tian clan had been in charge of the Miao affairs in Bozhou for many years, so I was able to secretly control the secret art of poison. Yang Yinglong didn't care about it at first, but recently he suddenly became deeply interested in the Tian clan. He seems to be worried that the Tian family will be unfavorable to the Yang family in the future, and may even rob Bozhou, so he plans to get rid of the Tian family to avoid future troubles.
It's just that now is the time of crisis, Yang Yinglong still needs to use Tian's family to confront the government and army, so he is holding back for the time being. Tian didn't want to help the tyrants anymore, and there was only one chance to secretly poison Yang Yinglong. Before Yang Yinglong was completely wary of Tian, as long as he started early, with the help of the Miao witchcraft, the murder would be invisible, and Yang Yinglong's head would be at his fingertips!
General, Tian promised that once he succeeds, Tian will secretly send a message to the general, and then secretly dedicate Yang Yinglong's head to the general to help the general rise to prominence, and Tian has no extravagant aspirations, just that he will not be counted as a traitor. That’s it. "
"Oh, really?" Wu Guang asked again: "Then why did you choose to ask for surrender from me instead of looking for other generals?" Obviously he still suspected that Tian had an ulterior motive.
The woman smiled helplessly and replied: "General, why do you have to break the casserole and ask the truth? In fact, no matter who you ask for surrender, it makes no difference to the Tian family. After all, the leaders of all the officers and soldiers since this war are all the commander-in-chief of the town." Soldiers are already at the pinnacle of military generals and officials in the imperial court. In this case, Tian will always ask for surrender no matter who he meets first, and please forgive me for this, general."
After the woman finished speaking, she nodded her head repeatedly. Although her words were straightforward and even a little unkind, Wu Guang believed her.
According to his own understanding, if the Tian family asks for surrender, the best way is of course to ask Song Zhijun to surrender, or else Guo Fujun and Tan Fujun. Of course, the three of them are sitting in the rear, and asking them to surrender is not easy.
The three major frontiers could not be found, and Wu Guang should not be the one following him. After all, although the army was divided into eight groups, the admiral of the Eighth Route Army was Liu Wei and Liu Zongrong. The Tian family's next-level choice should be to find Liu. Please surrender. Wu Guang had always been suspicious because of this.
However, Mrs. Tian's last frank answer was a success. It reminded Wu Guang that with Bozhou's current situation that could fall at any time, the Tian family must be in panic all day long. As long as they grasp a straw, they feel that it can save their lives.
Since almost all the Eighth Route Army came under the leadership of the general, who should they ask for surrender? Not asking for surrender? How big of a difference can it make? After all, it's not surprising that the chieftain is a barbarian who can't figure out the hierarchy within the court and the army.
Wu Guang was relieved, and then released him, and then ordered his troops to stand still and camp on the spot, waiting for changes to occur.
One day later, news came from Longyantun that Yang Yinglong was injured by Ming army artillery. When Longyantun was treating him, the Tian family had secretly poisoned him, and Yinglong was about to die from the poison.
When Wu Guang heard this, he was overjoyed. He laughed and said to his confidants: "In this way, I can get the head of the thieves chief without any effort and achieve great success. Haha, this is the first time such a happy event has happened in this town since joining the army. It was really unexpected.
Speaking of which, it was a good thing that Yang Yinglong was not killed on the spot. Otherwise, how would it be Tian's turn to secretly poison him? However, it doesn't matter even if he is killed by the bomb, the head will still be sent to me after all.
Hiss... But now the problem has changed a bit. As for how I get Yinglong's head, I have to prepare a speech in advance. In addition, to be on the safe side, someone needs to be sent to verify what is said in the letter. "So Wu Guang later sent someone to investigate whether Yang Yinglong was really injured by the artillery.
It didn't matter. Wu Guang reported that Yang Yinglong was still alive these days, actively directing the defense of Longyantun, and many Ming army generals such as Liu Wei and Ma Lin also saw it with their own eyes.
As for those who were previously said to have been injured by the Ming army's artillery and died, there were indeed some, but they were Yang Zhu, a fierce general under Yang Yinglong's command, and not Yang Yinglong himself at all. Tian's change of Yang Zhu into Yang Yinglong in the letter was purely to deal with Wu Guang.
Wu Guang was furious: "It turned out to be a delaying tactic! Yang Yinglong sent the Tian family to pretend to surrender, just to delay time so that the rebels could withdraw into Longyandun as soon as possible! I... I am really ashamed of myself. I have strict military orders not to be taken lightly, but I am greedy for profit and have fallen into Tian's trap. This is a plan to fake surrender! This town must kill off the Yang family and the Tian family, so that they can have no descendants!"
Wu Guang was so ashamed and angry that he wrote a letter of apology and carried it with him, hoping to find an opportunity to confess his fault to Song Liangzuo in person. Wu Guang then ordered the whole army to advance, and rushed all the way to the vicinity of Longyandun. He strengthened his troops and worked bravely to assist Liu Wei, burned two passes and captured three mountains. All the remaining Miao soldiers they faced collapsed under his ferocious attack. In order to fight, he seized the road and fled, and Wu Guang was also able to cut off the firewood and firewood water source of Bozhou Army.
After doing all this and making up for his past mistakes, Wu Guang immediately met up with all the troops and waited for the arrival of Song Liangzuo, the commander of the army, with other generals, preparing to attack Longyantun and fight the final battle to quell the Bozhou rebellion.
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