Thousands of troops arrived at Qiongdu City in a mighty manner, and surrounded the north and east gates of the city. The reason why they did not surround them in all four directions was not only the lack of troops, but also the art of war that required the siege division to be surrounded. The reason for the failure.
Of course, it is usually surrounded by three towers. However, there is a lake with a length of dozens of miles in the south of Qiongdu City called Qiongchi. The boats and ships on the lake have been set on fire by Feng Chong, so Yang Qing only placed one on the south bank of Qiongchi. The cavalry was ignored as a warning.
As for the west of the city, Yang Qing had ordered Feng Chong to lead a large group of cavalry to hide in the jungle ten miles away. They would intercept and kill the defeated soldiers as soon as they escaped from the west gate.
After Feng Chong conquered Beishui, he led his cavalry to the city of Qiongdu. Although they could not attack the city, they could still intercept grain routes, burn supplies, etc. What's more, they had been wandering outside Qiongdu City, causing the barbarians inside the city to attack. The soldiers were frightened every day.
After Yang Qing's army arrived outside Qiongdu City, he naturally returned to the army and resumed his duties, and informed Yang Qing of the details of the martyrs in the city.
The two parties agreed that tonight several prominent surnames in the city would lead their family members, servants and some common people, a total of about eight or nine hundred people, to stage an uprising in the city. They would set fire everywhere to disrupt the sight of the barbarian soldiers, and would open the east and north gates to greet them. The army entered the city.
In the official camp outside the east city gate, Yang Qing was riding on a horse in military uniform, and behind him were two thousand Han and Qiang warriors who were ready to go. As soon as the signal from the rebels in the city was sent, they would rush towards the city wall.
Even if the rebels in the city did not successfully open the city gate, Yang Qing will launch a strong attack tonight, preparing to break the city in one fell swoop. After all, there are rebels in the city who have sympathies with the imperial court. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that should not be missed easily. They only need to cause chaos among the barbarian soldiers in the city and attack the army. The siege was extremely smooth.
Yang Qing looked at the sky and knew that the agreed attack time was about a quarter of an hour away. However, seeing that there was no movement in the city yet, he felt a little worried.
Could it be that something was leaked? What the insider fears most is to be discovered in advance, otherwise the enemy will take advantage of his plan and fall into the enemy's trap.
When Yang Qingzheng was thinking about whether to send someone to explore again, he suddenly heard the roar of killings in the city. When he left the camp and looked out, he saw fires everywhere. He knew that the rebels in the city must have started to take action.
Just as people in the city were noisy, three loud arrows suddenly rose into the sky, which was the agreed signal. Yang Qing did not hesitate, drew out his sword and shouted loudly: "All armies listen to the order, attack Qiongdu, kill!"
As Yang Qingling pointed his sword, the army behind him rushed towards Qiongdu City like a raging tide.
As they approached the city gate, they heard bursts of screams and fighting sounds coming from inside. After a while, the city gate was opened with a creak, and a dozen people jumped out. They held giant axes and knocked down the suspension bridge in three or five strokes. The chains were cut.
Seeing that the passage was opened as promised, Yang Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then commanded the army to rush into the city.
On the morning of the next day, Yang Qing stood in a luxuriously decorated hall. He looked around for a while and couldn't help but shake his head.
I secretly thought that the guy in Couture had such low taste that he only filled the house with all kinds of treasures and decorated the fine lobby of the county government office like the main hall of a nouveau riche.
"De Mao, take all these gold, silver and jewelry away and register them."
Although Zhou Xing outside the house felt that these gold and silver utensils were quite impressive, he knew that Yang Qing did not like vulgar things and preferred elegance, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
"By the way, I have to take good care of that white tiger skin so that I can use it in the future." Yang Qing pointed to the main seat and said.
"Yes, Mr. Fu."
According to the captives, this white tiger skin is extremely precious and is a favorite item of Haute Couture. It is usually spread on the main table.
Yang Qing felt that Gao Ding worked hard to show off his power, and that was enough for other seasons. It was midsummer not long ago, and it was really admirable that he could still sit in such a hot weather.
But teasing is all about teasing, Yang Qing still likes this white tiger skin quite a lot. The autumn and winter in Chengdu are quite cold, so he plans to give this tiger skin to Zhuge Liang to keep out the cold, which can be regarded as a token of his appreciation.
Last night's battle ended faster than Yang Qing imagined. As soon as Yang Qing from the east city and Zhang Yi from the north city entered the city, the Yi soldiers no longer had the will to fight.
With the support of the internal response, the government troops quickly occupied various fortresses such as public offices, grain depots, and military depots.
As for the capture of the Prefect's Mansion, it went more smoothly. There was still a slight resistance from the Yi soldiers in other places. However, as soon as the Yi general heard that the city was broken, he immediately abandoned the army and led a few personal guards to escape from the west city gate. Therefore, the officers and soldiers recaptured the Prefect without any blood. Mansion.
When the Yi soldiers who were still resisting knew that their general had abandoned the city and fled, the fighting basically turned into a one-sided chase and hunt. The Yi soldiers either died or surrendered, and the fighting in the city ended in the first half of the night.
As for the war outside the city, it was not too late to end. Not long after Yang Qing returned to his official office, Feng Chong came back with a human head covered in blood.
It turned out that this person was the third brother of Gaoding. As the general, he took the lead in escaping from Xicheng and happened to run into Feng Chong who was ambushing him. This guy had little martial arts, and after a few rounds, Feng Chong slashed him off his horse, and the rest of the barbarian soldiers were also killed.
In this battle, most of the thousands of barbarian soldiers were wiped out, and more than a thousand barbarian soldiers surrendered. Only a few hundred took advantage of the chaos to escape to Dingze.
After daybreak, Yang Qing released the list to calm the people, and at the same time met with the rebels who had made achievements last night. Although the leading surnames had rebelled, Yang Qing did not mention a word about it, only talking about last night's achievements.
Qiongdu had just been recovered. If the government wanted to gain a firm foothold, it was inseparable from the cooperation of these big surnames. Therefore, Yang Qing mainly tried to appease them at this time. However, if these people did not understand the current affairs and thought that they would be able to play both sides in the future, Yang Qing would The Qing Dynasty did not hesitate to let them taste the iron fist of the imperial court.
The recapture of Qiongdu, the capital of Yuexun County, by the government troops basically spelled the end of the last hope of the Sou rebels. Almost all of Sou and Yi's combatable troops were destroyed, with only Ding Zeo still having some remnants.
The next day, Yang Qing ordered Zhang Ni to lead two thousand infantry and Feng Chong's cavalry to continue southward to recover the lost territory. The Yi people in Zuoqin, Taideng, Dazuo and other counties had already withdrawn to Dingzi, so most of their trip was There will be no more war.
Two days later, Wu Que's spies came back with news that Ding Ze's rebels, led by Gao Ding's wife, abandoned the city and fled to the deep mountains and jungles to the west. Judging from their direction of travel, they probably wanted to retreat to their tribe's lair. .
The remaining rebels were so knowledgeable that it was a bit difficult for Yang Qing to deal with them. He originally wanted to kill them all, but he didn't expect them to act so decisively and directly ran back to the deep mountains and old forests. It would take a lot of effort to eliminate them in the future.
In fact, the reason why the old people withdrew so quickly was that in addition to the defeat of Qiongdu, the reinforcements they had high hopes for were also gone. The tribes they asked for help were not fools. Now that the official army has won successive victories, Yang Qing's reputation has spread throughout Yueqi. Who dares to stroke the beard of the government at this moment?
Therefore, in the dangerous situation with strong enemies outside and no reinforcements inside, Gaoding's wife had no choice but to lead the remaining tribesmen back to the tribe's old territory.
Five days later, Zhang Ni led his army to Dingzuo City. The terrain here was difficult and it was originally an important fortress of Gaoding in the south of Yuexi. Therefore, Zhang Ni decided to use this as the base of his army in the south.
As for Feng Chong, he continued to lead the cavalry to recover other cities in the south. Soon Suijiu, Qingling, Gufu and other cities were also recovered one after another.
Three days later, all fourteen counties of Yuebai County were finally returned to the hands of the imperial court. That night, Yang Qing held a grand celebration banquet in Qiongdu City, officially announcing that the battle of recapture had been completed, and all the meritorious officers and soldiers were rewarded. At that time, all the soldiers and civilians in the city were happy.
