Zhu Renxia was praising Jiang Guangjun, and Jin Zhu was making jokes next to him, and everyone smiled from time to time.
As he was talking, he suddenly saw an official in his early fifties, of medium build, wearing a crimson official robe, with a golden pheasant embroidered on his chest, and a jade-studded black gauze hat striding over.
Although his brows and eyes looked quite haggard, the majesty of having held a high position for a long time still moved people, and they subconsciously stood up straight.
"If I guess correctly, you are the Zhu Renxia that Li Yao mentioned, right?"
Jiang Dongzhi stopped five or six steps away from Zhu Renxia, put his hands behind his back and asked.
Zhu Renxia hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "I must be Jiang Futai? The magistrate of Jinping County, Zhu Renxia, followed the order of the prefect Li Yao and led the Chang'an Town People's Zhuang Regiment to reinforce Guiyang."
"Okay, great!"
Jiang Dongzhi was overjoyed. He looked at the team and praised them repeatedly: "Your Minzhuang training in Liping is really good. They look high-spirited and energetic."
His eyes fell on the group of prisoners with their hands tied in the middle. It was roughly estimated that there were at least four to five hundred people, and he asked in surprise: "Who are these people?"
"To answer Master Futai, these are the prisoners captured by our Chang'an army in the valley." Zhu Renxia cupped his hands and replied, "A total of four hundred and sixty-one people."
Jiang Dongzhi just heard from Han Chao that this Minzhuang army from Liping had won the battle and wiped out more than a thousand enemies. He was skeptical about the authenticity, and he didn't know that they had captured four to five hundred people.
This is no wonder Jiang Dongzhi was suspicious. Since Yang Yinglong openly rebelled, there have been several fierce battles between officers and soldiers in Guizhou and the rebels, all of which ended in failure.
In the eyes of Guizhou officers and soldiers, the rebels, composed mainly of chieftain soldiers and Miao soldiers, were brave and good at fighting, good at climbing, accurate with bows and arrows, and accurate with fire guns. They were simply an invincible army.
And Lipinglai's minzhuang only has about a thousand people at most, can he still annihilate more than a thousand people?
Therefore, Jiang Dongzhi's first reaction was much the same as that of Yang Kang. He felt that someone was lying about military information. In short, the authenticity of this matter needed to be verified.
But when he saw Wu Yangyang's prisoner, Jiang Dongzhi was shocked.
"You won the battle in the canyon? Captured nearly five hundred prisoners?"
Zhu Renxia corrected him: "Returning to Master Futai, we used the hillside to set up an ambush, killing more than 1,100 enemies and capturing more than 400 people. Including those who escaped, we defeated at least more than 2,000 rebels."
"More than two thousand rebels?"
Jiang Dongzhi suddenly became energetic, and he suddenly felt a sense of lofty ideals like "I talk about being crazy as a teenager", and the decadence and depression in his chest were immediately swept away.
At this moment, officials such as Inspector Guo Zizhang and Chief Envoy Jia Chang also came over. I don’t know who interrupted, "You defeated two thousand rebels with just one thousand people?"
Although most people were skeptical, the more than 400 prisoners with their hands tied and squatting on the ground were solid evidence that they could not doubt.
Zhu Renxia corrected: "We only have 900 people, and we are facing 3,000 rebels. In addition to more than 1,000 people we killed, we captured nearly 500 people, and another 400 to 500 people fled, and the rest were captured. They escaped... However, the leader of this ambush was named Xiang Zhao, and we killed him..."
The adults were discussing again.
"It's so good to be so obedient. Facing three times the enemy, you were able to win a complete victory. How powerful this people is!"
"Isn't this the younger brother of Xiang Fan? The top ten warriors under Yang Yinglong were actually killed by an army of civilians?"
"Isn't it a case of mistaken identity? How can Xiang Zhao be killed so easily? This guy is battle-hardened!"
Han Chao, the commander who followed behind, clasped his fists and said: "My lords, what Magistrate Zhu said is true. That Xiang Chi really died at the hands of the Chang'an Army. His head is in the tower at the moment. Commander Yang Kang, Comrade Lu Zhiwen saw it with his own eyes."
Zhu Renxia smiled slightly and explained: "It was precisely because we killed Xiang Fan's brother that he was so angry that he pursued our army."
The crowd cursed again.
"This Yang Kang is really damned. After seeing Xiang Zhao's head, he still doubts this and that. He doesn't let reinforcements come in. He is really making fun of national affairs!"
"That's child's play of his. He's jealous of his talents. He's afraid that others will take the lead and not be able to show off his abilities!"
"If he really had the ability, he would have guarded the city gate. The rebels are about to come in right now. He has so much ability!"
At this moment, a fast horse galloped over. The officers and soldiers on the horse rolled off the horse anxiously, knelt down on one knee in front of Jiang Dongzhi, and said out of breath.
"It's not good, it's not good... report it to Mr. Futai, Mr. Fantai, Mr. Zhetai..."
"Say it!"
Jiang Dongzhi shouted impatiently, he was so angry that there were so many words, like an old lady's foot wraps, smelly and long.
"Yes... Commander Yang died in battle!"
Jiang Dongzhi's face suddenly condensed, and his breathing almost stopped at this moment, "What, Yang Kang died in the battle?"
"Yes...Commander Yang died under Xiang Fan's knife. His head was chopped off with a knife. He was miserable. His head was snatched away by the rebels..."
"..."
Although he had scolded Yang Kang vigorously just now, at this moment, all the officials present fell into silence.
In the battle of Feilianbao, Yang Guozhu, the commander of Guizhou Dudu Commandery Division, was killed in the battle, and the entire army of five thousand officers and soldiers was wiped out. At the same time, two commanders, Tongzhi, and two commanders were also killed.
It can be said that this battle not only destroyed one-third of Guizhou's military strength, but also wiped out Guizhou's military command system, leaving almost no generals.
After the Battle of Feilianbao, Yang Kang, who served as the commander of the Guiyang Guard and the commander of the Guizhou Capital, became the only senior general in Guizhou. Unexpectedly, he died in battle today, which meant that there were no generals available in Guiyang City. …
Who will command the troops?
Is it the acting commander Lu Zhiwen, who is jealous of his talents, or the commander Han Chao, which one of these people looks like he can turn the tide?
"Magistrate Zhu, how did your people win the battle?"
Jiang Dongzhi's eyes fell on Jiang Guanjun, and he saw the general's demeanor in this man with a blood-stained robe, a demeanor of being unfazed by humiliation.
"Could this person be the Jiang champion that Li Yao mentioned? He was praised by Qi Jiguang as General Qian who bravely championed the three armies?" Jiang Dongzhi secretly speculated in his heart.
In his opinion, Zhu Renxia was too young, and the ambush in the canyon was probably not commanded by him. It was more likely that this majestic man was responsible.
Zhu Renxia did not take any credit. He pointed at Chaojiang Champion and said: "It was our Chang'an Town Minzhuang League Yangtze River Champion who commanded it. If Mr. Futai can reuse him, I guarantee that Guiyang will be able to defend Guiyang."
Jiang Dongzhi showed a look of joy, clasped his fists towards Champion Jiang and said, "Are you the Champion Jiang who was praised by General Qi Jiguang as the bravest of the three armies?"
Jiang Guanjun hurriedly raised his hands and returned the salute: "Master Futai, you are complimenting me. It's just General Qi's great love. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Qi family's army. How dare I say that I am brave enough to be the best in the three armies!"
Hearing Jiang Dongzhi's praise, all the officials present showed admiration: "It turns out that he is an officer from the Qi family army. No wonder he behaves dignifiedly and is upright!"
"Not only is he righteous, look at the blood stains all over his body, he must have killed at least dozens of rebels, right?"
Jiang Dongzhi suddenly bowed to Jiang Guangjun and pleaded: "General Jiang, you and I have the same surname and the same clan, and we were one family five hundred years ago. God has mercy on me and sent a general like you to help me defend the city. I hope the general can do his best." Help us to defend Guiyang City."
Jiang Guanjun hurriedly returned the gift to Jiang Dongzhi and bowed to the ground: "Master Futai, I can't help you. You are the parent official of Guizhou and you are more than twenty years older than me. Logically speaking, I have to call you uncle. How dare you do this?" Big gift!"
Jiang Dongzhi shed tears and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the Holy Grace, I, Jiang Dongzhi, served as governor of Guizhou for three years. I dare not say that I have achieved a small amount of achievements, but I can be regarded as having a breeze on my sleeves and working hard.
It’s a shame that I don’t know much about military affairs, which caused Yang Yinglong to become powerful and bring disaster to Guizhou. Now that the army is approaching the city, I am helpless. I hope the general will help us defend the city and protect the people in the city. "
Jiang Guangjun clasped his fists and agreed, and said with emotion: "Thanks to Mr. Futai's respect, I, Jiang Guanjun, are willing to fight to the death for the Ming Dynasty! I am with the city gate, and I will die if the city gate is thrown away!"
Yang Kang was killed in battle, and the resentment in Zhu Renxia's heart had disappeared. He immediately gave an order: "Jin Zhu, Pang Feihong, you choose the most elite brothers and follow Captain Jiang to retake the city gate!"
"yes!"
Jin Zhu and Pang Feihong, who had been eager to try for a long time, agreed, and immediately led Xu Le's fourth company and Ding Xiao's first company to follow Jiang Guanjun and fight towards the city gate again, past the retreating officers and soldiers, and once again met the rebels on a narrow road and fought hand-to-hand. .
