However, just as they were able to see clearly, Zuo Liangyu and others were all dumbfounded.
I saw that the place where the imperial army camp was located outside the city was indeed blazing with fire. However, the burning place was not the military camp, but piles of firewood piled here and there in the open space of the military camp. From a distance, it looked like the military camp was on fire.
In Jianchang City, although it was also filled with flames. However, having seen this scene outside the city, you can tell by thinking about it with your toes, and it is probably the same in the city.
And those figures running back and forth in the firelight, panicking, turned out to be people wearing common people's clothes.
As for the imperial officers and soldiers, they were all under the city, or on the other side of the military camp, already well prepared and waiting for them.
Needless to say, they fell into the trap!
After coming back to their senses, Zuo Liangyu and others immediately knew that many of the people sent to Jianchang City to cause chaos, or in other words, the internal agents who were originally in Jianchang City, had probably rebelled, so Xingguo Gong set up a plan in advance. This game!
After Zuo Liangyu and others understood all this, they were immediately frightened out of their wits.
They came for a sneak attack under the cover of their eyes, but it was impossible for them to maintain their organization. When they were traveling all night, the team was scattered.
But now, the imperial officers and soldiers are preparing for the attack. Not to mention, the imperial army originally had more troops than them and were more elite, so how could they fight?
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Zuo Liangyu and the chieftains once again used their instincts, and the thirty-six tactics were the best, and they ran away without saying a word.
However, this time, it will not be so easy for them to run away.
This is a plain, and the imperial cavalry has been deployed long ago and is waiting for them.
The sky was dimming, and when the rebels saw clearly the deployment of the imperial officers and soldiers, the imperial officers and soldiers also saw these rebels coming to kill them.
When Zuo Liangyu and others wanted to escape, the imperial cavalry would naturally not watch and immediately outflanked and pursued them.
Outside Jianchang City, the twilight of the sky became a turning point, which became the beginning of the imperial army's suppression of the rebels.
Just like in the previous civil war, Zhang Mingwei did not try to kill all the ordinary rebel soldiers. Instead, he asked the imperial officers and soldiers to learn the dialect from the local people in advance. While chasing and killing them, Zhang Mingwei shouted: "Throw them away." Those who surrender while kneeling before the sword will avoid death!”
After seeing this scene, the people in Jianchang City also shouted: "Those who throw away their weapons and kneel down and surrender will avoid death!"
On the battlefield, sometimes language is not actually needed, let alone learning the local dialect.
In this situation, when there is no escape, how many people will resist to the end, naturally they will kneel down and surrender.
Only the chieftains, including Zuo Liangyu, did not dare to surrender, so they relied on their horses and tried to escape.
But this time, they were obviously not so lucky.
The officers and soldiers of the imperial cavalry had already exerted their energy and were staring at them, which would make them run away.
Whether it's riding skills or the war horse on his hip, he is well prepared and chases after him. Zhang Mingwei was in the arrow tower at the head of Jianchang City, using his binoculars to watch the cavalry soldiers shortening the pursuit distance little by little.
Among them, the fastest pursuer was Qin Yiming from Sichuan, who Zhang Mingwei did not expect.
This time, Zhang Mingwei brought troops to reinforce the Sichuan Xingdu Division's suppression of bandits. Instead of Li Dingguo and the others, he brought Ma Ke, Zhang Luofu and other old subordinates. These soldiers of theirs are the most familiar with the policy set by Zhang Mingwei. They have been doing this since the Battle of Kaifeng.
In addition, when Zhang Mingwei returned to Chengdu, he also brought Qin Yiming with him. After all, the people here are complicated, so it would be much more convenient if the local generals came with him.
At this time, Qin Yiming was seen chasing a chieftain who seemed to be shouting. However, the chieftain not only did not listen, but turned around and shot an arrow in response to him.
As a result, you can see Qin Yiming no longer talking nonsense, and together with his personal guards, they are shooting arrows to greet him. In just one round, the toast running in front of him was shot into a hornet's nest, including his people and his horses.
Then, without even checking, he went to chase the other nearest chieftain.
When Zhang Mingwei saw this, he went to search for traces of Zuo Liangyu. This time, he didn't want Zuo Liangyu to escape. It is enough to let Li Zicheng and the others go to Yunnan and Guizhou. Rebellious generals like Zuo Liangyu should have been killed as soon as possible.
In fact, from the beginning, Zhang Mingwei never thought of letting him go. It's just that Zuo Liangyu's escape skills were top-notch and he never gave Zhang Mingwei a chance to catch him.
Soon, Zhang Mingwei locked Zuo Liangyu through the telescope. Although they were far away, Zuo Liangyu's armor was still different from that of the chieftain, and they could be distinguished at a glance.
The person chasing behind Zuo Liangyu was Zhang Luofu, the commander of the Beijing camp cavalry.
There is no nonsense here. Zhang Luofu kept chasing and shooting arrows, but Zuo Liangyu was also cunning and kept dodging. Even if he was occasionally shot, the arrow hung on his back and did not affect his escape.
However, no matter what, it affected his escape. Slowly, he was caught up by the cavalry led by Zhang Luofu.
As they got closer and closer, they saw that Zuo Liangyu's personal guards no longer surrounded him and fled. Instead, they all fled in all directions and no longer ran with Zuo Liangyu. Obviously they knew that the number one official in the imperial army was The target is Zuo Liangyu. As long as they escape Zuo Liangyu, they have a chance to escape.
Seeing this, Zuo Liangyu seemed to be yelling. It was too far away to hear any movement at all. But it's definitely not a good word. The personal guards would definitely be mad if they abandoned him and ran away.
At a close enough distance, Zhang Luofu was seen shooting with his bow and arrow again. This time, an arrow hit Zuo Liangyu's horse in the crotch. He was in pain and could not run anymore. The horse stumbled and even the man was injured. With the horse, it became a rolling gourd.
Zhang Mingwei saw in the telescope that Zhang Luofu and his men rushed over immediately and formed a circle. Then, he saw one of Zhang Luofu's personal guards, tying Zuo Liangyu with a rope, and then threw him into a horse on the back. Obviously, Zuo Liangyu should not be dead, otherwise, there would be no need to tie him up.
Captured alive? This is the best!
Zhang Mingwei looked at it and was very satisfied with the result. Then he moved the telescope again to see other situations on the battlefield.
The situation on the battlefield was originally one-sided. Even Zuo Liangyu and others who fled on horseback were overtaken by the imperial cavalry. This meant that the imperial cavalry had already caught up with the rebels who had fled the farthest. Then the rest The rebels, of course, needless to say.
The morning sun has risen, and the morning light illuminates the earth. Everywhere you look, there are groups of rebel soldiers kneeling and surrendering. Among the imperial officers and soldiers, the cavalry are monitoring the battlefield on the periphery, and the imperial court The infantry is already cleaning the battlefield, collecting weapons, collecting prisoners, etc.
The battle to suppress thieves was over in less than half an hour.
"Sir, this battle was so easy!" Zhu Yuluo next to him put down his telescope and said with emotion, "It's so devastating, it's so pleasing to the eye. It's a pity that my father can't see it. Such a war!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei put down the telescope and said with a smile: "When you write back, you can describe the battle situation. Anyway, your writing is good, and you will definitely be able to immerse your father in the scene! One day, if a camera can be invented, If so, you can also take a photo and show it to your father!"
"Really?" When Zhu Ainao heard this, she was overjoyed. If there is anything that left the most profound impression on her in her life, it was definitely the documentary she watched in the palace!
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said, "Fake!"
When Zhu Ainao heard this, she immediately pouted, "Mr. is teasing her!"
"If you want to invent a camera, there are a lot of front-end technologies, it's not that easy!" Zhang Mingwei looked at her like this and still laughed and said, "Speaking of this, I don't know how Fang Yizhi's steam engine is doing. Already? The driving force of the Industrial Revolution, the source of power for the Ming Dynasty to take off, must be developed as soon as possible!”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yulao couldn't bear to pretend to be angry, and immediately said: "Didn't there be a letter a month ago saying that they were wondering about the lack of power? According to what Mr. Zhu said, the efficiency of converting thermal energy into kinetic energy was not high. This problem is being solved. Yeah! If we can solve it, we can pull heavy things!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I won't let them figure it out. In principle, they must have figured it out by now. I will give them a copy of the design drawing later to improve their progress!"
The reason why he did not come up with the mature design drawings of the steam engine from the beginning was because he wanted people of this era to explore for themselves and form their own way of thinking. In other words, the product is not the most important, the way of thinking is!
They were just chatting about things that had nothing to do with the war at hand. When the maid next to them heard it, they stepped forward and reported: "Your Highness, Duke, it's time for breakfast!"
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Put it on, and eat it in front of Chu Yang at the arrow tower at the top of the city."
After hearing this, Zhu Aao glanced at the battlefield outside the city with a smile, thinking, this should be a different kind of "beautiful and delicious"!
Of course she wouldn't object to this.
So, when they were having breakfast, all the generals came to report the results of the battle. The Duke was very happy and rewarded them with a bowl of rice porridge and a sausage.
By the time Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuyao finished their meal, the outcome of the entire war had basically come out.
Zuo Liangyu was captured alive, but he was injured. Zhang Mingwei had someone treat him and then turned around to escort him to the capital.
There are five chieftains here, two are dead, one is seriously injured, and two are captured alive.
For these chieftains, Zhang Mingwei had no interest in escorting the capital. This kind of prisoner is not qualified enough.
He planned to hold a public trial in Jianchang City, let the serfs come out to accuse these chieftains, and finally hand them over to the serfs for execution.
The only thing left is to attack the chieftain's territory, and there is still Hou Xun to capture.
