Bright Spring

Most of the rebel soldiers rebelled in anxiety, only to find that the government of the Ming Dynasty responded slowly, dull and useless.However, none of them realized that in just three or two months, the rebel army had already suffered a complete defeat in another hidden "battlefield" with more long-term impact.

Chapter 954 It's too much to help

The rebel army was besieging Changle County, and countless people gathered, besieging this simple and old town.

The inscription on the stone plaque on the city gate is somewhat blurred, and the city tower has no majestic momentum at all; the rammed earth city wall is only as high as two people, and the appearance of the strong men guarding the city can already be seen clearly.The two sides are close at hand, and the city seems to be breached at any time.

The servants guarding the city were using coal and firewood to burn dung juice, and the rebels who attacked the city also used crude catapults to throw burning objects into the city; thick smoke billowed from all sides on the noisy ground.The new branches, leaves and flowers among the grass and trees seem to wither in the smoke.

There was chaos not far from the city gate, several wooden ladders were overturned, and the rebels screamed and scattered in all directions.The people in the city mainly resisted the enemy with rolling wood and rocks, and "golden juice" (boiling dung water), and all kinds of equipment were relatively simple; even so, the rebels were still repelled several times, and they retreated too easily.

The leader Liu Jun watched for a while, but he was unmoved by this situation.The city was too short, and there were no decent officers and soldiers. The officials and gentry who were overly frightened led the people, and it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.

What Liu Jun cares about now is only the reinforcements from the guards in Qingzhou Prefecture.

The rebel army came from the direction of Linqu County, and the flank between Linqu County and Changle County was Qingzhou Prefecture.Therefore, it is very risky for everyone to go to Changle County. The flanks and rear wings are easily attacked by the army. At first Liu Jun did not agree to enter Changle County.

However, after everyone looted inside and outside Linqu County, the officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou government have been standing still; in addition, some people suggested sending people to pretend to be ordinary people to watch the Qingzhou guards.With this situation, Liu Juncai agreed to continue to march in order to expand his strength.

As expected, when the rebel army aggressively attacked the surrounding counties, the Qingzhou Guard did not move at all, and the officers and soldiers had not even gathered into a battalion.

At this moment, Yiqi came through the crowd and went straight to Liu Jun's banner.There are not many horses in the rebel army, and most of the riders are scouts.Not long after, a knight with a white turban on his head found Liu Jun, got off his horse and reported, "The army is here."

Liu Jun suddenly showed surprise, and asked, "From Qingzhou Mansion?"

The white turban shook his head and said: "General, we saw soldiers and horses in the north. They are all cavalry. There are a lot of people and horses. There are only twenty miles left."

And Qingzhou Mansion is to the west.Liu Jun then asked where the officers and soldiers were, but the scouts didn't know, and only said that the commander's surname was Wang, because they saw the flag with the word "Wang" written on it.

Liu Jun sent more people to the north to investigate, and at the same time consulted with other leaders of the White Lotus Sect.There are dead soldiers in the White Lotus Sect, but most of them are mobs, and a few of them know it well; if the officers and soldiers come to help, everyone will retreat, there is no problem with this idea.

However, disputes arose over how to retreat.Liu Jun felt that this place was far away from the mountainous area of ​​Linqu County, and the attacking crowd couldn't outrun the cavalry, so they should abandon most of them as soon as possible, and only take the confidants and generals to ride first.But Bailong and the others disagreed, after all, running away before fighting was really unreasonable.

The officers and soldiers came very quickly, and within an hour, they had gradually approached Changle County from the north.

Liu Jun, together with Bailong and other leaders, rode to the north of the city.He glanced over the hordes of rebel army formations, and immediately saw the officers and men of the official army.

At this time, Bai Long's voice suddenly said: "I think General Liu's previous proposal makes sense.

General Liu's previous proposal was to give up resistance and run away, but Bai Long was against it at first.As soon as Bai Long finished speaking, several people around him looked at him sideways with strange eyes.

But seeing the dust and fog in the distance, and the muffled sound of "rumbling" shrouded in the midair, it seemed that something huge was coming overwhelmingly.The black shadows of the cavalry were faintly visible in the dust, and the sunlight reflected from time to time in the haze.The cavalry group of the officers and soldiers formed a general formation, the flags were flying in the cavalry, and the long cherry guns stood upright, densely like a forest, so terrifying.

Not long after, a small group of people quickly came out and came running forward first.As soon as the arrow was shot, someone in the team shouted: "There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, those who put down their weapons will live."

There was a crackling sound in the crowd of rebel soldiers, and the arrow flew into the air.The small group of horses turned back immediately, and at the same time, the horns sounded like death in the large group of horses in the north.

After a while, the cavalry in the official army began to speed up, and the dust was even bigger.On the ground, there seemed to be several earth dragons that burrowed into the ground and were swimming in the soil, rolling up the soil and flying.

The arrows quickly covered the air, and the countless black shadows made the light on the ground seem a little dimmer.The whistling arrow feathers flew on both sides of the north and south, but most of the bows and arrows of the rebel army were hunting bows seized from the county government and homemade rough bows and arrows. They were shot|on the armor of the officers and soldiers, like raindrops "jingling" Straight ringing, not to mention shooting people, most of the arrows can't even pierce the hard leather armor of a war horse.

On the contrary, the rebel army was in chaos in an instant.The arrows of the cavalry shot flew across, and the screams were endless. Many people who were coerced could not even hold back the salvo of bows and arrows, and soon began to collapse.

The cavalry formation of the official army was almost unaffected, and groups of horsemen maintained their formation, detouring and galloping in front of the formation.After the light cavalry, the large group of cavalry behind raised their cherry guns and began to charge. The horses charged like arrows leaving the string, and they charged faster and faster.

The iron cavalry was hardly blocked, and quickly broke into the crowd of rebels, piercing through their formation.On the flat land outside the city, the soldiers and horses of both sides fell from north to south.The smoke-filled outside of the city seemed to be boiling at this moment.The previously slow-moving insurgents also seemed to become more flexible. After all, it was hard work to scatter and flee.

...In the cavalry battalion of the rebels who attacked Changle County, the "Wang" flag was the flag of Dingguo Wang Bin.The cavalry led by Wang Bin was the elite of the Beijing camp who accompanied them on the northern tour.The horsemen of the Beijing camp were well-equipped and well-rewarded, and they had gone through battles since the battle of crimes, and they were not something the rebels could resist.Even if the rebel army has ten times the number, it may not be effective.

There is no suspense in the battle outside Changle County.The next day, Kuai Ma reported the good news directly to Zhu Gaoxu's residence.At this time, Zhu Gaoxu and the rest of the escorting soldiers and horses had just entered the ground in Shandong.

The eunuch Cao Fu read Wang Bin's memorial in front of the emperor and his ministers in a mud room.

There was no expression on Zhu Gaoxu's face, and he was not much surprised.The content is roughly that the official army broke through the rebel army with one blow and killed the stubborn thieves. Most of the rebel refugees abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and the official army captured many.The officials and people of Changle County opened the city to greet them, and praised the saint Yunyun who sent troops to rescue.Zhu Gaoxu noticed that Wang Bin's report failed to catch the leader of the bandit, and a group of bandit leaders fled to Linqu County.

After the eunuch finished reading the report, Qi State Duke Qiu Fu hurriedly said: "There are big mountains to the west of Linqu County, and the rebels will definitely escape into the mountains. Ding Guogong chases after them. I'm afraid it will not be so easy in the future, and they may have to suffer."

Of course Zhu Gaoxu understood what Qiu Fu meant. Qiu Fu wanted to do it by himself, and he seemed to look down on Wang Bin, the duke of the state.

Qiu Fu had been named Duke of the State since the Battle of Jingnan, and since then he has been on Zhu Gaoxu's side, and his qualifications are of course older than Wang Bin.But judging from his ability to fight with soldiers, Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel that Wang Bin was inferior to Qiu Fu in his heart, but he just didn't want to comment lightly.

Wang Bin, like Qiu Fu, was born as a guard in the prince's mansion, and he reached the peak of military officials with the merits of Conglong from the new emperor's direct line.Their foundation is still a bit weak, and they are not as good as Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, and Ping An in terms of strategy.However, Zhu Gaoxu knows Wang Bin very well. Wang Bin performed well in the fight against chieftains in Yunnan and the "Battle of Crimes". Except for the occasional disobedience, there is nothing wrong with Wang Bin presiding over some battlefields, and he is good at using tactics. .

Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be relaxed, and said: "The Bailian Sect rebellion in Qingzhou Prefecture | The bandits are just mobs. The soldiers of the Beijing camp have a great chance of winning if they fight against them. Don't worry too much about this kind of battle. The issue of Shandong Chief Envoy, The main thing is not on the battlefield."

He then said in a joking tone: "Wang Bin has just won the battle ahead, if I replace him with an edict, won't he be angry?"

All the civil and military officials in the hall laughed together.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Transfer two more infantry regiments of thousands to Wang Bin's command, and bring artillery and other heavy weapons to make it easier for him to attack the village in the mountains."

Hou Hai and others immediately agreed.

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to talk about the topic of counter-insurgency battlefield anymore, he really had nothing to care about.

While thinking about it, he said: "For those who participated in the rebellion, the leader was captured and taken to the capital for interrogation; the few obsessed believers were sent by boat to Nuer Gandusi to cut wood. The remaining people will all be exiled to Liaodong, where there is no shortage of food but only people.”

Hou Hai picked up a pen to record, and carefully reminded: "My lord, there are still many rebellious parties of the White Lotus Sect in various provinces in Shandong."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "After the rebellion in Qingzhou Prefecture is put down, tell Chu Yu and others not to be in a hurry. Let's wait for the food tax exemption, corvee exemption, and relief food to be effective, so as to win the hearts of the people; It also takes time to publicize evil things. Three or two years later, good and evil are clearly defined in black and white, and we have gradually figured out the list of leaders of the White Lotus Sect in various places. At that time, we will catch them all and completely solve the chaos in Shandong. At that time, where did the chaotic|party flee?"

After hearing this, all the civil and military officials worshiped and shouted: "The Holy One is wise and powerful."

At this time, preparations are underway for the reform of Beiping and the Nine Frontiers, and the work of the Shandong chief envoy is not over yet, but everything will take time.There was no need for Zhu Gaoxu to stay in the north any longer, he then ordered to return to Beijing.

The most important place of each dynasty is usually in the north, which is related to the rise and fall of the dynasty.However, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes often look to the south. He has always believed that the ocean is the future of this era.

Chapter 955 Good at Treating Bone Injuries

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Zhu Gaoxu returned to the capital more than a month later, and it was the turn of spring and summer in the sixth year of Wude.

He had just settled down after returning to the palace for the first time, and he was busier than when he was traveling outside.In addition to reuniting with his wife, concubine and children, there are many people waiting to see him in court, and everything is complicated.During Zhu Gaoxu's departure from Beijing, although the court's government affairs files were often sent, some specific matters could not be so labor-intensive.For example, if Xiao Shizhong, the prince's teacher, wants to sue, he can only wait until Zhu Gaoxu returns to Beijing.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't go to court for a few days, and the officials couldn't see him, so he simply wrote the memorial.And he was busy with Miao Jin and others, so he hardly asked about the latest memorial.

But among the pile of memorials, Qian Xun's memorial still caught Zhu Gaoxu's attention.Among them, the progress of the flint gun is mentioned.

The next day, Zhu Gaoxu dressed in fancy court clothes, went to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, and called Qian Xun to come to find out what happened.

Qian Xun walked through the partition, and after prostrating, he handed over a roll of paper.Qian Xun said, "I dare not bring weapons into the harem, so I bring a few drawings, please have a look."

Zhu Gaoxu opened the drawing, flipped through it for a while, and looked at the mechanism structure outlined with a brush on it.After a while, he asked directly, "Can you fire the primer?"

Qian Xun said, "Returning to the Holy Spirit, the Southern Administration sent people to inspect the school grounds. Ten guns were fired all at once, but there were still two or three guns that could not be fired."

Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart, if Qian Xun is not exaggerating, such a rate of anger is not bad.Because flintlock guns do not use open flames, they can organize denser queues, and some misfiring can also guarantee firepower.