Chapter 277 Battle of Fugu
After the peasant army took over Shenmu and Hequ, it did not harass the nearby Fugu and retreated the troops of Fugu. The peasant army did not move Fugu, which was not stupid, but was a very smart move.
Fugu is next to Shenmu and Hequ, and leaning against Zhenxiwei to the east. Once Fugu is taken, you can easily attack Zhenxiwei. Therefore, taking Fugu is equivalent to seeking troops to Shanxi. Since taking Hetao, Wang Ziyong has the intention of developing temporarily and tries not to provoke the sensitive nerves of the officers and soldiers. At the same time, Xuanfu has just experienced a great war and needs to rest for a while. Datongfu doesn't want to intervene in the quagmire of northern Shaanxi at this time. Since Wang Ziyong has no intention of dying Fugu and has no intention of attacking Shanxi, the border troops of Datongfu are even less anxious.
The peace between Wang Ziyong's peasant army and the border army lasted for nearly three months, but Zhang Xianzhong suddenly took Fugu, which directly broke the situation. After learning that Zhang Xianzhong took Fugu, Zhang Cunmeng, who was in Hequ, was a little confused and soon arrived at Fugu.
"Brother, what are you planning? Leader Wang repeatedly reminded him not to have conflicts with the officers and soldiers in the east, why did you still occupy the Fugu?" Zhang Cunmeng was really angry, his face was twisted, and his broad forehead was squeezed into a ball, like a sarcoma. It is not a pity that Zhang Cunmeng was angry. Recently, Chen Qiyu and Cao Wenzhao did not dare to make big moves due to insufficient troops. Xuanfu and Datong Prefecture needed to rest due to the war in the north. Zhang Cunmeng tried every means not to stimulate the border troops in the east, just wanted to wait for a while, at least the first half of the year, and wait for this season's autumn harvest.
After finally maintaining the situation, Zhang Xianzhong seemed to be ruined. Facing Zhang Cunmeng's questioning, Zhang Xianzhong looked ugly and his eyes were full of cold light. Now Zhang Xianzhong is not the time to join the peasant army. He is one of the three kings under the leader of the king. He has a respectable status. He pointed at his nose at Zhang Cunmeng. He couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Brother, this is no wonder, I'm going to defeat Du Hong from Mengjiayu, and then I thought of going north to Shenmu to rest. Unexpectedly, when the officers and soldiers stationed in Fugu saw that they were leading their troops by, they were so scared that they abandoned the city and fled. The gate of Fugu was opened and there was no guard. What should you do?"
"Did you look at the Fugu where the gate is open and turn around and leave?" Zhang Xianzhong curled his lips sarcastically and shook his sleeves. "If you really want to do this, what will happen? If the fat meat thrown to the mouth, don't you dare to eat it. Wouldn't it make people laugh? If this piece of fat meat is not too late, what would your brothers under your command think of me? Do you want to say that I, Zhang Xianzhong, are you as timid as a mouse? In short, I, Zhang Xianzhong, want to eat this fat meat that is so strong."
Zhang Cunmeng felt Zhang Xianzhong's gaze, and then he realized that Zhang Xianzhong's status was no better than before. He shouted at him again, which seemed inappropriate. Especially after listening to the details, Zhang Cunmeng had to sit down and smile bitterly: "Brother, Zhang was too impulsive just now. I said something, brother, don't take it to my heart. If it is true as you said, you can't blame you all for this."
Zhang Cunmeng showed weakness, and Zhang Xianzhong could not be too rude to the other party. He looked calm and bowed: "Whatever the brother said is his own brother. But I really didn't lie about the matter of Fugu, and thousands of brothers were watching. The good Fugu is right in front of me. If I don't eat it, how can I gain a foothold in the future?"
The officers and soldiers really gave up on their own initiative? Zhang Cunmeng frowned, not knowing what the officers and soldiers were doing for a while. Then he took the initiative to return the Fugu to the officers and soldiers? Wouldn't this tell everyone that they were afraid of the officers and soldiers? This is definitely not something that can't be done. Besides, Zhang Xianzhong ate the meat in his mouth and let him spit it out directly, which is a bit difficult for him.
Fugu is actually not under the direct jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture, but under the management of Shanxi Guard. Last year, the Tartars entered Beijing, and because of the mutiny of soldiers, the former Shanxi General Zhang Honggong and Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi were taken down. Now the new Shanxi General is Rao Yonghui. Rao Yonghui has always been responsible for the garrison of Fugu. Fugu was originally safe and worry-free, but now it is thrown to the peasant army in a confused manner. Rao Yonghui's mood can be imagined.
Not long after Rao Yonghui took office, Fugu was lost, which made him look glorious. It would be fine if the peasant army attacked Fugu forcibly, but in fact, the peasant army was just passing by. When the Qianhu under his command heard that it was Zhang Xianzhong, he was so scared that he opened the city gate and fled to Zhenxiwei. When he learned about the facts of Fugu, Rao Yonghui felt embarrassed and was so embarrassing.
If this matter was spread to the court, Rao Yonghui would probably not have a good life. The only way was to find a way to take back Fugu immediately.
So, Rao Yonghui reported to Taiyuan Prefecture, first communicated with Gao Jie, and then gathered tens of thousands of Shanxi soldiers and horses to kill towards Fugu. The Shanxi soldiers first arrived at Zhenxiwei and Zhenxiwei, and the first thing they did was to take down Zhao Jiu, a thousand households.
In front of everyone, Rao Yonghui glared at Zhao Jiu and cursed: "Zhao Qianhu, I will ask you to guard the Fugu. This is how you guard the Fugu? The bandits didn't come, you were scared to pee your pants first. The faces of my Shanxi children were completely thrown away by you."
Rao Yonghui wanted to kill Zhao Jiu, but was stopped by everyone. Li Xun of Qianhu advised: "Sir, please calm down. Now that the battle is about to happen, it is not a good sign to kill the general first. It is time to hire people, so why not let Zhao Qianhu make meritorious service?"
In the Shanxi Guard, there is a complicated relationship. Rao Yonghui was just a little bit too strong. He had to nod and said, "Hmph, if you weren't pleading for you, I will definitely kill you. However, the crime of death will be spared from the crime of life. This time, you will be the vanguard. If you take back the Buddha, I will be the vanguard. If you take back the Buddha, I will be the emperor and I will pay off my merits and demerits. But if I can't take the Buddha, I will punish you for multiple crimes. Don't blame me for being cruel at that time."
Zhao Jiu lay on the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said hurriedly: "Master Xie, please be kind, don't worry, Zhao will never embarrass you this time."
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Xuanhua, a magnificent house, gathered many people. Because the house was newly purchased, Hai Lanzhu commanded the servants to clean up for a long time. Today, these gentry and generals in the army were all here to celebrate the housewarming. Everyone knows that Tiemo's roots are in Zhangbei, but who would give up this opportunity to build a relationship?
Tiemo socialized the guests, Nunu ran over and said a few words, and then he quickly left. At this time, there were several people sitting in the hall, including Li Jiasheng, Hei Yunlong and others.
Seeing Tiemo coming, Hai Lanzhu stood up and smiled and said, "You want to talk about official business, so I won't disturb you. After the talks about the main business, don't forget to come out and say hello to the guests. Today, many gentry from Beijing have come, don't lose your courtesy."
Tiemo took Hai Lanzhu's hand and nodded slightly, "You can deal with the things ahead first, and I will finish the talk soon."
Nunu wanted to stay, but Hai Lanzhu pulled him away with a smile. After the two left, they consciously closed the door. Tie Mo's face changed and he said coldly: "Has Rao Yonghui really gone to attack Fugu?"
Li Jiasheng nodded with a wry smile, "This matter is absolutely true. General Man also sent someone to notify us and let us prepare early. Something big will happen in Shanxi. Alas, Du Hong is hiding in Taiyuan and dare not come back. The matter has not yet been over. Rao Yonghui is causing trouble again."
Tie Mo sat in the chair, shook his head in anger, "Rao Yonghui just took office and wanted to do something for the court to show it, which is understandable, but before he did things, should he communicate with us first? Just rely on the group of people under his command, wanting to fight Fugu and dream?"
Tie Mo didn't know what Rao Yonghui was thinking. There were big problems within Shanxi's soldiers and horses. Last year, there was a mutiny and food out of food. These problems have not been fully solved so far. Because of this, Xuanfu and Datongfu used troops to fight against the Khalkha in the north, and even Cao Wenzhao attacked Yan'an Prefecture, they did not dare to transfer Shanxi soldiers and horses to help. No one could guarantee whether Shanxi soldiers and horses, which had great internal problems, would turn against each other again.
Rao Yonghui is now pulling troops and horses to attack Fugu. It seems that the troops are strong, but Tie Mo is really not optimistic. Once Rao Yonghui is defeated, with the peasant army's temperament, it is impossible not to not pour into Shanxi, and the situation that has been finally maintained will be broken. If the peasant army enters Shanxi, Xuanfu and Datongfu cannot ignore it, which is related to their own personal interests.
"Everyone will go back early later and be prepared. Alas, I can't live for a while!" Tie Mo raised his hand and rubbed his temples. Xuanfu really needed some cultivation. Continuous battles were not to say that the soldiers could not bear it, and the logistics could not hold on. Relying on the court to make up for military consumption, it was like dreaming of marrying a wife in the daytime.
Li Jiasheng and others could only sigh helplessly. Rao Yonghui's incident was really unexpected. If something happened in Shanxi, it would have to be beaten even if it didn't want to.
Tiemo was just angry. Mangui was already jumping up and cursing in the streets of Datong Mansion. In other words, he couldn't control Rao Yonghui. If he could, he would arrest Rao Yonghui and throw him into prison now.
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Rao Yonghui didn't know that Xuanfu and Datongfu had already cursed the world because of his affairs. At this time, he was commanding various troops and was thinking about how to defeat the peasant army and avenge the previous shame. Perhaps it was because the incident in Fugu was too embarrassing. This time, Rao Yonghui intended to justify himself and fight a beautiful battle.
Zhao Jiu, a thousand households, was the vanguard and rushed straight to the west of Fugu. Two days later, Rao Yonghui led the main army to Fugu, and instantly surrounded Fugu. Rao Yonghui's actions meant to wipe out the defenders of Fugu.
In Fugu, many peasant army leaders complained to Zhang Xianzhong, "Brother Zhang, the officers and soldiers surrounded us from all sides. What should I do?"
Zhang Xianzhong was also very troubled. He had discussed with Zhang Cunmeng before that as long as the officers and soldiers came to fight, they would return the Fugu to the officers and soldiers. But now, the officers and soldiers surrounded the Fugu and were in a state of being completely wiped out. What should we do?
"Don't be anxious first, wait and see if there are any changes later!" Zhang Xianzhong could only think of taking one step at a time. But what happened next made him a little angry.
The next day, all the troops in Shanxi began to attack Fugu and besiege everywhere, without any sign of slackness. Zhang Xianzhong intended to relax the guards of the North City and send a signal to the officers and soldiers, hoping that everyone would do it. However, as soon as the guards of the North City relaxed, the officers and soldiers rushed up and fought against the defenders, with heavy casualties for a while.
Ye Yan was almost killed by the ivy. After saving his life, Ye Yan found Zhang Xianzhong and said in a mourning voice: "Brother Zhang, this is not enough to fight. The officers and soldiers have no intention of relaxing at all. Now they are still surrounded by tightly. Let's give up the North City, they will be fine, and they will kill people when they come in."
Zhang Xianzhong's brows were pounding wildly, and his expression became a little ferocious, "Hey, it seems that we don't want to take our kindness. Since that's the case, then don't hold back and tell your brothers to fight as much as you should, otherwise, these officers and soldiers will really treat me as a soft persimmon."
Zhang Xianzhong didn't quite agree with Zhang Cunmeng's plan to give it to the officers and soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong really never did this. Now it's not that he doesn't want to give it to him, but that the officers and soldiers don't appreciate it. He besieged everywhere, kills him, and resisted himself, isn't it too much? In the end, this matter was caused by the leader Wang, and he was right.
Outside the city, Rao Yonghui showed joy. When he saw someone climbing up to the northern city, he clenched his fists secretly. In fact, at this time, as long as Rao Yonghui ordered to make way out and let the peasant army leave, Zhang Xianzhong would definitely abandon the Gugu without hesitation. However, seeing his troops hit the city wall, Rao Yonghui was full of thought to wipe out the enemy army and fight a beautiful battle. How could he let go of a way?
It is a convention to surround three and one missing. However, I have many soldiers and horses under my command, and I can’t help but surround three and one missing?
It can be said that the illusion of attacking the city head before made Rao Yonghui have unrealistic fantasies. One hour later, Rao Yonghui discovered that the battle situation had changed dramatically, and the bandits actually burst out with powerful combat power and took the North City back in one fell swoop.
Now, Rao Yonghui was so angry that he found several thousand households and said, "Waste, they are all a group of waste. I will definitely take Fugu back to me no matter what method you use."
"This... General, should you let go of a way? This is OK..."
"No, so many of us can't wipe out the three thousand bandits in the city? I personally supervised the battle. If anyone retreated in the last battle, don't blame me for not recognizing the sword!"
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At night, a few people gathered on a high slope. Under the faint moonlight, Zhao Jiuhan looked and pulled the grass on the ground.
"The General is too much, and he doesn't think about who is opposite. That's Huang Laohu, Zhang Xianzhong, and General Cao's border army can't do anything to him. Why can we wipe out this person? This battle cannot be fought, and if we don't fight, there are still people who won't let us live..."
"General Rao didn't know how terrible Zhang Xianzhong was. What's the use of blindly using power to suppress people? I think, this battle cannot be fought. Haven't you noticed that the bandits are not using all their strength now. They only started to fight back after we started a massacre in the North City. Unfortunately... General Rao didn't understand and insisted on surrounding the bandits..."
Everyone said everything, of course, Rao Yonghui could not know all this.
The next day, he continued to attack the city, but this time, less than half an hour, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically. First, Zhao Jiu led his men to mutiny in the west, and then someone mutiny in the south.
The mutiny soldier turned around and helped the bandits beat their own people.
Chapter completed!