My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 702 Jiaozhi turns into a mess

Liu Sheng was forced by Zhu Zhanji to send troops, and there were rebels all along the way. The largest one was Li Shan's pacifying army. After Li Shan raised his army, he called himself the King of Pingding, so his army got this name.

Liu Sheng's army had just come into contact with the rebels, but unexpectedly they defeated them easily. They won several battles next. When the rebels they met on the road heard the name of the Ming army, they all fled away in fear. .

This greatly increased Liu Sheng's confidence. He believed that although the Jiaozhi rebels were powerful, they were vulnerable, so he became bolder and marched quickly, arriving at Zhenyi Pass very smoothly.

Zhenyi Pass was an important military town of the Ming Dynasty in Jiaozhi. The terrain here was difficult and it was an important road for Lang Son Province to go south. It was originally in the hands of the Ming army, but it had been breached by the rebels before.

So after Liu Sheng arrived at Zhenyi Pass, he immediately ordered an attack on the city. Although the rebels in the city resisted desperately, they were eventually invaded by the Ming army. All the rebels who resisted were executed, and Zhenyi Pass was recaptured.

The recovery of Zhenyi Pass greatly shocked Liu Sheng's reputation. Some rebels in Lang Son Prefecture fled southward. For a time, the atmosphere in Lang Son Prefecture was also cleared. There were even many Jiaozhi who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty. People came one after another with wine and meat to welcome Master Wang.

Faced with this situation, Liu Sheng decided to strike while the iron was hot and put down the Jiaozhi rebellion in one go. So he only rested at Zhenyi Pass for two days before immediately leading his troops south.

However, the epidemic in the army was serious. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liang Ming, Staff General Cui Ju and others all persuaded Liu Sheng to let him rest for a few more days, at least until the epidemic in the army subsided, and then it would not be too late to send troops.

But at this time, Liu Sheng had long been dazzled by the previous results, and his arrogant temper broke out again. He could not listen to other people's suggestions and insisted on leading his troops south to wipe out the rebels.

So under this situation, Liu Sheng's army left Zhenyi Pass in a hurry, leaving only some seriously ill soldiers to guard Zhenyi Pass.

As a result, not long after Liu Sheng left Zhenyi Pass, he fell into Li Shan's trick of luring the enemy. First, Liu Sheng underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. With only more than 100 people, he dared to chase the retreating rebels. As a result, he was lured into a The muddy ground made it difficult for the horses to move, and Liu Sheng was killed by the Jiaozhi people with darts.

What's even more unfortunate is that the day after Liu Sheng died in battle, the deputy commander-in-chief Liang Ming and the military officer Li Qing also died of illness, leaving only one general Cui Ju to lead the army to retreat.

At this time, the chief general of the Ming army died in battle, there were many injuries and illnesses in the army, and morale was extremely low. General Cui Ju's prestige was not enough to revive the morale of the army. Finally, Li Shan used elephant soldiers to disperse the army on the road, and then almost the entire army was Overturned.

Liu Sheng's reinforcements suffered a disastrous defeat. This battle not only established Li Shan's position in Jiaozhi, but also represented the failure of the Ming Dynasty's strategy against Jiaozhi.

Wang Tong, who had been guarding Jiaozhou City, was extremely sad and angry when he learned the news of Liu Sheng's defeat, but he had no choice. Now the main force of the Ming army could only stay in the city and did not dare to leave the city at all.

With the power of victory, Li Shan quickly returned to Jiaozhou City. He thought he could capture Jiaozhou City in one go, but he didn't expect that Wang Tong took advantage of Li Shan's carelessness and personally led [-] troops out of the city to attack Li Shan in one fell swoop. Li Shan's army was severely defeated, killing more than [-] Li Shan's army, and almost annihilating Li Shan's elite in one fell swoop.

The prestige that Li Shan had finally raised was suddenly shattered by Wang Tong. The various rebels who originally wanted to rely on Li Shan stopped and watched, making Li Shan angry to death.

But although Wang Tong won, he did not dare to pursue the victory because he had too few troops and was afraid of losing Jiaozhou City. Therefore, after a beautiful sneak attack, he immediately retreated to the city and then sent people to fight with Li Shan. Negotiate peace.Wang Tong is a very smart man. He has long seen that based on the current situation, Jiaozhi will definitely not be able to defend it. Instead of defending Jiaozhou City and bringing all the Ming troops to the funeral, it is better to reach an agreement with Li Shan and let him take the Ming Dynasty with him. The military and civilians safely evacuated Jiaozhi.

Li Shan's vitality was severely damaged, and he also knew that with his own strength, even if he could capture Jiaozhou City in the future, he would probably have to pay a very heavy price.

You must know that there are so many rebels in Jiaozhi now. Although Li Shan is the strongest and most prestigious among them, if his strength weakens, other rebels will definitely pounce on him like hungry wolves and eat him in succession. Not even a scum is left.

So Li Shan also quickly made a decision, ready to agree to Wang Tong's conditions and let him leave with his people.

However, before Li Shan sent someone to contact Wang Tong, he suddenly received news that shocked him. His lair was attacked.

Le Son's home base is in Ngai'an. He used Ngai'an as his base to conquer Xinping and Hue in the south, becoming the most powerful force among the Cochin rebels.

Unexpectedly, the Jiuzhen Li family of Qinghua Prefecture suddenly rebelled. With a man named Li Song as the leader, they first captured Jiuzhen Port and then the city of Qinghua Prefecture very easily.

Immediately afterwards, Li Song sent his troops to attack Yi'an and conquered Yi'an City in one fell swoop. You must know that Yi'an is Li Shan's hometown. His family members and subordinates are all there. Even when he was fighting in Jiaozhou, the food and supplies in the rear were all gone. It needs to be transported from Yi'an.

So now that his lair was being attacked, Li Shan no longer cared about Jiaozhou City, and immediately led his men to fight back to Yi'an. When the other rebels saw Li Shan leaving, they all retreated. The besieged Jiaozhou City suddenly returned to safety. .

But Wang Tong did not dare to stay in Jiaozhou anymore. After discussing with the officials in the city, he decided to lead all the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty to withdraw from Jiaozhou, because everyone knew that Li Shan only had a problem in the rear. When he solved the problem, he would definitely Will make a comeback, Liu Sheng sent by the imperial court has been wiped out, and their lone army cannot hold on for long.

So under this situation, Wang Tong and others organized the soldiers and civilians in the city to evacuate to Qinzhou in batches by waterway. After Wang Tong escorted the people to leave, he led his cavalry to withdraw to the Guangxi area. Although he encountered encounters on the way, Some rebels tried to stop them, but they were easily defeated.

With the withdrawal of Wang Tong and others, the Ming Dynasty also officially lost its rule over Jiaozhi.

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but sigh after looking at the information about Jiaozhi. When Zhu Di sent Zhang Fu to lead the army, he mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and spent millions of money and grain, but in the end he only ruled Jiaozhi for more than 20 years. Zhu Di Immediately after his death, Zhu Zhanji, an unfilial descendant, lost his rule over Jiaozhi. Thinking about it makes people sigh with regret.

However, the retreat of Wang Tong and other Ming soldiers and civilians was just the beginning for Jiaozhi. Now rebels were everywhere in Jiaozhi. In addition to the relatively powerful Li Shan, there were dozens of large and small forces.

Nowadays, Jiaozhi is like a group of heroes fighting for hegemony in the late Sui Dynasty. It depends on who can win in the end and gain control of Jiaozhi.

(End of this chapter)