I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 400 How can it be so powerful

Just as the fleeing rebels expected.

The pursuers behind saw that the rebels were already frightened, and ran towards the Yachi River ferry without looking back.They were overjoyed and were about to catch up when they were scolded by Zhu Daoxin one after another.

"Stop chasing and enter the city quickly. There are very few rebels in the city now. We will wait until we capture Lu Guangcheng."

After Zhu Daoxin finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and headed towards Luguang County.

The rebels in the city were also horrified. They had sent out all their main force just now, just to take down the official army in one go. They never thought that they would be defeated by the official army in just one encounter.Therefore, it feels like these officers and soldiers are like divine soldiers descending from heaven, and they are no match at all.

Now they saw the official army attacking the county town again, and the rebels in the city immediately panicked. Some smart people saw the large army running towards the ferry, and they didn't have the intention to defend the city, so they followed suit and ran towards the west gate of Luguang City.

The army was defeated like a mountain!But no matter how hard they ran, they couldn't outrun the war horses, because Zhu Daoxin and others had already entered the county seat at this time.
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"What, how many rebels are there!"

"Looking at their number, there are more than five or six thousand."

Qin Yiming, who was in the Chinese Army at this time, had just received Zhu Daoxin's messenger. When he heard that there were so many rebels, he couldn't sit still.

Although he heard that the Zhenwu Army was very powerful, the rebels this time were more than twice as strong as Zhu Daoxin and others and should not be underestimated.

At the same time, when he thought about the time, he thought that he might not have been vaccinated by now, and immediately felt a chill down his spine.He secretly thought about what would happen if Zhu Daoxin and others were defeated, and he might also be implicated by then.

Thinking of this, he immediately called his deputy general and said:
"This place is still five miles away from Lu Guang County. I ordered the entire army to speed up and advance quickly without delay. At the same time, I sent a messenger and General Huang to explain the situation and asked them to hurry up. I am afraid that Krupp cannons will be used when attacking the city later. .”

"As ordered."

After Qin Yiming finished speaking, he didn't care about anything else. He tightened the reins and rushed forward with his soldiers. The white-poled soldiers also accelerated their pace under the urging of the general.

The five-mile journey was not far, and Qin Yiming arrived at the outskirts of the county in less than half an hour. He could see the outline of Lu Guang County while riding a horse.

What's strange to him is that as he gets closer to Lu Guang County, it stands to reason that the officers and soldiers are fighting in front, and the sounds of killing will be heard from time to time.Now there is no cry of killing, not even a messenger to report the news.

Qin Yiming's heart tightened when he thought of it, fearing that his premonition would come true. If Zhu Daoxin and others were really defeated, it would be troublesome.

"Quick, quick, quicken your pace."

Seeing this, he could only urge the soldiers behind him to speed up. He stepped forward on horseback and rushed forward. But after taking a few steps, the scene in front became clearer and clearer. The scene in front of him shocked him.

There were no fighting soldiers on the battlefield at this time, only rebel soldiers in black clothes everywhere, and the sounds of wailing and groaning gradually came from the crowd.

The solidified pool of blood on the ground was like a stream, proving that the killed rebels were not evenly distributed on the battlefield, but were distributed like a long line in the open space [-] feet in front of Qin Yiming.

In addition to corpses, there were scattered officers and soldiers on the battlefield cleaning the battlefield, gathering weapons, or carrying corpses, gathering them together and burning them to prevent the occurrence of plague.

If you see a rebel who is still breathing, follow up on his injuries or perform first aid according to the severity of his injuries.

Seeing a large group of people arriving in the distance, with the banner of "Qin" on the flag, the soldiers immediately knew that Qin Yiming was leading his army. After a while, a sentry commander came galloping from the battlefield on horseback.

"But Qin Shen will do it in person."

Qin Yiming nodded when he heard this, suppressed his curiosity, and asked expressionlessly:

"I received a messenger from President Zhu Qian and rushed to the rescue. I don't know where the two Presidents are."

The man who had just experienced a great victory showed undetectable joy on his face. Seeing Qin Yiming's question, he immediately cupped his hands and said:

"Now Luguang County has been captured by our army. The rebels have fled to the west bank of Yachi River. President Zhu Qian and President Sun Qian have entered Luguang County. Please invite General Qin to come to the city to meet."

"In just half an hour, the rebel army of 6000 to [-] people was defeated and the city was captured?"

Qin Yimingrao knew that the Zhenwu Army was powerful, but he was also shocked by the results.He has also seen government and military firearms. Although they are powerful, most of them are rotten and cannot be used.

Therefore, he never expected that the Zhenwu Army Bird Gun from the capital was so powerful that it could defeat a rebel army twice his size.

"What the General said is that there are many rebels. Seeing that we have few soldiers, they easily lead the attack. Who would have thought that our army had already set up a formation, and under the continuous four-stage shooting of our army's cannons, the rebels His repeated charges were unable to get close at all.

Moreover, their ordinary soldiers are cloth armored, and our army's projectiles can easily kill them and have great damage through armor.After four rounds of shooting, nearly one-third of the rebels were killed or injured. The rest of the rebels were immediately defeated when they saw such heavy casualties. Our army took advantage of the victory and attacked, which was why we achieved such results. "

Qin Yiming looked at the corpse on the ground and was secretly shocked when he listened to the explanation of the sentry commander in front of him.I secretly thought that I really underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Zhenwu Army. If the results were like this every time, the imperial war would be safe. "A great victory in the first battle really boosts the momentum of our army. Come on, take me into the city."

When Qin Yiming thought of this, he immediately turned his horse's head and let the sentry lead the way, then headed towards Luguang County.

At this time, Zhu Daoxin and Sun Xinji were still cleaning the battlefield. When they heard that Qin Yiming was coming, they quickly led the crowd to greet him.

"I have long heard that the Zhenwu Army is very powerful. Now that I see it is true, I am really impressed."

In the Luguang County Yamen, Qin Yiming immediately raised his hands to congratulate Zhu and Sun when he saw them. The two men across from him were very capable in fighting, so Qin Yiming couldn't bear the slightest bit of jealousy.

"Counsel Qin was ridiculous. The rebels underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly without shields, chariots or armor to protect them. Therefore, they achieved such a great victory, and we were lucky enough to do so."

Zhu Daoxin and the two were in a very good mood now. They did not expect that the morale of the rebels would be so low. This battle not only captured Luguang County, but also controlled the ferry across the river. It will be extremely easy to cross the Yachi River in the future.

So the two chatted for a while, and the three of them discussed setting up camp here while interrogating the prisoners, waiting for the arrival of Huang Degong, Jiang Lin and others.

In the evening, Huang Degong's men and horses escorted the Krug cannon and finally arrived in Luguang County. He had already learned about Zhu Daoxin's achievements and praised them.

"I have sent someone to report to General Jiang Lin. He will definitely report to His Majesty and describe the merits of the two of you. But this is the first battle. Although the victory is successful, it is also the reason why the rebels underestimated the enemy. We must not be arrogant and complacent in the future. ."

At this time, Huang Degong looked at the situation of today's battle and encouraged the two of them, telling them to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, but he was actually already happy in his heart.

In this battle, the rebels underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, causing more than [-] casualties and countless others fleeing. This made him more confident in the subsequent war.

"Have you taken prisoners and asked them where the rebels came from, how many people are behind them, and where they were stationed before."

After a simple compliment, Huang Degong also put his thoughts aside and patiently asked the rebel target.

"Commander General, the rebels opposite are led by General An Bangyan, He Zhongwei. He personally led an army of [-] people and arrived at Guli County on the west bank of the Yachi River five days ago.

The original plan was to take advantage of the court's unpreparedness and send elite troops to sneak attack Luguang County to seize the ferry.But they didn't expect to encounter us, and they regarded us as local guardsmen. Therefore, they underestimated the enemy and rushed in to defeat us in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, we were defeated by us.

The general thought that He Zhongwei had lost the first battle and was afraid that he would not invade again, so he would definitely guard Guli County.And they also know that we are equipped with cannons. If we want to attack in the future, they will definitely be on guard. It won't be as easy as this. "

Huang Degong also nodded. He knew this He Zhongwei. He was originally a Han military householder who fled to Shuixi and was trusted by An Bangyan.

This man is brave in battle and knows how to adapt. He is a rare general. Just as Zhu Daoxin said, he was careless in this battle. He will definitely change his strategy in the future and will not confront the imperial court head-on.

"That's right. Now that I'm attacking the enemy's defense, He Zhongwei may not dare to attack again. But so what if we stick to Guli County. Now the imperial army is besieging Shuixi on all sides.

Our army only needs to wait for the arrival of the three armies led by General Wen, and the [-]-strong army will rush directly to Guli County and camp step by step. Even if He Zhongwei has the power to reach the sky, it will be difficult to resist our army's advance and suppression.

Guizhou is a small place. As long as Guli County is captured, the next stop will be Zhijin Pass, the home of the Shuixi An clan. It will depend on how An Bangyan handles himself. "

Everyone knew a lot about Shuixi'an's situation before they came.

This Anbang Yan was originally in Shuixi, Guizhou (administering the area west of the Yachi River) to appease the local Tongzhi, and to appease the sons of Yaochen, the envoy.

Guizhou Xuanwei envoy An Waquan once ordered his son Anzhi to manage Zhijin. Later, Anzhi's son An Guozhen succeeded his father as Tutongzhi and also lived in Zhijin Pass.

By the time of An Bangyan, the son of An Guozhen, his sphere of influence had expanded from the "Zhijin" area to Nawei (Guanzhai), Babu (Babu), Nuodong (Pudingpingshang), Boheng (Enaxi) The wooden bottom and hemp fleeing the stronghold), Degui (the thin wooden bottom and the middle stronghold), etc.

Anbangyan also moved from Zhijin Pass to live in Nawei in the northwest near Chishuiwei, which is known as "Nawei Official Village" and "Anjia House Base".

In "Zhijin", An Wei, the Shuixi Xuan comfort envoy, still lived, but An Wei was too young to handle things, so everything was left to the management of An Wugong, the son of An Bangyan.

Therefore, as long as the army captured Guli County and approached Zhijin Pass, which was the hometown of the Shuixi An clan and the place where the An clan's nominal consolation envoy was enthroned, An Bangyan would not save him.

The forces of the An's rebels were already stretched thin. Faced with the imperial encirclement, they had more than enough defense but not enough offense.

If An Bangyan led his troops to rescue him, Qin Minping at Chishui Guards could lead his army southward and approach the Weiguan stronghold, making it impossible for them to look at each other.

"What the General said is true. After today's victory, I have the initiative. We only need to wait for the army to gather and wait and see what happens."

(End of this chapter)