Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 189 Mongolian Yidin vs. Southwest Chieftain
Qijiang City, this quiet and peaceful city, is now filled with blood. Although they were prepared, the defenders in the city were shocked when they saw Yang Yinglong's army. Therefore, the solid city wall failed to resist the ferocious Bozhou Army, and the city fell.

The Bozhou army that captured Qijiang City naturally killed wantonly and looted the city.

However, all this did not satisfy the Banzhou Army.

"Father, now that we are fighting to the death with the imperial court, why not take advantage of it, rush into Sichuan, kidnap the King of Shu, and blackmail the imperial court? Liu Bei can do it. If the delay is too long, the imperial army will be assembled. Even though we have tens of thousands of people, it is difficult to defend against the enemy," Yang Yinglong's son Yang Chaodong said.

"Your Majesty, what the young master said makes sense. Although the Ming court is aware of it, it has not yet had time to deal with it. This is the perfect moment for our army to show off. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be difficult to handle if Liu Dadao's men also come. . Apart from anything else, the imperial court has sent Kuai Bai’s troops, and I don’t know why the imperial court sent the Mongolian cavalry.” Master Sun also said at the side.

"What do the Mongols have to be afraid of? The Mongolian Meng Ge Khan died in Diaoyu City back then. The Mongolian cavalry also found it difficult to move when they arrived in our southwest. But the master is right, Liu Dadao still has some skills, just in case. Now that Liu Dadao is here, it is still difficult for our army to win in the field. It is better to attack Shu with all our strength before the imperial court is fully assembled. In this way, our base of Hailongtun will be in chaos and difficult to attack. As long as a few thousand people defend this dangerous place, even a hundred thousand Ming troops can't attack it, and my father doesn't have to worry about losing his lair," Yang Chaodong suggested.

"This move is still too risky. If our army goes deep into the Shu area alone, the Shu people will rarely respond along the way. If we encounter setbacks, it will be difficult to retreat, and it will be difficult to deal with it. We might as well attack the surrounding cities. The villages and towns were plundered to give the Ming army a solid wall to clear the country. When the Ming army came, it would be no match for our army, and if there was too much food and grass, it would not be able to provide relief. The elites of the Ming court were guarding the Mongols and Jurchens in the north. We have just fought a battle with the Japanese, and we must not be able to send too many elite troops to go south. Everyone has seen the Ming army in the south. They have fought several battles in the past, and they are all stupid. As long as they win a few battles, the court will be defeated. There is nothing we can do," Yang Yinglong explained.

"Father..."

"Needless to say, I order all the officers and men to take everything captured in the city with them. We have to return to Hailongtun as soon as possible. It would be bad if the Ming army takes advantage of the main force of our army to go out and attack Bozhou." Yang Yinglong interrupted his son. statement and issued an order to withdraw troops.

In this way, the Bozhou Army, which had won a great victory, began to retreat. It was just a neat team when they came, but when they returned, everyone was packed and there was no longer any appearance of a formation. Of course, it is impossible for an officer to ask the soldiers to abandon these things, because the officer himself has more.

But not long after these cheerful words were spoken, the Bozhou Army began to fall into chaos, and the screams of the sergeants could be heard from time to time.

The master, who had spoken so eloquently just now, was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he could no longer speak eloquently. His mouth was open and he couldn't say a single word.

In this way, under the impact of the Mongolian cavalry, the victorious rendezvous of the Bozhou Army turned into a great rout.

"Yes, pass my military order..." Yang Yinglong did not shout out the next words, because he soon heard the sound of rapid horse hooves and felt the earth shaking.

"Your Majesty, it would be safer to send out sentries to clear the way ahead." Master Sun suggested.

"Useless things, since they are just shooting cold arrows on the roadside, why don't you rush over and chop them all down. This shows that there are not many soldiers and horses, otherwise why use this rogue method." Yang Yinglong shouted.

"Yes, yes, we can't delay here anymore. We have to leave as soon as possible. It's just that there are so many people in the army now, and they can't move fast no matter what." Yang Yinglong was also a little anxious.

"Commander Father, is this the Bozhou Army? I thought it was more capable of fighting, but it's just that. I really don't understand that with such little ability, they dare to rebel. In this southwest land, there are really no tigers in the mountains. Monkeys rule the roost," Kuai Chengen said as he stabbed a wounded Banzhou soldier who was still struggling.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid these are Kuaibai's troops. Basically, Kuaibai's troops are Mongolians. They all fight on the grasslands. They can ride horses and shoot arrows. They just fought a battle with the Japanese country in Korea. Their strength should not be underestimated. Ah. Since our army has been targeted, we must retreat quickly, otherwise the Ming army's reinforcements will arrive no matter how late it is." Master Sun quickly advised.

"Chaodong, we are in rebellion now. This is all a beheading business. These soldiers are still willing to follow our father and son, isn't it just to capture something? Now you want them to put down the capture in their hands, that is absolutely impossible. . When we return to Bozhou and put down these captures, the military formation will naturally be restored. With our tens of thousands of troops, no Ming army dares to attack us." Yang Yinglong said.

In the valley, Chi Chengen looked at the corpses everywhere with disdain in his eyes.

"That's right, which Ming army dares to be so short-sighted? Since our Bozhou army started, we have defeated countless imperial soldiers and horses. Even if Liu Dadao comes, we will return to Hailongtun without success." Yang Chaodongle He said.

"Father, this team is too messy. Do you want to tidy it up?" Yang Chaodong reminded.

"Your Majesty, it's not good. There are cold arrows on the roadside of our army's march. The sergeants were killed and injured a lot. The baggage was thrown around. People and horses trampled many people to death and injured. The road was blocked." A private soldier hurriedly said. Come and report.

"Father, my son knows, but he is still a little upset. The imperial court gave us three thousand soldiers and horses. If we have ten thousand cavalry today, not a single one of the tens of thousands of Bozhou troops can escape."

"Cheng'en, don't underestimate the enemy too much. The Bozhou Army is not incompetent. Qijiang City is not a small city. There are thousands of soldiers in the city. However, Yang Yinglong was able to defeat the city in a short period of time. This shows that the Bozhou Army He still had some ability. But Yang Yinglong was arrogant and arrogant after winning a small victory. He didn't expect that our army would set up an ambush here, and he didn't know how many people there were in our army, so the whole army collapsed all of a sudden. . Otherwise, if we really set up a head-on battle, our army will not win so smoothly. Don't be arrogant just because you won this game, or you won't know who will be lying on the ground next time. Yes." Kuaibai warned.

"No need. When our army came, there were not many people, let alone any Ming army. Now that we have returned, we are even more victorious. If any Ming army really dares to block the way, then we will destroy them together, and then together we will Cut off the head," Yang Yinglong said cheerfully.

"Your Majesty, that's not possible. Our army also sent people to chase, but they were all shot to death. Even those who chased on horseback were shot to death with both men and horses. I couldn't catch up with them, so I caught up with them and got on their horses. He just ran away from the alley." The soldier said tremblingly as he saw Yang Yinglong getting angry.

"Yes, the defenders of Qijiang City wanted to run away at first, but they didn't expect our army to come so quickly. Now they are fine. None of them ran away, and all of them had their heads chopped off." Yang Chaodong said.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. I think we encountered Kuaibai's troops by chance. There must not be many men and horses. Otherwise, we wouldn't have sent so many people. We would have sent cavalry to rush into the battle a long time ago. Our army only needs to send one." The elite force these scattered Mongolian soldiers away, and the army throws away the useless baggage first, quickly passes through this section, and returns to Bozhou, so the problem is not that big. "

"What? You mean, this Ming army has horses and good archery skills?" Yang Yinglong was a little surprised.

"Ten thousand cavalry? Cheng'en, now the court is willing to let us lead three thousand cavalry, which is already a great grace." Kuai Bai sighed.

"It's been a frustrating life, Commander-in-Chief, if you let me lead five hundred cavalry, I will chase the Bozhou Army back to my hometown. If I can't catch Yang Yinglong, I will take another bite out of the Bozhou Army." Kuai Chengen said fiercely. said.

"Go ahead, remember, don't chase the enemy. If the prey is charging forward desperately, don't stand in front of the prey. You should chase after it slowly and fire a few arrows from time to time."

"Father, don't worry, my son will not engage in loss-making business." Kuai Chengen took the order and left. Just as Kuai Bai and his son were killing each other, Li Hualong also led his Dubiao soldiers to Qijiang City.

"Qijiang City has been destroyed after this disaster. The imperial court asked me to handle the military affairs of three provinces, but under my eyes, Qijiang City was looted. I want to apologize to His Majesty." Li Hualong looked at the cleanup that had just been done. The completely empty Qijiang City looked solemn.

"There is no need to blame yourself too much for Taiwan. After all, no one thought that Yang Yinglong would be so frantic and lead a large army to sneak attack Qijiang City, which led to this tragedy." Master Xue, the aide next to him, said.

"Who said no one thought of it? Didn't Kuai Bai and his son think of it? Well, I heard that Kuai Bai's army achieved a great victory, and I don't know if they captured a few enemy generals. Well, I'll go over and see for myself. Now the imperial court has been waiting for good news. If the army really wins the battle, I will tell His Majesty the good news as soon as possible," Li Hualong said.

By the time Li Hualong and his men arrived at the ambush battlefield, they were just in time to catch up with Kuai Chengen and return from pursuit.

"Father, this Yang Yinglong is just a wild dog without courage. Tens of thousands of Bozhou troops were chased by five hundred of my men and fled in all directions. If not for the fear of an ambush ahead, I really wanted to chase him all the way to Hailongtun." Yi Chengen said happily.

"We'll talk about this later, why don't you hurry up and visit Governor Li now," Kuaibai reminded.

"Greetings to the platform. Cheng'en was blind and failed to recognize the platform." Cheng'en saluted to Li Hualong.

"It doesn't matter. Li is wearing a military uniform now. It's normal that your master didn't recognize me." Li Hualong waved his hand.

"Why did Taipei come here? There are still many remnants of the rebels. It is really unsafe." Kuaibai said.

"You all risked your own lives and charged forward. Li was sitting in Chongqing City for nothing, and Qijiang City fell like this. I'm going to be burned inside and out now."

"How is Qijiang City doing now?"

"The whole city was emptied. Except for those who had escaped before, all the people in the city were either killed or taken captive." Li Hualong sighed.

"Yang Ni is so cruel." Kuai Bai also sighed with emotion.

"You intercepted the Bozhou Army. How many beheaded and captured? Did you capture Yang's father and son or the generals of the Bozhou Army? What were captured? How many people in Qijiang City were rescued? Can you tell me in detail? I know that now. If you don't have an accurate number, just give me a rough number. The court needs a good report," Li Hualong said straight to the point.

"I took a rough look at the Bozhou Army that raided Qijiang City this time. There should be at least 50,000 or 60,000 people. Our army had a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses. We fought with the Bozhou Army for a day and a night, and probably beheaded 2,000 people. But there are still Many of the heads were not recovered because the bodies fell into the forest. The Yang family ran too fast and failed to catch anyone. However, Yang Yinglong basically left behind all the property he looted from Qijiang City. "

"Then have the people of Qijiang City been rescued?" Li Zhilong asked quickly.

Kuai Bai and his son looked at each other in shock. After a long while, they took Li Zhilong to a corner of the military camp. Here, Li Zhilong saw a group of poor people, most of whom were women, who were too frightened to move.

"Zhitai, these are all captured by our army, so we shouldn't have to hand them over."

"You can just take this property. The people of Qijiang City will not be captured by you as well."

"Don't dare, don't dare, these are the people of Ming Dynasty, I still know this truth."

"I'll have people allocate food right away. You have to appease these people. They are pitiful enough. Qijiang City needs to be rebuilt, and these people are the fire." Li Hualong warned.

"Don't worry, Zhitai, I understand this. And Zhitai, we also captured thousands of Bozhou Army prisoners. How should we deal with them?"

"General Wei, I can tell you a piece of news. You should listen carefully."

"Taiwan maker, please tell me."

"The imperial court has mobilized soldiers and horses from all walks of life to suppress Yang Yinglong. The purpose of this campaign is to clear holes in the plowing court. The merit of the head is not important. The most important thing is to capture Yang Yinglong's head. Two hundred thousand troops gathered in the southwest, and the food supply is not very good. Enough to eat. This time, the whole city of Qijiang City was killed, especially the Ming soldiers who were guarding the city. If there is no punishment, it would be a shame for these three thousand soldiers. "

"Kai understands and will not make it difficult to make the platform." Kuai Bai said.

Li Hualong left first. The remaining father and son looked at each other in confusion.

"I didn't expect that Li Zhitai looked gentle and gentle, but his methods were so cruel. This cost thousands of lives." Kuai Chengen said.

"Since they followed Yang Yinglong in revolt, they should have expected this day. The imperial court was defeated by the Bozhou Army several times before, and now Li Zhitai is also thinking of using these thousands of heads to intimidate the Bozhou Army and other chieftains in the southwest. ." Kuai Bai said.

"I'm afraid it will also establish prestige for the Kuai family army." Kuai Chengen was silent for a while before saying.

(End of this chapter)