Ming Zuo

Chapter 329 Lingshan Guard

"Being seated, our plan is to hit Yuhuangding first, then Panding Mountain, and finally Dazhaiding."

The Jade Emperor Peak is at the easternmost point and is the farthest from the new army.Ai Wenkun and Cha Shubing came over and reported their battle plan to Zuo Menggeng.

Zuo Menggeng did not give a judgment, but asked, "Why did you decide to fight like this?"

Ai Wenkun said: "Our army's plan is not to destroy the White Lotus Sect here, but to drive it into the Yimeng Mountains. Therefore, starting from the easternmost Jade Emperor Peak, we can prevent the White Lotus Sect from escaping east. Their only retreat Just go south and enter the Yimeng Mountains."

Zuo Menggeng still couldn't see any expression, just said: "The battle plan is made by you, how to fight, you can decide for yourself."

Ai Wenkun and Zha Shubing had their heads full of mucus, and they didn't know what Zuo Menggeng meant.But at this point, they can only proceed according to plan.

But after the two left, Mao Yuanyi was honest and rude.

"You bastard, obviously happy to die, but with a stern face, you scared everyone below."

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"You can't let them get too complacent, lest they get carried away."

Mao Yuanyi picked up the battle plan, looked at it again and again, and couldn't help sighing.

"Can these two be considered apprentices?"

Zuo Menggeng gave a comment.

"If they have this mind, it is enough to lead an army alone. However, the specific combat capabilities have to be sharpened."

The battle on the Jade Emperor Peak was not a smooth one.

The terrain here, from a high altitude, looks a bit like a vortex rotating counterclockwise.This led to the attack of the mountain, after a ditch and another ditch.

This mountain is close to the other mountain, but if you really want to walk over it, you will be exhausted.

Fortunately, the new army's artillery is light and can be carried up the mountain.From this mountain ridge, you can hit another mountain ridge, so that the white lotus sect thieves cannot take the risk.

After a day of fighting, the Second Regiment reached a place that was still three hundred paces away from the Jade Emperor Peak.

The thief of the White Lotus Sect couldn't hold it anymore, and ran away from the other side of the mountain in the middle of the night.

After winning the Jade Emperor Peak, the second regiment followed the trend and attacked Panding Mountain.

The white lotus sect here is not on Panding Mountain, but in Sanleng Village in the north.

There is a small road here, not to mention the mountains, and the mountain ridges on both sides are fairly smooth.

Under the chain reaction, the thieves of the White Lotus Sect finally knew that the situation was over, and even the top of Dazhai was no longer guarded, and they fled south.

The new army pursued all the way until they reached Yuanquan Town, where they controlled the Zihe waterway before giving up.

In this battle, more than [-] enemies were killed and more than [-] captured.There were more than a thousand thieves who fled into the Yimeng Mountains and joined other thieves.

The second regiment left another company here to defend the northward passage, and the rest of the troops continued eastward and entered the Qingzhou mansion, which was ravaged by the White Lotus Sect.

At that time, most of Qingzhou Prefecture was occupied, but Yidu and Linqu were still in the hands of the imperial court.

The new army crossed Linqu and headed for Anqiu.

On the other hand, Huang Sanhu and Jian Zongan advanced faster.

They are the plains, and they started the White Lotus Sect to destroy the grass and the rot.This side has just arrived at Qiaoguan Town, and Weixian County has been recovered there, and the soldiers have reached the periphery of Anqiu.

Just as Zuo Menggeng was about to attack Anqiu in two ways, Huang Sanhu sent someone to escort a messenger over.

"Little Naidenglai is under the command of Zongrong Rong, this is a letter of help to the general."

Zuo Menggeng took a look at the letter, and his face was quite ugly.

"What happened?"

Mao Yuanyi was also a little nervous.

Regarding the situation in Denglai, Zuo Menggeng did an analysis with them early in the morning.Everyone has long known that after the introduction of Dongjiang Town, the situation in Denglai will be unstable.

Could it be that Dongjiang Town started?
Zuo Menggeng's shaking of his head comforted Mao Yuanyi.

"Zongrong Zhang sent a letter saying that the military households of Lingshanwei and Fushan Institute rebelled and killed the local commander. Now that they have occupied Jiaonan County, Zhang Zongrong has attacked several times, but they have been repelled. In addition, Aoshanwei and Dasongwei are also Unstable, Zhang Zongrong has no skills, and asks us to go to support."

Mao Yuanyi sighed.

"This world is a big sieve, and there are loopholes everywhere. If it is blocked here, other places will leak. Not to mention that this court is incompetent, even if it is a wise man, how many hands are there?"

Zuo Menggeng sneered and said, "A real monarch, a bright minister, and a virtuous person, wouldn't have reached this point."

Mao Yuanyi laughed and found that Zuo Menggeng was more correct.

"Should we help?"

Zuo Menggeng gestured on the map and said, "I have to help. Lingshan Guard and Fushan Institute are just behind our buttocks. If we don't care, if there is a big trouble, our plan cannot be implemented."

He has always been quick to make decisions, and immediately said to Fu Yusun: "Send the order to Huang Sanhu and Jian Zong'an, and Anqiu will be responsible for them alone. Tell them that the county will be taken down, and the robbers will not be able to eliminate too many thieves. Still, we must go to the Yimeng Mountains. Catch them. If the thieves are allowed to run around, I will trouble them."

That afternoon, the Second Regiment changed direction, ignored Anqiu, crossed Weishui from Zhucheng, and entered Laizhou.

Zhang Ke was waiting for Zuo Menggeng at Tiezhu Mountain, and was really excited about his arrival.

"General Zuo, thank you for your help. Otherwise, Denglai Erzhou will be corrupted again."

They were all acquaintances, and Zuo Menggeng didn't even greet each other, and said to himself, "Why are the military households here rebelling?"

Zhang Keda didn't even know it.

"Since taking over the military situation, this general has attacked several times, but Lingshan Weili is well-defended and cannot penetrate. As for the reason for the rebellion of the military households, it is not clear. But in any case, killing officials and rebelling is difficult to tolerate. I also ask General Zuo to maintain it. Court law and discipline, punish rogue thieves."

Zuo Menggeng heard something.

"Don't Zhang Zongrong join hands with his younger brother to attack the city?"

Zhang Keda smiled bitterly, pointed to the opposite side of Jiaozhou Bay and said: "There is also chaos on the other side of Fushan Station. If you don't calm down quickly, Aoshanwei will be in chaos again, and the harm will be worse than the chaos of Bailian."

Only then did Zuo Menggeng understand why Zhang Keda asked him for help.

It turned out that the rebels here were not only Lingshanwei, but also the Fushan Station east of Jiaozhou Bay.

Although the garrison is now abolished, Zhang Keda's military strength is limited and cannot take care of it.If you beat Lingshanwei, you won't be able to beat Fushan Station; if you beat Fushan Station, you won't be able to beat Lingshanwei.

However, the Lingshanwei city wall is strong, the terrain is dangerous, and the armament in the city is sufficient, and it is impossible to conquer it without his troops for a few months.

In comparison, Fushan is a thousand-household office, which is undoubtedly much easier to fight.

For a fortified city like Lingshanwei, Zuo Menggeng's new army had to fight.

Zuo Menggeng was powerless to complain, but he did not refuse.

"I'll leave it to my brother here."

Zhang Keda was overjoyed, thanked Zuo Menggeng repeatedly, and sent a batch of food and grass as a thank-you gift, and then he took Dengzhou's soldiers and horses to the east of Jiaozhou Bay.

Mao Yuanyi used a telescope to observe the situation in Lingshan Weili, and saw that the people in the city had discovered the new army.There were many people gathered at the head of the city, most of them were ragged, yellow-faced and thin, pointing towards this side, looking rather flustered.

Obviously, the people in the city can see that this new army seems to be more powerful.

"Zhongheng, why do you think these military households rebelled?"

Looking at the terrain of Lingshanwei, Mao Yuanyi liked it more and more.

Zuo Menggeng ordered the artillery to line up outside the Yingen Gate in the north, and all the divisions also entered the fighting position, but did not issue a battle order.

The location of Lingshanwei is quite elegant, even if it is fought with the combat power of the new army, it will not be too easy.

To the west of the Acropolis is a river with a width of tens of meters. Under the radiation of the bow and crossbow in the city head, there is no way to swim.

Even building a pontoon bridge is not easy, and it is not a good attacking route.

The east of the city is Jiaozhou Bay, which is a natural barrier.

To the south of the Acropolis is the sea, and without enough artillery, it is impossible to cover the landing of the infantry.

In this way, the only direction that can be attacked is the North Gate.

But Zhang Keda's department had no artillery, and the number of lives of infantry alone would not be enough.

"Left and right, but officials force the people to rebel."

Although Zuo Menggeng didn't know the truth, he could guess something.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the common people were terrible, especially the military households.Because of status restrictions, I can't do anything else at all.Trapped in such a barren land again, and encountering greedy officials again, I would definitely not be able to survive.

"Then shall we fight?"

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while and said, "Let the artillery fire two shots, and then send someone over to negotiate with the people in the city and ask them to surrender."

The order was issued, and the two artillery roared one after another.

The blasting bomb accurately hit the city wall of Lingshanwei and exploded. Although it did not cause any damage to the city wall and did not blow up anyone, the shock wave of the explosion obviously terrified the people in the city.

I saw the wolves rushing around the city wall, and even many people rushed to the wall, apparently for fear of being killed by the artillery.

These two shots made the people in the city realize.Under their feet, there may not be any unbreakable fortress.

After the demonstration, a deputy company commander of the new army came out and walked down the city alone.

There was another commotion in the city, but there was no sign of force being used.

The people in the city also knew that just like that, he didn't mean to attack.

(End of this chapter)