Ming Zuo

Chapter 585 The Last Battle

"Xuzhou is the gateway of Shandong. It is very important. How can it be manned? Today, I take it from Shandong, which is just right."

What Zuo Menggeng said was a matter of course, which made Yang Yipeng furious.

"It was agreed on that day that the boundaries have been drawn. This is because you, Shandong, violated your promise and acted against the law. If you don't turn your back on it, the imperial court will definitely not let it go."

Zuo Menggeng looked over with a funny look.

"Really? Then don't let it go."

You want to reason with me?

I am sorry.

In fact, I'm playing a hooligan on you.

Who told me to be stronger than you?
At this moment, Zuo Menggeng felt that his surname was Mei.

It's called Melikan.

"you……"

Yang Yipeng was speechless.

How else?
The other party doesn't want to reason with him, and his strength is so strong, can the imperial court take back Xuzhou?
He racked his brains, thought and thought, and knew that it was impossible.

But Xuzhou fell into the hands of Shandong, which meant that the two Huaihe Rivers were always under Shandong's soldiers.

From then on, the two Huaihe Rivers fell overnight.

Once the two Huaihe Rivers are gone, the Yangtze River will lose its role, which means that Nanjing and Jiangnan will hardly have a peaceful day.

"The Dongjiang rebels came all the way, and the court couldn't protect the peace of the place. If I hadn't sent troops from Shandong, Xuzhou would have been in trouble. Since Xuzhou was saved by my Shandong, it would be better to incorporate it into my Shandong system just in case."

Zuo Menggeng's rhetoric followed suit.

No way, that's how powerful it is.

Even if you open your eyes and talk nonsense, your opponent has to listen.

The map flashed across Yang Yipeng's mind, and he really wanted to cry but had no tears.

Shandong occupies Xuzhou, and it only needs to go down the river to Huai'an, where the Governor's Office of Water Transport is located.

From now on, he might have to sleep with one eye open.

However, the most desperate is yet to come.

Zuo Menggeng suddenly said: "Dayougong is away as an official, and the family is hard to take care of. Thanks to the hard work of Brother Xudong, the family can be peaceful. By the way, there will be a batch of goods from Shandong to Yueyang soon. If Dayougong misses his family, it will be I can send a message back for you."

Yang Yipeng was stunned, and then panic flashed in his eyes.

The villain of the family...

He actually got mixed up with the rebels from Shandong?

If the court knew about it, wouldn't it be a disaster for the family?
Yang Yipeng was completely confused, and he didn't even think about how to get Xuzhou back.

A team of people came down from the front line and walked meanderingly.In teams of two, carry the stretcher.

All the stretchers were covered with white cloth, and wherever they went, everyone could not help but stop and salute silently.

The stretcher team passed by Zuo Menggeng, he walked over and lifted one of the white cloths.

It was a very young soldier, probably less than twenty years old.Now he has lost all vitality and is lying quietly on a stretcher.

With tears in his eyes, Zuo Menggeng gently groomed the little soldier and covered him with a white cloth.

"Xuzhou was preserved by our brave soldiers. If the court wants to take it back, just ask these heroic souls if they agree?"

As if to confirm his oath, there was a sudden loud thunder in the far east, like a tide, and the whole earth trembled violently.

"Your Majesty, the rebel army has been trapped in the Jedi. It will be completely wiped out within two days at the latest. How about it, do you want to go and see it with the junior?"

Yang Yipeng woke up suddenly, and couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"really?"

From the fourth year of Chongzhen, Dongjiang Town was in trouble in Shandong, and it lasted for more than two years.

Because of the rebellion in Dongjiang Town, the imperial court became more and more embarrassed in Liaodong, and many combat powers were wiped out. They could only watch Zuo Menggeng suffer disaster.

Later, Dongjiang Town even killed Heng Fan, King De, and the Kong family in a row, forcing King Lu to flee back to the capital.

To say that the person who hates Dongjiang town the most must be the imperial court and the officials of the imperial court.

Hearing that Dongjiang Town was about to be destroyed at this time, Yang Yipeng couldn't care less about anything else, and immediately followed Zuo Menggeng, heading towards the battlefield.

Seeing the gap, he called the old servant over and asked, "Do you know what's going on at home?"

The old servant hesitated and simply complained.

"Master is as clean as water, neither greedy nor appropriative. But there are so many people in the family, the wife has to live frugally to pay tribute to the ancestors, and the young lady can't even afford rouge and gouache. The young master goes out to exchange knowledge, and a pen is used I'm bald, and I have no money to change. Master, it's not that the young master is so bold, if we don't find a way, our whole family will starve to death."

Yang Yipeng's face was like the bottom of the pot, he didn't expect that a penny can't beat a hero, it turned out to be like this.

The old servant saw that he was a little loose, and immediately said: "Besides, now every household, who doesn't do business with Shandong? When the old slave was in the capital, he talked with other big families. These people secretly, Every business is booming.”

Yang Yipeng waved his hand, feeling tired.

What can he do?
He really has the heart to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country!
But think about the poverty of the wife and children at home, and think about the fact that I have not received a salary for five years.

Think about the pitiful salaries of Ming officials...

Yang Yipeng was silent.

The current battlefield situation has been completely grasped by the new army.

It's just because the battlefield is too vast to end for a moment.

When Zuo Menggeng came to the headquarters of the Second Army, Mao Yuanyi informed him of the situation.

"At present, the rebels are mainly concentrated in Dongcai Village, Tongshan Island, Naobo Village, and Jiajiawang (later Jiawang District). This place is full of water and mud, and it is inconvenient to transport heavy weapons. The big guys fight I'm crying endlessly."

Zuo Menggeng studied the map and knew that it would be difficult for the soldiers on the front line.

But he still said: "No matter how hard and tiring you are, you can't let the rebels go. Now I have the advantage, take it slowly, and I will also kill the rebels."

In fact, the new army is indeed very tired, but the main tiredness is in action.

As for the battle scene, it's still one-sided.

The Dongjiang rebels are no longer organized, and they are running everywhere.Some soldiers and horses occupied the village and stubbornly defended it.

The heavy artillery and infantry artillery of the new army can't come up. Even if they find the enemy, they can only attack with numbers and firepower.

Zhaishan.

Kong Youde retreated all the way here, searched along the way, and managed to gather more than [-] soldiers and horses.

As a result, so many people gathered together, they were quickly discovered by the First Army coming from the east.

"Commander, the scouts reported that the Mali commander's flag has the word Kong written on it. It is estimated that Kong Youde is here."

"really?"

Bai Xiaoqi was so excited when he heard that, he took a binoculars to look at Zhaishan.

However, it is too far away, and everything is foggy.

"This is a big fish, and it must not be let go. Whether Lao Tzu, the deputy commander, can become a righteous one depends on you."

The rest of the generals laughed, but they were not nervous.

With just over [-] enemies, it was a piece of cake for the First Army.

"Kong Youde belongs to me. No one is allowed to snatch it. Whoever snatches me is in a hurry."

Qiao Shuangcheng expressed his position hastily, like a tiger protecting its food.

Bai Xiaoqi, the former division commander of the first division, also served as the deputy commander of the first army, and he, the deputy division commander of the first division, actually fulfilled the duties of division commander.

If Kong Youde is killed or captured in this battle, at least he, the deputy division commander, can become a righteous one.

Hong Qi jokingly said: "There is only your first division here. If you don't give it to you, who else can you give it to? Do you want to transfer Lou Fu back from the south?"

Qiao Shuangcheng couldn't help laughing after being told the truth.

"Political commissar, don't you know that these guys are all like wolves. Let's not talk about it, I have to start a fight. Otherwise, that kid Lou Fu might really come along."

Following Qiao Shuangcheng's deployment, the first brigade of the first division came out and approached Zhaishan.

The second brigade began to break up the troops and wipe out the stragglers around them.

Kong Youde breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to taste the power of the First Division who had recharged his energy.

(End of this chapter)